Procter & Gamble (PG) Tops Q2 EPS by 5c, Revenues Miss; Raises FY20 Sales Growth & EPS Growth Outlook
Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) reported Q2 EPS of $1.42, $0.05 better than the analyst estimate of $1.37. Revenue for the quarter came in at $18.2 billion versus the consensus estimate of $18.37 billion.
“We delivered another strong quarter of organic sales growth, core earnings per share and cash returned to shareowners,” said David Taylor, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our strong first half results enable us to further increase our outlook for the full fiscal year across each of these metrics and to increase our commitment of cash return to shareowners. Our focus remains on executing our strategies of superiority, productivity, constructive disruption and improving P&G’s organization and culture to deliver balanced top-line and bottom-line growth along with strong cash generation in a challenging competitive and macroeconomic environment.”
Fiscal Year 2020 Guidance
- The Company raised its outlook for fiscal 2020 all-in sales growth from a range of three to five percent to a range of four to five percent growth versus the prior fiscal year. This estimate includes a modest negative impact from foreign exchange, largely offset by a modest positive impact from acquisitions and divestitures. The Company increased its guidance for organic sales growth from a range of three to five percent to a range of four to five percent.
- The Company increased its guidance range for fiscal 2020 all-in GAAP diluted net earnings per share growth to 235% to 245%, noting that the comparison period is significantly depressed by the Gillette Shave Care impairment charges in fiscal 2019. P&G raised its fiscal 2020 guidance for core earnings per share growth from a range of five to ten percent to a range of eight to eleven percent versus fiscal 2019.
- The Company is not able to reconcile its forward-looking non-GAAP adjusted free cash flow productivity measure without unreasonable efforts because the Company cannot predict the timing and amounts of discrete cash items, such as acquisitions, divestitures, or impairments, which could significantly impact GAAP results. The Company increased its estimate for fiscal 2020 adjusted free cash flow productivity from 95% to 100%.
- The Company now expects to pay over $7.5 billion in dividends and repurchase $7 billion to $8 billion of common shares in fiscal 2020. This compares to prior guidance of over $7.5 billion in dividends and $6 billion to $8 billion of common share repurchases.
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