---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000057515-24-000019"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MZTI"
cik: "0000057515"
company_name: "MARZETTI CO"
filed_at: "2024-08-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T08:08:46.918182+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lancaster Colony Q4 EPS $1.26 vs $0.33 YoY; gross profit up 4.8%

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $452.8M (-0.4% YoY); Retail down 0.8% to $234.2M, Foodservice flat at $218.6M.
- Q4 diluted EPS $1.26 vs $0.33; restructuring charges cut EPS by $0.08 (vs $0.70 last year).
- Gross profit $97.6M (+$4.4M) on cost savings; margin 21.6% (+110 bps).
- FY2024 net sales $1.87B (+2.7%); net income $158.6M ($5.76/diluted share).
- FY2025 outlook: Retail growth from licensing & new products; no significant commodity cost swings expected.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000057515-24-000019
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MZTI
- cik: 0000057515
- company_name: MARZETTI CO
- filed_at: 2024-08-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/57515/000005751524000019/0000057515-24-000019-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/57515/000005751524000019/lanc-20240822.htm

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