Danone Upbeat on 2023 Goals After Pricing Boosts 1st Half Sales
26 July 2023 - 4:02PM
Dow Jones News
By Joshua Kirby
Danone on Wednesday said it expects to meet the upper end of
guidance for the year after first-half sales and earnings came in
above expectations.
The French yoghurt maker booked sales of 7.24 billion euros ($8
billion) in the second quarter, 6.4% higher than in the
year-earlier period on a like-for-like basis. This beat analysts'
expectations for EUR7.21 billion, according to estimates compiled
by the company, and takes the total for the year's first six months
to EUR14.17 billion in sales.
As with the first quarter, pricing drove sales growth in the
latter three months, with volumes falling slightly on year, Danone
said.
The group made recurring operating profit of EUR1.73 billion in
the first half, with an operating margin that expanded slightly to
12.2%, just ahead of analysts' forecasts. Danone said it invested
significantly in product and promotional spending in the
period.
Danone, which lifted its guidance for 2023 earlier this year on
the back of strong first-quarter sales, said it now expects to meet
the upper end of a 4%-6% sales-growth range, like-for-like. It also
expects to book moderate improvement in its operating margin.
Following the seizure of its Russia business earlier this month,
Danone said it expects to book a cash impairment of around EUR200
million at the end of the year. Second-half results won't include
the contribution of the Russia business, Danone said.
Write to Joshua Kirby at joshua.kirby@wsj.com;
@joshualeokirby
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