Scotts Miracle-Gro(SMG) - 2025 Q4 - Earnings Call Presentation

Fiscal Year 2025 Performance - The company met or exceeded all previously provided financial guidance[21] - The company's share of the total Lawn & Garden category increased by 1%[21, 24] - Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA grew by $71 million, a 14% increase, reaching $581 million[21] - Non-GAAP adjusted EPS grew by 63% to $3.74 per share[21] - Free cash flow was $274 million in excess of Non-GAAP adjusted earnings[21] - Debt paydown of $120 million drove interest expense down by $30 million, reducing the leverage ratio to 4.1x[21] - Full year net sales reached $3.41 billion, a 4% decrease compared to the previous year[62] Q4 2025 Performance - Net sales were $387.4 million, a 7% decrease compared to Q4 2024[59] - Adjusted gross margin rate improved by 1,030 bps to 7.2%[59] - Adjusted net loss was $(113.1) million, an improvement compared to $(131.5) million in Q4 2024[59] Fiscal Year 2026 Outlook - The company expects low single-digit sales growth in the U S Consumer segment[87] - The company anticipates a non-GAAP adjusted gross margin rate of at least 32%[86, 87] - The company projects adjusted EPS to be between $4.15 and $4.35 per share[87]