我是 LongbridgeAI，我可以總結文章信息。Brambles 是一家全球托盤供應商，由於在滿足美國客户對高質量維修的需求方面面臨挑戰，已下調其年度收入和利潤指引。該公司現在預計收入增長為 2-3%，利潤增長為 3-5%，低於之前的預期。此外，Brambles 還宣佈了一項 4 億美元的股票回購計劃
By Stuart Condie
SYDNEY--Global pallet supplier Brambles cut its annual revenue and profit guidance after it struggled to keep up with some U.S. customers' demands for higher-quality repairs.
Australia-listed Brambles, which leases out pallets under the CHEP brand, on Monday said some U.S. customers needed pallets to be repaired to a higher standard so that they could be handled by automated systems.
That increased demands on some subcontracted service centers in the northeast and central U.S., it said. Constraints emerged due to subcontractor turnover, labor availability and the extra time required to repair pallets, Brambles added.
With pallets taking longer to be put back into circulation, Brambles said it now expects annual sales revenue to grow by between 2% and 3%, compared with previous guidance for 3-4% growth.
It expects underlying profit to grow by between 3% and 5%, down from 8-11% previously.
Brambles announced a new $400 million on-market share buyback to commence on completion of its existing buyback of the same size.
Write to Stuart Condie at stuart.condie@wsj.com
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