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https://i-invdn-com.akamaized.net/trkd-images/LYNXMPEG8E0DC_L.jpgH&M said in a statement its recovery from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic was better than expected in the June through August period.
“More full-price sales combined with strong cost control enabled the company to already turn to profit in the third quarter,” it said.
Net sales fell 19% to 50.9 billion crowns from a year earlier. Analysts had on average forecast an 18% fall, according to Refinitiv’s SmartEstimate model, which is weighted towards more recent estimates and higher-ranked analysts.