Edgewell Private Care Publicizes Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2022 Outcomes; Gives 2023 Outlook

Web Gross sales elevated 4.0%, or 3.9% Natural for Fiscal 12 months 2022

Second Consecutive 12 months of Mid-Single-Digit Natural Web Gross sales Development

Returned practically $158 Million to Shareholders through Dividends and Share Repurchases

Initiates Fiscal 2023 Outlook for progress in Natural Web Gross sales, Adjusted EPS and Adjusted EBITDA on a continuing forex foundation

SHELTON, Conn., Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Edgewell Private Care Firm (NYSE: EPC) at this time introduced outcomes for its fourth fiscal quarter 2022 and financial yr ended, September 30, 2022, and supplied its monetary outlook for fiscal 2023. 

Government Abstract

• Fourth quarter internet gross sales have been $536.9 million, a lower of 1.2% in comparison with the prior yr interval.  Full 12 months Web Gross sales have been $2,171.7 million, a rise of 4.0% in comparison with the prior yr interval.
• Natural internet gross sales elevated 1.2% for the quarter and three.9% for the total yr. (Natural foundation excludes the impression of the Billie acquisition and the detrimental translational impression from forex).
• GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) have been $0.64 for the fourth quarter and $1.84 for fiscal yr 2022.
• Adjusted EPS have been $0.79 for the fourth quarter and $2.57 for the total yr.
• Ended the fiscal fourth quarter with $188.7 million of money readily available and a internet debt leverage ratio of three.6 occasions. 
• Returned $157.9 million to shareholders within the type of $125.3 in share repurchase and $32.6 million of dividends within the full fiscal yr.
• Board of Administrators declared a money dividend of $0.15 per frequent share on November 3, 2022.
• Fiscal 2023 outlook for 3% to five% progress in natural internet gross sales, and an approximate 7% and a couple of% decline in adjusted EPS and EBITDA respectively, or a 12% and eight% improve respectively, on a continuing forex foundation, on the midpoint of the outlook vary.

The Firm reviews and forecasts outcomes on a GAAP and Non-GAAP foundation and has reconciled Non-GAAP outcomes and outlook to probably the most straight comparable GAAP measures later on this launch. See Non-GAAP Monetary Measures for a extra detailed clarification, together with definitions of varied Non-GAAP phrases used on this launch. All comparisons used on this launch are with the identical interval within the prior fiscal yr except in any other case acknowledged.

“We delivered our second consecutive yr of mid-single-digit natural internet gross sales progress, regardless of the more and more difficult macro-operating setting. These outcomes mirrored the continued profitable execution of our progress technique, that has pushed structural enhancements in our enterprise throughout model constructing, product innovation, and retail execution. Moreover, we maintained monetary self-discipline and drove over 300 foundation factors in productiveness and pricing offsets to assist mitigate the numerous inflationary pressures seen throughout the business,” mentioned Rod Little, Edgewell’s President and Chief Government Officer. “As we glance to fiscal 2023, we once more count on to ship one other yr of mid-single-digit natural internet gross sales progress, which coupled with our on-going price and productiveness financial savings initiatives and income administration execution, will allow us to ship robust operational efficiency on a continuing forex foundation.”

Fiscal 4Q 2022 Working Outcomes (Unaudited)
Web gross sales have been $536.9 million within the quarter, a lower of 1.2%, together with a internet $19.6 million or 3.6% profit from the acquisition of Billie and a $32.5 million, or 6.0% detrimental impression from forex actions.  Natural internet gross sales elevated 1.2% , as Worldwide natural internet gross sales elevated 7.7%, pushed by over 64% progress in Solar Care and simply over 3% progress in Moist Shave.  North America natural internet gross sales decreased 3.3%, partially pushed by Moist One’s decline of virtually 26%, because the enterprise cycled progress from COVID pushed demand a yr in the past, and decrease gross sales in Moist Shave. 

Gross revenue was $218.8 million, as in comparison with $244.8 million within the prior yr interval. Gross margin as a % of internet gross sales was 40.8%, a lower of 430 foundation factors in comparison with the prior yr quarter. Adjusted gross margin decreased 450 foundation factors as a 550-basis level internet impression from increased commodity and transportation associated prices internet of productiveness financial savings, and a 110-basis level mixed impression from detrimental combine and unfavorable forex was solely partly offset by the profit from pricing and promotion administration.

Promoting and gross sales promotion expense (“A&P”) was $41.3 million, or 7.7% of internet gross sales, as in comparison with $50.0 million, or 9.2% of internet gross sales within the prior yr interval. The decreased spending within the quarter mirrored increased non-public label gross sales and the timing of recent product launches and advertising marketing campaign executions. Digital spending represented over 85% of total promoting spend within the quarter.    

Promoting, common and administrative expense (“SG&A”) was $98.2 million, or 18.3% of internet gross sales, as in comparison with $107.2 million, or 19.7% of internet gross sales within the prior yr interval. Adjusted SG&A as a proportion of internet gross sales decreased 70-basis factors as advantages from operational effectivity applications and decrease incentive compensation expense have been partially offset by the elevated working prices related to the Billie acquisition.

The Firm recorded pre-tax restructuring and different non-recurring bills of $6.4 million within the quarter, consisting largely of severance and outplacement, in addition to $1.9 million in acquisition and integration prices associated to the Billie acquisition.

Working revenue was $57.8 million in comparison with $63.2 million within the prior yr interval. Adjusted working revenue was $66.6 million or 12.4% of internet gross sales, in comparison with $80.1 million, or 14.7% of internet gross sales within the prior yr interval. The decline was largely pushed by the impression of upper prices and unfavorable forex actions.

Curiosity expense related to debt was $18.1 million, in comparison with $16.8 million within the prior yr interval. The rise in curiosity expense was the results of increased total debt steadiness from attracts on the Revolving Credit score Facility in fiscal 2022 primarily to finance the acquisition of Billie.

Different (revenue) expense, internet was revenue of $3.7 million, in comparison with revenue of $1.0 million within the prior yr quarter. The rise in revenue was pushed by favorable overseas forex hedge settlements in comparison with the prior yr interval, which partially offset different detrimental operational impacts from forex.

The efficient tax fee for fiscal 2022 was 19.9% as in comparison with 19.8% within the prior yr. The adjusted efficient tax fee for fiscal 2022 was 20.9%, down from the prior yr interval adjusted tax fee of 21.2%. The fiscal 2022 efficient tax fee displays a positive mixture of earnings in low tax jurisdictions and internet favorable discrete gadgets together with the impression of a change in our prior estimates.

GAAP internet earnings for the quarter have been $33.7 million or $0.64 per share in comparison with $44.1 million or $0.80 per share within the prior yr interval. Adjusted internet earnings have been $41.6 million or $0.79 per share, as in comparison with $55.7 million or $1.01 per share within the prior yr interval.  Adjusted EBITDA was $94.7 million in comparison with $102.3 million within the prior yr interval.

Web money from working actions was $102.0 million for fiscal 2022, as in comparison with $229.0 million for the prior yr. The lower in fiscal 2022 was a results of decrease internet earnings and a internet money outflow as a consequence of briefly elevated stock ranges in an effort to make sure uncooked materials and product availability in a continued tough working setting.

Fiscal 4Q 2022 Working Phase Outcomes (Unaudited)

The next is a abstract of fourth quarter outcomes by phase:

Moist Shave (Males’s Methods, Girls’s Methods, Disposables and Shave Preps)
Moist Shave internet gross sales decreased $14.1 million, or 4.2%. Natural internet gross sales decreased $4.7 million or 1.4%. Natural internet gross sales in worldwide markets elevated 3.1% with progress pushed by Non-public Label, new product launches and Shave Preps, whereas North America natural internet gross sales decreased 7.5%, pushed by declines in Girls’s Methods and Disposables, partly offset by progress in Shave Preps and Males’s Methods. Moist Shave phase revenue decreased $22.0 million, or 27.7%. Natural phase revenue, excluding the detrimental impression from forex translation and the acquisition of Billie, decreased 17.3%, primarily as a consequence of increased price of products offered and reflective of the continued accelerated inflationary setting.

Solar and Pores and skin Care (Solar Care, Wipes, Bulldog, Cremo and Jack Black)
Solar and Pores and skin Care internet gross sales elevated $6.6 million, or 5.2%. Natural internet gross sales elevated $10.0 million, or 7.8%, pushed by robust natural internet gross sales progress in worldwide Solar Care and Males’s grooming. Moist Ones natural internet gross sales decreased 23.6% within the quarter, biking final yr’s robust COVID pushed demand. Solar and Pores and skin Care phase revenue elevated $3.6 million, or 29.3%. Natural phase revenue elevated $4.5 million, or 36.6%, pushed largely by increased gross sales and decrease spending, partly offset by increased price of products offered, and reflective of the continued accelerated inflationary setting. 

Female Care (Tampons, Pads and Liners)
Female Care internet gross sales elevated $1.2 million, or 1.6%. Natural internet gross sales elevated $1.3 million, or 1.7%, pushed by increased pricing, which offset barely decrease volumes. Female Care phase revenue elevated $3.0 million, or 33.0%. Natural phase revenue elevated $3.1 million or 34.1%, largely pushed by increased gross revenue and decrease spending. 

Fiscal 2022 Working Outcomes (Unaudited)
Web gross sales have been $2,171.7 million, a rise of 4.0%, together with a internet good thing about $74.9 million or 3.6% from the acquisition of Billie (composed of $93.7 million in Billie third-party gross sales much less $18.8 million in intercompany gross sales to Billie) and a $70.9 million, or 3.5% detrimental impression as a consequence of forex actions. Natural internet gross sales elevated 3.9%, pushed in equal half by increased volumes and pricing. By phase, progress was led by robust efficiency in each Solar Care and Grooming and extra modest progress in each Moist Shave and Female Care. Natural internet gross sales grew throughout geographies, as North America elevated 2.6% and worldwide markets elevated 5.9%. 

Gross Revenue was $879.4 million in comparison with $950.1 within the prior yr. Gross Margin as a % of internet gross sales for fiscal 2022 decreased 500 foundation factors from the prior yr to 40.5%. Adjusted gross margin decreased 400 foundation factors, reflective of upper commodity and transportation associated prices internet of productiveness financial savings. The optimistic impression from pricing was largely offset by detrimental combine and unfavorable forex.

A&P was $238.3 million, down $3.2 million from the prior yr. A&P as a % of internet gross sales decreased to 11.0% from 11.6% within the prior yr.

SG&A was $389.1 million, or 17.9% of internet gross sales, together with $29.4 million of intangibles amortization. Adjusted SG&A as a % of internet gross sales was 17.6%, a lower of 40-basis factors in comparison with the prior yr, as the advantage of gross sales leverage, operational effectivity applications, decrease incentive compensation greater than offset the elevated working price related to the Billie acquisition, together with amortization, and elevated wage and different working bills.

Working revenue was $181.2 million in comparison with $238.8 million within the prior yr, a lower of 24%. Adjusted working revenue was $230.3 million or 10.6% of internet gross sales, in comparison with $278.4 million or 13.3% of internet gross sales within the prior yr.

GAAP Web earnings in fiscal 2022 have been $98.6 million or $1.84 per share, in comparison with $117.0 million or $2.12 per share in fiscal 2021. Adjusted internet earnings have been $137.6 million or $2.57 per share, in comparison with $166.7 or $3.02 per share in fiscal 2021, inclusive of a $0.20 detrimental impression from the acquisition of Billie, primarily associated to elevated amortization expense and deferred revenue. Adjusted EBITDA was $335.1 million in comparison with $366.6 million within the prior yr interval.

Capital Allocation
On November 3, 2022, the Board of Administrators declared a quarterly money dividend of $0.15 per frequent share for the fourth fiscal quarter. The dividend is payable January 4, 2023 to stockholders of report as of the shut of enterprise on November 29, 2022.  Throughout the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022, the Firm paid dividends totaling $7.8 million to stockholders.

Throughout the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022, the Firm accomplished repurchases of 0.4 million shares at a complete price of $15.2 million. For fiscal 2022, the Firm accomplished share repurchases of three.3 million shares at a value of $125.3 million. The Firm has 6.5 million shares of frequent inventory accessible for repurchase sooner or later beneath the Board’s 2018 authorization. 

Full Fiscal 12 months 2023 Monetary Outlook

The Firm is offering the next outlook assumptions for fiscal 2023:

• Reported internet gross sales anticipated to extend within the vary of flat to 2%
• Consists of an estimated 50-basis level inorganic profit from two months in internet gross sales of the acquisition of Billie, internet of prior yr Edgewell gross sales to Billie and an estimated 360-basis level detrimental impression from forex translation
• Natural internet gross sales anticipated to extend within the vary of three% to five%
• GAAP EPS anticipated to be within the vary of $1.90 to $2.10
• Consists of: Restructuring expenses, acquisition and integration prices and Solar Care reformulation prices
• Adjusted EPS anticipated to be within the vary of $2.30 to $2.50
• Consists of an estimated $33 million pre-tax revenue, or $0.48 EPS unfavorable impression from overseas forex adjustments
• Adjusted EPS at fixed forex anticipated to extend 12% on the mid-point of the vary
• Gross margin is anticipated to extend roughly 30-basis factors, with margin accretion anticipated within the second half of the fiscal yr
• Working margin is anticipated to say no roughly 30-basis factors
• The EPS outlook displays the impression of estimated share repurchases
• Adjusted EBITDA anticipated to be within the vary of $320 to $335 million
• Consists of an estimated $33 million unfavorable impression from overseas forex adjustments
• Adjusted EBITDA at fixed forex anticipated to extend 8% on the mid-point of the vary
• Adjusted efficient tax fee anticipated to be roughly 24% 
• Whole depreciation and amortization expense anticipated to be roughly $93 million
• Capital expenditures anticipated to be roughly 3.0% of internet gross sales
• Free money circulate anticipated to be roughly $140 million

* In fiscal 2023, the Firm will take particular actions to strengthen its working mannequin, simplify the group and enhance manufacturing and provide chain effectivity. Because of these actions, we count on to incur one-time expenses of roughly $18 million.

Webcast Data

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For these unable to take part through the reside webcast, a replay might be accessible on www.edgewell.com, beneath the “Buyers,” “Monetary Experiences,” and “Quarterly Earnings” tabs. This launch contains references to the Firm’s web site and references to extra data and supplies discovered on its web site. The Firm’s web site and such data and supplies are usually not included by reference in, and are usually not a part of, this launch.

About Edgewell

Edgewell is a number one pure-play client merchandise firm with a sexy, diversified portfolio of established model names akin to Schick®, Wilkinson Sword® and Billie® males’s and ladies’s shaving programs and disposable razors; Edge and Skintimate® shave preparations; Playtex®, Stayfree®, Carefree® and o.b.® female care merchandise; Banana Boat®, Hawaiian Tropic®, Bulldog®,  Jack Black®, and CREMO® solar and skincare merchandise; and Moist Ones® merchandise. The Firm has a broad world footprint and operates in additional than 50 markets, together with the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Germany, Japan, the U.Ok. and Australia, with roughly 7,000 staff worldwide.

Ahead-Trying Statements.  This doc accommodates “forward-looking statements” throughout the that means of Part 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Part 21E of the Securities Change Act of 1934. You shouldn’t place undue reliance on these statements. Ahead-looking statements usually could be recognized by way of phrases or phrases akin to “consider,” “count on,” “expectation,” “anticipate,” “might,” “might,” “intend,” “perception,” “estimate,” “plan,” “goal,” “predict,” “possible,” “will,” “ought to,” “forecast,” “outlook,” or different comparable phrases or phrases. These statements are usually not primarily based on historic information, however as an alternative replicate the Firm’s expectations, estimates or projections regarding future outcomes or occasions, together with, with out limitation, the longer term earnings and efficiency of Edgewell or any of its companies, and the combination of the Billie acquisition and anticipated advantages from this transaction, together with progress alternatives and value financial savings. Many components outdoors our management  might have an effect on the belief of those estimates. These statements are usually not ensures of efficiency and are inherently topic to recognized and unknown dangers, uncertainties and assumptions which are tough to foretell and will trigger the Firm’s precise outcomes to vary materially from these indicated by these statements. The Firm can not guarantee you that any of its expectations, estimates or projections might be achieved. The forward-looking statements included on this doc are solely made as of the date of this doc and the Firm disclaims any obligation to publicly replace any forward-looking assertion to replicate subsequent occasions or circumstances, besides as required by regulation. You shouldn’t place undue reliance on these statements.

As well as, different dangers and uncertainties not presently recognized to the Firm or that it presently considers immaterial might considerably have an effect on the accuracy of any such forward-looking statements. Dangers and uncertainties embrace these detailed once in a while within the Firm’s publicly filed paperwork, together with in Merchandise 1A. Threat Elements of Half I of the Firm’s Annual Report on Type 10-Ok filed with the Securities and Change Fee (“SEC”) on November 19, 2021.

Non-GAAP Monetary Measures. Whereas the Firm reviews monetary ends in accordance with usually accepted accounting ideas (“GAAP”) within the U.S., this dialogue additionally contains non-GAAP measures. These non-GAAP measures are known as “adjusted” or “natural” and exclude gadgets akin to restructuring prices, acquisition and integration prices and non-standard gadgets. Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures, together with reconciliations of measures associated to the Firm’s fiscal 2023 monetary outlook, are included throughout the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Monetary Statements included with this launch.

This non-GAAP data is supplied as a complement to, not as an alternative to, or as superior to, measures of economic efficiency ready in accordance with GAAP. The Firm makes use of this non-GAAP data internally to make working selections and believes it’s useful to buyers as a result of it permits extra significant period-to-period comparisons of ongoing working outcomes. The knowledge will also be used to carry out evaluation and to raised establish working traits that will in any other case be masked or distorted by the varieties of gadgets which are excluded. This non-GAAP data is a element in figuring out administration’s incentive compensation. Lastly, the Firm believes this data supplies the next diploma of transparency. The next supplies extra element on the Firm’s non-GAAP measures:

• The Firm analyzes its internet gross sales and phase revenue on an natural foundation to raised measure the comparability of outcomes between intervals. Natural internet gross sales and natural phase revenue exclude the impression of adjustments in overseas forex and the impression of the Billie acquisition.
• Natural internet gross sales might be unfavorably impacted in fiscal 2022 by the Billie acquisition, as gross sales that have been beforehand reported as third occasion gross sales to Billie at the moment are included as intercompany gross sales.
• Phase revenue might be unfavorably impacted in fiscal 2022 because of a change within the timing of revenue recognition because of the Billie acquisition. Subsequent to the acquisition of Billie, revenue beforehand earned on gross sales to Billie might be deferred till Billie sells to a 3rd occasion.
• The Firm makes use of “adjusted” non-GAAP measures together with gross revenue, SG&A, working revenue, revenue taxes, internet earnings, diluted earnings per share, and EBITDA to internally make working selections. The next gadgets are excluded when analyzing non-GAAP measures: restructuring and associated prices, acquisition and integration prices, inventory holding unit (“SKU”) rationalization expenses, authorized settlement and non-standard gadgets.
• Fixed forex measures are calculated by eradicating the impression of  translational and transactional foreign currency echange adjustments internet of overseas forex hedges in comparison with the prior yr.
•  Free money circulate is outlined as internet money from working actions much less capital expenditures plus collections of deferred buy worth of accounts receivable offered and proceeds from gross sales of fastened belongings. Free money circulate conversion is outlined as free money circulate as a proportion of internet earnings adjusted for the online impression of non-cash impairments.
• Web debt leverage ratio is outlined as whole debt much less money divided by adjusted EBITDA.

   

Natural internet gross sales have been unfavorably impacted in fiscal 2022 by the change in classification of gross sales from third occasion to intercompany because of the Billie acquisition in fiscal 2022. The impression of the Billie acquisition, internet is calculated as Billie internet third occasion gross sales after the acquisition date much less shipments to Billie by the Firm within the comparable prior yr interval, which totaled $18.8.

Phase revenue might be unfavorably impacted in fiscal 2022 because of the Billie acquisition as a consequence of timing of revenue recognition. The Firm eliminates revenue earned on its shipments to Billie as a part of the intercompany consolidation course of, and acknowledges this revenue when Billie completes internet gross sales to 3rd events. Natural phase revenue excludes the deferral of Billie associated earnings in fiscal 2022.

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