Coty Raises FY24 Outlook, Fueled by Momentum in Its Prestige Business
- Coty sees strong momentum in beauty demand and expects significant sales growth in 1H24 and FY24. Successful fragrance launches contribute to market records and reinforce Coty's position as a leader. Gross margin and adjusted EBITDA margin expansion expected.
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- Strong Beauty Demand, Particularly in Prestige Fragrances, and Coty’s Blockbuster Innovation Drive Upside to 1H24 and FY24 Outlook
- Coty Remains Committed to Delivering Best-In-Class Medium Term Growth Algorithm
Since providing its guidance on its FY23 earnings call four weeks ago, Coty has seen strong momentum in beauty demand across its key markets and categories, particularly in prestige fragrances. At the same time, Coty’s recent launch of its Burberry Goddess fragrance, with its unique and sophisticated scent and packaging, and disruptive in-store activations, is setting new market records and reinforces Coty’s position as a fragrance leader. Not only was Burberry Goddess the winning launch in the
The combination of these factors is driving acceleration in Coty’s volumes and sales, with the Company now expecting core LFL sales growth in first half FY24 of +10
Commenting on the strong business momentum, Sue Nabi, Chief Executive Officer of Coty, said: “The success of Burberry Goddess across key markets confirms that Coty is the go-to destination to create top quality winning fragrances and execute unique and disruptive campaigns. Having spent the past three years strengthening Coty’s fundamentals and elevating Coty’s organizational capabilities across our categories, we enter the next phase of growth with best-in-class innovation and marketing power.”
Coty continues to target modest gross margin expansion in FY24 and 10-30 bps of adjusted EBITDA margin expansion, implying adjusted EBITDA of approximately
The Company remains committed to delivering a best-in-class medium term growth algorithm, including a mid-20s % EPS CAGR based on profit expansion, lower interest expense and in the medium term managing share count towards 800 million; active deleveraging; and targeted capital returns.
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