Australia's Myer Holdings dives on annual profit slump, dividend cut
Sept 20 (Reuters) -Shares of Myer Holdings MYR.AX tanked as much as 12% on Friday to hit their lowest levels in more than a month, after the Australian mid-cap retailer posted a drop in annual profit and also halved its dividend payout.
The departmental store chain reported a net profit after tax of A$52.6 million ($35.78 million) for the fiscal year 2024, down 26% from the previous corresponding period, due to closure of stores and cost pressures.
Customers have increasingly cut down on discretionary spending, as savings take a hit due to inflationary pressures and an uncertain macroeconomic outlook.
"Today's results reflect the challenging macroeconomic environment for Australian retailers," Myer Executive Chair Olivia Wirth said.
The company said in a statement that the underperformance of its wholly owned fashion label sass & bide, and Marcs and David Lawrence brands, accounted for half the decline in its fiscal profit.
Myer also cut its final dividend to 0.5 Australian cents apiece, down from 1 AU cents declared in fiscal year 2023.
The company's stock was trading at A$0.770 apiece, as of 0100 GMT, underperforming a 0.5% rise in the benchmark index .AXJO. More than 3 million shares changed hands, about twice the 30-day average.
"We are laser-focused on improving our profitability, performance and shareholder returns," Mirth said.
The company said the due diligence process for a potential combination with Premier Investments' PMV.AX apparel brand business is underway, and will look to postpone its investor strategy session, which was initially scheduled for October.
($1 = 1.4699 Australian dollars)
Reporting by Archishma Iyer in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips
免责声明: XM Group仅提供在线交易平台的执行服务和访问权限，并允许个人查看和/或使用网站或网站所提供的内容，但无意进行任何更改或扩展，也不会更改或扩展其服务和访问权限。所有访问和使用权限，将受下列条款与条例约束：(i) 条款与条例；(ii) 风险提示；以及(iii) 完整免责声明。请注意，网站所提供的所有讯息，仅限一般资讯用途。此外，XM所有在线交易平台的内容并不构成，也不能被用于任何未经授权的金融市场交易邀约和/或邀请。金融市场交易对于您的投资资本含有重大风险。
所有在线交易平台所发布的资料，仅适用于教育/资讯类用途，不包含也不应被视为用于金融、投资税或交易相关咨询和建议，或是交易价格纪录，或是任何金融商品或非应邀途径的金融相关优惠的交易邀约或邀请。
本网站上由XM和第三方供应商所提供的所有内容，包括意见、新闻、研究、分析、价格、其他资讯和第三方网站链接，皆保持不变，并作为一般市场评论所提供，而非投资性建议。所有在线交易平台所发布的资料，仅适用于教育/资讯类用途，不包含也不应被视为适用于金融、投资税或交易相关咨询和建议，或是交易价格纪录，或是任何金融商品或非应邀途径的金融相关优惠的交易邀约或邀请。请确保您已阅读并完全理解，XM非独立投资研究提示和风险提示相关资讯，更多详情请点击 这里。
