Kraft Heinz (KHC) Posts Q3 Earnings Beat, Revenue Miss

KHC

The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC - Free Report) just released its third-quarter earnings results, posting earnings of $0.83 per share and revenue of $6.267 billon.

Currently, KHC has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), but it is subject to change following the release of the company’s latest earnings report. Here are 5 key statistics from this just announced report below.

Kraft Heinz:

Beat earnings estimates. The company posted earnings of $0.83 per share, beating our Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.76.

Missed revenue estimates. The company saw revenue figures of $6.267 billion, missing our estimate of $6.309 billion.  

“While our financial performance is respectable, we continue to have the opportunity to improve our offerings and retail execution in several key markets and take our brands to places they don’t currently compete,” said CEO Bernardo Hees.

United States net sales were $4.4 billion, down about 1.2% year-over-year. European sales also fell and were down about 14.5%, while Canada and Rest of World sales were up 2% and 4.4%, respectively.

KHC was down 0.88% as of 4:43 p.m. EST in after-hours trading shortly after its earnings report was released.

Here’s a graph that looks at Kraft Heinz’s latest earnings performance:

The Kraft Heinz Company is a food and beverage company. The Company's brands include Kraft, Heinz, ABC, Capri Sun, Classico, Jell-O, Kool-Aid, Lunchables, Maxwell House, Ore-Ida, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Planters, Plasmon, Quero, Weight Watchers Smart Ones and Velveeta.

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