---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001739566-21-000149"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UTZ"
cik: "0001739566"
company_name: "Utz Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-08-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T13:28:48.992681+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "medium"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Utz Q2 net sales up 23% but adjusted EBITDA margin down 150 bps on cost inflation

## Summary
- Q2 net sales $297.9M, +23.1% vs prior-year; pro forma net sales -4.0% to $299.2M.
- Adjusted EBITDA $35.7M, margin 12.0% (down 150 bps); adjusted EPS $0.13.
- CEO cites higher-than-planned inflation in commodities, transportation, and labor.
- Updated FY2021 outlook: pricing and productivity benefits expected in H2 with carryover to 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001739566-21-000149
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UTZ
- cik: 0001739566
- company_name: Utz Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-08-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1739566/000173956621000149/0001739566-21-000149-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1739566/000173956621000149/utz-20210812.htm

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