Hermes International SCA

Luxury handbag maker Hermes International <HRMS.PA> reported that sales in the second quarter had grown faster than in the previous three-months, lifted by strong demand in China.

* Shares dip, stock hit record high in 2017 (Recasts with outlook, adds comments)

French luxury goods maker Hermes , best-known for its coveted handmade bags and squared silk scarves, on Thursday said sales at constant currencies rose 5 percent in the fourth quarter, a slight slowdown from the previous three months.

Luxury handbag maker Hermes said sales growth had accelerated in the third quarter, as demand for its perfume and scarf lines proved particularly strong and its performance in Europe and the Americas improved.

Luxury handbag specialist Hermes on Wednesday said comparable sales in the third quarter rose 11.3 percent from a year earlier, with revenues picking up in its smaller perfumes and scarves units while demand from Asia stayed strong.

Hermes <HRMS.PA>, the French label known for its $10,000-plus Birkin and Kelly bags, plans to add two leather goods workshops in France by 2020 to meet a recovery in demand for luxury goods.

Luxury goods maker Hermes <HRMS.PA> cautioned on Thursday that a strong euro could hamper its ability to maintain record high profitability achieved in the first half as demand recovered.

French luxury goods maker Hermes said on Thursday that its first-half operating margin climbed to an all-time high of 34.3 percent of sales, boosted by favourable foreign exchange hedging contracts set up in 2016.

French luxury goods group Hermes said on Friday it expected first-half 2017 operating profitability to be close to the peak level of 33.9 percent of sales achieved in the first half of 2016, thanks to foreign exchange gains.

French luxury goods group Hermes said on Friday it expected fist-half 2017 operating profitability to be close to the peak of 33.9 percent of sales achieved in the first half 2016 thanks to foreign exchange gains.

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* Cautions against extrapolating Q1 growth to full year (Adds CEO comment, shares, analyst)

French luxury goods group Hermes said on Thursday that sales growth accelerated in the first quarter, driven by demand from Asian customers, providing further evidence of a broader recovery in the luxury goods industry.

French luxury goods group Hermes <HRMS.PA> said it had started this year on a solid footing after announcing record 2016 profits on Wednesday, providing further evidence of a broader recovery in the luxury goods industry.

French luxury goods group Hermes posted on Wednesday a 13 percent increase in 2016 net profit, providing further evidence of a broader recovery in the luxury goods industry, and reported a record operating profit margin.

* Company keeps financial goals (Adds CEO comments, shares, analyst )

French luxury goods group Hermes <HRMS.PA> said on Wednesday that sales growth rose 6.6 percent in the fourth quarter, at constant exchange rates, coming close to market expectations.

French luxury goods group Hermes on Thursday saw a slight acceleration in sales growth in the third-quarter to 8.8 percent at constant exchange rates, up from 8.1 percent in the previous three months.

French luxury goods group Hermes on Thursday saw a slight acceleration in sales growth in the third-quarter to 8.8 percent at constant exchange rates, up from 8.1 percent in the second quarter.