Hormel Foods reported a 1% increase in net sales to $2.4 billion and a 2% increase in diluted earnings per share to $0.45. The company reaffirmed its fiscal year 2020 earnings guidance of $1.69 to $1.83 per share.
Volume of 1.2 billion lbs., down 1%; organic volume up 2%
Net sales of $2.4 billion, up 1%; organic net sales up 4%
Pretax earnings of $290 million, down 5% primarily due to the divestiture of CytoSport
Diluted earnings per share of $0.45, up 2%
We are reaffirming our fiscal 2020 sales and earnings guidance. We have strong fundamentals in Refrigerated Foods and clear momentum at Jennie-O Turkey Store. We expect both segments to contribute meaningfully to our growth this year. While many Grocery Products brands, such as SPAM®, Wholly® and Herdez®, are performing well, we have additional work to do on the SKIPPY® spreads and Hormel® chili businesses. Our International team continues to manage through African swine fever, tariffs and the uncertainty caused by the recent outbreak of coronavirus in China.
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