New York City -- Coach reported Tuesday that net income for the quarter ended Jan. 1 rose a better-than-expected 26% to $303.4 million on strong sales, compared with $240.1 million in the year-ago period.
The company credited a rebound in U.S. luxury spending, as well as soaring holiday sales in China for the strong performance.
Sales leaped 18.7% to $1.26 billion, boosted by a same-store sales increase of 12.6% in North America.
On average, Wall Street expected revenue of $1.21 billion.