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CORAL GABLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. (NYSE: FDP), ("Fresh Del Monte" or the "Company") today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 28, 2024.

"We are pleased to see our growth strategy and company focus yielding positive results, in the fresh and value-added products segment, where we achieved strong margin improvement during the second quarter of 2024. We see pineapple, fresh-cut fruit, avocados, and value-added products as core strengths—with consumers appreciating the innovation, convenience, and taste," said Fresh Del Monte Chairman and CEO Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh.

Financial highlights for the second quarter 2024:

Net sales for the second quarter of 2024 were $1,139.7 million compared with $1,180.5 million in the prior-year period. The decrease in net sales was primarily due to lower banana net sales, driven by lower sales volume and lower per unit selling prices for bananas. The decrease was partially offset by an increase in net sales in the fresh and value-added products segment driven by higher per unit selling prices.

Gross profit for the second quarter of 2024 was $113.2 million compared with $116.8 million in the prior-year period. The decrease in gross profit was primarily due to lower net sales, higher per unit production and procurement costs, which were partly driven by the negative impact of increased weather-related events, mainly high temperatures and low rainfall, in production areas in Central America and the Philippines, as well as the negative impact of fluctuations in exchange rates partially offset by lower ocean freight costs and higher per unit selling prices in the fresh and value-added products segment. Gross profit in the second quarter of 2024 included $1.2 million of other product-related charges, primarily due to $0.5 million for shipment disruptions in the Red Sea and $0.5 million in additional clean-up costs associated with the flooding of a seasonal production facility in Greece during the third quarter of 2023. There were no product-related charges during the second quarter of 2023. Gross margin for the second quarter of 2024 was 9.9%, in line with the prior-year period. Excluding the net impact from the other product-related charges, Adjusted gross profit ⁽¹⁾ for the second quarter of 2024 was $114.4 million compared with $116.8 million in the prior-year period.

Operating income for the second quarter of 2024 was $68.2 million compared with $72.1 million in the prior-year period. The decrease in operating income was primarily due to lower gross profit and a higher gain on the sale of assets in the prior-year period. The decrease was partially offset by asset impairment and other charges in the prior-year period compared with a credit for insurance proceeds in the current year. Adjusted operating income ⁽¹⁾ was $64.5 million compared with $67.9 million in the prior-year period. Adjusted operating income for the second quarter of 2024 excludes the $1.2 million of other product-related charges mentioned above, a $3.4 million gain on asset sale of a European warehouse and $2.0 million of insurance recoveries associated with fire damage for a facility in South America during the fourth quarter of 2023. In the prior-year period, Adjusted operating income excluded the gain on sale of $8.8 million primarily related to the sale of the Company's plastics business and other underutilized assets in South and Central America, $4.6 million of asset impairment and other charges related to impairments of grape vines in South America due to low productivity, idle land in Central America, and expenses incurred in connection with a cybersecurity incident in the first quarter of 2023.

Other (income) expense, net for the second quarter of 2024 was a gain of $2.3 million, compared with a loss of $6.4 million in the prior-year period. The change was primarily due to an unrealized gain recognized on an unconsolidated company within the food and nutrition sector and foreign currency gains during the current quarter as compared with foreign currency losses in the prior-year period.

FDP net income ⁽²⁾ for the second quarter of 2024 was $53.6 million compared with $47.7 million in the prior-year period and Adjusted FDP net income ⁽¹⁾ was $50.9 million compared with $46.2 million in the prior-year period. Adjusted FDP net income for the second quarter of 2024 excludes the above-mentioned adjustments and the associated $1.0 million tax effect. In the prior-year period, Adjusted FDP net income excludes the above-mentioned adjustments and the associated $2.7 million tax effect.

Second Quarter 2024 Business Segment Performance and Selected Financial Data

(As reported in business segment data)

	Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. and Subsidiaries
	Business Segment Data
	(U.S. dollars in millions) - (Unaudited)
	Quarter ended
	June 28, 2024																	June 30, 2023
Segment Data:	Net Sales							Gross Profit							Gross Margin			Net Sales							Gross Profit							Gross Margin
Fresh and value-added products	$	694.1			61	%		$	77.9			69	%		11.2	%		$	677.6			57	%		$	62.1			53	%		9.2	%
Banana		394.3			35	%			29.8			26	%		7.6	%			448.8			38	%			50.5			43	%		11.3	%
Other products and services		51.3			4	%			5.5			5	%		10.7	%			54.1			5	%			4.2			4	%		7.8	%
	$	1,139.7			100	%		$	113.2			100	%		9.9	%		$	1,180.5			100	%		$	116.8			100	%		9.9	%
	Six months ended
	June 28, 2024																	June 30, 2023
	Net Sales							Gross Profit							Gross Margin			Net Sales							Gross Profit							Gross Margin
Fresh and value-added products	$	1,370.8			61	%		$	133.9			69	%		9.8	%		$	1,321.0			57	%		$	109.1			51	%		8.3	%
Banana		773.8			34	%			51.5			26	%		6.7	%			873.9			38	%			93.7			44	%		10.7	%
Other products and services		102.9			5	%			10.0			5	%		9.7	%			114.1			5	%			11.0			5	%		9.6	%
	$	2,247.5			100	%		$	195.4			100	%		8.7	%		$	2,309.0			100	%		$	213.8			100	%		9.3	%
(1) Non-GAAP financial measure. Reconciliations and other information required by Regulation G can be found below under "Non-GAAP Measures."
(2) "FDP net income" as referenced throughout this release is defined as Net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.

Second Quarter 2024 Business Segment Performance

Fresh and Value-Added Products

Net sales for the second quarter of 2024 were $694.1 million compared with $677.6 million in the prior-year period. The increase in net sales was primarily a result of higher per unit selling prices of avocados and higher sales volume and higher per unit selling prices of non-tropical fruit. The increase was partially offset by lower net sales of vegetables and fresh-cut fruit due to lower sales volume.

Gross profit for the second quarter of 2024 was $77.9 million compared with $62.1 million in the prior-year period. The increase in gross profit was primarily driven by higher per unit selling prices partially offset by higher per unit production and procurement costs of avocados, as well as the negative impact of fluctuations in exchange rates primarily a stronger Costa Rican colon and Mexican peso. Gross profit for the second quarter of 2024 included the $1.2 million of other product-related charges mentioned above. Gross margin increased to 11.2% compared with 9.2% in the prior-year period.

Banana

Net sales for the second quarter of 2024 were $394.3 million compared with $448.8 million in the prior-year period. The decrease in net sales was primarily a result of lower sales volume in North America due to competitive market pressures and lower sales volume and lower per unit selling prices in Asia along with the negative impact of fluctuations in exchange rates, primarily due to a weaker Japanese yen.

Gross profit for the second quarter of 2024 was $29.8 million compared with $50.5 million in the prior-year period. The decrease in gross profit was principally driven by lower net sales, higher per unit production and procurement costs, and the negative impact of fluctuations in exchange rates due to a stronger Costa Rican colon. The decrease was partially offset by lower per unit distribution and ocean freight costs. Gross margin decreased to 7.6% compared with 11.3% in the prior-year period.

Other Products and Services

Net sales for the second quarter of 2024 were $51.3 million compared with $54.1 million in the prior-year period. The decrease in net sales was primarily due to the sale of the Company’s plastic products business in the second quarter of 2023.

Gross profit for the second quarter of 2024 was $5.5 million compared with $4.2 million in the prior-year period. The increase in gross profit was primarily due to higher per unit selling prices in the Company's poultry and meats business. Gross margin increased to 10.7% compared with 7.8% in the prior-year period.

Cash Flows

Net cash provided by operating activities for the first six months of 2024 was $143.7 million compared with $132.7 million in the prior-year period. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to working capital fluctuations, mainly driven by higher levels of accounts payable and accrued expenses, mainly due to the timing of period-end payments to suppliers and lower levels of account receivables.

Long Term Debt

Long-term debt decreased to $285.0 million at the end of the second quarter of 2024 from $400.5 million at the end of the second quarter of 2023, a decrease of approximately 29%.

Quarterly Cash Dividend

On July 30, 2024, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share, payable on September 6, 2024, to shareholders of record on August 15, 2024.

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(U.S. dollars in millions, except share and per share data) - (Unaudited)
	Quarter ended								Six months ended
Statement of Operations:	June 28, 2024				June 30, 2023				June 28, 2024				June 30, 2023
Net sales	$	1,139.7			$	1,180.5			$	2,247.5			$	2,309.0
Cost of products sold		1,025.3				1,063.7				2,051.9				2,093.4
Other product-related charges		1.2				—				0.2				1.8
Gross profit		113.2				116.8				195.4				213.8
Selling, general and administrative expenses		49.9				46.8				100.5				94.4
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net and subsidiary		3.6				6.7				18.3				34.2
Asset impairment and other (credits) charges, net		(1.3	)			4.6				1.0				7.1
Operating income		68.2				72.1				112.2				146.5
Interest expense, net		4.9				6.1				9.8				13.9
Other (income) expense, net		(2.3	)			6.4				5.4				15.7
Income before income taxes		65.6				59.6				97.0				116.9
Income tax provision		12.3				11.3				17.6				20.9
Net income	$	53.3			$	48.3			$	79.4			$	96.0
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to redeemable and noncontrolling interests		(0.3	)			0.6				(0.3	)			9.3
Net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.	$	53.6			$	47.7			$	79.7			$	86.7
Earnings per share (1) :
Basic	$	1.12			$	0.99			$	1.67			$	1.81
Diluted	$	1.12			$	0.99			$	1.66			$	1.80
Dividends declared per ordinary share	$	0.25			$	0.20			$	0.50			$	0.35
Weighted average number of ordinary shares:
Basic		47,919,451				48,032,711				47,814,403				47,962,822
Diluted		47,975,217				48,213,033				47,939,568				48,183,287
(1) Earnings per share ("EPS") is calculated based on Net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(U.S. dollars in millions) - (Unaudited)
	June 28, 2024				December 29, 2023
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	37.8			$	33.8
Trade accounts receivable, net		408.1				387.0
Other accounts receivable, net		86.2				95.1
Inventories, net		537.4				599.9
Assets held for sale		10.9				4.5
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		23.8				24.0
Total current assets		1,104.2				1,144.3
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated companies		30.8				22.2
Property, plant and equipment, net		1,221.3				1,256.4
Operating lease right-of-use assets		196.1				213.8
Goodwill		401.7				401.9
Intangible assets, net		33.2				33.3
Deferred income taxes		53.9				51.5
Other noncurrent assets		67.9				60.7
Total assets	$	3,109.1			$	3,184.1
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	467.2			$	479.0
Current maturities of debt and finance leases		1.4				1.4
Current maturities of operating leases		41.4				48.6
Other current liabilities		22.0				11.6
Total current liabilities		532.0				540.6
Long-term debt and finance leases		290.4				406.1
Retirement benefits		81.5				82.3
Deferred income taxes		78.5				72.7
Operating leases, less current maturities		130.7				142.1
Other noncurrent liabilities		25.8				27.6
Total liabilities		1,138.9				1,271.4
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		—				—
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred shares		—				—
Ordinary shares		0.5				0.5
Paid-in capital		600.9				597.7
Retained earnings		1,396.9				1,341.4
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(44.2	)			(43.3	)
Total Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. shareholders' equity		1,954.1				1,896.3
Noncontrolling interests		16.1				16.4
Total shareholders' equity		1,970.2				1,912.7
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders' equity	$	3,109.1			$	3,184.1

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(U.S. dollars in millions) - (Unaudited)
	Six months ended
	June 28, 2024				June 30, 2023
Operating activities:
Net income	$	79.4			$	96.0
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		39.7				43.7
Amortization of debt issuance costs		0.3				0.2
Asset impairments		0.7				2.8
Share-based compensation expense		2.8				5.1
Change in uncertain tax positions		(1.5	)			0.4
Deferred income taxes		3.3				(6.1	)
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment		(18.3	)			(34.2	)
Other, net		0.4				0.2
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Receivables		(21.9	)			(44.3	)
Inventories		60.4				81.8
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		(0.3	)			0.4
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		3.7				(17.0	)
Other assets and liabilities		(5.0	)			3.7
Net cash provided by operating activities		143.7				132.7
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(20.7	)			(18.9	)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment		21.1				96.8
Insurance proceeds received for damage to property, plant and equipment, net		5.7				—
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated companies		(4.5	)			(3.7	)
Other investing activities		—				(0.5	)
Net cash provided by investing activities		1.6				73.7
Financing activities:
Proceeds from debt		127.0				232.9
Payments on debt		(242.0	)			(372.2	)
Purchase of redeemable noncontrolling interest		—				(5.2	)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		—				(17.8	)
Share-based awards settled in cash for taxes		(0.9	)			(0.7	)
Dividends paid		(23.9	)			(16.8	)
Payment of deferred financing costs		(2.2	)			—
Other financing activities		(2.3	)			(0.4	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(144.3	)			(180.2	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		3.0				0.4
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		4.0				26.6
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning		33.8				17.2
Cash and cash equivalents, ending	$	37.8			$	43.8

Non-GAAP Measures

The Company's results are determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Certain information presented in this press release reflects adjustments to GAAP measures that are referred to in this press release as “non-GAAP measures.” Management believes these non-GAAP measures provide a more comparable analysis of the underlying operating performance of the business.

These non-GAAP measures include the following: Adjusted gross profit, Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted operating income, Adjusted FDP net income, Adjusted diluted EPS, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, EBITDA margin, and Adjusted EBITDA margin. Adjusted gross profit, Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted operating income, Adjusted FDP net income and Adjusted diluted EPS each reflect adjustments relating to asset impairment and other (credits) charges, net, gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net, and subsidiary and other product-related charges. EBITDA is defined as net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. excluding interest expense, net, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and share-based compensation expense. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA with additional adjustments for asset impairment and other (credits) charges, net, gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net and subsidiary, and other product-related charges. EBITDA margin represents EBITDA as a percentage of net sales, and Adjusted EBITDA margin represents Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales.

These non-GAAP measures provide the Company with an understanding of the results from the primary operations of its business. The Company uses these metrics because management believes they provide more comparable measures to evaluate period-over-period operating performance since they exclude special items that are not indicative of the Company's core business or operations. These measures may be useful to an investor in evaluating the underlying operating performance of the Company's business because these measures:

1. Are used by investors to measure a company's comparable operating performance;
2. Are financial measurements that are used by lenders and other parties to evaluate creditworthiness; and
3. Are used by the Company's management for various purposes, including as measures of performance of its operating entities, as a basis of strategic planning and forecasting, and in certain cases as a basis for incentive compensation.

Because all companies do not use identical calculations, the Company's presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are provided in the financial tables that accompany this release.

	Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. and Subsidiaries
	Non-GAAP Reconciliation
	(U.S. dollars in millions, except per-share amounts) - (Unaudited)
	Quarter ended
	June 28, 2024																June 30, 2023
	Gross profit				Operating income				Net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.				Diluted EPS				Gross profit				Operating income				Net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.				Diluted EPS
As reported	$	113.2			$	68.2			$	53.6			$	1.12			$	116.8			$	72.1			$	47.7			$	0.99
Adjustments:
Other product-related charges (1)		1.2				1.2				1.2				0.03				—				—				—				—
Asset impairment and other (credits) charges, net (2)		—				(1.3	)			(1.3	)			(0.03	)			—				4.6				4.6				0.09
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net and subsidiary (3)		—				(3.6	)			(3.6	)			(0.08	)			—				(8.8	)			(8.8	)			(0.18	)
Other adjustments (4)		—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—
Tax effects of all adjustments (5)		—				—				1.0				0.02				—				—				2.7				0.06
As adjusted	$	114.4			$	64.5			$	50.9			$	1.06			$	116.8			$	67.9			$	46.2			$	0.96
	Six months ended
	June 28, 2024																June 30, 2023
	Gross profit				Operating income				Net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.				Diluted EPS				Gross profit				Operating income				Net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.				Diluted EPS
As reported	$	195.4			$	112.2			$	79.7			$	1.66			$	213.8			$	146.5			$	86.7			$	1.80
Adjustments:
Other product-related charges (1)		0.2				0.2				0.2				—				1.8				1.8				1.8				0.04
Asset impairment and other (credits) charges, net (2)		—				1.0				1.0				0.02				—				7.1				7.1				0.15
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net and subsidiary (3)		—				(18.3	)			(18.3	)			(0.38	)			—				(36.3	)			(36.3	)			(0.76	)
Other adjustments (4)		—				—				—				—				—				—				7.6				0.16
Tax effects of all adjustments (5)		—				—				4.3				0.09				—				—				6.0				0.12
As adjusted	$	195.6			$	95.1			$	66.9			$	1.39			$	215.6			$	119.1			$	72.9			$	1.51

	Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. and Subsidiaries
	Segment Gross Profit Non-GAAP Reconciliation
	(U.S. dollars in millions) - (Unaudited)
	Quarter ended
	June 28, 2024																June 30, 2023
	Fresh and value-added products				Banana				Other products and services				Total				Fresh and value-added products				Banana				Other products and services				Total
Gross profit (as reported)	$	77.9			$	29.8			$	5.5			$	113.2			$	62.1			$	50.5			$	4.2			$	116.8
Adjustments:
Other product-related charges (1)		1.2				—				—				1.2				—				—				—				—
Adjusted gross profit	$	79.1			$	29.8			$	5.5			$	114.4			$	62.1			$	50.5			$	4.2			$	116.8
Net Sales	$	694.1			$	394.3			$	51.3			$	1,139.7			$	677.6			$	448.8			$	54.1			$	1,180.5
Gross margin (a)		11.2	%			7.6	%			10.7	%			9.9	%			9.2	%			11.3	%			7.8	%			9.9	%
Adjusted gross margin (b)		11.4	%			7.6	%			10.7	%			10.0	%			9.2	%			11.3	%			7.8	%			9.9	%
	Six months ended
	June 28, 2024																June 30, 2023
	Fresh and value-added products				Banana				Other products and services				Total				Fresh and value-added products				Banana				Other products and services				Total
Gross profit (as reported)	$	133.9			$	51.5			$	10.0			$	195.4			$	109.1			$	93.7			$	11.0			$	213.8
Adjustments:
Other product-related charges (1)		0.2				—				—				0.2				1.7				0.1				—				1.8
Adjusted Gross profit	$	134.1			$	51.5			$	10.0			$	195.6			$	110.8			$	93.8			$	11.0			$	215.6
Net Sales	$	1,370.8			$	773.8			$	102.9			$	2,247.5			$	1,321.0			$	873.9			$	114.1			$	2,309.0
Gross margin (a)		9.8	%			6.7	%			9.7	%			8.7	%			8.3	%			10.7	%			9.6	%			9.3	%
Adjusted Gross margin (b)		9.8	%			6.7	%			9.7	%			8.7	%			8.4	%			10.7	%			9.6	%			9.3	%
(a) Calculated as Gross profit as a percentage of net sales.
(b) Calculated as Adjusted Gross profit as a percentage of net sales.

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. and Subsidiaries

Reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

(U.S. dollars in millions) - (Unaudited)

Quarter ended

Six months ended

June 28, 2024