Almost 5 billion francs in sales
Lindt & Sprüngli grows record-breaking
The turnover of the chocolate manufacturer Lindt & Sprüngli increased significantly last year. Even the 5 billion mark seemed within reach. The US companies in particular have recorded strong growth rates.
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Lindt & Sprüngli chocolate products are increasingly being given away again.
Lindt & Sprüngli achieved sales of 4.97 billion Swiss francs last year. Organic growth was 10.8 percent. The company thus grew somewhat more slowly than in the previous year. In 2021, Lindt had grown organically by a record-breaking 13.3 percent, albeit after an extremely weak corona year with a sharp drop in sales.
In Swiss francs, Lindt increased sales by 8.4 percent, as the manufacturer of Lindor balls announced on Tuesday. With the figures presented, the company is above its own expectations of 8 to 10 percent organic growth. Analysts surveyed by AWP had expected an average growth rate of 10.0 percent.
Lindor Chugeli as a gift
With the revival of social contacts and increased celebrations, chocolate products were said to be in much greater demand for gift-giving occasions. The most important product line of the Lindt brand – Lindor – subsequently grew strongly across all markets.
The US business was also strong. There, the company recorded growth of 15.7 percent, with all three US companies – Lindt, Ghirardelli and Russell Stover, which has recently been weakening, showing double-digit growth, according to the announcement. In the “Rest of the World” region, Lindt even grew by 16.6 percent, while Europe recorded the lowest rate of growth at 5.3 percent.
win still open
Lindt & Sprüngli is not yet announcing profit figures – they will be published with the annual balance sheet in spring. But the company has already confirmed the targeted EBIT margin of around 15 percent in the announcement. We are confident of achieving this.
For the 2023 financial year, which is again challenging in an inflationary environment, sales growth of 6 to 8 percent per year with an improvement in the operating profit margin of 20 to 40 basis points is planned as part of the unchanged medium to long-term goals. (SDA/kae)