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Blackmores hit by China pain as daigou depart

Simon Evans

Key Points

  • Revenue ($m) 610 , up 1.4%
  • Pre-tax profit ($m) 76 , down -22.7%
  • Net profit ($m) 53 , down -23.7%
  • Final dividend (c) 70.00 , down -53.3%
  • Date dividend payable Sept 12

Vitamins group Blackmores estimates that about 40 per cent of its daigou trade, which fuelled a golden period in 2015-2016 of booming sales to China, has now vanished.

The one-time sharemarket darling had its share price crunched by almost 15 per cent on Thursday to $70.90, its lowest in more than four years.

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Simon Evans writes on business specialising in retail, manufacturing, beverages, mining and M&A. He is based in Adelaide. Connect with Simon on Twitter. Email Simon at simon.evans@afr.com

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