Bare Escentuals Drives Up Shiseido Sales, But Takes Toll On Profits

摘要

Shiseido Co.'s Bare Escentuals acquisition has helped to increase the firm's sales in the Americas, but charges associated with the deal have dramatically impacted its bottom line.The Japan-based cosmetics firm posted a 62% drop in net income to yuan 9 bil. for the first three quarters of its fiscal year through Dec. 31, much of it attributed to charges incurred from the deal for Bare Escentuals.