Oct 2 (Reuters) - Premium footwear maker Birkenstock
said on Monday it was seeking a valuation of roughly $10 billion
in its U.S. initial public offering (IPO) as it joins a rush of
other companies that are going public after two quiet years.
    This comes at a time when persistent inflation has squeezed
budgets and hit sales of footwear makers including Allbirds
 and On Holding, which have struggled to live
up to the hype around their listings.
        
                                                      
 Company      IPO year         Valuation   Current    Annual
                              at debut    market      revenue 
                                          capitaliza  
                                          tion        
                                                      
 Allbirds     November 2021   $3.3 bln    $168.64     FY 2022:
                                          mln         297.77 mln
 Dr. Martens  January 2021    3.7 bln     1.4 bln     FY 2023:
                              pounds      pounds      241.70 mln
                              ($5.07      ($1.70      pounds
                              bln)        bln)        ($293.47
                                                      mln)
 On Holding   September 2021  $11.35 bln  $8.83 bln   FY 2023: CHF
                                                      1.22 bln
                                                      ($1.33 bln)
 Birkenstock  2023            NA*         NA*         FY 2022:
                                                      1.24 bln
                                                      euros 
                                                      ($1.30 bln)
 Source: Company earnings releases and media reports
*: Company yet to be listed    

($1 = 0.8236 pounds)

($1 = 0.9164 Swiss francs)

($1 = 0.9516 euros)

 (Reporting by Juveria Tabassum; Editing by Pooja Desai)