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Financial expert analyzes: HUGO BOSS will achieve record sales in 2023 despite weak operating results
According to a report from www.finanzen.net, HUGO BOSS achieved a sales record in 2023 despite weak consumer sentiment. The fourth quarter was the strongest in the company's history. HUGO BOSS was able to make significant gains at the end of the year, particularly in China. The previously raised forecast for 2023 was achieved at the upper end, but the operating result was weaker than expected, which led to a collapse in share prices. Despite the record sales of 4.2 billion euros, the weaker profits caused dissatisfaction among investors, which led to a drop in the price of HUGO BOSS shares by more than 12 percent. This burdened...
Financial expert analyzes: HUGO BOSS will achieve record sales in 2023 despite weak operating results
According to a report by www.finanzen.net reports, HUGO BOSS achieved a sales record in 2023 despite weak consumer sentiment. The fourth quarter was the strongest in the company's history. HUGO BOSS was able to make significant gains at the end of the year, particularly in China. The previously raised forecast for 2023 was achieved at the upper end, but the operating result was weaker than expected, which led to a collapse in share prices.
Despite the record sales of 4.2 billion euros, the weaker profits caused dissatisfaction among investors, which led to a drop in the price of HUGO BOSS shares by more than 12 percent. This also weighed on the prices of PUMA and adidas and showed general weakness in luxury goods stocks in Europe. Nevertheless, the company performed as expected in terms of sales, with the strong brand image in particular outweighing the economic uncertainties.
In the fourth quarter, HUGO BOSS sales rose by 10 percent to 1.18 billion euros, with the Asia/Pacific region in particular recording an increase of over a quarter. Digital business and stationary retail also showed positive growth. The investments in the company's growth strategy bore fruit, in particular the new marketing, product and sales initiatives as well as the increased relevance of the Boss and Hugo brands.
Despite the disappointing operating result, those responsible were optimistic and spoke of a robust basis for further market share gains and a milestone in achieving the medium-term financial goals. By 2025, HUGO BOSS plans to achieve sales of 5 billion euros and an operating result of at least 600 million euros.
Overall, it can be said that HUGO BOSS is still on a good growth path despite the price collapse due to the weaker operating result. Investments in brand strategy are paying off and the company remains optimistic about the future.
Source: www.finanzen.net
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