VF Corp. (VFC)

V.F. Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of branded apparel and related products in the United States and internationally. It offers jeanswear, outdoor apparel, imagewear, and sportswear. The company’s product portfolio includes denim and casual tops, and bottoms; casual bottoms and tops; performance-oriented apparel, footwear, and outdoor gear; handbags, backpacks, luggage, and travel accessories; outdoor apparel products; occupational apparel and licensed athletic apparel; and fashion sportswear, sleepwear, and accessories, as well as women’s activewear. V.F. Corporation offers its product lines under various brands, including Wrangler Wrangler Hero, Lee, Riders, Rustler, Timber Creek by Wrangler The North Face, Vans, JanSport, Eastpak, Kipling, Napapijri, Reef, Eagle Creek, Red Kap, Bulwark, Majestic, MLB, NFL, Harley-Davidson, Nautica, John Varvatos, 7 For All Mankind, and lucy. It sells its products through specialty store, department store, national chains, and mass merchants, as well as through licensees and distributors, and company-operated retail stores. The company was founded in 1899 and is based in Greensboro, North Carolina.

For the nine months ended 30 September 2006, V.F. Corporation's revenues increased 8% to $5.27B. Net income before accounting change applic. to Common increased 9% to $424.3M. Revenues reflect increased Outdoor sales, higher Imagewear sales, increased Sportswear revenues, higher Jeanswear sales and an increase in royalty income. Net income also reflects increased operating margins and a decrease in interest expense.