secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC (IFF)
CIK:        0000051253
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-11-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000051253-24-000039
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

IFF Q3 sales up 4% to $2.93B, adj. EBITDA $568M, raises FY 2024 guidance
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- GAAP EPS $0.23 vs. $0.28 last year; adjusted EPS ex-amortization $1.04, up from $0.81.
- Currency-neutral comparable sales +9% YoY, driven by double-digit growth in Health & Biosciences and Scent.
- Volume recovered high-single digits across all four business segments; Nourish and Pharma also positive.
- Adjusted operating EBITDA $568M (19.4% margin) vs. $497M (17.5%) in Q3 2023.
- Company raising full-year 2024 financial guidance citing Q3 strength and cautious Q4 optimism.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000005125324000039/0000051253-24-000039-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000005125324000039/iff-20241105.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000051253-24-000039

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