ConAgra Q1 2022 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
Conagra Brands reported a decrease in net sales by 1.0% to $2.7 billion, with organic net sales decreasing by 0.4%. Despite inflationary pressures, the company reaffirmed its fiscal 2022 adjusted EPS guidance of approximately $2.50. The company experienced a decrease in diluted EPS to $0.49, and adjusted EPS to $0.50.
Net sales decreased by 1.0%; organic net sales decreased by 0.4%.
Operating margin decreased to 13.7%; adjusted operating margin decreased to 14.1%.
Diluted earnings per share (EPS) decreased 26.9% to $0.49, and adjusted EPS decreased 28.6% to $0.50.
The company is reaffirming its fiscal 2022 adjusted EPS guidance and updating its expected path to achieving that guidance.
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Forward Guidance
The Company is reaffirming its fiscal 2022 adjusted EPS guidance of approximately $2.50 and updating its expected path to achieving that guidance.
Positive Outlook
- Organic net sales growth is expected to be approximately +1% versus prior guidance of approximately flat
- Gross inflation (input cost inflation before the impacts of hedging) is expected to be approximately 11% versus prior guidance of approximately 9%
- Adjusted operating margin is expected to be approximately 16%, representing no change to prior guidance
- Adjusted EPS is expected to be approximately $2.50, representing no change to prior guidance
- Consumer demand for retail products expected to remain elevated.
Challenges Ahead
- Consumer food purchasing habits are dependent on the reopening of foodservice establishments and the return to in-office work and in-person schooling.
- The cost of goods sold inflation the Company experiences.
- Consumers’ response to inflation-justified price increases.
- The ability of the end-to-end supply chain to continue to operate effectively as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve
- 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.
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