Tailoring the Luxury Experience the Luxury and Cosmetics Financial Factbook 2019 Edition Contents 04 Executive Summary 36 Luxury Industry Overview
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Tailoring the luxury experience The Luxury and Cosmetics Financial Factbook 2019 Edition Contents 04 Executive summary 36 Luxury industry overview 10 Financial parameters A Enhancing heritage with new communication levers A Discounted cash flow (DCF) and valuation parameters B Retail trends and challenges Sales growth; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and Rising game-changing technologies B amortization (EBITDA) margin; and capex ratio C C Trading multiples 48 Cosmetics market overview A Key themes driving the beauty industry D Transaction multiples 30 Industry overview B Focus group: natural and organic A Industry overview 66 Appendix A Detailed tables of main financial parameters and market multiples B Contacts The information in this pack is intended to provide only a general outline of the subjects covered. It should not be regarded as comprehensive or sufficient for making decisions, nor should it be used in place of professional advice. 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Tailoring the luxury experience I The Luxury and Cosmetics Financial Factbook 2019 Edition Page 4 Executive summary Executive summary Page 6 Executive summary Executive summary Roberto Bonacina Tailoring the luxury experience The newcomers are giving shape to a new paradigm revolving around the concept of “coolness,” featuring Partner exclusivity, the ability to provoke and disrupt, the desire to Head of M&A, Fashion and Luxury EY-Parthenon vision for the future of the luxury industry and the challenges reach customer intimacy, the willingness to communicate EY Advisory S.p.A. | Milan, Italy a purpose and, of course, sexiness. Their reliance on [email protected] for heritage and digitally native brands online channels to grow and achieve sales has put into +39 335 138 1950 This year's report confirms that the trend that has been question the relevance of brick-and-mortar retail in the new era. Elena De Cò witnessed in the luxury goods industry in recent years is continuing, with fast growth in the premium, entry to Indeed, the future of retail has been thoroughly debated in Associate Partner luxury, perfume, and cosmetics categories. recent years, finding a way to support in-store traffic after Head of EY-Parthenon — Fashion & Luxury the rise of digital (-30% store traffic from 2012 to 2018). EY Advisory S.p.A. | Milan, Italy The year 2019 marks a new era for the luxury fashion and cosmetics players; the rules of the game have changed The numbers of store closures have been surpassing the [email protected] numbers of store openings. However, despite the fact +39 347 4167979 and old winners must learn how to play differently to stay at the top. According to EY, those who have excelled in that more than 70% of purchases are influenced by online the past need to know how to redefine themselves, while channels, physical transactions remain almost 90% of the preserving their identity. They must find ways to tailor total purchases. The brick-and-mortar footprint remains a a unique luxury experience for each customer, beyond “must have,” although the retail channel, usually EBITDA the product offered. Traditional players face competition dilutive for multichannel companies, is under increasing from digitally native brands, or newborns with a strong profitability pressure. How do companies provide required e-commerce and social media presence, a diversified go- shareholder returns? How can they drive high-conversion to-market strategy, and loyal customer base, all derived traffic to stores? How do they make sure customers from an innovative identity that feels closer to the new entering the store find what they are looking for, enjoy a generation of luxury shoppers. stunning shopping experience, make purchases and exit the store feeling even more emotionally engaged with the brand? Tailoring the luxury experience I The Luxury and Cosmetics Financial Factbook 2019 Edition Executive summary Page 7 Executive summary Executive To win the game in an arena where the most important concept is that of coolness, Consumers expect brands to share and reflect their growing passion for social and fashion companies have many cards to play that can lead to an improved retail environmental causes, as well as concerns over risks related to long-term exposure to conversion rate. The areas to invest in should be intelligence (predictive analysis), chemical substances, resulting in, one the one hand, more natural and organic labels, product development (including agile development and digital prototypes), lean and on the other, a growing appeal for minimalistic beauty based on tradition, rituals production, and optimized merchandising and buying. The in-store customer and simple regimens — something previously seen in Japan. The growing level of product engagement should be supported by digital technologies and evolved loyalty programs. sophistication will see the role of influencers and makeup artists rise as they become a key vehicle to inform consumers about the new offering and its potential. The beauty and cosmetics industry is also undergoing rapid transformation. It has been evolving from a female-only industry to include men and men-specific products The key question now is who is better positioned to successfully tailor the luxury starting in the early 2010s, and it is now expected to develop a gender-neutral experience and succeed in this new landscape: heritage, digitally native or heritage approach. Industry products must reflect such evolution by reaching higher standards brands that understand the new rules of the game? of personalization and inclusion, providing gender-specific products is no longer enough to meet consumers’ evolving tastes and beauty ideals. Product offerings today should result from a careful analysis of the consumer and be tailored to their skin type, needs and color, all of which can be achieved through new technologies, including, but not limited to, skin detection and recognition tools. 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