Carrefour looks to second half with confidence as France, Brazil lift H1 profit
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By Dominique Vidalon
PARIS, July 24 (Reuters) -Carrefour CARR.PA on Wednesday upheld its end-year profit and cashflow targets, saying it looked to the second half of the year with confidence as its French and Brazilian markets drove profit growth in the first six months of 2024.
Group recurring operating income grew by 6.2% to 743 million euros ($806.53 million) in the first half of the year on sales that reached 44.863 billion euros, a like-for-like growth rate of 12.1%, Europe's largest food retailer said.
In its core French market where Carrefour has been accelerating price cuts to win back market share from rivals such as unlisted Leclerc, the group was able, thanks to cost savings, to protect and even improve profitability.
In France, operating profit rose 6.2% to 286 million euros, with the margin increasing by 14 basis points to 1.6% of sales in a market where volumes remained slightly negative, the group said.
In Brazil, the group's second-largest market, operating profit rose 45.7% to 366 million euros, driven by the commercial momentum of the Atacadao cash and carry stores and efficiencies from the integration of the Grupo BIG stores.
Carrefour confirmed its 2024 financial objectives for growth in Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) and Recurring Operating Income (ROI) and net free cash flow in line with its 2026 plan trajectory.
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Reporting by Dominique Vidalon, editing by Tassilo Hummel, Kirsten Donovan
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