BellRing Brands looks to inflation-related margin pressure but 'minor' tariff impact
However, the US-based protein business left sales and EBITDA guidance unchanged for the full year as president and CEO Darcy Davenport presented second-quarter results.
Her finance counterpart Paul Rode pointed to a 'minor' impact from tariffs, with that impact likely to be felt in fiscal 2026 rather than the current year, mainly linked to dairy protein ingredients sourced from Europe and New Zealand.
'Our pricing actions have offset input-cost inflation to date. However, the rate of inflation will increase in the second half of 2025, pressuring margins when compared to the prior year,' Rode explained on a follow-up call with analysts.
While the sales outlook for the second half remains unchanged, sales will be supported by promotions in the final quarter of 2024 but offset by 'third-quarter reductions in retailer trade inventory levels', he said.
Rode added: 'Starting late in Q2 and continuing into the third quarter, several key retailers lowered their weeks of supply on hand, which is expected to be a mid-single-digit headwind to our third-quarter growth. This change is in addition to the previously anticipated mid-single-digit impact to the third quarter from lapping last year's trade inventory replenishments.
'We now expect Q3 net sales growth of low-single-digits with Premier Protein the main driver and all others flat to down. Without the impact of these trade inventory changes, our underlying third-quarter growth for Premier Protein RTD shakes would be more in line with our expected consumption growth of mid-to-high teens.'
Sales in the quarter to 31 March rose 18.9% to $588m based on 15.3% volume growth and an increase in price/mix of 3.6%.
Adjusted EBITDA climbed 14.4% to $118.6m, with the margin dipping to 20.2% from 21%.
Sales over 2025 were reaffirmed at $2.26-2.34bn (13-17% growth) and adjusted EBITDA of $470-500m (7-14%).
Rode said the adjusted EBITDA margin will remain 'healthy' at 21.1% at the 'midpoint' but in the fourth quarter will be 'sequentially lower as higher input-costs and promotional spend weigh on margins'.
BellRing on tariffs
In terms of tariffs, the CFO said a 'portion' of the company's input costs could be hit by the levies related to the dairy ingredients from Europe and New Zealand. But BellRing Brands expects no impact in 2025 and a 'partial' impact the following year due to the sourcing lag on the P&L account.
Nevertheless, Rode said the company is 'actively evaluating ways to mitigate tariff impacts'.
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