Grupo Herdez Reporta Resultados del Cuarto Trimestre y Anual 2019

Ciudad de México, México, a 27 de febrero de 2020 – Grupo Herdez, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Grupo Herdez” o la “Compañía”) (BMV: HERDEZ) anunció hoy los resultados del cuarto trimestre y anual 2019, concluido el 31 de diciembre de 2019.

“Nuestro enfoque en la innovación y el crecimiento, en conjunto con la resiliencia de nuestras marcas, nos da confianza para ver el futuro con optimismo. Lo hemos hecho por 105 años y lo seguiremos haciendo por muchos más,”

Héctor Hernández-Pons Torres, Presidente y Director General de Grupo Herdez

DATOS RELEVANTES DEL AÑO

  • Las ventas netas crecieron 6.9% a $22,420 millones, impulsadas principalmente por incrementos de precios realizados en los últimos 12 meses.
  • Los márgenes de operación y UAFIDA fueron 13.3% y 17.0%, respectivamente, el margen de operación disminuyó 1.0 punto porcentual, mientras que el margen UAFIDA aumentó 0.2 puntos porcentuales por la adopción de la NIIF 16.
  • La utilidad neta consolidada ascendió a $2,224 millones, 8.2% inferior que en 2018, con una disminución de 1.7 puntos porcentuales en el margen debido a un caída en la participación en subsidiarias no consolidadas, para alcanzar 9.9 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