Shares of Hormel Meals Company (NYSE: HRL) rose over 1% on Friday. The inventory has gained over 5% previously one month. The branded meals firm is slated to report its fourth quarter 2024 earnings outcomes on Wednesday, December 4, earlier than market open. Right here’s a take a look at what to anticipate:
Income
Analysts are projecting income of $3.14 billion for Hormel in This fall 2024. This represents a drop of over 1% from the identical interval final 12 months. Within the third quarter of 2024, internet gross sales decreased 2% year-over-year to $2.90 billion.
Earnings
The consensus estimate for earnings per share in This fall 2024 is $0.42. This compares to adjusted EPS of $0.42 reported within the fourth quarter of 2023 and $0.37 reported within the third quarter of 2024.
Factors to notice
Within the fourth quarter, Hormel is anticipated to profit from continued demand for a lot of of its key retail manufacturers reminiscent of Hormel Black Label bacon, Applegate meats, Jennie-O floor turkey, and Skippy peanut butter. The corporate has been doing nicely in classes like bacon, canned meats, turkey and peanut butter. It has additionally been seeing a stabilization in its handy meals and proteins enterprise.
In Q3, the Retail section outcomes had been negatively impacted by quantity and value declines for entire chicken turkeys, decrease gross sales of Planters snack nuts attributable to manufacturing disruptions on the Suffolk facility, and decrease contract manufacturing volumes.
The corporate expects to see improved service ranges for the Planters snack nuts enterprise within the fourth quarter however the contract manufacturing enterprise is anticipated to see continued softness resulting from low demand for sure gadgets.
The Foodservice enterprise is anticipated to ship development in This fall. Final quarter, gross sales and quantity on this section benefited from robust efficiency throughout the turkey, premium ready proteins, bacon and pepperoni classes. Merchandise reminiscent of Previous Smokehouse Bacon, Café H proteins, and Jennie-O turkey delivered double-digit gross sales development. Hormel’s portfolio and the various channels it operates in continued to offer its Foodservice enterprise a cushion towards a number of macro headwinds.
Hormel expects to see development in its Worldwide enterprise throughout the fourth quarter. Regardless of a drop in gross sales and quantity final quarter, the corporate noticed enchancment in its efficiency versus the earlier 12 months. This section benefited from beneficial properties in SPAM luncheon meat, Skippy peanut butter, and refrigerated foodservice exports. Its China enterprise seems to be on a constructive trajectory and its investments within the Philippines and Indonesia are starting to repay.
Hormel continues to make progress on its rework and modernize initiative, which has enabled it to unlock extra manufacturing capability and understand value financial savings throughout its community. These initiatives are anticipated to assist drive development going ahead.
