---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-061099"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FLO"
cik: "0001128928"
company_name: "FLOWERS FOODS INC"
filed_at: "2024-05-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T19:10:09.928133+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Flowers Foods Q1 record sales $1.577B; branded retail volumes grow 0.3%, reaffirms FY guidance

## Summary
- Q1 sales $1.577B (+2.8% YoY); net income $73.0M (+3.3%); diluted EPS $0.34.
- Branded retail sales $1.015B (+3.5%); volume +0.3% (first quarterly branded volume growth since 2020).
- Adjusted EBITDA $159.4M (+5.5%); margin 10.1% (+30 bps).
- FY2024 outlook: sales $5.091-5.172B; adj. EPS $1.20-$1.30; capEx raised to $145-155M.
- Operating cash flow $105.1M (+$47.2M); dividends paid $51.1M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-061099
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FLO
- cik: 0001128928
- company_name: FLOWERS FOODS INC
- filed_at: 2024-05-16T23:59:59+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/1128928/000095017024061099/0000950170-24-061099-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128928/000095017024061099/flo-20240516.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  FLOWERS FOODS INC reported 16-week first quarter ended April 20, 2024 results: revenue $1.577 billion, net income $73.0 million, EPS $0.34. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: 16-week first quarter ended April 20, 2024
  - Revenue: $1.577 billion
  - Net income: $73.0 million
  - EPS: $0.34
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: FLOWERS FOODS, INC. REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2024 RESULTS THOMASVILLE, Ga. – Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) today reported financial results for the company’s 16-week first quarter ended April 20, 2024. First Quarter Summary: Compared to the prior year first quarter where applicable • Sales increased 2.8% to a first-quarter record, $1.577 billion. • Net income increased 3.3% to $73.0 million, primarily due to moderating input costs and price increases implemented in the prior year, partly offset by higher selling, distribution, and administrative expenses. Adjusted net income (1) decreased 0.8% to $80.3 million. • Adjusted EBITDA (1) increased 5.5% to $159.4 million, representing 10.1% of sales, a 30-basis point increase. • Diluted EPS increased $0.01 to $0.34. Adjusted diluted EPS (1) was consistent with the prior year period at $0.38.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128928/000095017024061099/0000950170-24-061099-index.htm

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