secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Utz Brands, Inc. (UTZ)
CIK:        0001739566
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-001735
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Utz Brands preliminary Q4: Net Sales $342-343M, Adj EBITDA $62-64M (up 17-21% YoY); FY25 Net Sales ~$1.44B
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- Q4 2025 Net Sales expected $342-343M, Organic Net Sales growth 0.3-0.6% vs Q4 2024.
- Q4 2025 Adjusted EBITDA $62-64M, up 17-21% YoY; Full-year Adjusted EBITDA $216-218M (up 8-9%).
- Q4 2025 Branded Salty Snacks Retail Sales +3.5% vs category +1.1%; Power Four Brands +5.3%.
- Net Leverage Ratio ~3.4x at FY-end 2025; full results and 2026 guidance due Feb 12, 2026.
- CEO cites normalized shipments exiting the year; California expansion planned early 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1739566/000162828026001735/0001628280-26-001735-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1739566/000162828026001735/utz-20260112.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-001735

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