BETTERWARE REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR 2021 RESULTS'

2022-02-10 06:03:06

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GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Betterware de Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V. (NASDAQ: BWMX ), ('Betterware' or the 'Company'), announced today its consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2021. The figures presented in this report are expressed in nominal Mexican Pesos (Ps.) unless otherwise noted, presented and approved by the Board of Directors, prepared in accordance with IFRS, and may include minor differences due to rounding. The Company notes that its financial year of 2021 consisted of 52 weeks while the financial year of 2020 consisted of 53 weeks. The additional week during the financial year of 2020 occurred during the fourth quarter. The Company will host a webcast presentation and conference call at 9:00 am (Eastern Time) on February 11, 2022, to discuss its results for the financial year of 2021. The slide presentation that will accompany management remarks can be reviewed at investors.betterware.com.mx .

>19.3%

(1,173 bps) vs. 4Q 2020

· Lower operating leverage due to lower volumes· Impacted by increased promotions.

Net Income

Ps. $214.0

+322% vs. 4Q 2020

+131% vs. 4Q 2019

· Net income in 4Q 2020 negatively impacted by non-cash expenses related to Warrants.

EPS

Ps. $5.74

+309% vs. 4Q 2020

· Same as Net Income

Strong Balance Sheet

After 4Q 2021, Betterware's balance sheet reflects a strong financial position:

Conservative Net Debt to EBITDA ratio

Low Total Debt to Total Assets and

Negative cash conversion cycle

The main strengths of the Balance Sheet reflect the company's differentiated Business Model, which allow the company to have a high cash conversion rate and low liquidity requirements. Betterware´s cost structure allows for relevant operational flexibility to adapt its operation as demand increases or decreases.

Long-term Growth Expectations

Since Q3 2021 to date, we have confirmed that:

As people went back to their in-person activities, we realized that the 'new normal', which we previously thought would remain, will not last forever.

Supply chain disruptions and cost pressures would have a higher impact in our revenues and costs than previously expected.

In response to the above, the company started adjusting its commercial strategies with the objective of increasing its net revenue, EBITDA and free cash flow. These adjustments include, among others:

Commercial Actions
Pricing Actions	Price Mix	Catalogue Frequency	Hybrid Model	Product Innovation	Incentives Program
General price increase of 12% to offset cost pressures	Increasing the share of lower-price items in our catalogues	Increased from 9 to 12 per year, providing enhanced flexibility to adapt	Increased in-person interaction with distributors and associates	Increasing share of new products per catalogue, from current 10% to around 20% during 2022	Increased focus on recruitment and retention of distributors and associates

To proactively address cost pressures, and in response to the changes in the business environment, the Company is already engaged in the execution of a series of initiatives, including the following:

Operational Actions

Freight Costs

Supply Chain (China)

Foreign Exchange

Efficiency and Productivity

Signed contracts for 1/3 of our expected shipments for 2022 and 2023 at favorable rates

Accelerating domestic manufacturing plans: 20% local sourcing by year end 2022, from 7% as of 2021

Cover 100% of our expected US Dollar operating needs. Currently, approx. 85% covered.

Covered around 80% of Jafra's acquisition price.

Achieve operational efficiencies with our automated Pick-and-Pack Tower during 2022

As we start 2022 with a much stronger base of distributors and associates, our churn rates are trending towards normal levels, and the company´s operating structure is now sufficient to achieve the expected growth for the oncoming years to reach a 40% household penetration, which should provide for incremental operating leverage as revenues remain growing.

2022 Guidance

We remain confident in our ability to navigate well during the year ahead given our strategic advantages and initiatives in place that position our Company to diversify our supply chain, broaden our categories and product offering, as well as retain and grow distributors and associates.

That said, and given the uncertainties still present, we believe it is prudent to provide guidance for fiscal 2022 that includes Net Revenue and EBITDA in line with Fiscal 2021, assuming no significant deterioration in the external environment. This guidance implies that in 2H 2022 we will show YoY growth.

Dividend

Aligned to the Company's ability to generate strong cash flow after investments, its Board of Directors has proposed to pay the fourth installment of its dividend of Ps. 350M, which implies an annualized dividend yield of approximately 8.7%. The 4Q 2021 dividend is subject to approval at the next Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting to be held on February 11, 2022.

For the long term, we remain on track to increase our household penetration to reach our target 40% by 2025, while expanding our share of wallet through successful product innovation and increased participation in new market niches.

JAFRA Acquisition

On January 18, 2022, Betterware announced the acquisition of JAFRA's operations in Mexico and the United States, which is considered to be a transformational deal. The transaction is expected to close in 1H 2022, subject to antitrust and regulatory approval in Mexico.

The rationale for the transaction is:

Acquisition price of US$255mm, equivalent to Ps. 5,355mm, on a debt-free, cash-free basis, to be funded mainly with debt. With implied pre-synergies multiple of ~5.5x 2022E EBITDA, 4.8x 2022E EBITDA considering the mid-point of the synergies.
Accretive since the first year, expected to add US$0.34/share to EPS in 2022 and over US$45 mm pre-synergies. The EPS and EBITDA added would be US$0.48 and US$54mm, respectively, considering the mid-point of the synergies.
Increased diversification of Betterware's current operations by category and by geography, including a faster and more efficient way to enter the vast US market.
Elevated JAFRA's revenue growth and profit potential.
Accelerated digital transformation of JAFRA by leveraging Betterware's omni-channel capabilities and capitalize on the significant e-commerce opportunity and strong direct selling online market trends.

We are very excited about the acquisition of JAFRA, which reflects our continued assessment of opportunities to build operational and financial efficiencies into our business. We look forward to supporting JAFRA and beginning to implement our strategies once the transaction is authorized and closed.

JAFRA's know-how and presence in the US market of over 65 years, will pave the way for Betterware to enter the attractive US market by the 2Q 2023 and continue expanding our business.

Betterware de México, S.A.P.I. de C.V. Consolidated Statements of Financial Position As of December 2021, and December 2020 (In Thousands of Mexican Pesos)
	Dec 2021	Dec 2020
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	1,175,198	649,820
Trade accounts receivable, net	836,744	757,806
Accounts receivable from related parties	24	-
Inventories	1,339,378	1,274,026
Prepaid expenses	90,104	94,501
Derivative financial instruments	28,193	-
Other assets	83,105	130,417
Total current assets	3,552,746	2,906,570
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,069,492	791,127
Right of use assets, net	17,384	24,882
Deferred income tax	-	17,605
Investment in associates	497	-
Intangible assets, net	369,760	319,361
Goodwill	371,075	348,441
Other assets	4,274	5,774
Total non-current assets	1,832,482	1,507,190
Total assets	5,385,228	4,413,760
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Short term debt and borrowings	28,124	105,910
Accounts payable to suppliers	1,984,932	2,078,628
Accrued expenses	171,047	109,767
Provisions	115,192	151,008
Income tax payable	101,994	85,221
Value added tax payable	-	26,703
Statutory employee profit sharing	55,305	7,354
Lease liability	6,102	7,691
Derivative financial instruments	-	295,115
Total current liabilities	2,462,696	2,867,397
Employee benefits	1,506	1,678
Derivative financial instruments	-	25,179
Deferred income tax	98,515	56,959
Lease liability	11,778	16,687
Long term debt and borrowings	1,482,261	523,967
Total non-current liabilities	1,594,060	624,470
Total Liabilities	4,056,756	3,491,867

Stockholders' Equity	1,313,817	921,893
Non-controlling interest	14,655	-
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,328,472	921,893
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	5,385,228	4,413,760

Betterware de México, S.A.P.I. de C.V. Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income For the three-months ended on December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020 (In Thousands of Mexican Pesos)

	Q4 2021	Q4 2020	∆%
Net revenue	2,182,069	2,601,167	(16.1%)
Cost of sales	1,010,815	1,147,641	(11.9%)
Gross profit	1,171,254	1,453,526	(19.4%)

Administrative expenses	274,051	262,696	4.3%
Selling expenses	439,824	293,681	49.8%
Distribution expenses	60,327	107,534	(43.9%)
Total expenses	774,202	663,911	16.6%
Operating income	397,052	789,615	(49.7%)

Interest expense	(27,503)	(9,426)	191.8%
Interest income	9,230	1,344	586.8%
Unrealized loss in valuation of financial derivative instruments	(29,808)	(318,362)	(90.6%)
Changes in fair value of warrants	-	(266,148)	(100.0%)
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net	(8,236)	5,811	(241.7%)
Financing cost, net	(56,317)	(586,781)	(90.4%)

Income before income taxes	340,735	202,834	68.0%

Income taxes	130,426	152,164	(14.3%)

Net income including minority interest	210,309	50,670	315.1%
Non-controlling interest loss	3,706	-	(100.0%)
Net income	214,015	50,670	322.4%

EBITDA breakdown (Ps. 420.1 million)
Concept	Q4 2021	Q4 2020	∆%
Net income including minority interest	210,309	50,670	315.1%
(+) Income taxes	130,426	152,164	(14.3%)
(+) Financing cost, net	56,317	586,781	(90.4%)
(+) Depreciation and amortization	23,717	17,132	38.4%
EBITDA	420,769	806,747	(47.8%)
EBITDA margin	19.3%	31.0%	(11.7%)

Betterware de México, S.A.P.I. de C.V. Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income For the twelve months ended on December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020 (In Thousands of Mexican Pesos)
	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	∆%
Net revenue	10,039,668	7,260,408	38.3%
Cost of sales	4,399,164	3,290,994	33.7%
Gross profit	5,640,504	3,969,414	42.1%

Administrative expenses	1,195,509	664,677	79.9%
Selling expenses	1,264,581	853,355	48.2%
Distribution expenses	463,779	331,023	40.1%
Total expenses	2,923,869	1,849,055	58.1%
Operating income	2,716,635	2,120,359	28.1%

Interest expense	(74,626)	(80,253)	(7.0%)
Interest income	25,872	10,930	136.7%
Unrealized gain (loss) in valuation of financial derivative instruments	330,315	(287,985)	(214.7%)
Changes in fair value of warrants	-	(851,520)	(100.0%)
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net	(319,739)	(30,402)	951.7%
Financing cost, net	(38,178)	(1,239,230)	(96.9%)

Income before income taxes	2,678,457	881,129	204.0%

Income taxes	855,377	542,768	57.6%

Net income including minority interest	1,823,080	338,361	438.8%
Non-controlling interest loss	3,706	-	(100.0%)
Net income	1,826,786	338,361	439.9%

EBITDA breakdown (Ps. $2,798.5 million)
Concept	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	∆%
Net income including minority interest	1,823,080	338,361	438.8%
(+) Income taxes	855,377	542,768	57.6%
(+) Financing cost, net	38,178	1,239,230	(96.9%)
(+) Depreciation and amortization	81,905	43,688	87.5%
EBITDA	2,798,540	2,164,047	29.3%
EBITDA margin	27.9%	29.8%	(1.9%)

Betterware de México, S.A.P.I. de C.V. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the twelve months ended on December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020 (In Thousands of Mexican Pesos)
	Dec 2021	Dec 2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Profit for the period	1,823,080	338,361
Adjustments for:
Income tax expense recognized in profit of the year	855,377	542,768
Depreciation and amortization of non-current assets	81,905	43,688
Accounting effects for changing reporting period	(22,466)	-
Investment in subsidiaries	10,356	-
Interest income recognized in profit or loss	(25,872)	(10,930)
Interest expense recognized in profit or loss	74,626	80,253
Gain of property, plant, equipment sale	-	9,216
Unrealized (gain)/ loss in valuation of financial derivative instruments	(330,315)	287,985
Share premium account	(18,304)	32,910
Changes in fair value of warrants	-	851,520
Movements in working capital:
Trade accounts receivable	(70,612)	(510,719)
Trade accounts receivable from related parties	(16,203)	610
Inventory, net	(63,114)	(928,472)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	68,913	(95,532)
Accounts payable to suppliers, accrued expenses and provisions	(46,064)	1,604,591
Provisions	(35,843)	104,319
Value added tax payable	(32,573)	(3,596)
Statutory employee profit sharing	47,951	2,348
Income taxes paid	(779,444)	(526,321)
Employee benefits	411	(743)
Net cash generated by operating activities	1,521,809	1,822,256
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment in associates	(8,811)	-
Payments for property, plant and equipment, net	(421,482)	(617,686)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment, net	24,409	18,270
Restricted cash	-	(42,915)
Interest received	29,853	10,930
Net cash used in investing activities	(376,031)	(631,401)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of financial derivative instruments	(18,172)	-
Repayment of borrowings	(646,554)	(1,757,112)
Proceeds from borrowings	20,000	1,712,207
Long term debt	1,480,664	-
Interest paid	(49,840)	(121,297)
Lease payment	(6,498)	(8,825)
Cash received for issuance of shares	-	250,295
Dividends paid	(1,400,000)	(830,000)
Net cash used in financing activities	(620,400)	(754,732)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	525,378	436,123
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	649,820	213,697
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	1,175,198	649,820

Use of Non-IFRS Financial Measures

This announcement includes certain references to EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, Net Debt:

EBITDA: defined as profit for the year adding back the depreciation of property, plant and equipment and right of use assets, amortization of intangible assets, financing cost, net and total income taxes

EBITDA Margin: is calculated by dividing EBITDA by net revenues

EBITDA and EBITDA Margin are not measures recognized under IFRS and should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, consolidated net income for the year as determined in accordance with IFRS or as indicators of our operating performance from continuing operations. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on this information and should note that these measures as calculated by the Company, may differ materially from similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Betterware believes that these non-IFRS financial measures are useful to investors because (i) Betterware uses these measures to analyze its financial results internally and believes they represent a measure of operating profitability and (ii) these measures will serve investors to understand and evaluate Betterware's EBITDA and provide more tools for their analysis as it makes Betterware's results comparable to industry peers that also prepare these measures.

About Betterware de México, S.A.P.I. de C.V.

Founded in 1995, Betterware de Mexico is the leading direct-to-consumer company in Mexico focused on creating innovative products that solve specific needs regarding organization, practicality, space saving and hygiene within the household. Betterware's wide product portfolio includes home organization, kitchen, commuting, laundry and cleaning, as well as other categories that include products and solutions for every corner of the household.

The Company has a differentiated two-tier network of distributors and associates that sell their products through twelve catalogues per year. All products are designed by the Company and under the Betterware brand name through its different sources of product innovation. The Company's state-of-the-art infrastructure allows it to safely and timely deliver its products to every part of the country, backed by the strategic location of its national distribution center. Today, the Company distributes its products in Mexico and Guatemala, and has plans of additional international expansion.

Supported by its asset light business model and its three strategic pillars of Product Innovation, Business Intelligence and Technology, Betterware has been able to achieve sustainable double-digit growth rates by successfully expanding its household penetration and share of wallet.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes certain statements that are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as 'believe,' 'may,' 'will', 'estimate', 'continue', 'anticipate', 'intend', 'expect', 'should', 'would', 'plan', 'predict', 'potential', 'seem', 'seek,' 'future,' 'outlook', and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. The reader should understand that the results obtained may differ from the projections contained in this document and that many factors could cause our actual activities or results to differ materially from the activities and results anticipated in forward looking statements. For this reason, the Company assumes no responsibility for any indirect factors or elements beyond its control that might occur inside Mexico or abroad and which might affect the outcome of these projections and encourages you to review the 'Cautionary Statement' and the 'Risk Factor' sections of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2020 and any of the Company's other applicable filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for additional information concerning factors that could cause those differences.

The Company undertakes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Further information on risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company's operations and financial performance, and the forward statements contained herein, is available in the Company's filings with the SEC. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Q4 2021 Conference Call

Management will hold a conference call with investors on February 10, 2022 at 8:00 am Central Standard Time (CST)/ 9:00am Eastern Time (EST). For anyone who wishes to join live, the dial-in information is:

Toll Free: 1-877-451-6152 Toll/International : 1-201-389-0879 Conference ID : 13726565

If you wish to listen to the replay of the conference call, please see instructions below:

Toll Free : 1-844-512-2921 Toll/International : 1-412-317-6671 Replay Pin Number : 13726565

We invite you to join our conference call, accompanied by our Earnings Call presentation that will be reviewed during the call. For full access to the presentation, please visit our investor relations website

SOURCE Betterware de México, S.A.B. de C.V.

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