Cadbury chocolate owner, Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ), has joined consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RB.) in downgrading its revenue forecast following a widespread cyber-attack last month.
Mondelez, the world’s second largest confectionary maker, said second quarter revenue would be reduced by 3% after the so-called Petya ransomware virus caused delays to shipments and disrupted invoicing.
"There are a few markets where we have permanently lost some of that revenue due to holiday feature timing, but we expect we will be able to recognise the majority of these delayed shipments in our third quarter results," Mondelez said on Thursday.
Similarly, Reckitt Benckiser reduced its revenue forecasts earlier the same day after the cyber-attack crippled its ability to manufacture and distribute products.
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Revenue in the second quarter is expected to drop 2% on a like-for-like basis, compared to a 4% increase the same period a year ago when it reported net revenue of £2.2bn.
For the full year, the group cut its revenue guidance to like-for-like net revenue growth of 2% from a previous estimate of 3%, following a 3% rise in 2016 to £9.8bn. This would equate to about £100mln in lost revenue.
A.P. Moller-Maersk, the Danish owner of the world’s biggest container shipping line said today it was too early to predict the financial impact of the 27 June attack.
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WPP plc (LON:WPP) is also yet to release any details about the estimated cost of the cyber-attack but yesterday published a statement on Twitter suggesting its operations had resumed.
The ransomware attack hit a number of businesses across the globe by blocking access to computers and demanding US$300 in Bitcoins to unlock.