FY 2023 Financial results
17 April 2024
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AGENDA
FY 2023 Financial results
Outlook and current trading
Appendix
FY 2023 Financial results
Sales and EBITDA increase, solid cash flow. Dividend proposal of €0.07 per share. Current trading up by 5%.
Net sales
€1,536m
+1.5% vs. 2022
Adjusted EBITDA
€182.2m
+€2.0m vs. 2022
Net cash flow
€64.3m
Adjusted Net debt
€145.5m
vs. €162.0m as of 31 Jan 23
Proposed dividend
€0.07
per share
- Net Sales €1,536m, +1.5% compared to 2022, despite exceptionally unfavorable weather that penalized the apparel market in the initial periods of both seasons;
- Best Q4 ever, with net sales of €433.1m and adjusted EBITDA of €60.7m;
- Adjusted EBITDA €182.2m, 11.9% on net sales. Revenue growth and a gross margin of 57.3% on sales more than offset inflationary pressures on SG&A costs;
- Reported net income €52.4m, up significantly from last year; Adjusted net income €75.9m;
- Net cash flow €64.3m, after significant investments in special projects;
- Adjusted Net debt and leverage ratio continue to improve, reaching €145.5m and 0.80x, respectively;
- Proposal of a dividend distribution of €0.07 per share. Considered together with the Feb 2024 dividends distribution, the dividend yield calculated on current share price is 4.6%.
- Positive current trading, with year-to-date sales growing around 5% compared to the already strong performance recorded in the same period of 2023.
- Buyback plan extension for an additional €20m.
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FY 2023 Net sales and EBITDA seasonality
Strong Q1 and best Q4 ever resulted in a FY 2023 EBITDA growing vs. last year, despite the exceptionally unfavorable weather in Q2 and Q3
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | ||||
-1.9% | +1.7% | ||||||
-3.5% | |||||||
+12.2% | 425.9 433.1 | ||||||
405.9 398.4 | 381.0 367.6 | ||||||
Net sales | 336.5 | ||||||
299.9 | |||||||
€m | |||||||
-3.2 | +4.6 | ||||||
EBITDA | +7.3 | 62.2 | 59.0 | -6.7 | 56.0 | 60.7 | |
41.8 35.1 | |||||||
€m | 20.1 | 27.5 | |||||
FY 2022 | May-June | Sept-Oct | |||||
exceptionally | extraordinarily | Good holiday | |||||
FY 2023 | Strong start of | colder than | prolonged | season and | |||
FY2023 | average | summer | robust margin | ||||
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Full-year
+1.5% | |
1,535.6 | • |
1,512.7 | |
• | |
+2.0 | |
182.2 | |
180.2 |
4Q 2023 Net sales €433.1m,
+1.7% compared to the already strong performance in 4Q 2022, thanks to sales growth during the Christmas season;
4Q 2023 EBITDA €60.7m,
+€4.6m compared to 4Q 2022, thanks to the operational leverage in a context of improved sales at increasing gross margin.
FY 2023 Key income statement items
Revenue growth and a gross margin of 57.3% on sales more than offset inflationary pressures on SG&A costs
€m | FY 2023 |
Adjusted | |
Net Sales | 1,535.6 |
Gross Margin | 879.4 |
GM% | 57.3% |
EBITDA | 182.2 |
EBITDA% | 11.9% |
EBIT | 119.1 |
EBIT% | 7.8% |
PBT | 101.3 |
Net Income | 75.9 |
FY 2022 | Change | Change % | |
Adjusted | Adjusted | Adjusted |
1,512.7 | 22.8 | 1.5% | |
863.9 | 15.5 | 1.8% | |
57.1% | +16ppt | ||
180.2 | 2.0 | 1.1% | |
11.9% | (4ppt) | ||
120.1 | (1.0) | (0.8%) | |
7.9% | (18ppt) | ||
106.1 | (4.8) | (4.5%) | |
78.4 | (2.5) | (3.2%) |
• Net Sales €1,536m, +1.5% compared to 2022, mainly thanks to the |
like-for-like performances of direct stores, despite exceptionally |
unfavorable weather; |
• Strong growth of women's segment, in particular thanks to the |
collections dedicated to young women, as B-Angel brand and beauty |
products. Piombo brand continues to perform very well. |
• Gross margin at 57.3% on net sales vs 57.1% of 2022, thanks to the |
normalization of the product costs started from the second half of |
the 2023; |
• EBITDA €182.2m, 11.9% on net sales. Revenue growth and an |
improved gross margin more than offset inflationary pressures on |
SG&A costs; |
Adjusted results do not reflect the application of IFRS16 and non recurring items.
• Net income €75.9m. Higher EBITDA and a better tax rate were |
counterbalanced by growing depreciation and increasing financial |
charges. |
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FY 2023 Sales and EBITDA performance
All brands reported growing results. Slight decline in franchising sales due to some delivery delays in Jan 2024
Net Sales €m | ||||||||
Dos&On Line | +1.5% | |||||||
Franchising&Marketplace | 1,535.6 | |||||||
Aggregated performance | 1,512.7 | |||||||
1,205.8 | +2.9% | 1,240.3 | ||||||
306.9 | -3.8% | 295.2 | ||||||
FY 2022 | FY 2023 | |||||||
Performance Brandsmainby | +1.3% | ||||||
1,125.1 | 1,140.1 | ||||||
+1.4% | |||||||
345.5 | 350.3 | ||||||
FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 |
EBITDA €m
+1.1% | |
180.2 | 182.2 |
11.9% | 11.9% |
FY 2022 | FY 2023 |
+2.3%
149.2152.6
+1.8% | |||
34.0 | 34.6 | ||
13.3% | 13.4% | 9.8% | 9.9% |
FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 |
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31 January 2024 Trade working capital
Significant improvement in trade working capital
€m | 31 January 2024 | 31 January 2023 | Change | |||||||||
Trade Receivables | 80.1 | 87.5 | (7.4) | |||||||||
Inventory | 461.0 | 477.6 | (16.7) | |||||||||
Trade Payables | (405.4) | (414.0) | 8.6 | |||||||||
Trade Working Capital | 135.7 | 151.1 | (15.5) | |||||||||
Trade Working Capital does not reflect the application of IFRS 16 and Trade receivables are net of IFRS 15 provision.
Net Working Capital at 31 January 2024 improved by €15.5m versus last year:
- Net trade receivables: fully absorbed the payment extension granted to our franchisee partners in October following the difficult Q3;
- Inventory reduction is mainly due to good sales in Q4 and to the above-mentioned delays in deliveries;
- Reduction in Trade Payables as the combination of lower debt on goods and increase in payables for services.
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FY 2023 Capital expenditures
Increase in capex following the constant focus on refurbishing the existing network and investments in special projects that will be completed in 2024, as the new logistics automation systems, which enable optimized goods distribution to each store, and new smart point of sales, designed for a full integration between physical stores and digital systems
New Openings
OVS Refurbishments and in-store projects
IT and Digital Trasformation
Logistic, HQ and other
Total
Capital expenditures FY 2022 - FY 2023, €m
18.4
13.4
30.9
38.1
13.3
18.0
18.2
24.9
OVS Rome
Refurbished store
FY 2022
FY 2023
New point of sales
80.8
94.4
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FY 2023 Cash flow statement
For the third year in a row the company delivered a Net cash flow above €60m, demonstrating a solid cash generation even in sub-optimal conditions and extraordinary capex
€m | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | ||
EBITDA Adjusted | 182.2 | 180.2 | ||
Non recurring items | (3.6) | (8.1) | ||
Change in Trade Working Capital | 15.5 | (8.2) | ||
Other changes in Working Capital | (1.2) | 2.1 | ||
Capex | (94.4) | (80.8) | ||
Operating Cash Flow | 98.5 | 85.2 | ||
Financial charges | (16.2) | (13.1) | ||
Taxes & others | (18.0) | (8.0) | ||
Net Cash Flow | 64.3 | 64.1 | ||
excluding buyback and dividends | ||||
The table shows the adjusted cash flows in order to represent the Group's operating performance net of non- recurring and non-operating events, net of the application of IFRS 16 and reclassifying the liabilities for returns under IFRS 15 among the components of Working Capital.
- Full year cash flow results allows for a better comparison vs. infra-annual closings, absorbing all seasonality-linked fluctuations;
- FY2023 cash generation benefits from the increase in EBITDA and from the reduction of extraordinary items as business returned to normal after the pandemic;
- Very good management of working capital, with €15.5m cash generation despite the bad weather in both season starts;
- Increase in capital expenditures for the peak of the investments in supply chain and digitalization;
- Slightly higher financial charges due to higher interest rates and increase in taxes cash-out (one year time lag after profitability normalization in 2022).
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