2022 Second Quarter Results
2022 Full Year Outlook
EWING, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD) today announced second quarter net sales grew 4.2% to $1,325.1 million which reflects a 1% drag from currency. The Company continues to experience strong consumer demand for many of its products. Organic sales grew 3.4% driven by positive pricing of 6.3% offset by a volume decline of 2.9%.1
Second quarter 2022 EPS was $0.76; a decline of 12.6% compared to 2021 reported EPS and flat versus prior year adjusted EPS. Currency negatively impacted EPS by $0.01.1 Second quarter EPS exceeded the Company’s outlook of $0.70.
Matthew Farrell, Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Our brands once again experienced strong consumption. In the U.S. we grew consumption in 11 of our 17 categories, 6 of our brands experienced double-digit consumption growth. These included ARM & HAMMER™ Scent Boosters, ARM & HAMMER™ Baking Soda, ARM & HAMMER™ Clumping Litter, BATISTE™ dry shampoo, ZICAM™ zinc supplements and THERABREATH™ mouthwash. We gained share on 8 of our 14 power brands.
“We believe the recent improvement in fill rates (Q2 89%, improved from Q1