Earnings Release • Jul 15, 2013
Earnings Release
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In June 2013, H&M Group total sales including VAT in local currencies increased by 13 percent compared to the same month the previous year. Sales in comparable units increased by 3 percent. Comparable units comprise the stores and the internet and catalogue sales countries that have been in operation for at least a financial year.
Sales development per month in percent in local currencies:
| 2009/2010 | 2010/2011 | 2011/2012 | 2012/2013 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 15 | (3) | 8 | (0) | 13 | (4) | 8 | (-2) | |
| January | 11 | (1) | 9 | (1) | 12 | (3) | 5 | (-4) | |
| February | 10 | (-1) | 9 | (1) | 13 | (2) | 5 | (-3) | |
| March | 21 | (9) | 2 | (-5) | 26 | (16) | -4 | (-12) | |
| April | 4 | (-6) | 21 | (11) | -1 | (-10) | 11 | (1) | |
| May | 6 | (-4) | 12 | (2) | 12 | (3) | 9 | (0) | |
| June | 20 | (9) | 5 | (-4) | 13 | (3) | 13 | (3) | |
| July | 21 | (10) | 3 | (-6) | 11 | (2) | |||
| August | 24 | (14) | 8 | (0) | 6 | (-4) | |||
| September | 16 | (8) | 3 | (-7) | 15 | (6) | |||
| October | 13 | (3) | 8 | (-2) | 4 | (-5) | |||
| November | 17 | (8) | 9 | (-1) | 7 | (-1) | |||
| Full year | 15 | (5) | 8 | (-1) | 11 | (1) |
The figures in parenthesis in the table represent the sales development in comparable units.
The total number of stores amounted to 2,926 on 30 June 2013 versus 2,596 on 30 June 2012.
Percentage sales development for the month of July will be published on 15 August 2013.
Karl-Johan Persson, Managing Director
Contact: The Press department +46-8-796 52 50
The information in this press release is that which H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) is required to disclose under Sweden's Securities Market Act. It was released for publication at 08.00 (CET) on 15 July 2013.
_____________________________________________________________________ H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) was founded in Sweden in 1947 and is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. The company's business concept is to offer fashion and quality at the best price. In addition to H&M, the Group includes the brands COS, Monki, Weekday, Cheap Monday, & Other Stories as well as H&M Home. The H&M Group has more than 2,900 stores in 49 markets including franchise markets. In 2012, sales including VAT were SEK 140,948 million and the number of employees more than 104,000. For further information, visit hm.com.
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