LVMH shares fall as luxury giant’s second-quarter results underwhelm

Tue Jul 28 2020
Mark Cooper (3150 articles)
LVMH shares fall as luxury giant’s second-quarter results underwhelm

LVMH’s  shares fell on Tuesday, weighing on the broader European luxury goods sector, after the COVID-19 pandemic tore a hole into the Louis Vuitton owner’s second-quarter results.

LVMH reported late on Monday a slump in both its second-quarter sales and profits, and the company’s stock price fell by 3.5% in early session trading, dragging down the shares of rival Kering , which publishes results later on Tuesday.

“LVMH’s H1 2020 profit from recurring operations came in well short of analysts’ expectations and JPM estimates despite a beat on sales by 4%,” JP Morgan wrote in a note.

Mark Cooper

Mark Cooper

Mark Cooper is Political / Stock Market Correspondent. He has been covering Global Stock Markets for more than 6 years.