Financial Results – Page 3
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Carl Zeiss Meditec revenue and margins down in H1
Carl Zeiss Meditec has announced a 2.8 percent year-on-year decline in H1 revenue to €974.5 million, which translates to a 0.7 percent reduction at constant currency rates. While sales in the Microsurgery business unit increased by 9.1 percent at constant rates to €246.5 million versus H1 2022/23, revenue from the ...
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Revenues up 5 % at Optic 2000 Group
Optic 200 Group – which comprises Optic 2000, Lissac, Audio 2000, Gadol and Optic Swiss Services – has posted revenues of €1.292 billion, up 5 percent year-on-year. The group says that its sales growth outstripped that of the combined French markets for optical and hearing aids in 2023 and that ...
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Fielmann banks on US business and vision care services for mid-term growth
The final annual results for fiscal 2023 released yesterday by Fielmann Group confirm all preliminary results announced in February, notably the double-digit increase in external sales and consolidated sales versus 2022 and a significant rebound in profitability (see table below). Please refer to our previous report for more details on ...
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Fielmann sales up double digit in Q1 as US business integration offset European slowdown
Along with its complete annual results for fiscal 2023, on which we will report in a separate article, Fielmann Group has announced a 10.8 percent year-on-year increase in Q1 consolidated sales to €529.1 million. Ebitda margin for the quarter remained stable versus Q1 2023, at 21.7 percent. ...
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Kering Eyewear stands out with 8% Q1 revenue hike as group topline slips
As in the last quarter of 2023, Kering Eyewear was the only business unit of French luxury group Kering that reported a revenue increase in Q1 2024 as reported sales of optical frames and sunglasses rose by 7 percent year-on-year to €463 million. On a comparable currency basis, Kering ...
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US sun business sole exception to EssilorLuxottica’s smooth sailing in Q1
EssilorLuxottica remained on a smooth sailing trajectory in the start of 2024 as the group reported a 3.0 percent year-on-year increase in Q1 revenue to €6,335 million. At constant rates, sales progressed by 5.5 percent versus 2022, decelerating slightly from Q4 2023 (+7.1 percent) but remaining in line with the ...
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Inspecs posts flattish 2023 sales after Q4 drop, but profit ratios improved
UK-based Inspecs Group has reported a 1.2 percent increase in annual revenue to £203.3 million (€237.4m) for fiscal 2023, corresponding to a topline flat performance at constant exchange rates, after the company’s business slowed down sharply in the last months of the year. However, the company managed to report significant ...
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Vuzix losses pile up as AR smart glasses take-off takes its time
After a last-minute postponement at the end of March of its annual results presentation, smart eyewear manufacturer Vuzix reported earlier this week a severe drop in Q4 revenue and a significant increase in losses for fiscal 2023. While the management stressed that investments in manufacturing and product development have led ...
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iVision Tech enter lens business as 2023 parent company sales rise 19%
The Italian eyewear group iVision Tech announced it was entering the lens sector with the acquisition of a 60 percent stake in Bulgarian lens producer IVILENS OOD for €280,000, as it continues on the acquisition path following the purchase of the French high-end eyewear manufacturer Henry Jullien in September. Stefano ...
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Sales and profit up double digits for Conant Optical in 2023
Chinese lens manufacturer Conant Optical has reported a 12.7 percent year-on-year increase in annual revenue to RMB 1,760 million (€226m) for fiscal 2023, slightly accelerating from its performance in H1. Although the growth in the first half of the year was almost entirely due to price-mix improvements, an uptick in ...
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Product mix drives growth and profitability gains for Mister Spex as customer base stagnates
Mister Spex ended fiscal 2023 on a positive note as total Q4 revenue increased by 7.4 percent year-on-year to €46.7 million, significantly accelerating from the 2.4 percent growth reported for the previous quarter. Reflecting the company’s strategic focus on its domestic market since the end of 2022, the quarterly revenue ...
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Retail expansion, price hikes and inbound tourism boosted JEH top and bottom lines in fiscal 2024
Japan Eyewear Holdings (JEH), the company behind the Kaneko Optical and 999.9 brands, has reported a 22.2 percent year-on-year increase in revenue to 2,623 million Japanese yen (€16.0m) for the last quarter of its fiscal year ended last Jan. 31. Although this marked a deceleration from the 33.6 percent growth ...
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Afflelou maintains mid-single digit topline growth in Q2, gained market shares in 2023
The Afflelou Group has reported a 5.5 percent year-on-year increase in network sales for the second quarter of its 2024 fiscal year ended Jan. 31, in line with the growth pace reported in the previous quarter. Quarterly sales rose to €231.1 million driven by Afflelou’s two key countries, France and ...
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Organic growth and network expansion fuel Krys Group momentum
KRYS GROUP claims that it consolidated its market leadership in France last year as solid organic growth and the “exceptional” expansion of its retail footprint enabled the company to outperform the French optical market growth (+5.5 percent according to GFK) by three percentage points. Total network sales in the country ...
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Safilo looks at 2024 with confidence and hope after complex 2023
Safilo Group has reported its final full-year results for fiscal 2023, confirming the 4.8 percent year-on-year decrease in revenue to €1,025 million announced when the group released preliminary figures at the end of January. Annual sales were down by 2.4 percent at constant exchange rates versus 2023 and by 1.3 ...
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Kits Eyecare topline up 31% in 2023 driven by repeat customers and eyeglasses
Canadian-based Kits Eyecare has reported a 21 percent year-on-year increase in Q4 revenue to $31.6 million, slowing down slightly from the 32 percent growth in the previous quarter. The company said that the Q4 sales uptick was driven by the eyeglasses segment (+39 percent to $4.1 million), repeat customer revenue ...
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Thai Optical Group sales flattish in 2023
Thai Optical Group has announced that its total revenue inched up by 1.2 percent year-on-year to 3,015 million Thai baht (€77m) in 2023, falling short of the 5-8 percent growth target announced at the start of the fiscal year. This marks a sharp deceleration from the previous year when the ...
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Warby Parker sees top line momentum continuing as Q4 loss disappoints
Warby Parker is planning to open another 40 stores this year and to grow revenues by another 12-13 percent, continuing with top line momentum after reporting revenue growth of 12.0 percent in 2023. “We have higher ambitions, in particular for top line growth and preserving more customers, all while maintaining ...
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CooperVision raises 2024 guidance despite Q1 slowdown
As announced last December during the presentation of CooperCompanies full-year financial results, sales of CooperVision for the first quarter of its 2024 fiscal year ended Jan. 31 slowed down from Q4 2023 as the company is struggling to keep up with growing demand for contact lenses. After eleven consecutive quarters ...
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Fielmann topped sales targets and improved profitability in 2023
Releasing preliminary figures for 2023, Fielmann Group stressed that it exceeded its sales goals and improved its profitability last year thanks to its Vision 2025 plan investments and despite lingering inflation and depressed consumer sentiment. External sales increased by 12 percent year-on-year to €2.27 billion in 2023 after they rose ...