Coty Raises FY23 Revenue Outlook at Bank of America Consumer & Retail Conference

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Coty (NYSE: COTY), one of the world’s largest beauty companies with a portfolio of iconic brands across fragrance, color cosmetics, and skin and body care, is pleased to confirm that Chief Financial Officer Laurent Mercier will present at the 2023 Bank of America Consumer & Retail Conference on Wednesday, March 15 at 8:00 A.M. EST or 1:00 P.M. CET.

Coty will provide perspectives on the current beauty market, its financial progress and future growth opportunities. Coty will share that its fiscal Q3 core LFL sales growth is tracking at +10%, reflecting an acceleration from the +7% core LFL sales growth in Q2. As a result, Coty now expects its FY23 core LFL sales growth to be at the upper end of its prior guidance of 6-8% core LFL sales growth. Coty will reiterate its FY23 outlook, including its adjusted gross margin, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS guidance, as the company intends to reinvest incremental profit into its critical skincare initiatives and recent launches.

The presentation accompanying management's remarks will be available on Coty’s Investor Relations website, under Events and Presentations. A live webcast of the presentation will begin at 8:00 A.M. EST and a replay of Coty’s remarks will be available at investors.coty.com/news-events-and-presentations.

About Coty Inc.

Founded in Paris in 1904, Coty is one of the world’s largest beauty companies with a portfolio of iconic brands across fragrance, color cosmetics, and skin and body care. Coty serves consumers around the world, selling prestige and mass market products in more than 130 countries and territories. Coty and our brands empower people to express themselves freely, creating their own visions of beauty; and we are committed to making a positive impact on the planet. Learn more at coty.com or on LinkedIn and Instagram.

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Coty provides guidance only on a non-GAAP basis and does not provide reconciliations of such forward-looking non-GAAP measures to GAAP due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliation, including adjustments that could be made for restructuring, integration and acquisition-related expenses, amortization expenses, adjustments to inventory, and other charges reflected in our reconciliation of historic numbers, the amount of which, based on historical experience, could be significant.