British electrical retailer Currys has reported a 3% decline in like-for-like revenue for the ten weeks ending 6 January 2024.
In the UK & Ireland, Currys’ peak LFL revenue fell by 3% year-on-year .The company said it managed to deliver strong profits through stable gross margin and continued cost savings.
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Unieuro recovers profitability
Unieuro closes its third quarter of 2023 demonstrating that it is able to recover profitability even in the face of an uninspiring sales trend. The adjusted Ebit for the autumn was 11 million with an annual growth of 31.5% showing, as a company note, “a significant acceleration compared to previous quarters, thanks to the careful margin management policy and the significant cost rationalization plan aimed at preserving profitability”.
Sales in the third quarter were in fact down 11% compared to the same period of the previous year. The week of Black Friday and the weeks preceding it were down, resulting in a November, they did not “restore the current year trend of the consumer technology market”.
In the first 9 months, revenues and profits slightly decreased
In the first nine months of the 2023/2024 financial year, Unieuro achieved revenues of 1.9 billion euros, with a decrease of 6% compared to the previous financial year (2 billion). In the third quarter of 2023/24 revenues were 727 million, down 7.8% compared to 788.5 million in the previous year
Unieuro S.p.A. is the largest Italian retailer of consumer electronics and household appliances by number of outlets, with a network of 460 stores throughout Italy
AO profit
AO World swung to profit in its half-year results as it removed unprofitable sales and introduced charges on all deliveries.
The electricals retailer made a £13m pre-tax profit, compared to a £12m loss last year as it upgraded its profit guidance from £28m to between £28 to £33m for the year.
Adjusted EBITDA rose from £9m last year to £27m for the six months ended 30th September 2023.
Sales fell 12% to £482m as a result of it stripping out unprofitable sales, however it expects to return to revenue growth by the end of the year.
The retailer’s gross margin improved to 23.5% compared to 19.5% last year.
Mediamarkt grows +7.4% in the first 9 months
Ceconomy , the financial company that controls the Mediamarkt Saturn brand, has published the data relating to its third quarter (April-June) in which it sold 4.52 billion in its 1,026 stores with 43,000 collaborators and 2.5 million square meters of surface area of sale.
The weakness of the German and Eastern European markets meant that the figure was 2.8% lower than that of the third quarter of 2022 but considering the first 9 months of the year, the increase is 2.2%, which becomes 7.4% on a like-for-like basis and at hedged exchange rates.Great satisfaction comes from online sales which have increased by 41% in one year and now represent 21% of sales, reaching almost one billion euros in the quarter. In its Marketplace Mediamarkt offers, in addition to its assortment, the products of a thousand third-party companiesThe weak point of the group, which belongs to the same reference shareholders as Metro , is profitability. Gross margin has not changed at 17.6%, but net margin is 1%. An improvement comes from the cash flow which improved thanks to the reduction in inventory which was 3.38 billion at the end of June 2022 and 2.9 billion in the middle of this year, i.e. from 10.5 to 9.4 weeks of sales. Between now and 2026-27 Mediamarkt has undertaken to increase the share of private label products sold from 2.3 to 5%, to increase its already considerable online market share to 30% (currently 25%) and to bring from 24 to 50 million loyalty card holders.
Mediamrkt also expects growth in profits from the rental of branded space in its stores and from retail media, i.e. the sale to brands and third parties of space on its e-commerce platforms, which should go from the 5 million euro last year to 45 million
Inieuro financial
Unieuro S.p.A. is the largest Italian retailer of consumer electronics and household appliances by number of outlets, with a network of 460 stores throughout Italy.Unieuro closed the first quarter of the 2023/24 financial year (i.e. the months of March, April and May) with revenues of €589.3 million: 3.7% less than in the corresponding period last year. The figure, the company points out, is in any case better than the market trend which contracted by 4.6% in the same period.
MediaWorld: turnover of 2.7 billion euros in fiscal year 2022 (+2.4%)
Mediaworld announces that it achieved a turnover of 2.7 billion euros (+2.4% compared to the previous year), one of the highest in the thirty-year history of the company and the best of the last ten years . Ebit stood at 26.6 million euros, up by 3.2 million (+13.7%) compared to the 2019 fiscal year (last pre-pandemic). The brand’s 2022 financial year is part of a macroeconomic framework strongly conditioned by various economic factors that have had an impact on the business: from the intensity of the war in Ukraine to the increase in the inflation rate (+8.9% on annual basis in September 2022) following the increase in the cost of energy. Furthermore, the consumer electronics market also recorded a slight contraction (-1.9% in September 2022).
Among the key factors that affected the positive performance of sales, an official note reads, the implementation of a substantial investment plan aimed at upgrading the technological infrastructures and strengthening the stores, with new openings, contributed significantly and renovations of the shops already present in the area. In particular, in 2022 MediaWorld allocated 40.2 million euros to investments, 140% more than the previous year; of these 28.5 million euros were invested for the complete renovation of 22 points of sale, the opening of 3 new stores and the second Tech Village in Rome. Approximately €11.7 million has been earmarked for IT infrastructure improvements including the implementation of the new website launched in July 2022,
Appliances become trillion euro market
Appliances market size will grow reach over a trillion euros ($1.096 trillion) by the year 2030, according to a study by Precedence Research. But what are the key drivers for this market growth in the years to come?
A number of Technological advancements have been identified in the study as key reasons why the global household appliances market is expected to grow so much in the next seven years. Precedence Research cites the proliferation of digital technologies, as well as heightened investment from industry leaders in developing innovative appliances and services, as drivers for market growth.
New technologies emerging in the household appliance industry, such as robotics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and the internet of things, were listed as more causes for the market growing to over a trillion euros by 2030.
Developments within e-commerce, predicted to be the fastest-growing segment for household appliances, were also cited as drivers for market growth. E-commerce channels are seen to be enjoying an increase in sales of household appliances, due to the growing influence of e-commerce platforms, as well as wider availability of smartphones and the internet.
Refrigerators were noted as being the most in-demand household appliance, as well as the main driver of growth in terms of market segments. The report suggests that in the coming years, demand for refrigerators will partly be driven by the availability of different types of product, based on size, door and additional functions.
Precedence Research states that the Asia Pacific region is the most dominant in terms of household appliance revenue, with the area being the base for industry leaders such as LG, Panasonic and Samsun
Fnac Darty
The group has unveiled its first estimates for the year 2022 and forecasts a slight decline in sales, of 1.2% compared to the previous year. In a context where purchasing power is fully affected by inflation, Fnac Darty relies more than ever on its Everyday strategic plan.
Fnac Darty forecasts 2022 sales down 1.2%, while maintaining its gross margin
January 20, 2023, by Sandra Nicoletti
The group has unveiled its first estimates for the year 2022 and forecasts a slight decline in sales, of 1.2% compared to the previous year. In a context where purchasing power is fully affected by inflation, Fnac Darty relies more than ever on its Everyday strategic plan.
Fnac Darty forecasts 2022 sales down 1.2%, while maintaining its gross margin
While the economic context has a direct impact on distribution, the Fnac Darty group is showing resilience and forecasts revenue of around 7,945 million euros for 2022, down 1.2% compared to the year previous. A drop in sales which results from a bad month of December (-55 million euros), but which does not affect the gross margin rate. This should indeed reach 30.2% in 2022, up +80 basis points in one year, supported by a positive product/service mix. “The estimated performance for 2022 demonstrates that the Fnac Darty group has demonstrated good resilience thanks to the commitment of its teams, despite a particularly difficult context for the distribution sector. The group has demonstrated its ability to adapt and has been able to develop its offer to deal with supply difficulties and control its costs in order to minimize the effects of inflation. Compared to 2019, our estimated revenue remains up sharply by +7% and our gross margin rate remains solid. This demonstrates the acuity of our strategic project which, by focusing strongly on customer experience and services, allows us to continue to create value and grow,” says Enrique Martinez.
The group remains mobilized in the execution of the Everyday plan
While current operating income is estimated at around €230 million, free operating cash flow is slightly negative, around -€30 million. A result below the forecasts announced in February 2021, when the Everyday strategic plan was launched. In this context, the Group considers it “unlikely” to achieve its cumulative free operating cash flow target of around €500 million over the 2021-2023 period and is therefore extending this target for 2021-2024. Finally, “the Group remains fully mobilized to pursue the execution of its strategic plan and continue to generate cash in order to ensure its development and a regular return to shareholders in accordance with what was announced during the Everyday strategic plan. This is why Fnac Darty is maintaining its ambition to generate free operating cash flow of at least 240 million euros on an annual basis from 2025,” reads the official press release.
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