Kellogg Stock Gains On Q4 Earnings Beat

  • Kellogg Co K reported a fourth-quarter FY21 sales decline of 1.3% year-on-year, to $3.42 billion, beating the analyst consensus of $3.39 billion.
  • Q4 sales were negatively affected by lapping an extra week in the year-earlier period.
  • Adjusted EPS of $0.83 beat the analyst consensus of $0.79.
  • Kellogg North America's sales decreased 3%, Europe fell 6%, Latin America sales gained 6%, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa's sales jumped 7%.
  • Selling, general and administrative expenses declined 15.4% Y/Y to $677 million.
  • The operating margin was 9.6%, and operating income for the quarter fell 14.5% to $329 million.
  • The reported gross margin was 29.4%, while the adjusted gross margin contracted 400 basis points to 30.2%.
  • Kellogg held $286 million in cash and equivalents as of January 1, 2022, and generated an operating cash flow for twelve months of $1.7 billion.
  • "Facing significant cost inflation, worldwide bottlenecks and shortages, and even a labor strike at all of our U.S. cereal facilities in the fourth quarter, the team executed with agility to deliver another year of on-guidance results," said Chairman and CEO Steve Cahillane.
  • Outlook: Kellogg sees FY22 organic net sales growth of about 3%, led by price/mix growth.
  • Kellogg expects FY22 adjusted EPS growth of 1-2% on a currency-neutral basis.
  • Price Action: K shares traded higher by 2.34% at $63.10 in premarket on the last check Thursday.
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