Hugo Boss cuts full-year forecast on sagging China, UK demand
Expects FY sales at 4.20-4.35 bln euros, EBIT at 350-430 mln euros
Q2 EBIT of 70 mln euros misses expectations
Shares fall 10%, hitting lowest level since April 2021
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By Gursimran Mehar and Linda Pasquini
July 15 (Reuters) -German fashion house Hugo Boss BOSSn.DE cuts its sales and earnings forecasts for the year, citing weakening global consumer demand, especially in China and the UK, sending its shares down as much as 10%.
It now expects full-year sales to fall between 4.20 billion euros ($4.58 billion) and 4.35 billion euros, compared with a previous forecast of4.30 billion to 4.45 billion euros.
It also anticipates its operatingprofit (EBIT) to be around 350 million euros to 430 million euros, down from a previous 430 million euros to 475 million euros. It reported operating profit of 410 million euros in 2023.
Its second-quarteroperating profit (EBIT) amounted to 70 million euros on a preliminary basis, representing a "massive 33% miss" compared with market expectations, Deutsche Bank analyst Michael Kuhn wrote in a note to clients.
The premium clothing brand has been on an expansion drive, increasing marketing spend and opening 102 new points of sale in 2023, but its shares have fallen this year as it warned of slower sales growth.
Hugo Boss shares were down 9% at 36.7 euros by 0710 GMT, hitting their lowest level since April 2021.
"The critical question now will be whether guidance has been cut enough to de-risk 2024 and provide a clearing event that the stock's narrative can rebuild from," analysts at Jefferies wrote.
Hugo Boss' initial guidance for the year had already disappointed analysts expectations in March.
Along with its first-quarter results in May, the company had flagged weaker demand in China and concerns about the U.S. consumer sentiment ahead of presidential elections.
The world's biggest watchmaker Swatch and luxury groupRichemont flagged sluggish demand in China this week, while Burberry also issued a profit warning and scrapped its dividend payment for the year.
($1 = 0.9179 euros)
Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru and Linda Pasquini in Gdansk,
Editing by Chris Reese, Sandra Maler and Louise Heavens
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