secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FLOWERS FOODS INC (FLO)
CIK:        0001128928
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-15T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-181264
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Flowers Foods reports Q2 EPS $0.28, cuts FY2025 outlook on soft bread sales
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- Net sales +1.5% to $1.243B; core volume -2.4%, pricing/mix -1.2%; diluted EPS $0.28 vs $0.32.
- Adjusted diluted EPS $0.30 (down $0.06); adjusted EBITDA $137.7M (down 4%); net income $58.4M (down 12.8%).
- Simple Mills contributed $61.4M sales, $10.9M adjusted EBITDA, ($0.01) diluted EPS.
- FY2025 guidance lowered: net sales $5.239-5.308B (prev $5.297-5.395B), adjusted EPS $1.00-1.10 (prev $1.05-1.15).
- CEO cites traditional loaf softness and intense competition; operating cash flow improved to $266.5M YTD.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128928/000119312525181264/0001193125-25-181264-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128928/000119312525181264/flo-20250815.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-181264

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