LVMH posted a year-over-year sales decline in the third quarter, showing the continuing pressure on the luxury sector from weak Chinese spending.
LVMH reported a 3% decline in sales in its most recent quarter. The drop is driven by decreased demand from Chinese consumers, affecting luxury sales.
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton said a slowdown in Chinese spending had hit its third quarter sales
LVMH's sales of fashion and leather goods fell for the first time since the pandemic as the industry's biggest player was hammered by a slump in demand from Chinese consumers whose appetite for high-end purchases once seemed insatiable. French conglomerate LVMH's brands include Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior and Sephora.
LVMH saw quarterly sales dip amid an “uncertain economic and geopolitical environment.” The luxury retail giant reported third-quarter earnings that showed a 3% drop in revenues — to 19.1 billion euros — while sales in its core fashion and leather goods units — which includes brands like Dior and Louis Vuitton — dropped 5%.
LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Société Européenne (OTCPK:LVMHF) Q3 2024 Sales Call October 15, 2024 12:00 PM ET Company Participants Rodolphe Ozun - Director of Financial Communications Jean-Jacques Guiony - CFO Cécile Cabanis - Deputy CFO Conference Call Participants Antoine Belge - Exane BNP Paribas Louise Singlehurst - Goldman Sachs Piral Dadhania - RBC Chiara Battistini - J.P. Morgan Yi Zhong - AlphaValue Ashley Wallace - Bank of America Edouard Aubin - Morgan Stanley Carole Madjo - Barclays Thomas Chauvet - Citi Erwan Rambourg - HSBC Chris Gao - CLSA Rogerio Fujimori - Stifel Charles-Louis Scotti - Kepler Rodolphe Ozun Good afternoon everyone and welcome to today's conference call.
Luxury-brands firm LVMH reported nine-months revenue of €60.8 billion, reflecting slight growth, and strong spending by Chinese customers in Europe and Japan.
The French luxury empire said the decline in revenue during the quarter was mainly due to lower growth in Japan.
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