Conagra Brands Reports Fourth Quarter Results and Quarterly Dividend
Highlights
- Fourth quarter:
- Reported net sales decreased 2.3% and organic net sales decreased 2.4%
- Reported operating margin was (19.1)%; adjusted operating margin was 14.8%
- Reported diluted loss per share for the fourth quarter was
$1.18 , primarily as a result of certain non-cash goodwill and brand impairment charges, and adjusted earnings per share (EPS) was$0.61
- Full year fiscal 2024:
- Reported net sales decreased 1.8%; organic net sales decreased 2.1%
- Reported operating margin decreased 168 basis points to 7.1%; adjusted operating margin increased 34 basis points to 16.0%
- Reported diluted EPS for fiscal 2024 decreased 49.3% to
$0.72 , and adjusted EPS decreased 3.6% to$2.67
- The Company is providing fiscal 2025 guidance to reflect:
- Organic net sales of (1.5)% to flat compared to fiscal 2024
- Adjusted operating margin between 15.6% and 15.8%
- Adjusted EPS between
$2.60 and$2.65 - Free cash flow conversion of approximately 90%
- The Board of Directors has authorized the continuation of the Company's annualized dividend rate of
$1.40 per share.
CEO Perspective
Total Company Fourth Quarter Results
In the quarter, reported net sales decreased 2.3% to
- a 0.1% increase from the impact of foreign exchange; and
- a 2.4% decrease in organic net sales.
The 2.4% decrease was driven by a 0.6% negative impact from price/mix, largely driven by the company's strategic investments in the quarter, and a 1.8% decrease in volume, primarily due to continued lower consumption trends.
Gross profit was
Selling, general, and administrative expense (SG&A), which includes advertising and promotional expense (
Net interest expense was
The average diluted share count in the quarter was 480 million shares.
In the quarter, net loss attributable to
Adjusted EBITDA, which includes equity method investment earnings and pension and postretirement non-service income, was
Total Company Fiscal 2024
Results
For the full fiscal year, net sales decreased 1.8% to
- a 0.3% increase from the impact of foreign exchange; and
- a 2.1% decrease in organic net sales.
For the full fiscal year, gross profit increased 2.1% to $3.3 billion and adjusted gross profit increased 0.3% to $3.3 billion as higher productivity more than offset the negative impacts of cost of goods sold inflation, lower organic net sales, and unfavorable operating leverage. Gross margin increased 107 basis points to 27.7% and adjusted gross margin increased 58 basis points to 27.7%.
For the full fiscal year, EPS decreased 49.3% to $0.72 and adjusted EPS decreased 3.6% to
Grocery & Snacks Segment Fourth Quarter Results
Reported and organic net sales for the Grocery & Snacks segment decreased 2.1% to
Operating profit for the segment increased 12.6% to $175 million in the quarter and adjusted operating profit increased 8.9% to $255 million as higher productivity and lower SG&A more than offset the negative impacts of lower organic net sales, cost of goods sold inflation, and increased
Refrigerated & Frozen Segment Fourth Quarter Results
Reported and organic net sales for the Refrigerated & Frozen segment decreased 3.8% to
Operating loss for the segment was
International Segment Fourth Quarter Results
Net sales for the International segment increased 6.4% to
- a 2.1% increase from the favorable impact of foreign exchange; and
- a 4.3% increase in organic net sales.
On an organic net sales basis, price/mix increased 0.2% and volume increased 4.1% primarily driven by a strong performance in the company's
Operating profit for the segment increased 26.7% to $26 million in the quarter and adjusted operating profit decreased 15.6% to $29 million as the benefits from higher organic net sales and productivity were more than offset by the negative impacts of cost of goods sold inflation, increased SG&A, and isolated issues in our Canadian manufacturing facilities.
Foodservice Segment Fourth Quarter Results
Reported and organic net sales for the Foodservice segment decreased 3.9% to
Operating profit for the segment increased 25.9% to $40 million and adjusted operating profit increased 39.9% to $40 million in the quarter as the benefits of higher productivity and lower SG&A more than offset the negative impacts of lower organic net sales, cost of goods sold inflation, and unfavorable operating leverage.
Other Fourth Quarter Items
Corporate expenses decreased 22.6% to
Pension and post-retirement non-service income was $12 million in the quarter compared to $6 million of income in the prior-year period. The Company expenses actuarial gains and losses if they exceed a 10% threshold annually at the pension remeasurement date. This practice resulted in an
In the quarter, equity method investment earnings decreased 26.1% to
In the quarter, the effective tax rate was 5.8% compared to (102.0)% in the prior-year period due primarily to a valuation allowance adjustment in the prior year period. The adjusted effective tax rate was 21.1% compared to 24.3% in the prior-year period.
In the quarter, the company paid a dividend of
Cash Flow and Debt Update
For the full fiscal year, the company generated
The company ended the year with net debt of
Dividend Update
Subsequent to quarter-end, the Company's Board of Directors approved the continuation of the Company's annualized dividend rate of
Outlook
The company is providing the following guidance for fiscal 2025:
- Organic net sales of (1.5)% to flat compared to fiscal 2024
- Adjusted operating margin between 15.6% and 15.8%
- Adjusted EPS between
$2.60 and$2.65 - Free cash flow conversion of ~90%
- Net Leverage Ratio of approximately 3.2x
- Capital expenditures of approximately
$500M - Interest expense of approximately
$415M - Adjusted effective tax rate of approximately 23.5%
- Contribution from the company's joint venture, Ardent Mills, is expected to be approximately
$150M - Pension income of approximately
$12M
The company also expects cost of goods sold inflation to continue into fiscal 2025. Guidance anticipates net inflation (input cost inflation including the impacts of hedging and other sourcing benefits) to be roughly 3%.
The inability to predict the amount and timing of the impacts of foreign exchange, acquisitions, divestitures, and other items impacting comparability makes a detailed reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures impracticable. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of these items, which could be material to future results. Please see the end of this release for more information.
Items Affecting Comparability of EPS
The following are included in the
- Approximately
$0.06 per diluted share of net expense related to restructuring plans - Approximately
$1.77 per diluted share of net expense related to goodwill and brand impairment charges - Approximately
$0.01 per diluted share of net benefit related to corporate hedging derivative gains - Approximately
$0.01 per diluted share of net benefit related to fire related insurance recoveries - Approximately
$0.02 per diluted share of net benefit related to our annual pension remeasurement adjustment
The following are included in the
- Approximately
$0.01 per diluted share of net expense related to restructuring plans - Approximately
$0.01 per diluted share of net expense related to acquisitions and divestitures - Approximately
$0.02 per diluted share of net expense related to corporate hedging derivative losses - Approximately
$0.01 per diluted share of net expense related to a third-party vendor cybersecurity incident - Approximately
$0.55 per diluted share of net expense related to brand impairment charges - Approximately
$0.01 per diluted share of net expense related to legal matters - Approximately
$0.06 per diluted share of net benefit related to valuation allowance adjustments - Approximately
$0.01 per diluted share of net benefit related to rounding
Please note that certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation.
Discussion of Results and Outlook
About
Note on Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Readers of this document should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. Many factors could affect our actual financial results and cause them to vary materially from the expectations contained in the forward-looking statements, including those set forth in this document. These risks, uncertainties, and factors include, among other things: risks associated with general economic and industry conditions, including inflation, reduced consumer confidence and spending, recessions, increased energy costs, supply chain challenges, labor shortages, and geopolitical conflicts; risks related to our ability to deleverage on currently anticipated timelines, and to continue to access capital on acceptable terms or at all; risks related to the Company's competitive environment, cost structure, and related market conditions; risks related to our ability to execute operating and value creation plans and achieve returns on our investments and targeted operating efficiencies from cost-saving initiatives, and to benefit from trade optimization programs; risks related to the availability and prices of commodities and other supply chain resources, including raw materials, packaging, energy, and transportation, weather conditions, health pandemics or outbreaks of disease, actual or threatened hostilities or war, or other geopolitical uncertainty; risks related to our ability to respond to changing consumer preferences and the success of our innovation and marketing investments; risks associated with actions by our customers, including changes in distribution and purchasing terms; risks related to the effectiveness of our hedging activities and ability to respond to volatility in commodities; disruptions or inefficiencies in our supply chain and/or operations; risks related to the ultimate impact of, including reputational harm caused by, any product recalls and product liability or labeling litigation, including litigation related to lead-based paint and pigment and cooking spray; risks related to the seasonality of our business; risks associated with our co-manufacturing arrangements and other third-party service provider dependencies; risks associated with actions of governments and regulatory bodies that affect our businesses, including the ultimate impact of new or revised regulations or interpretations including to address climate change or implement changes to taxes and tariffs; risks related to the Company's ability to execute on its strategies or achieve expectations related to environmental, social, and governance matters, including as a result of evolving legal, regulatory, and other standards, processes, and assumptions, the pace of scientific and technological developments, increased costs, the availability of requisite financing, and changes in carbon pricing or carbon taxes; risks related to a material failure in or breach of our or our vendors' information technology systems and other cybersecurity incidents; risks related to our ability to identify, attract, hire, train, retain and develop qualified personnel; risk of increased pension, labor or people-related expenses; risks and uncertainties associated with intangible assets, including any future goodwill or intangible assets impairment charges; risk relating to our ability to protect our intellectual property rights; risks relating to acquisition, divestiture, joint venture or investment activities; the amount and timing of future dividends, which remain subject to Board approval and depend on market and other conditions; the amount and timing of future stock repurchases; and other risks described in our reports filed from time to time with the
We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements included in this document, which speak only as of the date of this document. We undertake no responsibility to update these statements, except as required by law.
Note on Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This document includes certain non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted EPS, organic net sales, adjusted gross profit, adjusted operating profit, adjusted SG&A, adjusted corporate expenses, adjusted gross margin, adjusted operating margin, adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted net income attributable to
Organic net sales excludes, from reported net sales, the impacts of foreign exchange, divested businesses and acquisitions, as well as the impact of any 53rd week. All references to changes in volume and price/mix throughout this release are on an organic net sales basis.
References to adjusted items throughout this release refer to measures computed in accordance with GAAP less the impact of items impacting comparability. Items impacting comparability are income or expenses (and related tax impacts) that management believes have had, or are likely to have, a significant impact on the earnings of the applicable business segment or on the total corporation for the period in which the item is recognized, and are not indicative of the company's core operating results. These items thus affect the comparability of underlying results from period to period.
References to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) refer to net income attributable to
Hedge gains and losses are generally aggregated, and net amounts are reclassified from unallocated corporate expense to the operating segments when the underlying commodity or foreign currency being hedged is expensed in segment cost of goods sold. The net change in the derivative gains (losses) included in unallocated corporate expense during the period is reflected as a comparability item, Corporate hedging derivate gains (losses).
Note on Forward-Looking Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Our fiscal 2025 guidance includes certain non-GAAP financial measures (organic net sales growth, adjusted operating margin, adjusted EPS, net leverage ratio, and adjusted effective tax rate) that are presented on a forward-looking basis. Historically, the company has calculated these non-GAAP financial measures excluding the impact of certain items such as, but not limited to, foreign exchange, acquisitions, divestitures, restructuring expenses, the extinguishment of debt, hedging gains and losses, impairment charges, legacy legal contingencies, and unusual tax items. Reconciliations of these forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are not provided because the company is unable to provide such reconciliations without unreasonable effort, due to the uncertainty and inherent difficulty of predicting the timing and financial impact of such items. For the same reasons, the company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to future results.
Consolidated Statements of Operations (in millions) (unaudited) |
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FOURTH QUARTER |
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Thirteen Weeks Ended |
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Thirteen Weeks Ended |
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Percent Change |
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Net sales |
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$ |
2,905.9 |
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$ |
2,973.3 |
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(2.3) |
% |
Costs and expenses: |
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Cost of goods sold |
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2,101.0 |
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2,189.9 |
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(4.1) |
% |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
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1,361.0 |
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726.4 |
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87.4 |
% |
Pension and postretirement non-service income |
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12.4 |
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6.0 |
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105.1 |
% |
Interest expense, net |
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104.7 |
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108.0 |
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(3.1) |
% |
Equity method investment earnings |
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46.6 |
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63.0 |
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(26.1) |
% |
Income (loss) before income taxes |
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$ |
(601.8) |
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$ |
18.0 |
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N/A |
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Income tax benefit |
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(34.6) |
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(18.3) |
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88.7 |
% |
Net income (loss) |
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$ |
(567.2) |
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$ |
36.3 |
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N/A |
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Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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0.1 |
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(1.2) |
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N/A |
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Net income (loss) attributable to |
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$ |
(567.3) |
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$ |
37.5 |
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N/A |
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Earnings (loss) per share - basic |
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Net income (loss) attributable to |
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$ |
(1.18) |
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$ |
0.08 |
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N/A |
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Weighted average shares outstanding |
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478.8 |
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477.7 |
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0.2 |
% |
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Earnings (loss) per share - diluted |
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Net income (loss) attributable to |
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$ |
(1.18) |
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$ |
0.08 |
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N/A |
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Weighted average share and share equivalents outstanding1 |
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478.8 |
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479.7 |
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(0.2) |
% |
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1 In Q4 FY24, we reported a GAAP net loss. In periods when we recognize a net loss, we exclude the impact of outstanding stock awards from the diluted loss per share calculation, as their inclusion would have an anti-dilutive effect. The weighted average diluted share count was 480 million shares. |
Consolidated Statements of Earnings (in millions) (unaudited) |
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FISCAL YEAR |
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Fifty- |
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Fifty- |
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Percent Change |
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Net sales |
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$ |
12,050.9 |
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$ |
12,277.0 |
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(1.8) |
% |
Costs and expenses: |
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Cost of goods sold |
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8,717.5 |
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9,012.2 |
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(3.3) |
% |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
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2,480.6 |
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2,189.5 |
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13.3 |
% |
Pension and postretirement non-service income |
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10.3 |
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24.2 |
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(57.5) |
% |
Interest expense, net |
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430.5 |
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409.6 |
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5.1 |
% |
Equity method investment earnings |
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177.6 |
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212.0 |
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(16.2) |
% |
Income before income taxes |
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$ |
610.2 |
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$ |
901.9 |
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(32.3) |
% |
Income tax expense |
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262.5 |
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218.7 |
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20.0 |
% |
Net income |
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$ |
347.7 |
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$ |
683.2 |
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(49.1) |
% |
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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0.5 |
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(0.4) |
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N/A |
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Net income attributable to |
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$ |
347.2 |
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$ |
683.6 |
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(49.2) |
% |
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Earnings per share - basic |
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Net income attributable to |
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$ |
0.73 |
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$ |
1.43 |
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(49.0) |
% |
Weighted average shares outstanding |
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478.6 |
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478.9 |
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(0.1) |
% |
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Earnings per share - diluted |
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Net income attributable to |
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$ |
0.72 |
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$ |
1.42 |
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(49.3) |
% |
Weighted average share and share equivalents outstanding |
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480.0 |
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480.7 |
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(0.1) |
% |
Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions) (unaudited) |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
77.7 |
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$ |
93.3 |
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Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of |
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871.8 |
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952.8 |
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Inventories |
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2,083.0 |
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2,212.2 |
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Prepaids and other current assets |
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85.0 |
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92.4 |
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Current assets held for sale |
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32.0 |
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34.3 |
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Total current assets |
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3,149.5 |
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3,385.0 |
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Property, plant and equipment |
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6,574.5 |
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6,134.8 |
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Less: Accumulated depreciation |
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(3,677.6) |
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(3,398.4) |
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Property, plant and equipment, net |
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2,896.9 |
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2,736.4 |
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10,582.7 |
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11,109.4 |
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Brands, trademarks and other intangibles, net |
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2,708.4 |
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3,192.3 |
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Other assets |
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1,435.6 |
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1,506.2 |
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Noncurrent assets held for sale |
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89.2 |
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123.3 |
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$ |
20,862.3 |
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$ |
22,052.6 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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Current liabilities |
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Notes payable |
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$ |
928.4 |
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$ |
636.3 |
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Current installments of long-term debt |
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20.3 |
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1,516.0 |
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Accounts and other payables |
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1,493.7 |
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1,525.5 |
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Accrued payroll |
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193.3 |
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163.5 |
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Other accrued liabilities |
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591.3 |
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583.3 |
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Current liabilities held for sale |
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14.8 |
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16.1 |
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Total current liabilities |
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3,241.8 |
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4,440.7 |
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Senior long-term debt, excluding current installments |
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7,492.6 |
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7,081.3 |
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Other noncurrent liabilities |
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1,614.7 |
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1,718.0 |
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Noncurrent liabilities held for sale |
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1.9 |
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5.3 |
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Total liabilities |
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12,351.0 |
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13,245.3 |
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Common stockholders' equity |
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Common stock of |
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2,921.2 |
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2,921.2 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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2,363.2 |
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2,376.9 |
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Retained earnings |
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6,276.3 |
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6,599.4 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
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(35.5) |
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(44.4) |
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Less treasury stock, at cost, common shares 106,050,133 and 107,196,446 |
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(3,084.8) |
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(3,116.3) |
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Total |
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8,440.4 |
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8,736.8 |
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Noncontrolling interests |
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70.9 |
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70.5 |
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Total stockholders' equity |
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8,511.3 |
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8,807.3 |
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$ |
20,862.3 |
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$ |
22,052.6 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in millions) (unaudited) |
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Fifty-Two Weeks Ended |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income |
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$ |
347.7 |
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$ |
683.2 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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400.9 |
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369.9 |
Asset impairment charges |
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1,035.5 |
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771.1 |
Equity method investment earnings less than (in excess of) distributions |
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74.0 |
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(73.6) |
Stock-settled share-based payments expense |
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30.8 |
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79.2 |
Contributions to pension plans |
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(12.2) |
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(12.5) |
Pension benefit |
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(0.6) |
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(13.9) |
Other items |
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8.8 |
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8.4 |
Change in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Receivables |
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70.1 |
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(102.1) |
Inventories |
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131.9 |
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(265.3) |
Deferred income taxes and income taxes payable, net |
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(81.1) |
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(188.5) |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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(2.2) |
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23.5 |
Accounts and other payables |
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(22.7) |
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(248.9) |
Accrued payroll |
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29.7 |
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12.5 |
Other accrued liabilities |
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(20.0) |
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(7.3) |
Litigation accruals |
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25.0 |
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(14.8) |
Deferred employer payroll taxes |
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— |
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(25.5) |
Net cash flows from operating activities |
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2,015.6 |
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995.4 |
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Additions to property, plant and equipment |
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(388.1) |
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(362.2) |
Sale of property, plant and equipment |
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0.8 |
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3.2 |
Purchase of marketable securities |
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(10.3) |
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(5.2) |
Sale of marketable securities |
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10.3 |
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5.2 |
Proceeds from insurance recoveries |
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11.9 |
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— |
Other items |
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0.4 |
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4.1 |
Net cash flows from investing activities |
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(375.0) |
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(354.9) |
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Issuances of short-term borrowings, maturities greater than 90 days |
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466.6 |
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286.8 |
Repayment of short-term borrowings, maturities greater than 90 days |
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(185.9) |
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|
(330.0) |
Net issuance of other short-term borrowings, maturities less than or equal to 90 days |
|
|
9.9 |
|
|
394.6 |
Issuance of long-term debt |
|
|
500.0 |
|
|
500.0 |
Repayment of long-term debt |
|
|
(1,772.6) |
|
|
(712.4) |
Debt issuance costs |
|
|
(3.3) |
|
|
(4.1) |
Repurchase of |
|
|
— |
|
|
(150.0) |
Cash dividends paid |
|
|
(659.3) |
|
|
(623.8) |
Exercise of stock options and issuance of other stock awards, including tax withholdings |
|
|
(13.8) |
|
|
2.3 |
Other items |
|
|
1.7 |
|
|
5.0 |
Net cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
(1,656.7) |
|
|
(631.6) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
1.7 |
Net change in cash and cash equivalents, including cash balances classified as assets held for sale |
|
|
(14.9) |
|
|
10.6 |
Less: Net change in cash balances classified as assets held for sale |
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
(0.5) |
Net change in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(15.6) |
|
|
11.1 |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
|
93.3 |
|
|
82.2 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
|
$ |
77.7 |
|
$ |
93.3 |
Reconciliation of Q4 FY24 and FY24 Organic (in millions) |
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Refrigerated & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
||
Q4 FY24 |
|
Grocery & Snacks |
|
Frozen |
|
International |
|
Foodservice |
|
Brands |
|||||
|
|
$ |
1,174.7 |
|
$ |
1,173.0 |
|
$ |
266.8 |
|
$ |
291.4 |
|
$ |
2,905.9 |
Impact of foreign exchange |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(5.3) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(5.3) |
Organic |
|
$ |
1,174.7 |
|
$ |
1,173.0 |
|
$ |
261.5 |
|
$ |
291.4 |
|
$ |
2,900.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year-over-year change - |
|
|
(2.1) % |
|
|
(3.8) % |
|
|
6.4 % |
|
|
(3.9) % |
|
|
(2.3) % |
Impact of foreign exchange (pp) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(2.1) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(0.1) |
Organic |
|
|
(2.1) % |
|
|
(3.8) % |
|
|
4.3 % |
|
|
(3.9) % |
|
|
(2.4) % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Volume (Organic) |
|
|
(3.6) % |
|
|
0.9 % |
|
|
4.1 % |
|
|
(10.3) % |
|
|
(1.8) % |
Price/Mix |
|
|
1.5 % |
|
|
(4.7) % |
|
|
0.2 % |
|
|
6.4 % |
|
|
(0.6) % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Refrigerated & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
||
Q4 FY23 |
|
Grocery & Snacks |
|
Frozen |
|
International |
|
Foodservice |
|
Brands |
|||||
|
|
$ |
1,200.0 |
|
$ |
1,219.4 |
|
$ |
250.6 |
|
$ |
303.3 |
|
$ |
2,973.3 |
Net sales from divested businesses |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Organic |
|
$ |
1,200.0 |
|
$ |
1,219.4 |
|
$ |
250.6 |
|
$ |
303.3 |
|
$ |
2,973.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Refrigerated & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
||
FY24 |
|
Grocery & Snacks |
|
Frozen |
|
International |
|
Foodservice |
|
Brands |
|||||
|
|
$ |
4,958.7 |
|
$ |
4,865.5 |
|
$ |
1,078.3 |
|
$ |
1,148.4 |
|
$ |
12,050.9 |
Impact of foreign exchange |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(28.6) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(28.6) |
Organic |
|
$ |
4,958.7 |
|
$ |
4,865.5 |
|
$ |
1,049.7 |
|
$ |
1,148.4 |
|
$ |
12,022.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year-over-year change - |
|
|
(0.5) % |
|
|
(5.6) % |
|
|
7.6 % |
|
|
1.0 % |
|
|
(1.8) % |
Impact of foreign exchange (pp) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(2.9) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(0.3) |
Organic |
|
|
(0.5) % |
|
|
(5.6) % |
|
|
4.7 % |
|
|
1.0 % |
|
|
(2.1) % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Volume (Organic) |
|
|
(3.1) % |
|
|
(4.1) % |
|
|
2.6 % |
|
|
(5.7) % |
|
|
(3.3) % |
Price/Mix |
|
|
2.6 % |
|
|
(1.5) % |
|
|
2.1 % |
|
|
6.7 % |
|
|
1.2 % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Refrigerated & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
||
FY23 |
|
Grocery & Snacks |
|
Frozen |
|
International |
|
Foodservice |
|
Brands |
|||||
|
|
$ |
4,981.9 |
|
$ |
5,156.2 |
|
$ |
1,002.5 |
|
$ |
1,136.4 |
|
$ |
12,277.0 |
Net sales from divested businesses |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Organic |
|
$ |
4,981.9 |
|
$ |
5,156.2 |
|
$ |
1,002.5 |
|
$ |
1,136.4 |
|
$ |
12,277.0 |
Reconciliation of Q4 FY24 Adj. Operating Profit by Segment - YOY Change (in millions) |
|||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grocery & |
|
Refrigerated & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate |
|
Total |
|
||||
Q4 FY24 |
|
Snacks |
|
Frozen |
|
International |
|
Foodservice |
|
Expense |
|
Brands |
|
||||||
Operating Profit (Loss) |
|
$ |
175.2 |
|
$ |
(713.4) |
|
$ |
26.1 |
|
$ |
39.7 |
|
$ |
(83.7) |
|
$ |
(556.1) |
|
Restructuring plans |
|
|
2.6 |
|
|
30.5 |
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
— |
|
|
3.3 |
|
|
37.0 |
|
|
|
|
77.6 |
|
|
879.1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
956.7 |
|
Legal matters, net of recoveries |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
2.9 |
|
|
2.9 |
|
Fire related insurance recoveries, net |
|
|
— |
|
|
(6.5) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(6.5) |
|
Impairment of business held for sale |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
2.2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
2.2 |
|
Corporate hedging derivative losses (gains) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(6.5) |
|
|
(6.5) |
|
Adjusted Operating Profit |
|
$ |
255.4 |
|
$ |
189.7 |
|
$ |
28.9 |
|
$ |
39.7 |
|
$ |
(84.0) |
|
$ |
429.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Profit Margin |
|
|
14.9 % |
|
|
(60.8) % |
|
|
9.7 % |
|
|
13.6 % |
|
|
|
|
|
(19.1) % |
|
Adjusted Operating Profit Margin |
|
|
21.8 % |
|
|
16.2 % |
|
|
10.8 % |
|
|
13.6 % |
|
|
|
|
|
14.8 % |
|
Year-over-year % change - Operating Profit |
|
|
12.6 % |
|
|
1573.1 % |
|
|
26.7 % |
|
|
25.9 % |
|
|
(22.6) % |
|
|
N/A |
|
Year-over year % change - Adjusted Operating Profit |
|
|
8.9 % |
|
|
(13.1) % |
|
|
(15.6) % |
|
|
39.9 % |
|
|
2.4 % |
|
|
(0.8) % |
|
Year-over-year bps change - Operating Profit |
|
|
195 bps |
|
|
(5732) bps |
|
|
156 bps |
|
|
323 bps |
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
Year-over-year bps change - Adjusted Operating Profit |
|
|
220 bps |
|
|
(172) bps |
|
|
(283) bps |
|
|
427 bps |
|
|
|
|
|
22 bps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grocery & |
|
Refrigerated & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate |
|
Total |
|
||||
Q4 FY23 |
|
Snacks |
|
Frozen |
|
International |
|
Foodservice |
|
Expense |
|
Brands |
|
||||||
Operating Profit (Loss) |
|
$ |
155.6 |
|
$ |
(42.6) |
|
$ |
20.5 |
|
$ |
31.5 |
|
$ |
(108.0) |
|
$ |
57.0 |
|
Restructuring plans |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
1.8 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
3.9 |
|
Brand impairment charges |
|
|
78.9 |
|
|
252.6 |
|
|
13.7 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
345.2 |
|
Acquisitions and divestitures |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
7.6 |
|
|
7.6 |
|
Legal matters |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
3.8 |
|
|
3.8 |
|
Third-party vendor cybersecurity incident |
|
|
— |
|
|
4.2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
4.4 |
|
Fire related costs (insurance recoveries), net |
|
|
— |
|
|
2.2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
(3.3) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(1.1) |
|
Corporate hedging derivative losses (gains) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
12.5 |
|
|
12.5 |
|
Adjusted Operating Profit |
|
$ |
234.6 |
|
$ |
218.2 |
|
$ |
34.2 |
|
$ |
28.4 |
|
$ |
(82.1) |
|
$ |
433.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Profit Margin |
|
|
13.0 % |
|
|
(3.5) % |
|
|
8.2 % |
|
|
10.4 % |
|
|
|
|
|
1.9 % |
|
Adjusted Operating Profit Margin |
|
|
19.6 % |
|
|
17.9 % |
|
|
13.6 % |
|
|
9.4 % |
|
|
|
|
|
14.6 % |
|
Reconciliation of FY24 Adj. Operating Profit by Segment - YOY Change (in millions) |
|||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grocery & |
|
Refrigerated & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate |
|
Total |
|
||||
FY24 |
|
Snacks |
|
Frozen |
|
International |
|
Foodservice |
|
Expense |
|
Brands |
|
||||||
Operating Profit (Loss) |
|
$ |
1,012.4 |
|
$ |
(92.5) |
|
$ |
97.9 |
|
$ |
157.2 |
|
$ |
(322.2) |
|
$ |
852.8 |
|
Restructuring plans |
|
|
10.3 |
|
|
32.1 |
|
|
20.8 |
|
|
— |
|
|
3.4 |
|
|
66.6 |
|
Impairment of business held for sale |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
36.4 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
36.4 |
|
Acquisitions and divestitures |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
|
77.6 |
|
|
879.1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
956.7 |
|
Legal matters, net of recoveries |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
34.8 |
|
|
34.8 |
|
Fire related insurance recoveries, net |
|
|
— |
|
|
(2.8) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(5.9) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(8.7) |
|
Corporate hedging derivative losses (gains) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(16.1) |
|
|
(16.1) |
|
Adjusted Operating Profit |
|
$ |
1,100.3 |
|
$ |
815.9 |
|
$ |
155.1 |
|
$ |
151.3 |
|
$ |
(299.9) |
|
$ |
1,922.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Profit Margin |
|
|
20.4 % |
|
|
(1.9) % |
|
|
9.1 % |
|
|
13.7 % |
|
|
|
|
|
7.1 % |
|
Adjusted Operating Profit Margin |
|
|
22.2 % |
|
|
16.8 % |
|
|
14.4 % |
|
|
13.2 % |
|
|
|
|
|
16.0 % |
|
Year-over-year % change - Operating Profit |
|
|
1.0 % |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
(19.4) % |
|
|
84.8 % |
|
|
(17.2) % |
|
|
(20.7) % |
|
Year-over year % change - Adjusted Operating Profit |
|
|
1.3 % |
|
|
(11.7) % |
|
|
14.9 % |
|
|
45.7 % |
|
|
(9.7) % |
|
|
0.3 % |
|
Year-over-year bps change - Operating Profit |
|
|
29 bps |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
(304) bps |
|
|
621 bps |
|
|
|
|
|
(168) bps |
|
Year-over-year bps change - Adjusted Operating Profit |
|
|
38 bps |
|
|
(115) bps |
|
|
91 bps |
|
|
404 bps |
|
|
|
|
|
34 bps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grocery & |
|
Refrigerated & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate |
|
Total |
|
||||
FY23 |
|
Snacks |
|
Frozen |
|
International |
|
Foodservice |
|
Expense |
|
Brands |
|
||||||
Operating Profit |
|
$ |
1,002.8 |
|
$ |
255.0 |
|
$ |
121.4 |
|
$ |
85.0 |
|
$ |
(388.9) |
|
$ |
1,075.3 |
|
Restructuring plans |
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
5.1 |
|
|
(0.1) |
|
|
— |
|
|
7.5 |
|
|
13.1 |
|
Impairment of businesses held for sale |
|
|
0.5 |
|
|
5.7 |
|
|
— |
|
|
20.5 |
|
|
— |
|
|
26.7 |
|
Acquisitions and divestitures |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
8.4 |
|
|
8.4 |
|
|
|
|
78.9 |
|
|
638.3 |
|
|
13.7 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
730.9 |
|
Legal matters |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
3.8 |
|
|
3.8 |
|
Fire related costs (insurance recoveries), net |
|
|
— |
|
|
15.3 |
|
|
— |
|
|
(1.9) |
|
|
— |
|
|
13.4 |
|
Third-party vendor cybersecurity incident |
|
|
— |
|
|
4.2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
4.4 |
|
Municipal water break costs |
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
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— |
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3.5 |
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Corporate hedging derivative losses (gains) |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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37.1 |
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37.1 |
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Adjusted Operating Profit |
|
$ |
1,086.3 |
|
$ |
923.6 |
|
$ |
135.0 |
|
$ |
103.8 |
|
$ |
(332.1) |
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$ |
1,916.6 |
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Operating Profit Margin |
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20.1 % |
|
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4.9 % |
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12.1 % |
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7.5 % |
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8.8 % |
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Adjusted Operating Profit Margin |
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21.8 % |
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17.9 % |
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13.5 % |
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9.1 % |
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|
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15.6 % |
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Reconciliation of Q4 FY24 Adj. Gross Margin, Adj. Gross Profit, Adj. SG&A, Adj. Net Income, and Adj. EPS - YOY (in millions) |
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Diluted EPS |
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attributable to |
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Selling, general |
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Net income (loss) |
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and |
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Income (loss) |
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Income tax |
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attributable to |
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administrative |
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Operating |
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before income |
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expense |
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common |
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Q4 FY24 |
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Gross profit |
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expenses |
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profit (loss) 1 |
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taxes |
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(benefit) |
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Income tax rate |
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stockholders |
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Reported |
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$ |
804.9 |
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$ |
1,361.0 |
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$ |
(556.1) |
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$ |
(601.8) |
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$ |
(34.6) |
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$ |
5.8 % |
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$ |
(567.3) |
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$ |
(1.18) |
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% of |
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27.7 % |
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46.8 % |
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(19.1) % |
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Restructuring plans |
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10.9 |
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26.1 |
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37.0 |
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37.0 |
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9.1 |
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27.9 |
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0.06 |
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— |
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956.7 |
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956.7 |
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956.7 |
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109.0 |
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|
847.7 |
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1.77 |
|
Corporate hedging derivative losses (gains) |
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(6.5) |
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— |
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(6.5) |
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(6.5) |
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(1.6) |
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(4.9) |
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(0.01) |
|
Advertising and promotion expenses 2 |
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— |
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72.8 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Legal matters, net of recoveries |
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— |
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2.9 |
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2.9 |
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2.9 |
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0.7 |
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2.2 |
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— |
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Fire related insurance recoveries, net |
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(6.5) |
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— |
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(6.5) |
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(6.5) |
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(1.6) |
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(4.9) |
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(0.01) |
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Impairment of business held for sale |
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— |
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2.2 |
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2.2 |
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2.2 |
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0.5 |
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1.7 |
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— |
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Pension valuation adjustment |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(11.5) |
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(2.8) |
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(8.7) |
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(0.02) |
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Adjusted |
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$ |
802.8 |
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$ |
300.3 |
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$ |
429.7 |
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$ |
372.5 |
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$ |
78.7 |
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21.1 % |
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$ |
293.7 |
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$ |
0.61 |
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% of |
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27.6 % |
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10.3 % |
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14.8 % |
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Year-over-year % of net sales change - reported |
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135 bps |
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2241 bps |
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N/A |
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Year-over-year % of net sales change - adjusted |
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62 bps |
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22 bps |
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22 bps |
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Year-over-year change - reported |
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2.7 % |
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87.4 % |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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88.7 % |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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Year-over-year change - adjusted |
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(0.0) % |
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(0.2) % |
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(0.8) % |
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(5.5) % |
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(17.7) % |
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(1.6) % |
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(2.0) % |
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Diluted EPS |
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from income |
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attributable to |
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Selling, general |
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Net income |
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and |
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Income |
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Income tax |
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attributable to |
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administrative |
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Operating |
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before income |
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expense |
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common |
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Q4 FY23 |
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Gross profit |
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expenses |
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profit 1 |
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taxes |
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(benefit) |
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Income tax rate |
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stockholders |
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Reported |
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$ |
783.4 |
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$ |
726.4 |
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$ |
57.0 |
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$ |
18.0 |
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$ |
(18.3) |
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$ |
(102.0) % |
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$ |
37.5 |
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$ |
0.08 |
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% of |
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26.3 % |
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24.4 % |
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1.9 % |
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Restructuring plans |
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0.6 |
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3.3 |
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3.9 |
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3.9 |
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0.9 |
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3.0 |
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0.01 |
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Acquisitions and divestitures |
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— |
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7.6 |
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7.6 |
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7.6 |
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1.5 |
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6.1 |
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0.01 |
|
Corporate hedging losses (gains) |
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|
12.5 |
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— |
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12.5 |
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|
12.5 |
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|
3.1 |
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9.4 |
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|
0.02 |
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Advertising and promotion expenses 2 |
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— |
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68.9 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Third-party vendor cybersecurity incident |
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4.4 |
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— |
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4.4 |
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4.4 |
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1.1 |
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3.3 |
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0.01 |
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Fire related costs (insurance recoveries), net |
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2.2 |
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(3.3) |
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(1.1) |
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(1.1) |
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(0.3) |
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(0.8) |
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— |
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Brand impairment charges3 |
|
|
— |
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|
345.2 |
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|
345.2 |
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|
345.2 |
|
|
78.6 |
|
|
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|
|
265.4 |
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|
0.55 |
|
Legal matters |
|
|
— |
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|
3.8 |
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3.8 |
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|
3.8 |
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|
1.0 |
|
|
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|
2.8 |
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|
0.01 |
|
Valuation allowance adjustment |
|
|
— |
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|
28.1 |
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(28.1) |
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|
(0.06) |
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Rounding |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(0.01) |
|
Adjusted |
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$ |
803.1 |
|
$ |
300.9 |
|
$ |
433.3 |
|
$ |
394.3 |
|
$ |
95.7 |
|
$ |
24.3 % |
|
$ |
298.6 |
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$ |
0.62 |
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% of |
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27.0 % |
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|
10.1 % |
|
|
14.6 % |
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1 Operating profit is derived from taking Income before income taxes, adding back Interest expense, net and removing Pension and postretirement non-service income and Equity method investment earnings. |
2
Advertising and promotion expense ( |
3
Includes charges related to consolidated joint ventures. These charges are recorded at 100% for all line items before Net income attributable to |
4 In Q4 FY24, we reported a GAAP net loss. In periods when we recognize a net loss, we exclude the impact of outstanding stock awards from the diluted loss per share calculation, as their inclusion would have an anti-dilutive effect. The adjusted diluted earnings per share calculation includes the impact of outstanding stock awards. |
Reconciliation of FY24 Adj. Gross Margin, Adj. Gross Profit, Adj. SG&A, Adj. Net Income, and Adj. EPS - YOY Change (in millions) |
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Diluted EPS from |
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income |
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Selling, general |
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Net income |
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attributable to |
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and |
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attributable to |
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administrative |
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Operating |
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Income before |
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Income tax |
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Inc common |
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FY24 |
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Gross profit |
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expenses |
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profit 1 |
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|
income taxes |
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expense |
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Income tax rate |
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stockholders |
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Reported |
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$ |
3,333.4 |
|
$ |
2,480.6 |
|
$ |
852.8 |
|
$ |
610.2 |
|
$ |
262.5 |
|
$ |
43.0 % |
|
$ |
347.2 |
|
$ |
0.72 |
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% of |
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27.7 % |
|
|
20.6 % |
|
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7.1 % |
|
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Restructuring plans |
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19.1 |
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47.5 |
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66.6 |
|
|
66.6 |
|
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16.7 |
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|
|
49.9 |
|
|
0.10 |
|
Acquisitions and divestitures |
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|
— |
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|
0.2 |
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|
0.2 |
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
— |
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|
0.2 |
|
|
— |
|
Corporate hedging derivative losses (gains) |
|
|
(16.1) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(16.1) |
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|
(16.1) |
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|
(4.1) |
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|
|
|
(12.0) |
|
|
(0.03) |
|
Advertising and promotion expenses 2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
289.6 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Fire related insurance recoveries, net |
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|
(0.6) |
|
|
(8.1) |
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|
(8.7) |
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|
(8.7) |
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|
(2.1) |
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(6.6) |
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(0.01) |
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Pension valuation adjustment |
|
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(11.5) |
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|
(2.8) |
|
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|
|
(8.7) |
|
|
(0.02) |
|
Impairment of business held for sale |
|
|
— |
|
|
36.4 |
|
|
36.4 |
|
|
36.4 |
|
|
0.4 |
|
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|
|
36.0 |
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|
0.08 |
|
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|
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— |
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|
956.7 |
|
|
956.7 |
|
|
956.7 |
|
|
109.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
847.7 |
|
|
1.77 |
|
Legal matters, net of recoveries |
|
|
— |
|
|
34.8 |
|
|
34.8 |
|
|
34.8 |
|
|
8.6 |
|
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|
26.2 |
|
|
0.05 |
|
Rounding |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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0.01 |
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Adjusted |
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$ |
3,335.8 |
|
$ |
1,123.5 |
|
$ |
1,922.7 |
|
$ |
1,668.6 |
|
$ |
388.2 |
|
$ |
23.3 % |
|
$ |
1,279.9 |
|
$ |
2.67 |
|
% of |
|
|
27.7 % |
|
|
9.3 % |
|
|
16.0 % |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Year-over-year % of net sales change - reported |
|
|
107 bps |
|
|
275 bps |
|
|
(168) bps |
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|
Year-over-year % of net sales change - adjusted |
|
|
58 bps |
|
|
20 bps |
|
|
34 bps |
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|
|
Year-over-year change - reported |
|
|
2.1 % |
|
|
13.3 % |
|
|
(20.7) % |
|
|
(32.3) % |
|
|
20.0 % |
|
|
|
|
|
(49.2) % |
|
|
(49.3) % |
|
Year-over-year change - adjusted |
|
|
0.3 % |
|
|
0.3 % |
|
|
0.3 % |
|
|
(4.3) % |
|
|
(5.6) % |
|
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|
|
(3.9) % |
|
|
(3.6) % |
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Diluted EPS from |
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income |
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attributable |
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Selling, general |
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Net income |
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to Conagra |
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and |
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|
|
attributable to |
|
Brands, Inc |
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|
|
|
|
administrative |
|
Operating |
|
Income before |
|
Income tax |
|
|
|
|
|
|
common |
|
||||||
FY23 |
|
Gross profit |
|
expenses |
|
profit 1 |
|
income taxes |
|
expense |
|
Income tax rate |
|
Brands, Inc. |
|
stockholders |
|
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Reported |
|
$ |
3,264.8 |
|
$ |
2,189.5 |
|
$ |
1,075.3 |
|
$ |
901.9 |
|
$ |
218.7 |
|
$ |
24.2 % |
|
$ |
683.6 |
|
$ |
1.42 |
|
% of |
|
|
26.6 % |
|
|
17.8 % |
|
|
8.8 % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restructuring plans |
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
11.7 |
|
|
13.1 |
|
|
13.1 |
|
|
3.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
9.9 |
|
|
0.02 |
|
Acquisitions and divestitures |
|
|
— |
|
|
8.4 |
|
|
8.4 |
|
|
8.4 |
|
|
1.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
6.7 |
|
|
0.01 |
|
Corporate hedging losses (gains) |
|
|
37.1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
37.1 |
|
|
37.1 |
|
|
9.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
27.9 |
|
|
0.06 |
|
Advertising and promotion expenses 2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
290.1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Municipal water break costs |
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
— |
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
0.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
2.7 |
|
|
0.01 |
|
Fire related costs (insurance recoveries), net |
|
|
16.0 |
|
|
(2.6) |
|
|
13.4 |
|
|
13.4 |
|
|
3.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
10.1 |
|
|
0.02 |
|
Impairment of businesses held for sale |
|
|
— |
|
|
26.7 |
|
|
26.7 |
|
|
26.7 |
|
|
6.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
20.1 |
|
|
0.04 |
|
Third-party vendor cybersecurity incident |
|
|
4.4 |
|
|
— |
|
|
4.4 |
|
|
4.4 |
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
3.3 |
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
730.9 |
|
|
730.9 |
|
|
730.9 |
|
|
137.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
592.2 |
|
|
1.23 |
|
Legal matters |
|
|
— |
|
|
3.8 |
|
|
3.8 |
|
|
3.8 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
2.8 |
|
|
0.01 |
|
Valuation allowance adjustment |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
28.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
(28.1) |
|
|
(0.06) |
|
Adjusted |
|
$ |
3,327.2 |
|
$ |
1,120.5 |
|
$ |
1,916.6 |
|
$ |
1,743.2 |
|
$ |
411.2 |
|
$ |
23.6 % |
|
$ |
1,331.2 |
|
$ |
2.77 |
|
% of |
|
|
27.1 % |
|
|
9.1 % |
|
|
15.6 % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Operating profit is derived from taking Income before income taxes, adding back Interest expense, net and removing Pension and postretirement non-service income and Equity method investment earnings. |
2
Advertising and promotion expense ( |
3
Includes charges related to consolidated joint ventures. These charges are recorded at 100% for all line items before Net income attributable to |
Reconciliation of Q4 FY24 and FY24 Adj. Pension and Postretirement Non-service Income (in millions) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Q4 FY24 |
|
Q4 FY23 |
|
% Change |
|
||
Pension and postretirement non-service income |
|
$ |
12.4 |
|
$ |
6.0 |
|
105.1 % |
|
Pension valuation adjustment |
|
|
(11.5) |
|
|
— |
|
(100.0) % |
|
Adjusted pension and postretirement non-service income |
|
$ |
0.9 |
|
$ |
6.0 |
|
(85.0) % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FY24 |
|
FY23 |
|
% Change |
|
||
Pension and postretirement non-service income |
|
$ |
10.3 |
|
$ |
24.2 |
|
(57.5) % |
|
Pension valuation adjustment |
|
|
(11.5) |
|
|
— |
|
(100.0) % |
|
Adjusted pension and postretirement non-service income |
|
$ |
(1.2) |
|
$ |
24.2 |
|
N/A |
|
Reconciliation of FY24 Free Cash Flow, Net Debt, and Net Leverage Ratio (in millions) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FY24 |
|
FY23 |
|
% Change |
||
Net cash flows from operating activities |
|
$ |
2,015.6 |
|
$ |
995.4 |
|
102.5 % |
Additions to property, plant and equipment |
|
|
(388.1) |
|
|
(362.2) |
|
7.2 % |
Free cash flow |
|
$ |
1,627.5 |
|
$ |
633.2 |
|
157.0 % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Notes payable |
|
$ |
928.4 |
|
$ |
636.3 |
Current installments of long-term debt |
|
|
20.3 |
|
|
1,516.0 |
Senior long-term debt, excluding current installments |
|
|
7,492.6 |
|
|
7,081.3 |
Total Debt |
|
$ |
8,441.3 |
|
$ |
9,233.6 |
Less: Cash |
|
|
77.7 |
|
|
93.3 |
Net Debt |
|
$ |
8,363.6 |
|
$ |
9,140.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
FY24 |
|
Net Debt 1 |
|
$ |
8,363.6 |
|
|
|
|
Net income attributable to |
|
$ |
347.2 |
Add Back: Income tax expense |
|
|
262.5 |
Income tax expense attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
|
(0.2) |
Interest expense, net |
|
|
430.5 |
Depreciation |
|
|
347.3 |
Amortization |
|
|
53.6 |
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) |
|
$ |
1,440.9 |
Restructuring plans 2 |
|
|
51.5 |
Acquisitions and divestitures |
|
|
0.2 |
Corporate hedging derivative losses (gains) |
|
|
(16.1) |
Fire related costs (insurance recoveries), net |
|
|
(8.7) |
Impairment of business held for sale |
|
|
36.4 |
Legal matters, net of recoveries |
|
|
34.8 |
|
|
|
956.7 |
Pension valuation adjustment |
|
|
(11.5) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
2,484.2 |
|
|
|
|
Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA 3 |
|
|
3.37 |
|
1
As of |
2 Excludes comparability items related to depreciation. |
3 The Company defines its net debt leverage ratio as net debt divided by adjusted EBITDA for the trailing twelve month period. |
Reconciliation of Q4 FY24 and FY24 EBITDA - YOY Change (in millions) |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Q4 FY24 |
|
Q4 FY23 |
|
% Change |
|
||
Net income (loss) attributable to |
|
$ |
(567.3) |
|
$ |
37.5 |
|
N/A |
|
Add Back: Income tax benefit |
|
|
(34.6) |
|
|
(18.3) |
|
|
|
Income tax expense attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
|
(0.1) |
|
|
(0.2) |
|
|
|
Interest expense, net |
|
|
104.7 |
|
|
108.0 |
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
95.8 |
|
|
79.4 |
|
|
|
Amortization |
|
|
13.4 |
|
|
13.5 |
|
|
|
Earnings (loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization |
|
$ |
(388.1) |
|
$ |
219.9 |
|
N/A |
|
Restructuring plans 1 |
|
|
28.2 |
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
Acquisitions and divestitures |
|
|
— |
|
|
7.6 |
|
|
|
Corporate hedging derivative losses (gains) |
|
|
(6.5) |
|
|
12.5 |
|
|
|
Fire related insurance recoveries, net |
|
|
(6.5) |
|
|
(1.1) |
|
|
|
Pension valuation adjustment |
|
|
(11.5) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
Third-party vendor cybersecurity incident |
|
|
— |
|
|
4.4 |
|
|
|
Impairment of business held for sale |
|
|
2.2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
Legal matters, net of recoveries |
|
|
2.9 |
|
|
3.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
956.7 |
|
|
343.6 |
|
|
|
Adjusted Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization |
|
$ |
577.4 |
|
$ |
594.2 |
|
(2.8) % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FY24 |
|
FY23 |
|
% Change |
|
||
Net income attributable to |
|
$ |
347.2 |
|
$ |
683.6 |
|
(49.2) % |
|
Add Back: Income tax expense |
|
|
262.5 |
|
|
218.7 |
|
|
|
Income tax expense attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
|
(0.2) |
|
|
(0.5) |
|
|
|
Interest expense, net |
|
|
430.5 |
|
|
409.6 |
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
347.3 |
|
|
313.1 |
|
|
|
Amortization |
|
|
53.6 |
|
|
56.8 |
|
|
|
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization |
|
$ |
1,440.9 |
|
$ |
1,681.3 |
|
(14.3) % |
|
Restructuring plans 1 |
|
|
51.5 |
|
|
12.3 |
|
|
|
Acquisitions and divestitures |
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
8.4 |
|
|
|
Corporate hedging derivative losses (gains) |
|
|
(16.1) |
|
|
37.1 |
|
|
|
Fire related costs (insurance recoveries), net |
|
|
(8.7) |
|
|
13.4 |
|
|
|
Municipal water break costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
Third-party vendor cybersecurity incident |
|
|
— |
|
|
4.4 |
|
|
|
Impairment of businesses held for sale |
|
|
36.4 |
|
|
26.7 |
|
|
|
Legal matters, net of recoveries |
|
|
34.8 |
|
|
3.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
956.7 |
|
|
729.3 |
|
|
|
Pension valuation adjustment |
|
|
(11.5) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
Adjusted Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization |
|
$ |
2,484.2 |
|
$ |
2,520.2 |
|
(1.4) % |
|
|
1 Excludes comparability items related to depreciation. |
2 Excludes comparability items attributable to noncontrolling interests. |
For more information, please contact:
MEDIA: Mike Cummins
312-549-5257
Michael.Cummins@conagra.com
INVESTORS: Melissa Napier
312-549-5738
IR@conagra.com
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