10.11.2016
Zalando SE DE000ZAL1111
DGAP-News: Zalando SE: ZALANDO OUTPERFORMS MARKET AND IMPROVES PROFITABILITY
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Zalando SE: ZALANDO OUTPERFORMS MARKET AND IMPROVES PROFITABILITY
10.11.2016 / 08:00
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ZALANDO OUTPERFORMS MARKET AND IMPROVES PROFITABILITY
- Q3 revenues EUR 835 million (+17.1%), adjusted EBIT margin 2.3%
- 9M revenues EUR 2,547 million (+21.9%), adjusted EBIT margin 4.7%
- Revenue guidance reconfirmed; profitability guidance for FY 2016 raised
to adjusted EBIT margin of 5.0-6.0%
BERLIN, NOVEMBER 10, 2016 // Zalando posted a successful performance in the
first nine months of 2016, with strong growth and profitability, and
increased its full-year adjusted EBIT margin guidance to 5.0-6.0%. In the
third quarter, Europe's leading online platform for fashion continued to
outperform the market despite challenging market conditions and comparison
with a strong Q3 2015 and managed to gain market share.
Zalando increased profitability across all major operating cost lines,
including cost of sales, fulfillment and marketing. At the same time, the
company continued to invest into its customer proposition, including
mobile, brand, assortment and convenience. Combined with strong working
capital management, and significant capex of EUR 116 million, this resulted
in a positive nine-month free cash flow of EUR 66 million.
"It's amazing to see that two years after our IPO, Zalando continues to go
from strength to strength," says Rubin Ritter, co-CEO. "We have built a
strong platform for ongoing progress and an exciting 2017."
Zalando continued to improve its mobile offering in the third quarter and
its Android app recently won the renowned Editor's Choice award from Google
Play. Mobile traffic share increased to 67%, while the share of mobile
orders surpassed 50%. The sold-out Bread&Butter fashion event attracted
more than 20,000 visitors, showcasing Zalando's ongoing investments into
brand visibility and reach. During the event, Zalando gathered more than
800 million impressions across all media and social media channels. Gigi
Hadid presented Tommy Hilfiger's Tommy X Gigi collection, which she co-
created, and Marni's exclusive shoe collection for Zalando was introduced,
currently available at Zalando. Further popular brands were added to the
assortment in the past quarter, increasing the number of available items on
the Zalando stores to approximately 200,000.
The operational backbone of Zalando's platform is evolving strongly,
supporting its development to provide the best fulfillment experience for
fashion in Europe. After the successful launch of the Italian satellite
warehouse, which now fulfills 70% of Italian orders, Zalando will start
operations at another satellite warehouse close to Paris, France, in the
first quarter of 2017. Zalando further announced the construction of
another large-scale fulfillment center close to Szczecin, Poland. It will
cover 130,000m² and is expected to start manual operations in autumn 2017.
Employee numbers increased strongly to approximately 11,200 as of September
30, 2016, up from approximately 10,000 employees as of December 31, 2015 -
primarily driven by headcount in Technology and Operations. Zalando's tech
team continued to grow, with approximately 1,600 members at its
headquarters in Berlin and across six further locations by the end of the
third quarter.
Zalando reiterates its growth ambition for the next few years of 20-25%.
For 2016, Zalando expects revenue growth to come in towards the higher end
of the 20-25% growth corridor, and increases full-year adjusted EBIT margin
guidance for 2016 to 5.0-6.0%.
Zalando's nine-month report is available online; further details can be
found in the investor earnings call presentation. Zalando will report
figures for the full year and fourth quarter 2016 on March 1, 2017, and
publish a trading update prior to that. The publication date of the trading
update will be announced on the Zalando Investor Relations website ahead of
time.
Zalando group - Revenue and adjusted EBIT (EUR million)
Q3 2016 Q3 2015 9M 2016 9M 2015 FY 2015 Group revenues 834.8 713.1 2,547.4 2,089.7 2,958.2 % growth 17.1% 42.2% 21.9% 34.9% 33.6% DACH1 407.1 371.2 1,284.4 1,129.4 1,580.1 % growth 9.7% 34.4% 13.7% 29.7% 28.0% Rest of Europe2 374.0 300.8 1,091.8 851.1 1,211.6 % growth 24.3% 52.1% 28.3% 42.5% 40.5% Other3 53.7 41.1 171.3 109.2 166.5 % growth 30.8% 50.3% 56.9% 35.0% 41.8% Adjusted group 19.5 (23.5) 120.7 35.7 107.5 EBIT4 Adjusted group 2.3% (3.3%) 4.7% 1.7% 3.6% EBIT margin DACH1 4 41.4 (2.8) 146.3 44.0 101.9 Adjusted EBIT 10.2% (0.8%) 11.4% 3.9% 6.4% margin Rest of Europe2 (17.9) (21.7) (19.0) (15.1) (3.3) 4 Adjusted EBIT (4.8%) (7.2%) (1.7%) (1.8%) (0.3%) margin Other3 4 (4.0) 1.0 (6.6) 6.8 8.9 Adjusted EBIT (7.4%) 2.5% (3.9%) 6.3% 5.3% margin1. DACH segment is comprised of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. 2. Rest of Europe segment includes all other countries in which Zalando presently operates. 3. The segment Other mainly includes Zalando Lounge, as well as three outlet stores in Berlin, Frankfurt and Cologne. 4. Adjusted to exclude equity-settled stock based compensation costs. Zalando group - Key performance indicators Q3 2016 Q3 2015 9M 2016 9M 2015 FY 2015 Site visits (m)5 468.6 393.9 1,428.4 1,198.6 1,656.4 Mobile visit 67.0% 58.8% 64.6% 56.0% 57.1% share (% of site visits)6 Active customers 19.2 17.2 19.2 17.2 17.9 (m)7 Number of orders 16.4 13.8 49.6 39.9 55.3 (m)8 Average order per 3.4 3.0 3.4 3.0 3.1 active customer Average basket 62.8 63.3 65.1 66.3 67.8 size (EUR)9 App downloads (m) 25 14 25 14 16 Headcount 11,239 9,444 11,239 9,444 9,9875. Site visits defined as the number of series of page requests from the same uniquely identified client at Zalando, including website, m.site and apps in the measurement period. A visit is considered ended when no requests have been recorded in more than 30 minutes. 6. Mobile is defined as tablets, mobile sites and apps. 7. Active customers defined as the number of customers placing at least one order in the last twelve months in the measurement period irrespective of cancellations or returns. 8. Number of orders defined as the number of customer orders placed in the measurement period irrespective of cancellations or returns. An order is counted on the day the customer places the order. Orders placed and orders delivered may differ due to orders that are in transit at the end of the measurement period or have been cancelled. 9. Average basket size defined as the transactional revenue (incl. VAT and transactional volume of Partner Program) after cancellations or returns divided by the number of orders. NOTES TO EDITORS 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 four centrally located fulfillment centers in Germany allows us to efficiently serve our customers throughout Europe, supported by a warehouse in Northern Italy with a focus on local customer needs. 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 shops attract over 160 million visits per month. In the third quarter of 2016, more than 65 percent of traffic came from mobile devices, resulting in 19.2 million active customers by the end of the quarter. CONTACT ZALANDO René Gribnitz/VP Communications [email protected] +49 30 20968 2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.11.2016 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. Archive at 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: MDAX Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange End of News DGAP News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 519183 10.11.2016
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