Kesko's sales increased in November

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 14.12.2015 AT 09.00 1(2) Kesko's sales increased in November Kesko Group's sales in November 2015 totalled EUR675.4 million. In comparable terms excluding Anttila, sales increased by 1.7% in local currencies. "In November, Kesko's sales increased particularly in Finland in the building and home improvement trade and in sports trade...

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 14.12.2015 AT 09.00 1(2)

 

Kesko's sales increased in November

 

Kesko Group's sales in November 2015 totalled EUR675.4 million. In comparable terms excluding Anttila, sales increased by 1.7% in local currencies.

 

"In November, Kesko's sales increased particularly in Finland in the building and home improvement trade and in sports trade. In the grocery trade, sales were at the level of the previous year and the general decline in prices continued", says Kesko's President and CEO Mikko Helander.

 

In Kesko's grocery trade, sales in November were EUR378.7 million, an increase of 0.5% in local currencies.

 

In the home improvement and speciality goods trade, sales in November were EUR239.1 million, and comparable sales excluding Anttila increased by 6.1% in local currencies. In Finland, comparable sales were up by 8.7%. Outside Finland, comparable sales grew by 3.7% in local currencies. In the building and home improvement trade, sales increased by 6.1% in local currencies.

 

In the car trade, sales in November were EUR56.2 million, down 7.3% from the previous year.

 

Kesko Group's sales in euros, excluding VAT, in November 2015:

 

	November 2015		Change, %
	EUR million	Change, %	in local currencies excl. Anttila
Grocery trade, total	378.7	-0.1	+0.5
Home improvement and speciality goods trade, Finland	120.0	-16.1	+8.7
Home improvement and speciality goods trade, other countries	119.1	-4.3	+3.7
Home improvement and speciality goods trade, total	239.1	-10.6	+6.1
Car trade, total	56.2	-7.3	-7.3
Common operations and eliminations	1.4
Grand total	675.4	-4.2	+1.7
Finland, total	547.0	-4.4	+0.7
Other countries, total	128.4	-3.4	+5.8
Grand total	675.4	-4.2	+1.7

 

Kesko Group's sales in euros, excluding VAT, in January-November 2015:

 

	1.1. - 30.11.2015		Change, %
	EUR million	Change, %	in local currencies excl. Anttila
Grocery trade, total	4,250.8	-1.7	-0.9
Home improvement and speciality goods trade, Finland	1,639.3	-12.5	-1.2
Home improvement and speciality goods trade, other countries	1,448.8	-3.5	+5.6
Home improvement and speciality goods trade, total	3,088.1	-8.5	+2.1
Car trade, total	707.7	-3.5	-3.5
Common operations and eliminations	7.6
Grand total	8,054.2	-4.3	0.0
Finland, total	6,512.2	-4.5	-1.8
Other countries, total	1,542.0	-3.4	+7.4
Grand total	8,054.2	-4.3	0.0

 

Change, %, indicates the change compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.

 

In November 2015, the number of selling days in Kesko's wholesale in Finland was 21, which was one more than in the previous year. The total number of selling days in January-November was the same as in the previous year. The number of retail selling days in November was 29, which was one more than in the previous year. The total number of retail selling days in January-November was the same as in the previous year.

 

Kesko releases advance information on the K-Group's retail sales quarterly, in connection with interim reports.

 

Further information is available from Vice President, Group Controller Eva Kaukinen, tel. +358 105 322 338.

 

 

Kesko Corporation

 

 

Merja Haverinen

Vice President, Group Communications

 

 

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