NYSE$INGR

Ingredion Inc · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Ingredion reported strong fourth quarter and full-year results, driven by growth in Texture and Healthful Solutions and exceptional performance in Food and Industrial Ingredients segments.

Ingredion Incorporated reported record Q4 financial results, driven by strong sales volume growth in Texture and Healthful Solutions and exceptional results in Food and Industrial Ingredients US/CAN and LATAM segments. The company's 2024 reorganization and new segment structure positioned teams well toward targeted market and customer opportunities, establishing a solid foundation for future growth.

  • Delivered record Q4 financial results driven by continued strong sales volume growth in Texture and Healthful Solutions and exceptional results in our Food and Industrial Ingredients US/CAN and LATAM segments.
  • The creation of a global Texture & Healthful Solutions segment has strengthened collaboration with customers in support of their pursuit of innovative volume growth.
  • F&II US/CAN business benefited from the renewal of multi-year customer contracts that enabled us to recapture inflationary impacts and recover margins, resulting in significant operating income growth in the fourth quarter.
  • High level of performance in 2024 provides momentum heading into 2025.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.8B

Previous: $1.92B-6.3%
EPS (adj)

$2.63

Previous: $1.97+33.5%
Dividends Paid

$210M

No prior period
Share Repurchases

$216M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

$295M

No prior period
Net Income

$97M

Previous: $133M-27.1%
Operating Income

$162M

Previous: $202M-19.8%
Gross Profit

$449M

Previous: $400M+12.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Ingredion · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.8B

Q4 2024-6.3%vs Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 3 of 15 quarters(20%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Ingredion · $289M total across 1 segment · Q4 2022

  • F&II LATAM
    $289M

Forward guidance

The Company expects its full-year 2025 reported and adjusted EPS to each be in the range of $10.75 to $11.55. The Company expects full-year 2025 net sales to be up low single-digits, reflecting greater volume demand, partially offset by price mix and foreign exchange impacts. Reported and adjusted operating income are expected to be up mid-single-digits for full year 2025.

Tailwinds

  • Texture and Healthful Solutions operating income is expected to be up mid-single-digits to high single-digits, driven by sales volume growth.
  • Food & Industrial Ingredients LATAM operating income is expected to be up mid-single-digits.
  • Food & Industrial Ingredients US/CAN operating income is expected to be flat to down low single-digits.
  • All Other operating income is anticipated to approach breakeven profitability.
  • Cash from operations for full-year 2025 is expected to be in the range of $800 million to $950 million.

Headwinds

  • full-year 2025 net sales to be up low single-digits, reflecting greater volume demand, partially offset by price mix and foreign exchange impacts.
  • Corporate costs for full-year 2025 are expected to be up mid-single-digits to high single-digits.
  • For full-year 2025, the Company expects both a reported and adjusted effective tax rate of 26.0% to 27.5%.
  • Capital expenditures for the full year are expected to be approximately $400 to $450 million.
  • For the first quarter of 2025, the Company expects net sales to be down low single-digits compared to the same quarter last year.

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 2024

Historical avgQ4 2024

+0.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.3%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.2%

Avg return

30 days after

60%

41 / 68 earnings

Positive

+12.6%

Q4 2015

Best reaction

-11.4%

Q4 2021

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-1.7%+0.7%-6.8%
Q4 2025+2.9%+2.4%-3.8%
Q3 2025-5.7%-4.9%-5.2%
Q1 2025+3.5%+2.6%+2.3%
Q4 2024-5.6%-5.1%-2.7%
Q3 2024+12.3%+13.1%+10.3%
Q2 2024+5.3%+8.5%+12.4%
Q1 2024+2.9%+4.1%-0.5%
Q4 2023+0.1%-2.2%+5.2%
Q3 2023+4.6%+7.1%+11.0%
Q2 2023-7.8%-9.9%-9.2%
Q1 2023+2.7%+2.6%+1.7%
Q4 2022-2.8%-1.6%-4.8%
Q3 2022+6.3%+6.1%+14.6%
Q2 2022+2.5%+3.0%-6.3%
Q1 2022-1.3%-3.3%+4.1%
Q4 2021-11.4%-10.3%-11.4%
Q3 2021+0.3%+2.7%-1.6%
Q2 2021-4.5%-3.4%-1.1%
Q1 2021-2.8%+0.5%+2.2%
Q4 2020+11.7%+14.1%+22.0%
Q3 2020+1.7%-2.3%+10.5%
Q2 2020-10.3%-9.0%-8.7%
Q1 2020+1.6%+6.7%+11.2%
Q4 2019+7.4%+6.9%-23.6%
Q3 2019+3.8%+5.7%+5.1%
Q2 2019+1.6%-0.5%-0.0%
Q1 2019-5.9%-7.3%-17.4%
Q4 2018-4.6%-5.6%-6.0%
Q3 2018+2.3%+4.3%+3.2%
Q2 2018+2.5%+6.1%+5.0%
Q1 2018-4.4%-6.3%-6.3%
Q4 2017-5.8%-9.3%-8.7%
Q3 2017+3.1%+3.4%+11.5%
Q2 2017-0.3%-1.1%+0.4%
Q1 2017-2.0%-2.8%-6.7%
Q4 2016-7.5%-6.0%-3.8%
Q3 2016-1.6%-0.2%-9.7%
Q2 2016+1.2%+1.6%+3.2%
Q1 2016+7.4%
Q4 2015+12.6%
Q3 2015+1.2%
Q2 2015+6.7%
Q1 2015+4.7%
Q4 2014-4.5%
Q3 2014+1.7%
Q2 2014-3.3%
Q1 2014+3.1%
Q4 2013+5.1%
Q3 2013-5.9%
Q2 2013+9.9%
Q1 2013-1.3%
Q4 2012-0.7%
Q3 2012+10.7%
Q2 2012+1.9%
Q4 2011+0.4%
Q1 2012-1.3%
Q4 2008-1.3%
Q3 2011-0.5%
Q2 2011-6.8%
Q4 2010+2.8%
Q1 2010+2.8%
Q1 2011+2.8%
Q3 2010+4.3%
Q3 2009+4.3%
Q2 2009+1.6%
Q4 2009+1.6%
Q2 2010+1.6%

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