Shares in luxury jeweller Tiffany & Co. (NYSE:TIF) got a boost after the firm reported strong second quarter results underscored by a jump in net earnings and revenue.
The jeweller said net earnings in the second quarter ending July 31 was US$115.0mln or US$0.92 per share, up from US$105.7mln or US$0.84 in the corresponding period last year.
Revenue hit US$959.7mln, up from US$931.6mln last year but not all the news was positive, with same-store sales falling by 2%.
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Tiffany said growth in fashion and designer jewelry sales contrasted with softness in other jewelry categories
Tiffany expects worldwide sales in fiscal 2017 to rise by a low-single-digit percentage year-on-year and earnings to increase by a high-single-digit percentage over 2016's US$3.55.
In pre-market trading Tiffany shares were up US$2.19 at US$88.72, a 2.5% increase.