UK: Cadbury sweetens sales, margins targets
By: just-food.com | 21 October 2009
- Q3 sales up 7%
- Sees FY turnover to be "middle" of 4-6% range
- Expects "at least" 135bps rise in margins
Cadbury this morning (21 October) lifted its full-year revenue and margin targets in a third-quarter trading update seen as a bid to convince shareholders of the UK confectioner's future as an independent company.
The Dairy Milk maker will discover whether suitor Kraft Foods will make a formal takeover offer for the business within the next three weeks.
The US food giant, which approached Cadbury with a proposed GBP10.2bn (US$16.81bn) offer last month, has until 9 November to table an official bid for Cadbury or walk away.
Today, Cadbury hailed an "excellent" third quarter for the company, pointing to a 7% rise in sales on a constant-currency basis.
The confectioner behind brands like Hall's candy and Trident gum said its year-to-date revenues rose 5%. Cadbury's gross margins for the first nine months of 2009 had improved by 20 basis points on a constant-currency basis.
Cadbury said annual turnover is now expected to be "around the middle of our 4-6% goal range".
The company also sees its underlying operating margins rising by "at least" 135bps on a constant-currency basis in 2009 - up from 11.9% in 2008.
Cadbury's shares rose by 0.8% to 805p at 08:09 BST this morning.
Kraft unveils its own third-quarter numbers on 3 November.
Click here for the full third-quarter statement from Cadbury and click here for concerns over the company's volumes.
Sectors: Commodities & ingredients, Confectionery, Emerging markets
Companies: Cadbury, Dairy Milk, Kraft Foods
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