All Financial results articles – Page 15
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ArticleMitsui aims to boost its Life & Healthcare business’ profits by 2030
During its Vision 2030 business strategy presentation held earlier this week, Mitsui Chemicals has announced that it was planning to increase the operating profit of its Life & Healthcare Solutions division from 36 billion Japanese yen (€229 m) in the current fiscal year to ¥65 billion (€413 m) in fiscal ...
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ArticleCooperVision slowed down by production capacity limitations
CooperCompanies has reported an 11 percent year-on-year revenue increase to $622.9 million for its CooperVision division in the last quarter of its 2023 fiscal year ended Sept. 30. Quarterly sales of contact lenses were up by 9 percent at constant exchange rates and by 11 percent organically compared with Q4 ...
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ArticleAfflelou Group ends fiscal year on a strong Q4
Afflelou Group ended its fiscal year with a strong fourth quarter as network sales grew by 8.1 percent year-on-year to €232.9 million, accelerating from the 4.2 percent growth reported in the previous quarter. The uptick was particularly noticeable in France as sales grew by 7.3 percent year-on-year in Q4, compared ...
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ArticleSynsam improves margins, expands EyeView roll out
For the first time since the company went public in October 2021, Synsam Group fell short of reporting a double-digit increase in quarterly sales, however not by much as the group’s topline grew by 9.9 percent year-on-year to 1,450 million Swedish crowns (€127m) in Q3. While this confirms the company’s ...
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Sunglasses drove Paris Miki’s H1 growth
Japanese-based retail group Paris Miki has reported a 6.7 percent year-on-year increase in revenue to 25.2 billion Japanese yen (€154 m) for the first half of its fiscal year, with growth pace accelerating in the second quarter ended Sept. 30. Sales in the domestic market rose by 6.1 percent to ...
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Alcon Q3 contact lens sales rise 10% thanks to product innovation, price increases
Alcon registered sales of contact lenses in the third quarter ended Sept. 30 of $612 million, up by a reported 10 percent compared to the year earlier. Top line growth was attributed largely to product innovation, including the toric modalities of Precision1, Total30 and Dailies Total1 lenses, which outpaced a ...
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TOG reports flattish Q3 and 9M sales
Thai Optical Group (TOG) has reported that its revenue inched up by 0.6 percent year-on-year to 795 million baht (€21 m) in the third quarter of the current fiscal year. Total sales for the first nine months of 2023 reached 2,185 million baht (€57 m) also up by 0.6 percent ...
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Europe drives Menicon vision care revenue growth in Q2
Menicon has reported a 5.0 percent year-on-year increase in vision care revenue to 53,037 million Japanese yen (€324 m) for the first half of its fiscal year, with overseas market overperforming. Sales in the Japanese group’s domestic market inched up by 1.8 percent year-on-year to ¥37,340 million (€228 m) as ...
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Vuzix to work on cost reduction as OEM sales take-off is delayed
Reporting lackluster results for the third quarter of 2023, Vuzix has announced that it would launch a cost reduction program that is expected to lower operating costs by 20 percent annually once fully implemented. The company said that the streamlining of its operations would impact everything from operations to product ...
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Mitsui expects flat annual sales in vision care materials
Mitsui Chemicals has reported a second consecutive quarter of declining revenue for its Life & Healthcare Solutions division, in which its vision care business is integrated along with other products such as nonwovens, oral care and agrochemicals. The business unit sales for the first six months of the group’s current ...
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ArticleNational Vision moves to offset Walmart divorce impact, on track to meet FY guidance
National Vision announced steps to offset the impact on profits of the previously announced end of its partnership with retailing giant Walmart next year, as it released third-quarter results showing it remains on track to meet full-year guidance despite a macroeconomic environment described as “challenging”. Starting in 2024, the company ...
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ArticleWarby Parker sees sales growth slowing after 14% jump in Q3
Warby Parker sees sales growth moderating to 8-10 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023 after revenues in the third quarter jumped by 14.2 percent compared to the year earlier to reach $169.8 million and comfortably beat management’s guidance of 9.5-11 percent growth. Dave Gilboa, co-CEO, told analysts in a ...
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ArticleMarcolin sees Q3 sales slip 10%, bolsters house brands with ic! berlin buy
Marcolin slipped into contraction territory in the third quarter, with sales in the period declining by 10.4 percent to €113 million as the group highlighted weakness in the Americas region and a “global context marked by complex socio-political and economic scenarios”. The sales decline came after a second quarter in ...
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ArticleMister Spex posts mixed Q3 results
Mister Spex has reported a significant drop in revenue growth pace for the third quarter of its fiscal year as continued depressed consumer sentiment and unfavorable weather conditions negatively impacted its business. The company however stressed that it was continuing to outperform the market and to deliver on its ...
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ArticleFielmann reports strong Q3, launches eye health services
Fielmann Group has announced a 12.2 percent year-on-year increase in external sales to €602 million including VAT for the third quarter of 2023, in line with the 13 percent growth reported earlier for the first half of the year. In volume, however, Q3 sales increased by a more modest 2.2 ...
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KITS up 32 % in Q3
Canadian-based online retailer KITS Eyecare has reported a 32 percent year-on-year increase in Q3 revenue to $31.2 million, which the company said was driven by strong repeat customer revenue in both contact lens and eyeglasses and higher average order value. Quarterly sales of eyeglasses sligthly underperformed as they were up ...
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ArticleSmith rebound cushions Safilo’s Q3 revenue decline
The Safilo Group has reported a second consecutive quarter of topline decline as total Q3 revenue dropped by 9.8 percent year-on-year to €260.4 million, with sales declining both in North America and Europe that together account for over 80 percent of sales. Aside from strong currency headwinds, the company attributed ...
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ArticleHOYA lens growth driven by international markets and MiYOSMART in Q2
HOYA CORPORATION has reported a 2.5 percent year-on-year increase in Q2 group revenue to 188.7 billion Japanese yen (€1,182m) as the solid growth of its Life Care business unit and currency tailwinds offset another steep decline in the IT division’s quarterly sales. At constant rates, the Japanese group’s topline was ...
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Bausch + Lomb sales edge up 3% in Q3
Bausch + Lomb’s sales of its contact lenses totaled $228 million in the third quarter of 2023, up by a reported three percent compared to the year earlier and five percent higher at constant currency rates. Growth was led by the continued strong performance of the Infuse/Ultra One Day daily ...
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Topcon upgrades outlook after solid H1
Japanese-based hardware manufacturer Topcon has upgraded its full-year outlook for its eye care business unit after sales went up by 9 percent year-on-year to 34.5 billion Japanese yen (€216m) in the first half of its 2023/24 fiscal year, thanks notably to stable investments in screening, optometry and diagnostic equipment by ...
