LVMH Revenues Up 1% in Q3 as Vogue Gross sales Gradual

PARIS – LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton mentioned revenues rose 1 % within the third quarter, reflecting a slowdown in its key style and leather-based items division as inflation and excessive rates of interest weigh on client spending.

The posh conglomerate, which owns greater than 75 manufacturers together with Louis Vuitton, Dior, Tiffany & Co. and Sephora, mentioned group revenues within the three months to Sept. 30 totaled 19.96 billion euros, beneath a Bloomberg consensus estimate of 21.15 billion euros. 

Stripping out the affect of foreign money fluctuations, third-quarter revenues at LVMH have been up 9 % year-on-year, indicating a slowdown from the second quarter, when natural revenues elevated 17 %.

The important thing style and leather-based items division posted gross sales of 9.75 billion euros within the third quarter, up by 9 % on a like-for-like foundation versus the identical interval final 12 months.

The phase’s development was down from the 21 % natural income progress recorded within the second quarter, and beneath a Bloomberg consensus forecast for 11.2 % progress.

The posh group maintained its steerage for the 12 months forward, though it doesn’t present particular targets.

“LVMH will draw on its highly effective manufacturers and the expertise of its groups to additional strengthen its international management within the luxurious items market in 2023,” LVMH mentioned in an announcement launched after the Paris market shut.

Natural gross sales of wines and spirits have been down 14 % within the third quarter, whereas watches and jewellery posted a 3 % improve. Perfumes and cosmetics have been up 9 %, and selective retailing rose 26 %.

The LVMH outcomes come in opposition to an unsure financial backdrop in Western economies, and a difficult macroeconomic atmosphere in China, with detrimental elements together with falling property costs, excessive ranges of youth unemployment, a drop in export demand and a weakening foreign money.

“We imagine the posh sector is now within the deceleration part of a luxurious tremendous cycle, which commenced in 2016 (excluding 2020-2021, which was impacted by COVID-19),” RBC Capital Markets analyst Piral Dadhania mentioned in a latest report. 

Describing the macroeconomic headwinds because the “worst in 50 years,” it mentioned that aspirational prospects have been particularly affected. This group accounts for 165 million out of a worldwide luxurious client pool of roughly 400 million folks, RBC estimated.

In an Oct. 4 report, Bernstein famous that LVMH’s share worth has dropped 20 % from its peak. Nevertheless, it maintained an outperform score on the inventory because of its scale and spending energy.

“We imagine that the sector correction has been overly achieved,” analyst Luca Solca mentioned. “We choose firms which might be boosting advertising and marketing spend to maintain demand and moderating worth will increase to keep away from post-YOLO hangover. LVMH is the epitome of those.”

Kering and Hermès Worldwide are each because of unveil their third-quarter revenues on Oct. 24.