By Dean Seal

 

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. logged 12.1% sales growth in the fourth quarter, stemming from higher prices and only a slight drop in volumes, while its profit fell by 45%.

The Burlington, Mass.-based beverage company posted a profit of $453 million, or 32 cents a share, down from $843 million, or 59 cents a share, in the same quarter a year ago.

Stripping out one-time items, adjusted earnings were 50 cents a share, in line with analyst expectations.

Sales were $3.8 billion, up from $3.39 billion last year and clearing analyst expectations for $3.78 billion, according to FactSet.

Shares edged lower by less than half a percentage point to $35.63 in premarket trading.

 

Write to Dean Seal at dean.seal@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

February 23, 2023 07:04 ET (12:04 GMT)

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