Campbell Soup's Earnings Rise 11%
CAMDEN, N.J. (
) --
Campbell Soup
(CPB) - Get Report
said second-quarter earnings rose 11% and sales rose 1% to $2.15 billion.
But U.S. soup sales fell 8%, particularly in its ready-to-serve business. Last week, the company announced a plan to
increase the performance of its condensed soups
in the U.S., including further sodium reduction and more contemporary packaging.
Campbell Soup said Monday it earned $259 million in the second quarter, or 74 cents a share, vs. $233 million, or 64 cents a share, a year earlier.
Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters estimated earnings of 74 cents a share on revenue of $2.23 billion.
Campbell Soup reiterated statements made last week when it slashed its sales growth guidance for fiscal 2010 to 2.5% to 3.5% from a previously expected range of 4% to 5%. It expects adjusted net per-share earnings growth of 9% to 11% from a fiscal 2009 adjusted base of $2.21 a share.
Analysts expect 2010 earnings of $2.46 a share.
-- Reported by Joseph Woelfel in New York.
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