Newell Brands reported a 2.5% increase in net sales and a 4.9% increase in core sales for Q4 2020. The company's normalized diluted EPS was $0.56, exceeding expectations. Full year operating cash flow exceeded $1.4 billion, and the company provided initial outlook for 2021.
Net sales increased by 2.5% with core sales growing by 4.9% compared to the prior year period.
Reported operating margin was 9.2%, up from 5.0% in the prior year period.
Normalized diluted earnings per share increased to $0.56, compared to $0.42 in the prior year period.
Full year 2020 operating cash flow reached $1.4 billion, driven by progress on working capital initiatives.
The company is projecting low single digit core sales growth, normalized operating margin improvement of 30 to 60 basis points, normalized diluted EPS of $1.55 to $1.65, and operating cash flow of approximately $1.0 billion for 2021.
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