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MONTREAL, June 23, 2017
MONTREAL, June 23, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ - Birks Group Inc. (the "Company" or "Birks Group") (NYSE MKT LLC: BGI), which operates 46 luxury jewelry stores in Canada, Florida and Georgia, reported financial results on June 23, 2017 for the fiscal year ended March 25, 2017 ("fiscal 2017"). Net sales increased by $1.1 million in fiscal 2017 and the Company recorded net income of $4.9 million. All amounts are in U.S. dollars.
Jean-Christophe Bédos, President and Chief Executive Officer of Birks Group, commented "Our fiscal 2017 results are reflective of our resiliency as a Company to adapt in a constantly changing and very challenging retail environment in North America. Despite current retail conditions in Canada, our sales grew by $1.1 million over last year. We posted net earnings of $4.9 million due to a strong performance in the US, in line with our fiscal 2016 net earnings of $5.4 million. Our continued successes are attributable to our dedication to enhancing customer experiences through our new store designs, our new collections and our creative marketing campaigns. Management is focused on growing the Birks brand through a consumer-centric approach involving creative marketing and the launch of new jewelry collections. We believe that the execution of our strategies will allow the Company to achieve its objectives in fiscal 2018."
Fiscal 2017 Financial Overview:
About Birks Group Inc.
Birks Group is a leading operator of luxury jewelry stores in Canada and Southeastern United States. As of May 31, 2017, the Company operated 26 stores under the Birks brand in most major metropolitan markets in Canada, 17 stores in Florida and Georgia under the Mayors brand, one store under the Rolex brand name and two retail locations in Calgary and Vancouver under the Brinkhaus brand. Birks was founded in 1879 and developed over the years into Canada's premier retailer and designer of fine jewelry, timepieces and gifts. Mayors was founded in 1910 and has maintained the intimacy of a family-owned boutique while becoming renowned for its fine jewelry, timepieces and service. Additional information can be found on Birks Group web site, www.birksgroup.com.
NON-GAAP MEASURES
The Company reports information in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("U.S. GAAP"). The Company's performance is monitored and evaluated using various sales and earnings measures that are adjusted to include or exclude amounts from the most directly comparable GAAP measure ("non-GAAP measures"). The Company presents such non-GAAP measures in reporting its financial results to investors and other external stakeholders to provide them with useful complimentary information which will allow them to evaluate the Company's operating results using the same financial measures and metrics used by the Company in evaluating performance. The Company does not, nor does it suggest that investors and other external stakeholders should, consider non-GAAP measures in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures presented by other companies.
Constant currency basis
The Company evaluates its sales performance using non-GAAP measures which eliminates the foreign exchange effects of translating net sales, comparable store sales and gross profit made in Canadian dollars to U.S. dollars (constant currency basis or constant exchange rate basis). Net sales, comparable store sales and gross profit on a constant exchange rate basis are calculated by taking the current period's sales and gross profit in local currency and translating them into U.S. dollars using the prior period's foreign exchange rates. The Company believes that such measures provide useful supplemental information with which to assess the Company's performance relative to the corresponding period in the prior year. The following tables reconcile the net sales, comparable store sales and gross profit increases (decreases) from GAAP to non-GAAP versus the previous fiscal year:
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Constant Exchange Rate | Fiscal 2017 vs. Fiscal 2016 | Fiscal 2016 vs. Fiscal 2015 | ||||
| GAAP | Translation | Constant | GAAP | Translation | Constant |
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Net Sales (in $ 000's) | | | | | | |
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Net sales - Retail | 1,867 | (2,619) | 4,486 | (11,206) | (19,606) | 8,400 |
Net sales - Other | (772) | 146 | (918) | (4,605) | (556) | (4,049) |
Total Net Sales | 1,095 | (2,473) | 3,568 | (15,811) | (20,162) | 4,351 |
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Gross Profit (in $ 000's) | | | | | | |
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Total Gross Profit | (953) | (383) | (570) | (8,418) | (8,349) | (69) |
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Constant Exchange Rate | Fiscal 2017 vs. Fiscal 2016 | ||
| Comparable | Translation | Comparable |
Comparable Store Sales (in %) | | | |
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Canada | -8% | 0% | -8% |
U.S | 9% | 0% | 9% |
Total | 1% | 0% | 1% |
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| Fiscal 2016 vs. Fiscal 2015 | ||
| Comparable | Translation | Comparable |
Comparable Store Sales (in %) | | | |
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Canada | -8% | -14% | 6% |
U.S | 1% | 0% | 1% |
Total | -4% | -7% | 3% |
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| Fiscal 2015 vs. Fiscal 2014 | ||
| Comparable | Translation | Comparable |
Comparable Store Sales (in %) | | | |
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Canada | -8% | -20% | 12% |
U.S | 19% | 0% | 19% Werbung Mehr Nachrichten zur Birks Group Aktie kostenlos abonnieren
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