Molson Coors Reports 2019 Second Quarter Results
July 31, 2019
Net Sales Revenue Decreased 4.4% Reported and 2.9% in Constant Currency
U.S. GAAP Net Income Decreased 22.3%
Underlying EBITDA Decreased 12.8% in Constant Currency
EPS (U.S. GAAP) of $1.52 Decreased 22.4%, and
Underlying EPS (Non-GAAP) of $1.52 Decreased 19.1%
Soft Volume Partially Offset by Positive Global Pricing and Favorable Mix
Increased Brand Investment to Drive Portfolio Premiumization
Board of Directors Declares 39% Quarterly Dividend Increase
Management Remains Committed to Cost Savings, Free Cash Flow Guidance and Ongoing Deleveraging
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DENVER & MONTREAL–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP; TSX: TPX) today reported results for the 2019 second quarter. Molson Coors president and chief executive officer Mark Hunter said:
“After a solid start in the first four months of the year, May and June were challenging reflecting unfavorable weather and weak industry demand across our major geographies, resulting in a disappointing volume performance in the quarter. Despite this backdrop, we executed our plans for incremental brand investment to drive accelerated portfolio premiumization and innovation impact across our business. Encouragingly, we delivered strong constant currency net sales per hectoliter growth of 3.7% and our share trends improved in the U.S. and were stable in Europe. We also saw strong premium light share growth in the U.S. as Miller Lite and Coors Light each gained segment share. This was ahead of the newly launched Coors Light “Made to Chill” advertising, which is focused on new drinker recruitment by dramatizing Coors Light’s purpose to refresh the spirit through its mountain cold refreshment credentials. We believe this creative platform is distinctive, disruptive and breakthrough. We also maintained our focus on cash flow, through cost savings and improving working capital.”
Mark continued, “We remain resolute on the ambition to improve our top-line through increased investments in our brands, premiumization and innovation initiatives, including the launch of our Truss cannabis infused non-alcoholic beverage portfolio in Canada later this year. We are committed to doing this while maintaining our investment grade credit rating and strengthening our quarterly dividend, which increased by 39% to $0.57 per share.”
| Consolidated Performance – Second Quarter 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
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Three Months Ended |
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($ in millions, except per share data) (Unaudited) |
June 30, 2019 |
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June 30, 2018 |
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Reported |
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Foreign |
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Constant |
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Net Sales |
$ |
2,948.3 |
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$ |
3,085.2 |
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(4.4 |
)% |
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$ |
(47.0 |
) |
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(2.9 |
)% |
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U.S. GAAP Net income (loss)(1) |
$ |
329.4 |
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$ |
424.1 |
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(22.3 |
)% |
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Per diluted share |
$ |
1.52 |
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$ |
1.96 |
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(22.4 |
)% |
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Underlying (Non-GAAP) Net income (loss)(2) |
$ |
329.6 |
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$ |
406.1 |
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(18.8 |
)% |
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Per diluted share |
$ |
1.52 |
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$ |
1.88 |
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(19.1 |
)% |
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Underlying EBITDA (Non-GAAP)(2) |
$ |
676.0 |
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$ |
783.3 |
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(13.7 |
)% |
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$ |
(7.4 |
) |
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(12.8 |
)% |
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Six Months Ended |
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($ in millions, except per share data) (Unaudited) |
June 30, 2019 |
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June 30, 2018 |
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Reported |
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Foreign |
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Constant |
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Net Sales |
$ |
5,251.6 |
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$ |
5,416.7 |
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(3.0 |
)% |
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$ |
(89.1 |
) |
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(1.4 |
)% |
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U.S. GAAP Net income (loss)(1) |
$ |
480.8 |
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$ |
702.2 |
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(31.5 |
)% |
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Per diluted share |
$ |
2.22 |
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$ |
3.24 |
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(31.5 |
)% |
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Underlying (Non-GAAP) Net income (loss)(2) |
$ |
442.3 |
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$ |
510.4 |
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(13.3 |
)% |
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Per diluted share |
$ |
2.04 |
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$ |
2.36 |
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(13.6 |
)% |
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Underlying EBITDA (Non-GAAP)(2) |
$ |
1,098.3 |
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$ |
1,209.3 |
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(9.2 |
)% |
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$ |
(12.1 |
) |
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(8.2 |
)% |
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(1) Net income (loss) attributable to MCBC.
(2) See Appendix for definitions and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures.
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Quarterly Highlights |
(versus Second Quarter 2018 Results) |
- Net sales: $2.9 billion, decreased by 4.4% and 2.9% in constant currency driven by volume declines, partially offset by strong net sales per hectoliter growth.
- Net sales per hectoliter: $114.23 on a reported financial-volume basis, increased 2.7% and net sales per hectoliter on a brand volume basis increased by 3.7% in constant currency,primarily driven by favorable net pricing in all segments and positive global mix as a result of our continued focus on premiumizing our portfolio.
- Volume: Worldwide brand volume and financial volume decreased 5.6% and 7.0%, respectively, due to declines in all segments, partially as a result of industry declines as unfavorable weather conditions across our primary geographies and cycling the World Cup in Europe also impacted performance.
- Cost of goods sold (COGS) per hectoliter: on a reported basis, increased 8.8% primarily driven by unrealized mark-to-market losses compared to gains on our commodity positions in the prior year, inflation, volume deleverage, and increased packaging costs associated with our U.S. bottle furnace rebuild, partially offset by foreign currency movements and cost savings.
- Underlying COGS per hectoliter: increased 6.0% in constant currency primarily driven by the same factors as U.S. GAAP results excluding the impacts of the changes in unrealized mark-to-market positions and foreign currency movements.
- U.S. GAAP net income attributable to MCBC: decreased 22.3%, primarily driven by lower volume, unrealized mark-to-market losses in the current year compared to gains on our commodity positions in the prior year, higher inflation, higher marketing expenses including increased investments behind our brands to support premiumization and innovation initiatives and decreased general and administrative benefits versus the prior year, partially offset by favorable net pricing, the gain on the sale of the Montreal brewery and cost savings.
- Underlying net income: decreased 18.8%, driven by the same factors as U.S. GAAP net income excluding the impact of changes in our unrealized mark-to-market positions and the gain on the sale of the Montreal brewery.
- Underlying EBITDA: decreased 12.8% on a constant-currency basis, driven by the same factors as underlying net income.
- U.S. GAAP cash from operations: net cash provided by operating activities was $828.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, a decrease of $469.8 million compared to the six months ended June 30, 2018. This decrease was primarily driven by cycling the $328 million cash payment received in January 2018 related to a purchase price adjustment for our acquisition of the Miller International Business, as well as lower net income adjusted for non-cash add backs and higher cash paid for taxes, partially offset by lower interest paid in the first six months of 2019.
- Underlying free cash flow: cash received of $560.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, represents a 15.0% decrease from cash received of $659.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to lower underlying EBITDA across the business and higher cash paid for taxes, partially offset by lower capital expenditures and lower cash paid for interest.
- Debt: Total debt at the end of the second quarter 2019 was $9.553 billion, and cash and cash equivalents totaled $490.2 million, resulting in net debt of $9.062 billion. Additionally, in July 2019 we repaid our $500 million 1.45% senior notes as part of our deleverage commitment with cash on hand and net proceeds from commercial paper.
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Business Review – Second Quarter 2019 |
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Net Sales |
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($ in millions) (Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended |
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June 30, 2019 |
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June 30, 2018 |
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Reported |
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Foreign |
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Constant |
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United States |
$ |
2,011.7 |
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$ |
2,072.5 |
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(2.9 |
)% |
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$ |
— |
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(2.9 |
)% |
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Canada |
373.0 |
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397.4 |
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(6.1 |
)% |
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(12.9 |
) |
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(2.9 |
)% |
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Europe |
538.5 |
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586.1 |
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(8.1 |
)% |
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(33.4 |
) |
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(2.4 |
)% |
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International |
58.9 |
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67.9 |
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(13.3 |
)% |
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(0.8 |
) |
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(12.1 |
)% |
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Corporate |
0.3 |
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0.3 |
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— |
% |
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— |
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— |
% |
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Eliminations(2) |
(34.1 |
) |
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(39.0 |
) |
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12.6 |
% |
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0.1 |
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12.3 |
% |
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Consolidated |
$ |
2,948.3 |
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$ |
3,085.2 |
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(4.4 |
)% |
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$ |
(47.0 |
) |
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(2.9 |
)% |
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(1) See Appendix for definitions and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures.
(2) Reflects intercompany sales that are eliminated in consolidated totals.
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Pretax Income (U.S. GAAP) |
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($ in millions) (Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended |
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June 30, 2019 |
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June 30, 2018 |
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Reported |
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Foreign |
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Constant |
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United States |
$ |
401.0 |
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$ |
445.5 |
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(10.0 |
)% |
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$ |
0.2 |
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(10.0 |
)% |
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Canada |
80.4 |
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61.3 |
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31.2 |
% |
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(0.6 |
) |
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32.1 |
% |
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Europe |
55.8 |
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86.8 |
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(35.7 |
)% |
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(2.7 |
) |
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(32.6 |
)% |
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International |
2.5 |
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1.3 |
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92.3 |
% |
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— |
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92.3 |
% |
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Corporate |
(139.1 |
) |
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(71.9 |
) |
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(93.5 |
)% |
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0.1 |
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(93.6 |
)% |
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Consolidated |
$ |
400.6 |
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$ |
523.0 |
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(23.4 |
)% |
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$ |
(3.0 |
) |
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(22.8 |
)% |
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(1) See Appendix for definitions and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures.
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Underlying EBITDA (Non-GAAP)(1) |
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($ in millions) (Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended |
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June 30, 2019 |
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June 30, 2018 |
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Reported |
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Foreign |
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Constant |
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United States |
$ |
529.1 |
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$ |
576.3 |
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(8.2 |
)% |
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$ |
0.2 |
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(8.2 |
)% |
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Canada |
70.5 |
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96.2 |
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(26.7 |
)% |
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(1.3 |
) |
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(25.4 |
)% |
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Europe |
104.9 |
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135.8 |
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(22.8 |
)% |
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(5.9 |
) |
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(18.4 |
)% |
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International |
5.8 |
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6.5 |
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(10.8 |
)% |
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— |
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(10.8 |
)% |
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Corporate |
(34.3 |
) |
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(31.5 |
) |
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(8.9 |
)% |
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(0.4 |
) |
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(7.6 |
)% |
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Consolidated |
$ |
676.0 |
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$ |
783.3 |
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(13.7 |
)% |
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$ |
(7.4 |
) |
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(12.8 |
)% |
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(1) See Appendix for definitions and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures.
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Quarterly Segment Highlights |
(versus Second Quarter 2018 Results) |
United States Business
- Revenue: Net sales decreased 2.9% driven by lower shipment volumes, partially offset by net sales per hectoliter (brand volume basis) growth of 3.6% driven by higher net pricing.
- Volume: U.S. brand volume decreased 4.8% for the quarter, partially reflective of industry declines. Sales-to-wholesalers (STWs) volume, excluding contract brewing, decreased 6.7% driven by lower brand volume and quarterly timing of wholesaler inventories as we expect brand volume and STW trends to largely converge on a full year basis.
- COGS per hectoliter increased 4.7%, driven by inflation, volume deleverage, and increased packaging costs associated with our bottle furnace rebuild, partially offset by cost savings.
- Marketing, general and administrative (MG&A) expense increased 4.5% due to higher marketing investment focused on our above premium and innovation brands, as well as cycling lower employee incentive expense in the prior year, partially offset by the incremental cost reductions related to the restructuring program initiated in the third quarter of 2018.
- U.S. pretax income decreased 10.0%, from the prior year driven by lower volumes, cost inflation, and higher MG&A expenses, partially offset by higher net pricing and cost savings.
- U.S. underlying EBITDA decreased 8.2% driven by the same factors as U.S. GAAP results.
Canada Business
- Revenue: Net sales decreased 6.1% and 2.9% in constant currency driven by volume declines, partially offset by net sales per hectoliter (brand volume basis) growth of 2.7% in constant currency, driven primarily by positive net pricing.
- Volume: Canada brand volume decreased 5.1% and financial volume decreased 5.3% in the second quarter, primarily due to industry declines.
- COGS per hectoliter increased 7.6% in constant currency primarily driven by inflation and increased distribution costs, unfavorable sales mix, volume deleverage, and start-up costs associated with our new Chilliwack, British Columbia brewery, partially offset by cost savings.
- MG&A expense increased 9.5% in constant currency primarily driven by higher marketing investments focused on Coors Light and Molson Canadian programming, premiumization efforts, and modernization of our portfolio through innovations and Truss joint venture start-up costs.
- Canada pretax income increased 31.2% from the prior year, driven primarily by the gain on the sale of the Montreal brewery, partially offset by an unrealized mark-to-market loss recognized on the HEXO warrants, the gross profit impacts of volume declines, mix and cost inflation, as well as increased MG&A expense.
- Canada underlying EBITDA decreased 25.4% in constant currency, primarily due to gross profit impacts of volume declines, mix and cost inflation as well as increased MG&A expense.
Europe Business
- Revenue: Net sales decreased 8.1% and 2.4% in constant currency due to volume declines, partially offset by net sales per hectoliter (brand volume basis) growth of 4.3% in constant currency driven by strong pricing and mix.
- Volume: Europe brand volume decreased 6.5% and financial volume decreased 6.9% in the second quarter, due to unfavorable weather and soft industry demand as well as cycling the benefit of higher consumption from the World Cup in the prior year.
- COGS per hectoliter increased 7.5% in constant currency, primarily driven by inflation and volume deleverage.
- MG&A expense increased 8.7% in constant currency, primarily due to higher marketing investments focused on our national champion brands and premiumization initiatives, as well as cycling the partial reversal of bad debt provisions in the prior year.
- Europe pretax income decreased 35.7% from the prior year, driven primarily by unfavorable weather and soft industry demand, lower volume due to challenging comparatives given the World Cup consumption in the second quarter of 2018, as well as commodity inflation, increased marketing investments, cycling the benefit from the partial reversal of bad debt provisions in the second quarter of 2018, and unfavorable foreign currency movements.
- Europe underlying EBITDA decreased 18.4% in constant currency driven by the same factors as U.S. GAAP results.
International Business
- Revenue: Net sales decreased 13.3% and 12.1% in constant currency driven by a decline in brand volume and a decline of 0.6% in net sales per hectoliter (brand volume basis) in constant currency, driven by the shift to local production in Mexico, partially offset by positive net pricing and positive geographic shift.
- Volume: International brand volume decreased 11.9% driven by higher net pricing on Coors Light in Mexico along with supply chain constraints related to the general election in India, partially offset by double-digit growth in several of our focus markets.
- COGS per hectoliter increased 7.8% in constant currency, driven by unfavorable sales mix and inflation, partially offset by positive geographic shift.
- MG&A expense decreased 5.3% in constant currency, driven by lower overhead costs, partially offset by higher marketing investments behind our focus brands.
- International reported pretax income of $2.5 million, an improvement from income of $1.3 million in the prior year, driven by shifting to a more profitable business model in Mexico, lower special charges related to the exit of our China business, and lower general and administrative expenses, partially offset by lower volume and cost inflation.
- International underlying EBITDA decreased 10.8% to $5.8 million driven by lower volume and cost inflation, partially offset by shifting to a more profitable business model in Mexico and lower overhead costs.
Corporate
- Corporate reported a pretax loss of $139.1 million in the second quarter compared to a loss of $71.9 million in the prior year, primarily due to unrealized mark-to-market losses compared to gains on commodity positions in the prior year, partially offset by lower net interest expense in the current year.
- Corporate underlying EBITDA decreased 8.9% to a loss of $34.3 million for the second quarter, driven primarily by global strategic supply chain cost initiatives.
| Worldwide Brand and Financial Volume(1) | ||||||||
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(In millions of hectoliters) (Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended |
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June 30, 2019 |
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June 30, 2018 |
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Change |
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Financial Volume(1) |
25.811 |
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27.745 |
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(7.0 |
)% |
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Contract brewing, wholesaler and non-beer volume |
(2.129 |
) |
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(2.277 |
) |
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(6.5 |
)% |
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Royalty volume |
1.040 |
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1.057 |
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(1.6 |
)% |
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Sales-To-Wholesaler to Sales-To-Retail adjustment |
(0.427 |
) |
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(0.780 |
) |
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(45.3 |
)% |
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Total Worldwide Brand Volume(1) |
24.295 |
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25.745 |
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(5.6 |
)% |
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(1) See Appendix for definitions and additional discussion regarding Financial and Worldwide Brand Volume.
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Other Results |
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Effective Income Tax Rates |
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Three Months Ended |
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June 30, 2019 |
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June 30, 2018 |
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U.S. GAAP effective tax rate |
18 |
% |
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18 |
% |
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Underlying effective tax rate |
18 |
% |
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17 |
% |
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Special and Other Non-Core Items
The following special and other non-core items have been excluded from underlying results. See the Appendix for reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures.
- During the second quarter of 2019, MCBC recognized a net special benefit of $49.9 million, primarily driven by the gain on the sale of our Montreal brewery.
- Additionally during the second quarter of 2019, we recorded other non-core net costs of $50.7 million primarily driven by unrealized mark-to-market losses on commodity hedges and our HEXO warrants, as well as the impact of integration-related expenses.
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2019 Outlook |
We currently expect to achieve the following guidance for full year 2019:
- Underlying free cash flow: $1.4 billion, plus or minus 10%.
- Capital spending: approximately $700 million, plus or minus 10%.
- Cost savings: approximately $700 million for the 2017 to 2019 program.
- Consolidated underlying COGS per hectoliter: mid-single digit increase on a constant currency basis.
- Underlying corporate MG&A expense: approximately $180 million, plus or minus 10%.
- Underlying depreciation and amortization: approximately $850 million, versus $827 million in 2018, primarily due to planned information systems implementations in the U.S.
- Consolidated net interest expense: approximately $300 million, plus or minus 5%.
- International: strong double digit percentage increase to underlying EBITDA in constant currency.
- Underlying effective tax rate in the range of 18% to 22% for 2019, which remains subject to additional definitive guidance from the U.S. government regarding the implementation of the 2017 tax reform legislation. Our preliminary expectation for our long-term effective tax rate (after 2019) is in the range of 20% to 24%.
- Deleverage & Dividend: We remain committed to maintaining our investment grade debt rating and we intend to continue to deleverage further in 2019 in accordance with our plans. Our next quarterly dividend, declared at $0.57 and payable September 13, 2019, brings our dividend in-line with our ongoing target of 20% to 25% of prior fiscal year underlying EBITDA.
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Notes |
Unless otherwise indicated in this release, all $ amounts are in U.S. Dollars, and all quarterly comparative results are for the Company’s second quarter ended June 30, 2019, compared to the second quarter ended June 30, 2018. Some numbers may not sum due to rounding.
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2019 Second Quarter Conference Call |
Molson Coors Brewing Company will conduct an earnings conference call with financial analysts and investors at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time today to discuss the Company’s 2019 second quarter results. The live webcast will be accessible via our website, www.molsoncoors.com. An online replay of the webcast will be available until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on October 29, 2019. The Company will post this release and related financial statements on its website today.
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Upcoming Investor Webcast |
We will also host an online, real-time webcast at the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference in Boston on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The live webcast will be accessible on the Investor Relations page of our website. An online replay of the presentation webcast will be available until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on December 15, 2019.
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Overview of Molson Coors |
Molson Coors has defined brewing greatness for more than two centuries. As one of the largest global brewers, Molson Coors works to deliver extraordinary brands that delight the world’s beer drinkers. From Coors Light, Coors Banquet, Miller Lite, Molson Canadian, Carling, Staropramen and Sharp’s Doom Bar to Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy, Blue Moon Belgian White, Hop Valley, Creemore Springs and Crispin Cider, Molson Coors offers a beer for every beer lover.
Molson Coors operates through Molson Coors Canada, MillerCoors in the U.S., Molson Coors Europe and Molson Coors International. The company is not only committed to brewing extraordinary beers, but also running a business focused on respect for its employees, communities and drinkers, which means focusing on sustainability and accountability from the start. Molson Coors is committed to leaving a positive imprint on our consumers, employees, communities and the environment as reflected in Our Beer Print and our 2025 sustainability targets. To learn more about Molson Coors Brewing Company, visit molsoncoors.com, ourbeerprint.com or on Twitter through @MolsonCoors.
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About Molson Coors Canada Inc. |
Molson Coors Canada Inc. (MCCI) is a subsidiary of Molson Coors Brewing Company. MCCI Class A and Class B exchangeable shares offer substantially the same economic and voting rights as the respective classes of common shares of MCBC, as described in MCBC’s annual proxy statement and Form 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The trustee holder of the special Class A voting stock and the special Class B voting stock has the right to cast a number of votes equal to the number of then outstanding Class A exchangeable shares and Class B exchangeable shares, respectively.
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Forward-Looking Statements |
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. Generally, the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “project,” “will,” “outlook,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which generally are not historic in nature. Statements that refer to projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in our businesses, and other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements, and include, but are not limited to, statements under the heading “2019 Outlook,” expectations regarding future dividends, timing and amounts of debt and leverage levels and cash flow expectations. Although the Company believes that the assumptions upon which its forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these assumptions will prove to be correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s historical experience, and present projections and expectations are disclosed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These factors include, among others, the impact of increased competition resulting from further consolidation of brewers, competitive pricing and product pressures; health of the beer industry and our brands in our markets; economic conditions in our markets; additional impairment charges; our ability to maintain manufacturer/distribution agreements; changes in our supply chain system; availability or increase in the cost of packaging materials; success of our joint ventures; risks relating to operations in developing and emerging markets; changes in legal and regulatory requirements, including the regulation of distribution systems; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; increase in the cost of commodities used in the business; the impact of climate change and the availability and quality of water; loss or closure of a major brewery or other key facility; our ability to implement our strategic initiatives, including executing and realizing cost savings; our ability to successfully integrate newly acquired businesses; our ability to achieve expected tax benefits, accretion and cost savings relating to our acquisition of MillerCoors; pension plan and other post-retirement benefit costs; failure to comply with debt covenants or deterioration in our credit rating; our ability to maintain good labor relations; our ability to maintain brand image, reputation and product quality; and other risks discussed in our filings with the SEC, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
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