Utz Brands, Inc.
Business
Utz Brands, Inc. is a leading United States manufacturer of branded salty snacks. The company produces a broad range of salty snack products, including potato chips, tortilla chips, pretzels, cheese snacks, pork skins, pub/party mixes, ready-to-eat popcorn, salsas, dips and other snacks. It reports one operating segment while strategically managing its portfolio across Branded Salty Snacks and Non-Branded & Non-Salty Snacks, with core Power Four brands Utz, On The Border, Zapp’s and Boulder Canyon. Utz sells primarily in the United States across Core and Expansion geographies through grocery, mass, club, convenience, drug, e-commerce, direct-store-delivery, direct-to-warehouse, third-party distributors and direct-to-consumer channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-20
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 1,439 | 1,409 | 1,438 | 1,408 | 1,181 | |
| Cost of goods sold | 1,081 | 1,040 | 1,087 | 959 | 797 | |
| Gross profit | 358 | 369 | 351 | 449 | 384 | |
| Selling | 204 | 181 | 168 | 294 | 249 | |
| General and administrative | 144 | 130 | 159 | 150 | 126 | |
| Total selling, general and administrative expenses | 348 | 310 | 327 | 444 | 375 | |
| Gain (loss) on sale of assets, net | 9 | −100,000 | −7 | 691,000 | 2 | |
| Income from operations | 20 | 59 | 16 | 5 | 11 | |
| Gain on sale of business | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Interest expense | −43 | −45 | −61 | −44 | — | |
| Loss on debt extinguishment | −500,000 | −1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Other income | 700,000 | 3 | 3 | 400,000 | 4 | |
| Gain on remeasurement of warrant liability | 23 | 10 | 2 | 700,000 | 37 | |
| Other (expense) income, net | −20 | 11 | −55 | −43 | 6 | |
| (Loss) income before income taxes | −600,000 | 69 | −39 | −38 | 16 | |
| Income tax expense | 7 | 39 | 800,000 | −24 | 8 | |
| Net (loss) income | −8 | 31 | −40 | −14 | 8 | |
| Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest | 9 | −15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest | 800,000 | 16 | −25 | −392,000 | 21 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 0.01 | 0.19 | −0.31 | 0 | 0.26 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 0.01 | 0.19 | −0.31 | 0 | 0.25 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 87 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 77 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 88 | 85 | 81 | 80 | 81 | |
| Change in fair value of interest rate swap | −16 | −8 | −14 | 47 | 3 | |
| Comprehensive (loss) income | −24 | 23 | −54 | 33 | 11 | |
| Net comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest | 15 | −12 | 21 | −7 | 13 | |
| Net comprehensive (loss) income attributable to controlling interest | −9 | 12 | −33 | 27 | 23 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 120 | 56 | 52 | 73 | 42 | |
| Accounts receivable, less allowance of $3.3 and $3.3, respectively | 101 | 120 | 135 | 137 | 131 | |
| Inventories | 119 | 101 | 105 | 118 | 80 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 40 | 35 | 31 | 35 | 18 | |
| Current portion of notes receivable | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | |
| Total current assets | 384 | 317 | 328 | 372 | 278 | |
| Assets held for sale | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 379 | 345 | 319 | 345 | 304 | |
| Goodwill | 865 | 865 | 915 | 915 | 915 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 964 | 997 | 1,063 | 1,100 | 1,143 | |
| Non-current portion of notes receivable | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 21 | |
| Other assets | 180 | 190 | 101 | 95 | 56 | |
| Total non-current assets | 2,409 | 2,406 | 2,419 | 2,468 | 2,438 | |
| Total assets | 2,794 | 2,723 | 2,747 | 2,840 | 2,716 | |
| Current portion of term debt | 31 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 11 | |
| Current portion of other notes payable | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 10 | |
| Accounts payable | 197 | 151 | 124 | 114 | 95 | |
| Accrued expenses and other | 88 | 78 | 78 | 92 | 71 | |
| Current portion of warrant liability | 0 | 33 | 0 | — | — | |
| Total current liabilities | 323 | 285 | 231 | 237 | 188 | |
| Non-current portion of term debt | 818 | 753 | 879 | 893 | 831 | |
| Non-current portion of other notes payable | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 25 | |
| Non-current accrued expenses and other | 167 | 164 | 77 | 67 | 56 | |
| Deferred tax liability | 127 | 124 | 115 | 125 | 136 | |
| Total non-current liabilities | 1,126 | 1,055 | 1,132 | 1,151 | 1,094 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,449 | 1,341 | 1,363 | 1,389 | 1,282 | |
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,037 | 989 | 945 | 927 | 913 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −327 | −305 | −298 | −255 | −237 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 3 | 13 | 23 | 31 | 4 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 714 | 697 | 669 | 703 | 680 | |
| Noncontrolling interest | 631 | 685 | 714 | 749 | 755 | |
| Total equity | 1,345 | 1,382 | 1,378 | 1,446 | 1,435 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 2,794 | 2,723 | 2,747 | 2,840 | 2,716 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impairment and other charges | 600,000 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 82 | 71 | 80 | 87 | 81 | |
| (Gain) loss on sale of assets | −9 | 100,000 | 7 | −691,000 | — | |
| Share-based compensation | 17 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 13 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 2 | 14 | −9 | −29 | 5 | |
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 19 | 7 | 2 | −6 | −5 | |
| Inventories | −18 | −5 | 13 | −38 | −11 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | −8 | −104 | −14 | −18 | −3 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses and other | 55 | 123 | 9 | 51 | −5 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 112 | 106 | 77 | 48 | 48 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −103 | −99 | −56 | −88 | −32 | |
| Purchases of intangibles | 0 | −9 | 0 | 0 | −2 | |
| Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | 25 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | |
| Proceeds from sale of business | 0 | 168 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Proceeds from sale of routes | 26 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 14 | |
| Proceeds from the sale of IO notes | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| Proceeds from insurance claims for capital investments | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| Purchase of IO routes and other changes in note receivables | −41 | −43 | −38 | −25 | −14 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | −87 | 75 | −49 | −76 | −136 | |
| Borrowings on line of credit | 241 | 115 | 71 | 79 | 121 | |
| Repayments on line of credit | −241 | −115 | −71 | −115 | −85 | |
| Borrowings on term debt and notes payable | 105 | 39 | 13 | 125 | 825 | |
| Repayments on term debt and notes payable | −24 | −174 | −29 | −21 | −795 | |
| Payment of debt issuance cost | −2 | −700,000 | −700,000 | −4 | −9 | |
| Payments of tax withholding requirements for employee stock awards | −2 | −1 | −600,000 | −6 | 0 | |
| Dividends paid | −22 | −22 | −19 | −17 | −12 | |
| Distribution to noncontrolling interest | −15 | −18 | −14 | −10 | −19 | |
| Net cash provided (used in) by financing activities | 39 | −177 | −49 | 59 | 83 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 64 | 4 | −21 | 31 | −5 |