Operating cash flow was
'We delivered strong results in the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 in what continues to be a very difficult cost and operating environment,' said
January - March Quarter Discussion
Net sales in the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 were
Net sales percentage changes are approximations based on quantitative formulas that are consistently applied.
Other includes the sales mix impact from acquisitions and divestitures and rounding impacts necessary to reconcile volume to net sales.
* Beauty segment organic sales increased seven percent versus year ago. Skin and Personal Care organic sales grew low single digits as higher pricing and innovation-based volume growth were partially offset by lower sales of SK-II in the travel retail channel. Hair Care organic sales increased double digits driven by increased pricing.
Grooming segment organic sales increased seven percent versus year ago as higher pricing was partially offset by negative volume and mix impacts from market contraction of appliances. All regions grew organic sales.
Health Care segment organic sales increased nine percent versus year ago.
Fabric and Home Care segment organic sales increased nine percent versus year ago. Fabric Care organic sales increased high single digits due to increased pricing, partially offset by volume declines primarily in
Baby, Feminine and Family Care segment organic sales increased six percent versus year ago.
Diluted net earnings per share increased by three percent to
Gross margin for the quarter increased 150 basis points versus year ago, 220 basis points on a currency-neutral basis. The increase was driven by benefits of 470 basis points from increased pricing and 210 basis points from gross productivity savings. These were partially offset by 270 basis points of increased commodity and input material costs, 140 basis points of negative product mix and 50 basis points of product reinvestments and other impacts.
Selling, general and administrative expense (SG&A) as a percentage of sales increased 100 basis points versus year ago and 50 basis points on a currency-neutral basis. The increase was driven by 310 basis points of marketing investments, inflation and other impacts, partially offset by 180 basis points of net sales growth leverage and 80 basis points of productivity savings.
Operating margin for the quarter increased 40 basis points versus the prior year, 160 basis points on a currency-neutral basis. Operating margin included gross productivity savings of 290 basis points.
Fiscal Year 2023 Guidance
P&G raised its guidance for fiscal 2023 all-in sales to grow approximately one percent versus the prior fiscal year, from a prior guidance range of down one percent to in-line. The Company also raised its outlook for organic sales growth to approximately six percent versus the prior fiscal year from a prior growth range of four to five percent. Foreign exchange is expected to be a five percentage point headwind to all-in sales growth for the fiscal year.
P&G maintained its outlook for fiscal 2023 diluted net earnings per share growth in the range of in-line to up four percent versus fiscal 2022 EPS of
P&G said its current fiscal 2023 outlook includes headwinds of approximately
The Company is unable 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 expects a core effective tax rate of approximately 20% in fiscal 2023.
Capital spending is now estimated to be approximately 4% of fiscal 2023 net sales.
P&G continues to expect adjusted free cash flow productivity of 90% and now expects to pay around
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Risks and uncertainties to which our forward-looking statements are subject include, without limitation: (1) the ability to successfully manage global financial risks, including foreign currency fluctuations, currency exchange or pricing controls and localized volatility; (2) the ability to successfully manage local, regional or global economic volatility, including reduced market growth rates, and to generate sufficient income and cash flow to allow the Company to effect the expected share repurchases and dividend payments; (3) the ability to manage disruptions in credit markets or to our banking partners or changes to our credit rating; (4) the ability to maintain key manufacturing and supply arrangements (including execution of supply chain optimizations and sole supplier and sole manufacturing plant arrangements) and to manage disruption of business due to various factors, including ones outside of our control, such as natural disasters, acts of war (including the Russia-Ukraine War) or terrorism or disease outbreaks; (5) the ability to successfully manage cost fluctuations and pressures, including prices of commodities and raw materials and costs of labor, transportation, energy, pension and healthcare; (6) the ability to stay on the leading edge of innovation, obtain necessary intellectual property protections and successfully respond to changing consumer habits, evolving digital marketing and selling platform requirements and technological advances attained by, and patents granted to, competitors; (7) the ability to compete with our local and global competitors in new and existing sales channels, including by successfully responding to competitive factors such as prices, promotional incentives and trade terms for products; (8) the ability to manage and maintain key customer relationships; (9) the ability to protect our reputation and brand equity by successfully managing real or perceived issues, including concerns about safety, quality, ingredients, efficacy, packaging content, supply chain practices or similar matters that may arise; (10) the ability to successfully manage the financial, legal, reputational and operational risk associated with third-party relationships, such as our suppliers, contract manufacturers, distributors, contractors and external business partners; (11) the ability to rely on and maintain key company and third-party information and operational technology systems, networks and services and maintain the security and functionality of such systems, networks and services and the data contained therein; (12) the ability to successfully manage uncertainties related to changing political conditions and potential implications such as exchange rate fluctuations and market contraction; (13) the ability to successfully manage current and expanding regulatory and legal requirements and matters (including, without limitation, those laws and regulations involving product liability, product and packaging composition, intellectual property, labor and employment, antitrust, privacy and data protection, tax, the environment, due diligence, risk oversight, accounting and financial reporting) and to resolve new and pending matters within current estimates; (14) the ability to manage changes in applicable tax laws and regulations; (15) the ability to successfully manage our ongoing acquisition, divestiture and joint venture activities, in each case to achieve the Company's overall business strategy and financial objectives, without impacting the delivery of base business objectives; (16) the ability to successfully achieve productivity improvements and cost savings and manage ongoing organizational changes while successfully identifying, developing and retaining key employees, including in key growth markets where the availability of skilled or experienced employees may be limited; (17) the ability to successfully manage the demand, supply and operational challenges, as well as governmental responses or mandates, associated with a disease outbreak, including epidemics, pandemics or similar widespread public health concerns; (18) the ability to manage the uncertainties, sanctions and economic effects from the war between
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