Jarden Group Earned $8 Billion 290 Million Last Year.

Recently, Jarden Corp, an American consumer goods giant with nearly 30 outdoor brands such as K2, Marmot and Coleman, announced its fourth quarter and full year earnings in 2014.

As of December 31, 2014,

Net sales in the fourth quarter reached US $2 billion 440 million, organic net sales increased by 11.4% yoy, profit from about 16.8% to US $411 million, and outdoor business net sales of US $621 million 100 thousand.

Throughout the year 2014, Jarden Group Report

The amount reached $8 billion 290 million, an increase of 12.7% or 931 million US dollars compared with the previous year's US $7 billion 360 million.

Net sales amounted to about 2 billion 750 million US dollars in the year, accounting for 33.1%.

Jarden group's fourth quarter financial highlights

Organic net sales increased by 11.4% or US $252 million over the same period last year.

Reported net sales rose 10% or 222 million US $2 billion 440 million over the same period last year.

Report gross margin reached 34.6%, compared with 28.6% in the same period in 2013, a substantial increase.

Net income increased to $78 million 100 thousand from $37 million in the same period in 2013.

Net earnings per diluted share increased to $0.41 from $0.19 in the same period last year.

Adjusted gross margin increased from 33% in the same period last year to 34.5%

Adjusted net income rose to $220 million from $167 million in the same period last year.

Adjusted diluted earnings per share rose to $1.15 from $0.87 in the same period last year.

Jarden group 2014 annual financial highlights

As of December 31, 2014:

Organic net sales increased 5.8% or US $430 million compared to the same period last year.

Reported net sales rose 12.7% or 931 million US $8 billion 290 million over the same period last year.

Gross margin was 31.8%, 28.7% in 2013.

Net income increased from $204 million in 2013 to $243 million.

Net earnings per diluted share increased to $1.28 from $1.18 last year.

Adjusted gross margin increased from 30.3% last year to 32.2%

Adjusted net income rose from $413 million last year to $512 million.

Adjusted diluted earnings per share rose to $2.70 from $2.39 in the same period last year.

It is worth noting that from the first half of 2014, the outdoor business unit of Jarden Corp group entered a stagnant stage, and its share continued to decline.

In the first half of the year, outdoor net sales amounted to US $1 billion 439 million, which accounted for about 38.8% of the total sales of the group (1 billion 436 million US dollars in the same period in 2013, which accounted for about 43%). At the end of the third quarter, this figure dropped to 36.2%, while it continued to decline in the fourth quarter, with a total annual share of only 33.1%. In 2013, this figure was close to 37%.

Jarden group is the largest outdoor brand company in the world, and its outdoor business includes nearly 30 brands: Abu Garcia, AeroBed, Berkley, Campingaz and Coleman, ExOfficio, Fenwick, Greys, and ExOfficio!

About Jarden

Jarden is the world's leading consumer product supplier, and has more than 25000 employees worldwide. In 2011, Jarden ranked 500 in the US Fortune 379, with a stock market value of 2 billion 700 million US dollars; in 2012, it rose to 371, with an annual revenue of about 6 billion 680 million US dollars, with an annual profit of over US $200 million; in 2013, the Jarden group's fortune 500 strong ranked slightly down to 383, but its operating income increased by 4.4% to 7 billion 400 million dollars compared with that of the previous year. Net profit was in the US dollar, and gross profit margin declined from 2012 to 2012.

In 2013, the outdoor sales department of K2, Marmot, Coleman and other outdoor brands had a net sales of $2 billion 724 million, accounting for about 37% of the group's revenue.

Jarden has more than 100 brands, including Consumer Solutions, Outdoor Solutions and Process Solutions three business units, mainly engaged in daily necessities, outdoor products and industrial products, products sold in more than 100 countries and regions.

At present, the outdoor business unit of Jarden includes 27 outdoor brands, including Abu Garcia, AeroBed, Berkley, Campingaz, Coleman, EXOFFICIO, Fenwick, Greys, Gulp, and so on. The product line covers baseball and peripheral products, outdoor sportswear, sleeping bags, snowboards, fishing gear and tents. The outdoor business unit has been a business part of maintaining stable growth.