Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. · NYSE:LW
Lamb Weston — Q3 2025 Earnings Presentation
24 slides from Lamb Weston's earnings presentation, Apr 3, 2025
Slide 1: Lamb Weston Fiscal Q3 2025 Earnings
Lamb Weston Fiscal Q3 2025 Earnings April 3, 2025 1 | © 2025 Lamb Weston. All Rights Reserved. Lamb Weston, Inc. Proprietary
Slide 2: Forward-looking Statements
Forward-looking Statements Important Notice This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Words such as “expect,” “will,” “continue,” “win,” “reduce,” “drive,” “focus,” “increase,” “estimate,” “outlook,” “target,” “deliver,” “invest,” “suppo
Slide 3: Today's Presenters
Today’s Presenters Mike Smith Bernadette Madarieta President and Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer 3 © 2025 Lamb Weston, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Slide 4: Driving Change from a Strong Foundation
Driving Change from a Strong Foundation NYSE: LW 75 years For 75 years, Lamb Weston has produced some of the world’s favorite foods—fries and other frozen potato products—for restaurants and consumers the world over. Leader in innovation, product quality, customer relationships and operations. 4 © 2
Slide 5: Significant opportunities to win with customers, reduce complexity and cost
Significant opportunities To Win with Customers, Reduce Complexity, and Cost Amplifying Efforts With Customers Cost Reduction CEO personally meeting with and hearing directly from customers Engaged AlixPartners A global advisory firm, specializing in business optimization and value creation Focus on
Slide 6: Third Quarter FY25 Highlights
Q3 F25 Third Quarter FY25 $1,521M Highlights Net Sales +4% Increased volume Fully replaced combined regional, small, and Income from $249M $263M retail customer volume lost in prior year ERP Operations 11% -% transition New customer contract wins, net of losses $146M $157M Driving operational and co
Slide 7: Strategically Supporting Customers
Strategically Supporting Customers • 7 7 ©| 2025 Lamb © 2025 Weston, Lamb Inc.All Weston. AllRights RightsReserved. Reserved. Lamb Weston, Inc. Proprietary
Slide 8: Leader in Innovation
Leader in Innovation North America – Away from Home Operator White Space International – Away from Home North America – Retail 8 | © 2025 Lamb Weston. All Rights Reserved. Lamb Weston, Inc. Proprietary
Slide 9: Potato Crop Update
Potato Crop Update North America Q3 F25: First quarter benefiting from previously negotiated lower raw prices 2025 crop negotiations nearly complete Expect mid-single digit decline in price Partially offset by input cost increases Largely secured targeted number of acres International Europe Negotia
Slide 10: Q3'25 vs. Q3'24 Net Sales
Total LW +4% Q3’25 vs. Q3’24 Net Sales Volume +9% Price/Mix (5)% North America +4% Volume +8%: Fully replaced the combined regional, small, and retail $1,521 customer volume lost in the prior year as we transitioned to a new ERP system; $1,458M recent customer contract wins across channels, net of v
Slide 11: Q3'25 vs. Q3'24 Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA +$20M Q3’25 vs. Q3’24 Adjusted EBITDA Higher sales volume and lower manufacturing costs per pound Recent customer and contract wins, net of volume losses Lower Adjusted SG&A $364M1 $344M1 Lapping $7M of ERP costs in prior year Execution of expense reduction initiatives Partially offs
Slide 12: Liquidity, Leverage and Cash Flow
Liquidity, Leverage and Cash Flow YTD F25 Adequate/Sufficient liquidity to Liquidity1 Leverage1 Cash Flow support the business YTD returned $337M to shareholders: $155M in dividends and $182M of share repurchases ~$68M cash and ~$485M net cash Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA equivalents provided by rema
Slide 13: Capital Expenditures: Shifting From Growth Investments
Capital Expenditures: Shifting From Growth Investments Capital Expenditures Capital Expenditures as % Net Sales 11.8-11.6% of FY25 revenue guidance 992 13.8% 15.3% range 736 750 550 9.1% 9.0% 8.9% ~$450M reduction 5.5% 7.5% forecasted by YE F26 334 287 307 306 4.4% vs. YE F24 $ millions 208 161 2017
Slide 14: Returning Cash to Shareholders
Returning Cash to Shareholders Share Repurchases Cumulative Cash Returned to Shareholders ($ in millions) Repurchased $100M during Q3 FY25 1 $1.8B Repurchased $182M YTD in FY251 $458M remains available under the plan $668 Opportunistic repurchases based on available cash using a disciplined approach
Slide 15: Reaffirmed FY 2025 Outlook
Reaffirmed FY 2025 Outlook Net Sales FY 2025 On track to achieve full-year guidance % Growth Outlook Q4 underlying Assumptions: Net Sales • Volume growth in international $6.35B – $6.45B % Growth • Price and trade investments continue and carry forward • Seasonal cost of sales with Q4 costs per Adj.
Slide 16: Focused on Unlocking Value
Focused on Unlocking Value Lamb Weston is taking the necessary steps to unlock near- and long-term value and cost savings opportunities Despite challenging consumer environment, including soft restaurant traffic, replaced customer volume in third quarter and reaffirmed full-year financial outlook De
Slide 17: Q&A
Q&A 17 | © 2025 Lamb Weston. All Rights Reserved. Lamb Weston, Inc. Proprietary
Slide 18: Appendix
Appendix (1) Numbers may vary due to rounding. Lamb Weston, Inc. Proprietary
Slide 19: GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation, thirteen weeks ended February 23, 2025
GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation for the thirteen weeks ended February 23, 2025 and February 25, 2024 19 | © 2025 Lamb Weston. All Rights Reserved. Lamb Weston, Inc. Proprietary
Slide 20: GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation, continued
GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation for the thirteen weeks ended February 23, 2025 and February 25, 2024, continued 20 | © 2025 Lamb Weston. All Rights Reserved. Lamb Weston, Inc. Proprietary
Slide 21: GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation, footnotes
GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation for the thirteen weeks ended February 23, 2025 and February 25, 2024, footnotes 21 | © 2025 Lamb Weston. All Rights Reserved. Lamb Weston, Inc. Proprietary
Slide 22: GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation for the last twelve months Adjusted EBITDA
GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation for the last twelve months Adjusted EBITDA 22 | © 2025 Lamb Weston. All Rights Reserved. Lamb Weston, Inc. Proprietary
Slide 23: Last twelve months Adjusted EBITDA, footnotes
GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation for the last twelve months Adjusted EBITDA, footnotes 23 | © 2025 Lamb Weston. All Rights Reserved. Lamb Weston, Inc. Proprietary
Slide 24: GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation leverage ratio
GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation leverage ratio 24 | © 2025 Lamb Weston. All Rights Reserved. Lamb Weston, Inc. Proprietary