Kesko's sales increased in December in all divisions

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 18.01.2016 AT 09.00 1(2) Kesko's sales increased in December in all divisions Kesko Group's sales in December 2015 totalled EUR781.8 million. In comparable terms excluding Anttila, sales increased by 3.0% in local currencies. "In December, Kesko's sales increased in all divisions, especially in the car trade and the home improvement and speciality goods trade...

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 18.01.2016 AT 09.00 1(2)

 

Kesko's sales increased in December in all divisions

 

Kesko Group's sales in December 2015 totalled EUR781.8 million. In comparable terms excluding Anttila, sales increased by 3.0% in local currencies.

 

"In December, Kesko's sales increased in all divisions, especially in the car trade and the home improvement and speciality goods trade. Sales grew also in the grocery trade, although prices continued to decline further," says Kesko's President and CEO Mikko Helander.

 

In Kesko's grocery trade, sales in December were EUR483.1 million, an increase of 0.6% in local currencies.

 

In the home improvement and speciality goods trade, sales in December were EUR235.4 million, and comparable sales excluding Anttila increased by 4.9% in local currencies. In Finland, comparable sales were up by 2.4%. Outside Finland, comparable sales grew by 7.7% in local currencies. In the building and home improvement trade, sales increased by 2.7% in local currencies.

 

In the car trade, sales in December were EUR62.5 million, up 18.3% from the previous year.

 

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

 

	December 2015		Change, %
	EUR million	Change, %	in local currencies excl. Anttila
Grocery trade, total	483.1	+0.7	+0.6
Home improvement and speciality goods trade, Finland	118.6	-29.2	+2.4
Home improvement and speciality goods trade, other countries	116.8	+17.5	+7.7
Home improvement and speciality goods trade, total	235.4	-11.8	+4.9
Car trade, total	62.5	+18.3	+18.3
Common operations and eliminations	0.8
Grand total	781.8	-2.0	+3.0
Finland, total	651.6	-5.5	+1.8
Other countries, total	130.2	+19.6	+10.4
Grand total	781.8	-2.0	+3.0

 

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

 

	1.1. - 31.12.2015		Change, %
	EUR million	Change, %	in local currencies excl. Anttila
Grocery trade, total	4,733.8	-1.4	-0.7
Home improvement and speciality goods trade, Finland	1,757.9	-13.9	-1.0
Home improvement and speciality goods trade, other countries	1,565.6	-2.2	+5.8
Home improvement and speciality goods trade, total	3,323.5	-8.8	+2.3
Car trade, total	770.2	-2.1	-2.1
Common operations and eliminations	8.4
Grand total	8,835.9	-4.1	+0.3
Finland, total	7,163.7	-4.6	-1.4
Other countries, total	1,672.2	-1.9	+7.6
Grand total	8,835.9	-4.1	+0.3

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

 

In December 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-December was one more than in the previous year. The number of retail selling days in December was 28, which was the same as in the previous year. The total number of retail selling days in January-December 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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