BALCHEM CORP
Business
BALCHEM CORP develops, manufactures, distributes and markets specialty performance ingredients and products for nutritional, food, pharmaceutical, animal health, medical device sterilization, plant nutrition and industrial markets. Its main products and services include human-grade choline nutrients, mineral amino acid chelates, vitamin K2, MSM, microencapsulation solutions, custom spray-dried and emulsified food systems, performance gases (ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, ammonia) and foliar-applied Metalosate® plant nutrition products. The business operates through three reportable segments: Human Nutrition and Health, Animal Nutrition and Health, and Specialty Products. Products are sold worldwide through Balchem’s direct salesforce, independent distributors and sales agents to food and beverage makers, pharmaceutical and medical device customers, contract sterilizers, farmers and industrial users.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-21
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 | 1,037 | 954 | 922 | 942 | 799 | |
| Cost of sales | 667 | 617 | 620 | 662 | 556 | |
| Gross margin | 371 | 336 | 302 | 280 | 243 | |
| Selling expenses | 75 | 69 | 74 | 67 | 60 | |
| Research and development expenses | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 14 | |
| General and administrative expenses | 67 | 68 | 53 | 56 | 42 | |
| Total operating expenses | 161 | 153 | 143 | 135 | 116 | |
| Earnings from operations | 209 | 183 | 159 | 145 | 128 | |
| Interest expense, net | 10 | 17 | 23 | 10 | — | |
| Other expense (income), net | 77,000 | −72,000 | −681,000 | 1 | −187,000 | |
| Total other expenses | 10 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 2 | |
| Earnings before income tax expense | 199 | 166 | 137 | 134 | 125 | |
| Income tax expense | 44 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 29 | |
| Net earnings | 155 | 128 | 109 | 105 | 96 | |
| Net earnings per share - basic (in dollars per share) | 4.8 | 3.97 | 3.38 | 3.29 | 2.98 | |
| Diluted net earnings per common share (in dollars per share) | 4.75 | 3.93 | 3.35 | 3.25 | 2.94 |
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 | 75 | 50 | 64 | 67 | 103 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $862 and $909 at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 144 | 120 | 125 | 132 | 117 | |
| Inventories, net | 131 | 131 | 110 | 120 | 91 | |
| Prepaid expenses | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | |
| Other current assets | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |
| Total current assets | 366 | 314 | 314 | 336 | 322 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 307 | 282 | 276 | 271 | 238 | |
| Goodwill | 816 | 780 | 779 | 770 | 524 | |
| Customer relationships and lists | 133 | 132 | 191 | 213 | 95 | |
| Other intangible assets with finite lives, net | 30 | 33 | — | — | — | |
| Right of use assets - operating leases | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 7 | |
| Right of use assets - finance lease | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Other non-current assets | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | |
| Total assets | 1,686 | 1,575 | 1,597 | 1,625 | 1,199 | |
| Trade accounts payable | 60 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 56 | |
| Accrued expenses | 49 | 44 | 41 | 37 | 43 | |
| Accrued compensation and other benefits | 28 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 20 | |
| Dividends payable | 31 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 21 | |
| Income tax payable | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Operating lease liabilities - current | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| Finance lease liabilities - current | 205,000 | 194,000 | 272,000 | 226,000 | 167,000 | |
| Total current liabilities | 176 | 158 | 148 | 140 | 144 | |
| Revolving loan | 164 | 190 | 310 | 441 | 109 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 54 | 44 | 52 | 63 | 46 | |
| Operating lease liabilities - non-current | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 5 | |
| Finance lease liabilities - non-current | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Other long-term obligations | 21 | 19 | 17 | 27 | 14 | |
| Total liabilities | 429 | 425 | 543 | 686 | 322 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 15) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $25 par value. Authorized 2,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $.0667 par value. Authorized 120,000,000 shares; 32,058,121 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 32,527,244 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024, respectively | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 92 | 174 | 146 | 129 | 148 | |
| Retained earnings | 1,121 | 997 | 897 | 814 | 732 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 42 | −24 | 9 | −7 | −5 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 1,257 | 1,150 | 1,054 | 938 | 877 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 1,686 | 1,575 | 1,597 | 1,625 | 1,199 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 46 | 48 | 55 | 52 | 49 | |
| Stock compensation expense | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 6 | −7 | −11 | −8 | −6 | |
| (Recovery of) provision for credit losses | −97,000 | 299,000 | 37,000 | 401,000 | 180,000 | |
| Unrealized gain on foreign currency transactions and deferred compensation | −680,000 | −100,000 | −733,000 | 914,000 | −384,000 | |
| Asset impairment charge and (gain) loss on disposal of assets | −58,000 | 2 | 7 | 366,000 | −53,000 | |
| Change in fair value of contingent consideration liability | 0 | −91,000 | −11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Accounts receivable | −21 | 6 | 7 | −4 | −21 | |
| Inventories | 4 | −23 | 11 | −8 | −21 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | −1 | 225,000 | −4 | 2 | −881,000 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 11 | 9 | 4 | −16 | 47 | |
| Income taxes | −1 | −583,000 | 2 | 296,000 | 5 | |
| Other | 865,000 | 2 | 305,000 | −423,000 | 2 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 217 | 182 | 184 | 139 | 161 | |
| Capital expenditures and intangible assets acquired | −43 | −36 | −38 | −50 | −37 | |
| Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired | −323,000 | −24 | −1 | −366 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from sale of assets | 274,000 | 359,000 | 2 | 206,000 | 318,000 | |
| Proceeds from settlement of net investment hedge | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Investment in affiliates | −353,000 | −270,000 | −290,000 | −495,000 | −86,000 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −44 | −60 | −35 | −416 | −35 | |
| Proceeds from revolving loan | 88 | 26 | 18 | 435 | 5 | |
| Principal payments on revolving debt | −114 | −146 | −149 | −103 | −60 | |
| Principal payments on finance lease | −194,000 | −216,000 | −222,000 | −177,000 | −159,000 | |
| Proceeds from stock options exercised | 9 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 7 | |
| Dividends paid | −28 | −26 | −23 | −21 | −19 | |
| Repurchases of common stock | −108 | −6 | −4 | −35 | −35 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −153 | −134 | −153 | 247 | −102 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 5 | −3 | 2 | −6 | −4 | |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 25 | −15 | −2 | −37 | 19 |