Earnings Release • Feb 14, 2023
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Alexandre Bompard, Chairman and CEO, declared: "Carrefour once again demonstrated the strength of its model by delivering a remarkable performance in 2022 in an unprecedented inflaonary environment. The pillars of the Carrefour 2022 plan allowed us to offer soluons to customers to address pressure on purchasing power, while staying the course on the food transion for all and maintaining strict financial discipline. Over the past five years, the Group has succeeded in reposioning itself as a leader in its industry. This transformaon stems from the hard work and exceponal everyday commitment of Carrefour teams and franchised partners in our stores, warehouses and headquarters. With the Carrefour 2026 plan, we are embarking on a new phase of conquest, with greater ambion in digital, the development of our discount offer and new social and environmental commitments. In 2023, Carrefour will connue to differenate itself for the benefit of its customers and shareholders."
| (in €m) | (1) 2021 |
2022 | Variaon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales inc. VAT | 78,645 | 90,810 | +8.5% LFL | |
| Recurring Operang Income (ROI) | 2,194 | 2,377 | +8.3% (+€182m); +4.6% at constant FX | |
| Recurring operang margin | 3.1% | 2.9% | -19pbs; -4bps excl. Grupo BIG | |
| Adjusted net income, Group share | 1,126 | 1,212 | +7.6% (+€86m) | |
| Adjusted EPS | 1.43 | 1.63 | +14% | |
| Net Free Cash Flow | 1,227 | 1,262 | +€35m | |
| Net financial debt at December 31 | 2,633 | 3,429 | +€797m |
Note: (1) Carrefour Taiwan's operaons are accounted for as held for sale, in accordance with IFRS 5
Amid a complex year in 2022 marked by a high level of inflaon, Carrefour has delivered on the commitments set out at the beginning of the year, namely to protect customer purchasing power, while connuing to strengthen its business model, thanks to the granular steering of its commercial strategy and strengthened iniaves in terms of cost savings. The Group achieved all its operaonal objecves, with further market share gains in all its key countries, sustained growth in sales of Carrefour-branded products, the rapid integraon of Grupo BIG in Brazil, advances in its digital plan and the ongoing transformaon of the store base through franchising and lease management.
Group sales connued to grow (+8.5% LFL in FY 2022, of which 10.9% in Q4), driven by record inflaon in Europe and Carrefour's good commercial momentum. Carrefour implemented an extremely granular commercial policy, which enabled further improvement in compeveness. The priority given by the Group to Carrefour-branded products and the "Simpl'" entry price range was parcularly appreciated by customers. These products now account for more than one-third of sales, in line with the objecve set out in the Carrefour 2022 plan. The Group has launched many iniaves to support its customers in the face of price increases, notably campaigns such as "30 products for 30 euros," "Tight prices" and "100 prices frozen for 100 days." The Group has also benefited from its most discount formats (hypermarkets, Supeco, Atacadão, etc.).
The Group's digital strategy has connued to bear fruit. Despite the industry-wide slowdown in e-commerce, In 2022, Carrefour recorded a +26% increase in its online GMV to €4.2bn, a significantly faster pace than in 2021 (+11%). This growth is notably driven by Brazil, where e-commerce doubled over the year. The retail media acvity is gaining momentum with over 450 partner clients to date and a growing contribuon to results.
The Group connued to make advances on CSR, achieving 109% of the CSR and Food Transion Index targets and a parcularly sasfactory performance in the fight against global warming, packaging reducon and employee engagement.
At the same me, the Group managed to preserve its economic model, thanks to strong cost discipline. Its annual savings target, raised to €1bn, was achieved, contribung to the growth in Recurring Operang Income. The laer showed an improvement of +8.3%, at €2,377m, including +10.2% for France, where margin gained +7bps to 2.2% for the year. The Group's operang margin, excluding the effect of the Grupo BIG acquision, was stable in 2022 (-4bps vs. 2021).
This performance supported the growth of Net Free Cash Flow, which reached a new record of €1,262m. In this context, the Group will propose to the General Shareholders' Meeng of May 26, 2023 a dividend increase of +8% to €0.56 per share and the Group will implement a new €800m share buyback program over 2023, aer €750m in 2022 and €700m in 2021.
On November 8, 2022, the Group presented its new strategic plan, Carrefour 2026. This plan includes numerous iniaves to make the best accessible to our customers, notably the growth in private labels, the development of Atacadão in Brazil, an objecve of €8bn in sales of cerfied sustainable products and growth in e-commerce GMV reaching €10bn in 2026. At the same me, Carrefour is innovang in terms of organizaon, new adjacent businesses and social iniaves, with an addional €4bn cost savings and an ambious plan to reduce energy consumpon and, more generally, to fight global warming. The Group is also accelerang its efforts in the field of retail media with the creaon of a joint venture with Publicis, is boosng its real estate strategy in France and Brazil, and is reinforcing its approach to inclusion, with strong iniaves in terms of diversity and handicap and an ambious employee shareholding plan. Building on this, the Group is targeng Net Free Cash Flow of at least €1.7bn by 2026, with steady growth each year.
For 2023, the Group ancipates growth in its main aggregates: EBITDA, Recurring Operang Income and Net Free Cash Flow.
The Group's fourth-quarter 2022 sales totaled €25,415m pre-IAS 29, up +18.0%. This increase includes a favorable currency effect of +1.9%, due in parcular to the appreciaon of the Brazilian real, a favorable petrol effect of +0.5%, a neutral calendar effect, and posive effects of +0.5% from net expansion and +4.2% from acquisions. The impact of the IAS 29 standard was a negave €437m.
Like-for-like sales rose sharply, to +10.9%, in line with Q3 2022 performance (+11.3% LFL). This increase was primarily driven by food (+12.0% LFL), while non-food grew by +5.1% LFL in Q4.
| LFL | Q4 2022 |
|---|---|
| France | +5.6% |
| Europe | +6.2% |
| Lan America |
+28.2% |
| Group | +10.9% |
In France, Q4 2022 like-for-like sales were up +5.6%. Growth was driven by solid food sales (+7.0% LFL), while non-food sales decreased over the quarter (-3.2% LFL).
| LFL | Q4 2022 |
|---|---|
| Hypermarkets | +3.7% |
| Supermarkets | +5.9% |
| Convenience/Other formats |
+10.7% |
| o/w convenience |
+10.0% |
| France | +5.6% |
In Europe, like-for-like revenues were up +6.2% compared to Q4 2021, with growth in all countries:
| LFL | Q4 2022 |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | +4.6% | ||
| Italy | +4.5% | ||
| Belgium | +3.4% | ||
| Poland +9.6% |
|||
| Romania | +17.8% | ||
| Other European countries |
+6.2% |
| LFL | Q4 2022 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | +11.1% | |
| Atacadão | +10.0% | |
| Carrefour Retail |
+14.4% | |
| Argenna | +101.8% | |
| Lan America |
+28.2% |
In 2022, LFL growth reached +3.4%, with a +4.4% LFL increase in food and a -3.5% LFL decrease in non-food. Carrefour's market share in France increased over the year by +0.2 points in value and +0.3 points in volume according to Nielsen 1 (respecvely +0.1 points and +0.4 points according to Kantar 2 ). In volume terms, Carrefour outperformed all French food retailers in 2022, ranking first in terms of market share gains 2 . The Group connues to outperform in each of its flagship formats: hypermarkets, supermarkets and convenience stores 3 . E-commerce in France grew by +13% in 2022.
Recurring operang income increased by +10.2% (+€77m) to €834m, compared to €757m in 2021. In a context of high inflaon, in parcular in distribuon costs, the good commercial performance and the strong cost reducon momentum enabled operang margin to increase by +7bps to 2.2% vs. 2.1% in 2021. Margin in France thus improved for the fourth consecuve year.
1 Market shares based on NielsenIQ RMS data for FMCG+Fresh excluding wine for the 52 weeks ending 01/01/2023 for the Carrefour Group vs. the total French retail market (Copyright © 2023, NielsenIQ)
2 Source: Kantar MyWorldPanel
3 Market shares based on NielsenIQ RMS data for FMCG+Fresh excluding wine for the 52 weeks ending 01/01/2023 for Carrefour Hypermarket vs. total Hypermarket chains, Carrefour Supermarket vs. total Supermarket chains and Carrefour Proximité vs. total Proximity chains in France (Copyright © 2023, NielsenIQ)
Sales in Spain grew +5.4% LFL over the year, in a context of rapidly increasing inflaon to parcularly high levels, affecng household purchasing power. Carrefour benefited from its compeve offering and gained market share in 2022 (+0.3pts).
Italy confirmed its recovery in 2022, with like-for-like growth of +4.2%. This good momentum is the result of improved customer sasfacon, parcularly in terms of price compeveness.
In Belgium, sales were down slightly by -0.9% LFL, in a very compeve environment.
In Poland and Romania, the Group maintained very posive momentum with, respecvely, +12.0% and +9.0% LFL growth.
Recurring operang income for Europe was €606m, compared with €718m in 2021. It was negavely impacted by two countries, Spain and Belgium. The other countries are performing well. Italy, in parcular, connued to recover strongly.
Gross sales for 2022 increased by +8.5% on a comparable basis. Group sales (including VAT) totaled €90,919m pre-IAS 29, an increase of +13.5% at constant exchange rates. This increase includes the +3.2% expansion and scope effect, the +0.1% calendar effect and the +1.7% petrol effect. Aer taking into account a posive currency effect of +2.6% due to the appreciaon of the Brazilian Real, the total variaon in sales was +16.1%.
Net sales totaled €81,385m.
Gross margin stood at 20.0% of net sales, down -110bps. This change notably reflects:
Distribuon costs improved by +69bps, to 14.7% of sales excluding VAT, from 15.4% in 2021, despite sharp cost inflaon (energy, paper, services, etc.), reflecng good sales momentum and cost-saving plans.
Group Recurring Operang Income (ROI) totaled €2,377m, up €182m (+8.3%), or +4.6% at constant exchange rates (the currency effect was a posive €81m, taking into account the appreciaon of the Brazilian Real). The growth in operang profit in 2022 reflects the very good commercial dynamic, with market share gains in all key countries, as well as the Group's strong cost management discipline, reflected in the successful execuon of the savings plan, with €1.0bn achieved in 2022.
Operang margin stood at 2.9%, compared with 3.1% in 2021 (-19bps). Excluding Grupo BIG effects, the Group's operang margin remained stable (-4bps) compared with 2021.
Non-current income totaled €36m, compared with €(366)m in 2021. This improvement is mainly due to low restructuring costs in 2022.
Net income, Group share, totaled €1,348m, compared with €1,072m in 2021 (+26%). It includes the following items:
Adjusted net income, Group share, improved by +7.6% (+€86m), reaching €1,212m compared to €1,126m in 2021.
Adjusted EPS increased by +14% to €1.63 from €1.43 in 2021.
4 Excluding non-current income and taxes not based on pre-tax income
The Group posted record Net Free Cash Flow 5 generaon of €1,262m in 2022, rising from €1,227m in 2021.
The improvement in net free cash flow in 2022 mainly reflects:
Net financial debt, including disconnued operaons, totaled €3,429m as of December 31, 2022, compared with €2,633m as of December 31, 2021. This increase reflects the following factors:
Carrefour benefits from a solid balance sheet, which is an important asset in the current context, marked by rapid changes in food retailing and macroeconomic uncertaines.
As of December 31, 2022, the Group was rated Baa1 stable outlook by Moody's and BBB stable outlook by Standard & Poor's.
In March 2022, the Group successfully issued a Sustainability-Linked bond for a total amount of €1.5bn. The bond consists of two tranches, rated BBB by S&P, and is indexed to the Group's sustainability objecves:
This issue was exceponally well received by the market, with total demand of nearly €8bn.
In June 2022, the Group redeemed a €1bn bond maturing in July, with a coupon of 1.75%.
In October 2022, Carrefour again issued, in the same Sustainability-Linked bond format, a €500m fixed-rate bond rated BBB by S&P, with a maturity of 6 years and a coupon of 4.125%. In November 2022, this bond was raised by a further €350m.
Carrefour will report annually in its Universal Registraon Document on the progress of its key non-financial performance indicators, which will be assessed by an independent third party. The amounts raised are used to finance the Group's general purpose and ensure bond refinancing.
In Brazil, the Group has taken out debt for a total of R\$4.8bn in 2022.
5 Net Free Cash Flow corresponds to free cash flow aer net finance costs and net lease payments. It includes cash-out of exceponal charges
The proposed dividend for the financial year 2022 amounts to 0.56 euros per share (compared with 0.52 euros in 2021). It will be paid fully in cash and will be submied for approval to the Annual General Meeng on May 26, 2023.
In view of the good results for 2022 and strong cash generaon, and in line with the commitments made under the Carrefour 2026 plan, the Board of Directors has approved the repurchase of up to €800m of Carrefour shares for cancellaon.
This iniave is in line with the Group's capital allocaon policy, which aims to achieve the right balance between a sustained investment program, external growth and return on equity.
This new buyback reflects management's confidence in the Group's operang performance, its Free Cash Flow generaon and its business outlook.
Subject to market condions 6 , Carrefour expects this buyback to take place in the course of 2023.
On July 19, 2022, Carrefour announced the signing of an agreement to sell its enre interests in its Taiwanese subsidiary (i.e. 60%) to the Uni-President group (holder of the remaining 40%). This transacon values Carrefour Taiwan on the basis of an enterprise value of €2.0bn. The compleon of the transacon is subject to the approval of the Taiwanese compeon authories and other customary closing condions. The transacon is expected to be completed by mid-2023.
Carrefour Taiwan's operaons have been accounted for in financial year 2022 as assets held for sale since the publicaon of the third-quarter 2022 sales, in accordance with IFRS 5.
Following the compleon of the acquision of Grupo BIG in Brazil in June 2022, this transacon completes Carrefour's geographic rebalancing and strengthens the weight of its key markets in Europe and Lan America.
6 The implementaon of these buybacks, their duraon, and the final amounts thus repurchased will depend in parcular on market condions. Carrefour reserves the right to change all or part of the terms of these buybacks, within the limits indicated above
In 2022, Carrefour once again exceeded its CSR objecves, with a 109% 7 achievement rate for the Group's CSR and Food Transion Index. This index, introduced in 2018, assesses Carrefour's yearly performance in implemenng CSR commitments.
The Group made parcular progress on the following commitments 8 :
● Food transion:
Carrefour maintained its leading posion in extra-financial assessments. The Group has obtained an A rang from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for its commitment to the fight against global warming (A in 2021 as well). Carrefour ranks among the 294 best companies out of a panel of 15,000 companies evaluated by the CDP. Carrefour was ranked second in the retail sector by Moody's (formerly Vigeo EIRIS), with a score of 73/100 (+9 points compared to 2021).
When the Carrefour 2026 strategic plan was announced in November 2022, the Group strengthened its commitments to sustainable agriculture, climate change, packaging reducon, the fight against deforestaon in Brazil, nutrion and inclusion. The new commitments will be integrated into the CSR and Food Transion Index from 2023.
The Group launched early 2023 an employee shareholding plan open to 350,000 employees and used in part to finance CSR projects.
7 100% implies that Carrefour is in-line with its trajectory to meet its mid-term objecves
82021 data restated for Carrefour Taiwan. The detailed scopes are published in the Extra Financial Performance Statement
9Excluding Atacadão for refrigerant emissions
10Excluding Atacadão, Belgium and Spanish supermarkets
| End of 2022 |
2026 objecve |
|
|---|---|---|
| Operaonal objecves |
||
| Private labels |
33% of food sales |
40% of food sales |
| Convenience store openings |
- | +2,400 vs. 2022 |
| Atacadão store openings |
- | >+200 vs. 2022 |
| Reducon in energy consumpon |
-9% | -20% in 2026 vs. 2019 (in 2024 for France) |
| ESG objecves |
||
| Sales of cerfied sustainable products |
€5.4bn | €8bn |
| Top 100 suppliers to adopt a 1.5°C trajectory |
27% | 100% |
| Employees with disabilies |
11,281 | 15,000 |
| Financial objecves |
||
| E-commerce GMV |
€4.2bn | €10bn |
| Cost savings |
€1.0bn in 2022 |
€4bn (cumul. 2023-26) |
| (1) Net Free Cash Flow |
€1,262m | >€1.7bn |
| Investments (Capex) |
€1,861m | €2bn/year |
| Cash dividend growth |
+8% (€0.56/share) |
>+5%/year |
Note: (1) Net Free Cash Flow corresponds to free cash flow aer net finance costs and net lease payments. It includes cash-out of exceponal charges
The Carrefour Board of Directors met on February 14, 2023 under the chairmanship of Alexandre Bompard and approved the condensed consolidated financial statements for the 2022 financial year. These accounts have been audited and the cerficaon report is being issued. The accounts are, and the related auditors' report will be, available at: hps://www.carrefour.com/en/finance/financial-publicaons
Investor relaons Sébasen Valenn, Anthony Guglielmo, Louise Brun Tel: +33 (0)1 64 50 79 81
Shareholder relaons Tel: 0 805 902 902 (toll-free in France) Group communicaon Tel: +33 (0)1 58 47 88 80
On July 19, 2022, Carrefour announced the signing of an agreement to sell its enre interests in its Taiwanese subsidiary (i.e. 60%) to the Uni-President group (holder of the remaining 40%). This agreement will result in the loss of control of Carrefour Taiwan, subject to the approval of the Taiwanese compeon authories and other customary closing condions.
As a result, all of Carrefour Taiwan's assets and liabilies fall within the scope of IFRS 5 and have been reclassified as held for sale.
| Quarter | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2020 | Q2 2020 | Q3 2020 | Q4 2020 | Q1 2021 | Q2 2021 | Q3 2021 | Q4 2021 | Q1 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q4 2022 |
| +7.9% | +6.5% | +8.7% | +8.9% | +4.6% | +3.8% | +1.0% | +0.7% | +3.5% | +7.8% | +11.3% | +10.9% |
| Half-year | Full year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2020 | H2 2020 | H1 2021 | H2 2021 | H1 2022 | H2 2022 | 2020 2021 2022 |
|||
| +7.2% | +8.8% | +4.2% | +0.8% | +5.7% | +11.1% | +8.0% | +2.5% | +8.5% |
| Sales | Variaon | ex petrol ex calendar |
Total variaon inc. petrol |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| inc. VAT (€m) |
LFL | Organic | At current exchange rate |
At constant exchange rate |
||
| France | 11,496 | +5.6% | +4.9% | +8.0% | +8.0% | |
| Hypermarkets | 5,811 | +3.7% | +2.0% | +6.2% | +6.2% | |
| Supermarkets | 3,749 | +5.9% | +6.3% | +8.1% | +8.1% | |
| Convenience / Other formats |
1,936 | +10.7% | +12.0% | +13.8% | +13.8% | |
| Other European countries |
6,941 | +6.2% | +5.9% | +6.2% | +6.4% | |
| Spain | 3,196 | +4.6% | +5.3% | +6.7% | +6.7% | |
| Italy | 1,178 | +4.5% | -0.5% | -0.2% | -0.2% | |
| Belgium | 1,155 | +3.4% | +3.5% | +3.5% | +3.5% | |
| Poland | 655 | +9.6% | +10.6% | +6.9% | +9.3% | |
| Romania | 758 | +17.8% | +19.6% | +20.1% | +19.4% | |
| Lan America (pre-IAS 29) |
6,977 | +28.2% | +31.1% | +59.8% | +50.0% | |
| Brazil | 5,860 | +11.1% | +14.4% | +64.1% | +38.2% | |
| Argenna (pre-IAS 29) |
1,118 | +101.8% | +102.9% | +40.5% | +103.2% | |
| Group total (pre-IAS 29) |
25,415 | +10.9% | +10.9% | +18.0% | +16.0% | |
| (1) IAS 29 |
(437) | |||||
| Group total (post-IAS 29) |
24,977 |
Note : (1) hyperinflaon and foreign exchange
| LFL change excl. petrol and calendar |
Q4 2020 |
Q4 2021 |
Q4 2022 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | +5.5% | -0.3% | +5.6% | |
| Hypermarkets | +3.9% | -1.8% | +3.7% | |
| Supermarkets | +9.8% | -1.3% | +5.9% | |
| Convenience / Other formats |
+2.0% | +6.9% | +10.7% | |
| Other European countries |
+1.8% | 0.0% | +6.2% | |
| Spain | +6.0% | +1.6% | +4.6% | |
| Italy | -7.6% | +2.5% | +4.5% | |
| Belgium | +5.7% | -6.8% | +3.4% | |
| Poland | -4.2% | +5.7% | +9.6% | |
| Romania | +1.6% | -3.3% | +17.8% | |
| Lan America |
+25.3% | +4.0% | +28.2% | |
| Brazil | +22.9% | -6.1% | +11.1% | |
| Argenna | +39.6% | +61.0% | +101.8% | |
| Group total |
+8.9% | +0.7% | +10.9% |
| Calendar | Petrol | Foreign exchange |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| France | -0.1% | (1) +3.2% |
- |
| Hypermarkets | -0.3% | (1) +4.5% |
- |
| Supermarkets | +0.1% | (1) +1.6% |
- |
| Convenience / Other formats |
-0.1% | (1) +1.9% |
- |
| Other European countries |
-0.1% | +0.3% | -0.2% |
| Spain | -0.1% | +0.8% | - |
| Italy | +0.2% | +0.1% | - |
| Belgium | +0.0% | - | - |
| Poland | -0.7% | -0.6% | -2.4% |
| Romania | -0.1% | -0.1% | +0.7% |
| Lan America |
+0.4% | -2.2% | +9.7% |
| Brazil | +0.4% | -2.2% | +25.9% |
| Argenna | +0.3% | - | -62.7% |
| Group total |
-0.0% | +0.5% | +1.9% |
Note : (1) Petrol rebates from French government for the full year 2022 are accounted for as petrol sales in the fourth-quarter vs. in cost of sales previously
| Sales | Variaon | ex petrol ex calendar |
Total variaon inc. petrol |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| inc. VAT (€m) |
LFL | Organic | At constant exchange rates |
|||
| France | 42,009 | +3.4% | +2.5% | +6.8% | +6.8% | |
| Hypermarkets | 20,728 | +1.8% | +0.4% | +5.5% | +5.5% | |
| Supermarkets | 13,880 | +2.2% | +1.0% | +5.0% | +5.0% | |
| Convenience / Other formats |
7,402 | +10.2% | +11.7% | +14.4% | +14.4% | |
| Other European countries |
25,068 | +4.9% | +4.3% | +5.9% | +6.2% | |
| Spain | 11,498 | +5.4% | +5.9% | +9.8% | +9.8% | |
| Italy | 4,400 | +4.2% | -1.7% | -0.4% | -0.4% | |
| Belgium | 4,261 | -0.9% | -0.9% | -1.1% | -1.1% | |
| Poland | 2,290 | +12.0% | +12.7% | +8.5% | +11.4% | |
| Romania | 2,619 | +9.0% | +11.3% | +11.1% | +11.3% | |
| Lan America (pre-IAS 29) |
23,842 | +24.6% | +27.7% | +55.9% | +42.0% | |
| Brazil | 20,021 | +12.4% | +15.9% | +57.0% | +33.1% | |
| Argenna (pre-IAS 29) |
3,821 | +84.3% | +85.6% | +50.5% | +85.8% | |
| Group total (pre-IAS 29) |
90,919 | +8.5% | +8.4% | +16.1% | +13.5% | |
| (1) IAS 29 |
(109) | |||||
| Group total (post-IAS 29) |
90,810 |
Note : (1) hyperinflaon and foreign exchange
| LFL change excl. petrol and calendar |
2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | +3.6% | +1.8% | +3.4% |
| Hypermarkets | +1.0% | +0.6% | +1.8% |
| Supermarkets | +6.8% | +3.6% | +2.2% |
| Convenience / Other formats |
+5.2% | +2.1% | |
| Other European countries |
+3.5% | -1.1% | +4.9% |
| Spain | +7.1% | -0.4% | +5.4% |
| Italy | -5.2% | -3.0% | +4.2% |
| Belgium | +8.3% | -4.2% | -0.9% |
| Poland | -0.6% | +3.0% | +12.0% |
| Romania | +2.1% | +2.0% | |
| Lan America |
+23.0% | +9.3% | +24.6% |
| Brazil | +18.2% | +1.0% | +12.4% |
| Argenna | +49.3% | +50.0% | +84.3% |
| Group total |
+8.0% | +2.5% | +8.5% |
| Calendar | Petrol | Foreign exchange |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| France | +0.2% | (1) +4.1% |
- |
| Hypermarkets | +0.1% | (1) +5.0% |
- |
| Supermarkets | +0.3% | (1) +3.6% |
- |
| Convenience / Other formats |
+0.1% | (1) +2.5% |
- |
| Other Europeans countries |
+0.0% | +1.2% | -0.3% |
| Spain | +0.2% | +2.4% | - |
| Italy | +0.1% | +1.2% | - |
| Belgium | -0.2% | - | - |
| Poland | -0.1% | -1.3% | -2.8% |
| Romania | +0.0% | - | -0.2% |
| Lan America |
+0.1% | -0.9% | +13.9% |
| Brazil | +0.1% | -0.7% | +23.9% |
| Argenna | +0.2% | - | -35.3% |
| Group total |
+0.1% | +1.7% | +2.6% |
Note : (1) Petrol rebates from French government for the full year 2022 are accounted for as petrol sales in the fourth-quarter vs. in cost of sales previously
| Net sales |
Recurring Operang Income |
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in €m) |
2021 IFRS 5 |
2022 | Variaon at constant exchange rates |
Variaon at current exchange rates |
2021 IFRS 5 |
2022 | Variaon at constant exchange rates |
Variaon at current exchange rates |
|
| France | 35,283 | 37,706 | +6.9% | +6.9% | 757 | 834 | +10.2% | +10.2% | |
| Europe (excl. France) |
21,283 | 22,643 | +6.7% | +6.4% | 718 | 606 | -15.3% | -15.6% | |
| Lan America |
13,895 | 21,036 | +44.9% | +51.4% | 768 | 1,005 | +20.4% | +30.8% | |
| Global funcons |
- | - | - | - | -49 | -69 | +46.6% | +41.0% | |
| TOTAL | 70,462 | 81,385 | +14.3% | +15.5% | 2,194 | 2,377 | +4.6% | +8.3% |
| (in €m) | 2021 published |
2021 IFRS 5 |
2022 | Variaon at constant exchange rates |
Variaon at current exchange rates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 72,958 | 70,462 | 81,385 | 14.3% | 15.5% |
| Net sales, net of loyalty program costs | 72,105 | 69,669 | 80,543 | 14.4% | 15.6% |
| Other revenue | 2,181 | 2,091 | 2,546 | 15.1% | 21.7% |
| Total revenue | 74,286 | 71,760 | 83,089 | 14.4% | 15.8% |
| Cost of goods sold | (58,766) | (56,865) | (66,776) | 15.8% | 17.4% |
| Gross margin | 15,520 | 14,896 | 16,313 | 9.1% | 9.5% |
| As a % of net sales | 21.3% | 21.1% | 20.0% | -97pbs | -110bps |
| SG&A | (11,229) | (10,837) | (11,958) | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| As a % of net sales | 15.4% | 15.4% | 14.7% | -49pbs | -69pbs |
| (1) Recurring operang income before D&A (EBITDA) |
4,550 | 4,307 | 4,613 | 4.9% | 7.1% |
| EBITDA margin | 6.2% | 6.1% | 5.7% | -50pbs | -44pbs |
| Amorzaon | (2,018) | (1,864) | (1,978) | 5.1% | 6.1% |
| Recurring operang income (ROI) | 2,272 | 2,194 | 2,377 | 4.6% | 8.3% |
| Recurring operang margin | 3.1% | 3.1% | 2.9% | -26pbs | -19pbs |
| Income from associates and joint ventures | 12 | 12 | 50 | ||
| Recurring operang income including from associates and joint ventures |
2,284 | 2,206 | 2,427 | ||
| Non-recurring income and expenses | (374) | (366) | 36 | ||
| Operang income | 1,911 | 1,840 | 2,463 | ||
| Financial result | (279) | (270) | (490) | ||
| Finance cost, net | (172) | (173) | (336) | ||
| Net interests related to leases commitment | (106) | (97) | (167) | ||
| Other financial income and expenses | (1) | (1) | 13 | ||
| Income before taxes | 1,632 | 1,570 | 1,973 | ||
| Income tax expense | (372) | (360) | (408) | ||
| Net income from connuing operaons | 1,259 | 1,210 | 1,564 | ||
| Net income from disconnued operaons | 42 | 92 | 1 | ||
| Net income | 1,301 | 1,301 | 1,566 | ||
| of which Net income, Group share | 1,072 | 1,072 | 1,348 | ||
| of which connuing operaons | 1,030 | 1,002 | 1,368 | ||
| of which disconnued operaons | 42 | 70 | (21) | ||
| of which Net income, Non-controlling interests | 229 | 229 | 218 | ||
| of which connuing operaons | 229 | 208 | 196 | ||
| of which disconnued operaons | - | 22 | 22 | ||
| Net income, Group share, adjusted for exceponal items | 1,158 | 1,126 | 1,212 | ||
| Depreciaon from supply chain (in COGS) | (259) | (248) | (258) | ||
| Net income, Group share, adj. for exceponal items, per share | 1.47 | 1.43 | 1.63 | ||
| Weighted average number of shares pre-diluon (in millions) | 787 | 787 | 741 |
Notes : (1) Recurring Operang Income Before Depreciaon and Amorzaon (EBITDA) also excludes depreciaon and amorzaon from supply chain acvies which is booked in cost of goods sold
| (in €m) | December 31, 2021 published |
December 31, 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | ||
| Intangible assets | 9,328 | 10,277 |
| Tangible assets | 10,721 | 12,612 |
| Financial investments | 2,408 | 2,360 |
| Deferred tax assets | 631 | 475 |
| Investment properes | 291 | 279 |
| Right-of-use asset | 4,361 | 4,190 |
| Consumer credit from financial-service companies - Long-term | 1,821 | 1,867 |
| Other non-current assets | 321 | 609 |
| Non-current assets | 29,883 | 32,667 |
| Inventories | 5,858 | 6,893 |
| Trade receivables | 2,581 | 3,330 |
| Consumer credit from financial-service companies - Short-term | 3,473 | 4,111 |
| Tax receivables | 675 | 948 |
| Other current assets | 943 | 1,025 |
| Other current financial assets | 532 | 720 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 3,703 | 5,216 |
| Current assets | 17,765 | 22,243 |
| Assets held for sale | 20 | 1,641 |
| TOTAL | 47,668 | 56,551 |
| LIABILITIES | ||
| Shareholders' equity, Group share | 10,251 | 11,144 |
| Minority interests in consolidated companies | 1,579 | 2,042 |
| Shareholders' equity | 11,830 | 13,186 |
| Deferred tax liabilies | 374 | 364 |
| Provision for conngencies | 2,455 | 3,974 |
| Borrowings - Long-term | 5,491 | 6,912 |
| Lease liabilies - Long-term | 3,602 | 3,574 |
| Bank loans refinancing - Long-term | 1,573 | 1,550 |
| Tax payables - Long-term | 193 | 85 |
| Non-current liabilies | 13,688 | 16,458 |
| Borrowings - Short-term | 1,342 | 2,646 |
| Lease liabilies - Short-term | 995 | 955 |
| Trade payables | 13,072 | 14,393 |
| Bank loans refinancing - Short-term | 2,868 | 3,592 |
| Tax payables - Short-term | 1,108 | 1,182 |
| Other current payables | 2,765 | 2,943 |
| Current liabilies | 22,150 | 25,712 |
| Liabilies related to assets held for sale | - | 1,196 |
| TOTAL | 47,668 | 56,551 |
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| (in €m) | 2021 published |
2021 IFRS 5 |
2022 | Variaon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NET DEBT AT OPENING |
(2,616) | (2,616) | (2,633) | (16) |
| EBITDA | 4,550 | 4,307 | 4,613 | 306 |
| Income tax paid | (439) | (426) | (449) | (23) |
| Financial result (excl. net cost of debt and net interests related to leases obligaons) |
(1) | (1) | 13 | 14 |
| Cash impact of restructuring items and others | (299) | (289) | (424) | (135) |
| Gross Cash Flow (excl. disconnued) | 3,811 | 3,591 | 3,753 | 162 |
| Change in working capital requirement (incl. change in consumer credit) | (136) | (186) | 243 | 428 |
| Disconnued operaons | (15) | 255 | 224 | (31) |
| Operang Cash Flow (incl. exceponal items and disconnued) | 3,661 | 3,661 | 4,219 | 559 |
| (1) Capital expenditures |
(1,626) | (1,558) | (1,861) | (304) |
| Asset disposals (business related) | 277 | 276 | 379 | 103 |
| Change in net payables and receivables on fixed assets | 124 | 122 | 55 | (67) |
| Disconnued operaons | - | (67) | (36) | 31 |
| Free Cash Flow | 2,435 | 2,435 | 2,756 | 322 |
| Free Cash Flow (excl. exceponal items and disconnued) | 2,721 | 2,518 | 2,816 | 298 |
| Payments related to leases (principal and interest) net of subleases payments received |
(1,035) | (931) | (1,047) | (116) |
| Net cost of financial debt | (172) | (173) | (336) | (164) |
| Disconnued operaons | - | (104) | (111) | (7) |
| Net Free Cash Flow | 1,228 | 1,227 | 1,262 | 35 |
| Net Free Cash Flow (excl. exceponal items and disconnued) | 1,514 | 1,415 | 1,433 | 18 |
| (2) Exceponal items and disconnued operaons |
(286) | (187) | (170) | 17 |
| Financial investments | (331) | (331) | (980) | (649) |
| Disposal of investments | 192 | 192 | 100 | (92) |
| Capital increase / (decrease) of Carrefour SA and share buyback | (702) | (702) | (753) | 50 |
| Dividends paid | (576) | (533) | (481) | 53 |
| Others | 172 | 126 | 84 | (41) |
| Disconnued operaons | - | 5 | (30) | (35) |
| NET DEBT AT CLOSE |
(2,633) | (2,633) | (3,429) | (797) |
Notes: (1) Restated for Makro; (2) Disconnued operaons, restructuring (€251m in 2022 vs. €298m in 2021) and others
| (in €m) | Total shareholders' equity |
Shareholders' equity, Group share |
Minority interests |
|---|---|---|---|
| At December 31, 2021 | 11,830 | 10,251 | 1,579 |
| FY 2022 total net income | 1,566 | 1,348 | 218 |
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) aer tax | 595 | 467 | 128 |
| Dividends | (507) | (380) | (127) |
| (1) Impact of scope and others |
(297) | (542) | 245 |
| At December 31, 2022 | 13,186 | 11,144 | 2,042 |
Note : (1) mainly own share buyback
| (in €m) | 2021 published |
2021 IFRS 5 |
2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income, Group share | 1,072 | 1,072 | 1,348 |
| Restatement for non-recurring income and expenses (before tax) | 374 | 366 | (36) |
| Restatement for exceponal items in net financial expenses | 31 | 31 | 51 |
| (1) Tax impact |
(292) | (291) | (193) |
| Restatement on share of income from companies consolidated by the equity method |
- | - | - |
| Restatement on share of income from minories | 16 | 18 | 21 |
| Restatement for net income of disconnued operaons, Group share | (42) | (70) | 21 |
| Adjusted net income, Group share | 1,158 | 1,126 | 1,212 |
Note: (1) Tax impact of restated items (non-recurring income and expenses and financial expenses) and exceponal tax items
Carrefour's CSR and Food Transion Index assesses the Group's annual extra-financial results. Designed to measure the performance of CSR policies over several years, the index sets an annual target for the strategic CSR indicators. The overall index score is simply an average of the scores for these indicators (1) .
| Category | Objecve | 2022 | 2022 score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Products | 103% | ||
| Sustainable agriculture |
15% of fresh food sales are organic or agroecological by 2025 | 91% | |
| Raw materials | 100% of sensive raw materials to be covered by a risk reducon (1) plan by 2025 |
61% | 96% |
| Packaging | 20,000 tons of packaging avoided by 2025 (cumulave since 2017) | 16,390 | |
| (2) 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging by 2025 |
57% | 114% | |
| Animal welfare | 100% of our key animal welfare policy objecves deployed in all (3) countries by 2025 |
59% | 101% |
| Suppliers engagement |
300 suppliers to commit to the food transion pact by 2025 | 204 | 113% |
| Stores | 110% | ||
| Food waste | 50% reducon in food waste (compared to 2016) | -40% | 108% |
| Waste | 100% of waste to be recycled by 2025 | 75% | 99% |
| CO2 emissions | Reduce CO2 emissions by -50% by 2030 and by -70% by 2040 vs 2019 (scopes 1 & 2) |
-29% | 138% |
| Partner producers |
(4) 45,000 partner producers by 2025 |
37,758 | 97% |
| Customers | 103% | ||
| Food transion in stores |
+30 points increase in in-store customer surveys regarding organic and local products, the reducon of food waste and packaging, (5) health and nutrion by 2025 |
+11 | 110% |
| Act For Food program |
80% of our customers believe that Carrefour helps them to enjoy a healthier and more responsible diet while remaining affordable by (6) 2022 |
74% | 96% |
| Employees | 118% | ||
| Employees engagement |
Minimum employee recommendaon score of 75/100 awarded to (7) Carrefour every year by its employees |
8.2 | 128% |
| Gender equality | 35% of women in the top 200 managers by 2025 | 26% | 99% |
| Training | Every year, at least 50% of employees have access to training | 73% | 146% |
| Disability | Employees with disabilies account for at least 4% the Group's total workforce |
3.7% | 100% |
Note : (1) 3 objecves concerning: fisheries resources, materials with a risk of deforestaon (palm oil, Brazilian beef, soy, cocoa and trader traceability) and texle materials (coon, cashmere and viscose ; (2) Group objecve. France only, reporng is being rolled out to the other countries of the Group; (3) Four objecves concerning: the sale of "cage-free eggs," the use of "cage-free ingredient eggs," the condions under which chickens are reared and the carrying out of animal welfare audits in slaughterhouses; (4) This target includes organic, Carrefour Quality Chain, regional and local partner producers; (5) Target revised following the removal of Taiwan from the consolidated enes. The Customer Barometer measures customer sasfacon in shops on a scale of 0 to 200 for the following criteria: "Choice of organic products," "Choice of local products," "Reducon of plasc packaging," "Fight against food waste" and "Quality of Carrefour branded products." 4.4 million respondents in 2022; (6) Target revised following the removal of Taiwan from the consolidated enes. 1.2 million respondents in 2022; (7) Ipsos, March 2022 - 17,000 respondents out of a representave sample of 265,000 employees surveyed
| Thousand of sq. m | Dec. 31 2021 |
Sept. 30 2022 |
Openings / Store enlargements |
Acquisions | Closures / Store reducons / Disposals |
Q4 2022 change |
Dec. 31 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 5,586 | 5,615 | 19 | 3 | -9 | 14 | 5,629 |
| Europe (excl. Fr) | 5,908 | 5,951 | 73 | - | -59 | 14 | 5,965 |
| Lan America | 2,790 | 3,937 | 94 | - | -21 | 73 | 4,010 |
| (1) Others |
1,551 | 1,619 | 21 | - | -1 | 20 | 1,638 |
| Group | 15,835 | 17,121 | 207 | 3 | -91 | 120 | 17,241 |
Note : (1) Asia, Africa, Middle-East, Dominican Republic
| N° of stores | Dec. 31 2021 |
Sept. 30 (1) 2022 |
Openings | Acquisions | Closures / Disposals |
Transfers | Total Q4 2022 change |
Dec. 31 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypermarkets | 1,062 | 1,133 | 6 | - | -11 | - | -5 | 1,128 |
| France | 253 | 253 | - | - | - | - | - | 253 |
| Europe (excl. Fr) | 457 | 459 | 1 | - | -5 | - | -4 | 455 |
| Lan America | 184 | 255 | - | - | -3 | - | -3 | 252 |
| (2) Others |
168 | 166 | 5 | - | -3 | - | 2 | 168 |
| Supermarkets | 3,574 | 3,742 | 131 | - | -31 | - | 100 | 3,842 |
| France | 1,043 | 1,039 | 1 | - | -1 | - | - | 1,039 |
| Europe (excl. Fr) | 1,926 | 2,006 | 111 | - | -29 | - | 82 | 2,088 |
| Lan America | 151 | 247 | - | - | -1 | - | -1 | 246 |
| (2) Others |
454 | 450 | 19 | - | - | - | 19 | 469 |
| Convenience stores | 8,368 | 8,519 | 204 | 22 | -172 | - | 54 | 8,573 |
| France | 4,330 | 4,406 | 80 | 22 | -36 | - | 66 | 4,472 |
| Europe (excl. Fr) | 3,430 | 3,492 | 114 | - | -135 | - | -21 | 3,471 |
| Lan America | 558 | 572 | 10 | - | -1 | - | 9 | 581 |
| (2) Others |
50 | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | 49 |
| Cash & carry | 440 | 523 | 21 | - | -3 | - | 18 | 541 |
| France | 147 | 148 | - | - | - | - | - | 148 |
| Europe (excl. Fr) | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| Lan America | 259 | 340 | 19 | - | -3 | - | 16 | 356 |
| (2) Others |
22 | 23 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 25 |
| So discount (Supeco) | 108 | 216 | 6 | - | -1 | - | 5 | 221 |
| France | 26 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | 33 |
| Europe (excl. Fr) | 81 | 86 | 6 | - | -1 | - | 5 | 91 |
| Lan America | 1 | 97 | - | - | - | - | - | 97 |
| (2) Others |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sam's Club | - | 42 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 43 |
| France | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Europe (excl. Fr) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lan America | - | 42 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 43 |
| (2) Others |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Group | 13,552 | 14,175 | 369 | 22 | -218 | - | 173 | 14,348 |
| France | 5,799 | 5,879 | 81 | 22 | -37 | - | 66 | 5,945 |
| Europe (excl. Fr) | 5,906 | 6,055 | 232 | - | -170 | - | 62 | 6,117 |
| Lan America | 1,153 | 1,553 | 30 | - | -8 | - | 22 | 1,575 |
| (2) Others |
694 | 688 | 26 | - | -3 | - | 23 | 711 |
Note: (1) Grupo BIG 372 stores acquired in 2022 were allocated into the following formats: 72 hypermarkets, 98 supermarkets, 63 cash & carry, 97 so discount and 42 Sam's Club; (2) Asia, Africa, Middle-East, Dominican Republic
Free cash flow corresponds to cash flow from operang acvies before net finance costs and net interests related to lease commitment, aer the change in working capital, less net cash from/(used in) invesng acvies.
Net free cash flow corresponds to free cash flow aer net finance costs and net lease payments
Sales generated by stores opened for at least twelve months, excluding temporary store closures, at constant exchange rates, excluding petrol and calendar effects and excluding IAS 29 impact.
Like for like sales growth plus net openings over the past twelve months, including temporary store closures, at constant exchange rates.
Gross margin corresponds to the sum of net sales and other income, reduced by loyalty program costs and cost of goods sold. Cost of sales comprise purchase costs, changes in inventory, the cost of products sold by the financial services companies, discounng revenue and exchange rate gains and losses on goods purchased.
Recurring Operang Income corresponds to the gross margin lowered by sales, general and administrave expenses, depreciaon and amorzaon.
Recurring Operang Income Before Depreciaon and Amorzaon (EBITDA) also excludes depreciaon and amorzaon from supply chain acvies which is booked in cost of goods sold.
Operang Income (EBIT) corresponds to the recurring operang income aer income from associates and joint ventures and non-recurring income and expenses. This laer classificaon is applied to certain material items of income and expense that are unusual in terms of their nature and frequency, such as impairment of non-current assets, gains and losses on sales of non-current assets, restructuring costs and provisions recorded to reflect revised esmates of risks provided for in prior periods, based on informaon that came to the Group's aenon during the reporng year.
This press release contains both historical and forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on Carrefour management's current views and assumpons. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance of the Group. Actual results or performances may differ materially from those in such forward looking statements as a result of a number of risks and uncertaines, including but not limited to the risks described in the documents filed with the Autorité des Marchés Financiers as part of the regulated informaon disclosure requirements and available on Carrefour's website (www.carrefour.com), and in parcular the Annual Report (Document de Référence). These documents are also available in English on the company's website. Investors may obtain a copy of these documents from Carrefour free of charge. Carrefour does not assume any obligaon to update or revise any of these forward-looking statements in the future.
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