Abercrombie & Fitch Reports April Sales Results
May 06 2004 - 9:01AM
PR Newswire (US)
Abercrombie & Fitch Reports April Sales Results NEW ALBANY,
Ohio, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abercrombie & Fitch today
reported net sales of $121.7 million for the four-week period ended
May 1, 2004, a 19% increase over last year's April sales of $102.7
million. April comparable store sales were flat compared with the
four-week period ended May 3, 2003. Year-to-date, the Company
reported a net sales increase of 19% to $411.9 million from $346.7
million last year. Comparable store sales were flat for the
year-to-date period. The Company said that based on April's results
it expects first quarter EPS to be at the high end of its previous
guidance of $0.28 to $0.30 per diluted share versus $0.26 in the
first quarter of last year. Abercrombie & Fitch operated a
total of 706 stores at the end of April, including 170 abercrombie
stores and 177 Hollister Co. stores. The Company operates
e-commerce websites at http://www.abercrombie.com/ ,
http://www.abercrombiekids.com/, and http://www.hollisterco.com/ .
To hear Abercrombie & Fitch's prerecorded April sales message,
please dial (800) 395-0662, or internationally dial (402) 220-1262.
On Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at 4:30 pm Eastern time the Company will
conduct its first quarter conference call. Management will discuss
the Company's performance, its plans for the future and will accept
questions from participants. To listen to the conference call, dial
(800) 811-0667 or internationally at (913) 981-4901. To listen via
the internet, go to http://www.abercrombie.com/ , select the
Investor Relations page and click on Calendar of Events. Replays of
the call will be available shortly after its completion. The audio
replay can be accessed for two weeks following the reporting date
by calling (888) 203-1112 or internationally at (719) 457-0820
followed by the conference ID number 302163; or for 12 months by
visiting the Company's website at http://www.abercrombie.com/ .
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION
REFORM ACT OF 1995 A&F cautions that any forward-looking
statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995) contained in this Release, the
Company's Form 10-K or made by management of A&F involve risks
and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various
important factors, many of which may be beyond the Company's
control. Words such as "estimate," "project," "plan," "believe,"
"expect," "anticipate," "intend," and similar expressions may
identify forward-looking statements. The following factors, in
addition to those included in the disclosure under the heading
"RISK FACTORS" in "ITEM 1. BUSINESS" of A&F's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004, in some cases
have affected and in the future could affect the Company's
financial performance and could cause actual results for the 2004
fiscal year and beyond to differ materially from those expressed or
implied in any of the forward-looking statements included in this
Sales Release or otherwise made by management: changes in consumer
spending patterns and consumer preferences; the effects of
political and economic events and conditions domestically and in
foreign jurisdictions in which the Company operates, including, but
not limited to, acts of terrorism or war; the impact of competition
and pricing; changes in weather patterns; postal rate increases and
changes; paper and printing costs; market price of key raw
materials; ability to source product from its global supplier base;
political stability; currency and exchange risks and changes in
existing or potential duties, tariffs or quotas; availability of
suitable store locations at appropriate terms; ability to develop
new merchandise; and ability to hire, train and retain associates.
Future economic and industry trends that could potentially impact
revenue and profitability are difficult to predict. Therefore,
there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements
included in this Sales Release will prove to be accurate. In light
of the significant uncertainties in the forward-looking statements
included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be
regarded as a representation by the Company, or any other person,
that the objectives of the Company will be achieved. The
forward-looking statements herein are based on information
presently available to the management of the Company. Except as may
be required by applicable law, the Company assumes no obligation to
publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if
experience or future changes make it clear that any projected
results expressed or implied therein will not be realized.
DATASOURCE: Abercrombie & Fitch CONTACT: Thomas D. Lennox,
Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications of
Abercrombie & Fitch, +1-614-283-6751 Web site:
http://www.abercrombie.com/ http://www.abercrombiekids.com/
http://www.hollisterco.com/
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