Crocs Results Presentation Deck
Business Highlights
Crocs is a Proven Growth Company
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Entrepreneurial Phase
2002 to 2006
Classic clog is born in
2002 and gains broad
popularity for its comfort,
utility, and unique look
In 2006, completed
largest footwear IPO in
U.S. history at that time
Acquired Jibbitz,
increasing personalization
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Overextension
2008 to 2013
Over diversification of
product line (e.g., golf
shoes and leather boots)
and little investment in the
iconic clog led to low brand
relevance and subpar gross
margins
Disparate go to market
created many subscale
geographies
Over extension of global
retail fleet to 600+ stores in
2013
No cohesive global
marketing strategy
High cost base (SG&A
47%+ of revenues)
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Announced intention to refine strategy and earnings growth
through simplification and focus
Shrunk revenue to get to a profitable base
Blackstone invested $200M to fund share repurchase and
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Under Rees' leadership, transformed the Crocs brand:
Consumer-centric brand strategy to drive relevance
Implemented global brand playbook focusing on driving
relevance for iconic Clog
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Iconic, focused product offering
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Transformation & Brand Re-ignition
2014 to 2017
Focused on clogs, sandals and Jibbitz
Introduced seasonally relevant graphics and prints to drive
clog purchases
Improved gross margin
50% SKU reduction
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bring in new leadership with industry experience
Appointed Andrew Rees as President
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Shifted to digital-only marketing for scale and efficiency
Leveraged influencers and partnerships and launched first
collaboration in 2017 with Christopher Kane
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Continued shift to molded product
Closed owned manufacturing facilities
Cut $80M in fixed expenses, reinvesting a portion back
into marketing
Reduced store count from 600+ to <400, and focused on
profitable outlets
Transitioned sub-scale direct markets to distributors
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2018 begins a 5 year run of double-digit
revenue growth, finishing 2022 with record
revenues of $3.6B
Relevance for the Crocs brand has
increased 34% and consideration has
increased 69%
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Profitable Growth
2018 to Present
Achieved double-digit adjusted operating
margin target in 2019 and expanded margin
to 28% in 2022
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Expanded adj. gross margin for the Crocs
brand 510bps supported by shift to
molded product and Jibbitz
Increased Crocs brand marketing spend
from ~$70M to ~$190M
Repurchased ~$1.7B of shares since 2014 at
average price of $37.90 per share
Outlined growth strategy for the Crocs Brand
including: sandals, Asia, digital and product &
marketing innovation
Announced commitment to net zero carbon
emissions
Acquired casual footwear brand HEYDUDE
HEY
DUDE
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