annual report
A SPARKLING year
TABLE OF /
contents
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hello
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keep your eyes open
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current trends
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foundation for finance
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goodbye
“hello”
letter from
THE CEO
I
am pleased to see that our concept of creation, our passion to take our products to the highest echelon of quality and our desire to offer an exceptional retail experience at our brands, perfectly fits our customers’ expectations. The desire for excellence, the recognition of know-how and fine craftsmanship and the culture of authentic quality are enjoying significant growth throughout the world. This trend will remain prominent in the years ahead, opening up for us magnificent perspectives for the future. I firmly believe that if we are to inspire our customers, we must have dreams of our own. This is why we need to continue to invest in the know-how and talents of our women and men, so that we can all feel part of a responsible enterprise project. This project is both financial and cultural, as can be seen from the support we have given over the last two decades to the fields of
history, art and contemporary design. To my mind, Sephora’s commitment as a corporate citizen is completely enshrined in our raison d’être. I would like to assure our shareholders – who are also our partners in this great project – that our company will continue its efforts to increase its value and ensure that our responsible growth model, which relies on a long term vision shared by everyone in the Group, is here to stay.allowed the hiring of around 18 000 employees and some major investments for the future. The excellent performance of the Sephora share price reflects the quality of what we have achieved and investors’ confidence in our strategy and our future. A future underpinned by our unique, ever more vibrant heritage. A future that we are building on solid foundations, as we pursue our long term vision.
Bernard Arnault chairman & ceo
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your eyes
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bare minerals LOOSE FOUNDATION
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FINANCE financial highlights NUMBERS IN MILLIONS
2011 2010 %CHANGE
net sales gross margin operating income operating income as a % of net sales net income net income per share
$394.5 $282.1 $138.8 35.4% $50.2 $0.64
$269.3 $184.8 $77.3 29.8% $23.9 $0.34
51.2% 52.7% 79.5% 110.0% 91.2%
it’s been a
fabulous
year, and we can’t wait for 2012. see you
next time!
“goodbye”
525 Market Street, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105
1-877-737-4672 www.sephora.com