Danone confirms the effectiveness of its strategy, volume growth accelerates

Actimel, one of the flagship products of Danone’s EDP division, contributed to the group’s third-quarter volume growth.
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OUR SHARE ADVISORY ON DANONE – The food group exceeded expectations in Q3 2024 thanks to all its divisions.

Despite its quiet performance, Danone’s share price has topped the CAC 40 index over the last six months, with a gain of almost 12%. This performance demonstrates both the stock’s defensive virtues and the positive trends in the group’s business. This momentum was once again confirmed with the publication of our third-quarter results.

Sales totaled 6.83 billion euros, down 1.2% in gross terms due to the deconsolidation of Horizon Organic and Wallabye, which had a negative perimeter effect of 3.1%, but up 4.2% in organic terms. The latter trend was driven by volumes, up 3.6%, while prices made a positive contribution of 0.7%.

Growth in all regions and business lines

In comparable terms, all business sectors are making a positive contribution. EDP (Essential Dairy and Plant-BasedDairy and Plant-Based Products) rose by 4.1% to 3.28 billion euros, while Specialized Nutrition gained…

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