secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC (IFF)
CIK:        0000051253
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000051253-25-000007
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

IFF posts 16% adjusted EBITDA growth, Q4 adjusted EPS $0.97
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- Full-year 2024 sales $11.48B flat YoY; comparable currency-neutral sales +6% led by Scent (+12%).
- Full-year adjusted operating EBITDA $2.21B (+16% comparable), adjusted EPS ex amortization $4.31.
- Q4 2024 sales $2.77B (+3% reported, +6% comparable); Q4 adjusted EBITDA $471M (margin 17.0%).
- Q4 reported GAAP loss $(115)M, EPS $(0.18); adjusted EPS ex amortization $0.97.
- Free cash flow $607M for 2024; net debt to credit-adjusted EBITDA 3.8x.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000005125325000007/0000051253-25-000007-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000005125325000007/iff-20250218.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000051253-25-000007

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