Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Full Year 2021 Projections
Since the Company's last guidance update on
Based on information currently in hand, the Company projects full year 2021
earnings per diluted share to be between a loss of
The Company's financial closing procedures for the full year 2021 are not yet complete. Our actual results may change as a result of such financial closing procedures, final adjustments, management's review of results, and other developments that may arise between now and the time our financial results for the full year 2021 are finalized, and our results could be outside of the range set forth above and different than the estimates below.
Underlying the Company's current 2021 projection are the following full-year estimates:
? Depletions increase of between 21% and 22%. ? Shipments increase of between 15% and 16%. ? National price increases of between 2% and 3%. ? Gross margin of between 38% and 40%. ? Increased investments in advertising, promotional and selling expenses of between$85million and$95 million . This does not include any changes in freight costs for the shipment of products to the Company's distributors. ? Non-GAAP effective tax rate of approximately 43%, excluding the impact of ASU 2016-09. ? Estimated capital spending of between$145 million and$150 million . Preliminary 2022 Outlook
The Company is completing its 2022 planning process and will provide further
guidance regarding fiscal year 2022 financial performance when the Company
presents its full-year 2021 results on
? Depletions and shipments percentage increase of between mid-single digits and low double-digits. ? National price increases of between 3% and 6%. ? Gross margin of between 45% and 48%. ? Increased investments in advertising, promotional and selling expenses of between$10 million and$30 million . This does not include any changes in freight costs for the shipment of products to the Company's distributors. ? Non-GAAP effective tax rate of approximately 26%, excluding the impact of ASU 2016-09. This effective tax rate also excludes any potential future changes to current federal income tax rates and regulations. ? Estimated capital spending of between$140 million and$190 million , which could be significantly higher, if deemed necessary to meet future growth. Use of Non-GAAP Measures
Non-GAAP effective tax rate and earnings per diluted share excluding the impact
of ASU 2016-09, are not defined terms under
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operating and strategic decisions and to evaluate the Company's overall business performance. The Company is unable to reconcile the projection for its Non-GAAP effective tax rate and earnings per diluted share excluding the impact of ASU 2016-09 because the Company is unable to predict the impact of future events outside the Company's control, including the timing and value realized upon exercise of stock options versus the fair value of those options when granted. Therefore, because of the uncertainty and variability of the impact of ASU 2016-09, the Company is unable to provide, without unreasonable effort, a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures on a forward-looking basis. Management believes these forward-looking non-GAAP measures provide meaningful and useful information to investors and analysts regarding our outlook and facilitate period to period comparisons of our forecasted financial performance.
Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. The words "expect", "believe", "project" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These statements may relate to business strategy, future operations, prospects, and plans and objectives of management, as well as information concerning market trends. All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and should not be construed in any manner as a guarantee that such results will in fact occur or will occur on the contemplated timetable. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
In addition to risks and uncertainties associated with ordinary business
operations, the forward-looking statements contained in this report are subject
to other risks and uncertainties, including changes in the projected growth in
demand for the Company's hard seltzer products and the resulting impacts on the
Company's expected supply chain costs and financial performance, the accuracy of
all projections, and other factors and uncertainties disclosed from time-to-time
in the Company's filings with the
The information contained in this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events
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