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US Market News US Market News 3 weeks ago
B&G Foods Closes $475 Million Private Offering of Senior Notes due 2031June 10, 2026 4:05 PM
Business Wire B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) announced today that it has completed its previously announced offering of $475.0 million aggregate principal amount of 11.00% senior notes due 2031 in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The senior notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by certain domestic subsidiaries of B&G Foods. B&G Foods intends to use the net proceeds of the offering, together with borrowings under its revolving credit facility and cash on hand, to redeem all $509.3 million aggregate principal amount of B&G Foods’ outstanding 5.25% senior notes due 2027 and pay related fees and expenses. The senior notes and related guarantees were offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on an exemption from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and to certain non-U.S. persons in transactions outside of the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The senior notes and the related guarantees have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, any state securities laws or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. Accordingly, the senior notes and the related guarantees may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction. This press release does not constitute a redemption notice with respect to the 5.25% senior notes due 2027 and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the senior notes and the related guarantees, nor shall there be any sale of the senior notes and the related guarantees in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. About B&G Foods, Inc.
Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. With B&G Foods’ diverse portfolio of more than 50 brands you know and love, including B&G, B&M, Bear Creek, College Inn, Cream of Wheat, Crisco, Dash, Green Giant, Kitchen Basics, Las Palmas, Mama Mary’s, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner, Spice Islands and Victoria, there’s a little something for everyone. Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute “forward-looking statements.” The forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, without limitation, statements related to B&G Foods’ intended use of proceeds of the senior notes due 2031 offering, including the redemption of all of the 5.25% senior notes due 2027. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the actual results of B&G Foods to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to statements that explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “assumes,” “could,” “should,” “estimates,” “potential,” “seek,” “predict,” “may,” “will” or “plans” and similar references to future periods to be uncertain and forward-looking. Factors that may affect actual results include, without limitation: B&G Foods’ substantial leverage, which may impact B&G Foods’ ability, among other things, to fund capital expenditures, working capital needs, dividend payments and acquisitions, and to obtain refinancing or additional financing; B&G Foods’ ability to comply with the ratios or tests under its long-term debt agreements, including the maximum consolidated leverage ratio and minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio under its credit agreement, which may be affected not only by B&G Foods’ operating performance but also by events beyond B&G Foods’ control, including prevailing economic, financial and industry conditions, and changes in interest rates; the effects of international trade disputes, tariffs, quotas, and other import or export restrictions on B&G Foods’ procurement, sales and operations (including recent U.S. tariffs imposed or threatened to be imposed on China, Canada and Mexico and other countries and retaliatory actions taken or threatened to be taken by such countries); the effects of rising costs for and/or decreases in supply of B&G Foods’ commodities, ingredients, packaging, other raw materials, distribution and labor; crude oil prices and their impact on distribution, packaging and energy costs; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully implement sales price increases and cost saving measures to offset any cost increases; intense competition, changes in consumer preferences, demand for B&G Foods’ products and local economic and market conditions; B&G Foods’ continued ability to promote brand equity successfully, to anticipate and respond to new consumer trends, to develop new products and markets, to broaden brand portfolios in order to compete effectively with lower priced products and in markets that are consolidating at the retail and manufacturing levels and to improve productivity; the ability of B&G Foods and its supply chain partners to continue to operate manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and other work locations without material disruption, and to procure ingredients, packaging and other raw materials when needed despite disruptions in the supply chain or labor shortages; the impact pandemics or disease outbreaks, may have on B&G Foods’ business, including among other things, B&G Foods’ supply chain, manufacturing operations or workforce and customer and consumer demand for B&G Foods’ products; B&G Foods’ ability to recruit and retain senior management and a highly skilled and diverse workforce at B&G Foods’ corporate offices, manufacturing facilities and other work locations despite a very tight labor market and changing employee expectations as to fair compensation, an inclusive and diverse workplace, flexible working and other matters; the risks associated with the possible expansion of B&G Foods’ business through acquisitions or reduction in size through divestitures; B&G Foods’ possible inability to successfully complete divestitures of non-core businesses, including the pending divestiture of B&G Foods’ Green Giant and Le Sieur frozen and shelf-stable business in Canada, to sharpen its focus, improve margins, reduce costs and reduce its long-term debt, and, if completed, B&G Foods’ possible inability to achieve the expected margin improvements, cost savings and debt reduction; B&G Foods’ possible inability to identify new acquisitions or to integrate recent or future acquisitions or B&G Foods’ failure to realize anticipated revenue enhancements, cost savings or other synergies from recent or future acquisitions, including the College Inn and Kitchen Basics acquisition; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully complete the integration of recent or future acquisitions into B&G Foods’ enterprise resource planning (ERP) system; tax reform and legislation, including the effects of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and any future tax reform or legislation; B&G Foods’ ability to access the credit markets and B&G Foods’ borrowing costs and credit ratings, which may be influenced by credit markets generally and the credit ratings of B&G Foods’ competitors; unanticipated expenses, including, without limitation, litigation or legal settlement expenses; the effects of currency movements of the Canadian dollar and the Mexican peso as compared to the U.S. dollar; future impairments of B&G Foods’ goodwill, other intangible assets, and tangible assets, such as property, plant, equipment or inventory, which impairments may be triggered if operating results for any of B&G Foods’ brands deteriorate at rates in excess of its current projections, B&G Foods’ market capitalization declines or discount rates change, even if due to macroeconomic factors, or may be triggered by divestitures, if divestiture proceeds are less than the book value of the assets being divested; B&G Foods’ ability to protect information systems against, or effectively respond to, a cybersecurity incident, other disruption or data leak; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully implement B&G Foods’ sustainability initiatives and achieve B&G Foods’ sustainability goals, and changes to environmental laws and regulations; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully adopt and utilize new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, including machine learning and generative artificial intelligence; and other factors that affect the food industry generally, including: recalls if products become adulterated or misbranded, liability if product consumption causes injury, ingredient disclosure and labeling laws and regulations and the possibility that consumers could lose confidence in the safety and quality of certain food products; competitors’ pricing practices and promotional spending levels; fluctuations in the level of B&G Foods’ customers’ inventories and credit and other business risks related to B&G Foods’ customers operating in a challenging economic and competitive environment; and the risks associated with third-party suppliers and co-packers, including the risk that any failure by one or more of B&G Foods’ third-party suppliers or co-packers to comply with food safety or other laws and regulations may disrupt B&G Foods’ supply of raw materials or certain finished goods products or injure B&G Foods’ reputation. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in B&G Foods’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in B&G Foods’ most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. B&G Foods undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260610491831/en/ Investor Relations:
ICR, Inc.
Anna Kate Heller
bgfoodsIR@icrinc.com Media Relations:
ICR, Inc.
Matt Lindberg
matthew.lindberg@icrinc.com Original: B&G Foods Closes $475 Million Private Offering of Senior Notes due 2031
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US Market News US Market News 4 weeks ago
B&G Foods Announces Pricing of Offering of Senior Notes due 2031June 3, 2026 9:12 PM
Business Wire B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) announced today the pricing of an offering of $475.0 million aggregate principal amount of 11.00% senior notes due 2031 in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The senior notes are being issued at a price of 97.67%. The notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by certain domestic subsidiaries of B&G Foods. The offering is expected to close on June 10, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. B&G Foods estimates that the net proceeds from the offering will be approximately $456.3 million after deducting discounts, fees and expenses related to the offering. B&G Foods intends to use the net proceeds of the offering, together with borrowings under B&G Foods’ revolving credit facility and cash on hand, to redeem all $509.3 million aggregate principal amount of B&G Foods’ outstanding 5.25% senior notes due 2027 and pay related fees and expenses. The senior notes and related guarantees are being offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on an exemption from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to certain non-U.S. persons in transactions outside of the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The senior notes and the related guarantees have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, any state securities laws or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. Accordingly, the senior notes and the related guarantees may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction. This press release does not constitute a redemption notice with respect to the 5.25% senior notes due 2027 and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the senior notes and the related guarantees, nor shall there be any sale of the senior notes and the related guarantees in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. About B&G Foods, Inc. Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. With B&G Foods’ diverse portfolio of more than 50 brands you know and love, including B&G, B&M, Bear Creek, College Inn, Cream of Wheat, Crisco, Dash, Green Giant, Kitchen Basics, Las Palmas, Mama Mary’s, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner, Spice Islands and Victoria, there’s a little something for everyone. Forward-Looking Statements Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute “forward-looking statements.” The forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, without limitation, statements related to B&G Foods’ offer of senior notes due 2031 and the use of proceeds of such senior notes offering, including the redemption of all of the 5.25% senior notes due 2027. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the actual results of B&G Foods to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to statements that explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “assumes,” “could,” “should,” “estimates,” “potential,” “seek,” “predict,” “may,” “will” or “plans” and similar references to future periods to be uncertain and forward-looking. Factors that may affect actual results include, without limitation: B&G Foods’ substantial leverage, which may impact B&G Foods’ ability, among other things, to fund capital expenditures, working capital needs, dividend payments and acquisitions, and to obtain refinancing or additional financing; B&G Foods’ ability to comply with the ratios or tests under its long-term debt agreements, including the maximum consolidated leverage ratio and minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio under its credit agreement, which may be affected not only by B&G Foods’ operating performance but also by events beyond B&G Foods’ control, including prevailing economic, financial and industry conditions, and changes in interest rates; the effects of international trade disputes, tariffs, quotas, and other import or export restrictions on B&G Foods’ procurement, sales and operations (including recent U.S. tariffs imposed or threatened to be imposed on China, Canada and Mexico and other countries and retaliatory actions taken or threatened to be taken by such countries); the effects of rising costs for and/or decreases in supply of B&G Foods’ commodities, ingredients, packaging, other raw materials, distribution and labor; crude oil prices and their impact on distribution, packaging and energy costs; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully implement sales price increases and cost saving measures to offset any cost increases; intense competition, changes in consumer preferences, demand for B&G Foods’ products and local economic and market conditions; B&G Foods’ continued ability to promote brand equity successfully, to anticipate and respond to new consumer trends, to develop new products and markets, to broaden brand portfolios in order to compete effectively with lower priced products and in markets that are consolidating at the retail and manufacturing levels and to improve productivity; the ability of B&G Foods and its supply chain partners to continue to operate manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and other work locations without material disruption, and to procure ingredients, packaging and other raw materials when needed despite disruptions in the supply chain or labor shortages; the impact pandemics or disease outbreaks, may have on B&G Foods’ business, including among other things, B&G Foods’ supply chain, manufacturing operations or workforce and customer and consumer demand for B&G Foods’ products; B&G Foods’ ability to recruit and retain senior management and a highly skilled and diverse workforce at B&G Foods’ corporate offices, manufacturing facilities and other work locations despite a very tight labor market and changing employee expectations as to fair compensation, an inclusive and diverse workplace, flexible working and other matters; the risks associated with the possible expansion of B&G Foods’ business through acquisitions or reduction in size through divestitures; B&G Foods’ possible inability to successfully complete divestitures of non-core businesses, including the pending divestiture of B&G Foods’ Green Giant and Le Sieur frozen and shelf-stable business in Canada, to sharpen its focus, improve margins, reduce costs and reduce its long-term debt, and, if completed, B&G Foods’ possible inability to achieve the expected margin improvements, cost savings and debt reduction; B&G Foods’ possible inability to identify new acquisitions or to integrate recent or future acquisitions or B&G Foods’ failure to realize anticipated revenue enhancements, cost savings or other synergies from recent or future acquisitions, including the College Inn and Kitchen Basics acquisition; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully complete the integration of recent or future acquisitions into B&G Foods’ enterprise resource planning (ERP) system; tax reform and legislation, including the effects of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and any future tax reform or legislation; B&G Foods’ ability to access the credit markets and B&G Foods’ borrowing costs and credit ratings, which may be influenced by credit markets generally and the credit ratings of B&G Foods’ competitors; unanticipated expenses, including, without limitation, litigation or legal settlement expenses; the effects of currency movements of the Canadian dollar and the Mexican peso as compared to the U.S. dollar; future impairments of B&G Foods’ goodwill, other intangible assets, and tangible assets, such as property, plant, equipment or inventory, which impairments may be triggered if operating results for any of B&G Foods’ brands deteriorate at rates in excess of its current projections, B&G Foods’ market capitalization declines or discount rates change, even if due to macroeconomic factors, or may be triggered by divestitures, if divestiture proceeds are less than the book value of the assets being divested; B&G Foods’ ability to protect information systems against, or effectively respond to, a cybersecurity incident, other disruption or data leak; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully implement B&G Foods’ sustainability initiatives and achieve B&G Foods’ sustainability goals, and changes to environmental laws and regulations; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully adopt and utilize new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, including machine learning and generative artificial intelligence; and other factors that affect the food industry generally, including: recalls if products become adulterated or misbranded, liability if product consumption causes injury, ingredient disclosure and labeling laws and regulations and the possibility that consumers could lose confidence in the safety and quality of certain food products; competitors’ pricing practices and promotional spending levels; fluctuations in the level of B&G Foods’ customers’ inventories and credit and other business risks related to B&G Foods’ customers operating in a challenging economic and competitive environment; and the risks associated with third-party suppliers and co-packers, including the risk that any failure by one or more of B&G Foods’ third-party suppliers or co-packers to comply with food safety or other laws and regulations may disrupt B&G Foods’ supply of raw materials or certain finished goods products or injure B&G Foods’ reputation. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in B&G Foods’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in B&G Foods’ most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. B&G Foods undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260603073424/en/ Investor Relations:
ICR, Inc.
Anna Kate Heller
bgfoodsIR@icrinc.com Media Relations:
ICR, Inc.
Matt Lindberg
matthew.lindberg@icrinc.com Original: B&G Foods Announces Pricing of Offering of Senior Notes due 2031
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US Market News US Market News 1 month ago
B&G Foods Announces Proposed Private Offering of $475 Million of Senior Notes due 2031June 1, 2026 11:53 AM
Business Wire B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) announced today its intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $475.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2031 in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The senior notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by certain domestic subsidiaries of B&G Foods. B&G Foods intends to use the net proceeds of the offering, together with cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility, to redeem all $509.3 million aggregate principal amount of B&G Foods’ outstanding 5.25% senior notes due 2027 and pay related fees and expenses. However, there can be no assurances that the offering of the senior notes will be completed as described herein or at all. The senior notes and related guarantees will be offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on an exemption from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and to certain non-U.S. persons in transactions outside of the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The senior notes and the related guarantees have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, any state securities laws or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. Accordingly, the senior notes and the related guarantees may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction. This press release does not constitute a redemption notice with respect to the 5.25% senior notes due 2027 and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the senior notes and the related guarantees, nor shall there be any sale of the senior notes and the related guarantees in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. About B&G Foods, Inc.
Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. With B&G Foods’ diverse portfolio of more than 50 brands you know and love, including B&G, B&M, Bear Creek, College Inn, Cream of Wheat, Crisco, Dash, Green Giant, Kitchen Basics, Las Palmas, Mama Mary’s, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner, Spice Islands and Victoria, there’s a little something for everyone. Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute “forward-looking statements.” The forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, without limitation, statements related to B&G Foods’ intention to offer senior notes due 2031 and the use of proceeds of such senior notes offering, including the redemption of all of the 5.25% senior notes due 2027. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the actual results of B&G Foods to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to statements that explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “assumes,” “could,” “should,” “estimates,” “potential,” “seek,” “predict,” “may,” “will” or “plans” and similar references to future periods to be uncertain and forward-looking. Factors that may affect actual results include, without limitation: B&G Foods’ substantial leverage, which may impact B&G Foods’ ability, among other things, to fund capital expenditures, working capital needs, dividend payments and acquisitions, and to obtain refinancing or additional financing; B&G Foods’ ability to comply with the ratios or tests under its long-term debt agreements, including the maximum consolidated leverage ratio and minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio under its credit agreement, which may be affected not only by B&G Foods’ operating performance but also by events beyond B&G Foods’ control, including prevailing economic, financial and industry conditions, and changes in interest rates; the effects of international trade disputes, tariffs, quotas, and other import or export restrictions on B&G Foods’ procurement, sales and operations (including recent U.S. tariffs imposed or threatened to be imposed on China, Canada and Mexico and other countries and retaliatory actions taken or threatened to be taken by such countries); the effects of rising costs for and/or decreases in supply of B&G Foods’ commodities, ingredients, packaging, other raw materials, distribution and labor; crude oil prices and their impact on distribution, packaging and energy costs; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully implement sales price increases and cost saving measures to offset any cost increases; intense competition, changes in consumer preferences, demand for B&G Foods’ products and local economic and market conditions; B&G Foods’ continued ability to promote brand equity successfully, to anticipate and respond to new consumer trends, to develop new products and markets, to broaden brand portfolios in order to compete effectively with lower priced products and in markets that are consolidating at the retail and manufacturing levels and to improve productivity; the ability of B&G Foods and its supply chain partners to continue to operate manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and other work locations without material disruption, and to procure ingredients, packaging and other raw materials when needed despite disruptions in the supply chain or labor shortages; the impact pandemics or disease outbreaks, may have on B&G Foods’ business, including among other things, B&G Foods’ supply chain, manufacturing operations or workforce and customer and consumer demand for B&G Foods’ products; B&G Foods’ ability to recruit and retain senior management and a highly skilled and diverse workforce at B&G Foods’ corporate offices, manufacturing facilities and other work locations despite a very tight labor market and changing employee expectations as to fair compensation, an inclusive and diverse workplace, flexible working and other matters; the risks associated with the possible expansion of B&G Foods’ business through acquisitions or reduction in size through divestitures; B&G Foods’ possible inability to successfully complete divestitures of non-core businesses, including the pending divestiture of B&G Foods’ Green Giant and Le Sieur frozen and shelf-stable business in Canada, to sharpen its focus, improve margins, reduce costs and reduce its long-term debt, and, if completed, B&G Foods’ possible inability to achieve the expected margin improvements, cost savings and debt reduction; B&G Foods’ possible inability to identify new acquisitions or to integrate recent or future acquisitions or B&G Foods’ failure to realize anticipated revenue enhancements, cost savings or other synergies from recent or future acquisitions, including the College Inn and Kitchen Basics acquisition; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully complete the integration of recent or future acquisitions into B&G Foods’ enterprise resource planning (ERP) system; tax reform and legislation, including the effects of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and any future tax reform or legislation; B&G Foods’ ability to access the credit markets and B&G Foods’ borrowing costs and credit ratings, which may be influenced by credit markets generally and the credit ratings of B&G Foods’ competitors; unanticipated expenses, including, without limitation, litigation or legal settlement expenses; the effects of currency movements of the Canadian dollar and the Mexican peso as compared to the U.S. dollar; future impairments of B&G Foods’ goodwill, other intangible assets, and tangible assets, such as property, plant, equipment or inventory, which impairments may be triggered if operating results for any of B&G Foods’ brands deteriorate at rates in excess of its current projections, B&G Foods’ market capitalization declines or discount rates change, even if due to macroeconomic factors, or may be triggered by divestitures, if divestiture proceeds are less than the book value of the assets being divested; B&G Foods’ ability to protect information systems against, or effectively respond to, a cybersecurity incident, other disruption or data leak; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully implement B&G Foods’ sustainability initiatives and achieve B&G Foods’ sustainability goals, and changes to environmental laws and regulations; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully adopt and utilize new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, including machine learning and generative artificial intelligence; and other factors that affect the food industry generally, including: recalls if products become adulterated or misbranded, liability if product consumption causes injury, ingredient disclosure and labeling laws and regulations and the possibility that consumers could lose confidence in the safety and quality of certain food products; competitors’ pricing practices and promotional spending levels; fluctuations in the level of B&G Foods’ customers’ inventories and credit and other business risks related to B&G Foods’ customers operating in a challenging economic and competitive environment; and the risks associated with third-party suppliers and co-packers, including the risk that any failure by one or more of B&G Foods’ third-party suppliers or co-packers to comply with food safety or other laws and regulations may disrupt B&G Foods’ supply of raw materials or certain finished goods products or injure B&G Foods’ reputation. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in B&G Foods’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in B&G Foods’ most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. B&G Foods undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260601550806/en/ Investor Relations:
ICR, Inc.
Anna Kate Heller
bgfoodsIR@icrinc.com Media Relations:
ICR, Inc.
Matt Lindberg
matthew.lindberg@icrinc.com Original: B&G Foods Announces Proposed Private Offering of $475 Million of Senior Notes due 2031
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B&G Foods Declares Quarterly DividendMay 12, 2026 4:05 PM
Business Wire B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) announced today that its Board of Directors declared yesterday a quarterly cash dividend of $0.095 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on July 30, 2026 to stockholders of record as of June 30, 2026. With yesterday’s action, the new intended dividend rate for B&G Foods’ common stock is $0.380 per share per annum. At the closing market price of the common stock on May 11, 2026, the new intended dividend rate represents an annualized yield of 7.5%. This is the 87th consecutive quarterly dividend declared by the Board of Directors since B&G Foods’ initial public offering in October 2004. Casey Keller, President and Chief Executive Officer of B&G Foods, stated, “The reduction in our dividend rate approved yesterday by our Board of Directors, which follows a series of divestitures and portfolio reshaping, is consistent with our commitment to reduce our leverage and is designed to position us well for the refinancing of upcoming debt maturities and future growth through accretive acquisitions. The new dividend rate, while still paying a substantial portion of our excess cash to stockholders, provides for a substantial portion of our excess cash to be retained in our business for debt repayment or other business needs that may arise. We believe that the new dividend rate is sustainable in both the short- and long-term and is consistent with our company’s desire to provide stockholders with an attractive and reliable return on their investment.” Although the Board of Directors has reduced the dividend rate under B&G Foods’ dividend policy, the Board of Directors has reaffirmed the policy itself. B&G Foods’ dividend policy reflects a basic judgment that its stockholders are better served when B&G Foods distributes a substantial portion of its cash available to pay dividends to them instead of retaining it in the business. Under this policy, a substantial portion of the cash generated by B&G Foods in excess of operating needs, interest and principal payments on indebtedness and capital expenditures sufficient to maintain its properties and other assets is in general distributed as regular quarterly cash dividends (up to the intended dividend rate as determined by the Board of Directors) and not retained by the Company. About B&G Foods, Inc.
Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. With B&G Foods’ diverse portfolio of more than 50 brands you know and love, including B&G, B&M, Bear Creek, College Inn, Cream of Wheat, Crisco, Dash, Green Giant, Kitchen Basics, Las Palmas, Mama Mary’s, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner, Spice Islands and Victoria, there’s a little something for everyone. For more information about B&G Foods and its brands, please visit www.bgfoods.com. Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute “forward-looking statements.” The forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, without limitation, statements related to B&G Foods’ dividend policy and new intended dividend rate, the sustainability of the new dividend rate, B&G Foods’ ability to pay dividends at the new intended dividend rate and still have remaining excess cash available for debt repayment or other business needs, and B&G Foods’ expectation that the reduction in the dividend rate positions B&G Foods well for the refinancing of upcoming debt maturities and future growth through accretive acquisitions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the actual results of B&G Foods to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to statements that explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “assumes,” “could,” “should,” “estimates,” “potential,” “seek,” “predict,” “may,” “will” or “plans” and similar references to future periods to be uncertain and forward-looking. Factors that may affect actual results include, without limitation: whether and when B&G Foods will be able to realize the expected financial results and accretive effect of the acquisition, and how customers, competitors, suppliers and employees will react to the acquisition; B&G Foods’ substantial leverage, which may impact B&G Foods’ ability, among other things, to fund capital expenditures, working capital needs, dividend payments and acquisitions, and to obtain refinancing or additional financing; B&G Foods’ ability to comply with the ratios or tests under its long-term debt agreements, including the maximum consolidated leverage ratio and minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio under its credit agreement, which may be affected not only by B&G Foods’ operating performance but also by events beyond B&G Foods’ control, including prevailing economic, financial and industry conditions, and changes in interest rates; the effects of international trade disputes, tariffs, quotas, and other import or export restrictions on B&G Foods’ procurement, sales and operations (including recent U.S. tariffs imposed or threatened to be imposed on China, Canada and Mexico and other countries and retaliatory actions taken or threatened to be taken by such countries); the effects of rising costs for and/or decreases in supply of B&G Foods’ commodities, ingredients, packaging, other raw materials, distribution and labor; crude oil prices and their impact on distribution, packaging and energy costs; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully implement sales price increases and cost saving measures to offset any cost increases; intense competition, changes in consumer preferences, demand for B&G Foods’ products and local economic and market conditions; B&G Foods’ continued ability to promote brand equity successfully, to anticipate and respond to new consumer trends, to develop new products and markets, to broaden brand portfolios in order to compete effectively with lower priced products and in markets that are consolidating at the retail and manufacturing levels and to improve productivity; the ability of B&G Foods and its supply chain partners to continue to operate manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and other work locations without material disruption, and to procure ingredients, packaging and other raw materials when needed despite disruptions in the supply chain or labor shortages; the impact pandemics or disease outbreaks, may have on B&G Foods’ business, including among other things, B&G Foods’ supply chain, manufacturing operations or workforce and customer and consumer demand for B&G Foods’ products; B&G Foods’ ability to recruit and retain senior management and a highly skilled and diverse workforce at B&G Foods’ corporate offices, manufacturing facilities and other work locations despite a very tight labor market and changing employee expectations as to fair compensation, an inclusive and diverse workplace, flexible working and other matters; the risks associated with the possible expansion of B&G Foods’ business through acquisitions or reduction in size through divestitures; B&G Foods’ possible inability to successfully complete divestitures of non-core businesses, including the pending divestiture of B&G Foods’ Green Giant and Le Sieur frozen and shelf-stable business in Canada, to sharpen its focus, improve margins, reduce costs and reduce its long-term debt, and, if completed, B&G Foods’ possible inability to achieve the expected margin improvements, cost savings and debt reduction; B&G Foods’ possible inability to identify new acquisitions or to integrate recent or future acquisitions or B&G Foods’ failure to realize anticipated revenue enhancements, cost savings or other synergies from recent or future acquisitions, including the College Inn and Kitchen Basics acquisition; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully complete the integration of recent or future acquisitions into B&G Foods’ enterprise resource planning (ERP) system; tax reform and legislation, including the effects of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and any future tax reform or legislation; B&G Foods’ ability to access the credit markets and B&G Foods’ borrowing costs and credit ratings, which may be influenced by credit markets generally and the credit ratings of B&G Foods’ competitors; unanticipated expenses, including, without limitation, litigation or legal settlement expenses; the effects of currency movements of the Canadian dollar and the Mexican peso as compared to the U.S. dollar; future impairments of B&G Foods’ goodwill, other intangible assets, and tangible assets, such as property, plant, equipment or inventory, which impairments may be triggered if operating results for any of B&G Foods’ brands deteriorate at rates in excess of its current projections, B&G Foods’ market capitalization declines or discount rates change, even if due to macroeconomic factors, or may be triggered by divestitures, if divestiture proceeds are less than the book value of the assets being divested; B&G Foods’ ability to protect information systems against, or effectively respond to, a cybersecurity incident, other disruption or data leak; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully implement B&G Foods’ sustainability initiatives and achieve B&G Foods’ sustainability goals, and changes to environmental laws and regulations; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully adopt and utilize new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, including machine learning and generative artificial intelligence; and other factors that affect the food industry generally, including: recalls if products become adulterated or misbranded, liability if product consumption causes injury, ingredient disclosure and labeling laws and regulations and the possibility that consumers could lose confidence in the safety and quality of certain food products; competitors’ pricing practices and promotional spending levels; fluctuations in the level of B&G Foods’ customers’ inventories and credit and other business risks related to B&G Foods’ customers operating in a challenging economic and competitive environment; and the risks associated with third-party suppliers and co-packers, including the risk that any failure by one or more of B&G Foods’ third-party suppliers or co-packers to comply with food safety or other laws and regulations may disrupt B&G Foods’ supply of raw materials or certain finished goods products or injure B&G Foods’ reputation. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in B&G Foods’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in B&G Foods’ most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. B&G Foods undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260512539108/en/ Investor Relations:
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B&G Foods Reports Financial Results for First Quarter 2026May 12, 2026 4:06 PM
Business Wire B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2026. Financial results for the first quarter of 2026 include the partial quarter impact of the College Inn and Kitchen Basics acquisition, which was completed on March 19, 2026, and the Green Giant U.S. frozen divestiture, which was completed on March 2, 2026. Summary     First Quarter of 2026 (In millions, except per share data)           Change vs.     Amount   Q1 2025 Net Sales   $ 408.9     (3.9 )% Base Business Net Sales (1)   $ 365.1     2.8 % Diluted EPS   $ (0.41 )   NM % Adj. Diluted EPS (1)   $ 0.08     100.0 % Net Loss   $ (32.5 )   NM % Adj. Net Income (1)   $ 6.8     97.0 % Adj. EBITDA (1)   $ 57.6     (2.5 )% Guidance for Full Year Fiscal 2026 Net sales revised to a range of $1.735 billion to $1.775 billion. Adjusted EBITDA revised to a range of $275.0 million to $290.0 million. Adjusted diluted earnings per share revised to a range of $0.575 to $0.675. Commenting on the results, Casey Keller, President and Chief Executive Officer of B&G Foods, stated, “In the first quarter, B&G Foods completed major steps in reshaping our portfolio for long-term sustainability and success, divesting the Green Giant U.S. Frozen business and acquiring the College Inn and Kitchen Basics broth and stock businesses. First quarter results were generally in line or ahead of expectations and delivered 2.8% base business net sales growth.” Financial Results for First Quarter of 2026 Net sales for the first quarter of 2026 decreased $16.5 million, or 3.9%, to $408.9 million from $425.4 million for the first quarter of 2025. The decrease was primarily attributable to the Green Giant U.S. frozen, Le Sueur U.S. and Don Pepino divestitures, partially offset by an increase in base business net sales, one month of net sales from the co-manufacturing agreement the Company entered into on March 2, 2026 with the acquirer of the Green Giant U.S. frozen business, and a partial month of net sales for the College Inn and Kitchen Basics brands. Net sales of the Company’s Green Giant U.S. frozen business, which the Company owned for only two months during the first quarter of 2026, contributed $27.2 million less net sales during the first quarter of 2026 as compared to the first quarter of 2025. Net sales of the Don Pepino and Le Sueur U.S. businesses, which the Company divested in 2025 and are therefore not part of the Company’s first quarter of 2026 results, were $10.6 million during the first quarter of 2025. Partially offsetting the impact of these divestitures were one month of net sales from the new Green Giant U.S. frozen co-manufacturing agreement, which contributed $8.5 million of net sales in the first quarter of 2026 and a partial month of net sales for the College Inn and Kitchen Basics brands, acquired on March 19, 2026, which contributed $2.9 million to the Company’s net sales for the first quarter of 2026. Base business net sales for the first quarter of 2026 increased $9.9 million, or 2.8%, to $365.1 million from $355.2 million for the first quarter of 2025. The increase in base business net sales was driven by an increase in volume of $6.6 million, or 1.9% of base business net sales, an increase in net pricing and the impact of product mix (primarily related to the Spices & Flavor Solutions business unit) of $1.6 million, or 0.5% of base business net sales, and the positive impact of foreign currency of $1.7 million, or 0.5% of base business net sales. For the first quarter of 2026, gross profit was $79.9 million or 19.5% of net sales, and adjusted gross profit(1) was $84.6 million, or 20.7% of net sales. For the first quarter of 2025, gross profit was $90.1 million, or 21.2% of net sales, and adjusted gross profit was $90.6 million, or 21.3% of net sales. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $1.1 million, or 2.2%, to $50.2 million for the first quarter of 2026 from $49.1 million for the first quarter of 2025. The increase was composed of an increase in acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses of $6.4 million, inclusive of an increase of $1.9 million for disposals and impairments of property, plant and equipment. This increase was partially offset by decreases in general and administrative expenses of $3.9 million and warehousing expenses of $1.4 million. Expressed as a percentage of net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses increased by 0.7 percentage points to 12.3% for the first quarter of 2026, as compared to 11.6% for the first quarter of 2025. During the first quarter of 2026, the Company recognized a loss on sale of assets of $36.3 million, primarily related to the divestiture of the Green Giant U.S. frozen business. Net interest expense decreased $2.0 million, or 5.1%, to $35.8 million for the first quarter of 2026 from $37.8 million for the first quarter of 2025. The decrease was primarily attributable to a reduction in average long-term debt outstanding during the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025. The Company had a net loss of $32.5 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2026, compared to net income of $0.8 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2025. The Company’s net loss for the first quarter of 2026 was primarily attributable to: the loss on sale of assets of $36.3 million, primarily related to the divestiture of the Green Giant U.S. frozen business, the decrease in the Company’s net sales and an increase in acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses. The Company’s adjusted net income for the first quarter of 2026 was $6.8 million, or $0.08 per adjusted diluted share, compared to adjusted net income of $3.4 million, or $0.04 per adjusted diluted share, for the first quarter of 2025. The increase in adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share in the first quarter of 2026 was primarily attributable to the factors described above, including a decrease in net interest expense, depreciation and amortization. For the first quarter of 2026, adjusted EBITDA was $57.6 million, a decrease of $1.5 million, or 2.5%, compared to $59.1 million for the first quarter of 2025. Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales was 14.1% for the first quarter of 2026, compared to 13.9% for the first quarter of 2025. Segment Results(3) The Company operates in, and reports results by, four business segments (also referred to as business units): Specialty — includes, among others, the Crisco, Clabber Girl, Bear Creek, Polaner, Underwood, B&G, Grandma’s, New York Style, B&M, Baker’s Joy, Regina, TrueNorth, Static Guard, SugarTwin and Brer Rabbit brands. Specialty also included the Don Pepino and Sclafani brands until the Company’s divestiture of those brands on May 23, 2025. Meals — includes, among others, the Ortega, Cream of Wheat, College Inn, Maple Grove Farms, Las Palmas, Kitchen Basics, Victoria, Mama Mary’s, Spring Tree, Carey’s, McCann’s and Vermont Maid brands. Frozen & Vegetables — primarily includes (1) the Company’s frozen vegetable manufacturing operations in Mexico which, following the sale of the Company’s Green Giant U.S. frozen business on March 2, 2026, co-manufactures frozen vegetable products for the company that acquired the Company’s Green Giant U.S. frozen business and (2) the Company’s Green Giant and Le Sieur brands in Canada, and included the Company’s Green Giant U.S. frozen and Le Sueur brands in the United States until the Company’s divestitures of those brands on March 2, 2026 and on August 1, 2025, respectively. Spices & Flavor Solutions — includes, among others, the Dash, Spice Islands, Weber, Ac’cent, Tone’s, Trappey’s, Durkee and Wright’s brands. Specialty Segment Results Specialty segment results were as follows (dollars in thousands):     First Quarter Ended               April 4,   March 29,               2026   2025     $ Change   % Change Specialty segment net sales   $ 130,767   $ 134,400   $ (3,633 )   (2.7 )% Specialty segment adjusted expenses     104,663     100,880     3,783     3.8 % Specialty segment adjusted EBITDA   $ 26,104   $ 33,520   $ (7,416 )   (22.1 )% The decrease in Specialty segment net sales for the first quarter of 2026 was primarily due to the divestiture of the Don Pepino business, which generated $3.5 million of net sales in the first quarter of 2025. The decrease in Specialty segment adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2026 was primarily due to the Don Pepino divestiture, an increase in raw material costs and manufacturing expenses as a percentage of net sales and the impact of tariffs. Meals Segment Results Meals segment results were as follows (dollars in thousands):     First Quarter Ended               April 4,   March 29,               2026   2025     $ Change   % Change Meals segment net sales   $ 107,082   $ 106,142   $ 940     0.9 % Meals segment adjusted expenses     87,138     81,168     5,970     7.4 % Meals segment adjusted EBITDA   $ 19,944   $ 24,974   $ (5,030 )   (20.1 )% The increase in Meals segment net sales for the first quarter of 2026 was primarily due to the College Inn and Kitchen Basics acquisition on March 19, 2026, which contributed $2.9 million of net sales for the first quarter of 2026 during the Company’s first two weeks of ownership of the brands, and an increase in net pricing and the impact of product mix, offset in part by modestly lower volumes across the Meals segment in the aggregate. The decrease in Meals segment adjusted EBITDA in the first quarter of 2026 was primarily due to an increase in certain raw material costs and manufacturing expenses. Meals segment adjusted EBITDA was also impacted by increases in trade spending and direct marketing expenses for certain brands. These incremental costs were offset in part by an increase in overall net pricing for the Meals segment and the impact of product mix. Frozen & Vegetables Segment Results Frozen & Vegetables segment results were as follows (dollars in thousands):     First Quarter Ended               April 4,   March 29,               2026   2025     $ Change   % Change Frozen & Vegetables segment net sales   $ 71,032   $ 93,119     $ (22,087 )   (23.7 )% Frozen & Vegetables segment adjusted expenses     66,448     94,592       (28,144 )   (29.8 )% Frozen & Vegetables segment adjusted EBITDA   $ 4,584   $ (1,473 )   $ 6,057     (411.2 )% The decrease in Frozen & Vegetables segment net sales for the first quarter of 2026 was primarily due to the Green Giant U.S. frozen divestiture (which negatively impacted net sales versus the first quarter of 2025 by $18.7 million, net of the $8.5 million positive impact on net sales of the new Green Giant U.S. frozen co-manufacturing agreement), and the Le Sueur U.S. divestiture (which negatively impacted net sales versus the first quarter of 2025 by $7.2 million). Net sales for Green Giant Canada(2) increased by $4.2 million, or 16.4%, for the first quarter of 2026. The increase in Frozen & Vegetables segment adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2026 was primarily due to a decrease in raw material and manufacturing costs, the favorable impact of foreign currency on cost of goods, and the favorable impact of the new Green Giant U.S. frozen co-manufacturing agreement, offset in part by lower net sales. Spices & Flavor Solutions Segment Results Spices & Flavor Solutions segment results were as follows (dollars in thousands):     First Quarter Ended               April 4,   March 29,               2026   2025     $ Change   % Change Spices & Flavor Solutions segment net sales   $ 100,055   $ 91,741   $ 8,314   9.1 % Spices & Flavor Solutions segment adjusted expenses     70,336     65,472     4,864   7.4 % Spices & Flavor Solutions segment adjusted EBITDA   $ 29,719   $ 26,269   $ 3,450   13.1 % The increase in Spices & Flavor Solutions segment net sales for the first quarter of 2026 was primarily due to an increase in volumes across the Spices & Flavor Solutions business unit in the aggregate and an increase in net pricing and the impact of product mix. The increase in Spices & Flavor Solutions segment adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2026 was primarily due to increased volumes and to a lessor extent an increase in net pricing, offset in part by increases in raw material costs (particularly for garlic and black pepper) and the impact of tariffs. Dividends As announced in a separate press release the Company issued today, beginning with the dividend payment declared on May 11, 2026 and payable on July 30, 2026, the current intended dividend rate for the Company’s common stock has been reduced from $0.76 per share per annum to $0.38 per share per annum. Based upon the new current intended dividend rate of $0.38 per share per annum and the current number of outstanding shares, the Company expects the Company’s aggregate dividend payments to be approximately $46.0 million in fiscal 2026 and $30.8 million in fiscal 2027. Full Year Fiscal 2026 Guidance B&G Foods revised its net sales guidance for fiscal 2026 to a range of $1.735 billion to $1.775 billion, revised its adjusted EBITDA guidance to a range of $275.0 million to $290.0 million, and revised its adjusted diluted earnings per share to a range of $0.575 to $0.675. This guidance (1) includes the expected impact of one fewer reporting week in fiscal 2026 as compared to fiscal 2025, (2) includes the expected impact of the Company’s divestiture of the Green Giant U.S. frozen business, which closed on March 2, 2026, and the Company’s entry into a co-manufacturing agreement with the acquirer of the business, (3) includes the expected impact of the Don Pepino divestiture, which closed on May 23, 2025, (4) includes the expected impact of the Le Sueur U.S. divestiture, which closed on August 1, 2025, (5) includes the expected impact of the College Inn and Kitchen Basics acquisition, which closed on March 19, 2026, and (6) excludes the expected impact of the pending Green Giant Canada divestiture, which, subject to regulatory approval in Canada and customary closing conditions, is expected to close during the second quarter of 2026. B&G Foods provides earnings guidance only on a non-GAAP basis and does not provide a reconciliation of the Company’s forward-looking adjusted EBITDA and adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures because of the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliations, including adjustments that could be made for deferred taxes; acquisition/divestiture-related expenses, gains and losses (which may include third-party fees and expenses, integration, restructuring and consolidation expenses, amortization of acquired inventory fair value step-up and gains and losses on the sale of certain assets); gains and losses on extinguishment of debt; impairment of assets held for sale; impairment of intangible assets; non-recurring expenses, gains and losses; and other charges reflected in the Company’s reconciliation of historic non-GAAP financial measures, the amounts of which, based on past experience, could be material. For additional information regarding B&G Foods’ non-GAAP financial measures, see “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Items Affecting Comparability” below. Conference Call B&G Foods will hold a conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET today, May 12, 2026 to discuss first quarter 2026 financial results. The live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed at www.bgfoods.com/investor-relations. A replay of the webcast will be available following the conference call through the same link. About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Items Affecting Comparability “Adjusted net income” (net income (loss) adjusted for certain items that affect comparability), “adjusted diluted earnings per share” (diluted earnings (loss) per share adjusted for certain items that affect comparability), “base business net sales” (net sales without the impact of acquisitions until the acquisitions are included in both comparable periods and without the impact of discontinued or divested brands), “EBITDA” (net income (loss) before net interest expense, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization), “adjusted EBITDA” (EBITDA as adjusted for cash and non-cash acquisition/divestiture-related expenses, gains and losses (which may include third-party fees and expenses, integration, restructuring and consolidation expenses, amortization of acquired inventory fair value step-up and gains and losses on the sale of certain assets), gains and losses on extinguishment of debt, impairment of assets held for sale, impairment of intangible assets, and non-recurring expenses, gains and losses), “segment adjusted EBITDA” (segment net sales less segment adjusted expenses), “segment adjusted expenses” (primarily includes cost of goods sold and other expenses incurred by the Company’s business segments to run day-to-day operations, excluding unallocated corporate items, depreciation and amortization, acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses, impairment of intangible assets, goodwill and assets held for sale, gains and losses on sales of assets, interest expense, and income tax expense or benefit), “adjusted gross profit” (gross profit adjusted for acquisition/divestiture-related expenses and non-recurring expenses included in cost of goods sold) and “adjusted gross profit percentage” (gross profit as a percentage of net sales adjusted for acquisition/divestiture-related expenses and non-recurring expenses included in cost of goods sold) are “non-GAAP financial measures.” A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of financial performance that excludes or includes amounts so as to be different than the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) in B&G Foods’ consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive (loss) income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measures. The Company’s non-GAAP financial measures may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The Company uses non-GAAP financial measures to adjust for certain items that affect comparability. This information is provided in order to allow investors to make meaningful comparisons of the Company’s operating performance between periods and to view the Company’s business from the same perspective as the Company’s management. Because the Company cannot predict the timing and amount of these items that affect comparability, management does not consider these items when evaluating the Company’s performance or when making decisions regarding allocation of resources. Additional information regarding EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, segment adjusted EBITDA and reconciliations of EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and segment adjusted EBITDA to net (loss) income and, in the case of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, to net cash provided by operating activities, is included below for the first quarter of 2026 and 2025, along with the components of EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and segment adjusted EBITDA. Also included below are reconciliations of the non-GAAP terms adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share and base business net sales to the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive (loss) income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows. End Notes (1) Please see “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Items Affecting Comparability” above for the definition of the non-GAAP financial measures “base business net sales,” “adjusted diluted earnings per share,” “adjusted net income ,” “EBITDA,” “adjusted EBITDA,” “segment adjusted EBITDA,” “segment adjusted expenses,” “adjusted gross profit” and “adjusted gross profit percentage,” as well as information concerning certain items affecting comparability and reconciliations of the non-GAAP terms to the most comparable GAAP financial measures. (2) Green Giant Canada refers to the Company’s Green Giant and Le Sieur frozen and shelf-stable vegetable product lines in Canada. (3) Segment net sales, segment adjusted expenses and segment adjusted EBITDA are the primary measures used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker (CODM) to evaluate segment operating performance and to decide how to allocate resources to segments. The Company’s CODM is the Company’s chief executive officer. Segment adjusted expenses and segment adjusted EBITDA exclude unallocated corporate items, depreciation and amortization, acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses, impairment of intangible assets, gains and losses on sales of assets, interest expense, and income tax expense or benefit. Unallocated corporate items consist of centrally managed corporate functions, including selling, marketing, procurement, centralized administrative functions, insurance, and other similar expenses not directly tied to segment operating performance. Depreciation and amortization expenses are neither maintained nor available by business segment, as the Company’s manufacturing, warehouse, and distribution activities are centrally managed. These items that are centrally managed at the corporate level, and therefore excluded from the measures of segment adjusted expenses and segment adjusted EBITDA, are reviewed by the CODM. Expenses that are managed centrally but can be attributed to a segment, such as warehousing and transportation expenses, are generally allocated to segments based on net sales. NM – Not meaningful. About B&G Foods, Inc. Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. With B&G Foods’ diverse portfolio of more than 50 brands you know and love, including B&G, B&M, Bear Creek, College Inn, Cream of Wheat, Crisco, Dash, Green Giant, Kitchen Basics, Las Palmas, Mama Mary’s, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner, Spice Islands and Victoria, there’s a little something for everyone. For more information about B&G Foods and its brands, please visit www.bgfoods.com. Forward-Looking Statements Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute “forward-looking statements.” The forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, without limitation, statements related to B&G Foods’ expectations regarding net sales, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted diluted earnings per share and B&G Foods’ overall expectations for the remainder of fiscal 2026 and beyond, including statements with respect to the reshaping of our portfolio for long-term sustainability and success. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the actual results of B&G Foods to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to statements that explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “assumes,” “could,” “should,” “estimates,” “potential,” “seek,” “predict,” “may,” “will” or “plans” and similar references to future periods to be uncertain and forward-looking. Factors that may affect actual results include, without limitation: the Company’s substantial leverage, which may impact the Company’s ability, among other things, to fund capital expenditures, working capital needs, dividend payments and acquisitions, and to obtain refinancing or additional financing; the Company’s ability to comply with the ratios or tests under its long-term debt agreements, including the maximum consolidated leverage ratio and minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio under its credit agreement, which may be affected not only by the Company’s operating performance but also by events beyond the Company’s control, including prevailing economic, financial and industry conditions, and changes in interest rates; the effects of international trade disputes, tariffs, quotas, and other import or export restrictions on the Company’s procurement, sales and operations (including recent U.S. tariffs imposed or threatened to be imposed on China, Canada and Mexico and other countries and retaliatory actions taken or threatened to be taken by such countries); the effects of rising costs for and/or decreases in supply of the Company’s commodities, ingredients, packaging, other raw materials, distribution and labor; crude oil prices and their impact on distribution, packaging and energy costs; the Company’s ability to successfully implement sales price increases and cost-saving measures to offset any cost increases; intense competition, changes in consumer preferences, demand for the Company’s products and local economic and market conditions; the Company’s continued ability to promote brand equity successfully, to anticipate and respond to new consumer trends, to develop new products and markets, to broaden brand portfolios in order to compete effectively with lower priced products and in markets that are consolidating at the retail and manufacturing levels and to improve productivity; the ability of the Company and its supply chain partners to continue to operate manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and other work locations without material disruption, and to procure ingredients, packaging and other raw materials when needed despite disruptions in the supply chain or labor shortages; the impact pandemics or disease outbreaks, may have on the Company’s business, including among other things, the Company’s supply chain, manufacturing operations or workforce and customer and consumer demand for the Company’s products; the Company’s ability to recruit and retain senior management and a highly skilled and diverse workforce at the Company’s corporate offices, manufacturing facilities and other work locations despite a very tight labor market and changing employee expectations as to fair compensation, an inclusive and diverse workplace, flexible working and other matters; the risks associated with the possible expansion of the Company’s business through acquisitions or reduction in size through divestitures; the Company’s possible inability to successfully complete divestitures of non-core businesses, including the pending divestiture of the Company’s Green Giant and Le Sieur frozen and shelf-stable business in Canada, to sharpen its focus, improve margins, reduce costs and reduce its long-term debt, and, if completed, the Company’s possible inability to achieve the expected margin improvements, cost savings and debt reduction; the Company’s possible inability to identify new acquisitions or to integrate recent or future acquisitions or the Company’s failure to realize anticipated revenue enhancements, cost savings or other synergies from recent or future acquisitions; the Company’s ability to successfully complete the integration of recent or future acquisitions into the Company’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) system; tax reform and legislation, including the effects of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and any future tax reform or legislation; the Company’s ability to access the credit markets and the Company’s borrowing costs and credit ratings, which may be influenced by credit markets generally and the credit ratings of the Company’s competitors; unanticipated expenses, including, without limitation, litigation or legal settlement expenses; the effects of currency movements of the Canadian dollar and the Mexican peso as compared to the U.S. dollar; future impairments of the Company’s goodwill, other intangible assets, and tangible assets, such as property, plant, equipment or inventory, which impairments may be triggered if operating results for any of the Company’s brands deteriorate at rates in excess of its current projections, the Company’s market capitalization declines or discount rates change, even if due to macroeconomic factors, or may be triggered by divestitures, if divestiture proceeds are less than the book value of the assets being divested; the Company’s ability to protect information systems against, or effectively respond to, a cybersecurity incident, other disruption or data leak; the Company’s ability to successfully implement the Company’s sustainability initiatives and achieve the Company’s sustainability goals, and changes to environmental laws and regulations; the Company’s ability to successfully adopt and utilize new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, including machine learning and generative artificial intelligence; and other factors that affect the food industry generally, including: recalls if products become adulterated or misbranded, liability if product consumption causes injury, ingredient disclosure and labeling laws and regulations and the possibility that consumers could lose confidence in the safety and quality of certain food products; competitors’ pricing practices and promotional spending levels; fluctuations in the level of the Company’s customers’ inventories and credit and other business risks related to the Company’s customers operating in a challenging economic and competitive environment; and the risks associated with third-party suppliers and co-packers, including the risk that any failure by one or more of the Company’s third-party suppliers or co-packers to comply with food safety or other laws and regulations may disrupt the Company’s supply of raw materials or certain finished goods products or injure the Company’s reputation. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in B&G Foods’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. B&G Foods undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.   B&G Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited)               April 4,   January 3,   2026   2026 Assets           Current assets:           Cash and cash equivalents $ 64,542   $ 56,293 Trade accounts receivable, net   152,937     140,699 Inventories   354,495     420,766 Assets held for sale   37,484     51,343 Prepaid expenses and other current assets   42,734     53,380 Income tax receivable   21,421     17,337 Total current assets   673,613     739,818             Property, plant and equipment, net   232,474     253,433 Operating lease right-of-use assets   50,474     50,983 Goodwill   549,488     543,812 Other intangible assets, net   1,274,240     1,190,974 Other assets   46,159     45,890 Deferred income taxes   9,901     9,885 Total assets $ 2,836,349   $ 2,834,795             Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity           Current liabilities:           Trade accounts payable $ 123,013   $ 107,669 Accrued expenses   65,922     78,436 Current portion of operating lease liabilities   15,617     16,697 Current portion of long-term debt   4,500     4,500 Income tax payable   715     343 Dividends payable   15,424     15,196 Total current liabilities   225,191     222,841             Long-term debt, net of current portion   2,000,814     1,945,576 Deferred income taxes   158,901     167,951 Long-term operating lease liabilities, net of current portion   37,396     34,636 Other liabilities   10,643     10,866 Total liabilities   2,432,945     2,381,870             Stockholders’ equity:           Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share. Authorized 1,000,000 shares; no shares issued or outstanding   —     — Common stock, $0.01 par value per share. Authorized 125,000,000 shares; 81,167,001 and 79,977,050 shares issued and outstanding as of April 4, 2026 and January 3, 2026, respectively   812     800 Additional paid-in capital   —     — Accumulated other comprehensive income   13,349     15,045 Retained earnings   389,243     437,080 Total stockholders’ equity   403,404     452,925 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 2,836,349   $ 2,834,795   B&G Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Operations (In thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)               First Quarter Ended   April 4,   March 29,   2026   2025 Net sales $ 408,936     $ 425,402   Cost of goods sold   329,047       335,315   Gross profit   79,889       90,087               Operating expenses:           Selling, general and administrative expenses   50,190       49,132   Amortization expense   4,376       5,109   Loss on sales of assets   36,282       —   Operating (loss) income   (10,959 )     35,846               Other expenses (income):           Interest expense, net   35,822       37,758   Other income   (1,506 )     (1,147 ) Loss before income tax benefit   (45,275 )     (765 ) Income tax benefit   (12,731 )     (1,600 ) Net (loss) income $ (32,544 )   $ 835               Weighted average shares outstanding:           Basic   80,203       79,169   Diluted   80,203       79,670               (Loss) earnings per share:           Basic $ (0.41 )   $ 0.01   Diluted $ (0.41 )   $ 0.01               Cash dividends declared per share $ 0.19     $ 0.19     B&G Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries Segment Net Sales, Segment Adjusted Expenses and Segment Adjusted EBITDA and Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to Net (Loss) Income (In thousands) (Unaudited)                   First Quarter Ended     April 4,   March 29,     2026   2025 Segment net sales:             Specialty   $ 130,767     $ 134,400   Meals     107,082       106,142   Frozen & Vegetables     71,032       93,119   Spices & Flavor Solutions     100,055       91,741   Total segment net sales     408,936       425,402                 Segment adjusted expenses:             Specialty     104,663       100,880   Meals     87,138       81,168   Frozen & Vegetables     66,448       94,592   Spices & Flavor Solutions     70,336       65,472   Total segment adjusted expenses     328,585       342,112                 Segment adjusted EBITDA:             Specialty     26,104       33,520   Meals     19,944       24,974   Frozen & Vegetables     4,584       (1,473 ) Spices & Flavor Solutions     29,719       26,269   Total segment adjusted EBITDA     80,351       83,290                 Unallocated corporate expenses     22,706       24,152   Adjusted EBITDA   $ 57,645     $ 59,138                 Depreciation and amortization   $ 14,960     $ 16,838   Acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses     10,072       1,432   Impairment of property, plant and equipment, net     172       2,994   Loss on sales of assets     36,282       —   Loss on sales and disposals of property, plant and equipment     5,612       881   Interest expense, net     35,822       37,758   Income tax benefit     (12,731 )     (1,600 ) Net (loss) income   $ (32,544 )   $ 835   B&G Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries Items Affecting Comparability Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA(1) (In thousands) (Unaudited)                   First Quarter Ended     April 4,   March 29,     2026   2025 Net (loss) income   $ (32,544 )   $ 835   Income tax benefit     (12,731 )     (1,600 ) Interest expense, net     35,822       37,758   Depreciation and amortization     14,960       16,838   EBITDA(1)     5,507       53,831   Acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses(2)     10,072       1,432   Impairment of property, plant and equipment(3)     172       2,994   Loss on sale of assets(4)     36,282       —   Loss on sales and disposals of property, plant and equipment(5)     5,612       881   Adjusted EBITDA(1)   $ 57,645     $ 59,138   B&G Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries Items Affecting Comparability Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA(1) (In thousands) (Unaudited)                   First Quarter Ended     April 4,   March 29,     2026   2025 Net cash provided by operating activities   $ 23,587     $ 52,745   Income tax benefit     (12,731 )     (1,600 ) Interest expense, net     35,822       37,758   Impairment of property, plant and equipment(3)     (172 )     (2,994 ) Loss on sales of assets(4)     (36,282 )     —   Loss on sales and disposals of property, plant and equipment(5)     (5,612 )     (881 ) Deferred income taxes     8,948       1,839   Amortization of deferred debt financing costs and bond discount     (1,509 )     (1,416 ) Share-based compensation expense     (2,837 )     (3,171 ) Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of business combinations     (3,707 )     (28,449 ) EBITDA(1)     5,507       53,831   Acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses(2)     10,072       1,432   Impairment of property, plant and equipment(3)     172       2,994   Loss on sales of assets(4)     36,282       —   Loss on sales and disposals of property, plant and equipment(5)     5,612       881   Adjusted EBITDA(1)   $ 57,645     $ 59,138     B&G Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries Items Affecting Comparability Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income to Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share(6) (In thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)               First Quarter Ended   April 4,   March 29,   2026   2025 Net (loss) income $ (32,544 )   $ 835   Acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses(2)   10,072       1,432   Impairment of property, plant and equipment, net(3)   172       2,994   Loss on sales of assets(4)   36,282       —   Loss on sales and disposals of property, plant and equipment(5)   5,612       881   Tax adjustments(7)   1,567       (1,394 ) Tax effects of non-GAAP adjustments(8)   (14,369 )     (1,300 ) Adjusted net income(6) $ 6,792     $ 3,448   Adjusted diluted earnings per share(6)(9) $ 0.08     $ 0.04   (1) EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures used by management to measure operating performance. A non-GAAP financial measure is defined as a numerical measure of the Company’s financial performance that excludes or includes amounts so as to be different from the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive (loss) income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows. The Company defines EBITDA as net income (loss) before net interest expense, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA adjusted for cash and non-cash acquisition/divestiture-related expenses, gains and losses (which may include third-party fees and expenses, integration, restructuring and consolidation expenses, amortization of acquired inventory fair value step-up, and gains and losses on the sale of certain assets); gains and losses on extinguishment of debt; impairment of assets held for sale; impairment of intangible assets; and non-recurring expenses, gains and losses. Management believes that it is useful to eliminate these items because it allows management to focus on what it deems to be a more reliable indicator of ongoing operating performance and the Company’s ability to generate cash flow from operations. The Company uses EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA in the Company’s business operations to, among other things, evaluate the Company’s operating performance, develop budgets and measure the Company’s performance against those budgets, determine employee bonuses and evaluate the Company’s cash flows in terms of cash needs. The Company also presents EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA because the Company believes they are useful indicators of the Company’s historical debt capacity and ability to service debt and because covenants in the Company’s credit agreement, the Company’s senior secured notes indenture and the Company’s senior notes indenture contain ratios based on these measures. As a result, reports used by internal management during monthly operating reviews feature the EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA metrics. However, management uses these metrics in conjunction with traditional GAAP operating performance and liquidity measures as part of its overall assessment of company performance and liquidity, and therefore does not place undue reliance on these measures as its only measures of operating performance and liquidity. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not recognized terms under GAAP and do not purport to be alternatives to operating income (loss), net income (loss) or any other GAAP measure as an indicator of operating performance. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not complete net cash flow measures because EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are measures of liquidity that do not include reductions for cash payments for an entity’s obligation to service its debt, fund its working capital, capital expenditures and acquisitions and pay its income taxes and dividends. Rather, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are potential indicators of an entity’s ability to fund these cash requirements. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not complete measures of an entity’s profitability because they do not include certain costs and expenses and gains and losses described above. Because not all companies use identical calculations, this presentation of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. However, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA can still be useful in evaluating the Company’s performance against the Company’s peer companies because management believes these measures provide users with valuable insight into key components of GAAP amounts. (2) Acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses primarily include acquisition, integration and divestiture-related expenses for prior and potential future acquisitions and divestitures, and non-recurring expenses. (3) The Company recorded pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges of $0.2 million (or $0.1 million, net of tax) and $3.0 million (or $2.3 million, net of tax) related to property, plant and equipment during the first quarter of 2026 and the first quarter of 2025, respectively. (4) During the first quarter of 2026, the Company recorded a loss on sale of assets of $36.3 million (or $25.8 million, net of tax), primarily related to the sale of the Green Giant U.S. frozen business. (5) The Company recorded losses on sales and disposals of property, plant and equipment of $5.6 million (or $4.2 million, net of tax) and $0.9 million (or $0.7 million, net of tax) during the first quarter of 2026 and the first quarter of 2025, respectively. (6) Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share are non-GAAP financial measures used by management to measure operating performance. The Company defines adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share as net income (loss) and diluted earnings (loss) per share adjusted for certain items that affect comparability. These non-GAAP financial measures reflect adjustments to net income (loss) and diluted earnings (loss) per share to eliminate the items identified in the reconciliation above. This information is provided in order to allow investors to make meaningful comparisons of the Company’s operating performance between periods and to view the Company’s business from the same perspective as the Company’s management. Because the Company cannot predict the timing and amount of these items, management does not consider these items when evaluating the Company’s performance or when making decisions regarding allocation of resources. (7) During the first quarter of 2026, the Company recorded a net discrete tax expense of $1.6 million, primarily related to a discrete tax expense related to stock-based compensation, partially offset by a discrete tax benefit related to return-to-provision adjustment in Mexico. During the first quarter of 2025, the Company recorded a net discrete tax benefit of $1.4 million, primarily related to a discrete tax benefit of $2.1 million for the tax effect of a pre-transition loss related to Section 987 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the cumulative unrecognized foreign exchange loss relating to its primary operating subsidiary in Canada, which is a qualified business unit for purposes of Section 987, partially offset by discrete tax expenses of $0.7 million related to stock-based compensation and rate changes. (8) Represents the tax effects of the non-GAAP adjustments listed above, assuming a tax rate of approximately 24.5%. (9) The Company was in a net loss position for the first quarter of 2026, therefore there are no potentially dilutive share-based compensation awards included in the calculation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the quarter, as their effect would have been antidilutive. However, given that the adjustments described above resulted in adjusted net income for the quarter, the dilutive impact of potentially dilutive share-based compensation awards are being included in the calculation of adjusted diluted weighted average shares outstanding and, therefore, in the calculation of adjusted diluted earnings per share. B&G Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries Items Affecting Comparability Reconciliation of Net Sales to Base Business Net Sales(1) (In thousands) (Unaudited)               First Quarter Ended   April 4,   March 29,   2026   2025 Net sales $ 408,936     $ 425,402   Net sales from acquisitions(2)   (2,867 )     —   Net sales from discontinued or divested brands(3)   (32,392 )     (70,235 ) Net sales from Green Giant U.S. frozen co-manufacturing agreement(4)   (8,546 )     —   Base business net sales(1) $ 365,131     $ 355,167   (1) Base business net sales is a non-GAAP financial measure used by management to measure operating performance. The Company defines base business net sales as the Company’s net sales excluding (1) the net sales of acquisitions until the net sales from such acquisitions are included in both comparable periods, (2) net sales of discontinued or divested brands, and (3) net sales from the Company’s Green Giant U.S. frozen co-manufacturing agreement until the net sales from the co-manufacturing agreement are included in both comparable periods. The portion of current period net sales attributable to recent acquisitions for which there is no corresponding period in the comparable period of the prior year is excluded. For each acquisition, the excluded period starts at the beginning of the most recent fiscal period being compared and ends on the first anniversary of the acquisition date. For discontinued or divested brands, the entire amount of net sales is excluded from each fiscal period being compared. The Company has included this financial measure because management believes it provides useful and comparable trend information regarding the results of the Company’s business without the effect of the timing of acquisitions and the effect of discontinued or divested brands. (2) For the first quarter of 2026, reflects net sales from the College Inn and Kitchen Basics acquisition, for which there is no comparable period of net sales during the first quarter of 2025. The College Inn and Kitchen Basics acquisition was completed on March 19, 2026. (3) For the first quarter of 2026, reflects net sales of the Green Giant U.S. frozen vegetable brand through the date of the divestiture. For the first quarter of 2025, reflects net sales of the Green Giant U.S. frozen vegetable brand, which was divested on March 2, 2026, net sales of the Le Sueur U.S. shelf-stable vegetable brand, which was divested on August 1, 2025, and net sales of the Don Pepino and Sclafani brands, which were divested on May 23, 2025. (4) For the first quarter of 2026, reflects net sales of the Company’s co-manufacturing agreement with the acquirer of the Green Giant U.S. frozen business pursuant to which the Company is continuing to produce for the acquirer certain Green Giant frozen vegetable products at its frozen vegetable manufacturing facility in Irapuato, Mexico, which was not included as part of the Green Giant U.S. frozen divestiture and for which there is no comparable period of net sales during the first quarter of 2025. B&G Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries Items Affecting Comparability Reconciliation of Gross Profit to Adjusted Gross Profit and Gross Profit Percentage to Adjusted Gross Profit Percentage(1) (In thousands, except percentages) (Unaudited)                   First Quarter Ended     April 4,   March 29,     2026   2025 Gross profit   $ 79,889     $ 90,087   Acquisition/divestiture-related expenses and non-recurring expenses included in cost of goods sold(2)     4,671       516   Adjusted gross profit(1)   $ 84,560     $ 90,603                 Gross profit percentage     19.5 %     21.2 % Acquisition/divestiture-related expenses and non-recurring expenses included in cost of goods sold as a percentage of net sales     1.1 %     0.1 % Adjusted gross profit percentage(1)     20.7 %     21.3 % (1) Adjusted gross profit and adjusted gross profit percentage are non-GAAP financial measures used by management to measure operating performance. The Company defines adjusted gross profit as gross profit adjusted for acquisition/divestiture-related expenses and non-recurring expenses included in cost of goods sold and adjusted gross profit percentage as gross profit percentage (i.e., gross profit as a percentage of net sales) adjusted for acquisition/divestiture-related expenses and non-recurring expenses included in cost of goods sold. These non-GAAP financial measures reflect adjustments to gross profit and gross profit percentage to eliminate the items identified in the reconciliation above. This information is provided in order to allow investors to make meaningful comparisons of the Company’s operating performance between periods and to view the Company’s business from the same perspective as the Company’s management. Because the Company cannot predict the timing and amount of these items, management does not consider these items when evaluating the Company’s performance or when making decisions regarding allocation of resources. (2) Acquisition/divestiture-related expenses and non-recurring expenses included in cost of goods sold for the first quarter of 2026 of $4.7 million primarily include acquisition expenses for the College Inn and Kitchen Basics acquisition and divestiture expenses for the Green Giant U.S. frozen business. Acquisition/divestiture-related expenses and non-recurring expenses included in cost of goods sold for the first quarter of 2025 of $0.5 million primarily include acquisition, integration and divestiture-related expenses for prior and potential future acquisitions and divestitures, and non-recurring expenses. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260512383771/en/ Investor Relations:
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B&G Foods Announces Date of First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference CallApril 28, 2026 4:05 PM
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B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) announced today that it intends to issue a press release with first quarter 2026 financial results after the market close on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. B&G Foods has scheduled a conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET that same day to discuss the results. Hosting the call will be Casey Keller, President and Chief Executive Officer and Bruce Wacha, Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer.


The earnings press release and live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed at www.bgfoods.com/investor-relations. A replay of the webcast will be available following the conference call through the same link.


About B&G Foods, Inc.

Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. With B&G Foods’ diverse portfolio of more than 50 brands you know and love, including B&G, B&M, Bear Creek, College Inn, Cream of Wheat, Crisco, Dash, Green Giant, Kitchen Basics, Las Palmas, Mama Mary’s, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner, Spice Islands and Victoria, there’s a little something for everyone. For more information about B&G Foods and its brands, please visit www.bgfoods.com.

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Ortega® Declares May 6 "Seis de Mayo," a New National Holiday to Keep the Fiesta GoingApril 28, 2026 1:27 PM
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Iconic Mexican food brand launches first-ever "Seis de Mayo" celebration in Chicago with taco truck pop-ups and appearance by new brand character, BrotegaPARSIPPANY, N.J., April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ortega, a leading brand of Mexican food products, including the number-one-selling brand of taco sauce in the United States, is giving taco lovers a bold new reason to celebrate, officially declaring May 6 as "Seis de Mayo," a new annual holiday dedicated to extending Cinco de Mayo celebrations.







While most brands go quiet after May 5, the Ortega brand is turning the day after into a full-blown fiesta encouraging consumers to keep the celebration going with family and friends. Seis de Mayo builds on the brand's belief that great food moments are driven by bold flavor, creativity and bringing people together through Mexican-American food culture any day of the week."Every brand shows up for Cinco de Mayo, but the energy disappears just as fast," said Ellen Schum, EVP, B&G Foods. "Seis de Mayo is about turning the day after into something worth celebrating and proving the fiesta doesn't have to stop."Leading the charge is Brotega — the Ortega brand's larger-than-life brand character.Ortega Kicks Off the First-Ever Seis de Mayo in ChicagoTo launch the inaugural Seis de Mayo, the Ortega brand is taking over Chicago on May 6 with taco truck pop-ups at two locations:5:30–10:30 a.m., Pioneer Court (401 N. Michigan Ave): Breakfast tacos for the first 750 morning commuters and early risers4–7 p.m., Wrigleyville (Clark and Sheffield intersection): First taste of the Chicago Taco Dog for up to 1,250 people before the first pitchBoth stops will feature appearances by Brotega who will be greeting fans, posing for photos and bringing unstoppable fiesta energy. Fans will also get a first taste of the Chicago Taco Dog, a limited-time mashup created in collaboration with Food Network Celebrity Chef Kelsey Murphy.The Chicago Taco Dog reimagines the classic Chicago dog through a taco-inspired lens: a Chicago-style hot dog with all the traditional fixings, tucked inside an Ortega taco shell and topped with Ortega taco sauce. But don't worry, the recipe remains true to the most sacred of Chicago traditions: no ketchup."Chicago is the perfect place to launch Seis de Mayo," said Schum. "It's a city that knows how to show up for food, sports and a good time. From breakfast tacos downtown to the debut of the Chicago Taco Dog in Wrigleyville, we're giving fans a taste of what this new holiday is all about."Bringing the Fiesta Home The Chicago Taco Dog is the first expression of the Ortega brand's upcoming digital recipe inspiration, The Seis 50. With Illinois' Chicago Taco Dog leading the way, The Seis 50 will feature tacos inspired by iconic American dishes from all 50 states so consumers across the country can keep the fiesta going at home and turn any meal into a taco-filled celebration. To make it easy to participate, the Ortega brand will offer a buy one, get one free promotion on select products May 5-6, 2026, at participating retailers.Fans can share their celebrations using #SeisDeMayo and follow along with @ortegataco and @brotegataco on social media.Seis de Mayo will return as an annual May 6 holiday to continue the celebration. Because every day is taco day.About B&G Foods
Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. With B&G Foods' diverse portfolio of more than 50 brands you know and love, including B&G, B&M, Bear Creek, College Inn, Cream of Wheat, Crisco, Dash, Green Giant, Kitchen Basics, Las Palmas, Mama Mary's, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner, Spice Islands and Victoria, there's a little something for everyone. For more information about B&G Foods and its brands, please visit www.bgfoods.com.About Ortega
Since 1897, Ortega has offered distinctive Mexican foods inspired by Mama Ortega's passion for cooking. Today, Ortega makes America's number-one-selling taco sauce, along with great-tasting taco shells, tortillas, salsas, seasonings, dinner kits, refried beans, and chile peppers. For more information about Ortega products and recipes, please visit www.ortega.com.About SCHAFER CONDON CARTER (SCC)
Founded in 1989, SCC is an independent creative agency that delivers a full array of business and brand-building services to its clients, including a full-service media offering. Headquartered in Chicago's Fulton Market neighborhood, SCC is a challenger agency built for challenger brands. Seis de Mayo was developed in partnership with SCC and represents the latest evolution of Ortega's "Now It's a Fiesta" platform, which first launched nationally in January 2026, building on earlier campaign work and expanding the idea into a cultural activation. For more information about SCC, visit www.SchaferCondonCarter.com.Images linked here














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B&G Foods Completes Acquisition of the College Inn® and Kitchen Basics® BrandsMarch 19, 2026 5:13 PM
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B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the broth and stock business of Del Monte Foods Corporation II Inc. and its affiliates, including the College Inn and Kitchen Basics brands, for approximately $110 million in cash.


B&G Foods expects the acquisition to be immediately accretive to its earnings per share, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow. B&G Foods projects that on an annualized basis, the College Inn and Kitchen Basics brands will generate net sales in the range of approximately $110 million to $120 million, adjusted EBITDA in the range of $18 million to $22 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share in the range of $0.08 to $0.12. Because the acquisition was structured as an asset purchase, B&G Foods expects to realize approximately $15 million in tax benefits on a net present value basis. At the midpoint of B&G Foods’ annualized projected adjusted EBITDA for the business, the acquisition represents a purchase price multiple of approximately 5.5 times adjusted EBITDA (or 4.8 times annualized projected adjusted EBITDA net of expected tax benefits).


B&G Foods funded the acquisition and related fees and expenses with cash on hand, including cash from divestitures, and revolving loans under its existing credit facility.


About B&G Foods, Inc.

Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. With B&G Foods’ diverse portfolio of more than 50 brands you know and love, including B&G, B&M, Bear Creek, Cream of Wheat, Crisco, Dash, Green Giant, Las Palmas, Mama Mary’s, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner, Spice Islands, Victoria and now, College Inn and Kitchen Basics, there’s a little something for everyone. For more information about B&G Foods and its brands, please visit www.bgfoods.com.


About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Items Affecting Comparability

“Adjusted diluted earnings per share” (diluted earnings (loss) per share adjusted for certain items that affect comparability); “EBITDA” (net income (loss) before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization), and “adjusted EBITDA” (EBITDA as adjusted for cash and non-cash acquisition/divestiture-related expenses, gains and losses (which may include third-party fees and expenses, integration, restructuring and consolidation expenses, amortization of acquired inventory fair value step-up and gains and losses on the sale of certain assets), gains and losses on extinguishment of debt, impairment of assets held for sale, impairment of intangible assets, non-recurring expenses and certain other items described from time to time in B&G Foods’ SEC filings and earnings releases) are “non-GAAP financial measures.” A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of financial performance that excludes or includes amounts so as to be different than the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) in B&G Foods’ consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measures. B&G Foods’ non-GAAP financial measures may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.


B&G Foods provides earnings guidance only on a non-GAAP basis and does not provide a reconciliation of B&G Foods’ forward-looking adjusted EBITDA and adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures because of the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliations, including adjustments that could be made for deferred taxes; acquisition/divestiture-related expenses, gains and losses (which may include third-party fees and expenses, integration, restructuring and consolidation expenses, amortization of acquired inventory fair value step-up and gains and losses on the sale of certain assets); gains and losses on extinguishment of debt; impairment of assets held for sale; impairment of intangible assets; non-recurring expenses, gains and losses; and other charges reflected in B&G Foods’ reconciliation of historic non-GAAP financial measures, the amounts of which, based on past experience, could be material.


Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute “forward-looking statements.” The forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, without limitation, statements related to the expected impact of the acquisition of the College Inn and Kitchen Basics brands, including without limitation, the expected impact on B&G Foods’ earnings per share, net sales, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted diluted earnings per share and free cash flow, and the expected tax benefits of the acquisition. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the actual results of B&G Foods to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to statements that explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “assumes,” “could,” “should,” “estimates,” “potential,” “seek,” “predict,” “may,” “will” or “plans” and similar references to future periods to be uncertain and forward-looking. Factors that may affect actual results include, without limitation: whether and when B&G Foods will be able to realize the expected financial results and accretive effect of the acquisition, and how customers, competitors, suppliers and employees will react to the acquisition; B&G Foods’ substantial leverage, which may impact B&G Foods’ ability, among other things, to fund capital expenditures, working capital needs, dividend payments and acquisitions, and to obtain refinancing or additional financing; B&G Foods’ ability to comply with the ratios or tests under its long-term debt agreements, including the maximum consolidated leverage ratio and minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio under its credit agreement, which may be affected not only by B&G Foods’ operating performance but also by events beyond B&G Foods’ control, including prevailing economic, financial and industry conditions, and changes in interest rates; the effects of international trade disputes, tariffs, quotas, and other import or export restrictions on B&G Foods’ procurement, sales and operations (including recent U.S. tariffs imposed or threatened to be imposed on China, Canada and Mexico and other countries and retaliatory actions taken or threatened to be taken by such countries); the effects of rising costs for and/or decreases in supply of B&G Foods’ commodities, ingredients, packaging, other raw materials, distribution and labor; crude oil prices and their impact on distribution, packaging and energy costs; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully implement sales price increases and cost saving measures to offset any cost increases; intense competition, changes in consumer preferences, demand for B&G Foods’ products and local economic and market conditions; B&G Foods’ continued ability to promote brand equity successfully, to anticipate and respond to new consumer trends, to develop new products and markets, to broaden brand portfolios in order to compete effectively with lower priced products and in markets that are consolidating at the retail and manufacturing levels and to improve productivity; the ability of B&G Foods and its supply chain partners to continue to operate manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and other work locations without material disruption, and to procure ingredients, packaging and other raw materials when needed despite disruptions in the supply chain or labor shortages; the impact pandemics or disease outbreaks, may have on B&G Foods’ business, including among other things, B&G Foods’ supply chain, manufacturing operations or workforce and customer and consumer demand for B&G Foods’ products; B&G Foods’ ability to recruit and retain senior management and a highly skilled and diverse workforce at B&G Foods’ corporate offices, manufacturing facilities and other work locations despite a very tight labor market and changing employee expectations as to fair compensation, an inclusive and diverse workplace, flexible working and other matters; the risks associated with the possible expansion of B&G Foods’ business through acquisitions or reduction in size through divestitures; B&G Foods’ possible inability to successfully complete divestitures of non-core businesses, including the pending divestiture of B&G Foods’ Green Giant and Le Sieur frozen and shelf-stable business in Canada, to sharpen its focus, improve margins, reduce costs and reduce its long-term debt, and, if completed, B&G Foods’ possible inability to achieve the expected margin improvements, cost savings and debt reduction; B&G Foods’ possible inability to identify new acquisitions or to integrate recent or future acquisitions or B&G Foods’ failure to realize anticipated revenue enhancements, cost savings or other synergies from recent or future acquisitions, including the College Inn and Kitchen Basics acquisition; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully complete the integration of recent or future acquisitions into B&G Foods’ enterprise resource planning (ERP) system; tax reform and legislation, including the effects of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and any future tax reform or legislation; B&G Foods’ ability to access the credit markets and B&G Foods’ borrowing costs and credit ratings, which may be influenced by credit markets generally and the credit ratings of B&G Foods’ competitors; unanticipated expenses, including, without limitation, litigation or legal settlement expenses; the effects of currency movements of the Canadian dollar and the Mexican peso as compared to the U.S. dollar; future impairments of B&G Foods’ goodwill, other intangible assets, and tangible assets, such as property, plant, equipment or inventory, which impairments may be triggered if operating results for any of B&G Foods’ brands deteriorate at rates in excess of its current projections, B&G Foods’ market capitalization declines or discount rates change, even if due to macroeconomic factors, or may be triggered by divestitures, if divestiture proceeds are less than the book value of the assets being divested; B&G Foods’ ability to protect information systems against, or effectively respond to, a cybersecurity incident, other disruption or data leak; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully implement B&G Foods’ sustainability initiatives and achieve B&G Foods’ sustainability goals, and changes to environmental laws and regulations; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully adopt and utilize new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, including machine learning and generative artificial intelligence; and other factors that affect the food industry generally, including: recalls if products become adulterated or misbranded, liability if product consumption causes injury, ingredient disclosure and labeling laws and regulations and the possibility that consumers could lose confidence in the safety and quality of certain food products; competitors’ pricing practices and promotional spending levels; fluctuations in the level of B&G Foods’ customers’ inventories and credit and other business risks related to B&G Foods’ customers operating in a challenging economic and competitive environment; and the risks associated with third-party suppliers and co-packers, including the risk that any failure by one or more of B&G Foods’ third-party suppliers or co-packers to comply with food safety or other laws and regulations may disrupt B&G Foods’ supply of raw materials or certain finished goods products or injure B&G Foods’ reputation. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in B&G Foods’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in B&G Foods’ most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. B&G Foods undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Del Monte Foods Successfully Completes Sale Transactions Across All Business SegmentsMarch 19, 2026 4:51 PM
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Completed sale transactions include Del Monte Foods' Vegetable, Fruit, Tomato, and Broth & Stock businessesWALNUT CREEK, Calif., March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Del Monte Foods Corporation II Inc. (the "Company" or "Del Monte Foods"), a leading producer, distributor, and marketer of premium quality, packaged food products, today announced that it has successfully completed its three previously announced sale transactions for substantially all of its assets and business operations as going-concern businesses. The completed transactions include:







The sale to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. (NYSE: FDP), of the Company's vegetable, tomato, and refrigerated fruit business assets, including Del Monte® and S&W® packaged vegetable brands, Del Monte®, Contadina®, and Take Root Organics® packaged tomato brands, Del Monte® refrigerated fruit brand, and the JOYBA® beverage brand, together with global ownership of the Del Monte® brand and related intellectual property, subject to existing licensing arrangements;The sale to B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS), of all assets in the broth & stock business segment, including College Inn® and Kitchen Basics® brands; andThe sale to Pacific Coast Producers of the shelf-stable fruit business assets (other than production assets), including the rights and licenses to use the Del Monte® and S&W® brands for shelf-stable packaged ambient fruit and ambient fruit sauces, in the United States (including Puerto Rico) and Mexico."The completion of these transactions marks an important milestone for Del Monte Foods and positions these iconic brands and businesses to move forward under the strong ownership of three strategic operators who are well positioned to support their continued success," said Greg Longstreet, Chief Executive Officer of Del Monte Foods. "On behalf of the Company, I want to thank our team members for their continued commitment to delivering high-quality food products and our customers, vendors, and partners for their support throughout this process."Additional information regarding the Company's chapter 11 process is available at https://cases.stretto.com/DelMonteFoods. Stakeholders with questions can contact the Company's claims agent, Stretto, by calling (833) 228-5497 (US and Canada toll-free) or +1 (714) 263-3709 (International) or emailing DelMonteInquiries@Stretto.com.AdvisorsHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer (US) LLP and Cole Schotz P.C. are serving as legal counsel, Alvarez & Marsal North America, LLC is serving as financial advisor, PJT Partners is serving as investment banker, and C Street Advisory Group is serving as strategic communications advisor to the Company.About Del Monte FoodsFor more than 140 years, Del Monte Foods has been driven by our mission to nourish families with earth's goodness. As the original plant-based food company, we're always innovating to make nutritious and delicious foods more accessible to consumers across our portfolio of beloved brands, including Del Monte®, Contadina®, College Inn®, Kitchen Basics®, JOYBA®, Take Root Organics® and S&W®. We believe that everyone deserves great tasting food they can feel good about, which is why we responsibly source and produce food for a healthier tomorrow.For more information about Del Monte Foods and our products, please visit www.delmontefoods.com or www.delmonte.com.The Del Monte Foods entities are the U.S. indirect subsidiaries of Del Monte Pacific Limited (Bloomberg: DELM SP, DELM PM) and are not affiliated with certain other Del Monte companies around the world, including Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., Del Monte Canada, Del Monte Asia Pte. Ltd., Conagra/Productos Del Monte, or Del Monte Panamerican.Media Contact
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B&G Foods Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025March 3, 2026 4:05 PM
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B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025. Financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025 include the impact of the Don Pepino divestiture during the second quarter of 2025, the Le Sueur U.S. divestiture during the third quarter of 2025, and an extra reporting week in the fourth quarter and full year 2025 as compared to the fourth quarter and full year 2024.


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Fourth Quarter of 2025






 






Fiscal Year 2025








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Change vs.






 






 






 






Change vs.








 






 






Amount






 






Q4 2024






 






Amount






 






FY 2024








Net Sales






 






$






539.6






 






 






(2.2






)%






 






$






1,828.7






 






 






(5.4






)%








Base Business Net Sales (1)






 






$






539.6






 






 






0.8






%






 






$






1,806.1






 






 






(4.0






)%








Diluted EPS






 






$






(0.19






)






 






(83.0






)%






 






$






(0.54






)






 






(83.0






)%








Adj. Diluted EPS (1)






 






$






0.28






 






 






(9.7






)%






 






$






0.51






 






 






(27.1






)%








Net Loss






 






$






(15.2






)






 






(82.8






)%






 






$






(43.3






)






 






(82.8






)%








Adj. Net Income (1)






 






$






22.8






 






 






(7.4






)%






 






$






41.3






 






 






(26.0






)%








Adj. EBITDA (1)






 






$






84.7






 






 






(1.6






)%






 






$






272.2






 






 






(7.9






)%







Guidance for Full Year Fiscal 2026



Net sales range of $1.655 billion to $1.695 billion.



Adjusted EBITDA range of $265.0 million to $275.0 million.



Adjusted diluted earnings per share range of $0.55 to $0.65.



Commenting on the results, Casey Keller, President and Chief Executive Officer of B&G Foods, stated, “B&G Foods’ fourth quarter earnings were largely in line with expectations, with core business trends showing further year-over-year improvement to date during the first quarter of 2026. B&G Foods also announced yesterday the divestiture of the Green Giant U.S. frozen vegetable business—representing a significant milestone in our ongoing effort to divest brands and product lines that are non-core to B&G Foods’ long-term strategy, sharpen our focus and reduce long-term debt.”


Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter of 2025

Net sales for the fourth quarter of 2025 decreased $12.0 million, or 2.2%, to $539.6 million from $551.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. The decrease was primarily attributable to the Le Sueur U.S. and Don Pepino divestitures, partially offset by an increase in base business net sales. Net sales of the Le Sueur U.S. brand, which the Company divested on August 1, 2025, and of the Don Pepino and Sclafani brands, which the Company divested on May 23, 2025, were $12.4 million and $4.0 million, respectively, in the fourth quarter of 2024.


Base business net sales for the fourth quarter of 2025 increased $4.4 million, or 0.8%, to $539.6 million from $535.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. The increase in base business net sales was driven by an increase in net pricing and the impact of product mix of $2.8 million, or 0.5% of base business net sales, and an increase in volume of $1.9 million, or 0.4% of base business net sales, partially offset by the negative impact of foreign currency of $0.3 million.


For the fourth quarter of 2025, gross profit was $122.7 million, or 22.7% of net sales, and adjusted gross profit(1) was $123.9 million, or 23.0% of net sales. For the fourth quarter of 2024, gross profit was $118.7 million, or 21.5% of net sales, and adjusted gross profit was $122.3 million, or 22.2% of net sales.


Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $3.7 million, or 7.3%, to $54.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2025 from $50.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. The increase was composed of increases in general and administrative expenses of $2.3 million, acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses of $1.2 million and selling expenses of $1.1 million, partially offset by a decrease in consumer marketing expenses of $0.9 million. Expressed as a percentage of net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses increased by 0.9 percentage points to 10.0% for the fourth quarter of 2025, as compared to 9.1% for the fourth quarter of 2024.


Net interest expense decreased $0.8 million, or 2.1%, to $38.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2025 from $39.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. The decrease was primarily attributable to a reduction in average long-term debt outstanding and lower average interest rates on the Company’s variable rate borrowings during the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the fourth quarter of 2024.


The Company had a net loss of $15.2 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to a net loss of $222.4 million, or $2.81 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2024. The reduction in net loss and diluted loss per share were primarily attributable to a $285.2 million reduction in impairment of intangible assets recorded during the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the fourth quarter of 2024.


The Company’s net losses for the fourth quarters of 2025 and 2024 were primarily attributable to non-cash impairment charges. During the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company recorded pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges of (1) $34.8 million for the Green Giant brand, including $22.4 million related to indefinite-lived intangible trademark assets and $12.4 million related to finite-lived intangible customer relationship assets, and (2) $0.7 million related to inventories included in assets held for sale related to the pending Green Giant Canada divestiture. During the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company recorded pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges of $320.0 million related to indefinite-lived intangible trademark assets for the Green Giant, Victoria, Static Guard, and McCann’s brands.


The Company’s adjusted net income for the fourth quarter of 2025 was $22.8 million, or $0.28 per adjusted diluted share, compared to adjusted net income of $24.6 million, or $0.31 per adjusted diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2024. The reduction in adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2025 were primarily attributable to the decrease in net sales and increases in raw material costs, including the impact of tariffs.


Adjusted EBITDA was $84.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to $86.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales was 15.7% for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to 15.6% for the fourth quarter of 2024.


Financial Results for Full Year Fiscal 2025

Net sales for fiscal 2025 decreased $103.8 million, or 5.4%, to $1,828.7 million from $1,932.5 million for fiscal 2024. The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in base business net sales and the Le Sueur U.S. and Don Pepino divestitures. Net sales of the divested brands were $51.6 million in fiscal 2024, compared to $22.6 million in fiscal 2025 through the applicable dates of divestiture, which were August 1, 2025 and May 23, 2025, respectively.


Base business net sales for fiscal 2025 decreased $74.9 million, or 4.0%, to $1,806.1 million from $1,881.0 million for fiscal 2024. The decrease in base business net sales was driven by a decrease in volume of $66.3 million, or 3.5% of base business net sales, a decrease in net pricing and the impact of product mix of $5.5 million, or 0.3% of base business net sales, and the negative impact of foreign currency of $3.1 million.


For fiscal 2025, gross profit was $398.8 million or 21.8% of net sales, and adjusted gross profit was $402.4 million, or 22.0% of net sales. For fiscal 2024, gross profit was $422.0 million, or 21.8% of net sales, and adjusted gross profit was $427.9 million, or 22.1% of net sales.


Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $6.8 million, or 3.7%, to $194.9 million for fiscal 2025 from $188.1 million for fiscal 2024. The increase was composed of increases in acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses of $9.9 million and general and administrative expenses of $2.1 million, partially offset by decreases in consumer marketing expenses of $3.8 million and warehousing expenses of $1.4 million. Expressed as a percentage of net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses increased by 1.0 percentage point to 10.7% for fiscal 2025, as compared to 9.7% for fiscal 2024.


Net interest expense decreased $7.8 million, or 5.0%, to $149.6 million for fiscal 2025 from $157.4 million for fiscal 2024. The decrease was primarily attributable to a reduction in average long-term debt outstanding and lower average interest rates on the Company’s variable rate borrowings during fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024, and a net gain on extinguishment of debt of $2.3 million during fiscal 2025 compared to a loss on extinguishment of debt of $2.1 million during fiscal 2024.


The Company had a net loss of $43.3 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, for fiscal 2025, compared to a net loss of $251.3 million, or $3.18 per diluted share, for fiscal 2024. The Company’s net loss for fiscal 2025 was primarily attributable to: (1) pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges of $60.8 million, including $34.8 million related to finite-lived intangible customer relationship assets and indefinite-lived intangible trademark assets for the Green Giant brand, and $26.0 million related to indefinite-lived intangible trademark assets for the Victoria and McCann’s brands, and (2) pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges of $28.5 million related to assets held for sale for Green Giant Canada, partially offset by (3) a net gain on sale of assets of $2.9 million, which includes a gain on sale of $15.5 million for the Le Sueur U.S. divestiture during the third quarter of 2025 and a loss on sale of $12.6 million for the Don Pepino divestiture during the second quarter of 2025.


The Company’s net loss for fiscal 2024 was primarily attributable to: (1) pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges of $320.0 million related to indefinite-lived intangible trademark assets in the fourth quarter of 2024 and (2) pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges of $70.6 million recorded during the first quarter of 2024 for the impairment of goodwill within the Company’s Frozen & Vegetables reporting unit.


The Company’s adjusted net income for fiscal 2025 was $41.3 million, or $0.51 per adjusted diluted share, compared to adjusted net income of $55.7 million, or $0.70 per adjusted diluted share, for fiscal 2024. The reduction in adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share in fiscal 2025 was primarily attributable to the decrease in net sales and increases in raw material costs, including the impact of tariffs.


For fiscal 2025, adjusted EBITDA was $272.2 million, a decrease of $23.2 million, or 7.9%, compared to $295.4 million for fiscal 2024. Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales was 14.9% for fiscal 2025, compared to 15.3% for fiscal 2024.


Segment Results(3)

The Company operates in, and reports results by, four business segments (also referred to as business units):


Specialty — includes, among others, the Crisco, Clabber Girl, Bear Creek, Polaner, Underwood, B&G, Grandma’s, New York Style, B&M, Baker’s Joy, Regina, TrueNorth, Static Guard, SugarTwin and Brer Rabbit brands. Specialty also included the Don Pepino and Sclafani brands until the Company’s divestiture of those brands on May 23, 2025.


Meals — includes, among others, the Ortega, Maple Grove Farms, Cream of Wheat, Las Palmas, Victoria, Mama Mary’s, Spring Tree, McCann’s, Carey’s and Vermont Maid brands.


Frozen & Vegetables — primarily includes the Green Giant brand and included the Le Sueur brand in the United States until its divestiture on August 1, 2025.


Spices & Flavor Solutions — includes, among others, the Dash, Spice Islands, Weber, Ac’cent, Tone’s, Trappey’s, Durkee and Wright’s brands.


Specialty Segment Results

Specialty segment results were as follows (dollars in thousands):




 






 






Fourth Quarter Ended






 






 






 






 






 






 






Fiscal Year Ended






 






 






 






 






 








 






 






January 3,






 






December 28,






 






 






 






 






 






 






January 3,






 






December 28,






 






 






 






 






 








 






 






2026






 






2024






 






$ Change






 






% Change






 






2026






 






2024






 






$ Change






 






% Change








Specialty segment net sales






 






$






210,191






 






$






216,732






 






$






(6,541






)






 






(3.0






)%






 






$






629,976






 






$






679,076






 






$






(49,100






)






 






(7.2






)%








Specialty segment adjusted expenses






 






 






154,417






 






 






156,786






 






 






(2,369






)






 






(1.5






)%






 






 






470,291






 






 






508,939






 






 






(38,648






)






 






(7.6






)%








Specialty segment adjusted EBITDA






 






$






55,774






 






$






59,946






 






$






(4,172






)






 






(7.0






)%






 






$






159,685






 






$






170,137






 






$






(10,452






)






 






(6.1






)%







The decrease in Specialty segment net sales for the fourth quarter of 2025 was primarily due to the Don Pepino divestiture (which negatively impacted net sales versus the fourth quarter of 2024 by $4.0 million) and a decrease in net pricing and the impact of product mix. The decrease in Specialty segment net sales for fiscal 2025 was primarily due to decreased volumes across the Specialty business unit in the aggregate, a decrease in net pricing and the impact of product mix, the Don Pepino divestiture (which negatively impacted net sales versus fiscal 2024 by $9.4 million), and the modest negative impact of foreign currency.


The decrease in Specialty segment adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter and full year 2025 was primarily due to the decrease in net sales and the impact of tariffs, offset in part by a decrease in raw material costs as a percentage of net sales in the case of fiscal 2025.


Meals Segment Results

Meals segment results were as follows (dollars in thousands):




 






 






Fourth Quarter Ended






 






 






 






 






 






 






Fiscal Year Ended






 






 






 






 






 








 






 






January 3,






 






December 28,






 






 






 






 






 






 






January 3,






 






December 28,






 






 






 






 






 








 






 






2026






 






2024






 






$ Change






 






% Change






 






2026






 






2024






 






$ Change






 






% Change








Meals segment net sales






 






$






124,239






 






$






122,895






 






$






1,344






 






 






1.1






%






 






$






444,426






 






$






462,397






 






$






(17,971






)






 






(3.9






)%








Meals segment adjusted expenses






 






 






92,209






 






 






94,635






 






 






(2,426






)






 






(2.6






)%






 






 






337,830






 






 






361,344






 






 






(23,514






)






 






(6.5






)%








Meals segment adjusted EBITDA






 






$






32,030






 






$






28,260






 






$






3,770






 






 






13.3






%






 






$






106,596






 






$






101,053






 






$






5,543






 






 






5.5






%







For the fourth quarter of 2025, the increase in Meals segment net sales was primarily due to an increase in net pricing and the impact of product mix, offset in part by lower volumes across the Meals segment in the aggregate. For fiscal 2025, the decrease in Meals segment net sales was primarily due to a decrease in volumes across the Meals business unit in the aggregate, partially offset by an increase in net pricing and the impact of product mix.


The increase in Meals segment adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter and full year 2025 was primarily due to the increase in net pricing and improved product mix and cost reductions in certain inputs, as well as from increased plant volumes as pertaining to in-sourcing the manufacturing of certain additional products previously outsourced, offset in part by lower net sales volumes.


Frozen & Vegetables Segment Results

Frozen & Vegetables segment results were as follows (dollars in thousands):




 






 






Fourth Quarter Ended






 






 






 






 






 






 






Fiscal Year Ended






 






 






 






 






 








 






 






January 3,






 






December 28,






 






 






 






 






 






 






January 3,






 






December 28,






 






 






 






 






 








 






 






2026






 






2024






 






$ Change






 






% Change






 






2026






 






2024






 






$ Change






 






% Change








Frozen & Vegetables segment net sales






 






$






99,065






 






 






$






110,137






 






 






$






(11,072






)






 






(10.1






)%






 






$






358,571






 






 






$






395,785






 






$






(37,214






)






 






(9.4






)%








Frozen & Vegetables segment adjusted expenses






 






 






99,533






 






 






 






113,412






 






 






 






(13,879






)






 






(12.2






)%






 






 






358,902






 






 






 






386,263






 






 






(27,361






)






 






(7.1






)%








Frozen & Vegetables segment adjusted EBITDA






 






$






(468






)






 






$






(3,275






)






 






$






2,807






 






 






85.7






%






 






$






(331






)






 






$






9,522






 






$






(9,853






)






 






(103.5






)%







For the fourth quarter of 2025, the decrease in Frozen & Vegetables segment net sales was primarily due to the Le Sueur U.S. divestiture (which negatively impacted net sales versus the fourth quarter of 2024 by $12.4 million). For the fourth quarter of 2025, base business net sales for the Frozen & Vegetables segment increased, primarily due to higher volumes, offset in part by the modest negative impact of foreign currency and a decrease in net pricing and the impact of product mix.


For fiscal 2025, the decrease in Frozen & Vegetables segment net sales was primarily due to the Le Sueur U.S. divestiture (which negatively impacted net sales versus fiscal 2024 by $19.6 million), a decrease in volumes, a decrease in net pricing and the impact of product mix, and the negative impact of foreign currency.


For the fourth quarter of 2025, the increase in Frozen & Vegetables segment adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to a decrease in raw material and manufacturing costs and the favorable impact of foreign currency on cost of goods, offset in part by lower net sales. For fiscal 2025, the decrease in Frozen & Vegetables segment adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to a decrease in net sales, increased trade promotions, an increase in raw material and manufacturing costs (including the impact of tariffs), the Le Sueur U.S. divestiture, and the negative impact of foreign currency on products manufactured at the Company’s manufacturing facility in Mexico.


Spices & Flavor Solutions Segment Results

Spices & Flavor Solutions segment results were as follows (dollars in thousands):




 






 






Fourth Quarter Ended






 






 






 






 






 






 






Fiscal Year Ended






 






 






 






 






 








 






 






January 3,






 






December 28,






 






 






 






 






 






 






January 3,






 






December 28,






 






 






 






 






 








 






 






2026






 






2024






 






$ Change






 






% Change






 






2026






 






2024






 






$ Change






 






% Change








Spices & Flavor Solutions segment net sales






 






$






106,061






 






$






101,804






 






$






4,257






 






 






4.2






%






 






$






395,714






 






$






395,196






 






$






518






 






 






0.1






%








Spices & Flavor Solutions segment adjusted expenses






 






 






82,919






 






 






75,781






 






 






7,138






 






 






9.4






%






 






 






295,795






 






 






284,348






 






 






11,447






 






 






4.0






%








Spices & Flavor Solutions segment adjusted EBITDA






 






$






23,142






 






$






26,023






 






$






(2,881






)






 






(11.1






)%






 






$






99,919






 






$






110,848






 






$






(10,929






)






 






(9.9






)%







The increase in Spices & Flavor Solutions segment net sales for the fourth quarter 2025 was primarily due to an increase in net pricing and the impact of product mix, and an increase in volumes across the Spices & Flavor Solutions business unit in the aggregate. The increase in Spices & Flavor Solutions segment net sales for fiscal 2025 was primarily due to an increase in net pricing and the impact of product mix, partially offset by a decline in volumes across the Spices & Flavor Solutions business unit in the aggregate.


The decrease in Spices & Flavor Solutions segment adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter and full year 2025 was primarily due to the impact of tariffs, the impact of product mix, increases in raw material costs (particularly for garlic and black pepper), and the impact of unfavorable manufacturing facility absorption.


Full Year Fiscal 2026 Guidance

For fiscal 2026, net sales are expected to be $1.655 billion to $1.695 billion, adjusted EBITDA is expected to be $265.0 million to $275.0 million, and adjusted diluted earnings per share are expected to be $0.55 to $0.65. This guidance (1) includes the expected impact of one fewer reporting week in fiscal 2026 as compared to fiscal 2025, (2) includes the expected impact of the Company’s divestiture of the Green Giant U.S. frozen product line, which, as publicly announced by press release yesterday, closed effective March 2, 2026, (3) includes the expected impact of the Don Pepino divestiture, which was completed on May 23, 2025, (4) includes the expected impact of the Le Sueur U.S. divestiture, which was completed on August 1, 2025, (5) excludes the expected impact of the pending College Inn and Kitchen Basics acquisition, which, subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close during the first quarter of 2026, and (6) excludes the expected impact of the pending Green Giant Canada divestiture, which, subject to regulatory approval in Canada and customary closing conditions, is expected to close during the second quarter of 2026.


Given the uncertainty in the political economic environment and rapidly evolving negotiations regarding tariffs and retaliatory tariffs, the Company’s guidance does not reflect fully the potential impacts of recently imposed and threatened tariffs by the U.S. and retaliatory actions taken or threatened by other countries in response, or the potential for additional tariffs, trade barriers or retaliatory actions by the U.S. or other countries.


B&G Foods provides earnings guidance only on a non-GAAP basis and does not provide a reconciliation of the Company’s forward-looking adjusted EBITDA and adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures because of the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliations, including adjustments that could be made for deferred taxes; acquisition/divestiture-related expenses, gains and losses (which may include third-party fees and expenses, integration, restructuring and consolidation expenses, amortization of acquired inventory fair value step-up and gains and losses on the sale of certain assets); gains and losses on extinguishment of debt; impairment of assets held for sale; impairment of intangible assets; non-recurring expenses, gains and losses; and other charges reflected in the Company’s reconciliation of historic non-GAAP financial measures, the amounts of which, based on past experience, could be material. For additional information regarding B&G Foods’ non-GAAP financial measures, see “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Items Affecting Comparability” below.


Conference Call

B&G Foods will hold a conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET today, March 3, 2026 to discuss fourth quarter 2025 financial results. The live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed at www.bgfoods.com/investor-relations. A replay of the webcast will be available following the conference call through the same link.


About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Items Affecting Comparability

“Adjusted net income” (net income (loss) adjusted for certain items that affect comparability), “adjusted diluted earnings per share” (diluted earnings (loss) per share adjusted for certain items that affect comparability), “base business net sales” (net sales without the impact of acquisitions until the acquisitions are included in both comparable periods and without the impact of discontinued or divested brands), “EBITDA” (net income (loss) before net interest expense, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization), “adjusted EBITDA” (EBITDA as adjusted for cash and non-cash acquisition/divestiture-related expenses, gains and losses (which may include third-party fees and expenses, integration, restructuring and consolidation expenses, amortization of acquired inventory fair value step-up and gains and losses on the sale of certain assets), gains and losses on extinguishment of debt, impairment of assets held for sale, impairment of intangible assets, and non-recurring expenses, gains and losses), “segment adjusted EBITDA” (segment net sales less segment adjusted expenses), “segment adjusted expenses” (primarily includes cost of goods sold and other expenses incurred by the Company’s business segments to run day-to-day operations, excluding unallocated corporate items, depreciation and amortization, acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses, impairment of intangible assets, goodwill and assets held for sale, gains and losses on sales of assets, interest expense, and income tax expense or benefit), “adjusted gross profit” (gross profit adjusted for acquisition/divestiture-related expenses and non-recurring expenses included in cost of goods sold) and “adjusted gross profit percentage” (gross profit as a percentage of net sales adjusted for acquisition/divestiture-related expenses and non-recurring expenses included in cost of goods sold) are “non-GAAP financial measures.” A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of financial performance that excludes or includes amounts so as to be different than the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) in B&G Foods’ consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measures. The Company’s non-GAAP financial measures may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.


The Company uses non-GAAP financial measures to adjust for certain items that affect comparability. This information is provided in order to allow investors to make meaningful comparisons of the Company’s operating performance between periods and to view the Company’s business from the same perspective as the Company’s management. Because the Company cannot predict the timing and amount of these items that affect comparability, management does not consider these items when evaluating the Company’s performance or when making decisions regarding allocation of resources.


Additional information regarding EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, segment adjusted EBITDA and reconciliations of EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and segment adjusted EBITDA to net loss and, in the case of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, to net cash provided by operating activities, is included below for the fourth quarter and full year 2025 and 2024, along with the components of EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and segment adjusted EBITDA. Also included below are reconciliations of the non-GAAP terms adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share and base business net sales to the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows.


End Notes




(1)





 

Please see “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Items Affecting Comparability” above for the definition of the non-GAAP financial measures “base business net sales,” “adjusted diluted earnings per share,” “adjusted net income ,” “EBITDA,” “adjusted EBITDA,” “segment adjusted EBITDA,” “segment adjusted expenses,” “adjusted gross profit” and “adjusted gross profit percentage,” as well as information concerning certain items affecting comparability and reconciliations of the non-GAAP terms to the most comparable GAAP financial measures.








(2)





 

Green Giant Canada refers to the Company’s Green Giant and Le Sieur frozen and shelf-stable vegetable product lines in Canada.








(3)





 

Segment net sales, segment adjusted expenses and segment adjusted EBITDA are the primary measures used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker (CODM) to evaluate segment operating performance and to decide how to allocate resources to segments. The Company’s CODM is the Company’s chief executive officer. Segment adjusted expenses and segment adjusted EBITDA exclude unallocated corporate items, depreciation and amortization, acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses, impairment of intangible assets, gains and losses on sales of assets, interest expense, and income tax expense or benefit. Unallocated corporate items consist of centrally managed corporate functions, including selling, marketing, procurement, centralized administrative functions, insurance, and other similar expenses not directly tied to segment operating performance. Depreciation and amortization expenses are neither maintained nor available by business segment, as the Company’s manufacturing, warehouse, and distribution activities are centrally managed. These items that are centrally managed at the corporate level, and therefore excluded from the measures of segment adjusted expenses and segment adjusted EBITDA, are reviewed by the CODM. Expenses that are managed centrally but can be attributed to a segment, such as warehousing and transportation expenses, are generally allocated to segments based on net sales.







About B&G Foods, Inc.

Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. With B&G Foods’ diverse portfolio of more than 50 brands you know and love, including B&G, B&M, Bear Creek, Cream of Wheat, Crisco, Dash, Green Giant, Las Palmas, Mama Mary’s, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner, Spice Islands and Victoria, there’s a little something for everyone. For more information about B&G Foods and its brands, please visit www.bgfoods.com.


Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute “forward-looking statements.” The forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, without limitation, statements related to B&G Foods’ expectations regarding net sales, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted diluted earnings per share and B&G Foods’ overall expectations for fiscal 2026 and beyond, including B&G Foods’ ability to divest brands and product lines that are non-core to B&G Foods’ long-term strategy, sharpen its focus and reduce long-term debt. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the actual results of B&G Foods to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to statements that explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “assumes,” “could,” “should,” “estimates,” “potential,” “seek,” “predict,” “may,” “will” or “plans” and similar references to future periods to be uncertain and forward-looking. Factors that may affect actual results include, without limitation: the Company’s substantial leverage, which may impact the Company’s ability, among other things, to fund capital expenditures, working capital needs, dividend payments and acquisitions, and to obtain refinancing or additional financing; the Company’s ability to comply with the ratios or tests under its long-term debt agreements, including the maximum consolidated leverage ratio and minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio under its credit agreement, which may be affected not only by the Company’s operating performance but also by events beyond the Company’s control, including prevailing economic, financial and industry conditions, and changes in interest rates; the effects of international trade disputes, tariffs, quotas, and other import or export restrictions on the Company’s procurement, sales and operations (including recent U.S. tariffs imposed or threatened to be imposed on China, Canada and Mexico and other countries and retaliatory actions taken or threatened to be taken by such countries); the effects of rising costs for and/or decreases in supply of the Company’s commodities, ingredients, packaging, other raw materials, distribution and labor; crude oil prices and their impact on distribution, packaging and energy costs; the Company’s ability to successfully implement sales price increases and cost-saving measures to offset any cost increases; intense competition, changes in consumer preferences, demand for the Company’s products and local economic and market conditions; the Company’s continued ability to promote brand equity successfully, to anticipate and respond to new consumer trends, to develop new products and markets, to broaden brand portfolios in order to compete effectively with lower priced products and in markets that are consolidating at the retail and manufacturing levels and to improve productivity; the ability of the Company and its supply chain partners to continue to operate manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and other work locations without material disruption, and to procure ingredients, packaging and other raw materials when needed despite disruptions in the supply chain or labor shortages; the impact pandemics or disease outbreaks, may have on the Company’s business, including among other things, the Company’s supply chain, manufacturing operations or workforce and customer and consumer demand for the Company’s products; the Company’s ability to recruit and retain senior management and a highly skilled and diverse workforce at the Company’s corporate offices, manufacturing facilities and other work locations despite a very tight labor market and changing employee expectations as to fair compensation, an inclusive and diverse workplace, flexible working and other matters; the risks associated with the possible expansion of the Company’s business through acquisitions or reduction in size through divestitures; the Company’s possible inability to successfully complete divestitures of non-core businesses, including the pending divestiture of the Company’s Green Giant and Le Sieur frozen and shelf-stable business in Canada, to sharpen its focus, improve margins, reduce costs and reduce its long-term debt, and, if completed, the Company’s possible inability to achieve the expected margin improvements, cost savings and debt reduction; whether and when the closing conditions for the Company’s pending acquisition of the College Inn and Kitchen Basics brands will be satisfied and whether and when the acquisition will close, and the Company’s possible inability to identify new acquisitions or to integrate recent, pending or future acquisitions or the Company’s failure to realize anticipated revenue enhancements, cost savings or other synergies from recent, pending or future acquisitions; the Company’s ability to successfully complete the integration of recent, pending or future acquisitions into the Company’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) system; tax reform and legislation, including the effects of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and any future tax reform or legislation; the Company’s ability to access the credit markets and the Company’s borrowing costs and credit ratings, which may be influenced by credit markets generally and the credit ratings of the Company’s competitors; unanticipated expenses, including, without limitation, litigation or legal settlement expenses; the effects of currency movements of the Canadian dollar and the Mexican peso as compared to the U.S. dollar; future impairments of the Company’s goodwill, other intangible assets, and tangible assets, such as property, plant, equipment or inventory, which impairments may be triggered if operating results for any of the Company’s brands deteriorate at rates in excess of its current projections, the Company’s market capitalization declines or discount rates change, even if due to macroeconomic factors, or may be triggered by divestitures, if divestiture proceeds are less than the book value of the assets being divested; the Company’s ability to protect information systems against, or effectively respond to, a cybersecurity incident, other disruption or data leak; the Company’s ability to successfully implement the Company’s sustainability initiatives and achieve the Company’s sustainability goals, and changes to environmental laws and regulations; the Company’s ability to successfully adopt and utilize new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, including machine learning and generative artificial intelligence; and other factors that affect the food industry generally, including: recalls if products become adulterated or misbranded, liability if product consumption causes injury, ingredient disclosure and labeling laws and regulations and the possibility that consumers could lose confidence in the safety and quality of certain food products; competitors’ pricing practices and promotional spending levels; fluctuations in the level of the Company’s customers’ inventories and credit and other business risks related to the Company’s customers operating in a challenging economic and competitive environment; and the risks associated with third-party suppliers and co-packers, including the risk that any failure by one or more of the Company’s third-party suppliers or co-packers to comply with food safety or other laws and regulations may disrupt the Company’s supply of raw materials or certain finished goods products or injure the Company’s reputation. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in B&G Foods’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. B&G Foods undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.




B&G Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries








Consolidated Balance Sheets








(In thousands, except share and per share data)








(Unaudited)








 






 






 






 






 






 






 








 






 






January 3,






 






December 28,








 






 






2026






 






2024








Assets






 






 






 






 






 






 








Current assets:






 






 






 






 






 






 








Cash and cash equivalents






 






$






56,293






 






$






50,583






 








Trade accounts receivable, net






 






 






140,699






 






 






172,260






 








Inventories






 






 






420,766






 






 






511,232






 








Assets held for sale






 






 






51,343






 






 













 








Prepaid expenses and other current assets






 






 






53,380






 






 






38,301






 








Income tax receivable






 






 






17,337






 






 






9,068






 








Total current assets






 






 






739,818






 






 






781,444






 








 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Property, plant and equipment, net






 






 






253,433






 






 






278,119






 








Operating lease right-of-use assets






 






 






50,983






 






 






55,431






 








Finance lease right-of-use assets






 






 













 






 






773






 








Goodwill






 






 






543,812






 






 






548,231






 








Other intangible assets, net






 






 






1,190,974






 






 






1,285,946






 








Other assets






 






 






45,890






 






 






34,788






 








Deferred income taxes






 






 






9,885






 






 






9,320






 








Total assets






 






$






2,834,795






 






$






2,994,052






 








 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity






 






 






 






 






 






 








Current liabilities:






 






 






 






 






 






 








Trade accounts payable






 






$






107,669






 






$






113,209






 








Accrued expenses






 






 






78,436






 






 






83,960






 








Current portion of operating lease liabilities






 






 






16,697






 






 






17,963






 








Current portion of finance lease liabilities






 






 













 






 






726






 








Current portion of long-term debt






 






 






4,500






 






 






5,625






 








Income tax payable






 






 






343






 






 






344






 








Dividends payable






 






 






15,196






 






 






15,038






 








Total current liabilities






 






 






222,841






 






 






236,865






 








 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Long-term debt, net of current portion






 






 






1,945,576






 






 






2,014,823






 








Deferred income taxes






 






 






167,951






 






 






168,027






 








Long-term operating lease liabilities, net of current portion






 






 






34,636






 






 






37,697






 








Other liabilities






 






 






10,866






 






 






11,833






 








Total liabilities






 






 






2,381,870






 






 






2,469,245






 








 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Stockholders’ equity:






 






 






 






 






 






 








Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share. Authorized 1,000,000 shares; no shares issued or outstanding






 






 













 






 













 








Common stock, $0.01 par value per share. Authorized 125,000,000 shares; 79,977,050 and 79,144,800 shares issued and outstanding as of January 3, 2026 and December 28, 2024, respectively






 






 






800






 






 






791






 








Additional paid-in capital






 






 













 






 













 








Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)






 






 






15,045






 






 






(4,743






)








Retained earnings






 






 






437,080






 






 






528,759






 








Total stockholders’ equity






 






 






452,925






 






 






524,807






 








Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity






 






$






2,834,795






 






$






2,994,052






 









B&G Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries








Consolidated Statements of Operations








(In thousands, except per share data)








(Unaudited)








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








 






Fourth Quarter Ended






 






Fiscal Year Ended








 






January 3,






 






December 28,






 






January 3,






 






December 28,








 






2026






 






2024






 






2026






 






2024








Net sales






$






539,556






 






 






$






551,568






 






 






$






1,828,687






 






 






$






1,932,454






 








Cost of goods sold






 






416,821






 






 






 






432,881






 






 






 






1,429,870






 






 






 






1,510,504






 








Gross profit






 






122,735






 






 






 






118,687






 






 






 






398,817






 






 






 






421,950






 








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Operating expenses:






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Selling, general and administrative expenses






 






54,002






 






 






 






50,340






 






 






 






194,947






 






 






 






188,068






 








Amortization expense






 






4,991






 






 






 






5,111






 






 






 






20,292






 






 






 






20,444






 








Impairment of goodwill






 













 






 






 













 






 






 













 






 






 






70,580






 








(Gain) loss on sales of assets






 













 






 






 













 






 






 






(2,867






)






 






 






135






 








Impairment of assets held for sale






 






700






 






 






 













 






 






 






28,500






 






 






 













 








Impairment of intangible assets






 






34,798






 






 






 






320,000






 






 






 






60,798






 






 






 






320,000






 








Operating income (loss)






 






28,244






 






 






 






(256,764






)






 






 






97,147






 






 






 






(177,277






)








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Other expenses (income):






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Interest expense, net






 






38,796






 






 






 






39,648






 






 






 






149,631






 






 






 






157,447






 








Other income






 






(1,201






)






 






 






(1,081






)






 






 






(4,750






)






 






 






(4,215






)








Loss before income tax expense (benefit)






 






(9,351






)






 






 






(295,331






)






 






 






(47,734






)






 






 






(330,509






)








Income tax expense (benefit)






 






5,827






 






 






 






(72,917






)






 






 






(4,477






)






 






 






(79,258






)








Net loss






$






(15,178






)






 






$






(222,414






)






 






$






(43,257






)






 






$






(251,251






)








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Weighted average shares outstanding:






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Basic






 






79,977






 






 






 






79,152






 






 






 






79,755






 






 






 






79,012






 








Diluted






 






80,881






 






 






 






79,152






 






 






 






79,755






 






 






 






79,012






 








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Loss per share:






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Basic






$






(0.19






)






 






$






(2.81






)






 






$






(0.54






)






 






$






(3.18






)








Diluted






$






(0.19






)






 






$






(2.81






)






 






$






(0.54






)






 






$






(3.18






)








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Cash dividends declared per share






$






0.19






 






 






$






0.19






 






 






$






0.76






 






 






$






0.76






 









B&G Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries








Segment Net Sales, Segment Adjusted Expenses and Segment Adjusted EBITDA and








Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to Net Loss








(In thousands)








(Unaudited)








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








 






 






Fourth Quarter Ended






 






Fiscal Year Ended








 






 






January 3,






 






December 28,






 






January 3,






 






December 28,








 






 






2025






 






2024






 






2025






 






2024








Segment net sales:






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Specialty






 






$






210,191






 






 






$






216,732






 






 






$






629,976






 






 






$






679,076






 








Meals






 






 






124,239






 






 






 






122,895






 






 






 






444,426






 






 






 






462,397






 








Frozen & Vegetables






 






 






99,065






 






 






 






110,137






 






 






 






358,571






 






 






 






395,785






 








Spices & Flavor Solutions






 






 






106,061






 






 






 






101,804






 






 






 






395,714






 






 






 






395,196






 








Total segment net sales






 






 






539,556






 






 






 






551,568






 






 






 






1,828,687






 






 






 






1,932,454






 








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Segment adjusted expenses:






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Specialty






 






 






154,417






 






 






 






156,786






 






 






 






470,291






 






 






 






508,939






 








Meals






 






 






92,209






 






 






 






94,635






 






 






 






337,830






 






 






 






361,344






 








Frozen & Vegetables






 






 






99,533






 






 






 






113,412






 






 






 






358,902






 






 






 






386,263






 








Spices & Flavor Solutions






 






 






82,919






 






 






 






75,781






 






 






 






295,795






 






 






 






284,348






 








Total segment adjusted expenses






 






 






429,078






 






 






 






440,614






 






 






 






1,462,818






 






 






 






1,540,894






 








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Segment adjusted EBITDA:






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Specialty






 






 






55,774






 






 






 






59,946






 






 






 






159,685






 






 






 






170,137






 








Meals






 






 






32,030






 






 






 






28,260






 






 






 






106,596






 






 






 






101,053






 








Frozen & Vegetables






 






 






(468






)






 






 






(3,275






)






 






 






(331






)






 






 






9,522






 








Spices & Flavor Solutions






 






 






23,142






 






 






 






26,023






 






 






 






99,919






 






 






 






110,848






 








Total segment adjusted EBITDA






 






 






110,478






 






 






 






110,954






 






 






 






365,869






 






 






 






391,560






 








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Unallocated corporate expenses






 






 






25,803






 






 






 






24,875






 






 






 






93,669






 






 






 






96,147






 








Adjusted EBITDA






 






$






84,675






 






 






$






86,079






 






 






$






272,200






 






 






$






295,413






 








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Depreciation and amortization






 






$






16,099






 






 






$






16,905






 






 






$






66,223






 






 






$






68,614






 








Acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses






 






 






3,633






 






 






 






4,649






 






 






 






14,655






 






 






 






8,938






 








Impairment of goodwill






 






 













 






 






 













 






 






 













 






 






 






70,580






 








(Gain) loss on sales of assets






 






 













 






 






 













 






 






 






(2,867






)






 






 






135






 








Impairment of assets held for sale






 






 






700






 






 






 













 






 






 






28,500






 






 






 













 








Impairment of intangible assets






 






 






34,798






 






 






 






320,000






 






 






 






60,798






 






 






 






320,000






 








Impairment of property, plant and equipment, net






 






 













 






 






 






208






 






 






 






2,994






 






 






 






208






 








Interest expense, net






 






 






38,796






 






 






 






39,648






 






 






 






149,631






 






 






 






157,447






 








Income tax expense (benefit)






 






 






5,827






 






 






 






(72,917






)






 






 






(4,477






)






 






 






(79,258






)








Net loss






 






$






(15,178






)






 






$






(222,414






)






 






$






(43,257






)






 






$






(251,251






)









B&G Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries








Items Affecting Comparability








Reconciliation of Net Loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA(1)








(In thousands)








(Unaudited)








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








 






 






Fourth Quarter Ended






 






Fiscal Year Ended








 






 






January 3,






 






December 28,






 






January 3,






 






December 28,








 






 






2026






 






2024






 






2026






 






2024








Net loss






 






$






(15,178






)






 






$






(222,414






)






 






$






(43,257






)






 






$






(251,251






)








Income tax expense (benefit)






 






 






5,827






 






 






 






(72,917






)






 






 






(4,477






)






 






 






(79,258






)








Interest expense, net(2)(3)(4)






 






 






38,796






 






 






 






39,648






 






 






 






149,631






 






 






 






157,447






 








Depreciation and amortization






 






 






16,099






 






 






 






16,905






 






 






 






66,223






 






 






 






68,614






 








EBITDA(1)






 






 






45,544






 






 






 






(238,778






)






 






 






168,120






 






 






 






(104,448






)








Acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses(5)






 






 






3,633






 






 






 






4,649






 






 






 






14,655






 






 






 






8,938






 








Impairment of goodwill(6)






 






 













 






 






 













 






 






 













 






 






 






70,580






 








Impairment of intangible assets(7)






 






 






34,798






 






 






 






320,000






 






 






 






60,798






 






 






 






320,000






 








(Gain) loss on sales of assets(8)






 






 













 






 






 













 






 






 






(2,867






)






 






 






135






 








Impairment of property, plant and equipment, net(9)






 






 













 






 






 






208






 






 






 






2,994






 






 






 






208






 








Impairment of assets held for sale(10)








700



















28,500



















Adjusted EBITDA(1)







$






84,675






 






 






$






86,079






 






 






$






272,200






 






 






$






295,413






 









B&G Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries








Items Affecting Comparability








Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA(1)








(In thousands)








(Unaudited)








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








 






 






Fourth Quarter Ended






 






Fiscal Year Ended








 






 






January 3,






 






December 28,






 






January 3,






 






December 28,








 






 






2026






 






2024






 






2026






 






2024








Net cash provided by operating activities






 






$






95,446






 






 






$






80,348






 






 






$






101,396






 






 






$






130,914






 








Income tax expense (benefit)






 






 






5,827






 






 






 






(72,917






)






 






 






(4,477






)






 






 






(79,258






)








Interest expense, net(2)(3)(4)






 






 






38,796






 






 






 






39,648






 






 






 






149,631






 






 






 






157,447






 








Impairment of goodwill(6)






 






 













 






 






 













 






 






 













 






 






 






(70,580






)








Impairment of intangible assets(7)






 






 






(34,798






)






 






 






(320,000






)






 






 






(60,798






)






 






 






(320,000






)








(Loss) gain on extinguishment of debt(2)






 






 













 






 






 






(188






)






 






 






2,754






 






 






 






(2,126






)








Loss on sales of property, plant and equipment






 






 






(105






)






 






 






(92






)






 






 






(1,134






)






 






 






(215






)








Gain (loss) on sale of assets(8)






 






 













 






 






 













 






 






 






2,867






 






 






 






(135






)








Impairment of property, plant and equipment(9)






 






 













 






 






 






(208






)






 






 






(2,994






)






 






 






(208






)








Impairment of assets held for sale(10)






 






 






(700






)






 






 













 






 






 






(28,500






)






 






 













 








Deferred income taxes






 






 






(11,985






)






 






 






82,139






 






 






 






1,816






 






 






 






99,107






 








Amortization of deferred debt financing costs and bond discount/premium






 






 






(1,483






)






 






 






(1,391






)






 






 






(6,420






)






 






 






(5,928






)








Share-based compensation expense






 






 






(2,713






)






 






 






(1,869






)






 






 






(13,317






)






 






 






(8,664






)








Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of business combinations






 






 






(42,741






)






 






 






(44,248






)






 






 






27,296






 






 






 






(4,802






)








EBITDA(1)






 






 






45,544






 






 






 






(238,778






)






 






 






168,120






 






 






 






(104,448






)








Acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses(5)






 






 






3,633






 






 






 






4,649






 






 






 






14,655






 






 






 






8,938






 








Impairment of goodwill(6)






 






 













 






 






 













 






 






 













 






 






 






70,580






 








Impairment of intangible assets(7)






 






 






34,798






 






 






 






320,000






 






 






 






60,798






 






 






 






320,000






 








(Gain) loss on sales of assets(8)






 






 













 






 






 













 






 






 






(2,867






)






 






 






135






 








Impairment of property, plant and equipment, net(9)






 






 













 






 






 






208






 






 






 






2,994






 






 






 






208






 








Impairment of assets held for sale(10)






 






 






700






 






 






 













 






 






 






28,500






 






 






 













 








Adjusted EBITDA(1)






 






$






84,675






 






 






$






86,079






 






 






$






272,200






 






 






$






295,413










B&G Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries








Items Affecting Comparability








Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share(11)








(In thousands, except per share data)








(Unaudited)








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








 






 






Fourth Quarter Ended






 






Fiscal Year Ended








 






 






January 3,






 






December 28,






 






January 3,






 






December 28,








 






 






2026






 






2024






 






2026






 






2024








Net loss






 






$






(15,178






)






 






$






(222,414






)






 






$






(43,257






)






 






$






(251,251






)








Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt(2)






 






 













 






 






 






188






 






 






 






(2,754






)






 






 






2,126






 








Accelerated amortization of deferred debt financing costs(3)






 






 













 






 






 













 






 






 






588






 






 






 






456






 








Debt financing costs(4)






 






 













 






 






 













 






 






 






28






 






 






 






1,140






 








Acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses(5)






 






 






3,633






 






 






 






4,649






 






 






 






14,655






 






 






 






8,938






 








Impairment of goodwill(6)






 






 













 






 






 













 






 






 













 






 






 






70,580






 








Impairment of intangible assets(7)






 






 






34,798






 






 






 






320,000






 






 






 






60,798






 






 






 






320,000






 








(Gain) loss on sales of assets(8)






 






 













 






 






 













 






 






 






(2,867






)






 






 






135






 








Impairment of property, plant and equipment, net(9)






 






 













 






 






 






208






 






 






 






2,994






 






 






 






208






 








Impairment of assets held for sale(10)






 






 






700






 






 






 













 






 






 






28,500






 






 






 













 








Tax adjustments(12)






 






 






5,154






 






 






 






1,636






 






 






 






3,858






 






 






 






2,282






 








Tax effects of non-GAAP adjustments(13)






 






 






(6,309






)






 






 






(79,636






)






 






 






(21,277






)






 






 






(98,876






)








Adjusted net income(11)






 






$






22,798






 






 






$






24,631






 






 






$






41,266






 






 






$






55,738






 








Adjusted diluted earnings per share(11)(14)






 






$






0.28






 






 






$






0.31






 






 






$






0.51






 






 






$






0.70






 









_________________________








(1)





 

EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures used by management to measure operating performance. A non-GAAP financial measure is defined as a numerical measure of the Company’s financial performance that excludes or includes amounts so as to be different from the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows. The Company defines EBITDA as net income (loss) before net interest expense, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA adjusted for cash and non-cash acquisition/divestiture-related expenses, gains and losses (which may include third-party fees and expenses, integration, restructuring and consolidation expenses, amortization of acquired inventory fair value step-up, and gains and losses on the sale of certain assets); gains and losses on extinguishment of debt; impairment of assets held for sale; impairment of intangible assets; and non-recurring expenses, gains and losses.








 

Management believes that it is useful to eliminate these items because it allows management to focus on what it deems to be a more reliable indicator of ongoing operating performance and the Company’s ability to generate cash flow from operations. The Company uses EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA in the Company’s business operations to, among other things, evaluate the Company’s operating performance, develop budgets and measure the Company’s performance against those budgets, determine employee bonuses and evaluate the Company’s cash flows in terms of cash needs. The Company also presents EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA because the Company believes they are useful indicators of the Company’s historical debt capacity and ability to service debt and because covenants in the Company’s credit agreement, the Company’s senior secured notes indenture and the Company’s senior notes indenture contain ratios based on these measures. As a result, reports used by internal management during monthly operating reviews feature the EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA metrics. However, management uses these metrics in conjunction with traditional GAAP operating performance and liquidity measures as part of its overall assessment of company performance and liquidity, and therefore does not place undue reliance on these measures as its only measures of operating performance and liquidity.








 

EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not recognized terms under GAAP and do not purport to be alternatives to operating income (loss), net income (loss) or any other GAAP measure as an indicator of operating performance. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not complete net cash flow measures because EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are measures of liquidity that do not include reductions for cash payments for an entity’s obligation to service its debt, fund its working capital, capital expenditures and acquisitions and pay its income taxes and dividends. Rather, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are potential indicators of an entity’s ability to fund these cash requirements. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not complete measures of an entity’s profitability because they do not include certain costs and expenses and gains and losses described above. Because not all companies use identical calculations, this presentation of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. However, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA can still be useful in evaluating the Company’s performance against the Company’s peer companies because management believes these measures provide users with valuable insight into key components of GAAP amounts.








(2)





 

Net interest expense for fiscal 2025 was reduced by $2.3 million (or $1.7 million, net of tax) as a result of gains on extinguishment of debt related to the Company’s repurchases of $40.7 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.25% senior notes due 2027 in open market purchases during fiscal 2025 at discounted repurchase prices, which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $2.9 million, partially offset by the accelerated amortization of deferred debt financing costs of $0.6 million, described in footnote (3) below, for fiscal 2025.








 

Net interest expense for fiscal 2024 includes a loss on extinguishment of debt of $2.1 million (or $1.6 million, net of tax), which consists of $1.3 million related to the refinancing of tranche B term loans and $0.6 million related to the refinancing of revolving credit loans during the third quarter of 2024, and $0.2 million related to the Company’s redemption in full of its then remaining outstanding 5.25% senior notes due 2025 during the fourth quarter of 2024.








(3)





 

Net interest expense for fiscal 2025 includes the accelerated amortization of deferred debt financing costs of $0.6 million (or $0.4 million, net of tax), resulting from the Company’s repurchases of 5.25% senior notes due 2027 described in footnote (2) above.








 

Net interest expense for fiscal 2024 includes the accelerated amortization of deferred debt financing costs of $0.5 million (or $0.3 million, net of tax), resulting from the Company’s prepayment of $21.3 million aggregate principal amount of tranche B term loans and repurchase of $0.7 million aggregate principal amount of 8.00% senior secured notes due 2028 during the second quarter of 2024.








(4)





 

Debt financing costs for fiscal 2024 reflects the portion of debt financing costs incurred in connection with the Company’s refinancing of the Company’s senior secured credit facility that is included in net interest expense. Of the $1.1 million (or $0.9 million, net of tax) included in net interest expense for the fourth quarter and full year 2024, $0.7 million relates to the refinancing of revolving credit loans and $0.4 million relates to the refinancing of tranche B term loans.








(5)





 

Acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses primarily include acquisition, integration and divestiture-related expenses for prior and potential future acquisitions and divestitures, and non-recurring expenses.








(6)





 

In connection with the Company’s transition from one reportable segment to four reportable segments during the first quarter of 2024, the Company reassigned assets and liabilities, including goodwill, between four reporting units (which are the same as the Company’s reportable segments). The Company completed a goodwill impairment test, both prior to and subsequent to the change in reporting structure, comparing the fair values of the reporting units to the carrying values. The goodwill impairment test resulted in the Company recognizing pre-tax, non-cash goodwill impairment charges of $70.6 million (or $53.4 million, net of tax) within its Frozen & Vegetables reporting unit during the first quarter of 2024.








(7)





 

During fiscal 2025, the Company recorded pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges of $60.8 million (or $46.1 million, net of tax), including $34.8 million (or $26.4 million, net of tax) related to finite-lived intangible customer relationship assets and indefinite-lived intangible trademark assets for the Green Giant brand during the fourth quarter of 2025 and $26.0 million (or $19.6 million, net of tax) related to indefinite-lived intangible trademark assets for the Victoria and McCann’s brands during the third quarter of 2025.








 

During the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company recorded pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges of $320.0 million (or $241.6 million, net of tax) related to indefinite-lived intangible trademark assets for the Green Giant, Victoria, Static Guard and McCann’s brands.








(8)





 

During fiscal 2025, the Company recognized a net gain on sale of assets of $2.9 million (or $2.2 million, net of tax), which includes a gain on sale of $15.5 million (or $11.6 million, net of tax) for the Le Sueur U.S. divestiture during the third quarter of 2025, partially offset by a loss on sale of $12.6 million (or $9.5 million, net of tax) for the Don Pepino divestiture during the second quarter of 2025.








(9)





 

During the first quarter of 2025, the Company recorded pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges of $3.0 million (or $2.3 million, net of tax) related to property, plant and equipment.








(10)





 

During the third quarter of 2025, the Company reclassified $75.6 million of inventories, $6.3 million of indefinite-lived trademark intangible assets and $3.1 million of finite-lived customer relationship intangible assets related to Green Giant Canada within the Frozen & Vegetables business unit to assets held for sale as of the end of the third quarter of 2025. The Company then measured the assets held for sale at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less the estimated costs to sell, and recorded pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges of $27.8 million (or $21.0 million, net of tax) during the third quarter of 2025. During the fourth quarter of 2025, the value of inventories included in assets held for sale decreased by $5.2 million and the Company recorded additional pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges of $0.7 million (or $0.6 million, net of tax) related to inventories included in assets held for sale.








(11)





 

Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share are non-GAAP financial measures used by management to measure operating performance. The Company defines adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share as net income (loss) and diluted earnings (loss) per share adjusted for certain items that affect comparability. These non-GAAP financial measures reflect adjustments to net income (loss) and diluted earnings (loss) per share to eliminate the items identified in the reconciliation above. This information is provided in order to allow investors to make meaningful comparisons of the Company’s operating performance between periods and to view the Company’s business from the same perspective as the Company’s management. Because the Company cannot predict the timing and amount of these items, management does not consider these items when evaluating the Company’s performance or when making decisions regarding allocation of resources.








(12)





 

The Company recorded a net tax adjustment expense of $5.2 million and $3.9 million during the fourth quarter of 2025 and fiscal 2025, respectively. The tax adjustment expense for fiscal 2025 is primarily comprised of a valuation allowance of $4.6 million related to the Company’s interest expense deduction limitation, $0.9 million related to share-based compensation and rate changes, and a return-to-provision adjustment of $0.5 million, partially offset by a tax adjustment benefit of $2.1 million for a change in tax regulations for Section 987 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.








 

Tax adjustments for the fourth quarter and full year 2024 relate to return-to-provision adjustments in the U.S., Mexico and Canada.








(13)





 

Represents the tax effects of the non-GAAP adjustments listed above, assuming a tax rate of approximately 24.5%.








(14)





 

The Company was in a net loss position for the fourth quarter and full year 2025 and the fourth quarter and full year 2024, therefore there are no potentially dilutive share-based compensation awards included in the calculation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding for those periods, as their effect would have been antidilutive. However, given that the adjustments described above resulted in adjusted net income for those periods, the dilutive impact of potentially dilutive share-based compensation awards are being included in the calculation of adjusted diluted weighted average shares outstanding and, therefore, in the calculation of adjusted diluted earnings per share.









B&G Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries








Items Affecting Comparability








Reconciliation of Net Sales to Base Business Net Sales(1)








(In thousands)








(Unaudited)








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








 






 






Fourth Quarter Ended






 






Fiscal Year Ended








 






 






January 3,






 






December 28,






 






January 3,






 






December 28,








 






 






2026






 






2024






 






2026






 






2024








Net sales






 






$






539,556






 






$






551,568






 






 






$






1,828,687






 






 






$






1,932,454






 








Net sales from discontinued or divested brands(2)






 






 













 






 






(16,382






)






 






 






(22,633






)






 






 






(51,475






)








Base business net sales






 






$






539,556






 






$






535,186






 






 






$






1,806,054






 






 






$






1,880,979






 








_________________________



(1)





 

Base business net sales is a non-GAAP financial measure used by management to measure operating performance. The Company defines base business net sales as the Company’s net sales excluding (1) the net sales of acquisitions until the net sales from such acquisitions are included in both comparable periods and (2) net sales of discontinued or divested brands. The portion of current period net sales attributable to recent acquisitions for which there is no corresponding period in the comparable period of the prior year is excluded. For each acquisition, the excluded period starts at the beginning of the most recent fiscal period being compared and ends on the first anniversary of the acquisition date. For discontinued or divested brands, the entire amount of net sales is excluded from each fiscal period being compared. The Company has included this financial measure because management believes it provides useful and comparable trend information regarding the results of the Company’s business without the effect of the timing of acquisitions and the effect of discontinued or divested brands.








(2)





 

For fiscal 2025, reflects net sales of the Le Sueur U.S. shelf-stable vegetable brand and the Don Pepino and Sclafani brands through the applicable dates of the divestitures. For the fourth quarter and fiscal 2024, reflects net sales of the Le Sueur U.S. shelf-stable vegetable brand, which was divested on August 1, 2025, net sales of the Don Pepino and Sclafani brands, which were divested on May 23, 2025, and a net credit paid to customers relating to other discontinued and divested brands.









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Items Affecting Comparability








Reconciliation of Gross Profit to Adjusted Gross Profit and








Gross Profit Percentage to Adjusted Gross Profit Percentage(1)








(In thousands, except percentages)








(Unaudited)








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








 






 






Fourth Quarter Ended






 






Fiscal Year Ended








 






 






January 3,






 






December 28,






 






January 3,






 






December 28,








 






 






2026






 






2024






 






2026






 






2024








Gross profit






 






$






122,735






 






$






118,687






 






$






398,817






 






$






421,950








Acquisition/divestiture-related expenses and non-recurring expenses included in cost of goods sold(2)






 






 






1,117






 






 






3,658






 






 






3,539






 






 






5,979








Adjusted gross profit(1)






 






$






123,852






 






$






122,345






 






$






402,356






 






$






427,929








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Gross profit percentage






 






 






22.7%






 






 






21.5%






 






 






21.8%






 






 






21.8%








Acquisition/divestiture-related expenses and non-recurring expenses included in cost of goods sold as a percentage of net sales






 






 






0.2%






 






 






0.7%






 






 






0.2%






 






 






0.3%








Adjusted gross profit percentage(1)






 






 






23.0%






 






 






22.2%






 






 






22.0%






 






 






22.1%








_________________________



(1)





 

Adjusted gross profit and adjusted gross profit percentage are non-GAAP financial measures used by management to measure operating performance. The Company defines adjusted gross profit as gross profit adjusted for acquisition/divestiture-related expenses and non-recurring expenses included in cost of goods sold and adjusted gross profit percentage as gross profit percentage (i.e., gross profit as a percentage of net sales) adjusted for acquisition/divestiture-related expenses and non-recurring expenses included in cost of goods sold. These non-GAAP financial measures reflect adjustments to gross profit and gross profit percentage to eliminate the items identified in the reconciliation above. This information is provided in order to allow investors to make meaningful comparisons of the Company’s operating performance between periods and to view the Company’s business from the same perspective as the Company’s management. Because the Company cannot predict the timing and amount of these items, management does not consider these items when evaluating the Company’s performance or when making decisions regarding allocation of resources.








(2)





 

Acquisition/divestiture-related expenses and non-recurring expenses included in cost of goods sold primarily include acquisition, integration and divestiture-related expenses for prior and potential future acquisitions and divestitures, and non-recurring expenses.







 

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Original: B&G Foods Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025
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B&G Foods Declares Regular Quarterly DividendMarch 2, 2026 6:13 PM
Business Wire
B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on April 30, 2026 to stockholders of record as of March 31, 2026.


At the closing market price of the common stock on March 2, 2026, the current dividend rate represents an annualized yield of 14.7%. This is the 86th consecutive quarterly dividend declared by the Board of Directors since B&G Foods’ initial public offering in October 2004.


About B&G Foods, Inc.

Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. With B&G Foods’ diverse portfolio of more than 50 brands you know and love, including B&G, B&M, Bear Creek, Cream of Wheat, Crisco, Dash, Green Giant, Las Palmas, Mama Mary’s, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner, Spice Islands and Victoria, there’s a little something for everyone. For more information about B&G Foods and its brands, please visit www.bgfoods.com.

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US Market News US Market News 4 months ago
B&G Foods Announces Date of Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Earnings Conference CallFebruary 24, 2026 5:30 PM
Business Wire
B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) announced today that it intends to issue a press release with fourth quarter and fiscal year 2025 financial results after the market close on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. B&G Foods has scheduled a conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET that same day to discuss the results. Hosting the call will be Casey Keller, President and Chief Executive Officer and Bruce Wacha, Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer.


The earnings press release and live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed at www.bgfoods.com/investor-relations. A replay of the webcast will be available following the conference call through the same link.


About B&G Foods, Inc.

Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. With B&G Foods’ diverse portfolio of more than 50 brands you know and love, including B&G, B&M, Bear Creek, Cream of Wheat, Crisco, Dash, Green Giant, Las Palmas, Mama Mary’s, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner, Spice Islands and Victoria, there’s a little something for everyone. For more information about B&G Foods and its brands, please visit www.bgfoods.com.

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B&G Foods Announces Tax Treatment of Common Stock Dividends Paid in 2025February 6, 2026 5:30 PM
Business Wire
B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) today explained the tax treatment for dividends paid in 2025 on the Company’s common stock. Holders are urged to check their 2025 tax statements received from brokerage firms to ensure that the cash distribution information reported on such statements conforms to the information reported herein.


Additional information concerning the tax treatment of dividends paid in 2025 is posted to the Investors section of B&G Foods’ website, www.bgfoods.com, under the headings “FAQs” and “IRS Form 8937.” Holders are also urged to consult their own tax advisors to determine their individual tax treatment.


In 2025, B&G Foods distributed $0.76000 per share of common stock (CUSIP # 05508R 10 6). Based on U.S. federal income tax laws, B&G Foods has determined that all of such distributions will be treated as a return of capital and no portion will be treated as a taxable dividend. Generally, the portion of the distribution on the common stock that is treated as a return of capital should reduce the tax basis in the shares of common stock up to a holder’s adjusted basis in the common stock, with any excess treated as capital gains.


The table below summarizes the tax treatment for dividends paid in 2025 on the Company’s common stock.






Declaration

Date








Record

Date








Payment

Date








Total Per Share Distribution








2025 Taxable Dividend








2025 Return of Capital








10/29/2024






12/31/2024






1/30/2025






$0.19000






$0.000000






$0.19000








2/24/2025






3/31/2025






4/30/2025






$0.19000






$0.000000






$0.19000








5/13/2025






6/30/2025






7/30/2025






$0.19000






$0.000000






$0.19000








7/29/2025






9/30/2025






10/27/2025






$0.19000






$0.000000






$0.19000








 








2025 Totals






$0.76000






$0.000000






$0.76000







About B&G Foods, Inc.


Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. With B&G Foods’ diverse portfolio of more than 50 brands you know and love, including B&G, B&M, Bear Creek, Cream of Wheat, Crisco, Dash, Green Giant, Las Palmas, Mama Mary’s, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner, Spice Islands and Victoria, there’s a little something for everyone. For more information about B&G Foods and its brands, please visit www.bgfoods.com.

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Del Monte Foods Receives Court Approval for Sale TransactionsFebruary 6, 2026 3:11 PM
PR Newswire (US)

Court approves asset purchase agreements across all Del Monte Foods business segments, including Vegetable, Fruit, Tomato, and Broth & Stock businesses Provides a clear path forward for Del Monte Foods' portfolio of brands and businesses under new ownershipCompany remains focused on maintaining service continuity for customers and partners through close of transactionsWALNUT CREEK, Calif., Feb. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Del Monte Foods Corporation II Inc. (the "Company" or "Del Monte Foods"), a leading producer, distributor, and marketer of premium quality, packaged food products, today announced that it has received Court approval for three asset purchase agreements (the "Sale Transactions") for substantially all of its assets and business operations as going-concern businesses. The Sale Transactions are:







The sale to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. (NYSE: FDP), of the Company's vegetable, tomato, and refrigerated fruit business assets, including Del Monte® and S&W® packaged vegetable brands, Del Monte®, Contadina®, and Take Root Organics® packaged tomato brands, Del Monte® refrigerated fruit brand, and the JOYBA® beverage brand, together with global ownership of the Del Monte® brand and related intellectual property, subject to existing licensing arrangements;The sale to B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS), of all assets in the broth & stock business segment, including College Inn® and Kitchen Basics® brands; andThe sale to Pacific Coast Producers of the shelf-stable fruit business assets (other than production assets), including the rights and licenses to use the Del Monte® and S&W® brands for shelf-stable packaged ambient fruit and ambient fruit sauces, in the United States (including Puerto Rico) and Mexico."We are pleased to have reached this important milestone on our path toward securing the future of Del Monte Foods' beloved brands and businesses under new ownership," said Greg Longstreet, Chief Executive Officer. "We have already begun productive discussions with the buyers to support a smooth transition of operations for our team members, customers, vendors, and partners, and continue to focus on delivering high-quality food products through closing."The Sale Transactions, which are expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions, were determined to represent the highest or otherwise best offers for the Company's assets and businesses following a competitive court-supervised auction process.Additional information regarding the Company's chapter 11 process is available at https://cases.stretto.com/DelMonteFoods. Stakeholders with questions can contact the Company's claims agent, Stretto, by calling (833) 228-5497 (US and Canada toll-free) or +1 (714) 263-3709 (International) or emailing DelMonteInquiries@Stretto.com.AdvisorsHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer (US) LLP and Cole Schotz P.C. are serving as legal counsel, Alvarez & Marsal North America, LLC is serving as financial advisor, PJT Partners is serving as investment banker, and C Street Advisory Group is serving as strategic communications advisor to the Company.About Del Monte FoodsFor nearly 140 years, Del Monte Foods has been driven by our mission to nourish families with earth's goodness. As the original plant-based food company, we're always innovating to make nutritious and delicious foods more accessible to consumers across our portfolio of beloved brands, including Del Monte®, Contadina®, College Inn®, Kitchen Basics®, JOYBA®, Take Root Organics® and S&W®. We believe that everyone deserves great tasting food they can feel good about, which is why we responsibly source and produce food for a healthier tomorrow.For more information about Del Monte Foods and our products, please visit www.delmontefoods.com or www.delmonte.com.The Del Monte Foods entities are the U.S. indirect subsidiaries of Del Monte Pacific Limited (Bloomberg: DELM SP, DELM PM) and are not affiliated with certain other Del Monte companies around the world, including Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., Del Monte Canada, Del Monte Asia Pte. Ltd., Conagra/Productos Del Monte, or Del Monte Panamerican.Media Contact
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highstakes highstakes 1 year ago
Will it finally turn after continued selling bits of the company?
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Investolator Investolator 1 year ago
Welcome,

I came across this stock several months ago and liked that it pays a nice dividend.

I2000
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MrVision68 MrVision68 1 year ago
Long time owner. new to this board.
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FUNMAN FUNMAN 4 years ago
B&G Foods (BGS) to Post Q2 Earnings: What's in the Cards?
Zacks Equity Research

Wed, August 3, 2022, 3:19 PM·5 min read


B&G Foods, Inc. BGS is likely to witness year-over-year growth in the top line when it reports second-quarter 2022 earnings on Aug 4. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $480.2 million, suggesting an increase of 3.4% from the prior-year quarter’s reported figure.

B&G Foods’ bottom line is likely to decline from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for quarterly earnings has been stable in the past 30 days at 26 cents per share. The projection suggests a decline of 36.6% from the figure reported in the prior-year period.

We expect the top line to be up 3% year over year to $478.3 million and the bottom line to decline 27.5% to 30 cents per share.

BGS manufactures, sells and distributes a portfolio of shelf-stable, and frozen foods and household products. B&G Foods has a trailing four-quarter negative earnings surprise of 8.6%, on average. BGS witnessed a negative earnings surprise of 12.8% in the last reported quarter.

Things to Consider
B&G Foods is constantly witnessing higher demand for its products as consumers continue to cook and bake at home, a trend fueled by the pandemic. BGS is focused on solidifying its brand portfolio through acquisitions of complementary branded businesses, developing new products, and utilizing its multiple channel sales and distribution system. Prudent buyouts like Crisco, Farmwise and Clabber Girl have been yielding well for BGS for a while. All these factors are likely to have contributed to BGS’ second-quarter 2022 sales performance.

However, B&G Foods has been battling cost inflation for a while. On its last earnings call, management highlighted that it expects to witness higher cost inflation for inputs, such as ingredients, packaging and transportation due to factors like the pandemic, the Ukraine war, weather conditions, supply-chain hurdles and the shortage of labor. These factors are most likely to have weighed on the bottom-line performance in the quarter under review.

What the Zacks Model Unveils
Our proven model does not predict an earnings beat for B&G Foods this time around. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat, which is not the case here. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.

BGS has an Earnings ESP of 0.00% and a Zacks Rank #3.
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pappi pappi 4 years ago
Starting to nibble here for LT dividend payer position. What's up with the 20% short state? Seems excessive for such a solid player.

-p
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FUNMAN FUNMAN 5 years ago
B&G Foods to sell off its Portland, Maine manufacturing facility • 4:44 PM

For improving productivity and reduce overall costs, B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS) reached an agreement to sell its 100+ years old Portland, Maine manufacturing facility and 13.5 acre waterfront property to the Institute for Digital Engineering and Life Sciences.

The company plans to move manufacturing operations of B&M, Underwood and certain other brands to third-party co-manufacturing facilities and existing B&G Foods manufacturing facilities.

B&G Foods does not anticipate any disruption in production or the delivery of customer orders relating to the transition of manufacturing operations, which is expected to be completed during Q4 or 1Q22.

The sale is expected to close by 2021 end.

Related to the closure, the company has launched a multi-employer pension plan withdrawal liability which will be recorded as cash and non-cash charges in Q3 and Q4.
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FUNMAN FUNMAN 5 years ago
B&G Foods launch 7.5M shares in ATM equity offering • 8:29 AM

B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS) intends to offer and sell up to 7.5M shares in an at-the-market ATM equity offering program.

Net proceeds to be used for general corporate purposes, which could include, among other things, repayment, refinancing, redemption or repurchase of long-term debt or possible acquisitions.

Shares trading 0.5% down premarket




I assume they'll refinance something and make a small acquisition.

I wish they were better at growing organically. Then the PPS would take off.
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tknuncle tknuncle 5 years ago
This is HUGE news. Awesome :)
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FUNMAN FUNMAN 5 years ago
I agree.

Besides if they intend in the future to use a dilutive equity raise to make another acquisition, better it be done at a lower O/S and higher PPS.
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SilverKnightLV SilverKnightLV 5 years ago
Some are complaining that they should raise the dividend instead. Not me. This will raise the share price and probably lead to a dividend increase to hold the percentage.
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FUNMAN FUNMAN 5 years ago
Good news. --->>> Board of Directors of B&G Foods Authorizes Extension of Stock Repurchase Program to March 2022

Wed, March 10, 2021, 8:30 AM·5 min read

B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized an extension of the Company’s stock repurchase program through March 15, 2022. Under the authorization, the Company may purchase up to $50 million of shares of the Company’s common stock from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The timing and amount of stock repurchases under the program, if any, will be at the discretion of management, and will depend on a variety of factors, including price, available cash, general business and market conditions and other investment opportunities. Therefore, there can be no assurance as to the number or aggregate dollar amount of shares, if any, that will be repurchased under the program. The Company may discontinue the program at any time. Any shares repurchased pursuant to the program will be retired. The Company currently has 64,724,058 shares of common stock outstanding.

About B&G Foods, Inc.

Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. With B&G Foods’ diverse portfolio of more than 50 brands you know and love, including Back to Nature, B&G, B&M, Cream of Wheat, Crisco, Dash, Green Giant, Las Palmas, Le Sueur, Mama Mary’s, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner, Spice Islands and Victoria, there’s a little something for everyone. For more information about B&G Foods and its brands, please visit www.bgfoods.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute "forward-looking statements." Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the actual results of B&G Foods to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to statements that explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms "believes," "belief," "expects," "projects," "intends," "anticipates," "assumes," "could," "should," "estimates," "potential," "seek," "predict," "may," "will" or "plans" and similar references to future periods to be uncertain and forward-looking. Factors that may affect actual results include, without limitation: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business, including, without limitation, the ability of the Company and its supply chain partners to continue to operate manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and other work locations without material disruption; whether and when the Company will be able to realize the expected financial results and accretive effect of the recently completed Crisco acquisition, and how customers, competitors, suppliers and employees will react to the acquisition; the Company’s substantial leverage; the effects of rising costs for the Company’s raw materials, packaging and ingredients; crude oil prices and their impact on distribution, packaging and energy costs; the Company’s ability to successfully implement sales price increases and cost saving measures to offset any cost increases; intense competition, changes in consumer preferences, demand for the Company’s products and local economic and market conditions; the Company’s continued ability to promote brand equity successfully, to anticipate and respond to new consumer trends, to develop new products and markets, to broaden brand portfolios in order to compete effectively with lower priced products and in markets that are consolidating at the retail and manufacturing levels and to improve productivity; the risks associated with the expansion of the Company’s business; the Company’s possible inability to identify new acquisitions or to integrate recent or future acquisitions or the Company’s failure to realize anticipated revenue enhancements, cost savings or other synergies from recent or future acquisitions; the Company’s ability to successfully complete the integration of recent or future acquisitions into the Company’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) system; tax reform and legislation, including the effects of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the U.S. CARES Act; the Company’s ability to access the credit markets and the Company’s borrowing costs and credit ratings, which may be influenced by credit markets generally and the credit ratings of the Company’s competitors; unanticipated expenses, including, without limitation, litigation or legal settlement expenses; the effects of currency movements of the Canadian dollar and the Mexican peso as compared to the U.S. dollar; the effects of international trade disputes, tariffs, quotas, and other import or export restrictions on the Company’s international procurement, sales and operations; future impairments of the Company’s goodwill and intangible assets; the Company’s ability to protect information systems against, or effectively respond to, a cybersecurity incident or other disruption; the Company’s sustainability initiatives and changes to environmental laws and regulations; and other factors that affect the food industry generally. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in B&G Foods’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. B&G Foods undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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FUNMAN FUNMAN 5 years ago
B&G Foods Announces Date of Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2020 Earnings Conference Call

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/b-g-foods-announces-date-210500082.html
Wed, February 17, 2021, 4:05 PM·1 min read

B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) announced today that it intends to issue a press release with fourth quarter and fiscal year 2020 financial results after the market close on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. B&G Foods has scheduled a conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET that same day to discuss the results. Hosting the call will be David L. Wenner, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer and Bruce C. Wacha, Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer.

The earnings press release and live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed at www.bgfoods.com/investor-relations. A replay of the webcast will be available following the conference call through the same link.

About B&G Foods, Inc.

Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. With B&G Foods’ diverse portfolio of more than 50 brands you know and love, including Back to Nature, B&G, B&M, Cream of Wheat, Crisco, Dash, Green Giant, Las Palmas, Le Sueur, Mama Mary’s, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner, Spice Islands and Victoria, there’s a little something for everyone. For more information about B&G Foods and its brands, please visit www.bgfoods.com.

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Chemist823 Chemist823 5 years ago
Repurchased my position for the ride back up.
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Chemist823 Chemist823 5 years ago
Shorts are flexing there muscle today on the things were higher, BGS, GME, ETC.
I got stopped out looking to buy back.
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SilverKnightLV SilverKnightLV 5 years ago
Wow. Nothing regarding the current price action here.
It sucks, but still a long hold.
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Cubanwinner Cubanwinner 5 years ago
I will love see that!, happy with my stake
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Chemist823 Chemist823 5 years ago
The Crisco deal means another dividend increase will be coming.
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jimmy44 jimmy44 5 years ago
Here it is. Gotta love that ex-div sell off. Scooped up a few @ 26.5
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FUNMAN FUNMAN 6 years ago
I like the income machine that BGS is.
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Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar 6 years ago
BGS-i will be adding to this during the next wave of volatility
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FUNMAN FUNMAN 6 years ago
B&G Foods Completes Acquisition of Iconic Crisco® Brand

https://www.bgfoods.com/investor-relations/news/article/13851

PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2020-- B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) announced that effective today it has completed the acquisition of the iconic Crisco brand of oils and shortening from The J. M. Smucker Co. for $550 million in cash, subject to a customary adjustment based upon inventory at closing. As part of the acquisition, B&G Foods also acquired a manufacturing facility and warehouse in Cincinnati, Ohio.

B&G Foods expects the acquisition to be immediately accretive to its earnings per share and free cash flow. B&G Foods projects that in 2021, the acquired business will continue to benefit from increased demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic and generate annual net sales of approximately $270 million, adjusted EBITDA in the range of $65 million to $70 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share in the range of $0.45 to $0.50. Because the acquisition was structured as an asset purchase, B&G Foods expects to realize approximately $75 million in tax benefits on a net present value basis. At the midpoint of B&G Foods’ 2021 projected adjusted EBITDA for the business, the acquisition represents a purchase price multiple of approximately 8.1 times adjusted EBITDA (or 7.0 times adjusted EBITDA net of expected tax benefits).

Crisco is the original all-vegetable shortening that transformed the way people bake and cook over 100 years ago. Crisco is the number one brand of shortening, the number one brand of vegetable oil and also holds a leadership position in other cooking oils and cooking sprays.

B&G Foods funded the acquisition and related fees and expenses with cash on hand and revolving loans under its existing credit facility.

About B&G Foods, Inc.

Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. With B&G Foods’ diverse portfolio of more than 50 brands you know and love, including Back to Nature, B&G, B&M, Cream of Wheat, Dash, Green Giant, Las Palmas, Le Sueur, Mama Mary’s, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner, Spice Islands and Victoria, there’s a little something for everyone. For more information about B&G Foods and its brands, please visit www.bgfoods.com.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Items Affecting Comparability

“Adjusted diluted earnings per share” (diluted earnings per share adjusted for certain items that affect comparability, including cash and non-cash acquisition/divestiture-related expenses, gains and losses (which may include third party fees and expenses, integration, restructuring and consolidation expenses and amortization of acquired inventory fair value step-up)); “EBITDA” (net income before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and loss on extinguishment of debt), and “adjusted EBITDA” (EBITDA as adjusted for cash and non-cash acquisition/divestiture-related expenses, gains and losses (which may include third party fees and expenses, integration, restructuring and consolidation expenses, amortization of acquired inventory fair value step-up and gains and losses on the sale of assets), non-recurring expenses and certain other items described from time to time in the Company’s SEC filings and earnings releases) are “non-GAAP financial measures.” A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of financial performance that excludes or includes amounts so as to be different than the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) in B&G Foods’ consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measures. The Company’s non-GAAP financial measures may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.

B&G Foods provides earnings guidance only on a non-GAAP basis and does not provide a reconciliation of the Company’s forward-looking adjusted EBITDA and adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures because of the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliations, including deferred taxes; loss on extinguishment of debt; adjustments that could be made for acquisition/divestiture-related expenses, gains and losses and other charges reflected in the Company’s reconciliation of historic non-GAAP financial measures, the amounts of which, based on past experience, could be material.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute “forward-looking statements.” The forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, without limitation, statements related to the expected impact of the acquisition, including without limitation, the expected impact on B&G Foods’ earnings per share, net sales, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted diluted earnings per share and free cash flow, and the expected tax benefits of the acquisition. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the actual results of B&G Foods to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to statements that explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties readers are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “assumes,” “could,” “should,” “estimates,” “potential,” “seek,” “predict,” “may,” “will,” or “plans” and similar references to future periods to be uncertain and forward-looking. Factors that may affect actual results include, without limitation: whether and when the Company will be able to realize the expected financial results and accretive effect of the acquisition, and how customers, competitors, suppliers and employees will react to the acquisition; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business, including, without limitation, the ability of the Company and its supply chain partners to continue to operate manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and other work locations without material disruption; the Company’s substantial leverage; the effects of rising costs for the Company’s raw materials, packaging and ingredients; crude oil prices and their impact on distribution, packaging and energy costs; the Company’s ability to successfully implement sales price increases and cost saving measures to offset any cost increases; intense competition, changes in consumer preferences, demand for the Company’s products and local economic and market conditions; the Company’s continued ability to promote brand equity successfully, to anticipate and respond to new consumer trends, to develop new products and markets, to broaden brand portfolios in order to compete effectively with lower priced products and in markets that are consolidating at the retail and manufacturing levels and to improve productivity; the risks associated with the expansion of the Company’s business; the Company’s possible inability to identify new acquisitions or to integrate recent or future acquisitions or the Company’s failure to realize anticipated revenue enhancements, cost savings or other synergies; tax reform and legislation, including the effects of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the U.S. CARES Act; the Company’s ability to access the credit markets and the Company’s borrowing costs and credit ratings, which may be influenced by credit markets generally and the credit ratings of the Company’s competitors; unanticipated expenses, including, without limitation, litigation or legal settlement expenses; the effects of currency movements of the Canadian dollar and the Mexican peso as compared to the U.S. dollar; the effects of international trade disputes, tariffs, quotas, and other import or export restrictions on the Company’s international procurement, sales and operations; future impairments of the Company’s goodwill and intangible assets; the Company’s ability to successfully complete the implementation of additional modules and the integration and operation of a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system; the Company’s ability to protect information systems against, or effectively respond to, a cybersecurity incident or other disruption; the Company’s sustainability initiatives and changes to environmental laws and regulations; and other factors that affect the food industry generally. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in B&G Foods’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2019 filed on February 26, 2020 and in its subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. B&G Foods undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.



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tknuncle tknuncle 6 years ago
That's a really smart tactic. It totally makes a lot of sense. Thanks for sharing this. Much appreciated ;)
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Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar 6 years ago
i use them as "liquid cash" then when say a DIS or IBM or AAPL or AMZN sells off, i rotate in then back out ;)
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tknuncle tknuncle 6 years ago
That's quit a list you have there. I totally get your point. Reliable Stocks to consider
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Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar 6 years ago
thank you, these are "stocks that are as good as cash group"

BGS KR REYN TR CL CCK SFM PG ENR WDFC GSK BMY VZ
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tknuncle tknuncle 6 years ago
I finally freed up some funds. Told myself if the PPS falls below $26 again I am moving on some more shares. Good luck Nebuchadnezar :)
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Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar 6 years ago
adding to this friday
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Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar 6 years ago
BGS-rounding top? on watch and part of my "safe as cash" stock plays

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FUNMAN FUNMAN 6 years ago
Earnings Call Transcript - B&G Foods, Inc. (BGS) CEO Ken Romanzi on Q3 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Nov. 5, 2020 10:32 PM ET

Q3: 11-05-20 Earnings Summary


EPS of $0.74 beats by $0.08 Revenue of $495.76M (22.01% Y/Y) beats by $33.59M


B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE:BGS) Q3 2020 Earnings Conference Call November 5, 2020 4:30 PM ET

Company Participants

Ken Romanzi - President and Chief Executive Officer

Bruce Wacha - Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Brian Holland - D.A. Davidson

Kevin Lehmann - Evercore ISI

Michael Lavery - Piper Sandler

Karru Martinson - Jefferies

William Reuter - Bank of America

Carla Casella - JP Morgan

Hale Holden - Barclays

Eric Larson - Seaport Global Securities

Ken Zaslow - Bank of Montreal

Robert Moskow - Credit Suisse

Operator

Good day, and welcome to the B&G Foods Third Quarter 2020 Earnings Call. Today's call is being recorded. You can access detailed financial information on the quarter in the company's earnings release issued today, which is available at the Investor Relations section of bgfoods.com.

Before the company begins its formal remarks, I need to remind everyone that part of the discussion today includes forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, and therefore, undue reliance should not be placed upon them. We refer you to the company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent SEC filings for a more detailed discussion of the risks that could impact the company's future operating results and financial condition.

The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The company will also be making references on today's call to the non-GAAP financial measures, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share, and base business net sales. Reconciliations of these financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are provided in today's earnings release.

Ken Romanzi, the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will begin the call with opening remarks and discuss various factors that affected the company’s results and selected business highlights. Then Bruce Wacha, the company’s Chief Financial Officer, will discuss the company’s financial results for the third quarter, as well as expectations for the remainder of 2020. Ken will then wrap up with his thoughts regarding the priorities for the remainder of 2020 and beyond.

I would now like to turn the call over to Ken.

Ken Romanzi

Thank you, operator. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us today for our third quarter earnings call. With the portfolio of brands and products very well suited for the stay at home, work from home, cook from home, and eat at home world B&G Foods delivered another strong quarter of sales and earnings.

Our portfolio of Green Giant vegetables, spices & seasonings, condiments, baking products, and other brands for all daily products really delivered when consumers needed to feed their families at home, out of necessity at first, then out of their rediscovery of their love for cooking and baking, which resulted in another great quarter for our business with net sales increase of 22% and adjusted EBITDA grown 21.3% as compared to the third quarter of last year. These results drove reported adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.74 for the quarter, an increase of 37%, compared to last year.

We experienced tremendous strength in almost all of our brands with nearly 80% of our brands growing net sales versus last year, and nearly 60% of [growth] at a double-digit pace. Throughout this pandemic, we have remained focused on our three major parties, protecting the health and safety of our employees, continuing to meet the unprecedented customer and consumer demand, and making the investments necessary to ensure the long-term financial health and success of B&G Foods.

Our operations team continues to do an incredible job ensuring that our supply chain meets the unprecedented increase in demand for our products by keeping our manufacturing facilities operating efficiently, while at the same time ensuring the health and safety of all of our employees. I'm pleased to report we have been very successful keeping our employees safe.

Keeping them safe is not only the right thing to do, but we believe that has been a competitive advantage as it has allowed us to keep our supply chain humming without disruption to meet this unprecedented surge in demand. Our supply chain has been a clear contributor to our growth among the best in the industry. And while we assume that some supply shortages is in about half a dozen of our product lines, we've maintained excellent customer service levels on the vast majority of our 50 plus brands throughout the pandemic.

I cannot thank our frontline workers enough for working tirelessly around the clock for many months to meet our customer and consumer needs during this time. They continue to be our true heroes. Our impressive growth in net sales across our portfolio was driven by a continuation of strong sustained consumption growth throughout the quarter. For the 13-weeks ending October 3 as reported by Nielsen, the total B&G Foods portfolio consumption grew 18% versus last year. This was nearly 50% greater than the total packaged food growth rate of 12.4% for the same time period, keeping B&G Foods consistently among the fastest growing publicly traded packaged food companies in the U.S. both for the quarter and the entire period since the beginning of the pandemic.

In addition, we continue to gaining a whole market share in nearly two-thirds of our brands and categories. Our largest brand, Green Giant, grew 31.5% in net sales driven by [strong needs] and consumption with 46.6% in shelf-stable vegetables will lead to 2.1 share points in the canned vegetable category. And more than 13% consumption growth in frozen vegetables that we will share in the frozen vegetable category that grew 10.6%.

Our spices and seasoning grew net sales 30% despite the material exposure to the food service channel. Strong retail consumption growth of 29% for the quarter drove strong net sales growth. Many of our other brands also had a strong third quarter. For example, net sales of Victoria increased 55.9%, and net sales of Cream of Wheat increased 17.2%. And our baking products were boomed amongst consumer’s newfound love for baking, followed by our Clabber Girl line of baking products, which increased 23.2% versus last year.

In speaking of baking, before turning the call over to Bruce, I want to talk about our most recent exciting announcement. As you all likely would have seen, we recently entered into an agreement to acquire the iconic Crisco brand of oils and shortening from The J.M. Smucker Co. This acquisition is the second largest in B&G Foods company history, and one about which we are absolutely thrilled.

Crisco is an excellent complement to our existing portfolio of baking brands including Clabber Girl, Davis, Rumford, Grandma's molasses, and our Pure Maple Syrup brands. The acquisition of Crisco is consistent with our long standing acquisition strategy of targeting low established brands, with leading market positions, and strong cash flow profiles at reasonable purchase price multiples.

Crisco has a strong heritage as the original all vegetable shortening that transformed the way people baked and cooked over 100 years ago. Crisco is the number one brand of shortening, the number one brand of vegetable oil, and it also holds leadership positions in other cooking oils and sprays. Consistent with our acquisition strategy, we expect the acquisition to be immediately accretive to our earnings per share and free cash flow.

I'll come back later to share more about how we plan to continue to capture the many opportunities we have with Crisco and all of our brands after Bruce provides you with more details on our third quarter financial performance. Bruce?

Bruce Wacha

Thank you, Ken. Good afternoon everyone. As Ken just outlined, we continue to see the same elevated business trends during the third quarter that we saw during the first two quarters of the year, largely as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on consumers. Our Q3 2020 results include net sales of $495.8 million, adjusted EBITDA of $104.6 million, and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.74. Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales was 21.1% for the quarter.

Our net sales increased by $89.5 million or 22% in the third quarter of 2020 when compared to last year's third quarter. The increase in net sales was almost entirely driven by increased volumes. While the impacts of M&A, pricing and foreign exchange were negligible. Similarly, base business net sales increased by $89.1 million, or 21.9%. Our volumes increased by [$89.8 million], primarily driven by the elevated trends resulting from COVID-19.

In addition, the third quarter also benefited from an extra week due to the occurrence of the 53rd week during our fiscal year. Our average weekly sales in the third quarter of 2020 were approximately $35 million. Third quarter net sales included strong performance across the majority of the brands within our portfolio, with nearly 60% of the brands in our portfolio, generating double-digit percentage growth in the third quarter of 2020, when compared to last year.

Among our larger brands, net sales of Green Giant, including Le Sueur, increased by $37.9 million, or 31.5%. Net sales of our spices & seasonings increased by $24.3 million, or 29.5%. Net sales of Victoria increased by $6.3 million, or 55.9%. Net sales of Maple Grove Farms increased by $3.2 million, or 18.2%. Net sales of Cream of Wheat increased by $2.4 million, or 17.2%. Net sales of Ortega increased $1 million, or 3%. Net sales of all other brands in the aggregate increased $14 million, or 11.1%.

Gross profit was $136 million for the third quarter of 2020, or 27.4% of net sales. Excluding the negative impact of $0.1 million of acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses during the third quarter of 2020, our gross profit would have been $136.1 million, or 27.5% of net sales.

Gross profit was $108.8 million for the third quarter of 2019, or 26.8% of net sales. Excluding the negative impact of $1.5 million of acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring charges during the third quarter of 2019, our gross profit would have been $110.3 million, or 27.2% of net sales.

While we have continued to see significant operating leverage within our gross profit as a result of our increased sales, these benefits were offset in part during the third quarter by COVID-19 preventative costs, enhanced compensation during the pandemic for employees at our manufacturing facilities, and approximately 100 basis points of freight rate inflation.

Our COVID-19 costs, including the enhanced compensation for our manufacturing employees continue to run about $1.5 million per month or approximately $4.5 million in the third quarter. Meanwhile, on a rate basis, increased freight rates cost us about $5.5 million in the quarter. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $43.4 million in the third quarter of 2020, which was an increase in dollar terms, but favorable by about 60 basis points as a percentage of net sales.

SG&A costs increased by $5.3 million, compared to the year ago third quarter. The dollar increase was composed of increases in consumer marketing, including investments in e-commerce of $3.8 million, general and administrative expenses of $2.7 million, selling expenses of $1.8 million, and warehouse expenses of 0.3 million, partially offset by a decrease in acquisition, divestiture related in non-recurring expenses of $3.3 million.

Expressed as a percentage of net sales, selling general and administrative expenses were 8.8% for the third quarter of 2020 compared to 9.4% for the third quarter of 2019. We generated $104.6 million and adjusted EBITDA on the third quarter of 2020, compared to 86.2 million in the prior year quarter, which represents an increase of approximately $18.4 million or 21.3%. The increase in adjusted EBITDA was primarily driven by an increase in net sales volume.

Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales was 21.1%, which was in-line with adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales in the prior year third quarter of 21.2%. Year to date, adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sale is now 19.8%, approximately 20 basis points higher than the prior year period. We generated adjusted net income of $47.9 million or $0.74 per adjusted diluted share in the third quarter of 2020 compared to 34.9 million or $0.54 per adjusted diluted share in the third quarter of 2019.

Earlier this year, like many in our peer group, we suspended our annual guidance with the onset of the COVID-19 or coronavirus pandemic. While we noted that the world would change and that forecasting our business would be challenging due to the many factors outside of our control, we expressed our belief that we would materially exceed the financial forecasts that we had made earlier in the year of 1.66 billion to $1.68 billion in net sales and [$302.5 million to $312.5 million] of adjusted EBITDA, and we certainly have.

While life is not returned to normal yet, given where we are in the year, we believe we are in a position to provide guidance for the remainder of fiscal 2020. And we certainly expect to see continued elevated performance throughout the remainder of the year. When factoring in our guidance, however, please keep in mind that while we are very excited about the announced acquisition of Crisco from Smucker, this transaction has not yet closed and therefore our guidance excludes the expected impact of the pending acquisition.

So, here it goes. Through the first nine months of 2020, we generated $1.458 billion in net sales, compared to 1.19 billion in the year ago period, an increase of $267.5 million or 22.5%. Similarly, through the first nine months of 2020, we generated $287.9 million in adjusted EBITDA, compared to 233 million in the year ago period, an increase of $54.9 million, or 23.5%.

While we don't expect to remain at the same toward plus 20% area growth rate [into perpetuity], we do anticipate growth in the fourth quarter to remain elevated or up as much as 10% or more for net sales, which will drive the rest of our model. Based on our first nine months of performance and our outlook for the fourth quarter, we expect this strong performance that we’re seeing to continue throughout the remainder of the year and we expect to generate between $1.95 billion and $1.97 billion in net sales for 2020.

We expect to generate between $360 million and $370 million in adjusted EBITDA. We expect slight improvements in our adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales, as operating leverage from increased volume is expected to continue to boost market. However, similar to prior quarters, we expect some of these margin benefits to be offset by increased costs relating to the pandemic, as well as the continued uptick and freight inflation.

We are also providing adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance for the full-year fiscal 2020 in the range of $2.30 to $2.40. We expect to spend approximately $40 million to $45 million for the year in CapEx. Based on our latest estimate and our continued debt paydown effort, we are trending toward a net debt to adjusted EBITDA before share based compensation of approximately 4.5 times before the acquisition of Crisco.

Pro forma for the pending acquisition of Crisco we expect to remain well within our target net leverage ratio of 4.5 times to 5.5 times. Based on our latest forecasts and our estimates for the acquisition, we now expect to finish the year at approximately 5 times to 5.1 times net debt to adjusted EBITDA pro forma for the acquisition. Ken discussed some of the highlights earlier explaining why we are so very excited about the acquisition. I would also like to provide some additional financial information.

Similar to many other brands in our portfolio, Crisco has seen elevated performance throughout the pandemic boosted by strong double-digit increases in consumption as Americans are re-embracing their kitchens and re-discovering the joys of baking. As previously announced, we expect Crisco will generate approximately $270 million of net sales and approximately $65 million to $70 million of adjusted EBITDA in 2021.

We expect Crisco will be accretive to our adjusted diluted earnings per share by approximately $0.45 to $0.50. We also expect Crisco to add approximately $7 million to our annual CapEx needs. We're also very excited about the free cash flow generation profile of this business and expect to help accelerate a de-leveraging goal. We expect the acquisition to close during the fourth quarter, and we expect to finance it initially through a combination of cash on hand and revolver draw.

I would now like to turn the call back over to Ken to highlight our plans going forward. Ken?

Ken Romanzi

Thank you, Bruce. Our plans going forward follow the same blueprint we began implementing before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. We call it our vision to growth. And it's anchored in three strategic priorities. Drive organic, improve margins, and make accretive acquisitions. [Keeping up those business tightly] with modest organic growth and good cost management. So, we can keep our cash flow strong and balance sheet ready for a period of acquisitions. For the purpose of the returning a substantial portion of excess cash to our shareholders in the form of dividends has always been the core of B&G value proposition.

The pandemic simply powered of vision for [growth is overdrive]. With tremendous organic growth this year, combined with expanded margins delivering outside cash flow, we've been able to reduce our leverage from over six times at the end of last year to 4.5 times projected this year, which has allowed us to get back on the acquisition hunt and as we mentioned before, Crisco is a classic B&G Foods acquisition otherwise we couldn’t be more excited.

Furthermore, lastly, our board of directors declared our 65th consecutive quarterly dividend has gone public in 2004. So how do we keep all this [down]? To drive organic growth, we will capitalize on the growth we're seeing driven by both existing users and the addition of new users. We believe much of the increased consumption of our debt is due to [last minute] changes of consumer behavior.

We believe many more consumers will be working from home even after vaccine is available. And we participate in good categories with well-known leading brands that caters very well to the work from home crowd, whether it’s baking, meal, condiments, spices and seasonings, or vegetables we have high quality tasty products in our portfolio that really satisfy consumers basic needs.

Our vast portfolio of branded products is driving growth in multiple ways from gaining new households, increased consumption in existing households, and both in the latest 12 months ending September 2020 83% of U.S. households purchased at least one B&G food products and that increased from 79% last year. That equates to approximately 5.7 million more household. The majority of our major brands have seen positive gains in household penetration, including Green Giant, Ortega, Clabber Girl, Cream of Wheat, Weber, and Victoria. And these new households love our products just like our existing consumers with a repeat rate of 53%.

Our broad portfolio of brands is driving growth in multiple ways as I mentioned before. Brands are getting most of their growth from new buyers include Clabber Girl, Mama Mary’s, Victoria, and Spice Islands. Brands that are getting most of their growth from existing buyers include Green Giant, and Ortega. And we have brands that seeing growth more evenly split between new and existing buyers, including Cream of Wheat, Bear Creek, and Weber.

We expect future growth to continue mostly from existing users as consumers have fundamentally changed their behavior and will continue to cook and eat more at home. All we'll have to do is read the report and know how many companies are planning to have their employees work at home more in the future regardless of whether or not there’s a COVID vaccine.

And our brand portfolio will be [indiscernible] meeting their needs with new recipe, usage ideas, and innovation as they have been throughout the pandemic. Regarding new households, I stand by my belief I've shared in the past that they are like the fountain of youth to any brand, particularly legacy brands like ours. So we expect they will add icing on the cake to our future growth opportunity. To retain those new households and keep our strong base of existing households keep coming back.

We've been increasing our marketing investment and shifting those investments to more usage-oriented marketing with an emphasis on e-commerce. Examples of our recent efforts include partnering with leading media companies to note our brands and recipes on high impact sites like delish.com, and allrecipes.com. We've also launched an exclusive online interactive kitchen with a digital pantry and freezer [specked] with our brand, in a host of recipes, tips and tricks to make eating at home with the family easier and more enjoyable.

Additionally, we've partnered with Catalina Marketing to strategically target the new incremental household moving during the pandemic. While delivering these new consumers we have an ease and usage suggestions online at home, on their mobile device and in-store to help encourage consumption of our brands already found in their household and encourage repeat purchases thereafter.

We've also partnered with a leading provider of household panel data to deliver enhanced consumer demographic, attitudes, and purchase behavior insight. These insights will not only aid in driving sales by better positioning ourselves to existing consumers and retail partners, but also among opportunity consumer segments that will be implemented to our business.

And lastly, I'm pleased to report that the Jolly Green Giant is back on national television for the fall advertising campaign, teaching consumers how to get more vegetables into their diet, featuring much of our shows frozen innovation. Regarding e-commerce, we estimate that the proportion of our sales through e-commerce has grown 140% this year, and represents approximately 7% of our consumption sales as reported by [U.S.]

Now, this really is only an estimate, as retailers have not yet completely broken down our sales to them between traditional brick and mortar sale and click and collect and click and deliver, but we know it's grown very fast and become an increasingly important part of our business. Our largest brand, Green Giant is also our largest brand in e-commerce by far. And according to news and reporting, our share of frozen vegetables in our e-commerce is north of 50%, approximately 4 times that of our retail share.

On this front, we've invested in much of the foundational work necessary to set ourselves up for success, including internal and external search functionality, where to buy, assortment optimization, key images and keyword. In addition, we’re partnering with e-commerce retail partners to test them around what's most impactful for consumers of being [indiscernible] product.

This foundation of working capital is critical to our continued success in e-commerce in the near future, and we believe will allow us to hit the ground running even faster in 2021. And last but not least, product innovation will remain a major driver of our business going forward. While retailer [needs a] minimal product introduction during the pandemic, we certainly didn't [meet] the sales volume this year.

We have focused our efforts on keeping the supply chain full of our best selling product. But this delay had a hidden benefit, the delay reset the six to nine more months of lead time to develop lead product. This is a rare luxury in the world of new product development. As a result, our new innovation pipeline is even more robust. Some of the highlights of new product introduction delayed this year and early 2021 include, will keep the innovation train rolling on Joy Green Giant by introducing additional products that deliver on Green Giant’s mission to help people get more vegetables into their diet.

Our focus will continue to introduce new products made from vegetable that offer delicious carbohydrate replacement alternatives to large carbohydrate filled categories such as pasta, rice, and bread. This quarter, we will continue the rollout of Green Giant Cauliflower Gnocchi and Cauliflower Breadsticks. In addition we [Technical Difficulty] rollout of Green Giant Cauliflower for vegetable based veggie fries and veggie rings, our take on traditional onion rings.

Early retail movement in this first few retailers that launched these new items is very promising. And next year, we plan to introduce a line of outstanding cauliflower based pastas, including ravioli, fettuccine, and mac and cheese. These are delicious. One would never know they're made from cauliflower and other vegetables. And will be gluten free. And we would like to get our core vegetable franchise, so we're introducing Green Giant Vegetable seasoned with our Dash salt-free seasonings, our first cross brand product innovation.

The second largest brand Ortega, we’ll bring them a magic of cauliflower to a category that really needs better for new innovation. We’re introducing Ortega Cauliflower Taco Shells and Tortillos, one of the first product formulation innovations in this category in quite some time. We will compliment this launch with the introduction of Ortega street taco sauces in three flavors in squeeze bottles to capitalize on the growing food truck craze.

In spices & seasoning, we are constantly innovating with new blends like our Dash everything with a [salt-free], which allows people to enjoy the taste of [everything big] or without the salt. In addition, we've launched new Weber grilling brands, including our Weber Cowboy and Savory Steakhouse Seasonings

Now the next one's very exciting. Under a licensing agreement, we just recently launched Cinnamon Toast Crunch single best seasoning blend inspired by the second best selling cereal in America, Cinnamon Toast Crunch. This product was introduced to much fanfare. Consumers on their social media pages and the media alike have been obsessed with the product, delivering over 2.7 billion media impressions since we announced it in late August and our initial sales results have not disappointed.

[Food industry] has quickly become the fastest selling spice blend within our entire seasoning portfolio at a major wholesale club partner. And we'll be expanding distribution of this terrific new product in early 2021. Our second institute, strategic imperative of our vision for growth is improving margin. At the core of this is, better price management and our cost productivity program, which continues to bear fruit across our supply chain in the area of logistics, product and packaging initiatives, and manufacturing.

We set a goal of driving $20 million in annual cost savings and delivered them in 2019. In 2020, we expect to deliver 17 million in cost at [from four] optimizing our transportation cost, product weighed out, package cost reductions, and repatriating products from co-packers into our manufacturing facility. The $3 million gap between our expected savings and our goal is a decision we made to delay several manufacturing projects due to our desire to not disrupt our facilities as they significantly ramped up production at the beginning of the pandemic and have not slowed down since.

We will begin implementing our manufacturing costs programs as we catch up with COVID demand, and we will share more on upfront in this area at our year-end earnings call. Better price management is the second driver of our margin improvement imperative and COVID certainly helped in this area. Through the first three quarters of 2020, we've gotten over [$24 million] of improved pricing. And while we return to more normalized promotional levels in the third quarter, we expect most of our year to date pricing to stick this year.

Going forward, our new trade promotion management system will allow us to continue to optimize promotional price points for better efficiency and effectiveness. And our last strategic imperative of our vision for growth is of course making accretive acquisitions. As I mentioned before, this is why B&G Foods was built, and we have a great track record of building value for our shareholders with the strategy, probably with a terrific addition to our portfolio. And the Crisco brand is yet another perfect fit with our strategy.

With strong cash goals from these acquisitions, plus a healthy base business, we expect to continue to reduce our net leverage post acquisition to ensure our balance sheet is in shape to continue to add accretive businesses.

And lastly, before I turn the call back over to the operator, I wanted to acknowledge and thank the entire B&G Foods organization of almost 3,000 people for their tireless efforts to produce the results we shared today. All while taking care of one another just stay safe and healthy, yet remaining extremely productive as we do our part to keep our nation's food supply flowing. Our front line employees are showing that they continue to be heroes throughout this pandemic and I cannot thank them enough for their efforts.

I would also like to take this opportunity to publicly welcome the Cincinnati based Crisco employees that we expect will join the B&G Foods family later this year, subject to the closing of the pending acquisition.

This concludes our remarks for today. And now we'd like to begin the Q&A portion of our call. Operator?

Question-and-Answer Session

Operator

Thank you. [Operator Instructions] And our first question today comes from Brian Holland with D.A. Davidson.

Brian Holland

Thanks, good afternoon and congratulations on the continued sharp performance this year. Maybe first question, you know shipments up, you know base business up low 20s, 21% something like that, I believe I heard in the prepared remarks consumption of 29, so, you know, can you help triangulate sort of going forward? Because it feels like it, I think you talked about some supply, you know, issues that you were managing as well. So as we kind of go forward here, are inventories pretty tight with retailers, are we going to see a set up there where you're going to have to grow shipments ahead of consumption in subsequent quarters that kind of catch up for that? And maybe help us understand maybe the progression of that over the next few quarters. Like how quickly you can make that up, if you will?

Bruce Wacha

Yeah, I mean, certainly, if you look at our inventory, this is definitely the quarter where we increase inventory. So, on a broad basis, we are building our own inventory. On a specific basis, obviously, we're operating, you know call it 7, 8 months into a pandemic, and there's always on occasion, certain brands and categories that are in heightened demand, therefore, you really need to uptick, our efforts from a supply standpoint. I think we're just going to continue to watch it. I think, you know, you have seen certainly distortion from time-to-time around holidays and other things where buying patterns look a little bit different.

We're certainly in the holiday buying area today as we speak, you know, in November heading up towards Thanksgiving. But we’ve also seen periods, like we talked about earlier in the year after the second quarter, where you didn't see a big lift for July 4. So, some of those are a little bit tougher to predict where they're going to be. As Ken mentioned, earlier in the call, we're doing really everything we can to maximize supply and make sure that we've got product on the shelf throughout and continue to react to the needs of the retailers and ultimately the consumers.

Brian Holland

Okay, fair enough. And then, you know, maybe just taking a step back here, you know, obviously, your portfolio effectively positioned within COVID, you know, where the consumer is migrating to from a category standpoint, baking, Frozen, etcetera, but you're sharing the aggregate has improved through this. So, I'm wondering if you could kind of just take a step back here and maybe help us understand where you think your, you know – consumption is improving across grocery, obviously, but, you know, where are you guys taking share right now? Where is either the execution improving? Or where is, you know, kind of the connection with the consumer? Where's that most acute right now? Because, you know, I think it's worth noting that your share has improved in this dynamic, it hasn't worsened.

Bruce Wacha

Yeah, I appreciate your recognizing that and pointing out. Sorry, Ken, do you want to answer that?

Ken Romanzi

Well, as you can say some of our biggest share gains are baking powder, and molasses, frozen vegetables and green – and shelf-stable vegetables. I mean, just go by category, some of those largest share gains, but, you know, two-thirds of our brands have gained or [held chair]. So, it's kind of hard to pinpoint, but big swings in baking powder, shelf-stable vegetables, even some [late things], and some segments of our seasonings business as well.

Bruce Wacha

Brian, one of the key things to remember on that, too, is just what we've been saying for some time is just the ability to execute and owning as much for the right amounts of your supply chain and having good relationships with your co-packers for the manufacturing that you don't own is just crucial at this point in time and our ability to execute and keep the factories running has been a key factor in terms of keeping product on the shelf as it's moving in really heightened levels to, you know, to the consumers.

Ken Romanzi

Okay. I would – certainly the supply chain, you know, we have been getting, you know while we’ve had, we’ve had our issues as well. We have been getting great, great feedback from our customers that were on hold. We're executing well and in very important categories, keeping them in stock, which I think is a driver, you know, certainly contributed driving share gains.

Brian Holland

Appreciate the color Ken and Bruce, best of luck.

Operator

Our next question comes from David Palmer of Evercore ISI.

Kevin Lehmann

Hi, it's actually Kevin Lehmann on for Dave, thanks for the question.

Ken Romanzi

No worries. Hey, Kevin.

Kevin Lehmann

Hey, guys. Thank you, Ken. In the past, you guys have talked about the opportunity to expand some of the smaller regional brands being acquired over the years into more mainstream or national retailers mentioned just a few minutes ago, Victoria for example, sales up – what was this 55% in the quarter, if you look at the scanner data, your ACV distribution for that brand is up almost 600 basis points. Clabber Girl saw similar ACV increase. So, we're all wondering how sticky consumer trial will be, but is the pandemic demand also bringing forward some ACV gains that may have otherwise taken several years to actually achieve? And if so, how sticky do you think those distribution winds will be in 2021 and going forward? Thanks.

Ken Romanzi

Yes, it's a good point. It does help. I mean, you know, it's certainly a [indiscernible] help, because again that’s another one where we were doing very well on supply and some competitors were having some issue with supply. So, you gain distribution and then if the product do well, it can be very sticky. I mean, distribution is only tricky if the product turns well. So, we expect that some of those distributions we've seen in pasta sauce and seasonings in hot cereal, we’ve seen some gains, so we – can vegetables we've actually seen some gains. So, you know we were there ready to supply customers when they need it and with the product performing well, let’s just say, we’re very focused on distribution and we don’t want to give [any of] that. So, the COVID has helped that as well.

Kevin Lehmann

Thank you.

Operator

We'll go next to Michael Lavery of Piper Sandler.

Michael Lavery

Thank you. Good evening. You mentioned how important the relationships are with your co-packers and co-manufacturers, but do you have a sense of how much if even though growth is looking like it's continuing at elevated levels of joints and deceleration it's moderating a bit certainly from the spring, do you have a sense of how much you may be able to lessen your dependence on co-packers next year, and if there's a margin benefit we should expect that would come from that?

Ken Romanzi

Yeah, I’m not really sure; the COVID situation is going to make a big difference in lessening our dependence. You have to remember that about half of our volume is done internally manufactured in half co-package. It's really the result of it – we're an amalgamation of the businesses we purchased, some came with manufacturing, some didn't come with manufacturing. So, for the most part, our co-packers came through really well through COVID and go continue with them. There were a handful – less than a handful that actually weren't able to keep up. And we've started to now either have more or actually re-patriot the products in our own facility to expand our – not necessarily give up the co-packer, but expand the capacity, because they were tapped out. And we don't, you know, we certainly don't want the [fill rates] to be – continue to be low.

So, in some cases, we're actually making some products that were traditionally dedicated to co-packers. The biggest driver of whether we produce or don't produce is going to be based on cost. And part of our cost savings initiatives will include on where it makes financial sense for us to move product from co-packers to internal manufacturing and that is part of our cost savings going forward, but we're not going to dramatically change the mix overnight. If we’re 50/50 today, you know, we'll be moving a few percentage points every now and again internally. It'll be a product line by product line decision. So, I hope that answers your question.

Michael Lavery

Yeah, that's helpful. And it sounds like it hasn't been a big shift in favor of co-brands during the surge; you've handled it on both internally and externally managing capacity up?

Ken Romanzi

Yes, for the most part, our co-brands have come through, probably haven't had any issues. But if you look at the drivers of our lower fill rates, it was really two or three product lines, most of which was in our house and there wasn't a lot of excess capacity to be had. So, we're in the process of, you know, building more.

Michael Lavery

That's great. And just a quick follow up on [canned corn], any sense of how that supply looks like you'll be positioned for the next year, and if you feel like there's any constraints that might come there?

Ken Romanzi

We believe that the entire can vegetable category is going to be tight, because, you know, we have to make the decision on how much volume we need. Well in advance is the way the business works for everyone is, you got to let the farmers know early in the year what you need them to plant in the spring to be harvested in the summer and the early fall. So, all of those demand plans were put together, kind of put to bed by January and then COVID hit March.

Now, we went back out to look for more in May and got more, but didn't get nearly as much as we needed. And then COVID demand was even stronger or longer than what we even thought back in May. So, and you’re starting to see an uptick of some stockpiling in the fall on that category. So, it's going to be a tight category for the next summer.

Michael Lavery

Okay, thanks for color.

Operator

We'll go next to Karru Martinson of Jefferies.

Karru Martinson

Good afternoon. Just quick housekeeping. I thought I heard you say, with Crisco pro forma, you're expecting 5 times to 5.1 times leverage is that correct?

Bruce Wacha

Correct.

Karru Martinson

Okay. And then in terms of the welcome delay giving you guys more time to formulate the product innovation pipeline here. Has that changed in terms of the cadence of where you're rolling out, you constantly hear the stories of, you know, we're focused on the core, we're not adding new stuff, how are you getting new stuff on the shelf, and when should we kind of expect that to flow through the upcoming year here?

Ken Romanzi

It's a retailer by retailer decision whether or not they're going to reset their shelves. So, it's a very, very hard thing to generalize, because then retailer by retailer, so some retailers, depending on the category change from, you know, second to third quarter rollout to 2020 to four quarter, and some change to next year. And some said – in some categories they said, we're not even going to reset the category next year. So, the good news is, we've got the product developed, and we're ready to launch when the customer is ready to launch.

Karru Martinson

Then when you look at the new product development, how are you tying that into kind of the online shopping experience or can you formulate your product such that it can be more easily accessible to, kind of a hearing a lot of grocery stores, putting in kind of online shopping centers to the store? Are you finding placement in those locations or are you participating in that?

Ken Romanzi

Not to a great extent. When we do want something we’re making sure now that a lot of the requirements in online have certain package requirements, not necessarily product formulation. So, we are keeping in mind that the case pack to be able to be sold – to be sold online. And we’re certainly using some of the online retailers for early marketing because it's a great way to get out there and get some buzz behind the product.

Karru Martinson

Thank you very much, guys. Appreciate it.

Operator

We'll go next to William Reuter, Bank of America.

William Reuter

Hi, I guess my first question, I assume, given the relatively large acquisition that you'll [indiscernible] pause on share repurchases going forward, I guess, is that the case?

Bruce Wacha

I think obviously, our focus right now is the acquisition and the integration, and, you know, depending on where sales EBITDA, cash flow leverage, all shake out over time, you know, share repurchases. One consideration, but I think you're highlighting something appropriately. The focus right now is on acquisition and integration.

William Reuter

Okay, and then my other one, given some capacity constraints and challenges with regard to supply chain, I think you guys manufacture about half your product. Have you thought about changing that mixture of self manufacturing versus third party?

Bruce Wacha

I think the biggest driver on how that could change in a big way is just resulting to M&A, but certainly as Ken mentioned on the call earlier, we want to be more efficient, where it makes sense and where it makes sense for us to bring in manufacturing to do it in-house. You know, that makes sense, and in some cases, the asset light model works well from a co-packer standpoint. Real big thing is to be important within our co-packers as opposed to; you know being a small player with a large co-packer.

William Reuter

Great, that's all from me. Thank you.

Bruce Wacha

Okay.

Operator

We’ll go next to Carla Casella with JP Morgan.

Carla Casella

Hi. I have one question on the capital structure and one on the business, with the big acquisition in and you've got a callable debt in your structure, any thoughts of doing refinancing and potentially using longer-term financing for the acquisition rather than your revolver?

Bruce Wacha

Yeah, I think that's certainly something that we're going to look to evaluate over time and be opportunistic within the market context.

Carla Casella

Okay. When we looked at the brand, I just got a couple on brand categories. Any of the strengths in this quarter, is any of it driven by timing where the shipments came in third quarter this year versus fourth quarter next year?

Ken Romanzi

No. In fact, we are off to a good start in October. So, we're, you know, our shipments in assumption were pretty close in the third quarter. So, it wasn't really – it wasn't negatively affected at all.

Carla Casella

Okay, and as they go into holiday, where I'm assuming [can] may make get some refocus, is – are you seeing pick up in promotional activity or can you talk about the cans category in general and placing competition there?

Ken Romanzi

I'm sorry, what category you're asking about?

Carla Casella

Green Giant shelf. I think I called it can, yeah, sorry.

Ken Romanzi

Oh, I'm sorry. Yeah. So yeah, I mean, you know, Thanksgiving and Christmas and Hanukkah holidays are big. It is the season for, you know, for canned vegetables. So, we expect, you know, kind of normal activity. We do expect, as has been all year long, we do expect elevated pricing in the category for, you know, versus a year ago, but they're going to be promoted.

Carla Casella

Okay, great. Thanks.

Operator

Our next question comes from Hale Holden of Barclays.

Hale Holden

Thanks for taking the question. I just had two quick ones. On the Crisco acquisition, when you guys bought Green Giant, you know, took probably nine months or into the following fall, before you got your own innovation into the brands? Is that something we should expect the Crisco or is there an innovation pipeline that's coming faster than that with the brand?

Ken Romanzi

I would say that we don't see as much innovation with Crisco as we did in the frozen vegetable category, but there is some things that are on the books that are intriguing to us. But I don't, you know, right now, we want to focus on integrating the acquisition really well, it's a big business. And we don't see it, leading quite their level of innovation that Green Giant is. Having said that, I'm sure within, you know, within the first year, we'll start to share with customers the most attractive pieces of the innovation that Smucker Company has developed and there is some nice ideas in there that they would have loved to watch it go as a higher priority for them, but the schools certainly take a hard look at them, given it's going to be a very important brand in our portfolio.

Hale Holden

Sounds good. And then Bruce, you gave – two things, you gave a pricing increase year-to-date, but I have heard around $23 million, $24 million did you guys realize your price increases? And then also outlined a bunch of new tools to try to, I guess, go to consumer better, and have better consumer insights? So, I was wondering, you know, when you combine those with your confidence level on holding that pricing increase into a more normalized environment, potentially in 2021, when demand, you know, becomes a little more flatter than what you're seeing right now?

Bruce Wacha

Yeah, I think the real thing to follow, there's a couple things. So one, obviously, as an organization, we're smarter today than we used to be. And that new tool was really part of the program that we started to put in place last year with, you know, pre-COVID, a trade spin optimization program, and how we were looking at things. So that definitely was a part of the gain and benefit that was truly in the business that we expect to hold on to. As was the list price increase that we took in the spring of 2019 that we left in the beginning of this year, and so, that truly is.

There certainly was in the March, April, May time period, even probably still in the June, July, a good amount of trade spend programs being cancelled, put on-hold as the grocery stores we're dealing with COVID and trying to just keep product on the shelf. I think we've probably started to see a little bit more of a normal environment or a less abnormal environment in the third quarter, fourth quarter than we did earlier in the year. And so, I think it's starting to settle a little bit, but a lot of the benefit that we took – we have in place and we expect to continue to keep some of that in place.

Hale Holden

Sounds good. Thank you very much.

Operator

Our next question comes from Eric Larson of Seaport Global Securities.

Eric Larson

Thank you for taking the question. Good afternoon, everyone. There's a couple questions. I think Ken you alluded to – I think all the companies are talking about this. And if you could maybe put some quantification on it, the total marketing spend, you're trying to increase your spending at a time when your household penetration is up, you want to retain as many of those customers as possible. So, can you give us a sense of, you know, either in $1 number or percentage of sales or in some measurement, you know, how much your marketing spend, is actually going up in total?

Ken Romanzi

Yeah, year-to-date [grows]. It's in our numbers, hang-on. So for the first half of the year, our marketing spend actually was down, because we were, we were clamping down on spending until we were trying to get a hold of what was going on, you know get a hold of what’s going on with the consumer and catching up with demand. So, year-to-date our marketing spend was roughly – it was about 10% higher than a year ago, but down as a percentage of sales.

In the first half of the year, it was down in absolute. And it came back. As Bruce mentioned, we spent more in the [indiscernible] on the third quarter did last year. We expect that to continue to spend even more in the fourth quarter versus year ago. So, all-in on marketing spend this year will be up – it'll be up at least 15%.

Eric Larson

15% absolute?

Ken Romanzi

15%. Yeah. So – and that's, you know, that's good for us to be, you know, we're not the largest spenders in marketing. But that's a nice increase for us, especially the way we're targeting it and using it for both online shopper marketing and then getting Green Giant back on air again is critical given there's so much innovation we have with all the different governments we are going after. It's critical that that innovation got some awareness and trial in accelerated fashion.

Eric Larson

Got it? And then my follow up question here is, you know, obviously, we've got, we've all known that there's some freight inflation, actually quite a bit. I mean, 5.5 million I think in your quarter. It's different that, you know, your sales were a lot higher than they were a few years ago, when it was plus 5 million to plus 10 million, but is it because home delivery – is this a sustainable? I mean, is this a situation that could get? You know, similar to what we had, you know, kind of a, you know, hyperinflationary period several years ago, or how should we be looking at freight costs?

Bruce Wacha

Yeah, it's interesting, because we were actually – we were looking for some freight increases this year, throughout the year was our model and what we were expecting, and probably the first six months of the year, we just weren't seeing it. We actually had some favorability. So, it picked up a little bit in the third quarter. We are continuing to watch it. Certainly, because a lot of the moves that we made following that late 2017, early 2018 increase that that you referenced, I think we’re better able to deal with it today than we were back then we're more efficient. We've taken a lot a lot of miles out of the system. So, feel a little bit more efficient, but certainly watching it was something that we expected to happen this year. And then there were delays. I don't think it's hyperinflation from a freight standpoint, but certainly it's something that that's picked up a little bit and if people just do it if necessary.

Eric Larson

Okay. Thanks Bruce.

Ken Romanzi

Yeah, I would say that it is – and I would say that it's basically a shortage of capacity. That's what's driving it. Even here, some of the online delivery companies saying if you want to order something for Christmas, you better order now. Don't wait to the last minute because it's not going to arrive on time. So, it's really a shortage of capacity. And to Bruce's point, we’re seeing similar 8% increases, but we're offsetting that because we've got long-term logistics sufficiency programs in place that, number one are sending more from spot to contract. So, spot rates have really spiked, contract rates [not much].

So more from spot to contract, and a lot more in truckload versus less than truckload, and that's a huge driver. On top of all the strategic moves we made, we re-locate some of our warehouses to take, as Bruce mentioned, a ton of miles down. So, those three things we’re implementing those. Our rate increase, the same rate increase doesn't seem to have the same negative effect that had a few years ago.

Eric Larson

Got it. Yeah. I remember when you added your West Coast distribution center, I think that took out, you know, a huge number of miles, if I recall correctly.

Ken Romanzi

Huge number. And we're still saving money on that in our little East Coast move we did as well. So, and that's really helping out a lot as rates rise.

Eric Larson

Okay, thank you.

Operator

We’ll got next to Ken Zaslow of Bank of Montreal.

Ken Zaslow

Hey, good afternoon, everyone.

Ken Romanzi

Hey, Ken.

Ken Zaslow

So, I know it's early, but can you give us some puts and takes of how we think about 2021? You know, because as I see, even in the fourth quarter, the rate of EBITDA growth obviously is slowing, but how do we think about 2021 in terms of what you think is the biggest puts and takes and how we start framing in our mind? I know it's early to give exact guidance, but if you could give us some puts and take that would be very helpful?

Ken Romanzi

Well, I don't think we're ready to do that for 2021. I’ll let Bruce comment, but I think – the one thing I would say, to get your head wrapped around 2021 is to do what we're doing. Look at 2021 versus 2019. Because that's the trend we know about. And trending versus 2020, we're still, you know, still 2020 is still up in the air. So, there’s such major changes to the business in 2021, or 2020 excuse me. We're trying to wrap our mind around how does 2021 look versus 2019? What's reasonable to assume of what's going to carry over. And while we look at puts and takes versus 2021, more really, versus 2020, we're really looking to build it versus 2019. Because that's the trends we know of today. Very difficult to figure out what's going to happen next March and April versus the last March and April where we saw just, you know seven unexpected huge increases in demand.

Bruce Wacha

Yeah. And obviously, the biggest wildcard is going to be what happens with COVID and are we still going to work from home, play from home, school from home type environment.

Ken Zaslow

Okay, and then also freight, it would obviously be a factor as well. And then I'm assuming ad spending in new innovation and [indiscernible] also because it seems like you've actually amped up the new innovation. You know, if you kind of think about relative again, to 2019. You know, in a lot of respects, your home your company in terms of your focus on innovation, it seems like it’s just a greater focus, is that, are those the keys that I would think of?

Bruce Wacha

Yeah, and the other ones that I'd add to that is obviously as we talked about over the last couple years, if there's inflation. And it's sustained, people should expect not just B&G, but other packaged food players to take price increases, and so probably nothing different there. Certainly, you know, you get COVID, you get massive demand, we've seen that all year. And despite predictions of maybe it goes away. It's still here. And then obviously the last thing is Crisco, we've got an acquisition, and that'll fit perfectly within our financials.

Ken Zaslow

I agree. And then just the last question I have is, when I think about the innovation, again, I like it versus 2019. I think that's really fair way to think about it. What do you think your success rate is and the incremental from that relative to the idea that, you know we're all talking about, you know, you're getting new customers, but part of it is the innovation of that. What percentage of your innovation or what percentage of the sales do you think is sticky or what percentage of your innovation is something that won't go away? Do you think of that as a percentage of your sales going forward? Can you frame that for us and I'll leave it there and I appreciate it?

Bruce Wacha

Ken, you want to get that? You want me to get it?

Ken Romanzi

Yeah, sorry. I'm sorry. I will. I think what you have to think about, we’re not prepared to start to talk about percent of the business from innovation to 2021, [not alone be] in our guidance mix through next year, we'll be able to lay out for you how much volume we believe we'll get from innovation, and how much of it is sticky and leftover, but suffice to say, we'll be moving more volume and innovation in 2021 that will be in 2019. Because we've got a good success rate from what we've launched, not everything has – not every single skew has been successful in this [indiscernible], but for the most part, you know, everything we launched is doing well. And then we're launching new products on top of that. So, it's building and particularly our largest brand, Green Giant, I mean, we can lay it out for you. But the brand has steadily grown over the last few years. And that's basically driven by innovation.

Ken Zaslow

Great. I appreciate it. Be well guys.

Bruce Wacha

Thanks Ken.

Operator

And our final question today comes from Robert Moskow of Credit Suisse.

Robert Moskow

Hi. Thank you. I have a question about, just – you mentioned that you would hit the rare luxury that retailers are pushing back, simply the merchandising resets, and can you elaborate a little bit more on that for me. Like, is it allowing you to get more distribution than you otherwise would have expected? And if so, how are retailers making room for you, are they expanding the overall category or do you think there's other brands that are being [indiscernible]?

Ken Romanzi

Yeah, the real luxury comment comes from my minimal use of being a marketer. The rare luxury is really for our marketing and R&D and commercialization people because they basically got a 6 month to 9 month reprieve to get everything ready. So that's what I meant by the luxury. So going to the R&D and marketing people say, guess what, you have now six to nine more months before you have to get everything in market, but just, you know, let's just say, if I told them move everything, you're working on up 6 months to 9 months and they go up and say, oh, my God, how in the world are we going to do that in a quality way.

So, it's really a luxury of our marketing and R&D folks. So, we didn't stop our innovation pipeline. But everything just shifted. So, we were working on 2020, 2021, 2022 plan, and then – and we had great ideas. So everything just shifted, meaning we're going to start the 2020 innovation later. We'll probably launch what was going to be early 2021. We’ll launch that in late 2021 or early 2022. So it just made it more robust because we had a delay. And we certainly – the luxury was that we didn't need the new product volume, and rightly so everybody's focused on the base business. So, the comment was really to the folks that have to get these products successfully developed and commercialized for shipping developments.

Robert Moskow

And do you think this will give you a bigger year in terms of innovation in 2021 than a normal year, like, twice as much innovation, and three times as much, and you know is there anyway [indiscernible]?

Ken Romanzi

I would like to hope that and I think that's more appropriate for our 2021 guidance. Because right now, we still don't know, for every single customer and all the different categories when the reset is going to be. Because they still haven't decided. I mean, lastly checked, COVID is not over, and so there's still a lot of uncertainty.

Robert Moskow

Okay.

Ken Romanzi

And we're ready to go when the customers are ready to go, but that hasn't been all decided yet.

Robert Moskow

Right. I'm a big fan of [indiscernible]. So, I'm looking forward to that.

Bruce Wacha

Nice, thank you. All right, thanks, Rob.

Operator

And with no further questions in queue that will conclude today's call. We thank you for your participation and you may now disconnect.

Ken Romanzi

Thank you.

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FUNMAN FUNMAN 6 years ago
B&G Foods EPS beats by $0.08, beats on revenue

Nov. 5, 2020 4:08 PM ET
By: Shweta Agarwal, SA News Editor 

B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS): Q3 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.74 beats by $0.08;

GAAP EPS of $0.72 beats by $0.06.

Revenue of $495.76M (+22.0% Y/Y) beats by $33.59M.

Adjusted EBITDA increased 21.3% to $104.6M. 

FY20 Guidance: Net sales $1.95B-$1.97B; Adj. EPS $2.30-$2.40.



B&G Foods Reports Strong Net Sales and Earnings Growth for Third Quarter 2020

Read the financials here:

https://www.bgfoods.com/investor-relations/news/article/13821

— Provides Full Year 2020 Guidance —

PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2020-- B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) today announced financial results for the third quarter and first three quarters of 2020, which include the favorable impact of continued strong demand for the Company’s products due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and an extra reporting week in the third quarter and first three quarters of 2020 as compared to the third quarter and first three quarters of 2019.

Third Quarter 2020 Financial Summary (vs. Third Quarter 2019 where applicable):

Net sales increased 22.0% to $495.8 million
Base business net sales1 increased 21.9% to $495.4 million
Diluted earnings per share increased 50.0% to $0.72
Adjusted diluted earnings per share1 increased 37.0% to $0.74
Net income increased 50.6% to $46.8 million
Adjusted net income1 increased 37.4% to $47.9 million
Adjusted EBITDA1 increased 21.3% to $104.6 million
Commenting on the results, Kenneth G. Romanzi, President and Chief Executive Officer of B&G Foods, stated, “During the quarter, B&G Foods continued to benefit from very strong demand for our products as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Our portfolio of brands and products are very well-suited for the stay at home, work at home, cook and eat at home world. Thanks to the tremendous efforts of our employees, to date we have been able to keep our employees safe, avoid material disruptions to our supply chain and capitalize on the unprecedented increase in demand. We expect to see continued strong demand for our products throughout the fourth quarter and into 2021.” Mr. Romanzi continued, “We are also very excited to be adding the Crisco brand of oils and shortening to our family of brands and expect to close the Crisco acquisition during the fourth quarter. Consistent with our acquisition strategy, the acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to our earnings per share and free cash flow.”

Guidance for Full Year Fiscal 2020 (excluding the impact of the pending Crisco acquisition):

Net sales range of $1.950 billion to $1.970 billion
Adjusted EBITDA range of $360.0 million to $370.0 million
Adjusted diluted earnings per share range of $2.30 to $2.40
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Please see “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Items Affecting Comparability” below for the definition of the non-GAAP financial measures “adjusted diluted earnings per share,” “adjusted net income,” “EBITDA,” “adjusted EBITDA” and “base business net sales,” as well as information concerning certain items affecting comparability and reconciliations of the non-GAAP terms to the most comparable GAAP financial measures.

Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2020

Net sales for the third quarter of 2020 increased $89.5 million, or 22.0%, to $495.8 million from $406.3 million for the third quarter of 2019. The increase was primarily attributable to materially increased net sales resulting from increased demand for the Company’s products due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as one extra week in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2019. The Company estimates that the additional week in the third quarter of 2020 contributed approximately $35.0 million to the Company’s net sales for the quarter. The Company’s net sales also benefited from the Farmwise acquisition, which was completed on February 19, 2020. Net sales of Farmwise contributed $0.4 million to the Company’s net sales for the third quarter of 2020.

Base business net sales1 for the third quarter of 2020 increased $89.1 million, or 21.9%, to $495.4 million from $406.3 million for the third quarter of 2019. The increase in base business net sales reflected an increase in unit volume of $89.8 million, partially offset by a slight decrease in net pricing of $0.4 million, or 0.1% of base business net sales, and the negative impact of foreign currency of $0.3 million.

Net sales of Green Giant (including Le Sueur) increased $37.9 million, or 31.5%; net sales of the Company’s spices & seasonings2 increased $24.3 million, or 29.5%; net sales of Victoria increased $6.3 million, or 55.9%; net sales of Maple Grove Farms increased $3.2 million, or 18.2%; net sales of Cream of Wheat increased $2.4 million, or 17.2%; and net sales of Ortega increased $1.0 million, or 3.0%, for the third quarter of 2020 as compared to the third quarter of 2019. Net sales of all other brands in the aggregate increased $14.0 million, or 11.1%, for the third quarter of 2020.

Gross profit was $136.0 million for the third quarter of 2020, or 27.4% of net sales. Excluding the negative impact of $0.1 million of acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses during the third quarter of 2020, the Company’s gross profit would have been $136.1 million, or 27.5% of net sales. Gross profit was $108.8 million for the third quarter of 2019, or 26.8% of net sales. Excluding the negative impact of $1.5 million of acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses during the third quarter of 2019, which includes expenses relating to the trailing non-cash accounting impact of the Company’s 2018 inventory reduction plan, the Company’s gross profit would have been $110.3 million, or 27.2% of net sales.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $5.3 million, or 13.9%, to $43.4 million for the third quarter of 2020 from $38.1 million for the third quarter of 2019. The increase was composed of increases in consumer marketing expenses of $3.8 million, general and administrative expenses of $2.7 million, selling expenses of $1.8 million and warehousing expenses of $0.3 million, partially offset by a decrease in acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses of $3.3 million. Expressed as a percentage of net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses improved by 0.6 percentage points to 8.8% for the third quarter of 2020, compared to 9.4% for the third quarter of 2019.

Net interest expense increased $2.2 million, or 9.4%, to $26.4 million for the third quarter of 2020 from $24.2 million in the third quarter of 2019. The increase was primarily attributable to (1) additional interest expense of $1.5 million resulting from one extra week in the third quarter of 2020 and (2) the accelerated amortization of $1.1 million of deferred debt financing costs resulting from the Company’s voluntary partial prepayment of tranche B term loans. These increases were partially offset by a reduction in average long-term debt outstanding during the quarter, primarily due to the voluntary partial prepayment of $75.0 million of tranche B term loans in August 2020.

The Company’s net income was $46.8 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2020, compared to net income of $31.1 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2019. The Company’s adjusted net income1 for the third quarter of 2020 was $47.9 million, or $0.74 per adjusted diluted share, compared to $34.9 million, or $0.54 per adjusted diluted share, for the third quarter of 2019.

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Includes the spices & seasoning brands acquired in the fourth quarter of 2016, as well as the Company’s legacy spices & seasonings brands, such as Dash and Ac’cent.

For the third quarter of 2020, adjusted EBITDA was $104.6 million, an increase of $18.4 million, or 21.3%, compared to $86.2 million for the third quarter of 2019. The increase in adjusted EBITDA was primarily attributable to the positive impact of increased base business unit volume on the Company’s net sales as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as one extra week in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2019. Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales was 21.1% for the third quarter of 2020, compared to 21.2% in the third quarter of 2019.

Financial Results for the First Three Quarters of 2020

Net sales for the first three quarters of 2020 increased $267.5 million, or 22.5%, to $1,457.7 million from $1,190.2 million for the first three quarters of 2019. The increase was primarily attributable to materially increased net sales in March through September 2020 (as compared to March through September 2019) resulting from increased demand for the Company’s products due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company’s net sales also benefited from one extra week in the first three quarters of 2020 and the Clabber Girl and Farmwise acquisitions, which were completed on May 15, 2019 and February 19, 2020, respectively. The Company estimates that the additional week in the third quarter of 2020 contributed approximately $35.0 million to the Company’s net sales for the first three quarters of 2020. An additional four and one-half months of net sales of Clabber Girl and an additional seven and one-half months of net sales of Farmwise contributed $33.7 million and $1.2 million, respectively, to the Company’s net sales for the first three quarters of 2020.

Base business net sales for the first three quarters of 2020 increased $232.6 million, or 19.5%, to $1,422.8 million from $1,190.2 million for the first three quarters of 2019. The increase in base business net sales reflected an increase in unit volume of $209.7 million and an increase in net pricing (inclusive of the impact of the Company’s 2019 list price increases, the trade spend optimization program the Company initiated in 2019, and a temporarily lower trade spend environment in the industry during the first half of the year) of $24.1 million, or 2.0% of base business net sales, partially offset by the negative impact of foreign currency of $1.2 million.

Net sales of Green Giant (including Le Sueur) increased $111.3 million, or 30.1%; net sales of the Company’s spices & seasonings2 increased $28.8 million, or 11.6%; net sales of Ortega increased $15.3 million, or 14.4%; net sales of Victoria increased $11.9 million, or 37.5%; net sales of Cream of Wheat increased $10.2 million, or 23.7%; and net sales of Maple Grove Farms increased $4.0 million, or 7.5%, in the first three quarters of 2020, as compared to the first three quarters of 2019. Net sales of all other brands in the aggregate increased $51.1 million, or 15.1%, for the first three quarters of 2020.

Gross profit was $375.0 million for the first three quarters of 2020, or 25.7% of net sales. Excluding the negative impact of $2.8 million of acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses during the first three quarters of 2020, the Company’s gross profit would have been $377.8 million, or 25.9% of net sales. Gross profit was $288.7 million for the first three quarters of 2019, or 24.3% of net sales. Excluding the negative impact of $19.5 million of acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses during the first three quarters of 2019, which includes expenses relating to the trailing non-cash accounting impact of the Company’s 2018 inventory reduction plan, the Company’s gross profit would have been $308.2 million, or 25.9% of net sales.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $11.4 million, or 9.8%, to $127.7 million for the first three quarters of 2020 from $116.3 million for the first three quarters of 2019. The increase was composed of increases in general and administrative expenses of $9.1 million, selling expenses of $6.4 million and consumer marketing expenses of $3.2 million, partially offset by decreases in acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses of $7.0 million and warehousing expenses of $0.3 million. Expressed as a percentage of net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses improved by 1.1 percentage points to 8.7% for the first three quarters of 2020, compared to 9.8% for the first three quarters of 2019.

Net interest expense increased $6.9 million, or 9.8%, to $77.3 million for the first three quarters of 2020 from $70.4 million in the first three quarters of 2019. The increase was primarily attributable to the following factors: (1) additional interest expense of $1.5 million resulting from one extra week in the third quarter of 2020, (2) the accelerated amortization of $1.1 million of deferred debt financing costs resulting from the Company’s voluntary partial prepayment of tranche B term loans, and (3) an increase in average long-term debt outstanding during the first three quarters of 2020 as compared to the first three quarters of 2019.

The Company’s net income was $119.8 million, or $1.86 per diluted share, for the first three quarters of 2020, compared to net income of $66.1 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, for the first three quarters of 2019. The Company’s adjusted net income for the first three quarters of 2020 was $123.2 million, or $1.91 per adjusted diluted share, compared to $88.4 million, or $1.35 per adjusted diluted share, for the first three quarters of 2019.

For the first three quarters of 2020, adjusted EBITDA was $287.9 million, an increase of $54.9 million, or 23.5%, compared to $233.0 million for the first three quarters of 2019. The increase in adjusted EBITDA was primarily attributable to the positive impact of increased base business unit volume on the Company’s net sales as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as increased net sales due to an extra four and one-half months of Clabber Girl in the first three quarters of 2020, and one extra week in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2019. Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales was 19.8% for the first three quarters of 2020, compared to 19.6% in the first three quarters of 2019.

Fiscal Quarter Calendar Clarification

Typically, the Company’s fiscal quarters and fiscal year consist of 13 and 52 weeks, respectively, ending on the Saturday closest to December 31 in the case of the Company’s fiscal year and fourth fiscal quarter, and on the Saturday closest to the end of the corresponding calendar quarter in the case of the Company’s fiscal quarters. As a result, a 53rd week is added to the Company’s fiscal year every five or six years. The Company’s fiscal year ending January 2, 2021 (fiscal 2020) contains 53 weeks. Generally when this occurs, the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter contains 14 weeks. However, based upon a third quarter end date of October 3, 2020 (the Saturday closest to September 30) and a fourth quarter end date of January 2, 2021 (the Saturday closest to December 31), for fiscal 2020, the third quarter contained 14 weeks and the fourth quarter will contain 13 weeks. Fiscal 2019 contained 52 weeks and each quarter of 2019 contained 13 weeks.

Full Year Fiscal 2020 Guidance

For fiscal 2020, net sales are expected to be approximately $1.950 billion to $1.970 billion, adjusted EBITDA is expected to be approximately $360.0 million to $370.0 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share is expected to be approximately $2.30 to $2.40. For fiscal 2020, capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $40.0 million to $45.0 million.

The Company’s full year fiscal 2020 guidance excludes the impact of the pending acquisition of the Crisco brand, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2020.

B&G Foods provides earnings guidance only on a non-GAAP basis and does not provide a reconciliation of the Company’s forward-looking adjusted EBITDA and adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures because of the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliations, including adjustments that could be made for deferred taxes; loss on extinguishment of debt; acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses, gains and losses; gains and losses on the sale of assets and other charges reflected in the Company’s reconciliation of historic non-GAAP financial measures, the amounts of which, based on past experience, could be material. For additional information regarding B&G Foods’ non-GAAP financial measures, see “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Items Affecting Comparability” below.

Agreement to Acquire the Crisco Brand

On October 26, 2020, B&G Foods announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire the Crisco brand of oils and shortening from The J. M. Smucker Co. for approximately $550.0 million in cash, subject to a post-closing adjustment based upon inventory at closing. As part of the acquisition, B&G Foods is also acquiring a manufacturing facility and warehouse in Cincinnati, Ohio. The asset purchase agreement includes an agreement for Smucker to provide certain transition services associated with the acquired business for up to nine to twelve months following closing. Subject to regulatory approval and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions set forth in the asset purchase agreement, B&G Foods expects the acquisition to close during the fourth quarter of 2020.

B&G Foods projects that in 2021, the acquired business will continue to benefit from increased demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic and generate annual net sales of approximately $270.0 million, adjusted EBITDA in the range of $65.0 million to $70.0 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share in the range of $0.45 to $0.50. Because the acquisition will be structured as an asset purchase, B&G Foods expects to realize approximately $75.0 million in tax benefits on a net present value basis. At the midpoint of B&G Foods’ 2021 projected adjusted EBITDA for the business, the acquisition represents a purchase price multiple of approximately 8.1 times adjusted EBITDA (or 7.0 times adjusted EBITDA net of expected tax benefits).

B&G Foods expects to fund the acquisition and related fees and expenses with cash on hand and revolving loans under its existing credit facility.

Conference Call

B&G Foods will hold a conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET today, November 5, 2020 to discuss third quarter 2020 financial results. The live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed at www.bgfoods.com/investor-relations. A replay of the webcast will be available following the conference call through the same link.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Items Affecting Comparability

“Adjusted net income” (net income adjusted for certain items that affect comparability), “adjusted diluted earnings per share,” (diluted earnings per share adjusted for certain items that affect comparability), “base business net sales” (net sales without the impact of acquisitions until the acquisitions are included in both comparable periods and without the impact of discontinued or divested brands), “EBITDA” (net income before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and loss on extinguishment of debt) and “adjusted EBITDA” (EBITDA as adjusted for cash and non-cash acquisition/divestiture-related expenses, gains and losses (which may include third party fees and expenses, integration, restructuring and consolidation expenses, amortization of acquired inventory fair value step-up and gains and losses on sale of assets), non-recurring expenses, gains and losses and the non-cash accounting impact of the Company’s inventory reduction plan) are “non-GAAP financial measures.” A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of financial performance that excludes or includes amounts so as to be different than the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) in B&G Foods’ consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measures. The Company’s non-GAAP financial measures may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.

The Company uses non-GAAP financial measures to adjust for certain items that affect comparability. This information is provided in order to allow investors to make meaningful comparisons of the Company’s operating performance between periods and to view the Company’s business from the same perspective as the Company’s management. Because the Company cannot predict the timing and amount of these items that affect comparability, management does not consider these items when evaluating the Company’s performance or when making decisions regarding allocation of resources.

Additional information regarding EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, and a reconciliation of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA to net income and to net cash provided by operating activities, is included below for the third quarter and first three quarters of 2020 and 2019, along with the components of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA. Also included below are reconciliations of the non-GAAP terms adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share and base business net sales to the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows.

About B&G Foods, Inc.

Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. With B&G Foods’ diverse portfolio of more than 50 brands you know and love, including Back to Nature, B&G, B&M, Cream of Wheat, Dash, Green Giant, Las Palmas, Le Sueur, Mama Mary’s, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner, Spice Islands and Victoria, there’s a little something for everyone. For more information about B&G Foods and its brands, please visit www.bgfoods.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute “forward-looking statements.” The forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, without limitation, statements related to B&G Foods’ net sales, adjusted EBITDA and overall expectations for fiscal 2020 and beyond, including statements related to B&G Foods’ net sales, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted diluted earnings per share, capital expenditure and overall expectations for fiscal 2020 and beyond; B&G Foods’ expectations regarding the planned acquisition of the Crisco brand and the timing and financing thereof; the expected impact of the planned acquisition, including, without limitation, the expected impact on B&G Foods’ earnings per share, net sales, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow, and the expected tax benefits of the acquisition. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the actual results of B&G Foods to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to statements that explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “assumes,” “could,” “should,” “estimates,” “potential,” “seek,” “predict,” “may,” “will” or “plans” and similar references to future periods to be uncertain and forward-looking. Factors that may affect actual results include, without limitation: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business, including, without limitation, the ability of the Company and its supply chain partners to continue to operate manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and other work locations without material disruption; the Company’s substantial leverage; the effects of rising costs for the Company’s raw materials, packaging and ingredients; crude oil prices and their impact on distribution, packaging and energy costs; the Company’s ability to successfully implement sales price increases and cost saving measures to offset any cost increases; intense competition, changes in consumer preferences, demand for the Company’s products and local economic and market conditions; the Company’s continued ability to promote brand equity successfully, to anticipate and respond to new consumer trends, to develop new products and markets, to broaden brand portfolios in order to compete effectively with lower priced products and in markets that are consolidating at the retail and manufacturing levels and to improve productivity; the risks associated with the expansion of the Company’s business; the Company’s possible inability to identify new acquisitions or to integrate recent or future acquisitions or the Company’s failure to realize anticipated revenue enhancements, cost savings or other synergies; tax reform and legislation, including the effects of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the U.S. CARES Act; the Company’s ability to access the credit markets and the Company’s borrowing costs and credit ratings, which may be influenced by credit markets generally and the credit ratings of the Company’s competitors; unanticipated expenses, including, without limitation, litigation or legal settlement expenses; the effects of currency movements of the Canadian dollar and the Mexican peso as compared to the U.S. dollar; the effects of international trade disputes, tariffs, quotas, and other import or export restrictions on the Company’s international procurement, sales and operations; future impairments of the Company’s goodwill and intangible assets; the Company’s ability to successfully complete the implementation of additional modules and the integration and operation of a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system; the Company’s ability to protect information systems against, or effectively respond to, a cybersecurity incident or other disruption; the Company’s sustainability initiatives and changes to environmental laws and regulations; and other factors that affect the food industry generally. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in B&G Foods’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. B&G Foods undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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FUNMAN FUNMAN 6 years ago
You must have missed the DOW dropping 943 today.
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tknuncle tknuncle 6 years ago
I hope you are correct. I see the PPS going down today. I wonder what is going on. Sure is tempting to add to my stash today but I have to wait on some funds to clear. Best of luck to you FUNMAN ;)
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FUNMAN FUNMAN 6 years ago
As I mentioned, the acquisition will probably lead to a dividend increase.

The deal will close in Q4. Let them swallow it for a Q or two, and then expect to see a bigger check in Q3 or Q4.
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tknuncle tknuncle 6 years ago
You're right. It's nice to see green here. i believe it could see a new HOY...IMO. It's the 65th dividend being paid. I will take that with a smile and glad to be aboard :).
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FUNMAN FUNMAN 6 years ago
The jury voted --->>> Volume(Heavy Day) Today's volume of 1,077,472 shares is on pace to be much greater than BGS's 10-day average volume of 614,517 shares.

October 27, 2020 2:21pm ET


Price $28.76 / Day's Change +0.87 (+3.12%)


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