The last two predictions then effectively entered the large family of Piazza Affari: the first, Brunello Cucinelli, has almost doubled its capitalization value over 25 euros in one year; the second, Moncler, is the latest freshman in the Ftse Mib and is preparing to make its debut. And if all good things come in threes, and also in 2014 the forecast compiled by Pambianco and collected in the book "Le Quotabili" presented today at Palazzo Mezzanotte will be respected, the next fashion and luxury company to land on the stock exchange should be that Giorgio Armani that has been talked about for years.
According to research conducted on objective criteria of quotation, from turnover to Ebitda, from exports to brand awareness, King Giorgio collected in 2013 a much higher score than its two predecessors and also the already listed Ferragamo, Tod's and Luxottica. overtaking Dolce&Gabbana, leader in the previous edition of the table that collects the 50 companies that alone have a turnover of over 15 billion euros, more than half of all the other 713 in the sector combined. Armani, which in terms of brand appeal is second to none internationally, has exceeded 2 billion in turnover (the only one to do so), has by far the best operating margin in absolute terms and has cash on hand of over half a billion, which forms a net worth of almost 1,5 billion.
However, there is not only Giorgio Armani: in addition to the podium and the usual Renzo Rosso and Versace, also in the top ten, this year the cosmetics company Kiko emerges with a great career, positioning itself in fourth place. The group created 15 years ago by the Percassi family of property developers from Bergamo (the progenitor, Antonio, is also president of Atalanta as well as a former footballer!) is among the big 50 the ones that has grown the most: turnover increased from 2010 to 2012 by 68 %, even better than Stefano Ricci (+56%) and Twin-set (+40%), while Ebitda improves more than that of the Armani-Zegna-D&G trio with 26,5%.
The ranking, who sees D&G overtaken in second place by a very solid Ermenegildo Zegna, which exports 92% of its production and has now outclassed its rivals in terms of turnover (1,2 billion against 900 million), also has 14 new entries, albeit in not particularly significant positions: the best is the Fabiana Filippi Umbrian cashmere knitwear, just outside the top-ten (11th). Then there are the Alfaparf Group cosmetics (several brands including Alta Moda è…, Ten, Solarium and FisioSphere) 24th, Alcott and Santoni 29th and 30th, Marcolin eyewear (licensed on Montblanc, Cavalli, Tod's, Diesel, Timberland and others ) 33rd, Stroili Oro 37th, Imac 39th, and then in the last positions Collistar, Scarpa, Grisport, Wp Lavori in Corso, Crivelli, Primadonna Collection, Slowear.
