VFNYSE: VFC

The company seems as if it might be walking the walk with its rationalization efforts.

V.F. Corporation VFC shares are trading higher on Tuesday.

VFC posts better-than-expected second-quarter fiscal 2025 results. Results meet management's expectations, reflecting a sequential and broad-based improvement year over year.

VF Corp (NYSE:VFC, ETR:VFP) shares soared over 27% on Tuesday morning after the apparel company unveiled a return to profit in its second quarter. Earnings per share sat at $0.52 against a $1.16 loss in the second quarter of last year, the North Face and Vans owner revealed in results on Monday evening.

V.F. Corporation released its Q2 FY2025 results yesterday after the bell, which sparked a massive relief rally. VFC stock is up over 20% in after-hours trading. Adjusted EPS and revenue came in above consensus, but the real reasons for the market's improved sentiment lie elsewhere - in the sequential improvement at Vans and Timberland. There were a few other bright spots in VFC's latest results, but I'm keeping the champagne bottle closed for now - also considering Moody's recent credit rating downgrade to junk.

VF hopped over a low bar in its second-quarter earnings report.

Although the revenue and EPS for V.F. (VFC) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended September 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Vans parent VF Corp turned a profit after two consecutive quarterly losses and beat second-quarter sales estimates on Monday, benefiting from sequential improvement in its direct-to-consumer business and leaner inventory, sending its shares up about 16% after the bell.

VFC's second-quarter fiscal 2025 results are likely to reflect the impacts of a tough operating environment and dismal wholesale performance.