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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 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%.

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%.

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.

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.

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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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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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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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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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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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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