Trading Update

Distil

07/05/2019 07:00

RNS Number : 1013Y

Distil PLC

07 May 2019

 

7 May 2019

 

Distil Plc

 

Trading update

 

Distil plc (AIM: DIS), owner of premium drinks brands RedLeg Spiced Rum, Blackwoods Gin and Vodka, Blavod Black Vodka, Jago's Cream Liqueur and Diva Vodka, is pleased to provide an update on trading for the final quarter of its financial year ended 31 March 2019.

 

Unaudited year-on-year fourth quarter (January - March 2019) revenues and volumes were in line with our expectations, being 33% and 32% lower respectively, reflecting the additional stock build by our distributors during the third quarter. This was as a result of the earlier phasing of our promotional activities, the sales benefits of which were seen in the third quarter, which is our major trading period.

 

We continued to invest in the marketing of our brands, increasing year-on-year spend by 10% during the quarter. Sales from our distributors to the trade continued to grow with year-on-year volumes increasing 10%.

 

Don Goulding, Executive Chairman of Distil, said:

 

"Our fourth quarter result was in line with expectations following a very strong third quarter performance where we increased marketing acitivity and shipments to our distributors. 

 

We anticipate full year performance for the year ended 31 March 2019 to be in line with current market expectations and look forward to reporting our full year preliminary results in June 2019.

 

We expect continued growth in our core Rum and Gin markets during 2019 and will continue to invest in our brand marketing to grow our market share. In March we announced the launch of our new RedLeg variant, sales of which commence in the on-trade in early June"

 

 

For further Information:

 

 

Distil PLC
Don Goulding Executive Chairman
Shaun Claydon, Finance Director
Tel: +44 207 352 2096
SPARK Advisory Partners Limited (NOMAD)
Neil Baldwin
Mark Brady
Tel +44 20 3368 3550
Turner Pope Investments (TPI) Ltd (Broker)
Andy Thacker
Tel +44 20 3621 4120

 

 

About Distil

Distil Plc is quoted on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. It owns drinks brands in a number of sectors of the alcoholic drinks market. These include premium spiced rum, vodka, gin, vodka vanilla cream liqueur and are called RedLeg Spiced Rum. Blackwoods Vintage Gin, Blackwoods Vodka, Blavod Original Black Vodka, Diva Vodka and Jago's Vanilla Cream Liqueur.

www.distilplc.com

 

 

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