Every material Form 8-K Hayward Holdings 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.
Hayward Holdings reported third quarter fiscal 2025 net sales up 7% to $244.3 million, net income up 46% to $24.0 million, and diluted EPS of $0.11, up 57% from the prior-year quarter. The company raised its full-year 2025 net sales and Adjusted EBITDA guidance, which points to stronger expected results for shareholders.
Q3 net sales rose 7% to $244.3 million; Adjusted EBITDA rose 16% to $59.1 million
Full-year 2025 net sales guidance raised to $1.095 billion to $1.110 billion, from $1.070 billion to $1.100 billion
Full-year 2025 Adjusted EBITDA guidance raised to $292 million to $297 million, from $280 million to $290 million
Cash and cash equivalents were $428.7 million as of September 27, 2025; net leverage was 1.8x per the CEO
Hayward reported second-quarter fiscal 2025 net sales up 5% to $299.6 million, net income up 19% to $44.8 million and diluted EPS up 18% to $0.20 for the quarter ended June 28, 2025. The company raised the low end of its full-year 2025 net sales guidance and kept its Adjusted EBITDA outlook, and its board authorized a $450 million share repurchase program that runs through July 28, 2028.
Net sales rose 5% to $299.6 million; gross profit margin rose 170 basis points to 52.7%.
Diluted EPS was $0.20 versus $0.17 a year earlier; adjusted diluted EPS rose 14% to $0.24.
FY2025 net sales guidance is now $1.070 billion to $1.100 billion, up from $1.060 billion to $1.100 billion; Adjusted EBITDA guidance of $280 million to $290 million was maintained.
On July 28, 2025, the board authorized repurchases of up to $450 million of common stock, expiring July 28, 2028, funded by cash on hand and operations.
Hayward Holdings and its subsidiaries signed Amendment No. 5 to their ABL credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent, dated June 18, 2025. The amendment extends the maturity of the revolving facility to February 25, 2028, removes a 10 basis point credit spread adjustment on SOFR borrowings, and eliminates the first-in, last-out subfacility. The filing describes changes to the terms of the company's borrowing arrangements but does not state any borrowing amount or financial results.
Revolving facility maturity extended to February 25, 2028
10 basis point credit spread adjustment on SOFR borrowings removed
First-in, last-out subfacility removed
Amendment dated June 18, 2025; full text filed as Exhibit 10.1
Hayward Holdings reported first-quarter fiscal 2025 results for the quarter ended March 29, 2025, with net sales up 8% and net income up 46% from a year earlier. The company confirmed its full-year 2025 outlook of $1.060 billion to $1.100 billion in net sales and $280 million to $290 million in Adjusted EBITDA, citing tariffs as a factor.
Net sales rose 8% to $228.8 million; net income rose 46% to $14.3 million
Diluted EPS rose 50% to $0.06; Adjusted diluted EPS rose 25% to $0.10
Adjusted EBITDA rose 9% to $49.1 million; operating cash use was $5.9 million, down from $77.2 million a year earlier, helped by a $100.0 million receivables sale
Full-year 2025 guidance unchanged: net sales $1.060 billion to $1.100 billion, Adjusted EBITDA $280 million to $290 million
Hayward Holdings appointed Ronald C. Keating as a director on March 20, 2025, filling a seat created by expanding the board from nine to ten members. He was also named to the Compensation Committee, and the company said he is independent under NYSE rules.
Keating receives an annual cash retainer of $85,000 and annual restricted stock units with a grant date fair value of $130,000, prorated for his service period.
Keating is president and CEO of Excelitas Technologies Corp. and previously led Evoqua Water Technologies, which was sold to Xylem in mid-2023.
The company plans to enter into an Indemnification Agreement with Keating in the form filed with its 2024 Form 10-K.
Hayward Holdings reported fourth-quarter 2024 net sales up 17% to $327.1 million, with net income up 76% to $54.7 million and diluted EPS of $0.25. For fiscal 2025 it expects net sales of $1.060 billion to $1.100 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $280 million to $290 million, compared with $277.4 million of adjusted EBITDA in fiscal 2024.
Q4 2024 net sales rose 17% to $327.1 million; net income rose 76% to $54.7 million
Q4 2024 diluted EPS was $0.25, up 79%; adjusted diluted EPS was $0.27, up 35%
Full-year 2024 net sales rose 6% to $1,051.6 million; net income rose 47% to $118.7 million
2025 guidance: net sales of $1.060 billion to $1.100 billion; adjusted EBITDA of $280 million to $290 million
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