Half Year 2024 Maisons du Monde SA Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- The transformation of the retail network is accelerating, with 17 stores adopting the new concept in Q2 2024.
- Gross savings of EUR20 million have been achieved compared to June 2023.
- Inventory optimization has improved by nearly 16%.
- Free cash flow remains stable compared to H1 2023, aligning with the forecast for a positive free cash flow for the full year 2024.
- Brand awareness in France has increased by three points according to the latest Barometer from the BVA Institute.
- Sales and EBIT were negatively affected by macroeconomic uncertainties in June.
- Sales declined by EUR52 million, a 9.6% drop compared to the first semester of 2023.
- Furniture sales declined by 6.7% year-on-year.
- The company experienced a gross margin loss of EUR25.8 million.
- The EBIT result showed a loss of EUR5.8 million.
Hello, everyone. I hope you are all doing well. Today with Denis and Gilles will be sharing our results for the first half of 2024. You will see the agenda on the screen. So after the session on highlights and business review of the past half year, I will hand over to Dennis and Gilles for the financial review. And I will then conclude with the key priorities for the second half of the year. And of course, we will then open the Q&A session.
Now, as you remember, we have committed to two main priorities. First, the execution of our 2024, 2026 strategic plan inspired every day and second, the management of our free cash flow. So first of all, on Inspire Everyday, what I want to tell you is that the plan is on track and we do see all the teams of Maisons du Monde fully involved in the plan and the plan starting to show some results.
First of all, the transformation of our retail network is accelerating. We have been rolling out our new concept to 17 stores
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