secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MARZETTI CO (MZTI)
CIK:        0000057515
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-02-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000057515-22-000003
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Lancaster Colony Q2 sales record $428.4M (+14.2% YoY) but EPS drops to $1.25 from $1.62
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- Net sales $428.4M (+14.2% YoY); retail up 10.1% to $245.1M, foodservice up 20.3% to $183.3M.
- Diluted EPS $1.25 vs $1.62; net income $34.4M vs $44.7M last year.
- Gross profit fell $10.2M to $96.6M due to unprecedented commodity, freight, and labor inflation.
- Restructuring charges $1.9M from closing frozen garlic bread facility in Baldwin Park, CA.
- Guidance: Q3 sees continued cost headwinds; pricing and cost savings partially offsetting.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/57515/000005751522000003/0000057515-22-000003-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/57515/000005751522000003/lanc-20220203.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000057515-22-000003

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