Article: Oakley reports preliminary 1996 net sales increase of 27 percent; fourth quarter slowdown creates continuing earnings pressure.

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 1997--Oakley Inc. (NYSE:OO) today announced net sales for the fourth quarter and the year ended Dec. 31, 1996.

For the three-month period, net sales were $39.3 million, a decrease of 9 percent from net sales of $43.0 million for the comparable 1995 period. For the year ended Dec. 31, 1996, net sales increased 27 percent to $218.6 million from $172.8 million in 1995.

Domestic net sales decreased 22 percent to $19.7 million in the 1996 fourth quarter, compared with net sales of $25.3 million for the same period last year. For the year, domestic net sales were $139.5 million, representing a 21 percent ...

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