Billabong’s Biggest Drop Ever

by The Editors on December 5, 2008

After Billabong CEO Derek O’Neill cut the companies outlook (blaming the U.S. retail economy) earlier this week the stock took a tanking, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

Shares in Billabong have plummeted more than 21% since chief executive, Derek O’Neill, cut his profit outlook yesterday and said the worldwide retail gloom was the worst he had ever seen. . . .Stocks fell 18% to $8.20 yesterday, the largest decline since it listed eight years ago. Billabong’s share price was down more than 3% to $7.94 at 12.50pm today.

These kinds of stories really aren’t news any longer, but we’re going to keep posting them for historical purposes.

[Link: Sydney Morning Herald]

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