Lamb Weston (LW, $66.32) beats Q4 earnings expectations; but misses revenue estimates
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. reported its fiscal third-quarter results, with earnings topping Zacks Consensus Estimate, even as revenue fell short of expectations.
The food processing company’s earnings climbed +62% from the year-ago quarter to 73 cents per share came, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 44 cents. The bottom line was bolstered by higher income from operations and equity method investment earnings.
Net sales rose +7% year-over-year to $955 million, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $962.4 million. Price/mix increased 12%, on gains from pricing strategies adopted by the company’s business segments to offset input, manufacturing and transportation cost inflation. Volume dropped -5% due to reduced export volume and shipments to retail channels.
Revenue in the Global segment rose +2% to $487.9 million. Foodservice sales climbed +34% to $294.5 million. In the Retail segment, sales fell -12% to $143.6 million.
Looking ahead, for fiscal full-year 2022, the company projects net sales growth to exceed its long-term goal of low-to-mid single digits. The company is expecting fourth-quarter fiscal 2022 net sales growth to be mainly boosted by price/mix, thanks to its pricing strategy to offset input and transportation cost inflation.
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Notable companies
The most notable companies in this group are Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ), Kraft Heinz Company (The) (NASDAQ:KHC), General Mills (NYSE:GIS), Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB), Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND).
Industry description
A specialty/candy manufacturer specializes in one or more of the following: chocolate, candies, pasta, condiments, seasonings, among other items. Hershey Company, McCormick & Company and J.M. Smucker Company are some of the major firms in this segment. Demand for this industry’s products comes from both institutions/restaurants as well as households.
Market Cap
The average market capitalization across the Food: Specialty/Candy Industry is 8.85B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 6.25K to 327.81B. NSRGY holds the highest valuation in this group at 327.81B. The lowest valued company is OGGFF at 6.25K.
High and low price notable news
The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Food: Specialty/Candy Industry was 0%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was 1%, and the average quarterly price growth was 13%. NUZE experienced the highest price growth at 167%, while SRKE experienced the biggest fall at -56%.
Volume
The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Food: Specialty/Candy Industry was 30%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was 23% and the average quarterly volume growth was 19%
Fundamental Analysis Ratings
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
Valuation Rating: 51
P/E Growth Rating: 61
Price Growth Rating: 59
SMR Rating: 76
Profit Risk Rating: 80
Seasonality Score: 11 (-100 ... +100)