As expected, the German sportswear giant, Puma, has turned in a sparkling set of results for the full  year 2002, with net earnings more than doubling to Eur124 million or Eur5.44 per share.  Sales meanwhile climbed by more than 50% to Eur1.4 billion.  Strong sales growth and a higher gross profit margin (to Eur43.6%) as well as decreases in sales costs were cited for the improvement.   

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