Clorox said it expects a “significant” impact on its quarterly results due to nationwide shortages of its products following an attack on its information technology systems last month.
The maker of disinfectants, wet wipes, cat litter, salad dressing and detergent said some of its U.S. factories are still not producing products, although the “vast majority” have resumed production. Clorox shut down some internal systems after the hack, halting production for weeks.
Currently, the company is manually processing orders at some factories as it restarts operations — a task that is typically automated. Clorox’s U.S. factories expect to restart automation orders next week.
“Now that the hours are extended, we are starting to see product outages across all categories,” said spokesperson Linda Mills. She added that shortages vary by store and region, but some products are still available for shipment.
Clorox said in report that shortages will hurt current-quarter results renew on Monday.
“While we are not yet able to quantify the financial impact, we now believe it will have a material impact on first-quarter financial results,” the company said. “Given the continued economic recovery, we now determine that the longer-term impact, including fiscal year outlook, will be It’s too early.”
All Clorox facilities in the U.S. affected by this attack First published on August 14including its new cat litter facility Opened late last year in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Despite the shutdown, the company’s factories have remained open and employees have continued to receive paychecks. Instead of producing goods, workers focus on cleaning, maintenance and training.
Clorox said it is working with the FBI to investigate the attack and the investigation is ongoing.
Before the attacks, the company was trying to rebuild supply in areas such as cat litter, which have seen demand surge during the pandemic.
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