Norbolsa | On Friday the company reported results below expectations for the first half of the year, with sales 2% below expectations, net profit falling 26% and an operating margin of 14.4% vs. 15.3% previously. The company justified this, among other reasons, by higher IPO costs and higher employee bonuses. It is worth highlighting the poor performance of its make-up division, affected by the Asian markets. The company maintains its…

Norbolsa | Citi, in addition to the company itself, launches an ADR program through which Puig will be listed on Wall Street to satisfy the interest of American investors in the company. The programme is equivalent to 25 million shares of the company. As it is an unsponsored ADR programme, i.e. the company has not been involved in the programme, the company has no additional regulatory needs due to its…

Bankinter: Trading starts this Friday at 12.00h. The placement price has been €24.5/share. The group, valued at €14,000 M, has placed 32% of its capital among qualified investors. Preliminarily, based on available information, we estimate that the exit price represents a discount of 15.6% versus the sector average (L’Oreal, Estee Lauder, Shiseido, Coty, Interparfums) in terms of EV/EBITDA 2023 and -34.4% versus the sector leader, L’Oreal. We believe that a…

Puig Brands – the group that owns Carolina Herrera, Paco Rabanne, Jean Paul Gaultier, Nina Ricci and Charlotte Tilbury – will go public on 3 May at a price of between €22 and €24.5 per share. That means a valuation of between €12.7 and €13.9 billion. And although it has not yet approved a shareholder remuneration policy, it says it expects to pay out 40% of its profits in dividends….

Alphavalue/DIVACONS Leading US banks are assessing investor interest in Puig’s IPO. The company is seeking a valuation of between €10 billion and €12 billion, with the aim of raising €1.25 billion in an initial public offering for subscription and a similar amount in an initial public offering for sale. The National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) is expected to approve the IPO prospectus next week, which will kick off the road…