A big first quarter from Acushnet bolstered Fila’s top and bottom lines, including a 4% increase in net income to KRW 123,330 million ($92.8 mm) from KRW 118,257 million, and 7% higher sales of KRW 1,182,623 million ($889.9 mm) up from KRW 1,108,599 million. Constant currency, sales would have been up 3%. Global royalties dwindled, however, dropping 11% to KRW 16,903 million and declining in every geography, with the important EMEA market taking the biggest hit due to the war in Ukraine and inflationary pressures.

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