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Aug 27, 2023
ConAgra Q1 2024 Earnings Report
Conagra Brands reported flat net sales and increased operating margin and adjusted EPS.
Key Takeaways
Conagra Brands reported flat net sales but experienced a 1,757 basis point increase in operating margin and a 15.8% increase in adjusted EPS. The company reaffirms its fiscal year 2024 guidance.
Net sales were flat; organic net sales decreased by 0.3%.
Operating margin increased by 1,757 basis points, with adjusted operating margin up by 297 basis points.
Diluted EPS was $0.67, compared to a loss of $0.16 in the prior year, and adjusted EPS increased by 15.8% to $0.66.
Fiscal year 2024 guidance reaffirmed, projecting organic net sales growth of approximately 1.0% and adjusted EPS between $2.70 and $2.75.
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Forward Guidance
Conagra Brands is reiterating its fiscal 2024 outlook, expecting a low-single digit organic net sales decline in Q2 and low-single digit organic net sales growth in the back half of the year.
Positive Outlook
- Organic net sales growth is expected to be approximately 1.0% compared to fiscal 2023
- Adjusted operating margin is expected to be between 16.0% and 16.5%
- Adjusted EPS is expected to be between $2.70 and $2.75
- Capital expenditures of approximately $500M
- Adjusted effective tax rate of approximately 24%
Challenges Ahead
- Expecting a low-single digit organic net sales decline in Q2
- Gross and operating margins to be below the first quarter due to incremental trade and A&P investment
- Margins similar to Q2 as trade and A&P dollars remain elevated in the back half of the year
- Interest expense of approximately $450M
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