Rocky Brands Q1 FY26 operating income drops to $3.6 million; net sales rise 9.1% to $124.4 million

• Rocky Brands posted first-quarter net sales up 9.1% to USD 124.4 million, while operating income slid to USD 3.6 million.
• Gross margin narrowed 4.7 percentage points to 36.5%, driven primarily by higher tariff-related sourcing costs.
• Retail segment net sales rose 16.5% to USD 42.7 million, while Wholesale net sales increased 4.8% to USD 78.4 million.
• Total debt fell 5% to USD 122.2 million, with interest expense and other easing to USD 2 million.
• Company began filing refund claims with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in April tied to about USD 20.5 million of previously paid IEEPA tariffs, while not recording a receivable as of March 31.

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