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Q4 ACCELERATION AND ANOTHER STRONG YEAR
Coca‑Cola HBC AG, a leading bottler of The Coca‑Cola Company, reports its financial results for the full year ended 31 December 2019.
|
Full-Year |
Change |
|
|
2019 |
2018 |
|
Volume1 (m unit cases) |
2,264.5 |
2,192.3 |
3.3% |
Net sales revenue1 (€ m) |
7,026.0 |
6,657.1 |
5.5% |
Net sales revenue per unit case1 (€) |
3.10 |
3.04 |
2.2% |
FX-neutral net sales revenue1,2 (€) |
7,026.0 |
6,731.9 |
4.4% |
FX-neutral net sales revenue per unit case1,2 (€) |
3.10 |
3.07 |
1.0% |
Operating expenses/ Net sales revenue (%) |
27.5 |
28.2 |
-70bps |
Comparable operating expenses / Net sales revenue (%) |
26.9 |
27.7 |
-80bps |
Operating profit (EBIT)3 (€ m) |
715.3 |
639.4 |
11.9% |
Comparable EBIT2 (€ m) |
758.7 |
680.7 |
11.5% |
EBIT margin (%) |
10.2 |
9.6 |
60bps |
Comparable EBIT margin2 (%) |
10.8 |
10.2 |
60bps |
Net profit4 (€ m) |
487.5 |
447.4 |
9.0% |
Comparable net profit2,4 (€ m) |
522.2 |
480.4 |
8.7% |
Basic earnings per share (EPS) (€) |
1.340 |
1.216 |
10.2% |
Comparable EPS2 (€) |
1.436 |
1.306 |
10.0% |
Free cash flow2 (€ m) |
442.6 |
370.0 |
19.6% |
1For performance excluding Bambi refer to ‘Supplementary Information‘ section. Bambi is a Serbian confectionery business that we acquired in 2019.
2For details on APMs refer to ‘Alternative Performance Measures’ and ‘Definitions and reconciliations of APMs’ sections.
3Refer to the condensed consolidated income statement.
4Net Profit and comparable net profit refer to net profit and comparable net profit respectively after tax attributable to owners of the parent.
“2019 was another year of strong growth with the business recording its highest ever volume and comparable EBIT. I am particularly pleased with how we finished the year, following the unseasonable weather we faced in Q2 and Q3. We drove growth across all three market segments as well as in our three largest markets of Russia, Italy and Nigeria. Our core sparkling category continues to grow, supported by momentum in low- and no-sugar variants and we continue to gain or maintain share in the majority of our markets. We were recognised by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index as Europe’s most sustainable beverage company for the sixth time in seven years. We enter 2020 with considerable momentum and exciting plans that include the roll-out of Costa Coffee in at least 10 of our markets. We are confident that we are well on track to deliver our 2020 commitments and to make solid progress on our 2025 growth agenda.”
Zoran Bogdanovic Chief Executive Officer of Coca‑Cola HBC AG