Kraft Heinz Earnings Top Expectations. Its Stock Is Dropping.

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By Barron's Staff

Updated Aug. 4, 2021 8:06 americium ET / Original Aug. 4, 2021 7:17 americium ET

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Bottles of Kraft Heinz Co. herb ketchup and different condiments beryllium connected shelves wrong a Metro AG wholesale goods store successful Düsseldorf, Germany, connected Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020.

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Kraft Heinz banal is slipping aft the shaper of Heinz Ketchup reported net that topped expert forecasts.

Kraft Heinz reported an adjusted nett of 78 cents a share, beating forecasts for 72 cents a share, connected income of $6.6 billion, topping expectations for $6.55 billion.

Shares of Kraft Heinz were down 1% astatine $38.55 successful premarket trading

“Our 2nd 4th results service arsenic a beardown indicator that our Kraft Heinz team volition not lone present a stronger 2021 than we initially anticipated, but volition travel retired of the planetary pandemic overmuch stronger than we entered,” said Kraft Heinz CEO Miguel Patricio. “And portion manufacture challenges, similar cost inflation, surely remain, the investments we are making successful our people, brands, and capabilities are enabling america to leverage our tremendous standard done greater agility and physique our vantage successful the markets we service astir the world.”

Shares of Kraft Heinz person risen 12% this twelvemonth done Tuesday’s close, portion the S&P 500 has climbed 18% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average has risen 15%.

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