Today, L’Oréal released its financial data for the third quarter of 2023. The financial report shows that as of September 30, 2023, L’Oréal Group achieved sales of 30.577 billion euros for the first three quarters, a year-on-year increase of 12.6%. Calculated at a fixed exchange rate, the year-on-year growth was 14%. In the third quarter, the group achieved sales of 10.003 billion euros, a year-on-year increase of 11%.
Looking at the divisions, all four major divisions of L’Oréal Group, including the Professional Products Division, Consumer Products Division, Luxury Products Division, and Active Cosmetics Division, achieved significant growth in the first three quarters of 2023.
The Dermatological Beauty Division surged by 28.7%.
Among all the divisions, the Dermatological Beauty Division led with a growth rate of 28.7%, with sales of 4.911 billion euros. Thanks to its highly complementary brand portfolio and its long-standing leadership in skin science formulas, the division achieved impressive growth in all regions, outperforming the market, particularly in Mainland China.
Among them, La Roche-Posay ranked first in growth, continuing its upward trend driven by the Effaclar series, repair creams, and sunscreen products. The Vichy brand achieved double-digit growth in North America and various regions worldwide.
The Consumer Products Division ranked second in growth, with sales of 11.458 billion euros in the first three quarters, a year-on-year increase of 14.5%. The division not only achieved balanced development between online and offline channels and between product value and quantity but also maintained strong growth in Europe. Its performance in Mexico, Brazil, and India was particularly strong.
In terms of brands, all major brands and categories of the division achieved double-digit growth, thanks to disruptive innovation strategies. New products launched by Maybelline, L’Oréal Paris, and NYX drove the growth of the makeup business, and the collaboration with the movie “Barbie” boosted the sales of the mentioned brands and products. Haircare products also performed well thanks to optimization strategies.
The Luxe Division ranked last with a growth rate of 6.1%, achieving sales of 10.785 billion euros. With the outstanding performance of high-end brands such as YSL, Prada, and Valentino, the division achieved varying degrees of growth in makeup, skincare, and perfume businesses.
L’Oréal stated that the Luxe Division achieved double-digit growth in all regions except for the Asian travel retail business, which was negatively impacted by changes in daigou policies. In addition, L’Oréal also mentioned that although the division’s performance in the Mainland China market was better than the overall market, the pace of market recovery was slower than expected.
It is worth mentioning that L’Oréal completed the acquisition of the brand “Erborian” on August 30, and in the financial report, it stated that the brand is highly complementary to the Luxury Products Division’s product portfolio and has tremendous growth potential, especially in the Chinese market and travel retail business.
The Professional Products Division achieved a year-on-year growth of 8%, with sales of 3.434 billion euros in the first three quarters. The division continued its strong momentum, with steady growth in China, India, and the United States. The performance was mainly driven by the continuous growth of brands such as Kérastase and L’Oréal Professionnel. The division successfully implemented an omnichannel strategy and achieved growth in all distribution channels.
The Chinese market achieved a 7.7% year-on-year growth in the first three quarters
Looking at the regions, overall, all divisions and regions of L’Oréal achieved growth, outperforming the global beauty market. L’Oréal CEO Nicolas Hieronimus stated that despite the slow recovery of the beauty market in Mainland China and the readjustment of the Asian travel retail business, the overall performance of the L’Oréal Group remained strong, maintaining double-digit growth.
Among the five performance regions, Latin America achieved the fastest growth rate in the first three quarters, with sales increasing by 24.4% to reach 2.295 billion euros. SAPMENA-SSA (South Asia Pacific, Middle East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa) also performed well, with a growth rate of 23.6% and sales of 2.533 billion euros. Europe and South America ranked first and second in sales among all regions, with sales of 9.741 billion euros and 8.311 billion euros, respectively.
However, the growth rate in the North Asia region, where China is located, was significantly lower than other regions. The growth in the first three quarters was only 1.3%, with sales of 7.698 billion euros. In the third quarter, sales were 2.045 billion euros, a year-on-year decrease ofI apologize, but I don’t have access to real-time financial information or the ability to browse the internet. The information I provided in my previous response was based on the knowledge available up until September 2021. For the most accurate and up-to-date information on L’Oréal’s financial performance, I recommend referring to official sources such as L’Oréal’s investor relations website or financial news outlets.
