Phibro Animal Health (NASDAQ: PAHC) delivered adjusted earnings per share of 41 cents in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, up 7.9% from the year-ago quarter's level. The bottom line beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 20.6%.
Without adjustments, the GAAP EPS in the quarter was 2 cents, down 92.9% from the year-ago quarter's figure.
PAHC reported full-year adjusted EPS of $1.19, reflecting a 1.7% decline from fiscal 2023. The figure beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6.25%.
PAHC's Net Sales
In the quarter under review, net sales totaled $273.2 million, up 7.1% from the year-ago quarter's level. The figure also topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.1%.
For fiscal 2024, the company reported net sales of $1.02 billion, up 4.1% from the prior-year level. The figure beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a marginal 1%.
Phibro's Segmental Sales
The company conducts its operations via three segments — Animal Health, Mineral Nutrition and Performance Products.
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, Animal Health's net sales increased 8% to $191.5 million. Within the segment, net sales of medicated feed additives (MFAs) and others reflected 12% year-over-year growth. The uptick was driven by the increased demand for MFAs in both domestic and international regions and higher demand for processing aids used in the ethanol fermentation industry. The top line surpassed our model's projection of $181.8 million by 5.3%.
Nutritional specialty product sales decreased 4%, primarily due to lower demand for dairy products. However, net vaccine sales showed a year-over-year rise of 14%, mostly due to poultry product introductions in Latin America, along with an increase in domestic and international demand.
Net sales in the Mineral Nutrition segment ...
