Q1 2024
REVENUE
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Q1 HIGHLIGHTS
RevenueGross margin
€1,793M | + 30bps |
+0.7% vs Q1 2023 | vs Q1 20231 |
Click&Collect | New Bond issuance |
51% | €550m |
of Q1 2024 online sales | 2029 senior notes |
1 Excluding dilutive impact from franchise.
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RESILIENT REVENUE AND GROSS MARGIN
Q1 2024 revenue growth by region | Q1 2024 revenue at €1,793m, +0.7% on a reported | |||||||
basis and down -0.8% on a like-for-like basis1 | ||||||||
-0,7% | compared with Q1 2023 | |||||||
France and Switzerland | Mixed sales performance | |||||||
-0,7% | ||||||||
• By region: resilience in all geographies. Spain recovering | ||||||||
-2,6% | in March. N&D stable. | |||||||
Iberian Peninsula | ||||||||
15,5% | • By product category: | |||||||
▪ Services continued to grow. | ||||||||
Belgium and Luxembourg | -0,4% | ▪ Domestic Appliances back to positive territory thanks | ||||||
to small appliances dynamism. | ||||||||
-0,5% | ||||||||
▪ Editorial Products impacted as anticipated by gaming | ||||||||
TOTAL GROUP | -0,8% | high comparison base. | ||||||
▪ Consumer electronics still at a low point. | ||||||||
0,7% | ||||||||
Gross margin rate increasing +30 bps vs. Q1 2023 | ||||||||
LFL | Reported basis | excluding dilutive impact from franchise | ||||||
1 Like-for-like basis - LFL: excludes the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates, changes | 3 |
in scope, and store openings and closures. |
LONG-DATED DEBT MATURITY PROFILE
Successful refinancing of 2024 and 2026 senior notes: €550m maturing in April 2029
Undrawn credit lines:
- RCF: €500m maturing in March 2028 with extension options to March 2029 and March 2030, with unchanged financial conditions
- DDTL: €100m maturing in 2028 with extension options to 2029 and 2030
Financial debt by repayment maturity (in €m)
550 | ||||||
17 | 200 | |||||
17 | ||||||
17 | 17 | 17 | ||||
2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
No major refinancing before April 2029
Sollicited credit ratings | EIB loan | Convertible bond² | 2029 Senior Notes | |||
RCF: €500m
DDTL1: €100m
Corporate | BB+ | BB+ | BBB | |
Rating | ||||
Outlook | Negative | Stable | Stable | |
February 2024 | February 2024 | February 2024 | ||
1 | Delayed Drawn Term Loan. | 4 | |
2 | In case of non conversion. | ||
OUTLOOK CONFIRMED
As communicated in February, growth is expected to pick up in 2024, supported by the declining inflation and savings rate level.
Q1 2024 business activity was stable compared to previous quarters. Timing of volumes recovery remains uncertain.
The Group reaffirms its guidance: | |
Current Operating Profit | Cumutlative FCF1 |
≥€171M | €500M |
in 2024 | over 2021-2024 period |
1 Excluding IFRS 16.
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