The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
NEW YORK, United States — Michael Kors owner Capri Holdings Ltd on Wednesday forecast a larger-than-expected 70 percent drop in current-quarter revenue and "significant" losses, as the COVID-19 pandemic hammers demand for its luxury handbags and dresses.
Analysts had forecast a 46.7 percent fall in current quarter revenue, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
In delayed fourth-quarter results, Capri said total revenue fell 11.3 percent to $1.19 billion in the three months ended March 28, slightly above analysts' average estimate of $1.12 billion.
By Uday Sampath; editor: Krishna Chandra Eluri.
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