Levi Strauss & Co. is riding the denim cycle higher — and continuing to bust out of its traditional role as a men’s jeans brand.

Adjusted third-quarter profits inched up 1.5 percent to $136 million, with earnings per share of 34 cents coming in 3 cents ahead of the 31 cents analysts forecast, according to Yahoo Finance.

Revenues for the three months ended Aug. 31 rose 7 percent to $1.5 billion, in line with analyst expectations and enough for chief executive officer Michelle Gass to boost Levi’s outlook for the year.

“Our strategies are working and this is giving us the confidence to raise our top- and bottom-line guidance,” Gass told WWD. “We delivered our fourth consecutive quarter of high-single-digit organic growth. [Produced] record gross margin once again, despite the impact [of]

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