Casino falls in Paris as French sales decline on price cuts
The decrease was led by a 12 percent drop in revenue at Geant Casino hypermarkets, excluding gasoline and calendar effects, the St. Etienne, France-based retailer said yesterday after markets closed. French shoppers are cautious about prices and want to strictly monitor their budgets, Finance Director Antoine Giscard D’Estaing said on a conference call.
The shares fell as much as 2.8 percent to 78.06 Euro and were trading at 79 Euro as of 9:34 am local time.
Revenue from continuing operations climbed 34 percent to 11.7 billion Euro ($15.5 billion), led by Latin America after the consolidation of Brazil’s Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar. Analysts predicted 11.5 billion Euro, according to the average of 10 estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
Source: Boomberg.com
