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CAMDEN, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 18, 2018–
Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) today reported its third-quarter
results for fiscal 2018.

 
 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

($ in millions, except per share)

Apr. 29,

 

Apr. 30,

 

%

Apr. 29,

 

Apr. 30,

 

%

2018

2017

Change

2018

2017

Change

Net Sales

 

As Reported (GAAP) $ 2,125 $ 1,853 15 % $ 6,466 $ 6,226 4 %
Organic % (1 )%
Earnings (Loss) Before Interest and Taxes
As Reported (GAAP) $(475)* $ 298 n/m $ 180 $ 960 (81 )%
Adjusted $ 308 $ 305 1 % $ 1,127 $ 1,210 (7 )%
Diluted Earnings Per Share
As Reported (GAAP) $(1.31)* $ 0.58 n/m $ 0.55 $ 1.85 (70 )%
Adjusted $ 0.70 $ 0.59 19 % $ 2.62 $ 2.51 4 %
 
 
n/m – not meaningful
* The current quarter included pre-tax impairment charges of $619
million, or $1.65 per share, related to the Campbell Fresh segment.
Note: A detailed reconciliation of the reported (GAAP) financial
information to the adjusted financial information is included at the
end of this news release.
 

CFO Comments

Campbell’s Chief Financial Officer Anthony DiSilvestro said, “While our
organic sales in the quarter were stable in this difficult environment,
our gross margin performance was below our expectations. Based on our
third-quarter results and outlook for the balance of the year, we are
lowering our fiscal 2018 earnings guidance.

“In the third quarter, we made some progress against our key priorities.
We completed the Snyder’s-Lance acquisition, substantially expanding our
portfolio in the faster growing snacking categories, and we made some
progress in stabilizing sales in U.S. soup. However, we are not
satisfied with our financial results. Our performance has been impacted
by both execution-related and external challenges. We are addressing
these challenges with renewed urgency. Looking ahead, we will be
reviewing all aspects of our strategic plans and portfolio composition.
We anticipate that our review, which will take several months to
complete, will lead to changes designed to improve our operating
performance and create long-term shareholder value. We plan to discuss
the outcome of this review when we report fourth-quarter and full-year
results in late August.”

Items Impacting Comparability

The table below presents a summary of items impacting comparability in
each period. A detailed reconciliation of the reported (GAAP) financial
information to the adjusted information is included at the end of this
news release.

 
 

Diluted Earnings Per Share

Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
Apr. 29,   Apr. 30, Apr. 29,   Apr. 30,
2018 2017 2018 2017
As Reported (GAAP) ($1.31) $0.58 $0.55 $1.85
 
Impairment charges related to the Campbell Fresh segment $1.65 $1.89 $0.58
 

Restructuring charges, implementation costs and other related
costs associated with cost savings initiatives

$0.15

$0.01

$0.34

$0.04

 
Transaction and integration costs related to the acquisition of
Snyder’s-Lance
$0.15 $0.22
 
Claim settlement $0.05 $0.05
 
Pension and postretirement benefit mark-to-market adjustments

($0.03) $0.04
 
Nonrecurring net tax benefit related to U.S. Tax Reform

($0.40)
Adjusted $0.70* $0.59 $2.62 $2.51
 
 
*Numbers do not add due to rounding.
 

Third-Quarter Results

Sales increased 15 percent to $2.125 billion driven by a 14-point
benefit from the recent acquisitions of Snyder’s-Lance and Pacific Foods
and a 1-point favorable impact from currency translation. Organic sales
were comparable to the prior year as gains in Global Biscuits and Snacks
and Campbell Fresh were offset by declines in Americas Simple Meals and
Beverages.

Gross margin decreased from 35.9 percent to 29.1 percent. Excluding
items impacting comparability in the current year, adjusted gross margin
decreased 3.9 percentage points to 32.0 percent. The decrease in
adjusted gross margin was primarily driven by cost inflation and higher
supply chain costs, as well as the dilutive impact of recent
acquisitions and higher promotional spending, partly offset by
productivity improvements and the benefits from cost savings initiatives.

Marketing and selling expenses increased 9 percent to $232 million.
Excluding items impacting comparability in the current year, adjusted
marketing and selling expenses increased 8 percent primarily due to the
impact of recent acquisitions, partly offset by the benefits from cost
savings initiatives. Administrative expenses increased 15 percent to
$163 million. Excluding items impacting comparability, adjusted
administrative expenses decreased 6 percent primarily due to lower
incentive compensation and benefit costs, partly offset by the impact of
recent acquisitions.

Other expenses of $647 million were primarily due to the impairment
charges related to the Campbell Fresh segment. Excluding items impacting
comparability in the current year, adjusted other income decreased $3
million to $12 million.

As reported EBIT was a loss of $475 million. Excluding items impacting
comparability, adjusted EBIT increased 1 percent to $308 million.
Excluding the impact of the recent acquisitions of Snyder’s-Lance and
Pacific Foods, adjusted EBIT declined primarily due to lower gross
margin performance, partly offset by lower adjusted administrative
expenses and lower adjusted marketing and selling expenses.

Net interest expense increased $14 million to $42 million. Excluding
items impacting comparability in the current year, net adjusted interest
expense increased $32 million to $60 million due to debt associated with
the acquisition of Snyder’s-Lance and higher average interest rates on
the debt portfolio. The tax rate was 24.0 percent as compared to 34.8
percent in the prior year. Excluding items impacting comparability, the
adjusted tax rate decreased 19.7 percentage points to 15.3 percent as
the timing of tax expense on an adjusted basis was impacted by the
impairment charges.

The company reported a loss of $1.31 per share. Excluding items
impacting comparability, adjusted EPS increased 19 percent to $0.70 per
share, reflecting a lower adjusted tax rate, partly offset by higher
adjusted net interest expense.

Nine-Month Results

Sales increased 4 percent to $6.466 billion driven by a 5-point benefit
from the recent acquisitions of Snyder’s-Lance and Pacific Foods and a
1-point favorable impact from currency translation, partly offset by a
1-percent decline in organic sales. Declines in organic sales were
primarily driven by decreases in Americas Simple Meals and Beverages,
partly offset by gains in Global Biscuits and Snacks.

As reported EBIT was $180 million. Excluding items impacting
comparability, adjusted EBIT decreased 7 percent to $1.127 billion
reflecting lower gross margin performance, including the impact of
organic sales declines, partly offset by an increase in adjusted other
income.

Net interest expense increased $20 million to $104 million. Excluding
items impacting comparability in the current year, net adjusted interest
expense increased $38 million to $122 million due to debt associated
with the acquisition of Snyder’s-Lance and higher average interest rates
on the debt portfolio. Tax expense decreased from $307 million in the
prior year to a tax benefit of $91 million. Excluding items impacting
comparability, the adjusted tax rate decreased 10.0 percentage points to
21.3 percent primarily due to the lower U.S. federal tax rate and the
timing of tax expense on an adjusted basis related to the impairment
charges.

The company reported EPS of $0.55. Excluding items impacting
comparability, adjusted EPS increased 4 percent to $2.62 per share,
reflecting a lower adjusted tax rate and the benefit of lower weighted
average shares outstanding, partly offset by lower adjusted EBIT and
higher adjusted net interest expense.

Cash flow from operations increased to $1.024 billion from $1.011
billion a year ago reflecting higher cash earnings, partly offset by an
increase in working capital requirements.

Fiscal 2018 Guidance

Based on the company’s current outlook for fiscal 2018, including the
impact of the Snyder’s-Lance acquisition, Campbell has revised its
fiscal 2018 guidance as shown in the table below. This guidance assumes
the impact from currency translation will be nominal.

 

($ in millions, except per share)

     

Snyder’s-

 
2017 Revised 2018 Guidance

Lance

Revised
Results Before Snyder’s-Lance Acquisition 2018 Guidance
 
Net Sales $7,890 0 to +1% +9 to +10 pts +10 to +11%
(Previously -1 to +1%)
 
Adjusted EBIT $1,492* -11 to -9% +3 pts -8 to -6%
(Previously -7 to -5%)
 
Adjusted EPS $3.04* -3 to -1% -3 pts -6 to -5%
(Previously +2 to +4%) -$0.10 $2.85 to $2.90
 
 
* Adjusted – refer to the detailed reconciliation of the reported
(GAAP) financial information to the adjusted financial information
at the end of this news release.
Note: A non-GAAP reconciliation is not provided for 2018 guidance
since certain items are not estimable, such as pension and
postretirement mark-to-market adjustments, and these items are not
considered to reflect the company’s ongoing operating results.
 

Segment Operating Review

An analysis of net sales and operating earnings by reportable segment
follows:

 

Three Months Ended Apr. 29, 2018

($ in millions)
       

Americas

Simple Meals Global Biscuits Campbell
and Beverages and Snacks Fresh Total
Net Sales, as Reported $1,010 $862 $251 $2,125**

 

 

 

 

Volume and Mix -% 1% 2% 1%
Price and Sales Allowances -% 1% -% -%
Promotional Spending (2)% (1)% -% (1)%
Organic Net Sales (2)% 1% 1%* -%
Currency -% 1% -% 1%
Acquisitions 6% 32% -% 14%
% Change vs. Prior Year 5%* 35%* 1% 15%
Segment Operating Earnings $217 $123 $(19)
% Change vs. Prior Year (3)% 23% n/m
 
 
n/m – not meaningful
* Numbers do not add due to rounding.
** Includes Corporate.
Note: A detailed reconciliation of the reported (GAAP) net sales to
organic net sales is included at the end of this news release.
 
 

Nine Months Ended Apr. 29, 2018

($ in millions)
       

Americas

Simple Meals

Global Biscuits Campbell

and Beverages

and Snacks Fresh Total
Net Sales, as Reported $3,424 $2,297 $742 $6,466**

 

 

 

 

Volume and Mix (3)% 1% -% (1)%
Price and Sales Allowances -% 1% -% -%
Promotional Spending -% -% -% -%
Organic Net Sales (4)%* 2% -% (1)%
Currency -% 1% -% 1%
Acquisitions 2% 10% -% 5%
% Change vs. Prior Year (1)%* 13% -% 4%*
Segment Operating Earnings $827 $382 $(36)
% Change vs. Prior Year (10)% 9% n/m
 
 
n/m – not meaningful
* Numbers do not add due to rounding.
** Includes Corporate.
Note: A detailed reconciliation of the reported (GAAP) net sales to
organic net sales is included at the end of this news release.
 

Americas Simple Meals and Beverages

Sales in the quarter increased 5 percent to $1.010 billion reflecting a
6-point benefit from the acquisition of Pacific Foods. Organic sales
decreased 2 percent primarily driven by declines in V8 beverages, Plum
products and U.S. soup. Excluding the benefit from the acquisition
of Pacific Foods, sales of U.S. soup decreased 1 percent driven by
declines in condensed soups, partly offset by gains in broth and
ready-to-serve soups.

Segment operating earnings decreased 3 percent to $217 million. The
decrease was primarily driven by a lower gross margin percentage, partly
offset by lower administrative expenses and lower marketing and selling
expenses.

Global Biscuits and Snacks

Sales in the quarter increased 35 percent to $862 million. Excluding the
benefit from the acquisition of Snyder’s-Lance and the favorable impact
of currency translation, organic sales increased 1 percent primarily
driven by gains in Pepperidge Farm snacks, reflecting continued growth
in Goldfish crackers and Pepperidge Farm cookies.

Segment operating earnings increased 23 percent to $123 million. The
increase was primarily driven by the benefit from the acquisition of
Snyder’s-Lance.

Campbell Fresh

Sales in the quarter increased 1 percent to $251 million primarily
driven by gains in refrigerated soup. Sales of Bolthouse Farms refrigerated
beverages were comparable to the prior year.

Segment operating loss was $19 million in the quarter compared to
earnings of $1 million in the prior year. The earnings decline was
primarily driven by a lower gross margin percentage reflecting higher
supply chain costs and cost inflation including higher transportation
and logistics costs.

Corporate

Corporate in the third quarter of fiscal 2018 included non-cash
impairment charges of $619 million related to the Campbell Fresh
segment, transaction and integration costs of $72 million related to the
acquisition of Snyder’s-Lance, charges related to cost savings
initiatives of $46 million, and a charge of $22 million related to the
settlement of a legal claim. Corporate in the third quarter of fiscal
2017 included charges related to cost savings initiatives of $7 million.
The remaining decrease in expenses primarily reflects the benefit of
higher pension and postretirement income.

Conference Call

Campbell will host a conference call to discuss these results today at
8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. To join, dial +1 (703) 639-1316. The
access code is 6498114. Access to a live webcast of the call with
accompanying slides, as well as a replay of the call, will be available
at investor.campbellsoupcompany.com.
A recording of the call will also be available until midnight on Jun. 1,
2018, at +1 (404) 537-3406. The access code for the replay is 6498114.

Reportable Segments

Campbell Soup Company earnings results are reported as follows:

Americas Simple Meals and Beverages includes the retail and food
service businesses in the U.S. and Canada. The segment includes the
following products: Campbell’s condensed and ready-to-serve
soups; Swanson broth and stocks; Pacific broth, soups,
non-dairy beverages and other simple meals; Prego pasta sauces; Pace
Mexican sauces; Campbell’s gravies, pasta, beans and dinner
sauces; Swanson canned poultry; Plum food and snacks; V8
juices and beverages; and, Campbell’s tomato juice.

Global Biscuits and Snacks includes the U.S. snacks portfolio
consisting of Pepperidge Farm cookies, crackers, bakery and frozen
products in U.S. retail, and Snyder’s-Lance pretzels, sandwich crackers,
potato chips, tortilla chips and other snacking products. The segment
also includes Arnott’s biscuits in Australia and Asia Pacific, Kelsen
cookies globally, and the simple meals and shelf-stable beverages
business in Australia, Latin America and Asia Pacific.

Campbell Fresh includes Bolthouse Farms fresh carrots, carrot
ingredients, refrigerated beverages and refrigerated salad dressings;
Garden Fresh Gourmet salsa, hummus, dips and tortilla chips; and, the
U.S. refrigerated soup business.

About Campbell Soup Company

Campbell (NYSE:CPB) is driven and inspired by our Purpose, “Real food
that matters for life’s moments.” We make a range of high-quality soups
and simple meals, beverages, snacks and packaged fresh foods. For
generations, people have trusted Campbell to provide authentic,
flavorful and readily available foods and beverages that connect them to
each other, to warm memories and to what’s important today. Led by our
iconic Campbell’s brand, our portfolio includes Pepperidge
Farm, Bolthouse Farms, Arnott’s, V8, Swanson, Pace, Prego, Plum, Royal
Dansk, Kjeldsens, Garden Fresh Gourmet, Pacific Foods, Snyder’s of
Hanover, Lance, Kettle Brand, KETTLE Chips, Cape Cod, Snack Factory
Pretzel Crisps, Pop Secret, Emerald, Late July
and other brand
names. Founded in 1869, Campbell has a heritage of giving back and
acting as a good steward of the planet’s natural resources. The company
is a member of the Standard and Poor’s 500 and the Dow Jones
Sustainability Indexes. For more information, visit www.thecampbellscompany.com
or follow company news on Twitter via @CampbellSoupCo.
To learn more about how we make our food and the choices behind the
ingredients we use, visit www.whatsinmyfood.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains “forward-looking statements” that reflect the
company’s current expectations about the impact of its future plans and
performance on the company’s business or financial results. These
forward-looking statements, including any statements made regarding
sales, EBIT and EPS guidance, rely on a number of assumptions and
estimates that could be inaccurate and which are subject to risks and
uncertainties. The factors that could cause the company’s actual results
to vary materially from those anticipated or expressed in any
forward-looking statement include: (1) changes in consumer demand for
the company’s products and favorable perception of the company’s brands;
(2) the risks associated with trade and consumer acceptance of product
improvements, shelving initiatives, new products and pricing and
promotional strategies; (3) the impact of strong competitive responses
to the company’s efforts to leverage its brand power with product
innovation, promotional programs and new advertising; (4) changing
inventory management practices by certain of the company’s key
customers; (5) a changing customer landscape, with value and e-commerce
retailers expanding their market presence, while certain of the
company’s key customers maintain significance to the company’s business;
(6) the company’s ability to realize projected cost savings and benefits
from its efficiency and/or restructuring initiatives; (7) the company’s
ability to manage changes to its organizational structure and/or
business processes, including selling, distribution, manufacturing and
information management systems or processes; (8) product quality and
safety issues, including recalls and product liabilities; (9) the
ability to complete and to realize the projected benefits of
acquisitions, divestitures and other business portfolio changes,
including the Snyder’s-Lance acquisition; (10) the company’s
indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; (11) disruptions to
the company’s supply chain, including fluctuations in the supply of and
inflation in energy and raw and packaging materials cost; (12) the
uncertainties of litigation and regulatory actions against the company;
(13) the possible disruption to the independent contractor distribution
models used by certain of the company’s businesses, including as a
result of litigation or regulatory actions affecting their independent
contractor classification; (14) the impact of non-U.S. operations,
including trade restrictions, public corruption and compliance with
foreign laws and regulations; (15) impairment to goodwill or other
intangible assets; (16) the company’s ability to protect its
intellectual property rights; (17) increased liabilities and costs
related to the company’s defined benefit pension plans; (18) a material
failure in or breach of the company’s information technology systems;
(19) the company’s ability to attract and retain key talent; (20)
changes in currency exchange rates, tax rates, interest rates, debt and
equity markets, inflation rates, economic conditions, law, regulation
and other external factors; (21) unforeseen business disruptions in one
or more of the company’s markets due to political instability, civil
disobedience, terrorism, armed hostilities, extreme weather conditions,
natural disasters or other calamities; and (22) other factors described
in the company’s most recent Form 10-K and subsequent Securities and
Exchange Commission filings. The company disclaims any obligation or
intent to update the forward-looking statements in order to reflect
events or circumstances after the date of this release.

 
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (unaudited)
(millions, except per share amounts)
 
Three Months Ended
April 29, 2018   April 30, 2017
Net sales $ 2,125 $ 1,853
Costs and expenses
Cost of products sold 1,507 1,188
Marketing and selling expenses 232 212
Administrative expenses 163 142
Research and development expenses 27 28
Other expenses / (income) 647 (15 )
Restructuring charges 24    
Total costs and expenses 2,600   1,555  
Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes (475 ) 298
Interest, net 42   28  
Earnings (loss) before taxes (517 ) 270
Taxes on earnings (124 ) 94  
Net earnings (loss) (393 ) 176
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests    
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Campbell Soup Company $ (393 ) $ 176  
Per share – basic
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Campbell Soup Company $ (1.31 ) $ .58  
Dividends $ .35   $ .35  
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic 301   304  
Per share – assuming dilution
Net earnings attributable to Campbell Soup Company $ (1.31 ) $ .58  
Weighted average shares outstanding – assuming dilution 301   306  
 
 
The company adopted new accounting guidance on the presentation of
net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit
cost in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. Certain amounts in the
prior year were reclassified to conform to the current-year
presentation.
 
 
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (unaudited)
(millions, except per share amounts)
 
Nine Months Ended
April 29, 2018   April 30, 2017
Net sales $ 6,466   $ 6,226
Costs and expenses

Cost of products sold

4,299 3,899
Marketing and selling expenses 679 682
Administrative expenses 477 408
Research and development expenses 84 80
Other expenses / (income) 688 197
Restructuring charges 59  

Total costs and expenses

6,286   5,266
Earnings before interest and taxes 180 960
Interest, net 104   84
Earnings before taxes 76 876
Taxes on earnings (91 ) 307
Net earnings 167 569
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests  
Net earnings attributable to Campbell Soup Company $ 167   $ 569
Per share – basic
Net earnings attributable to Campbell Soup Company $ .55   $ 1.86
Dividends $ 1.05   $ 1.05
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic 301   306
Per share – assuming dilution
Net earnings attributable to Campbell Soup Company $ .55   $ 1.85
Weighted average shares outstanding – assuming dilution 302   308
 
 
The company adopted new accounting guidance on the presentation of
net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit
cost in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. Certain amounts in the
prior year were reclassified to conform to the current-year
presentation.
 
 
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF SALES AND EARNINGS
(unaudited)

(millions, except per share amounts)
   
Three Months Ended
  Percent
April 29, 2018 April 30, 2017 Change

Sales

Contributions:
Americas Simple Meals and Beverages $ 1,010 $ 966 5%
Global Biscuits and Snacks 862 639 35%
Campbell Fresh 251 248 1%
Corporate 2     n/m
Total sales $ 2,125   $ 1,853   15%

Earnings

Contributions:
Americas Simple Meals and Beverages $ 217 $ 224 (3)%
Global Biscuits and Snacks 123 100 23%
Campbell Fresh (19 ) 1   n/m
Total operating earnings 321 325 (1)%
Corporate (772 ) (27 )
Restructuring charges (24 )  
Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes (475 ) 298 n/m
Interest, net 42 28
Taxes on earnings (124 ) 94  
Net earnings (loss) (393 ) 176 n/m
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests    
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Campbell Soup Company $ (393 ) $ 176   n/m
Per share – assuming dilution
Net earnings attributable to Campbell Soup Company $ (1.31 ) $ .58   n/m

n/m – not meaningful

 

Beginning in fiscal 2018, the business in Latin America is managed
as part of the Global Biscuits and Snacks segment. Prior to fiscal
2018, the business in Latin America was managed as part of the
Americas Simple Meals and Beverages segment. Segment results have
been adjusted retrospectively to reflect this change.

 
   
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF SALES AND EARNINGS (unaudited)
(millions, except per share amounts)
 
Nine Months Ended
April 29, 2018   April 30, 2017 Percent

Change

Sales

Contributions:
Americas Simple Meals and Beverages $ 3,424 $ 3,459 (1)%
Global Biscuits and Snacks 2,297 2,025 13%
Campbell Fresh 742 742 —%
Corporate 3     n/m
Total sales $ 6,466   $ 6,226   4%

Earnings

Contributions:
Americas Simple Meals and Beverages $ 827 $ 915 (10)%
Global Biscuits and Snacks 382 352 9%
Campbell Fresh (36 ) (1 ) n/m
Total operating earnings 1,173 1,266 (7)%
Corporate (934 ) (306 )
Restructuring charges (59 )  
Earnings before interest and taxes 180 960 (81)%
Interest, net 104 84
Taxes on earnings (91 ) 307  
Net earnings 167 569 (71)%
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests    
Net earnings attributable to Campbell Soup Company $ 167   $ 569   (71)%
Per share – assuming dilution
Net earnings attributable to Campbell Soup Company $ .55   $ 1.85   (70)%

n/m – not meaningful

 
Beginning in fiscal 2018, the business in Latin America is managed
as part of the Global Biscuits and Snacks segment. Prior to fiscal
2018, the business in Latin America was managed as part of the
Americas Simple Meals and Beverages segment. Segment results have
been adjusted retrospectively to reflect this change.
 
   
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)
(millions)
 
April 29, 2018 April 30, 2017
Current assets $ 2,329 $ 1,790
Plant assets, net 3,174 2,372
Intangible assets, net 8,881 3,170
Other assets 182   119
Total assets $ 14,566   $ 7,451
Current liabilities $ 3,403 $ 2,352
Long-term debt 8,080 2,270
Other liabilities 1,672 1,339
Total equity 1,411   1,490
Total liabilities and equity $ 14,566   $ 7,451
Total debt $ 9,843   $ 3,392
Cash and cash equivalents $ 199   $ 313
 
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)
(millions)
 
Nine Months Ended
April 29, 2018   April 30, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings $ 167 $ 569
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to operating cash flow
Impairment charges 694 212
Restructuring charges 59
Stock-based compensation 48 48
Noncurrent income taxes 52
Amortization of inventory fair value adjustment from acquisition 37
Pension and postretirement benefit income (48 ) (35 )
Depreciation and amortization 266 234
Deferred income taxes (192 ) 11
Other, net 10 15
Changes in working capital, net of acquisitions
Accounts receivable (18 ) 1
Inventories 50 144
Prepaid assets (84 ) (20 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 26 (116 )
Other (43 ) (52 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,024   1,011  
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of plant assets (223 ) (195 )
Purchases of route businesses (5 )
Sales of route businesses 5
Businesses acquired, net of cash acquired (6,773 )
Other, net (12 ) (14 )
Net cash used in investing activities (7,008 ) (209 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net short-term borrowings (repayments) 234 (66 )
Long-term borrowings 6,200
Long-term repayments (43 ) (76 )
Dividends paid (321 ) (314 )
Treasury stock purchases (86 ) (305 )
Treasury stock issuances 2
Payments related to tax withholding for stock-based compensation (23 ) (21 )
Repurchase of noncontrolling interest (47 )
Payments of debt issuance costs (49 )  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 5,865   (780 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (1 ) (5 )
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (120 ) 17
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period 319   296  
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period $ 199   $ 313  
 

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Third Quarter Ended April 29, 2018

 
Campbell Soup Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures as
defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission in certain
communications. These non-GAAP financial measures are measures of
performance not defined by accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States and should be considered in addition to, not in
lieu of, GAAP reported measures. Management believes that also
presenting certain non-GAAP financial measures provides additional
information to facilitate comparison of the company’s historical
operating results and trends in its underlying operating results,
and provides transparency on how the company evaluates its business.
Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making
financial, operating and planning decisions and in evaluating the
company’s performance.
 

Organic Net Sales

 
Organic net sales are net sales excluding the impact of currency and
acquisitions. Management believes that excluding these items, which
are not part of the ongoing business, improves the comparability of
year-to-year results. A reconciliation of net sales as reported to
organic net sales follows.
 
Three Months Ended
  April 29, 2018   April 30, 2017   % Change
(millions)

Net Sales,
as
Reported

 

Impact of
Currency

 

Impact of
Acquisitions

 

Organic
Net Sales

Net Sales,
as
Reported

Net Sales,
as
Reported

 

Organic
Net Sales

Americas Simple Meals and Beverages $ 1,010   $ (4 )   $ (55 )   $ 951 $ 966 5%   (2)%
Global Biscuits and Snacks 862 (9 ) (207 ) 646 639 35% 1%
Campbell Fresh 251 251 248 1% 1%
Corporate 2             2     n/m   n/m
Total Net Sales $ 2,125     $ (13 )   $ (262 )   $ 1,850   $ 1,853   15%   —%
 
 
Nine Months Ended
April 29, 2018 April 30, 2017 % Change
(millions)

Net Sales,
as
Reported

 

Impact of
Currency

 

Impact of
Acquisitions

 

Organic
Net Sales

Net Sales,
as
Reported

Net Sales,
as
Reported

 

Organic
Net Sales

Americas Simple Meals and Beverages $ 3,424 $ (16 ) $ (83 ) $ 3,325 $ 3,459 (1)% (4)%
Global Biscuits and Snacks 2,297 (24 ) (207 ) 2,066 2,025 13% 2%
Campbell Fresh 742 742 742 —% —%
Corporate 3             3     n/m   n/m
Total Net Sales $ 6,466     $ (40 )   $ (290 )   $ 6,136   $ 6,226   4%   (1)%

n/m – not meaningful

 
     

Items Impacting Earnings

 

The company believes that financial information excluding certain
items that are not considered to reflect the ongoing operating
results, such as those listed below, improves the comparability of
year-to-year results. Consequently, the company believes that
investors may be able to better understand its results excluding
these items.

 

The following items impacted earnings:
 

(1)

In the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the company incurred gains of
$14 million in Other expenses / (income) ($10 million after tax,
or $.03 per share) associated with mark-to-market adjustments for
defined benefit pension and postretirement plans. In the first
quarter of fiscal 2017, the company incurred losses of $20 million
in Other expenses / (income) ($13 million after tax, or $.04 per
share) associated with mark-to-market adjustments for defined
benefit pension and postretirement plans. For the year ended July
30, 2017, the company incurred gains of $178 million in Other
expenses / (income) ($116 million after tax, or $.38 per share)
associated with mark-to-market adjustments for defined benefit
pension and postretirement plans.

 

(2)

In fiscal 2015, the company implemented initiatives to reduce
costs and to streamline its organizational structure. In fiscal
2017, the company expanded these cost savings initiatives by
further optimizing its supply chain network, primarily in North
America, continuing to evolve its operating model to drive
efficiencies, and more fully integrating its recent acquisitions.
In January 2018, as part of the expanded initiatives, the company
authorized additional costs to improve the operational efficiency
of its thermal supply chain network in North America by closing
its manufacturing facility in Toronto, Ontario, and to optimize
its information technology infrastructure by migrating certain
applications to the latest cloud technology platform.

 
In the third quarter of fiscal 2018, the company recorded
Restructuring charges of $14 million and implementation costs and
other related costs of $30 million in Administrative expenses, $14
million in Cost of products sold, and $2 million in Marketing and
selling expenses (aggregate impact of $45 million after tax, or $.15
per share) related to these initiatives. In the nine-month period of
fiscal 2018, the company recorded Restructuring charges of $49
million and implementation costs and other related costs of $68
million in Administrative expenses and $20 million in Cost of
products sold, and $2 million in Marketing and selling expenses
(aggregate impact of $103 million after tax, or $.34 per share)
related to these initiatives. In the third quarter of fiscal 2017,
the company recorded implementation costs and other related costs of
$7 million in Administrative expenses ($4 million after tax, or $.01
per share) related to these initiatives. In the nine-month period of
fiscal 2017, the company recorded implementation costs and other
related costs of $18 million in Administrative expenses ($11 million
after tax, or $.04 per share) related to these initiatives. For the
year ended July 30, 2017, the company recorded Restructuring charges
of $18 million and implementation costs and other related costs of
$36 million in Administrative expenses and $4 million in Cost of
products sold (aggregate impact of $37 million after tax, or $.12
per share) related to these initiatives.
 

(3)

In the second quarter of fiscal 2018, the company announced its
intent to acquire Snyder’s-Lance, Inc and incurred transaction
costs of $24 million in Other expenses / (income) ($19 million
after tax, or $.06 per share) associated with the acquisition. The
acquisition closed on March 26, 2018, and in the third quarter of
fiscal 2018, the company incurred $82 million of transaction and
integration costs, of which $10 million was recorded in
Restructuring charges, $6 million in Administrative expenses, $29
million in Other expenses / (income), and $37 million in Cost of
products sold associated with an acquisition date fair value
adjustment for inventory. The company also recorded a gain in
Interest expense of $18 million on treasury rate lock contracts
used to hedge the planned financing of the acquisition. The
aggregate impact was $64 million, $46 million after tax, or $.15
per share. In the nine-month period of fiscal 2018, the company
incurred $88 million of transaction and integration costs, of
which $10 million was recorded in Restructuring charges, $6
million in Administrative expenses, $53 million in Other expenses
/ (income), $37 million in Cost of products sold, and a gain on
the treasury rate lock contracts of $18 million in Interest
expense. The aggregate after-tax impact was $65 million, or $.22
per share.

 

(4)

In the nine-month period of fiscal 2018, the company reflected the
impact on taxes of the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that
was signed into law in December 2017. The company recorded a tax
benefit of $179 million due to the remeasurement of deferred tax
assets and liabilities, and a tax charge of $59 million related to
the transition tax on unremitted foreign earnings. The net impact
was a tax benefit of $120 million ($.40 per share).

 

(5)

In the third quarter of fiscal 2018, the company performed interim
impairment assessments within Campbell Fresh on the deli reporting
unit, which includes Garden Fresh Gourmet and the U.S.
refrigerated soup business, and the Bolthouse Farms refrigerated
beverages and salad dressings reporting unit. Within the deli
unit, the company revised its long-term outlook due to potential
loss of refrigerated soup business with certain customers, as well
as the recent performance of the business. In addition, the
operating performance of the Bolthouse Farms refrigerated
beverages and salad dressing reporting unit was below
expectations. The company revised its long-term outlook for future
earnings and cash flows for each of these reporting units. The
company recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $11 million on
the tangible assets and $94 million on the intangible assets ($80
million after tax, or $.27 per share) of the deli reporting unit,
and a non-cash impairment charge of $514 million ($417 million
after tax, or $1.39 per share) related to the intangible assets of
the Bolthouse Farms refrigerated beverages and salad dressings
reporting unit. The aggregate impact of the impairment charges was
$619 million, of which $11 million was recorded in Cost of
products sold and $608 million in Other expenses / (income), ($497
million after tax, or $1.65 per share).

 
In the second quarter of fiscal 2018, the company performed an
interim impairment assessment on the intangible assets of the
Bolthouse Farms carrot and carrot ingredients reporting unit as
operating performance was below expectations. The company revised
its outlook for future earnings and cash flows and recorded a
non-cash impairment charge of $75 million in Other expenses /
(income) ($74 million after tax, or $.25 per share). In the
nine-month period of fiscal 2018, the total non-cash impairment
charges recorded were $694 million, of which $11 million was
recorded in Cost of products sold and $683 million in Other expenses
/ (income), ($571 million after-tax, $1.89 per share).
 
In the second quarter of fiscal 2017, the company performed an
interim impairment assessment on the intangible assets of the
Bolthouse Farms carrot and carrot ingredients reporting unit and the
Garden Fresh Gourmet reporting unit as operating performance was
well below expectations and a new leadership team of the Campbell
Fresh division initiated a strategic review which led to a revised
outlook for future sales, earnings, and cash flow. The company
recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $147 million ($139 million
after tax, or $.45 per share) related to intangible assets of the
Bolthouse Farms carrot and carrot ingredients reporting unit and a
non-cash impairment charge of $65 million ($41 million after tax, or
$.13 per share) related to the intangible assets of the Garden Fresh
Gourmet reporting unit (aggregate pre-tax impact of $212 million,
$180 million after tax, or $.58 per share). The charges were
included in Other expenses / (income).
 

(6)

In the third quarter of fiscal 2018, the company recorded a loss
of $22 million in Other expenses / (income) ($15 million after
tax, or $.05 per share) from a settlement of a legal claim.

 

(7)

For the year ended July 30, 2017, the company recorded a tax
benefit of $52 million in Taxes on earnings primarily related to
the sale of intercompany notes receivable to a financial
institution, which resulted in the recognition of foreign exchange
losses on the notes for tax purposes. In addition, the company
recorded a $6 million reduction to interest expense ($4 million
after tax) related to premiums and fees received on the sale of
the notes. The aggregate impact was $56 million after tax, or $.18
per share.

 
 

The following tables reconcile financial information, presented in
accordance with GAAP, to financial information excluding certain
items:

 
 
    Three Months Ended    
April 29, 2018     April 30, 2017
(millions, except per share amounts)

As

reported

    Adjustments(a)     Adjusted

As

reported

    Adjustments(a)     Adjusted

Adjusted

Percent

Change

Gross margin $ 618 $ 62 $ 680 $ 665 $ $ 665 2 %
Gross margin percentage 29.1 % 32.0 % 35.9 % 35.9 %
Marketing and selling expenses $ 232 $ (2 ) $ 230 $ 212 $ $ 212
Administrative expenses $ 163 $ (36 ) $ 127 $ 142 $ (7 ) $ 135
Other expenses / (income) $ 647 $ (659 ) $ (12 ) $ (15 ) $ $ (15 )
Restructuring charges $ 24 $ (24 ) $ $ $ $
Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes $ (475 ) $ 783   $ 308   $ 298   $ 7   $ 305   1 %
Interest, net   42     18     60     28         28  
Earnings (loss) before taxes $ (517 ) $ 765   $ 248   $ 270   $ 7   $ 277  
Taxes (124 ) 162 38 94 3 97
Effective income tax rate   24.0 %         15.3 %   34.8 %         35.0 %
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Campbell Soup Company $ (393 ) $ 603   $ 210   $ 176   $ 4   $ 180   17 %
Diluted net earnings per share attributable to Campbell Soup Company* $ (1.31 ) $ 2.00   $ .70   $ .58   $ .01   $ .59   19 %
(a)See following table for additional information.
*The sum of individual per share amounts may not add due to rounding.
 
   
Three Months Ended
April 29, 2018     April 30, 2017
(millions, except per share amounts)

Restructuring
charges,
implementation
costs
and other

related costs
(2)

   

Transaction
and
integration

costs
(3)

   

Impairment
charges
(5)

   

Claim
settlement
(6)

    Adjustments

Restructuring
charges,
implementation
costs
and other

related costs
(2)

Gross margin $ 14 $ 37 $ 11 $ $ 62 $
Marketing and selling expenses (2 ) (2 )
Administrative expenses (30 ) (6 ) (36 ) (7 )
Other expenses / (income) (29 ) (608 ) (22 ) (659 )
Restructuring charges   (14 )   (10 )           (24 )    
Earnings before interest and taxes $ 60   $ 82   $ 619   $ 22   $ 783   $ 7  
Interest, net       18             18      
Earnings before taxes $ 60   $ 64   $ 619   $ 22   $ 765   $ 7  
Taxes   15     18     122     7     162     3  
Net earnings attributable to Campbell Soup Company $ 45   $ 46   $ 497   $ 15   $ 603   $ 4  
Diluted net earnings per share attributable to Campbell Soup Company $ .15   $ .15   $ 1.65   $ .05   $ 2.00   $ .01  
 
                           
Nine Months Ended
April 29, 2018 April 30, 2017
(millions, except per share amounts)

As

reported

Adjustments(a) Adjusted

As

reported

Adjustments(a) Adjusted

Adjusted

Percent

Change

Gross margin $ 2,167 $ 68 $ 2,235 $ 2,327 $ $ 2,327 (4 )%
Gross margin percentage 33.5 % 34.6 % 37.4 % 37.4 %
Marketing and selling expenses $ 679 $ (2 ) $ 677 $ 682 $ $ 682
Administrative expenses $ 477 $ (74 ) $ 403 $ 408 $ (18 ) $ 390
Other expenses / (income) $ 688 $ (744 ) $ (56 ) $ 197 $ (232 ) $ (35 )
Restructuring charges $ 59 $ (59 ) $ $ $ $
Earnings before interest and taxes $ 180   $ 947   $ 1,127   $ 960   $ 250   $ 1,210   (7 )%
Interest, net   104     18     122     84         84  
Earnings before taxes $ 76   $ 929   $ 1,005   $ 876   $ 250   $ 1,126  
Taxes (91 ) 305 214 307 46 353
Effective income tax rate   (119.7 )%         21.3 %   35.0 %         31.3 %
Net earnings attributable to Campbell Soup Company $ 167   $ 624   $ 791   $ 569   $ 204   $ 773   2 %
Diluted net earnings per share attributable to Campbell Soup Company $ .55   $ 2.07   $ 2.62   $ 1.85   $ .66   $ 2.51   4 %
(a)See following tables for additional information.
 
   
Nine Months Ended
April 29, 2018
(millions, except per share amounts)

Mark-
to-
market
(1)

   

Restructuring
charges,
implementation
costs
and other

related costs
(2)

   

Transaction
and
integration
costs
(3)

   

Tax
reform
(4)

   

Impairment
charges
(5)

   

Claim
settlement
(6)

    Adjustments
Gross margin $ $ 20 $ 37 $ $ 11 $ $ 68
Marketing and selling expenses (2 ) (2 )
Administrative expenses (68 ) (6 ) (74 )
Other expenses / (income) 14 (53 ) (683 ) (22 ) (744 )
Restructuring charges       (49 )   (10 )               (59 )
Earnings before interest and taxes $ (14 ) $ 139   $ 106   $   $ 694   $ 22   $ 947  
Interest, net           18                 18  
Earnings before taxes $ (14 ) $ 139   $ 88   $   $ 694   $ 22   $ 929  
Taxes   (4 )   36     23     120     123     7     305  
Net earnings attributable to Campbell Soup Company $ (10 ) $ 103   $ 65   $ (120 ) $ 571   $ 15   $ 624  
Diluted net earnings per share attributable to Campbell Soup Company $ (.03 ) $ .34   $ .22   $ (.40 ) $ 1.89   $ .05   $ 2.07  
 
   
Nine Months Ended
April 30, 2017
(millions, except per share amounts)

Mark-
to-
market
(1)

   

Restructuring
charges,
implementation
costs
and other

related costs
(2)

   

Impairment
charges
(5)

    Adjustments
Gross margin $ $ $ $
Administrative expenses (18 ) (18 )
Other expenses / (income)   (20 )       (212 )   (232 )
Earnings before interest and taxes $ 20   $ 18   $ 212   $ 250  
Interest, net                
Earnings before taxes $ 20   $ 18   $ 212   $ 250  
Taxes   7     7     32     46  
Net earnings attributable to Campbell Soup Company $ 13   $ 11   $ 180   $ 204  
Diluted net earnings per share attributable to Campbell Soup Company $ .04   $ .04   $ .58   $ .66  
 
   
Year Ended
(millions, except per share amounts) July 30, 2017
Gross margin, as recast* $ 2,925
Add: Restructuring charges, implementation costs and other related
costs (2)
  4  
Adjusted Gross margin $ 2,929  
Adjusted Gross margin percentage 37.1 %
Earnings before interest and taxes, as reported $ 1,400
Deduct: Total pension and postretirement benefit mark-to-market
adjustments (1)
(178 )
Add: Restructuring charges, implementation costs and other related
costs (2)
58
Add: Impairment charges (5)   212  
Adjusted Earnings before interest and taxes $ 1,492  
Interest, net, as reported $ 107
Add: Sale of notes (7)   6  
Adjusted Interest, net $ 113  
Adjusted Earnings before taxes $ 1,379  
Taxes on earnings, as reported $ 406
Deduct: Tax expense from total pension and postretirement benefit
mark-to-market adjustments (1)
(62 )
Add: Tax benefit from restructuring charges, implementation costs
and other related costs (2)
21
Add: Tax benefit from impairment charges (5) 32
Add: Tax benefit from sale of notes (7)   50  
Adjusted Taxes on earnings $ 447  
Adjusted effective income tax rate 32.4 %
Net earnings attributable to Campbell Soup Company, as reported $ 887
Deduct: Net adjustment from total pension and postretirement benefit
mark-to-market adjustments (1)
(116 )
Add: Net adjustment from restructuring charges, implementation costs
and other related costs (2)
37
Add: Net adjustment from impairment charges (5) 180
Deduct: Net adjustment from sale of notes (7)   (56 )
Adjusted Net earnings attributable to Campbell Soup Company $ 932  
Diluted net earnings per share attributable to Campbell Soup
Company, as reported
$ 2.89
Deduct: Net adjustment from total pension and postretirement benefit
mark-to-market adjustments (1)
(.38 )
Add: Net adjustment from restructuring charges, implementation costs
and other related costs (2)
.12
Add: Net adjustment from impairment charges (5) .59
Deduct: Net adjustment from sale of notes (7)   (.18 )
Adjusted Diluted net earnings per share attributable to Campbell
Soup Company
$ 3.04  
 

* Reflects the impact of the adoption of new accounting guidance
on the presentation of net periodic pension cost and net periodic
postretirement benefit cost in the first quarter of fiscal 2018.

 

Source: Campbell Soup Company

Campbell Soup Company
INVESTOR CONTACT:
Ken
Gosnell, 856-342-6081
[email protected]
or
MEDIA
CONTACT:
Thomas Hushen, 856-342-5227
[email protected]

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