McCormick & Co Inc（紐約證券交易所代碼：MKC）報告稱，第四季度銷售額同比增長3%，達到17.98億美元，超過分析師普遍預期的17.7億美元。

風味解決方案部門的銷售額增長了1%，貨幣影響極小。消費者部門的銷售額增長了4%。

毛利潤爲7.222億美元，毛利率同比擴大20個基點至40.2%。

營業收入增長3%至3.062億美元，營業利潤率維持在17%。

調整後的每股收益爲0.80美元，超過預期的0.77美元。

截至2024年11月30日，麥考密克持有1.861億美元的現金和等價物。公司在2024財年的經營現金流爲9.22億美元。

董事長、總裁兼首席執行官Brendan M. Foley表示：“我們很高興地報告，2024年第四季度和全年業績表現強勁，這是對麥考密克來說非常重要的一年，在這一年裏我們積累了動力並鞏固了我們的領導地位，恢復了差異化和可持續的體量增長。”

“我們在覈心類別上的戰略投資使我們能夠推動積極的體量增長、擴大利潤率並實現強勁的盈利增長。”

展望：麥考密克預計2025財年銷售額增長0% – 2%（報告），在固定匯率下預計增長1% – 3%。公司預計調整後的每股收益爲3.03 – 3.08美元，而預期爲3.11美元。

股價走勢：截至週四盤前的最新檢查，MKC股價上漲2.29%，至71.55美元。

McCormick & Co Inc (NYSE:MKC) reported fourth-quarter sales growth of 3% year-on-year to $1.798 billion, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $1.77 billion.

Flavor Solutions segment sales grew by 1%, with minimal impact from currency. Consumer segment sales increased 4%.

Gross profit was $722.2 million, with the margin expanding 20 basis points Y/Y to 40.2%.

Operating income rose 3% to $306.2 million and the operating margin remained flat at 17%.

Adjusted EPS of $0.80 beat the consensus estimate of $0.77.

McCormick held $186.1 million in cash and equivalents as of November 30, 2024. The company generated an operating cash flow of $922 million in FY24.

“We are pleased to report strong performance for both fourth quarter and fiscal year 2024, an important year for McCormick, in which we built momentum and strengthened our leadership, returning to differentiated and sustainable volume-led growth,” said Chairman, President, and CEO Brendan M. Foley.

“Our strategic investments in core categories enabled us to drive positive volume growth, expand our margins, and deliver robust earnings growth.”

Outlook: McCormick sees FY25 sales growth of 0% – 2% as reported and 1% – 3% in constant currency. The company expects an adjusted EPS of $3.03 – $3.08 versus the estimate of $3.11.

Price Action: MKC shares are trading higher by 2.29% at $71.55 in premarket at last check Thursday.