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Hershey Co. (NYSE:HSY)

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Income Statement
Quarterly Data

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Hershey Co., consolidated income statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Oct 3, 2021 Jul 4, 2021 Apr 4, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jul 1, 2018 Apr 1, 2018
Net sales 2,490,280 2,987,614 2,652,338 2,728,153 2,372,582 2,666,221 2,326,128 2,359,839 1,989,422 2,295,948 2,185,244 2,219,829 1,707,329 2,037,317 2,068,125 2,134,422 1,767,217 2,016,488 1,987,902 2,079,593 1,751,615 1,971,959
Cost of sales (1,358,181) (1,605,292) (1,507,532) (1,619,653) (1,372,583) (1,420,741) (1,313,261) (1,298,504) (1,063,977) (1,246,997) (1,223,173) (1,139,805) (914,777) (1,170,695) (1,156,213) (1,191,104) (892,473) (1,123,984) (1,043,550) (1,216,100) (958,195) (997,899)
Gross profit 1,132,099 1,382,322 1,144,806 1,108,500 999,999 1,245,480 1,012,867 1,061,335 925,445 1,048,951 962,071 1,080,024 792,552 866,622 911,912 943,318 874,744 892,504 944,352 863,493 793,420 974,060
Selling, marketing and administrative expense (571,804) (581,587) (616,445) (551,880) (543,468) (524,216) (552,918) (486,139) (467,629) (494,665) (537,978) (468,614) (408,949) (475,384) (517,200) (481,363) (453,793) (453,573) (486,036) (453,921) (449,548) (485,324)
Long-lived asset impairment charges — — — — — — — — — — — — (1,600) (7,543) (107,744) — (4,741) — (28,912) (1,649) (27,168) —
Business realignment benefits (costs) 370 (811) (1,715) — — (274) (777) (365) (1,141) (1,242) (18,978) — 1,370 (895) (770) (1,140) (6,140) (62) (8,239) (1,660) (980) (8,224)
Operating profit 560,665 799,924 526,646 556,620 456,531 720,990 459,172 574,831 456,675 553,044 405,115 611,410 383,373 382,800 286,198 460,815 410,070 438,869 421,165 406,263 315,724 480,512
Interest expense, net (36,661) (37,685) (35,587) (35,378) (33,413) (33,179) (29,762) (30,154) (31,065) (36,436) (37,782) (37,258) (38,079) (36,255) (37,435) (35,456) (33,776) (37,458) (37,630) (36,916) (34,952) (29,339)
Other income (expense), net (84,484) (2,983) (127,937) (48,157) (19,658) (10,407) (86,469) (23,004) (7,194) (2,414) (103,933) (11,644) (11,217) (11,533) (34,442) (17,999) (13,125) (5,477) (39,565) (12,493) (20,766) (1,942)
Income before income taxes 439,520 759,256 363,122 473,085 403,460 677,404 342,941 521,673 418,416 514,194 263,400 562,508 334,077 335,012 214,321 407,360 363,169 395,934 343,970 356,854 260,006 449,231
Provision for income taxes (32,537) (172,071) 33,174 (73,598) (87,904) (143,926) (3,150) (76,746) (117,186) (117,323) 27,930 (115,250) (66,035) (66,229) (9,903) (82,178) (49,898) (92,053) (12,370) (91,441) (36,687) (98,512)
Net income including noncontrolling interest 406,983 587,185 396,296 399,487 315,556 533,478 339,791 444,927 301,230 396,871 291,330 447,258 268,042 268,783 204,418 325,182 313,271 303,881 331,600 265,413 223,319 350,719
Net (gain) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest — — — — — — (4,235) — — (1,072) 57 25 859 2,354 2,769 125 (431) 477 5,191 (1,700) 3,536 (516)
Net income attributable to The Hershey Company 406,983 587,185 396,296 399,487 315,556 533,478 335,556 444,927 301,230 395,799 291,387 447,283 268,901 271,137 207,187 325,307 312,840 304,358 336,791 263,713 226,855 350,203

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01).


An analysis of the quarterly financial results from April 2018 through July 2023 reveals a consistent upward trajectory in top-line revenue, accompanied by fluctuating operating margins and periodic non-operating impacts.

Revenue and Gross Profit Trends
Net sales exhibit a sustained growth pattern over the five-year period. Quarterly revenues grew from a range of approximately 1.75 billion to 2.08 billion USD in 2018 to a peak of nearly 2.99 billion USD in the quarter ending April 2, 2023. While revenue has increased, the cost of sales has risen at a slightly faster proportional rate. For instance, the cost of sales as a percentage of net sales was approximately 50.6% in April 2018, increasing to approximately 54.2% by July 2023, indicating a gradual compression of gross profit margins.
Operational Expense Management
Selling, marketing, and administrative expenses have trended upward in absolute terms, moving from a baseline of approximately 450 million to 485 million USD in 2018 to between 570 million and 615 million USD in 2022 and 2023. Despite these rising costs, operating profit has generally improved, reaching a period high of 799.9 million USD in the quarter ending April 2, 2023. This suggests that the growth in net sales has largely offset the increase in operational overhead.
Non-Recurring Charges and Volatility
The financial data shows periodic volatility driven by long-lived asset impairment charges and business realignment costs. Notable impairment charges occurred in July 2018, September 2018, June 2019, and December 2019, with the largest single charge appearing in December 2019 at 107.7 million USD. These charges, along with fluctuating "Other income (expense), net" figures—which saw significant negative spikes in December 2020 and December 2022—have created variability in the income before income taxes.
Net Income Performance
Net income attributable to the company has demonstrated overall growth despite quarterly volatility. Net income often fluctuated between 200 million and 450 million USD between 2018 and 2021, before reaching a significant peak of 587.2 million USD in the quarter ending April 2, 2023. The relationship between income before taxes and net income is periodically influenced by varying tax provisions, including tax benefits that occurred in December 2020 and December 2022.

Overall, the financial performance is characterized by strong revenue expansion and an increase in absolute profitability. However, the trend indicates an increasing cost of sales and periodic non-operating losses that intermittently impact the net bottom line.

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