Elizabeth Arden Announces 2011 Q2 Financials

Elizabeth Arden, Inc. announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31, 2010. The company reported net sales of $405.6 million, an increase of 3.1%, as compared to the second quarter of the prior fiscal year. Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign currency translation, net sales increased by 3.5%.

E. Scott Beattie, Elizabeth Arden, Inc. chairman, president and CEO, commented, "The momentum we saw in our business through the first quarter continues. Sales and earnings results were ahead of our prior guidance, driven primarily by the continued strong performance of our international business. In constant currencies, net sales of our international business increased by 12%, while net sales in North America were flat. We saw strong net sales increases in our mass retail and direct-to-consumer businesses that offset declines in our U.S. department store fragrance business, which were largely anticipated. Notably, through the second fiscal quarter, both gross margins and EBITDA margins increased by over 200 basis points on a year over year basis, underscoring the strong impact of our re-engineering initiatives."

Beattie continued, "We are pleased with the performance of our brands and the progress we are making with our key initiatives. Year to date, sales of Elizabeth Arden-branded products rose by 7% globally, while sales of our European fragrance business grew by 13%, consistent with our strategy to accelerate the growth of the Elizabeth Arden brand and increase our share of the European fragrance market."

More information on Elizabeth Arden's 2011 second quarter financial report is available here.

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