secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Hayward Holdings, Inc. (HAYW)
CIK:        0001834622
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-07-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001834622-25-000109
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hayward reports Q2 net sales up 5% to $299.6M; refines FY25 guidance, authorizes $450M buyback
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- Net sales $299.6M (+5% YoY); net income $44.8M (+19% YoY); diluted EPS $0.20 (+18% YoY).
- Adjusted EBITDA $88.2M (+7% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $0.24 (+14% YoY).
- Board authorized $450M share repurchase program expiring July 28, 2028.
- FY25 guidance: net sales $1.07-$1.10B (prior $1.06-$1.10B); Adj. EBITDA reaffirmed $280-$290M.
- North America segment net sales up 6% to $255.2M; Europe & RoW up 3% to $44.4M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834622/000183462225000109/0001834622-25-000109-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834622/000183462225000109/hayw-20250728.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001834622-25-000109

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