secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CONAGRA BRANDS INC. (CAG)
CIK:        0000023217
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-10-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-22-023728
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Conagra Q1: adjusted EPS $0.57 beats; GAAP loss $0.16 on $386M impairment; reaffirms FY outlook
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- Net sales $2.9B (+9.5% YoY); organic net sales +9.7% driven by 14.3% price/mix partially offset by 4.6% volume decline.
- GAAP diluted loss per share $0.16 due to $386M non-cash goodwill and brand impairment, largely from higher discount rate; adjusted EPS $0.57 vs $0.50 prior year.
- Refrigerated & Frozen segment had operating loss of $216M on impairment; adjusted operating profit +8% to $176M. Impairment includes $244M for Bird's Eye brand.
- Company reaffirmed FY2023 guidance: organic net sales growth 4-5%, adjusted operating margin ~15%, adjusted EPS growth 1-5%.
- Ardent Mills JV earnings $49M (+$29M YoY) driven by favorable wheat market conditions. Quarter-end dividend increased to $0.33/share.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23217/000143774922023728/0001437749-22-023728-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23217/000143774922023728/cag20220707_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-023728

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