** Shares of KMD Brands KMD.NZ slip as much as 24.2% to
hit a record low of NZ$0.470
** The travel equipment retailer says HY group sales are
expected to be 14.5% lower at about NZ$469 mln ($288.39 mln)
** Sees HY group underlying EBITDA in the range of NZ$14 mln
to NZ$16 mln, vs about NZ$45 mln last year
** Shares post their biggest intraday pct loss since MArch
23, 2020
** KMD down 17.3% YTD, as of last close
($1 = 1.6263 New Zealand dollars)
(Reporting by Echha Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra Maler)
((Echha.jain@thomsonreuters.com))