lw-20250223

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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(Mark One)


x			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended February 23, 2025


o			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 1-37830

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LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware						61-1797411
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

599 S. Rivershore Lane Eagle, Idaho						83616
(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip Code)

(208) 938-1047

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $1.00 par value

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x

As of March 27, 2025, the Registrant had 141,115,615 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, outstanding.

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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
	Item 1	Financial Statements (Unaudited)
		Consolidated Statements of Earnings	3
		Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	4
		Consolidated Balance Sheets	5
		Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity	6
		Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	7
		Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	8
	Item 2	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	19
	Item 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	30
	Item 4	Controls and Procedures	30

Part II. OTHER INFORMATION			31
	Item 1	Legal Proceedings	31
	Item 1A	Risk Factors	31
	Item 2	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	31
	Item 3	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	31
	Item 4	Mine Safety Disclosures	31
	Item 5	Other Information	31
	Item 6	Exhibits	32

Signature			33

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Earnings

(unaudited, in millions, except per share amounts)


	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	February 23, 2025		February 25, 2024		February 23, 2025		February 25, 2024
Net sales	$	1,520.5	$	1,458.3	$	4,775.5	$	4,855.7
Cost of sales	1,098.0		1,054.6		3,719.2		3,476.9
Gross profit	422.5		403.7		1,056.3		1,378.8
Selling, general and administrative expenses	164.2		179.8		492.8		526.0
Restructuring expense	9.6		—		84.2		—
Income from operations	248.7		223.9		479.3		852.8
Interest expense, net	47.3		35.7		135.8		95.5
Income before income tax expense and equity method earnings	201.4		188.2		343.5		757.3
Income tax expense	57.5		43.1		121.7		179.3
Equity method investment earnings	2.1		1.0		15.5		17.8
Net income	$	146.0	$	146.1	$	237.3	$	595.8
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	1.03	$	1.01	$	1.66	$	4.11
Diluted	$	1.03	$	1.01	$	1.66	$	4.09
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	141.9		144.5		142.8		145.0
Diluted	142.4		145.3		143.2		145.8

See Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(unaudited, dollars in millions)


	Thirteen weeks ended February 23, 2025						Thirteen weeks ended February 25, 2024
	Pre-Tax Amount		Tax (Expense) Benefit		After-Tax Amount		Pre-Tax Amount		Tax (Expense) Benefit		After-Tax Amount
Net income	$	203.5	$	(57.5)	$	146.0	$	189.2	$	(43.1)	$	146.1
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized pension and post-retirement benefit obligations loss	—		—		—		(0.1)		—		(0.1)
Unrealized currency translation (losses) gains	(0.8)		0.5		(0.3)		(17.1)		0.1		(17.0)
Other	(0.1)		—		(0.1)		(0.2)		0.1		(0.1)
Comprehensive income	$	202.6	$	(57.0)	$	145.6	$	171.8	$	(42.9)	$	128.9


	Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended February 23, 2025						Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended February 25, 2024
	Pre-Tax Amount		Tax (Expense) Benefit		After-Tax Amount		Pre-Tax Amount		Tax (Expense) Benefit		After-Tax Amount
Net income	$	359.0	$	(121.7)	$	237.3	$	775.1	$	(179.3)	$	595.8
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized pension and post-retirement benefit obligations loss	(0.2)		—		(0.2)		(0.5)		0.1		(0.4)
Unrealized currency translation (losses) gains	(62.0)		1.0		(61.0)		14.2		(0.2)		14.0
Other	(0.4)		0.1		(0.3)		(0.4)		0.1		(0.3)
Comprehensive income	$	296.4	$	(120.6)	$	175.8	$	788.4	$	(179.3)	$	609.1

See Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited, dollars in millions, except share data)


	February 23, 2025		May 26, 2024
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	67.5	$	71.4
Receivables, net of allowances of $0.9 and $0.9	716.6		743.6
Inventories	1,249.3		1,138.6
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	161.7		136.4
Total current assets	2,195.1		2,090.0
Property, plant and equipment, net	3,585.2		3,582.8
Operating lease assets	114.0		133.0
Goodwill	1,027.0		1,059.9
Intangible assets, net	99.4		104.9
Other assets	402.1		396.4
Total assets	$	7,422.8	$	7,367.0

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	485.2	$	326.3
Current portion of long-term debt and financing obligations	79.3		56.4
Accounts payable	664.6		833.8
Accrued liabilities	391.9		407.6
Total current liabilities	1,621.0		1,624.1
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt and financing obligations, excluding current portion	3,680.6		3,440.7
Deferred income taxes	242.5		256.2
Other noncurrent liabilities	245.1		258.2
Total long-term liabilities	4,168.2		3,955.1
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock of $1.00 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized; 151,357,708 and 150,735,397 shares issued	151.4		150.7
Treasury stock, at cost, 10,243,152 and 7,068,741 common shares	(736.3)		(540.9)
Additional distributed capital	(488.2)		(508.9)
Retained earnings	2,781.1		2,699.8
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(74.4)		(12.9)
Total stockholders’ equity	1,633.6		1,787.8
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	7,422.8	$	7,367.0

See Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(unaudited, dollars in millions, except share and per share data)


	Thirteen Weeks Ended February 23, 2025 and February 25, 2024
	Common Stock, net of Treasury Shares	Common Stock Amount		Treasury Stock Amount		Additional Paid-in (Distributed) Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance at November 24, 2024	142,640,636	$	151.3	$	(634.4)	$	(497.3)	$	2,687.2	$	(74.0)	$	1,632.8
Dividends declared, $0.37 per share	—	—		—		—		(52.2)		—		(52.2)
Common stock issued	47,747	0.1		—		—		—		—		0.1
Stock-settled, stock-based compensation expense	—	—		—		9.1		—		—		9.1
Repurchase of common stock and common stock withheld to cover taxes	(1,573,827)	—		(100.9)		—		—		—		(100.9)
Other	—	—		(1.0)		—		0.1		—		(0.9)
Comprehensive income	—	—		—		—		146.0		(0.4)		145.6
Balance at February 23, 2025	141,114,556	$	151.4	$	(736.3)	$	(488.2)	$	2,781.1	$	(74.4)	$	1,633.6

Balance at November 26, 2023	144,368,320	$	150.7	$	(479.4)	$	(535.9)	$	2,528.6	$	3.7	$	1,667.7
Dividends declared, $0.36 per share	—	—		—		—		(52.0)

SEC Form 10-Q filed by Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.