Revenue Performance - Net revenues decreased by 13.5million,or0.91,429.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 1,443.0millioninthesameperiodin2018[99].−Wholesalerevenuedecreasedby2.51,429,456 thousand, a decrease of 13,520thousandor0.943.6 million in North America to 1,015.9millionforQ32019,primarilyduetoadecreaseinoff−pricesalesanddirect−to−consumerchannel[109].−EMEAsegmentnetrevenuesincreasedby13.3 million to 161.0millionforQ32019,drivenbygrowthinthewholesalechannel[109].−Asia−Pacificsegmentnetrevenuesroseby5.5 million to 154.9millionforQ32019,mainlyduetogrowthinthedirect−to−consumerchannel[109].−NetrevenuesfortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2019,increasedby22,700 thousand, or 0.6%, to 3,825,907thousandcomparedto3,803,205 thousand in the same period in 2018[104]. - Total net revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, increased by 22.7millionto3,825.9 million, a 0.6% increase compared to the same period in 2018[112]. Profitability - Gross margin increased by 220 basis points, reflecting improvements from the previous year[91]. - Gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2019, increased by 24,700thousandto689,900 thousand, with a gross margin of 48.3%, up 220 basis points from 46.1% in the same period in 2018[102]. - Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, increased by 73,800thousandto1,789,000 thousand, with a gross margin of 46.8%, up 170 basis points from 45.1% in the same period in 2018[106]. - Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2019, was 102.3million,comparedto75.3 million in the same period in 2018[97]. - Income from operations increased to 138.9millionforthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2019,comparedto119.0 million in the prior year[97]. - Total operating income increased by 19.9millionto138.9 million for Q3 2019, a 16.8% increase compared to the same period in 2018[110]. - North America operating income decreased by 16.5millionto237.2 million for Q3 2019, primarily due to decreases in net revenues[110]. - EMEA operating income increased by 5.3millionto22.0 million for Q3 2019, driven by increased net revenues[111]. - Income from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, increased by 177,300thousandto162,700 thousand, compared to a loss of 14,600thousandinthesameperiodin2018[107].−TotaloperatingincomefortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2019,increasedby177.3 million to 162.7million,asignificantimprovementcomparedtotheprioryear[115].ExpensesandInvestments−Selling,generalandadministrativeexpensesincreasedby4.423,300 thousand, or 4.4%, to 551,000thousandforthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2019[102].−Cashprovidedbyoperatingactivitiesdecreasedby16.3 million to 102.5millionfortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2019,comparedtothesameperiodin2018[118].−Cashusedininvestingactivitiesdecreasedby47.2 million to 107.0millionfortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2019,comparedto154.2 million for the same period in 2018[119]. - Capital expenditures for the full year 2019 are expected to be approximately 180.0million,primarilyforinvestmentsinretailstores,globalwholesalefixtures,corporateoffices,anddigitalinitiatives[119].−Cashusedinfinancingactivitiesincreasedby32.0 million to 138.7millionfortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2019,from106.7 million during the same period in 2018[119]. Financial Position and Debt - Interest expense, net decreased by 10,400thousandto15,900 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to the prepayment of a term loan[107]. - The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, was 21.9%, compared to (1.4)% for the same period in 2018, reflecting a shift from pre-tax losses to pre-tax income[107]. - The credit agreement provides revolving credit commitments for up to 1.25billionofborrowings,maturinginMarch2024,withnoamountsoutstandingasofSeptember30,2019[120].−AsofSeptember30,2019,thecompanywasincompliancewiththerequiredconsolidatedEBITDAtoconsolidatedinterestexpenseratioofnotlessthan3.50to1.00[120].−Theweightedaverageinterestrateundertherevolvingcreditfacilityborrowingswas3.615.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 26.3millionforthesameperiodin2018[122].−Thecompanyissued600.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.250% senior unsecured notes due June 15, 2026, with interest payable semi-annually[121]. - There were 5.1millionoflettersofcreditoutstandingasofSeptember30,2019,withupto50.0 million of the facility available for such issuances[120]. - There have been no significant changes to market risk since December 31, 2018[127]. Strategic Initiatives - The company plans to continue investing in growth while improving operational efficiencies[91]. - Connected Fitness revenue increased by 7,186thousand,or22.339,346 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2019, driven by new subscription revenue and a one-time development fee[108]. - Connected Fitness revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, increased by 11,300thousand,or12.5101,385 thousand, primarily due to new subscription revenue[106].