Clorox (CLX) Tops Q2 EPS by 10c, Revenues Beat; Confirms FY19 EPS Mid-Point Guidance Below Consensus

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Clorox Reports Second-Quarter Fiscal Year 2019 Results, Confirms Outlook

February 4, 2019 6:30 AM EST

OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- For its second quarter of fiscal year 2019, which ended Dec. 31, 2018, The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) reported sales growth of 4 percent and, as expected, a 21 percent decrease in diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations. Diluted EPS is 37 cents lower compared to the year-ago quarter, which reflected a one-time benefit of 40 cents due to U.S. tax reform.

"Sound execution of our pricing and cost-savings plans has enabled us to address near-term headwinds, resulting in another strong quarter of topline performance," said Clorox... More