美国Kate Spade第四季度净销售额上涨7.62%

Kate Spade's Q4 net sales rise 7.62%
Kate Spade & Company, a US based apparel and accessories provider specialising in womenswear, reported a rise of 7.62 per cent to $428.95 million in its net sales in the fourth quarter of the year, ending on January 2, 2016, as compared to $398.57 million in the corresponding period last year, according to a press statement issued by the company.
However, net income for Q4 at Kate Spade & Company in the year fell by 51.46 per cent to $61.4 million as compared to $126.5 million in the fourth quarter of the year, ending on January 3, 2015.
Operating income for this period rose by 57.05 per cent to $73.6 million as compared to $46.9 million in the corresponding quarter of the prior year.
Gross profit rose by 12.10 per cent to $258.08 million as compared to $230.22 million in the previous year.
Commenting on the results, Craig Leavitt, CEO of Kate Spade & Company said, “Our quality of sale efforts are successfully fuelling brand aspiration and our channel-agnostic approach was a key driver of growth both during the fourth quarter and throughout 2015.”
“We will continue to prioritise these important points of differentiation in 2016,” he said.
The company expects net sales in the range of $1.385 billion to $1.410 billion in 2016. (MCJ)
译文如下：
美国Kate Spade第四季度净销售额上涨7.62%
美国服装和配件供应商Kate Spade主营女装业务。据报告，截至2016年1月2日第四季度，该公司净销售额同比上涨7.62%至4.2895亿美元，去年同期净销售额为3.9857亿美元。
但是，该季度净利润却同比下滑了51.46%至6140万美元，去年同期净利润为1.265亿美元。
该时期营业收入同比上涨了57.05%至7360万美元，去年同期为4690万美元。
第四季度公司总利润上涨了12.10%至2.5808亿美元，去年同期为2.3022亿美元。
Kate Spade公司首席执行官Craig Leavitt表示，我们努力提高销售质量是成功推动公司品牌的关键。通过各种渠道促进经济增长亦是另外的一个关键推动力。
他说，我们将继续优先考虑这些重要的因素，争取在2016年有更与众不同的表现。
2016年公司预计净销售额将在13.85亿美元到14.1亿年之间。