First-quarter 2023 revenue

Remarkable growth in Lagardère group revenue (up 24.4%¹), driven by strong momentum at Lagardère Travel Retail

Lagardère Publishing: revenue up by a slight 1.0%¹ versus a historically high comparison basis and despite a less dynamic market

Lagardère Travel Retail: excellent performance (up 44.2%¹), boosted by the growth in international air traffic, the beginning of the recovery in North Asia and the success of numerous commercial initiatives. 

Other Activities: revenue up 3.3%¹, lifted by a strong performance from live performance venues

¹ On a like-for-like basis (see Glossary).

Arnaud Lagardère, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lagardère SA, commented:”We maintained our remarkable momentum in early year trading, with revenue surging by 24.4% year on year during the first quarter. Our two core businesses delivered solid performances, with Lagardère Travel Retail registering strong growth and Lagardère Publishing continuing to advance. In addition, the Group’s Other Activities also remained on the growth path. Our strategy has been validated by the Group’s dynamic since the beginning of the year, with Lagardère group increasingly taking advantage of the strengths of its model.”  

REVENUE

Revenue for the Lagardère group climbed sharply over the first three months of 2023 to €1,675 million, up 28.4% as reported and up 24.4% like for like. The difference between reported and like-for-like revenue is attributable to a €33 million positive scope effect, mainly in connection with the acquisitions of Marché International (Germany), Creative Table Holdings Ltd (Dubai) and Costa Coffee in Poland by Lagardère Travel Retail, and of Welbeck Publishing Group and Paperblanks by Lagardère Publishing and to a €10 million positive currency effect, chiefly resulting from the appreciation of the US dollar (€18 million positive impact), offset by the depreciation of the British pound (€9 million negative impact).

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Created in 1992, Lagardère is an international group with operations in more than 40 countries worldwide. It employs some 27,400 people and generated revenue of €6,929 million in 2022.
The Group focuses on three divisions: Lagardère Publishing (Book and e-Publishing, Board Games and Mobile Games), Lagardère Travel Retail (Travel Essentials, Duty Free & Fashion and Foodservice) and Lagardère News (Paris Match, Le Journal du Dimanche, JDD Magazine, Europe 1, Europe 2, RFM, and the Elle brand licence).
The Group’s operating assets also include Lagardère Live Entertainment and Lagardère Paris Racing.
Lagardère shares are listed on Euronext Paris.
www.lagardere.com

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