Remy Cointreau’s Sales Fall Less Than Feared As China Offsets US Decline


French spirits maker Remy Cointreau RCOP.PA posted a smaller-than-expected drop in third-quarter sales on Friday 27 January, as steep shipments to China ahead of the Lunar New Year partly offset lower cognac consumption in the United States.

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The maker of Remy Martin cognac and Cointreau liquor confirmed its full-year outlook for strong organic sales growth, albeit with further normalization of consumption trends in the fourth quarter after two “outstanding years”.

This echoed comments from the world’s largest spirits maker Diageo, which on Thursday 26 January signaled that robust demand for its drinks as people made pricey cocktails at home during COVID-19 lockdowns may be slowing in some parts of the world, particularly Nor

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Remy Cointreau reported a revenue of €437.6 million for the three months through December, an organic drop of 6% from a year earlier but slightly ahead of analysts’ €433.3 million forecast.

Sales at its Remy Martin cognac division fell 11% in the quarter, dragged by a US slowdown even as the group’s Chinese market continued to bounce back.

“Despite disruptions triggered by unprecedented levels of Covid, the group successfully generated robust sales growth ahead of the Chinese New Year and in anticipation of a full recovery in business,” it said.

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China, which accounts for 25% of the group’s sales, earlier in January lifted its restrictive zero-COVID policy that included frequent testing, curbs on movement and mass lockdowns that heavily damaged the world’s second-biggest economy.

Read more: Remy Cointreau Cautiously Optimistic On China Amid Lockdowns

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