Oct 31 (Reuters) - REDCARE PHARMACY NV RDC.DE :
* CONTINUED VERY FAST GROWTH COMBINED WITH MAJOR MARGIN
LIFT;
ADJUSTED. EBITDA 3.2% IN Q3, VERSUS. 0.4% LAST YEAR.
* GROUP SALES UP 67% TO EUR 476M IN Q3 (9M UP 45% TO EUR
1.3BN).
* ADJUSTED. EBITDA 3.2% IN Q3, VERSUS. 0.4% LAST YEAR.
* NON-RX SALES GROWTH 27% IN Q3 TO EUR 319M (9M UP 26% TO
EUR
979M)
* ADJUSTED. EBITDA MARGIN 3.2% IN Q3 (9M 2.9%, UP 4PP
VERSUS. LAST
YEAR'S 9M OF -1%; DRIVEN BY IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS BUSINESS).
* ACTIVE CUSTOMERS 10.5M, UP 1.6M VERSUS. LAST YEAR.
* CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUSLY (1 AUGUST) RAISED FULL-YEAR
GUIDANCE.
* YEAR TO DATE, GROUP'S GROSS PROFIT INCREASED TO EUR 319
MILLION
(9M 2022: EUR 240 MILLION)
* 9M GROSS PROFIT MARGIN OVER SAME PERIOD WAS 25.2% COMPARED
TO
27.4% PREVIOUS YEAR
* CASH BALANCE AT END OF REPORTING PERIOD WAS EUR 226
MILLION, UP
FROM EUR 180 AT 31 DECEMBER 2022
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