WD-40 Co. (NASDAQ: WDFC) said on Thursday that sales in the fiscal second quarter remained robust. The company, however, struggled to meet demand in recent months due to supply chain problems.
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WD-40 reports £12.52 million of profit
WD-40 reported a 12% increase in its net sales to £81.47 million in the second quarter. The company attributed the increase to maintenance products that posted a 13% jump in Q2 net sales. CEO Garry Ridge said:
“Despite these supply chain challenges in the United States, we continue to experience very strong point-of-sale end-user demand for our maintenance products. We are working to address the supply chain challenges, and there is a recovery plan underway which we expect will result in improved conditions in the back half of the year.”
The American manufacturer said that its profit in the recent quarter came in at £12.52 million that translates to 90 pence per share. In the same quarter last year, its profit was capped at a lower £10.41 million, or 76 pence per share.
For 2021, the Nasdaq-listed company noted £172.19 million of year-to-date net sales and £29.71 million of year-to-date net income. The California-based company said gross margin stood at 55.4% in Q2, compared to a lower 53.6% last year.
In separate news from the U.S., Impossible Foods Inc. expressed plans of a public listing on Thursday that could value it at roughly £7.28 billion.
Other prominent figures in WD-40’s earnings report
Other notable figures in WD-40’s earnings report on Thursday include a 19% year over year increase in selling, general and administrative expenses to £25.85 million. Advertising and sales promotion expenses printed at £4.0 million in Q2 or 13% higher than the comparable quarter of last year.
WD-40’s quarterly update comes on the same day when the American clothing company Levi’s reported a 13% decline in Q1 sales due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
At the time of writing, WD-40 is valued at £3.09 billion and has a price to earnings ratio of 59.09.
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