NYSE$BF-A

Brown Forman Corporation · Q2 2022 earnings

Q2 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Brown-Forman reported a net sales increase and raised its full year outlook.

Brown-Forman Corporation announced strong net sales results for the second quarter of fiscal 2022, with net sales increasing by 1% to $994 million. The company has also raised its full-year outlook, expressing confidence in its growth momentum despite ongoing challenges from the pandemic and supply chain disruptions.

  • Net sales increased by 1% to $994 million (+7% on an underlying basis).
  • Operating income decreased 2% to $322 million (+10% on an underlying basis).
  • Diluted earnings per share decreased 2% to $0.49.
  • The company raised its full-year underlying net sales outlook from mid-single digit to high-single digit growth.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$994M

Previous: $985M+0.9%
EPS (adj)

$0.49

Previous: $0.50-2.0%
Operating Margin

32.3%

Previous: 33.5%-3.6%
Quarterly Dividend

$0.18

Previous: $0.17+3.0%
Gross Margin

59.3%

Previous: 59.0%+0.5%
Effective Tax Rate

21.6%

Previous: 22.1%-2.3%
Capital Expenditures

-$33M

Previous: -$29M-13.8%
Free Cash Flow

$302M

Previous: $254M+18.9%
Net Income

$236M

Previous: $240M-1.7%
Operating Income

$322M

Previous: $330M-2.4%
Gross Profit

$590M

Previous: $581M+1.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$1.07B

Previous: $964M+11.3%
Total Assets

$6.62B

Previous: $6.35B+4.2%
Stock-Based Comp

$3M

Previous: $3M+0.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Brown-Forman · Revenue · Quarterly

$994M

Q2 2022+0.9%vs Q2 2021
Beat estimate in 10 of 14 quarters(71%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Brown-Forman has revised its full-year underlying net sales outlook from mid-single digit to high-single digit growth. The company anticipates managing through global supply chain disruptions and expects the impact to become less significant in the second half of the year. The company expects high-single digit underlying operating income growth for the full year.

Tailwinds

  • Revised full-year underlying net sales outlook from mid-single digit to high-single digit growth.
  • Managing through the impact of global supply chain disruptions.
  • Expect supply chain disruptions to become less significant in the second half of the year.
  • Expect high-single digit underlying operating income growth for the full year.
  • Modest positive impact of the January 1, 2022 suspension of tariffs on American whiskey exports to the European Union.

Headwinds

  • Volatility and uncertainty persist in the operating environment due to COVID-19.
  • Ongoing supply chain disruptions, including glass supply.
  • Expect reported gross margin to be flat or slightly down for the full year compared to fiscal 2021.
  • Unfavorable impacts of supply chain disruptions.
  • Higher input costs related to commodity prices and higher transportation costs.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2022

Historical avgQ2 2022

-0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.1%

Avg return

5 days after

-3.2%

Avg return

30 days after

42%

29 / 69 earnings

Positive

+10.4%

Q1 2021

Best reaction

-9.1%

Q3 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2026+2.8%+5.9%
Q3 2026-5.7%-10.8%-4.9%
Q2 2026+0.1%+0.1%-11.2%
Q1 2026-4.8%-3.9%-13.1%
Q4 2025+0.0%-0.8%+6.9%
Q3 2025+10.2%+14.6%-2.4%
Q2 2025+8.8%+10.7%-11.0%
Q1 2025+1.1%+1.0%+4.6%
Q4 2024-4.0%-6.4%-5.5%
Q3 2024-9.1%-8.1%-14.2%
Q2 2024-9.0%-6.1%-7.3%
Q1 2024-4.4%-3.0%-17.4%
Q4 2023+5.2%+2.3%+5.6%
Q3 2023-6.2%-5.9%-4.1%
Q2 2023-7.4%-6.4%-12.3%
Q1 2023-1.3%-2.1%-5.6%
Q4 2022+3.2%-0.1%+8.9%
Q3 2022+7.5%-2.0%+5.4%
Q2 2022-4.1%-2.1%-7.7%
Q1 2022+0.5%+1.0%-4.1%
Q4 2021-5.0%-4.4%-5.6%
Q3 2021-4.7%-3.2%-4.3%
Q2 2021+0.3%+4.1%-6.2%
Q1 2021+10.4%+10.8%+5.3%
Q4 2020-0.0%-3.5%-4.4%
Q3 2020-4.1%-11.3%-13.7%
Q2 2020-6.3%-6.8%-0.2%
Q1 2020-0.1%-0.8%+2.7%
Q4 2019+8.5%+10.4%+11.6%
Q3 2019-1.7%-1.3%+2.0%
Q2 2019-1.3%-2.1%-1.3%
Q1 2019+0.4%+0.3%-3.2%
Q4 2018-8.0%-6.7%-6.2%
Q3 2018-4.8%-3.5%-4.4%
Q2 2018+6.1%+4.9%+7.5%
Q1 2018+3.8%+3.8%+4.0%
Q4 2017-5.7%-6.1%-9.5%
Q3 2017-2.9%-3.7%-5.3%
Q2 2017+1.4%+1.1%-1.4%
Q1 2017-4.6%-4.6%-6.8%
Q4 2016+2.1%-0.2%+0.3%
Q3 2016-1.4%
Q2 2016+1.7%
Q1 2016+0.5%
Q4 2015-0.5%
Q3 2015-0.5%
Q2 2015+2.2%
Q1 2015-2.4%
Q4 2014+2.4%
Q3 2013+1.6%
Q3 2014+4.6%
Q2 2014+0.3%
Q1 2014-1.8%
Q4 2013-0.9%
Q2 2013-0.6%
Q1 2013+2.6%
Q2 2012-1.4%
Q4 2012+4.4%
Q3 2012-0.2%
Q1 2012-3.6%
Q4 2011-0.1%
Q4 2010-0.1%
Q2 2011-0.1%
Q4 2009-0.1%
Q3 2010-0.8%
Q3 2011-0.8%
Q1 2011+1.9%
Q1 2010+1.9%
Q2 2010+1.9%

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