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Energizer Holdings Inc · Q4 2021 earnings

Q4 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Announced fourth quarter and full year results for fiscal year 2021

Energizer Holdings, Inc. reported a net sales increase of 0.4% for the fourth fiscal quarter, driven by strong auto care performance, which was offset by battery declines due to elevated demand in the prior year. The company's diluted net earnings per share was $1.14, and adjusted earnings per share was $0.79, up 34% from the prior year.

  • Diluted net earnings per share of $1.14 and Adjusted earnings per share of $0.79 in the fourth quarter, up 34% from the prior year.
  • Net Sales exceeded $3.0 billion, up 10.1% from the prior year, driven by our sixth consecutive year of organic growth.
  • Strong auto care performance drove net sales growth.
  • Elevated demand and distribution gains resulted in the sixth consecutive year of organic growth.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$766M

Previous: $763M+0.4%
EPS (adj)

$0.79

Previous: $0.59+33.9%
Gross Margin

36.5%

Previous: 36.9%-1.1%
Adjusted EBITDA

$136M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

$22.2M

Previous: $65.3M-66.0%
Free Cash Flow

$121M

Previous: $161M-25.3%
Net Income

$83.2M

Previous: -$41.7M+299.5%
Operating Income

$57M

Previous: -$51.8M+210.0%
Gross Profit

$280M

Previous: $282M-0.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$239M

Previous: $460M-48.0%
Total Assets

$5.01B

Previous: $5.73B-12.6%
Stock-Based Comp

-$3.1M

Previous: $3.3M-193.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Energizer · Revenue · Quarterly

$766M

Q4 2021+0.4%vs Q4 2020
Beat estimate in 10 of 16 quarters(63%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Energizer · $725M total across 2 segments · Q4 2021

  • Batteries & Lights
    $566M-2.4%
  • Auto Care
    $160M+12.0%

Forward guidance

The company expects organic revenue to be roughly flat, with auto care growth and pricing actions across all businesses offset by expected declines in battery as we comp prior year elevated COVID-19 demand in the first two fiscal quarters. They anticipate gross margin headwinds of approximately 150 basis points based on current rates and assumptions. These inflationary cost pressures, combined with the anticipated volume declines in battery in the first half of the year are expected to result in Adjusted earnings per share in the range of $3.00 to $3.30 and Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $560 million to $590 million.

Tailwinds

  • Expect organic revenue to be roughly flat, with auto care growth.
  • Significant pricing actions executed.
  • Pricing actions across all businesses offset by expected declines in battery.
  • Focus on offsetting headwinds through additional pricing.
  • Focus on cost reduction opportunities in fiscal 2022.

Headwinds

  • Expect declines in battery as we comp prior year elevated COVID-19 demand in the first two fiscal quarters.
  • Reported revenue will be negatively impacted by foreign currency headwinds of $20 million to $25 million at current rates.
  • Product input costs, including raw materials, labor and transportation costs have risen rapidly over the past quarter.
  • Anticipate gross margin headwinds of approximately 150 basis points based on current rates and assumptions.
  • Current operating environment remains very volatile

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2021

Historical avgQ4 2021

-0.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.5%

Avg return

5 days after

-2.1%

Avg return

30 days after

42%

18 / 43 earnings

Positive

+19.9%

Q1 2016

Best reaction

-18.6%

Q4 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026-8.2%-2.5%-2.4%
Q1 2026-0.1%-4.1%-17.4%
Q4 2025-18.6%-23.4%-15.2%
Q2 2025-7.8%-16.7%-14.8%
Q1 2025-3.3%-5.4%-10.8%
Q4 2024+10.3%+12.2%+4.2%
Q3 2024+2.5%+2.3%+8.0%
Q2 2024-0.5%+2.1%-2.6%
Q1 2024+2.6%+1.0%-9.0%
Q4 2023+0.1%-4.3%-4.3%
Q3 2023-3.0%-3.6%-2.2%
Q2 2023+8.8%+7.1%+2.0%
Q1 2023-5.1%-4.7%-6.2%
Q4 2022+8.1%+8.3%+14.7%
Q3 2022+0.8%+5.8%-6.9%
Q2 2022+3.6%+11.0%-0.8%
Q1 2022+1.8%-0.2%-10.7%
Q4 2021+3.6%+0.5%+2.2%
Q3 2021-2.5%-0.3%-3.1%
Q2 2021-1.3%-5.0%-12.2%
Q1 2021-1.6%-1.2%-3.3%
Q4 2020-10.5%-10.7%-10.2%
Q3 2020-10.5%-11.8%-13.6%
Q2 2020+8.2%+9.7%+27.3%
Q1 2020+2.8%+5.9%-7.7%
Q4 2019+15.7%+15.2%+19.4%
Q3 2019-13.6%-6.2%+1.5%
Q2 2019-8.9%-8.4%-8.4%
Q1 2019-1.3%-2.9%-7.1%
Q4 2018-10.7%-16.9%-11.4%
Q3 2018-2.3%+1.2%-0.1%
Q2 2018-5.0%-3.3%+6.6%
Q1 2018+9.3%+4.4%+4.6%
Q4 2017+1.8%+5.7%+14.8%
Q3 2017-11.1%-12.6%-5.6%
Q2 2017-3.4%-4.3%-2.9%
Q1 2017+5.5%+2.9%+10.0%
Q4 2016-4.0%-5.1%-4.1%
Q3 2016-2.8%-1.5%-2.1%
Q2 2016-0.5%
Q1 2016+19.9%
Q4 2015-9.7%
Q3 2015+2.8%
Q2 2015
Q1 2015
Q4 2014
Q3 2014
Q2 2014
Q1 2014
Q4 2013
Q3 2013
Q2 2013

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