26.11.2014
Zalando SE DE000ZAL1111
DGAP-News: Zalando SE: Zalando on track for profitable 2014 after strong Q3 2014
DGAP-News: Zalando SE / Key word(s): 9-month figures
Zalando SE: Zalando on track for profitable 2014 after strong Q3 2014
26.11.2014 / 08:00
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Zalando on track for profitable 2014 after strong Q3 2014
- Q3 group revenue growth at 24 per cent, above market average
- First ever Q3 group EBIT breakeven driven by improved operating
efficiency
- Focus on capital efficiency led to strong free cash flow of EUR 80
million in Q3
- Zalando expects slight group EBIT profit for full-year 2014
Berlin, November 26, 2014 - Zalando SE, Europe's leading online platform
for fashion, is on track for a profitable full year after a third quarter
marked by continued above-market growth and strong gains in profitability
and capital efficiency. Group revenues grew by 24.2 per cent to EUR 501
million in the third quarter (Q3 2013: EUR 404 million). Growth in
Zalando's international markets was particularly strong with revenues in
the Rest of Europe segment growing by 39.9 per cent to EUR 198 million (Q3
2013: EUR 141 million). The DACH segment continued to lead the group's
profitability with an adjusted EBIT margin of 3.9 per cent (Q3 2013: -4.3
per cent), excluding stock based compensation. Overall, Zalando achieved an
adjusted EBIT margin of 0.8 per cent (Q3 2013: -12.4 per cent) in the third
quarter, marking the first ever group EBIT breakeven in a third quarter.
This development was driven by improvements along all cost lines, including
cost of sales, fulfillment, marketing and administration. In addition,
efficient working capital management led to a strong free cash flow of EUR
80 million.
"Zalando's revenue growth continued to outpace the overall online fashion
industry, which faced a difficult start to the fall/winter season due to
unseasonably mild weather," said Rubin Ritter, Member of the Zalando
Management Board. "Reviewing our successful development in the third
quarter we expect to reach slight group EBIT profitability for the full
year."
Zalando has put a strong focus on execution during the third quarter,
marked by the launch of the successful collaboration with Topshop and the
rollout of express delivery across all the company's markets, offering an
even more convenient delivery option for Zalando's customers. Zalando
continues to focus on execution in the fourth quarter and lately announced
the cooperation with GAP starting in spring/summer 2015, becoming the first
multibrand online shop to offer GAP fashion to continental Europe.
Zalando also benefited from significant growth in mobile traffic as the
company continues to adapt quickly to the changing behavior of its
customers. Its share of mobile traffic in the third quarter reached 43 per
cent, with 5.1 million app downloads by the end of the third quarter. The
number of active customers grew by 15 per cent from 12.3 million to 14.1
million, and gross merchandise volume per active customer grew by 12 per
cent. In total, Zalando websites registered 322 million visits in the third
quarter.
For further information, please see
here.(https://corporate.zalando.com/sites/default/files/mediapool/zalando_
nine_months_report.pdf)
Table 1: Zalando Group - Revenues and adjusted EBIT (EUR million)
9M 2014 9M 2013 Q3 2014 Q3 2013 FY 2013 Group revenues 1,548 1,212 501 404 1,762 DACH1 871 734 276 243 1,056 Rest of Europe2 597 427 198 141 630 Other3 81 51 27 19 76 Adjusted group EBIT4 16 -78 4 -30 -114 DACH1 4 38 -22 11 -10 8 Rest of Europe2 4 -28 -90 -9 -34 -99 Other3 4 6 -10 2 -6 -181 DACH segment is comprised of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. 2 Rest of Europe segment includes all other countries in which we presently operate. 3 All other sales channels are grouped into the segment "Other", which includes Zalando Lounge and our Zalando Outlet stores in Berlin and Frankfurt. 4 Adjusted to exclude equity-settled stock based compensation costs. About Zalando Zalando (https://corporate.zalando.com) is a leading pure-play online fashion destination in Europe for women, men and children. We offer our customers a one-stop, convenient shopping experience with an extensive selection of fashion articles including shoes, apparel and accessories, with free delivery and returns. Our assortment of over 1,500 international brands ranges from popular global brands, fast fashion and local brands, and is complemented by our private label products. Our localized offering addresses the distinct preferences of our customers in each of the 15 European markets we serve: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Poland and the United Kingdom. Our logistics network with three centrally located fulfillment centers in Germany allows us to efficiently serve our customers throughout Europe. We believe that our integration of fashion, operations and online technology give us the capability to deliver a compelling value proposition to both our customers and fashion brand partners. Zalando's websites attract more than 100 million visits per month with 43% coming from mobile devices during the third quarter 2014, resulting in 14.1 million active customers by the end of the quarter. After six years of operations, our business has grown to EUR2.1 billion in revenue for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2014. Contact Boris Radke Head of Corporate Communications Phone: +49 (0)30-209 68 1038 Email: [email protected] Zalando SE Registered at Amtsgericht Charlottenburg Berlin, HRB 158855 B VAT-ID: DE 260543043 Tax Number: 29/560/00596 Management Board: Robert Gentz, David Schneider, Rubin Ritter Chairperson of the Supervisory Board: Cristina Stenbeck --------------------------------------------------------------------- 26.11.2014 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Zalando SE Tamara-Danz-Straße 1 10243 Berlin Germany E-mail: [email protected] Internet: https://corporate.zalando.de ISIN: DE000ZAL1111 WKN: ZAL111 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin - Tradegate Exchange, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 299557 26.11.2014
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