Marimekko - Raises earnings outlook for FY19E
Updated guidance for 2019E
Marimekko raised its earnings estimates for FY19E and reiterated its FY19E revenue guidance. According to the updated outlook, Marimekko expects FY19E comparable operating profit to be higher than in the previous year, amounting to approximately EUR 17 million (previous guidance; comparable operating profit is expected to amount maximum of EUR 15 million). This is mainly due to stronger than estimated sales growth and improved sales outlook in Finland but also better than estimated trend in relative gross margin. Marimekko did not provide much information other than that, so we wait for more color in the Q3 report.
We expect increase in sales in H2’19
We expect Marimekko’s H2’19 net sales to be EUR 69.4 million (16.4% y/y) while we expect H2’19 adj. EBIT to be EUR 10.5 million (H2’18 adj. EBIT of EUR 7.9m), resulting in EBIT margin of 15.1% (H2’18 EBIT margin of 13.3%). We expect sales and profitability to increase especially in Finland and APAC due to stronger sales growth in Finland and higher license revenue from APAC. We also expect the holiday season in the last quarter to have a considerable impact on Marimekko’s total sales in 2019E.
We maintain “HOLD” with TP of EUR 30
We have updated our estimates after the updated guidance. We have increased our 2019E revenue expectation and expect 2019E sales to total EUR 125.6m (previous: EUR 123.4m). We expect 2019E adj. EBIT of EUR 16.8m (previous: EUR 14.7m) resulting in EBIT margin of 13.4% We maintain our rating “HOLD” with TP of EUR 30.