Costume jewelry company Bijou Brigitte has announced its result before taxes increased by 51 percent to €113.2 million in the financial year 2005 (last year: €74.9 million).
After taxes the company net profit of €47.7 million increased in the previous year by 52.6 percent to €72.8 million in the year under report.
The company turnover increased by 35.0 percent to €301.6 million in 2005 (last year: €223.4 million). Same stores sales increased 13.9 percent.
The executive committee and supervisory board will suggest due to the favorable result development of the general meeting on 19th July 2006 for the financial year 2005, a dividend of €5.50 per share (last year: €3.00 per share). This corresponds to an increase of 83.3 percent.
As a market leader in the fashion jewellery and accessories sector, the Bijou Brigitte Group operates a network of over 800 branches throughout Europe.
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