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The J.M. Smucker Company SJMJ.M. Smucker said it signed a definitive agreement on October 22, 2024 to sell the Voortman business to Second Nature. The company said the deal is valued at about $305.0 million, subject to a working capital adjustment, and expects it to close in the third quarter of 2025 Q3.
Key points
AI summaryJ.M. Smucker said it signed a definitive agreement on October 22, 2024 to sell the Voortman business to Second Nature. The company said the deal is valued at about $305.0 million, subject to a working capital adjustment, and expects it to close in the third quarter of 2025 Q3.
The company said operating income fell $129.2 million (43%) in fiscal 2025 Q2. It cited the $260.8 million pre-tax loss on the Voortman disposal group held for sale and a $57.2 million increase in SD&A expenses as factors.
The company said net sales rose $332.6 million (17%) in fiscal 2025 Q2, including $315.5 million of incremental net sales from the Hostess Brands acquisition. Net sales excluding acquisition, divestitures and foreign currency exchange rose $46.5 million (2%).
The company said its effective income tax rate was 136.7% for the 3 months ended October 31, 2024, compared with 21.9% a year earlier. It cited an unfavorable permanent tax impact from classifying the Voortman business as held for sale as a factor. The company said it expects the full-year effective income tax rate for fiscal 2025 to be about 34.0%.
Key figures
Quarter ended October 31, 2024
- Revenue
- $2.3B
- Operating income
- $170M
- Net income
- −$24M
- EPS
- −$0.23
- Gross profit
- $886M
From the XBRL financial data filed with the SEC · not processed by AI.
Summary
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Voortman Business Sale Agreement and Held-for-Sale Classification
J.M. Smucker said it signed a definitive agreement on October 22, 2024 to sell the Voortman business to Second Nature. The company said the deal is valued at about $305.0 million, subject to a working capital adjustment, and expects it to close in the third quarter of 2025 Q3.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Voortman Disposal Group Pre-Tax Loss and Q2 Operating Income Decline
The company said operating income fell $129.2 million (43%) in fiscal 2025 Q2. It cited the $260.8 million pre-tax loss on the Voortman disposal group held for sale and a $57.2 million increase in SD&A expenses as factors.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Hostess Brands Contributed Sales and Q2 Net Sales Growth
The company said net sales rose $332.6 million (17%) in fiscal 2025 Q2, including $315.5 million of incremental net sales from the Hostess Brands acquisition. Net sales excluding acquisition, divestitures and foreign currency exchange rose $46.5 million (2%).
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Higher Effective Tax Rate and Full-Year Rate Outlook
The company said its effective income tax rate was 136.7% for the 3 months ended October 31, 2024, compared with 21.9% a year earlier. It cited an unfavorable permanent tax impact from classifying the Voortman business as held for sale as a factor. The company said it expects the full-year effective income tax rate for fiscal 2025 to be about 34.0%.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
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