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The J.M. Smucker Company SJMThe company said net sales for 2024 fell $350.5 million, or 4%. The decline included $1,565.5 million of noncomparable prior-year net sales tied to divestitures, partly offset by $637.3 million of incremental net sales from the Hostess Brands acquisition.
Key points
AI summaryThe company said net sales for 2024 fell $350.5 million, or 4%. The decline included $1,565.5 million of noncomparable prior-year net sales tied to divestitures, partly offset by $637.3 million of incremental net sales from the Hostess Brands acquisition.
SJM said operating income for 2024 rose $1,148.3 million, citing the lapping of a $1.0 billion pre-tax loss on the prior-year divestiture of certain pet food brands and higher gross profit. It said special project costs increased $125.5 million.
The J.M. Smucker Company said net interest expense for 2024 rose $112.3 million, or 74%. It attributed the increase to higher interest expense on the Senior Notes and Term Loan issued to partly finance the Hostess Brands acquisition, which was partly offset by higher interest income.
The company said the main uses of investing cash in 2024 were the Hostess Brands acquisition, at $3.9 billion, and capital expenditures, at $586.5 million. It said it issued $3.5 billion of Senior Notes to partly finance the acquisition.
Key figures
Fiscal year ended April 30, 2024
- Revenue
- $8.2B
- Operating income
- $1.3B
- Net income
- $744M
- EPS
- $7.13
- Gross profit
- $3.1B
- Operating cash flow
- $1.2B
From the XBRL financial data filed with the SEC · not processed by AI.
Summary
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Net sales down 4%; up 8% excluding acquisition, divestitures and FX
The company said net sales for 2024 fell $350.5 million, or 4%. The decline included $1,565.5 million of noncomparable prior-year net sales tied to divestitures, partly offset by $637.3 million of incremental net sales from the Hostess Brands acquisition.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Operating income up $1,148.3 million
SJM said operating income for 2024 rose $1,148.3 million, citing the lapping of a $1.0 billion pre-tax loss on the prior-year divestiture of certain pet food brands and higher gross profit. It said special project costs increased $125.5 million.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Net interest expense up 74%
The J.M. Smucker Company said net interest expense for 2024 rose $112.3 million, or 74%. It attributed the increase to higher interest expense on the Senior Notes and Term Loan issued to partly finance the Hostess Brands acquisition, which was partly offset by higher interest income.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Hostess Brands acquisition drives $3.9 billion investing cash outflow
The company said the main uses of investing cash in 2024 were the Hostess Brands acquisition, at $3.9 billion, and capital expenditures, at $586.5 million. It said it issued $3.5 billion of Senior Notes to partly finance the acquisition.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
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