Puma Forecasts Another Year of Losses, Scraps Dividend

The Puma logo sits on a football and soccer apparel display at the Puma SE full year earnings news conference in Herzogenaurach, Germany, on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. Puma soared to a record after forecasting sales will grow 10% this year despite uncertainty regarding how much the coronavirus outbreak will impact business.Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

Puma SE forecast another loss this year and scrapped its dividend as the German brand looks to clear unsold sneakers and apparel and position itself for a return to profitable growth in 2027.

The company sees an operating loss of €50 million to €150 million ($177 million) in 2026, it said in a statement Thursday. Sales will probably fall in the low- to mid-single-digit percentage range, in line with analysts’ estimates.