TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC
Business
Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. manufactures and sells confectionery products and operates solely in the confectionery industry segment. The Company offers a portfolio of branded candy products, including chewy and chocolate confections, lollipops, gums and novelty items marketed under trademarks such as Tootsie Roll, Tootsie Pop, Dots, Junior Mints, Charleston Chew, Sugar Daddy, Dubble Bubble and Andes. Its operations encompass product development, manufacturing, packaging, quality assurance, trademark management and limited research and product line extensions. Products are distributed through food and grocery brokers or sold directly to retailers and wholesalers across the United States, Canada and Mexico via supermarkets, mass merchandisers, dollar and discount stores, warehouse clubs, vending operators, e-commerce channels, the U.S. military and fundraising organizations.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-28
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | 733 | 723 | 769 | 687 | 571 | |
| Total costs | 474 | 470 | 513 | 454 | 372 | |
| Total gross margin | 258 | 253 | 257 | 233 | 199 | |
| Selling, marketing and administrative expenses | 158 | 153 | 155 | 122 | 132 | |
| Earnings from operations | 101 | 101 | 102 | 111 | 67 | |
| Other income (expense), net | 36 | 26 | 18 | −13 | 19 | |
| Earnings before income taxes | 137 | 127 | 120 | 98 | 86 | |
| Provision for income taxes | 37 | 40 | 28 | 22 | 20 | |
| Net earnings | 100 | 87 | 92 | 76 | 65 | |
| Less: net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | −70,000 | −19,000 | −26,000 | −45,000 | −18,000 | |
| Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. | 100 | 87 | 92 | 76 | 65 | |
| Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. per share | 1.37 | 1.18 | 1.28 | 1.04 | 0.91 | |
| Average number of shares outstanding (in shares) | 73 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 71 |
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 | 127 | 139 | 76 | 53 | 106 | |
| Restricted cash | 399,000 | 352,000 | 375,000 | 365,000 | 386,000 | |
| Investments | 49 | 56 | 96 | 96 | 40 | |
| Accounts receivable trade, less allowances of $2,167 and $2,184 | 48 | 44 | 56 | 59 | 55 | |
| Other receivables | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | |
| Finished goods and work-in-process | 42 | 44 | 51 | 44 | 31 | |
| Raw materials and supplies | 33 | 34 | 44 | 41 | 24 | |
| Prepaid expenses | 15 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 8 | |
| Total current assets | 321 | 334 | 341 | 309 | 268 | |
| Land | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
| Buildings | 156 | 149 | 145 | 142 | 130 | |
| Machinery and equipment | 519 | 499 | 485 | 468 | 447 | |
| Construction in progress | 15 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 15 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, gross | 717 | 683 | 670 | 641 | 621 | |
| Less - accumulated depreciation | 480 | 463 | 448 | 429 | 412 | |
| Net property, plant and equipment | 238 | 220 | 223 | 212 | 209 | |
| Goodwill | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | |
| Trademarks | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | |
| Investments | 437 | 332 | 256 | 248 | 291 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 7 | 12 | 15 | 465,000 | 603,000 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total other assets | 695 | 594 | 521 | 498 | 541 | |
| Total assets | 1,254 | 1,147 | 1,084 | 1,019 | 1,019 | |
| Accounts payable | 16 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 15 | |
| Bank loans | 994,000 | 924,000 | 1 | 1 | 939,000 | |
| Dividends payable | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 64 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 54 | |
| Postretirement health care benefits | 635,000 | 595,000 | 665,000 | 658,000 | 616,000 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 1 | 1 | 1 | 791,000 | 1 | |
| Income taxes payable | 6 | 636,000 | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
| Deferred compensation | 3 | 350,000 | — | — | — | |
| Total current liabilities | 98 | 87 | 95 | 90 | 80 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 67 | 55 | 45 | 45 | 45 | |
| Postretirement health care benefits | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | |
| Industrial development bonds | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| Liability for uncertain tax positions | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
| Deferred compensation and other liabilities | 124 | 111 | 95 | 76 | 95 | |
| Total noncurrent liabilities | 215 | 189 | 166 | 146 | 170 | |
| Capital in excess of par value | 847 | 789 | 737 | 720 | 710 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −21 | −23 | −23 | −30 | −25 | |
| Treasury stock (at cost) - 108 and 105 shares, respectively | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | |
| Total Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. shareholders' equity | 941 | 871 | 823 | 783 | 769 | |
| Noncontrolling interests | −404,000 | −334,000 | −315,000 | −289,000 | −245,000 | |
| Total equity | 941 | 870 | 823 | 783 | 769 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 1,254 | 1,147 | 1,084 | 1,019 | 1,019 |
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 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 12 | 8 | −913,000 | 2 | −1 | |
| Amortization of marketable security premiums and discounts, net | −5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| Accounts receivable | −3 | 10 | 5 | −3 | −14 | |
| Other receivables | 979,000 | 1 | −5 | −1 | −706,000 | |
| Inventories | 3 | 16 | −10 | −28 | 4 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | −274,000 | 3 | −16 | 49,000 | 3 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | −448,000 | 635,000 | −4 | 10 | 10 | |
| Income taxes payable | 6 | −8 | 10 | −5 | −1 | |
| Postretirement health care benefits | −801,000 | −253,000 | −649,000 | −804,000 | −1 | |
| Deferred compensation and other liabilities | −466,000 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 687,000 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 131 | 139 | 95 | 72 | 85 | |
| Capital expenditures | −34 | −18 | −27 | −23 | −31 | |
| Purchases of trading securities | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | |
| Sales of trading securities | 2 | 1 | 774,000 | 3 | 968,000 | |
| Purchase of available for sale securities | −134 | −109 | −92 | −96 | −109 | |
| Sale and maturity of available for sale securities | 58 | 92 | 106 | 50 | 47 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −111 | −36 | −14 | −69 | −92 | |
| Shares purchased and retired | −6 | −14 | −33 | −32 | −30 | |
| Dividends paid in cash | −26 | −26 | −25 | −25 | −24 | |
| Proceeds from bank loans | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| Repayment of bank loans | −3 | −4 | −3 | −4 | −4 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −33 | −39 | −58 | −56 | −54 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 852,000 | −995,000 | 424,000 | 347,000 | −283,000 | |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | −12 | 63 | 23 | −53 | −61 | |
| Income taxes paid, net | 25 | 38 | 20 | 24 | 23 | |
| Interest paid | 195,000 | 268,000 | 258,000 | 78,000 | 6,000 | |
| Stock dividend issued | 66 | 66 | 86 | 70 | 65 |