FY23 Financial Results
March 1st 2024
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Disclaimer
FIGURES ARE REPORTED UNDER IAS/IFRS. CERTAIN STATEMENTS MADE IN THIS PRESENTATION ARE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT. SUCH STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON CURRENT EXPECTATIONS AND ARE SUBJECT TO A NUMBER OF RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM ANY EXPECTED FUTURE RESULTS IN FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS.
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Today's presenters
Andrea Maldi | Luca Amadini |
CFO | IR Manager |
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Agenda
2.Market Update
3.Business Review
4.Financial review
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Executive Summary
Business Overview
Financial Results
FY2023
Current Trading
Guidance
FY2024
AGM
Substantially stable performance in a very complex market environment with gross margin improvement driving increase in EBIT.
NET SALES amount to €719.6 m (-2.2% vs LY or +0.3% Organic c.Fx) mainly affected by strong perimeter reduction; GROSS MARGIN at 50.7% increasing by 320 bps vs FY22;
EBIT raises to €15.6m or 2.2% as % of Net Sales (€4.3m or 0.6% in FY22);
NFP (ante IFRS16) amounts to -€93.1m vs -€49.8m at Dec '22 (Net Bank debt -€90.1m vs -€75.7m at Dec'22 - Fair Value of Hedging instruments -€3m vs €25.9m at Dec'22);
NET WORKING CAPITAL amounts to €116.7m or 16.2% as % of Net Sales (€77.1m or 10.5% at December 22).
DOS (W8) LFL YTD: +9.4% vs 2023
2024 Macroeconomics and market scenario drive our expectations to prudence; FY24E Sales: Flat / FY24E Gross Margin : ( ~ 50 BPS FY)
Shareholders' Meeting called for April 19th, 2024
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Agenda
1.Executive summary
3.Business Review
4.Financial review
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Market and Industry Update
Families' purchasing power decreased over the year, influenced by high inflation and declining family confidence.
2023
Source: ASSOCALZATURIFICI
Source: European Economic Forecast (Feb-24)-EU Commission
High inflation and interest rate environment experienced in recent years deeply influenced families' spending power.
Source: ASSOCALZATURIFICI
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Agenda
1.Executive summary
2.Market Update
4.Financial review
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Net sales and Margins
Impressive last years positive EBIT progression
Net sales are strongly influenced by negative currencyimpact by €18 million.
Almost complete rationalization of the DOS and Franchising network resulted in overperforming gross margin despite a significant perimeter negative effect by approximately €18.7 million.
Gross margin improvement and cost rationalization drive impressive EBIT increase
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B&M Distribution network
Rationalization of the Retail network almost completed significantly contributes to margins improvement
- 62 Net Closures
Footprint at 31 Dec.'23 results smaller by 62 doors in respect to 31 Dec.'22 due to:
- #60 DOS net closures caused a negative perimeter effect of -€17 million.
- The positive B&M LFL +3.7% (€5.4m) only partially offsets the negative perimeter effect.
- New #12 doors opened under Distribution agreements signed mainly in new strategic regions
- #14 Franchise net closures result in negative €1.7 million perimeter effect
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