Highlights
- Shares of Adore Beauty were trading in the green today (14 November) post AGM update.
- One share of Adore Beauty was priced at AU$1.725%, up 0.877%.
- The company generated revenue of AU$200 million during FY22.
Australian online cosmetic retailing company Adore Beauty Group Limited’s (ASX:ABY) shares were leaping 0.877% higher and were trading at AU$1.725 apiece as of 2:18 PM AEDT. The company released its annual general meeting (AGM) results for 2022 on the ASX today (14 November).
Following today’s increase, shares of Adore gained 9.18% in the last five trading sessions, alongside a 15% increase in its share price over a month. On the contrary, Adore’s shares have shed by 57.81% on a year-to-date (YTD) basis and witnessed a 63.84% decrease in the past year.
While the share price of Adore Beauty went north, the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer staples sector was having a tough day today. INDEXASX:XSJ was at a loss of 211.9 points at the time of writing.
What did AGM 2022 unfold for Adore?
Adore Beauty, Australia’s one of the first beauty-focused e-commerce brands, released the company’s FY22 financial results via its AGM on 14 November; the following are the key takeaways:
- The company made revenue of AU$200 million for FY22, which is 11% higher over the previous comparable period (pcp) and 28% on a 2-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR).
- The gross profit margin of Adore was 33.3% in 2022.
- Adore Beauty generated an EBITDA of AU$5.3 million in 2022, which was 30% lesser than FY21 but 4% higher on a 2-year CAGR.
- Adore was able to maintain its EBITDA margin FY22 guidance of 2.7%, as per the AGM.
- The company had AU$29.8 million cash in hand for the year ended on 30 June 2022, up 2.6% from FY21.
- The number of active customers increased to 872k during FY22, resulting in a 7% improvement on pcp and 22% on a 2-year CAGR.
- The number of returning customers saw a whopping 115% increase compared to FY20 and a 31% increase from FY21.
In a statement during the AGM presentation, Tennealle O’Shannessy, CEO of Adore Beauty, said:
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Data Source: Company announcement dated 14 November 2022
A glance at Adore’s FY23 update and outlook
- Adore generated revenue of AU$45.4 million during Q1 FY23; this was 29% lower than Q1 FY21 due to COVID-19 lockdowns.
- The company reported an increase in revenue for the two most recent quarters of FY23.
- The number of returning customers increased by 14% on pcp and by 85% on a 2-year CAGR in Q1 FY23.
- During Q1 FY23, Adore’s active customers number was 791k, up 12% on a 2-year CAGR but down 9% on pcp.
- The company reaffirmed its guidance that it will continue to be profitable on a yearly basis in FY23 and achieve an EBITDA margin of 2.4% in FY24, as stated in the official ASX report.
- Lastly, Adore Beauty wants to take its EBITDA margin to 8-10% in FY27, and its longer-term target is to reach the 10% milestone.