Natura Cosméticos Reports Higher Consolidated Net Revenue In Second Quarter 2013

Natura Cosméticos S.A. reported consolidated net revenue grew 6.7 percent to R$1.715 billion in the second quarter of 2013 from R$1.608 billion in the previous year. Net income grew 11.7 percent, while EBITDA was 4.7 percent. Consolidated EBITDA margin contracted slightly by 50 basis points during the quarter. Internal free cash flow in the first half of 2013 was R$508.7 million, an increase of 12 percent from the previous year. International operations posted strong revenue growth and profitability gains, with EBITDA margin of 16.6 percent during the quarter, compared with 5.3 percent from the previous year.