Bellamy's sales growth was reversed

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Bellamy's Organic announced that sales revenue for fiscal 2018 rose 37 per cent year-on-year to $US236.1 million ($A329 million), up from $US172.3 million ($A240 million) in 2017.'s after-tax profit was $
30.9 million ($A43 million), a fundamental improvement from last year, when its statutory loss was $US717,635 ($A1 million).'s share price fell in 2017, and soon after, then-CEO Laura McBain was replaced by current chief executive Andrew Cohen, bellamy's shares continued to fall.Australia's ambitions, Chinese's concernsnow, spurred by its huge wealth shift, has revealed a three-year growth strategy that includes plans to achieve $359 million
($A500 million) in revenue by 2021 and a "positive new product line."however,
Cohen said the revenue growth forecast was specific to its Australian business due to uncertainty over its application for Chinese labeled formula submitted by the National Market Regulatory Authority (SAMR) at the end of December 2017.SAMR's approval will allow Bellamy's Chinese label products to be sold in China through e-commerce and retail stores, creating a new growth platform for the company.addition, the company acknowledged in its
ASX launch that its Australian label products had a "more competitive trading environment", which led management to expect revenue growth of up to 10 per cent in FY19.also cites
's "changes in availability and e-commerce pricing for Australian and New Zealand competitors" as another reason for its relatively conservative outlook for 2019, with the 10 per cent revenue growth expected to be achieved mainly in the second half of 2019 "after the launch of the key revenue plan."added that it foresees "additional revenue opportunities
the Chinese labeling business after SAMR registration.""We have built a more sustainable business model that includes greater revenue management discipline, material savings in commodity and logistics costs, and more investment in our brands, products and marketing," Cohen said in a statement."SAMR registers our Chinese tag formula is important to end the transition and we remain confident in our technology applications and registration prospects. We will continue to plan and organize the winning model of China's offline channels.", based on category fundamentals, our differentiated position and future brand and channel opportunities, remains compelling in the medium to long term. We have laid the groundwork for an $500 million revenue business in fiscal 2010. Atsame time, Bellamy's shares remained volatile, falling in the early stages of trading and then seeing yields return to
7.5 per cent (83 US cents) to $US8.61 ($A11.96).