On Holding stock slumps on earnings despite raising outlook

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Shares of On Holding (ONON) fell after the shoe company reported mixed second quarter results. The company reported revenue that beat analyst estimates and raised its outlook, but earnings fell short. Part of the problem was the strong Swiss Franc (CHF=X). On Holding Co-CEO Marc Maurer says the company is planning for different currency situations, saying "it has a stronger top-line impact...than bottom-line impact." On the consumer, On Holding Co-CEO and CFO Martin Hoffman says the company is seeing "some cautiousness" from consumers, noting it's more from its European customers than U.S., but that overall the company is still seeing "very strong sales." When it comes to its retail partnerships, Maurer says "we're really seeing across geographies... very strong growth rates in wholesale and in D-to-C (direct-to-consumer)."

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- Shares of On Running are heading downhill this morning after its net sales expectations fell short of estimates. The athletic brand did, however, raise its full year outlook and saw gross profit rise 64% year over year.

Martin Hoffmann, On Holding Co-CEO and CFO and Marc Maurer on holding co-CEO join me now alongside Yahoo Finance's, Brooke DiPalma to break all of this down. A big welcome back to all of you here. So a tough morning as we're looking at the stock this morning. Break down-- we'll start with you Martin, what you think is happening in terms of perhaps the story that investors are missing or what they're honing in on.

MARTIN HOFFMAN: So I think first and foremost for the company, for the team, it's been an amazing quarter. It was the sixth consecutive record quarter that we had 50% growth, 60% on a currency neutral base. All regions, all channels are growing strongly. Our best gross profit margin since the IPO is 59.5%, more than doubled our adjusted EBITDA compared to last year.

Clearly everything above our expectations we increased. Our guidance for the rest of the year. We see continued strong demand going into the third quarter. So we are super positive and we are clearly on track towards our long term mission of building a company that is set up for double growth on top line and profitability.

- And Marc, we did see people really digging in on these earnings, especially focusing on the impact of the strong Swiss Franc. What are your expectations there and how long do you expect that to keep really weighing on the earnings picture for you?

MARC MAURER: We're focusing on influencing what we can, which is the products that we're creating and the stories that we're telling and how we're reaching the consumers. I think we're very clearly planning with different currency situation for the months to come. It has a stronger top line impact that it has a margin and bottom line impact because there's a lot of natural hedging happening there.