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Mar 30, 2024
Kellanova Q1 2024 Earnings Report
Kellanova reported strong first quarter results and reaffirmed its full-year outlook.
Key Takeaways
Kellanova announced strong first quarter results, marked by improving profit margins and signs of commercial activity restoring volume and share, while reaffirming its full-year outlook.
Net sales were negatively impacted by currency translation and the 2023 divestiture in Russia, but organic-basis growth remained at the upper end of its long-term target range.
Double-digit operating profit growth was sustained, as the Company continued to restore profit margins faster than expected.
Earnings per share again increased at a double-digit rate, reflecting the higher operating profit.
The Company reaffirmed its 2024 guidance, calling for net sales and operating profit growth rates that align with its long-term targets.
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Forward Guidance
The Company again reaffirmed the financial guidance for 2024 that it had first provided in August, 2023, at its Day@K investor event. Despite adverse movements in foreign exchange rates and industry-wide volume pressures since then, the Company is confident in its strengthened commercial plans and initiatives to improve profit margins.
Positive Outlook
- Organic-basis net sales growth of approximately 3% or better against a recast 2023, which remains within the Company's long-term target range, and will continue to be led by the Company's priority snacks brands and emerging markets. This is unchanged from previous guidance.
- Adjusted-basis operating profit of approximately $1,850-1,900 million, which is unchanged from previous guidance, as underlying sales and margin performance offsets the impact of worsened foreign currency translation, and incremental investment in brands and capabilities.
- Adjusted-basis earnings per share of approximately $3.55-3.65, which is unchanged from previous guidance.
- Net cash provided by operating activities of approximately $1.7 billion, with capital expenditure of about $0.7 billion, which is elevated this year for the expansion of Pringles capacity in emerging markets.
- As a result, free cash flow is expected to be approximately $1.0 billion, an estimate that is unchanged from previous guidance.
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