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Q3 Trading Update

10th Oct 2008 07:10

RNS Number : 5535F
X5 Retail Group N.V.
10 October 2008
 



X5 CUTS 2008 CAPEX by 30%

REPORTS 73% SALES GROWTH ON CONSOLIDATION BASIS IN Q3

ITS NUMBER OF STORES EXCEEDS 1,000; and

ACQUIRED KARUSEL HYPERMARKETS ARE RELAUNCHED AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

Amsterdam, 10 October 2008 - X5 Retail Group N.V., Russia's largest retailer in terms of revenue (LSE ticker: "FIVE"), published today its retail sales and expansion results for the quarter and nine months ended 30 September 2008.

Q3 2008 Highlights

9M 2008 Highlights

Net retail sales* including Karusel on pro-forma basis totaled USD 2,177 mln - an increase of 48% year-on-year (year-on-year growth on consolidation basis totaled 73%);

Pro-forma LFL sales increased 21%;

In Q3 2008 X5 added net 36 stores; 

In Q3 2008 net addition of selling space equaled 31.2 thousand sq.m.;

All of the acquired Karusel stores were re-launched on new IT platform ahead of schedule.

Net retail sales including Karusel on pro-forma basis totaled USD 6,479 mln - an increase of 56% year-on-year (year-on-year growth on consolidation basis totaled 65%);

Pro-forma LFL sales increased 25%;

In the first nine months 2008 X5 added net 159 stores, including 24** acquired Karusel hypermarkets

In the first nine months 2008 net addition of selling space equaled 213.8 thousand sq.m., including 138.0 thousand sq. m. of acquired Karusel hypermarkets

Net retail sales represent revenue from operations of X5 managed stores excluding VAT. This number differs from total net sales that also include revenue from franchisees and other revenue. The total net sales number will be reported along with the 9M 2008 financial results. 

Numbers provided in this press-release are preliminary and unaudited.

For your convenience, we provide net retail sales for Q3 2007 and 2008 both excluding and including Karusel (on pro-forma and consolidation basis). Q3 2007 numbers exclude results of operations of Korzinka, Strana Gerkulesia and Kama Retail. 

**Including 23 hypermarkets operating at the time of the acquisition and one hypermarket under construction that was opened in Q3.

Lev Khasis, X5 Retail Group CEO, commented:

"We are pleased to report that X5 has surpassed the 1,000 store milestone and progresses on Karusel integration well ahead of schedule.  The third quarter results came out in line with the management's expectation as we continued to see healthy consumer demand despite financial markets turbulence and weak seasonality typical for modern retail in this quarter

At the same time, we understand that the financial crisis may in the end affect consumer confidence, so we closely track our customer behaviour and are ready to quickly respond to changes in consumption patterns."

Evgeny Kornilov, X5 Retail Group CFO, added:

"We believe that we do all the right things in the current financial crisis environment - we prudently manage our cash flows and have taken decision to scale down CapExfocus on highest returns and shortest paybacks and reduce short-term debt exposure. We also chase all the opportunities that this distressed market may offer. It is quite clear by now that the strongest and the smartest will successfully live through the crisis and come out as winners and it is our intention to continue to lead the way."

Net Retail Sales Performance

Net Retail Sales Dynamics by Format

 

 

 

% change

 

 

% change

USD mln

Q3 2008

Q3 2007

y-o-y

9M 2008

9M 2007

y-o-y

Hypermarkets

143.0

93.6

53%

406.7

260.8

56%

Supermarkets

657.9

461.9

42%

1,992.8

1,326.6

50%

Soft Discounters

1,112.2

705.5

58%

3,256.9

2,005.0

62%

Total excluding acquired Karusel Hypermarkets

1,913.2

1,261.0

52%

5,656.4

3,592.4

57%

Acquired Karusel Hypermarkets

263.9

209.2

26%

822.3

551.9

49%

Total including acquired Karusel Hypermarkets

2,177.0

1,470.2

48%

6,478.7

4,144.3

56%

 

 

 

% change

 

 

% change

RUR mln

 

 

y-o-y

 

 

y-o-y

Hypermarkets

3,465.5

2,391.9

45%

9,779.0

6,751.9

45%

Supermarkets

15,955.1

11,791.7

35%

47,917.5

34,345.5

40%

Soft Discounters

26,961.6

18,016.4

50%

78,313.0

51,910.9

51%

Total excluding acquired Karusel Hypermarkets

46,382.2

32,199.9

44%

136,009.5

93,008.2

46%

Acquired Karusel Hypermarkets

6,401.6

5,349.1

20%

19,772.7

14,290.2

38%

Total including acquired Karusel Hypermarkets

52,783.8

37,549.1

41%

155,782.2

107,298.4

45%

*Acquired Karusel hypermarkets include 23 hypermarkets operating at the time of the acquisition and one hypermarket under construction that was opened in Q3

Excluding 24 acquired Karusel hypermarkets, net retail sales for the third quarter 2008 increased by 52to USD 1,913 mln, translating into a 57% (46% in RUR terms) increase year-on-year to USD 5,656 mln in the first nine months of 2008.

Acquired Karusel hypermarkets posted 26% growth to USD 264 mln in the third quarter 2008. Acquired stores' performance was negatively affected by the 3-4 days closing needed for IT platform replacement. All of the acquired stores were closed and relaunched in Q3. As a result net retail sales in the first nine months 2008 reached USD 822.3 mln (year-on-year growth of 49% in USD terms).

Including acquired Karusel stores on pro-forma basis, net retail sales for the first nine months 2008 totaled USD 6,479 mln, a year-on-year increase of 56% in USD terms.

  Gross Retail Sales Analysis

Like-For-Like Store Performance (please see Appendix I for detailed LFL performance)

Q3 2008

 

9M 2008

Based on RUR-denominated gross retail sales

Total LFL, %

Traffic, %

Basket, %

Total LFL, %

Traffic, %

Basket, %

Hypermarkets

18

2

16

21

5

16

Supermarkets

22

4

18

27

9

18

Soft Discounters

23

2

21

24

4

20

Total excluding acquired Karusel Hypermarkets***

22

3

19

25

6

19

Acquired Karusel Hypermarkets

14

-3

17

27

8

19

Total including acquired Karusel Hypermarkets

21

3

18

25

6

19

* In this section all sales dynamics analysis is based on RUR-denominated gross sales (including VAT, excluding FX). Net sales RUR growth rates may immaterially differ due to effective VAT rate. 

** Like-for-like comparisons of retail sales between two periods are comparisons of retail sales in local currency (including VAT) generated by the relevant stores. The stores that are included in like-for-like comparisons are those that have operated for at least twelve full months preceding the beginning of the last month of the reporting period. Their sales are included in like-for-like calculation starting from the first day of the month following the month of the store opening. The like-for-like comparison for each store takes into account retail sales generated by that store during the same months it was in operation in both the reporting period and the period of comparison. The retail sales of all the relevant stores in the relevant months are then aggregated and compared. Like-for-like sales are calculated on the basis of traffic and basket amounts of relevant stores in the period under review.

*** On pro-forma basis

Gross Retail Sales Dynamics

 

Q3 2008

9M 2008

Based on RUR-denominated gross retail sales

LFL, %

Expansion, %

Total change %, excl. FX

LFL, %

Expansion, %

Total change %, excl. FX

Hypermarkets

18

27

45

21

24

45

Supermarkets

22

13

35

27

13

40

Soft Discounters

23

27

50

24

27

51

Total excluding acquired Karusel Hypermarkets

22

22

44

25

21

46

Acquired Karusel Hypermarkets

14

5

19

27

11

38

Total including acquired Karusel Hypermarkets

21

19

40

25

20

45

FX Effect

8

11

Total change y-o-y, %

 

 

48

 

 

56

 

For the third quarter 2008, LFL sales, excluding acquired Karusel hypermarkets, surged 22% in RUR terms, composed of 3% increase in traffic and 19% increase in average basket. As expected, we saw slow down in LFL sales growth in Q3 versus the first half of the year, as the comparative 2007 base was already very strong due to changes in pricing and assortment policies that we started benefitting from in the second half of 2007. Expansion brought additional 22% in terms of growth.  As a result, first nine months 2008 LFL sales increased by 25% with traffic growing by 6% and basket - by 19%, while 21% came from expansion.

During the first nine months of the year X5 continued to restrain prices growth and invest in its customer loyalty - in September 2008 product prices on X5's shelves increased on average by 14.1% year-on-year compared to officially reported food inflation in Russia of 19.9% (September 2008 to September 2007).

Including Karusel on a pro-forma basis, third quarter 2008 LFL sales increased 21% in RUR terms on the back of 3% growth in traffic and 18% increase in average basket. Expansion added 19% in terms of growth. As a result, first nine months 2008 LFL sales (including Karusel) increased 25% (6% growth in traffic and 19% in average basket) with additional 20% delivered by non-LFL stores.

X5 Hypermarkets

For the third quarter 2008, hypermarket sales increased 45%, excluding FX effect. This growth came as a result of an 18% increase in LFL sales with another 27% added by non-LFL stores Hypermarkets located in Moscow and the Moscow region posted impressively strong resultsespecially noticeable in remodeled hypermarkets As X5 continues to implement its new concept in all of its hypermarkets, we expect to improve the regional stores performance as well.

For the first nine months 2008, gross sales in the hypermarket format increased by 45in RUR terms (LFL sales up 21%, non-LFL stores sales up 24%).

Karusel Hypermarkets

For the third quarter 2008 Karusel sales grew by 19%, excluding FX effect, as a result of a 14% growth in LFL sales and 5% coming from expansion. As discussed above, acquired Karusel stores' LFL performance was affected by the closings associated with the IT platform change. 

For the first nine months of 2008, gross sales in Karusel hypermarkets increased by 38% in RUR terms (LFL sales up 27%, non-LFL stores sales up 11%).

Supermarkets

For the third quarter 2008, supermarket sales grew by 35%, excluding FX effect, as a result of 22% surge in LFL sales and 13% coming from expansion. Strong LFL results are due to healthy performance of supermarkets located in Moscow and St. Petersburg and we continue to see very positive trends in both cities. The Company has changed its pricing policy in Moscow and St. Petersburg-based supermarkets by decreasing prices on certain back-basket product categories (approximately 15,000 SKUs) by 15% on average in order to enhance sales of more premium goods and raise the average ticket. Based on encouraging consumer response that we start seeing already now, we are introducing these re-pricing initiatives in our regional supermarkets as well and expect to see positive impact, especially during the New Year and Christmas sales We are also very happy with the results of our new Green Perekrestok store launched in Rostov-on-Don - the first premium class supermarket of X5.

For the first nine months of 2008, gross sales in the supermarket format increased by 40in RUR terms (LFL sales up 27%, non-LFL stores sales up 13%).

  Soft Discounters

For the third quarter 2008 soft discounter sales grew by 50%, excluding FX effect, as a result of 23% surge in LFL sales and 27% coming from expansion. The strongest LFL growth in the soft discounter format was demonstrated by regional stores (up 37%) underpinning success of the format in the regions.

For the first nine months of 2008, gross sales in the soft discounter format increased by 51% in RUR terms (LFL sales up 24%, new stores sales up 27%).

Expansion

 
As of
Net Added
Net Added
% change
 
31-Dec-07
30-Jun-08
30-Sep-08
in Q3 '08
in 9M '08
YTD
Selling Space, sq. m.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hypermarkets
59,963
65,187
73,149
7,962
13,186
22%
Supermarkets
191,729
205,333
207,595
2,262
15,865
8%
Soft Discounters
357,517
389,321
404,320
15,000
46,803
13%
Total excluding acquired Karusel Hypermarkets
609,209
659,840
685,064
25,224
75,854
12%
Acquired Karusel Hypermarkets
-
132,014
137,952
5,938
137,952
 
Total including acquired Karusel Hypermarkets
609,209
791,854
823,016
31,162
213,807
35%
# of Stores
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hypermarkets
15
16
18
2
3
20%
Supermarkets
179
190
191
1
12
7%
Soft Discounters
674
762
794
32
120
18%
Total excluding acquired Karusel Hypermarkets
868
968
1,003
35
135
16%
Acquired Karusel Hypermarkets
-
23
24
1
24
 
Total including acquired Karusel Hypermarkets
868
991
1,027
36
159
18%

 

In the third quarter 2008, X5 Retail Group N.V. opened net 36 stores, including 32 soft discounters, one supermarket and three hypermarkets with a total net selling space of 31.2 thousand sq.m. As a result, at 30 September 2008, X5 Retail Group N.V.operated 1,027 stores in totalconsisting of 794 soft discounters, 191 supermarketsand 42 hypermarket stores (including 24 acquired Karusel hypermarkets), with the total net selling space of 823.0 thousand sq. m.

Franchisees Expansion and Buy-Out Update

In the third quarter 2008 X5 decided to terminate its franchise contracts with counterparties that operated under Pyaterochka brand in BelgorodKrasnodar and Kazakhstan due to breaches of the agreement terms.

As a result, at 30 September 2008 the Company's franchisee store network totaled 684 stores across Russia, including 8 Perekrestok and 676 Pyaterochka stores. X5 Retail Group does not consolidate franchisee stores' sales. The Group receives royalty payments from franchisees and reports them as other revenue.

  Logistics Infrastructure Development 

During the third quarter 2008 X5 Retail Group expanded its warehouse capacity by net 9.7 thousand sq. m. by opening three new distribution centers (DCs) iSt. PetersburgLipetsk and Yekaterinburg, expanding storage capacity of an existing warehouse in St. Petersburg and closing a small warehouse in Yekaterinburg. As a result, at 30 September 2008 the Group had 16 DCs totaling 198.5 thousand sq.m., including six DCs in Moscow (total storage space of 123.7 thousand sq.m.), four DCs in St. Petersburg (total storage space of 41.3 thousand sq.m.), one DC in Nizhniy Novgorod (storage space of 13.5 thousand sq.m.), one DC in Chelyabinsk (6.6 thousand sq.m.), one DC in Yekaterinburg (7.0 thousand sq.m.), one DC in Perm (3.6 thousand sq.m.) and two in Lipetsk (2.8 thousand sq.m.). Six Moscow-based DCs include a distribution center in Lobnya (the Moscow region) with the storage area of 32.0 thousand sq.m., which is currently under reconstruction. 17.4 thousand sq.m. of this DC will become operational by the end of October this year with the rest scheduled for opening during 2009. 

Update on Karusel Integration 

As it was announced by the Company earlier, X5 acquired operational control over Karusel hypermarkets on 26 June 2008. By the end of the third quarter 2008 the Company made substantial progress on Karusel integration and had

completed stock-takings;

closed and re-launched all 23 acquired hypermarkets to change the IT systems and all the store-related software;

centralized HR and administrative functions, integrated the stores into respective regional branches and closed down two Karusel head offices;

centralized operations, including pricing and assortment management;

centralized purchasing;

integrated logistics in fresh product categories;

integrated all the financial functions, including accounting, management and tax planning.

The Company also launched the 24th of the acquired hypermarkets that operated in a test mode at the time of the acquisition.

Liquidity Risk Management

X5 continues to carefully manage its liquidity position. This includes:  

prudent cash flow management with a particular focus on working capital;

cost controls enhancement including optimization of staff costs;

scale down of CapEx, including suspension of capital-intensive projects and concentration on projects with shortest payback periods;

gradual reduction of short-term debt;

constant contact with the leading Russian and foreign banks to ensure that the Company has available funding and sufficient committed credit facilities.

  Revised Outlook for 2008

X5 Retail Group has revised its full year guidance for 2008 to take into account current situation in the financial markets and in the country in general. While LFL and sales expectations remain fundamentally unchanged, we revise our CapEx and store openings outlook as we decided to defer certain projects in order to consolidate resources in the current liquidity-constrained environment, reduce short-term debt exposure and ensure that we are well positioned to capitalize from the ongoing decrease in real estate prices, lower construction costs and emergence of attractive M&A opportunities. We also conservatively expect that three hypermarkets initially planned for opening this year will open only in 2009 due to delays on the developers' side.

 FY 2008 PREVIOUS

 FY 2008 REVISED

X5

Pro-Forma

X5

Pro-Forma

Sales Growth (excl. FX)

>40%

>40%

~40%

~40%

LFL Sales Growth (excl. FX)

~20%

>20%

~20%

~20%

Net Selling Space Growth

140 - 160,000 sq.m.

~120,000 sq.m.

New hypermarkets

8

10

5

7

DC Area Growth

~45,000 sq.m.

>60,000 sq.m.

Capital Expenditure

~USD 1,400 mln

~USD 1,000 mln

** Excluding 132 thousand sq.m. of 23 acquired Karusel stores that were operational at the time of the acquisition

Appendices

LFL Store Performance by Format and Region

Net Retail Sales Performance by Region

Average Ticket and Number of Customers

Net Selling Space Addition by Format and Region

Net Store Addition by Format and Region

Financial Calendar for 2008

For further details please contact

Anna Kareva

IR Director

Tel.: +7 (495) 792-3511

e-mail: [email protected]

Elena Cherkalova

PR Manager

Тел.: +7 (495) 950-5577

e-mail: [email protected] 

  Note to Editors:

X5 Retail Group 

X5 Retail Group N.V. is Russia's largest food retailer in terms of sales. The Company was created as a result of a merger between Pyaterochka (soft discounter chain) and Perekrestok (supermarket chain) on 18 May 2006.

As at 30 September 2008, X5 had 1,027 Company-managed stores located in MoscowSt. Petersburg and other regions of European Russia, Urals and Ukraine, including 794 soft discount stores, 191 supermarkets and 42 hypermarkets.

As of 3September 2008, X5's franchisees operated 684 stores across Russia. 

X5's net sales for the full year 2007 reached USD 5,320 mln, an increase of 53% year-on-year. Gross profit for the period totaled USD 1,404 mln, EBITDA amounted to USD 479 mln. Full year 2007 net income reached USD 144 mln.

For the first nine months of 2008X5 Retail Group N.V.'s net retail sales including acquired Karusel stores on pro-forma basis totaled USD 6,479 mln.

Forward looking statements:

This announcement includes statements that are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking statements". These forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not only relate to historical or current events. Forward-looking statements often use words such as" anticipate", "target", "expect", "estimate", "intend", "expected", "plan", "goal" believe", or other words of similar meaning.

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances, a number of which are beyond X5 Retail Group N.V.'s control. As a result, actual future results may differ materially from the plans, goals and expectations set out in these forward-looking statements. 

 

Any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of X5 Retail Group N.V. speak only as at the date of this announcement. Save as required by any applicable laws or regulations, X5 Retail Group N.V. undertakes no obligation publicly to release the results of any revisions to any forward-looking statements in this document that may occur due to any change in its expectations or to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this document.

  Appendix I: LFL Store Performance by Format and Region* 

 

Q3 2008

 

9M 2008

 

Total LFL, %

Traffic, %

Basket, 

%

Total LFL, %

Traffic, %

Basket, %

Moscow & the Moscow Region

Hypermarkets

32

11

21

27

8

19

Supermarkets

26

7

19

31

11

20

Soft Discounters

27

4

23

31

6

25

Total excluding acquired Karusel Hypermarkets

27

5

22

31

8

23

Acquired Karusel Hypermarkets

7

-7

14

20

1

19

Total including acquired Karusel Hypermarkets

26

5

21

30

8

22

 

St. Petersburg & North-West

Hypermarkets

-

-

-

-

-

-

Supermarkets

25

5

20

29

11

18

Soft Discounters

15

-2

17

16

-

16

Total excluding acquired Karusel Hypermarkets

17

-1

18

17

1

16

Acquired Karusel Hypermarkets

17

-3

20

29

8

21

Total including acquired Karusel Hypermarkets

17

-1

18

20

2

18

 

Regions

Hypermarkets

10

-2

12

16

4

12

Supermarkets

9

-2

11

13

2

11

Soft Discounters

37

13

24

42

16

26

Total excluding acquired Karusel Hypermarkets

15

3

12

20

7

13

Acquired Karusel Hypermarkets

10

-

10

23

17

6

Total including acquired Karusel Hypermarkets

14

3

11

20

8

12

 

X5 Retail Group

Hypermarkets

18

2

16

21

5

16

Supermarkets

22

4

18

27

9

18

Soft Discounters

23

2

21

24

4

20

Total excluding acquired Karusel Hypermarkets

22

3

19

25

6

19

Acquired Karusel Hypermarkets

14

-3

17

27

8

19

Total including acquired Karusel Hypermarkets

21

3

18

25

6

19

* Based on RUR-denominated gross sales (including VAT, excluding FX). Net sales RUR growth rates may immaterially differ due to effective VAT rate.

Like-for-like comparisons of retail sales between two periods are comparisons of retail sales in local currency (including VAT) generated by the relevant stores. The stores that are included in like-for-like comparisons are those that have operated for at least twelve full months preceding the beginning of the last month of the reporting period. Their sales are included in like-for-like calculation starting from the first day of the month following the month of the store opening. The like-for-like comparison for each store takes into account retail sales generated by that store during the same months it was in operation in both the reporting period and the period of comparison. The retail sales of all the relevant stores in the relevant months are then aggregated and compared. Like-for-like sales are calculated on the basis of traffic and basket amounts of relevant stores in the period under review.

  

Appendix II: Net Retail Sales Performance by Region

 

% change

% change

USD mln

Q3 2008

Q3 2007

y-o-y

9M 2008

9M 2007

y-o-y

Moscow & the Region

1,041.9*

694.3

50%

3,095.1*

1,996.7

55%

St. Petersburg & North-West

484.8

361.4

34%

1,460.8

1,046.3

40%

Other Regions

386.5*

205.4

88%

1,100.4*

549.4

100%

Total excluding acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**

1,913.2

1,261.0

52%

5,656.4

3,592.4

57%

Moscow RegionKarusel

56.4

47.6

18%

170.8

114.6

49%

St. Petersburg & NW, Karusel

176.3

142.4

24%

562.9

392.1

44%

Regions, Karusel

31.2

19.1

63%

88.6

45.3

96%

Total acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**

263.9

209.2

26%

822.3

551.9

49%

Total including acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**

2,177.0

1,470.2

48%

6,478.7

4,144.3

56%

 

 

 

% change

% change

RUR mln

 

 

y-o-y

y-o-y

Moscow & the Region

25,261.0*

17,724.3

43%

74,423.7*

51,696.2

44%

St. Petersburg & North-West

11,755.0

9,225.0

27%

35,126.0

27,088.9

30%

Other Regions

9,366.1*

5,250.7

78%

26,459.8*

14,223.1

86%

Total excluding acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**

46,382.2

32,199.9

44%

136,009.5

93,008.2

46%

Moscow RegionKarusel

1,366.7

1,219.0

12%

4,107.7

2,966.4

38%

St. Petersburg & NW, Karusel

4,279.4

3,639.7

18%

13,535.4

10,152.3

33%

Regions, Karusel

755.6

490.5

54%

2,129.6

1,171.6

82%

Total acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**

6,401.6

5,349.1

20%

19,772.7

14,290.2

38%

Total including acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**

52,783.8

37,549.1

41%

155,782.2

107,298.4

45%

*One supermarket located in the Vladimir region has been reclassified to Moscow & the Moscow Region

 **Acquired Karusel hypermarkets include 23 hypermarkets operating at the time of the acquisition and one hypermarket under construction that was opened in Q3

  Appendix III: Average Ticket and Number of Customers 

 

Q3 2008 

Q3 2007 

% change, y-o-y

9M 2008 

9M 2007 

% change, y-o-y

Average Ticket, RUR

Hypermarkets

457.5

396.3

15%

451.7

395.5

14%

Supermarkets

339.7

296.7

14%

340.2

298.5

14%

Soft Discounters

238.2

208.2

14%

238.8

208.8

14%

Total excluding acquired Karusel Hypermarkets*

276.7

243.5

14%

277.5

244.4

14%

Acquired Karusel Hypermarkets*

671.9

581.3

16%

668.1

566.9

18%

Total including acquired Karusel Hypermarkets*

298.1

265.7

12%

299.8

264.6

13%

Average Ticket, USD

Hypermarkets

18.9

15.5

22%

18.8

15.3

23%

Supermarkets

14.0

11.6

21%

14.2

11.5

23%

Soft Discounters

9.8

8.2

21%

9.9

8.1

23%

Total excluding acquired Karusel Hypermarkets*

11.4

9.5

20%

11.5

9.4

22%

Acquired Karusel Hypermarkets*

27.7

22.7

22%

27.8

21.9

27%

Total including acquired Karusel Hypermarkets*

12.3

10.4

18%

12.5

10.2

22%

# of Customers

Hypermarkets

8.7

6.9

25%

24.8

19.6

27%

Supermarkets

53.7

45.4

18%

161.0

131.2

23%

Soft Discounters

128.6

98.4

31%

372.7

282.8

32%

Total excluding acquired Karusel Hypermarkets*

191.0

150.7

27%

558.5

433.5

29%

Acquired Karusel Hypermarkets*

10.9

10.6

3%

33.9

28.9

17%

Total including acquired Karusel Hypermarkets*

201.9

161.4

25%

592.5

462.5

28%

  *Acquired Karusel hypermarkets include 23 hypermarkets operating at the time of the acquisition and one hypermarket under construction that was opened in Q3

  

Appendix IV: Net Selling Space Addition by Format and Region

 

As of

Net Added

Net Added

change

Selling Space, sq. m.

31-Dec-07

30-Jun-08

30-Sep-08

in Q3 '08

in 9M '08

vs 31-Dec-07

Moscow & the Moscow Region

Hypermarkets

17,189

18,259

22,223

3,964

5,034

29%

Supermarkets

107,554

111,234

112,711*

1,477*

5,157*

5%

Soft Discounters

175,101

181,335

188,084

6,749

12,983

7%

Total excluding acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**

299,845

310,829

323,018

12,190

23,174

8%

Acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**

-

16,977

22,915

5,938

22,915

Total including acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**

299,845

327,805

345,933

18,128

46,088

15%

St. Petersburg & North-West

Hypermarkets

-

-

-

-

-

Supermarkets

24,061

23,628

23,628

-

- 433

-2%

Soft Discounters

135,006

143,477

148,037

4,560

13,031

10%

Total excluding acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**

159,067

167,105

171,665

4,560

12,598

8%

Acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**

-

93,467

93,467

-

93,467

Total including acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**

159,067

260,572

265,132

4,560

106,065

67%

Regions

Hypermarkets

42,774

46,928

50,926

3,998

8,152

19%

Supermarkets

60,114

70,470

71,255*

785*

11,141*

19%

Soft Discounters

47,410

64,508

68,199

3,691

20,789

44%

Total excluding acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**

150,298

181,907

190,381

8,474

 40,083

27%

Acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**

-

21,570

21,570

-

21,570

Total including acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**

150,298

203,477

211,951

8,474

 61,653

41%

 

X5 Retail Group

Hypermarkets

59,963

65,187

73,149

7,962

13,186

22%

Supermarkets

191,729

205,333

207,595

2,262

15,865

8%

Soft Discounters

357,517

389,321

404,320

15,000

46,803

13%

Total excluding acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**

609,209

659,840

685,064

25,224

 75,854

12%

Acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**

-

132,014

137,952

5,938

 137,952

Total including acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**

609,209

791,854

823,016

31,162

213,807

35%

*One supermarket located in the Vladimir region has been reclassified to Moscow & the Moscow region

* Acquired Karusel hypermarkets include 23 hypermarkets operating at the time of the acquisition and one hypermarket under construction that was opened in Q3

  

Appendix V: Net Store Addition by Format and Region

 
As of
Net Added
Net Added
% change
# of Stores
31-Dec-07
30-Jun-08
30-Sep-08
in Q3 '08
in 9M '08
vs 31-Dec-07
Moscow & the Moscow Region
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hypermarkets
4
4
5
1
1
25%
Supermarkets
105
109
110*
1*
5*
5%
Soft Discounters
309
334
348
14
39
13%
Total excluding acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**
418
447
463
16
45
11%
Acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**
-
4
5
1
5
 
Total including acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**
418
451
468
17
50
12%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
St. Petersburg & North-West
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hypermarkets
-
-
-
-
-
 
Supermarkets
19
18
18
-
-1
-5%
Soft Discounters
244
259
267
8
23
9%
Total excluding acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**
263
277
285
8
22
8%
Acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**
-
15
15
-
15
 
Total including acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**
263
292
300
8
37
14%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regions
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hypermarkets
11
12
13
1
2
18%
Supermarkets
55
63
63*
-*
8*
15%
Soft Discounters
121
169
179
10
58
48%
Total excluding acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**
187
244
255
11
68
36%
Acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**
-
4
4
-
4
 
Total including acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**
187
248
259
11
72
39%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X5 Retail Group
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hypermarkets
15
16
18
2
3
20%
Supermarkets
179
190
191
1
12
7%
Soft Discounters
674
762
794
32
120
18%
Total excluding acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**
868
968
1,003
35
135
16%
Acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**
-
23
24
1
24
 
Total including acquired Karusel Hypermarkets**
868
991
1,027
36
159
18%

 

One supermarket located in the Vladimir region has been reclassified to Moscow & the Moscow Region

 Acquired Karusel hypermarkets include 23 hypermarkets operating at the time of the acquisition and one hypermarket under construction that was opened in Q3

  

Appendix VI: Financial Calendar for 2008 

Date

Event

4 December 2008, TBC

Q3 2008 Financial Results Release

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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