H.B. Fuller Company

FUL Basic Materials Q2 2025

Document 834258

EX-99.1 2 ex_834258.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 ex_834258.htm
 

 

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Worldwide Headquarters

1200 Willow Lake Boulevard

St. Paul, Minnesota 55110-5101

Exhibit 99.1


                                Steven Brazones

                           Investor Relations Contact

                                    651-236-5060

 

NEWS

June 25, 2025

 

H.B. Fuller Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results

 

Reported EPS (diluted) of $0.76; Adjusted EPS (diluted) of $1.18, up 5% year-on-year

Net income of $42 million; Adjusted EBITDA of $166 million, up 5% year-on-year

Adjusted EBITDA margin of 18.4%, up 130 basis points year-on-year

Increases full-year adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS guidance

 

ST. PAUL, Minn. – H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) today reported financial results for its second quarter that ended May 31, 2025.

 

Second Quarter 2025 Noteworthy Items:

Net revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 was $898 million, down 2.1% versus the second quarter of fiscal 2024; adjusting for the flooring divestiture, net revenue was up 2.8% year-on-year;

Gross profit margin was 31.9%; adjusted gross profit margin was 32.2%, up 110 basis points year-on-year, driven by cost savings, the impact of acquisitions and divestitures, and targeted pricing actions;

Net income was $42 million; adjusted EBITDA was $166 million, up 5% year-on-year; adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 130 basis points year-on-year to 18.4%;

Reported EPS (diluted) was $0.76; adjusted EPS (diluted) was $1.18, up 5% year-on-year, driven by higher adjusted net income and lower shares outstanding;

Cash flow from operations increased $29 million year-on-year to $111 million;

Repurchased approximately one million shares year-to-date.

 

 

Summary of Second Quarter 2025 Results:

The Company’s net revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 was $898 million, down 2.1% versus the second quarter of fiscal 2024. Pricing increased net revenue by 0.7%, offset by slightly lower volume, resulting in 0.4% organic revenue growth year-on-year. Foreign currency translation reduced net revenue by 1.2% and the net impact of acquisitions and divestitures decreased net revenue by 1.3%.

 

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Gross profit in the second quarter of fiscal 2025 was $286 million. Adjusted gross profit was $289 million. Adjusted gross profit margin of 32.2% increased 110 basis points year-on-year. Cost savings, the impact of acquisitions and divestitures, and targeted pricing actions principally drove the year-on-year increase in adjusted gross profit margin.

 

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense was $186 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2025 and adjusted SG&A was $176 million versus $173 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2024. Adjusting for the net impact of acquisitions and divestitures, adjusted SG&A was flat year-on-year, reflecting strong expense management.

 

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 was $42 million, or $0.76 per diluted share. Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 was $65 million. Adjusted EPS was $1.18 per diluted share, up 5% year-on-year driven by higher adjusted net income and lower shares outstanding.

 

Adjusted EBITDA in the second quarter of fiscal 2025 was $166 million, up 5% year-on-year driven principally by favorable pricing, cost savings, and the net benefit from acquisitions and divestitures. Adjusted EBITDA margin increased 130 basis points year-on-year to 18.4%.

 

Commenting on the second quarter, H.B. Fuller President and CEO Celeste Mastin said, “Our strong financial performance is a testament to our team's disciplined execution in a highly dynamic environment, and we are performing better than the underlying markets. We remain nimble and focused on delivering positive organic revenue growth, while managing costs in a deliberate manner and leveraging our global sourcing infrastructure to adeptly respond to geopolitical and market uncertainties. Our EBITDA margin expansion highlights the success of the actions we are taking which include an increased focus on pricing, cost savings efforts, and our active portfolio shift towards higher growth, higher margin markets. While global economic activity remains subdued, we continue to perform well and are raising our full-year outlook to reflect our strong execution.”

 

Balance Sheet and Working Capital:

Net debt at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2025 was $2,016 million, down $59 million sequentially versus the first quarter and up $106 million year-on-year. Net debt-to-adjusted EBITDA decreased from 3.5X at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2025, to 3.4X at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2025. Improved cashflow from operations and growth in adjusted EBITDA principally drove the sequential decrease in the ratio.

 

Net working capital in the second quarter of fiscal 2025 was relatively flat year-on-year. As a percentage of annualized net revenue, net working capital increased 40 basis points year-on-year to 16.6%.

 

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Fiscal 2025 Outlook:

As a result of our strong financial performance, we are updating our previously communicated financial guidance for fiscal 2025 as follows:

Net revenue for fiscal 2025 is now expected to be down 2% to 3%; organic revenue for fiscal 2025 is still expected to be flat to up 2%; we now expect foreign exchange to adversely impact net revenue by 1.0% to 1.5%;

Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2025 is now expected to be in the range of $615 million to $630 million, equating to growth of 4% to 6% year-on-year;

Adjusted EPS (diluted) is now expected to be in the range of $4.10 to $4.30, equating to growth of 7% to 12% year-on-year;

Fully diluted shares outstanding for fiscal 2025 is now expected to be in the range of 55 million to 56 million;

Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2025 is expected to be in the range of $165 million to $175 million.

 

 

Conference Call:

The Company will hold a conference call on June 26, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. CT (10:30 a.m. ET) to discuss its results. Interested parties may listen to the conference call on a live webcast. The webcast, along with a supplemental presentation, may be accessed from the Company’s website at https://investors.hbfuller.com. Participants must register prior to accessing the webcast using this link and should do so at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the call to install and test any necessary software and audio connections. A telephone replay of the conference call will be available from 12:30 p.m. CT on June 26, 2025, to 10:59 p.m. CT on July 3, 2025. To access the telephone replay dial 1-800-770-2030 (toll free) or 1-609-800-9909 and enter the Conference ID: 6370505.

 

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Regulation G:

The information presented in this earnings release regarding consolidated and segment organic revenue growth, operating income, adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross profit margin, adjusted selling, general and administrative expense, adjusted income before income taxes and income from equity investments, adjusted income taxes, adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), adjusted EBITDA margin, net debt, net debt-to-adjusted EBITDA, trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA, net working capital, annualized net revenue and net working capital as a percentage of annualized net revenue does not conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) and should not be construed as an alternative to the reported results determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Management has included this non-GAAP information to assist in understanding the operating performance of the Company and its operating segments as well as the comparability of results to the results of other companies. The non-GAAP information provided may not be consistent with the methodologies used by other companies. All non-GAAP information is reconciled with reported U.S. GAAP results in the “Regulation G Reconciliation” tables in this press release with the exception of our forward-looking non-GAAP measures contained above in our Fiscal 2025 Outlook, which the Company cannot reconcile to forward-looking GAAP results without unreasonable effort.

 

About H.B. Fuller:

As the largest pureplay adhesives company in the world, H.B. Fuller’s (NYSE: FUL) innovative, functional coatings, adhesives and sealants enhance the quality, safety and performance of products people use every day. Founded in 1887, with 2024 revenue of $3.6 billion, our mission to Connect What Matters is brought to life by more than 7,500 global team members who collaborate with customers across more than 30 market segments in over 140 countries to develop highly specified solutions that enable customers to bring world-changing innovations to their end markets. Learn more at www.hbfuller.com.

 

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements:

Certain statements in this press release may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements often address expected future business and financial performance, financial condition, and other matters, and often contain words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “opportunity,” “outlook,” “plan,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “strategy,” “target,” “will,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” “would” and similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words or phrases. These statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the following: the availability and pricing of raw materials; the impact of potential cybersecurity attacks and security breaches; failures in our information technology systems; the impact on the supply chain, raw material costs and pricing of our products due to military conflict, including between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East; the impact on our margins and product demand due to inflationary pressures; the substantial amount of debt we have incurred to finance our acquisition of Royal, our ability to repay or refinance our debt or to incur additional debt in the future, our need for a significant amount of cash to service and repay the debt and to pay dividends on our common stock, and the effect of debt covenants that limit the discretion of management in operating the business or in paying dividends; our ability to pay dividends and to pursue growth opportunities if we continue to pay dividends according to our current dividend policy; our ability to effectively manage and realize expected benefits from completed and future mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; our ability to achieve expected synergies, cost savings and operating efficiencies from our restructuring initiatives and operational improvement projects within the expected time frames or at all; our ability to effectively implement Project ONE; uncertain political and economic conditions; fluctuations in product demand; competing products and pricing; our geographic and product mix; disruptions to our relationships with our major customers and suppliers; regulatory compliance across our global footprint; trade policies and economic sanctions impacting our markets; changes in tax laws and tariffs; devaluations and other foreign exchange rate fluctuations; the impact of litigation and investigations, including for product liability and environmental matters; impairment charges on our goodwill or long-lived assets; the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak and other pandemics on our operations and financial results; the effect of new accounting pronouncements and accounting charges and credits; and similar matters.

 

Additional information about these various risks and uncertainties can be found in the “Risk Factors” section of our Form 10-K filings, and any updates to the risk factors in our Form 10-Q and 8-K filings with the SEC, but there may be other risks and uncertainties that we are unable to identify at this time or that we do not currently expect to have a material impact on the business. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. We do not undertake to update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

In thousands, except per share amounts (unaudited)

 

  

Three Months

Ended

  

Percent of

  

Three Months

Ended

  

Percent of

 
  

May 31, 2025

  

Net Revenue

  

June 1, 2024

  

Net Revenue

 

Net revenue

 $898,095   100.0% $917,107   100.0%

Cost of sales

  (611,711)  (68.1)%  (635,055)  (69.3)%

Gross profit

  286,384   31.9%  282,052   30.8%
                 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

  (186,340)  (20.7)%  (181,456)  (19.8)%

Other income, net

  7,141   0.8%  3,634   0.4%

Interest expense

  (34,865)  (3.9)%  (32,314)  (3.5)%

Interest income

  854   0.1%  1,199   0.1%

Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments

  73,174   8.1%  73,115   8.0%
                 

Income taxes

  (32,726)  (3.6)%  (22,418)  (2.4)%
                 

Income from equity method investments

  1,397   0.2%  600   0.1%

Net income including non-controlling interest

  41,845   4.7%  51,297   5.6%
                 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

  (17)  (0.0)%  (33)  (0.0)%

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller

 $41,828   4.7% $51,264   5.6%
                 

Basic income per common share attributable to H.B. Fuller

 $0.77      $0.93     

Diluted income per common share attributable to H.B. Fuller

 $0.76      $0.91     
                 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

                

Basic

  54,443       54,946     

Diluted

  54,952       56,636     

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

In thousands, except per share amounts (unaudited)

 

  

Six Months

Ended

  

Percent of

  

Six Months

Ended

  

Percent of

 
  

May 31,

2025

  

Net

Revenue

  

June 1,

2024

  

Net

Revenue

 

Net revenue

 $1,686,758   100.0% $1,727,525   100.0%

Cost of sales

  (1,173,299)  (69.6)%  (1,206,237)  (69.8)%

Gross profit

  513,459   30.4%  521,288   30.2%
                 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

  (366,968)  (21.8)%  (353,817)  (20.5)%
                 

Other income, net

  10,347   0.6%  5,135   0.3%

Interest expense

  (66,906)  (4.0)%  (64,216)  (3.7)%

Interest income

  1,954   0.1%  2,506   0.1%

Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments

  91,886   5.4%  110,896   6.4%
                 

Income taxes

  (38,671)  (2.3)%  (30,231)  (1.7)%
                 

Income from equity method investments

  1,894   0.1%  1,644   0.1%

Net income including non-controlling interest

  55,109   3.3%  82,309   4.8%
                 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

  (33)  (0.0)%  (54)  (0.0)%

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller

 $55,076   3.3% $82,255   4.8%
                 
                 

Basic income per common share attributable to H.B. Fuller

 $1.01      $1.50     

Diluted income per common share attributable to H.B. Fuller

 $0.99      $1.45     
                 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

                

Basic

  54,721       54,824     

Diluted

  55,490       56,604     

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands, except per share amounts (unaudited)

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

May 31,

  

June 1,

  

May 31,

  

June 1,

 
  

2025

  

2024

  

2025

  

2024

 
                 

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller

 $41,828  $51,264  $55,076  $82,255 

Adjustments:

                

Acquisition project costs1

  3,602   1,467   13,430   3,510 

Organizational realignment2

  6,635   7,275   15,409   14,536 

Project One3

  2,581   2,845   5,646   6,058 

Other

  44   914   44   914 

Discrete tax items4

  13,961   1,317   14,952   (1,210)

Income tax effect on adjustments6

  (3,999)  (1,558)  (9,907)  (4,848)

Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller6

  64,652   63,524   94,650   101,215 

Add:

                

Interest expense

  34,484   32,313   66,514   64,215 

Interest income

  (854)  (1,197)  (1,954)  (2,504)

Adjusted Income taxes

  22,765   22,658   33,626   36,289 

Depreciation and Amortization expense7

  44,613   39,952   87,180   81,053 

Adjusted EBITDA6

  165,660   157,250   280,016   280,268 
                 

Diluted Shares

  54,952   56,636   55,490   56,604 

Adjusted diluted income per common share attributable to H.B. Fuller6

 $1.18  $1.12  $1.71  $1.79 

Revenue

 $898,095  $917,107  $1,686,758  $1,727,525 

Adjusted EBITDA margin6

  18.4%  17.1%  16.6%  16.2%

 

1 Acquisition project costs include costs related to evaluating, acquiring and integrating business acquisitions. Acquisition project costs include $3,708 and $1,385 in transaction costs (primarily consulting and professional fees, representations and warranties insurance premiums and employee acquisition-related travel expenses) and ($106) and $41 in purchase accounting costs (primarily professional fees for valuation services, inventory step-up cost and the impact of changes to contingent consideration liabilities after the completion of the purchase price allocation) and $0 and $41 in business integration costs (primarily costs of transition services agreements) for the three months ended May 31, 2025 and June 1, 2024, respectively. Acquisition project costs include $12,900 and $2,678 in transaction costs (primarily consulting and professional fees, representations and warranties insurance premiums and employee acquisition-related travel expenses) and $530 and $255 in purchase accounting costs (primarily professional fees for valuation services, inventory step-up cost and the impact of changes to contingent consideration liabilities after the completion of the purchase price allocation) and $0 and $577 in business integration costs (primarily costs of transition services agreements and for the three months ended March 2, 2024, retention bonuses paid to employees of the acquired entities) for the six months ended May 31, 2025 and June 1, 2024, respectively.

2 Organizational realignment includes costs incurred as a direct result of the organizational realignment program, including professional fees related to legal entity and business structure changes, employee retention and severance costs, and facility rationalization costs related to the closure of production facilities and consolidation of business activities. Facility rationalization costs include plant closure costs, the impact of accelerated depreciation and for the three months ended March 2, 2024, operational inefficiencies. Organizational realignment includes $1,177 and $2,246 in professional fees related to legal entity and business structure changes, $3,320 and $2,252 in employee severance and other related costs, and $2,138 and $2,777 related to facility rationalization costs for the three months ended May 31, 2025 and June 1, 2024, respectively. Organizational realignment includes $3,416 and $3,869 in professional fees related to legal entity and business structure changes, $4,493 and $4,426 in employee severance and other related costs, and $7,500 and $6,241 related to facility rationalization costs for the six months ended May 31, 2025 and June 1, 2024, respectively.

3 Project One includes non-capitalizable project costs related to implementing our global Enterprise Resource Planning system, including upgrading to SAP S/4HANA®, which has upgraded and standardized our information system.

4 Discrete tax items for the three and six months ended May 31, 2025 are primarily related to the impact of withholding tax recorded on earnings that are no longer permanently reinvested, as well as other various U.S. and foreign tax matters. Discrete tax items for the three and six months ended June 1, 2024 are related to various foreign tax matters as well as excess tax benefit related to U.S. stock compensation.

5 The income tax effect on adjustments represents the difference between income taxes on net income before income taxes and income from equity method investments reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP and adjusted net income before income taxes and income from equity method investments.

6 Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller, adjusted diluted income per common share attributable to H.B. Fuller, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures. Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller is defined as net income before the specific adjustments shown above. Adjusted diluted income per common share is defined as adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller divided by the number of diluted common shares. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income before interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and the specific adjustments shown above. Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as adjusted EBITDA divided by net revenue. The table above provides a reconciliation of adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller, adjusted diluted income per common share attributable to H.B. Fuller, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin to net income attributable to H.B. Fuller, the most directly comparable financial measure determined and reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

7 Depreciation and amortization expense added back for EBITDA is adjusted for amounts already included in adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller totaling ($70) and ($1,198) for the three months ended May 31, 2025 and June 1, 2024, respectively and. ($100) and ($3,620) for the six months ended May 31, 2025 and June 1, 2024, respectively.

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION

In thousands (unaudited)

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

May 31,

  

June 1,

  

May 31,

  

June 1,

 
  

2025

  

2024

  

2025

  

2024

 

Net Revenue:

                

Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives

 $397,475  $393,313  $765,700  $761,391 

Engineering Adhesives

  276,418   257,613   513,177   483,688 

Building Adhesive Solutions

  224,202   222,484   407,881   402,150 

Corporate unallocated

  -   43,697   -   80,296 

Total H.B. Fuller

 $898,095  $917,107  $1,686,758  $1,727,525 
                 

Segment Operating Income (Loss):

                

Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives

 $43,401  $49,840  $73,349  $97,233 

Engineering Adhesives

  46,977   38,987   75,028   64,807 

Building Adhesive Solutions

  22,114   21,987   28,691   29,126 

Corporate unallocated

  (12,448)  (10,219)  (30,577)  (23,695)

Total H.B. Fuller

 $100,044  $100,595  $146,491  $167,471 
                 

Adjusted EBITDA6

                

Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives

 $61,963  $64,677  $108,854  $127,540 

Engineering Adhesives

  63,341   51,110   107,529   89,312 

Building Adhesive Solutions

  37,535   35,863   59,337   57,273 

Corporate unallocated

  2,821   5,600   4,296   6,143 

Total H.B. Fuller

 $165,660  $157,250  $280,016  $280,268 
                 

Adjusted EBITDA Margin6

                

Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives

  15.6%  16.4%  14.2%  16.8%

Engineering Adhesives

  22.9%  19.8%  21.0%  18.5%

Building Adhesive Solutions

  16.7%  16.1%  14.5%  14.2%

Corporate unallocated

  0.0%  12.8% 

NMP

  

NMP

 

Total H.B. Fuller

  18.4%  17.1%  16.6%  16.2%
                 

NMP = non-meaningful percentage

                

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands, except per share amounts (unaudited)

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

May 31,

  

June 1,

  

May 31,

  

June 1,

 
  

2025

  

2024

  

2025

  

2024

 

Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments

 $73,174  $73,115  $91,886  $110,896 
                 

Adjustments:

                

Acquisition project costs1

  3,602   1,467   13,430   3,510 

Organizational realignment2

  6,635   7,275   15,409   14,536 

Project One3

  2,581   2,845   5,646   6,058 

Other

  44   914   44   914 

Adjusted income before income taxes and income from equity method investments8

 $86,036  $85,616  $126,415  $135,914 

 

8 Adjusted income before income taxes and income from equity investments is a non-GAAP financial measure. Adjusted income before income taxes and income from equity investments is defined as income before income taxes and income from equity investments before the specific adjustments shown above. The table above provides a reconciliation of adjusted income before income taxes and income from equity investments to income before income taxes and income from equity investments, the most directly comparable financial measure determined and reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands, except per share amounts (unaudited)

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

May 31,

  

June 1,

  

May 31,

  

June 1,

 
  

2025

  

2024

  

2025

  

2024

 

Income Taxes

 $(32,726) $(22,418) $(38,671) $(30,231)
                 

Adjustments:

                

Acquisition project costs1

  (1,120)  (183)  (3,800)  (720)

Organizational realignment2

  (2,063)  (906)  (4,455)  (2,815)

Project One3

  (803)  (355)  (1,638)  (1,199)

Other

  (14)  -   (14)  - 

Discrete tax items4

  13,961   1,204   14,952   (1,324)

Adjusted income taxes9

 $(22,765) $(22,658) $(33,626) $(36,289)
                 

Adjusted income before income taxes and income from equity method investments

 $86,036  $85,616  $126,415  $135,914 

Adjusted effective income tax rate9

  26.5%  26.5%  26.6%  26.7%

 

9 Adjusted income taxes and adjusted effective income tax rate are non-GAAP financial measures. Adjusted income taxes is defined as income taxes before the specific adjustments shown above. Adjusted effective income tax rate is defined as income taxes divided by adjusted income before income taxes and income from equity method investments. The table above provides a reconciliation of adjusted income taxes and adjusted effective income tax rate to income taxes, the most directly comparable financial measure determined and reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands (unaudited)

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

May 31,

  

June 1,

  

May 31,

  

June 1,

 
  

2025

  

2024

  

2025

  

2024

 
                 

Net revenue

 $898,095  $917,107  $1,686,758  $1,727,525 
                 

Gross profit

 $286,384  $282,052  $513,459  $521,288 

Gross profit margin

  31.9%  30.8%  30.4%  30.2%
                 

Adjustments:

                

Acquisition project costs1

  68   (8)  675   73 

Organizational realignment2

  2,467   3,466   7,923   7,880 

Project One3

  (94)  13   1   13 

Adjusted gross profit10

 $288,825  $285,523  $522,058  $529,254 

Adjusted gross profit margin10

  32.2%  31.1%  31.0%  30.6%

 

10 Adjusted gross profit and adjusted gross profit margin are non-GAAP financial measures. Adjusted gross profit and adjusted gross profit margin is defined as gross profit and gross profit margin excluding the specific adjustments shown above. The table above provides a reconciliation of adjusted gross profit and gross profit margin to gross profit and gross profit margin, the most directly comparable financial measure determined and reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands (unaudited)

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

May 31,

  

June 1,

  

May 31,

  

June 1,

 
  

2025

  

2024

  

2025

  

2024

 
                 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 $(186,340) $(181,456) $(366,968) $(353,817)
                 

Adjustments:

                

Acquisition project costs1

  3,654   1,475   11,360   3,437 

Organizational realignment2

  3,633   3,439   4,929   5,986 

Project One3

  2,676   2,832   5,646   6,045 

Other

  44   914   44   914 

Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses11

 $(176,333) $(172,796) $(344,989) $(337,435)

 

11 Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses is a non-GAAP financial measure. Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses is defined as selling, general and administrative expenses excluding the specific adjustments shown above. The table above provides a reconciliation of adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses to selling, general and administrative expenses, the most directly comparable financial measure determined and reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands (unaudited)

 

  

Hygiene,

Health

      

Building

             

Three Months Ended

 

and Consumable

  

Engineering

  

Adhesive

      

Corporate

  

H.B. Fuller

 

May 31, 2025

 

Adhesives

  

Adhesives

  

Solutions

  

Total

  

Unallocated

  

Consolidated

 

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller

 $45,610  $47,948  $24,668  $118,226  $(76,398) $41,828 

Adjustments:

                        

Acquisition project costs1

  -   -   -   -   3,602   3,602 

Organizational realignment2

  -   -   -   -   6,635   6,635 

Project One3

  -   -   -   -   2,581   2,581 

Other

  -   -   -   -   44   44 

Discrete tax items4

  -   -   -   -   13,961   13,961 

Income tax effect on adjustments5

  -   -   -   -   (3,999)  (3,999)

Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller6

  45,610   47,948   24,668   118,226   (53,574)  64,652 

Add:

                        

Interest expense

  -   -   -   -   34,484   34,484 

Interest income

  -   -   -   -   (854)  (854)

Adjusted Income taxes

  -   -   -   -   22,765   22,765 

Depreciation and amortization expense7

  16,353   15,393   12,867   44,613   -   44,613 

Adjusted EBITDA6

 $61,963  $63,341  $37,535  $162,839  $2,821  $165,660 

Revenue

 $397,475  $276,418  $224,202  $898,095   -  $898,095 

Adjusted EBITDA Margin6

  15.6%  22.9%  16.7%  18.1% 

NMP

   18.4%

 

  

Hygiene,

Health

      

Building

             

Six Months Ended

 

and Consumable

  

Engineering

  

Adhesive

      

Corporate

  

H.B. Fuller

 

May 31, 2025

 

Adhesives

  

Adhesives

  

Solutions

  

Total

  

Unallocated

  

Consolidated

 

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller

 $77,771  $76,970  $33,799  $188,540  $(133,464) $55,076 

Adjustments:

                        

Acquisition project costs1

  -   -   -   -   13,430   13,430 

Organizational realignment2

  -   -   -   -   15,409   15,409 

Project One3

  -   -   -   -   5,646   5,646 

Other

  -   -   -   -   44   44 

Discrete tax items4

  -   -   -   -   14,952   14,952 

Income tax effect on adjustments5

  -   -   -   -   (9,907)  (9,907)

Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller6

  77,771   76,970   33,799   188,540   (93,890)  94,650 

Add:

                        

Interest expense

  -   -   -   -   66,514   66,514 

Interest income

  -   -   -   -   (1,954)  (1,954)

Adjusted Income taxes

  -   -   -   -   33,626   33,626 

Depreciation and amortization expense7

  31,083   30,559   25,538   87,180   -   87,180 

Adjusted EBITDA6

 $108,854  $107,529  $59,337  $275,720  $4,296  $280,016 

Revenue

  765,700   513,177   407,881   1,686,758   -   1,686,758 

Adjusted EBITDA Margin6

  14.2%  21.0%  14.5%  16.3% 

NMP

   16.6%

 

Note: Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. The table above provides a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA for each segment to net income attributable to H.B. Fuller for each segment, the most directly comparable financial measure determined and reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

NMP = Non-meaningful percentage

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands (unaudited)

 

  

Hygiene,

Health

      

Building

             

Three Months Ended

 

and Consumable

  

Engineering

  

Adhesive

      

Corporate

  

H.B. Fuller

 

June 1, 2024

 

Adhesives

  

Adhesives

  

Solutions

  

Total

  

Unallocated

  

Consolidated

 

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller

 $51,336  $39,643  $23,816  $114,795  $(63,531) $51,264 

Adjustments:

                        

Acquisition project costs1

  -   -   -   -   1,467   1,467 

Organizational realignment2

  -   -   -   -   7,275   7,275 

Project One3

  -   -   -   -   2,845   2,845 

Other

  -   -   -   -   914   914 

Discrete tax items4

  -   -   -   -   1,317   1,317 

Income tax effect on adjustments5

  -   -   -   -   (1,558)  (1,558)

Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller6

  51,336   39,643   23,816   114,795   (51,271)  63,524 

Add:

                        

Interest expense

  -   -   -   -   32,313   32,313 

Interest income

  -   -   -   -   (1,197)  (1,197)

Adjusted Income taxes

  -   -   -   -   22,658   22,658 

Depreciation and amortization expense7

  13,341   11,467   12,047   36,855   3,097   39,952 

Adjusted EBITDA6

 $64,677  $51,110  $35,863  $151,650  $5,600  $157,250 

Revenue

 $393,313  $257,613  $222,484  $873,410   43,697  $917,107 

Adjusted EBITDA Margin6

  16.4%  19.8%  16.1%  17.4%  12.8%  17.1%

 

  

Hygiene,

Health

      

Building

             

Six Months Ended

 

and Consumable

  

Engineering

  

Adhesive

      

Corporate

  

H.B. Fuller

 

June 1, 2024

 

Adhesives

  

Adhesives

  

Solutions

  

Total

  

Unallocated

  

Consolidated

 

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller

 $100,224  $66,119  $32,783  $199,126  $(116,871) $82,255 

Adjustments:

                        

Acquisition project costs1

  -   -   -   -   3,510   3,510 

Organizational realignment2

  -   -   -   -   14,536   14,536 

Project One3

  -   -   -   -   6,058   6,058 

Other

  -   -   -   -   914   914 

Discrete tax items4

  -   -   -   -   (1,210)  (1,210)

Income tax effect on adjustments5

  -   -   -   -   (4,848)  (4,848)

Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller6

  100,224   66,119   32,783   199,126   (97,911)  101,215 

Add:

                        

Interest expense

  -   -   -   -   64,215   64,215 

Interest income

  -   -   -   -   (2,504)  (2,504)

Adjusted Income taxes

  -   -   -   -   36,289   36,289 

Depreciation and amortization expense7

  27,316   23,193   24,490   74,999   6,054   81,053 

Adjusted EBITDA6

 $127,540  $89,312  $57,273  $274,125  $6,143  $280,268 

Revenue

 $761,391  $483,688  $402,150  $1,647,229   80,296  $1,727,525 

Adjusted EBITDA Margin6

  16.8%  18.5%  14.2%  16.6% 

NMP

   16.2%

 

Note: Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. The table above provides a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA for each segment to net income attributable to H.B. Fuller for each segment, the most directly comparable financial measure determined and reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

NMP = Non-meaningful percentage

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION

NET REVENUE GROWTH (DECLINE)

(unaudited)

 

  

Three Months

Ended

  

Six Months

Ended

 
  

May 31, 2025

  

May 31, 2025

 

Price

  0.7%  0.5%

Volume

  (0.3)%  0.5%

Organic Growth12

  0.4%  1.0%

M&A

  (1.3)%  (1.2)%

Constant currency

  (0.9)%  (0.2)%

F/X

  (1.2)%  (2.2)%

Total H.B. Fuller Net Revenue

  (2.1)%  (2.4)%

 

 

Revenue growth versus 2024

 

Three Months Ended

 
  

May 31, 2025

 
                     
  

Net

      

Constant

      

Organic

 
  

Revenue

  

F/X

  

Currency

  

M&A

  

Growth12

 

Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives

  1.1%  (2.1)%  3.2%  1.4%  1.8%

Engineering Adhesives

  7.3%  (0.7)%  8.0%  8.4%  (0.4)%

Building Adhesive Solutions

  0.8%  (0.5)%  1.3%  2.2%  (0.9)%

Corporate Unallocated13

  (100.0)%  0.0%  (100.0)%  (100.0)%  0.0%

Total H.B. Fuller

  (2.1)%  (1.2)%  (0.9)%  (1.3)%  0.4%

 

 

Revenue growth versus 2024

 

Six Months Ended

 
  

May 31, 2025

 
                     
  

Net

      

Constant

      

Organic

 
  

Revenue

  

F/X

  

Currency

  

M&A

  

Growth12

 

Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives

  0.6%  (3.5)%  4.1%  1.2%  2.9%

Engineering Adhesives

  6.1%  (1.4)%  7.5%  8.5%  (1.0)%

Building Adhesive Solutions

  1.4%  (1.4)%  2.8%  2.3%  0.5%

Corporate Unallocated13

  (100.0)%  0.0%  (100.0)%  (100.0)%  0.0%

Total H.B. Fuller

  (2.4)%  (2.2)%  (0.2)%  (1.2)%  1.0%

 

 

12 We use the term “organic revenue” to refer to net revenue, excluding the effect of foreign currency changes and acquisitions and divestitures. Organic growth reflects adjustments for the impact of period-over-period changes in foreign currency exchange rates on revenues and the revenues associated with acquisitions and divestitures.

13 Corporate Unallocated includes revenue for the North America Flooring business for the six months ended June 1, 2024. This business was sold in the first quarter of 2025 and as a result all activity for prior years was moved to Corporate Unallocated.

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands (unaudited)

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Trailing Twelve

Months18 Ended

 
  

August 31,

2024

  

November 30,

2024

  

March 1,

2025

  

May 31,

2025

  

May 31,

2025

 
                     

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller

 $55,361  $(7,359) $13,248  $41,828  $103,078 
                     

Adjustments:

                    

Acquisition project costs1

  3,474   4,051   9,828   3,602   20,955 

Organizational realignment2

  9,471   15,958   8,774   6,635   40,838 

Project One3

  3,154   2,672   3,064   2,581   11,471 

Business divestiture14

  -   47,267   -   -   47,267 

Other15

  (2,904)  39   -   44   (2,821)

Discrete tax items16

  (2,937)  (1,322)  992   13,961   10,694 

Income tax effect on adjustments5

  (1,624)  (9,339)  (5,909)  (3,999)  (20,871)

Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller6

  63,995   51,967   29,997   64,652   210,611 
                     

Add:

                    

Interest expense

  35,287   33,621   32,030   34,484   135,422 

Interest income

  (1,090)  (1,084)  (1,100)  (854)  (4,128)

Adjusted Income taxes

  22,825   18,546   10,862   22,765   74,997 

Depreciation and Amortization expense17

  44,235   45,286   42,567   44,613   176,701 

Adjusted EBITDA6

 $165,252  $148,336  $114,356  $165,660  $593,604 

 

 

14 Business divestiture for the three months and year ended November 30, 2024 includes impairment losses for goodwill and long-lived assets, and project costs incurred as a direct result of the pending sale of the North America Flooring business. Impairment losses represent the difference between the book value of the assets held for sale and their net realizable value.

15 Other includes a gain from insurance recoveries and a loss from the write-off of a cost method investment for the three months ended August 31, 2024 and the year ended November 30, 2024.

16 Discrete tax items for the three months ended August 31, 2024 are related to various foreign tax matters as well as excess tax benefit related to U.S. stock compensation. Discrete tax items for the three months ended November 30, 2024 are related to various foreign tax matters. Discrete tax items for the three months ended March 1, 2025 are related to various foreign tax matters. Discrete tax items for the three months ended May 31, 2025 are primarily related to the impact of withholding tax recorded on earnings that are no longer permanently reinvested, as well as other various U.S. and foreign tax matters.

17 Depreciation and amortization expense added back for EBITDA is adjusted for amounts already included in adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller. Depreciation and amortization expense added back was $194 for the three months ended August 31, 2024, ($711) for the three months ended November 30, 2024, ($30) for the three months ended March 1, 2025 and ($70) for the three months ended May 31, 2025.

18 Trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and is defined as adjusted EBITDA for the twelve-month period ended on the date presented. The table above provides a reconciliation of trailing twelve month adjusted EBITDA to net income attributable to H.B. Fuller for the trailing twelve-month period presented, the most directly comparable financial measure determined and reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands (unaudited)

 

  

May 31, 2025

  

March 1, 2025

  

June 1, 2024

 

Total debt

 $2,112,428  $2,179,997  $2,024,916 

Less: Cash and cash equivalents

  96,785   105,743   114,823 

Net debt19

 $2,015,643  $2,074,254  $1,910,093 
             

Trailing twelve months18 / Year ended Adjusted EBITDA

 $593,604  $585,194  $608,668 

Net Debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA19

  3.4   3.5   3.1 

 

 

19 Net debt and net debt-to-adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. Net debt is defined as total debt less cash and cash equivalents. Net debt-to-adjusted EBITDA is defined as net debt divided by trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA. The calculations of these non-GAAP financial measures are shown in the table above. The table above provides a reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to total debt, the most directly comparable financial measure determined and reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

 

 

 

 

H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands (unaudited)

 

  

May 31, 2025

  

June 1, 2024

  

November 30,

2024

 

Trade receivables, net

 $584,026  $571,134  $558,336 

Inventory

  495,588   496,085   467,498 

Trade payables

  481,957   474,095   491,435 

Net working capital20

 $597,657  $593,124  $534,399 
             

Net revenue three months ended

 $898,095  $917,107     

Annualized net revenue20

  3,592,379   3,668,428     
             

Net working capital as a percentage of annualized revenue20

  16.6%  16.2%    

 

 

20 Net working capital, annualized net revenue and net working capital as a percentage of annualized net revenue are non-GAAP financial measures. Net working capital is defined as trade receivables, net plus inventory less trade payables. Annualized net revenue is defined as net revenue for the three months ended on the date presented multiplied by four. Net working capital as a percentage of annualized net revenue is net working capital divided by annualized net revenue. The calculations of these non-GAAP financial measures are shown in the table above. The table above provides a reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measure determined and reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

H.B. Fuller Company and Subsidiaries

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

  

May 31,

  

November 30,

 
  

2025

  

2024

 

Assets

        

Current assets:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

 $96,785  $169,352 

Trade receivables (net of allowances of $10,978 and $11,621, as of May 31, 2025 and November 30, 2024, respectively)

  584,026   558,336 

Inventories

  495,588   467,498 

Other current assets

  118,176   104,019 

Total current assets

  1,294,575   1,299,205 
         

Property, plant and equipment

  1,861,936   1,864,558 

Accumulated depreciation

  (994,409)  (982,631)

Property, plant and equipment, net

  867,527   881,927 
         

Goodwill

  1,670,078   1,532,221 

Other intangibles, net

  847,699   770,226 

Other assets

  452,578   449,665 

Total assets

 $5,132,457  $4,933,244 
         

Liabilities, non-controlling interest and total equity

        

Current liabilities

        

Notes payable

 $-  $587 

Trade payables

  481,957   491,435 

Accrued compensation

  85,008   106,005 

Income taxes payable

  27,672   24,225 

Other accrued expenses

  97,490   97,038 

Total current liabilities

  692,127   719,290 
         

Long-term debt

  2,112,428   2,010,052 

Accrued pension liabilities

  55,017   51,755 

Other liabilities

  396,900   322,299 

Total liabilities

 $3,256,472  $3,103,396 
         

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

        
         

Equity

        

H.B. Fuller stockholders' equity:

        

Preferred stock (no shares outstanding) shares authorized – 10,045,900

  -   - 

Common stock, par value $1.00 per share, shares authorized – 160,000,000, shares outstanding – 53,952,793 and 54,657,103 as of May 31, 2025 and November 30, 2024, respectively

 $53,953  $54,657 

Additional paid-in capital

  278,513   322,636 

Retained earnings

  1,954,785   1,924,761 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (412,553)  (473,395)

Total H.B. Fuller stockholders' equity

  1,874,698   1,828,659 

Non-controlling interest

  1,287   1,189 

Total equity

  1,875,985   1,829,848 

Total liabilities, non-controlling interest and total equity

 $5,132,457  $4,933,244 

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS of CASH FLOWS

H.B. Fuller Company and Subsidiaries

(In thousands)

 

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

May 31, 2025

  

June 1, 2024

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Net income including non-controlling interest

 $55,109  $82,309 

Adjustments to reconcile net income including non-controlling interest to net cash provided by operating activities:

        

Depreciation

  44,837   45,099 

Amortization

  42,443   39,574 

Deferred income taxes

  (14,068)  (24,117)

Income from equity method investments, net of dividends received

  (1,894)  (1,644)

Loss on the sale of a business

  1,515   - 

Loss on impairment of intangible asset

  478   - 

Gain on sale or disposal of assets

  (101)  (166)

Share-based compensation

  12,003   11,930 

Pension and other post-retirement benefit plan activity

  (4,493)  (4,370)

Change in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:

        

Trade receivables, net

  (28,942)  22,639 

Inventories

  (40,182)  (56,512)

Other assets

  (4,106)  (22,328)

Trade payables

  11,602   38,781 

Accrued compensation

  (23,494)  (16,424)

Other accrued expenses

  1,097   (7,002)

Income taxes payable

  (10,587)  (11,218)

Other liabilities

  24,804   (1,786)

Foreign currency remeasurement

  (8,252)  34,210 

Net cash provided by operating activities

  57,769   128,975 
         

Cash flows from investing activities:

        

Purchased property, plant and equipment

  (64,534)  (90,181)

Purchased businesses, net of cash acquired

  (162,032)  (254,287)

Purchase of cost method investment

  (2,549)  - 

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

  1,438   694 

Proceeds from the sale of a business

  75,727   - 

Net cash used in investing activities

  (151,950)  (343,774)
         

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

  784,900   1,497,000 

Repayment of long-term debt

  (687,751)  (1,305,500)

Payment of debt issuance costs

  (1,047)  (3,493)

Net payment of notes payable

  (588)  (376)

Dividends paid

  (24,864)  (23,295)

Proceeds from stock options exercised

  2,475   18,289 

Repurchases of common stock

  (60,664)  (21,809)

Net cash provided by financing activities

  12,461   160,816 
         

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

  9,153   (10,647)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

  (72,567)  (64,630)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  169,352   179,453 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 $96,785  $114,823 

 

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