Colruyt reported good top-line growth in FY16/17 but profitability disappointed. Reported revenue increased 3.4% (vs FY15/16: 2.9%; FY16/17 includes an additional month of sales of the disposed French foodservice business ‘Pro à Pro’). Excluding the disposed French business, top-line growth came in at 2.8% (+30bp vs our estimate), largely driven by the good performance in the retail segment (contributes c.76% to group revenue). The segment clocked 2.4% revenue growth despit
15 Sep 2017
Profitability under pressure
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Profitability under pressure
Colruyt Group N.V. (COLR:WBO) | 0 0 0.9% | Mkt Cap: 6,630m
- Published:
15 Sep 2017 -
Author:
Nishant Choudhary -
Pages:
3
Colruyt reported good top-line growth in FY16/17 but profitability disappointed. Reported revenue increased 3.4% (vs FY15/16: 2.9%; FY16/17 includes an additional month of sales of the disposed French foodservice business ‘Pro à Pro’). Excluding the disposed French business, top-line growth came in at 2.8% (+30bp vs our estimate), largely driven by the good performance in the retail segment (contributes c.76% to group revenue). The segment clocked 2.4% revenue growth despit