post holdings inc on thursday reported betterthanexpected revenue and higher net earnings in the second quarter heres what we watched earnings the consumer packaged goods holding company reported net earnings of 5233 million up from 1099 million in the prioryear period earnings were 840 a share compared with 169 in the yearago period revenue the st louis mobased company logged revenue of 141 billion compared with 12 billion in the yearago period analysts polled by factset expected 136 billion demand the company said results from the second quarter reflect pricing actions across the business and ongoing volume demand recovery though they were mostly offset by inflation and higher manufacturing costs labor shortages and supplychain disruptions improved sequentially but continued to drive manufacturing inefficiencies and capacity constraints in the second quarter post holdings said the company also said it expects certain energy costs and raw material costs to remain elevated as a result of the ongoing conflict in ukraine guidance post holdings said it continues to expect adjusted earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization between 910 million and 940 million the company first issued such guidance in april influenza the company said its outlook incorporates avian influenza incidents within its controlled network as of thursday including two incidents at michael foods owned egglaying facilities located in wakefield and bloomfield neb