(AOF) – Quadient, specializing in logistics equipment and mail processing, reported consolidated revenue growth of 2%, reaching 785 million euros during the first nine months of the 2023 financial year . Turnover from North America (57% of the group’s turnover) amounted over this same period to 447 million euros, organic growth of 4.4% and an increase of 1.1% in published data.
The main European countries (33% of the group’s turnover) achieved a turnover of 263 million euros, which represents an organic decline of 2.9% and a decline of 1.4% in data published.
For the third quarter of 2023, Quadient’s consolidated turnover amounted to 263 million euros, organic growth of 2%.
In published data, turnover decreased by 2.6% compared to the third quarter of 2022, including a negative currency effect of 13 million euros and a positive scope effect of 1 million euros. The change in scope relates to the acquisition of Daylight in September 2023.
“Organic growth for the 2023 financial year is expected at a level generally in line with that recorded during the first nine months, namely 2% taking into account current macroeconomic conditions.
The group’s annual guidance is therefore adjusted to around 2% compared to around 3% previously expected and the objective for the period 2021-2023 is also revised accordingly”, specifies Quadient in a press release, adding that the organic growth of current operating income excluding charges linked to acquisitions, 2023 remains expected at around 10%.
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