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Volcom Inc.

(VLCM) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$379.5M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$268.6M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Two weeks later Richard quit his job to take some time off and snowboard. He and Tucker had also talked of starting a clothing company during the Tahoe trip but nothing was really final. Later that spring, the two came up with the idea of starting a riding company based around the three sports they enjoyed. With an initial $5000 from Richard's dad, they started the process. First the name and then the stone . Volcom was born. The Volcom idea would incorporate a major philosophy of the times, "youth against establishment". This energy was an enlightened state to support young creative thinking. Volcom was a family of people not willing to accept the suppression of the established ways . This was a time when snowboarding and skateboarding was looked down on. The U.S. was in a recession, there were riots in LA and the Gulf War. Change was in the air. Nirvana and Pearl Jam expressed it the best. For the first two years, Richard and Tucker traveled around the world on wild journeys with friends riding whatever they could. The business side of things was minimal. The headquarters were set up in Newport in Richard's bedroom and all sales were run out of tucker's bedroom in Huntington. The two knew nothing about how to make clothes but that didn't matter. It was all about spirit and creativity. Clothing sales for the first year were $2600. Since those wild beginnings, the Volcom Stone has spread slowly across the world. ...

Number of Employees 490
Contact Information

1740 Monrovia Ave

Costa Mesa, California 92627

volcom.com

(949) 646-2175

NAICS Code Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Other Outerwear Manufacturing: 315228

Recent Events

  • America's Next Top Value Stock

    11/17/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Volcom Beats Expectations, Sees Minimal Q4 Profit

    11/04/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Volcom 3Q profit falls on lower sales

    10/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Piper Jaffray's 'Taking Stock With Teens' Survey Shows Subtle Improvements in Retail

    10/06/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Longbow Research Upgrades Volcom VLCM to Neutral

    9/21/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Three Reasons Not to Miss the Volcom Boat

    8/20/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Volcom Reports 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results

    7/30/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Market Report -- Short Stories VLCM

    6/05/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

News & Analysis

volcom inc. - All News and Analysis

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     VLCM $15.57 -0.13 (-0.83% )
Intraday | 3 Month | 6 Month | 1 Year
Average Volume 164,911
Shares Outstanding 24.37M
Market Cap 379.5M
Year High 19.7399
Year Low 6.63
Earnings Per Share 0.39
P/E Ratio 39.92
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
IndustryTop Rated
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