Kesko's sales in January 2011
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KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 14.02.2011 AT 09.00 1(2)
The Kesko Group's sales in January 2011, excluding VAT, totalled ?672.1 million,
an increase of 8.9%.
In the food trade, sales in January were ?292.2 million, an increase of 7.2%.
Sales to the K-food store chains were up by 7.1%.
In the home and speciality goods trade, sales in January were ?124.1 million, an
increase of 1.0%. Best sales performance was achieved by the Asko and Sotka
chains.
In the building and home improvement trade, sales in January were ?166.7
million, an increase of 15.7%. Sales in Finland were up by 12.5%. Sales abroad
increased by 18.6% in terms of euros and by 13.0% in terms of local currencies.
In the Baltic countries, sales were up by 11.4%. In Russia, sales increased by
26.9% in terms of euros and by 20.0% in terms of the local currency.*)
In the car and machinery trade, sales in January were ?101.0 million, a
comparable increase of 26.1%. VV-Auto's sales in January were ?85.0 million, up
29.8%. In Finland, the number of new registrations of passenger cars was up by
11.3% in January. The market share of passenger cars represented by VV-Auto was
20.8% (19.0%). Konekesko's sales in January were ?16.1 million, a decrease of
31.1%. Konekesko's comparable sales performance was 9.9%. In the car and
machinery trade, the comparable sales performance was 9.9%. The discontinued
Baltic grain and agricultural inputs trade has been eliminated from the
comparable sales.
*) The reporting of the sales and sales adjustments of the foreign operations of
the building and home improvement trade has been harmonised, and sales
performance has been calculated based on comparable sales figures.
Kesko Group sales in euros, excluding VAT, in January 2011:
January 2011
? million Change, %
Food trade, total 292.2 7.2
Home and speciality goods trade, total 124.1 1.0
Building and home improvement trade, Finland 77.6 12.5
Building and home improvement trade, other countries 89.2 18.6
Building and home improvement trade, total 166.7 15.7
Car and machinery trade, total 101.0 13.8
Common operations and eliminations -12.0
Grand total 672.1 8.9
Finland, total 578.7 9.3
Other countries, total 93.4 6.5
Grand total 672.1 8.9
Change, % indicates the change over the corresponding period of the previous
year.
In January 2011, the number of selling days in Kesko's wholesale in Finland was
20, which was one more than in January 2010. The number of retail selling days
in January was 29, which was the same as in the previous year.
The sales from operations in Finland presented in this release include the
export sales of the companies in Finland (previously exports were included in
the sales of other countries). The comparative figures have been restated to
reflect the change in presentation.
Kesko releases advance information on the K-Group's retail sales quarterly, in
connection with the interim reports.
Further information is available from Vice President, Corporate Controller Eva
Kaukinen, tel. +358 1053 22338.
Kesko Corporation
Paavo Moilanen
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Responsibility
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