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 how increased consumer anxiety about tariffs leads to diverging trends be
The call yesterday provided an opportunity for newly-appointed CEO Tobias Krauss to reiterate the main strategic measures of SpexFocus, which aims to stabilise and strengthen the group's operational performance this year and eventually lead to scalable and profitable growth from 2026 onwards. Reass
Mister Spex has posted reassuring Q1 numbers this morning, with sales performance in line and stronger-than-expected margin delivery, including a 440bp-expansion in the GM. Albeit negative, FCF was close to B/E point, -EUR1.5m, thanks to positive operating CF and lower capex, leading to a NCP pre-I
Yesterday evening, Safilo delivered strong Q1 results despite tariff uncertainty, while the quarter was the final one marked by the phase-out of Jimmy Choo (-3pp sales headwind). With +1% FX-n, North America posted its first positive performance since Q4 2023. GM and aEBITDA margin both expanded by
As shown by yesterday's positive market reaction, investors welcomed the positive sales development in March against a tough trading environment and continued opex discipline. Note that Hugo Boss is one of the groups the most exposed to EMEA at 63% of total sales, which implies a relatively modest
Hugo Boss has reported reassuring Q1 2025 results this morning: the FX-n sales decline of 2% was less negative than expected (CSSe: -4%) while the EBIT contraction was also less pronounced than initially feared (-12% to EUR61m vs. CSSe EUR50m) as another GM miss was offset by tight opex discipline.
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 largest beauty groups in the world. Happy reading!
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