Church & Dwight Reports Q1 2022 Results
Church & Dwight Co. (NYSE: CHD) reported a 4.7% increase in Q1 2022 net sales, totaling $1.3 billion, with domestic sales up by 5.6%. Organic sales rose 2.7%, driven by a strong product mix despite a 5.1% volume decline due to supply chain disruptions. EPS remained flat year-over-year at $0.83, surpassing expectations. The company anticipates a full-year net sales growth of 5% to 8% and has raised prices on 80% of its portfolio to combat inflation. However, ongoing cost inflation is expected to impact margins, with EPS growth revised to 4% due to rising operational costs.
- Q1 2022 net sales increased by 4.7% to $1.3 billion.
- Domestic sales rose by 5.6%, driven by strong consumer demand.
- Organic sales grew by 2.7%, supported by a positive product mix.
- EPS of $0.83 exceeded company expectations of $0.75.
- Double-digit consumption growth seen in several key brands.
- Volume declined by 5.1% due to supply chain disruptions.
- Gross margin decreased by 190 basis points to 42.6% amid rising costs.
- Anticipated $85 million increase in cost inflation could pressure profitability.
- EPS growth outlook revised down to 4%, citing increased operational costs.
2022 First Quarter Results
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Net Sales +4.7% : Domestic +5.6% , Int’l -0.8 %, SPD +9.2% -
Organic sales +
2.7% : Domestic +2.7% , Int’l +0.3% , SPD +9.2% -
EPS
, flat vs prior year Adjusted EPS1$0.83
2022 Full Year Outlook
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Net Sales growth +5% to +8% ; Organic Sales +3% to +6% 1 -
Reported EPS growth -
5% to -2% , Adjusted EPS +4% to+8% 1 -
Cash from operations
~ 2$920 million
First quarter 2022 EPS was
“Our International business had flat organic sales in Q1 as broader supply chain disruption suppressed consumption across many countries and laundry portfolio decisions reduced sales in
“The Company experienced significant inflation in Q1 2022. Recently, we are seeing additional pressures related to rising oil and diesel prices. Looking forward, we expect input and transportation costs to remain elevated and we now expect an additional
“Our recent acquisitions continue to do well, with both ZICAM™and THERABREATH™ experiencing double-digit consumption growth, increasing distribution, and gaining share. We expect THERABREATH™ to be fully integrated by the end of 2022 and we continue to pursue accretive acquisitions that meet our strict criteria.”
First Quarter Review
Consumer Domestic net sales were
Specialty Products net sales were
Gross margin decreased 190 basis points to
Marketing expense was
Selling, general, and administrative expense (SG&A) was
Income from Operations was
Other Expense of
The effective tax rate declined to
Operating Cash Flow
For Q1 2022, cash from operating activities was
On
2022 New Products
The VITAFUSION™ brand has launched 2 in 1 Bi-Layer Gummies, which brings two benefits to the consumer (Multi vitamin + Immune / Beauty). The ZICAM™ brand is launching the first immune supplement gummies for daily and nighttime immune support with Zinc + Vitamins C&D.
The TROJAN™ brand is launching two new condoms, TROJAN™ ULTRAFIT ™, and TROJAN™ BARESKIN RAW™.
The BATISTE® brand is launching a Leave-in Hair Mask, which nourishes the hair and moisturizes without any rinsing needed. Additionally, FLAWLESS™ continues to capitalize on the At-Home Beauty and self-care trends with a FLAWLESS™ Bikini line.
We are entering a new segment with ARM & HAMMER™ Baby Hypoallergenic Detergent, which has zero preservatives, phosphates or dyes. It is
We are expanding ARM & HAMMER™ Forever Fresh Clumping Cat Litter, leveraging the growing trend of Essential Oils in providing long lasting odor control and freshness.
THERABREATH™ launched a Whitening Rinse to complement the existing line and address a growing need in the category.”
Outlook for 2022
“Reflecting the impact of higher cost inflation, we now expect EPS to be at
“We continue to anticipate full year reported gross margin to be down versus 2021, as we expect inflation to be partially offset by pricing and productivity. To the extent supply chain issues abate in the second half of 2022, we would expect promotional levels to normalize back to historical levels. Marketing spend in dollars is expected to increase in 2022.”
“For Q2, we expect reported sales growth of approximately 5 to
¹ See non-GAAP reporting reconciliations included at the end of this release. Except for organic sales, the Company’s 2022 results and outlook do not include adjustments from reported amounts.
2 The Company’s 2022 cash flow from operations outlook does not include any operating cash flow impact from the settlement of hedges related to anticipated debt issuances since the value of the hedges are highly dependent on interest rate movements which we are unable to provide without unreasonable effort.
For more information, see the
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, among others, statements relating to net sales and earnings growth; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Company’s response; gross margin changes; trade, marketing, and SG&A spending; sufficiency of cash flows from operations; earnings per share; cost savings programs; consumer demand and spending; the effects of competition; the effect of product mix; volume growth, including the effects of new product launches into new and existing categories; the impact of acquisitions (including earn-outs); and capital expenditures. Other forward-looking statements in this release may be identified by the use of such terms as “may,” “could,” “expect,” “intend,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “anticipate,” “to be,” “to make” or other comparable terms. These statements represent the intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs of the Company, and are based on assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable but may prove to be incorrect. In addition, these statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside the Company’s control and could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such differences include a decline in market growth, retailer distribution and consumer demand (as a result of, among other things, political, economic and marketplace conditions and events); including those relating to the outbreak of contagious diseases; other impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the Company’s operations, customers, suppliers, employees, and other constituents, and market volatility and impact on the economy (including causing recessionary conditions), resulting from global, nationwide or local or regional outbreaks or increases in infections, new variants, and the risk that the Company will not be able to successfully execute its response plans with respect to the pandemic or localized outbreaks and the corresponding uncertainty; the impact of regulatory changes or policies associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, including continuing or renewed shutdowns of retail and other businesses in various jurisdictions; the impact on the global economy of the military conflict between
For a description of additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, please see Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by the
This press release also contains non-GAAP financial information. Management uses this information in its internal analysis of results and believes that this information may be informative to investors in gauging the quality of the Company’s financial performance, identifying trends in its results and providing meaningful period-to-period comparisons. The Company has included reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. See the end of this press release for these reconciliations. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the comparable GAAP measures. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures may not be the same as similar measures provided by other companies due to potential differences in methods of calculation and items being excluded. They should be read in connection with the Company’s financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP.
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Three Months Ended |
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(In millions, except per share data) |
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$ |
1,297.2 |
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$ |
1,238.9 |
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Cost of sales |
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744.7 |
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688.0 |
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Gross Profit |
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552.5 |
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550.9 |
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Marketing expenses |
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101.9 |
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98.7 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses |
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169.9 |
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149.6 |
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Income from Operations |
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280.7 |
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302.6 |
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Equity in earnings of affiliates |
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2.4 |
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2.6 |
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Other income (expense), net |
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(16.9 |
) |
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(14.2 |
) |
Income before Income Taxes |
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266.2 |
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291.0 |
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Income taxes |
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61.8 |
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70.3 |
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Net Income |
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$ |
204.4 |
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$ |
220.7 |
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Net Income per share - Basic |
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$ |
0.84 |
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$ |
0.90 |
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Net Income per share - Diluted |
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$ |
0.83 |
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$ |
0.88 |
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Dividends per share |
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$ |
0.26 |
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$ |
0.25 |
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Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic |
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242.6 |
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245.2 |
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Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted |
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246.7 |
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249.8 |
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(Dollars in millions) |
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Assets |
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Current Assets |
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Cash and Cash Equivalents |
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$ |
174.4 |
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$ |
240.6 |
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Accounts Receivable |
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407.1 |
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405.5 |
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Inventories |
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598.8 |
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535.4 |
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Other Current Assets |
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41.5 |
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51.9 |
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Total Current Assets |
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1,221.8 |
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1,233.4 |
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Property, Plant and Equipment (Net) |
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653.2 |
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652.7 |
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10.8 |
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9.1 |
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3,464.7 |
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3,494.3 |
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2,273.8 |
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2,274.5 |
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Other Long-Term Assets |
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316.9 |
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332.5 |
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Total Assets |
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$ |
7,941.2 |
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$ |
7,996.5 |
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Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
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Short-Term Debt |
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$ |
103.0 |
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$ |
252.8 |
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Current portion of Long-Term debt |
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699.7 |
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699.4 |
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Other Current Liabilities |
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1,068.9 |
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1,123.0 |
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Total Current Liabilities |
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1,871.6 |
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2,075.2 |
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Long-Term Debt |
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1,611.2 |
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1,610.7 |
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Other Long-Term Liabilities |
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1,055.5 |
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1,077.4 |
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Stockholders’ Equity |
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3,402.9 |
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3,233.2 |
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
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$ |
7,941.2 |
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$ |
7,996.5 |
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Three Months Ended |
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(Dollars in millions) |
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Net Income |
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$ |
204.4 |
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$ |
220.7 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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53.7 |
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54.9 |
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Change in fair value of business acquisition liabilities |
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- |
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(19.0 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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(1.0 |
) |
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8.1 |
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Non-cash compensation |
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2.9 |
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3.1 |
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Other |
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(3.1 |
) |
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0.8 |
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Subtotal |
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256.9 |
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268.6 |
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Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable |
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(1.8 |
) |
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(8.3 |
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Inventories |
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(63.7 |
) |
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(46.3 |
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Other current assets |
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3.1 |
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1.9 |
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
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(95.2 |
) |
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(168.1 |
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Income taxes payable |
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57.6 |
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55.0 |
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Other |
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(4.1 |
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(2.6 |
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Net cash from operating activities |
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152.8 |
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100.2 |
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Capital expenditures |
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(15.6 |
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(26.3 |
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Other |
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(0.1 |
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(3.7 |
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Net cash (used in) investing activities |
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(15.7 |
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(30.0 |
) |
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Net change in short-term debt |
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(149.9 |
) |
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(69.0 |
) |
Payment of cash dividends |
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(63.7 |
) |
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(61.9 |
) |
Proceeds from stock option exercises |
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11.0 |
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5.9 |
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Net cash (used in) financing activities |
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(202.6 |
) |
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(125.0 |
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F/X impact on cash |
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(0.7 |
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(0.8 |
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
(66.2 |
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$ |
(55.6 |
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2022 and 2021 Product |
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Percent |
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Change |
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Household Products |
$ |
520.5 |
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$ |
495.2 |
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5.1 |
% |
Personal Care Products |
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474.6 |
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447.2 |
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6.1 |
% |
Consumer Domestic |
$ |
995.1 |
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$ |
942.4 |
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5.6 |
% |
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214.6 |
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216.4 |
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-0.8 |
% |
Total Consumer |
$ |
1,209.7 |
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$ |
1,158.8 |
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4.4 |
% |
Specialty Products Division |
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87.5 |
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80.1 |
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9.2 |
% |
Total |
$ |
1,297.2 |
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$ |
1,238.9 |
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4.7 |
% |
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Non-GAAP Measures:
The following discussion addresses the non-GAAP measures used in this press release and reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for the comparable GAAP measures. The following non-GAAP measures may not be the same as similar measures provided by other companies due to differences in methods of calculation and items and events being excluded.
Organic Sales Growth:
This press release provides information regarding organic sales growth, namely net sales growth excluding the effect of acquisitions, divestitures and foreign exchange rate changes. Management believes that the presentation of organic sales growth is useful to investors because it enables them to assess, on a consistent basis, sales trends related to products that were marketed by the Company during the entirety of relevant periods, excluding the impact of acquisitions, divestitures, and foreign exchange rate changes that are out of the control of, and do not reflect the performance of the Company and management.
Adjusted Selling, General, and Administrative Expense (SG&A):
This press release also presents adjusted SG&A, namely, SG&A calculated in accordance with GAAP, as adjusted to exclude significant one-time items that are not indicative of the Company’s period-to-period performance. We believe that this metric provides investors a useful perspective of underlying business trends and results and provides useful supplemental information regarding our year over year SG&A expense.
Adjusted Income from Operations:
This press release also presents adjusted income from operations, namely income from operations calculated in accordance with GAAP, as adjusted to exclude significant one-time items that are not indicative of the Company’s period-to-period performance. We believe that this metric provides investors a useful perspective of underlying business trends and results and provides useful supplemental information regarding our year over year income from operations.
Adjusted EPS:
This press release also presents adjusted earnings per share, namely, EPS calculated in accordance with GAAP, as adjusted to exclude significant one-time items that are not indicative of the Company’s period-to-period performance. We believe that this metric provides investors a useful perspective of underlying business trends and results and provides useful supplemental information regarding our year over year EPS growth.
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Worldwide |
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Consumer |
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Domestic |
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International |
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Reported Sales Growth |
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- |
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Acquisitions |
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Add: |
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FX / Other |
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Divestitures |
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Organic Sales Growth |
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Adjusted SG&A Reconciliation |
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SG&A - Reported |
$ |
169.9 |
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13.1 |
% |
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$ |
149.6 |
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12.1 |
% |
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100 |
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bps |
Flawless Earn-Out Adjustment |
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- |
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0.0 |
% |
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19.0 |
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1.5 |
% |
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-150 |
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bps |
SG&A - Adjusted (non-GAAP) |
$ |
169.9 |
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13.1 |
% |
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$ |
168.6 |
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13.6 |
% |
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-50 |
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Adjusted Income From Operations |
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% of NS |
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Income From Operations - Reported |
$ |
280.7 |
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21.6 |
% |
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$ |
302.6 |
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24.4 |
% |
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-280 |
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bps |
Flawless Earn-Out Adjustment |
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- |
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0.0 |
% |
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-19.0 |
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-1.5 |
% |
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150 |
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bps |
Income From Operations - Adjusted |
$ |
280.7 |
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21.6 |
% |
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$ |
283.6 |
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22.9 |
% |
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-130 |
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bps |
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Diluted Earnings Per Share - Reported |
$ |
0.83 |
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$ |
0.88 |
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-5.7 |
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Flawless Earn-Out Adjustment |
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- |
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-0.05 |
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Diluted Earnings Per Share - Adjusted (non-GAAP) |
$ |
0.83 |
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$ |
0.83 |
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0.0 |
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Reported and Organic Forecasted Sales Reconciliation |
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For the Year |
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Ended |
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Reported Sales Growth |
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Less: Acquisition |
- |
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- |
Add: FX / Other |
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Organic Sales Growth |
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