secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (SPB)
CIK:        0000109177
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-02-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000109177-23-000009
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Spectrum Brands reports Q1 net loss $40M, adjusted EBITDA $39.8M, HHI sale on track for $4.3B
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- Net sales $713.3M, down 5.8% YoY; net loss from continuing ops $40.0M vs $30.2M loss prior year.
- Adjusted EBITDA $39.8M vs $49.3M prior year; adjusted EPS -$0.32 vs -$0.06 prior year.
- HHI divestiture expected to close by end of June 2023, yielding $4.3B cash proceeds.
- Amended credit agreement temporarily raises max leverage ratio to 7.0x until HHI close or Sep 2023.
- Fiscal 2023 guidance: net sales expected flat YoY; still targeting low double-digit adjusted EBITDA growth.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109177/000010917723000009/0000109177-23-000009-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109177/000010917723000009/spb-20230210.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000109177-23-000009

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