零食巨头亿滋国际公司（NASDAQ：MDLZ）的股价周三盘前下跌。该公司报告称，第四季度销售额同比增长3.1%至96亿美元，未达到分析师预期的96.4亿美元。调整后的每股收益（EPS）为0.65美元，也未达到预期的0.66美元。
亚太、中东和非洲地区的收入猛增9.9%，而拉丁美洲的收入却下降了7.2%。欧洲和北美地区的收入分别增长了5.8%和0.1%。
本季度毛利润增长6.9%至37.1亿美元，毛利率扩大130个基点至38.6%。营业收入增长35%至16.1亿美元，营业利润率扩大400个基点至16.8%。
公司全年运营现金流总计49亿美元，自由现金流为35亿美元。董事长兼CEO Dirk Van de Put表示：“进入2025年，我们将继续专注于执行长期增长战略，并在应对前所未有的可可成本通胀挑战时，充分发挥巧克力业务的优势。”
展望未来，亿滋预计2025财年有机净收入增长约为5%。由于可可成本的极端通胀，公司预计调整后的EPS将按固定汇率基准下降约10%。预计2025财年的自由现金流将超过30亿美元。公司预计货币换算将使全年净收入增长减少约2.5%，并对调整后的EPS造成0.12美元的负面影响。截止周三最后检查，MDLZ的股价盘前交易下跌4.44%，至53.63美元。
以上内容来自Benzinga Earnings专栏，原文如下：
Snacks giant Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ) shares are trading lower in premarket on Wednesday.
The company reported fourth-quarter sales growth of 3.1% year-on-year to $9.60 billion, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $9.64 billion.
Adjusted EPS of $0.65 also missed the consensus estimate of $0.66.
Revenues in Asia, Middle East & Africa surged 9.9% whereas Latin America plunged 7.2%. Revenue from Europe and North America increased 5.8% and 0.1% respectively.
Gross profit for the quarter climbed 6.9% to $3.71 billion and the gross margin expanded 130 basis points to 38.6%.
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Operating income jumped 35% to $1.61 billion and the operating margin expanded 400 basis points to 16.8%.
The operating cash flow for the twelve months totaled $4.9 billion, with a free cash flow of $3.5 billion.
“As we transition into 2025, we remain focused on executing against our long-term growth strategy and delivering on our chocolate business playbook to navigate unprecedented cocoa cost inflation,” said Chair and CEO Dirk Van de Put.
Outlook: Mondelez expects FY25 organic net revenue growth to be approximately 5%.
The company expects adjusted EPS to decline approximately 10% on a constant currency basis due to unprecedented cocoa cost inflation.
Mondelez sees FY25 free cash flow of over $3 billion. The company estimates currency translation would decrease full-year net revenue growth by approximately 2.5% and negatively impact Adjusted EPS by $0.12.
Price Action: MDLZ shares are trading lower by 4.44% at $53.63 in premarket at the last check Wednesday.
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