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| Margin expansion was driven by 510 bps improvement in gross margin, benefiting from price increases and richer category mix |
| Growth was supported by price increases and improved mix, and it also benefited in particular from strong campaigns for Mother's Day and Valentine's Day |
| We posted another quarter of top-line growth at constant currency with sales up 1.9%, and we also posted a significant improvement in adjusted EBITDA margin of 230 points |
| This was mainly driven by a solid 430 basis point expansion in gross margin, benefiting from mix effects, partially offset by investment and inflation |
| And of course, where we are here in Q2 with very strong results, especially coming from Avon International and from LatAm |
| So, another strong quarter of gross margin |
| As Natura Brazil, which is basically our highest margin, continues to overperform continues to show a strong momentum as it did in Q1 and in Q2 of this year, we should continue to see some benefit coming up from country and region mix, particularly in the case of LatAm |
| But again, we're confident with the strategy that we started taking one year ago, and we are happy with the results so far |
| We are pretty confident on a very strong innovation pipeline, soon to hit the market as well as new positionings for both brands |
| So, we're confident, look, that we're on the right track there |
| We are confident in our ability to capture further opportunities on this front, although we may see volatility from quarter-to-quarter |
| Q2 '23 was also a landmark quarter for us as we kicked off Wave 2 of the Natura Avon integration in Latin America, beginning with Peru and Colombia, and we are very pleased with the initial results |
| We saw a meaningful acceleration of cross-selling between brands and, more importantly, significant CFT productivity growth, resulting in greater prosperity for our beauty consultants, who benefit from a richer and more compelling offer that features the best of both brands |
| We will build on the initial learning from Peru and Colombia, and we are confident that they will support us to deliver strong results for our biggest market in the region and those that will follow |
| We continue to be strongly focused on delivering our strategy, further position Natura &Co on the course towards strong profitability and low leverage, allowing us to pursue meaningful and sustainable growth in the future |
| And we're targeting to do the same thing in H2 to finish with a good momentum |
| Our results improved in first half 2023 |
| We will look at the performance by BU shortly, but in a nutshell, we posted solid constant currency growth at Natura brand in LatAm, notably in Brazil |
| Avon International's fundamentals improved again with another quarter of some growth in the beauty category |
| All this should unlock sustainable shareholder value driven by our triple bottom line agenda |
| These reflect different moving parts; with a strong 430 bps improvement in gross margin, continued strict cost control, notably at holding company level and at The Body Shop |
| In terms of BUs, the main positive impacts were: first, a strong margin expansion at Natura &Co LatAm, up 250 bps, mainly driven by higher gross margin; second, an improving margin at Avon International, up 110 bps, also boosted by gross margin improvements; third, a profitability improvement at The Body Shop of 210 bps compared to the same period last year, driven by slight gross margin expansion and SG&A excluding depreciation efficiencies, notably on rental costs amid the footprint optimization process as well as ongoing operational costs |
| And we will continue to do so as incentives are aligned for the company to deliver better working capital and free cash flow dynamics |
| And fourth, our strategic priorities are clear, and the first two quarters of 2023 results give us confidence that we are on the right track |
| We saw encouraging results from the launch of Wave 2 in Peru and Colombia, and we will take those learnings to make a success of the rollout in Brazil, which begins now in the third quarter |
| Despite the operating deleverage, adjusted EBITDA margin improved by 210 bps to 5.4%, driven by gross margin improvement and strict cost control in line with the previous quarters |
| Improving profitability was driven by gross margin expansion of 460 bps, driven by carryover of price increases and a positive product mix to improve contribution of innovation and cult products |
| We continue to see good momentum of the Natura brand in Latin America |
| Adjusted EBITDA margin was up by a solid 250 bps to 13.3% |
| As shown in the graph, adjusted EBITDA grew by strong 20.8% to BRL727 million from BRL601.7 million in the same period in the last year |
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| At the Avon brand in LatAm, net revenue in beauty category was down 4% in constant currency |
| Finally, as expected, Home & Style is still showing trend down amidst the rollout of Wave 2 |
| The Body Shop continued to face challenges in the top-line, with trends broadly similar to the previous quarters as core channels posted a mid-single-digit decrease, while The Body Shop at Home continued its steep decline |
| In reais, sales were down 4.1%, reflecting the depreciation of some currencies versus the real |
| So, we had still a challenging quarter in terms of top-line for The Body Shop |
| Q1 net revenues declined by 12.5% at constant currency and 12% in reais |
| The average available consultant base reached 1.1 million in Q2 '23, down 7.9% year-on-year |
| But again, you should continue to see, again, challenging trends, of course, in the short term |
| In the Home & Style category, Avon posted a steeper decline of 36.9% in constant currency as we continue to execute our strategy to focus on the beauty category |
| Combined sales of core business distribution channels, in other words, stores, e-commerce and franchisees, show a mid-single-digit decline in constant currency, a slight deterioration compared to the trend observed in the previous quarter |
| Revenue was also impacted by a decrease at The Body Shop at Home, which continued its steep decline |
| In Brazil, net revenue showed a slight decrease of 1.8%, impacted by the expected and temporary hit in the distribution channel amid preparations for the rollout of Wave 2 with further portfolio optimization and an increase in Avon's minimum order, among other adjustments |
| The Home & Style category for its part, continue last quarter's trend with a steep decline |
| Net income in Q2 was a negative BRL732 million, broadly in line with the same period last year |
| In Hispanic markets, net revenue decreased by 5.6% in constant currency |
| So it really impacted the margin in this Q2 |
| We are still not satisfied with them |
| So, you saw that our core distribution channels basically had a reduction of mid-single digits in the quarter |
| The deterioration is mainly related to high leverage and interest rates, which increased our financial expenses by BRL242 million and by FX headwinds, which represented an outflow of BRL29 million versus an inflow of BRL134 million in the same period last year |
| We got a lot of turbulence in some markets |
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