世界商业报道[biz.icxo.com]消息：全球最大的运动品制造商美国耐克公司26日宣布，由于其在海外市场和附属业务方面业绩良好，订单也大幅增加，该公司2006财年第四季度利润猛增32%。根据耐克公司公布的数据，在截至5月31日的第四财季中，公司利润达到4．379亿美元，合每股收益86美分，比上财年同期增长32%。公司总收入达到44亿美元，比上财年同期增长9%。数据还显示，公司2006财年全年利润为15亿美元，合每股收益2．93美元，而上财年利润为14亿美元，合每股收益2．64美元。2006财年销售额为163亿美元，比上财年增长9%。
Nike Inc. said Tuesday its fiscal fourth-quarter net income jumped 32 percent because of strong gains in overseas markets, subsidiary business and future orders for the worlds largest athletic shoe and clothing company.
For the quarter ended May 31, net income reached $437.9 million, or 86 cents per share, up from $332.8 million, or 64 cents per share, for the same period of the prior year. Revenue for the quarter increased 9 percent to $4.4 billion, up from $4 billion a year ago. Currency-exchange rate changes helped boost sales by 2 percentage points for the year and the quarter, the company said.
The Beaverton-based company met Wall Street expectations for the quarter, based on a survey of analysts by Thomson Financial.
Nike shares were up $2.88, or 5.4 percent, to $56.70 in extended trading after the report was released. The stock gained 1 cent to $53.82 in the regular session Tuesday.
For the fiscal year, net income was $1.5 billion, or $2.93 per share, up from $1.4 billion, or $2.64 per share in the prior year. Sales were $16.3 billion for the year, up 9 percent from last year.
Chief Executive Officer Mark Parker said the results outpaced the industry.
We have a lot of competitive advantages and behind them all is our relentless pursuit of performance and innovation in product, said Parker, who has now overseen his first full fiscal year as head of the company. Thats something you either have or you dont. You cant buy it, you cant fake it, all you can do is live it and strive to get better at it every day, which is what we do.
