Sector: Consumer Staples|Industry: Packaged Foods|Market Cap: $12.07B|Employees: 14K
The Campbell's Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets food and beverage products in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Meals & Beverages and Snacks segments. The Meals & Beverages segment engages in the retail and foodservice businesses in the United States and Canada. This segment provides Campbell’s condensed and ready-to-serve soups; Swanson broth and stocks; Pacific Foods broth, soups, and non-dairy beverages; Prego pasta sauces; Pace Mexican sauces; Campbell’s gravies, pasta, beans, and dinner sauces; Swanson canned poultry; V8 juices and beverages; Campbell’s tomato juice; Rao's pasta sauces, dry pasta, frozen entrées, frozen pizza and soups; Michael Angelo's frozen entrées and pasta sauces; and noosa yogurts, as well as snacking products in foodservice in Canada. The Snacks segment retails Pepperidge Farm cookies, crackers, fresh bakery, and frozen products, that includes Goldfish crackers, Snyder’s of Hanover pretzels, Lance sandwich crackers, Cape Cod and Kettle Brand potato chips, Late July snacks, Snack Factory pretzel crisps, and other snacking products. This segment is also involved in the retail business in Latin America. It sells its products through retail food chains, mass discounters and merchandisers, club stores, convenience stores, drug stores, and dollar stores, as well as e-commerce and other retail, commercial, and non-commercial establishments, and independent contractor distributors. The company was formerly known as Campbell Soup Company and changed its name to The Campbell's Company in November 2024. The company was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.
Net sales increased 9% YoY to $2.685 billion, primarily due to a 13-point benefit from the Sovos Brands acquisition. Excluding this acquisition, sales decreased, highlighting underlying weakness in organic growth. This is further supported by the Snacks segment experiencing a 6% sales decrease.
Gross profit margin decreased 110 basis points YoY to 30.5%, primarily due to unfavorable net price realization, cost inflation, supply chain costs, and the impact of the Sovos Brands acquisition. While productivity improvements provided some offset, the overall margin picture is negative.
Earnings per share decreased from $0.68 to $0.58 YoY. This decline is attributed to expenses from restructuring, impairments, and divestitures, indicating that despite revenue gains, profitability is being negatively impacted by various strategic actions and market conditions.