earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.70
Fresh Del Monte Q2 net income up 164% to $47.2M; EPS $0.99 vs $0.38; dividend raised to $0.15/share
FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC
2021-Q2 EPS reported
$1.89
revenue$2,229,900,000
- Net sales increased 5% to $1,141.6M; gross profit up 40% to $110M; gross margin expanded 240 bps to 9.6%.
- Diluted EPS of $0.99 vs $0.38; adjusted EPS $0.98 vs $0.54; adjusted EBITDA $83.6M, up 32% YoY.
- Quarterly cash dividend increased 50% to $0.15/share, payable Sept 10 to holders of record Aug 18.
- Fresh and value-added segment sales up 6%, gross profit up 54%; banana gross profit up 20%, sales down 1%.
- Total debt reduced to $473.5M from $542M at year-end 2020; operating cash flow $139.5M, up from $110.5M.