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Issuer:     INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC (IFF)
CIK:        0000051253
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-02-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000051253-23-000004
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

IFF reports Q4 sales $2.84B (-6% YoY); FY GAAP EPS $(7.21), adj. EPS $5.55
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- Q4 reported net sales $2.84B, down 6% YoY; currency-neutral comparable sales +4%.
- Q4 reported EPS $0.01; adjusted EPS ex amortization $0.97; adjusted operating EBITDA $441M (15.5% margin).
- Full year 2022: Sales $12.4B; reported net loss $(1.6)B, EPS $(7.21); adjusted EBITDA $2.5B, adj. EPS $5.55.
- CEO cites pricing, productivity, and portfolio optimization driving sales growth and debt reduction; refreshed growth strategy.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000005125323000004/0000051253-23-000004-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000005125323000004/iff-20230208.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000051253-23-000004

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