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Amcor plc (NYSE:AMCR ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call February 4, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Tracey Whitehead - Head of Investor Relations Peter Konieczny - Chief Executive Officer Michael Casamento - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Anthony Pettinari - Citi Keith Chau - MST Marquee George Staphos - Bank of America Daniel Kang - CLSA Matthew Krueger - Baird Jakob Cakarnis - Jarden Michael Roxland - Truist Securities John Purtell - Macquarie Keith Chau - MST Marquee Operator Thank you for standing by. My name is Kate, and I'll be your conference operator today.
AMCR's fiscal Q2 results reflect improved volumes, offset by unfavorable impacts of foreign exchange, pass-through of lower raw material costs and price/mix.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Amcor (AMCR) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Amcor (AMCR) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.16 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to earnings of $0.16 per share a year ago.
AMCR Q2 earnings are expected to have gained from volume growth in both its segments.
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Amcor gets upgraded to buy, from my prior hold rating, betting on its buyout of rival Berry Global to complete and create a packaging giant. The shares are trading undervalued vs key peers, along with dipping below their 200-day simple moving average, opening a buying window. As a standalone company, without the merger, the stock pays a +5% dividend yield now, and boasts investment-grade credit ratings and positive cash flow outlooks.
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