M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 1.00
Utz Brands agrees to be taken private at $14.25/share; Q2 net loss of $16M
Utz Brands, Inc.
- Intersnack Group to acquire all Class A common stock for $14.25/share cash; Rice and Lissette families to own 50% each post-close.
- Transaction expected to close in Q4 2026; no further guidance or earnings call provided.
- Q2 net sales up 1.4% to $371.8M; net loss of $16.0M vs net income of $10.1M a year ago.
- Adjusted EBITDA rose 14.4% to $55.7M; adjusted EPS up 11.8% to $0.19.
- Net leverage ratio improved 0.6x to 3.5x; adjusted free cash flow improved to $(0.7)M.