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Sep 30, 2023
IFF Q3 2023 Earnings Report
IFF's financial performance for the third quarter of 2023, with sales and profit exceeding expectations, volume performance improving sequentially, and strong free cash flow generation achieved through working capital improvement and inventory reduction.
Key Takeaways
IFF reported a decrease of 8% in reported net sales, totaling $2.82 billion. However, the company's volume performance improved across most businesses, and pricing remained strong. Adjusted operating EBITDA was $506 million, and adjusted EPS excluding amortization was $0.89 per diluted share. The company is on track to achieve its full-year 2023 sales guidance and expects adjusted operating EBITDA to be at the mid to high-end of the previously announced range.
Sales and profit exceeded expectations in Q3 2023.
Volume performance improved sequentially across the majority of the business.
Strong free cash flow generation was driven by working capital improvement and inventory reduction.
Full year 2023 adjusted operating EBITDA is expected to be at the mid to high-end of the previously announced guidance range.
Revenue by Segment
Forward Guidance
The Company reconfirmed its full year 2023 sales guidance range of $11.3 billion to $11.6 billion and now expects to be at the mid to high end of its full year 2023 adjusted operating EBITDA guidance range of $1.85 billion to $2.0 billion driven primarily by favorable price to inflation and improved productivity.
Positive Outlook
- Favorable price to inflation
- Improved productivity
Challenges Ahead
- Foreign exchange will have approximately 2% adverse impact to sales growth in 2023.
- Foreign exchange will have approximately a 6% adverse impact to adjusted operating EBITDA growth in 2023.
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