New Zealand's KMD Brands falls as HY loss widens
** Shares of KMD Brands KMD.NZ fall as much as 5.8% to
NZ$0.49, their lowest since Feb. 20
** Apparel maker says HY group sales decreased by 14.5% to
NZ$468.6 million ($284.91 million)
** KMD posts HY net loss after tax of of NZ$9.7 mln ($164.96
mln) vs NZ$6.9 mln loss a year earlier
** Says, group sales for Feb 2024 were down 3.5% vs pcp
** Stock down 30.7% YTD as of last close
($1 = 1.6447 New Zealand dollars)
(Reporting by Ayushman Ojha in Bengaluru)
((Ayushman.ojha@thomsonreuters.com;))