Mar 26, 2022

Kraft Heinz Q1 2022 Earnings Report

Kraft Heinz's first quarter performance in 2022 reflected strong price realization, resilient retail demand, and foodservice growth.

Key Takeaways

Kraft Heinz reported a decrease in net sales by 5.5% to $6.0 billion, but organic net sales increased by 6.8%. Net income increased by 37.5% to $781 million, while Adjusted EBITDA decreased by 15.1% to $1.3 billion. The company is raising its full-year outlook for organic net sales growth.

Net sales decreased 5.5 percent versus the year-ago period to $6.0 billion.

Organic Net Sales increased 6.8 percent versus the prior year period.

Net income increased 37.5 percent versus the year-ago period to $781 million.

Adjusted EBITDA decreased 15.1 percent versus the year-ago period to $1.3 billion.

Total Revenue
$6.05B
Previous year: $6.39B
-5.5%
EPS
$0.6
Previous year: $0.72
-16.7%
Organic Net Sales Growth
6.8%
Previous year: 2.5%
+172.0%
Gross Profit
$1.93B
Previous year: $2.2B
-12.3%
Cash and Equivalents
$2.98B
Previous year: $2.36B
+26.2%
Free Cash Flow
$272M
Previous year: $583M
-53.3%
Total Assets
$93.9B
Previous year: $98.7B
-4.9%

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Forward Guidance

The Company continues to expect strong financial performance in 2022. The Company is raising expectations for 2022 Organic Net Sales to a mid-single-digit percentage increase versus the prior year period and continues to expect Adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of $5.8 billion to $6.0 billion.

Positive Outlook

  • Strong performance to date
  • Ongoing business momentum
  • Additional pricing actions to mitigate ongoing inflation
  • 53rd week in 2022
  • Ongoing efforts to manage inflationary pressures, including unlocking gross efficiencies

Challenges Ahead

  • Impact of divestitures versus the prior year
  • Inflationary pressures
  • Higher commodity costs, primarily in dairy, packaging materials, and meat
  • Higher supply chain costs, reflecting inflationary pressure in procurement, logistics and manufacturing costs.
  • Uncertainty and inherent difficulty of predicting the occurrence and the future financial statement impact of such items impacting comparability

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income