Affirms FY2023 Net Sales Guidance; Increases FY2023 Net Earnings Guidance

Inter Parfums, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: IPAR) (“Inter Parfums” or the “Company”) today reported its financial results for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Operational Commentary

“We continued to see favorable trends across the robust fragrance industry, high demand for our brands, and success in our launches, extensions, and distribution, all of which combined to produce record quarterly net sales and very strong earnings,” said Jean Madar, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Inter Parfums.

“North America continued to be our largest market, with sales increasing 29% in the third quarter compared to the prior year period, and Western Europe followed at 24% sales growth. Asia, our third largest market, performed well with net sales increasing 20% over that same period. We have been able to increase our sell-out in China, namely on Coach, Montblanc and Ferragamo, enabling us to manage down our stock-in-trade levels, which should provide a favorable tailwind in 2024.

“With regard to Roberto Cavalli and Lacoste, we expect to benefit from these recent license acquisitions beginning in 2024. Roberto Cavalli fragrance products are scheduled to start shipping in January 2024, with extensions planned for mid-summer next year. The Lacoste license will take effect in January 2024, and we are well prepared to launch our corresponding strategy and product innovation.”

Mr. Madar concluded, “As in prior years, we are making a major investment in advertising and promotion during the fourth quarter to ensure sell-out at the retail level, build brand awareness and drive continued growth. Once again, we target 21% of our annual net sales for advertising and promotion as we invest aggressively in the fourth quarter to drive sell-through. The first three quarters of 2023 have been incredibly successful, and we look forward to executing on our plans for the remainder of the year.”

Financial Commentary

Michel Atwood, Chief Financial Officer of Inter Parfums, noted, “Net income attributable to Inter Parfums, Inc. increased 28% to $53 million, or $1.66 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2023, compared to $41 million, or $1.30 per diluted share, in the prior year period.

“Overall, in the third quarter we were able to maintain our operating margins as our pricing actions have broadly compensated for inflationary impacts.

“SG&A as a percentage of sales was down 170 basis points to 40.2% as the significant increase in third quarter sales allowed us to better absorb fixed expenses as compared to the prior year period despite increased investments in Advertising and Promotion, and the structural investments we made to support our new licenses.”

2023 Guidance

With an update on 2023 guidance, Mr. Atwood continued, “The ongoing strength in the market, coupled with our year-to-date performance, gives us confidence in the balance of the year. We are affirming our FY2023 net sales guidance of $1.3 billion, or growth of 20% from FY2022, despite geopolitical tensions and the very high fourth quarter 2022 base.

“We are now increasing our earnings per diluted share guidance to $4.75 (previously guided to $4.55), or growth of 26% from $3.78 for FY 2022.”

Guidance for 2023 assumes that the dollar/euro average exchange rate remains at current levels; only modest sales from China are included, and newly acquired fragrance licenses, Roberto Cavalli and Lacoste, are not included.

Dividend

The Company’s regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.625 per share will be paid on December 31, 2023, to shareholders of record on December 15, 2023.

Share Buyback Program

In December 2022, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to 166,060 shares. Over the course of the first nine months of 2023, the Company repurchased 85,060 shares at a cost of $11.3 million. The Company plans to continue repurchasing shares during the balance of 2023.

Third Quarter 2023 Conference Call

Management will host a conference call to discuss financial results and business developments beginning at 11:00 am ET on Wednesday, November 8, 2023.

Interested parties may participate in the live call by dialing (877) 423-9820 (toll-free) or (201) 493-6749 (international).

Participants are asked to dial-in 10 minutes before the conference call is scheduled to begin.

A live audio webcast will also be available in the “Events” tab within the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.interparfumsinc.com, or by clicking here. The conference call will be available for webcast replay for approximately 90 days following the live event.

About Inter Parfums, Inc.

Operating in the global fragrance business since 1982, Inter Parfums, Inc. produces and distributes a wide array of prestige fragrance and fragrance-related products under license agreements with brand owners. The Company manages its business in two operating segments, European based operations, through its 72% owned subsidiary, Interparfums SA, and United States based operations.

The portfolio of prestige brands includes Abercrombie & Fitch, Anna Sui, Boucheron, Coach, Donna Karan, DKNY, Ferragamo, Graff, GUESS, Hollister, Jimmy Choo, Karl Lagerfeld, Kate Spade, MCM, Moncler, Montblanc, Oscar de la Renta, Roberto Cavalli, Ungaro, and Van Cleef & Arpels, whose products are distributed in over 120 countries around the world through an extensive and diverse network of distributors. Inter Parfums, Inc. is also the registered owner of several trademarks including Lanvin and Rochas.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this release which are not historical in nature are forward-looking statements. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by forward-looking words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “should,” “will,” and “would,” or similar words. You should not rely on forward-looking statements, because actual events or results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of important factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties discussed under the headings “Forward Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in Inter Parfums’ annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and the reports Inter Parfums files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Inter Parfums does not intend to and undertakes no duty to update the information contained in this press release.

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