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Jun 30, 2021
Coty Q4 2021 Earnings Report
Coty's financial performance improved significantly, with topline and profit exceeding expectations.
Key Takeaways
Coty Inc. reported a strong recovery in Q4 2021, with revenues increasing by 89.6% and demonstrating progress across its strategic plan. The company exceeded its FY21 revenue guidance and anticipates low teens sales growth in FY22.
Q4 net revenues increased by 89.6% as reported and 80.7% LFL.
Reported operating income was $1.8 million, a significant improvement from the prior year.
Adjusted EBITDA increased significantly to $127.3 million.
Cost reductions totaled approximately $70 million in the quarter.
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Forward Guidance
Coty expects 1Q22 LFL sales growth in the high teens percentage and is targeting FY22 LFL sales growth in the low teens coupled with adjusted EBITDA of ~$900 million on a constant currency basis.
Positive Outlook
- Strong fragrance demand across the U.S. and China.
- Early signs of recovery in Europe and Travel Retail.
- Improving cosmetics trends.
- Strong launch calendar.
- Very strong double digit growth in July and August to date.
Challenges Ahead
- Base year comparisons getting more difficult in subsequent quarters.
- Some uncertainty in market conditions due to the Delta variant of COVID.
- Potential impact of COVID-19 on market conditions.
- Uncertainty related to the future
- No other negatives were found