date:Oct 18, 2013
Metro Group's sales fell 2.2% to 46.3 billion in their third quarter financial report released today. The average estimate of 12 analysts was 46.4 billion.
We have delivered what we promised in the short financial year 2013: We reached our sales target and can confirm our EBIT guidance, said Olaf Koch, Chairman of the Management Board of METRO AG.
Reported sales of 46.3 billion in 2013 came in slightly below last year's performance due to the continually difficult trading conditions in many pa