Boozt delivers solid profitability and market share gains in the second quarter

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Boozt AB's Half year report, January 1 - June 30 2022

Second quarter financial highlights

  • Net revenue of SEK 1,553 million and a net revenue growth of 5.2% (local currency 2.9%). Net revenue growth of 0.5% for Boozt.com and 34.4% for Booztlet.com.
  • Gross margin of 41.3% (39.9)
  • Adjusted EBIT margin of 5.2% (6.8)
  • Earnings per share before dilution of SEK 0.68 (0.94)
  • Free cash flow of SEK -229.0 million (32.3)
  • Cash and cash equivalents of SEK 1,038 million (1,579)

Year-to-date highlights

  • Net revenue of SEK 2,977 million and a net revenue growth of 13.9% (local currency 11.2%). Net revenue growth of 9.4% for Boozt.com and 38.6% for Booztlet.com.
  • Gross margin of 40.4% (40.0)
  • Adjusted EBIT margin of 3.0% (6.5)
  • Earnings per share before dilution of SEK 0.57 (1.60)
  • Free cash flow of SEK -731 million (-204)

 Significant events in the second quarter

  • The outlook for 2022 was adjusted downwards on June 9, 2022 to reflect a deceleration in consumer spending
  • The company carried out a staff reduction at the end of the quarter, corresponding to a yearly cost saving of approximately SEK 36 million

Co-founder & CEO Hermann Haraldsson says: “The fundamentals of our business remain strong despite challenging markets and have continued to develop positively in the first half of 2022. The average order value is at a record high, return rates are stable, customer satisfaction is best-in-class and our Nordic Department Store provides a unique curated selection across categories. We remain confident that we can continue to significantly outgrow the Nordic online market while delivering best-in-industry profitability.”

SEK million unless otherwise indicatedApr 1 - Jun 30, 2022Apr 1 - Jun 30, 2021Change Jan 1 - Jun 30, 2022Jan 1 - Jun 30, 2020Change 
GROUP      
Net revenue1,553.21,476.35.2%2,977.22,613.813.9%
Gross profit641.9588.39.1%1,201.41,046.314.8%
EBIT64.680.9-20.1%59.9139.1-57.0%
Adjusted EBIT80.9100.1-19.1%89.7168.7-46.8%
Result for the period46.161.2-24.7%38.5104.1-63.0%
Free cash flow-229.032.3n.m.-731.1-203.6259.0%
Net revenue growth (%)5.2%20.2%-15.0 pp13.9%31.1%-17.2 pp
Gross margin, (%)41.3%39.9%1.5 pp40.4%40.0%0.3 pp
EBIT margin, (%)4.2%5.5%-1.3 pp2.0%5.3%-3.3 pp
Adjusted EBIT margin, (%)5.2%6.8%-1.6 pp3.0%6.5%-3.4 pp


 Outlook for 2022Outlook 2022 as of
June 9, 2022
Previous OutlookReported 2021
Net revenue growthBetween 10-15% Between 20-25% 33.4%
Adjusted EBITSEKm 235-285SEKm 365-420SEKm 342.5
The outlook assumes constant currencies from the time of this announcement and for the remainder of the financial year.


Telephone conference / audiocast
Boozt’s Group CEO, Hermann Haraldsson, and Group CFO, Sandra Gadd, will present the Q2 report at a telephone conference / audiocast at 09.30 CET on Friday, August 12, 2022. The presentation will be held in English and will be followed by a Q&A session (https://tv.streamfabriken.com/boozt-q2-2022).

For presentation material, please visit Boozt’s website.

Datum 2022-08-12, kl 08:00
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