Civrieux d'Azergues, 7 November 2016
Q3 2016 SALES (9 months) Sales (unaudited)(in €m) | 2016 | 2015 | Change |
1st quarter | 74.6 | 79.4 | -6.0% |
2nd quarter | 70.4 | 72.5 | -2.8% |
3rd quarter | 64.5 | 67.8 | -4.9% |
Total | 209.5 | 219.7 | -4.6% |
In the third quarter of 2016, Toupargel's sales declined by 4.9% to €64.5 million, with a number of selling days equivalent to that of the year-earlier period.
Sales for the first nine months of 2016 declined 4.6% to €209.5 million, with two additional selling days compared with the year-earlier period. Owing to the quality of the product lines, the average shopping basket increased by
€1.5 to €52.3, including VAT, one of the industry's highest.
The Group is stepping up its digitisation, one of the main objectives of the "Customer Commitments" strategic plan. Internet sales increased by 20.2% and represented 3.5% of Toupargel brand sales, vs. 2.8% in the first nine months of 2015. The number of mobile orders (via smartphones and tablets) saw strong growth, as the e-commerce site was redeveloped with a responsive design.
Nicolas Besson has joined the management team as Chief Financial Officer.
2016 OutlookThe Group is pursuing its 2013-16 strategic plan and maintaining its targets for earnings and reduction in net debt. Management projects capital expenditure in the region of €6 million in 2016.
Upcoming eventsPublication of Q4 2016 sales on 13 February 2017 (after stock market closing),
Publication of 2016 financial statements on 15 March 2017 (after stock market closing).
Euronext Paris, Segment C CAC®All-Share, Gaia Index
Isin FR 0000039240 - Bloomberg: TOU - Reuters: TPGEL.PA
Financial reporting - infofinanciere@toupargel.fr Press relations - laurence.aussedat-picot@toupargel.fr
Analyst & shareholder relations - cyril.tezenas@toupargel.fr Tel.: +33 (0)4.72.54.10.00
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