(Reuters) -Clorox trimmed its annual gross sales forecast on Monday, because the bleach maker noticed weak client demand within the backdrop of financial uncertainty spurred by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
The corporate’s publicity to tariffs was restricted, with a single-digit share of uncooked supplies being sourced from Mexico and Canada, however fears of a recession stemming from a worldwide commerce battle have made prospects extra cautious about spending.
“Heightened macroeconomic uncertainties drove modifications in buying behaviors, leading to momentary class slowdowns and decrease gross sales. We count on these slowdowns to persist within the fourth quarter,” CEO Linda Rendle mentioned.
Clorox’s web gross sales fell 8% to $1.67 billion from a 12 months in the past, lacking analysts’ estimates of $1.73 billion, in response to information compiled by LSEG.
The corporate expects annual web gross sales to be down 1% to flat, in contrast with its earlier goal of down 1% to up 2%.
On an adjusted foundation, Clorox earned revenue of $1.45 per share, in contrast with analysts’ estimates of $1.57 per share.
Friends, together with Pampers maker Procter & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive, introduced final month that they might increase costs on choose merchandise to offset increased enter prices stemming from the commerce battle.
(Reporting by Aatrayee Chatterjee in Bengaluru; Enhancing by Leroy Leo)
