BEC高级阅读精选：一镑店所属公司股价暴跌

BEC高级文章阅读精选：一镑店所属公司股价暴跌（英国零售公司一镑店母公司斯坦霍夫股价暴跌）

导读：自英国一镑店母公司斯坦霍夫声明将会展开一项会计违法调查，它的股价几乎跌去了三分之二。与之伴随的是首席执行官Markus Jooste辞职和非洲集团公司推迟公布全年财务报告。斯坦霍夫已聘请会计巨头公司PwC对此事展开独立调查。

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Poundland owner Steinhoff International has seen its shares fall by almost two thirds after it said it would launch a probe into accounting irregularities.

It came as chief executive Markus Jooste resigned and the South African group postponed its full-year results.

Steinhoff has asked accountancy giant PwC to conduct an independent investigation.

Shares in the company, listed in South Africa and Germany, ended the day 63% lower.

Steinhoff owns 40 local brands in more than 30 countries. As well as furniture and homeware, it also sells products including clothing, footwear and consumer goods.

Its brands include Bensons for Beds and Harveys in the UK, Conforama in Europe, Pep and Ackermans in South Africa and Snooze in Australia. Steinhoff derives about 60% of its earnings in Europe and 34% in Africa.

Last year the firm lost out in a battle with Sainsbury’s to take over Argos owner Home Retail Group.

Earlier this year Poundland put UK discount chain 99p Stores – which it bought for £55m two years ago – into administration.

英国“一镑店”母公司“斯坦霍夫”创始人：布鲁诺·斯坦霍夫

Who are Steinhoff International?

• Headquartered in South Africa from German origins

• Founded in 1964 by Bruno Steinhoff

• 6,500 retail outlets in 30 countries

• 22 manufacturing facilities

• 40 retail brands, including Bensons for Beds and Harveys in the UK, Conforama in Europe, Pep, Ackermans and Hardware Warehouse in South Africa and Snooze in Australia

• Also has property and automotive assets

‘New information’

Mr Jooste had been in charge for close to two decades and oversaw Steinhoff’s expansion from a furniture manufacturer in South Africa to one of the biggest global household goods retailers.

The company said late on Tuesday that he had resigned with immediate effect, after the discovery of new information prompted the firm to ask PwC to perform an “independent investigation”.

“The supervisory board of Steinhoff wishes to advise shareholders that new information has come to light today which relates to accounting irregularities requiring further investigation,” the group said in a statement.

Steinhoff’s largest shareholder and chairman, billionaire Christo Wiese, will take over in an executive capacity on an interim basis.

The group has been under investigation for suspected accounting irregularities by the state prosecutor in Oldenburg in Germany since 2015.

It is not clear if these are the accounting irregularities the company was referring to in its statement.

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