Samsonite International S.A. Announces Results for the Three Month Period Ended March 31, 2024

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First quarter 2024 consolidated net sales increased by 4.1%1 year-on-year driven by growth in Asia

Continued expansion in gross profit margin and Adjusted EBITDA margin2 during the three months ended March 31, 2024

Continued balance sheet deleveraging, driven by strong profit growth and Free Cash Flow3 with net leverage ratio4 at lowest level since 2016 acquisition of Tumi

HONG KONG, May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsonite International S.A. ("Samsonite" or "the Company", together with its consolidated subsidiaries, "the Group"; SEHK stock code: 1910), a leader in the global lifestyle bag industry and the world's best-known and largest travel luggage company, today published its unaudited consolidated financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024.

Overview
Commenting on the results, Mr. Kyle Gendreau, Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are very pleased with Samsonite's performance in the first quarter of 2024. Last year was an exceptionally strong year during which our net sales were fueled by the resurgence of travel following the pandemic, leading to unprecedented demand for our products. Even against a very strong first quarter in 2023, we delivered solid year-on-year net sales gains as our strategic investments in marketing enabled us to continue to capitalize on the ongoing recovery and growth in leisure and business travel, particularly in Asia. Our profitability continued to improve, with gross profit margin and Adjusted EBITDA margin2 both reaching new first quarter records. Notably, for the three months ended March 31, 2024, our Adjusted EBITDA5 and Adjusted Net Income6 increased by 8.5%1 and 13.1%1, respectively, on net sales growth of 4.1%1, year-on-year. This strong performance reflects the increased net sales contribution from our higher-margin Asia region and direct-to-consumer channel, and clearly demonstrates Samsonite's fundamentally enhanced margin profile."

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Group recorded net sales of US$859.6 million, an increase of 4.1%1 compared to a very strong first quarter in 2023 (the Group recorded year-on-year net sales increases of 57.4%1, 7 during the first quarter of 2023, and 30.4%1, 7 for 2023 overall). The net sales growth during the first quarter of 2024 was driven primarily by Asia, where net sales increased by 7.5%1, powered by double-digit1 constant currency net sales gains in China, Japan and South Korea, year-on-year. First quarter 2024 constant currency net sales in North America and Europe were about even with the same period last year. The year-on-year net sales comparison for the first quarter of 2024 in North America was affected by strong first quarter 2023 net sales growth compared to the first quarter of 2022, driven by certain wholesale customers beginning to buy again as demand rapidly increased ahead of the expected robust summer travel season and by strong sales of the Tumi brand supported by improved inventories to meet customer demand. The year-on-year net sales comparison for the first quarter of 2024 in Europe was affected by a high net sales base in the first quarter of 2023, primarily due to the resurgence of travel driving strong demand for our products, as well as accelerated sales in advance of the implementation of new European warehouse management software in April 2023.