Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
Business
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. is a leading global producer, distributor, and marketer of value-added frozen potato products. It offers frozen potato products—predominantly French fries—along with commercial ingredients and appetizers sold under the Lamb Weston name and various licensed and customer brands. The company has two reportable segments, North America and International, and uses company-owned production facilities, co‑packing arrangements, and joint ventures for manufacturing. It sells to quick‑service and full‑service restaurant chains, foodservice distributors, retailers and non‑commercial channels in over 100 countries through internal sales teams, brokers, distributors and warehouse distribution centers.
Summary from filing dated 2025-07-23
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-05-31 | FY 2024 2024-05-31 | FY 2023 2023-05-31 | FY 2022 2022-05-31 | FY 2021 2021-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 6,451 | 6,468 | 5,351 | 4,099 | 3,671 | |
| Cost of sales | 5,053 | 4,701 | 3,919 | 3,267 | 2,839 | |
| Gross profit | 1,399 | 1,767 | 1,432 | 832 | 832 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 634 | 701 | 550 | 388 | 357 | |
| Restructuring expense | 100 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Income from operations | 665 | 1,065 | 882 | 444 | 475 | |
| Interest expense, net | 180 | 136 | 109 | 161 | 118 | |
| Income before income taxes and equity method earnings | 485 | 930 | 773 | 283 | 357 | |
| Income tax expense | 143 | 230 | 225 | 72 | 91 | |
| Equity method investment earnings | 15 | 26 | 461 | −11 | 52 | |
| Net income | 357 | 726 | 1,009 | 201 | 318 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 2.51 | 5.01 | 6.98 | 1.38 | 2.17 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 2.5 | 4.98 | 6.95 | 1.38 | 2.16 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 142 | 145 | 145 | 146 | 146 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 143 | 146 | 145 | 146 | 147 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-05-31 | FY 2024 2024-05-31 | FY 2023 2023-05-31 | FY 2022 2022-05-31 | FY 2021 2021-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 71 | 71 | 305 | 525 | 784 | |
| Receivables, net of allowances of $0.9 and $0.9 | 782 | 744 | 724 | 447 | — | |
| Inventories | 1,035 | 1,139 | 932 | 574 | 514 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 145 | 136 | 166 | 113 | 118 | |
| Total current assets | 2,033 | 2,090 | 2,127 | 1,660 | 1,782 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 3,688 | 3,583 | 2,808 | 1,579 | 1,524 | |
| Operating lease assets | 113 | 133 | 146 | 119 | 142 | |
| Goodwill | 1,090 | 1,060 | 1,041 | 318 | 335 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 114 | 105 | 110 | 34 | 37 | |
| Other assets | 355 | 396 | 288 | 173 | 80 | |
| Total assets | 7,393 | 7,367 | 6,520 | 4,140 | 4,209 | |
| Short-term borrowings | 371 | 326 | 159 | — | — | |
| Current portion of long-term debt and financing obligations | 78 | 56 | 55 | 32 | 32 | |
| Accounts payable | 616 | 834 | 637 | 403 | 359 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 411 | 408 | 510 | 264 | 227 | |
| Total current liabilities | 1,476 | 1,624 | 1,360 | 699 | 618 | |
| Long-term debt and financing obligations, excluding current portion | 3,683 | 3,441 | 3,248 | 2,696 | 2,705 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 254 | 256 | 252 | 173 | 160 | |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 243 | 258 | 248 | 212 | 246 | |
| Total long-term liabilities | 4,179 | 3,955 | 3,748 | 3,080 | 3,111 | |
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock of $1.00 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized; [xxx,xxx,xxx] and 150,735,397 shares issued | 151 | 151 | 150 | 148 | 148 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost, 12,152,507 and 7,068,741 common shares | −838 | −541 | −314 | −264 | −104 | |
| Additional distributed capital | −479 | −509 | −559 | −813 | −837 | |
| Retained earnings | 2,849 | 2,700 | 2,161 | 1,306 | 1,245 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 55 | −13 | −27 | −16 | 30 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 1,738 | 1,788 | 1,411 | 361 | 481 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 7,393 | 7,367 | 6,520 | 4,140 | 4,209 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-05-31 | FY 2024 2024-05-31 | FY 2023 2023-05-31 | FY 2022 2022-05-31 | FY 2021 2021-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization of intangibles and debt issuance costs | 408 | 307 | 223 | 192 | 188 | |
| Stock-settled, stock-based compensation expense | 40 | 47 | 39 | 21 | 21 | |
| Gain on acquisition of investments in joint ventures | 0 | 0 | −426 | 0 | — | |
| Equity method investment (earnings) loss, net of distributions | 12 | −16 | −36 | 30 | −33 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 600,000 | −1 | 400,000 | 14 | 4 | |
| Blue chip swap transaction gains | −21 | −18 | 0 | — | — | |
| Other | −5 | 25 | 2 | −7 | 11 | |
| Receivables | −22 | −15 | −54 | −76 | −21 | |
| Inventories | 113 | −203 | −125 | −63 | −22 | |
| Income taxes payable/receivable, net | −10 | 20 | −12 | 12 | −3 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 10 | 10 | 2 | −7 | −5 | |
| Accounts payable | 2 | 37 | 83 | 17 | 105 | |
| Accrued liabilities | −14 | −119 | 57 | 32 | −9 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 868 | 798 | 762 | 419 | 553 | |
| Additions to property, plant and equipment | −638 | −930 | −654 | −290 | −147 | |
| Additions to other long-term assets | −34 | −62 | −82 | −16 | −16 | |
| Acquisition of interests in joint venture, net | 0 | 0 | −610 | 0 | — | |
| Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired | 0 | −11 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Proceeds from blue chip swap transactions, net of purchases | 21 | 18 | 0 | — | — | |
| Other | 3 | 200,000 | 6 | −4 | 800,000 | |
| Net cash used for investing activities | −648 | −984 | −1,341 | −311 | −163 | |
| Proceeds from short-term borrowings | 1,739 | 1,075 | 57 | 0 | — | |
| Repayments of short-term borrowings | −1,696 | −910 | −15 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from issuance of debt | 525 | 592 | 530 | 1,676 | — | |
| Repayments of debt and financing obligations | −277 | −401 | −33 | −1,698 | −306 | |
| Dividends paid | −207 | −174 | −146 | −138 | −135 | |
| Repurchase of common stock and common stock withheld to cover taxes | −294 | −225 | −52 | −158 | −36 | |
| Other | −15 | −5 | 200,000 | −5 | 2 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −225 | −48 | 341 | −363 | −974 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 4 | 500,000 | 18 | −3 | 3 | |
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | −700,000 | −233 | −220 | −259 | −581 |