from Thermador Groupe (EPA:THEP)
THERMADOR GROUPE: Publication of 2024 Annual Results
February 28, 2025 Dear Shareholder,
Our Board of Directors met today for final closing of the 2024 accounts, which present as follows:
2024 TURNOVER: -13.3%
AT CONSTANT SCOPE: -13.5%
ESTIMATED EFFECT OF CHANGES IN OUR SELLING PRICES: -2.6%
In thousands of euros | 2024 | 2024 constant scope* | 2023 | Variation 2024/2023 | Variation 2024 constant scope* /2023 |
Total at 31 December - according to IFRS 15 | 503,885 | 502,516 | 580,950 | -13.3% | -13.5% |
1st quarter | 141,190 | 141,190 | 170,513 | -17.2% | -17.2% |
2d quarter | 130,344 | 130,344 | 153,152 | -14.9% | -14.9% |
3rd quarter | 119,017 | 118,583 | 130,520 | -8.8% | -9.1% |
4th quarter | 113,334 | 112,399 | 126,765 | -10.6% | -11.3% |
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Breakdown by business:
Mecafer and Domac, air compressors, generators, power packs, solar panels, welding stations and high-pressure cleaners | 29,969 | 29,969 | 34,164 | -12.3% | -12.3% | |
Odrea, pumps, technical plumbing accessories and taps | 61,220 | 61,220 | 71,395 | -14.3% | -14.3% | |
Isocel, supply of components to OEM | 7,087 | 7,087 | 9,711 | -27.0% | -27.0% | |
Aello, equipment for swimming pools | 17,645 | 17,645 | 19,103 | -7.6% | -7.6% | |
DPI, plastic piping for wet and dry networks | 33,012 | 33,012 | 41,950 | -21.3% | -21.3% | |
Jetly, pumps, tanks and lifting stations | 58,304 | 58,304 | 62,467 | -6.7% | -6.7% | |
Thermador, central heating, solar and domestic water accessories | 65,969 | 65,969 | 96,729 | -31.8% | -31.8% | |
PBtub | Heating - cooling surfaces and piping systems | 20,411 | 20,411 | 26,367 | -22.6% | -22.6% |
Thermacome | 15,122 | 15,122 | 19,687 | -23.2% | -23.2% | |
Axelair, ventilation equipment and accessories | 7,437 | 7,437 | 7,226 | 2.9% | 2.9% | |
Alto Metering*, remote reader systems and electricity, water, gas, domestic fuel and energy meters | 1,164 | - | ||||
Sferaco, valves, meters and fittings | 75,706 | 75,706 | 79,048 | -4.2% | -4.2% | |
Sectoriel, motorised valves and air compressors | 29,790 | 29,790 | 29,492 | 1.0% | 1.0% | |
Distrilabo, measure and control | 7,043 | 7,043 | 6,728 | 4.7% | 4.7% | |
FGinox, stainless steel connectors, flanges, valves and accessories | 15,830 | 15,830 | 16,583 | -4.5% | -4.5% | |
Syveco, international | 35,785 | 35,785 | 34,742 | 3.0% | 3.0% | |
Sodeco Valves*, industrial valves | 21,963 | 21,758 | 25,167 | -12.7% | -13.5% | |
Other structures | 428 | 428 | 391 | 9.5% | 9.5% | |
* Turnover 2024: with the acquisition by Thermador Groupe of Compteur-energie.com, OTMetric, and MyMeterInfo, merged into Alto Metering on July 31, 2024, their turnover has been consolidated since August 1, 2024. Additionally, following the acquisition of Vena Contracta’s business assets by Sodeco Valves on August 9, 2024, its turnover has been consolidated since August 10, 2024.
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Head office: 60, rue de Luzais - Parc d’Activités de Chesnes - 38 070 SAINT-QUENTIN-FALLAVIER - FRANCE
Tel. +33 474 95 63 28 - Email: contact@actionnaires.thermador-groupe.fr - Website: www.thermador-groupe.fr
Private limited company with capital of €36,803,396 - 339 159 402 companies register of Vienne - SIRET n°: 339 159 402 00025
BUSINESS AND SUSTAINABILITY
Admittedly, at the end of 2023 we were hardly expecting the decline in sales witnessed in 2024. The second-half rebound we had hoped for never came; quite the contrary: we have recorded an average decline of 10.9% in volumes and 2.6% in prices.
The main reasons for this fall are the significant reduction in the budgets allocated by the public authorities for energy-efficient renovation of buildings, combined with changes to the rules for awarding MaPrimeRénov’ grants. Added to this, the fall in the number of property transactions combined with a historically low level of new housing starts has had a severe impact on PBtub and Thermacome, with turnover down 22.8%.
Although less depressed, the DIY market still declined 4% over the year, dragging our subsidiaries Odrea, Mecafer and Domac into very negative territory (-13.6%). The cause was record rainfall, which led to a decline in Odrea’s sales of sprinkler pumps, and the exceptionally high volume of generators sold by Mecafer and Domac to DIY superstores in 2023.
DPI, for its part, posted an 11.2% fall in volume, made worse by an estimated 10.1% fall in average prices.
Fortunately, market share gains in products for industry enabled us to cushion the negative effects of this very difficult set of circumstances.
Despite this sharp drop in business levels, our subsidiaries have chosen not to reduce headcount. They are focusing on holding onto their human resources so that they can be fully operational when business picks up again. In the short term, this has resulted in a much sharper fall in operating profit on a like-for-like basis (-25.7%) than in turnover (-13.5%).
From the sustainability perspective, 2024 saw us devoting extensive resources to complying with the new European reporting regulations (CSRD). This considerable effort has led us to publish our results and our first sustainability statement, which we invite you to read, starting in chapter 3 of our Universal Registration Document.
Operating profit: -25.6% and net profit as a portion of the Group: -23.3%
In thousands of euros | 2024 | 2024 constant scope | 2023 | Variation 2024/2023 | Variation 2024 constant scope/2023 |
Operating profit | 60,167 | 60,076 | 80,841 | -25.6% | -25.7% |
Portion of net profit allocated to the Group | 44,743 | 44,989 | 58,299 | -23.3% | -22.8% |
FINANCIAL STRUCTURE AND PROSPECTS
Even though it has decreased by €4.6 million in value, our stock level has risen to 213 days of consumed purchases, compared to 187 days at the end of December 2023. Our consolidated operating working capital requirement was 40% of sales at the end of the year. At December 31, 2024, we had bank debt of €30.5m and equity after appropriation of net profit of €363m. Against this gloomy business backdrop, our teams have worked hard to increase the amount of available cash to €63.3m by effectively managing customer and supplier outstanding balances.
With the 4th quarter of 2024 still clearly depressed, we cannot expect sales to stabilise in Q1 2025. With all due caution as regards our forecasts on future net prices, we believe that the price effect in 2025 will be virtually nil. However, assuming a gradual recovery in the construction and energy renovation markets and our continued good performance in the industrial market, we are predicting stability in turnover starting in 2025.
In these very difficult times and unpredictable economic conditions, our long-term ambitions look challenging. However, we are determined to rise to it, convinced that we will soon see a return to organic growth, and through targeted acquisitions. One such opportunity was unveiled on 18 December when we published a press release describing our joint project with the shareholders and management of C2Ai. Regarding the two other opportunities mentioned in our Letter to Shareholders n° 117, we are continuing our discussions with the owners of a European company with 2024 turnover of around €14m and are confident that we will be able to close the deal in 2025.
DIVIDEND AND AGM
In December 2024, private shareholders held 48.3% of capital, institutional investors 41.7% and our current and retired employees 6.6%. As we wrote in July 2024 in our letter to shareholders n° 116, we will propose maintaining the dividend at €2.08 per share at the next Annual General Meeting.
It will be held in Lyon on Monday, 7th April at 5pm at Musée des Confluences. We are counting on your attendance and your votes to help us achieve a turnout in excess of 77%. We will also be holding an information meeting in Paris on Thursday, 10th April at 4pm at Salons Hoche.
Yours sincerely,
The Chairman Guillaume Robin
The webinar presenting our annual results will take place on Monday 3 rd March at 4 pm (CET).