Procter & Gamble (PG) Tops Q1 EPS by 2c, Maintains Guidance

Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) reported Q1 EPS of $1.09, $0.02 better than the analyst estimate of $1.07. Revenue for the quarter came in at $16.65 billion versus the consensus estimate of $16.69 billion.

Fiscal Year 2018 Guidance

P&G said it is maintaining its guidance for organic sales growth in the range of two to three percent for fiscal 2018. The Company estimates all-in sales growth of about three percent for fiscal 2018, which includes a neutral to half-a-percentage-point benefit to sales growth from the combined impacts of foreign exchange, acquisitions and divestitures.

The Company also maintains its expectation for core earnings per share growth of five to seven percent versus fiscal 2017 Core EPS of $3.92. P&G noted that it is maintaining estimates despite over $100 million of incremental commodity cost headwinds resulting from the hurricanes that impacted the Gulf Coast in September. All-in GAAP earnings per share are expected to decrease 26% to 28% versus fiscal year 2017 GAAP EPS of $5.59, which included a significant benefit from the Beauty Brands transaction that was completed in October 2016. The fiscal 2018 GAAP EPS estimate includes approximately $0.10 per share of non-core restructuring costs.

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