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| Continued benefits from the work we have done lowering logistics expenses across our network, including lower contracted freight rates, optimized routes, increased truck weights and reduced reliance on third-party warehousing |
| And when we think about retail lean ground turkey, that value-added business is doing really well and gaining share |
| We delivered strong results in the first quarter, led by better-than-expected performance in each of our segments and we have made good initial progress on our work to transform and modernize our company |
| We also achieved broad-based volume growth across our businesses, reflecting the strength of our leading brands, robust demand for our foodservice products and momentum in our Planters snack nuts business |
| These results demonstrate our team's meaningful execution against our strategic priorities, the value of our balanced business model and marked improvements in our supply chain |
| Our first quarter results were very encouraging |
| Net sales grew 1%, led by another excellent quarter from our foodservice team |
| Adjusted operating margin increased compared to last year reflecting higher gross profit and disciplined cost management |
| Diluted net earnings per share was in line with last year, while on an adjusted basis, we grew our bottom line and cash from operations nearly doubled compared to the first quarter of last year, a direct result of our actions to better manage working capital and grow earnings |
| We're really pleased by our overall performance in the strong first quarter that we were able to deliver |
| But the business continues to perform really well and we expect it to continue its trajectory in the back half of the year |
| And really strong Q1 and we expect that business to continue through -- continuous trajectory throughout the year which a big part of that is the volume growth that we expect in the back half of the business from it as well |
| I mean, I think, the key takeaway here is the foodservice business continues to operate from a very advantaged position |
| Segment profit increased 10%, driven by volume, mix and favorable logistics expenses |
| We continue to operate from a position of strength in foodservice due to our long-standing relationships, differentiated product portfolio, innovative solutions and direct sales team |
| This was a direct result of our successful actions to rectify the inefficiencies caused by elevated inventory levels last year and underlying business growth |
| In addition to advertising to drive growth, we've got the most robust innovation pipeline and execution plan across a variety of our categories as we head into the year |
| That's working exceptionally well for us and we're seeing extremely strong return on investments |
| We also delivered a solid quarter in the convenience store channel led by our Planters business |
| Volume was strong for our snacking business and convenience driven by positive takeaway for both the Planters and Corn Nuts brands |
| We expect our convenience store business will continue to be a growth catalyst in fiscal 2024, led by expanded distribution of our flavored cashews, innovation in corn nuts and better service levels on planters, peanuts and trail mix items |
| Our foodservice business continues to be healthy that will be a strong contributor to the total company volume performance |
| Our International business is also off to a better-than-anticipated start to the year as volume and segment profit both increased compared to last year |
| Results this quarter were very encouraging, particularly given the challenging conditions the team faced in fiscal 2023 |
| We remain confident the International business will further accelerate over the course of the year, driven by more normalized shipments of SPAM and easing of headwinds impacting our commodity exports and growth from our partnerships around the world |
| In our Retail segment, our leading brands, execution in the marketplace and recovery in Turkey supported volume growth for the quarter |
| Demand was strong for many products, including Skippy peanut butter, Planter Snack Nuts, Wholly dips, Herdez and La Victoria salsas, refrigerated entrees and Hormel pepperoni which all grew volume and net sales during the quarter |
| Additionally, Sir Can-A data noted several positives for the quarter as we gained or maintained share across many of our products in key categories, including the SPAM family of products, Skippy peanut butter, Hormel Black Label Bacon, Jennie-O Ground Turkey, Hormel pepperoni, Planter snack nuts, Herdez salsas and sauces and Dinty Moore stew |
| Planters had a particularly strong quarter as well as Skippy |
| Underpinning the strong starts from our businesses, was improvement across our supply chain as we reverse the inefficiencies and higher operating costs that we absorbed this time last year |
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| On the commodity side of the business, whole bird turkey markets have stabilized below our initial forecast |
| Consequently, we have included in our outlook, incremental earnings pressure from lower-than-expected market pricing |
| While we expect our retail business to face incremental pressure from whole bird turkey dynamics and like many others in the industry, an uncertain consumer backdrop |
| In the second quarter, we expect earnings to be lower compared to last year and lower relative to our expectations heading into the year primarily related to our whole bird turkey business |
| And you mentioned the incremental headwinds on turkey from extended price pressure or worse than expected |
| And so really, what we're talking about is the decline in the market which obviously we are applying to what our estimates are in the whole bird turkey business for the rest of the year |
| We've seen various cuts within the overall cutout as well as the overall cutout come down, namely trim down considerably year-over-year, really for the last several quarters |
| That are [ph] defined in food these days but certainly, a couple of them had some price pressure |
| We're making advertising investments to support the brands, driving some great innovation but we know that there are categories that are weak and we are watching those volumes |
| We began absorbing this impact in the first quarter and expect continued pressure for the balance of the year |
| So you're guiding for the decline in second quarter year-over-year and then an increase in the second half |
| The other part, obviously, in Q1, is there were some weather-related events that also have an issue |
| There are some more macro indications that on the edge, some slowdown in restaurant demand is out there |
| We know that the whole bird outlook is worse and we've built in another nickle with -- most of that occurring in Q2 |
| We see the weather impacting the business and then, of course, some of the post-holiday doldrums |
| And then obviously, there were some below-the-line favorability as well |
| Finished goods inventory was down on both a volume and dollar basis at the end of the first quarter and total inventory was down almost 9% compared to last year |
| I'm trying to think about kind of mid-single-digit volumes in your foodservice business, kind of some recovery in International which had a quite challenging 2023 |
| I'm trying to square that to the overall guidance for company level sales of up 1% to 3% for the year and just the implied decline in either consolidated pricing and/or the retail business in the balance of the year |
| Diluted net earnings per share and adjusted diluted net earnings per share are expected to decline year-over-year in the second quarter and grow in the back half of the year |
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