Feb 18 (Reuters) - Cnova NV CNV.PA :
* FY SALES ROSE 3.5 PERCENT TO 2.2 BILLION EUR
* FY EBITDA: 79 MILLION EUROS (+EUR 31M VERSUS. 2018)
* FCF BEFORE FINANCIAL EXPENSES5: +EUR 35M
* 2019 NET FINANCIAL DEBT: €(221)M (€(23)M VERSUS. 2018 YEAR
END)
* CNOVA EXPECTS A SUSTAINED GROWTH OF MARKETPLACE OF
PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES AND FURTHER EBITDA IMPROVEMENT IN 2020
* EXPANSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM: +85% Y-O-Y GROWTH
IN
4Q19
* CNOVA PLANS ON CARRYING ON ITS TRANSFORMATION, FOCUSING ON
GROWTH AND PROFITABILITY.
* AS A CONSEQUENCE, CNOVA EXPECTS A SUSTAINED GROWTH OF
MARKETPLACE OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AND FURTHER EBITDA
IMPROVEMENT IN 2020
* TRAFFIC MARKED AGAIN BY ACCELERATION OF MOBILE IN H2 2019,
REACHED 73% OF TRAFFIC SHARE (+6.4 POINTS) AND 51% OF GMV SHARE
(+5.8 POINTS)
* FY UNDERLYING NET LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS IMPROVED
BY
+EUR 10.7M
* FY NET LOSS EUR 65.4 MLN VS LOSS EUR 38.1 MLN YR AGO
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