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confidence high
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Brown-Forman Q3 net sales +4% to $1.1B; EPS -61% on impairment and pension charge; updates FY23 guidance
BROWN FORMAN CORP
2023-Q3 EPS reported
$1.20
revenue$3,182,000,000
- Q3 net sales $1.1B (+4% reported, +5% organic); operating income $173M (-50% reported, -11% organic); diluted EPS $0.21 (-61%).
- Nine-month net sales $3.2B (+8% reported, +12% organic); operating income $829M (-13% reported, +9% organic); EPS $1.20 (-16%).
- Non-cash impairment charge of $96M for Finlandia brand name; $27M pension settlement charge recognized in Q3.
- Dividend declared $0.2055/share, payable April 3, 2023 to holders of record March 8, 2023; 39th consecutive annual increase.
- Updated FY23 guidance: organic net sales growth 8-10%, high-single-digit organic operating income growth, capEx $190-210M.