GrandVision achieves preliminary revenue growth of 8.8% at constant exchange rates in FY19 and 10.7% in 4Q19
23 Gennaio 2020 - 7:00AM
GrandVision achieves preliminary revenue growth of 8.8% at constant
exchange rates in FY19 and 10.7% in 4Q19
Schiphol, the Netherlands – 23 January 2020.
GrandVision NV (EURONEXT: GVNV) publishes its
preliminary and unaudited 4Q and FY19 revenue and comparable growth
update.
GrandVision achieved revenue growth at constant exchange rates
of 8.8% for the full year 2019 with organic growth of 5.2%.
Comparable growth accelerated from 3.4% in 2018 to 4.1% in 2019,
driven by a strong performance across all segments and product
categories. Acquisitions added 3.6% to revenue growth including
Optica2000 in Spain and McOptic in Switzerland. E-commerce sales
grew by 66% as a result of Lenstore's ongoing growth, including the
expansion into France and Italy, the acquisition of Charlie Temple
in the Netherlands as well as growth in our banners.
In the fourth quarter, revenue growth at constant exchange rates
was 10.7%, with organic and comparable growth of 6.0% and 4.6%,
respectively.
The G4 segment achieved 3.7% comparable growth for the year
(4.4% in 4Q19) with an especially strong performance in the
Benelux, where our business fully recovered following a challenging
year of management transition. France and Germany also had a strong
year, while our business in the United Kingdom was affected by a
difficult general retail environment.
In the Other Europe segment, comparable growth was 2.8% in FY19
and 2.5% in 4Q19 with a strong year-end performance in Finland and
across Eastern Europe.
In the Americas & Asia segment, comparable growth was 8.8%
in FY19 and 11.1% in 4Q19. The strong fourth quarter performance
was driven by strong growth in Russia and Turkey.
- GrandVision FY19 Trading Update