Danone's Profit, Sales Soured in 2018 -- Earnings Review
19 Février 2019 - 10:20AM
Dow Jones News
By Anthony Shevlin
Danone SA (BN.FR) reported its 2018 results today, including
sales data for the fourth quarter.
NET PROFIT: Danone posted net profit for the year of 2.35
billion euros ($2.66 billion), which was down on the previous
year's EUR2.45 billion. However, net profit still came in ahead of
analysts' consensus forecast of EUR2.28 billion provided by the
company.
SALES: The French food company's sales for the full year fell
0.7% on a reported basis to EUR24.65 billion, but like-for-like
sales grew 2.9%. Sales for 2018 were in line with a consensus
provided by Danone.
Sales in the fourth quarter were EUR6.01 billion compared with
EUR6.14 billion the year previous.
WHAT WE WATCHED:
-Danone said the consumer boycott in Morocco had a negative
effect on its net sales of EUR178 million compared with the
previous year, mainly from losses in milk sales. "The consumer
boycott in Morocco on the recurring operating income of Danone in
2018 was a decrease of EUR43 million versus 2017, including
remediation measures," the company said.
-The company's guidance for 2019 is for like-for-like sales
growth of around 3% and a recurring operating margin above 15%.
Analysts at Jefferies say this is supportive of consensus.
Write to Anthony Shevlin at anthony.shevlin@dowjones.com;
@anthony_shevlin
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