Ahold Delhaize reports strong sales growth in the fourth quarter
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
* Pro forma net sales of ?15.5 billion, up 2.8% at constant exchange rates and
adjusted for week 53 in 2015
* Comparable sales down 0.2% at Ahold USA with resilient volume trends in a
solid holiday season
* Comparable sales growth of 2.2% at Delhaize America with strong volume
growth
* Outstanding sales performance in the Netherlands both in supermarkets and
online, with comparable sales up 6.6%
* Online net consumer sales up 27.9% at constant exchange rates and adjusted
for week 53 in 2015 in the fourth quarter and reached ?2.3 billion for the
full year 2016
* Expected FY 2016 pro forma underlying operating margin slightly ahead of
2015
* Expected FY 2016 free cash flow of around ?1.3 billion
Zaandam, the Netherlands - January 19, 2017 - Ahold Delhaize today announced
consolidated net sales of ?15.1 billion for the fourth quarter of 2016, an
increase of 54.5% compared to the fourth quarter of last year, corresponding to
pro forma net sales of ?15.5 billion.
Overall our business showed a strong performance in the fourth quarter,
resulting in a net sales growth of 2.8% on a pro forma basis, at constant
exchange rates and adjusted for week 53 in 2015. For the full year 2016, pro
forma net sales reached ?62.3 billion, up 3.4% at constant exchange rates
and adjusted for week 53 in 2015.
After a solid holiday season, in particular at Stop & Shop New England,
comparable sales at Ahold USA were slightly down by 0.2%, while increasing
market share excluding Stop & Shop New York Metro as sales in the fourth quarter
of 2015 benefited from competitive closures in that market. Shelf
price deflation was 1.2%, broadly in line with the previous quarter.
Delhaize America delivered strong comparable sales growth of 2.2% and both Food
Lion and Hannaford grew volumes significantly. In October, Food Lion implemented
its "Easy, Fresh & Affordable" initiative in 142 stores in the Charlotte market,
with positive initial customer response especially in Fresh. Shelf price
deflation was 1.7%, broadly in line with the previous quarter.
The Netherlands had an outstanding performance with comparable sales growth of
6.6%, driven by assortment innovations and improved service in our supermarkets
and strong sales growth of the online businesses bol.com and ah.nl. In December,
Albert Heijn was named best supermarket in the Netherlands by market research
company GfK. Market share of Albert Heijn for the full year slightly increased
compared to last year.
In Belgium comparable sales decreased 0.9%, when comparing to a strong fourth
quarter in 2015. Market share remained stable for the full year compared to last
year.
In Central and Southeastern Europe, comparable sales growth was 3.4%. Growth was
mainly driven by Romania, with very strong comparable sales and further
expansion of the store network. In Greece, comparable sales growth remained
positive despite last year's exceptional fourth quarter which benefited from
market disruptions.
Outlook
For the full year 2016, we confirm our guidance for:
* pro forma underlying operating margin for the group to be broadly in line
with our performance in the first three quarters and to be slightly ahead of
2015's underlying operating margin,
* free cash flow (including the Delhaize Group for a full year) to be around
?1.3 billion.
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Source: Ahold Delhaize via GlobeNewswire
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Datum: 19.01.2017 - 06:45 Uhr
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