Kesko's sales in January 2015

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 13.02.2015 AT 09.00 1(2) Kesko's sales in January 2015 Kesko Group's sales, excluding VAT, in January 2015 totalled EUR653.4 million, down 7.2%. The number of wholesale selling days was one less than in the previous year. Sales development in foreign operations was positive in terms of local currencies. In Kesko's grocery trade, sales in January were EUR349.8 million, a decrease of 5.6% from the previous year...

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 13.02.2015 AT 09.00 1(2)

 

Kesko's sales in January 2015

 

Kesko Group's sales, excluding VAT, in January 2015 totalled EUR653.4 million, down 7.2%. The number of wholesale selling days was one less than in the previous year. Sales development in foreign operations was positive in terms of local currencies.

 

In Kesko's grocery trade, sales in January were EUR349.8 million, a decrease of 5.6% from the previous year. The number of delivery days was one less than in the previous year.

 

In the home improvement and speciality goods trade, sales in January were EUR213.1 million, a decrease of 8.9%. In terms of local currencies, sales decreased by 3.4%. Sales in Finland decreased by 9.8%. In Finland, sales in the building and home improvement trade decreased by 11.4% and sales in the speciality goods trade decreased by 8.2%. Sales of Intersport increased clearly in Finland. Sales abroad increased by 5.7% in local currencies, but decreased by 7.6% in euros.  

 

In the car and machinery trade, sales in January were EUR91.8 million, a decrease of 8.7%. VV-Auto's sales were EUR76.6 million, down 11.7%. Konekesko's sales were EUR15.2 million, an increase of 9.8% from the previous year.

 

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

 

	January	2015
	EUR million	Change, %
Grocery trade, total	349.8	-5.6
Home improvement and speciality goods trade, Finland	125.0	-9.8
Home improvement and speciality goods trade, other countries	88.1	-7.6
Home improvement and speciality goods trade, total	213.1	-8.9
Car and machinery trade, total	91.8	-8.7
Common operations and eliminations	-1.4
Grand total	653.4	-7.2
Finland, total	554.6	-7.1
Other countries, total	98.7	-7.6
Grand total	653.4	-7.2

 

 

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

 

In January 2015, the number of selling days in Kesko's wholesale in Finland was 20, which was one less than in the previous year. The number of retail selling days in January was 29, which was the same as in the previous year.

 

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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