Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), maker of popular brands such as Gillette, Tide, Pampers and Crest, slid on Thursday after the third-quarter FY25 earnings.
The company reported a third-quarter sales decline of 2.1% year over year to $19.78 billion, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $20.11 billion.
Organic sales increased by 1%, driven by higher pricing. Sales in the Beauty and the Grooming segment dropped 2%, and Health Care remained flat.
Adjusted EPS of $1.54 beat the consensus estimate of $1.53.
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Gross profit fell 2.5% Y/Y to $10.08 billion. The reported gross margin decreased by 20 basis points to 50.9%.
Operating margin expanded 100 basis points to 23%, while operating income for the quarter improved 2.2% to $4.55 billion.
The company returned $3.8 billion of cash to shareowners via $2.4 billion of dividend payments and $1.4 billion of share repurchases in the quarter.
P&G held $10.23 billion in cash and equivalents at December-end. Operating cash flow for the quarter was $3.7 billion.
"We're making appropriate adjustments to our near-term outlook to reflect underlying market conditions while remaining confident in the longer-term growth prospects for our brands and the markets where we compete," said Board Chairman, President, and CEO Jon Moeller.
"Our first-half results keep us on track to deliver within our guidance ranges on all key financial metrics for the fiscal year."
Outlook: P&G expects all-in sales for fiscal 2025 to be approximately in line with the prior year and organic sales growth of 2%.
P&G lowered the adjusted EPS outlook from $6.91 – $7.05 to $6.72 – $6.82 versus the $6.87 estimate.
P&G expects a commodity cost headwind of approximately $200 million after tax for fiscal 2025. The company now expects unfavorable foreign exchange rates will be a headwind of approximately $200 million after tax. Collectively these impacts are a headwind of $0.16 per share.
P&G continues to expect adjusted free cash flow productivity of 90% and expects to pay around $10 billion in dividends and repurchase $6 billion to $7 billion of common shares in fiscal 2025.
Price Action: PG shares traded lower by 5.12% at $157.25 at the last check on Thursday.
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