NYSE$HRL

Hormel Foods Corp · Q1 2021 earnings

Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Hormel Foods reported record sales driven by growth from all four segments.

Hormel Foods Corporation reported record net sales of $2.5 billion, up 3%, driven by growth from all four segments. Diluted earnings per share were $0.41, down 9% compared to last year. The company set its full year earnings per share guidance at $1.70 to $1.82, which does not include the expected impact from the acquisition of the Planters snack nuts business.

  • Record net sales of $2.5 billion, up 3%.
  • Diluted earnings per share of $0.41, down 9% compared to last year.
  • Operating margin of 10.9%, compared to 11.8% last year.
  • The company expects a recovery in its foodservice business.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$2.46B

Previous: $2.38B+3.2%
EPS (adj)

$0.41

Previous: $0.45-8.9%
Operating Margin

10.9%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$40.4M

Previous: -$58.2M+30.7%
Free Cash Flow

$165M

Previous: $130M+27.0%
Net Income

$222M

Previous: $243M-8.5%
Operating Income

$268M

Previous: $280M-4.4%
Gross Profit

$450M

Previous: $468M-3.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$1.75B

Previous: $724M+141.8%
Total Assets

$9.96B

Previous: $8.29B+20.1%
Stock-Based Comp

$7.78M

Previous: $9.3M-16.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Hormel · Revenue · Quarterly

$2.46B

Q1 2021+3.2%vs Q1 2020
Beat estimate in 11 of 16 quarters(69%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Hormel · $171M total across 1 segment · Q4 2022

  • International
    $171M

Forward guidance

The company set its full year earnings per share guidance at $1.70 to $1.82 per share, which does not include the expected impact from the acquisition of the Planters snack nuts business.

Tailwinds

  • Retail and deli teams have momentum going into the second quarter.
  • The International segment is poised to have a record year led by the continued strength in our China business, branded exports and our global partnerships.
  • The strides we have made in our global e-commerce business are also expected to continue to pay off this year and into the future.
  • We expect continued improvement throughout our supply chain as labor availability improves
  • We expect a recovery in our foodservice business, given the acceleration in shipments during recent weeks.

Headwinds

  • Some of our retail businesses, especially Grocery Products, have very difficult comparisons due to the extremely high levels of demand we experienced last year
  • Pandemic-related expenses begin to subside.
  • Jennie-O Turkey Store is proactively taking price increases across all categories in order to offset rapidly increasing grain costs.
  • Continued escalation in grain prices will require additional actions.
  • Employee safety remains our top priority as a company.

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 Q1 2021

Historical avgQ1 2021

-0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.9%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.9%

Avg return

30 days after

49%

33 / 68 earnings

Positive

+8.2%

Q1 2024

Best reaction

-13.1%

Q3 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026
Q1 2026+0.0%-2.8%-8.9%
Q4 2025+3.8%+3.3%+1.3%
Q3 2025-13.1%-13.7%-14.8%
Q2 2025+1.2%+2.7%+1.4%
Q1 2025-1.2%+0.6%+5.7%
Q4 2024+3.3%+4.3%-1.4%
Q3 2024-3.1%-2.2%-5.4%
Q2 2024-9.1%-9.9%-10.6%
Q1 2024+8.2%+10.3%+13.2%
Q4 2023-4.3%-0.7%+0.5%
Q3 2023-3.2%-5.1%-4.1%
Q2 2023+6.6%+5.7%+5.2%
Q1 2023-7.3%-8.8%-9.0%
Q4 2022-1.2%-2.1%-5.5%
Q3 2022-7.7%-7.4%-9.6%
Q2 2022-6.5%-5.5%-1.2%
Q1 2022+6.0%+8.6%+8.2%
Q4 2021+7.5%+11.9%+16.5%
Q3 2021-6.3%-7.6%-10.5%
Q2 2021+7.5%+6.6%+3.2%
Q1 2021+0.3%+0.8%+2.2%
Q4 2020-6.3%-5.7%-5.7%
Q3 2020-3.2%-3.8%-8.3%
Q2 2020-2.2%-4.7%+1.2%
Q1 2020-7.6%-7.7%-6.9%
Q4 2019+5.0%+4.1%+5.9%
Q3 2019+2.5%+3.5%+4.8%
Q2 2019+2.0%-1.6%+4.9%
Q1 2019-0.5%-2.2%+1.1%
Q4 2018+0.2%+0.7%-5.7%
Q3 2018-1.4%-1.6%+3.9%
Q2 2018+0.1%+1.9%+1.3%
Q1 2018-0.1%+0.2%-0.4%
Q4 2017+2.6%+3.0%+9.0%
Q3 2017-7.6%-8.7%-7.8%
Q2 2017-6.4%-6.0%-1.3%
Q1 2017-7.1%-5.5%-7.5%
Q4 2016+0.8%+2.6%+0.6%
Q3 2016+6.4%+7.5%+0.1%
Q2 2016-8.8%
Q1 2016+7.2%
Q4 2015+6.2%
Q3 2015+5.1%
Q2 2015+3.1%
Q1 2015+3.2%
Q4 2014-2.6%
Q3 2014+4.4%
Q2 2014-4.6%
Q1 2014+3.1%
Q4 2013+6.1%
Q3 2013+1.4%
Q2 2013-2.0%
Q1 2013+2.8%
Q4 2012-2.7%
Q3 2012+1.3%
Q2 2012+1.7%
Q1 2012-0.9%
Q2 2011+1.2%
Q4 2011+1.2%
Q4 2008+1.2%
Q3 2011-2.4%
Q1 2011-0.1%
Q1 2010-0.1%
Q2 2010-0.3%
Q4 2010-0.3%
Q3 2010-0.4%
Q3 2009-0.4%
Q4 2009-0.4%

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