Ahold Trading Statement Q2 2008
31 Julio 2008 - 11:50PM
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AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS and decreased 1.5% at Giant-Landover
(1.7% excluding gasoline net sales), impacted by lower pharmacy
sales. * Comparable sales increased 2.4% at Stop & Shop and
decreased 1.4% at Giant-Landover.
Giant-Carlisle
* Net sales increased 11.5% to USD 1.1 billion.
* Identical sales increased 7.0% (4.1% excluding gasoline net
sales).
* Comparable sales increased 7.7%.
Albert Heijn
* Net sales increased 14.2% to EUR 2.1 billion.
* Net sales at Albert Heijn supermarkets increased 14.4% to EUR 1.9
billion.
* Identical sales at Albert Heijn supermarkets increased 11.8%.
Albert / Hypernova (Czech Republic and Slovakia)
* Net sales increased 20.2% to EUR 411 million (4.6% at constant
exchange rates).
* Identical sales increased 5.6%.
Unconsolidated joint venture - ICA
* Net sales increased 8.8% to EUR 2.4 billion (9.1% at constant
exchange rates
Net sales per segment
Q2 Q2 2007 % HY 2008 HY 2007 %
(in millions) 2008 Change Change
All segments
(in euros)
Stop & Shop /
Giant-Landover 2,570 2,921 (12.0%) 5,977 6,775 (11.8%)
Giant-Carlisle 715 741 (3.5%) 1,651 1,724 (4.2%)
Ahold USA 3,285 3,662 (10.3%) 7,628 8,499 (10.2%)
Albert Heijn 2,087 1,828 14.2% 4,770 4,191 13.8%
Albert /
Hypernova 411 342 20.2% 923 776 18.9%
Ahold Europe 2,498 2,170 15.1% 5,693 4,967 14.6%
Ahold Group 5,783 5,832 (0.8%) 13,321 13,466 (1.1%)
Unconsolidated
joint venture
- ICA 2,433 2,236 8.8% 4,699 4,281 9.8%
Average U.S.
dollar
exchange rate
(EUR per USD) 0.6403 0.7397 (13.4%) 0.6526 0.7508 (13.1%)
U.S. segments
(in U.S.
dollars)
Stop & Shop /
Giant-Landover 4,013 3,947 1.7% 9,159 9,025 1.5%
Giant-Carlisle 1,117 1,002 11.5% 2,531 2,297 10.2%
On June 30, 2008, Ahold completed the sale of its 73.2% interest
in Schuitema N.V. to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners.
Schuitema was classified as a discontinued operation as of the
first quarter of 2008. Ahold's unconsolidated joint venture JMR
continues to be classified as a discontinued operation.
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Notes
The net sales figures presented in this trading statement are
preliminary and unaudited.
Definitions
* Identical sales: net sales from exactly the same stores in local
currency for the comparable period.
* Comparable sales: identical sales plus net sales from replacement
stores in local currency.
* Constant exchange rates: excludes the impact of using different
currency exchange rates to translate the financial information of
certain of Ahold's subsidiaries or joint ventures to euros. For
comparison purposes, the financial information of the previous
year or quarter is adjusted using the average currency exchange
rates for the current year or quarter in order to understand this
currency impact.
Non-GAAP financial measures
This trading statement includes the following non-GAAP financial
measures:
* Net sales, at constant exchange rates. Net sales, at constant
exchange rates, exclude the impact of using different currency
exchange rates to translate the financial information of certain
Ahold subsidiaries or joint ventures to euros. Ahold's management
believes this measure provides a better insight into the
operating performance of Ahold's foreign subsidiaries or joint
ventures.
* Identical sales, excluding gasoline net sales. Because gasoline
prices have experienced greater volatility than food prices,
Ahold's management believes that by excluding gasoline net sales,
this measure provides a better insight into the effect of
gasoline net sales on Ahold's identical sales.
Ahold's financial year
* Ahold's reporting calendar is based on 13 periods of four weeks.
The quarters in 2008 are as follows:
First Quarter December 31, 2007 through April 20,
2008
Second Quarter April 21 through July 13, 2008
Third Quarter July 14 through October 5, 2008
Fourth Quarter October 6 through December 28, 2008
Cautionary notice
This press release includes forward-looking statements, which do
not refer to historical facts but refer to expectations based on
management's current views and assumptions and involve known and
unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results,
performance or events to differ materially from those included in
such statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are
not limited to, the expected underlying retail operating margin for
full year 2008 and Ahold's intention to divest its stake in JMR.
These forward-looking statements are subject to risks,
uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from future results expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements. Many of these risks and uncertainties
relate to factors that are beyond Ahold's ability to control or
estimate precisely, such as the effect of general economic or
political conditions, rising food prices, fluctuations in exchange
rates or interest rates, increases or changes in competition,
Ahold's ability to implement and complete successfully its plans
and strategies, the benefits from and resources generated by
Ahold's plans and strategies being less than or different from
those anticipated, changes in Ahold's liquidity needs, the actions
of competitors and third parties and other factors discussed in
Ahold's public filings. Readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as
of the date of this press release. Koninklijke Ahold N.V., which is
Ahold's statutory name, does not assume any obligation to update
any public information or forward-looking statements in this
release to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as
may be required by securities law.
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Statement Q2 2008:
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