Prestige Brands Prepares To Weather Retailers' Inventory Storm

The firm's sales of BC, Goody's, Monistat and other consumer health care brands grow 4.3% in North America and 17.8% internationally in its latest quarter. CEO Ron Lombardi says Prestige Brands expects lower volume orders from retailers during the current quarter and early 2017.

Prestige Brands Holdings Inc. reached company-record sales in its latest quarter even as their customers slowed inventory buildups, a trend the firm says it is better-positioned to manage than during previous periods of slumps in retailer purchasing.

The firm's consumer health care segment, including BC and Goody's oral analgesics and Monistat vaginal yeast treatment, led growth for its fiscal 2017 second quarter, with North American sales increasing 4.3% from the year-ago period to $172.4m and international sales jumping 17.8% to $18.8m, according to a Nov

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