Every material Form 8-K Graco filed with the SEC in 2025, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Graco Inc. said its board appointed Andrea (Andi) H. Simon as a director, effective December 5, 2025, filling a seat in the class whose terms expire at the 2026 annual meeting. She also joins the Audit Committee and the Management Organization and Compensation Committee on the same date. Simon is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MasterBrand, Inc.
Appointment effective December 5, 2025; term class expires at the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders
Simon will serve on the Audit Committee and the Management Organization and Compensation Committee
Simon has been CFO of MasterBrand, Inc. (NYSE: MBC) since 2020, and previously held roles at The Weir Group plc, Briggs & Stratton and Arthur Andersen
Director compensation will follow the standard arrangement described in the 2025 Proxy Statement
Graco reported fourth-quarter 2024 results on January 27, 2025, with net sales down 3% and operating earnings down 23% from a year earlier. For the full year, net sales fell 4% to $2.1 billion and diluted earnings per share fell to $2.82 from $2.94. The company initiated a 2025 outlook for low single-digit sales growth on an organic, constant currency basis, its first forward view after a year of slower demand.
Fourth-quarter net sales were $548.7 million, down 3% from $566.6 million a year earlier; operating earnings fell 23% to $130.0 million.
Fourth-quarter diluted EPS was $0.63 versus $0.64; adjusted diluted EPS was $0.64 versus $0.80.
Full-year net sales were $2.1 billion, down 4%; full-year diluted EPS was $2.82 versus $2.94.
2025 outlook calls for low single-digit sales growth on an organic, constant currency basis.
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