Elizabeth Arden 2007 results
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Firm records $1.128 bil. in sales for FY 2007, up 18% from 2006. Net fourth-quarter sales increased 28% to $242.7 mil., driven by a 51% increase in firm's U.S. mass business and a 27% increase in its U.S. Elizabeth Arden Department store business. International business increased 12% during the Q4, with strong performances from Britney Spears fragrances, according to Arden. Total fragrance sales in North America soared 40% in Q4 and 23% for the full year, with gains primarily in the mass channel. North American fragrance store and department store business was down 6% in 2007, Arden notes. "The key accomplishment for fiscal 2007 year was ... the Elizabeth Arden brand itself - it grew16 percent," Chairman, President and CEO E. Scott Beattie remarked during Aug. 16 call. The Prevage brand advanced more than 45% in 2007, with especially strong growth in travel retail in Asia. Arden plans to launch M by Mariah Carey worldwide in early September, followed by Britney Spears Believe later that month...