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Why Did Healthy Choice Parent Conagra's Stock Drop 5%?

Conagra Healthy Choice brand frozen meals in a store

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Key Takeaways

  • Conagra Brands, which makes Healthy Choice frozen meals, reduced its sales and earnings outlook for fiscal year 2025, citing challenges in sourcing chicken and frozen vegetables.
  • The company said it had to temporarily shut down its primary chicken plant to address "quality inconsistencies."
  • The maker of Birds Eye frozen vegetables said it also struggled to meet soaring demand for frozen produce.

Investors lost some of their appetite for Conagra Brands (CAG) Tuesday, sending sh💟ares down more than 5% after the food compa🎐ny trimmed its sales outlook for the year.

Conagra, the company behind Healthy Choice prepared meals and Birds Eye frozen vegetables, among other brands, revised its outlook Monday because of struggles to source enough⭕ chicken and produce.

The company says it now expects sales to decline 2% for its full fiscal year, rather than coming in flat or decreasing as much as 1.5% compared with 2024, according to a press release. Conagra's 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:fiscal year ends in late May.

“As a result of these challenges, we were unable to service all of our demand in the third quarter, which will negatively impact both our 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:sales and profit for fiscal 2025,” CFO ꦗDave Marberger said during an investors conference Tuesday, according ꦐto a transcript from AlphaSense. “We also expect both the sales and profit impacts of this to be transitory.”

Conagra’s primary chicken plant had “quality in▨consistencies,” forcing the company to shut down the facility, make adjustments, and start it up again at a slower pace, Conagra said. Expenses rose as Conagra bought chicken from a third party, according to Marberger.

Conag💯ra Reports Its Frozen Vegetable Demand D👍oubling

The plant’s production speed will remain reduced as Conagra moves forward with a previously planned ﷽facility upgr🎉ade, according to the press release.

The company also has had trouble keeping frozen vegetables in stock at stores. Demand for Conagra's frozen vegetables nearly doubled in December and early January compared with a year prior, the company said. The food giant said it has “increased surge capacity” to meet growing demand.

Conagra, which also makes Slim Jim, Duncan Hines, Marie Callender's, and more, said it expects 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:earnings per share (EPS) to hit $2.35 at the end of the year, rather than the $2.45 to $2.50 previously forecast.

The update didn't sit well with investors. Conagra shares were down more than 5% Tuesday afternoon and off more than 20% over the past six months.

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