Inditex Nine-Month Net Profit Up, Backs Full-Year View
December 11 2019 - 2:57AM
Dow Jones News
By Cristina Roca
Spain's Inditex (ITX.MC) on Wednesday reported a rise in net
profit and sales for the first nine months of its current fiscal
year, and backed its full-year view.
The owner of Zara said net profit for the first nine months of
its year ending Jan. 31 was 2.72 billion euros ($3.01 billion), up
from EUR2.44 billion a year earlier.
Sales for the period were EUR19.82 billion, up from EUR18.44
billion, the Spanish fashion retailer said. In local currencies,
sales grew 7%, Inditex said.
Gross margin expanded to 58.2% from 58% the previous year, said
Inditex, which also owns the Pull & Bear, Massimo Dutti, and
Bershka labels.
The company didn't comment on trading during the start of its
fourth fiscal quarter, but backed its guidance for like-for-like
sales growth of 4%-6% for the fiscal year.
Write to Cristina Roca at cristina.roca@dowjones.com;
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December 11, 2019 02:42 ET (07:42 GMT)
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