Post Holdings, Inc.
Business
Post Holdings, Inc. is a consumer packaged goods holding company that manufactures, markets and sells food and pet products through decentralized operating businesses. It offers ready-to-eat and hot cereals, granola, nut butters, pasta, pet food, egg and potato products, refrigerated side dishes, sausage, cheese and other dairy and foodservice ingredients. The company operates four reportable segments: Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, Foodservice and Refrigerated Retail. Its products are distributed primarily through grocery, mass merchandise, club, discount and eCommerce channels, foodservice distributors and third-party international distributors across North America, the U.K., the E.U. and other global markets.
Summary from filing dated 2025-11-21
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Sales | 8,158 | 7,923 | 6,991 | 5,851 | 4,981 | |
| Cost of goods sold | 5,819 | 5,618 | 5,109 | 4,384 | 3,553 | |
| Gross Profit | 2,339 | 2,305 | 1,882 | 1,468 | 1,428 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 1,309 | 1,330 | 1,078 | 905 | 807 | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 201 | 185 | 161 | 146 | 143 | |
| Impairment of goodwill | 30 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other operating expense (income), net | 900,000 | −4 | 2 | 1 | −10 | |
| Operating Profit | 799 | 794 | 599 | 416 | 488 | |
| Interest expense, net | 361 | 317 | 279 | 318 | 333 | |
| Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt, net | 6 | 2 | −41 | −73 | 93 | |
| (Income) expense on swaps, net | −7 | 16 | −40 | −268 | −123 | |
| Other income, net | −5 | −13 | −13 | −20 | −29 | |
| Earnings before Income Taxes and Equity Method (Earnings) Loss | 444 | 472 | 413 | 895 | 214 | |
| Income tax expense | 109 | 105 | 100 | 86 | 58 | |
| Equity method (earnings) loss, net of tax | −500,000 | 100,000 | 300,000 | 67 | 44 | |
| Net Earnings Including Noncontrolling Interests | 336 | 367 | 313 | 743 | 112 | |
| Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests | 100,000 | 200,000 | 12 | 8 | 7 | |
| Net Earnings | 336 | 367 | 301 | 757 | 167 | |
| Basic earnings per common share (in usd per share) | 5.98 | 6.12 | 5.21 | 12.42 | 2.42 | |
| Diluted earnings per common share (in usd per share) | 5.51 | 5.64 | 4.82 | 12.09 | 2.38 | |
| Weighted-average shares for basic earnings per share | 56 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 64 | |
| Weighted-average shares for diluted earnings per share | 63 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 65 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-05-31 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 177 | 787 | 93 | — | 587 | |
| Restricted cash | 6 | 4 | 24 | — | 4 | |
| Receivables, net | 735 | 583 | 512 | — | 544 | |
| Inventories | 875 | 754 | 790 | — | 549 | |
| Current assets held for sale | 116 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 115 | 104 | 59 | — | 98 | |
| Total Current Assets | 2,025 | 2,232 | 1,479 | — | 2,223 | |
| Property, net | 2,699 | 2,312 | 2,021 | — | 1,752 | |
| Goodwill | 4,845 | 4,701 | 4,574 | — | 4,350 | |
| Other intangible assets, net | 3,015 | 3,146 | 3,212 | — | 2,712 | |
| Other assets held for sale | 425 | 0 | — | — | 0 | |
| Other assets | 521 | 464 | 360 | — | 271 | |
| Total Assets | 13,528 | 12,854 | 11,647 | — | 11,308 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Accounts payable | 624 | 484 | 369 | — | 453 | |
| Current liabilities held for sale | 56 | 0 | — | — | 0 | |
| Other current liabilities | 532 | 460 | 435 | — | 370 | |
| Total Current Liabilities | 1,213 | 945 | 805 | — | 824 | |
| Long-term debt | 7,422 | 6,812 | 6,039 | — | 5,957 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 639 | 653 | 674 | — | 688 | |
| Other liabilities held for sale | 120 | 0 | — | — | 0 | |
| Other liabilities | 372 | 343 | 277 | — | 267 | |
| Total Liabilities | 9,765 | 8,753 | 7,795 | — | 7,736 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest | — | — | 0 | 313 | 307 | |
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50.0 shares authorized; zero shares outstanding in each year | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value, 300.0 shares authorized; 52.8 and 58.4 shares outstanding, respectively | 900,000 | 900,000 | 900,000 | — | 900,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 5,371 | 5,332 | 5,288 | — | 4,748 | |
| Retained earnings | 2,119 | 1,783 | 1,417 | — | 1,109 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 9 | 6 | −135 | — | −263 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost, 40.7 and 34.3 shares, respectively | −3,746 | −3,031 | −2,728 | — | −2,341 | |
| Total Shareholders Equity Excluding Noncontrolling Interests | 3,753 | 4,091 | 3,842 | — | 3,254 | |
| Noncontrolling interests | 11 | 11 | 9 | — | 12 | |
| Total Shareholders Equity | 3,764 | 4,101 | 3,851 | — | 3,266 | |
| Total Liabilities and Shareholders Equity | 13,528 | 12,854 | 11,647 | — | 11,308 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 524 | 477 | 407 | 380 | 367 | |
| Unrealized (gain) loss on interest rate swaps, foreign exchange contracts and warrant liabilities, net | −5 | 29 | −44 | −296 | −171 | |
| Non-cash stock-based compensation expense | 82 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 49 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 5 | −36 | −23 | −10 | 68 | |
| Non-cash gain on write-off of deferred underwriting commissions | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other, net | 18 | −6 | 20 | 900,000 | −9 | |
| (Increase) decrease in receivables, net | −99 | −20 | 31 | −102 | −117 | |
| Decrease (increase) in inventories | 5 | 63 | −32 | −87 | 22 | |
| (Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets | −15 | −50 | 50 | 300,000 | −68 | |
| Decrease (increase) in other assets | 28 | −2 | −17 | 29 | 6 | |
| Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other current liabilities | 81 | 2 | −30 | 106 | −49 | |
| Increase in non-current liabilities | 3 | 19 | 8 | −3 | 15 | |
| Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities | 998 | 932 | 750 | 383 | 588 | |
| Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired | −920 | −248 | −715 | −25 | −290 | |
| Return of subsidiary investments held in trust account | 0 | 0 | 345 | 0 | 0 | |
| Additions to property | −510 | −430 | −303 | −255 | −191 | |
| Proceeds from sale of property | 12 | 600,000 | 1 | 18 | 19 | |
| Other, net | −1 | −500,000 | 3 | −9 | 3 | |
| Net Cash Used in Investing Activities | −1,419 | −678 | −669 | −221 | −794 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of debt | 1,100 | 2,845 | 530 | 2,365 | 1,800 | |
| Repayments of debt, net of discounts | −526 | −2,042 | −307 | −1,563 | −1,698 | |
| Payments of debt issuance costs, deferred financing fees and tender fees | −5 | −35 | −3 | −26 | −17 | |
| Payments of debt premiums | −4 | −9 | 0 | −24 | −74 | |
| Purchases of treasury stock | −709 | −301 | −387 | −443 | −397 | |
| Redemption of Post Holdings Partnering Corporation Series A common stock | 0 | 0 | −313 | 0 | 0 | |
| Financing portion of cash paid for rate-lock interest rate swaps | 0 | 0 | −44 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payments for share repurchase contracts | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from share repurchase contracts | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
| Other, net | −44 | −44 | −33 | −16 | −37 | |
| Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities | −189 | 416 | −556 | −387 | −168 | |
| Effect of Exchange Rate on Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | 2 | 4 | 2 | −9 | 4 | |
| Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | −608 | 674 | −473 | −234 | −369 |