Ticker: KHC, $26.42, -0.64% 🍅 

No insider buys in sight, but here’s a trigger we can all relate to:
I had ketchup the other day. With a burger.
And it still slaps. 🫡🍔

🏦 Ownership: When Buffett Won’t Budge

• Institutions own 82.24% of the float

• Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway holds 27.51% ($8.6B worth)

• Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street are also squeezing the bottle

Buffett hasn’t left the picnic. He’s still holding the Heinz. 📦❤️

🔍 For full Institutional Ownership breakdown, see here.

📉 Q1 2025 Financials: Pass the Salt?

• Net Sales: ↓ 6.4%

• Adjusted EPS: $0.62 (↓ 10.1%)

• Gross Margin: 34.4%

• Free Cash Flow: ↑ 1.0% — we see you, steady squeeze

• Capital Returned to Shareholders (YTD): $0.7B

Q1 wasn’t gourmet — but at least the cash flow’s still flowing.

📦 2024 Full-Year Recap: Not Great, Not Condemned

• Sales: ↓ 3.0%

• Operating Income: ↓ 63.2% (thanks to a $3.7B non-cash impairment)

• Adjusted Operating Income: ↑ 1.2%

• Adjusted EPS: $3.06 (↑ 2.7%)

• Free Cash Flow: $3.2B (↑ 6.6%)

• Dividend Yield: 🧃 6%

• Share Buyback Authorization: Up to $3B (thru 2026)

So… margins are holding, cash is king, and shareholders are still being fed. 🍽️💸

👉 Want the full picture? Dive into Kraft Heinz’s financials here.

🍟 What’s the Problem?

Let’s ketchup with the issues:

1. Top line’s flat — not a growth play, not even in organic ketchup

2. EPS is sliding, and the fridge light isn’t turning back on just yet

3. Insiders aren’t buying, and neither is Wall Street love

4. Brand sprawl fatigue — what do they do beyond sauces?

The business isn’t saucy — it’s slow, sticky, and clings mostly to defense. 🧱

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🥒 Why It Still Might Be a Snack

1. It’s not a stock. It’s a bond.

   • Reliable, boring, high-yielding (like a Heinz bottle: tough to squeeze, but satisfying)

2. 6% dividend + 1.5% buyback = ~7.5–10% total return range

3. P/E = 12 | Forward P/E = 10 — Not bad for a pantry staple

4. Warren’s still in. Do you doubt the man who eats like a 12-year-old billionaire?

5. Possible asset sales = unlock hidden value 🗝️

6. Sentiment = bleh → which makes it the perfect contrarian value play

🧠 Final Thoughts: KHC = Kind of Holding Cash

The ketchup may be slow, but it’s moving in the right direction:
🟢 Safe
🟢 Cheap
🟢 Shareholder-friendly
🟡 Boring? Yes.
🔴 Explosive growth? Nah.

But in a volatile world, sometimes you want a portfolio that’s… fridge-door stable.
KHC might just be a bottle worth keeping on the shelf.

🧂 Disclaimer

Yes, I might’ve been under the influence of ketchup.
No, this is not financial advice.
Yes, this article was mostly for fun.
Invest at your own condiment-covered risk. 🌭🍅

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