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- Cedric Rossi
- Clement Genelot
- Loic Morvan
- Philippine Adam
On the shelves now: Consumer Weekly #48
In this Consumer Weekly newsletter, we provide a brief overview of the key factors affecting our Consumer coverage, from Luxury & Consumer goods to Retail & E-commerce and Food & Ingredients. This week we look at the annual Bain-Altagamma Luxury Goods study which expects a period of tur
- Cedric Rossi
Well on track to meet FY24 targets and savings in FY25-26
Whereas Q3 was clearly a transitional quarter following the launch of the group's restructuring transformation programme SpexFocus, MRX posted in-line Q3 revenue and a lower aEBITDA loss thanks to a strong GM improvement. Also, as part of SpexFocus aimed at strengthening its "Vision-as-a-service" i
- Cedric Rossi
Mister Spex: first take on Q3 results
This morning Mister Spex posted in-line Q3 revenue marked by a sharp decline in International (-17%) following future store closures, while Germany posted resilient 2% growth. The aEBITDA loss of EUR1.4m was lower than CSSe (-EUR2.7m) thanks to a solid GM expansion of 300bps. FY24 sales and margin
- Cedric Rossi
- Clement Genelot
- Loic Morvan
- Philippine Adam
On the shelves now: Consumer Weekly #47
In this Consumer Weekly newsletter, we provide a brief overview of the key factors affecting our Consumer coverage, from Luxury & Consumer goods to Retail & E-commerce and Food & Ingredients. This week we look at the impact of Donald Trump's election. Happy reading!
Safilo Group: 1 director
A director at Safilo Group bought 25,773 shares at 0.944EUR and the significance rating of the trade was 52/100. Is that information sufficient for you to make an investment decision? This report gives details of those trades and adds context and analysis to them such that you can judge whether these trading decisions are ones worth following. Included in the report is a detailed share price chart which plots discretionary trades by all the company's directors over the last two years clearly s...
- Cedric Rossi
US eyewear: groups embrace the holiday season with cautious optimism
This week, National Vision (NV) and Warby Parker (WRBY) both reported positive Q3 numbers, confirming the first signs of stabilisation within the US eyewear market as the two players address different customer bases and price points. Obviously it was too early to draw conclusions from Trump's win o
- Cedric Rossi
Safilo: Q3 continuation of Q2, promising growth in October
Q3 numbers unveiled yesterday evening were a continuation of Q2 trends with continued margin improvement despite a 3.4% FX-n sales decline (flat growth ex-Jimmy Choo). During the call, management was cautiously optimistic on the back of all regions growing in October but the remainder of the quarte
- Cedric Rossi
- Clement Genelot
- Loic Morvan
- Paul Rouviere
- Philippine Adam
On the shelves now: Consumer weekly #43
In this Consumer Weekly newsletter, we provide a brief overview of the key factors affecting our Consumer coverage, from Luxury & Consumer goods to Retail & E-commerce and Food & Ingredients. As we are now entering the crucial holiday shopping season, this week we look at external facto
- Cedric Rossi
OTC hearing aid market: no worms in the Apple
Among all the innovative products presented at Monday's Apple Keynote, the AirPods Pro 2 stood out for the new OTC hearing aid capability to be included for users with mild to moderate hearing loss, representing EUR1.4bn people globally. While most hearing aid stocks and, to a lesser extent, Essilo
- Cedric Rossi
FIE & MRX: distinct H1 trajectories
Yesterday, Fielmann (FIE) and Mister Spex (MRX) both reported their final H1 2024 results which were in line with their respective pre-announced figures. Arguably, Germany remains their largest market with a revenue share of 73% and 75% respectively but the market's focus has differed in recent mon
- Cedric Rossi
Mister Spex: short-term pain, long-term gain
As part of a new restructuring programme announced yesterday, MRX will close its nine International stores which have struggled to reach the same profitability levels as its store network in Germany. Beyond a negative EUR9m impact on top of initial FCF guidance for -EUR12 to -EUR16m, MRX is also re
- Cedric Rossi
US eyewear: watch out for inflation-weary consumers
Although eyewear players operate in a durable category that enjoys a relatively defensive status, US consumers showed signs of flagging in Q2 as pent-up demand in prescription did not materialise and the sunglass category suffered subdued trends. This cautious behaviour was particularly visible amo
- Cedric Rossi
Safilo: weak sales trends as in Q1 but resilient margins in Q2 2024
Yesterday evening, Safilo reported Q2 numbers showing similar trends to Q1: a FX-n sales decline of 3.1% with a greater negative impact from the phase-out of Jimmy Choo (-3 to -4pp) whereas GM and aEBITDA margin continued to improve. With July showing no inflection point, we expect improving sales
- Cedric Rossi
Mister Spex: Governance crisis intensifies
Yesterday evening, MRX announced that founder and CEO Dirk Graber would step down on 31st July and hand over to CFO Stephan Schulz-Gohritz. This major announcement comes after a hectic AGM last month and the surprise resignations of two members of the Supervisory Board earlier this month (see our W
- Cedric Rossi
- Clement Genelot
- Loic Morvan
- Paul Rouviere
- Philippine Adam
On the shelves now: Consumer weekly #36
In this Consumer Weekly newsletter, we provide a brief overview of the key factors affecting our Consumer coverage, from Luxury & Consumer goods to Retail & E-commerce and Food & Ingredients. This week, we look at the US job market that is gradually cooling, prompting investors to bet o
- Cedric Rossi
Eyewear: A photochromic first half
On par with these lenses that turn from dark-to-clear, we expect ambivalent performances for EssilorLux (ESLX) and Safilo (SFL) in H1 2024: the former should post strong top-line momentum in Q2 combined with a flat H1 aEBIT margin, whereas SFL's Q2 sales trends will be mainly impacted by the phase-
- Cedric Rossi
- Clement Genelot
- Loic Morvan
- Paul Rouviere
- Philippine Adam
On the shelves now: Consumer weekly #28
In this Consumer Weekly newsletter, we provide a brief overview of the key factors affecting our Consumer coverage, from Luxury & Consumer goods to Retail & E-commerce and Food & Ingredients. This week, we comment about the positive stock market trend in spite of constant delays in Fed
- Cedric Rossi
US eyewear: Distinct Q1 trajectories between NV and Warby Parker
Except for National Vision which faced company-specific issues, Q1 proved to be a reassuring vintage for most optical players, despite several headwinds such as the "Artic Blast" in January and the earlier Easter that mainly impacted prescription sales. Relative optimism continues to prevail for 20
- Cedric Rossi
Mister Spex: Q1 numbers less negative than feared; trends improved in ...
Yesterday, Mister Spex posted reassuring Q1 numbers considering the negative calendar effect for prescription (i.e. Earlier Easter) and demanding comparison base in Germany. Against signs of an acceleration in April, management reiterated the FY24 sales and margin outlook, as well as a sequential i
- Cedric Rossi
Safilo: Q1 less negative than feared and reassuring month of April
The Q1 sales decline of 1.8% FX-n was less damaging than our -4.6% FX-n figure (see our preview here) thanks to a stronger-than-expected performance in Europe. Q1 aEBITDA margin also surprised positively with a 20bp-improvement to 11.5% (CSSe: 11.2% / BGe: 11.3%). Management confirmed a return to p
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