Oakley Inc. said Thursday that sales of its new sunglass models helped the company post a 16% jump in revenue in the third quarter.
Oakley’s sales were $173 million in the period, a quarterly record for the company. Its profit grew 32% to $15 million, compared to a year ago.
But the Foothill Ranch-based company warned that revenue growth for 2005 would be at the lower end of a 10% to 15% range, compared to a prior forecast that it would be at the high end of the range.
Shares of Oakley fell 6% in afterhours trading following the earnings release.
The quarterly results were the first to be released by new Chief Executive Scott Olivet. He took over from company founder Jim Jannard, who stepped down Oct. 10, though he remains chairman.
Oakley also said Thursday that Richard J. Shields will take over as chief financial officer on Nov. 3.
The company’s chief operating officer, Link Newcomb, had been Oakley’s interim chief financial officer since February, when Tom George left to head the financial department of a San Diego-based startup.
Shields is the former chief financial officer of Southwest Water Co.
