CNOVA N.V. 2018 Financial Results

AMSTERDAM, February 15, 2019, 07:45 CET Cnova N.V. (Euronext Paris: CNV; ISIN: NL0010949392) (“Cnova” or the “Company”) today announced its financial results for the full year 2018.

GMV: €3.6 billion euros (+9.3% organic growth)

  • E-commerce contribution: +7.7 pts mainly driven by marketplace and B2C services
  • Géant showrooms contribution: +1.6 pts
  • Marketplace share: 34.3% (+2.4 pts) with a record high €1.1 billion GMV (+12.3%)
  • Mobile share: 44.0% (+5.9 pts)
  • CDAV share: 34.1% (+3.0 pts)

Strong EBITDA improvement: +32 million euros vs 2017

  • Gross profit progress: +22.5% (FY18: +2.0 pts, acceleration in 2H18: +2.7 pts)
  • Increase in monetization initiatives: +23%, to €64m
  • +€31.9m EBITDA increase vs FY17, to €25.5m
  • +€25.6m EBIT increase vs FY17, to €(7.7)m
  • Back to profitable growth in H2 with a +10.7% GMV organic growth and a €12.4m EBIT

Solid positive free cash-flow

  • FCF before financial expense: +€70m (+€406m improvement vs FY17)