Interim / Quarterly Report • Jul 28, 2023
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HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT 2023
| INTRODUCTION | |
|---|---|
| I. DIRECTORS' REPORT | |
| 1.1 KEY FIGURES | |
| 1.2 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | |
| 1.3 SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OF THE FIRST SEMESTER | |
| 1.4 BUSINESS REVIEW | |
| 1.5 FINANCIAL REVIEW | |
| II. RISK FACTORS | |
| III. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | |
| 3.1 BOARD OF DIRECTORS | |
| 3.2 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | |
| IV. AUDITOR'S REPORT | |
| V. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | |
| VI. RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT AND IN-CONTROL STATEMENT |
In this semi-annual report, the terms "Cnova," "we," "our" and "the Company" refer to Cnova N.V. and, where appropriate, its subsidiaries. Any reference to "our brands" or "our domain names" in this semi-annual report includes the brands "Cdiscount" and related domain names, which are either registered in the names of our Parent Companies or in the name of Cdiscount as more fully described herein. Additionally, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply throughout this semi-annual report:
| Name | Definition |
|---|---|
| AFM | Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets |
| AMF | French Autorité des Marchés Financiers |
| Casino | Casino. Guichard Perrachon S.A. |
| Casino Group Casino, Guichard Perrachon S.A. and, | |
| where appropriate, the controlling holding companies of | |
| Casino, including Rallye S.A. and Euris S.A.S. which are | |
| ultimately controlled by Mr. Jean Charles Naouri | |
| CBD or GPA | |
| appropriate, its subsidiaries (together, commonly known | |
| as Grupo Pão de Açúcar) | |
| Cdiscount | |
| Cdiscount Group Cdiscount Group S.A.S. | |
| and, where appropriate, its subsidiaries | |
| Euris | Euris S.A.S. |
| Éxito | |
| subsidiaries | |
| Founding Shareholders Casino, CBD, Via Varejo, Exito and certain former | |
| managers of Nova Pontocom. | |
| Parent Companies Casino, CBD, Exito and, until the 2016 | |
| Reorganization (as defined in "2.3.4 The 2016 | |
| Reorganization"), Via Varejo, each of which is an affiliate of | |
| Cnova | |
| SEC | United States Securities and Exchange Commission |
| Via Varejo Via Varejo S.A. and, where appropriate, its subsidiaries | |
| Voting Depository |
We also have a number of other registered trademarks, service marks and pending applications relating to our brands. Solely for convenience, trademarks and trade names referred to in this annual report may appear without the "®" or "T™" symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent possible under applicable law, our rights or the rights of the applicable licensor to these trademarks and trade names. We do not intend our use or display other companies' trade names, trademarks or service marks to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other companies. Each trademark, trade name or service mark of any other company appearing in this annual report is the property of its respective holder.
This semi-annual report includes other statistical, market and industry data and forecasts which we obtained from publicly available information and independent industry publications and reports that we believe to be reliable sources. These publicly available industry publications and reports generally state that they obtain their information from sources that they believe to be reliable, but they do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information. Although we believe that these sources are reliable, we have not independently verified the information contained in such publications. Certain estimates and forecasts involve uncertainties and risks and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under "2. Risk Factors" in this semi-annual report.
This semi-annual report contains forward looking statements that are based on our management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. Forward looking statements include information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations, business strategies, financing plans, competitive position, industry environment, potential growth opportunities, potential market opportunities and the effects of competition. Forward looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by terms such as "anticipates," "believes," "could," "seeks," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "potential," "predicts," "projects," "should," "will," "would" or similar expressions that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes and the negatives of those terms. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding:
ones, including the development of new B2B services;
The forward-looking statements contained in this semi-annual report reflect our views as of the date of this semi-annual report about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and changes in circumstances that may cause events or our actual activities or results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement.
Cnova operates in highly volatile market environments, subject to rapid technological or competition-driven changes and difficult macro-environment. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future events, results, actions, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, those factors described in "2. Risk Factors."
All of the forward-looking statements included in this semi-annual report are based on information available to us as of the date of this semi-annual report. Unless we are required to do so under applicable laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
We refer to the Annual Report of Cnova N.V. for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022 prepared in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the European Union, as well as with Book 2 Title 9 of the Dutch Civil Code as filed with the AFM on March 31, 2023 and adopted by the General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company on May 26, 2023 (the "2022 annual report"). In the 2022 annual report, an extensive Business Overview and Business Model report was given, setting forth the main characteristics of the Company's business. We refer to such Business Overview and Business Model report, which report should be read in conjunction with this semi-annual report.
In addition, no changes within the composition of the group are relevant in the six-month period ended 30 June 2023 compared to 31 December 2022.


The following tables set forth our selected consolidated financial data. The consolidated financial data for the 6-month periods ended June 30, 2023 are derived from our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for such periods, included elsewhere in this semi-annual report.
The selected consolidated historical financial information should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the accompanying notes included elsewhere in this semi-annual report as well as our 2022 annual report. Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") and International Accounting Standard 34 ("IAS 34") as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") and also as approved by the European Union ('EU') and have not been audited by a Dutch statutory auditor, as defined in art 5:25a of the Dutch Finance Supervision Act (Wet Financieel Toezicht). KPMG Accountants N.V has performed review procedures on the semi-annual financial statements, their review report is included in section 4 of this semi-annual report.
| Financial performance | 2022 | 2023 | Change vs. 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | Half yearl Revised |
Half year | Reported | L-f-12 | |
| Total GMV | 1,785 | 1,380 | (25)% | (14)% | |
| Ecommerce platform | 1.754 | 1,554 | (25)% | (14)% | |
| o/w Direct sales | 679 | 464 | (32)% | ||
| o/w Marketplace | 668 | 647 | (3)% | ||
| Marketplace share | 49.6% | 58.3% | +8.7pts | ||
| o/w Services | 150 | 80 | (46)% | +21% | |
| o/w Other Revenues | 237 | 146 | (39)% | +1% | |
| B2B activities | 50 | 43 | (14)% | ||
| o/w Octopia B2B revenues | 8 | ור | +43% | ||
| o/w Octopia Retail & Others | 41 | 25 | (39)% | ||
| o/w C-Logistics | 1 | 7 | ×8 | ||
| Total Net sales | 8743 | 6125 | (29.9)% | (23.1)% | |
| EBITDA3 | 14.6 | 33.9 | +€19.3m | ||
| % of Net sales | 1.7% | 5.5% | +3.9pts | ||
| Operating EBIT | -33.5 | -14.3 | +€19.2m | ||
| % of Net sales | -3.8% | -2.3% | +1.5pts | ||
| Net Financial Result | -42.5 | -26.8 | +€15.6m | ||
| Net profit from cont. oper. | -69.4 | -65.4 | +€4.0m |
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¹ 2022 figures have been restated to consider CChezVous disposal (discontinued operations)
² Like-for-like figures exclude Géant and Cdiscount Energy for 1H22
³ EBITDA: operating profit/(loss) from ordinary activities (EBIT) adjusted for operating depreciation & amortization
Casino Group and Cnova suffered during H1 2023 of net financial debt deterioration accelerated by degradation of rating agencies.
Therefore, Risk reevaluation was done by Cnova stakeholders.
Namely, since the start of Q2, a contraction of credit insurers risk exposures was observed. Those impacts were closely monitored by top management to mitigate.
On May 23, 2023, the French Company's subsidiaries: Cdiscount, Maas, C-Shield, C-Technology, C-Logistics, Carya and CLR, requested from the President of the Paris Commercial Court the opening of conciliation proceedings to their benefit, under the aegis of SELARL BCM (Me Eric Bauland) and of SCP BTSG² (Me Marc Sénéchal), for an initial period of four months, possibly extendable for one additional month.
These conciliation proceedings are part of the more global context of the conciliation proceedings opened to the benefit of Groupe Casino, for the purpose of engaging in discussions with its creditors within a protective legal framework and without impact on its relations with its operational partners (in particular its suppliers) and its employees. In any case, these proceedings are intended to strengthen the financial situation of CDiscount, Maas, C-Shield, C-Technology, C-Logistics, Carya and CLR. On May 25, 2023, the President of the Paris Commercial Court therefore decided to open conciliation.
As part of the conciliation proceeding, Casino group received on July 15, 2023 a revised offer from EP Global Commerce a.s., Fimalac and Attestor (the "Consortium") to strengthen the Casino group's equity capital. Cnova is part of the perimeter of the transaction.
On July 28, 2023, Casino Group announces that it has, under the aegis of the conciliators and of the Comité Interministériel de restructuration industrielle (CIRI), entered into an agreement in principle on 27 July 2023 with the Consortium and some of its main creditors, especially the ones holding more than two-thirds of the Term Loan B, aiming at strengthening the Group's equity structure and restructuring its financial debt (the "Agreement in Principle"). The Agreement in Principle confirmed Cnova being part of the perimeter of the transaction.
In view of the legal steps still to be taken to implement the Agreement in Principle (as specified on page 11 in the Casino group presentation of the Agreement in Principle on restructuring plan²), the situation as of today is still uncertain as to the Casino group and/or Cnova ability to continue as a going concern and, therefore, Cnova may be unable to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.
In addition, as part of the going concern assessment, management of Cnova assumes no significant deterioration in performance compared to the business plan and cash forecast (as published on June 26, 2023) for the coming twelve months and no significant deterioration compared to current terms of payment for the key suppliers of Cnova.
lt should be noted that these cash flow forecasts inherently involve significant assumptions and uncertainties at Cnova level, as they depend among other factors, on the level of business activity, the expected payment terms with suppliers in the coming months, the successful implementation of the Agreement in Principle agreed upon on July 27, 2023 between Casino group, the Consortium and some of the main creditors aiming at strengthening the Group's equity structure and restructuring its financial debt.
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The aforementioned events and conditions indicate a material uncertainty exist that may cast notable doubt on Cnova's ability to continue as a going concern and, therefore, Cnova may be unable to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.
Cnova accelerated its shift towards a more profitable model, as illustrated by the sharp increase in gross margin rate which stands at 29.7% in 1H23 (+7pts vs. 22) and the doubling of its EBITDA:
Doubling EBITDA in 1H23 amounting to € 34 million (+€ 19 million vs. 22) thanks to our focus on profitable sales for the direct sales business, growing Advertising and Marketplace revenues along with the cost-saving plan.
Efficiency plan to recalibrate SG&A and CAPEX by the end of 2023 is on track to reach the July 2022 guidance (€ 75 million savings target vs. 21) reinforced by a € 15 million ad-on savings plan announced in April 2023:
4 Excluding Cdiscount Energy
3 Like-for-like figures exclude Géant and Cdiscount Energy for 1H22
| Key performance indicators | First Half 2022 Revised |
First Half 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| GMV" (€ millions) | 1,785 | 1380 |
| Reported year-on-year GMV growth | n.a. | (23)% |
| (2) Marketplace share |
49.6% | 58.3% |
| Net sales (€ millions) | 874 | 612 |
| Reported year-on-year net sales growth | n.a. | (30)% |
| Traffic (visits in millions) | 494.2 | 433.1 |
| o/w Mobile | 383.9 | 354.5 |
| Number of orders " (millions) | 11.3 | 9.6 |
| o/w Marketplace orders | 8.0 | 7.6 |
| Active customers (millions) | 9.1 | 8.0 |
Cnova continues the rationalization of its direct sales assortment along with actions
towards inventories optimization, including an additional destocking initiative focused on SKUs with the most unfavorable inventory turnover. Inventories have been closely monitored and adjusted to business levels over the last twelve months following the implementation of the Transformation plan focusing on shifting towards a profitable model with the voluntary evolution from direct sales to marketplace.
B2C Services GMV5, excluding Energy, amounted to € 80 million in the 18 semester 2023, growing by +21% vs. 22. Cdiscount Voyages (travel) GMV has increased by 16% vs. 22:
Steady NPS above +50, amongst the best satisfaction rates on the market and rewarding our focus on customers despite the financial constraints.
Artificial intelligence-powered algorithms were implemented all along the customer journey over the past months, significantly enhancing the relevance of the Cdiscount.com search engine (+4.5pts in the search engine click rate in June 2023 compared to June 2022) with a continuous ramp-up of SKUs crawled since the beginning of 2022 from c. 1 million in January 2022 to c. 2 million as of today.
Cnova is developing Generative Artificial Intelligence to improve customer and partner experience and enhance process efficiency, leveraging on its +10 years Artificial Intelligence expertise and +30 data scientists. Over the 1st semester 2023:
్ Like-for-like figures exclude Cdiscount Energy for 1H22
C-Logistics pursues the development of its B2B activities. C-Logistics B2B revenues amounted to € 6 million in 1H23 (x8 vs. 22) with an increase in the number of shipped parcels for external clients (x6 vs. 22)
C-Logistics is also optimizing its costs and adapting its structure with the resizing of its transportation offers. Regarding warehouses, C-Logistics has improved its warehouses productivity by +6% between 1H22 and 1H23, has simplified its warehouses network and is closely monitoring its warehouses capacity to adapt to business levels.
C-Logistics ESG approach has been pursued with specific actions related to packaging. C-Logistics has decreased its energy consumption by -26% vs. the same period last year (from January to April ).
Our significant accounting policies and quantitative measures are set forth the note titled "Description of the reporting entity" and in the Notes to our audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2022 and in section "1.6 Financial Overview", included in our 2022 annual report. We have identified those accounting policies and measures as the most critical to an understanding of our financial position and results of operations because the application of these policies requires significant and complex management estimates, assumptions and judgment, and the reporting of materially different amounts could result if different estimates or assumptions were used or different judgments were made.
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires our management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the amount reported in consolidated financial statements. We draw attention to note 1.2 Going Concern in the notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements in which we disclose the significant judgments applied to prepare these financial statements on the basis of the going concern assumption whilst we have identified events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on Cnova's ability to continue as a going concern.
Estimates and assumptions are periodically re-evaluated by management and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
Actual results may differ significantly from those estimates and assumptions.
No changes are relevant except as disclose.
| Consolidated Income Statement June 30, 2022 Revised and June 30 , 2023 € million |
1st half 2022 revised |
1st half 2023 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 37/475 | 6 225 | (29.9)% |
| Cost of sales | (676.5) | (430.8) | (36.3)% |
| Gross margin | 974 | 13 7 | (8.1)% |
| % of net sales | 22.6% | 29.7% | +7.Opts |
| SG&A(1) | (231.3) | (196.0) | (15.3)% |
| % of net sales | (26.5)% | (32.0)% | (5.5)pts |
| Fulfilment costs | (77.5) | (61.2) | (21.1 )% |
| Marketing costs | (50.3) | (34.7) | (31.1 )% |
| Technology & Content costs | (78.4) | (74.1) | (5.5)% |
| General & Administrative costs | (25.0) | (26.0) | +3.9% |
| Operating EBIT(2) | (55.5) | (14.3) | (57.4)% |
| % of net sales | (3.8)% | (2.3)% | +1.5pts |
| Other expenses | 10.1 | (3.0) | (129.8)% |
| Operating (loss) | (23.4) | (17.3) | (26.1)% |
| Net financial (expenses) | (42.5) | (26.8) | (36.8)% |
| (loss) before tax | (65.9) | (44.1) | (33.0)% |
| Income tax (expenses) | (3.5) | (21.3) | n.m. |
| Net (loss) from continued operations | (69.4) | (65.4) | (5.8%) |
| Net (loss) from discontinued operations(3) | (0.4) | (0.2) | (59.4)% |
| Net (loss) for the period | (69.8) | (65.6) | (6.1%) |
| % of net sales | (8.0)% | (10.7)% | (2.7)pts |
| Attributable to Cnova equity holders | (70.3) | (64.0) | (9.1 )% |
| Attributable to non-controlling interests | 0.5 | (1.6) | n.m. |
| Adjusted EPS (€)(4) | (0.20) | (0.19) | (5.0)% |
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Net sales amounted to € 612 million in the 15t half 2023, a -30% decrease compared to 2022 and a -23% like-for-like decrease compared to 2022. Net sales evolution has been impacted by the product mix shift from direct sales towards commission-based activities, leading to an improvement of profitability: Marketplace revenues have increased by +1.8% vs. 22 and B2C services revenues showed a record performance (+27.2% vs. 22), mostly driven by Travel activities. Octopia B2B revenues have grown by +43%, mainly with 6 clients launched for its Marketplace-as-Service solutions and an increase in the number of parcels shipped by +30% vs. 22 for Fulfilment-as-a-Service clients such as Adeo and Too Good to Go. C-Logistics B2B revenues have increased by x8 vs. 22, driven by the launch of one new client and the increase in the number of shipped parcels. Advertising services revenues have increased by +5% vs. 22, amounting to € 35 million in the 1st semester 2023.
Cost of sales decreased by € 246 million or 36.3% from € 677 million in the 15 semester 2022 to € 431 million in the 1st semester 2023.
Gross margin was € 182 million in the 15t half 2023, representing 29.7% of net sales, increasing by +7pts vs. 22 and by +12pts compared to the pre-pandemic level (18° half of 2019). This gross margin rate increase over the past years demonstrates the success of the implementation of the strategic plan, with Marketplace revenues growing by +2% compared to last year (+28% vs. 19) and Advertising revenues increasing by +5% compared to last year (x2 vs. 19). Compared to 2022, direct sales margin was negatively impacted by an additional destocking initiative focused on SKUs with the most unfavorable inventory turnover to adjust inventories to the current level of activity. Destocking initiatives on direct sales had a negative impact of -4.4pts on gross margin rate.
Operating expenses are classified into four categories: Fulfilment, Marketing, Technology & Content and General & Administrative costs.
SG&A (excluding D&A) costs amounted to € 148 million in the 15 semester 2023, representing 24.1% of net sales, decreasing by -3pts vs. 22. During the 2nd quarter 2022, an Efficiency plan to recalibrate SG&A structure to current level of activity was launched.
Fulfilment costs (excluding D&A) stood at 7.7% of net sales (-0.6pt vs. 22), improving by € 15 million compared to last year. Variable fulfilment costs (logistics, after sales and payment processing) were favourably impacted by lower volumes in the 1* semester 2023 compared to the 1st semester 2022. Fixed fulfilment costs benefited from the Efficiency Plan launched during the 2nd quarter 2022. Fulfilment costs are also positively impacted by initiatives aiming at optimizing costs associated to warehouses: improvement of warehouses productivity, simplification of warehouses network and close monitoring of warehouses capacity to adapt to business levels. Approximatively 50k sqm of warehouses were closed in June 2023, with further capacity optimization planned for the 20d half 2023.
Marketing costs (excluding D&A) represented 5.6% of net sales (+0.1pt vs. 22), improving by € 16 million compared to last year, mostly due to lower volumes in the 15 semester 2023 driving down variable acquisition marketing costs along with benefits from the Efficiency Plan, notably savings on media campaigns and tools.
Technology & Content costs (excluding D&A) stood at 6.9% of net sales (-1.4pt vs. 22),
6 Like-for-like figures exclude cross-canal sales and Cdiscount Energy GMV for 1H22
improving by € 6 million compared to last year, mainly impacted by the Efficiency Plan launched in the 2nd quarter 2022 to slow down Octopia's commercial ramp-up and associated staff costs incurred, rationalize the Direct Sales dedicated FTEs while continuing to reinforce marketplace workforce, notably teams dedicated to sellers' care and support.
General & Administrative expenses (excluding D&A) represented 3.9% of net sales (-1.3pt vs. 22) and 2.2% of e-commerce GMV (-0.5pts vs. 22). The 1* semester 2022 was impacted by positive non-recurring items. Adjusted from these impacts, General & Administrative costs would amount to € 2 million vs. 22 (-8%) despite inflation
Net financial expenses - mainly related to 4-installment payment solutions offered to customers - amounted to € (26.8) million, improving by € 15.6 million compared to last year, mostly due to:
Income tax expense increased from € 3.5 million in the 15 semester 2022 to € 21.3 million in the 1st semester 2023 related to:
No deferred tax assets were recognized for Cdiscount loss and other companies.
Net loss amounted to € (65.6) million, improving by € 4.2 million compared to last year. The 18 semester 2022 was impacted by low demand and high inflation headwinds. In comparison, the 1* semester 2023 benefited from positive impacts from EBITDA and Net financial expenses, offset by negative impacts from non-recurring items and income taxes.
Our principal sources of liquidity consist of cash flows from operating activities, loans or cash received from related parties. Notes 22 and 24 to our consolidated financial statements, included in our 2022 annual report, provide additional financial information regarding our liquidity and capital resources.
The following table presents the major components of net cash flows for the periods presented
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - € millions | Half Year | Half Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2072 | 2023 | |
| Net cash (used in) continuing operating activities | (58.8) | (142.9) |
| Of which Change in working capital | (66.7) | (169.8) |
| Net cash from/(used in) discontinued operating activities | (2.3) | 0.1 |
| Net cash from / (used in) continuing investing activities | (35.9) | 173 |
| Net cash (used in) discontinued investing activities | (0.1) | |
| Net cash from continuing financing activities | 23.6 | 24.92 |
| Net cash from/(used in) discontinued financing activities | ||
| Change in cash and cash equivalents & restricted cash, net, at period end |
(68.5) | 0.5 |
Cash used in operating activities was €(142.9) million in H1 2023 compared to €(58.8) million in H1 2022, mostly due to change in working capital.
Our operating cash flows and working capital fluctuate throughout the year, primarily driven by the seasonality of our business. At December-end, we experience a low working capital requirement primarily related to high trade payables, following the peak sales volumes achieved in November and December associated with the holiday shopping period in France (Black Friday plus Christmas). In the first three quarters of each year, trade payables are lower than in December due to seasonality leading to a cash balance reduction compared to the end of the prior year.
Change in working capital in H1 2023 primarily consisted of a €(202.7) million deterioration in trade payables that include accounts payable to suppliers associated with our direct sales business. As mentioned above, this decrease in trade payables relates to business seasonality but, in H1 2023, also resulted from guarantees reductions by credit insurers. Indeed, trade payables were impacted by guarantees reductions by credit insurers (contraction of their risk exposure towards Cnova) implying earlier payments to suppliers and, consequently, a deterioration of H1 2023 net cash flows.
Change in working capital was also positively impacted by €34.5 million decrease in inventories of products driven by destocking, assortment rationalization initiatives and product mix evolution towards recurring products with higher rotation. Our inventory balances should gradually decrease over time thanks to the increasing GMV share of the marketplace. To be noted that H1 2022 was marked by the one-off sale of inventories to Casino Group (DCF) for €42m (plus €10m VAT paid in H2 2022).
Change in working capital was also impacted by a €24.5 million decrease in trade receivables despite the suspension of La Banque Postale factoring line in June 2023 for c. €13 million.
Cash used in continuing investing activities was an outflow of +€128.1 million in H1 2023 and was related to:
marketplace and advertising services, and Octopia B2B solutions
o €4.8 million related to the remaining proceeds from the sale of CChezVous from 2022 year-end
Cash used in continuing investing activities was an outflow of €35.9 million in H1 2022 and was related to:
Cash from financing activities was €24.2 million in H1 2023 and was primarily attributable to:
Cash from financing activities was €28.6 million in H1 2022 and was primarily attributable to:
| € millions | June 30, 2072 |
June 30 2075 |
|---|---|---|
| Free cash (last 6 months) before financial expenses (l | (101.3) | (183.0) |
| € millions | December 31, 2072 |
June 30 7023 |
|---|---|---|
| Net financial debt (2) | (372.5) | (582.4) |
| Group equity | (448.0) | (512.0) |
Free cash before financial expenses was €(183.0) million in H1 2023 compared to €(101.3) million in H1 2022.
This year-on-year negative change primarily stems from one-off positive impacts in H1 2022 and the negative impact of trade payables in H1 2023. H1 2022 benefitted from c.+€100m from the sale of inventories to Groupe Casino, the Floa transaction and deferred payment of tax and social liabilities. H1 2023 was impacted by c.€(40)m from both trade payables reduction induced by credit insurers guarantees reduction and La Banque Postale receivables factoring punctual suspension, partly offset by remaining proceeds from the sale of CChezVous. Net of these effects, free cash before financial expenses increased by c.+€60m, benefiting from a better EBITDA despite a decreasing GMV and limited capital expenditures.
Net financial debt went from €(372.5) million at December 31, 2022 to € (582.4) million at June 30, 2023. This change of €(209.9) million is explained above and mostly results from the change in working capital requirement for €(170) million, primarily impacted by trade payables decrease,
Group equity went from € (448.0) million at December 31, 2022 to € (512.0) million at June 30, 2023. This change of € (64.0) million is due to the consolidated loss for the 15 semester 2023 attributable to Cnova equity holders including discontinued.
Our research and development strategy is focused on building an open platform model for Cdiscount monetizing our client, suppliers, IT and logistics assets through B2C products and services as well as B2B revenues, primarily dedicated to our new turnkey marketplace solution Octopia. In addition, we remain committed to enhancing our eCommerce platforms, mobile platforms and applications, and fulfillment management systems, as well as other aspects of our IT infrastructure, such as customer facing and back-office features for our sites.
We incurred approximately €47.6 million and € 33.6 million of research and development expenses in 1st semester 2022 and 1st semester 2023, respectively.
Section 2 "Risk Management and Risk Factors" of the 2022 annual report describes the risk factors that might be or become applicable to the Company. We refer to this Section 2 of the 2022 annual report, which report should be read in conjunction with this semi-annual report.
In addition to the risks aforementioned that we identified in 2022 annual report, we believe that our ability to compete depends upon reinforced and new risk factors both within and beyond our control, including, but not limited to:
In the Company's General Meeting of Shareholders held on May 26, 2023, the shareholders (re)appointed several directors. Our board of directors consists of ten directors. The individuals listed below are our current directors.
| Name | Date of initial appointment |
Current term | Nationality | Year of birth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-executive directors | ||||
| Mr. Jean-Yves Haagen, Chairman (2) | November 7, 2017 | 2021-2024 | French | 1964 |
| Mrs. Josseline de Clausade | June 26, 2020 | 2023-2026 | French | 1954 |
| Mr. Silvio J. Genesini (1)(2)(3) | December 8, 2014 | 2021-2024 | Brazilian | 1952 |
| Mr. Eleazar de Carvalho Filho, Vice- | October 31. 2014 | 2022-2025 | Brazilian | 1957 |
| Chairman (2)(3) | ||||
| Mr. Emmanuel Grenier (3) | March 1. 2023 | 2023-2026 | French | 1971 |
| Mr. Bernard Oppetit (1) (3) | November 19, 2014 | 2022-2025 | French | 1956 |
| Mr. Christophe José Hidalgo | January 13, 2017 | 2023-2026 | French | 1967 |
| Mr. Guillaume Michaloux | January 12, 2023 | 2023-2026 | French | 1984 |
| Executive directors | ||||
| Mr. Thomas Métivier (3) | January 16, 2023 | 2023-2026 | French | 1987 |
| Mr. Steven Geers (3) | December 21, 2021 | 2022-2025 | Netherlands | 1981 |
(1) Member of the Audit Committee.
Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. (2)
(3) Member of the Strategy Committee
The individuals listed below were our executive officers at 30-06-2023
| Name | Age | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Métivier | 36 | CEO and Executive Director |
| Yves Trézières | 59 | CFO |
| Pascal Rivet | 63 | Chief Compliance Officer |
| Steven Geers | 41 | Executive Board member and General Counsel |
In the 2022 annual report, an extensive overview of the Company's policy governing Related Party Transactions is given in section 7 and note 27 to the consolidated financial statements: setting forth the main characteristics of the Company's material Related Party Transactions. We refer to such Related Party Transaction Overview, which review should be read in conjunction with this semi-annual report.
As of June 30, 2023, the related party transactions completed after (and consequently not disclosed in) our 2022 annual report are summarized (if any) in Note 16 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements as included in this report.
Independent auditor's review report
To: the Board of Directors of Cnova N.V.
We have reviewed the accompanying financial statements of Cnova N.V. (or hereafter: the "Company") based in Amsterdam. Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the financial statements are not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with IAS 34 'Interim Financial Reporting' as adopted by the European Union.
The condensed consolidated interim financial statements comprise:
We conducted our review in accordance with Dutch law, including the Dutch Standard 2410, 'Het beoordelen van tussentijdse financiële informatie door de accountant van de entiteit' (Review of interim financial information performed by the independent auditor of the entity). A review of interim financial information in accordance with the Dutch Standard 2410 is a limited assurance engagement. Our responsibilities under this standard are further described in the 'Our responsibilities for the review of the interim financial information' section of our report.
We are independent of Cnova N.V. in accordance with the Verordening inzake de onafhankelijkheid van accountants bij assurance-opdrachten (ViO, Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants, a regulation with respect to independence) and other relevant independence regulations in the Netherlands. Furthermore we have complied with the Verordening gedrags- en beroepsregels accountants (VGBA, Dutch Code of Ethics).
We believe the assurance evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our conclusion.
We draw attention to note 1.2 to the financial statements, which disclose that the Company's cash flow forecasts inherently involve significant assumptions and uncertainties at Cnova level, as they depend among other factors, on the level of business activity, the expected payment terms with suppliers in the coming months, the successful implementation of the Agreement in Principle agreed upon on July 27, 2023 between Casino group, the Consortium and some of the main creditors aiming at strengthening the Casino group's equity structure and restructuring its financial debt. The aforementioned events and conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Our conclusion is not qualified in respect of this matter.
The Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with IAS 34 'Interim Financial Reporting' as adopted by the European Union. Furthermore, the Board of Directors is responsible for such internal control as it determines is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial statements that are from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Our responsibility is to plan and perform the review in a manner that allows us to obtain sufficient and appropriate assurance evidence for our conclusion.
The level of assurance obtained in a limited assurance engagement is substantially less than the level of assurance obtained in an audit conducted in accordance with the Dutch Standards on Auditing. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.
We have exercised professional judgement and have maintained professional scepticism throughout the review, in accordance with Dutch Standard 2410.
Our review included among others:
Amstelveen, 28 July 2023 KPMG Accountants N.V.
L. Albers RA
| Condensed Consolidated interim Income Statement June 30, 2022 Revised and June 30, 2023 € Thousands |
Notes | 2022 Ist half revised |
2023 1st half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 8 | 874 265 | 612 482 |
| Cost of sales | 8 | (676 544) | (430 794) |
| Gross Margin | 197 721 | 181 688 | |
| Operating expenses Fulfillment |
9 | (77 518) | (61 177) |
| Marketing | 9 | (50 280) | (34 653) |
| Technology and content | 9 | (78 426) | (74 132) |
| General and administrative | 9 | (25 041) | (26 022) |
| Operating (loss) before strategic and restructuring, litigation, impairment and disposal of assets costs |
(33 544) | (14 296) | |
| Strategic and restructuring cost | 10 | (3 331) | (771) |
| Litigation costs | 10 | 266 | (900) |
| Impairment and disposal of assets | 10 | 13 290 | (1 284) |
| Change in scope of consolidation | 10 | (101 ) | (28) |
| Other non-recurring costs | |||
| Operating (loss) | (23 420) | (17 309) | |
| Financial income | 11 | 496 | 485 |
| Financial expense | 11 | (42 978) | (27 301) |
| (loss) before tax | (65 902) | (44 125) | |
| Income tax (expense) | 12 | (3 506) | (21254) |
| Share of profit of associates | |||
| Net (loss) from continuing activities | (69 408) | (65 379) | |
| Net (loss) from discontinuing activities |
(438) | (178) | |
| Net (loss) for the period | (69 846) | (65 557) | |
| Attributable to Cnova equity owners Attributable to non-controlling |
(70 324) | (63 916) | |
| interests | 478 | (1641) | |
| Attributable to the owners continuing Attributable to non-controlling |
(68 197) | (63 522) | |
| interests continuing | 179 | (1 641) | |
| Attributable to the owners discontinuing Attributable to non-controlling |
(2 127) | (394) | |
| interests discontinuing | 299 |
| Notes | 2022 1st half revised |
2023 1st half |
|---|---|---|
| (0,20) | (0,19) | |
| (0,20) | (0,18) | |
| (0,20) | (0,19) | |
| (0.20) | (0,18) | |
| Condensed Consolidated Interim statements of comprehensive Income € Thousands |
Notes | 2022 Ist half revised |
2023 1st half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net (loss) for the year | (69 846) | (65 557) | |
| Items that may subsequently be recycled to profit or loss |
|||
| Foreign currency translation | (17) | (2) | |
| Items that may not be recycled to profit or loss |
|||
| Actuarial gains and losses | 1 496 | 21 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 1 | 1 | |
| Other comprehensive (loss) for the year, net of tax |
1480 | 20 | |
| Total comprehensive (loss) for the year, net of tax |
(68 367) | (65 537) | |
| Attributable to Cnova equity owners |
(68 846) | (63 897) | |
| Attributable to non-controlling interests |
479 | 1 641 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
| 14 14 14 |
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| 13 14 |
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| 14 14 14 |
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| Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of cash Flows € Thousands |
Notes | 2022 June 30 revised |
2023 June 30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net (loss) attrib. to equity holders of the Parent | (68 197) | (65 741) | |
| Net (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests | 431 | 1 64 | |
| Net (loss) continuing for the year | (67716) | (65.332) | |
| Depreciation and amortization expenses | 48 200 | 48 498 | |
| (Gains) losses on disposal of non-current assets and | (18 435) | 837 | |
| impairment of assets Other non-cash items |
893 | (3 309) | |
| Financial expense, net | 42 416 | 26817 | |
| Current and deferred tax expenses | 3 300 | 21 254 | |
| Income tax paid | (1 786) | (1 709) | |
| Change in operating working capital | (66 671) | (169776) | |
| Inventories of products | 86 124 | 34 512 | |
| Trade payables | (205 832) | (202 666) | |
| Trade receivables | 68 671 | 24 592 | |
| Other | (15 634) | (26 214) | |
| Net cash (used in) continuing operating activities | (58 799) | (142 770) | |
| Net cash (used in) discontinued operating activities | (2 344) | 160 | |
| Purchase of property, equipment & intangible assets | (47 580) | (32 172) | |
| Purchase of non-current financial assets | (62) | (81) | |
| Proceeds from disposal of property, equipment, intangible assets & non-current financial assets |
20 533 | 4 793 | |
| Changes in loans granted (including to related parties) |
(8 766) | 155 578 | |
| Net cash from continuing investing activities | (35 875) | 23 18 | |
| Net cash from discontinued investing activities | (128) | (50) | |
| Dividends paid to the non controlling interests | (5) | ||
| Additions to financial debt | 90 576 | 79 375 | |
| Repayments of financial debt | (3 715) | (10 214) | |
| Repayments of lease liability | (13 849) | (13 913) | |
| Interest paid on lease liability | (3 933) | (3 801) | |
| Interest paid, net | (40 471) | (27 226) | |
| Net cash from continuing financing activities | 23 603 | 2472 9 | |
| Net cash from discontinued financing activities | (377) | ||
| Effect of changes in foreign currency translation adjustments |
10 | 5 | |
| Effect of discontinued changes in foreign currency translation adjustments |
7 | ||
| Change in cash and cash equivalents from | (66 061) | 9 572 | |
| continuing activities Change in cash and cash equivalents from discontinued activities |
(2 465) | (267) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents, net, at beginning of period |
17/50 | (54 341) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents, net, at end of period | (51 396) | (45 O36) |
| Consolidated Statements of changes in Equity (Before appropriation of profit or loss) € Thousands |
Number of shares | Share capital |
Additional paid in capital |
Retained earnings |
Foreign currency translation |
Actuarial gains and losses |
Equity holders of the Parent |
Non- controlling interests |
Total consolidated equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As of December 31, 2021 |
345 210 398 | 17 261 | 448 649 | (787 006) | (63) | (3 027) | (324 187) | 71 257 | (252 929) |
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) for |
(17) | 1 496 |
1 479 |
1 | 1 480 | ||||
| the period Net profit/(loss) for the period |
(70 324 ) |
(70 324) |
478 | (69 846) | |||||
| Consolidated comprehensive income/(loss) for the period |
(70 324) | (17) | 1 496 | (68 846) | 479 | (68 367) | |||
| Other movements |
(26) | (26) | 12 | (15) | |||||
| As of June 30,2022 |
345 210 398 | 17 261 | 448 649 | (857 330) | (80) | (1 258) | (393 058) | 71 748 | (321 310) |
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) for |
] | 683 | 684 | 19 | 703 | ||||
| the period Net profit (loss) for the period |
(55 248) | (25 248) |
(199) | (55 447) | |||||
| Consolidated comprehensive income/(loss) for the period |
(55 248) | 1 | 683 | (54 564) | (180) | (54744) | |||
| Other movements |
(367) | 26 | (341) | 281 | (60) | ||||
| As of December 31, 2022 |
345 210 398 | 17 261 | 448 649 | (912 945) | (79) | (849) | (447 964) | 71 848 | (376 114) |
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) for the period |
(2) | 21 | 19 | (6) | 13 | ||||
| Net profit (loss) for the period |
(63916) | (63916) | (1641) | (65557) | |||||
| Consolidated comprehensive income/(loss) for the period |
(63916) | (2) | 21 | (63897) | (1647) | (65544) | |||
| Dissolution Cdiscount Ecuador and |
122 | 120 | 52 | 174 | |||||
| Uruguay Other movements |
(219) | (3) | (222) | (2) | (225) | ||||
| As of June 30, 2023 |
345 210 398 | 17 261 | 448 649 | (976 958) | (81) | (831) | (511960) | 70251 | (441709) |
Cnova N.V. (hereafter "Cnova" or the "Company) is a Dutch public limited liability company (naamloze vennootschap) incorporated (CCI Number 60776676) and domiciled in the Netherlands at Strawinskylaan 3051, 1077ZX Amsterdam. It has been listed on Euronext Paris since January 23, 2015.
At June 30, 2023 the Company's main shareholders are Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (64,8%) and Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição Netherlands Holding B.V. (34,0%),
Cnova's ultimate parent is Euris.
The Group comprises e-commerce operations in France and Western Europe and is headquartered in the Netherlands.
The condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2023 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. They do not include all the information and disclosures required in the annual consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with Cnova's consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022 available on www.cnova.com website.
Cnova's capital management objectives are to ensure the Cnova's ability to continue as a going concern and to provide an adequate value creation and return to its shareholders.
Cnova monitors capital on the basis of the carrying amount of equity plus its loans (including loans due to Casino group net of the current account related to the cash-pool due from Casino group), less cash and cash equivalents as presented on the face of the balance sheet.
Management assesses the Cnova's capital requirements in order to maintain an efficient overall financing structure. Cnova manages the capital structure and makes adjustments to it in the light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, Cnova may issue new shares or sell assets to reduce debt.
As of June 30, 2023, net financial debt reached €582 million and net current liabilities are €189 million (excluding cash and cash equivalents and current financial debt). As per 30 June 2023 Cnova has a negative equity of €442 million. The negative equity is mainly caused by the accumulated losses for € 605 million, the decrease of capital and share exchange between Cnova NV / Cnova Brazil in 2016. For the first six months of 2023, the net loss amounts to €70 million and the negative free cash flow before financial expenses to €183 million.
As per 30 June 2023, Cnova had a credit line of €700 million with its parent, Casino Guichard-Perrachon set in order to cover the needs of Cnova. As part of the cash pool agreement with Cnova and its subsidiaries, unused credit lines amounted to €253 million as of June, 30, 2023. The term of the cash pool agreement is July, 31, 2026 and can be terminated by mutual consent. In addition, Casino Guichard-Perrachon confirmed through a letter dated March 28, 2023 that it will provide financial support to Cnova N.V. to assist Cnova in meeting its liabilities as and when they fall due up to a maximum of € 100 million in addition to the abovementioned amount of € 700 million
and only to the extent that funds are not otherwise available to Cnova N.V. to meet such liabilities for a period of at least 18 months from the date of Cnova's 2022 consolidated financial statement approval, March 30, 2023.
The cash pool arrangement (Current Account Agreement) immediately terminates if Casino no longer controls, directly or indirectly, Casino Finance or Cnova or its European subsidiaries, as the case may be, or in case of bankruptcy of a party.
The sequential degradation of the rating of Casino group by rating agencies implied net financial debt deterioration at Cnova level since April 2023. Working capital of Cnova is significantly impacted due to reductions by credit insurers, implying earlier payments to suppliers and consequently deterioration of net cash flows.
On 25 May 2023 a conciliation proceeding for the benefit of the French subsidiaries of Cnova (Cdiscount, Maas, C-Shield, C-Technology, C-Logistics, Carya and CLR) was opened. These conciliation proceedings are part of the more global context of the conciliation proceedings opened for the Casino Group.
As part of the conciliation proceeding, Casino group received on July 15, 2023 a revised offer from EP Global Commerce a.s., Fimalac and Attestor (the "Consortium") to strengthen the Casino group's equity capital. Cnova is part of the perimeter of the transaction.
On July 28, 2023, Casino Group announces that it has, under the aegis of the conciliators and of the Comité Interministériel de restructuration industrielle (CIRI), entered into an agreement in principle on 27 July 2023 with the Consortium and some of its main creditors, especially the ones holding more than two-thirds of the Term Loan B, aiming at strengthening the Group's equity structure and restructuring its financial debt (the "Agreement in Principle"). The Agreement in Principle confirmed Cnova being part of the perimeter of the transaction.
In view of the legal steps still to be taken to implement in Principle (as specified on page 11 in the Casino group presentation of the Agreement in Principle on restructuring plan®), the situation as of today is still uncertain as to the Casino group and/or Cnova ability to continue as a going concern and, therefore, Cnova may be unable to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.
Also, it should be noted that on June 26, 2023, the Casino group communicated on the implementation of various measures to ensure its liquidity throughout the entire conciliation period (lasting until 25 September, and extended, if necessary, until 25 October at the latest), including:
Based on the items mentioned above and the sale by Casino of its residual stake in Assaí, which was completed on 23 June 2023 for net proceeds after costs and taxes estimated at EUR 326 million (cf. press release of 23 June 2023), Casino group does not anticipate any liquidity issue until the end of the conciliation period (i.e. until 25 October 2023). Assuming the continuation of the standstill in respect of financial charges and debt repayments after the conciliation period, and based on the sale by Casino to Groupement Les Mousquetaires of the first group of sales outlet representing a turnover of 549 million euros excluding VAT (cf. press release dated 26 May), Casino group anticipates that there should be no liquidity issue until the end of the 2023 financial year assuming the level of activity of the brands remain
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the same in the coming months (notably the recovery of hypermarkets) and on the continuation of suppliers terms of payment (as is currently the case).
In the context of the conciliation, Cnova has undertaken various measures to mitigate the cash consumption: (i) the acceleration of its transformation towards a marketplace oriented business model, (ii) the reinforcement of the efficiency plan launched in 2022 with additional measures in 2023, (iii) an inventory reduction plan to adapt as per new direct sales volumes, and (iv) the request of the standstill of the state quaranteed loan ("PGE") which was accepted by the bank syndicate as of July 27, 2023 for the conciliation period.
Up to the date of the authorization by the Board of Directors of these interim financial statements, Cnova has had unrestricted access to the defined financing facilities of the Casino group. In relation to the going concern assessment the continued unrestricted access to these defined financing facilities for the coming year including, if and when required, additional funding under the comfort letter provided by the Casino group, is a significant judgement and will depend on the successful implementation of the Agreement in Principle, as part of the conciliation proceedings.
In addition, as part of the going concern assessment, management of Cnova assumes no significant deterioration in performance compared to the business plan and cash forecast (as published on June 26, 2023) for the coming twelve months and no significant deterioration compared to current terms of payment for the key suppliers of Cnova.
It should be noted that these cash flow forecasts inherently involve significant assumptions and uncertainties at Cnova level, as they depend among other factors, on the level of business activity, the expected payment terms with suppliers in the coming months, the successful implementation of the Agreement in Principle agreed upon on July 27, 2023 between Casino group, the Consortium and some of the main creditors aiming at strengthening the Group's equity structure and restructuring its financial debt.
The aforementioned events and conditions indicate a material uncertainty exist that may cast notable doubt on Cnova's ability to continue as a going concern and, therefore, Cnova may be unable to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.
Despite the identified material uncertainty towards Cnova's going concern assumption, taking into account the assumptions in the cash forecast of Cnova and the positive expected outcome of the conciliation process at the level of Casino Group and Cnova®, the Board of Directors considers it appropriate to prepare the interim financial statements on the going concern assumption and do not include any adjustments to the carrying amounts and classification of assets, liabilities and reported expenses that may otherwise be required if the going concern basis was not appropriate.
Estimates and judgments are similar to those described in the audited financial statements as of December 31, 2022, except the abovements applied with regards to going concern.
Main judgments are linked to the following topics:
Main estimates are linked to the following topics:
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Income tax expense is recognized in each interim period based on the best estimate of the weighted average annual income tax rate expected for the full financial year.
Concerning IAS 19 on employee benefits, service and interest costs are recognized as determined by latest available valuation. An updated valuation was performed at June 30, 2023 given the increase in discount rate from 3,75% on December 31, 2022 to 3,80% on June 30, 2023.
There was no significant market fluctuations and no one-offs events such as plan amendments, curtailments and settlements during the interim period.
The New IFRS Accounting Standards or amendments Expected applicable on the 1 of January 2023 are the followings :
These rules have been analyzed for application in 2023.
There was no need to apply them because the group was not affected by the rules or the amounts was not significant at all.
The New IFRS Accounting Standards or amendments Expected applicable on the 1 of January 2024 are the followings :
These rules will be analyzed for application in Q3 2023 for application.
The Group has not early adopted any standards, interpretations or amendments that have been issued but are not yet effective.
The consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2022 have been impacted by the presentation of CChezVous activity as discontinued operations : a new presentation June 30, 2022 was revised . The impacts on the consolidated financial statements (Income Statements, Balance Sheets and Statements of Cash Flows) June 30, 2022 are the following:
| June 30, 20742 |
C Chez Vous result presented in |
June 30, 2022 Revised |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Income Statements € thousands |
discontinuing activities | ||
| Net sales | 881 219 | (6 954) | 874 265 |
| Cost of sales | (680 257) | 3 71 3 | (676 544) |
| Gross Margin | 200 962 | (3 241) | 97772 |
| Operating expenses | |||
| Fulfillment | (78 235) | 717 | (77 518) |
| Marketing | (52 111) | ] | (50 280) |
| Technology and content | (75 527) | (2 899) | (78 426) |
| General and administrative | (26 786) | 1745 | (25 041) |
| Operating (loss) before strategic and restructuring, litigation, impairment and disposal of assets costs |
(31 697) | (1 847) | (33 544) |
| Strategic and restructuring cost | (3 374) | 43 | (3 331) |
| Litigation costs | 260 | 6 | 266 |
| Impairment and disposal of assets | (101) | ાર કરી | 13 290 |
| Change in scope of consolidation | 13 290 | (13 391) | (101) |
| (21 622) | (1787) | (23 420) | |
| Operating (loss) Financial income |
570 | (74) | 496 |
| Financial expense | (42 982) | 4 | (42 978) |
| (64 034) | (1 868) | (65 902) | |
| (loss) before tax | (3 510) | 4 | (3 506) |
| Income tax (expense) Net (loss) from continuing activities |
(67 544) | (1 864) | (69 408) |
| Net (loss) from discontinuing activities | (2 299) | 1 861 | (438) |
| Net (loss) for the period | (69 843) | (3) | (69 846) |
| Attributable to Cnova equity owners | (70 321) | (3) | (70 324) |
| Attributable to non-controlling interests | 478 | (0) | 478 |
| Attributable to the owners continuing | (68 197) | (68 197) | |
| Attributable to non-controlling interests continuing |
481 | (302) | 179 |
| Attributable to the owners discontinuing | (2 124) | (3) | (2 127) |
| Attributable to non-controlling interests discontinuing |
(3) | 302 | 299 |
| EVULUA KUI AIIMI A | C Chez Vous result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30. 20222 |
presented in discontinuing activities |
June 30, 2022 Revised |
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| In 3 | ||||
| Basic losses per share | (0,20) | (0,20) | ||
| Basic losses per share - continuing operations | (0,20) | (0,20) | ||
| Diluted losses per share | (0,20) | (0,20) | ||
| Diluted losses per share - continuing operations |
(0,20) | (0,20) |
| Statements of Comprehensive Income € thousands |
June 30. 20742 |
C Chez Vous result presented in discontinuing activities |
June 30, 2022 Revised |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net (loss) for the year | (69 843) | 69 846 | |
| Items that may subsequently be recycled to profit or loss |
|||
| Foreign currency translation | (17) | (17) | |
| Items that may not be recycled to profit or oss |
|||
| Actuarial gains and losses | 1 496 | 1 496 | |
| Non-controlling interests | T | ||
| Other comprehensive (loss) for the year, net of tax |
1480 | 1 480 | |
| Total comprehensive (loss) for the year, net of tax |
(68 364) | (68 367) | |
| Attributable to Cnova equity owners | (68 843) | (68 846) | |
| Attributable to non-controlling interests | 479 | 479 |
Statements of Cash Flows € thousands
June 30, 2022
ccv ining
June 30, 2022 Revised
| Net (loss) attributable to equity holders of the Parent | (68 197) | (68 197) |
|---|---|---|
| Net (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests | 481 | 481 |
| Net profit continuing for the year | (67716) | (67716) |
| Depreciation and amortization expenses | 48 200 | 48 200 |
| losses on disposal of non-current assets and | (18 435) | (18 435) |
| impairment of assets | ||
| Other non-cash items | 1 893 | 1 893 |
| Financial expense, net | 42 416 | 42 416 |
| Current and deferred tax expenses | 3 300 | 3 300 |
| Income tax paid | (1 786) | (1 786) |
| Change in operating working capital | (66 671) | (66 671) |
| Inventories of products | 86 124 | 86 124 |
| Trade payables | (205 832) | (205 832) |
| Trade receivables | 68 671 | 68 671 |
| Other | (15 634) | (15 634) |
| Net cash (used in) continuing operating activities | (58 799) | (58 799) |
| Net cash (used in) discontinued operating activities | (2 344) | (2 344) |
| Purchase of property, equipment & intangible assets | (47 580) | (47 580) |
| Purchase of non-current financial assets | (62) | (62) |
| Proceeds from disposal of property, equipment, intangible assets & non-current financial assets |
20 533 | 20 533 |
| Changes in loans granted | (8 766) | (8 766) |
| Net cash (used in) continuing investing activities | (35 875) | (32.875) |
| Net cash (used in) discontinued investing activities | (123) | (128) |
| Dividends paid to the non controlling interests | (5) | (5) |
| Additions to financial debt | 90 576 | 90 576 |
| Repayments of financial debt | (3 715) | (3 715) |
| Repayments of lease liability | (13 849) | (13 849) |
| Interest paid on lease liability | (3 933) | (3 933) |
| Interest paid, net | (40 471) | (40 471) |
| Net cash (used in) continuing financing activities | 28 COR | 23 603 |
| Net cash (used in) discontinued financing activities | ||
| Effect of changes in foreign currency translation | ||
| adjustments | 10 | 10 |
| Effect of discontinued changes in foreign currency | ||
| translation adjustments | 7 | 7 |
| Change in cash and cash equivalents from | (66 061) | |
| continuing activities | (66 ୦୧) | |
| Change in cash and cash equivalents from | (2 465) | (2 465) |
| discontinued activities | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents, net, at beginning of period |
17/30 | 17/50 |
| Cash and cash equivalents, net, at end of period | (El 396) | (El 396) |
On July 27, 2021, BNP Paribas (« BNPP »), Casino Group and Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale have signed an exclusivity agreement providing for:
the acquisition by BNP Paribas of all outstanding shares in FLOA
a long-term strategic and commercial partnership between BNP Paribas and Casino Group and certain of its subsidiaries
As part of this agreement, BNP Paribas will become the exclusive provider and distributor of consumer credit solutions including split payment solutions for Casino Group customers through a commercial partnership to be set up with the Casino Supermarchés, Géant and Cdiscount banners. Cdiscount will continue to operate its bank card payments business with FLOA's support.
This agreement also includes the disposal of assets related to CB4X Payment to thirdparties' customers to FLOA (refer to Note 27) and the liquidation of the related joint venture.
The final agreement was signed on February 21, 2022 and BNPP completed the acquisition of FLOA with the following impacts for Cnova:
Total cash-in for the transaction in H1 is €37m, €17m for exclusivity premiums and €17m for transferred asset. An additional €3m was cashed-in February 2023.
On April 5, 2022, DCF and Cdiscount agreed to terminate the purchase agreement by the end of the third quarter 2023. On June 20, 2022, the agreement was terminated and Cdiscount finalized the sale to DCF of the inventory for €39m and a margin of 0.5m.
The additional agreement signed in 2018 related to Cdiscount Corners opened in Géant hypermarket is terminated since June 30, 2022.
A Special Purpose Vehicle (C-Shield legal entity) has been established to carry the inventory of specific categories. Cdiscount owns 9999 shares of the SPV and 1 preferred share is held by Sienna AM France. This preferred share enables the appointment and removal of president of the SPV.
This SPV purchased € 30 million inventory from Cdiscount on June 30, 2023. This SPV now owns and financially hold current and future inventories of this category.
Products from this category are still purchased from Cdiscount but sold at delivery and purchased back when the product is sold by Cdiscount to an end customer.
This SPV has issued a € 20 million bond bearing interest at 6.5% on June 28, 2023. Duration of the financing is 7 years.
Cdiscount controls the SPV as per IFRS 10 and therefore consolidates this entity.
At June 30, 2023, the SPV balance sheet consists in:
Transfer pricing with Cdiscount is made at arm's length conditions
On March 28, 2023, Casino Guichard-Perrachon has signed a support letter in which the Group has confirmed that it will provide financial support to assist the company in meeting its liabilities as and when they fall due to a maximum of € 100 million in addition to the abovementioned amount of € 700 million and only to the extent that money is not otherwise available to the Company to meet such liabilities for a period of at least 18 months from date of consolidated accounts approval.
On H1 2023, successive events leading to conciliation at Casino and Cnova level and ongoing buyout process at Casino level:
Losses per share for the half-year ended June 30, 2023 is € (0,19), which splits in € (0,19) for continuing operations and €(0,01) for discontinued operations.
| € thousands | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| (losses) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent for basic earnings and adjusted for the effect of dilution (1) |
(70.321) | (659) 6) |
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares for basic EPS including DSU (1) |
345.2 0.398 | 345.210.398 |
| Dilutive instruments | ||
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares adjusted for the effect of dilution |
345 27 0 398 | 345.210.398 |
(1) On November 19, 2014, Cnova granted to certain executives of Cnova deferred stock units (DSU). The DSU are nonforfeitable. As they are non-forfeitable, the expense related to the fair value of services rendered has been recorded in 2014.
The total number of shares after the cancellation of shares received as part of the 2016 reorganization is 345,210,398.
From January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023, Cnova did not enter into any business combination or equity transactions.
Cnova does not earn revenues and incur expenses evenly throughout the year, experiencing a traditional peak demand around the end of the year. Additionally, Cnova historically experiences higher sales volumes during January and July, the two seasonal sales periods in France, as well as in November and December (Black Friday and Christmas periods).
Percentages of annual/interim net sales per quarter
| 2021 2072 2023 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 02 | 8 | 04 | O | 02 | OF | 04 | O | |
| 24% | 23% | 24% - | 29% | 26% | 25% - | 22% - | 27% | 53% | 47% |
2023 first semester result from discontinued operations is the following :
| June 30, 2023 - € thousands | International segment abandoned |
Cnova NV | Haltae | rota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | ||||
| Cost of sales | ||||
| Operating expenses | ||||
| Operating loss before other costs | ||||
| Other operating costs | (177)- | (1) | (178) | |
| Operating loss | (1777)- | (D | (178) | |
| Financial net expense | ||||
| Loss before tax | (1777)- | (1) | (178) | |
| Income tax /(expense | ||||
| Net (loss) for the year | (1777)- | (1) | (178) | |
| Net discontinuing (loss) from operations |
(177)- | (1) | (178) |
2022 first semester revised result from discontinued operations is the following :
| June 30, 2022 Revised - € thousands | Internati onal segment a od |
enova NIV |
Haltae | CCV | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 1 | 6 954 | 6 955 | ||
| Cost of sales | (3 713) | (5 713) | |||
| Operating expenses | (୧୧୫) | (1 394) | (2 062) | ||
| Operating loss before other costs | (667) | 347 | 1180 | ||
| Other operating costs | (1 600) | (32) | (23) | (1 685) | |
| Operating loss | - | (1 600) | (693) | 1784 | (EOS) |
| Financial net expense | 70 | 70 | |||
| Loss before tax | (I cool | (698) | 1864 | (434) | |
| Income tax (expenses) | (4) | (4) | |||
| Net (loss) for the year | (I Goo) | (698) | 11:30 | (458) | |
| Net (loss) from discountinuing | |||||
| operations | (I cool | (698) | 1860 | (458) |
The net cash flows incurred are as follows:
| June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| € thousands | Revised | |
| Operating | (2.344) | 160 |
| Investing | (128) | (50) |
| Financing | (6977) | |
| Net cash (outflow) / inflow | (2.465) | (267) |
In accordance with IFRS 8 - Operating Segment information is disclosed on the same basis as the Group's internal reporting system used by the chief operating decision maker (the Chief Executive Officer) in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance.
The Group only has one reportable segment "E-commerce". This segment is comprising Cdiscount, C-Logistics, Cnova N.V. holding company and other subsidiaries of Cnova and corresponds to the consolidated financial statements of Cnova.
Management assesses the performance of this segment on the basis of GMV, Operating profit/(loss) before strategic and restructuring, litigation, impairment and disposal of assets costs and EBITDA. EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is defined as Operating profit/(loss) before strategic and restructuring, litigation, impairment and disposal of assets costs plus recurring depreciation and amortisation expense.
Segment assets and liabilities are not specifically reported internally for management purposes, however as they correspond to consolidated balance sheet they are disclosed elsewhere in the financial statements.
Segment information is determined on the same basis as the consolidated financial statements.
| e million | June 30, 2022 Revised |
June 30, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| GMV | 1,785 | 1.380 |
| Of which GMV Octopia (net sales incl. VAT) | 49 | 37 |
| Net Sales | 874 | 612 |
| Of which Net Sales Octopia | 47 | 30 |
| Operating profit/(loss) before other costs | (34) | (14) |
| Operating EBIT | (34) | (14) |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 48 | 48 |
| EBITDA | 15 | 34 |
While the Group only has one operating segment, to increase transparency, the Group has included additional voluntary disclosure on Octopia CMV and revenue.
| € thousands | June 30, 2022 Revised |
June 30, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Product sales | 709.759 | 448.920 |
| Marketplace sales | 88.766 | ી ડિડક |
| Other revenues | 75.740 | 72.207 |
| Net sales | 874.265 | 612.482 |
The detail of other revenues of € 72 million concerns mainly:
| € thousands | June 30. 2022 Revised |
June 30, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Contract assets | ||
| Amounts received in advance of delivery Amounts arising from customer loyalty programs Refund liability |
(11.116) (2,286) (470) |
(6,640) (1.391) (269) |
| Deferred revenue | (44.848) | (44.970) |
| Total Contract liabilities | (58,720) | (53,270) |
For internet sales, revenue is recognized when control of the goods or services has transferred to the customer, being at the point the goods are delivered to the customer. When the customer initially purchases the goods online the transaction price received at that point by the Group is recognized as contract liability until the goods have been delivered to the customer.
A contract liability arises in respect of vouchers applicable on future orders given to clients at the time they entered a purchase contract as these vouchers provide a benefit to customers that they would not receive without entering into such purchase contract. The provide vouchers to the customer is therefore considered a separate performance obligation. A contract liability is recognized for revenue relating to the vouchers at the time of the initial sales transaction.
The refund liability relates to the customers' right to return products within 14 days of purchase. At the point of sale, a refund liability and a corresponding adjustment to revenue is recognized for those products expected to be returned. The Group uses its accumulated historical experience to estimate the amount of returns. A corresponding right to return goods asset is recognized in inventory with associated impact on cost of sales
Deferred revenue relates mainly to:
The following table shows how much of the revenue recognized in the current reporting period relates to brought - forward contract liabilities. There was no revenue recognized in the current reporting period that related to performance obligations that were satisfied in a prior year.
| June 30. 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| € thousands | Revised | June 30, 2023 |
| Purchases and shipping costs | (589.156) | (395.964) |
| Change in inventories | (87.388) | (34.830) |
| Cost of sales | (676.544) | (430,794) |
| Expenses Revised € thousands |
Fulfillment | Marketing | Technology and content |
General and administrative |
June 30. 2072 Revised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee benefits expense |
(22 462) | (5 654) | (28 729) | (10 570) | (67 416) |
| Other expenses | (39 591) | (44388) | (19 523) | (12 179) | (115 681) |
| Depreciation and amortization expense |
(15 465) | (238) | (30 173) | (2 292) | (48 168) |
| Total as of June 30. 2022 Revised |
(77 518) | (50 280) | (78 426) | (25 041) | (231 265) |
| Expenses € thousands |
Fulfillment | Technology Marketing and content |
General and administrative |
June 30, 2072 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee benefits expense |
(17 397) | (8 268) | (19 989) | (12 537) | (58 191) | |
| Other expenses | (29 508) | (26 252) | (22 480) | (11 358) | (89 598) | |
| Depreciation and amortization expense |
(14 270) | (133) | (3) 663) | (2 125) | (48 191) | |
| Total as of June 30, 2025 |
(61 175) | (34 653) | (74 132) | (26 020) | (195 980) |
The following table presents the breakdown of other fulfillment costs, other marketing costs and other tech and content costs except Depreciation and amortization expenses.
| June 30, 20722 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| € thousands | Revised | June 30, 2023 | |
| Operation of fulfillment centers | (29 046) | (23 116) | |
| Payment processing | (6 287) | (5 963) | |
| Customer service centers | (6 627) | (5 349) | |
| Other fulfillment costs | 2 369 | 4 920 | |
| Fulfillment costs | (39 201) | (29 508) | |
| Online and offline marketing costs | (43 016) | (25 716) | |
| Other marketing costs | (1 372) | (536) | |
| Marketing costs | (44388) | (26 252) | |
| Technology infrastructure | (15 502) | (16 167) | |
| Other technology and content costs | (4 021) | (6 313) | |
| Technology and content costs | (19523) | (22 480) |
As of June 30, 2022, we had € 3.4 million on restructuring and strategic costs of which € 3.3 million of head office restructuring.
As of June 30, 2023, we had € 0.8 million on restructuring and strategic costs of which € 0.8 million of head office restructuring.
As of June 30, 2022, benefit of € 0.3 million mainly consists in reversal of provisions for tax risks for €0.5 million.
As of June 30, 2023, we had € 0.9 million mainly consisting of provisions for tax risks for € 0.9 million.
As of June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2023, change in scope of consolidation includes amortization of fair value adjustments recognized in purchase price allocation for € 0.1 million.
As of June 30, 2022, € 19.8 million of gain on asset sale and € 5.2 million of impairment of assets have been accounted for the FLOA transaction (see Note 2), € 0.7 million of impairment of IT development costs was recognized related to assets for which impairment indicators were identified and the carrying amount were higher than the recoverable amount.
As of June 30, 2023, € 1.3 Million of impairment of IT development costs was recognized for € 0.8 million and impairment of tangible assets for Achard for € 0.5 million.
| € thousands | June 30, 2022 Revised |
June 30. 20775 |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign exchange gain | 323 | 46 |
| Proceeds from sale of investments | 102 | 33 |
| Other financial income | 7 | 406 |
| Total finance income | 496 | 435 |
| Interest expense on borrowings (including cash pool balance with Casino) | (8.584) | (11.278) |
| Interest expense on lease liability | (3,934) | (3,802) |
| Foreign exchange loss | (587) | (116) |
| Costs related to sales of receivables | (29.832) | (11,9995) |
| Book value of investments | ||
| Other financial expense | (41) | (110) |
| Total finance expense | (42,978) | (27,301) |
| Financial results | (42.482) | (26.816) |
Under IFRS 16, the lease liability is measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Accordingly, finance expense is negatively impacted by interest expense on lease liability €3,934 thousands in the first semester of 2022 and € 3,802 thousands in the first semester of 2023).
| € thousands | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Current taxes | (1.302) | (1.401) |
| Other taxes on income (i) | (1.090) | (389) |
| Deferred taxes and Reverse deferred tax assets non recognized | (1.114) | (19.464) |
| Total income tax (loss) recognized in the income statement | (3.20€) | (21,254) |
(1) CVAE is a French tax which is based on the value added reported in French entities. CVAE is considered to meet the definition of a tax on income as defined in IAS 12 and is therefore reported as income tax.
Income tax expense increased from € 3.5 million in the 15 semester 2022 to € 21.3 million in the 18 semester 2023 related to:
No deferred tax assets were recognized for Cdiscount loss and other compagnies.
| € thousands | June 30, 2022 Revised |
June 30, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| (loss) before tax and share of profits of associates | (65,902) | (44,125) |
| (Loss) before tax and share of profits of associates in tax | ||
| integration discontinued activities | 1,866 | |
| Nominal income tax rate (i) | 25.00% | 25.00% |
| Income tax benefit (expense) | 16.009 | 11,051 |
| Effect of tax rates in foreign entities (i) | 489 | 305 |
| Unrecognized deferred taxed assets arising from tax loss of the | ||
| period | (18,909) | (14,116) |
| Non-deductible expenses | (117) | |
| CVAE net of income tax | (848) | (288) |
| Tax credits | ||
| Share based payments | ||
| Deferred tax assets reverse from tax loss non recognized | (18,000) | |
| Deferred tax assets arising from temporary differences of previous | ||
| period | ||
| Other | (130) | (186) |
| Actual income tax credit / (expense) | (REOG) | (21,254) |
The tax rate corresponds to the rate applicable to Cnova NV. The effect of tax rates in foreign entities is mainly related to the difference with the French income tax rate of 25 % plus special tax for a total of 25.83%
As of June 30, 2023, no indicators of potential impairment for goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives have been identified.
| December 31. 2022 | December 31. 2022 | Carrying amount | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2022 | Carrying amount |
Non financial assets |
Total Financial assets |
Assets held for |
Financial Asset at amortized |
Financial Asset at fair |
|
| Financial assets | (A) | (B) | (A-B) | trading | cost | Value | Fair value |
| Other non-current assets | 12.614 | 2.247 | 10 367 | 10.357 | 10 | 10.367 | |
| Trade receivables | 83.005 | 35 005 | 83.003 | 83.003 | |||
| Other current assets* Cash and cash equivalents |
3 9.160 13,654 |
61.125 | 258055 15 654 |
258.035 13.654 |
258.035 13.654 |
| June 30, 2023 June 30. 2023 |
Carrying amount | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2022 | Carrying amount |
Non financial assets |
Total Financial assets |
Assets held for |
Financial Asset at amortized |
Financial Asset at fair |
|
| Financial assets | (A) | (B) | (A-B) | trading | cost | Value | Fair value |
| Other non-current assets | 12.294 | 1,723 | 10.572 | 10.572 | 10 | 10.572 | |
| Trade receivables | 60.798 | 60798 | 60.798 | 60.798 | |||
| Other current assets* | 162.070 | 68.606 | 03464 | 93.464 | 93.464 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 9.757 | 97757 | 9.757 | 9.757 |
*including:
social and tax receivables for 65,4 million in June 2022 and € 59.7 million in June 30, 2023.
other current assets included in net financial debt for € 27,3 million in June 2022 and € 0 million in June 30, 2023.
| June 30, 2023 | June 30. 2023 | Carrying amount | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial liabilities € thousands |
Carrying amount (A) |
Non-financial liabilities (B) |
Total financial liabilities (A-B) |
Liabilities at amortized cost |
Liabilities for trading or designated at fair value / Hedging instruments |
Fair value |
| Financial debt | 594.076 | 594.076 | 594.076 | 594.076 | ||
| Trade payables | 227.086 | 227.086 | 227,086 | 227.086 | ||
| Other current liabilities | 179.893 | 3.656 | 176.237 | 176.237 | 176.237 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 15.808 | (1.837) | 17,645 | 17.645 | 17.645 |
| December 31. 2022 | December 31. 2022 | Carrying amount | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial liabilities € thousands |
Carrying amount (A) |
Non-financial liabilities (B) |
Total financial liabilities (A-B) |
Liabilities at amortized cost |
Liabilities for trading or designated at fair value / Hedging instruments |
Fair value |
| Financial debt | 542.435 | 542,435 | 542.435 | 542,435 | ||
| Trade payables | 428.921 | 428.921 | 428.921 | 428.921 | ||
| Other current liabilities | 210.452 | 37,116 | 73.335 | 173,335 | 173,335 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 18.068 | 17.453 | 615 | 615 | 615 |
| Decembre 31, 2022 | June 30, 2023 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € thousands | Non- Current Portion |
Current Portion |
Total | Non- current Portion |
Current Portion |
Total |
| Current account agreement |
||||||
| with Casino Finance | 371.506 | 12.530 | 384.036 | 443.952 | 7.556 | 45 .508 |
| Bank overdrafts | 67.995 | 67.995 | 54.775 | 54,773 | ||
| State Guaranteed loan | 30.000 | 31.678 | 61.678 | 30.000 | 32.283 | 62.283 |
| Commitment to buy back NCI | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | ||
| SPV borrowing for inventory | ||||||
| financing | 13.000 | 13.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 | ||
| Other financial liabilities | 15.005 | 8.629 | 3.667 | 3.667 | ||
| Financial debt | 4 4.506 | 7473729 | 542,455 | 4959597 | 98.999 | 592.951 |
The Group has € 70 million of bank overdraft available out of which € 55 million were used at June 30, 2023. In June 2021, Cnova extended the State Guaranteed Loan to 5 years. As per this extension, €60m is due in August 2022, €30m in August 2023, €18m in August 2024, €6m in August 2025 and €6m in August 2026.
| June 30, 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| € thousands | December 31, 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Cash | 14.744 | 13.654 | 9.757 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents (1). | 14.744 | 13654 | 9.757 | |
| Bank overdrafts (2). | (66.140) | 67.995 | (54.744) | |
| Net cash and cash equivalents | (5) 396) | (54.341) | (45,007) | |
| Restricted cash (3) | 53.2 4 | 63.087 | 51.768 | |
| Net cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | 1.8 8 | 8746 | 6.761 |
In the normal course of its business, Cnova is involved in several legal proceedings with third parties or with the tax authorities in certain countries. Provisions are set aside to cover these proceedings when Cnova has a legal, contractual or constructive obligation towards a third party at year-end, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, and the amount of the obligation can be reliably estimated.
On August 8, 2016, Via Varejo"), Cnova Comércio Eletrônico S.A. ("Cnova BR") (Via Varejo and Cnova BR jointly referred to as "Via Varejo") and Cnova N.V ("Cnova") entered into the Reorganization Agreement, aiming to combine the e-commerce business operated by Cnova BR with Via Varejo's brick and mortar activities. The Reorganization Agreement contained, inter alia, the customary indemnification clauses. In September 2019, Via Varejo notified Cnova that it was of the opinion that an indemnification obligation pursuant to the Reorganization Agreement had been triggered for an undocumented amount of circa 65 million BR\$, concerning labour and consumer claims that allegedly were of Cnova's responsibility and generated indemnifiable losses. Following this notification, Cnova and Via Varejo corresponded and exchanged information with the purpose to analyse the existence and, if present, extent of the alleged indemnification obligation. On July 20, 2020 Cnova received notice that Via Varejo initiated the arbitration procedure. On January 22, 2021 Via Varejo submitted its statement of claim as part of the arbitration procedure, this statement of claim did not produce any new evidence. Early March 2022 Cnova received a report for from the expert appointed by the tribunal; this report indicates that (i) a significant number of claims do not meet the criteria for eligibility as contained in the reorganization agreement; and (ii) the 65 million BR\$, should be lowered with Via Varejo's own contribution of 22% and circa 25 million BR\$ in deductibles. Via Varejo and Cnova reviewed the report of the external expert of the tribunal and provided comments to the tribunal after which in May 2022 a hearing took place. Following this hearing, the Tribunal issued a procedural order on July 26, 2022 in which the tribunal appointed expert was charged with performing additional reviews on 19,700 third party claims. A final tribunal decision is expected in the course of 2023. In addition, Management and their counsel are of the opinion that at least half of the gross amount claimed is not eligible for indemnification as per the terms and conditions of the contract. Management and their internal and external legal counsel have analysed the expert report and estimated Cnova's liability is not material after deduction of non-eligible claims, Via Varejo own contribution and deductibles.
The following transactions were carried out with related parties (consisting of Casino and its subsidiaries ):
| December 31. 2022 | June 30, 2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € thousands | Transactions | Balance | Transactions | Balance | |
| Loans due from Parent Companies |
138 446 | 156 498 | (152 198) | 4 300 | |
| Receivables | (39 160) | 13 159 | (3 667) | 9 492 | |
| Loan due to Parent Companies |
154 547 | 385 051 | 67 449 | 452 500 | |
| Payables | (12 241) | 28 668 | (6 648) | 22 020 |
| Transac tions |
Balance Transactions Balance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expense | 78 612 | 36 184 | ||
| Income | 85 109 | 10 079 |
June 30, 2022 Revised
June 30, 2023
None
In accordance with the EU Transparency Directive, as incorporated in chapter 5.1A of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht), the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer declare that, to the best of their knowledge:
These Consolidated Financial Statements give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and results of the Company and its affiliated companies included in the Company's consolidation on June 30, 2023.
The semi-annual report gives a true and fair view of the position as per the balance sheet date, the principal events during the first six months of the 2023 financial year for the Company and its affiliated companies included in the Company's consolidation, as well as the effect of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
The semi-annual report contains a true and fair view of the material Related Party Transactions entered into by the Company and its subsidiaries.
The semi-annual report describes the principal risks and uncertainties that the Company faced during the first six months of 2023 and is facing at June 30, 2023.
It should be noted that the foregoing does not imply that our systems and procedures provide any assurance as to the realization of operational and strategic business objectives, or that they can prevent all misstatements, inaccuracies, errors, fraud and non-compliance with legislation, rules and regulations.
July 28, 2023
Thomas Métivier (Executive director and CEO)
Yves Trézières (CFO)
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