Other income (expense) - net, which includes revenues from asset disposals, reimbursement of costs, and insurance proceeds, among others, amounted to income of Ps. 2 million in 3Q24, as compared to an expense of Ps. 3 million in 3Q23. As a percentage of total revenue, other income (expense) – net decreased by 4 bps.
EBITDA and EBITDA Margin
In 3Q24, EBITDA reached Ps. 688 million, an increase of 54.0% compared to 3Q23. This increase can be attributed to higher sales and lower sales expenses as a percentage of sales. EBITDA margin for 3Q24 increased by 73 bps to 4.6%.
Please see the last section of this release on how we calculate EBITDA and EBITDA Margin, which are non-IFRS financial measures.
To allow our investors to better assess our performance, we are providing the following information:
•Non-cash share-based payment expense reached Ps. 126 million compared to Ps. 112 million recorded in 3Q23.
•Building lease payments: The Company leases its stores and distribution centers. In accordance with IFRS 16, the Company’s leasing expenses are capitalized, and not considered operating expenses. Tiendas 3B’s capitalized lease costs payments for buildings were Ps. 357 million in 3Q24, compared to Ps. 272 million in 3Q23.
FINANCIAL COSTS and NET PROFIT
Financial income reached Ps. 48 million, representing an increase of over 100% compared to 3Q23. This growth was primarily driven by the interest generated from the investment of proceeds derived from our IPO, net of cash used to pay off promissory and convertible notes, and the Company’s other cash positions.
Financial costs decreased by 3.9% to Ps. 287 million, primarily due to the absence of interest expenses on promissory and convertible notes, which the Company fully paid in the first quarter of 2024 (“1Q24”). However, the decrease was partially offset by higher interest expenses related to lease liabilities, mainly due to the expansion of our store network.
Exchange rate fluctuation resulted in a gain of Ps. 210 million in 3Q24, primarily due to the depreciation of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar, which positively impacted the value in Mexican pesos of our U.S. dollar cash position from the IPO proceeds.
Income tax expense reached Ps. 66 million in 3Q24 compared to Ps. 113 million in 3Q23.
As a result, our net profit for 3Q24 was Ps. 258 million, compared to a net loss of Ps. 339 million for 3Q23.