GERMANY: Puma Roars Ahead As Q3 Profit Doubles
Leading German sportswear, footwear and equipment firm Puma AG on Thursday posted another huge rise in quarterly profit on the back of soaring sales. The Herzogenaurach-based firm said its third quarter net profit more than doubled to 69 million euros from 33.7 million euros last year as sales jumped 37.8 per cent year-on-year to 402.3 million euros.