secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (SPB)
CIK:        0000109177
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-11-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000109177-22-000031
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 1.01, 2.03, 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Spectrum Brands reports Q4 net loss $24.8M; adjusted EBITDA down 5.6%; guides low-single-digit sales growth for FY23
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- Net sales $749.5M, -1.1% YoY; organic sales down 7.3% due to retailer destocking and unfavorable FX.
- Net loss from continuing ops $24.8M ($0.61 diluted EPS loss); adjusted EPS $0.48 vs $0.38 prior year.
- Adjusted EBITDA from continuing ops $74.7M, -5.6% YoY; H&G segment down 48.4% due to weather and demand softness.
- FY23 guidance: low single-digit net sales growth, low double-digit adjusted EBITDA growth; expect $4.3bn HHI sale by June 2023.
- Credit agreement amended to temporarily raise net leverage covenant to 7.0x from 6.0x through HHI closing.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109177/000010917722000031/0000109177-22-000031-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109177/000010917722000031/spb-q4f22x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000109177-22-000031

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