-- 受一系列不利因素影响,包括流感季期间持续低发病率,利洁时集团(RKT.L)股价周三午盘在伦敦下跌超过5%。 截至3月31日的三个月内,这家总部位于英国的消费品巨头集团的国际财务报告准则(IFRS)净收入下降11.8%至32.5亿英镑,主要原因是汇率波动以及近期出售的家居用品业务Essential Home的销售损失。此外,欧洲持续的市场逆风以及影响中东地区业务和供应的区域不稳定也对第一季度业绩造成了冲击。 与此同时,得益于新兴市场净收入7.6%的增长,同店销售额增长0.6%。集团两大主要市场的增长部分被中东、北非、俄罗斯和巴基斯坦地区的压力所抵消。另一方面,利洁时在欧洲的销售额下降了4.2%,在北美下降了0.9%。 在此背景下,该公司重申了其对2026财年核心业务同店销售额增长4%至5%的预期。管理层预计,随着流感和感冒疫情周期的正常化以及新产品的推出,将为公司提供必要的增长动力,以抵消中东持续冲突带来的不利影响。 如果到年底油价均价维持在每桶110美元,利洁时预计投入成本将增加1.3亿至1.5亿英镑,但该公司认为这一支出“可控”。集团计划通过提高供应链效率、套期保值和战略定价来抵消成本,同时指出,持续的高位大宗商品价格最终可能会抑制消费者需求,因为家庭购买力会下降。 “我们维持2026年同店净收入预期不变。这主要得益于我们市场领先的强势品牌持续增长,随着季节更替,我们将不断推出包括Mucinex 12小时感冒发烧片在内的创新产品,同时欧洲市场业绩也将有所提升,中国、印度以及非季节性市场北美地区也将保持强劲增长。”首席执行官克里斯·利希特表示。 加拿大皇家银行资本市场(RBC Capital Markets)的分析师对利洁时(Reckitt)的最新业绩报告持负面看法,指出其新兴市场增长预期较市场普遍预期低280个基点,且利润率前景尚不明朗。 该研究机构写道:“利洁时对全年利润率的指引仍然模糊不清,‘维持我们对集团调整后营业利润率的预期,但该预期主要取决于下半年的实现情况’。预计上半年调整后营业利润率将同比下降约200个基点,但下半年利润率有望改善,这得益于搁浅成本的进一步削减、抵消大宗商品价格上涨的措施以及感冒和流感业务的调整。”该机构还补充道,利洁时的销售前景“处于我们认为其能够达到的较高水平,但我们欣慰地看到,利洁时并未达到行业普遍预期的4-6%的增长速度。”
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