Lamb Weston Holdings Inc
For the period ended May 26, 2024. Filed Jul 24, 2024.
View on SEC.govAbout this filing
A company's yearly report to the SEC, with audited financial statements. It is the fullest account a company gives of its business, its finances and the risks it sees.
FY2024 · Filed Jul 24, 2024
Extracted filing text, with the paragraph anchors used by the comparison.
See the whole filing, with its images and exhibitsContents
Table of Contents
| Part I | ||
|---|---|---|
| Item 1 | Business | 3 |
| Item 1A | Risk Factors | 10 |
| Item 1B | Unresolved Staff Comments | 23 |
| Item 1C | Cybersecurity | 23 |
| Item 2 | Properties | 25 |
| Item 3 | Legal Proceedings | 26 |
| Item 4 | Mine Safety Disclosures | 26 |
| Part II | ||
| Item 5 | Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities | 27 |
| Item 6 | Reserved | 28 |
| Item 7 | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 29 |
| Item 7A | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 41 |
| Item 8 | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | 42 |
| Item 9 | Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | 78 |
| Item 9A | Controls and Procedures | 78 |
| Item 9B | Other Information | 79 |
| Item 9C | Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That Prevent Inspections | 79 |
| Part III | ||
| Item 10 | Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance | 80 |
| Item 11 | Executive Compensation | 80 |
| Item 12 | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters | 80 |
| Item 13 | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence | 81 |
| Item 14 | Principal Accountant Fees and Services | 81 |
| Part IV | ||
| Item 15 | Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules | 82 |
| Signatures | 86 | |
Forward-Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Form 10-K”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Words such as “will,” “continue,” “may,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “would,” “could,” “believe,” “estimate,” “leverage,” “create,” “reduce,” “strive,” “focus,” “intends,” “increase,” “implement,” “deliver,” “manage,” “mitigate,” “grow,” “drive,” “benefit,” “support,” “evaluate,” “enhance,” “maintain,” “improve,” “invest,” “outlook,” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our business and financial outlook and prospects, our plans, execution, capital expenditures and investments, innovation, employee safety and human capital, operational costs, volume growth, pricing actions, supply chain productivity savings, cash flows, liquidity, dividends, share repurchases, enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system implementation, integration of our former European joint venture, Lamb-Weston/Meijer v.o.f. (“LW EMEA”), and inflation, demand for our products; our cost structure; other conditions in our industry, and the global economy. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to uncertainties and changes in circumstances. Readers of this report should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. Many factors could affect these forward-looking statements and our actual financial results and cause them to vary materially from the expectations contained in the forward-looking statements, including those set forth in this report. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things: the availability and prices of raw materials and other commodities; operational challenges; consumer preferences, including restaurant traffic in North America and our international markets, and an uncertain general economic environment, including inflationary pressures and recessionary concerns, any of which could adversely impact our business, financial condition or results of operations, including the demand and prices for our products; difficulties, disruptions or delays in implementing new technology, such as our new ERP system; levels of labor and people-related expenses; our ability to successfully execute our long-term value creation strategies; our ability to execute on large capital projects, including construction of new production lines or facilities; the competitive environment and related conditions in the markets in which we operate; political and economic conditions of the countries in which we conduct business and other factors related to our international operations; disruptions in the global economy caused by conflicts such as the war in Ukraine and conflicts in the Middle East and the possible related heightening of our other known risks; the ultimate outcome of litigation or any product recalls or withdrawals; changes in our relationships with our growers or significant customers; impacts on our business due to health pandemics or other contagious outbreaks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, including impacts on demand for our products, increased costs, disruption of supply, other constraints in the availability of key commodities and other necessary services or restrictions imposed by public health authorities or governments; disruption of our access to export mechanisms; risks associated with integrating acquired businesses, including LW EMEA; risks associated with other possible acquisitions; our debt levels; actions of governments and regulatory factors affecting our businesses; our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; and other risks described in our reports filed from time to time with the United States (“U.S.”) Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including those described under the heading “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-K. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements included in this report, which speak only as of the date of this report. We undertake no responsibility for updating these statements, except as required by law.
The text of this filing, as the company filed it with the SEC, without its images or exhibits. This is not investment advice.