Church & Dwight Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
2025 First Quarter Results
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Net Sales -
2.4% : Domestic -3.0% , Int’l +2.7% , SPD -9.3% -
Organic sales -
1.2% : Domestic -3.0% , Int’l +5.8% , SPD +3.2% 1 -
Reported EPS
, Adjusted EPS$0.89 1$0.91 -
Cash from Operations
$185.7 million
2025 Full Year Outlook
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Organic Sales
0% to2% 2 - Adjusted Gross Margin Contraction of 60 bps2
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Adjusted EPS
0% to2% 2 -
Cash from operations
$1.05 billion
Rick Dierker, Chief Executive Officer, commented, “In an environment of slowing consumption, our brands are performing well. We continue to drive both dollar and volume share gains across most of our brands. Our balanced portfolio of value and premium products keep us well positioned to navigate this environment.
“In the first quarter, the Domestic Division declined
Strategic Portfolio Decisions
Each year, the management team reviews our ongoing strategy with the Board of Directors. In concert with that review, the Company undertakes a valuation exercise associated with each of our brands. As a result of that review, the Company is moving with speed on portfolio decisions and will be taking strategic actions for the Flawless, Spinbrush and Waterpik showerhead businesses, which includes shutting down or selling these businesses. These businesses generate approximately
Tariff Management
While the tariff situation remains fluid, the company is currently projecting a 12-month run-rate gross tariff exposure of approximately
First Quarter Review
Consumer Domestic net sales were
Consumer International net sales were
Specialty Products net sales were
Gross margin decreased 70 basis points to
Marketing expense was
Selling, general, and administrative expense (SG&A) was
Income from Operations was
Other Expense decreased
The effective tax rate increased to
Operating Cash Flow
For the first three months of 2025, cash from operations was
At March 31, 2025, total debt was
2025 New Products
Mr. Dierker commented, “We are excited about our product innovation as it continues to be a big driver of our success. In 2025, we expect new product launches to continue to fuel our growth and market share momentum as we lead with innovation in a number of key categories.”
ARM & HAMMER™ Laundry launched POWER SHEETS™ Laundry Detergent online in August 2023 and was the first major brand in the US to offer a detergent sheet. POWER SHEETS™ quickly became a top 2 selling brand in the Detergent Sheets Category on Amazon in 2024 and is expanding nationally in 2025. This innovative laundry solution is effective, convenient, and eliminates plastic waste. In 2025, ARM & HAMMER POWER SHEETS™ is launching a dermatologist tested, FRAGRANCE-FREE variant that is free of dyes and perfumes.
ARM & HAMMER™ Laundry Deep Clean™ Liquid and Deep Clean™ Unit Dose Laundry Detergent, our most powerful ARM & HAMMER™ formula, is launching FREE & CLEAR, which has zero dyes, parabens, phosphates and fragrance. It is SkinSAFE™ certified, and dermatologist tested, delivering trusted ARM & HAMMER™ cleaning performance in a safe and gentle formulation.
BATISTE™, the global leader in dry shampoo, is launching an innovative new formula, BATISTE Light, to bring new users into the category. This lightweight dry shampoo leaves behind no residue for an invisible finish, a lighter feel on hair, and has soft, subtle scents.
HERO™, the #1 acne brand in the
VITAFUSION™ is focused on core multi vitamins in 2025 with a renovation across the line to improve the taste profile and consumer experience. In addition, VITAFUSION is launching Power Plus, a new line of differentiated multivitamins with
Outlook for 2025
Mr. Dierker stated, “Despite these uncertain markets, we remain focused on growing our market shares across our portfolio. We will continue to invest in marketing to support our brands and we believe consumption of our brands will continue to outpace category growth fueled by innovation. We will continue to offer high quality products to consumers at the right value. This outlook reflects strong underlying operating fundamentals.
“We now expect organic sales growth of approximately
“Full year adjusted gross margin is now expected to contract 60 basis points2 versus 2024 (previously +25 basis points) as we expect tariff impacts, persistently elevated input costs, and unfavorable mix to offset incremental productivity. Marketing as a percentage of sales is expected to be approximately
“We continue to expect SG&A as a percentage of sales to be lower versus 2024 while making investments for our future, especially in ecommerce and International. We continue to expect other expense for 2025 to be approximately
“We now expect full year adjusted EPS growth for 2025 of
“Cash flow from operations is now expected to be
“For Q2, we expect organic sales of approximately -
“Our adjusted outlook excludes as of April 1st, 2025 charges and the ongoing results for the Flawless, Spinbrush and Waterpik showerhead businesses.”
1 Organic Sales, Adjusted Gross Margin, Adjusted SG&A, Adjusted Income from Operations, and Adjusted EPS are non-GAAP measures. See non-GAAP reconciliations included at the end of this release.
2 This press release does not provide a forward-looking reconciliation of organic sales growth to reported sales growth, adjusted gross margin to reported gross margin and adjusted EPS to reported EPS, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, expected for the second quarter and full year of 2025. We have excluded from those periods the exit impact and charges for business refinements (Waterpik, Flawless, Spinbrush) and related asset impairments. Our inability to provide a reconciliation to GAAP sales growth, gross margin and EPS for future periods is due to the uncertainty and inherent difficulty of predicting what these changes will be on a quarter-by-quarter or on an annual basis.
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD) will host a webcast to discuss first quarter 2025 results on May 1, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). The webcast will be broadcast online and will also be available for replay from May 1, 2025, to May 8, 2025.
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD) founded in 1846, is the leading
Church & Dwight has a longstanding heritage of commitment to people and the planet. In the early 1900’s, we began using recycled paperboard for all packaging of household products. Today, virtually all our paperboard packaging is from certified, sustainable sources. In 1970, the ARM & HAMMER brand introduced the first nationally distributed, phosphate-free detergent. That same year, Church & Dwight was honored to be one of a few corporate sponsors of the first annual Earth Day. Most recently in 2024, our ongoing progress earned continued public recognition, including Time Magazine’s Ranking of the World’s Most Sustainable Companies, Newsweek Magazine’s Americas Most Responsible Companies,
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, among others, statements relating to net sales and earnings growth; the intended benefits of the exploration of strategic alternatives for certain of our businesses; gross margin changes; trade and marketing spending; marketing expense as a percentage of net sales; sufficiency of cash flows from operations; earnings per share; the impact of new accounting pronouncements; cost savings programs; recessionary conditions; interest rates; inflation; consumer demand and spending; the effects of competition; the effect of product mix; volume growth, including the effects of new product launches into new and existing categories; the impact of acquisitions; and capital expenditures. Other forward-looking statements in this release may be identified by the use of such terms as “may,” “could,” “expect,” “intend,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “outlook,” “forecast,” “project,” “anticipate,” “to be,” “to make” or other comparable terms. These statements represent the intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs of the Company, and are based on assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable but may prove to be incorrect. In addition, these statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside the Company’s control and could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such differences include a decline in market growth, retailer distribution and consumer demand (as a result of, among other things, political, economic and marketplace conditions and events), including those relating to the outbreak of contagious diseases; the impact of new regulations and legislation and change in regulatory priorities of the new
For a description of additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, please see Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by the
This press release also contains non-GAAP financial information. Management uses this information in its internal analysis of results and believes that this information may be informative to investors in gauging the quality of the Company’s financial performance, identifying trends in its results and providing meaningful period-to-period comparisons. The Company has included reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. See the end of this press release for these reconciliations. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the comparable GAAP measures. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures may not be the same as similar measures provided by other companies due to potential differences in methods of calculation and items being excluded. They should be read in connection with the Company’s financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP.
CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
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(In millions, except per share data) |
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March 31, 2025 |
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March 31, 2024 |
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Net Sales |
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$ |
1,467.1 |
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$ |
1,503.3 |
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Cost of sales |
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807.5 |
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816.3 |
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Gross Profit |
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659.6 |
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687.0 |
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Marketing expenses |
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136.6 |
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152.0 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses |
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227.7 |
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230.0 |
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Income from Operations |
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295.3 |
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305.0 |
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Equity in earnings of affiliates |
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1.6 |
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1.1 |
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Other income (expense), net |
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(14.8 |
) |
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(22.0 |
) |
Income before Income Taxes |
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282.1 |
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284.1 |
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Income taxes |
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62.0 |
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56.4 |
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Net Income |
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$ |
220.1 |
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$ |
227.7 |
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Net Income per share - Basic |
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$ |
0.90 |
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$ |
0.94 |
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Net Income per share - Diluted |
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$ |
0.89 |
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$ |
0.93 |
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Dividends per share |
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$ |
0.29 |
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$ |
0.28 |
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Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic |
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245.8 |
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243.4 |
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Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted |
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248.0 |
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246.1 |
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CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) |
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(Dollars in millions) |
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March 31, 2025 |
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December 31, 2024 |
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Assets |
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Current Assets |
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Cash and Cash Equivalents |
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$ |
1,074.5 |
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$ |
964.1 |
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Accounts Receivable |
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597.5 |
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600.8 |
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Inventories |
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631.9 |
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613.3 |
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Other Current Assets |
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54.9 |
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62.4 |
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Total Current Assets |
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2,358.8 |
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2,240.6 |
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Property, Plant and Equipment (Net) |
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928.9 |
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931.7 |
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Equity Investment in Affiliates |
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10.9 |
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11.1 |
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Trade Names and Other Intangibles |
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2,860.0 |
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2,888.5 |
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Goodwill |
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2,433.2 |
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2,433.2 |
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Other Long-Term Assets |
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364.1 |
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378.0 |
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Total Assets |
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$ |
8,955.9 |
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$ |
8,883.1 |
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Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
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Other Current Liabilities |
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1,208.0 |
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1,315.9 |
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Long-Term Debt |
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2,205.2 |
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2,204.6 |
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Other Long-Term Liabilities |
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991.7 |
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1,001.8 |
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Stockholders’ Equity |
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4,551.0 |
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4,360.8 |
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
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$ |
8,955.9 |
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$ |
8,883.1 |
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CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow (Unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
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(Dollars in millions) |
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March 31, 2025 |
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March 31, 2024 |
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Net Income |
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$ |
220.1 |
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$ |
227.7 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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60.9 |
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57.6 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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(3.5 |
) |
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(1.2 |
) |
Non-cash compensation |
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20.7 |
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28.9 |
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Other |
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1.7 |
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2.4 |
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Subtotal |
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299.9 |
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315.4 |
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Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable |
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6.6 |
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(20.0 |
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Inventories |
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(16.0 |
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16.1 |
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Other current assets |
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(7.0 |
) |
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(5.2 |
) |
Accounts payable |
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(7.8 |
) |
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31.4 |
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Accrued expenses |
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(141.5 |
) |
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(118.7 |
) |
Income taxes payable |
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55.1 |
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46.6 |
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Other |
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(3.6 |
) |
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(2.6 |
) |
Net cash from operating activities |
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185.7 |
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263.0 |
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Capital expenditures |
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(16.5 |
) |
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(46.3 |
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Other |
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(0.2 |
) |
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(0.5 |
) |
Net cash (used in) investing activities |
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(16.7 |
) |
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(46.8 |
) |
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Net change in long-term debt |
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0.0 |
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(200.0 |
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Payment of cash dividends |
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(72.4 |
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(69.0 |
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock related to employee equity plans |
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19.3 |
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59.9 |
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Payment of business acquisition liabilities |
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(5.9 |
) |
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0.0 |
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Other |
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(2.0 |
) |
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0.0 |
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Net cash (used in) financing activities |
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(61.0 |
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(209.1 |
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F/X impact on cash |
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2.4 |
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(1.9 |
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
110.4 |
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$ |
5.2 |
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2025 and 2024 Product Line Net Sales |
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Three Months Ended |
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Percent |
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3/31/2025 |
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3/31/2024 |
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Change |
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Household Products |
$ |
614.9 |
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$ |
638.9 |
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-3.8 |
% |
Personal Care Products |
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514.9 |
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526.3 |
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-2.2 |
% |
Consumer Domestic |
$ |
1,129.8 |
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$ |
1,165.2 |
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-3.0 |
% |
Consumer International |
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261.9 |
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255.0 |
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2.7 |
% |
Total Consumer Net Sales |
$ |
1,391.7 |
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$ |
1,420.2 |
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-2.0 |
% |
Specialty Products Division |
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75.4 |
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83.1 |
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-9.3 |
% |
Total Net Sales |
$ |
1,467.1 |
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$ |
1,503.3 |
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-2.4 |
% |
Non-GAAP Measures:
The following discussion addresses the non-GAAP measures used in this press release and reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for the comparable GAAP measures. The following non-GAAP measures may not be the same as similar measures provided by other companies due to differences in methods of calculation and items and events being excluded.
Organic Sales Growth:
This press release provides information regarding organic sales growth, namely net sales growth excluding the effect of acquisitions, divestitures and foreign exchange rate changes. Management believes that the presentation of organic sales growth is useful to investors because it enables them to assess, on a consistent basis, sales trends related to products that were marketed by the Company during the entirety of relevant periods, excluding the impact of acquisitions, divestitures, and foreign exchange rate changes that are out of the control of, and do not reflect the performance of the Company and management.
Adjusted Gross Margin:
This press release provides information regarding adjusted gross margin, namely gross margin calculated in accordance with GAAP, as adjusted to exclude significant one-time items that are not indicative of the Company’s period-to-period performance. We believe that this metric provides investors a useful perspective of underlying business trends and results and provides useful supplemental information regarding our year over year gross margin.
Adjusted Selling, General, and Administrative Expense (SG&A):
This press release also presents adjusted SG&A, namely, SG&A calculated in accordance with GAAP, as adjusted to exclude significant one-time items that are not indicative of the Company’s period-to-period performance. We believe that this metric provides investors a useful perspective of underlying business trends and results and provides useful supplemental information regarding our year over year SG&A expense.
Adjusted Income from Operations:
This press release also presents adjusted income from operations, namely income from operations calculated in accordance with GAAP, as adjusted to exclude significant one-time items that are not indicative of the Company’s period-to-period performance. We believe that this metric provides investors a useful perspective of underlying business trends and results and provides useful supplemental information regarding our year over year income from operations.
Adjusted EPS:
This press release also presents adjusted earnings per share, namely, EPS calculated in accordance with GAAP, as adjusted to exclude significant one-time items that are not indicative of the Company’s period-to-period performance. We believe that this metric provides investors a useful perspective of underlying business trends and results and provides useful supplemental information regarding our year over year EPS growth.
CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. Organic Sales |
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Total |
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Worldwide |
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Consumer |
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Consumer |
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Specialty |
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Company |
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Consumer |
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Domestic |
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International |
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Products |
Reported Sales Growth |
- |
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- |
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- |
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- |
Less: |
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Acquisitions |
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Add: |
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FX / Other |
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- |
Divestitures |
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Organic Sales Growth |
- |
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- |
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- |
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CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. Reconciliation of GAAP Measures to Non-GAAP Measures (Unaudited) |
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For the quarter ended March 31, 2025 |
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For the quarter ended March 31, 2024 |
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Change |
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% of NS |
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% of NS |
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Adjusted Gross Margin Reconciliation |
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Gross Margin - Reported |
$ |
659.6 |
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45.0 |
% |
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$ |
687.0 |
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45.7 |
% |
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-70 |
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bps |
Business refinement costs and related impairments |
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1.9 |
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0.1 |
% |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
% |
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10 |
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bps |
Gross Margin - Adjusted (non-GAAP) |
$ |
661.5 |
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45.1 |
% |
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$ |
687.0 |
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45.7 |
% |
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-60 |
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bps |
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For the quarter ended March 31, 2025 |
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For the quarter ended March 31, 2024 |
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Change |
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% of NS |
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% of NS |
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Adjusted SG&A Reconciliation |
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SG&A - Reported |
$ |
227.7 |
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15.5 |
% |
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$ |
230.0 |
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15.3 |
% |
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20 |
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bps |
Business refinement costs and related impairments |
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(1.5 |
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-0.1 |
% |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
% |
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-10 |
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bps |
ERP Project Costs |
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(1.0 |
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0.0 |
% |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
% |
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0 |
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bps |
Hero Restricted Stock |
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(2.8 |
) |
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-0.2 |
% |
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(7.3 |
) |
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-0.5 |
% |
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30 |
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bps |
SG&A - Adjusted (non-GAAP) |
$ |
222.4 |
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15.2 |
% |
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$ |
222.7 |
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14.8 |
% |
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40 |
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bps |
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For the quarter ended March 31, 2025 |
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For the quarter ended March 31, 2024 |
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Change |
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Adjusted Income From Operations |
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% of NS |
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% of NS |
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Income From Operations - Reported |
$ |
295.3 |
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20.2 |
% |
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$ |
305.0 |
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20.3 |
% |
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-10 |
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bps |
Business refinement costs and related impairments |
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3.4 |
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0.2 |
% |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
% |
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20 |
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bps |
ERP Project Costs |
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1.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
|
bps |
Hero Restricted Stock |
|
2.8 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
% |
|
|
7.3 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
% |
|
|
-30 |
|
bps |
Income From Operations - Adjusted (non-GAAP) |
$ |
302.5 |
|
|
|
20.6 |
% |
|
$ |
312.3 |
|
|
|
20.8 |
% |
|
|
-20 |
|
bps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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For the quarter ended March 31, 2025 |
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For the quarter ended March 31, 2024 |
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|
Change |
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Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share Reconciliation |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|||||
Diluted Earnings Per Share - Reported |
$ |
0.89 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
0.93 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
-4.3 |
% |
|
||
Business refinement costs and related impairments |
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Hero Restricted Stock |
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Diluted Earnings Per Share - Adjusted (non-GAAP) |
$ |
0.91 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
0.96 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
-5.2 |
% |
|
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250501122044/en/
Lee McChesney
Chief Financial Officer
609-806-1200
Source: Church & Dwight Co., Inc.