Japanese activewear company Asics has reported a 28.9 per cent year-on-year growth for the first half of the year to 30 June, reaching 290bn yen.
The company has revealed that the sales represented the highest ever for the period that ends on 30 June, Profit attributable to shareholders was up by 82.8 per cent to 24.8bn yen. In its home market, sales grew 22.3 per cent to 69.1bn yen.
Net sales in the Southeast and South Asia accounted for the highest growth rate – a 66.9 per cent increase – underpinned by performances in India and Malaysia. Meanwhile, sales in Greater China jumped 39.6 per cent to 40.4bn yen.
“The normalisation of social and economic activities has continued to progress with in-person sporting events having truly reopened since the beginning of the year and people were able to move freely for the first time in several years,” the company said.
