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Avolta First Half 2024 Earnings: Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS Lags

SWX:AVOL
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Avolta (VTX:AVOL) First Half 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

  • Revenue: CHF6.46b (up 11% from 1H 2023).
  • Net income: CHF11.5m (up from CHF27.6m loss in 1H 2023).
  • Profit margin: 0.2% (up from net loss in 1H 2023). The move to profitability was driven by higher revenue.
  • EPS: CHF0.08 (up from CHF0.23 loss in 1H 2023).
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SWX:AVOL Earnings and Revenue Growth August 3rd 2024

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

Avolta Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS Falls Short

Revenue exceeded analyst estimates by 2.3%. Earnings per share (EPS) missed analyst estimates by 46%.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 4.5% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 6.4% growth forecast for the Specialty Retail industry in Europe.

Performance of the market in Switzerland.

The company's shares are down 9.6% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 2 warning signs for Avolta (1 is significant!) that you need to be mindful of.

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About SWX:AVOL

Avolta

Operates as a travel retailer. The company’s retail brands include general travel retail shops under the Dufry, World Duty Free, Nuance, Hellenic Duty Free, Zurich Duty-Free or Stockholm Duty-Free, Autogrill, and HMSHost brands; Dufry shopping stores; brand boutiques; convenience stores primarily under the Hudson brand; and specialized shops and theme stores.

Solid track record with reasonable growth potential.