Flowers Foods Q3 net sales up 3%

Flowers Foods

06/11/2025 21:59

Overview

Flowers Foods Q3 net sales rise 3% to $1.227 bln, meeting analyst expectations

Adjusted EPS for Q3 meets analyst expectations at $0.23

Net income for Q3 falls 39.2% due to higher interest expenses

Outlook

Company forecasts 2025 adjusted EBITDA of $515 mln to $532 mln

Flowers Foods anticipates 2025 adjusted EPS of $1.02 to $1.08

Result Drivers

SIMPLE MILLS ACQUISITION - Contributed $70.7 mln to net sales, offsetting pricing/mix and volume declines

CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT - Higher interest expense and consumer challenges led to a 39.2% decrease in net income

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q3 Sales
Meet
$1.23 bln
$1.23 bln (8 Analysts)
Q3 Adjusted EPS
Meet
$0.23
$0.23 (6 Analysts)
Q3 EPS
$0.19
Q3 Adjusted Net Income
$48.70 mln
Q3 Net Income
$39.50 mln
Q3 Adjusted EBITDA
$118.10 mln


Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 5 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the food processing peer group is "buy."

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Flowers Foods Inc is $15.00, about 19.3% above its November 5 closing price of $12.10

The stock recently traded at 11 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 14 three months ago

Press Release: ID:nPnc91DCa

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