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Campbell Soup Quarterly Profit Beats Estimates

By Dayeeta Das
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Campbell Soup Quarterly Profit Beats Estimates

On Tuesday, Campbell Soup Co. reported a smaller-than-expected decline in quarterly earnings.

Net earnings attributable to the company fell to $194 million (€170 million), or 64 cents per share, in the first quarter (28 October), from $275 million (€241 million), or 91 cents per share, a year earlier.

Excluding items, Campbell earned 79 cents a share, beating analysts' average estimate of 70 cents, according to Refinitiv data.

Fresh-Food Business

Campbell, owner of the Prego pasta sauce and Goldfish cracker brands, also said that it had begun the process of divesting its international and fresh-food businesses.

The company said that the units, which were put up for sale in August, have both attracted strong interest from potential buyers.

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Net sales jumped about 25%, to $2.69 billion (€2.4 billion), boosted by its recent acquisitions of Snyder's-Lance and Pacific Foods. Organic sales fell by 3%.

Young Consumers

The 149-year-old company, which revolutionised the home-cooking industry with easy-to-prepare soups and low-cost production techniques, has been struggling to attract young consumers to its namesake soups and Pepperidge Farm cookies.

Camden, New Jersey-based Campbell did not provide an update on its CEO search or ongoing proxy fight with hedge fund Third Point.

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