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The Hershey Company HSYThe company said consolidated net sales for Q2 2024 fell 16.7% to $2,074.5 million. It said about 9 points of the decline came from planned inventory reductions in North America Confectionery and International tied to the second-quarter ERP system implementation, and about 7 points came from lower retailer inventory levels and seasonal shipment timing in North America Confectionery.
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AI summaryThe company said consolidated net sales for Q2 2024 fell 16.7% to $2,074.5 million. It said about 9 points of the decline came from planned inventory reductions in North America Confectionery and International tied to the second-quarter ERP system implementation, and about 7 points came from lower retailer inventory levels and seasonal shipment timing in North America Confectionery.
The company said reported net income for Q2 2024 fell 55.1% to $180.9 million, or $0.89 per share on a diluted basis. Adjusted diluted earnings per share for the same quarter declined 36.8% to $1.27.
The Hershey Company said reported gross margin for Q2 2024 was 40.2%, compared with 45.5% a year earlier, a decline of 530 basis points, and reported operating profit margin was 13.9%, down 860 basis points. The company cited derivative mark-to-market losses, higher commodity costs and fixed cost deleverage as factors behind the gross margin decline.
The Hershey Company updated its net sales growth outlook for fiscal 2024 to 2% to 3% from ~2% at prior guidance, changed its adjusted earnings per share growth outlook to down slightly from ~0%, and updated its reported earnings per share growth outlook to down 3% to down 1% from ~0%.
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Hershey Q2 Net Sales Decline and Inventory Factors Cited by Company
The company said consolidated net sales for Q2 2024 fell 16.7% to $2,074.5 million. It said about 9 points of the decline came from planned inventory reductions in North America Confectionery and International tied to the second-quarter ERP system implementation, and about 7 points came from lower retailer inventory levels and seasonal shipment timing in North America Confectionery.
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Hershey Q2 GAAP Net Income and Adjusted EPS
The company said reported net income for Q2 2024 fell 55.1% to $180.9 million, or $0.89 per share on a diluted basis. Adjusted diluted earnings per share for the same quarter declined 36.8% to $1.27.
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Hershey Q2 Gross and Operating Margins
The Hershey Company said reported gross margin for Q2 2024 was 40.2%, compared with 45.5% a year earlier, a decline of 530 basis points, and reported operating profit margin was 13.9%, down 860 basis points. The company cited derivative mark-to-market losses, higher commodity costs and fixed cost deleverage as factors behind the gross margin decline.
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Hershey Updates Full-Year 2024 Outlook
The Hershey Company updated its net sales growth outlook for fiscal 2024 to 2% to 3% from ~2% at prior guidance, changed its adjusted earnings per share growth outlook to down slightly from ~0%, and updated its reported earnings per share growth outlook to down 3% to down 1% from ~0%.
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