Marimekko - Continues to deliver strong results

Marimekko delivered strong Q2 result, with net sales broadly in line with and EBIT beating our estimates. The growth was strong in domestic market with y/y growth of 25% while int’l sales grew by 5% y/y.

•    Q2 group result: net sales increased by 16% y/y to EUR 38.0m, which was broadly in line with our and consensus expectations (37.0/36.6m Evli/cons.). The growth was driven by domestic sales while international growth was a bit moderate. Gross margin was approx. flat y/y. With increased revenue, adj. EBIT amounted to EUR 5.7m (5.3/5.8m Evli/cons.), reflecting an EBIT margin of 15%. EPS amounted to EUR 0.12 (0.10 Evli/ cons.).
•    Finland: driven by strong retail sales, Finnish net sales increased by 25% y/y to EUR 23.0m (Evli: 20.5m). Wholesale sales were flat y/y.
•    Int’l: with y/y growth of 5%, net sales amounted to EUR 15.0m (Evli: 16.5m). The growth was driven by Scandinavia, the EMEA region, and the APAC region while North America saw low double-digit y/y decrease in its net sales. Int’l business was negatively impacted by a different kind of weighting of wholesale deliveries.
•    Category split: Fashion sales amounted to EUR 12.0m (+6% y/y). Home category grew by 11% y/y to EUR 16.9m. Bags and accessories showed strong y/y growth of 48% and amounted to EUR 9.0m.
•    Market outlook: Marimekko expects domestic sales to grow as well as APAC sales and int’l sales to increase significantly. Both retail and wholesale revenue are expected to increase in 2022. Licensing income is also estimated to be higher than that of the comparison period. In percentage terms, net sales growth is expected to be stronger at the beginning of 2022 than in H2.
•    FY’22 guidance intact: expecting revenue to grow and an EBIT margin ranging between 17-20%.

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