K-Swiss Trims Forecast for Year as Orders Drop

K-Swiss Inc., an athletic-shoe maker that split its shares and doubled its dividend in December, cut its 2004 profit and sales forecasts after orders from Foot Locker Inc. dropped. Its shares fell 21%.

K-Swiss expects to earn $1.40 to $1.50 a share this year, down from its earlier forecast of $1.50 to $1.65, on sales of $460 million to $480 million. The company reported net income of $1.32 a share on sales of $429.2 million in 2003.

Shares of Westlake Village-based K-Swiss fell $5.06 to $19.47 on Nasdaq.

From Bloomberg News

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