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UBSによると、ほとんどの衣料品小売業者は四半期決算で市場予想を達成または上回る見込み。

-- UBS証券は月曜日、米国のアパレル小売企業の大半が、間もなく発表される四半期決算でウォール街の予想通りかそれを上回る業績を計上する見込みであり、中東紛争が早期に終結すれば消費支出が大幅に増加する可能性があると発表した。 UBSのアナリスト、ジェイ・ソール氏らは顧客向けレポートの中で、今月初めの2週間に同証券が実施した調査によると、2月末に始まった米イスラエルとイランの戦争による逆風にもかかわらず、特にアパレルと履物に関しては消費意欲が「良好」なままであると述べた。 UBSは「市場は原油価格高騰がアパレル企業の利益率に及ぼす悪影響を過大評価していると考えている」とし、「間もなく始まる決算シーズンでは、ほとんどのアパレル企業が(第1四半期の)予想通りかそれを上回る業績を上げると見込んでいる」と述べた。 複数の中東諸国に影響を与えているこの戦争は、原油輸送における世界で最も重要なチョークポイントであるホルムズ海峡の封鎖を背景に、エネルギー価格の高騰を招いている。 全米のガソリン小売価格は月曜日に1ガロンあたり平均4.042ドルとなり、1年前の3.151ドルから上昇した。これは、国内の燃料価格を追跡している旅行団体AAAのデータによるものだ。 UBSのアナリストは月曜日、「中東紛争とガソリン価格の高騰により、米国の消費者の経済見通しは(前月比で)多少影響を受けている」と述べた。「しかし、中東紛争が早期に終結し、ガソリン価格が紛争前の水準に戻れば、米国の個人消費は力強く伸びる可能性がある。これが、我々が強気の見方を維持する主な理由だ」と付け加えた。 UBSが推奨し「買い」と評価しているソフトライン関連銘柄には、オン・ホールディング(ONON)、デッカーズ・アウトドア(DECK)、ギルダン・アクティブウェア(GIL)、バーリントン・ストアーズ(BURL)、リーバイス(LEVI)、ラルフ・ローレン(RL)、TJX(TJX)などが含まれる。証券会社は、ナイキ(NKE)やルルレモン・アスレティカ(LULU)といった大手企業よりも、これらの銘柄を高く評価していると、レポートの中で述べている。 「市場は、(人工知能が)アパレル企業の売上と利益率にプラスの影響を与える可能性を著しく過小評価していると考えている」とアナリストは述べている。 イランは土曜日、金曜日に一時的に商船に開放していたホルムズ海峡の支配権を奪還した。米国とイランは、4月7日に発表された2週間の停戦協定に違反したとして互いを非難しており、中東情勢は依然として不安定な状態にある。

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