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Oct 01, 2022

Kellanova Q3 2022 Earnings Report

Kellogg Company reported strong net sales growth, mitigated negative profit impacts, and raised its full-year outlook.

Key Takeaways

Kellogg Company announced its Q3 2022 results, showcasing strong net sales growth driven by positive price/mix and momentum in snacks globally. The company effectively navigated global supply challenges and cost pressures, leading to an increased full-year outlook for organic-basis net sales growth and adjusted earnings per share.

Strong net sales growth, bolstered by positive price/mix.

Momentum in snacks globally and in noodles and cereal in emerging markets.

Continued rebound in North America cereal.

Mitigated negative impacts on profit of high cost inflation, economy-wide bottlenecks and shortages through productivity and revenue growth management.

Total Revenue
$3.95B
Previous year: $3.62B
+8.9%
EPS
$1.01
Previous year: $1.09
-7.3%
Organic Revenue Growth
13.4%
Previous year: 5.1%
+162.7%
Gross Profit
$1.15B
Cash and Equivalents
$373M
Previous year: $440M
-15.2%
Free Cash Flow
$292M
Total Assets
$19B

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Forward Guidance

Kellogg Company has updated its full-year 2022 guidance.

Positive Outlook

  • Raises its guidance for organic-basis net sales growth to approximately +10%, from its prior guidance of +7-8%.
  • Reflects better-than-expected growth through the most recent quarter, as well as revenue growth management actions and good in-market momentum, particularly in snacks and emerging markets.
  • Raises its guidance for adjusted-basis operating profit growth to approximately +6% on a currency-neutral basis, from its prior guidance of +4-5%.
  • Reflects the Company's better-than-expected results in its latest quarter, and incorporates continued high cost inflation, bottlenecks and shortages, and increased brand investment in the second half.
  • Raises its guidance for adjusted-basis earnings per share growth to approximately +3% on a currency-neutral basis, from prior guidance of approximately +2%.

Challenges Ahead

  • Partially offset by a further reduction in non-operating, non-cash pension income, stemming from a remeasurement that now reflects this year's higher interest rates and sharply lower equity and bond values.
  • Updates its expectation for net cash provided by operating activities to be approximately $1.7 billion
  • Capital expenditure of approximately $0.5 billion, resulting in affirming its guidance for cash flow of approximately $1.2 billion.
  • Excluded from this guidance are any significant supply chain or other prolonged market disruptions related to the pandemic or the global economy.
  • Guidance and goals expressed in this press release are on a currency-neutral basis, and adjusted to exclude restructuring charges, mark-to-market adjustments of pensions commodity contracts, certain equity investments and certain foreign currency contracts, and other costs impacting comparability.

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