---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000046250-24-000011"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HWKN"
cik: "0000046250"
company_name: "HAWKINS INC"
filed_at: "2024-05-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T23:48:18.863251+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hawkins posts record FY2024 EPS $3.59, operating cash flow $159.5M; completes four Water Treatment acquisitions

## Summary
- Record diluted EPS $3.59 for FY2024, up 26% from $2.86; Q4 EPS $0.66, up 20% YoY.
- FY2024 sales $919.2M (-2% YoY); Water Treatment segment sales up 19% to $363.3M, driven by four acquisitions.
- Record operating cash flow $159.5M (more than double FY2023); net debt reduced to $91.8M, leverage ratio 0.66x.
- Completed four Water Treatment acquisitions for $83M: EcoTech, Water Solutions, Miami Products, Industrial Research.
- FY2025 outlook: top line approaching $1B; Water Treatment expected to become largest segment; Industrial cautious.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000046250-24-000011
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HWKN
- cik: 0000046250
- company_name: HAWKINS INC
- filed_at: 2024-05-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46250/000004625024000011/0000046250-24-000011-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46250/000004625024000011/hwkn-20240515.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  HAWKINS INC reported fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 results: revenue $223.0 million, net income $13.8 million, EPS $0.66 per diluted share.
  - Period: fourth quarter of fiscal 2024
  - Revenue: $223.0 million
  - Net income: $13.8 million
  - EPS: $0.66 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: company, today announced fourth quarter and full-year results for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 Highlights: • Fourth quarter sales of $223.0 million, down 2% compared to the same quarter in the prior year, with Water Treatment segment sales growth of 21% over the same quarter in the prior year. • Gross profit of $45.5
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46250/000004625024000011/0000046250-24-000011-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  HAWKINS INC reported fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 results: revenue $919.2 million, net income $75.4 million, EPS $3.59 per diluted share.
  - Period: fiscal year ended March 31, 2024
  - Revenue: $919.2 million
  - Net income: $75.4 million
  - EPS: $3.59 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Record fourth quarter operating cash flow of $41.9 million allowed us to pay down $21 million in debt in the quarter. Full-Year Fiscal Year 2024 Highlights: • Full year sales of $919.2 million, down 2% compared to the prior fiscal year, with Water Treatment up 19% over the prior year. • Record gross profit of $193.6 million, a 17% increase over the prior year,
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46250/000004625024000011/0000046250-24-000011-index.htm

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