Heute ist ein spannender Tag für H&M. Eine Aussenkerze mit viel Volumen würde bedeuten, dass der Abwärtstrend vorerst gestoppt wird und eine Bodenbildung beginnt.

STOCKHOLM (dpa-AFX) - Hennes & Mauritz AB or H&M Group (HNNMY.PK, HMRZF.PK, HEN.L) reported that its fourth-quarter profit after tax fell year-over-year to 3.99 billion Swedish kronor from 5.91 billion kronor in the year-ago period. This corresponds to 2.41 krona per share in the quarter, compared to 3.57 krona per share last year.

The company's board of directors has proposed an unchanged dividend of 9.75 krona per share for the 2016/2017 financial year. The board proposed that the dividend is to be paid in two installments during the year.

Looking ahead, the company projects sales including VAT for the period from 1 December 2017 to 31 January 2018 to increase by 1 percent in local currencies compared to the corresponding period the previous year.

In 2018, the H&M group plans to open approximately 390 new stores and approximately 170 store closures are planned, resulting in a net addition of approximately 220 stores.