Diageo Delivers Q3 With $4.4B In Sales, 5.9% Organic Growth Driven By Volume And Price/Mix; Reaffirms Full-Year Guidance Despite FX And Disposals
Benzinga
19 May
Strong Q3 organic net sales growth. On track for full year with sequential improvement in H2
Reported net sales for the third quarter increased by 2.9% to $4.4bn, with positive organic growth partially offset by unfavourable foreign exchange and disposals.
Organic net sales were up 5.9% in the quarter, with organic volume up 2.8% and positive price/mix of 3.1%.
Performance in the quarter was supported by favourable phasing which we estimate contributed c.4% of Q3 group organic net sales growth, mainly from North America and to a lesser extent Latin America and Caribbean, and is expected to reverse in Q4.
All regions delivered positive price/mix except Asia Pacific where continued consumer downtrading and adverse market mix impacted net sales.
Full year fiscal 25 guidance for organic net sales and operating profit reiterated.
Launching first phase of Accelerate programme to create a more agile operating model. We expect to sustainably deliver c. $3bn free cash flow per annum from fiscal 26, increasing as performance improves. This is supported by a c.$500m cost savings programme, which will enable both reinvestment in future growth and improved operating leverage. We expect to return to well within our target leverage ratio range of 2.5 – 3.0x no later than fiscal 28 providing us with a lot more flexibility, and which will also be supported by appropriate and selective disposals over the coming years.
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