Lancaster Colony Q3 profit rises to $1.49 a share as sales fall 2.9%
Lancaster Colony Corporation (Nasdaq: LANC) reported fiscal third-quarter results for the period ended March 31, 2025. Net sales fell 2.9% to $457.8 million, while net income rose to $41.1 million, or $1.49 per diluted share, from $1.03 a year earlier, and operating income reached a third-quarter record. For shareholders, profit improved on lower costs and the absence of last year's restructuring charges, even as sales declined.
Key points
- Consolidated net sales decreased 2.9% to $457.8 million from $471.4 million; Retail net sales fell 2.6% and Foodservice net sales fell 3.2% to $216.3 million.
- Net income was $41.1 million, or $1.49 per diluted share, versus $1.03 per diluted share a year earlier.
- Operating income rose $14.7 million to a third-quarter record $49.9 million, helped by $12.1 million in prior-year restructuring and impairment charges.
- For the nine months ended March 31, 2025, net sales rose 1.0% to $1.43 billion and net income was $134.8 million, or $4.89 per diluted share.
The filing
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