US food group Ralcorp Holdings posted an increase in first-quarter profit today (8 May) thanks to earnings from the Post cereals business it acquired two years ago.
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The company posted a profit of US$70.2m for the three months ended 31 March, up from $38.5m in the same quarter a year ago.
Net sales for the period increased 48% to reach $946.5m. Around $279.4m of the second quarter’s $304.9m sales growth came from Post Foods.
Excluding Post Foods, second quarter sales volume changes were mixed, with an increase in cereals (4%) and declines in frozen bakery products (14%), snacks (12%), and sauces and spreads (5%). Sales dollars were up in all segments as Ralcorp raised selling prices in a number of its product categories in an effort to cover dramatically higher input costs.
Earnings before income taxes and equity earnings for the second quarter increased to $98.5m from $49.2m in the same quarter last year.
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