roots corp on tuesday reported a slight rise in thirdquarter profit as sales continue to improve towards prepandemic levels and said margins remained strong despite supply chain issues the canadian outdoor lifestyle brand said earnings per share were 25 canadian cents 20 us cents for the period ended oct 30 up from c024 in the comparable quarter a year ago the company said that directtoconsumer margin was strong rising 140 basis points to 652 despite negative effects of increased supplychain costs adjusted earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization also rose to c192 million in the period up from c19 million quarterly sales were c763 million compared with c729 million for the same period ended nov 2 2019 before the pandemic sales were c864 million we believe we are wellpositioned to capitalize on the fourth quarter holiday season and pleased with the performance of our new products president and chief executive officer meghan roach we are prepared to meet consumer demand with compelling gifts and healthy inventory levels instore and online she said