According to the CEO of Consumer Goods pillar, Procter & Gamble maintains the right strategies for balanced growth.
On Friday, April 21st Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) mentioned its financial earnings for the third quarter of 2023, which showed the company beat estimates. The multinational consumer goods company’s quarterly earnings and revenue came in better than expected, with higher prices offsetting lower demand for its products. Following this commendable performance, P&G has raised its fiscal year 2023 sales guidance and revenue forecast.
P&G shares rose 2% in premarket trading after the company raised its organic sales growth forecast for the fiscal year to 6%. Previously, the company had estimated this figure between 4% and 5%.
Quarterly report details
For the Q3 2023 fiscal year, Procter & Gamble had revenue of $20.07 billion compared to the $19.32 billion expected by analysts. The latest revenue intake was up 4% year-over-year (YoY), with organic sales also up 7% in the same period. In addition, the Cincinnati-based consumer goods giant also reported earnings per share (EPS) of $1.37 versus the expected $1.32 earnings per share. Furthermore, Procter & Gamble reported third-quarter financial net income of $3.4 billion, which exceeds the $3.36 billion the company earned in the prior year.
However, Procter & Gamble maintained a decrease in sales volume due to a 10% price hike that prompted buyers to look for cheaper options. This is the fourth consecutive quarter that P&G has seen diminishing sales volumes, selling fewer items than intended.
Andrei Scholten, Chief Financial Officer of Procter & Gamble, explained that there has been a sequential increase in sales volume compared to the second quarter of the company’s fiscal year. Quarterly volume fell 2% from 2022, Scholten added, after P&G cut advertising and operations. However, the CFO pointed to a significant increase in volume in P&G’s largest market, the US, with improvement in China. According to Scholten, the consumer goods giant’s second-largest market is in recovery mode from pandemic-induced lockdowns.
All of the company’s divisions, except for its health and beauty units, reported declining sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2023. Procter & Gamble’s textiles and home care segment suffered the largest decline, down 5%, with volume falling mainly in Europe.
Procter & Gamble Head’s Comments on Third Quarter 2023 Financial Performance
Approving the overall financial performance for the third quarter, John Mueller, Chairman and CEO of Procter & Gamble, said:
We delivered strong results in the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 in a very challenging operating and cost environment. Our team’s strong execution of our strategies and our progress over three quarters allows us to increase our fiscal year outlook for sales growth and cash return to shareholders and maintain the range of our EPS growth guidance despite continued cost and foreign exchange headwinds.”
Mueller added that P&G remains committed to “integrating strategies for a focused product range of everyday use categories.” According to him, performance enhances brand selection here, along with productivity, superiority, constructive disruption and flexible organizational structure. Mueller believes that P&G can build on and sustain the strong momentum it has built to achieve balanced growth and value creation.
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