secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Hayward Holdings, Inc. (HAYW)
CIK:        0001834622
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001834622-25-000008
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hayward Q4 net sales +17% to $327M, EPS $0.25 (+79%); FY2024 revenue $1.05B, introduces 2025 guidance
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- Q4 net sales $327.1M (+17% YoY), net income $54.7M (+76%), diluted EPS $0.25 (+79%).
- Full year 2024 net sales $1,051.6M (+6%), net income $118.7M (+47%), adjusted EBITDA $277.4M (+12%).
- North America segment sales +20% to $286M; Europe & RoW sales +2% to $41.1M but segment income -39%.
- FY2025 guidance: net sales $1.060B-$1.100B, adjusted EBITDA $280M-$290M.
- Operating cash flow $212.1M in 2024; net leverage reduced to target range.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834622/000183462225000008/0001834622-25-000008-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834622/000183462225000008/hayw-20250227.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001834622-25-000008

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