| Business Summary | | Waterford
Wedgwood
PLC
is
a
designer,
manufacturer
and
distributor
of
crystal,
fine
bone
china,
fine
porcelain,
fine
earthenware
products,
premium
cookware
and
kitchenware.
The
Company
operates
three
business
categories:
Crystal,
Ceramics
and
Other
business.
The
Crystal
business
comprises
the
manufacture,
marketing,
distribution
and
retail
of
crystal
products
including
stemware,
giftware
and
lightingware
under
the
Waterford
Crystal,
Waterford
Marquis,
Stuart
Crystal,
Wedgwood
Crystal,
Rosenthal,
Versace
and
Bvlgari
crystal
brands.
The
Ceramics
business
comprises
the
manufacture,
distribution
and
retailing
of
ceramic
tableware
and
giftware
by
Wedgwood
and
Johnson
Brothers,
Waterford
China,
Rosenthal,
Thomas
and
Studioline.
The
acquisition
of
All-Clad
was
completed
on
June
30,
1999
and
brought
into
the
Group
a
range
of
cookware.
Other
businesses
include
the
manufacture
and
distribution
of
All-Clad
products
together
with
the
Company's
other
non-crystal
and
ceramic
products. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Waterford
Wedgwood
designs,
manufactures,
and
distributes
high
quality
crystals,
fine
bone
china,
fine
porcelain
and
fine
earthenware
products.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/00,
sales
rose
30%
to
EUR447M.
Net
loss
according
to
U.S.
GAAP
totaled
EUR100K,
down
from
EUR26.2
million.
Revenues
reflect
higher
international
sales
and
sales
of
Marquis
and
Stuart
brands.
Lower
loss
reflects
a
lower
U.
S.
GAAP
adjustment
and
lower
net
interest
costs. | More
from
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Developments |
| Officers | |
| Position | Anthony O'Reilly, Jr. | Non-Exec.
Chairman | P. Redmond O'Donoghue, 57 | Group
Pres, COO, Director | Richard Barnes | Group
Fin. Director |
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