For
immediate release
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31 January
2025
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ALLIANCE
PHARMA
("Alliance", "Company" or the
"Group")
Full Year Trading Update
Alliance Pharma plc (AIM: APH), the
international healthcare group, announces its unaudited trading
update for the year ended 31 December 2024 (the "Period"), ahead of
the announcement of the Group's audited results.
The Group delivered
see-through1 revenues in the Period
of £180.3m (FY23: £182.7m), down 1% versus the prior period and up
1% at constant exchange rates ("CER"). Whilst revenues declined in
some of our brands, we delivered strong performance in Kelo-Cote,
MacuShield, Hydromol and Forceval.
Kelo-Cote franchise revenues grew 6%
CER to £65.4m (FY23: £63.2m) in-line with previous guidance of
mid-single digit revenue growth. Whilst we remain committed to
moving to smaller, more regular orders in China, this is taking
longer than we anticipated. Nizoral revenues declined 21% CER to
£16.4m (FY23: £21.7m) due to the timing of distributor orders.
Amberen revenues declined 7% CER to £10.1m (FY23: £11.2m). Other
Consumer declined 2% CER to £38.8m (FY23: £40.3m) with a strong
performance in MacuShield (+11% CER) offset by weakness in Lefuzhi
and Ashton & Parsons. Consequently, total see-through Consumer
Healthcare revenues declined 2% CER to £130.7m (FY23:
£136.4m).
Prescription Medicine revenues
increased 8% CER to £49.6m (FY23: £46.3m). Forceval delivered
another solid performance with revenues up 20% CER to £7.9m (FY23:
£6.6m), Hydromol revenues increased 14% CER to £10.3m (FY23: £9.0m)
and other prescription medicine revenues showed strong recovery as
previously out of stock products became available.
The Board continues to anticipate
that underlying Group profit in FY 2024 will be in line with FY
2023.
Nick
Sedgwick, Chief Executive Officer of Alliance,
commented:
"I am pleased that performance in
2024 is in-line with expectations. Whilst we have much to do as we
work on our transformation plans, I am confident that our strong
portfolio of clinically differentiated brands will deliver
predictable organic revenue growth over the mid-long
term."
1 See-through revenue includes
sales from Nizoral as if they had been invoiced by Alliance as
principal. For statutory accounting purposes the product margin
relating to Nizoral sales made on an agency basis is included
within Revenue, in line with IFRS 15.
For
further information:
Alliance Pharma plc
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+ 44 (0)1249
466966
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Cora McCallum, Head of Investor
Relations & Corporate Communications
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+ 44
(0)1249 705168
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ir@allianceph.com
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Burson Buchanan
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+ 44 (0)20 7466
5000
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Mark Court / Sophie Wills
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alliancepharma@buchanan.uk.com
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Deutsche Numis (Nominated Adviser and Joint
Broker)
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+ 44 (0)20 7260
1000
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Freddie Barnfield / Duncan Monteith
/ Sher Shah
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About Alliance
Alliance Pharma plc (AIM: APH) is a
growing consumer healthcare company. Our purpose is to empower
people to make a positive difference to their health and wellbeing
by making our trusted and proven brands available around the
world.
We deliver organic growth through
investing in our priority brands and channels, in related
innovation, and through selective geographic expansion to increase
the reach of our brands. Periodically, we may look to enhance our
organic growth through selective, complementary
acquisitions.
Headquartered in the UK, the Group
employs around 285 people based in locations across Europe, North
America, and the Asia Pacific region. By outsourcing our
manufacturing and logistics we remain asset-light and focused on
maximising the value we can bring, both to our stakeholders and to
our brands.
For more information on Alliance,
please visit our website: www.alliancepharmaceuticals.com