BUZZ-Coty up after Q3 revenue beats estimates on strong demand

Reuters05-07

** Shares of CoverGirl cosmetics maker Coty up ~3% at $11.80 after the bell

** Co beats Q3 rev estimates owing to steady global demand for its luxury and mass-market products

** Posts quarterly rev of $1.39 bln vs LSEG estimates of $1.37 bln

** Co reports Q3 e-commerce rev growth of nearly 20%, helped by new launches such as Cosmic Kylie Jenner and Marc Jacobs Daisy

** Co's adj. gross margin rose by 190 basis points to 64.8% driven by higher pricing and easing production costs.

** Expects fiscal 2024 core sales to be at the high end of the 9% to 11% growth it previously forecast

** Sees annual adj. per-share profit at the high end of its prior expectation of 44 cents to 47 cents

** In 2023, stock rose nearly 45%

(Reporting by Anuja Bharat Mistry in Bengaluru)

((AnujaBharat.Mistry@thomsonreuters.com))

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