Newell Brands reported a strong start to 2022, delivering a seventh consecutive quarter of core sales growth. Core sales grew by 6.9 percent, and normalized operating income increased by 10.4 percent, despite significant ongoing inflation.
Net sales were $2.4 billion, a 4.4 percent increase compared with the prior year period.
Core sales grew 6.9 percent compared with the prior year period.
Reported operating margin was 9.1 percent compared with 8.4 percent in the prior year period.
Normalized diluted earnings per share were $0.36 compared with $0.30 per share in the prior year period.
The company initiated its outlook for second quarter 2022 and reaffirmed its full year 2022 outlook.
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