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Worldwide Headquarters

1200 Willow Lake Boulevard

St. Paul, Minnesota 55110-5101

 

Exhibit 99.1

 


                                Scott Jensen

                           Investor Relations Contact

                                    651-236-5060

 

NEWS September 24, 2025

 

H.B. Fuller Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results

 

Reported EPS (diluted) of $1.22; Adjusted EPS (diluted) of $1.26, up 12% year-on-year

Net income of $67 million; Adjusted EBITDA of $171 million, up 3% year-on-year

Adjusted EBITDA margin of 19.1%, up 110 basis points year-on-year

 

ST. PAUL, Minn. – H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) today reported financial results for its third quarter that ended August 30, 2025.

 

Third Quarter 2025 Noteworthy Items:

 

Net revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 was $892 million, down 2.8% versus the third quarter of fiscal 2024; adjusting for the flooring divestiture, net revenue was up 1.6% year-on-year;

Gross profit margin was 32.0%; adjusted gross profit margin was 32.3%, up 190 basis points year-on-year, driven principally by favorable net pricing and raw material cost actions, the impact of acquisitions and divestitures, and cost reduction efforts;

Net income was $67 million; adjusted EBITDA was $171 million, up 3% year-on-year; adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 110 basis points year-on-year to 19.1%;

Cash flow from operations increased 13% year-on-year to $99 million;

Reported EPS (diluted) was $1.22; adjusted EPS (diluted) was $1.26, up 12% year-on-year, driven by higher adjusted net income and lower shares outstanding.

 

 

Summary of Third Quarter 2025 Results:

 

The Company’s net revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 was $892 million, down 2.8%; adjusting for the flooring divestiture, net revenue was up 1.6% year-on-year versus the third quarter of fiscal 2024. Pricing increased net revenue by 1.0%, which was more than offset by lower volume, resulting in a 0.9% organic revenue decline year-on-year. Foreign currency translation increased net revenue by 1.0% and the net impact of acquisitions and divestitures decreased net revenue by 2.9%.

 

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Gross profit in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 was $285 million. Adjusted gross profit was $288 million. Adjusted gross profit margin of 32.3% increased 190 basis points year-on-year. The net impact of pricing and raw material cost actions, the impact of acquisitions and divestitures, and targeted cost reduction efforts drove the year-on-year increase in adjusted gross profit margin.

 

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense was $175 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 and adjusted SG&A was $169 million versus $164 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2024. Adjusting for the net impact of acquisitions and divestitures, foreign exchange, and variable compensation, adjusted SG&A was flat year-on-year, reflecting diligent expense management.

 

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 was $67 million, or $1.22 per diluted share. Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 was $69 million. Adjusted EPS was $1.26 per diluted share, up 12% year-on-year driven by higher adjusted net income and lower shares outstanding.

 

Adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 was $171 million, up 3% year-on-year driven principally by the net impact of pricing and raw material cost actions. Adjusted EBITDA margin increased 110 basis points year-on-year to 19.1%.

 

Commenting on the third quarter, H.B. Fuller President and CEO Celeste Mastin said, “We delivered a strong quarter, evidenced by continued margin expansion and double-digit EPS growth despite the challenging operating environment. Our continued operational discipline, strong execution, and ongoing portfolio shift keep us on track to achieve our greater than 20% EBITDA margin target. Despite our strong performance, we remain cautious and have tightened our guidance range for the year to reflect a globally subdued economic backdrop. Looking forward, we expect volume growth to remain elusive, and end market conditions to be challenging. However, we continue to actively focus on enhancing the composition of our portfolio, driving continued efficiencies, and structurally repositioning the company for growth and continued margin expansion, consistent with our long-term strategy.”

 

Balance Sheet and Working Capital:

 

As a percentage of annualized revenue, net working capital increased 90 basis points year-on-year to 17.0% due to slightly higher inventory days on hand in preparation for our manufacturing footprint optimization.

 

Net debt at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2025 was $1,958 million, down $58 million sequentially versus the second quarter and up $68 million year-on-year. Net debt-to-adjusted EBITDA decreased from 3.4X at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2025, to 3.3X at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2025, consistent with our plan to bring down leverage. Solid cash flow from operations and growth in adjusted EBITDA drove the sequential decrease in the ratio.

 

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Fiscal 2025 Outlook:

 

As a result of our year-to-date performance and current macroeconomic conditions, we are updating our previously communicated financial guidance for fiscal 2025 as follows:

Net revenue for fiscal 2025 is expected to be down 2% to 3%; organic revenue for fiscal 2025 is now expected to be flat to up 1%; we now expect foreign exchange to adversely impact net revenue by approximately 1.0%;

Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2025 is now expected to be in the range of $615 million to $625 million, equating to growth of 4% to 5% year-on-year;

Adjusted EPS (diluted) is now expected to be in the range of $4.10 to $4.25, equating to growth of 7% to 11% year-on-year;

Cash flow from operations is now expected to be in the range of $275 million to $300 million and capital expenditures are now expected to be approximately $140 million for the year;

We now expect net interest expense for the year to be approximately $125 million to $130 million and the full year adjusted tax rate to be between 26.0% and 26.5%.

 

 

Conference Call:

 

The Company will hold a conference call on September 25, 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 September 25, 2025, to 10:59 p.m. CT on October 2, 2025. To access the telephone replay dial 1-800-770-2030 (toll free) or 1-609-800-9909 and enter the Conference ID: 6370505.

 

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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.

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

In thousands, except per share amounts (unaudited)

 

   

Three Months

Ended

August 30,

2025

   

Percent of

Net Revenue

   

Three Months

Ended

August 31,

2024

   

Percent of

Net Revenue

 

Net revenue

  $ 892,043       100.0 %   $ 917,927       100.0 %

Cost of sales

    (606,929 )     (68.0 )%     (642,198 )     (70.0 )%

Gross profit

    285,114       32.0 %     275,729       30.0 %
                                 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    (174,974 )     (19.6 )%     (171,388 )     (18.7 )%

Other income, net

    5,308       0.6 %     2,148       0.2 %

Interest expense

    (33,630 )     (3.8 )%     (35,288 )     (3.8 )%

Interest income

    1,110       0.1 %     1,092       0.1 %

Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments

    82,928       9.3 %     72,293       7.9 %
                                 

Income taxes

    (16,527 )     (1.9 )%     (18,264 )     (2.0 )%
                                 

Income from equity method investments

    832       0.1 %     1,310       0.1 %

Net income including non-controlling interest

    67,233       7.5 %     55,339       6.0 %
                                 

Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest

    (73 )     (0.0 )%     22       0.0 %

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller

  $ 67,160       7.5 %   $ 55,361       6.0 %
                                 

Basic income per common share attributable to H.B. Fuller

  $ 1.23             $ 1.01          

Diluted income per common share attributable to H.B. Fuller

  $ 1.22             $ 0.98          
                                 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

                               

Basic

    54,428               54,975          

Diluted

    55,162               56,650          

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

In thousands, except per share amounts (unaudited)

 

   

Nine Months

Ended

August 30,

2025

   

Percent of

Net Revenue

   

Nine Months

Ended

August 31,

2024

   

Percent of

Net Revenue

 

Net revenue

  $ 2,578,801       100.0 %   $ 2,645,452       100.0 %

Cost of sales

    (1,780,228 )     (69.0 )%     (1,848,435 )     (69.9 )%

Gross profit

    798,573       31.0 %     797,017       30.1 %
                                 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    (541,942 )     (21.0 )%     (525,204 )     (19.9 )%
                                 

Other income, net

    15,655       0.6 %     7,282       0.3 %

Interest expense

    (100,536 )     (3.9 )%     (99,504 )     (3.8 )%

Interest income

    3,064       0.1 %     3,597       0.1 %

Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments

    174,814       6.8 %     183,188       6.9 %
                                 

Income taxes

    (55,198 )     (2.1 )%     (48,496 )     (1.8 )%
                                 

Income from equity method investments

    2,726       0.1 %     2,955       0.1 %

Net income including non-controlling interest

    122,342       4.7 %     137,647       5.2 %
                                 

Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest

    (106 )     (0.0 )%     (32 )     (0.0 )%

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller

  $ 122,236       4.7 %   $ 137,615       5.2 %
                                 
                                 

Basic income per common share attributable to H.B. Fuller

  $ 2.24             $ 2.51          

Diluted income per common share attributable to H.B. Fuller

  $ 2.21             $ 2.43          
                                 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

                               

Basic

    54,623               54,874          

Diluted

    55,381               56,620          

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands, except per share amounts (unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

August 30,

   

August 31,

   

August 30,

   

August 31,

 
   

2025

   

2024

   

2025

   

2024

 
                                 

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller

  $ 67,160     $ 55,361     $ 122,236     $ 137,615  
                                 

Adjustments:

                               

Acquisition project costs1

    518       3,474       13,948       6,984  

Organizational realignment2

    4,620       9,471       20,028       24,038  

Project One3

    2,499       3,154       8,146       9,213  

Other4

    1,711       (2,904 )     1,755       (2,021 )

Discrete tax items5

    (3,742 )     (2,937 )     11,210       (4,147 )

Income tax effect on adjustments6

    (3,402 )     (1,624 )     (13,309 )     (6,472 )

Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller7

    69,364       63,995       164,014       165,210  
                                 

Add:

                               

Interest expense

    33,369       35,287       99,884       99,502  

Interest income

    (1,110 )     (1,090 )     (3,064 )     (3,594 )

Adjusted Income taxes

    23,671       22,825       57,297       59,114  

Depreciation and Amortization expense8

    45,298       44,235       132,477       125,288  

Adjusted EBITDA7

    170,592       165,252       450,608       445,520  
                                 

Diluted Shares

    55,162       56,650       55,381       56,620  

Adjusted diluted income per common share attributable to H.B. Fuller7

  $ 1.26     $ 1.13     $ 2.96     $ 2.92  

Revenue

  $ 892,043     $ 917,927     $ 2,578,801     $ 2,645,452  

Adjusted EBITDA margin7

    19.1 %     18.0 %     17.5 %     16.8 %

 

1 Acquisition project costs include costs related to evaluating, acquiring and integrating business acquisitions. Acquisition project costs include $1,870 and $2,457 in transaction costs (primarily consulting and professional fees, representations and warranties insurance premiums and employee acquisition-related travel expenses) and $350 and $1,017 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) for the three months ended August 30, 2025 and August 31, 2024, respectively. Acquisition project costs include $14,770 and $5,135 in transaction costs (primarily consulting and professional fees, representations and warranties insurance premiums and employee acquisition-related travel expenses) and $880 and $1,272 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 nine months ended August 30, 2025 and August 31, 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 $1,174 and $2,939 in professional fees related to legal entity and business structure changes, $478 and $5,363 in employee severance and other related costs, and $2,968 and $1,169 related to facility rationalization costs for the three months ended August 30, 2025 and August 31, 2024, respectively. Organizational realignment includes $3,893 and $6,915 in professional fees related to legal entity and business structure changes, $5,667 and $9,721 in employee severance and other related costs, and $10,468 and $7,402 related to facility rationalization costs for the nine months ended August 30, 2025 and August 31, 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 Other includes product claims related to a divested business for the three and nine months ended August 30, 2025. Other includes a gain from insurance recoveries and a loss from the write-off of a cost method investment for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2024.

5 Discrete tax benefit for the three months ended August 30, 2025 relates to various U.S. and foreign tax matters. Discrete tax expense for the nine months ended August 30, 2025 relates to the impact of withholding tax recorded on earnings that are no longer permanently reinvested, offset by various U.S. and foreign tax matters. Discrete tax items for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2024 are related to various foreign tax matters as well as excess tax benefit related to U.S. stock compensation.

6 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.

7 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.

8 Depreciation and amortization expense added back for EBITDA is adjusted for amounts already included in adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller totaling ($261) and $194 for the three months ended August 30, 2025 and August 31, 2024, respectively and. ($362) and ($3,425) for the nine months ended August 30, 2025 and August 31, 2024, respectively.

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION

In thousands (unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

August 30,

   

August 31,

   

August 30,

   

August 31,

 
   

2025

   

2024

   

2025

   

2024

 

Net Revenue:

                               

Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives

  $ 386,068     $ 389,980     $ 1,151,768     $ 1,151,371  

Engineering Adhesives

    272,297       260,038       785,474       743,726  

Building Adhesive Solutions

    233,678       228,408       641,559       630,558  

Corporate unallocated

    -       39,501       -       119,797  

Total H.B. Fuller

  $ 892,043     $ 917,927     $ 2,578,801     $ 2,645,452  
                                 

Segment Operating Income (Loss):

                               

Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives

  $ 46,491     $ 48,677     $ 119,840     $ 145,910  

Engineering Adhesives

    46,852       40,087       121,880       104,894  

Building Adhesive Solutions

    25,859       25,976       54,550       55,102  

Corporate unallocated

    (9,062 )     (10,399 )     (39,639 )     (34,093 )

Total H.B. Fuller

  $ 110,140     $ 104,341     $ 256,631     $ 271,813  
                                 

Adjusted EBITDA7

                               

Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives

  $ 65,324     $ 63,953     $ 174,178     $ 191,493  

Engineering Adhesives

    63,427       55,631       170,956       144,944  

Building Adhesive Solutions

    41,473       40,242       100,810       97,515  

Corporate unallocated

    368       5,426       4,664       11,568  

Total H.B. Fuller

  $ 170,592     $ 165,252     $ 450,608     $ 445,520  
                                 

Adjusted EBITDA Margin7

                               

Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives

    16.9 %     16.4 %     15.1 %     16.6 %

Engineering Adhesives

    23.3 %     21.4 %     21.8 %     19.5 %

Building Adhesive Solutions

    17.7 %     17.6 %     15.7 %     15.5 %

Corporate unallocated

    0.0 %     13.7 %  

NMP

   

NMP

 

Total H.B. Fuller

    19.1 %     18.0 %     17.5 %     16.8 %
                                 
NMP = non-meaningful percentage                                

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands, except per share amounts (unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

August 30,

   

August 31,

   

August 30,

   

August 31,

 
   

2025

   

2024

   

2025

   

2024

 

Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments

  $ 82,928     $ 72,293     $ 174,814     $ 183,188  
                                 

Adjustments:

                               

Acquisition project costs1

    518       3,474       13,948       6,984  

Organizational realignment2

    4,620       9,471       20,028       24,038  

Project One3

    2,499       3,154       8,146       9,213  

Other4

    1,711       (2,904 )     1,755       (2,021 )

Adjusted income before income taxes and income from equity method investments9

  $ 92,276     $ 85,488     $ 218,691     $ 221,402  

 

9 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

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

August 30,

   

August 31,

   

August 30,

   

August 31,

 
   

2025

   

2024

   

2025

   

2024

 

Income Taxes

  $ (16,527 )   $ (18,264 )   $ (55,198 )   $ (48,496 )
                                 

Adjustments:

                               

Acquisition project costs1

    (188 )     (428 )     (3,988 )     (1,147 )

Organizational realignment2

    (1,681 )     (1,166 )     (6,136 )     (3,985 )

Project One3

    (910 )     (388 )     (2,548 )     (1,587 )

Other4

    (623 )     358       (637 )     248  

Discrete tax items5

    (3,742 )     (2,937 )     11,210       (4,147 )

Adjusted income taxes10

  $ (23,671 )   $ (22,825 )   $ (57,297 )   $ (59,114 )
                                 

Adjusted income before income taxes and income from equity method investments

  $ 92,276     $ 85,488     $ 218,691     $ 221,402  

Adjusted effective income tax rate10

    25.7 %     26.7 %     26.2 %     26.7 %

 

10 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.

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands (unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

August 30,

   

August 31,

   

August 30,

   

August 31,

 
   

2025

   

2024

   

2025

   

2024

 
                                 

Net revenue

  $ 892,043     $ 917,927     $ 2,578,801     $ 2,645,452  
                                 

Gross profit

  $ 285,114     $ 275,729     $ 798,573     $ 797,017  

Gross profit margin

    32.0 %     30.0 %     31.0 %     30.1 %
                                 

Adjustments:

                               

Acquisition project costs1

    89       927       764       1,000  

Organizational realignment2

    3,216       2,799       11,140       10,679  

Project One3

    -       -       -       13  

Adjusted gross profit11

  $ 288,419     $ 279,455     $ 810,477     $ 808,709  

Adjusted gross profit margin11

    32.3 %     30.4 %     31.4 %     30.6 %

 

11 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

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

August 30,

   

August 31,

   

August 30,

   

August 31,

 
   

2025

   

2024

   

2025

   

2024

 
                                 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

  $ (174,974 )   $ (171,388 )   $ (541,942 )   $ (525,204 )
                                 

Adjustments:

                               

Acquisition project costs1

    168       2,524       11,528       5,962  

Organizational realignment2

    1,373       6,307       6,302       12,322  

Project One3

    2,500       3,154       8,146       9,200  

Other4

    1,711       (4,871 )     1,755       (3,988 )

Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses12

  $ (169,222 )   $ (164,274 )   $ (514,211 )   $ (501,708 )

 

12 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.

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands (unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended:

August 30, 2025

 

Hygiene, Health
and Consumable

Adhesives

   

Engineering

Adhesives

   

Building

Adhesive

Solutions

   

Total

   

Corporate

Unallocated

   

H.B. Fuller

Consolidated

 

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller

  $ 48,697     $ 47,820     $ 28,409     $ 124,926     $ (57,766 )   $ 67,160  

Adjustments:

                                               

Acquisition project costs1

    -       -       -       -       518       518  

Organizational realignment2

    -       -       -       -       4,620       4,620  

Project One3

    -       -       -       -       2,499       2,499  

Other4

    -       -       -       -       1,711       1,711  

Discrete tax items5

    -       -       -       -       (3,742 )     (3,742 )

Income tax effect on adjustments6

    -       -       -       -       (3,402 )     (3,402 )

Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller7

    48,697       47,820       28,409       124,926       (55,562 )     69,364  

Add:

                                               

Interest expense

    -       -       -       -       33,369       33,369  

Interest income

    -       -       -       -       (1,110 )     (1,110 )

Adjusted Income taxes

    -       -       -       -       23,671       23,671  

Depreciation and amortization expense8

    16,627       15,607       13,064       45,298       -       45,298  

Adjusted EBITDA7

  $ 65,324     $ 63,427     $ 41,473     $ 170,224     $ 368     $ 170,592  

Revenue

  $ 386,068     $ 272,297     $ 233,678     $ 892,043       -     $ 892,043  

Adjusted EBITDA Margin7

    16.9 %     23.3 %     17.7 %     19.1 %  

NMP

      19.1 %

 

 

Nine Months Ended

August 30, 2025

 

Hygiene, Health

and Consumable

Adhesives

   

Engineering

Adhesives

   

Building

Adhesive

Solutions

   

Total

   

Corporate

Unallocated

   

H.B. Fuller

Consolidated

 

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller

  $ 126,467     $ 124,791     $ 62,209     $ 313,467     $ (191,231 )   $ 122,236  

Adjustments:

                                               

Acquisition project costs1

    -       -       -       -       13,948       13,948  

Organizational realignment2

    -       -       -       -       20,028       20,028  

Project One3

    -       -       -       -       8,146       8,146  

Other4

    -       -       -       -       1,755       1,755  

Discrete tax items5

    -       -       -       -       11,210       11,210  

Income tax effect on adjustments6

    -       -       -       -       (13,309 )     (13,309 )

Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller7

    126,467       124,791       62,209       313,467       (149,453 )     164,014  

Add:

                                               

Interest expense

    -       -       -       -       99,884       99,884  

Interest income

    -       -       -       -       (3,064 )     (3,064 )

Adjusted Income taxes

    -       -       -       -       57,297       57,297  

Depreciation and amortization expense8

    47,711       46,165       38,601       132,477       -       132,477  

Adjusted EBITDA7

  $ 174,178     $ 170,956     $ 100,810     $ 445,944     $ 4,664     $ 450,608  

Revenue

    1,151,768       785,474       641,559       2,578,801       -       2,578,801  

Adjusted EBITDA Margin7

    15.1 %     21.8 %     15.7 %     17.3 %  

NMP

      17.5 %

 

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

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands (unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended:

August 31, 2024

 

Hygiene, Health

and Consumable

Adhesives

   

Engineering

Adhesives

   

Building

Adhesive

Solutions

   

Total

   

Corporate

Unallocated

   

H.B. Fuller

Consolidated

 

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller

  $ 50,176     $ 40,742     $ 27,804     $ 118,722     $ (63,361 )   $ 55,361  

Adjustments:

                                               

Acquisition project costs1

    -       -       -       -       3,474       3,474  

Organizational realignment2

    -       -       -       -       9,471       9,471  

Project One3

    -       -       -       -       3,154       3,154  

Other4

    -       -       -       -       (2,904 )     (2,904 )

Discrete tax items5

    -       -       -       -       (2,937 )     (2,937 )

Income tax effect on adjustments6

    -       -       -       -       (1,624 )     (1,624 )

Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller7

    50,176       40,742       27,804       118,722       (54,727 )     63,995  

Add:

                                               

Interest expense

    -       -       -       -       35,287       35,287  

Interest income

    -       -       -       -       (1,090 )     (1,090 )

Adjusted Income taxes

    -       -       -       -       22,825       22,825  

Depreciation and amortization expense8

    13,777       14,889       12,438       41,104       3,131       44,235  

Adjusted EBITDA7

  $ 63,953     $ 55,631     $ 40,242     $ 159,826     $ 5,426     $ 165,252  

Revenue

  $ 389,980     $ 260,038     $ 228,408     $ 878,426       39,501     $ 917,927  

Adjusted EBITDA Margin7

    16.4 %     21.4 %     17.6 %     18.2 %     13.7 %     18.0 %

 

 

Nine Months Ended

August 31, 2024

 

Hygiene, Health

and Consumable

Adhesives

   

Engineering

Adhesives

   

Building

Adhesive

Solutions

   

Total

   

Corporate

Unallocated

   

H.B. Fuller

Consolidated

 

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller

  $ 150,399     $ 106,861     $ 60,586     $ 317,846     $ (180,231 )   $ 137,615  

Adjustments:

                                               

Acquisition project costs1

    -       -       -       -       6,984       6,984  

Organizational realignment2

    -       -       -       -       24,038       24,038  

Project One3

    -       -       -       -       9,213       9,213  

Other4

    -       -       -       -       (2,021 )     (2,021 )

Discrete tax items5

    -       -       -       -       (4,147 )     (4,147 )

Income tax effect on adjustments6

    -       -       -       -       (6,472 )     (6,472 )

Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller7

    150,399       106,861       60,586       317,846       (152,636 )     165,210  

Add:

                                               

Interest expense

    -       -       -       -       99,502       99,502  

Interest income

    -       -       -       -       (3,594 )     (3,594 )

Adjusted Income taxes

    -       -       -       -       59,114       59,114  

Depreciation and amortization expense8

    41,094       38,083       36,929       116,106       9,182       125,288  

Adjusted EBITDA7

  $ 191,493     $ 144,944     $ 97,515     $ 433,952     $ 11,568     $ 445,520  

Revenue

  $ 1,151,371     $ 743,726     $ 630,558     $ 2,525,655       119,797     $ 2,645,452  

Adjusted EBITDA Margin7

    16.6 %     19.5 %     15.5 %     17.2 %  

NMP

      16.8 %

 

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

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION

NET REVENUE GROWTH (DECLINE)

(unaudited)

 

   

Three Months

Ended

   

Nine Months

Ended

 
   

August 30,

2025

   

August 30,

2025

 

Price

    1.0 %     0.6 %

Volume

    (1.9 )%     (0.2 )%

Organic Growth13

    (0.9 )%     0.4 %

M&A

    (2.9 )%     (1.8 )%

Constant currency

    (3.8 )%     (1.4 )%

F/X

    1.0 %     (1.1 )%

Total H.B. Fuller Net Revenue

    (2.8 )%     (2.5 )%

 

 

Revenue growth versus 2024

 

Three Months Ended

 
   

August 30, 2025

 
   

Net Revenue

   

F/X

   

Constant Currency

   

M&A

   

Organic

Growth13

 

Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives

    (1.0 )%     0.6 %     (1.6 )%     1.5 %     (3.1 )%

Engineering Adhesives

    4.7 %     1.2 %     3.5 %     1.3 %     2.2 %

Building Adhesive Solutions

    2.3 %     1.6 %     0.7 %     1.7 %     (1.0 )%

Corporate Unallocated14

    (100.0 )%     0.0 %     (100.0 )%     (100.0 )%     0.0 %

Total H.B. Fuller

    (2.8 )%     1.0 %     (3.8 )%     (2.9 )%     (0.9 )%

 

 

Revenue growth versus 2024

 

Nine Months Ended

 
   

August 30, 2025

 
   

Net Revenue

   

F/X

   

Constant Currency

   

M&A

   

Organic Growth13

 

Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives

    0.0 %     (2.1 )%     2.1 %     1.3 %     0.8 %

Engineering Adhesives

    5.6 %     (0.5 )%     6.1 %     6.0 %     0.1 %

Building Adhesive Solutions

    1.7 %     (0.3 )%     2.0 %     2.0 %     0.0 %

Corporate Unallocated14

    (100.0 )%     0.0 %     (100.0 )%     (100.0 )%     0.0 %

Total H.B. Fuller

    (2.5 )%     (1.1 )%     (1.4 )%     (1.8 )%     0.4 %

 

13 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.

14 Corporate Unallocated includes revenue for the North America Flooring business for the nine months ended August 31, 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.

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands (unaudited)

 

                                    Trailing Twelve  
   

Three Months Ended

    Months18 Ended  
   

November 30, 2024

   

March 1, 2025

   

May 31, 2025

   

August 30, 2025

   

August 30, 2025

 
                                         

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller

  $ (7,359 )   $ 13,248     $ 41,828     $ 67,160     $ 114,877  
                                         

Adjustments:

                                       

Acquisition project costs1

    4,051       9,828       3,602       518       17,999  

Organizational realignment2

    15,958       8,774       6,635       4,620       35,987  

Project One3

    2,672       3,064       2,581       2,499       10,816  

Business divestiture15

    47,267       -       -       -       47,267  

Other4

    39       -       44       1,711       1,794  

Discrete tax items16

    (1,322 )     992       13,961       (3,742 )     9,889  

Income tax effect on adjustments6

    (9,339 )     (5,909 )     (3,999 )     (3,402 )     (22,649 )

Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller7

    51,967       29,997       64,652       69,364       215,980  
                                         

Add:

                                       

Interest expense

    33,621       32,030       34,484       33,369       133,504  

Interest income

    (1,084 )     (1,100 )     (854 )     (1,110 )     (4,148 )

Adjusted Income taxes

    18,546       10,862       22,765       23,671       75,844  

Depreciation and Amortization expense17

    45,286       42,567       44,613       45,298       177,764  

Adjusted EBITDA7

  $ 148,336     $ 114,356     $ 165,660     $ 170,592     $ 598,944  

 

15 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.

16 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. Discrete tax benefit for the three months ended August 30, 2025 relates to 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 ($711) for the three months ended November 30, 2024, ($30) for the three months ended March 1, 2025, ($70) for the three months ended May 31, 2025 and ($261) for the three months ended August 30, 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.

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands (unaudited)

 

   

August 30, 2025

   

May 31, 2025

   

August 31, 2024

 

Total debt

  $ 2,080,470     $ 2,112,428     $ 2,021,070  

Less: Cash and cash equivalents

    122,458       96,785       131,412  

Net debt19

  $ 1,958,012     $ 2,015,643     $ 1,889,658  
                         

Trailing twelve months18 / Year ended Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 598,944     $ 593,604     $ 618,122  

Net Debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA19

    3.3       3.4       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)

 

   

August 30, 2025

   

August 31, 2024

   

November 30,

2024

 

Trade receivables, net

  $ 563,579     $ 574,781     $ 558,336  

Inventory

    502,956       509,029       467,498  

Trade payables

    459,409       493,550       491,435  

Net working capital20

  $ 607,126     $ 590,260     $ 534,399  
                         

Net revenue three months ended

  $ 892,043     $ 917,927          

Annualized net revenue20

    3,568,172       3,671,708          
                         

Net working capital as a percentage of annualized revenue20

    17.0 %     16.1 %        

 

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.

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

H.B. Fuller Company and Subsidiaries

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

   

August 30,

   

November 30,

 
   

2025

   

2024

 

Assets

               

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 122,458     $ 169,352  

Trade receivables (net of allowances of $11,661 and $11,621, as of August 30, 2025 and November 30, 2024, respectively)

    563,579       558,336  

Inventories

    502,956       467,498  

Other current assets

    111,752       104,019  

Total current assets

    1,300,745       1,299,205  
                 

Property, plant and equipment

    1,913,345       1,864,558  

Accumulated depreciation

    (1,023,758 )     (982,631 )

Property, plant and equipment, net

    889,587       881,927  
                 

Goodwill

    1,681,887       1,532,221  

Other intangibles, net

    829,430       770,226  

Other assets

    464,453       449,665  

Total assets

  $ 5,166,102     $ 4,933,244  
                 

Liabilities, non-controlling interest and total equity

               

Current liabilities

               

Notes payable

  $ -     $ 587  

Trade payables

    459,409       491,435  

Accrued compensation

    90,283       106,005  

Income taxes payable

    18,774       24,225  

Other accrued expenses

    105,766       97,038  

Total current liabilities

    674,232       719,290  
                 

Long-term debt

    2,080,470       2,010,052  

Accrued pension liabilities

    56,188       51,755  

Other liabilities

    396,240       322,299  

Total liabilities

  $ 3,207,130     $ 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 – 54,043,300 and 54,657,103 as of August 30, 2025 and November 30, 2024, respectively

  $ 54,043     $ 54,657  

Additional paid-in capital

    288,195       322,636  

Retained earnings

    2,009,152       1,924,761  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (393,747 )     (473,395 )

Total H.B. Fuller stockholders' equity

    1,957,643       1,828,659  

Non-controlling interest

    1,329       1,189  

Total equity

    1,958,972       1,829,848  

Total liabilities, non-controlling interest and total equity

  $ 5,166,102     $ 4,933,244  

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS of CASH FLOWS

H.B. Fuller Company and Subsidiaries

(In thousands)

 

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

August 30, 2025

   

August 31, 2024

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

               

Net income including non-controlling interest

  $ 122,342     $ 137,647  

Adjustments to reconcile net income including non-controlling interest to net cash provided by operating activities:

               

Depreciation

    68,314       66,990  

Amortization

    64,525       61,723  

Deferred income taxes

    (39,227 )     (45,998 )

Loss from equity method investments, net of dividends received

    1,045       622  

Gain on insurance claims

    -       (7,264 )

Loss on equity investment

    -       1,966  

Loss on the sale of a business

    1,515       -  

Loss on impairment of intangible asset

    478       -  

Gain on sale or disposal of assets

    (178 )     (501 )

Share-based compensation

    18,170       17,662  

Pension and other post-retirement benefit plan activity

    (7,047 )     (6,671 )

Change in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:

               

Trade receivables, net

    (3,336 )     26,373  

Inventories

    (42,095 )     (62,206 )

Other assets

    (7,530 )     (39,025 )

Trade payables

    (25,764 )     49,705  

Accrued compensation

    (19,230 )     (11,566 )

Other accrued expenses

    6,856       (5,244 )

Income taxes payable

    (12,993 )     (17,873 )

Other liabilities

    28,622       856  

Foreign currency remeasurement

    2,289       49,591  

Net cash provided by operating activities

    156,756       216,787  
                 

Cash flows from investing activities:

               

Purchased property, plant and equipment

    (94,593 )     (112,799 )

Purchased businesses, net of cash acquired

    (162,095 )     (274,067 )

Purchase of cost method investment

    (2,549 )     -  

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

    843       1,048  

Proceeds from the sale of a business

    75,727       -  

Net cash used in investing activities

    (182,667 )     (385,818 )
                 

Cash flows from financing activities:

               

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

    1,114,300       1,732,900  

Repayment of long-term debt

    (1,053,593 )     (1,556,135 )

Payment of debt issuance costs

    (1,047 )     (3,493 )

Net payment of notes payable

    (585 )     (1,014 )

Dividends paid

    (37,559 )     (35,440 )

Proceeds from stock options exercised

    5,519       34,161  

Repurchases of common stock

    (60,728 )     (39,371 )

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

    (33,693 )     131,608  
                 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

    12,710       (10,618 )

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

    (46,894 )     (48,041 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    169,352       179,453  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 122,458     $ 131,412  

 

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