第四季度业绩 - 公司第四季度业绩高于预期，收入和利润均超过Zacks Consensus Estimate，并同比增长[1] - 销售额增长7%，超过Zacks Consensus Estimate，有机销售额也增长7%[3] - 毛利润同比增长14.6%，毛利率扩大至59.6%[5] - SG&A费用同比增长10.4%，占净销售额的比例扩大至36.4%[6] 区域销售表现 - 北美地区销售额同比增长3.5%，有机销售额提高3.5%[10] - 拉丁美洲地区销售额同比增长18%，有机销售额增长16.5%[11] - 欧洲地区销售额同比增长10%，有机销售额增长3.5%[12] - 亚太地区销售额同比增长0.5%，有机销售额提高1%[13] - 非洲/欧亚地区销售额同比下降4%，有机销售额增长17%[14] Hill's Pet Nutrition部门表现 - Hill's Pet Nutrition部门销售额同比增长5%，有机销售额提高4.5%[15] 未来展望 - 公司预计2024年净销售额增长1-4%，有机销售额增长3-5%[17] - 预计毛利率扩大，广告投资增加，调整后每股收益预计中高个位数增长[18]

Colgate-Palmolive公司表现 - Colgate-Palmolive是消费者必需品组的一员，目前在Zacks Sector Rank中排名第14位[2] - Colgate-Palmolive目前的Zacks Rank为2（买入），显示出潜在的市场表现优于整体市场的迹象[3] - Colgate-Palmolive今年迄今为止的表现比整个消费者必需品行业平均表现好，股价上涨了1.9%[5]

For the quarter ended December 2023, Colgate-Palmolive (CL) reported revenue of $4.95 billion, up 6.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.87, compared to $0.77 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.06% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.9 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.85, the EPS surprise was +2.35%.While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street ...

业绩总结 - 公司在2023年第四季度取得了7.0%的净销售和有机销售增长，所有部门和四大类别的有机销售均增长[10] - 公司预计2024年净销售增长率为1%至4%，广告支出将增加，GAAP EPS预计将翻倍增长[12] - 公司预计2024年有机销售增长率将在长期目标范围内的3%至5%之间，Base Business EPS预计将增长中至高个位数[13] 未来展望 - 公司计划在2024年大力投资广告和能力，以支持创新并推动更平衡的有机销售增长[14] - 公司预计2024年原材料和包装材料成本将略有增加，主要受特殊产品和外汇汇率影响[15] - 公司正在努力抵消成本上涨，通过管理收入增长、强化资金增长节省、通过全球生产力计划节省成本，并在公司各个领域投资[17] 新产品和新技术研发 - Protex Oats是拉丁美洲排名第一的品种，也是第四大品种[34] - Soupline Hearts是一种新型的单位剂量形式的衣物柔软剂，比液体产品减少了72%的塑料包装[35]

公司业绩 - Colgate-Palmolive第四季度每股收益为0.87美元，超过了Zacks共识预期的0.85美元[1] - 公司在过去四个季度中四次超过了共识每股收益预期[3] - Colgate-Palmolive第四季度营收为49.5亿美元，超过了Zacks共识预期1.06%[4] 股价表现 - 公司股价自年初以来上涨约1.9%[6] 投资建议 - 公司的盈利前景对股价走势有重要影响，投资者可以关注管理层在财报电话会议中的评论[5] - Colgate-Palmolive的盈利预期良好，目前Zacks Rank为2（买入），预计股价将在未来表现优于市场[9] 行业排名 - 行业前景对股票表现也有重要影响，目前肥皂和清洁材料行业在Zacks行业排名中处于倒数20%[10]

Dental, personal care and pet food products maker Colgate Palmolive Co. CL, +1.42% said Friday it had net income of $718 million, or 87 cents a share, in the fourth quarter, up from $5 million, or 1 cent a share, in the year-earlier period. Adjusted per-share earnings came to 87 cents, ahead of the 85 cent FactSet consensus. Sales rose to $4.950 billion from $4.629 billion, also ahead of the $4.893 billion FactSet consensus. “We leveraged our strong margin performance to invest behind building our brands, ...

成长股 - 成长股对许多投资者具有吸引力，因为高于平均水平的财务增长帮助这些股票轻松吸引市场的注意力并产生异常回报[1] - 寻找优秀的成长股并不容易，除了波动性，这些股票本质上还带有高于平均水平的风险[2] - 利用Zacks Growth Style Score可以帮助我们轻松找到前沿成长股，该评分系统超越传统的增长属性，分析公司的真实增长前景[3]

In today’s ever-evolving economic landscape, where the threat of recession remains remarkably relevant, the allure of consumer staples stocks has become increasingly prominent. Looking back at the previous year, we witnessed a scenario where stubborn inflation left the Federal Reserve with no option but to ratchet up interest rates. Notably, even as the stock market has pivoted to a bull market, the U.S. recession probability stood at a concerning 62.9% as of December 2023, a noticeable jump from November’s ...

Wall Street analysts forecast that Colgate-Palmolive (CL) will report quarterly earnings of $0.85 per share in its upcoming release, pointing to a year-over-year increase of 10.4%. It is anticipated that revenues will amount to $4.88 billion, exhibiting an increase of 5.5% compared to the year-ago quarter.Over the past 30 days, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been adjusted upward by 0.3% to its current level. This demonstrates the covering analysts' collective reassessment of their initial pr ...

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