The Clorox Company (NYSE:CLX ) Barclays 17th Annual Global Consumer Staples Conference September 4, 2024 3:00 PM ET Company Participants Linda Rendle - Chair and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Jacobsen - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Lauren Lieberman - Barclays Bank PLC Lauren Lieberman Let us get started. So I'm really happy to be welcoming The Clorox Company.
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It is safe to say that 2024 has been a disappointing year for those who invested in consumer staple stocks. The widely feared and talked about recession has not arrived, and so far the Fed has not made any rate cuts this year despite high anticipation.
Leading consumer products company Clorox Co. NYSE: CLX stock surged 7.4% on a strong fiscal Q4 2024 earnings performance. The maker of personal care, cleaning, and kitchen products has been in negative normalization since its anomalous pandemic surge, peaking its shares at $239.87 in August 2020.
Stock markets cratered on the rise of interest rates in Japan. Adding insult to injury, Barclays cut price targets on Clorox, Twilio, and Atlassian this morning.
Clorox (CLX) shares jumped Friday to become the top performer in the S&P 500 after the company known for its namesake bleach and disinfectants reported better-than-expected quarterly profits the day before. Expanding gross margins and cost-reduction efforts helped the provider of consumer and professional products achieve 9% bottom-line growth from the year-ago period.
During its most recent quarter, Clorox Co.'s sales were hurt by more competition for things like trash bags and cat litter. In the household-goods maker's earnings release on Thursday, executives blamed unfriendly weather for weaker grilling-product sales.
Clorox's sales were down in its fiscal 2024, and it expects a possible decline in the coming year as well. Even with profits trending in the right direction, the stock trades at a premium valuation compared to its forward estimates.
Clorox's (CLX) fiscal 2025 gross margin is expected to improve by around 100 basis points, driven by comprehensive margin management efforts.