KEEPING OUR PEOPLE SAFE AND CUSTOMERS SERVED

Coca‑Cola HBC AG, a leading consumer products business and strategic partner of The Coca‑Cola Company, today announces its 2020 Q1 trading update.

First quarter highlights

-All employees safe, customers that are open for business supplied, production and logistics operating

-Strong trading in January and February; weaker results in March as government lockdowns severely impacted the out-of-home channel

-Q1 FX-neutral revenue declined by -1.2%, or -0.5% adjusted for trading days and Bambi1

  • Q1 Volumes increased by 3.1% as good growth YTD February was partly offset by a decline in March. Fewer selling days is estimated to have cost 2.1pp of growth in the quarter (ex Bambi)2
  • FX-neutral revenue per case declined by 4.1% driven by negative country mix from strong growth in Nigeria following prior-year pricing actions (-2.2pp impact), the discontinuation of Lavazza Coffee (-0.8pp impact) as well as a shift in channel and pack mix caused by significantly reduced volumes in the out-of-home channel, growth in discounters and supermarkets, and a shift into large format packs in March
  • Gained or maintained share in the majority of our markets

- FX-neutral revenue growth by segment heavily influenced by timing and severity of lockdowns

  • Established: -7.2%; volume -5.5% as countries in this segment entered lockdown first and derive a larger proportion of revenues from the out-of-home channel
  • Developing: -2.9%; volume growth of 1.8% was offset by negative pack mix due to lockdown measures and strong growth from organised trade
  • Emerging: +4.8%; volume growth of 8.1% with continued growth in most markets and
    double-digit volume growth in Nigeria which entered lockdown after the quarter end

- In April, with every market in lockdown3, FX-neutral revenue fell -37.2% and volumes -27.3% (ex.Bambi)

- Anticipated combined net impact of FX and raw materials for 2020 unchanged; benefits from lower commodity costs offset weaker FX

- Decisive actions taken to reduce costs and re-prioritise investments: 2020 discretionary expenditure cut by over €100m vs plan, cash capex cut by over €100m or just under 20% vs plan

- Strong balance sheet and sufficient liquidity to meet all financial commitments as well as to operate and invest in the business

1Performance, unless stated otherwise, excludes the impact of fewer trading days in the quarter and includes the impact of the acquisition of Bambi. For performance measures excluding Bambi please refer to the relevant table in the 'Supplementary information' section.
2Selling days were lower by a range of 1 to 3 days across the Group with an estimated 2.1pp negative impact on FX-n revenues.
3Only Belarus remained out of lockdown.

Q1 2020 vs Q1 2019 Net sales revenue Volume Net sales revenue per unit case
growth (%) FX-neutral4 Reported FX-neutral4 Reported
Total Group (1.2) (0.3) 3.1 (4.1) (3.3)
Established markets (7.2) (6.2) (5.5) (1.8) (0.7)
Developing markets (2.9) (4.4) 1.8 (4.6) (6.1)
Emerging markets 4.8 6.7 8.1 (3.1) (1.3)

4For details on Alternative Performance Measures ('APMs') refer to 'Alternative Performance Measures' and 'Definitions and reconciliations of APMs' sections.

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Coca-Cola HBC AG published this content on 07 May 2020 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 04 June 2020 10:00:09 UTC