The Michael Hill International Ltd (ASX: MHJ) share price is down more than 10% at the time of writing due to a disappointing trading update.
The Australian, New Zealand and Canadian jewellery retailer in the third quarter of FY19 to March 2019 total sales were down 0.8% and same store sales were down 1.5%. In the first quarter same store sales were down 11% and in the second quarter were down 2.9%, so the decline is slowing.
Michael Hill also reported that the gross profit margin for the first nine months of FY19 was 62.1%, compared to 62.7% at the same point last year.
Online sales of $12.5 million in the nine months to March 2019 were up 53% and now represents 2.9% of total sales.
During the March 2019 quarter, one store was opened and five poor-performing stores were closed – leaving 307 stores open at 31 March 2019.
Michael Hill CEO Daniel Bracken said: “The company’s performance continued to stabilise during the quarter, as refinements to the strategy improved our position from the first half, further regaining ground lost in the first quarter.”
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