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Jun 29, 2024
Kontoor Brands Q2 2024 Earnings Report
Second quarter results exceeded expectations with higher revenue, stronger gross margin expansion, and cash flow generation.
Key Takeaways
Kontoor Brands reported a 1% decrease in revenue to $607 million for Q2 2024 compared to the prior year. Adjusted EPS increased by 27% to $0.98. The company is raising its full year outlook, including incremental demand creation investments.
Revenue decreased 1 percent compared to prior year.
Adjusted EPS of $0.98 increased 27 percent compared to prior year.
Inventory decreased 22 percent compared to prior year.
The Company repurchased $25 million of shares and made a $25 million voluntary term loan payment.
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The Company’s updated 2024 outlook includes revenue expected to be in the range of $2.57 to $2.63 billion and adjusted EPS is now expected to approximate $4.80.
Positive Outlook
- Revenue is expected to be in the range of $2.57 to $2.63 billion, reflecting a decrease of 1 percent to an increase of 1 percent compared to the prior year, consistent with the prior outlook.
- Adjusted gross margin is now expected to approximate 44.8 percent, representing an increase of 230 basis points compared to adjusted gross margin in the prior year, excluding the out-of-period duty expense in that period.
- Adjusted operating income is now expected to be at the higher end of the prior range of $377 to $387 million, including an incremental $6 million demand creation investment, reflecting an increase of between 10 and 11 percent compared to adjusted operating income in the prior year, excluding the out-of-period duty expense in that period.
- Adjusted EPS is now expected to approximate $4.80 compared to the prior outlook of $4.70 to $4.80, including an incremental $0.08 impact from demand creation investment compared with the prior outlook.
- The Company now expects cash flow from operations to exceed $350 million driven by the combination of accelerated earnings growth and a continued normalization of inventory.
Challenges Ahead
- The Company continues to expect market share gains, growth from channel and category expansion, and expanded distribution to be offset by conservative retailer inventory management and macroeconomic pressures on consumer spending around the globe.
- The Company continues to expect second half revenue to increase at a mid-single digit rate compared to the prior year, excluding the approximate 2-point impact from the earlier timing of shipments from the third quarter into the second quarter.
- In the third quarter, the Company expects revenue of approximately $660 million, reflecting growth of 1 percent.
- Full year 2024 adjusted EPS includes an approximate 5-percentage point headwind from a higher tax rate, including a 12-percentage point headwind in the second half of the year.
- In the third quarter, the Company expects adjusted EPS of approximately $1.25.
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