8-KEarnings & ResultsExhibits & Filings

Mondelez International, Inc. 8-K Report, Financial Results (Feb 4, 2009)

Filed February 4, 2009For Securities:MDLZ

Summary

This 8-K filing from Kraft Foods Inc. (prior to becoming Mondelez International, Inc.) on February 4, 2009, announces the company's fourth-quarter and full-year 2008 financial results. The key takeaway for investors is the company's strategic use of non-GAAP financial measures to provide a clearer picture of its operational performance. Kraft Foods emphasizes "organic net revenues," which excludes the impact of acquisitions, divestitures, and currency fluctuations, to offer a more comparable view of revenue trends. The company also presents operating results like operating income and EPS on both a reported and an adjusted basis, excluding items such as restructuring charges, asset impairments, and gains/losses on divestitures. This adjusted view is intended to highlight fundamental business performance by removing one-time or non-recurring events. Furthermore, Kraft Foods introduces "discretionary cash flow" as its primary cash flow metric, defined as cash flow from operations less capital expenditures, to demonstrate operational efficiency and financial health.

Key Highlights

  • 1Kraft Foods Inc. announced its Q4 and full-year 2008 financial results via press release on February 4, 2009.
  • 2The company utilizes non-GAAP financial measures, such as "organic net revenues," to provide a more comparable view of performance by excluding acquisitions, divestitures, and currency impacts.
  • 3Operating results (income, EPS) are presented on both a reported (GAAP) and adjusted basis, excluding items like restructuring costs and asset impairments for better comparability.
  • 4"Discretionary cash flow" is highlighted as a key metric, defined as cash flow from operations less capital expenditures, to show operational efficiency.
  • 5Management believes these non-GAAP measures offer investors deeper insights into fundamental business performance and trends.
  • 6The press release and supplemental financial data are furnished as exhibits to the 8-K filing.

Frequently Asked Questions

This 8-K filing primarily announces the financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2008, for Kraft Foods Inc. It also details the non-GAAP financial measures the company uses to present its performance.

Organic net revenues exclude the impact of acquisitions, divestitures, and currency fluctuations. Kraft Foods uses this non-GAAP measure because management believes it better reflects revenues on a going-forward basis and provides improved comparability of results over time.

Kraft Foods presents operating income and EPS on an adjusted basis, excluding items that affect comparability. These items include significant charges such as asset impairments, exit and implementation costs related to restructuring programs, gains/losses on divestitures, and other one-time events. The aim is to show the underlying performance of the business.

Discretionary cash flow is defined by Kraft Foods as cash flow from operations less capital expenditures. The company uses this as its primary cash flow metric to represent controllable cash flows from operations and to demonstrate the financial health and efficiency of its operations.