Kjell & Company issues profit
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Kjell & Company issues profit warning and announces rights issue

The gadget chain Kjell & Company warns that sales for the fourth quarter of last year were 9.9 percent lower than in the same period a year earlier, and that it is also issuing new shares.

The reason for the profit warning is a "short-term unsatisfactory low availability of the right stock products as a result of the assortment review," the owner company, Kjell Group, says in a press release.

Net sales have fallen to SEK 697.2 million, from SEK 773.4 million a year earlier.

At the same time, the gross margin increased during the quarter, from 39.4 to 43.2 percent.

The company is also carrying out a rights issue of approximately SEK 145.5 million. The price per share will be SEK 5.90, which can be compared to Monday's closing price of SEK 8.00.

A directed new share issue of approximately SEK 60 million is also being made to Göran Westerberg, the outgoing CEO of the retail chain Rusta.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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