Annual Report 2009/10 Excellence in Retailing - Douglas Holding
Annual Report 2009/10 Excellence in Retailing - Douglas Holding
Annual Report 2009/10 Excellence in Retailing - Douglas Holding
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KEY RESULTS<br />
IN THE <strong>2009</strong>/<strong>10</strong> FISCAL YEAR:<br />
Group sales up 3.7 percent over the prior year (target: 0 to 2 percent)<br />
• Sales benefit from full consolidation of buch.de<br />
• Pleas<strong>in</strong>g like-for-like sales performance delivered by Jewelry division and<br />
German perfumeries<br />
• Lower like-for-like sales outside of Germany <strong>in</strong> some perfumeries<br />
due to challeng<strong>in</strong>g macroeconomic conditions<br />
• Weak sales performance given <strong>in</strong> the Books division due to <strong>in</strong>dustry factors<br />
Earn<strong>in</strong>gs before taxes (EBT) at 131.2 million EUR (target: 120 to 130 million EUR)<br />
• Higher earn<strong>in</strong>gs contribution from Jewelry division; earn<strong>in</strong>gs from<br />
<strong>Douglas</strong> perfumeries at last year’s level<br />
• Earn<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> Books division due to revaluation of buch.de shares<br />
• Earn<strong>in</strong>gs negatively impacted by extraord<strong>in</strong>ary write-downs<br />
Dividend of 1.<strong>10</strong> EUR per share <strong>in</strong> l<strong>in</strong>e with prior year<br />
• Earn<strong>in</strong>gs per share <strong>in</strong>creases to 1.93 EUR<br />
• Dividend payout ratio at 57 percent<br />
Solid f<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g and capital structure<br />
• Free Cash Flow rises to 88.2 million EUR<br />
• Net bank debt drops from 165.3 to 124.0 million EUR<br />
• F<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g assured via revolv<strong>in</strong>g credit facility<br />
DOUGLAS Value Added (DVA) climbs to 23.7 million EUR<br />
• Higher value contribution from Perfumeries, Jewelry and Confectionery divisions<br />
• Significant DVA decl<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong> Books division<br />
• Negative value contribution from the Fashion division<br />
Management <strong>Report</strong><br />
Key results<br />
Bus<strong>in</strong>ess activities and operat<strong>in</strong>g environment<br />
Net assets, f<strong>in</strong>ancial position and result of operations<br />
DOUGLAS HOLDING AG<br />
Subsequent events<br />
Control system and success factors<br />
Opportunities and risks situation<br />
Statutory disclosures<br />
Forecast and overall assessment<br />
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