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Brown-Forman Q1 net sales up 3%, operating income down 4%, EPS $0.48, reaffirms FY guidance
BROWN FORMAN CORP
2024-Q1 EPS reported
$0.48
revenue$1,038,000,000
- Reported net sales $1.0B (+3% reported, +2% organic); operating income $327M (-4% reported, -6% organic).
- Diluted EPS decreased 7% to $0.48; gross margin expanded 90 bps to 62.7%.
- US net sales declined 8% due to estimated distributor inventory decrease; emerging markets grew 27%.
- Reaffirmed FY2024 guidance: organic net sales growth 5-7%, organic operating income growth 6-8%.
- Quarterly dividend of $0.2055 declared, payable Oct 2, 2023; 39th consecutive year of dividend increase.