Wednesday, August 09, 2023
ACCO Brands Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers, marketers and manufacturers of branded academic, consumer and business products. Our widely recognized brands include AT-A-GLANCE®, Esselte®, Five Star®, GBC®, Kensington®, Leitz®, Mead®, PowerA®, Quartet®, Rapid®, Rexel®, Swingline®, Tilibra®, and many others. Our products are sold in more than 100 countries around the world. More information about ACCO Brands, the Home of Great Brands Built by Great People, can be found at www.accobrands.com.
Joe Gomes, Managing Director, Equity Research Analyst, Generalist , Noble Capital Markets, Inc.
Joshua Zoepfel, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.
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Second Quarter Results. ACCO reported net sales of $493.6 million compared to $521.0 million last year. We projected revenue of $490 million. Adverse foreign exchange reduced sales by $0.8 million, or less than 1%. Comparable sales fell 5.1%. ACCO had net income of $26.4 million, or $0.27 per diluted, compared to $39.4 million, or $0.40, last year. Adjusted EPS was $0.38, above the Company’s outlook. We estimated net income of $20 million or diluted EPS of $0.21.
Change in Guidance. ACCO is changing their outlook for the full year 2023, as sales are expected to be down 1-3% from the previous 4-7%, including a 1.5% positive impact from foreign exchange. The Company is maintaining its adjusted EPS outlook ($1.08-$1.12 range), is raising its free cash flow outlook to at least $110 million from a prior $100 million, and is lowering its expected consolidated leverage ratio of 3.3x to 3.5x from 3.5x to 3.7x. All of these are positive developments that stem from the Company’s restructuring process announced earlier this year, in our view.
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