FY2014 RESULTS 1 February 2014 to 31 January 2015 Inditex continues to expand its global, fully integrated store and online sales platform. Strong operating performance: Net sales in local currencies increased 11% in FY2014. Like-for-like sales growth was strong, rising 5% (on 3% in FY2013). Space growth was 10% in FY2014. Space contribution to sales was 7%. At the end of FY2014 Inditex operated 6,683 stores in 88 markets. Openings have taken place in 54 markets. Net sales for FY2014 reached €18.1 billion, 8% higher. Changes in perimeter have reduced reported sales by 1%. Gross profit reached €10.6 billion, 7% higher than in FY2013, resulting in a Gross margin of 58.3%. Tight control of operating expenses. EBITDA reached €4.1 billion, 5% higher. Income before taxes reached €3.2 billion, 6% higher. Net income reached €2.5 billion, 5% higher. The Board of Directors will propose at the General Shareholders Meeting a dividend increase of 7.5% to €0.52 per share. Global online sales: Zara launched online sales in Mexico and South Korea in FY2014. Zara plans to launch online sales in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau in FY2015. Store & Online sales in local currencies have increased by 13% from 1 February to 14 March 2015.
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FY2014 RESULTS
1 February 2014 to 31 January 2015
Inditex continues to expand its global, fully integrated store and online sales platform.
Strong operating performance: Net sales in local currencies increased 11% in FY2014.
Like-for-like sales growth was strong, rising 5% (on 3% in FY2013).
Space growth was 10% in FY2014. Space contribution to sales was 7%.
At the end of FY2014 Inditex operated 6,683 stores in 88 markets. Openings have taken place in 54 markets.
Net sales for FY2014 reached €18.1 billion, 8% higher.
Changes in perimeter have reduced reported sales by 1%.
Gross profit reached €10.6 billion, 7% higher than in FY2013, resulting in a Gross margin of 58.3%.
Tight control of operating expenses.
EBITDA reached €4.1 billion, 5% higher.
Income before taxes reached €3.2 billion, 6% higher.
Net income reached €2.5 billion, 5% higher.
The Board of Directors will propose at the General Shareholders Meeting a dividend increase of 7.5% to €0.52 per share.
Global online sales: Zara launched online sales in Mexico and South Korea in FY2014. Zara plans to launch online sales in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau in FY2015.
Store & Online sales in local currencies have increased by 13% from 1 February to 14 March 2015.
2 FY2014 Results
Performance in FY2014 Inditex continues to expand its global, fully integrated store and online sales platform. In FY2014, Inditex achieved a strong operating performance. Net sales in local currencies increased by 11%. Net sales reached €18.1 billion in FY2014, with sales growth of 8.3%. Like-for-like sales increased 5% in FY2014 (4.5% first half and 5.0% second half) on 3% in FY2013. The like-for-like calculation includes 77% of FY2014 store sales (i.e. sales in stores opened for the whole of fiscal years 2014 and 2013). Changes in perimeter have reduced reported sales by 1%. In FY2014 Inditex retail space increased 10%. Space contribution to sales was 7%. Total selling area at FYE reached 3,786,099 square metres:
2014 2013 14/13
Zara 2,352,826 2,150,517 9%
Pull&Bear 318,554 284,429 12%
Massimo Dutti 216,175 193,614 12%
Bershka 427,165 384,911 11%
Stradivarius 253,814 232,034 9%
Oysho 84,193 78,742 7%
Zara Home 123,776 107,263 15%
Uterqüe 9,596 10,459 -8%
Total 3,786,099 3,441,969 10% Net store openings in FY2014 amounted to 343 reaching a total of 6,683 stores in 88 markets. In FY2014 Inditex opened stores in 54 markets. A list of quarterly openings and stores opened as at FYE by concept and by market is included in Annexes IV and V. Net sales by concept are shown in the table below:
Million Euros 2014 2013 14/13
Zara 11,594 10,804 7%
Pull&Bear 1,284 1,191 8%
Massimo Dutti 1,413 1,293 9%
Bershka 1,664 1,556 7%
Stradivarius 1,130 1,006 12%
Oysho 416 353 18%
Zara Home 548 451 21%
Uterqüe 68 71 -
Total 18,117 16,724 8%
3 FY2014 Results
The Group operates a global store and online sales platform. Store & Online sales by geographical area are shown in the table below:
Area 2014 2013
Europe ex-Spain 46.0% 45.9%
Asia & RoW 21.1% 20.4%
Spain 19.0% 19.7%
Americas 13.9% 14.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% Inditex has continued to expand its global, fully integrated online sales platform with the launch of online sales for Zara in Mexico and South Korea in September 2014, taking the total for Inditex to 27 markets. Annex VI includes information regarding the markets and concepts with online sales. Gross profit rose to €10.6 billion, 7% higher than the previous year. The Gross margin has reached 58.3% of sales (59.3% in FY2013). The change in the accounting method for Tempe from proportional consolidation to the equity method according to the new IFRS rules highlighted earlier this year has reduced Inditex gross margin by 40 bps in FY2014. This is a presentational issue with no impact on net income. This effect has now been annualised. Operating expenses have been tightly managed over the year and have grown by 7.7%, mainly as a result of the growth in sales and the new retail space added. They include all the start-up costs for new space addition.
Million Euros 2014 2013
Personnel expenses 2,932 2,698
Rental expenses 1,850 1,656
Other operating expenses 1,676 1,644
Total 6,458 5,998 At FYE 2014 the number of employees was 137,054 (128,313 at FYE 2013). EBITDA rose to €4.1 billion, 5% higher than a year earlier. EBIT rose to €3.2 billion, 4% higher. The breakdown of EBIT by concept is shown below:
% sales % total
Concept 2014 2013 14/13 2014 2014
Zara 2,123 2,089 2% 18% 66%
Pull&Bear 188 196 -4% 15% 6%
Massimo Dutti 267 247 8% 19% 8%
Bershka 245 241 2% 15% 8%
Stradivarius 227 212 7% 20% 7%
Oysho 65 40 63% 16% 2%
Zara Home 81 55 47% 15% 3%
Uterqüe 2 -8 - 2% -
Total EBIT 3,198 3,071 4% 18% 100%
EBIT by concept (€m)
4 FY2014 Results
A breakdown of financial results can be found in Annex VII. Results from companies consolidated by the equity method came to €32 million. Income before tax came to €3.2 billion, 6% higher. Net income came to €2.5 billion, 5% higher than the previous year. Inditex’s Board of Directors will propose at the General Shareholders Meeting a dividend increase of 7.5%, composed of an ordinary dividend of €0.402 per share and a bonus dividend of €0.118 per share, equating to a total dividend of €0.52 per share. €0.26 will be payable on 4 May 2015 as an interim ordinary dividend and €0.26 would be payable on 3 November 2015 as the final ordinary and bonus dividend. Inditex continued to show a strong financial position in FY2014.
Million Euros 31 January
2015
31 January
2014
Cash & cash equivalents 3,798 3,847
Short term investments 222 213
Current financial debt (8) (3)
Non current financial debt (2) (2)
Net financial cash (debt) 4,010 4,055 The operating working capital position remains negative as a result of the business model:
Million Euros 31 January
2015
31 January
2014
Inventories 1,860 1,677
Receivables 862 815
Payables (3,658) (3,421)
Operating working capital (936) (929) Funds from Operations reached €3.3 billion in FY2014, 14% higher. In recent years Inditex has carried out a significant investment in its central headquarters, logistics, and store and online sales platforms. Ordinary capital expenditure for FY2014 amounted to €1.396 billion. Extraordinary capital expenditure in FY2014 amounted to €400 million mainly as a result of the acquisition of unique retail premises for Zara in SoHo, New York City, USA. Dividends paid to shareholders in 2014 reached €1.5 billion.
5 FY2014 Results
Start of FY2015 Store & Online sales in local currencies have increased by 13% from 1 February to 14 March 2015. The Spring/Summer season is influenced by the performance over the Easter period due to its significant sales volumes. Capital expenditure in FY2015 is expected to be approximately €1.35 billion driven mainly by the addition of new retail space during the year. FY2015 space growth is expected to be in line with long-term targets. In FY2015 Inditex expects 420-480 gross openings and the selective absorption of 80-100 small units into neighbouring stores. Approximately 70% of the new contracts have been signed but in some cases openings may not take place in FY2015.
Employee profit sharing plan
In view of the performance of the Group over recent years, a special profit sharing plan has been approved under which employees will participate in Inditex's earnings growth in 2015-2016. All employees at stores, manufacturing, logistics, concepts and subsidiaries around the world that have been with the Group for more than two years will be eligible. The Group will award these beneficiaries 10% of the year-on-year growth in consolidated profit attributable to the controlling company up to a cap of 2% of total profit. The beneficiaries number around 70,000 people in 54 markets. The scheme will run for two years. Part one will be collected in 2016 on the basis of year-on-year growth in Group net profit in 2015. Part two will be collected in 2017, following the same criteria. The plan will accrue in 2015 and 2016.
Online sales Inditex continues to expand its global, fully integrated online sales platform. In FY2015, Zara plans to launch online sales in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
FY2015 corporate calendar Inditex expects to release interim results for FY2015 on the following dates: Interim Three Months: 10 June 2015 Interim Half Year: 16 September 2015 Interim Nine Months: 10 December 2015 Fiscal Year: March 2016 (tbc) For additional information:
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