Lojas Americanas SA operates in the Department stores sector.
In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Lojas Americanas SA with three other
department stores in Latin America:
Falabella Peru SAA
of Peru
(2018
sales of 11.62 billion Peruvian New Sols [US$3.45 billion]
of which 88%
was Retail),
Grupo Elektra SA de CV
of Mexico
(103.52 billion Mexican Pesos [US$5.38 billion]
of which 63%
was Financing), and
Magazine Luiza SA
(15.59 billion Brazilian Reals [US$3.73 billion]
of which 100%
was Retail).
Sales Analysis.
Lojas Americanas SA reported sales of 17.69 billion Brazilian Reals (US$4.23 billion)
for the
year ending
December of 2018.
This
represents
an
increase of 3.8%
versus 2017, when the company's sales were 17.04 billion Brazilian Reals.
Despite this increase, sales are still
below the level achieved in 2016, when Lojas Americanas SA
reported sales of 18.10 billion Brazilian Reals.
Sales of Other saw an increase
that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up
33.4% in 2018, from
6.11 million Brazilian Reals to 8.15 million Brazilian Reals.
Not all segments of Lojas Americanas SA experienced an increase in sales in 2018:
sales of Electronic Stores fell 8.9% to 6.49 billion Brazilian Reals.