OREANDA-NEWS. September 13, 2010. DIXY Group – one of the leading food and FMCG retailers in Russia - announces consolidated unaudited IFRS results for the first six months of 2010.

Key figures for the first 6 months of 2010 in comparison with the first 6 months of 2009 results:

•   Revenue rose 15.2% to RUR 30,829 mln. or 26.7% in USD to USD 1,025 mln.

•   Gross Profit rose 10.1% to RUR 7,988 mln., in USD Gross Profit in increased by 21.1% to 265.7 mln. Gross Margin decreased by 1.2 pp year-on-year to 25.9%.

•   EBITDA grew 15.7% to RUR 1,694 mln. In USD EBITDA grew 27.3% to USD 56.4 mln. EBITDA margin remained at the level of 5.5% as for the same period of 2009.

•   Net Profit amounted to RUR 74.8 mln. (USD 2.5 mln.) versus the Net Loss of RUR 99.1 mln. (USD 3 mln.) in the first half of 2009.

•   Net cash from operating activities increased 86.5% compared to the same period to RUR 799.6 mln. (USD 26.6 mln).

 

Key financial performance indicators as per unaudited 1H 2010 financial results

In thousands of RUR

Net Sales

Gross Profit

EBITDAR

EBITDA

Net Profit

Net Cash from Operating Activities

1H 2010

30,829,400

7,988,134

2,912,627

1,694,460

74,839

799,590

1H 2009

26,753,709

7,254,206

2,592,151

1,464,104

-99,146

428,680

Д%

15.2%
10.1%
12.4%
15.7%
--
86.5%

 

Net Debt1

June 30, 2010

7,225,764

June 30, 2009

7,275,780

 

-0.7%

In thousands of USD

Net Sales

Gross Profit

EBITDAR

EBITDA

Net Profit

Net Cash from Operating Activities

1H 2010

1,025,336

265,672

96,869

56,355

2,489

26.6

1H 2009

809,054

219,373

78, 389

44,276

-2,998

13.0

Д%

26.7%
21.1%
23.6%
27.3%
183.0%
104.6%

Net Debt

June 30, 2010

231,629

June 30, 2009

240,568

 

-3.7%

% of Sales
Gross Margin
EBITDAR
EBITDA
Net Profit

1H 2010

25.9%
9.4%
5.5%
0.2%

1H 2009

27.1%
9.7%
5.5%

-0.4%

 

Revenue by Format

 

In thousands RUR

DIXY

V-MART

MEGAMART

MINIMART

Other Revenue

1H 2010

25,985,082

0

3,447,637

1,060,892

335,789

1H 2009

22,355,488

68,034

2,991,727

991,144

347,316

∆%

16.2%

-100.0%

15.2%

7.0%

-3.3%

 

30,829,400

26,753,709

15.2%

 

In thousands USD

DIXY

V-MART

MEGAMART

MINIMART

Other Revenue

1H 2010

864,222
0

114,663
35,284
11,168

1H 2009

676,048

2,057

90,472

29,973

10,503

∆%

27.8%

-100.0%

26.7%

17.7%

6.3%

 

1,025 336

809,054

26.7%

 

Average Basket Size by Format

 

 

In RUR
DIXY

MEGAMART
MINIMART

1H 2010

216
511
371

1H 2009

214
537
373

∆%

1.1%
-5.0%
-0.6%

 

During the first half of 2010, 41 new Dixy stores were opened compared to 16 new stores opened during the same period last year. All new stores were opened in the Central and North-Western Federal Districts through long-term lease agreements. Company expects that the total number of openings for the year will exceed 100 new stores.

Successful implementation of the initiatives to tighten control over multiple cost-centers and business processes and to increase the efficiency of the overall operation, provided for decrease in SG&A costs as a percentage of Revenue by 1.4% to 23.2%. The Company will continue to focus on increasing operational efficiency improvement.

During the first half of 2010, LFL sales grew 5% mainly on the back of the 4.4% increase in customer traffic. During the period, on the Group level, sales per square meter of selling space grew by 1.8%, and Dixy stores sales in the Central Federal District per meter demonstrated a 2.5% year-on-year growth. Positive LFL dynamic is primarily the result of higher levels of customer service, and more aggressive promo and advertising activity in 2009 and the first half of 2010. The strengthening of the Company’s

promotional ability was made possible also through increase in the Dixy format levels of logistical service (success of delivery rate) to 89.6% and centralization of deliveries to 79.5%.

In the first half of 2010, Gross Profit grew 10.1% to RUR 7,988 mln. or by 21.1% in USD to 265.7 mln. Gross Margin decreased by 1.2 pp from 27.1% in the first half of 2009 to 25.9% in 1H 2010. This decrease was mainly driven by a more aggressive pricing policy and increase in promotional activities and programs, that the Company started in the second half of 2009.