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Robert Jan Vos

B&S Group : Top line weak, but qualitative comments on profitability promising

>Sales 5.1% below our forecast in Q3 2021 - B&S Group reported an organic sales decline of 0.2% in Q3 2021, materially below our expectation of a 5.1% increase. There was no reliable consensus available for Q3 2021. The contribution from M&A added 0.4% to sales growth (ABN: 0.6%), while currencies impacted sales growth by -0.4% in Q3 2021 (ABN: -0.3%). Management said that while the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in Europe had been positive for sales growth, contain...
Underlying
B&S Group S.A.

B&S Group SA is a Luxembourg-based company, which serves as a distributor of consumer goods. The Company acts as a source supplier to a number of channels and specialized markets. B& Group SA operates within three segments: The HTG Segment, which purchases products in bulk on an ad hoc basis from manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and international retail chains, as well as provides suppliers the opportunity to dispose of stock lots, closeout products and excess inventory; the B&S segment, which includes the purchase of consumer goods directly from premium brand owners and informs customers regarding strict food safety guidelines or specific cultural and national preferences and requirements, and the Retail Segment, which sources a focused selection of travel electronics from various partnerships and offers a selected assortment of the product groups sourced within the distribution activities in HTG and B&S.

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Oddo BHF
Oddo BHF

​Oddo Securities provides securities brokerage and research services. The company offers equity, economic, and derivatives research and credit analysis services. It focuses on insurance, automotive, building materials, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, information technology, and agri-food industries.

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Robert Jan Vos

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