All Financial results articles – Page 12
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ArticleZEISS Consumer Markets segment up 5% in H1
ZEISS Group has announced that its revenue rose by 10 percent year-on-year to €5,304 million for the first half of the fiscal year ended on March 31, 2024, slowing down from the 15 percent growth reported for the last fiscal year. The group stressed that it could maintain a double-digit ...
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Alcon Q1 contact lens sales rise 9%
Alcon generated sales of contact lenses of $671 million in the first quarter of 2024, up by a reported nine percent compared to the year earlier, as the company highlighted price increases and product innovation, including in its toric and multifocal modalities. These factors were partially offset by currency headwinds, ...
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iVision Tech sales rise 10% in Q1
Italian eyewear supplier iVision Tech generated sales of €2.44 million in the first quarter of 2024, up by 9.9 percent compared to the year earlier, while the total value of production grew by 22.9 percent to €3.23 million. First-quarter Ebitda grew by 10.4 percent to €0.51 million. Net financial debt ...
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TOG aims for double-digit revenue growth and entry into new markets in 2024
Thai Optical Group has reported a 23 percent year-on-year increase in revenue to 889 million Thai Baht (€22.4m) for the first quarter of 2024. The topline momentum was driven by the Americas (+41 percent) and the Asia-Pacific (+37 percent) regions while Europe was flattish (+1 percent) and Australia/New Zealand slightly ...
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ArticleHoya reports 3% lenses revenue growth in Q4, expects flattish sales in 2024 following cyberattack
Hoya Corporation has announced a 13 percent year-on-year increase in health care sales – a division including eyeglass lenses and contact lenses – to 103 billion Japanese yen (€608.8m) in the last quarter of its fiscal 2023 year ended on March 31, 2024. Eliminating the effect of strong currency tailwinds ...
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ArticleWarby Parker raises guidance after sales jump 16% in Q1
Warby Parker raised its full year earnings and sales guidance after posting a strong showing in the first quarter of 2024, with revenues during the period jumping by 16.3 percent to $200.0 million and topping guidance for 13.7-14.6 percent growth. “Over the last couple of years, in spite of challenging ...
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ArticleNational Vision accelerates remote eye exams following tepid Q1 comparable sales growth
U.S. optical retailer National Vision said that revenues from continuing operations in the first quarter of 2024 increased by 4.2 percent compared to the year earlier to reach $542.5 million. Comparable store sales growth was 1.4 percent and adjusted comparable sales growth just 0.4 percent, driven by growth in its ...
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Vuzix losses stabilize in Q2 despite 50 percent revenue drop
Smart eyewear manufacturer Vuzix has reported a 52.2 percent year-on-year decrease in total revenue for Q1 2024, mostly due to a drop in product sales and in particular the company’s M400 smart glasses. However, sharp reductions in R&D investments, marketing and administrative expenses resulted in the stabilization of the group’s ...
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News briefsRecord sales and positive net income during Q1 at Kits
First-quarter revenues attained a record $34.8 million at Kits Eyecare, rising 26 percent from the $27.7 million of Q1 2023. The Canadian firm ascribes the rise to “strong repeat customer revenue in both contact lens and eyeglasses, higher average order value and a growth in repeat eyeglass customers.” Gross profit ...
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ArticleMarcolin posts higher margins on lower sales in Q1, discloses more details on fiscal 2023
Marcolin has announced mixed results for the first quarter of 2024, delivering higher profitability despite declining revenue. Total Q1 sales went down by 4.4 percent year-on-year to €145.6 million. On a constant currency basis, they declined by 3.8 percent. The group underscored that, on a like-for-like brands portfolio basis, the ...
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ArticleMixed Q1 results for Mister Spex as sales of prescription glasses decline slightly
Mister Spex revenue inched up by 2.0 percent year-on-year to €51.1 million for the first quarter of 2024, decelerating strongly from Q4 2024 when it grew by 7.4 percent. The mid-single digit growth in Germany was insufficient to fully offset a sharp drop in international sales (see table below). ...
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ArticleSafilo Q1 revenue inch down as momentum in Europe fails to fully offset North American decline
As anticipated by the company’s management in previous announcements, Safilo Group has posted lackluster results for the first quarter of 2024 with revenue declining by 3.5 percent year-on-year to €277.2 million. At constant rates, the topline was down by 1.7 percent marking a trend reversal from Q4 2023 when it ...
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ArticleCarl 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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Bausch + Lomb Q1 contact lens sales rise 2%
Bausch + Lomb generated contact lens sales of $230 million in the first quarter of 2024, up by a reported two percent compared to the year earlier and six percent higher at constant currency rates, with growth led by sales of daily silicone hydrogen contact lenses. First-quarter sales for Bausch ...
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ArticleRevenues 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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ArticleFielmann 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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ArticleFielmann 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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Brillen.de owner announces Q1 results
In what seems to be a premiere, SuperVista, the German group behind the brillen.de and STEINER-Vision retail brands, has announced quarterly financial results. The company said that its revenue reached €37.5 million for the first quarter of 2024, with an Ebitda margin of 14 percent, up by one percentage point ...
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ArticleKering 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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ArticleUS 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 ...
