secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC (CMP)
CIK:        0001227654
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-11T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001227654-25-000145
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Compass Minerals Q3 net loss narrows to $17M; adjusted EBITDA up 25% to $41M
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- Net loss of $17.0M ($0.41 diluted) improved from $43.6M loss YoY; adjusted EPS loss $0.39 vs $1.01.
- Total adjusted EBITDA $41.0M, up 25% YoY; Salt adj. EBITDA $45.8M (+10%), Plant Nutrition $11.4M (+58%).
- Salt revenue $166M (+3%) on 4% volume growth; highway deicing price +1%, C&I price -1%.
- Plant Nutrition revenue $44.8M (+15%); operating earnings $5.2M vs $1.4M loss; product costs per ton down 23%.
- FY 2025 guidance: Salt adj. EBITDA $220-229M, Plant Nutrition $24-27M; bid season pricing up 2-4% for upcoming winter.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765425000145/0001227654-25-000145-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765425000145/cmp-20250811.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001227654-25-000145

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