Cie. Financiere Richemont SA reported Thursday that sales for its fiscal year increased 33 percent to nearly 6.9 billion euros ($9.84 billion). Operating profit for the year, ended March 31, increased 63 percent to 1.35 billion euros. ($1.92 billion).
The Geneva-based luxury goods company reported strong sales across all segments and regions. Among the big winners for the year were jewelry and watch sales.
Richemont’s jewelry “masions,” Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, reported a 29 percent increase in sales to a record 3.48 billion euros ($4.9 billion), based on broad-based popularity in terms of geography and product lines. Brand owned boutiques did particularly well.
Its watch properties ( Vacheron Constantin, Baume & Mercier, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Lange & Söhne, Officine Panerai, IWC, Piaget, and Roger Dubuis), reported a 31 percent sales increase for the year to a record 1.77 billion euros ($2.52 billion), with all specialist watchmakers performing well, with the expected exception of, Baume & Mercier, which is undergoing restructuring. Operating margin increased to 21.4 percent of sales, in spite of higher costs of sales due to the appreciation of the Swiss franc and higher precious material prices.
(sales by region, outlook and CEO quotes after jump)
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