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L'Oréal Groupe · FY25 (reported)
No.1 most innovative company in Europe (Fortune)
95,000 employees · 22+ US sites · 150 countries
Executive read· the answer, then the moves

Margin is expanding, but ≈ $-3216M of EBITDA still sits between today's 23.3% margin and the 16% exit target — held in unintegrated cohorts and SG&A. Convert synergy and add-backs into reported EBITDA before the buyer's diligence.

7 of 8 headline metrics improving vs prior · still off target: Revenue $44.05B vs $46.00B, Revenue Growth 4.0% vs 6.0%, EBITDA $10.25B vs $11.00B

Do now — ranked by urgency
  1. 1
    Amazon credit exposureAct now
    Why it matters

    Move to credit hold pending paydown; reforecast ARR net of likely churn.

    What's driving it
    • Overdue AR
    • Signal: Alert
    FYI

    Distress filings + overdue AR; churn risk High on $6.4M account.

  2. 2
    Covenant headroom 0.9× (lev 4.6× vs 5.5×)Act now
    Why it matters

    Sets deal capacity and refinancing risk.

    What's driving it
    • Q1 (act)
    • Signal: Threshold
    FYI
    • Net-debt/EBITDA 4.6× against a 5.5× ceiling.
    • Owner: CFO · Treasury
  3. 3
    Close the margin gap to the 16% exit targetWatch
    Why it matters

    ≈ $-3216M of EBITDA stands between 23.3% margin and the 16% target — the swing that re-rates the equity.

    What's driving it
    • Adj. EBITDA margin 23.3% vs 16% target
    • 4 of 7 cohorts below 80% synergy capture
    FYI
    • Revenue $44050M; SG&A 49.0% of revenue
    • Each margin point ≈ $441M of EBITDA
  4. 4
    3 brands running DSO > 65 daysWatch
    Why it matters

    Targeted collections sprint on $0.9M; tighten milestone billing on ISC projects.

    What's driving it
    • DSO
    • Signal: Alert
    FYI

    ISC (67d), Vichy (66d), Amazon account (67d) lifting blended DSO.

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Revenue
$44.05B
▲ 4.1% vs priorTarget $46.00B
Revenue Growth
4.0%
▼ 42.9% vs priorTarget 6.0%
Gross Margin
73.0%
▲ 1.4% vs priorTarget 74.0%
EBITDA
$10.25B
▲ 3.5% vs priorTarget $11.00B
EBITDA Margin
23.3%
▲ 1.3% vs priorTarget 24.0%
Recurring Revenue
$11.20B
▲ 6.7% vs priorTarget $12.00B
Recurring Mix
25.0%
▲ 13.6% vs priorTarget 28.0%
Free Cash Flow
$6.10B
▲ 7.0% vs priorTarget $6.50B
Exhibit 1

P&L bridge — revenue to EBITDA

How $785M of revenue converts to $116M adjusted EBITDA.

Exhibit 2

P&L at a glance

Revenue$44050M100.0%
Cost of goods sold($11894M)(27.0%)
Gross profit$32157M73.0%
SG&A($21585M)(49.0%)
Adjusted EBITDA$10250M23.3%
Exhibit 3

Revenue & EBITDA

Exhibit 4

Revenue by business unit

Consumer Products Division45%
L'Oréal Luxe35%
Dermatological Beauty20%
Exhibit 5

Reported → Adjusted EBITDA

Diligence-grade add-back walk.

Exhibit 6

EBITDA — prior to current

Organic vs. acquisitive vs. price/mix vs. cost.

Exhibit 7

EBITDA margin

Exhibit 8

Revenue concentration

Planning

FP&A & productivity

Forecast discipline, synergy realization and productivity.

Budget Variance
1.2%
▼ 40.0% vs priorTarget 0.8%
Forecast Accuracy
96.0%
▲ 1.1% vs priorTarget 97.0%
Synergy Realized
$120M
▲ 20.0% vs priorTarget $150M
Revenue per Employee
$464000K
▲ 3.1% vs priorTarget $480000K
SG&A Ratio
49.0%
▼ 2.0% vs priorTarget 48.0%
Rule of 40
44
▲ 2.3% vs priorTarget 45
Exhibit 9

Acquisition cohort performance

EBITDA uplift and synergy realization by acquired brand.

BrandYearRevenueARREBITDA %SynergyStatus
Lancôme2021$1907.9M$673.38M505.03785.61%92%Integrated
Garnier2021$1234.52M$448.92M448.92729.49%90%Integrated
L'Oréal Paris2022$5387.01M$2917.96M617.26897.83%88%Integrated
La Roche-Posay2023$3254.65M$1066.18M561.15729.49%74%In progress
Kérastase2024$2300.7M$785.61M505.03617.26%55%In progress
Maybelline New York2024$2076.24M$729.49M505.03673.38%78%In progress
Vichy2024$1627.32M$505.03M448.92505.03%40%Early