** Shares of hot sauce maker McCormick MKC.N down ~2% at $71.99 premarket
** Co forecasts annual sales and profit below estimates owing to weaker demand, increased marketing expenses and unfavorable impact of foreign currency rates
** Expects annual net sales to be flat or grow as much as 2% vs analysts' estimates of 2.4% rise - data compiled by LSEG
** Sees FY25 adj. earnings per share between $3.03 and $3.08 vs estimates of $3.11
** However, MKC posts Q4 sales of $1.80 bln vs estimates of $1.77 bln
** Logs quarterly adj. profit of 80 cents per share vs estimates of 77 cents per share
** MKC rose about 11% in 2024
(Reporting by Anuja Bharat Mistry in Bengaluru)
((AnujaBharat.Mistry@thomsonreuters.com))
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