Three Consumer Stocks Face Caution Amid Sales Declines

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Summary · why it matters

StockStory identifies Brown-Forman, Flowers Foods, and Kraft Heinz as consumer stocks warranting caution. Brown-Forman, known for Jack Daniel's, has seen annual sales decline 2% over three years with a forecasted 1.1% revenue drop and falling operating margin. Flowers Foods, maker of Wonder Bread, faces declining unit sales and a projected 1.9% revenue decline, while its earnings per share fell 21.7% annually over three years. Kraft Heinz, formed from the 2015 merger, is experiencing falling unit sales, a forecasted 2.2% revenue decline, and a 25.1 percentage point drop in operating margin. The consumer staples sector has declined 3.9% over the past six months, underperforming the S&P 500's 8.4% gain.

Impact on stocks 3

Consumer Staples · 3 stocks
Brown-Forman Corporation
BF-B
▼ NegativeDemandrelevance

Annual sales decline 2% over three years with forecasted 1.1% revenue drop and falling operating margin.

Flowers Foods Inc
FLO
▼ NegativeDemandrelevance

Declining unit sales, projected 1.9% revenue decline, and earnings per share fell 21.7% annually over three years.

The Kraft Heinz Company
KHC
▼ NegativeDemandrelevance

Falling unit sales, forecasted 2.2% revenue decline, and 25.1 percentage point drop in operating margin.