March 19 (Reuters) - Virbac SA VIRB.PA :
* 2023 ANNUAL RESULTS
* 2023 REVENUE UP 4.9%, ENABLING MARKET SHARE GAINS DESPITE
DIFFICULTIES
* 2023 OPERATING PROFITABILITY AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH OF 23.2%
OF
REVENUE
* FY NET INCOME GROUPSHARE AMOUNTED TO EUR 121.3 MILLION IN
2023,
STABLE COMPARED WITH PREVIOUS YEAR (EUR 121.9 MILLION)
* 2023 OPERATING INCOME EUR 184.0 MILLION, UP 2.5% YOY
* 2023 OPERATING CASH FLOW BEFORE INTEREST AND TAXES EUR
235.1
MILLION, UP 2.3% YOY
* 2023 REVENUE EUR 1.25 BILLION, VERSUS EUR 1.22 BILLION YOY
* STRONG MOMENTUM EXPECTED IN 2024
* IN 2024 EXPECTS REVENUE GROWTH OF 4% TO 6% AT CONSTANT
EXCHANGE
RATES AND SCOPE
* OUTLOOK 2024: OPERATING PROFITABILITY EXPECTED TO RISE BY
0,5
POINT
* REAFFIRM OUR AMBITION TO ACHIEVE AN EBIT ADJUSTED RATIO OF
20%
BY 2030
* A NET DIVIDEND PER SHARE OF EUR 1.32 WILL BE RECOMMENDED
FOR
DISTRIBUTION FOR 2023 FISCAL YEAR
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