secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC (IFF)
CIK:        0000051253
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-02-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000051253-24-000003
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

IFF reports Q4 loss of $2.6B on goodwill impairment; adjusted EBITDA up 17%
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- Q4 sales $2.7B, down 5% YoY; comparable currency neutral sales up 1%.
- Reported loss before taxes $2.64B largely due to $2.6B non-cash goodwill impairment.
- Adjusted operating EBITDA $461M, +17% on comparable currency neutral basis.
- Full year sales $11.5B; reported EPS $(10.05); adjusted EPS ex amortization $3.34.
- CEO highlights dividend policy update to enable faster deleveraging.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000005125324000003/0000051253-24-000003-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000005125324000003/iff-20240220.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000051253-24-000003

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