Inter Parfums Reports 2013 Results

Inter Parfums, Inc. has reported results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013. Net sales of ongoing brands (excluding Burberry brand sales) increased 19% to $105.5 million from $88.8 million, with reported net sales of $105.5 million down 40% from the $176.9 million reported in the 2012 fourth quarter when Burberry brand sales aggregated $88.1 million; at comparable foreign currency exchange rates, net sales also declined 40%, the company said.

European-based operations generated sales of ongoing brands of $78.4 million, up 22% from $64.1 million; including Burberry brand sales, European-based sales were down 48%. Sales by US- based operations were $27.1 million, up 11% from $24.5 million;

Excluding Burberry brand sales, net sales for 2013 increased nearly 23% to $433.0 million from 2012’s $352.7 million. Reported net sales for 2013 were $563.6 million as Burberry brand product sales aggregated $130.6 million and were heavily concentrated in the first quarter. In 2012, reported net sales were $654.1 million and included $301.4 million of Burberry brand sales for the full year.

In 2013, net income attributable to Inter Parfums, Inc. was $39.2 million, up from $38.1 million in 2012, excluding the after tax net gain on the termination of license. Including the aforementioned gain, 2012’s net income attributable to Inter Parfums, Inc. was $131.1 million.

“We are extremely enthusiastic about the outlook for our business. Sales from ongoing brands are generating excellent growth,” said Jean Madar, chairman and CEO of Inter Parfums, Inc. “We have recently added several important high potential brands to our portfolio; our balance sheet remains very strong; we have a global distribution network reaching over 100 countries; and our new product pipeline for 2014 is one of the most ambitious in recent years.”

According to Madar, broad-based distributions are planned for the new Montblanc men’s fragrance Emblem, which is coming to market this spring as are the first men’s and women’s scents for the Karl Lagerfeld brand.

“We also have our first men’s scent for the Jimmy Choo brand in the works, plus a fragrance duo for S.T. Dupont. There are a number of ‘firsts’ in the 2014 pipeline for our U.S.-based operations. We have our first new scents for Agent Provocateur, Fatale and Fatale Pink, coming to market in the spring.

“Comparing like quarters has not been particularly meaningful since the fourth quarter of 2012. This is due primarily to the termination of the Burberry license in December 2012 and its associated gain, which was immediately followed by a transitional 2013 first quarter when we sold off much of the remaining Burberry inventory and recorded exceptionally high levels of Burberry brand sales, but incurred virtually no associated advertising and promotion expenses. Year-over-year quarterly comparisons should become more meaningful beginning in the second half of 2014,” said Russell Greenberg, executive VP and CFO of Inter Parfums, Inc.

In affirming 2014 guidance, Greenberg stated, “We continue to expect net sales of approximately $495 million for a nearly 15% year-over-year sales improvement by our ongoing brands.”