earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
Church & Dwight Q4 sales beat, raises dividend 4%; FY adjusted EPS $3.17, guides 7-9% EPS growth in 2024
CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/
2023-FY EPS reported
$3.05
revenue$5,867,900,000
- Q4 net sales $1,528.0M (+6.4% YoY); organic sales +5.3%, above 4% outlook.
- Q4 adjusted EPS $0.65 vs $0.62; FY adjusted EPS $3.17 (+6.7% YoY), above $3.15 guidance.
- Dividend increased 4% to $0.28375/quarter; payable March 1, 2024; 28th consecutive increase.
- 2024 outlook: organic sales growth 4-5%, adjusted EPS growth 7-9% (midpoint $3.42), cash from ops ~$1.0B.
- Q4 repurchased 3.3M shares for $300M; FY cash from operations $1.03B (record).