Shares of Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) had been down over 1% on Friday. The inventory has gained 13% over the previous three months. The frozen potato merchandise maker is scheduled to report its second quarter 2025 earnings outcomes on Thursday, December 19, earlier than market open. Right here’s a take a look at what to anticipate from the Q2 report:
Income
Analysts are projecting income of $1.67 billion for Lamb Weston in Q2 2025, which represents a decline of greater than 3% from the identical quarter a 12 months in the past. Within the first quarter of 2025, internet gross sales declined 1% year-over-year to $1.65 billion.
Earnings
The consensus estimate for earnings per share in Q2 2025 is $1.03, representing a decline of practically 30% from the prior-year interval. In Q1 2025, adjusted EPS decreased 55% YoY to $0.73.
Factors to notice
Lamb Weston has been going through challenges when it comes to softness in restaurant visitors and weak demand for frozen potato merchandise. It anticipates these headwinds to proceed by means of fiscal 12 months 2025, which isn’t a great signal for the second quarter.
Final quarter, LW noticed a slight enchancment in restaurant visitors traits within the US as quick-service eating places (QSRs) supplied extra promotions. Though general US restaurant visitors declined on a year-over-year foundation, it witnessed a pickup on a sequential foundation. Nonetheless, whilst visitors traits appear to be bettering, prospects seem like buying and selling down in serving measurement i.e. choosing small fries as an alternative of medium fries. That is anticipated to negatively influence volumes.
In Q1, the corporate noticed volumes decline 3% attributable to sluggish restaurant visitors, buyer share losses, impacts from the exit of sure lower-price and lower-margin enterprise in Europe, and the influence of a voluntary product withdrawal. The amount decline was partly offset by progress in key worldwide markets.
Gross sales within the North America phase decreased 3% YoY in Q1 whereas volumes fell 4% attributable to buyer share losses and a drop in restaurant visitors within the US. Gross sales within the Worldwide phase rose 4% in Q1 whereas volumes dropped 1%, primarily attributable to impacts from the exit of lower-price and lower-margin enterprise in Europe. These enterprise exits are anticipated to proceed to be a headwind in Q2 2025.
Lamb Weston has been coping with greater prices which might be weighing on income. In Q1, adjusted gross revenue declined by $137.2 million to $353.1 million, primarily attributable to greater manufacturing prices per pound, decrease gross sales volumes, greater warehouse prices, and impacts from the voluntary product withdrawal. The upper manufacturing prices per pound largely mirrored enter value inflation.
With a view to drive operational and value efficiencies, the corporate introduced a restructuring plan final quarter. The plan consists of the closure of its Connell manufacturing facility, the non permanent curtailment of sure manufacturing strains and schedules throughout its manufacturing community, job cuts and a discount in capital expenditures. Updates on this entrance may be anticipated within the Q2 report.
