Shares jumped over 9% to a record after Fast Retailing raised its full-year profit forecast. Company now sees operating profit at 700 billion yen, up from prior 650 billion yen guidance.
Fast Retailing said profit increased across regions and played down concerns about the possible impact of Japan-China tensions on its apparel business.
The Japanese operator of the Uniqlo clothing brand, Fast Retailing , on Thursday said its first-quarter operating profit rose 33.9% from a year earlier as it benefited from strong business activity at home and expansions in Europe and North America.
I see an upside to the current valuation for Fast Retailing, following the stock's lackluster performance YTD, despite the company posting solid earnings and a full-year outlook. The company has yet to penetrate the European and US markets meaningfully, which presents a growth driver for international sales. Tariff costs are manageable, with forecasts for a 2–3% downward effect on US business operating profit. My worst-case scenario calculation is for a 3.9% tariff impact on US operating profits.
Fast Retailing raised its annual earnings forecast despite some impact from U.S. tariffs, after reporting higher first-half profit thanks partly to revenue growth across various regions.
Uniqlo parent company Fast Retailing and 7-Eleven operator Seven & i Holdings are expected to say they have been facing headwinds when they report their latest earnings next week, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Jan. 2).
Shares in Uniqlo's parent Fast Retailing have declined on worries about its China business. That's after its chairman said the company doesn't source cotton from Xinjiang, where the US has restricted trade due to human rights concerns.
Uniqlo is celebrating 40 years since its founding, reporting another year of record profits. In an exclusive interview with CNBC's Lin Lin, Tadashi Yanai, CEO of Fast Retailing—the parent company of Uniqlo, Asia's largest fashion retailer—shared his vision for the brand's continued success and the company's future.
Tadashi Yanai, Chairman and CEO of Fast Retailing explains the impact the weak yen has on the business, and outlines why expansion in China is the Uniqlo operator's top priority.
Oliver Matthew of CLSA discusses Fast Retailing's outlook in China and its stock performance.
Tadashi Yanai, Chairman & CEO of Fast Retailing Group, discusses the need for wage increases against the backdrop of the yen's fluctuations and Japan's growth momentum.
I continue to rate Fast Retailing stock as a Hold after assessing the company's FY 2024 performance and FY 2025 prospects. FRCOY's FY 2024 revenue and operating income came in above expectations due to the UNIQLO Japan segment's product tweaks and operating efficiency improvement. But the company's FY 2025 outlook points to slower top line and operating profit expansion, which, I think, is attributable to its recruitment efforts and store footprint optimization initiatives.