BellRing Brands (BRBR) 8 Aug 232023 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Good morning and thank you for joining us today for BellRing Brands Third Quarter Fiscal 2023 Earnings Call. With me today are Darcy Davenport, our President and CEO; and Paul Rode, our CFO. Darcy and Paul will begin with prepared remarks. And afterwards, we’ll have a brief question-and-answer session. The press release and supplemental slide presentation that support these remarks are posted on our website in both the Investor Relations and the SEC filings sections at bellring.com.

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Thanks, Darcy, and good morning, everyone.

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authorization remaining is Our repurchase share million. $XX

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with are In closing, we pleased year-to-date our performance.

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Darcy. Good morning, and Paul

morning. Good

Good morning.

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Paul, want do answer that? to you

Yes. Absolutely.

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So drive that unfavorable some would obviously pricing.

on our So headwinds we business. shake pricing would expect some

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pass-through. to quick on two last follow-up I that But Darcy, I thought a was Can a ask were just questions. of limited you quarter, that? suggesting know we’re Dymatize I more

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And thanks. then Okay, quick a just follow-up.

different pack what more Now that you you give for expanding it the also formulations does types types of kind road? product you it supply more flexibility – packaging way to on think of is, and/or changes product extent Does innovation diversified. different the is flexibility packaging, might maybe and Darcy, chain have any the provide shakes. at for in is more and terms type the of that either looking change is does the all that’s terms of market again, this just if formulation the really flexibility down of in it much about how

Okay.

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Darcy. Thanks,

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