Interparfums, Inc. Reports 2025 First Quarter Results

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Interparfums (IPAR) reported strong Q1 2025 results with net sales increasing 5% to $339 million and diluted EPS rising 4% to $1.32. The company demonstrated improved profitability with gross margin expanding 120 bps to 63.7% and operating income growing 10% to $75 million. Key growth drivers included Jimmy Choo, Coach, and Lacoste fragrances in Europe, along with Donna Karan/DKNY, MCM, and Roberto Cavalli in the US. North America sales grew 14% while Eastern Europe rebounded with a 46% increase. The company maintained its 2025 guidance of $1.51 billion in net sales and $5.35 in EPS. Interparfums announced plans to launch its proprietary Solférino collection and prepare for the 2026 commercialization of newly acquired brands Off-White and Annick Goutal.

Positive

• Net sales increased 5% to $339 million, with 7% organic growth excluding FX and Dunhill discontinuation
• Operating income grew 10% to $75 million, with margin expanding to 22.2%
• Gross margin improved 120 basis points to 63.7%
• Coach license renewed for five years until June 30, 2031
• Strong balance sheet with $172 million in cash and equivalents
• Operating cash flow improved by $45 million year-over-year
• Portfolio expansion with Off-White and Annick Goutal acquisitions

Negative

• Foreign exchange impact negatively affected sales by 1%
• Asia/Pacific sales declined 3%
• Middle East and Africa sales dropped 16% due to macroeconomic challenges
• Central and South America sales declined 10%
• Other income showed a loss of $1.7 million compared to a gain of $2.1 million last year
• Planned 4-6% price increases on select brands due to tariff impacts

Insights

Financial Analyst

Interparfums delivered 5% revenue growth with impressive margin expansion while significantly improving cash flow efficiency despite mixed regional performance.

Interparfums posted solid Q1 2025 results with revenue growing 5% to $339 million and diluted EPS increasing 4% to $1.32, despite a -1% foreign exchange headwind. The company achieved substantial margin improvement with both gross margin and operating margin expanding by 120 basis points to 63.7% and 22.2% respectively, driven by favorable brand and channel mix.

The company demonstrated exceptional operational efficiency, improving operating cash flow by $45 million year-over-year, reducing cash used in operations from $52 million to just $7 million. This cash management success came while maintaining strategic inventory levels by converting raw materials to finished goods in anticipation of potential supply chain disruptions.

Geographic performance showed significant variability with North America (+14%) and Eastern Europe (+46%) delivering strong growth, while Middle East/Africa (-16%) and Central/South America (-10%) declined against tough prior-year comparisons. With $172 million in cash/investments and $605 million in working capital, the balance sheet remains robust.

Management has proactively addressed potential tariff impacts through supply chain realignment, alternative sourcing, and targeted price increases of 4-6% planned for August 2025. The company reaffirmed its full-year 2025 guidance of $1.51 billion in net sales and $5.35 EPS, both representing 4% growth. The consistent quarterly dividend of $0.80 per share further underscores the company's commitment to shareholder returns.

Luxury Consumer Goods Expert

Interparfums demonstrates resilience through balanced brand portfolio strategy, strategic acquisitions, and effective management of geographic market variations.

Interparfums' Q1 results demonstrate impressive resilience in the premium fragrance market despite macroeconomic headwinds. On an organic basis, excluding FX and the Dunhill license exit, sales grew by 7%. The company's balanced portfolio strategy is paying dividends, with European operations driven by Jimmy Choo, Coach, and Lacoste, while U.S. operations benefited from Donna Karan/DKNY, MCM, and Roberto Cavalli.

The company is executing a sophisticated two-track growth strategy: extending existing partnerships while expanding into new territory. The Coach license renewal through 2031 provides valuable portfolio stability, while the upcoming proprietary Solférino collection launch and acquisitions of Off-White and Annick Goutal (set for 2026 commercialization) introduce exciting growth vectors.

The 7% increase in advertising and promotional spending to $52 million (15.2% of sales) reflects management's commitment to building long-term brand equity despite short-term margin pressures. This investment strategy supports both existing fragrance lines and new product launches.

The geographic performance reveals both opportunities and challenges in the global fragrance market. North America's 14% growth demonstrates continued strength in their largest market, while Eastern Europe's 46% rebound highlights successful resolution of previous sourcing constraints. The declines in Middle East/Africa (-16%) reflect both macroeconomic challenges and the strategic exit from Dunhill. The company's proactive inventory management and planned selective price increases demonstrate the operational agility needed in today's complex luxury goods landscape.

Reaffirms 2025 Sales and Earnings Guidance

NEW YORK, May 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Interparfums, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: IPAR) today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

First Quarter Highlights: ($ in millions, except per share amounts)	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025	2024	% Change
Net Sales	$339	$324	5%
Gross Margin	63.7%	62.5%	+120 bps
Operating Income	$75	$68	10%
Operating Margin	22.2%	21.0%	+120 bps
Net Income attributable to Interparfums, Inc.	$42	$41	4%
Diluted EPS	$1.32	$1.27	4%
The average dollar/euro exchange rate for the 2025 first quarter was 1.05 compared to 1.09 in the 2024 first quarter leading to a negative 1% foreign exchange impact on sales.

Operational Commentary
Jean Madar, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Interparfums noted, “We started the year with strong momentum, driven by continued demand for our key brands and a dynamic lineup of new fragrance innovation, leading to sales growth of 5% for the quarter.

“On an organic basis, excluding the impact of foreign exchange and the discontinuation of the Dunhill license, net sales rose by 7%, due in large part to gains by our Jimmy Choo, Coach, and Lacoste fragrances for European based operations and Donna Karan/DKNY, MCM, and Roberto Cavalli fragrances for United States based operations.

“Our largest markets, North America and Western Europe achieved gains of 14% and 1%, respectively. Eastern Europe posted a 46% increase in sales, rebounding from a 22% decline in last year’s first quarter, which was driven by temporary sourcing constraints that have been resolved. Asia/Pacific sales declined by 3% largely due to the high bar set in the prior year period when sales rose 13% with exceptional sales in Australia. Central and South America declined 10%, also off a very high base in 2024 when the region grew 31%. Middle East and Africa sales declined 16% due to macroeconomic challenges and a disproportionate impact from the exit of the Dunhill license due to its significant presence there.

“We remain dedicated to sustaining the current momentum of our existing fragrance lines, while simultaneously executing a robust innovation pipeline that introduces fragrance blockbusters and extensions to further elevate our brands. As a testament to our success and as previously announced, we renewed our partnership with Coach for another five-year period, extending the license until June 30, 2031.

“We are also expanding our portfolio of high-end fragrance brands, exemplified by the launch of our proprietary Solférino collection this summer, plus the acquisitions of Off-White and Annick Goutal, with commercialization set to commence in 2026 for both brands.”

Mr. Madar closed by saying, “Our business has proven to be resilient, with a strong foundation, organizational agility and adaptability that allows us to navigate the complex, challenging economic uncertainties that we face.”

Financial Commentary
Michel Atwood, Chief Financial Officer of Interparfums stated, “For the first quarter of 2025, we delivered earnings per diluted share of $1.32, a 4% year over year increase, underscoring the strength of our business model.

“Consolidated gross margin for the quarter was 63.7%, up from 62.5% in the prior period. The 120 basis point improvement was driven by favorable brand and channel mix.

“Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”) expenses as a percentage of net sales were 41.6%, a 10 basis point increase from the prior year period as higher advertising and promotional (“A&P”) spending was offset by efficiencies and scale benefits related to other fixed SG&A items.

“For European based operations, SG&A as a percentage of net sales decreased to 38.7% in the first quarter of 2025 from 39.1% in the prior year period. This reduction was driven by scale benefits in fixed costs and favorable brand mix on royalties, partially offset by higher A&P expenditures.

“For United States based operations, SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales increased 160 basis points, largely driven by the annualization impact of the investments in infrastructure and headcount made throughout 2024 to support the growth of the business as well as increased A&P spending, which were partially offset by efficiencies in other SG&A cost buckets.”

Mr. Atwood continued, “During the quarter, we invested $52 million on A&P initiatives to build brand awareness and support new product launches, a 7% increase compared to the prior year period, which represents 15.2% of net sales versus 14.9% in last year’s first quarter.

“These factors led to a 10% increase in operating income to $75 million, or an operating margin of 22.2%, up from 21.0% in the first quarter of 2024.

“Other income and expenses, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, was a loss of $1.7 million as compared to a gain of $2.1 million in the corresponding prior year period, leading to a negative impact of $3.8 million due to foreign exchange and unrealized losses on marketable securities.

“We closed the first quarter in a strong financial position with $172 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, and working capital of $605 million. By effectively managing working capital increases relative to our sales growth, we significantly improved our operating cashflow by $45 million, reducing cash used in operating activities from $52 million in the prior year period to $7 million in the first quarter 2025.

“In anticipation of potential supply chain constraints, we maintained overall inventory levels, but continued to accelerate the conversion of raw materials into finished goods.”

Mr. Atwood concluded, “We are actively working to mitigate the potential impacts of the recent tariffs by better aligning our supply chain footprint to the countries where the products are sold, identifying alternative sourcing for some of the products we purchase from China, and considering 4% to 6% price increases on select brands and regions in August 2025.”

Reaffirms 2025 Guidance
The Company reaffirms its 2025 guidance of net sales of $1.51 billion and earnings per diluted share of $5.35, a 4% increase for both metrics.

Dividend
The Company’s regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.80 per share will be paid on June 30, 2025, to shareholders of record on June 13, 2025.

Conference Call Details
Management will host a conference call to discuss financial results and business operations beginning at 11:00 am ET on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.

Interested parties may participate in the live call by dialing: U.S. / Toll-free: (877) 423-9820 International: (201) 493-6749 Participants are asked to dial-in approximately 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 Interparfums, Inc.
Operating in the global fragrance business since 1982, Interparfums, Inc. produces and distributes a wide array of prestige fragrance and fragrance related products under license and other 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, through wholly owned subsidiaries in the United States and Italy.

Our portfolio of prestige brands includes Abercrombie & Fitch, Anna Sui, Boucheron, Coach, Donna Karan/DKNY, Emanuel Ungaro, Ferragamo, Graff, GUESS, Hollister, Jimmy Choo, Karl Lagerfeld, Kate Spade, Lacoste, MCM, Moncler, Montblanc, Oscar de la Renta, Roberto Cavalli, and Van Cleef & Arpels, whose products are distributed in over 120 countries around the world through an extensive and diverse network of distributors. Interparfums, 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 Interparfums' most recent annual report on Form 10-K, and the reports Interparfums files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Interparfums does not intend to and undertakes no duty to update the information contained in this press release.

Contact Information:
Interparfums, Inc.	or	The Equity Group Inc.
Michel Atwood		Karin Daly
Chief Financial Officer		Investor Relations Counsel
(212) 983-2640		(212) 836-9623 / kdaly@equityny.com
www.interparfumsinc.com		www.theequitygroup.com

See Accompanying Tables  

INTERPARFUMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands except share and per share data)
Assets
	March 31, 2025				December 31, 2024
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	96,617			$	125,433
Short-term investments		75,310				109,311
Accounts receivable, net		302,268				274,705
Inventories		395,888				371,920
Receivables, other		6,414				6,122
Other current assets		34,514				27,035
Income taxes receivable		63				306
Total current assets		911,074				914,832
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net		158,850				153,773
Right-of-use assets, net		23,463				24,603
Trademarks, licenses and other intangible assets, net		312,258				282,484
Deferred tax assets		16,046				17,034
Other assets		18,834				18,535
Total assets	$	1,440,525			$	1,411,261
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities:
Loans payable - banks	$	7,571			$	8,311
Current portion of long-term debt		43,425				41,607
Current portion of lease liabilities		6,148				6,087
Accounts payable – trade		98,885				91,049
Accrued expenses		128,673				172,758
Income taxes payable		21,749				12,615
Total current liabilities		306,451				332,427
Long–term debt, less current portion		107,369				115,734
Lease liabilities, less current portion		19,186				20,455
Equity:
Interparfums, Inc. shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $.001 par; authorized 1,000,000 shares; none issued		—				—
Common stock, $.001 par; authorized 100,000,000 shares; outstanding 32,124,000 and 32,110,170 shares at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively		32				32
Additional paid-in capital		107,985				106,702
Retained earnings		780,338				763,240
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(46,854	)			(72,239	)
Treasury stock, at cost, 9,981,665 and 9,981,665 shares at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively		(52,864	)			(52,864	)
Total Interparfums, Inc. shareholders’ equity		788,637				744,871
Noncontrolling interest		218,882				197,774
Total equity		1,007,519				942,645
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,440,525			$	1,411,261

INTERPARFUMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income
(In thousands except per share data)
	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2025				2024
Net sales	$	338,819			$	323,963
Cost of sales		122,842				121,578
Gross margin		215,977				202,385
Selling, general and administrative expenses		140,900				134,412
Income from operations		75,077				67,973
Other expenses (income):
Interest expense		1,545				1,807
Loss (gain) on foreign currency		781				(905	)
Interest and investment income		(581	)			(3,020	)
Other (income) loss		(79	)			38
		1,666				(2,080	)
Income before income taxes		73,411				70,053
Income taxes		18,008				16,750
Net income		55,403				53,303
Less:  Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest		12,911				12,255
Net income attributable to Interparfums, Inc.	$	42,492			$	41,048
Earnings per share:
Net income attributable to Interparfums, Inc. common shareholders:
Basic	$	1.32			$	1.28
Diluted	$	1.32			$	1.27
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic		32,121				32,041
Diluted		32,174				32,266
Dividends declared per share	$	0.80			$	0.75

FAQ

What were Interparfums (IPAR) Q1 2025 earnings per share?

Interparfums reported Q1 2025 diluted earnings per share of $1.32, a 4% increase from $1.27 in Q1 2024.

How much did Interparfums (IPAR) sales grow in Q1 2025?

Interparfums' net sales grew 5% to $339 million in Q1 2025, with organic growth of 7% excluding foreign exchange impact and Dunhill license discontinuation.

What is Interparfums (IPAR) guidance for 2025?

Interparfums reaffirmed its 2025 guidance of $1.51 billion in net sales and earnings per diluted share of $5.35, representing 4% growth for both metrics.

What new brands is Interparfums (IPAR) launching in 2025-2026?

Interparfums will launch its proprietary Solférino collection in summer 2025, and begin commercialization of newly acquired brands Off-White and Annick Goutal in 2026.

What was Interparfums (IPAR) operating margin in Q1 2025?

Interparfums achieved an operating margin of 22.2% in Q1 2025, up from 21.0% in Q1 2024.