05.05.15
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. reported net sales for its third quarter ended March 31, 2015 rose 1% to $2.58 billion.
President and Chief Executive Officer Fabrizio Freda said, “We posted an excellent third-quarter performance, exceeding our constant currency sales forecast that, combined with disciplined expense management, we leveraged into sharply higher earnings per share. Compelling product innovations, targeted advertising and marketing investments and selective distribution expansion drove double-digit constant currency sales growth in many of our brands.
“Our growth this quarter again came from multiple engines, with particular strength in the United Kingdom and emerging markets, our luxury and makeup brands, and online, specialty-multi and freestanding store channels. Confirming the underlying strength of our brands and programs, we generated these outstanding results in the face of challenges in several countries and continued currency headwinds.
“In our fiscal fourth quarter we expect continued strong top-line growth, and plan to increase investment spending to further propel momentum and strengthen our future business. For the full fiscal year, we are raising our estimate and now expect constant currency net sales growth of 6% to 7%.”
President and Chief Executive Officer Fabrizio Freda said, “We posted an excellent third-quarter performance, exceeding our constant currency sales forecast that, combined with disciplined expense management, we leveraged into sharply higher earnings per share. Compelling product innovations, targeted advertising and marketing investments and selective distribution expansion drove double-digit constant currency sales growth in many of our brands.
“Our growth this quarter again came from multiple engines, with particular strength in the United Kingdom and emerging markets, our luxury and makeup brands, and online, specialty-multi and freestanding store channels. Confirming the underlying strength of our brands and programs, we generated these outstanding results in the face of challenges in several countries and continued currency headwinds.
“In our fiscal fourth quarter we expect continued strong top-line growth, and plan to increase investment spending to further propel momentum and strengthen our future business. For the full fiscal year, we are raising our estimate and now expect constant currency net sales growth of 6% to 7%.”