By Kelly Cloonan
Oxford Industries swung to a loss and logged lower sales in its latest quarter due to declines at its three largest brands, with the company pointing to weak trends during the holidays.
The company, which owns brands like Tommy Bahama and Lilly Pulitzer, on Thursday posted a fourth-quarter loss of $7.08 million, or 48 cents a share, compared with a profit of $17.9 million, or $1.13 a share, a year earlier. The recent quarter's figure includes 24 cents per share in charges related to an increased LIFO reserve, the company said.
On an adjusted basis, loss per share was 9 cents. Analysts polled by FactSet expected adjusted earnings per share of 2 cents.
Both loss per share figures from Oxford's recent quarter include a 19 cents charge related to the bankruptcy of Saks Global, the company said.
Revenue fell 4% to $374.5 million, compared with analyst estimates of $371.9 million.
Tommy Bahama sales fell 4%, to $229.2 million. Lilly Pulitzer sales ticked down 1% while Johnny Was sales slid 20%. Sales at the company's emerging brands rose 7%.
Chief Executive Tom Chubb said traffic and conversion trends were pressured across much of the company's portfolio during the holiday season, and higher tariffs drove up costs.
However, Chubb said momentum for Tommy Bahama, the company's largest business, improved as the quarter progressed with trends starting to strengthen in late January.
Chubb said the current fiscal year is off to a good start, given improved sales trends at Tommy Bahama have continued, though the consumer environment remains uncertain.
"While uncertainty persists across the consumer and macroeconomic environment, including tariffs and the conflicts in the Middle East, we are entering the year with a stronger operational foundation," Chubb said.
For the fiscal year ahead, the company projects adjusted earnings per share of $2.10 to $2.70 and sales of about $1.48 billion to $1.53 billion. Analysts forecast adjusted earnings of $2.64 a share on sales of $1.5 billion.
Write to Kelly Cloonan at kelly.cloonan@wsj.com
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March 26, 2026 16:36 ET (20:36 GMT)
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