JB Hi-Fi growth slows as competition intensifies

Original article by Sue Mitchell
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 11 & 16 : 14-Aug-18

Consumer electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi has posted a 2017-18 underlying net profit of $233.2m, which is 12.3 per cent higher than previously. Group earnings rose 14.5 per cent to $350.6m, while its Australian division’s earnings were 11.4 per cent higher at $292.3m. Sales grew by 21.8 per cent in 2017-18, but expectations of competition from key rivals and fewer store openings have prompted the company to pare back its sales growth forecast to just 3.6 per cent in 2018-19. Shareholders will receive a full-year dividend of $0.132 per share.

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