In Brief: Renaissance Cosmetics
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Renaissance Cosmetics: Net sales rose 35.4% to $40.9 mil. for the fiscal 1997 first quarter (ended June 30), driven by sales from acquisitions completed after the first fiscal quarter of 1996, including the Procter & Gamble and MEM fragrances and the Nat Robbins color cosmetics, the company reported in its most recent 10-Q filing. Fragrance sales grew 53.1% to $16 mil. (39.2% of net sales), aided by net sales of $5.6 mil. from the MEM and P&G brands, the company said. Cosmetics revenues increased 24.8% to $14.7 mil. (35.9% of consolidated sales), boosted by Nat Robbins sales of $4 mil. and the introduction of Nail Fetish teen artificial nails and accessories, the company noted. International sales rose 27.6% to $10.2 mil., or 24.9% of overall sales. Renaissance reported a net loss of $4.4 mil., down slightly from last year's loss of $4.5 mil...