Financial Performance - Net sales increased by 47.5million,or15.2359.7 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, with OWYN contributing 33.8million,or10.868.0 million, compared to 57.8millionintheprioryear[10].−Organicnetsalesgrowthwas4.42.1 million to 6.4million[4].−Netincomeforthesecondquarterwas36.7 million, an increase of 3.6million,or10.933.1 million in the prior year [10]. - The company reported a net income of 74,869,000forthetwenty−sixweeksendedMarch1,2025,comparedto68,684,000 for the same period in 2024, reflecting an increase of 9.5% [37]. - Net income for the twenty-six weeks ended March 1, 2025, was 74,869,000,comparedto68,684,000 for the same period in 2024, representing an increase of 3.1% [40]. - Adjusted EBITDA for the twenty-six weeks ended March 1, 2025, was 138,069,000,upfrom119,805,000 in the prior year, reflecting a growth of 15.2% [40]. - EBITDA for the twenty-six weeks ended March 1, 2025, was reported at 119,510,000,comparedto110,904,000 for the same period in 2024, indicating an increase of 7.3% [40]. Sales and Revenue - The company expects net sales to increase by 8.5% to 10.5% and Adjusted EBITDA to grow by 4% to 6% for fiscal year 2025 [25]. - OWYN's fiscal year 2025 net sales are expected to be in the range of 140−150million[25].−NetsalesforthethirteenweeksendedMarch1,2025,were359,655,000, representing a 15.2% increase from 312,199,000forthesameperiodin2024[35].−Grossprofitforthetwenty−sixweeksendedMarch1,2025,was260,623,000, up from 231,988,000intheprioryear,indicatingagrowthof12.366,060,000 for the twenty-six weeks ended March 1, 2025, compared to no sales in the prior year, indicating successful market entry [38]. Expenses and Costs - Gross profit increased by 13.3million,or11.4130.1 million, resulting in a gross margin of 36.2%, a decrease of 120 basis points year-over-year [5]. - Operating expenses rose by 6.6millionto75.4 million, with G&A expenses increasing by 6.1million,largelyduetotheOWYNacquisition[6].−OperatingexpensesforthethirteenweeksendedMarch1,2025,totaled75,416,000, an increase from 68,787,000inthesameperiodlastyear,reflectingariseof9.48,792,000, slightly higher than 8,736,000inthepreviousyear[40].−Interestexpenseforthetwenty−sixweeksendedMarch1,2025,totaled14,199,000, compared to 11,630,000forthesameperiodin2024,reflectinganincreaseof21.81,477,000 for the twenty-six weeks ended March 1, 2025, down from 2,014,000intheprioryear[40].AssetsandLiabilities−Totalcurrentassetsincreasedto444,467,000 as of March 1, 2025, from 440,280,000asofAugust31,2024[33].−Long−termdebtdecreasedto298,537,000 as of March 1, 2025, down from 397,485,000asofAugust31,2024,showingareductionof25103,682,000, down from 132,530,000atthebeginningoftheperiod,adecreaseof21.7196,318,000, with total debt outstanding under the credit agreement at 300,000,000[44].−AsofMarch1,2025,thecompany′strailingtwelve−monthNetDebttoAdjustedEBITDAratiowas0.7x[21].−ThetrailingtwelvemonthsAdjustedEBITDAasofMarch1,2025,was287,394,000, resulting in a net debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio of 0.7x [44]. Shareholder Information - The weighted average shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share increased to 101,821,229 for the thirteen weeks ended March 1, 2025, compared to 101,276,575 for the same period in 2024 [35]. - Adjusted diluted earnings per share increased to 0.95forthetwenty−sixweeksendedMarch1,2025,comparedto0.82 for the same period in 2024, marking a rise of 15.9% [42]. - The effective tax rate applied to Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share adjustments was assumed to be 25% for the reporting periods [42]. Future Outlook - The company expects to achieve synergies from the OWYN acquisition, although specific financial targets were not disclosed [30].