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Hershey Q4'24 Earnings Highlights

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๐Ÿ”น EPS: $2.69 (Est. $2.37) ๐ŸŸข; UP +33.2% YoY

๐Ÿ”น Revenue: $2.89B (Est. $2.84B) ๐Ÿ˜; UP +8.7% YoY

๐Ÿ”น Gross Profit Margin: 54.0% (Est. 42.4%) ๐ŸŸข; UP +1,170bps YoY


ย FY25 Guidance:

๐Ÿ”น EPS: $6.00 - $6.18 (Est. $7.36) ๐Ÿ”ด; DOWN mid-30% YoY

๐Ÿ”น Revenue Growth: At least +2% YoY

๐Ÿ”น Reported EPS Growth: DOWN high-40% YoY

๐Ÿ”น Effective Tax Rate: 14% - 15%

๐Ÿ”น Capital Expenditures: $425M - $450M


Segment Revenue:

๐Ÿ”น North America Confectionery: $2.35B (Est. $2.35B) ๐ŸŸก; UP +6.0% YoY

๐Ÿ”น North America Salty Snacks: $278.9M (Est. $269.9M) ๐ŸŸข; UP +35.9% YoY

๐Ÿ”น International: $254.5M (Est. $222.2M) ๐ŸŸข; UP +9.8% YoY


Operational Metrics:

๐Ÿ”น Cost of Goods Sold (COGS): $1.33B (Est. $1.64B) ๐ŸŸข

๐Ÿ”น Gross Income: $1.56B (Est. $1.21B) ๐ŸŸข

๐Ÿ”น SG&A Expenses: $592M (Est. $592M) ๐ŸŸก

๐Ÿ”น Operating Expenses (COGS + SG&A): $1.92B (Est. $2.23B) ๐ŸŸข

๐Ÿ”น Operating Profit: $939.1M; UP +102.3% YoY

๐Ÿ”น Adjusted Operating Profit: $696.8M; UP +28.0% YoY

๐Ÿ”น Operating Profit Margin: 32.5% (UP +1,500bps YoY)

๐Ÿ”น Adjusted Operating Profit Margin: 24.1% (UP +360bps YoY)


Segment Highlights:

โœ… North America Confectionery:

๐Ÿ”น Revenue grew +6.0% YoY, driven by +4% price realization and +2% volume growth.

๐Ÿ”น Hersheyโ€™s U.S. CMG (candy, mint & gum) retail takeaway +2.2% YoY, but everyday chocolate share declined.

๐Ÿ”น Segment margin expanded +170bps YoY to 34.3% due to productivity gains.


โœ… North America Salty Snacks:

๐Ÿ”น Revenue increased +35.9% YoY, driven by +41% volume growth (helped by ERP-related inventory shifts).

๐Ÿ”น SkinnyPop sales +4.7% YoY, Dotโ€™s Pretzels sales +20.9% YoY.

๐Ÿ”น Segment profit surged +424.1% YoY, with +1,440bps margin expansion to 19.5%.


โœ… International:

๐Ÿ”น Revenue grew +9.8% YoY (Organic: +15.0% YoY), led by strong sales in Mexico, EMEA and India.

๐Ÿ”น Segment profit +44.7% YoY, with +280bps margin expansion.

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Do you also have a contribution for DBS on the earnings that came in today? If so, it would be cool to talk about the planned additional cash return to shareholders over the next 3 years :) @Aktien_Stammtisch
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