Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE:CAG ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call October 2, 2024 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Melissa Napier - Senior Vice President of Investor Relations Sean Connolly - President and Chief Executive Officer David Marberger - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Melissa Napier Good morning. Thank you for listening to our prepared remarks for Conagra Brands First Quarter Earnings.
Consumer packaged goods giant Conagra (CAG, Financial) is facing significant backlash today after missing earnings expectations due to a larger-than-expected year-over-year sales decline in Q1. Known for brands like Slim Jim and Vlasic, Conagra had warned that FY25 would be a transitional year, but the company hasn't missed top and bottom-line estimates since Q3 2020, making today's results particularly surprising.
Although the revenue and EPS for Conagra Brands (CAG) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended August 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Conagra Brands (CAG) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.53 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.59 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.66 per share a year ago.
The packaged-food company posts quarterly earnings that missed analysts' estimates.
Conagra Brands reported first-quarter sales on Wednesday that missed analysts' estimates as budget-conscious consumers prioritized shopping for lower-priced alternatives over the company's higher-priced pantry staples.
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Conagra Brands, Inc.'s Grocery & Snacks and Refrigerated & Frozen segments are the main drivers of revenue and adjusted EBIT performance. My analysis focuses mainly on the revenue dynamics of these units. Revenues are pressured by volume and pricing pressures, present across all major segments. Volume growth in Frozen is driven by pricing reductions, which contradicts management's pricing outlook for FY25. Conagra's execution is patchy; the company has missed on revenue results and also lowered guidance expectations. Management has warned that Q1 FY25 is seasonally weak. I'm looking for optimism in Q2.
Get a deeper insight into the potential performance of Conagra Brands (CAG) for the quarter ended August 2024 by going beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates and examining the estimates for some of its key metrics.
Conagra Brands (CAG) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
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CAG is troubled by sluggish consumption trends and elevated costs, while Conagra Brands' solid brands and frozen category strength have been aiding.