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Tiffany results beat estimates, shares up

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Reuters
Published
Aug 28, 2009

BANGALORE, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Upscale jeweler Tiffany & Co (TIF.N) posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday 28 August as it squeezed out costs and saw a modest improvement in demand for its pricey baubles.


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The company, which reduced selling, general and administrative expenses by 14 percent in the quarter, said it is pursuing a more modest pace of store expansion this year, citing economic conditions.

Tiffany's net profit fell to $56.8 million, or 46 cents a share, for the second quarter ended July 31, from $80.8 million, or 63 cents a share, a year earlier.

Excluding items, the profit per share was 39 cents, beating analysts' average forecast of 33 cents a share, according to Reuters Estimates.

Net sales fell 16 percent to $612.5 million. Analysts on average had expected $604.9 million, according to Reuters Estimates.

Tiffany shares were up 7 percent at $36.33 in premarket trade. (Reporting by Dhanya Skariachan, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)

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