Company Earnings UpdateLuxottica (BIT: LUX) FY16 Results: Operating Profits Decline, But EPS Beats Expectations Coresight Research March 2, 2017 Executive Summary Italian eyewear manufacturer Luxottica reported FY16 adjusted EPS of €1.84, up 3.4% year over year and ahead of the consensus estimate of €1.80. A 1.1% decline in gross profit was partially offset by a 0.8% decline in operating costs. Exceptional costs contributed to a 2.3% decline in operating profit. Net sales, which had already been reported, climbed by 2.8% in FY16. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: US Store Tracker Extra, January 2025: 50+ Million Square Feet of Retail Space Slated To Close This YearUS Retail Sales Outlook—Preview: Latest Retail Projections in the Absence of Government DataAnalyst Corner: The Labubu Craze—Revealing How Gens Z and Alpha Are Redefining Retail, with Charlie PoonAnalyst Corner: Evaluating Ulta Beauty’s Marketplace Launch as a Strategic Response, with Madhav Pitaliya