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Updated: 2005-04-28 08:52
 
Starbucks higher on new outlets
近日,星巴克宣布,第二财季盈利1亿100万美元,即每股盈利24美分,较上年同期增长27%,达到华尔街的普遍预期。上年同期,星巴克盈利7900万美元,即每股盈利19美分。全季营收增长22%,至15亿美元,这主要得益於店面扩张、商品提价和同家店面销售额增长7%。  

Starbucks higher on new outlets
Frappuccinos got more expensive in October, boosting margins

US coffee chain Starbucks saw its profits for the three months to 3 April rise on the popularity of a new chocolate drink and more cafe openings.

Its profits soared 27% to $100.5m (£52.8m), up from $78.9m a year ago.

Sales beat expectations, helped by 669 new store openings in the past 12 months. Second-quarter sales rose 22% to $1.52bn from the year-ago quarter.

The company raised its forecast for the year and Starbucks shares rose $1.29, or 2.8%, to $48 in after-hours trading.

Excluding an extra week in 2004, analysts expect revenue for the year to grow about 20% to $6.38bn, from last year's $5.29bn

The company plans to open about 1,500 new stores in its 2005 financial year, with 550 new cafes and 525 licensed cafes opening in the US alone.

It also plans to expand in China where it already has 300 cafes.

Starbucks, not known for low prices, increased its operating margins by raising prices on speciality drinks like cappuccinos and frappuccinos in October.

It added new caramel drinks and deserts as well as its Chantico chocolate drink.

The company said it was not worried about high futures prices for coffee, implying that coffee bean costs will go up.

"We take a long-term view on coffee. We probably have inventory for 20 months," said James Donald, chief executive officer of Starbucks.

He told Bloomberg TV he was "mindful of the competition" from companies like McDonald's, which are trying to improve their coffee.

(BBC)

 

Vocabulary:
 

licensed : given official approval to act(得到许可的)

caramel: firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk(焦糖,饴糖)

 

 
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