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Market Cap:$2.7B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.2B
- Public
- CA
Dow Jones Description
Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Gildan Activewear, Inc. (NYSE: GIL) manufactures and sells blank clothing items for later printing under private-label brands. The company offers blank cotton and blended t-shirts, tank tops, sweat shirts, fleece products, and sweat pants. It manufactures its products in Central America, Mexico, and Canada and markets them in North America and Europe. It sells to distributors, screen printers, embroiderers, and others. In July 2006, it completed its acquisition of Kentucky Derby Hosiery Co., Inc. in order to accelerate its entry into the socks and underwear markets.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Glenn J. ChamandyNumber of Employees 20,116
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Other Knit Fabric and Lace Mills: 313249
Recent Events
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UPDATE 2-Gildan eyes options for its cash, shares jump
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Gildan Activewear Inc. said
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Gildan Activewear Set New 52-Week High Thursday
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Gildan buys Mikasa building
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National Bank Initiates Coverage on Gildan Activewear GIL with an Outperform
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STOCKS NEWS US-Caution for stocks as September looms-analyst
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T-shirt maker feeling pinch of economy
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Gildan to slow Honduras operations, unrelated to coup
News & Analysis
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Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP Files Class Action Suit against Gildan Activewear Inc
NEW YORK -- Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP ("Coughlin Stoia") (http://www.csgrr.com/cases/gildan/) today announced that a class action has been commenced on behalf of an institutional investor in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of purchasers of Gildan Activewear Inc. ("Gildan"...
Gildan Activewear Will Hold its 2008 First Quarter Results Conference Call at 5:00 PM EST on January 30, 2008 and its Annual Meeting of Shareholders at 11:00 AM EST on January 31, 2008.
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, Jan 18, 2008 Marketwire via COMTEX -- Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSX:GIL)(NYSE:GIL) will report its fiscal 2008 first quarter results on Wednesday, January 30, 2008. A press release will be issued after market close and a conference call is scheduled for that same day at...
Gildan Activewear Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2007 Results, and Reconfirms EPS Guidance for Fiscal 2008
Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSX: GIL)(NYSE: GIL) today announced its financial results for its fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended September 30, 2007. The Company also reconfirmed its earnings guidance for its 2008 fiscal year. Fourth Quarter Sales and Earnings Gildan reported fourth quarter net earnings of U.S....
Gildan Activewear Announces Acquisition of U.S. Sock Manufacturer
Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSX: GIL)(NYSE: TSX) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase 100% of the capital stock of V.I. Prewett & Son, Inc. ("Prewett"), a large U.S. private label supplier of basic family socks to U.S. mass-market retailers, which is located in Fort Payne, Alabama....
Gildan Activewear Announces Acquisition of U.S. Sock Manufacturer; Company Updates Fiscal 2008 Earnings Guidance to Include Acquisition Accretion.
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, Sep 18, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSX:GIL)(NYSE:TSX) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase 100% of the capital stock of V.I. Prewett & Son, Inc. ("Prewett"), a large U.S. private label supplier of basic family socks...
Gildan to Present at Upcoming Institutional Investor Conferences.(Conference news)
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, Sep 18, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSX:GIL)(NYSE:GIL) announced that Laurence G. Sellyn, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, will review the Company's business plans and earnings guidance at the Scotia Capital Back to School Conference in Toronto, today,...
Gildan Activewear Announces Third Quarter Results, Updates Full Year 2007 Guidance and Initiates EPS and Capital Expenditure Guidance for Fiscal 2008
Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSX: GIL) (NYSE: GIL) today announced its financial results for its third quarter ended July 1, 2007. The Company also updated its earnings guidance for its 2007 fiscal year, and introduced EPS and capital expenditure guidance for fiscal 2008. Third Quarter Sales and Earnings Gildan...
Gildan Activewear Announces Further Integration of Sock Acquisition.
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, May 30, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Consistent with the Company's strategy to consolidate its sock production at its new facility in Honduras, Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSX:GIL)(NYSE:GIL) today announced the closure of two sock facilities located in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Approximately 520 employees...
Gildan Activewear Announces Second Quarter Results and 2-for-1 Stock Split
Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSX: GIL)(NYSE: GIL) today announced its financial results for its second quarter ended April 1, 2007, as well as a 2-for-1 stock split. The Company also reiterated its earnings guidance for its 2007 fiscal year, and further updated its capital expenditure plans. Second Quarter Sales and...
Gildan Activewear Will Hold its 2007 Second Quarter Results Conference Call at 10:00 AM EDT on May 3, 2007.
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, Apr 19, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSX:GIL)(NYSE:GIL) will report its fiscal 2007 second quarter results on Thursday, May 3, 2007. A press release will be issued before market open and a conference call is scheduled for that same day at...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Glenn J. Chamandy | President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Michael R. Hoffman | President, Gildan Activewear SRL |
| Gregg Thomassin | CIO, Executive Vice President & Controller |
| Laurence G. Sellyn | Executive Vice-President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer |
| Benito Masi | Executive Vice President, Manufacturing |
| Christian Langlois | Executive Vice President, Engineering |
| Edwin B. Tisch | Executive Vice President, Manufacturing |
| Eric Lehman | Executive Vice-President, Supply Chain |
| Georges Sam Yu Sum | Executive Vice President, Operations |
| Serge Reynaud | Executive Vice President, HR |
| Andre Joly | Vice President |
| Bill H. Newman | Vice President, Operations |
| Daniel Farina | Vice President |
| David A. Esones | Vice President, Security Facilities Management |
| Don Luby | Vice President |
| Gaetane Wagner | Vice President, Corp HR |
| Garry Bell | Vice President, Marketing & General Manager |
| Ghyslain Bouchard | Vice President |
| Gilles Leger | Vice President, Finance & Admin |
| Javier Echeverria | Vice President, Finance |
| John A. Martin | Vice President, Sales & Marketing |
| Luis Alonso Brito | Vice President |
| Marc Fraimund | Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Europe |
| Normand Sabourin | Vice President & Treasurer |
| Peter Iliopoulos | Vice President |
| Rafael Antonio Lopez | Vice President & HR |
| Shaun Parmar | Vice President, Business Development |
| Stephane Lemay | Vice President, Public & Legal Affairs |
| Jose Maria Tainta Villanueva | Director, Apparel Operations |
| Lindsay Matthews | Secretary |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Robert M. Baylis | Chairman of the Board |
| Gerald H.B. Ross | Board of Directors |
| Gonzalo F. Valdes-Fauli | Board of Directors |
| Pierre Robitaille | Board of Directors |
| Richard P Strubel | Board of Directors |
| Sheila O'Brien | Board of Directors |
| William D. Anderson | Board of Directors |
| William H. Houston | Board of Directors |
Glenn J. Chamandy is President and Chief Executive Officer of Gildan Activewear. Mr. Chamandy is one of the founders of the Corporation and has devoted his entire career to building the Corporation into an industry leader.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | President & Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Michael R. Hoffman joined Gildan in November 1997. He served as Vice-President, Sales and Marketing for the international division until his appointment as President of Gildan Activewear SRL in February 2001. Prior to joining Gildan, Mr. Hoffman was employed by Fruit of the Loom, where he last served as Divisional Vice-President of the Activewear Division.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | President, Gildan Activewear SRL | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | CIO, Executive Vice President & Controller | Current |
Mr. Sellyn joined Gildan Activewear as Chief Financial Officer in April 1999. In December 2005, his responsibilities were expanded to include responsibility for corporate administrative functions, and his title was changed to Chief Financial and Administrative Officer. He has previously held the position of Chief Financial Officer and other senior level corporate officer positions with long established Canadian public companies in a variety of industries. Mr. Sellyn is a U.K. Chartered accountant and also obtained an M.A. from Oxford University
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Executive Vice-President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer | Current |
Benito Masi has been involved in manufacturing in North America for the past 25 years. He joined Gildan in 1986, when the company was first starting up, and held various positions until February 2001 when he was appointed Vice-President, Apparel Manufacturing. He was subsequently appointed to the position of Executive Vice-President, Manufacturing, in January 2005. Before joining the company, he held various positions such as plant manager for an apparel company, and was director and member of the executive board for the Union national du vêtement, textile et autres industries in Montreal.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Manufacturing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Engineering | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Manufacturing | Current |
Eric R. Lehman joined Gildan in December 2006 as Executive Vice-President, Supply Chain. He has over twenty years of experience in the supply chain function with major apparel brands. Mr. Lehman graduated from the George Mason University, Virginia, U.S., with a bachelor of Public Administration in 1984.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Executive Vice-President, Supply Chain | Current |
Mr. Sam joined Gildan Activewear in 1995 as Director of Operations and was named Executive Vice-President, Operations in 1998. Before joining Gildan, he held various managerial positions in Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Fabric Sourcing, Production Planning and Sales at Dominion Textiles, in Montreal, for over 15 years. He had previously worked in a family manufacturing business in East Africa. Mr. Sam holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Montreal.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Executive Vice President, HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Vice President, Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Vice President, Security Facilities Management | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Vice President, Corp HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Vice President, Marketing & General Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Vice President, Finance & Admin | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Vice President, Finance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Vice President, Sales & Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Europe | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Vice President & Treasurer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Vice President & HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Vice President, Business Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Vice President, Public & Legal Affairs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Director, Apparel Operations | Current |
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Director, Apparel Operations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Secretary | Current |
Robert M. Baylis has served as a director since May 2000 and is the Chairman of the Company's Finance & Risk Management Committee and a member of the Company's Nominating & Governance Committee. Mr. Baylis was Vice Chairman of CS First Boston, a position he held until 1996, and prior to his retirement was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CS First Boston Pacific Inc. Mr. Baylis is a director of New York Life Insurance Company, Host Marriott Corporation, Covance, Inc., and is Chairman of the Board for Gildan Activewear, Inc. He is an overseer of the University of Pennsylvania Museum and a Trustee of the Rubin Museum of Art. Mr. Baylis is a member of the Advisory Council of the Economics Department of Princeton University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Princeton University | Member Economics Department | Current |
| Darien Rowayton Bank | Current | |
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| The International Forum | Director | Current |
| Rubin Museum of Art | Board of Directors | Current |
| New York Life Insurance Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Covance, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | Director | Current |
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Director | Current |
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Member | Current |
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Chairman of the Company's Finance & Risk Management Committee | Former |
| Credit Suisse | Vice Chairman | Former |
| CS First Boston, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Former |
| National Council YMCA of the USA | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Gonzalo F. Valdes-Fauli1 2 is Chairman of Broadspan Capital, an investment banking firm specializing in advisory and debt services. Mr. Valdes-Fauli retired from Barclays Bank PLC (a major UK-based global bank) in 2001 as Vice Chairman, Barclays Capital, and Group CEO Latin America. Mr. Valdes-Fauli serves on the board of directors of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (health insurance provider), Knight Ridder, Inc. (newspaper and Internet publishing) and as chairman of Republic Bank (financial services provider), Dominican Republic. He is also trustee emeritus of the University of Miami.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Pierre Robitaille1 2 is a business advisor. Mr. Robitaille previously pursued his career at SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., an engineering-construction firm, where he was Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer from 1990 to 1998. Prior to this, Mr. Robitaille was in public practice for more than twenty years with the public accounting and management consulting firm of Ernst & Whinney, where he held the positions of Managing Partner of the Montreal office, President of the firm in Québec, and member of its national board of directors. Mr. Robitaille also serves on the board of directors of Cogeco Cable Inc. and Cogeco Inc. (providers of cable TV, Internet and broadcast services), Swiss Re Company of Canada and Swiss Re Life & Health Co. Canada (global reinsurance company).
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Richard P. Strubel is Vice Chairman of Cardean Learning Group, and previously served as the company's President and Chief Operating Officer. Before joining Cardean, Mr. Strubel served as president and CEO of Microdot Inc., a manufacturing corporation with sales of $400 million and as president of Northwest Industries, then a New York Stock Exchange company with sales in excess of $3 billion. Mr. Strubel is a trustee of all the institutional and retail mutual funds managed by Goldman, Sachs & Co., as well as the retail and institutional funds of The Northern Trust Company. He is a director of other companies, including Gildan Activewear Inc. He is a member of the board of trustees of the University of Chicago. Mr. Strubel was educated at Williams College and Harvard Business School.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | Board of Trustees | Current |
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| NYSE Group, Inc. | President | Former |
| Williams College | Former | |
| Harvard Business School | Former |
Sheila O'Brien2 3 President of Belvedere 1 Investments, is a Corporate Director and business consultant specializing in workforce and leadership capacity. She has over 30 years experience in the oil and gas, pipeline and petrochemical sectors in Canada, South America, the USA and Europe. She has held executive positions in the areas of human resources, investor relations, public affairs and government relations with Amoco International, Petro-Canada and Nova Corporation. She created and implemented an innovative workforce restructuring program based on the dignity of the employee, which was designated a Worldwide Best Practice by Watson Wyatt International Consultancy. In addition, she has been active in the not-for-profit sector, having served on over 25 Boards of Directors, dealing primarily with Human Rights, Women's rights and giving voice to marginalized members of society, and is the founder of several enduring community events celebrating the accomplishments of women. She was invested in the Order of Canada in 1998. She currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Gildan, a publicly traded, vertically-integrated marketer and apparel manufacturer based in Montreal, Advantage Energy Income Fund, a Calgary-based, publicly traded income trust, Skye Resources, a Vancouver-based, publicly traded nickel mining company and MaRS, a biotechnology accelerator based in Toronto. In 2006 and 2007 Ms. O'Brien served on the Board of Directors of TransForce Income Fund, Canada's largest trucking enterprise, publicly traded and headquartered in Montreal.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| MDS Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| BCE Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
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| Sears Canada Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| TransAlta Corporation | Director | Former |
| Four Seasons Hotels Inc. | Director | Former |
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| Bell Canada International, Inc. | Director | Former |
| The University of Western Ontario | Bachelor Degree In Business Administration | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Executive News
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T-shirt maker feeling pinch of economy
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Gildan not counting on recovery to lift sales
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Gildan expects lift in 2010 even without recovery
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Gildan Activewear not counting on economic recovery to boost 2010 results
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Gildan Activewear not counting on economic recovery to boost 2010 results
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Gildan Activewear not counting on economic recovery to boost 2010 results
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Gildan Activewear not counting on economic recovery to boost 2010 results
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Gildan Activewear Announces Fiscal 2009 Third Quarter Results
| Volume | 574,791 |
| Shares Outstanding | 120.9M |
| Market Cap | 2.7B |
| Year High | 22.69 |
| Year Low | 5.66 |
| Earnings Per Share | 0.79 |
| P/E Ratio | 28.3291 |
| Dividend | 0.00 |
| Yield | 0.00 |
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