Cloetta AB interim report Q2: April – June 2022

Cloetta reports its sixth consecutive quarter of growth in Branded packaged products and continued profitable growth within Pick & mix, accompanied by improved profitability and important sustainability progress.

• Net sales for the quarter increased by 14.5 per cent to SEK 1,626m (1,420) including a positive impact from foreign exchange rates of 2.6 per cent.
• Sales of Branded packaged products increased organically by 8.2 per cent during the quarter.
• Sales of Pick & mix increased organically by 24.4 per cent during the quarter.
• Operating profit adjusted for items affecting comparability, amounted to SEK 162m (127). Operating loss amounted to SEK -61m (126), due to items affecting comparability of SEK -223m (–1) mainly related to impairments and provisions for the new greenfield facility.
• Operating profit, adjusted, of Branded packaged products amounted to SEK 154m (123).
• Operating profit, adjusted, of Pick & mix amounted to SEK 8m (4).
• Loss for the period amounted to SEK -94m (86), driven by items affecting comparability and unrealised exchange rate differences on cash and cash equivalents, which equates to basic and diluted earnings per share of SEK -0.33 (0.30).
• Cash flow from operating activities was SEK -78m (155), driven by increased inventories and inflation.
• Net debt/EBITDA ratio was 2.4x (2.9).

Events during and after the end of the period

• Cloetta announced the plan to invest in a new greenfield facility in the Netherlands to enable growth and accelerate margin expansion.
• Cloetta has extended the maturities of its current loan facilities with the existing banking group by one year to 2024-2026.
• Cloetta’s climate targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative.
• After the end of the quarter, the Board resolved on the repurchase of the company’s own B-shares to enable delivery of shares under the long-term share-based incentive program.

Please find enclosed the full report.

The interim report will be presented at a conference call with web presentation on Friday 15 July 2022 at 10.00 a.m. (CEST). Information is available at www.cloetta.com.
 

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