Crocs CEO leaving as Blackstone invests $200M

NIWOT, Colo. — The company that makes Crocs shoes is getting a $200 million bailout from a private equity fund, and its CEO is retiring.

Crocs says it will use the money from Blackstone, plus cash on hand, for a $350 million share buyback.

The deal gives Crocs a cash infusion, gives Blackstone two seats on the board and preferred shares that pay a 6 percent dividend, and gives shareholders an additional return by way of the buyback.

Crocs shares peaked above $75 in 2007 as buyers snapped up the clogs known for being comfortable but ugly. But it hasn't been able to add new products with the same popularity.

Shares fell to around $1 in late 2008 before beginning a recovery. In premarket trading Monday they rose $1.69, or almost 13 percent, to $15.02.

Crocs also said late Sunday that CEO John McCarvel is retiring and giving up his board seat around the end of April. He has been with Crocs since 2005, and had been president and CEO since 2010. The company said it has begun an outside search for his replacement.

McCarvel called the Blackstone investment "a vote of confidence in our company and our brand."

Crocs also said fourth-quarter revenue will be at the low end of the $220 million to $225 million it had predicted, and its quarterly loss will be at the worse end of the 20 cents to 23 cents per share it had predicted. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had been expecting a loss of 20 cents per share on revenue of $222 million.

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