Overview
* Inter Parfums Q2 revenue falls 2%, missing analyst expectations, per LSEG data
* Diluted EPS declines 13% to $0.99, missing consensus estimates, per LSEG data
* Net income for Q2 drops 13%, missing analyst forecasts, per LSEG data
Outlook
* Inter Parfums reaffirms 2025 net sales guidance of $1.51 bln
* Company expects 2025 EPS of $5.35
Result Drivers
* U.S. DEMAND - Strong demand in the U.S. accounted for 35% of Q2 net sales, per CEO Jean Madar
* ASIA-PACIFIC DECLINE - Sales in Asia-Pacific fell 12% due to last year's exceptional sales in Australia and distribution issues in South Korea
* MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA - Sales dropped 19% due to the exit of the Dunhill license and regional conflicts, with a 6% decline excluding Dunhill impact
Key Details
Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu
s s
Estimate
Q2 Miss $334 mln $341.20
Revenue mln (3
Analysts
)
Q2 EPS Miss $0.99 $1.11 (3
Analysts
)
Q2 Net Miss $32 mln $35.70
Income mln (3
Analysts
)
Q2 Miss $59 mln $64.90
Operatin mln (3
g Income Analysts
)
Q2 17.7%
Operatin
g Margin
Analyst Coverage
* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
* The average consensus recommendation for the personal products peer group is "buy"
* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Interparfums Inc ( IPAR ) is $168.00, about 28.6% above its August 4 closing price of $119.95
* The stock recently traded at 21 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 20 three months ago
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(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)