JANUARY 1 - MARCH 31, 2023
- Group's net sales amounted to SEK 246.9 million (226.6), an increase of 8.9 percent. Currency-neutral, the net sales increased by 5.2 percent.
- Net sales for own e-commerce and e-tailers amounted to SEK 92.9 million (94.6), a decrease of 1.7 percent. Sales for own e-commerce increased by 32.9 percent to SEK 33.4 million (25.1).
- The gross profit margin amounted to 52.2 percent (50.0). Currency-neutral, the gross profit margin amounted to 54.4 percent, an increase of 4.4 percentage points.
- Operating profit amounted to SEK 31.4 million (29.3), an increase of 7.1 percent. Currency-neutral, operating profit amounted to SEK 33.6 million, an increase of 14.8 percent.
- Profit after tax amounted to SEK 24.8 million (23.1), an increase of 7.2 percent.
- Earnings per share before and after dilution amounted to SEK 0.99 (0.92).
QUOTE FROM THE CEO
"The strength of our sports collection becomes particularly clear when we look at the growth of our own e-commerce, where our sports collection grew by 102 percent in the quarter", commented CEO Henrik Bunge.
For further information, please contact
Jens Nyström, CFO
Email: jens.nystrom@bjornborg.com
Phone: +46 85 06 337 00
Henrik Bunge, CEO
Email: henrik.bunge@bjornborg.com
Phone: +46 85 06 337 00
About Björn Borg
The Group owns the Björn Borg trademark and its core business is underwear, sportswear and bags. It also offers footwear and eyewear through licensees. Björn Borg products are sold in around twenty markets, of which Sweden and the Netherlands are the largest. The Björn Borg Group has operations at every level from branding to consumer sales in its own Björn Borg stores. Group net sales amounted to around SEK 835.2 million in 2022, with an average of 160 employees. The Björn Borg share has been listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since 2007.
This information is information that Björn Borg AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out above, at 2023-05-17 17:30 CEST.
