earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
Flowers Foods Q1 record sales $1.577B; branded retail volumes grow 0.3%, reaffirms FY guidance
FLOWERS FOODS INC
2024-Q1 EPS reported
$0.34
revenue$1,576,818,000
- Q1 sales $1.577B (+2.8% YoY); net income $73.0M (+3.3%); diluted EPS $0.34.
- Branded retail sales $1.015B (+3.5%); volume +0.3% (first quarterly branded volume growth since 2020).
- Adjusted EBITDA $159.4M (+5.5%); margin 10.1% (+30 bps).
- FY2024 outlook: sales $5.091-5.172B; adj. EPS $1.20-$1.30; capEx raised to $145-155M.
- Operating cash flow $105.1M (+$47.2M); dividends paid $51.1M.