secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC (CMP)
CIK:        0001227654
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001227654-25-000196
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Compass Minerals reports FY2025 net loss $79.8M, guides FY2026 adj EBITDA $200-240M
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- Q4 net loss improved to $7.2M from $48.3M YoY; FY net loss narrowed to $79.8M from $206.1M.
- FY2025 adjusted EBITDA $198.8M, down 4% YoY; Salt segment adj EBITDA $219.2M, Plant Nutrition $34.9M.
- FY2026 guidance: total adj EBITDA $200-240M; Salt $225-255M, Plant Nutrition $31-36M, capex $90-110M.
- Reduced net debt 14% YoY to $772.5M; ended FY with $364.6M liquidity ($59.7M cash, $304.9M revolver).
- North American highway deicing inventory value and volumes down 33% and 36% YoY respectively.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765425000196/0001227654-25-000196-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765425000196/cmp-20251208.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001227654-25-000196

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