Earnings release
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MB WS MARIE BRIZARD WINE & SPIRITS Press Release Charenton - le - Pont , 28 July 2021 Turnover for 1st half of 2021 Sales for the first six months excluding Poland and Moncigale : € 81M ( -5.8 % ) Sales excluding non - recurring items * : Up 3.5 % ( * adjusted for the positive one - off effect of bulk ethyl alcohol sales in Lithuania in 2020 and of the stock pipeline build linked to the new third - party distribution agreement introduced in the USA on 1st January 2020 ) France : positive H1 sales but momentum reversed in Q2 as On Trade sales picked up at the expense of Off Trade sales International : a recovery of sales in certain key markets including the UK , in a cluster still affected by Covid measures restricting On Trade sales , and a marked decline in bulk sales in Baltic countries NB : Unless otherwise stated , any growth in turnover mentioned is quoted at a constant exchange rate and consolidation scope . Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits ( Euronext : MBWS ) today announces its unaudited turnover for the second quarter of 2021 covering the period from 1 April to 30 June 2021 and for the first half of 2021 . NB : In accordance with the Group's new managerial organisation implemented on 1 January 2021 , the Group's turnover is now presented as two clusters , France and International , in order to reflect the evolution of business after the different disposals in 2019 ( including the business ' in Poland , sold on 21 October 2020 and Moncigale , sold on 16 February 2021 ) . Sales * for first half of 2021 Organic Published H1 in € M Organic growth Exchange rate H1 growth growth 2020 effect 2021 ( excl . exchange ( inc . exchange rate ) rate ) France International MBWS TOTAL 38.3 0.8 0.0 39.1 2.0 % 2.0 % 48.5 -5.8 -0.8 41.9 -12.0 % -13.5 % 86.8 -5.0 -0.8 81.0 -5.8 % -6.7 % * Application of IFRS 5 ' Non - current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations : ' pre - consolidation adjustments relating to the businesses sold ( Poland and Moncigale ) -1-