DJ O'KEY GROUP REPORTS NET RETAIL REVENUE FOR Q1 2024
O'KEY Group S.A. (OKEY) O'KEY GROUP REPORTS NET RETAIL REVENUE FOR Q1 2024 26-Apr-2024 / 16:00 CET/CEST =---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Press release 26 April 2024 O'KEY GROUP REPORTS NET RETAIL REVENUE FOR Q1 2024 O'KEY Group S.A. (AIX, LSE, MOEX: OKEY, the "Group" or the "Company"), one of Russia's leading food retailers, has announced its unaudited operating results for the first quarter (Q1) of 2024. All materials published by the Group are available on our website at www.okeygroup.lu. Q1 2024 operating highlights -- Group net retail revenue[1] increased by 7.2% YoY to RUB 52.3 bn in Q1 2024, driven by revenue growth across all business segments. -- O'KEY hypermarkets' LFL retail revenue rose by 3.7% in Q1 2024. -- DA! discounters' net retail revenue grew by 17.9% YoY to RUB 16.8 bn in Q1 2024, driven by a 7.6% LFL revenue increase and the selling space expansion. -- DA! discounters' share in the Group's revenue rose by 2.9 pps YoY to 32.1% in Q1 2024. Operating review Group Net Retail Revenue in Q1 2024 Net Retail Revenue, RUB mln (excl. VAT) Q1 2024 Q1 2023 YoY, % O'KEY Group 52,252 48,725 7.2% O'KEY hypermarkets 35,487 34,506 2.8% DA! discounters 16,765 14,219 17.9%
Group Net Retail Revenue Metrics for Q1 2024
Q1 2024 vs Q1 2023
Net Retail Revenue, %
Net retail revenue Traffic Average ticket
O'KEY Group 7.2% 1.4% 5.7%
O'KEY hypermarkets 2.8% (4.1%) 7.2%
DA! discounters 17.9% 9.0% 8.2%
Group LFL Revenue Monthly Metrics for Q1 2024
January February[2] March Q1 2024 LFL revenue, % YoY O'KEY Group 3.3% 6.1% 5.1% 4.8% O'KEY hypermarkets 1.4% 5.0% 4.5% 3.7% DA! discounters 8.0% 8.6% 6.3% 7.6% LFL traffic, % YoY O'KEY Group (3.2%) (0.4%) (2.9%) (2.2%) O'KEY hypermarkets (5.2%) (1.6%) (3.7%) (3.5%) DA! discounters (0.4%) 1.2% (1.8%) (0.4%) LFL average ticket, % YoY O'KEY Group 6.7% 6.5% 8.2% 7.2% O'KEY hypermarkets 6.9% 6.7% 8.6% 7.5% DA! discounters 8.4% 7.4% 8.3% 8.0%
Note: Q1 2024 LFL metrics are calculated based on 76 O'KEY and 194 DA! stores.
The Group's net retail revenue grew by 7.2% YoY to RUB 52,252 mln, driven by both O'KEY hypermarkets' and DA! discounters' performance in Q1 2024.
Net retail revenue of O'KEY hypermarkets rose by 2.8% YoY to RUB 35,487 mln in Q1 2024, on the back of LFL revenue growth despite of a decrease in the selling space. O'KEY LFL revenue increased by 3.7% YoY due to stronger customer demand and higher number of items in the basket in Q1 2024.
DA! discounters net retail revenue rose by 17.9% YoY growth to RUB 16,765 mln in Q1 2024, driven by 7.6% LFL revenue growth and the chain's expansion. The discounters' share in the Group's revenue rose by 2.9 pps YoY and reached 32.1% in Q1 2024.
Group Stores and Selling Space in Q1 2024
Stores and Selling Space Q1 2024 Q1 2023 Net change Change, % Number of stores, EoP 297 276 21 7.6% O'KEY hypermarkets 77 78 (1) (1.3%) DA! discounters 220[3] 198 22 11.1% Total selling space (sq m), EoP 661,149 652,123 9,026 1,4% O'KEY hypermarkets 513,079 518,530 (5,451) (1.1%) DA! discounters 148,070 133,593 14,477 10.8%
In Q1 2024, the Group did not open any new stores. As of 31 March 2024, the Group operated 77 O'KEY hypermarkets and had 220 DA! discounters in its store protfolio, with a total selling space of 661,149 sq m.
For more information, please contact:
Natalya Belyavskaya Head of Investor Relations +7 495 663 6677 ext. 266 Natalya.Belyavskaya@okmarket.ru www.okeygroup.lu
ABOUT O'KEY GROUP
O'KEY Group S.A. (AIX, LSE, MOEX: OKEY) is one of the leading grocery retailers in Russia, operating hypermarkets under the O'KEY brand and discounters under the DA! brand.
As of 31 March 2024, the Group had 297 stores across Russia (77 hypermarkets and 220 discounters) with a total selling space of 661,149 sq m. O'KEY opened its first hypermarket in St Petersburg in 2002 and has since demonstrated continuous growth. It was the first Russian food retailer to launch e-commerce operations offering a full range of hypermarket products for home delivery. The Group operates e-commerce pick-up and delivery points in 70 O'KEY hypermarkets across the country. In 2015, we launched the first discount chain in Russia under the DA! brand. The Group operates five distribution centres in Russia - three in Moscow and two in St Petersburg - and employs 19,200 people.
In 2023, the Group's revenue amounted to RUB 207.9 bn, and EBITDA reached RUB 17.0 bn.
The O'KEY Group shareholder structure is as follows: NISEMAX Co Ltd - 49.11%. GSU Ltd - 34.14%, free-float and other holders - 16.75%.
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[1] Hereinafter, net retail revenue, LFL net retail revenue, and the average ticket metrics are provided net of VAT.
[2] LFL dynamics is not adjusted for a leap-year effect, i.e. there was an additional trading day in February 2024 compared to February 2023.
[3] Including 1 DA! store that was temporary closed for reconstruction from the end of January 2024 and to be reopened in the end of April 2024.
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