12.02.2015
Zalando SE DE000ZAL1111
DGAP-News: Zalando profitable in 2014 after strong Q4 2014
DGAP-News: Zalando SE / Key word(s): Preliminary Results/Quarter
Results
Zalando profitable in 2014 after strong Q4 2014
12.02.2015 / 00:22
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Zalando profitable in 2014 after strong Q4 2014
- Group revenue growth at about 26 per cent in full-year 2014
- All-time high adjusted group EBIT margin for Q4 of 9.9 per cent
- First ever profitable annual adjusted group EBIT margin of 3.7 per cent
- Performance proves that business model can achieve significant margins
Berlin, February 11, 2015 - Zalando SE, Europe's leading online fashion
platform, grew revenues in 2014 by about 26 per cent to EUR 2.2 billion
(2013: EUR 1.8 billion), according to preliminary figures. In the fourth
quarter of 2014, group revenues grew by about 21 per cent to EUR 666
million (Q4 2013: EUR 550 million). Zalando achieved an adjusted EBIT of
EUR 66 million , corresponding to an adjusted EBIT margin of 9.9 per cent
(Q4 2013: 2.4 per cent) in the fourth quarter of 2014, marking a new
all-time high quarterly profit. This development was driven by improvements
along several cost lines, most notably cost of sales and marketing. For the
full-year 2014, Zalando achieved its first ever annual group profit with an
adjusted EBIT of EUR 82 million1, corresponding to an adjusted EBIT margin
of 3.7 per cent (2013: -6.2 per cent).
"Our 2014 performance proves that Zalando's business model is sustainable
and can achieve significant margins. It's a great accomplishment by the
team and a tremendous success for the company," said Rubin Ritter, Member
of the Management Board. "Our focus in the coming years will be to make the
right investments for continued long-term growth and value creation, and
not to maximize our short-term margin."
Zalando reconfirms its revenue guidance for 2015 with a growth target
corridor of
20-25 per cent. Focus continues to be on delivering profitable growth;
driven by investments in long-term growth, Zalando expects 2015 margins not
to exceed the strong level achieved in 2014.
All figures reported herein are preliminary and unaudited. German ad hoc
disclosure rules triggered this announcement of preliminary figures ahead
of the earnings release date on March 5, 2015 when full financial figures
and further information will be published.
Table 1: Zalando Group - Revenues, EBIT and adjusted EBIT (EUR million,
preliminary)
FY 2014 FY 2013 Q4 2014 Q4 2013 Group revenues 2,214 1,762 666 550 Group EBIT 62 -114 61 12 Adjusted group EBIT¹ 82 -109 66 131 Adjusted to exclude equity-settled stock based compensation costs. About Zalando Zalando (https://corporate.zalando.com) is Europe's leading online fashion platform 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. 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 12.02.2015 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 Indices: SDAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin - Tradegate Exchange, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 322449 12.02.2015
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