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Coca-Cola HBC AG
07 July 2023
 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

TRADING UPDATE

 

COCA-COLA HBC UPGRADES PROFIT EXPECTATIONS AFTER STRONG PERFORMANCE IN FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR

 

Zug, Switzerland - 7 July 2023 - Coca-Cola HBC AG ("Coca-Cola HBC") announces that, after a stronger than anticipated finish to the first six months of the year, it is upgrading its 2023 earnings expectations.

 

Performance in June, one of our most significant months, was very good overall. As a result, we now expect to deliver strong organic EBIT growth in the first half, led by operating leverage from double-digit top line growth, reflecting good improvements to price / mix.

 

As a result, we now expect organic EBIT growth for 2023 of 9-12% (previously the top end of a -3 to +3% range).

 

Our mid-term guidance from 2024 onwards is unchanged. We expect average annual organic revenue growth of 6-7% and average annual organic EBIT margin expansion of 20-40 basis points per annum.

 

The half-year 2023 results will be published on 9 August at 7:00 am BST.

 

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of the UK Market Abuse Regulation and the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

 

Enquiries

Coca‑Cola HBC Group

Investor and Analysts:


 

John Dawson 

Head of Investor Relations

Tel: +44 7522 619509

 john.dawson@cchellenic.com

Jemima Benstead

Investor Relations Manager

Tel: +44 7740 535130

jemima.benstead@cchellenic.com

Marios Matar

Investor Relations Manager

Tel: +30 697 444 3335

marios.matar@cchellenic.com

Virginia Phillips

Investor Relations Manager

 

Tel: +44 (0) 7864 686582

virginia.phillips@cchellenic.com

 

Media:


Sonia Bastian

Head of Communications

Tel: +41 7946 88054

sonia.bastian@cchellenic.com



Ciara Cashen

Senior Group Communications Manager

 +353 861940885

ciara.cashen@cchellenic.com

 

 



 

About Coca‑Cola HBC

Coca-Cola HBC is a growth-focused consumer packaged goods business and strategic bottling partner of The Coca-Cola Company. We create value for all our stakeholders by supporting the socio-economic development of the communities in which we operate, and we believe building a more positive environmental impact is integral to our future growth. Together, we and our customers serve 715 million consumers across a broad geographic footprint of 29 countries on three continents. Our portfolio is one of the strongest, broadest and most flexible in the beverage industry, offering consumer-leading beverage brands in the sparkling, juice, water, sport, energy, plant-based, ready-to-drink tea, coffee, adult sparkling and premium spirits categories. These beverages include Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero, Schweppes, Kinley, Costa Coffee, Valser, Römerquelle, Fanta, Sprite, Powerade, FuzeTea, Dobry, Cappy, Monster and Adez. We foster an open and inclusive work environment amongst our 33,000 employees and we are ranked among the top sustainability performers in ESG benchmarks such as the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, CDP, MSCI ESG and FTSE4Good.

Coca-Cola HBC has a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: CCH) and is listed on the Athens Exchange (ATHEX: EEE). For more information, please visit https://www.coca-colahellenic.com.

 

 

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