Quiksilver, Inc. (NYSE:ZQK) announced operating results for the fourth fiscal quarter and full year ended October 31, 2011. Revenues grew 10% to $545.2 million as compared to $495.1 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 and grew 6% in constant currency. The company earned Pro-forma Adjusted EBITDA of $57.1 million in the quarter compared to $59.5 million earned in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010. Pro-forma income from continuing operations was $10.8 million, or $0.06 per share, compared to $21.8 million, or $0.12 per share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010. Pro-forma income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 excludes $11.4 million of non-cash asset impairment charges, $8.0 million of restructuring costs and $76.6 million of income primarily related to the settlement of the company’s French tax audit. Including these pro-forma adjustments, income from continuing operations was $67.9 million, or $0.38 per share, compared to a loss of $23.1 million, or $0.15 per share, in the fourth quarter a year ago.

Net revenues in the Americas increased 13% during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 to $249.8 million from $221.8 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010. As measured in U.S. dollars and reported in the financial statements, European net revenues increased 11% during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 to $212.5 million from $190.7 million in the fourth quarter a year ago. In constant currency, European segment net revenues increased 6% compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010. As measured in U.S. dollars and reported in the financial statements, Asia/Pacific net revenues increased 2% during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 to $81.8 million from $80.4 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010. In constant currency, Asia/Pacific segment net revenues decreased 7% compared to the fourth quarter a year ago.

Robert B. McKnight, Jr., Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of Quiksilver, Inc., commented, “We’re pleased to report another quarter of solid financial results and we exit 2011 in great shape to deliver improved performance in 2012 in line with our long-term plans. We made investments in fiscal 2011 to deliver better products from each of our brands, but we are most encouraged by the performance of our Roxy brand, which continues to gain traction in the marketplace and whose revenue performance compared to prior periods has improved steadily in each of the past five quarters. Additionally, despite particularly challenging consumer environments in parts of Europe and Australasia, we continue to see solid growth in our emerging and developing markets around the world.”

Quiksilver, Inc. is the world’s leading outdoor sports lifestyle company, which designs, produces and distributes a diversified mix of branded apparel, footwear, accessories, snowboards and related products. The company’s apparel and footwear brands represent a casual lifestyle for young-minded people that connect with its boardriding culture and heritage.

The reputation of Quiksilver’s brands is based on outdoor action sports. The company’s Quiksilver, Roxy, DC, Lib Tech and Hawk brands are synonymous with the heritage and culture of surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding.

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