Richemont Shares Slide After Lower-Than-Expected Sales Figures
17 July 2023 - 6:07PM
Dow Jones News
By Cecilia Butini
Shares in Compagnie Financiere Richemont slid in opening trade
on Monday after the company posted sales figures that were slightly
below expectations.
At 0727 GMT, shares traded 8.3% lower at CHF141.05.
Richemont's sales for the quarter ending on March 31 grew on
year, reaching 5.32 billion euros ($5.97 billion) from EUR4.65
billion the year prior, but came slightly short of consensus
expectations that saw them at EUR5.43 billion.
Analysts at Citi said in a note that the miss to consensus was
entirely due to the U.S. turning negative. Japan, on the other
hand, continued to surprise positively and Asia and Europe were
pretty much in line with expectations, according to the
analysts.
Richemont's jewelry business, named Jewellery Maisons, was the
main driver of the sales increase, and Citi analysts see its
momentum holding up. On the other hand, Specialist Watchmakers, the
company's watches division, isn't yet fully benefiting from
restocking in the China region, according to Citi. The division
still grew 10% in the quarter, according to company figures.
Write to Cecilia Butini at cecilia.butini@wsj.com
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July 17, 2023 03:52 ET (07:52 GMT)
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