Grupo Herdez reporta resultados del cuarto trimestre y cierre 2017

Ciudad de México, a 22 de febrero de 2018 –Grupo Herdez, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Grupo Herdez” o “la Compañía”) (BMV: HERDEZ) anunció hoy los resultados correspondientes al cuarto trimestre y cierre 2017, concluido el 31 de diciembre de 2017.

“En 2017, nuestro enfoque en los resultados nos permitió romper récord en ventas y utilidades. A pesar de la volatilidad inicial del tipo de cambio, el aumento de la inflación, así como los diferentes fenómenos naturales que impactaron al país durante el año, la resiliencia de nuestro modelo de negocio nos permitió lograr resultados sobresalientes”

afirmó Héctor Hernández-Pons Torres, Director General y Presidente del Consejo de Administración.

DATOS RELEVANTES DEL AÑO

  • Las ventas netas consolidadas ascendieron 10.4% a un récord de $20,065 millones.
  • Los márgenes consolidados de operación y UAFIDA fueron de 13.9% y 16.4%, respectivamente, ambos con una expansión de 90 puntos base.
  • La utilidad neta mayoritaria alcanzó un récord de $1,046 millones, 45.8% mayor que en 2016, con un margen de 5.2 por ciento, beneficiado parcialmente por un menor pasivo por impuestos diferidos en los E.U.A

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