Superdry plc (SDRY)
Superdry plc: Year End Trading Statement
06-May-2021 / 07:00 GMT/BST
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SuperdryPlc
("Superdry" or "the Company")
6 May 2021
Year-end Trading Statement
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION
Full price discipline drives significant improvement in Q4 trading gross margin
Strengthened leadership team focused on delivering brand reset
Superdry announces a trading update covering the 52-week period from 26 April 2020 to 24 April 2021 ("FY21").
GBPm Q4 H2 Full Year
FY21 FY20 Year-on-year FY21 FY20 Year-on-year FY21 FY20 Year-on-year
Group Revenue1,2 118.3 117.4 0.8% 274.1 335.3 (18.2)% 556.6 704.4 (21.0)%
Channel Revenue
Store2 14.3 29.5 (51.5)% 56.3 130.0 (56.7)% 140.9 287.2 (50.9)%
Lost trading days3 69% 42% 56% 21% 39% 10%
Ecommerce2 40.9 32.3 26.6% 114.1 93.8 21.6% 202.9 151.6 33.8%
Wholesale 63.1 55.6 13.5% 103.7 111.5 (7.0)% 212.8 265.6 (19.9)%
Julian Dunkerton, Chief Executive Officer, said:
"Our strengthened Ecommerce presence has helped mitigate the
impact from enforced closures of our stores. We returned to revenue
growth in Q4, and our commitment to a full price stance over the
period has seen significant online margin improvement. Our
liquidity remains strong, with closing net cash ahead of last year
and our facilities remain undrawn.
Despite all the disruption of the past year, Superdry has
demonstrated its resilience and we have used this time to ensure
the business is in the best possible shape for the future, really
focusing on developing our digital presence and making strides
towards our goal of being the most sustainable listed fashion
brand. I'm proud that we've been able to accelerate our commitment
to ensure all pure cotton items are organic by five years to 2025,
working closely with growers in India, and that our focus in this
area was recognised by Drapers at its Sustainable Fashion Awards in
February.
We have also further strengthened our leadership team with new
CFO Shaun Wills and COO Silvana Bonello in place and already having
a positive impact. Last week we were joined by Peter Sj?lander who
started in his role as Chairman. I am confident we have the right
team in place to drive the business forward.
The early signs following the reopening of our UK stores are
encouraging, as lockdown restrictions start to lift, and we can
clearly see the light at the end of the tunnel. In short, we are on
track with our reset of the brand and there's a lot to look forward
to."
Performance Overview ? Group revenue for FY21 has been
substantially impacted by continued Covid-19 disruption throughout
the year, down
(21.0)% year-on-year to GBP556.6m. However, the business
delivered an increase of 0.8% year-on-year in Q4 21, driven
by Ecommerce and Wholesale. ? Q4 21 Ecommerce performance was
strong, with revenue up 26.6% year-on-year, amplified by an
increase in online
trading gross margin4 of 7.5%pts as we began the return to full
price trading. ? Reduction of 14% in total stock units year-on-year
despite the pandemic, delivered through targeted clearance
activity and a reduced buy. ? Liquidity remains strong, with
closing net cash ahead of the prior year at GBP39.4m (vs GBP36.7m
in FY20) and both our
GBP70m ABL facility and GBP10m overdraft continuing to be
undrawn. ? Neymar Jr. organic cotton campaign has launched globally
and resulted in record engagement rates through rigorous
targeting, with 2m engagements in the first 3 weeks across our
owned channels. ? Encouraging trade seen since the re-opening of
our owned stores in the UK with the initial run rate ahead of
like-for-like trading through FY21. EU trading remains supressed
due to continued restrictions.
Trading Performance
Owned Stores ? Stores suffered an average of 69% lost trading
days3 in Q4 21 (Q4 20: 42%), resulting in a (51.5)% decline in
revenue year-on-year. As at 3 May 2021, we still have 27% of our
store estate closed (3 May 2020: 81%). ? Store revenue ended down
(50.9)% year-on-year in FY21, reflecting the temporary enforced
closures of our estate and
suppressed footfall due to sustained lockdown restrictions
across the UK and Europe throughout the year, with an
average of 39% of lost trading days3 over the period (FY20:
10%). ? Renegotiated a further 48 leases (1/5 of the estate) in
FY21 achieving a weighted average saving of 52% (65 lease
negotiations have now been completed in total), in addition to
substantial one-off Covid-related rent waivers.
Ecommerce ? Ecommerce has continued to perform well, up 26.6% in
Q4 21 year-on-year (up 33.8% in FY21 year-on-year),
benefitting from new product, increased digital marketing and
channel shift, as well as our influencer led
strategy, all driving an increase in traffic to owned sites (up
31.5% in Q4 21 year-on-year). ? Q4 21 has seen continued
contribution growth in Ecommerce, with trading gross margin4 up
7.5%pts year-on-year,
driven by an improvement in owned sites full price mix1, up
12%pts year-on-year. ? Social media followers have increased by 9%
since the launch of Autumn/Winter20, with particularly strong
growth
seen on Instagram, which is up 12% over the same period. ?
Continued improvements have been made in search and navigation, and
we are making good progress on delivering a new
Ecommerce platform across all owned sites.
Wholesale ? Positive signs are being seen across Wholesale, with
in-season orders up 142% and SS21 forward orders up 10% in Q4
year-on-year, both driving an overall increase in Q4 21 which is
up 13.5% year-on-year. ? Cash collection has tracked ahead of
expectations, making a significant contribution to year-end net
cash. ? Wholesale FY21 revenue was down (19.9)% year-on-year, with
our partners suffering the same headwinds in physical
trading locations and carrying forward higher levels of stock
than normal.
Outlook
There remains significant uncertainty given the varying impacts
of the pandemic in our markets particularly to the trajectory and
phasing of the consumer recovery. However, we are confident of
growth in FY22 revenue and profitability compared to FY21 assuming
no further material national store lockdowns and a continuing
recovery in footfall and consumer demand through the period.
Profitability will be supported by higher gross margins from our
restored full price discipline and positive operating leverage from
reduced store costs, partially offset by the end of government
support and our ongoing brand marketing investment.
Notes 1. Foreign currency sales are translated at the average
rate for the month in which they were made. Full price sales
mix relates to the proportion of retail sales made at RRP in
full prices stores and owned websites only. 2. Fulfil From Store
sales reallocated to Ecommerce in the current (GBP8.3m) and prior
year comparatives (GBP1.6m). 3. 'Lost trading days' calculated as
the simple average number of stores closed each day of the period
as a percentage
of total potential trading days in the period, excludes impact
of restricted trading hours. 4. Trading gross margin relates to the
gross margin after returns provision, but before non-trading
adjustments. 5. Additional revenue performance detail (adjusted for
Fulfil From Store revenue reallocation):
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
YoY movement (%)
13 weeks 13 weeks 13 weeks 13 weeks
Group Revenue1,2 (24.1)% (23.0)% (28.5)% 0.8%
Channel Revenue
Store2 (60.0)% (33.1)% (58.2)% (51.5)%
Ecommerce2 98.9% 19.3% 19.0% 26.6%
Wholesale (30.8)% (28.4)% (27.4)% 13.5%
For further information:
Superdry:
Adam Smith adamj.smith@superdry.com +44 (0) 1242 586747
Candice Johnson candice.johnson@superdry.com +44 (0) 1242
586747
Media enquiries
Tim Danaher, Imran Jina superdry@brunswickgroup.com +44 (0) 207
404 5959
Notes to Editors
The Superdry brand is obsessed with design, quality and fit and
committed to relentless innovation. We design affordable, premium
quality clothing, accessories and footwear which are sold around
the world. We have a unique purpose to help our consumers feel
amazing through wearing our clothes. We have a clear strategy for
delivering continued growth via a multi-channel approach combining
Ecommerce, Wholesale, and physical stores. We operate in over 50
countries and have over 3,750 colleagues globally.
Cautionary Statement
This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements
with respect to the financial condition and operational results of
Superdry Plc. These statements and forecasts involve risk,
uncertainty, and assumptions because they relate to events and
depend upon circumstances that will occur in the future. There are
a number of factors that could cause actual results or developments
to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are
made only as at the date of this announcement. Nothing in this
announcement should be construed as a profit forecast. Except as
required by law, Superdry Plc has no obligation to update the
forward-looking statements or to correct any inaccuracies
therein.
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