{
  "url": "https://struct.news/briefs/kontoor-added-92m-of-sales-but-six-month-cash-flow-fell-10m",
  "title": "Kontoor added $92M of sales, but six-month cash flow fell $10M",
  "summary": "Operating income rose 59% while net income fell 12%, as a prior-year $24.1M FX gain disappeared and acquisition debt added interest.",
  "published_at": "2026-08-12T21:15:19.811308+00:00",
  "publisher": "Struct",
  "usage": "Figures are as reported by the company. Quote with attribution to the source filing.",
  "company": {
    "name": "Kontoor Brands, Inc.",
    "ticker": "KTB",
    "cik": "1760965",
    "sector": "Consumer Cyclical",
    "industry": "Apparel Manufacturing"
  },
  "source_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2026-08-12",
    "accession": "0001760965-26-000059",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1760965/000176096526000059/ktb-20260704.htm"
  },
  "comparison_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2025-08-07",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1760965/000176096525000080/ktb-20250628.htm"
  },
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    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue",
      "value": 3152456000,
      "display": "$3.2B",
      "unit": "usd",
      "period": "2026-01-03",
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      }
    },
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue YoY",
      "value": 20.895942518306263,
      "display": "+20.9%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2026-01-03",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
        "accession": "0001760965-26-000059",
        "filing_date": "2026-08-12"
      }
    },
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Operating margin",
      "value": 10.683987341932767,
      "display": "+10.7%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2026-01-03",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
        "accession": "0001760965-26-000059",
        "filing_date": "2026-08-12"
      }
    }
  ],
  "watch_next": [
    {
      "type": "interest_rates",
      "statement": "Interest expense rose as debt outstanding increased to fund the Acquisition, putting pressure on earnings and cash conversion.",
      "importance": "medium",
      "evidence": "Interest expense increased $8.5 million during the six months ended June 2026 compared to the six months ended June 2025, primarily due to higher debt outstanding to fund the Acquisition.",
      "source_date": "2026-08-12"
    },
    {
      "type": "m_and_a",
      "statement": "Corporate and other expenses increased because of costs previously allocated to Lee and higher technology investment, partly offset by lower restructuring costs.",
      "importance": "medium",
      "evidence": "Corporate and other expenses increased $25.1 million, primarily due to incremental costs previously allocated to the Lee segment and higher investments in technology, partially offset by lower restructuring and transformation costs",
      "source_date": "2026-08-12"
    },
    {
      "type": "working_capital",
      "statement": "Accounts receivable used cash because of the U.S. tariff receivable and business growth, even as the year-over-year balance declined.",
      "importance": "medium",
      "evidence": "The cash used by accounts receivable was driven by the U.S. tariff receivable and growth of the business.",
      "source_date": "2026-08-12"
    }
  ],
  "related_tickers": [
    "KTB"
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Descriptive reporting of filed results. Not investment advice, and contains no forecast or recommendation."
}