10 Firms Drenched in Red Today

1. V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC)

VF Corporation nosedived by 15.80 percent on Wednesday to end at $12.15 apiece after missing analyst estimates for its earnings performance in the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2025.

On Wednesday, V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC) said that revenues for the fourth quarter alone dropped by 5 percent to $2.14 billion from $2.25 billion, while revenues for the full-year period declined by 4 percent to $9.5 billion from $9.9 billion in 2023.

Net loss, however, shrank by 64 percent to $151 million from $418 million in the said quarter, while net loss for the full-year period narrowed by 80 percent to $190 million from $969 million year-on-year.

“Revenue for the quarter was in line with our guidance and, excluding Vans, was up versus last year, led by growth at The North Face and Timberland,” said V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC) President and CEO Bracken Darrell.

Of its brands, Vans and Dickies logged a decline of 22 percent and 14 percent, respectively, offsetting the 2-percent and 10-percent higher revenues from The North Face and Timberland.

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