(Padua/Italy) – At 30 January, 2019 the Board of Directors of Safilo Group S.p.A. has examined the preliminary(1) net sales of the Group for the financial year ended December 31st, 2018. The full year annual results will be approved by the Board of Directors on 13 March, 2019.
Preliminary(1) net sales for 2018 equaled Euro 962.9 million, down 4.0% at constant exchange rates and 7.0% at current exchange rates compared to Euro 1,035.3 million in 2017(2). This performance is substantially in line with the expectation formulated by the Group on the net sales for the year (a decline of around 3% at constant exchange rates and around 6% at current exchange rates). The wholesale business(3) declined by 5.1% in 2018 at constant exchange rates.
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In the fourth quarter of 2018, Safilo’s preliminary(1) net sales equaled Euro 249.1 million, up 1.3% at constant exchange rates and 1.8% at current exchange rates compared to the same period of 2017(2).
The performance of the wholesale business(3) was negative by 4.1% at constant exchange rates.
In terms of operating performance, Safilo expects that the cost saving program executed in the second half of the year will allow the Group to close the year with an adjusted EBITDA4 margin close to 5%, at the high end of its expectation range for the year of 4%-5%.
Notes
(1) Preliminary net sales for 2018 are unaudited.
(2) The new accounting standard IFRS 15 regarding “Revenue from contracts with customers” entered into effect starting from 1 January 2018. Following the fully retrospective approach chosen by the Group, the application of the principle to the fourth quarter and full year 2018 had an adjustment effect on the sales and cost of goods sold of the same periods of 2017 equal respectively to Euro 4.4 million and Euro 11.6 million, with a neutral effect on the gross profit. Consequently, net sales in the fourth quarter and full year 2017 were adjusted to Euro 244.8 and Euro 1,035.3 million respectively.
(3) The performance of the wholesale business excludes the business of the production agreement with Kering and sales of the Solstice retail chain in the USA. The Kering production agreement is reported within the Europe geographical area, and Europe excluding this business in the full year declined by 4.5% at constant exchange rates and in the fourth quarter grew 9.8% at constant exchange rates.
(4) The adjusted EBITDA excludes certain non-recurring costs and includes the accounting compensation for the early termination of the Gucci license.
