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LIFETIME BRANDS (LCUT)

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Earnings summaries and quarterly performance for LIFETIME BRANDS.

Recent press releases and 8-K filings for LCUT.

Lifetime Brands Reports Q3 2025 Financial Results Amidst Tariff Normalization
LCUT
Earnings
Demand Weakening
M&A
  • Lifetime Brands reported a net loss of $1.2 million or $0.05 per diluted share for Q3 2025, compared to net income of $0.3 million or $0.02 per diluted share in Q3 2024.
  • Consolidated sales for Q3 2025 declined by 6.5% to $171.9 million, primarily due to dampened consumer demand and shifts in retailer order timing.
  • The company maintained solid liquidity of $51 million at quarter-end, with adjusted EBITDA for the trailing 12 months ended September 30, 2025, at $47.2 million.
  • Management expects shipments to two of its three largest customers to rebound in Q4 due to order shifts, following a Q3 that showed progress towards normalization after tariff disruptions.
  • Lifetime Brands is actively pursuing M&A opportunities, noting a meaningful reduction in valuation in the current environment.
Nov 6, 2025, 4:00 PM
Lifetime Brands Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results
LCUT
Earnings
Demand Weakening
Dividends
  • Consolidated net sales for the third quarter of 2025 were $171.9 million, representing a 6.5% decrease compared to the corresponding period in 2024, leading to a net loss of $(1.2) million, or $(0.05) per diluted share.
  • For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, consolidated net sales decreased by 5.1% to $443.9 million compared to the same period in 2024, with a net loss of $(45.1) million, or $(2.08) per diluted share, which includes a $33.2 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge.
  • Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2025, was $47.2 million.
  • The company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0425 per share on November 4, 2025, payable on February 13, 2026.
  • As of September 30, 2025, liquidity totaled $50.9 million, which included $12.1 million in cash and cash equivalents.
Nov 6, 2025, 1:03 PM
LIFETIME BRANDS outlines M&A strategy, supply chain shifts, and new growth initiatives
LCUT
M&A
New Projects/Investments
Guidance Update
  • The company focuses on financially accretive transactions by leveraging its existing infrastructure, including distribution, sales force, finance, and supply chain, to achieve synergies and financial savings.
  • Through "Project Concord," the company aims to bring its international business, which negatively impacted EBITDA by $9 million last year, to a breakeven run rate by this year after significant restructuring of its UK operations.
  • While the long-term strategy involves moving manufacturing out of China to Southeast Asia, the company is currently moving some production back into China due to tariffs, despite a stated goal of having 80% of its supply out of China by this year.
  • A major distribution facility is being moved from Robbinsville, New Jersey, to Hagerstown, Maryland, supported by $18 million in incentives from the state of Maryland, to mitigate rising industrial real estate and labor costs.
  • New growth initiatives include a partnership with Dolly Parton for a product line in 24,000 Dollar General stores, projected as a $40 million opportunity, and an expansion into food service targeting $50 million over the next couple of years.
Sep 25, 2025, 1:30 PM
LCUT Outlines Strategic Priorities and Growth Opportunities
LCUT
M&A
New Projects/Investments
Revenue Acceleration/Inflection
  • LCUT is actively pursuing accretive M&A opportunities by leveraging its existing infrastructure for synergies, particularly in new adjacencies like pet products.
  • The company is relocating its East Coast distribution center to Hagerstown, Maryland, with $18 million in incentives from the state, to improve operational efficiency and manage rising real estate costs.
  • Under Project Concord, LCUT is restructuring its international operations with the goal of achieving break-even or eliminating the European business by this year.
  • LCUT is diversifying its supply chain away from China to Southeast Asia, though some production is temporarily returning to China due to current tariff advantages, having previously aimed for 80% of supply out of China by this year.
  • New growth initiatives include a Dolly Parton product line with Dollar General, projected as a $40 million opportunity, and an expansion into food service, expected to reach $50 million over the next couple of years.
Sep 25, 2025, 1:30 PM