24/04/2025 - Carrefour SA: Financial document (Carrefour Q1 2025 Presentation 0)

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Q1 2025 Sales

April 24th, 2025

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1Q25: LFL dynamic in line with 4Q24; consistent with FY25 trajectory

Group sales up +2.9% LFL in Q1

  • France: Sequential improvement in LFL sales; market shares dynamic improving again, benefiting from price investments
  • Spain: Sequential improvement in LFL food sales following investments in competitiveness; dynamic market with positive volumes
  • Brazil: Ongoing growth driven by Atacadão posting LFL above market

Executing strategic initiatives in Q1

  • Carrefour-brandedproducts continued increase in sales, reaching 38% of food sales (+1pt YoY)
  • E-commerceGMV up +19%, driven notably by Brazil
  • NPS® up +3 points, fuelled by strong execution and price image
  • Franchise: French geographical footprint and franchise network reinforced with strong organic expansion and the integration of Groups Puig and Magne (convenience stores). 2025 plan of conversions of hypers & supers to lease management engaged in April
  • Good progress of the 2025 cost savings plan to date. €1.2bn objective confirmed

FY 2025 financial targets confirmed: Slight growth in EBITDA, Recurring Operating Income and Net FCF

(1) Excluding Argentina (experiencing sharp decrease in inflation)

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Q1 2025 sales growth

+2.3%

+5.7%

€22,156m

+2.9%

(0.0)%

(2.2)%

€22,674m

(4.0)%

Leap year

in 2024 &

Mostly

Easter in

due to

April 25

BRL &

vs. March

ARS drop

in 24

vs. Euro

Q1 2024

LFL

Expansion &

Petrol

Calendar

Forex

Q1 2025

Gross sales

M&A

Gross sales

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France: Positive market share dynamic backed by price investments

Q1 Sales inc. VAT

€10,926m

€5,478m

€3,609m

€1,839m

France

Hypermarkets

Supermarkets

Other formats

Variation vs. Q1 24

+9.3%

+14.0%

+6.4%

+2.1%

LFL ex. petrol

-1.7%

-3.6%

-1.3%

+1.9%

ex. calendar

Slight sequential improvement in LFL sales: -1.7% vs -2.1% in Q4 24, on the back of continued investments in competitiveness, in an environment marked by sluggish consumption

Continued market share gains in volume in Q1 (ex. Cora/ Match)

Strong improvement in price perception following the launch of Carrefour's new loyalty program "Le Club Carrefour" and the first wave of the 2025 planned price decreases, launched end-March

Strengthening leadership in the convenience store format with 72 additional stores opened organically; Puig (92 stores) and Magne (101 stores) joining the Carrefour franchise convenience network

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Le Club : A powerful program driving loyalty and competitiveness

  • Launched on January 13th 2025
  • Common to all formats and online
  • Increasing customer loyalty and supporting price investments
  • 10% everyday rebate on Carrefour Organic products and all fruits & vegetables (-15%for Carrefour Pass cardholders)
  • 15% rebate on all Carrefour-branded products for all Carrefour Pass cardholders on Tuesdays
  • Consistent with data enrichment for digital & retail media
  • Strong increase in new members +500k YTD to 14m

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Cora & Match integration progressing per plan; synergies confirmed

Cora & Match acquisition

Confirmed

€130m run-rate EBITDA

synergies by 2027

Confirmed

€250m integration costs

(2024-25)

Updated

Opex

Capex

~€150m

~€100m

€50m in

€100m in

€40m in

€60m in

2024

2025

2024

2025

Deal cleared by the French Competition Authority on March 13, 2025

Limited remedies: 5 hypermarkets and

3 supermarkets (with total revenue of c. €300m in FY2024) to be disposed by year-end,out of 175 stores

€130m synergies objective confirmed by

2027, with accretion starting in H2 2025

Integration going per plan

  • All ex-Cora stores converted to Carrefour in H2 2024
  • Carrefour private labels in all stores
  • Commercial actions progressively aligned
  • Back offices being centralized

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Europe: Strengthened price investments in competitive markets

Q1 Sales inc. VAT

€6,032m

€2,714m

€951m

€1,059m

€745m

€564m

Europe

Spain

Italy

Belgium

Romania

Poland

Variation vs. Q1 24

-2.0%

-0.1%

-8.2%

-3.9%

+2.7%

-2.2%

LFL ex. petrol

+0.3%

+1.4%

-1.7%

-1.1%

+2.7%

-1.9%

ex. calendar

Spain: Good momentum in food sales (+2.5% LFL) benefiting from strong price investments in 2024; Non-food LFL down -2.1% on strong historical in TV sales(1) (Non-food sales up +1.1% LFL excl. TV sales)

Italy: Mild decrease in sales on the back of price investments in a slightly declining market

Belgium: Customer satisfaction at record levels in a competitive market

Romania: Solid commercial momentum with a sequential improvement in Q1 (+2.7% LFL vs +1.4% in Q4); strong increase in sales in ex-Cora stores (+9% LFL) driven by volumes

Poland: Sequential improvement in sales benefiting from commercial investments in an environment still marked by intense competition

(1): Strong comparison basis in Electronics in Q1 2024 related to the end of analog TV broadcasting in February 2024

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Spain: Strategy at work

A dynamic market with positive volumes and slight inflation in Q1

Positive topline momentum driven by volumes

Food sales up 2.5%,

Non Food up 1.1% w/o TV sales (strong positive one off in Q1 2024 related to the change in TV norms)

Stable market share in volume in Q1

Good credit production in Financial Services (up +4%)

Conversion of SuperCor stores complete

Progressive ramp-up per plan

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LatAm: Continued sound growth in Brazil, Argentina performs well

Variation vs. Q1 24

LFL ex. petrol ex. calendar

Q1 Sales inc. VAT

€5,716m

€4,677m

€3,361m

€1,044m

€272m

€1,039m

Latin America

Brazil

Atacadão

Carrefour Retail

Sam's Club

Argentina(1)

-4.7%

-9.5%

-6.3%

-18.2%

-10.9%

+24.8%

+12.2%

+5.4 %

+6.9%

+2.6%

-3.8%

+51.5%

€129m

Brazil: Improving LFL sales growth at Atacadão, above market and driven by improved customer satisfaction with NPS® up +7 points. Rising interest rates putting pressure on consumption trends. Strong negative forex effect on reported figures

Argentina: Progressive normalization of market conditions: sharp slowdown in inflation and stabilization in volumes; Carrefour Argentina strengthened its leadership with strong market share gains driven by a sharp improvement in customer satisfaction

(1) Pre-IAS 29 (hyperinflation and foreign exchange)

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Brazil: Cash & Carry maintains above market sales momentum

Continued strong LFL sales growth at

Atacadão (+6.9% in Q1 25), outperforming

Cash & Carry market and key peers

Steady performance of converted stores from former Grupo BIG, with LFL growth of 15.1% (on top of 20.9% LFL growth in Q1 24)

LFL volume expansion at Retail segment, notably in B2B, with the development of a dedicated offer

Sam's Club LFL performance impacted by significant footprint expansion and FX

depreciation (that reflected in higher prices of imported products)

E-commerce GMV +29%

Financial services keeping double-digit portfolio expansion rhythm reflecting ability to capture new clients at recently converted stores and to expand principality with good credit quality clients

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