Kraft Heinz Reports First Quarter 2024 Results

Reaffirms Full Year Outlook

First Quarter Highlights

  • Net sales decreased 1.2%; Organic Net Sales(1) decreased 0.5%
  • Gross profit margin increased 240 basis points to 35.0%; Adjusted Gross Profit Margin(1) increased 170 basis points to 34.5%
  • Operating Income increased 4.7%; Adjusted Operating Income(1) increased 1.7%
  • Diluted EPS was $0.66, down 2.9%; Adjusted EPS(1) was $0.69, up 1.5%

PITTSBURGH & CHICAGO--()--The Kraft Heinz Company (Nasdaq: KHC) (“Kraft Heinz” or the “Company”) today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2024.

“I’m pleased that our strategic focus on unlocking end-to-end efficiencies and reinvesting in the business to drive sales growth continues to pay off,” said Kraft Heinz CEO Carlos Abrams-Rivera. “Our first quarter results were in line with our expectations, with growth across each of our three strategic pillars – Global Away From Home, Emerging Markets, and North America Retail ACCELERATE Platforms – and continued sequential volume recovery. At the same time, we increased year-over-year operating income in the quarter.”

“Our Agile@Scale methodology continues to fuel reinvestment in the business, helping to deliver against our gross efficiency target. These reinvestments are powering innovation, brand superiority, disruptive marketing, sales excellence, and further productivity to drive growth.”

Abrams-Rivera continued, “As a result, we are reiterating our outlook for 2024 and remain confident in our ability to drive profitable growth.”

Net Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Sales

 

Organic Net Sales(1)

 

 

March 30,
2024

 

April 1, 2023

 

% Chg vs
PY

 

YoY Growth
Rate

 

Price

 

Volume/
Mix

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$

4,828

 

$

4,885

 

(1.2)%

 

(1.2)%

 

2.5 pp

 

(3.7) pp

International Developed Markets

 

 

855

 

 

860

 

(0.6)%

 

(1.3)%

 

2.5 pp

 

(3.8) pp

Emerging Markets(a)

 

 

728

 

 

744

 

(2.1)%

 

5.5%

 

4.1 pp

 

1.4 pp

Kraft Heinz

 

$

6,411

 

$

6,489

 

(1.2)%

 

(0.5)%

 

2.7 pp

 

(3.2) pp

(a)

Emerging Markets represents the aggregation of our West and East Emerging Markets (“WEEM”) and Asia Emerging Markets (“AEM”) operating segments.

Net Income/(Loss) and Diluted EPS

In millions, except per share data

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

March 30,
2024

 

April 1, 2023

 

% Chg vs
PY

Gross profit

 

$

2,243

 

$

2,113

 

6.2%

Operating income/(loss)

 

 

1,302

 

 

1,243

 

4.7%

Net income/(loss)

 

 

804

 

 

837

 

(3.9)%

Net income/(loss) attributable to common shareholders

 

 

801

 

 

836

 

(4.2)%

Diluted EPS

 

$

0.66

 

$

0.68

 

(2.9)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EPS(1)

 

 

0.69

 

 

0.68

 

1.5%

Adjusted Operating Income(1)

 

$

1,265

 

$

1,245

 

1.7%

Q1 2024 Financial Summary

  • Net sales decreased 1.2 percent versus the year-ago period to $6.4 billion, including a negative 0.6 percentage point impact from foreign currency and a negative 0.1 percentage point impact from divestitures. Organic Net Sales(1) decreased 0.5 percent versus the prior year period. Price increased 2.7 percentage points versus the prior year period, with increases in each segment that were primarily driven by list price increases taken to mitigate higher input costs. Volume/mix declined 3.2 percentage points versus the prior year period, with declines in the North America and International Developed Markets segments that were primarily driven by elasticity impacts from pricing actions and the reduction of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”) benefits in the United States, partially offset by volume/mix growth in the Emerging Markets segment.
  • Operating Income increased 4.7 percent versus the year-ago period to $1.3 billion, primarily driven by unrealized gains on commodity hedges in the current year compared to unrealized losses on commodity hedges in the prior year and higher Adjusted Operating Income. Adjusted Operating Income(1) increased 1.7 percent versus the year-ago period to $1.3 billion, primarily driven by higher pricing. This more than offset unfavorable volume/mix, investments in marketing, technology, and research and development, and an unfavorable impact from foreign currency (0.5 pp).
  • Diluted EPS was $0.66, down 2.9 percent versus the prior year period, primarily driven by a net loss on the sale of businesses in the first quarter of 2024 and higher tax expense. This was partially offset by higher operating income and fewer shares outstanding. Adjusted EPS(1) was $0.69, up 1.5 percent versus the prior year period, primarily driven by higher Adjusted Operating Income and fewer shares outstanding. These factors more than offset higher taxes on adjusted earnings.
  • Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities was $771 million, up 58.6 percent versus the year-ago period. This increase was driven by lower cash outflows in the current year period for inventories, primarily related to stock rebuilding in the prior year, partially offset by higher cash outflows for variable compensation in the current year period compared to the prior year period. Free Cash Flow(1) was $477 million, up 116.8 percent versus the prior year period, driven by the same net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities discussed above. These factors more than offset an increase of $28 million in capital expenditures in the current year.
  • Capital Return: The Company paid $486 million in cash dividends and repurchased $329 million of common stock. On Nov. 27, 2023, the Company announced that the Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $3.0 billion of the Company’s common stock through Dec. 26, 2026. Of the $329 million shares repurchased in 2024, $150 million were repurchased under the Company’s publicly announced share repurchase program and $179 million were purchased to offset the dilutive effect of equity-based compensation. As of March 30, 2024, the Company had remaining authorization to repurchase $2.6 billion of common stock under the publicly announced share repurchase program.

Outlook

For fiscal year 2024, the Company is reaffirming its outlook for Organic Net Sales(2), Adjusted Operating Income(2), and Adjusted EPS(2). The Company continues to expect:

  • Organic Net Sales growth of 0 to 2 percent versus the prior year. The Company expects a positive contribution from price throughout the year, with volumes inflecting positive in the second half of the year.

  • Adjusted Operating Income growth of 2 to 4 percent versus the prior year. This is in part driven by expected Adjusted Gross Profit Margin(1)(2) expansion in the range of 50 to 100 basis points versus the prior year, compared to the previous expectation of 25 to 75 basis points versus the prior year.

  • Adjusted EPS growth of 1 to 3 percent, or in the range of $3.01 to $3.07. The Company expects an effective tax rate on Adjusted EPS to be in the range of 20 to 22 percent. Additionally, the Company expects an unfavorable impact of approximately $45 million within interest expense and other expense/(income) versus the prior year. This is primarily driven by foreign currency headwinds and debt refinancing at a higher rate. The outlook does not contemplate any potential additional share repurchases in 2024.

End Notes

(1)

Organic Net Sales, Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Gross Profit Margin, Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted EPS, and Free Cash Flow are non-GAAP financial measures. Please see discussion of non-GAAP financial measures and the reconciliations at the end of this press release for more information.

(2)

Guidance for Organic Net Sales, Adjusted Gross Profit Margin, Adjusted Operating Income, and Adjusted EPS is provided on a non-GAAP basis only because certain information necessary to calculate the most comparable GAAP measure is unavailable due to the uncertainty and inherent difficulty of predicting the occurrence and the future financial statement impact of such items impacting comparability, including, but not limited to, the impact of currency, acquisitions and divestitures, divestiture-related license income, restructuring activities, deal costs, unrealized losses/(gains) on commodity hedges, impairment losses, certain non-ordinary course legal and regulatory matters, equity award compensation expense, nonmonetary currency devaluation, and debt prepayment and extinguishment (benefit)/costs, among other items. Therefore, as a result of the uncertainty and variability of the nature and amount of future adjustments, which could be significant, the Company is unable to provide a reconciliation of these measures without unreasonable effort.

Earnings Discussion and Webcast Information

A pre-recorded management discussion of The Kraft Heinz Company's first quarter 2024 earnings is available at ir.kraftheinzcompany.com. The Company will host a live question-and-answer session beginning today at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. A webcast of the session will be accessible at ir.kraftheinzcompany.com.

ABOUT THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY

We are driving transformation at The Kraft Heinz Company (Nasdaq: KHC), inspired by our Purpose, Let’s Make Life Delicious. Consumers are at the center of everything we do. With 2023 net sales of approximately $27 billion, we are committed to growing our iconic and emerging food and beverage brands on a global scale. We leverage our scale and agility to unleash the full power of Kraft Heinz across a portfolio of eight consumer-driven product platforms. As global citizens, we’re dedicated to making a sustainable, ethical impact while helping feed the world in healthy, responsible ways. Learn more about our journey by visiting www.kraftheinzcompany.com or following us on LinkedIn.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains a number of forward-looking statements. Words such as “accelerate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “commit,” “continue,” “expect,” “will,” “guidance,” and “outlook,” and variations of such words and similar future or conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company's plans, impacts of accounting standards and guidance, growth, legal matters, taxes, costs and cost savings, impairments, dividends, expectations, investments, innovations, opportunities, capabilities, execution, initiatives, and pipeline. These forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations and are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and beyond the Company's control.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; the Company’s ability to correctly predict, identify, and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand, to offer new products to meet those changes, and to respond to competitive innovation; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; changes in the Company's relationships with significant customers or suppliers, or in other business relationships; the Company’s ability to maintain, extend, and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company’s ability to leverage its brand value to compete against private label products; the Company’s ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories or platforms, increase its market share, or add products that are in faster-growing and more profitable categories; product recalls or other product liability claims; climate change and legal or regulatory responses; the Company’s ability to identify, complete, or realize the benefits from strategic acquisitions, divestitures, alliances, joint ventures, or investments; the Company's ability to successfully execute its strategic initiatives; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; the Company’s ability to realize the anticipated benefits from prior or future streamlining actions to reduce fixed costs, simplify or improve processes, and improve its competitiveness; the influence of the Company's largest stockholder; the Company's level of indebtedness, as well as our ability to comply with covenants under our debt instruments; additional impairments of the carrying amounts of goodwill or other indefinite-lived intangible assets; foreign exchange rate fluctuations; volatility in commodity, energy, and other input costs; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the commodity derivatives we use; compliance with laws and regulations and related legal claims or regulatory enforcement actions; failure to maintain an effective system of internal controls; a downgrade in the Company's credit rating; the impact of sales of the Company's common stock in the public market; the impact of the Company’s share repurchases or any change in the Company’s share repurchase activity; the Company’s ability to continue to pay a regular dividend and the amounts of any such dividends; disruptions in the global economy caused by geopolitical conflicts, unanticipated business disruptions and natural events in the locations in which the Company or the Company's customers, suppliers, distributors, or regulators operate; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations where the Company does business (including inflationary pressures, instability in financial institutions, general economic slowdown, recession, or a potential U.S. federal government shutdown); changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel and the Company's ability to hire or retain key personnel or a highly skilled and diverse global workforce; our dependence on information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data, or breaches of security; increased pension, labor, and people-related expenses; changes in tax laws and interpretations and the final determination of tax audits, including transfer pricing matters, and any related litigation; volatility of capital markets and other macroeconomic factors; and other factors. For additional information on these and other factors that could affect the Company's forward-looking statements, see the Company's risk factors, as they may be amended from time to time, set forth in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims and does not undertake any obligation to update, revise, or withdraw any forward-looking statement in this press release, except as required by applicable law or regulation.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The non-GAAP financial measures provided in this press release should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, results prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

To supplement the financial information provided, the Company has presented Organic Net Sales, Adjusted Operating Income, Constant Currency Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Gross Profit Margin, Adjusted Net Income/(Loss), Adjusted EPS, Free Cash Flow, and Net Leverage which are considered non-GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures presented may differ from similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures presented by other companies, and other companies may not define these non-GAAP financial measures in the same way. These measures are not substitutes for their comparable GAAP financial measures, such as net sales, net income/(loss), gross profit, diluted earnings per share (“EPS”), net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities, or other measures prescribed by GAAP, and there are limitations to using non-GAAP financial measures.

Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to assist in comparing the Company’s performance on a consistent basis for purposes of business decision making by removing the impact of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect the Company’s underlying operations. The Company believes:

  • Organic Net Sales, Adjusted Operating Income, Constant Currency Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Gross Profit Margin, Adjusted Net Income/(Loss), and Adjusted EPS provide important comparability of underlying operating results, allowing investors and management to assess the Company’s operating performance on a consistent basis; and
  • Free Cash Flow and Net Leverage provide measures of the Company’s core operating performance, the cash-generating capabilities of the Company’s business operations, and are factors used in determining the Company’s borrowing capacity and the amount of cash available for debt repayments, dividends, acquisitions, share repurchases, and other corporate purposes.

Management believes that presenting the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors because it (i) provides investors with meaningful supplemental information regarding financial performance by excluding certain items, (ii) permits investors to view performance using the same tools that management uses to budget, make operating and strategic decisions, and evaluate historical performance, and (iii) otherwise provides supplemental information that may be useful to investors in evaluating the Company’s results. The Company believes that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures, when considered together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures and the reconciliations to those measures, provides investors with additional understanding of the factors and trends affecting the Company’s business than could be obtained absent these disclosures.

Definitions

Organic Net Sales is defined as net sales excluding, when they occur, the impact of currency, acquisitions and divestitures, and a 53rd week of shipments. The Company calculates the impact of currency on net sales by holding exchange rates constant at the previous year's exchange rate, with the exception of highly inflationary subsidiaries, for which the Company calculates the previous year's results using the current year's exchange rate.

Adjusted Operating Income is defined as operating income/(loss) excluding, when they occur, the impacts of restructuring activities, deal costs, unrealized gains/(losses) on commodity hedges (the unrealized gains and losses are recorded in general corporate expenses until realized; once realized, the gains and losses are recorded in the applicable segment’s operating results), impairment losses, and certain non-ordinary course legal and regulatory matters. The Company also presents Adjusted Operating Income on a constant currency basis (Constant Currency Adjusted Operating Income). The Company calculates the impact of currency on Adjusted Operating Income by holding exchange rates constant at the previous year's exchange rate, with the exception of highly inflationary subsidiaries, for which it calculates the previous year's results using the current year's exchange rate.

Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Net Income/(Loss), and Adjusted EPS are defined as gross profit, net income/(loss), and diluted earnings per share, respectively, excluding, when they occur, the impacts of restructuring activities, deal costs, unrealized losses/(gains) on commodity hedges, impairment losses, certain non-ordinary course legal and regulatory matters, losses/(gains) on the sale of a business, other losses/(gains) related to acquisitions and divestitures (e.g., tax and hedging impacts), nonmonetary currency devaluation (e.g., remeasurement gains and losses), debt prepayment and extinguishment (benefit)/costs, and certain significant discrete income tax items (e.g., U.S. and non-U.S. tax reform), and including when they occur, adjustments to reflect preferred stock dividend payments on an accrual basis. Adjusted Gross Profit Margin is defined as Adjusted Gross Profit divided by net sales.

Net Leverage is defined as debt less cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments divided by Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income/(loss) from continuing operations before interest expense, other expense/(income), provision for/(benefit from) income taxes, and depreciation and amortization (excluding restructuring activities); in addition to these adjustments, the Company excludes, when they occur, the impacts of divestiture-related license income, restructuring activities, deal costs, unrealized losses/(gains) on commodity hedges, impairment losses, certain non-ordinary course legal and regulatory matters, and equity award compensation expense (excluding restructuring activities).

Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities less capital expenditures. The use of this non-GAAP measure does not imply or represent the residual cash flow for discretionary expenditures since the Company has certain non-discretionary obligations such as debt service that are not deducted from the measure.

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule 1

The Kraft Heinz Company

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(in millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

March 30, 2024

 

April 1, 2023

Net sales

$

6,411

 

$

6,489

Cost of products sold

 

4,168

 

 

4,376

Gross profit

 

2,243

 

 

2,113

Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding impairment losses

 

941

 

 

870

Operating income/(loss)

 

1,302

 

 

1,243

Interest expense

 

226

 

 

227

Other expense/(income)

 

47

 

 

(35)

Income/(loss) before income taxes

 

1,029

 

 

1,051

Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes

 

225

 

 

214

Net income/(loss)

 

804

 

 

837

Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

3

 

 

1

Net income/(loss) attributable to common shareholders

$

801

 

$

836

 

 

 

 

Basic shares outstanding

 

1,214

 

 

1,226

Diluted shares outstanding

 

1,223

 

 

1,234

 

 

 

 

Per share data applicable to common shareholders:

 

 

 

Basic earnings/(loss) per share

$

0.66

 

$

0.68

Diluted earnings/(loss) per share

 

0.66

 

 

0.68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule 2

The Kraft Heinz Company

Reconciliation of Net Sales to Organic Net Sales

For the Three Months Ended

(dollars in millions)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Net Sales

 

Currency

 

Acquisitions
and
Divestitures

 

Organic Net
Sales

 

Price

 

Volume/Mix

March 30, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

$

4,828

 

$

2

 

$

 

$

4,826

 

 

 

 

International Developed Markets

 

855

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

850

 

 

 

 

Emerging Markets

 

728

 

 

(15)

 

 

9

 

 

734

 

 

 

 

Kraft Heinz

$

6,411

 

$

(8)

 

$

9

 

$

6,410

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 1, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

$

4,885

 

$

 

$

 

$

4,885

 

 

 

 

International Developed Markets

 

860

 

 

 

 

 

 

860

 

 

 

 

Emerging Markets

 

744

 

 

30

 

 

18

 

 

696

 

 

 

 

Kraft Heinz

$

6,489

 

$

30

 

$

18

 

$

6,441

 

 

 

 

 

Year-over-year growth rates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

(1.2)%

 

0.0 pp

 

0.0 pp

 

 

(1.2)%

 

2.5 pp

 

(3.7) pp

International Developed Markets

 

(0.6)%

 

0.7 pp

 

0.0 pp

 

 

(1.3)%

 

2.5 pp

 

(3.8) pp

Emerging Markets

 

(2.1)%

 

(6.3) pp

 

(1.3) pp

 

 

5.5%

 

4.1 pp

 

1.4 pp

Kraft Heinz

 

(1.2)%

 

(0.6) pp

 

(0.1) pp

 

 

(0.5)%

 

2.7 pp

 

(3.2) pp

 

 

Schedule 3

The Kraft Heinz Company

Reconciliation of Operating Income/(Loss) to Adjusted Operating Income

(dollars in millions)

(Unaudited)

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

March 30, 2024

 

April 1, 2023

Operating income/(loss)

$

1,302

 

$

1,243

Restructuring activities

 

(3)

 

 

(10)

Unrealized losses/(gains) on commodity hedges

 

(34)

 

 

11

Certain non-ordinary course legal and regulatory matters

 

 

 

1

Adjusted Operating Income

$

1,265

 

$

1,245

 

 

 

 

Segment Adjusted Operating Income:

 

 

 

North America

$

1,215

 

$

1,209

International Developed Markets

 

136

 

 

107

Total Segment Adjusted Operating Income

 

1,351

 

 

1,316

Emerging Markets Segment Adjusted Operating Income(a)

 

82

 

 

101

General corporate expenses

 

(168)

 

 

(172)

Adjusted Operating Income

$

1,265

 

$

1,245

(a)

Emerging Markets represents the aggregation of our WEEM and AEM operating segments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule 4

The Kraft Heinz Company

Reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Income to Constant Currency Adjusted Operating Income

For the Three Months Ended

(dollars in millions)

(Unaudited)

 

Adjusted Operating
Income

 

Currency

 

Constant Currency
Adjusted Operating

Income

March 30, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

North America

$

1,215

 

$

1

 

$

1,214

International Developed Markets

 

136

 

 

4

 

 

132

Emerging Markets

 

82

 

 

(5)

 

 

87

General corporate expenses

 

(168)

 

 

(1)

 

 

(167)

Kraft Heinz

$

1,265

 

$

(1)

 

$

1,266

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 1, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

North America

$

1,209

 

$

 

$

1,209

International Developed Markets

 

107

 

 

 

 

107

Emerging Markets

 

101

 

 

6

 

 

95

General corporate expenses

 

(172)

 

 

 

 

(172)

Kraft Heinz

$

1,245

 

$

6

 

$

1,239

 

Year-over-year growth rates

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

0.4%

 

0.0 pp

 

 

0.4%

International Developed Markets

 

27.7%

 

3.8 pp

 

 

23.9%

Emerging Markets

 

(18.4)%

 

(9.0) pp

 

 

(9.4)%

General corporate expenses

 

(2.7)%

 

0.7 pp

 

 

(3.4)%

Kraft Heinz

 

1.7%

 

(0.5) pp

 

 

2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule 5

The Kraft Heinz Company

Reconciliation of GAAP Results to Non-GAAP Results

(dollars in millions)

(Unaudited)

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

March 30, 2024

 

Gross profit

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

Operating income/(loss)

 

Interest expense

 

Other expense/(income)

 

Income/(loss) before income taxes

 

Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes

 

Net income/(loss)

 

Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

Net income/(loss) attributable to common shareholders

 

Diluted EPS

GAAP Results

$

2,243

 

$

941

 

$

1,302

 

$

226

 

$

47

 

$

1,029

 

$

225

 

$

804

 

$

3

 

$

801

 

$

0.66

Items Affecting Comparability

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restructuring activities

 

1

 

 

4

 

 

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

 

 

(1)

 

 

(2)

 

 

 

 

(2)

 

 

Unrealized losses/(gains) on commodity hedges

 

(34)

 

 

 

 

(34)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(34)

 

 

(8)

 

 

(26)

 

 

 

 

(26)

 

 

(0.02)

Losses/(gains) on sale of business

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(80)

 

 

80

 

 

12

 

 

68

 

 

 

 

68

 

 

0.05

Nonmonetary currency devaluation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Adjusted Non-GAAP Results

$

2,210

 

 

 

$

1,265

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

847

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.69

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule 6

The Kraft Heinz Company

Reconciliation of GAAP Results to Non-GAAP Results

(dollars in millions)

(Unaudited)

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

April 1, 2023

 

Gross profit

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

Operating income/(loss)

 

Interest expense

 

Other expense/(income)

 

Income/(loss) before income taxes

 

Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes

 

Net income/(loss)

 

Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

Net income/(loss) attributable to common shareholders

 

Diluted EPS

GAAP Results

$

2,113

 

$

870

 

$

1,243

 

$

227

 

$

(35)

 

$

1,051

 

$

214

 

$

837

 

$

1

 

$

836

 

$

0.68

Items Affecting Comparability

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restructuring activities

 

6

 

 

16

 

 

(10)

 

 

 

 

(2)

 

 

(8)

 

 

(1)

 

 

(7)

 

 

 

 

(7)

 

 

(0.01)

Unrealized losses/(gains) on commodity hedges

 

11

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

2

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

0.01

Certain non-ordinary course legal and regulatory matters

 

 

 

(1)

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Losses/(gains) on sale of business

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Nonmonetary currency devaluation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Adjusted Non-GAAP Results

$

2,130

 

 

 

$

1,245

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

844

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.68

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule 7

The Kraft Heinz Company

Adjusted Gross Profit Margin

(dollars in millions)

(Unaudited)

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

March 30, 2024

 

April 1, 2023

Adjusted Gross Profit

$

2,210

 

$

2,130

Net sales

 

6,411

 

 

6,489

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Gross Profit Margin

 

34.5%

 

 

32.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule 8

The Kraft Heinz Company

Key Drivers of Change in Adjusted EPS

(Unaudited)

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 30, 2024

 

April 1, 2023

 

$ Change

Key drivers of change in Adjusted EPS:

 

 

 

 

 

Results of operations(a)(b)

$

0.82

 

$

0.81

 

$

0.01

Interest expense

 

(0.15)

 

 

(0.15)

 

 

Other expense/(income)

 

0.02

 

 

0.02

 

 

Effective tax rate

 

(0.01)

 

 

 

 

(0.01)

Effect of share repurchases

 

0.01

 

 

 

 

0.01

Adjusted EPS

$

0.69

 

$

0.68

 

$

0.01

(a)

Includes non-cash amortization of definite-lived intangible assets, which accounted for a negative impact to Adjusted EPS from results of operations of $0.04 for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and $0.04 for three months ended April 1, 2023.

(b)

Includes divestiture-related license income, which accounted for a benefit to Adjusted EPS from results of operations of $0.01 for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and $0.01 for three months ended April 1, 2023.

 

 

 

Schedule 9

The Kraft Heinz Company

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

March 30, 2024

 

December 30, 2023

ASSETS

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,626

 

$

1,400

Trade receivables, net

 

2,216

 

 

2,112

Inventories

 

3,578

 

 

3,614

Prepaid expenses

 

292

 

 

234

Other current assets

 

521

 

 

566

Assets held for sale

 

 

 

3

Total current assets

 

8,233

 

 

7,929

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

7,036

 

 

7,122

Goodwill

 

30,390

 

 

30,459

Intangible assets, net

 

42,296

 

 

42,448

Other non-current assets

 

2,354

 

 

2,381

TOTAL ASSETS

$

90,309

 

$

90,339

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

Commercial paper and other short-term debt

$

 

$

Current portion of long-term debt

 

622

 

 

638

Trade payables

 

4,421

 

 

4,627

Accrued marketing

 

749

 

 

733

Interest payable

 

304

 

 

258

Other current liabilities

 

1,475

 

 

1,781

Total current liabilities

 

7,571

 

 

8,037

Long-term debt

 

19,923

 

 

19,394

Deferred income taxes

 

10,220

 

 

10,201

Accrued postemployment costs

 

140

 

 

143

Long-term deferred income

 

1,414

 

 

1,424

Other non-current liabilities

 

1,353

 

 

1,418

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

40,621

 

 

40,617

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

35

 

 

34

Equity:

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value

 

12

 

 

12

Additional paid-in capital

 

52,050

 

 

52,037

Retained earnings/(deficit)

 

1,680

 

 

1,367

Accumulated other comprehensive income/(losses)

 

(2,669)

 

 

(2,604)

Treasury stock, at cost

 

(1,551)

 

 

(1,286)

Total shareholders' equity

 

49,522

 

 

49,526

Noncontrolling interest

 

131

 

 

162

TOTAL EQUITY

 

49,653

 

 

49,688

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

$

90,309

 

$

90,339

 

 

 

Schedule 10

The Kraft Heinz Company

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in millions)

(Unaudited)

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

March 30, 2024

 

April 1, 2023

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

Net income/(loss)

$

804

 

$

837

Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to operating cash flows:

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

230

 

 

220

Amortization of postemployment benefit plans prior service costs/(credits)

 

(3)

 

 

(3)

Divestiture-related license income

 

(14)

 

 

(13)

Equity award compensation expense

 

31

 

 

31

Deferred income tax provision/(benefit)

 

1

 

 

(3)

Postemployment benefit plan contributions

 

(5)

 

 

(6)

Goodwill and intangible asset impairment losses

 

 

 

Nonmonetary currency devaluation

 

3

 

 

3

Loss/(gain) on sale of business

 

80

 

 

1

Loss/(gain) on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

Other items, net

 

(14)

 

 

29

Changes in current assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

Trade receivables

 

(145)

 

 

(151)

Inventories

 

(56)

 

 

(406)

Accounts payable

 

(49)

 

 

(32)

Other current assets

 

(32)

 

 

(53)

Other current liabilities

 

(60)

 

 

32

Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities

 

771

 

 

486

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(294)

 

 

(266)

Payments to acquire business, net of cash acquired

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash disposed and working capital adjustments

 

(3)

 

 

Other investing activities, net

 

10

 

 

2

Net cash provided by/(used for) investing activities

 

(287)

 

 

(264)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

Repayments of long-term debt

 

(1)

 

 

(1)

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

593

 

 

Dividends paid

 

(486)

 

 

(491)

Repurchases of common stock

 

(329)

 

 

(22)

Other financing activities, net

 

(16)

 

 

75

Net cash provided by/(used for) financing activities

 

(239)

 

 

(439)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

(21)

 

 

4

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

 

224

 

 

(213)

Balance at beginning of period

 

1,404

 

 

1,041

Balance at end of period

$

1,628

 

$

828

 

 

 

Schedule 11

The Kraft Heinz Company

Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided By/(Used For) Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow

(in millions)

(Unaudited)

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

March 30, 2024

 

April 1, 2023

Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities

$

771

 

$

486

Capital expenditures

 

(294)

 

 

(266)

Free Cash Flow

$

477

 

$

220

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Income/(Loss)

$

847

 

$

844

Free Cash Flow Conversion

 

56%

 

 

26%

 

Contacts

Alex Abraham (media)
Alex.Abraham@kraftheinz.com

Anne-Marie Megela (investors)
anne-marie.megela@kraftheinz.com

Contacts

Alex Abraham (media)
Alex.Abraham@kraftheinz.com

Anne-Marie Megela (investors)
anne-marie.megela@kraftheinz.com