Hermès experienced another record year with revenue 33% ahead of FY19’s level and an operating margin of 120bp above consensus.
However, sales in the leather goods division declined 5.4% yoy (2x worse than consensus) in Q4 21 due to capacity constraints. The outstanding growth in the first 9-months has left very limited flexibility on stock for the year-end trading.
Hermès sees the very positive trend continuing going forward, the industry-leading pricing power will mitigate the inflation pre ....

18 Feb 2022
Capacity constraints weigh on the leather goods division

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Capacity constraints weigh on the leather goods division
- Published:
18 Feb 2022 -
Author:
Jie Zhang -
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Hermès experienced another record year with revenue 33% ahead of FY19’s level and an operating margin of 120bp above consensus.
However, sales in the leather goods division declined 5.4% yoy (2x worse than consensus) in Q4 21 due to capacity constraints. The outstanding growth in the first 9-months has left very limited flexibility on stock for the year-end trading.
Hermès sees the very positive trend continuing going forward, the industry-leading pricing power will mitigate the inflation pre ....