JB Hi-Fi sales slowing after 記録，記録的な／記録する first half
JB Hi-Fi has 警告するd of an uncertain period ahead after seeing sales growth pare 支援する in January まっただ中に rising 利益／興味 率s and high インフレーション.
The 消費者 electronics and whitegoods retailer on Monday said total sales at its 旗艦 Australian 商売／仕事 rose 2.5 per cent in January, compared to a 4.3 per cent 増加する in January 2022.
Sales at 子会社 The Good Guys remained flat against a 2.5 per cent 増加する in the same month last year.
"While we are pleased with the January 貿易（する）ing result, with sales continuing to be 井戸／弁護士席 above pre-Covid January 2020, we have seen sales growth start to 穏健な from the elevated levels seen in the first half of 会計の 2023," group 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある Terry Smart said.
By 1100 AEDT, JB Hi-Fi 株 had dropped 4.25 per cent to $44.64 in a weak Australian market.
The Reserve Bank last week 解除するd its cash 率 to the highest level in the １０年間 in an 成果／努力 to tamp 負かす／撃墜する on インフレーション, which at 7.8 per cent is the highest since 1990.
The continuing 率 引き上げ（る）s have put 圧力 on 世帯s and 小売 sales in Australia dropped 3.9 per cent in December, 場内取引員／株価 their first 拒絶する／低下する in 2022.
JB Hi-Fi's January numbers contrast with 記録，記録的な／記録する sales and 収入s in the first half of 2022/23 when 顧客s showed strong appetite for electronics and 器具s.
全体にわたる sales in the six months to December 31 解除するd 8.6 per cent to $5.28 billion as the retailer てこ入れ／借入資本d on 黒人／ボイコット Friday and ボクシング Day 宣伝の periods.
It resulted in 収入s before 利益／興味 and 税金s for the half year jumping 14 per cent to $479.2 million, while 逮捕する 利益（をあげる） after 税金 was up 14.6 per cent from a year ago to $329.9 million.
Mr Smart せいにするd the result to a normalising of 貿易（する）ing 条件s after two years of COVID 関係のある disruptions and the group's 焦点（を合わせる） on 供給するing the best value to 顧客s.
For the half year, 類似の sales were up 8.5 per cent at JB Hi-Fi Australia, 16.1 per cent higher at JB Hi-Fi New Zealand and up 7.3 per cent at The Good Guys.
The retailer 宣言するd a fully-franked 暫定的な （株主への）配当 of $1.97 per 株, up from 1.63 cents a year ago.
