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B&M European Value Retail SAAnnouncement

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RNS Number : 0124R  B&M European Value Retail S.A.  15 July 2025

15 July 2025

 

Positive quarterly LFL trading performance

 

B&M European Value Retail S.A. ("the Group"), the UK's leading variety
goods discount retailer, today provides a trading update for the first quarter
("Q1") of its current financial year ("FY26"), relating to the 13 week period
from 30 March 2025 to 28 June 2025.

 

Highlights

 

                       £m        Y-o-Y %

 13-week

Revenue Performance

 B&M UK(1)             £1,131m   4.7%
 B&M France            £136m     7.6%
 Heron Foods           £138m     (0.4)%
 Group revenue         £1,405m   4.4%

 

 ·             Group revenues increased 4.4% (+4.5% constant currency(2)), with growth from
               new space and a positive quarterly LFL performance in B&M UK and B&M
               France

 ·             B&M UK like-for-like ("LFL")(3) sales of +1.3%, driven by a good
               performance in April from our General Merchandise outdoor ranges assisted by
               drier weather and Easter timing

 ·             FMCG LFL(3) for the quarter was negative; however performance in our Health
               & Beauty and Cleaning categories has been comparatively stronger in June
               following the improvements made in operational execution. Further work to
               strengthen our FMCG proposition continues

 ·             B&M UK General Merchandise sales values and units increased in Q1 on both
               a LFL and total basis; Garden, Toys and DIY categories performed well, despite
               deflation in average selling prices ("ASP")

 ·             In the quarter, ASP deflation has led to a lower trading gross margin
               year-on-year in some General Merchandise categories. However, from Q2 we will
               begin to annualise these ASP effects and new ranges being introduced have a
               higher bought-in trading gross margin

 ·             18 gross stores in B&M UK opened in Q1 (10 net), on track for 45 gross new
               store openings in the year
 ·             B&M France continued to make good progress in the first quarter with
               LFL(3) +1.1% and total revenue growth of 7.6%; 4 new stores opened YTD
 ·             Heron Foods continues to trade profitably following a number of years of
               substantial growth.  Work to strengthen revenue growth continues. 2 gross
               store openings this year (1 net)

 ·             Our Ellesmere Port import centre has recently commenced operations and we will
               shortly begin the planned relocation of our Middlewich distribution centre
               ahead of lease expiry in August 2026

 ·             Redomicile process continues to progress to plan and we expect to complete in
               this calendar year
 ·             Half year financial results for the 26 weeks to 27 September 2025 will be

             published on 13 November 2025 when we will provide full year profit guidance -
               following completion of our Spring/Summer trading season

 

Tjeerd Jegen, Chief Executive, said:

"My early days spent listening to and learning from our passionate colleagues
and customers have underlined for me the strength of our value-focused model,
which is more crucial than ever in the current challenging economic climate.
While B&M UK's like-for-like sales are growing, I see a significant
opportunity and requirement to sharpen our commercial and operational
execution as we move towards and beyond the Golden Quarter. Looking ahead, my
focus is on building on our strong foundations, leveraging our market
position, and continuing to deliver exceptional value for our customers."

 

Notes:

1.     References in this announcement to the B&M business include the
B&M fascia stores in the UK except for the 'B&M Express' fascia
stores. References in this announcement to the Heron Foods business include
both the Heron Foods fascia and B&M Express fascia convenience stores in
the UK.

2.     Constant currency comparison involves restating the prior year Euro
revenues using the same exchange rate as that used to translate the current
year Euro revenues.

3.     One-year LFL revenues relate to the B&M UK estate only
(excluding wholesale revenues) and are based on 13 weeks vs. 13 weeks
comparison periods. They include each store's revenue for that part of the
current period that falls at least 14 months after it opened compared with its
revenue for the corresponding part of FY24. This 14-month approach has been
adopted as it excludes the two-month halo period which new stores experience
following opening.

 

Conference call

The Company will stream a video webcast today at 9:00 AM (BST) on our website.
This event will feature a fireside chat hosted by Dave McCarthy with our new
CEO, Tjeerd Jegen. Please register for the webcast using the below link:

 

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Enquiries

For further information please contact: +44 (0) 151 728 5400 Ext. 6363

Tjeerd Jegen, Chief Executive Officer

Mike Schmidt, Chief Financial Officer

Dave McCarthy, Head of Investor Relations

Investor.relations@bandmretail.com

 

Media

For media please contact:

Sam Cartwright, H-advisors, sam.cartwright@h-advisors.global +44 (0) 7827 254
561

Jonathan Cook, H-advisors, jonathan.cook@h-advisors.global
(mailto:jonathan.cook@h-advisors.global) +44 (0) 7730 777 865

 

Disclaimer

This announcement contains statements which are or may be deemed to be
'forward-looking statements'. Forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on events or
circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. All forward-looking
statements in this announcement reflect the Company's present view with
respect to future events as at the date of this announcement. Forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results in
future periods may and often do differ materially from those expressed in
forward-looking statements. Except where required by law or the Listing Rules
of the UK Listing Authority, the Company undertakes no obligation to release
publicly the results of any revisions to any forward-looking statements in
this announcement that may occur due to any change in its expectations or to
reflect any events or circumstances arising after the date of this
announcement.

 

About B&M European Value Retail S.A.

B&M European Value Retail S.A. is a variety retailer with 787 stores in
the UK operating under the "B&M" brand, 344 stores under the "Heron Foods"
and "B&M Express" brands, and 139 stores in France also operating under
the "B&M" brand as at 28 June 2025. It is a constituent of the FTSE 250
index.

 

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