27% profit every 20 days?
This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.
- Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY) reported second-quarter FY21 sales growth of 16.5% year-on-year, to $1.99 billion, beating the analyst consensus of $1.83 billion. Organic, constant currency net sales increased 15.5%.
- Hershey's North America segment net sales rose 12.3% Y/Y to $1.78 billion. Sales for Hershey's International and other segments increased 70.2% to $210.2 million.
- The gross margin expanded 10 basis points Y/Y to 46.5%, and gross profit rose 16.8% Y/Y to $925.4 million.
- The operating margin expanded 50 bps to 23.0%, and operating income for the quarter rose 19.1% Y/Y to $456.7 million.
- Adjusted EPS of $1.47 beat the analyst consensus of $1.44.
- Hershey held $426.2 million in cash and equivalents as of July 4, 2021.
- "Our business continued to excel in the second quarter with robust recovery in away-from-home consumption and international markets and sustained elevated at-home consumption," said CEO Michele Buck.
- Outlook: Hershey raised FY21 net sales growth guidance to 6% - 8%, from the previous 4% - 6%.
- It sees an adjusted EPS of $6.79 - $6.92 versus the consensus of $6.89. The outlook is unchanged from the previously communicated 8% to 10% increase from $6.29 in FY20.
- It slightly lowered its reported EPS outlook to $6.59 - $6.85 due to incremental costs to execute and integrate Lily's acquisition.
- Hershey also anticipates FY21 effective tax rate of 17 -18% and Capex of $550 million.
- Price action: HSY shares are trading higher by 0.97% at $178.22 on the last check Thursday.
- Photo by mjimages from Pixabay
27% profit every 20 days?
This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.
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