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Earnings call · FY2026 Q1

Balchem Corp Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Balchem Corp Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded Apr 30, 2026 Audio replay
Apr 30, 2026 44:54 36 turns
Period
FY2026 Q1
Runtime
44:54
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Balchem (BCPC) reported record Q1 2026 results with consolidated net sales of $270.7 million, up 8.1% year-over-year, and adjusted EBITDA of $74.3 million, up 12.1%, marking the 27th consecutive quarter of year-over-year adjusted EBITDA growth, with sales and earnings gains across all three reporting segments.

Specialty Products and Plant Nutrition 26 Vidacholine research and marketing 21 Input cost inflation and Middle East conflict 17 Animal Nutrition & Health segment 14 Human Nutrition & Health segment growth 14 Record quarterly financial performance 11

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +82 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “We delivered record first quarter consolidated sales, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net earnings, and adjusted EPS, as well as strong cash flows.”
  • “The first quarter of 2026 was the twenty-seventh consecutive quarter of quarterly year-over-year growth in adjusted EBITDA for Balchem Corporation.”
  • “We are very proud of the progress made on our 2030 sustainability goals to reduce both greenhouse gas emissions and water usage by 25% compared to our 2020 baseline.”
  • “we are likely to experience some modest margin compression resulting from the timing lag that occurs between input cost inflation and pricing adjustments, particularly within our Animal Nutrition and Health segment”

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Revenue $270.71M +8.1% YoY
Diluted EPS $1.25 +10.6% YoY
Gross margin 37.3% +2.1 pp YoY
Net income $40.28M +8.7% YoY

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Record Q1 net sales of $270.7 million, up 8.1% year-over-year
  • Record adjusted EBITDA of $74.3 million, up 12.1% year-over-year; 27th consecutive quarter of year-over-year adjusted EBITDA growth
  • Gross margin expanded to 37.3% of sales, up 210 basis points
  • Year-over-year sales and earnings growth delivered in all three reporting segments
  • Free cash flow of $33.8 million and cash flows from operations of $40.1 million
  • Double-digit volume improvement in Animal Nutrition & Health's European monogastric business post-antidumping, with continued healthy demand and a new peer-reviewed VitaCholine fMRI study supporting growth and sustainability initiatives

Risks & pressure points

  • Entering a period of significant petrochemical-based inflation, primarily impacting Animal Nutrition & Health, expected to cause modest margin compression from timing lag between input cost inflation and pricing
  • Potential supply chain disruptions from the ongoing Middle East conflict
  • Plant Nutrition did not deliver growth in Q1
  • Operating expenses rose to $45.5 million from $37.2 million in the prior-year quarter

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“We are once again entering a period of significant inflation, largely petrochemical-based and primarily impacting our Animal Nutrition and Health segment, as well as potential supply chain disruptions due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.” Ted Harris, Chairman
“We are seeing increases in raw material input costs along with increased freight costs, which will need to be offset or passed on to our customers.” Martin Bengtsson, CFO

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Revenue · segments

Human Nutrition and Health$171.63M +8.3% YoY
Animal Nutrition and Health$62.19M +8.6% YoY
Specialty Products$34.73M +4.4% YoY

Capital returned

Buybacks
$15.69M
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