Swatch Revenue Grew By 8.3%, The Lowest Growth Rate In Four Years.

< p > Zurich time before January 10, 2014, SwatchGroupAG (UHR.VX) Swatch group released its initial performance in 2013, with revenue growth of 8.3% to 8 billion 817 million Swiss francs, an increase of 1.8% over the 11 months before the Swiss watch Federation.

However, the increase was SwatchGroupAG (UHR.VX), the lowest growth rate of Swatch group in four years.

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< p > January 9th, as China's "a href=" //www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_c.asp "luxury market" /a "slowed down, luxury goods in Europe showed a panic decline. SwatchGroupAG (UHR.VX) Swatch group shares closed down 3% in January 9th, closing at 549.50 Swiss francs.

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< p > in 2013, the Swiss watch market continued to slump. In November, the largest export market in Hongkong and the main market, China's total sales fell by 8.5%, which has declined for two consecutive years since the financial crisis in 2008.

The growth rate of SwatchGroupAG (UHR.VX) Swatch and the peak group in 2013 were 28% and 24% respectively, all lower than those of the industry.

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< p > good news is that SwatchGroupAG (UHR.VX) Swatch group was approved by Swiss antitrust agency Weko at the end of October 2013, and gradually reduced the supply of watch mechanical movement components before December 31, 2019. This means that the competitors of SwatchGroupAG (UHR.VX) Swatch group will face the problem of shortage of important components of watches.

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< p > according to the agreement reached between the two sides, SwatchGroupAG (UHR.VX) Swatch group can reduce shipments to 75% of the 2009-2011 year average shipment volume in 2014, which will drop to 65% in 2016 and further reduce to 55% from 2018. However, Weko requires SwatchGroupAG (UHR.VX) Swatch group to help small and medium-sized companies through the economic difficulties.

In addition, SwatchGroupAG (UHR.VX) Swatch group needs to continue to supply the "assortiments" key components produced by its Nivarox departments to other Swiss watch manufacturers. It is too early to reduce supply because the components are difficult to find substitutes in the market.

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Prior to P, Weko2011 agreed that SwatchGroupAG (UHR.VX) Swatch group reduced its movement supply in 2012 and 2013, and reduced its core supply by 10% in 2014. However, in July this year, Weko rejected the proposal to halt the supply of components in 2025, and the two sides returned to the negotiating table.

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< p > analyst estimates that the a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_c.asp" watches made in Switzerland are less than /a, and the movement of 2/3 comes from the ETA Department of SwatchGroupAG (UHR.VX) Swatch group.

In the 2012 fiscal year, the sector's operating profit rose by 37% over the same period last year, contributing much to the 23% net profit growth of the group.

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< p > early March, the group's chief counsel said that it would reduce the supply of machine core and do not want the group to become a "supermarket" in the industry. The group's movement will be more used for its brand OMEGA and Longines.

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< p > in response to the imminent shortage of supply, SwatchGroupAG (UHR.VX) Swatch group LVMHMo rival tHennessyLouisVuittonSA (LVMH.PA) MOET & CHANDON, Hennessy LV group and CompagnieFinanci reRichemontSA (CFR.VX) have been working hard to acquire watches parts suppliers to ensure their independence in manufacturing.

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< p > sales excluding components. In fiscal year 2013, a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_c.asp" > Swatch < /a > GroupAG (UHR.VX), Swatch group watches and jewellery revenue increased by more than 10%, and sales revenue of components increased by 8.6%.

However, the performance of the electronic watch market was weak, falling 3.9% to 299 million Swiss francs.

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< p > SwatchGroupAG (UHR.VX), Swatch group said that the market share of the group increased significantly in 2013, and the expected net profit and operating profit were good, and it was said that the market was strong in 2014.

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The P > SwatchGroupAG (UHR.VX) Swatch group said it planned to release full financial report for the year 2013 in March 20, 2014.

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