Note: This is a daily stock update and the information stands true as of 11/12/24, 09:00 CET.
Company Update:
Q3 sales grew 6.8%, a decent performance but marking a slowdown vs Q2 (7.3%) and Q1 (7%).
9 months sales up 7.1% to €27.42bn, a slight miss vs expectations of €27.6bn
Profitability is also coming below consensus even though the EBIT margin is in line with company guidance.
Overall, 9m EBIT Came in at €5.67bn, 2.2% short of expectations.
Trading update: LFL sales between Nov 1 and Dec 9th up 9%. Company expects a 3% negative currency impact on FY24 sales and gross margin is expected to remain stable within a range of +/-50bps.
Expert Opinion:
This is a slight miss in the grand scheme of things for Inditex which remains the best in class company in the industry. However, considering the extremely demanding valuation (PE25 (Jan) at 30x , PE26 (Jan) at 28.2x and PE27(Jan) at 26.5x) I expect a negative reaction on the share price especially as uncertainty on consumer demand remains.
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