Net Sales +3% and Organic Sales +4%
Diluted EPS $1.40, -12% and Core EPS $1.84, +16%
MAINTAINS FISCAL YEAR SALES AND CASH RETURN GUIDANCE
UPDATES GAAP EPS OUTLOOK, RAISES CORE EPS GROWTH GUIDANCE
CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) reported second quarter fiscal year 2024 net sales of $21.4 billion, an increase of three percent versus the prior year. Organic sales, which excludes the impacts of foreign exchange and acquisitions and divestitures, increased four percent. Diluted net earnings per share were $1.40, a decrease of 12% versus prior year primarily due to a non-cash impairment of the carrying value of the Gillette intangible asset. Core net earnings per share were $1.84, an increase of 16% versus prior year.
Operating cash flow was $5.1 billion, and net earnings were $3.5 billion for the quarter. Adjusted free cash flow productivity was 95%, which is calculated as operating cash flow excluding capital spending, as a percentage of net earnings excluding the Gillette impairment charge. The Company returned $3.3 billion of cash to shareowners via approximately $2.3 billion of dividend payments and $1 billion of share repurchases.
Second Quarter ($ billions, except EPS)
GAAP 2024 2023 % Change Non-GAAP* 2024 2023 % Change
Net Sales 21.4 20.8 3% Organic Sales n/a n/a 4%
Diluted EPS 1.40 1.59 (12)% Core EPS 1.84 1.59 16%
*Please refer to Exhibit 1 - Non-GAAP Measures for the definition and reconciliation of these measures to the related GAAP measures.
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