Thursday, 22 September 2011

ConAgra 1Q profit falls on higher costs (AP)

OMAHA, Neb. ? ConAgra Foods Inc.'s fiscal first-quarter profit fell 42 percent, pressured by higher costs in its consumer foods unit.

But the food maker maintained its full-year earnings forecast on Tuesday and said it plans to continue increasing its prices. Its brands include Chef Boyardee and Healthy Choice.

Omaha, Neb.-based ConAgra reported net income of $85.3 million, or 20 cents per share, for the period ended Aug. 28. That's down from $146.4 million, or 33 cents per share, a year earlier.

Excluding a restructuring charges and other items, earnings were 29 cents per share.

Analysts expected adjusted earnings of 31 cents per share.

Revenue rose 10 percent to $3.07 billion from $2.8 billion, surpassing Wall Street's estimate of $2.94 billion.

ConAgra withdrew its $5.17 billion takeover bid for cereal and food maker Ralcorp on Monday.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110920/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_conagra

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