ITALY: Lotto Sport 2002 Profit Up To EUR6.4 Million
Sportswear and sports shoe company Lotto Sport Italia has posted a 4.4 per cent jump in full-year pre-tax profits to 6.4 million euros on the back of a 25 per cent climb in consolidated turnover to 144.9 million euros. The Montebelluna-based company said turnover grew 18.1 per cent in Italy and exports rose 32 per cent. It added that when turnover generated through its licensees in Asia and the Americas is taken into account, its pre-tax profits are up 10.4 per cent and turnover reached 218 million euros.