Grupo Herdez Reporta Resultados del cuarto trimestre y anual 2018

Ciudad de México, México, a 27 de febrero de 2019 – Grupo Herdez, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Grupo Herdez” o la “Compañía”) (BMV: HERDEZ) anunció hoy los resultados del cuarto trimestre y cierre 2018, al 31 de diciembre de 2018.

“La resiliencia de nuestras marcas y el enfoque de nuestra gente en la ejecución, nos brinda confianza para ver el futuro con optimismo y adaptarnos a los entornos cambiantes de nuestra industria y país. Lo hemos hecho por 104 años y lo seguiremos por muchos más,” expresó Héctor Hernández-Pons Torres, Presidente y Director General de Grupo Herdez.

DATOS RELEVANTES CONSOLIDADOS DEL AÑO

  • Las ventas netas crecieron 4.5% a $20,971 millones, impulsadas principalmente por incrementos de precios en el segmento de Conservas.
  • Los márgenes de operación y UAFIDA fueron 14.3% y 16.8%, respectivamente, superiores en 40 puntos base cada uno.
  • La utilidad neta totalizó $2,424 millones, 11.9% mayor que en 2017, con una expansión de 80 puntos base en el margen, para alcanzar 11.6 por ciento.

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