earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
Coty beats FY23 with 12% core LFL growth; FY24 guidance at top of target range
COTY INC.
2023-FY EPS reported
$0.57
revenue$5,554,100,000
- Q4 net revenue +16% as reported (+17% LFL); FY23 core LFL sales grew 12%, above 9-10% guidance.
- FY23 adjusted EBITDA $972.8M, ahead of raised guidance of $965-970M; adjusted EPS $0.53, +89% YoY.
- FY24 expects core LFL growth at top of 6-8% range; adjusted EBITDA target $1,065-1,075M; adjusted EPS $0.44-0.47.
- Signed LOI to sell 3.6% of Wella stake to IGF Wealth Management for $150M, part of deleveraging plan.
- Leverage improved to 4.1x at Q4 end; targeting ~3x exiting CY23 and ~2.5x exiting CY24.