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UNITED STATES
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Washington, D.C. 20549
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___________________________
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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February 1, 2012
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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The Hershey Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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1-183
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23-0691590
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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100 Crystal A Drive, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (717) 534-4200
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT
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Item 2.02
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Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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On February 1, 2012, The Hershey Company (“the Company”) announced sales and earnings for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2011.
The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report, including the Exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(d)
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Exhibits
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99.1
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Press Release dated February 1, 2012
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: February 1, 2012
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THE HERSHEY COMPANY
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By: /s/ Humberto P. Alfonso
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Humberto P. Alfonso
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Chief Administration Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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The Hershey Company Press Release dated February 1, 2012
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Exhibit 99.1
HERSHEY ANNOUNCES FOURTH-QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 2011
RESULTS; UPDATES OUTLOOK FOR 2012
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Fourth-quarter and full-year 2011 net sales increase 5.7% and 7.2%, respectively
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Fourth-quarter earnings per share-diluted of $0.62 as reported and $0.70 adjusted
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Full-year 2011 earnings per share-diluted of $2.74 as reported and $2.82 adjusted
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Net sales and earnings per share-diluted for 2012 updated:
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Full year net sales expected to increase 5-7%
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Reported earnings per share-diluted expected to be $2.79 to $2.89
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Adjusted earnings per share-diluted expected to increase 9-11%
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Quarterly dividend declared on Common Stock and increased 10%
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HERSHEY, Pa., February 1, 2012 — The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today announced sales and earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. Consolidated net sales were $1,567,145,000 compared with $1,482,809,000 for the fourth quarter of 2010. Reported net income for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $142,133,000 or $0.62 per share-diluted, compared with $135,513,000 or $0.59 per share-diluted for the comparable period of 2010.
As described in the Note, for the fourth quarter of 2011, these results, prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), included net pre-tax charges of $27.7 million or $0.08 per share-diluted. These charges were primarily related to the Project Next Century program announced in June 2010. As a result, reported gross margin and reported income before interest and income taxes (EBIT) margin of 40.3 percent and 14.6 percent, declined 150 basis points and 80 basis points versus last year, respectively. For the fourth quarter of 2010, GAAP results included net pre-tax charges of $7.9 million, or $0.02 per share-diluted, which were related to Project Next Century. As described in the Note, adjusted net income, which excludes these net charges, was $159,636,000 or $0.70 per share-diluted in the fourth quarter of 2011, compared with $140,375,000 or $0.61 per share-diluted in the fourth quarter of 2010, an increase of 14.8 percent in adjusted earnings per share-diluted.
For the full year 2011, consolidated net sales were $6,080,788,000 compared with $5,671,009,000 in 2010, an increase of 7.2 percent. Reported net income for 2011 was $628,962,000 or $2.74 per share-diluted, compared with $509,799,000 or $2.21 per share-diluted for 2010. As described in the Note, for the full years 2011 and 2010, these results, prepared in accordance with GAAP, included net pre-tax charges of $32.1 million and $98.6 million, or $0.08 and $0.34 per share-diluted, respectively. The 2011 charges were primarily associated with Project Next Century and a gain on sale of non-core trademark licensing rights recorded in the third quarter. The 2010 charges were associated with Project Next Century and a non-cash goodwill impairment charge. As described in the Note, adjusted net income for each year, which excludes these net charges, was $648,728,000 or $2.82 per share-diluted in 2011, compared with $587,734,000 or $2.55 per share-diluted in 2010, an increase of 10.6 percent in adjusted earnings per share-diluted.
Fourth Quarter Performance and Outlook
“In 2011, Hershey continued to make good progress against its business model and strategy of investing in core brands and capabilities in the U.S. and key international markets,” said John P. Bilbrey, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our success is reflected in our solid net sales growth and market share gains, giving us flexibility to make broad-based investments while delivering on our earnings objectives.
“Hershey’s fourth quarter represents a solid finish to 2011 and we expect to carry our momentum into 2012. In the fourth quarter, net sales increased 5.7 percent. Net price realization, primarily in the U.S., was a 5.9 point benefit. As expected, volume improved from last quarter, slightly greater than our expectations, increasing 0.4 points. New product introductions in the U.S. and our international markets, along with seasonal volume gains, were partially offset by volume declines, in line with our modeling, due to price elasticity. The impact of unfavorable foreign currency exchange rates in the quarter was about 0.6 points.
“For both the quarterly and year-to-date periods, U.S. CMG – candy, mint and gum – category and Hershey marketplace performance continued to outpace the historical category growth rate of about 3 to 4 percent. Specifically, Hershey U.S. CMG retail takeaway for the 12-weeks and year ended December 31, 2011, in channels that account for over 80 percent of our retail business, was up 6.5 percent and 7.8 percent, respectively. In the channels measured by syndicated data, U.S. market share for the fourth quarter and year increased 0.4 points and 0.8 points, respectively.
“In the fourth quarter we achieved our productivity and cost savings goals. However, these initiatives and the net price realization were more than offset by higher input and supply chain costs. Specifically, to support the greater than anticipated fourth-quarter sales volume, purchases of certain raw materials occurred at prices that resulted in higher input costs. Additionally, year end last-in, first-out (LIFO) inventory impacts and discounts and allowances were slightly greater than our previous estimates. As a result, adjusted gross margin declined in the fourth quarter and full year by 50 basis points and 40 basis points, respectively.
“Adjusted EBIT increased 8.9 percent in the fourth quarter resulting in adjusted EBIT margin of 16.4 percent, a 50 basis point increase versus last year. During the quarter we were on air advertising many of our core brands, although as expected, advertising declined in the fourth quarter compared with the significant step-up investment in the fourth quarter of 2010. For the full year 2011, advertising increased about 6 percent, slightly less than our previous estimate as we shifted spending to market research, primarily supporting additional investments related to our Insights Driven Performance initiative.”
“Earnings growth resulted in another good year of operating cash flow generation. Therefore, earlier this morning we announced a 10 percent increase in our quarterly dividend. The increase in our dividend rate reflects the confidence we have in our ability to continually generate solid cash flows.
“On January 19, 2012, we completed the acquisition of Brookside Foods Ltd. (Brookside), a privately held confectionery company based in Canada. The business complements Hershey’s position in North America as the Brookside product line is primarily sold in the U.S. and Canada in a take home resealable pack type. In our full-year 2012 consolidated results, we expect Brookside to generate net sales of approximately $90 million at current exchange rates. During the year we’ll make investments in capabilities, conduct market research and increase manufacturing capacity that will enable us to grow this business in the future.
“During the first half of 2012, we’ll continue with the distribution and rollout of Hershey’s Air Delight and expand the Pieces and Minis platforms to include Hershey’s Milk Chocolate with Almond Pieces and Rolo Minis. Other new product launches include Ice Breakers Duos and Jolly Rancher Crunch ‘N Chew. Additionally, as we announced on Monday, Hershey’s Bliss will be produced with cocoa that is certified by the Rainforest Alliance.
“Throughout the year we’ll remain focused on building brands in both the U.S. and key international markets. In the U.S., we have planned merchandising and programming events and will work closely with retail customers and monitor category and Hershey brand performance, given the higher price points for seasonal candy in 2012. In the second of half of the year our Asia research and development center will open in Shanghai. This will enable our key international markets to quickly develop and test new products in the marketplace. We’ll support our innovation in key markets with relevant brand support and will continue to increase our selling and go-to-market capabilities to drive growth. In 2012, we expect advertising to increase low double digits on a percentage basis versus the prior year, supporting new product launches, core brands in both the U.S. and international markets, and new advertising campaigns on the Jolly Rancher and Rolo brands. We’re confident of our plans and, excluding the Brookside acquisition, expect volume to be slightly up for the full year 2012, resulting in net sales growth of about 5 to 7 percent, including the impact of foreign currency exchange rates.”
In 2012, the Company expects reported earnings per share-diluted of $2.79 to $2.89. This forecast includes business realignment and impairment charges of $0.16 to $0.19 per share-diluted related to Project Next Century. Reported gross margin, reported EBIT margin and reported earnings per share-diluted will be impacted by these charges. The forecast for total pre-tax GAAP charges and non-recurring project implementation costs related to Project Next Century has been narrowed and is now $150 million to $160 million. The expected timing of events and estimated costs and savings is included in Appendix I attached to this press release. The reported outlook also includes acquisition closing and integration costs related to the Brookside acquisition of $0.04 to $0.05 per share-diluted.
In 2011, the actual return on pension plan assets and discount rates were below our plan assumptions resulting in higher non-service related pension expenses in 2012. Therefore, the outlook for 2012 reported earnings per share-diluted reflects non-service related pension expenses of $19 million, or $0.05 per share-diluted. These expenses include interest on plan participants’ previously earned account balances offset by expected earnings on plan assets, actuarial gains or losses resulting from interest rate changes and variations in pension asset performance, and settlement costs, which accelerate the recognition of actuarial gains and losses when participants withdraw funds from the plans. The Company’s defined benefit plans are well funded and have been closed to new entrants since 2007 and 2008. This results in ongoing service costs that are stable and predictable compared to the non-service related expenses which can be very volatile. The Company believes that adjusted net income and earnings per share-diluted, excluding non-service related pension expenses, will provide investors with a better understanding of the underlying profitability of the ongoing business and will therefore exclude them beginning in 2012. The historical details are available on the Company's website within the Investors section.
Bilbrey further stated, “We have good visibility into our full-year cost structure and, despite higher input costs in 2012, we expect adjusted gross margin to increase about 75 basis points driven by productivity and cost savings as well as net price realization. Therefore, we have increased our full-year adjusted earnings per share-diluted outlook and, including the aforementioned adjustment to exclude non-service related pension expenses, expect it to increase 9 to 11 percent,” Bilbrey concluded.
Note: In this release, Hershey references income measures which are not in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) because they exclude business realignment and impairment charges and certain gains. These non-GAAP financial measures are used in evaluating results of operations for internal purposes. These non-GAAP measures are not intended to replace the presentation of financial results in accordance with GAAP. Rather, the Company believes exclusion of such items provides additional information to investors to facilitate the comparison of past and present operations. A reconciliation is provided below of results in accordance with GAAP as presented in the Consolidated Statements of Income to non-GAAP financial measures which exclude business realignment and impairment charges in 2011 and 2010 and a gain on the sale of trademark licensing rights recorded in the third quarter of 2011.
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Fourth Quarter Ended
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December 31, 2010
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In thousands except per share amounts
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Percent of
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Gross Profit/Gross Margin
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$ | 631,206 | 40.3% | $ | 619,470 | 41.8% | ||||||
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GSCT charges included in cost of sales
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5,816 | — | ||||||||||
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Project Next Century charges included in cost of sales
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15,934 | 6,545 | ||||||||||
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Adjusted non-GAAP Gross Profit/Gross Margin
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$ | 652,956 | 41.7% | $ | 626,015 | 42.2% | ||||||
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EBIT/EBIT Margin
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$ | 229,009 | 14.6% | $ | 227,892 | 15.4% | ||||||
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GSCT charges included in cost of sales
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5,816 | — | ||||||||||
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Project Next Century charges included in cost of sales
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15,934 | 6,545 | ||||||||||
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Project Next Century charges included in SM&A
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941 | 983 | ||||||||||
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Business Realignment & Impairment charges, net
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5,041 | 351 | ||||||||||
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Adjusted non-GAAP EBIT/EBIT Margin
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$ | 256,741 | 16.4% | $ | 235,771 | 15.9% | ||||||
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Net Income/Net Margin
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$ | 142,133 | 9.1% | $ | 135,513 | 9.1% | ||||||
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GSCT charges included in cost of sales
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5,816 | — | ||||||||||
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Project Next Century charges included in cost of sales
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15,934 | 6,545 | ||||||||||
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Project Next Century charges included in SM&A
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941 | 983 | ||||||||||
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Business Realignment & Impairment charges, net
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5,041 | 351 | ||||||||||
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Tax impact of charges
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(10,229 | ) | (3,017 | ) | ||||||||
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Adjusted non-GAAP Net Income/Net Margin
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$ | 159,636 | 10.2% | $ | 140,375 | 9.5% | ||||||
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EPS - Diluted
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$ | 0.62 | $ | 0.59 | ||||||||
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GSCT charges included in cost of sales
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0.02 | — | ||||||||||
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Project Next Centruy charges included in cost of sales
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0.04 | 0.02 | ||||||||||
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Project Next Century charges included in SM&A
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Business Realignment & Impairment charges, net
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0.02 | — | ||||||||||
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Adjusted non-GAAP EPS - Diluted
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$ | 0.70 | $ | 0.61 | ||||||||
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December 31, 2010
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Gross Profit/Gross Margin
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$ | 2,531,892 | 41.6% | $ | 2,415,208 | 42.6% | ||||||
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Project Next Century charges included in cost of sales
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39,280 | 13,644 | ||||||||||
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Adjusted non-GAAP Gross Profit/Gross Margin
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$ | 2,576,988 | 42.4% | $ | 2,428,852 | 42.8% | ||||||
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EBIT/EBIT Margin
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$ | 1,055,028 | 17.4% | $ | 905,298 | 16.0% | ||||||
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39,280 | 13,644 | ||||||||||
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Adjusted non-GAAP EBIT/EBIT Margin
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$ | 1,087,165 | 17.9% | $ | 1,003,868 | 17.7% | ||||||
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Net Income/Net Margin
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$ | 628,962 | 10.3% | $ | 509,799 | 9.0% | ||||||
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39,280 | 13,644 | ||||||||||
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4,961 | 1,493 | ||||||||||
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Tax impact of (credits)/charges and gain
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Adjusted non-GAAP Net Income/Net Margin
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$ | 648,728 | 10.7% | $ | 587,734 | 10.4% | ||||||
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EPS - Diluted
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$ | 2.74 | $ | 2.21 | ||||||||
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0.02 | — | ||||||||||
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Project Next Century charges included in SM&A
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$ | 2.82 | $ | 2.55 | ||||||||
In 2010, the Company recorded GAAP charges of $53.9 million, or $0.14 per share-diluted, attributable to the Project Next Century program. Additionally, in the second quarter of 2010, the Company recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $44.7 million, or $0.20 per share-diluted, related to the Godrej Hershey Ltd. joint venture. In 2011, the Company recorded GAAP charges of $43.4 million, or $0.11 per share-diluted, attributable to Project Next Century and $5.8 million, or $0.02 per share-diluted related to the Global Supply Chain Transformation (GSCT) program. In the third quarter of 2011, the Company recorded a pre-tax gain on the sale of certain trademark licensing rights of $17.0 million, or $0.05 per share-diluted. In 2012, acquisition closing and integration costs related to the Brookside acquisition are expected to be $0.04 to $0.05 per share-diluted. Additionally, the Company expects to record total GAAP charges of about $55 million to $65 million, or $0.16 to $0.19 per share-diluted, attributable to Project Next Century and $19.0 million, or $0.05 per share-diluted, of non-service related pension expenses (NSRPE).
Below is a reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP items to the Company’s 2010 and 2011 adjusted earnings per share-diluted and projected adjusted earnings per share-diluted for 2012:
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2.55 | 2.82 | 3.03 - 3.09 | |||||||||
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$ | 2.57 | $ | 2.83 | $ | 3.08 - $3.14 | ||||||
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Appendix I
The Hershey Company
Project Next Century
Expected Timing of Costs and Savings ($m)
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Safe Harbor Statement
This release contains statements that are forward-looking. These statements are made based upon current expectations that are subject to risk and uncertainty. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause results to differ materially include, but are not limited to: issues or concerns related to the quality and safety of our products, ingredients or packaging; changes in raw material and other costs; selling price increases, including volume declines associated with pricing elasticity; market demand for our new and existing products; increased marketplace competition; disruption to our supply chain; failure to successfully execute and integrate acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures; changes in governmental laws and regulations, including taxes; political, economic, and/or financial market conditions; risks and uncertainties related to our international operations; disruptions, failures or security breaches of our information technology infrastructure; the impact of future developments related to the investigation by government regulators of alleged pricing practices by members of the confectionery industry, including risks of subsequent litigation or further government action; pension cost factors, such as actuarial assumptions, market performance and employee retirement decisions and funding requirements; the ability to implement our supply chain realignment initiatives within the anticipated timeframe in accordance with our cost estimates and our ability to achieve the expected ongoing annual savings from these initiatives; and such other matters as discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2010.
All information in this press release is as of February 1, 2012. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company's expectations.
Live Web Cast
As previously announced, the Company will hold a conference call with analysts today at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference call will be web cast live via Hershey’s corporate website www.thehersheycompany.com. Please go to the Investor Relations section of the website for further details.
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FINANCIAL CONTACT:
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MEDIA CONTACT:
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Mark Pogharian
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Jeff Beckman
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717-534-7556
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717-534-8090
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Summary of Consolidated Statements of Income
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Twelve Months
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Net Sales
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$ | 1,567,145 | $ | 1,482,809 | $ | 6,080,788 | $ | 5,671,009 | |||||||
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Costs and Expenses:
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Cost of Sales
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935,939 | 863,339 | 3,548,896 | 3,255,801 | |||||||||||
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Selling, Marketing and Administrative
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397,156 | 391,227 | 1,477,750 | 1,426,477 | |||||||||||
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Business Realignment and Impairment Charges/(Credits), net
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5,041 | 351 | (886 | ) | 83,433 | ||||||||||
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Total Costs and Expenses
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1,338,136 | 1,254,917 | 5,025,760 | 4,765,711 | |||||||||||
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Income Before Interest and Income Taxes (EBIT)
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229,009 | 227,892 | 1,055,028 | 905,298 | |||||||||||
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Interest Expense, net
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21,314 | 27,646 | 92,183 | 96,434 | |||||||||||
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Income Before Income Taxes
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207,695 | 200,246 | 962,845 | 808,864 | |||||||||||
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Provision for Income Taxes
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65,562 | 64,733 | 333,883 | 299,065 | |||||||||||
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Net Income
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$ | 142,133 | $ | 135,513 | $ | 628,962 | $ | 509,799 | |||||||
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Net Income Per Share - Basic - Common
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$ | 0.65 | $ | 0.61 | $ | 2.85 | $ | 2.29 | |||||||
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$ | 0.59 | $ | 0.55 | $ | 2.58 | $ | 2.08 | |||||||
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- Diluted - Common
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$ | 0.62 | $ | 0.59 | $ | 2.74 | $ | 2.21 | |||||||
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Shares Outstanding - Basic - Common
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165,023 | 167,013 | 165,929 | 167,032 | |||||||||||
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- Basic - Class B
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60,632 | 60,707 | 60,645 | 60,708 | |||||||||||
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- Diluted - Common
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229,117 | 230,813 | 229,919 | 230,313 | |||||||||||
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Key Margins:
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Gross Margin
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40.3 | % | 41.8 | % | 41.6 | % | 42.6 | % | |||||||
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EBIT Margin
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14.6 | % | 15.4 | % | 17.4 | % | 16.0 | % | |||||||
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Net Margin
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9.1 | % | 9.1 | % | 10.3 | % | 9.0 | % | |||||||
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The Hershey Company
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
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as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010
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(in thousands of dollars)
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Assets
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2011
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2010
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Cash and Cash Equivalents
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$ | 693,686 | $ | 884,642 | ||
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Accounts Receivable - Trade (Net)
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399,499 | 390,061 | ||||
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Deferred Income Taxes
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136,861 | 55,760 | ||||
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Inventories
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648,953 | 533,622 | ||||
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Prepaid Expenses and Other
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167,559 | 141,132 | ||||
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Total Current Assets
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2,046,558 | 2,005,217 | ||||
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Net Plant and Property
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1,559,717 | 1,437,702 | ||||
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Goodwill
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516,745 | 524,134 | ||||
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Other Intangibles
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111,913 | 123,080 | ||||
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Deferred Income Taxes
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38,544 | 21,387 | ||||
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Other Assets
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138,722 | 161,212 | ||||
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Total Assets
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$ | 4,412,199 | $ | 4,272,732 | ||
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
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Loans Payable
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$ | 139,673 | $ | 285,480 | ||
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Accounts Payable
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420,017 | 410,655 | ||||
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Accrued Liabilities
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612,186 | 593,308 | ||||
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Taxes Payable
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1,899 | 9,402 | ||||
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Total Current Liabilities
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1,173,775 | 1,298,845 | ||||
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Long-Term Debt
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1,748,500 | 1,541,825 | ||||
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Other Long-Term Liabilities
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617,276 | 494,461 | ||||
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Total Liabilities
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3,539,551 | 3,335,131 | ||||
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Total Stockholders' Equity
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872,648 | 937,601 | ||||
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
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$ | 4,412,199 | $ | 4,272,732 | ||