Pandora Raises Full-Year Growth Outlook as Q2 Profit in Line

Jewels are seen in a Pandora jewellery shop in downtown Rome, Italy, August 7, 2018. (Reuters)
Jewels are seen in a Pandora jewellery shop in downtown Rome, Italy, August 7, 2018. (Reuters)
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Pandora Raises Full-Year Growth Outlook as Q2 Profit in Line

Jewels are seen in a Pandora jewellery shop in downtown Rome, Italy, August 7, 2018. (Reuters)
Jewels are seen in a Pandora jewellery shop in downtown Rome, Italy, August 7, 2018. (Reuters)

Pandora, the world's biggest jewellery maker, reported second-quarter operating profit broadly in line with expectations on Monday and increased its growth outlook for the year.

Operating profit rose to 1.34 billion Danish crowns ($196.25 million) in the second quarter from 1.19 billion a year earlier compared with an average 1.3 billion forecast by 14 analysts in a poll compiled by the company.

Pandora increased its full-year organic growth guidance to between 9% and 12% compared to its previous guidance of 8-10%. It kept its operating margin guidance at around 25%.

"We are again raising revenue guidance for 2024 and look to the second half of the year with optimism," CEO Alexander Lacik said in a statement.



Adidas Says Q2 Underlying North America Sales Rise 

An Adidas sneaker is seen on display at the newly renovated JD Sports store at Westfield Stratford City in London, Britain, July 30, 2024. (Reuters)
An Adidas sneaker is seen on display at the newly renovated JD Sports store at Westfield Stratford City in London, Britain, July 30, 2024. (Reuters)
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Adidas Says Q2 Underlying North America Sales Rise 

An Adidas sneaker is seen on display at the newly renovated JD Sports store at Westfield Stratford City in London, Britain, July 30, 2024. (Reuters)
An Adidas sneaker is seen on display at the newly renovated JD Sports store at Westfield Stratford City in London, Britain, July 30, 2024. (Reuters)

Adidas said on Wednesday its second-quarter revenues in North America, excluding sales of the Yeezy line, increased from last year, driven by growth in both wholesale and its own retail.

Including Yeezy, the currency-neutral sales in North America - Adidas' second-biggest market behind Europe - fell by 8% to 1.3 billion euros ($1.51 billion) in the April to June period.

"The decline was solely related to the significantly smaller Yeezy business," the company said in a statement, without specifying how much the sales increased excluding the product line.

In a turnaround led by CEO Bjorn Gulden, Adidas has sought to clear remaining Yeezy stock after a bruising break-up with rapper Kanye West, who goes by Ye, while striving to boost its brand through its popular retro styles.

Its quarterly currency-neutral sales rose 19% in Europe to 1.9 billion euros, from 1.6 billion euros a year earlier.

Adidas had hiked its full-year guidance for the second time this year and reported preliminary second-quarter results above expectations in mid-July.