The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (SMG)

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More good news,

The company increased its guidance again this year, SCOTTS IS KILLING IT!

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company SMG has provided an update for its fiscal 2020 view. The company expects net sales and adjusted earnings per share (EPS) to surpass its prior guidance issued in July.

For fiscal 2020 (ending Sep 30, 2020), the company now projects adjusted EPS to be around $7.25 compared with previous guidance of $6.65-$6.85. This is likely to be driven by company-wide sales growth of more than 30%.

Per Scotts Miracle-Gro, the momentum in the U.S. Consumer and Hawthorne segments is exceeding the company’s expectations. Its key business drivers over the past six months have been highly engaged retailer support and strong consumer demand. The company expects the trend to continue into the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Further, it expects lower expenses to act as tailwind next year.

Shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro have rallied 58% in the past year against the industry’s 12.6% decline.