secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC (IFF)
CIK:        0000051253
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-08-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000051253-23-000026
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

IFF Q2 sales $2.9B, adj. EBITDA $510M; launches sale of Lucas Meyer Cosmetics
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- Q2 GAAP EPS $0.11; adjusted EPS ex amortization $0.86; sales $2.9B.
- Adj. operating EBITDA $510M at 17.4% margin; strong growth in Scent & Pharma Solutions.
- Customer destocking largely isolated in Functional Ingredients within Nourish; one-time inventory write-down.
- Launched sale process for Lucas Meyer Cosmetics; exploring further portfolio optimization.
- Declared Q3 2023 dividend; focus on cash flow and working capital improvements.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000005125323000026/0000051253-23-000026-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000005125323000026/iff-20230807.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000051253-23-000026

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