CANADA: Gildan Activewear Records C$27.7m Q3 Profit
Canadian clothing manufacturer Gildan Activewear was celebrating on Thursday as it reported record third quarter profit and lifted its earnings outlook for the full year and for fiscal 2003. The Montreal-based producer of basic activewear said its net income soared 71 per cent to C$27.7 million, or 94 cents a share, from C$16.2m, or 55 cents a share, in the year-ago period, with sales up almost 30 per cent to C$195.7m.