PepsiCo Profit Rises 31%
11 February 2016 - 11:50PM
Dow Jones News
PepsiCo Inc. on Thursday said its profit in the final quarter of
the year soared 31%, handily beating Wall Street expectations, as
it excluded results from its Venezuelan business.
However, the snack-and-beverage giant guided for the current
year below expectations.
The maker of Pepsi-Cola, Cheetos and Gatorade said it expects
core earnings of $4.66 a share, compared with analyst estimates of
$4.76 a share, according to Thomson Reuters.
Chief Executive Indra Nooyi said the company expects "solid
financial performance despite expected continued macroeconomic
challenges, particularly in certain key developing and emerging
markets."
Venezuela, where the company derives about 2% of its revenue and
profit, has been a point of weakness for PepsiCo. In the previous
quarter, the company wrote down the value of its investments there
and took a charge of $1.4 billion. Beginning in the latest quarter,
PepsiCo said it would no longer include results from its Venezuelan
subsidiaries.
In all, the company reported a profit of $1.72 billion, or $1.17
a share, up from $1.31 billion, or 87 cents, a year earlier.
Revenue declined 6.8% to $18.59 billion. PepsiCo also continues
to grapple with weakening foreign currencies, which shaved eight
percentage points off the top line. Organic revenue grew 4%, Pepsi
said.
Analysts projected earnings of $1.06 a share on $18.51 billion
in revenue, according to Thomson Reuters.
The company reported that its gross margin expanded by 185 basis
points. Ms. Nooyi noted the company boosted its advertising and
marketing expenses as a percentage of sales by 85 basis points in
the fourth quarter.
Shares in the company, down 1.8% over the past three months,
were inactive premarket.
Write to Anne Steele at anne.steele@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 11, 2016 07:35 ET (12:35 GMT)
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