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PRESS RELEASE
- The Group’s new expansion strategy delivers returns.
- Turnover: increase by 8.93%, to EUR 48.83 million.
- Earnings after Taxes and after Minorities (EATAM): increase by 27.20% to EUR 4.47 million.
- Eastern European Markets: Poland and Romania were the largest contributors; however Bulgaria, Serbia and Czech Republic posted the strongest growth rates.
The consolidated turnover of Gr. Sarantis Group settled at EUR 48.83 million during the first quarter of 2006, posting a growth rate of 8.93% as compared to the same period of 2005, when consolidated turnover had settled at EUR 44.82 million.
Earnings before taxes on Group level reached EUR 6.10 million during the first quarter 2006, versus EUR 4.89 million in the corresponding period of 2005, posting an increase of 24.85%.
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) settled at EUR 5.65 million during the first quarter, posting a growth of 1.86% on annual basis. The relatively small growth was mainly due to the especially high marketing support expenses and increased start up cost regarding the new markets of Gr. Sarantis Group in Eastern Europe.
Earnings after Taxes and after Minorities reached EUR 4.47 million during the first quarter 2006, higher by 27.20% as compared to the same period of 2005.
Analysis per Business Activity
Looking at the consolidated turnover of Gr. Sarantis Group, there are clear benefits from the Management’s decision to classify the Group’s organic growth drivers into four categories. These four categories are the following: mass-market cosmetics, household products, health care products, and strategic alliances. A special note must be made with regard to Group’s own product portfolio, which generates the majority of revenues in the categories of mass-market cosmetics and household products.
By analyzing the above-mentioned strategic growth drivers, we observe that household products represent the largest stake, 37.82%, of total turnover, with mass-market cosmetics representing 36.63% of the total. It is noted that own products dominate the above two categories. On the other hand, health care products posted the strongest growth rate, 22.79%, on annual basis. This growth resulted from product portfolio restructuring, distribution network expansion, and stronger penetration in the Eastern Europe.
Mass-market cosmetics participated with 43.06% in the total Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) of Gr. Sarantis Group, with household products accounting for 27.01% of total EBIT. On the other hand, health care products posted the strongest growth rate, 41.53%, on annual basis, with mass-market cosmetics achieving the second largest growth, 37.01%. With regard to the EBIT contraction in household products, it was due to stronger marketing support expenses within the first quarter.
Analysis per Geographic Market
Despite signs of maturity in the domestic market, Greece remained the most important contributor in total consolidated turnover, posting however a slight drop as compared to the first quarter of 2005. Of course the drop was also related to the fact that no revenues from the PET products wholesale sector (of € 1.2 million) and from services to Estee Lauder JV (of € 1.1 million) were recorded during the period.
Therefore the Greek market represented 54.86% of total consolidated turnover in the first quarter of 2006 versus 59.83% previously. Next to Greece was Poland with contribution of 18.14%, Romania with 13.71% and Bulgaria with 5.29%. It is worth noting that the strongest growth rates on annual basis were realized in Serbia (+27.24%), Bulgaria (+21.90%) and Czech Republic (+20.44%). Finally, total contribution of Eastern Europe in the consolidated turnover settled at 45.14% from 40.17% in the previous period, in line with the Group’s strategy in terms of export orientation.
The analysis of the consolidated earnings before interest and taxes during the first quarter of 2006 evolved along with the turnover, confirming the declining contribution of the Greek market in total consolidated EBIT. Specifically, with regard to the Greek market, earnings before interest and taxes settled at EUR 5.11 million in the first quarter of 2006 versus EUR 5.26 million the same period last year, dropping by 2.93%. As far as Eastern European markets were concerned, consolidated earnings before interest and taxes reached EUR 0.54 million versus EUR 0.28 million in Q1 ’05, surging by 91.09%. Eastern Europe’s contribution to total consolidated EBIT rose to 9.55% from 5.09% previously.
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