B&G Foods Q3 loss widens to $32.5M as sales rise
B&G Foods raised fiscal 2026 net sales and adjusted EBITDA guidance ranges and reaffirmed its adjusted diluted EPS range.
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
B&G Foods, Inc. (BGS) reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $459.8 million, up 4.7% from a year earlier, and base business net sales of $404.6 million, up 5.0%. Adjusted EBITDA increased 16.2% to $81.8 million, while GAAP net loss was $32.5 million, compared with $19.1 million. The quarter included a $40.7 million non-cash impairment charge on B&M and Joan of Arc trademark assets.
For the first three quarters, net sales declined 2.9% to $1.252 billion and net loss was $69.0 million versus $28.1 million, while adjusted EBITDA rose 6.6% to $199.9 million. Results reflected the College Inn and Kitchen Basics acquisition and the Green Giant U.S. frozen divestiture and co-manufacturing agreement. Third-quarter segment adjusted EBITDA increased 24.7% in Meals and 24.1% in Spices & Flavor Solutions, while falling 10.2% in Specialty.
B&G Foods raised fiscal 2026 net sales guidance to $1.760 billion to $1.800 billion and adjusted EBITDA guidance to $280.0 million to $290.0 million, and reaffirmed adjusted diluted EPS guidance of $0.575 to $0.675. Guidance includes one fewer reporting week and specified acquisitions and divestitures, and excludes the potential impact of any Green Giant Canada divestiture.
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Rhea-AI Sentiment measures something else, the tone of the wording.
Positive
- Moderate pointAdjusted EBITDA rose 16.2% in Q3; first-three-quarter growth was 6.6%.
Negative
- Major pointNon-cash trademark impairment charges were $40.7 million in Q3. 19% of market cap
- Moderate pointThird-quarter net loss was $32.5 million, versus $19.1 million a year earlier.
- Moderate pointFirst-three-quarter net loss was $69.0 million, versus $28.1 million.
Filing Explained
B&G Foods reports that it completed the B&M and Joan of Arc divestiture on October 13, after the October 3 quarter-end; those brands are no longer part of its Specialty segment.
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co-manufacturing agreement technical
Earnings Snapshot
Fiscal 2026 net sales of $1.760 billion to $1.800 billion; adjusted EBITDA of $280.0 million to $290.0 million; adjusted diluted EPS of $0.575 to $0.675.
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