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LONDON — L’Oreal shares fell greater than 7.3% in early offers Friday, earlier than barely paring losses, as the corporate reported lower-than-expected gross sales and pointed to a slowdown in demand in Asia.
Shares within the inventory had recovered barely to commerce down 7% by 8:20 a.m. London time.
The world’s largest magnificence model on Thursday reported fourth-quarter gross sales under estimates, rising 2.8% to 10.6 billion euros. Barclays analysts had anticipated a determine close to 10.9 billion euros, in keeping with Reuters.
The corporate additionally logged a 7.6% enhance in 2023 full-year gross sales to 41.18 billion euros ($44.37 billion).
The quarterly shortfall was led by exercise in North Asia, together with China, the place gross sales fell 6.2% over the three-month interval. Gross sales have been in any other case up in Europe and North America.
