Fast Retailing Cuts Profit Forecast for Third Time This Year
- Stronger yen eroded Uniqlo-owner’s earnings from overseas
- Sales of Uniqlo in Japan has been improving in recent months
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Fast Retailing Co. cut its full-year profit forecast for the third time in six months as a strong yen eroded earnings from overseas and overshadowed improving sales at its Uniqlo casual-wear chain.
Net income will probably be 45 billion yen ($427 million) for the year ending August 2016, a 25 percent drop from the forecast it gave in April, the company said Thursday. That compared with the 57 billion-yen average estimate of 15 analysts compiled by Bloomberg. The company left its forecasts for operating income and revenue unchanged.