Mead Johnson Nutrition Beats on Revenue, Matches Expectations on EPS

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Mead Johnson Nutrition (NYS: MJN) reported earnings on April 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), Mead Johnson Nutrition beat slightly on revenues and met expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue grew. GAAP earnings per share grew.


Gross margins increased, operating margins dropped, net margins were steady.

Revenue details
 Mead Johnson Nutrition reported revenue of $1.04 billion. The 11 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated sales of $1.02 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 5.2% higher than the prior-year quarter's $986.6 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 EPS came in at $0.85. The 14 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated $0.85 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.85 for Q1 were 6.3% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.80 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 62.3%, 20 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 24.0%, 200 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 16.6%, much about the same as the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $1.04 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.83.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $4.15 billion. The average EPS estimate is $3.30.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 76 members out of 92 rating the stock outperform, and 16 members rating it underperform. Among 30 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 24 give Mead Johnson Nutrition a green thumbs-up, and six give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Mead Johnson Nutrition is outperform, with an average price target of $79.29.

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