earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
Lancaster Colony Q3 record sales $471.4M; EPS $1.03 vs $0.89; exits Flatout/Angelic Bakehouse
MARZETTI CO
2024-Q3 EPS reported
$4.50
revenue$1,418,934,000
- Consolidated net sales record $471.4M (+1.4% YoY); Retail $248.1M (+0.3%), Foodservice $223.4M (+2.6%).
- Diluted EPS $1.03 vs $0.89; exit costs reduced net income by $0.41/share ($11.3M after-tax).
- Gross profit $104.5M (+10.9%); margin expanded 190 bps to 22.2%.
- Exiting Flatout and Angelic Bakehouse perimeter-of-store bakery lines; $12.1M restructuring/impairment charges + $2.6M inventory write-down.
- Project Ascent ERP spending fell to $1.9M vs $7.6M last year; SG&A down $7.6M.