Rocky Brands, Inc. (RCKY) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Operator

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Rocky Brands Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] I would like to remind everyone that this conference call is being recorded. And I will now turn the conference over to Cody McAlester of ICR.

Cody McAlester

Thank you, and thanks to everyone joining us today. Before we begin, please note that today’s session, including the Q&A period, may contain forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based on information and assumptions available at this time and are subject to changes, risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially. We assume no obligation to update such statements. For a complete discussion of the risks and uncertainties, please refer to today’s press release and our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. And I’ll now turn the conference over to Jason Brooks, Chief Executive Officer of Rocky Brands.

Jason Brooks
Chairman, CEO & President

Thank you, Cody. With me on today’s call is Tom Robertson, our Chief Operating and Chief Financial Officer. After our prepared remarks, we’ll take your questions. Overall, we are pleased with our third quarter results in light of what remains a difficult and dynamic operating environment. Sales for the quarter increased 7%. Gross margins were up 210 basis points, and we delivered adjusted diluted EPS of $1.03, a 34% increases versus our Q3 last year. Our teams