Grupo Herdez third quarter 2022 earnings release

Mexico City, Mexico, October 19, 2022Grupo Herdez, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Grupo Herdez” or the “Company”) (BMV: HERDEZ) today announced results for the third quarter of 2022, ended September 30.

“Despite sustained high levels of inflation, our top-line performance in all segments was very solid, we maintained reasonable operating margins, and generated working capital efficiencies.”

Héctor Hernández- Pons Torres, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Herdez.

CONSOLIDATED HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE QUARTER

•Net sales were MXN 8.0 billion, 17.7% higher versus 2021.

•EBIT increased 30.5% to MXN 854 million.

•Consolidated net income was MXN 469 million, 3.1% higher than the previous year.

3Q22% 3Q21 %%change
Net sales7,9611006,76710017.7
Gross profit2,70233.92,38335.213.4
Operation utility85410.76559.730.5
Consolidated net sales4695.94556.73.1
UAFIDA1,17014.788613.132.0
*Figures in millions of MXN*

2020

  • 2020: We launched the first edition of Semillero Nutrisa. Together with Nutrisa and the Victoria147 business academy for women, we invited women entrepreneurs to participate in a training program to improve the management of their businesses and have the potential to become part of our supply chain.

We established our first technological alliance with Google, which will allow us to accelerate the digital transformation of Grupo Herdez through the use of Google Cloud Platform tools such as BigQuery ML, Looker, among others.

Through the Herdez® brand and Aires de Campo® we joined the “Sowing a New Normality” initiative, promoted by the civil society organizations Ríos Tarango and Ectágono, which aims to increase the vegetation cover of the environmentally valuable area Barranca de Tarango.

  • 2021: We developed the Group’s second proprietary e-commerce platform, with the Nutrisa® online store.

We updated the apps through which we manage the loyalty programs of our retail brands, Cielito Querido Café® and Nutrisa®, improving our customers’ in-store experience.

During the year, 15 formulas had their nutritional profile strengthened by reducing some critical added nutrients (sugars, sodium and saturated fats).

  • 2022: We expanded our capabilities into new categories through the acquisition of Interdeli and Deli, Dips & Snacks. Integrating brands such as Libanius, Flaveur, Liguria and Señor Cactus into our portfolio.

We Issued the first sustainability bond through which we
committed to a 25% reduction in our water consumption.

Together with our partner McCormick & Company, Inc. we
brought the most iconic Mexican cuisine to the tables of the United Kingdom
through meal kits, sauces and condiments under the Herdez® brand.
  In less than a year, we obtained a 5.5% shelf
share in the Tesco supermarket chain.

We consolidated the integration of Chilim Balam® into retail brands, a leading brand in the snack segment