Nestle 1st Half Sales Rose, Lifts Full-Year Growth Guidance
July 28 2022 - 2:13AM
Dow Jones News
By Giulia Petroni
Nestle SA on Thursday said that first-half profit fell despite
sales rising, and raised its organic sales growth outlook for the
full year.
The Swiss food-and-beverage giant said net profit for the period
was 5.25 billion Swiss francs ($5.46 billion) compared with CHF5.95
billion the year-earlier period, as it was hurt by higher
impairments and taxes.
Sales came in at CHF45.58 billion from CHF41.76 billion the
prior year. Organic growth was 8.1%, with Purina PetCare as the
largest contributor.
Real internal growth for the period was 1.7%, while pricing was
at 6.5% to reflect significant cost inflation, the company
said.
"We limited the impact of unprecedented inflationary pressures
and supply chain constraints on our margin development through
disciplined cost control and operational efficiencies," Chief
Executive Officer Mark Schneider said.
Nestle said it expects organic sales growth between 7% and 8%
from previously 5% in the full year. The underlying trading
operating profit margin is now expected around 17%, from a previous
forecast of between 17% and 17.5%.
The company confirmed it expects underlying earnings per share
in constant currency and capital efficiency to increase.
Write to Giulia Petroni at giulia.petroni@wsj.com
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