Mondelez International 10-Q 2022-03-31

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022

OR

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 1-16483

Mondelēz International, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) (847) 943-4000

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No x

At April 22, 2022, there were 1,383,923,632 shares of the registrant’s Class A Common Stock outstanding.

Mondelēz International, Inc.

Table of Contents

In this report, for all periods presented, “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company” and “Mondelēz International” refer to Mondelēz International, Inc. and subsidiaries. References to “Common Stock” refer to our Class A Common Stock.

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Mondelēz International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

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Mondelēz International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

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Mondelēz International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

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Description of the Company

We make and sell primarily snacks, including biscuits, chocolate, gum & candy as well as various cheese & grocery and powdered beverage products around the world.

We aim to be the global leader in snacking. Our strategy is to drive long-term growth by focusing on three strategic priorities: accelerating consumer-centric growth, driving operational excellence and creating a winning growth culture. We believe the successful implementation of our strategic priorities and leveraging of our strong foundation of iconic global and local brands, an attractive global footprint, our market leadership in developed and emerging markets, our deep innovation, marketing and distribution capabilities, and our efficiency and sustainability efforts, will drive top- and bottom-line growth, enabling us to continue to create long-term value for our shareholders.

Recent Developments and Significant Items Affecting Comparability

War in Ukraine

In February 2022, Russia began a military invasion of Ukraine. For the safety of our employees, we stopped production and closed our facilities in Ukraine. We are providing all of our employees with compensation and with help in securing shelter in neighboring countries. We have also made cash and in-kind donations to several humanitarian aid organizations in the region.

In March 2022, our two Ukrainian manufacturing facilities in Trostyanets and Vyshhorod were significantly damaged. In connection with the damage to these plants and impairment of other assets, primarily inventory, other plant, property and equipment, as well as increased allowances on our receivables, we recorded $143 million of total charges directly incurred as a result of the war in Ukraine, including an accrual for continued compensation for our employees in Ukraine (see Note 1, Basis of Presentation, to the condensed consolidated financial statements, and refer to Items Affecting Comparability of Financial Results for additional information.) We are increasing operations and providing resources in other primarily European manufacturing and distribution facilities to seek to continue supplying our Ukraine business's customers and consumers across Europe.

As a food company, we continue to work to support the continuity of food supply and provide packaged foods to consumers. We have discontinued new capital investments and suspended our advertising spending in Russia, but as a food company with more than 2,500 employees in Russia, we have not ceased operations given we believe we play a role in the continuity of the food supply. We are required to comply with applicable international sanctions and other measures that have been imposed on Russian entities and additional sanctions and measures are under consideration. We continue to evaluate the situation in Ukraine and Russia and our ability to control our operating activities and businesses on an ongoing basis, and we continue to consolidate both our Ukrainian and Russian subsidiaries. Prior to the onset of the war, Ukraine generated 0.5% and Russia generated 2.9% of 2021 consolidated net revenues.

We provide more information on risks related to the war in Ukraine in our Financial Outlook section and under Item 1A, Risk Factors.

COVID-19

In the third year of the COVID-19 global pandemic, our main priority remains the safety of our employees as well as continuing to help maintain the global food supply. During the pandemic, particularly in 2020 and also in 2021, we experienced an overall increase in demand and revenue growth as consumers increased their food purchases for in-home consumption in many markets, while parts of our business were negatively affected by related lockdowns and restrictions. In late 2021, global supply chain, transportation and labor issues escalated and we experienced significantly higher operating costs, including higher overall raw material, transportation, labor and energy costs that have continued to rise in 2022 as the pandemic continues to affect global markets and operations.

During the first quarter of 2022, our net revenues continued to grow with net revenue growth of 7.3% and Organic Net Revenue growth of 8.6%, compared to the first quarter of 2021. In the first quarter of 2022, we continued to see increased demand primarily for our snack category products and revenue growth in both our emerging and

developed markets relative to the first quarter of 2021. We continued to also experience significantly higher operating costs. See additional details on our results in our Discussion and Analysis of Historical Results.

During the pandemic, we continued to closely monitor our cash position and cash flows and worked to increase our access to financing. As of March 31, 2022, our liquidity remains strong. During the first quarter of 2022, we funded our acquisition of Chipita (see additional information below) and issued $2 billion of long-term debt, refinancing approximately $2 billion of tendered and redeemed debt (refer to Note 8, Debt and Borrowing Arrangements for details) ahead of a 2022 rising interest rate environment. We generated $1.1 billion of cash from operations, ending the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $1.9 billion as of March 31, 2022. We also have $9 billion of unused credit facilities available as well as ongoing access to additional financing. Our JDE Peet's and KDP equity method investments also give us additional financial flexibility.

We will continue to proactively manage our business in response to the evolving global economic environment and related uncertainty and business risks as well as prioritize and support our employees and customers. We continue to take steps to mitigate impacts to our supply chain, operations, technology and assets. We intend to continue to execute on our strategic operating plans as the situation evolves. We seek to further our strategic priorities and position the Company to withstand the current uncertainties and emerge stronger.

Chipita Acquisition

On January 3, 2022, we closed on our acquisition of Chipita S.A., which is a strategic complement to our existing snacks portfolio and advances our strategy to become the global leader in broader snacking. We paid cash consideration of €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion), net of cash received, and we assumed and paid down €0.4 billion ($0.4 billion) of Chipita's debt in January for a total purchase price of approximately €1.7 billion ($1.9 billion). Refer to our Discussion and Analysis of Historical Results for more information on the impact of the acquisition on our first quarter 2022 results and refer to Note 2, Acquisitions and Divestitures, for additional details on the acquisition.

Summary of Results

• Net revenues increased 7.3% to $7.8 billion in the first three months of 2022 as compared to the same period in the prior year. In the first quarter of 2022, our net revenue growth continued to reflect increased demand for most of our snack category products in both our emerging and developed markets relative to 2021. Overall, our net revenue growth was driven by higher net pricing, favorable volume/mix and incremental net revenues from acquisitions, partially offset by unfavorable currency translation.

• Organic Net Revenue, a non-GAAP financial measure, increased 8.6% to $7.9 billion in the first three months of 2022 as compared to same period in the prior year. During the first three months of 2022, Organic Net Revenue grew due to higher net pricing and favorable volume/mix. Refer to our Discussion and Analysis of Historical Results below for additional information. Organic Net Revenue is on a constant currency basis and excludes revenue from acquisitions and divestitures. We use Organic Net Revenue as it provides improved year-over-year comparability of our underlying operating results (see the definition of Organic Net Revenue and our reconciliation with net revenues within *Non-GAAP Financial

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As we operate globally, we are primarily exposed to currency exchange rate, commodity price and interest rate market risks. We monitor and manage these exposures as part of our overall risk management program. Our risk management program focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to reduce the potentially adverse effects that the volatility of these markets may have on our operating results.

The COVID-19 pandemic and related global response significantly impacted economic activity and markets around the world. National and local governments imposed preventative or protective restrictions on travel and business operations and advised or required citizens to remain at home. Temporary closures of businesses were ordered and numerous other businesses temporarily closed voluntarily. The impact of the global pandemic and response as well as the war in Ukraine has had a material unfavorable impact on global and local markets, including commodity, currency and capital markets. These markets are likely to continue to remain volatile while these situations continue. An economic or credit crisis could occur and impair credit availability and our ability to raise capital when needed. A disruption in the financial markets may have a negative effect on our derivative counterparties and could impair our banking or other business partners, on whom we rely for access to capital and as counterparties for a number of our derivative contracts. We work to mitigate these risks and we largely employ existing strategies that are described below to mitigate currency, commodity and interest rate market risks.

We principally utilize derivative instruments to reduce significant, unanticipated earnings fluctuations that may arise from volatility in currency exchange rates, commodity prices and interest rates. For additional information on our derivative activity and the types of derivative instruments we use to hedge our currency exchange, commodity price and interest rate exposures, see Note 9, Financial Instruments.

Many of our non-U.S. subsidiaries operate in functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Fluctuations in currency exchange rates create volatility in our reported results as we translate the balance sheets, operating results and cash flows of these subsidiaries into the U.S. dollar for consolidated reporting purposes. The translation of non-U.S. dollar denominated balance sheets and statements of earnings of our subsidiaries into the U.S. dollar for consolidated reporting generally results in a cumulative translation adjustment to other comprehensive income within equity. A stronger U.S. dollar relative to other functional currencies adversely affects our consolidated earnings and net assets while a weaker U.S. dollar benefits our consolidated earnings and net assets. While we hedge significant forecasted currency exchange transactions as well as certain net assets of non-U.S. operations and other currency impacts, we cannot fully predict or eliminate volatility arising from changes in currency exchange rates on our consolidated financial results. See Consolidated Results of Operations and Results of Operations by Reportable Segment under Discussion and Analysis of Historical Results for currency exchange effects on our financial results during the three months ended March 31, 2022. Throughout our discussion and analysis of results, we isolate currency impacts and supplementally provide net revenues, operating income and diluted earnings per share on a constant currency basis. For additional information on the impact of currency policies, recent currency devaluations and highly inflationary accounting on our financial condition and results of operations, also see Note 1, Basis of Presentation – Currency Translation and Highly Inflationary Accounting, including our discussion of Türkiye becoming a highly inflationary economy with currency remeasurement impacts expected to start on April 1, 2022.

We also continually monitor the market for commodities that we use in our products. Input costs may fluctuate widely due to international demand, weather conditions, government policy and regulation and unforeseen conditions such as the current COVID-19 global pandemic and war in Ukraine. Refer to Recent Developments and Significant Items Affecting Comparability and Financial Outlook above for updates on recent supply chain, transportation, labor and other disruptions that are increasing operating costs and impacting our results. To manage input cost volatility and inflation, we enter into forward purchase agreements and other derivative financial instruments. We also pursue productivity and cost saving measures and take pricing actions when necessary to mitigate the impact of higher input costs on earnings.

We regularly evaluate our variable and fixed-rate debt as well as current and expected interest rates in the markets in which we raise capital. Our primary exposures include movements in U.S. Treasury rates, corporate credit spreads and commercial paper rates. We periodically use interest rate swaps and forward interest rate contracts to achieve a desired proportion of variable versus fixed rate debt based on current and projected market conditions. For more information on our 2022 debt activity, see Note 8, Debt and Borrowing Arrangements.

See Note 9, Financial Instruments, for more information on our 2022 derivative activity. For additional information on our hedging strategies, policies and practices on an ongoing basis, also refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We have established disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management, together with our CEO and CFO, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2022. Based on this evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2022.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management, together with our CEO and CFO, evaluated the changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2022. There were no material changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Information regarding legal proceedings is available in Note 12, Commitments and Contingencies, to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this report.

The following represents a material change in our risk factors to those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

The war in Ukraine has negatively impacted our business operations, financial performance and results of operations, and we are unable to predict the full extent to which the war in Ukraine will negatively impact our business, operations, financial condition, results of operations and stock price in the future.

The scope and duration of the war in Ukraine is uncertain, rapidly changing and hard to predict. Our business operations, financial performance and results of operations have been negatively impacted by the war, as discussed above in Recent Developments and Significant Items Affecting Comparability – War in Ukraine under Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We have discontinued new capital investments and suspended our advertising spending in Russia. Other potential consequences include but are not limited to those outlined below:

• As the business and geopolitical environment continues to change, we may further scale back our operations in Russia, which accounted for 2.9% of 2021 consolidated net revenues, or Ukraine, which accounted for 0.5% of 2021 consolidated net revenues.

• Our Russian assets may be partially or fully impaired in future periods based on actions taken by Russia, other parties or us.

• The war has materially disrupted commodity markets, including for wheat and energy, and is contributing to supply chain disruption and inflation. We expect continued volatility with respect to these costs, and our hedging activities might not sufficiently offset this volatility.

• Our operations may be subject to increased risk of cyber threats as a result of the war.

• International sanctions and other measures that have been imposed on Russian entities make it more difficult to operate in Russia, and failure to comply with applicable sanctions and measures could subject us to regulatory penalties and reputational risk.

• We might face continued questions from stakeholders about our operations in Russia despite our role as a food company and our public statements about Ukraine and Russia.

These and other impacts of the war in Ukraine could have the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, such as those relating to our reputation, brands, product sales, sanctions, trade relations in countries in which we operate, input price inflation and volatility, results of operations and financial condition. We might not be able to predict or respond to all impacts on a timely basis to prevent near- or long-term adverse impacts to our results. The ultimate impact of these disruptions also depends on events beyond our knowledge or control, including the scope and duration of the war and actions taken by parties other than us to respond to them. Any of these disruptions could have a negative impact on our business operations, financial performance, results of operations and stock price, and this impact could be material. Additionally, the war in Ukraine may also materially adversely affect our operating results and financial position in a manner that is not currently known to us or that we do not currently consider to be a significant risk.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Our stock repurchase activity for each of the three months in the quarter ended March 31, 2022 was:

(1)The total number of shares purchased (and the average price paid per share) reflects: (i) shares purchased pursuant to the repurchase program described in (2) below; and (ii) shares tendered to us by employees who used shares to exercise options and to pay the related taxes for grants of deferred stock that vested, totaling 1,184 shares, 480,377 shares and 3,585 shares for the fiscal months of January, February and March 2022, respectively.

(2)Dollar values stated in millions. Our Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of $23.7 billion of our Common Stock through December 31, 2023. Authorizations to increase and extend the program duration included: $4.0 billion on December 2, 2020, $6.0 billion on January 31, 2018, $6.0 billion on July 29, 2015, $1.7 billion on December 3, 2013, and $6.0 billion on August 6, 2013 (cumulatively including the amount authorized on March 12, 2013, which was the lesser of 40 million shares and $1.2 billion). Since the program inception on March 12, 2013 through March 31, 2022, we have repurchased $20.8 billion, and as of March 31, 2022, we had approximately $2.9 billion share repurchase authorization remaining. See related information in Note 11, Stock Plans.

Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.