Industry News – Richemont Announces 2020 Half-Year Sales Down 26%

Switzerland-based luxury conglomerate Richemont Group has just issued its trading update for the six months ended 30 September 2020. As expected in these uncertain times, sales are down. COVID-19 impacted activities but the situation has improved over the past months helped by Chinese demand. For the half-year, sales decreased by 26% at actual exchange rates […]

4 years ago

Industry News – Richemont Reports Quarterly Sales Down 47% Due To Covid-19

Following the monthly announcements made by the FHS regarding Swiss watch exports and half-year results by Swatch Group a couple of days ago, it is now time for the other giant of the Swiss watch industry, Compagnie Financière Richemont SA, to announce its first-quarter 2020 results… And, as expected from the current coronavirus situation, lockdown […]

4 years ago

Industry News – Richemont Group First Quarter 2019 Results Show Solid Double-Digit Growth

While yesterday Swatch Group announced mild results with declining sales, it is now time for its main competitor, Richemont Group, to publish its financial results for the first quarter ended 30 June 2019 (note: Richemont’s financial year starts on April 1st). And the report is overall positive, with certain exceptions on some regions and activities.  […]

5 years ago

Industry News – Richemont Announces Quarterly Results ahead of SIHH 2019

Just before the opening of SIHH 2019 (Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie), Switzerland-based luxury conglomerate Richemont has released its trading update for the quarter ended 31 December 2018. Richemont announced that sales in the quarter rose 25% at actual exchange rate and 24% at constant exchange rate – results that should, however, be nuanced across the business portfolio.

6 years ago

Industry News – Richemont Mid-Year 2018 Results Show Strong Growth (But To Be Nuanced)

In a press release published about an hour ago, Richemont just announced its consolidated results for the six month period ended 30 September 2018. Sales increased by 21% at actual exchange rates to EUR 6,808 million and by 24% at constant exchange rates. This comes as no surprise as Richemont had announced last month satisfactory sales for the first 5 months (up 25% at constant exchange rate). However, the growth rate seems to be slowing down.

6 years ago