{"id":19215,"date":"2018-05-17T18:18:26","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T16:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-783423-2671269.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=19215"},"modified":"2022-03-10T05:50:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T04:50:55","slug":"may-17-2018-zooplus-ag-continuation-of-growth-path-in-the-first-quarter-of-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.cometis.de\/en\/may-17-2018-zooplus-ag-continuation-of-growth-path-in-the-first-quarter-of-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"<span id=\"2018\" class=\"Postdate\">May 17, 2018<\/span> | zooplus AG: Continuation of growth path in the first quarter of 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Zeile&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_2=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_2=&#8221;off&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<style>\n.zur\u00fcckbutton:before {\n    display: inline-block;\n    font-family: \"ETmodules\";\n    content: \"4a\";\n    color: #00225f;\n    margin-right: 7px;\n}\n.zur\u00fcckbutton:hover:before {\n    display: inline-block;\n    font-family: \"ETmodules\";\n    content: \"4a\";\n    color: #d85710;\n    margin-right: 7px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Corporate News<\/h1>\n<p><a class=\"zur\u00fcckbutton\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.cometis.de\/en\/publication-archive-zooplus-ag\">to the archive<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_image admin_label=&#8221;Bild&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/dev.cometis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/zooplus_Beitrag.jpg&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; use_overlay=&#8221;off&#8221; animation=&#8221;off&#8221; sticky=&#8221;off&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>zooplus AG: Continuation of growth path in the first quarter of 2018<\/h1>\n<p>\n<b><br \/>\n\u2022 Sales increase 26% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2018 to EUR 323 m (3M 2017: EUR 257 m)<br \/>\n\u2022 Sales of private label food and cat litter grow 37% over the same quarter in previous year<br \/>\n\u2022 Earnings before taxes (EBT) of EUR -5.5 m affected by stronger focus on investment and gross margin effects (3M 2017: EUR 3.4 m)<br \/>\n\u2022 Positive operating cash flow of EUR 10.0 m<br \/>\n\u2022 Sales and earnings outlook confirmed for full-year 2018<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Munich, May 17, 2018<\/strong> \u2013 zooplus AG (WKN 511170, ISIN DE0005111702, ticker symbol ZO1), Europe&#8217;s leading online retailer of pet supplies, consistently maintained its growth path in the first three months of the 2018 financial year. With sales of EUR 323 m (3M 2017: EUR 257 m), the company achieved year-on-year growth of 26% (currency-adjusted: also 26%). Private label business showed an above average sales growth of 37% compared to the same quarter in previous year. Growth was supported by the continued high level of loyalty of existing customers and the accelerated year-on-year growth in registered new customers. The sales retention rate adjusted for currency effects reached 94% in the first quarter of 2018, while the number of registered new customers achieved year-on-year growth of 28%. Growth was again broadly spread internationally with double-digit growth rates recorded in all 30 regional markets. The higher investment in the expansion of our market leadership in the online retailing of pet supplies continues to pay off.<\/p>\n<p>Earnings before taxes (EBT) in the first three months of 2018 reached EUR -5.5 m (3M 2017: EUR 3.4 m). Increased investment since the second half of 2017 to expand the company&#8217;s leadership in a persistently, very competitive market coupled with temporary effects from the annual negotiations not yet fully concluded with the industry, which mainly affected the gross margin, were the key factors influencing earnings in the first quarter of 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Cash flows from operating activities developed positively and reached a level of EUR 10.0 m in the first quarter of 2018. As a result, the high level of growth could be fully financed with the operating cash flow given the further improvement in working capital.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Cornelius Patt, CEO of zooplus AG, explains: &#8220;Driving sales growth to expand our market position as Europe&#8217;s leading online pet supply retailer continues to be the priority in our strategic alignment. We successfully accelerated our growth further in the first quarter of 2018, thereby exceeding our target set for our full-year sales growth in the first three months of the year. Earnings before taxes, in contrast, were slightly below our expectations in the first quarter. Our broad investment focus resulted in a higher cost ratio while, at the same time, some supplier discussions were not yet finalized by the end of the first quarter. In addition, the market environment on the sales side still remained highly competitive. Both of these factors led to a declining gross margin in the first quarter of 2018. As a result, we expect the gross margin to improve in the coming quarters.<\/p>\n<p>We will continue to develop our overall offer in the months ahead, especially in the logistics area. As a result of the excellent development of our activities in the United Kingdom, we are currently trebling the area of our local fulfillment center. This will improve our delivery quality in the British market and secure our future position as this market becomes more autonomous. We will also expand our continental European network of fulfillment centers by adding locations in Italy and Spain in the course of 2018.<\/p>\n<p>We are confident that we are taking the right actions to expand our market leadership and increase the company&#8217;s long-term value and we confirm our 2018 full-year forecast for both sales and earnings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The zooplus AG Management Board is forecasting sales growth of 21% to 23% for the full year of 2018 and an EBT margin based on sales ranging from +0.5% to -0.5%<\/p>\n<p>The complete report for the first three months of 2018 is available on the company\u2019s website at http:\/\/investors.zooplus.com<\/p>\n<p>Company profile:<\/p>\n<p>zooplus AG was founded in 1999 and today is Europe\u2019s leading online retailer of pet supplies measured by sales. zooplus already occupies the No. 2 market position in the combined market for online and brick-and-mortar retailers of pet supplies. In the 2017 financial year, sales totaled EUR 1,111 m, roughly 75% of which was generated internationally. The company\u2019s business model has been launched successfully in 30 European countries. zooplus sells products for all major pet breeds. The product range includes pet food (dry and wet food and food supplements) and accessories such as scratching posts, dog baskets, and toys in all price categories. In addition to a selection of over 8,000 products, zooplus customers benefit from a variety of interactive content and community offerings. The pet supplies market is an important market segment in the European retail landscape. Sales of pet food and accessories within the European Union amount to around EUR 26 bn. Based on the continued vigorous growth anticipated in the European e-commerce market, zooplus expects its dynamic performance to continue.<\/p>\n<p>Online at: www.zooplus.de<br \/>\nInvestor Relations \/ media contact:<br \/>\ncometis AG<br \/>\nGeorg Grie\u00dfmann<br \/>\nUnter den Eichen 7<br \/>\n65195 Wiesbaden<br \/>\nPhone: +49 (0)611-205855-61<br \/>\nFax: +49 (0)611-205855-66<br \/>\nMail: griessmann@dev.cometis.de<br \/>\nWeb: www.www.cometis.de<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"leseprobe-archiv\"><a title=\"Post as PDF\" href=\"http:\/\/investors.zooplus.com\/downloads\/e_CN_zooplus_finale_Zahlen_3M_2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Post as PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<style>\n.leseprobe-archiv {\n    color: #00225f !important;\n    border-color: #00225f;\n    position: relative;\n    padding: 0.3em 1em;\n    border: 1px solid;\n    -webkit-border-radius: 3px;\n    -moz-border-radius: 3px;\n    border-radius: 3px;\n   -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;\n    -moz-transition: all 0.2s;\n    transition: all 0.2s;\n    padding:10px;\n    width: 19%;\n    text-align: center;\n    margin-right: 10px;\n    float:left;\n}\n.leseprobe-archiv:hover {\n    background-color: #eee;\n    border-color: #ffffff;\n    cursor: pointer;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corporate News to the archive &nbsp; zooplus AG: Continuation of growth path in the first quarter of 2018 \u2022 Sales increase 26% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2018 to EUR 323 m (3M 2017: EUR 257 m) \u2022 Sales of private label food and cat litter grow 37% over the same quarter in previous [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24813,"featured_media":54374,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"[et_pb_section admin_label=\"section\"][et_pb_row admin_label=\"Zeile\" make_fullwidth=\"off\" use_custom_width=\"off\" width_unit=\"on\" use_custom_gutter=\"off\" custom_padding=\"||0px|\" padding_mobile=\"off\" allow_player_pause=\"off\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"off\" make_equal=\"off\" parallax_1=\"off\" parallax_method_1=\"off\" parallax_2=\"off\" parallax_method_2=\"off\" column_padding_mobile=\"on\"][et_pb_column type=\"1_2\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Text\" background_layout=\"light\" text_orientation=\"left\" use_border_color=\"off\" border_color=\"#ffffff\" border_style=\"solid\"]\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n.zur\u00fcckbutton:before {\r\n    display: inline-block;\r\n    font-family: \"ETmodules\";\r\n    content: \"4a\";\r\n    color: #00225f;\r\n    margin-right: 7px;\r\n}\r\n.zur\u00fcckbutton:hover:before {\r\n    display: inline-block;\r\n    font-family: \"ETmodules\";\r\n    content: \"4a\";\r\n    color: #d85710;\r\n    margin-right: 7px;\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Corporate News<\/h1> <a class=\"zur\u00fcckbutton\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.cometis.de\/veroeffentlichungsarchiv-zooplus-ag\">zum Archiv<\/a>\r\n\r\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_2\"][et_pb_image admin_label=\"Bild\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.cometis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/zooplus_Beitrag.jpg\" show_in_lightbox=\"off\" url_new_window=\"off\" use_overlay=\"off\" animation=\"off\" sticky=\"off\" align=\"right\" force_fullwidth=\"off\" always_center_on_mobile=\"on\" use_border_color=\"off\" border_color=\"#ffffff\" border_style=\"solid\"]\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=\"row\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Text\" background_layout=\"light\" text_orientation=\"left\" use_border_color=\"off\" border_color=\"#ffffff\" border_style=\"solid\"]\r\n\r\n<h1>zooplus AG:\r\nFortsetzung des Wachstumskurses im ersten Quartal 2018<\/h1>\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n<strong>\u2022 Steigerung der Umsatzerl\u00f6se im ersten Quartal 2018 gegen\u00fcber dem Vorjahr um 26% auf 323 Mio. EUR (3M 2017: 257 Mio. EUR)\r\n\u2022 Wachstum des Umsatzes mit Eigenmarken f\u00fcr Futter und Streu um 37% gegen\u00fcber dem Vorjahresquartal\r\n\u2022 Ergebnis vor Steuern (EBT) in H\u00f6he von -5,5 Mio. EUR gepr\u00e4gt durch Investitionsfokus und Rohertragseffekte (3M 2017: 3,4 Mio. EUR)\r\n\u2022 Positiver operativer Cashflow von 10,0 Mio. EUR\r\n\u2022 Best\u00e4tigung der Umsatz- und Ergebnisprognose f\u00fcr das Gesamtjahr 2018<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>M\u00fcnchen, 17. Mai 2018<\/strong> \u2013 Die zooplus AG (WKN 511170, ISIN DE0005111702, B\u00f6rsenk\u00fcrzel ZO1), Europas f\u00fchrender Interneth\u00e4ndler f\u00fcr Heimtierprodukte, setzte ihren Wachstumskurs in den ersten drei Monaten des Gesch\u00e4ftsjahres 2018 konsequent fort. Mit Umsatzerl\u00f6sen in H\u00f6he von 323 Mio. EUR konnte gegen\u00fcber dem Vergleichszeitraum des Vorjahres ein Wachstum um 26% (wechselkursbereinigt ebenfalls 26%) erzielt werden (3M 2017: 257 Mio. EUR). \u00dcberproportional wuchs das Gesch\u00e4ft mit Eigenmarken - in diesem\r\nUmsatzsegment konnte ein Wachstum von 37% gegen\u00fcber dem Vorjahresquartal erzielt werden. Das Wachstum wird getragen von einer weiterhin sehr hohen Loyalit\u00e4t der Stammkunden und dem gegen\u00fcber dem Vorjahr beschleunigten Wachstum der registrierten Neukunden. So erreichte die umsatzbezogene Wiederkaufrate im ersten Quartal 2018 wechselkursbereinigt einen Wert von 94%, w\u00e4hrend die Anzahl der registrierten Neukunden\r\nsich gegen\u00fcber dem Vorjahresquartal um 28% erh\u00f6hte. Das Wachstum erfolgt dabei erneut auf breiter internationaler Basis mit zweistelligen Umsatzwachstumsraten in allen 30 L\u00e4nderm\u00e4rkten. Die verst\u00e4rkten Investitionen in den Ausbau der Marktf\u00fchrerschaft im OnlineHandel f\u00fcr Heimtierbedarf zahlen sich somit weiterhin aus. Das Ergebnis vor Steuern (EBT) erreichte in den ersten drei Monaten des Jahres 2018 einen\r\nWert in H\u00f6he von -5,5 Mio. EUR (3M 2017: 3,4 Mio. EUR). Wesentlichen Einfluss auf das Ergebnis des ersten Quartals 2018 hatten die seit dem zweiten Halbjahr 2017 verst\u00e4rkten Investitionen in den Ausbau der Marktf\u00fchrerschaft in einem weiterhin sehr wettbewerbsintensiven Markt sowie tempor\u00e4re Effekte aufgrund der noch nicht vollst\u00e4ndig abgeschlossenen Jahresverhandlungen mit der Industrie, die sich im Wesentlichen auf den Rohertrag auswirkten.\r\nErfreulich entwickelte sich im ersten Quartal 2018 der operative Cashflow, der einen positiven Wert in H\u00f6he von 10,0 Mio. EUR erreichte. Das hohe Wachstum konnte somit vollst\u00e4ndig durch weitere Verbesserungen im Working Capital aus dem operativen Cashflow finanziert werden.\r\nDr. Cornelius Patt, Vorstandsvorsitzender der zooplus AG, erl\u00e4utert: \u201eDie Forcierung des Umsatzwachstums zum Ausbau unserer Marktposition als Europas f\u00fchrender Onlineh\u00e4ndler f\u00fcr Heimtierbedarf genie\u00dft in unserer strategischen Ausrichtung weiterhin hohe Priorit\u00e4t. Im ersten Quartal 2018 ist uns eine weitere Beschleunigung des Wachstums gelungen - den f\u00fcr das Gesamtjahr prognostizierten Zielwert f\u00fcr die Umsatzwachstumsrate haben wir in den ersten drei Monaten des Jahres klar \u00fcbertroffen. Das Ergebnis vor Steuern blieb im ersten Quartal hingegen etwas hinter unseren Erwartungen zur\u00fcck. Der breit angelegte\r\nInvestitionsfokus wirkte sich in einem Anstieg der Kostenquote aus, gleichzeitig f\u00fchrten zwei Faktoren zu einem R\u00fcckgang der Rohertragsmarge im ersten Quartal 2018: zum einen sind mit Abschluss des ersten Quartals noch nicht alle Lieferantengespr\u00e4che finalisiert, zum anderen bleibt das Marktumfeld auf der Absatzseite zun\u00e4chst unver\u00e4ndert wettbewerbsintensiv. In Summe erwarten wir deshalb f\u00fcr die Rohertragsmarge in den\r\nn\u00e4chsten Quartalen eine Verbesserung. \r\nUnser Gesamtprodukt werden wir in den n\u00e4chsten Monaten insbesondere im Bereich Logistik weiterentwickeln. So verdreifachen wir aufgrund der sehr guten Entwicklung unserer Aktivit\u00e4ten in Gro\u00dfbritannien aktuell die Fl\u00e4che unseres dortigen Fulfillment Centers. Damit steigt die Lieferqualit\u00e4t im britischen Markt, zugleich sichern wir uns bez\u00fcglich einer k\u00fcnftig gr\u00f6\u00dferen Autonomie dieses Marktes ab. Im Jahresverlauf 2018 erweitern wir zudem unser kontinentaleurop\u00e4isches Fulfillment Center Netzwerk mit Standorten in Italien und Spanien.\r\nWir sind \u00fcberzeugt, dass wir damit die richtigen Ma\u00dfnahmen zum Ausbau der Marktf\u00fchrerschaft und zur langfristigen Wertsteigerung des Unternehmens ergreifen. F\u00fcr das Gesamtjahr 2018 best\u00e4tigen wir unsere Jahresprognose sowohl f\u00fcr die Umsatzerl\u00f6se als auch die Ergebnisentwicklung.\u201c\r\n\r\nUnternehmensprofil:\r\nzooplus wurde 1999 gegr\u00fcndet und ist heute gemessen an Umsatzerl\u00f6sen Europas f\u00fchrender Interneth\u00e4ndler f\u00fcr Heimtierbedarf. Die Umsatzerl\u00f6se betrugen im Gesch\u00e4ftsjahr 2017 insgesamt 1.111 Mio. EUR \u2013 davon wurden rund 75% im internationalen Gesch\u00e4ft erzielt. Das Gesch\u00e4ftsmodell wurde bislang bereits in 30 L\u00e4ndern Europas erfolgreich eingef\u00fchrt. zooplus vertreibt Produkte f\u00fcr alle wichtigen Heimtiergattungen. Zum Produktangebot z\u00e4hlen insbesondere Tierfutter (Trocken- und Nassfutter und Futterbeigaben) sowie Zubeh\u00f6r wie Kratzb\u00e4ume, Hundek\u00f6rbe oder Spielzeug in allen Preiskategorien. Neben einer Auswahl von \u00fcber 8.000 Produkten profitieren zooplus-Kunden zudem von einer Vielzahl interaktiver Content- und Community-Angebote. Der Heimtierbedarfmarkt stellt ein wichtiges Marktsegment innerhalb der europ\u00e4ischen Handelslandschaft dar. Die Ums\u00e4tze mit Heimtierfutter und Zubeh\u00f6r innerhalb der Europ\u00e4ischen Union belaufen sich auf rund 26 Mrd. EUR. 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