shares of skechers usa inc skx rose 37 after hours on thursday after the comfortfootwear maker reported secondquarter results that topped wall street estimates those results were helped by doubledigit sales gains in asia and europe as well as sales through the company’s own store and ecommerce network skechers reported net income of 1528 million or 98 cents a share compared with 904 million or 58 cents a share in the same quarter last year sales rose 77 to 201 billion from 187 billion in the prioryear quarter adjusted for currency fluctuations skechers earned 97 cents a share analysts polled by factset expected adjusted earnings of 54 cents a share on sales of 192 billion management also said skechers had slimmed down its stockpiles of unsold goods by 183 when compared to the end of last year after rising prices for basics last year cut into demand for things like shoes