Financial Results
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Carl Zeiss Meditec posts revenue and margin declines for fiscal 2023/24
Carl Zeiss Meditec has reported revenue of €2,066.1 million for its 2023/24 fiscal year, down by 1.1 percent in reported terms versus 2022/23. In constant currencies and adjusted from the effects of the acquisition of DORC, a company specializing in retinal surgery, total sales declined by 4.8 percent. Sales from ...
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Sun Hing loss widens in H1 despite solid ODM sales
The Hong Kong-based manufacturer stressed that lower selling prices and keen competition weighed on the profitability of its core ODM unit.
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CooperVision forecasts further market share gains in FY 2025
CooperCompanies has announced a 9 percent year-on-year increase in Q4 revenue to $676.4 million for CooperVision, in line with the growth pace reported for the previous quarter. By category, quarterly sales of toric and multifocal contact lenses grew by 9 percent versus Q4 2023, while spherical contact lenses were up ...
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The Americas and Europe keep driving TOG’s sales growth
The Thai-based lens maker was up by 9.9 percent year-on-year in Q3 2024, driven by the Americas (+38.1 percent) and Europe (+15.8 percent). However, the solid sales momentum since the start of this year has yet to yield profitability improvements.
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Alain Afflelou posts revenue and margin upticks for FY2024 but debt swells further
The Alain Afflelou group has reported a 5.1 percent year-on-year increase in network sales and profitability improvements in fiscal 2024. However, the group’s net debt increased further.
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iVision Tech parent company’s eyewear business sales jump 28% in Q3
Italian eyewear supplier iVision Tech said its parent company posted revenues of €7.6 million in the first nine months of 2024, up by 27.6 percent compared to the year earlier on a like-for-like basis that considers solely its eyewear business. On a reported basis, revenues were up by 4.3 percent ...
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Solid but slower revenue growth and pressured margins for Synsam in Q3
The leading optical retailer in the Nordics posted a 7 percent revenue increase in Q3, but customer sentiment, competition and an acceleration in its store openings program pressured margins in Q3.
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Zoff first public financial results show double-digit growth pace and higher margins
Reporting its financial results for the first time since its Initial Public Offering (IPO) last month, Japan-based retail group Zoff has announced a 11.8 percent year-on-year hike in revenue to 33.6 billion Japanese yen (€255.5m) for the first nine months of fiscal 2024. For the third quarter alone, total sales ...
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Mister Spex new management hails rebranding initial results in “transition quarter”
Group revenue was down by 3 percent in Q3 but sales were slightly up in Germany and in the key prescription glasses’ product category.
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Lenskart close to break-even as revenue jumps 43% in FY2024
According to The Economic Times and several other Indian business news organizations, optical retail group Lenskart has reported a 43 percent year-on-year jump in operating revenue to Rs 5,610 crore (€625m) for its 2024 fiscal year, ended at the end of March. The group had roughly doubled its sales in ...
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Warby Parker raises guidance again as sales momentum continues
Warby Parker raised its full-year guidance for revenues and adjusted Ebitda as sales momentum continued in the third quarter and the start of the fourth. Third-quarter revenues increased by 13.3 percent year over year to reach $192.4 million, in line with the growth rate seen in the previous quarter and ...
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Safilo keeps focus on margins as sales slump persists
Safilo Group’s topline continued to slip in Q3 2024, as quarterly sales went down by 4.1 percent year on year to $225.4 million, weighed down by a stubbornly soft North American business. At constant rates, revenue decreased by 3.4 percent versus 2023, in line with the company’s performance in the ...
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National Vision to close 39 stores, moderate new store growth after lackluster Q3
Q3 revenue was up by 2.4 percent year over year to $451 million. Adjusted operating margin remained in low-digit territory.
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KITS Eyecare reports higher profit ratios and 34% revenue hike for Q3
Full-year revenue forecast at close to 160 million Canadian dollars.
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Marcolin sales still down despite EMEA Q3 rebound, 9M margins slightly up
In line with its previous financial results Marcolin has reported slight profitability improvements for the first nine months of this year despite a continued decline in group sales, mostly related to the Americas market. Revenue in the nine-month period was down by 3.2 percent year over year to €408.0 million, ...
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HOYA Life Care business returns to growth in Q2, confirming IT incident recovery
Hoya Life Care unit sales increased by 2.2 percent at constant rates in fiscal Q2, driven by ophthalmic lenses and contact lenses.
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Solid organic growth and US acquisitions keep Fielmann in double-digit growth gear
International markets have come to account for over a third of the German-based optical retail group. The US is already the second-largest market for the group, with annual sales projected at over €250 million.
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Japanese optical retail chain goes public
Zoff, a Japanese retail chain with approximately 300 stores, went public earler this month. The company anticipates a 9 percent year-on-year revenue growth in 2024.
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Despite a slight slowdown in Q3, Kering Eyewear remains a bright spot for the group
Reporting a 4 percent increase in Q3 sales, Kering Eyewear again largely outperformed the whole Kering group, whose topline double-digit decline further accelerated.
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Essilux Q3 topline up 2% as EMEA and APAC slow down slightly
EssilorLuxottica Q3 sales were up by 4 percent year-on-year to €6.4 billion with innovations in lenses and smart eyewear contributing significantly.