July 28 (Reuters) - CNOVA NV CNV.PA :
* 2022 SECOND QUARTER ACTIVITY & FIRST HALF FINANCIAL
PERFORMANCE
* MARKETPLACE GMV DECREASED BY -11% IN THE 1ST HALF OF 2022
BUT
INCREASED BY +19% VERSUS. PRE-PANDEMIC LEVEL OF 2019
* DURING THE 1ST HALF 2022, IN A CONTEXT OF UNCERTAIN
MACRO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND INFLATION HEADWINDS, CNOVA POSTED
DECREASING OVERALL GMV BY -10% TOGETHER
* CNOVA 2022 PRIORITY IS TO RECALIBRATE ITS COST STRUCTURE
TO
PRESERVE CASH AND PROFITABILITY
* HAS LAUNCHED IN Q2 AN EFFICIENCY PLAN TO SWIFTLY
RECALIBRATE ITS
COST STRUCTURE & CAPEX LEVEL TO THIS CURRENT VOLUME OF ACTIVITY
WITH A €75M SAVINGS TARGET ON A FULL-YEAR BASIS BY THE END OF
2023
* FOR THE 1ST HALF OF 2022, GROSS MARGIN IS STABLE AS % OF
NET
SALES AND EBITDA REMAINS POSITIVE AT €17M
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