ABEO: ABEO: acceleration of organic growth in the 2nd quarter to +7.4% and cumulative order intake as of 09/30/2023 up organically by +8.1% to EUR 122.1 million – 07/11/2023 at 6:30 p.m.


ABEO, one of the world leaders in sports and leisure equipment, Official Supporter of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, announces its turnover and order intake for 1

er

half-year of its 2023/24 financial year (from 1

er

April to September 30, 2023).

M€

Unaudited

2023/2024

2022/2023

Growth

Growth

Organic

1

Turnover of 2

e

quarter

65.5

61.8

+6.1%

+7.4%

Sport

35.6

32.5

+9.3%

+10.7%

Sports & Climbing

12.2

12.6

-2.9%

0.0%

Cloakrooms

17.7

16.6

+6.6%

+6.7%

Turnover of 1

er

semester

123.5

117.8

+4.8%

+5.3%

Sport

64.2

57.9

+11.0%

+10.9%

Sports & Climbing

25.3

26.8

-5.7%

-3.6%

Cloakrooms

34.0

33.1

+2.6%

+2.7%

Orders taken as of 09/30

2

122.1

113.8

+7.3%

+8.1%

  • designates the variation in turnover over a comparable period and at constant scope, excluding the impacts of exchange rate variations

  • non-financial data – to measure the commercial dynamics of its activities, the Group uses, among other things, the valued amount of orders taken over a given period. This indicator of commercial dynamics represents the accumulation of all orders recorded over the period mentioned and compared with the same period for the previous financial year.

Acceleration of growth in 2

th

quarter

Under 2

th

quarter 2023/24, ABEO’s consolidated turnover reached €65.5 million, organic growth of 7.4% (+6.1% in published data) compared to the 2

th

quarter 2022/23. The currency effect was unfavorable by 1.4%, mainly due to the depreciation of the US dollar.

The activity of the division

Sport

continues its dynamic with a turnover up purely organically by 10.7% (+9.3% in published data), a performance still supported by Gymnastics activities in Europe and North America.

The turnover of the division

Sports & Climbing

stable organically at €12.2 million (-2.9% in published data) compared to the same period last year. Core activities continue to post excellent performances while the Sportainment market in the United States remains in line with the trend observed in the first quarter.

Finally, the division

Cloakrooms

maintains a good level of activity with a turnover of €17.7 million, organic growth of 6.7% (+6.6% in published data).

Thus, at the end of 1

er

half-year 2023/24, ABEO’s turnover amounts to €123.5 million, an organic increase of 5.3% (+4.8% in published data) compared to the same period of the financial year precedent and perfectly in line with its expectations.

Trends and outlook

In the second half of 2023/24, ABEO will benefit

solid order intake as of September 30, 2023, which amounted to €122.1 million, an organic increase of 8.1%

compared to 1

er

half-year 2022/23 (+7.8% in published data).

Comforted by the commercial performance of this first half, ABEO is confident in its ability to maintain growth while continuing to consolidate its level of operational performance.

The Group’s brands in force in gymnastics competitions

Through

Gymnova

the Group’s emblematic gymnastics brand, ABEO equipped all of the events with the new

French International Gymnastics

last September 16 and 17. The event took place in the legendary Arena Bercy room, serving as a rehearsal less than a year before the

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

which will take place in this same room and during which Gymnova will have the honor of providing all the gymnastic sports equipment.

Spieth

official equipment supplier of the European Gymnastics Union (UEG) has delivered all of the exercise areas for

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

2023 which took place in Antwerp (from September 30 to October 8).

Brick, ABEO’s Parkour range, main sponsor of the Parkour Asian Tour

Brick, associated with the International Gymnastics Federation provided two sets of Parkour obstacles during the Parkour Asian Tour, which took place in six countries in Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam) in August 2023. An innovative event which represents an ideal platform to introduce this sport to a whole new audience.

Next meeting

December 5, 2023 – Results of 1

er

semester 2023/24 (after scholarship)

Find all the information on www.abeo-bourse.com


ABOUT ABEO

ABEO is a major player in the sports and leisure market. As of March 31, 2023, the Group had a turnover of €238.8 million, of which 74% was generated outside France, and had 1,446 employees.

Creator, manufacturer and distributor of sports and leisure equipment, ABEO supports its professional clients: specialized sports halls and clubs, leisure centers, educational sector, local authorities, construction professionals, etc. in the implementation of their projects.

ABEO has a unique global offering with a presence in numerous segments: gymnastics apparatus and mats, team sports equipment, physical education, climbing walls, leisure, fitting out of locker rooms. The Group has a portfolio of strong brands, partners of sports federations and present at major sporting events including the Olympic Games.

ABEO (ISIN code FR0013185857, ABEO) is listed on Euronext Paris – Compartment C.


Contacts

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Tel: 01 53 67 36 77

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Tel: 04 72 18 04 92


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