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MGP Ingredients Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

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Encouraging first quarter results; Reaffirms full year 2025 financial outlook

ATCHISON, Kan., May 01, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MGP Ingredients, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGPI), a leading provider of branded and distilled spirits and food ingredient solutions, today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

"We are pleased with first quarter results that keep us on track to meet our full-year guidance. While elevated industry-wide barrel whiskey inventories and a cautious consumer environment remain as headwinds, we saw signs of positive progress across all three of our business segments. These early signs of stabilization give us confidence that the proactive actions we are taking are beginning to take hold," said Brandon Gall, Interim President and CEO, and CFO.

He added, "We are focused on our most impactful initiatives, leaning harder on our competitive strengths, and executing with greater discipline in the current environment. We remain confident in the trajectory and positioning of our business, enabling us to reaffirm our 2025 outlook and continue to make progress towards our goal of establishing MGP as a premier branded spirits company."

2025 first quarter financial highlights compared to 2024 first quarter:

  • Consolidated sales decreased 29% to $121.7 million.

  • Consolidated gross profit decreased 31% to $43.3 million. Gross margin decreased by 120 basis points to 35.6%.

  • Net income decreased 115% to a loss of $3.1 million primarily due to the change in fair value of the contingent consideration liability related to the improved performance of the Penelope brand. On an adjusted basis, net income decreased 68% to $7.8 million.

  • Basic earnings per common share ("EPS") decreased to $(0.14) per share from $0.92 per share. Adjusted basic EPS decreased 66% to $0.36 per share, inclusive of a $(0.07) per share unfavorable tax impact related to the vesting of share based awards granted in prior years during periods of higher stock prices.

  • Adjusted EBITDA decreased 46% to $21.8 million.

  • Capital expenditures declined 38% to $8.1 million in the first quarter, while operating cash flows increased $20.1 million to $44.7 million.

  • Net debt leverage ratio stands at approximately 1.6x as of March 31, 2025.

On April 24, 2025, we successfully upsized our credit facility from $400 million to $500 million and extended its maturity to 2030. We also increased the size of the accordion feature from $100 million to $200 million. In addition, we extended our shelf for issuing up to $250 million of senior secured promissory notes to 2028. These increased commitments are a testament to the strength of our balance sheet and further enhance our liquidity and financial flexibility.