Hershey Presents at 2024 CAGNY Conference; Reaffirms Earnings Outlook for 2024
The Company reaffirms its full-year 2024 financial expectations for net sales and earnings per share-diluted previously provided in its
2024 Full-Year Outlook |
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Net sales growth |
2% - 3% |
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Reported earnings per share growth |
Flat |
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Adjusted earnings per share growth |
Flat |
The company's CAGNY presentation and accompanying slides can be accessed in the "CALENDAR OF EVENTS" section of the corporate website. (https://www.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/investors/events-reports-releases/calendar-of-events.html).
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SOURCE
Melissa Poole, mpoole@hersheys.com; Allison Kleinfelter, akleinfelter@hersheys.com