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Bearish
Lanvin Group Holdings (NYSE: LANV) operates within the luxury fashion sector, encompassing a portfolio of established brands such as Lanvin, Wolford, Sergio Rossi, and St. John. The company is navigating significant challenges in the global luxury market influenced by reduced consumer demand, particularly in Greater China, while attempting to execute a transformative strategy aimed at optimizing operations and enhancing brand leadership within a highly competitive environment.
Bull says
- ↑Revenue fell 18% to €240 m, but management expects sequential improvement
- ↑Operating expenses cut ~12% YoY, boosting cost discipline
- ↑Gross margin maintained at 58%, reflecting solid pricing power
- ↑Appointed new creatives (e.g., Peter Copping) to drive brand revival
- ↑Dividend yield of 0.59% underpins cash returns amid turnaround
- ↑High quality score and growth initiatives signal long-term recovery
Bear says
- ↓Revenue declined 18% to €240 m amid macro headwinds
- ↓Adjusted EBITDA loss of €90 m underscores steep profitability challenges
- ↓Negative earnings yield and profitability factors signal operational inefficiency
- ↓Volatility factor warns of unpredictable share price swings
- ↓Institutional holdings low and liquidity weak, deterring large investors
- ↓Persistent Greater China pressure may prolong revenue weakness
Earnings Call · Q4 2023 · Mgmt. Guidance
Updated 06-14-2026neutral
Transcript signals
Bull points
- revenue growth of 70% in North America, a key region of growth for the brand.
- Additionally, e-commerce grew over 5%, and like-for-like revenue growth was up over 6%.
- Despite significant challenges, our commitment to improving profitability announced last August has yielded fruitful results, marking a pivotal moment in our journey, which means an improvement of more than 10 million compared to 2022.
Bear points
- We expect the headwind will persist in 2024.
- We expect the headwind will persist in 2024.
- in Q1, we do see a decline; I would say a general kind of a softness in the market, including some of our brands.
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