Calida Group achieves strong sales growth in 2022

In 2022, Calida Group sales were 323.9 million Swiss francs, up 14.4 percent. When adjusted for currency effects, organic growth was 7.7 percent.

At 155.5 million Swiss francs, the company said, Calida's share of group sales expanded by 5.5 percent, adjusted for currency effects. Sales grew at currency-adjusted double-digit rates for Aubade to 74.2 million Swiss francs, up 10.7 percent, and for Lafuma Mobilier to 64.2 million Swiss francs, up 16.8 percent. Erlich Textil generated 5.5 million Swiss francs in sales in 2022 and Cosabella 24.4 million Swiss francs.

“In the 2022 financial year we succeeded in achieving a new record result in the history of the Calida Group. In an extremely challenging environment that significantly affected consumer sentiment, we were able to generate 14.4 percent higher sales and increase operating profit by 14 percent to a new record level of 27.7 million Swiss francs,” said Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart, CEO of the Calida Group in a release.

Reflecting the acquisition during the year under review, the company added that acquisitions contributed 6.7 percent of group sales. In line with the Accelerate 2026 strategy, Calida Group’s own online sales registered 11.9 percent growth. Group-wide, the e-commerce share of total sales was 27.7 percent or 89.7 million Swiss francs.

The company further said that segments like space management rose 11.9 percent, outlets by 8.5 percent, traditional retail by 5.3 percent and wholesale by 6.7 percent. In 2022, the Calida Group generated an operating profit of 27.7 million Swiss francs, an increase of 14 percent from a year earlier. At the same time, the EBIT margin increased to 8.6 percent.

In 2023, the company targets to achieve an organic growth of 4 to 6 percent.