Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) reported Q3 EPS of $1.33, $0.03 better than the analyst estimate of $1.30. Revenue for the quarter came in at $19.4 billion versus the consensus estimate of $18.73 billion.
Fiscal Year 2022 Guidance:
P&G raised its outlook for fiscal 2022 all-in sales growth from a range of three to four percent to a range of four to five percent versus the prior fiscal year. The Company also raised its guidance for organic sales growth from a range of four to five percent to a range of six to seven percent. Foreign exchange is now expected to be a two percentage point headwind to all-in sales growth for the fiscal year.
P&G confirmed its outlook for fiscal 2022 GAAP diluted net earnings per share growth in the range of six to nine percent versus fiscal 2021 GAAP EPS of $5.50. The Company continues to expect core earnings per share growth for fiscal 2022 in the range of three to six percent versus fiscal 2021 Core EPS of $5.66. The Company added that given increased cost and foreign exchange challenges, it now expects to be at the low end of the fiscal year core EPS growth range at three percent.
P&G said its current fiscal 2022 outlook includes headwinds of $2.5 billion after-tax from higher commodity costs, $400 million after-tax from higher freight costs and $300 million after-tax from negative foreign exchange impacts. Combined, these items are a $3.2 billion after-tax headwind, or approximately $1.26 per share, to fiscal 2022 earnings versus fiscal 2021. The $3.2 billion headwind is an increase of $400 million after-tax versus guidance provided in January, with much of this increase affecting the Company’s fiscal fourth quarter.
The Company is not able to reconcile its forward-looking non-GAAP cash flow measure and tax rate measures without unreasonable efforts because the Company cannot predict the timing and amounts of discrete cash items, such as acquisitions, divestitures, or impairments, which could significantly impact GAAP results.
P&G continues to estimate a core effective tax rate in the range of 18% to 19% in fiscal 2022.
Capital spending is estimated to be in the range of four percent to five percent of fiscal 2022 net sales.
P&G continues to expect adjusted free cash flow productivity of 95% and now expects to pay over $8 billion in dividends and to repurchase approximately $10 billion of common shares in fiscal 2022. Combined, P&G plans to return over $18 billion of cash to shareowners in the fiscal year.
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