Oil-Dri Corp of America 10-Q for FY2025 Q3
Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC)
10-Q
2025-06-05
For: 2025-04-30
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About this 10-Q
Oil-Dri Corp of America filed this 10-Q on June 5, 2025, covering the quarter ended April 30, 2025 (FY2025 Q3).
Headline figures
Quarter ended April 30, 2025, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $115.5M
- up 8.2% from $106.78M a year earlier
- Net income
- $11.64M
- up 49.7% from net income of $7.78M a year earlier
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the Quarterly Period Ended April 30, 2025 or | ||||||||
Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from _____________ to ______________ | ||||||||
Commission File Number: 001-12622
(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)
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The registrant's telephone number, including area code: ( | ||||||||||||||
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for at least the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer o | Non-accelerated Filer o | |||||||||||||
Smaller Reporting Company | ||||||||||||||
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of May 31, 2025, 10,368,372 shares of the registrant's Common Stock and 4,269,856 shares of the registrant's Class B Stock were outstanding.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||||||||
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| PART II – OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||||
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this report, including, but not limited to, under the heading "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," and elsewhere in this report and in other documents that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations, estimates, forecasts, assumptions and projections about future events, our future performance, the future of our business, our plans and strategies, projections, anticipated trends, the economy and other future developments and their potential effects on us. In addition, we, or others on our behalf, may make forward-looking statements in press releases or written statements, or in our communications and discussions with investors and analysts in the normal course of business through meetings, webcasts, phone calls and conference calls. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "expect," "outlook," "forecast," "would," "could," "should," "project," "intend," "plan," "continue," "believe," "seek," "estimate," "anticipate," "may," "assume," "potential," "strive," and similar references to future periods.
Such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, intended, expected, believed, estimated, projected, planned or otherwise expressed in any forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, those described herein and in Item 1A, "Risk Factors," of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2024 and from time to time in our other filings with the SEC. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Except to the extent required by law, we do not have any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements after the distribution of this report, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise.
TRADEMARK NOTICE
"Oil-Dri" is a registered trademark of Oil-Dri Corporation of America.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Financial Statements
OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
(in thousands, except for share and per share amounts, unaudited)
| ASSETS | April 30, 2025 | July 31, 2024 | |||||||||
| Current Assets | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $ | |||||||||||
| Inventories, net | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | |||||||||||
| Total Current Assets | |||||||||||
| Other Assets | |||||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||||||
Trademarks, trade names and patents, net of accumulated amortization of $ | |||||||||||
Customer list, net of accumulated amortization of $ | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | |||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | |||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| Total Other Assets | |||||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (continued)
(in thousands, except for share and per share amounts, unaudited)
| LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | April 30, 2025 | July 31, 2024 | |||||||||
| Current Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Current maturities of notes payable | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accounts payable | |||||||||||
| Dividends payable | |||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | |||||||||||
| Accrued expenses | |||||||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Noncurrent Liabilities | |||||||||||
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $ | |||||||||||
| Deferred compensation | |||||||||||
| Long-term operating lease liabilities | |||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| Total Noncurrent Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total Liabilities | |||||||||||
Commitments and contingencies (See note 7) | |||||||||||
| Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||
Common Stock, par value $ and | |||||||||||
Class B Stock, par value $ and | |||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | |||||||||||
| Retained earnings | |||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | |||||||||||
Less Treasury Stock, at cost ( April 30, 2025 and | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||
| Total Liabilities & Stockholders’ Equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except for share and per share amounts, unaudited)
| For the Nine Months Ended April 30, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Sales | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of Goods Sold | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit | |||||||||||||||||
| Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Income from Operations | |||||||||||||||||
| Other (Expense) Income | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Interest income | |||||||||||||||||
| Other, net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Total Other Expense, Net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Income Before Income Taxes | |||||||||||||||||
| Income Tax Expense | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Net Income | |||||||||||||||||
| Earnings Per Share | |||||||||||||||||
| Basic Common | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Basic Class B | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Diluted Common | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Diluted Class B | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Average Shares Outstanding | |||||||||||||||||
| Basic Common | |||||||||||||||||
| Basic Class B | |||||||||||||||||
| Diluted Common | |||||||||||||||||
| Diluted Class B | |||||||||||||||||
| Dividends Declared Per Share | |||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Class B Stock | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(in thousands, unaudited)
| For the Nine Months Ended April 30, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Income | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Other Comprehensive Loss: | |||||||||||||||||
| Postretirement expenses (net of tax) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Cumulative translation adjustment | |||||||||||||||||
Other Comprehensive Loss | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Total Comprehensive Income | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except for share amounts, unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended April 30, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Sales | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of Goods Sold | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit | |||||||||||||||||
| Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Income from Operations | |||||||||||||||||
| Other (Expense) Income | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Interest income | |||||||||||||||||
| Other, net | ( | ||||||||||||||||
Total Other Income (Expense), Net | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Income Before Income Taxes | |||||||||||||||||
| Income Tax Expense | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Net Income | |||||||||||||||||
| Net Income Per Share | |||||||||||||||||
| Basic Common | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Basic Class B | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Diluted Common | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Diluted Class B | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Average Shares Outstanding | |||||||||||||||||
| Basic Common | |||||||||||||||||
Basic Class B | |||||||||||||||||
| Diluted Common | |||||||||||||||||
Diluted Class B | |||||||||||||||||
| Dividends Declared Per Share | |||||||||||||||||
| Basic Common | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Basic Class B | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(in thousands, unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended April 30, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
Net Income Attributable to Oil-Dri | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss): | |||||||||||||||||
Postretirement expenses (net of tax) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Cumulative translation adjustment | ( | ||||||||||||||||
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | ( | ||||||||||||||||
Total Comprehensive Income | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
(in thousands, except for share amounts, unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended April 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common & Class B Stock | Treasury Stock | Common & Class B Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Retained Earnings | Treasury Stock | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Total Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, January 31, 2024 | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Comprehensive Loss | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends Declared | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchases of Treasury Stock | — | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net issuance of stock under long-term incentive plans | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of Restricted Stock | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, April 30, 2024 | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, January 31, 2025 | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Comprehensive Income | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends Declared | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchases of Treasury Stock | — | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net issuance of stock under long-term incentive plans | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of Restricted Stock | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, April 30, 2025 | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For the Nine Months Ended April 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common & Class B Stock | Treasury Stock | Common & Class B Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Retained Earnings | Treasury Stock | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Total Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, July 31, 2023 | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income (Loss) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Comprehensive Loss | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends Declared | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchases of Treasury Stock | — | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net issuance of stock under long-term incentive plans | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of Restricted Stock | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, April 30, 2024 | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, July 31, 2024 | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Comprehensive Loss | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends Declared | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchases of Treasury Stock | — | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net issuance of stock under long-term incentive plans | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of Restricted Stock | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, April 30, 2025 | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands, unaudited)
| For the Nine Months Ended April 30, | |||||||||||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Net Income | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-cash stock-based compensation | |||||||||||||||||
| Provision for bad debts and cash discounts | |||||||||||||||||
| Loss on impairment of patent applications | |||||||||||||||||
| Accretion of asset retirement obligation | |||||||||||||||||
| Loss on the disposals of property, plant and equipment | |||||||||||||||||
| (Increase) decrease in assets: | |||||||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Inventories | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | ( | ||||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Other assets | |||||||||||||||||
| Increase (decrease) in liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Accrued expenses | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Deferred compensation | |||||||||||||||||
| Other liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Total Adjustments | |||||||||||||||||
| Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | |||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition of a business | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Cash Used in Investing Activities | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of notes payable | |||||||||||||||||
| Payments on revolving credit facility | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Dividends paid | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Purchases of treasury stock | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||||
| Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents | |||||||||||||||||
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash, Beginning of Period | |||||||||||||||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Continued
(in thousands, unaudited)
| For the Nine Months Ended April 30, | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Supplemental disclosures: | |||||||||||
Restricted Cash: | |||||||||||
Beginning balance | $ | $ | |||||||||
Converted to unrestricted cash | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
Final settlement of acquisition of Ultra Pet | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
Ending balance | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Other cash flows: | |||||||||||
| Interest payments, net of amounts capitalized | $ | $ | |||||||||
Income tax payments, net of refunds | |||||||||||
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Change in capital expenditures in accounts payable | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Change in capital expenditures in accrued expenses | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Cash dividends declared and accrued | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Notes To Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") for interim financial information and in compliance with instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. The financial statements and the related notes are condensed and should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2024.
The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Oil-Dri Corporation of America and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions are eliminated. Except as otherwise indicated herein or as the context otherwise requires, references to "Oil-Dri," the "Company," "we," "us" or "our" refer to Oil-Dri Corporation of America and its subsidiaries.
The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals and reclassifications which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the statements contained herein. Operating results for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2025, are not necessarily an indication of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025.
Certain amounts in the prior period financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the presentation of the current period financial statements. These immaterial reclassifications had no effect on the previously reported net income.
Stock Split
On October 9, 2024, we announced that our Board of Directors (our "Board") approved a two -for-one stock split in the form of a stock dividend. Stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 20, 2024 received a distribution of one additional share of Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share ("Common Stock"), for each share of Common Stock held by such stockholder and one additional share of Class B Stock, par value $0.10 per share ("Class B Stock"), for each share of Class B Stock held by such stockholder as of the record date. The additional shares were distributed on January 3, 2025, and our Common Stock began trading on a post-split basis on January 6, 2025.
The stock split did not affect the par value of the Common Stock or Class B Stock, however, in order to implement the stock split, we amended our Certificate of Incorporation on December 11, 2024 to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 15 million to 30 million. Proportionate adjustments were made to the number of shares that remain available for issuance pursuant to the Amended and Restated Oil-Dri Corporation of America 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the "2006 Plan"), as well as to the outstanding awards under the 2006 Plan.
Management Use of Estimates
The preparation of the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses during the reporting period, as well as the related disclosures. Estimates and assumptions about future events cannot be made with certainty. All our estimates and assumptions are revised periodically. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Our significant accounting policies, which are summarized in detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2024, have not materially changed. The following is a description of certain of our significant accounting policies:
Trade Receivables. We recognize trade receivables when control of finished products is transferred to our customers. We record an allowance for credit losses based on our expectations and a periodic review of our accounts receivable, including a review of the overall aging of accounts, consideration of customer credit risk, and analysis of facts and circumstances about specific accounts. A customer account is determined to be uncollectible when it is probable that a loss will be incurred after we have completed our internal collection procedures, including termination of shipments, direct customer contact and formal demand of payment. We retain outside collection agencies to facilitate our collection efforts. Past due status is determined based on contractual terms and customer payment history. We also include an allowance for expected cash discounts to be taken.
Property, Plant and Equipment. Property, plant and equipment includes depreciable assets such as building, machinery, equipment, furniture, vehicles, and capitalized spare parts. These assets are depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. Major improvements are capitalized, while maintenance and repairs that do not extend the useful life of the applicable assets are expensed as incurred. Interest expense may also be capitalized for assets that require a period of time to prepare them for their intended use.
These assets are carried at cost on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and are reviewed for possible impairment on an annual basis or when circumstances indicate that an asset may become impaired. We take into consideration idle and underutilized equipment and review business plans for possible impairment. When impairment is indicated, an impairment charge is recorded for the difference between the carrying value of the asset and its fair market value.
The composition of property, plant and equipment is as follows (in thousands):
| April 30, 2025 | July 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Gross property, plant and equipment | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accumulated depreciation and amortization | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | $ | $ | |||||||||
Land, Mining Property and Mineral Rights. We surface mine sorbent materials on property that we either own or lease as part of our overall operations. A significant part of our overall mining cost is incurred during the process of removing the overburden (non-usable material) from the mine site, thus exposing the sorbent material used in a majority of our production processes. These stripping costs are treated as a variable inventory production cost and are included in cost of goods sold in the period they are incurred. We defer and amortize the pre-production overburden removal costs during the development phase associated with opening a new mine.
Additionally, it is our policy to capitalize the purchase cost of land and mineral rights, including associated legal fees, survey fees and real estate fees. The costs of obtaining mineral patents, including legal fees and drilling expenses, are also capitalized. Pre-production development costs on new mines and any prepaid royalties that may be offset against future royalties due upon extraction of the minerals are also capitalized. All exploration related costs are expensed as incurred.
Reclamation. We perform ongoing reclamation activities during the normal course of our overburden removal. As overburden is removed from a mine site, it is hauled to previously mined sites and is used to refill older sites. This process allows us to continuously reclaim older mine sites and dispose of overburden simultaneously, therefore minimizing the costs associated with the reclamation process.
On an annual basis we evaluate our potential reclamation liability in accordance with ASC 410, Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations. The reclamation assets are depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the respective mines. The reclamation liabilities are increased based on a yearly accretion charge over the estimated useful lives of the respective mines.
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Leases. ASC 842, Leases, provides that a contract is, or contains, a lease if it conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset and, accordingly, a lease liability and a related right-of-use ("ROU") asset is recognized at the commencement date on our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. As provided in ASC 842, we have elected not to apply these measurements and recognition requirements to short-term leases (i.e., leases with a term of 12 months or less). Short-term leases will not be recorded as ROU assets or lease liabilities on our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, and the related lease payments will be recognized in net earnings on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For leases other than short-term leases, the lease liability is equal to the present value of unpaid lease payments over the remaining lease term. The lease term may reflect options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that such options will be exercised. To determine the present value of the lease liability, we use an incremental borrowing rate, which is defined as the rate of interest we would have to pay to borrow (on a collateralized basis over a similar term) an amount equal to the lease payments in similar economic environments. The ROU asset is based on the corresponding lease liability adjusted for certain costs such as initial direct costs, prepaid lease payments and lease incentives received. Both operating and finance lease ROU assets are reviewed for impairment, consistent with other long-lived assets, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. After a ROU asset is impaired, any remaining balance of the ROU asset is amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the remaining lease term or the estimated useful life. After the lease commencement date, we evaluate lease modifications, if any, that could result in a change in the accounting for leases.
Certain of our leases provide for variable lease payments that vary due to changes in facts and circumstances occurring after the commencement date, other than the passage of time. Variable lease payments that are dependent on an index or rate (e.g., the Consumer Price Index) are included in the initial measurement of the lease liability and the ROU asset. Variable lease payments that are not known at the commencement date and are determinable based on the performance or use of the underlying asset, are expensed as incurred. Our variable lease payments primarily include common area maintenance charges based on the percentage of the total square footage leased and the usage of assets, such as photocopiers.
Revenue Recognition. We recognize revenue when performance obligations under the terms of the contracts with customers are satisfied. Our performance obligation generally consists of the promise to sell finished products to wholesalers, distributors and retailers or consumers and our obligations have an original duration of one year or less. Control of the finished products are transferred upon shipment to, or receipt by customers, as determined by the specific terms of the contract. We have completed our performance obligation when control is transferred, and we recognize revenue accordingly. Taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are excluded from net sales. Sales returns are not material nor are warranties and any related obligations.
We have an unconditional right to consideration under the payment terms specified in the contracts upon completion of the
performance obligation. We may require certain customers to provide payment in advance of product shipment. We recorded a
liability for these advance payments of $0.6 million as of April 30, 2025, and $0.2 million as of July 31, 2024. This liability is reported in Other within Accrued Expenses on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. There was $0.2 million revenue recognized during the nine months ended April 30, 2025, that was included in the liability for advance payments at the beginning of the period.
We routinely commit to one-time or ongoing trade promotion programs directly with consumers, such as coupon programs, and also with customers, such as volume discounts, cooperative marketing and other arrangements. We estimate and accrue the expected costs of these programs. These costs are considered variable consideration under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and are netted against sales when revenue is recorded. The accruals are based on our best estimate of the amounts necessary to settle future and existing obligations on products sold as of the balance sheet date. To estimate these accruals, we rely on our historical experience of trade spending patterns and that of the industry, current trends and forecasted data.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") include salaries, wages and benefits associated with staff outside the manufacturing and distribution functions, all marketing related costs, any miscellaneous trade spending expenses not required to be included in net sales, research and development costs, depreciation and amortization related to assets outside the manufacturing and distribution process, and all other non-manufacturing and non-distribution expenses.
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Other Current and Noncurrent Liabilities. Other liabilities include the accruals for general expenses not yet paid, cash collected not yet vouchered, legal reserves, postretirement health benefit obligations, and reclamation liability accrual. Current liabilities are due to be paid within the next 12 months. Other noncurrent liabilities on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet include $4.9 million and $4.8 million for the reclamation liability as of April 30, 2025, and July 31, 2024, respectively, and $1.8 million and $1.7 million for postretirement health benefit as of April 30, 2025, and July 31, 2024, respectively.
New Accounting Pronouncements and Regulations.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2023-07, "Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures." ("ASU No. 2023-07") These amendments primarily require enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and are included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss. In addition, ASU No. 2023-07 also requires all annual disclosures currently required by Topic 280 to be included in interim periods. These amendments are to be applied retrospectively for all periods presented in the financial statements and are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on our disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, "Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures." These amendments primarily require enhanced disclosures and disaggregation of income tax information by jurisdiction in the annual income tax reconciliation and quantitative disclosures regarding income taxes paid. These amendments are to be applied prospectively, with the option to apply the standard retrospectively, for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on our disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, "Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40)." These amendments primarily require disaggregated disclosure, in the notes to the financial statements, of prescribed categories of expenses within relevant income statement captions. The requirements will be applied prospectively, with the option to apply the standard retrospectively, for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on our disclosures.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
There have been no new accounting pronouncements adopted in the period.
2. EARNINGS PER SHARE
We utilize the two-class method to report our earnings per share ("EPS"). The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines EPS for each class of common stock according to dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings. Common Stock is entitled to cash dividends equal to at least 133.33 % on a per share basis of the cash dividend paid on Class B Stock. In computing EPS, the Company has allocated dividends declared to shares of Common Stock and Class B Stock based on amounts declared for each class of stock and 33.33 % more of the undistributed earnings have been allocated to shares of Common Stock than to shares of Class B Stock on a per share basis. Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share and Class B Stock is entitled to ten votes per share. Common Stock have no conversion rights. Class B Stock is convertible by the holders thereof on a share-by-share basis into Common Stock at any time and is subject to mandatory conversion under certain circumstances. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net earnings, reduced for any distributed and undistributed earnings allocated to unvested restricted shares, by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period for each class of common stock. Diluted EPS for Common Stock is derived utilizing the most dilutive result of the if-converted, treasury stock and two-class methods. In our case, the if-converted method is more dilutive than the two-class method and because our unvested restricted stock participates in dividends and is therefore anti-dilutive the treasury stock method does not apply. For Class B Stock, diluted EPS is derived utilizing the two-class method since, as with our Common Stock, our unvested restricted stock participates in dividends and is therefore anti-dilutive, making the treasury stock method inapplicable. The reverse treasury stock method is also inapplicable to both classes as we have no obligation to repurchase our common stock. In both the if-converted and two-class methods, diluted EPS is computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted-average number of shares and potential shares outstanding during the period, taking into consideration different
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potential shares outstanding based on the method used. Dilution for Common Stock takes into consideration the effect of both unvested restricted shares and convertible shares of Class B Stock, unless such shares are anti-dilutive, in which case they are not considered. Dilution for Class B Stock takes into consideration the effect of unvested restricted shares, unless such shares are anti-dilutive, in which case they are not considered.
Below is a reconciliation of the calculation of basic and diluted EPS.
| For the Nine Months Ended April 30, 2025 | For the Nine Months Ended April 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | Common | Class B | Total | Common | Class B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributed and undistributed earnings on restricted shares | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income available to stockholders | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income (Numerator) | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Denominator) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic EPS | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Effect of dilution - Net Income (1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income assuming dilution (Numerator) | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Effect of dilution - Shares (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares assuming dilution (Denominator) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted EPS | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | Common | Class B | Total | Common | Class B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributed and undistributed earnings on restricted shares | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income available to stockholders | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income (Numerator) | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Denominator) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic EPS | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Effect of dilution - Net Income (1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income assuming dilution (Numerator) | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Shares assuming dilution (Denominator) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted EPS | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3. INVENTORIES
The composition of inventories is as follows (in thousands):
| April 30, 2025 | July 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Finished goods | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Packaging | |||||||||||
Spare parts | |||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| Total Inventories | $ | $ | |||||||||
4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The inputs used to measure fair value are prioritized into categories based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The categories in the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Observable market-based inputs for similar assets or liabilities or valuation models whose inputs are observable, directly or indirectly.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs.
Cash equivalents are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices in active markets. These cash instruments are primarily money market funds and are included in cash and cash equivalents on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. We had $6.9 million in cash equivalents as of April 30, 2025, and $3.0 million in cash equivalents as of July 31, 2024.
Balances of accounts receivable, short-term investments and accounts payable approximated their fair values as of April 30, 2025, and July 31, 2024, due to the short maturity and nature of those balances.
Debt is reported at outstanding face value, less unamortized debt issuance costs. The estimated fair value of debt, including current maturities, was $41.1 million and $51.1 million as of April 30, 2025, and July 31, 2024, respectively. The fair value was estimated using the exit price notion of fair value and is classified as Level 2. See Note 8 of the Notes to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information about such debt.
We apply fair value techniques on at least an annual basis associated with: (1) valuing potential impairment loss related to goodwill, trademarks and other indefinite-lived intangible assets and (2) valuing potential impairment loss related to long-lived assets. See Note 5 of the Notes to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information about goodwill and other intangible assets.
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5. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Our intangible assets are mainly comprised of customer lists, patents, trademarks, trade names and goodwill.
During fiscal year 2024, we recorded additions of intangible assets of $37.4 million related to the acquisition of Ultra Pet Company, Inc. ("Ultra Pet"), the components of which were $20.4 million of customer list, $5.2 million of trade name and $11.8 million of goodwill. During fiscal year 2025, we recognized a measurement period adjustment as a result of our acquisition of Ultra Pet, which increased our goodwill by $0.3 million.
We amortize customer lists on a straight-line basis over a useful life of 18 years and patents on a straight-line basis over periods ranging from 11 to 20 years. Estimated intangible amortization for fiscal year 2025 is $1.2 million. Estimated intangible amortization for each of the next five fiscal years is $1.2
6. ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accrued expenses are as follows (in thousands):
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| Salaries, Wages, Commissions and Employee Benefits | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Payables | ||||||||||||||
| Freight | ||||||||||||||
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| Taxes | ||||||||||||||
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| Other | ||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||||||||
7. OTHER CONTINGENCIES
We are party to various legal actions from time to time that are ordinary in nature and incidental to the operation of our business, including ongoing litigation. While it is not possible at this time to determine with certainty the ultimate outcome of these or other lawsuits, we believe that none of the pending proceedings will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
8. DEBT
We are party to an Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement (as amended, the "Note Agreement") with PGIM, Inc. ("Prudential") and certain existing noteholders and purchasers affiliated with Prudential named therein. Pursuant to the Note Agreement, (i) on May 15, 2020 , we issued $10 million in aggregate principal amount of our 3.95 % Series B Senior Notes due May 15, 2030 (the "Series B Senior Notes"), of which $6 million aggregate principal amount remained
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outstanding as of April 30, 2025, (ii) on December 16, 2021 , we issued an additional $25 million in aggregate principal amount of our 3.25 % Series C Senior Notes due December 16, 2031 (the "Series C Senior Notes"), all of which remained outstanding as of April 30, 2025, and (iii) on April 30, 2024 we issued $10 million in aggregate principal amount of our 6.47 % Series D Senior Notes due April 30, 2033 (the "Series D Senior Notes"), all of which remained outstanding as of April 30, 2025. The Note Agreement also provides us with the ability to request, from time to time until September 21, 2026 , that Prudential affiliate(s) purchase, at Prudential’s discretion and on an uncommitted basis, additional senior unsecured notes of Oil-Dri (the “Shelf Notes,” and collectively with the Series B Senior Notes, Series C Senior Notes, and Series D Senior Notes, the “Notes”) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $75 million minus the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding and Shelf Notes that have been accepted for purchase. Interest payable on any Shelf Note agreed to be purchased under the Note Agreement will be at a rate determined by Prudential and will mature no more than fifteen years after the date of original issue of such Shelf Note.
We are party to the Credit Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2006 (as previously amended, the “Credit Agreement”), among us, BMO Harris Bank N.A (“BMO Bank”), and certain of our domestic subsidiaries. The Credit Agreement provides for a $75 million unsecured revolving credit facility, including a maximum of $20 million for letters of credit.
The Credit Agreement contains restrictive covenants that, among other things and under various conditions, limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness or to dispose of assets. These restrictive covenants include certain financial covenants such as a covenant to maintain a maximum debt to earnings ratio and to maintain a certain fixed charge coverage ratio. On September 30, 2024, the Company entered into the Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Eighth Amendment”). The Eighth Amendment amends the Credit Agreement to, among other things: (i) increase the amount the Company may borrow from BMO Bank from time to time pursuant to its revolving line of credit from up to $45 million to up to $75 million; (ii) increase the aggregate maximum amount of letters of credit from up to $10 million to up to $20 million; (iii) add an accordion provision to allow the Company to increase the revolving line of credit by up to an additional $50 million, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Eighth Amendment; (iv) extend the termination date to September 30, 2029 ; and (v) increase certain restrictive covenant thresholds, including but not limited to, an increase to the permitted acquisitions threshold in the restricted covenants from a cumulative total of $45 million to $100 million.
As of April 30, 2025, and July 31, 2024, we were in compliance with the restrictive covenants under the Credit Agreement. There were no new borrowings during the third quarter of fiscal year 2025; however, during the first half of fiscal year 2025 we elected to pay down $10 million of our borrowings under the Credit Agreement. As of April 30, 2025, we do not have any outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement. We had $2.9
9. LEASES
We have operating leases primarily for real estate properties, including corporate headquarters, customer service and sales offices, manufacturing and packaging facilities, warehouses, and research and development facilities, as well as for rail tracks, railcars and office equipment. Certain of our leases for a shared warehouse and office facility, rail track and railcars have options to extend which we are reasonably certain we will exercise and, accordingly, have been considered in the lease term used to recognize our ROU assets and lease liabilities. To determine the present value of the lease liability, we use an incremental borrowing rate, which is defined as the rate of interest that the Company would have to pay to borrow (on a collateralized basis over a similar term) an amount equal to the lease payments in similar economic environments. Further information about our accounting policy for leases is included in Note 1 of the Notes to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
We have no material finance leases, and variable costs for operating leases are immaterial for the nine months ended April 30, 2025. Operating lease costs are included in Cost of Goods Sold or SG&A expenses in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations based on the nature of the lease. The following table summarizes total lease costs for our operating leases (in thousands):
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| For the Three Months Ended April 30, | For the Nine Months Ended April 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operating lease cost | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term operating lease cost | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows (in thousands):
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| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities: | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are separately presented on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, excluding leases with an initial term of twelve months or less. Other supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:
| April 30, 2025 | July 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases | |||||||||||
| Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases | |||||||||||
Lease liability maturities as of April 30, 2025, are as follows (in thousands):
| Fiscal year 2025 (remaining three months) | $ | |||||||
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| Less: imputed interest | ( | |||||||
| Net lease obligation | $ | |||||||
10. OPERATING SEGMENTS
We have two operating segments: (1) Retail and Wholesale Products Group and (2) Business to Business Products Group. The Retail and Wholesale Products Group is comprised of our Cat Litter and Industrial and Sports Products and the Business to Business Products Group is comprised of our Agricultural and Horticultural, Fluids Purification, and Animal Health & Nutrition Products. These operating segments are managed separately, and each segment's major customers have different characteristics. The Retail and Wholesale Products Group customers include mass merchandisers, the farm and fleet channel, drugstore chains, pet specialty retail outlets, dollar stores, retail grocery stores, distributors of industrial cleanup and automotive products, environmental service companies, sports field product users and marketers of consumer products. The Business to Business Products Group customers include processors and refiners of edible oils, renewable diesel, petroleum-based oils and biodiesel fuel, manufacturers of animal feed and agricultural chemicals, and distributors of animal health and nutrition products. Our operating segments are also our reportable segments. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2024.
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Net sales for our principal products by segment are as follows (in thousands):
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| Cat Litter | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Industrial and Sports | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fluids Purification | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Net Sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Cat Litter | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Net Sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
We do not rely on any segment asset allocations, and we do not consider them meaningful because of the shared nature of our production facilities; however, we have estimated the segment asset allocations below for those assets for which we can reasonably determine. The unallocated asset category is the remainder of our total assets. The asset allocation is estimated and is not a measure used by our chief operating decision maker about allocating resources to the operating segments or in assessing their performance.
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| Unallocated Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Net sales and operating income for each segment are provided below. The corporate expenses line includes certain unallocated expenses, including primarily salaries, wages and benefits, purchased services, rent, utilities and depreciation and amortization associated with corporate functions such as information systems, finance, legal, human resources and customer service.
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| Net Sales | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate Expenses | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total Other Expenses, Net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
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11. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
The 2006 Plan permits the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance awards and other stock-based and cash-based awards. Our employees and outside directors are eligible to receive grants under the 2006 Plan. The total number of shares of stock subject to grants under the 2006 Plan may not exceed 3,439,000 . As of April 30, 2025, there were 1,075,528 shares of Common Stock or Class B Stock available for future grants under this plan.
Restricted Stock
All of our non-vested restricted shares as of April 30, 2025, were issued under the 2006 Plan with vesting periods generally between and five years . We determined the fair value of restricted shares as of the grant date. We recognize the related compensation expense over the period from the date of grant to the date the shares vest.
There were 135,850 and 146,000 restricted shares of Common Stock granted during the nine months ended April 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively. There were no restricted shares of Class B Stock granted during the nine months ended April 30, 2025, and 250,000 restricted shares of Class B Stock granted during the nine months ended April 30, 2024. Stock-based compensation
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expense was $1.0 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended April 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively, and $2.9 million and $2.7 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively.
A summary of restricted stock transactions is shown below:
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12. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
The following table summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component as of April 30, 2025 (in thousands):
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13. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
One member of our Board is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of one of our vendors. Total payments to this vendor for fees and cost reimbursements were $0.5 million and $0.7 million for the three months ended April 30, 2025, and April 30, 2024, respectively, and $1.0 million and $1.2 million for the first nine months of fiscal years 2025 and 2024, respectively. There were no outstanding accounts payable due to that vendor as of April 30, 2025, and $0.1 million in outstanding accounts payable due as of July 31, 2024.
One member of our Board retired from the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of one of our customers on September 28, 2019, and is currently party to a post-employment consulting agreement with this customer. Total sales to that customer, including sales to its subsidiaries, were $0.1 0.3 million and $0.1 million for the first nine months of fiscal years 2025 and 2024, respectively. There were no
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with the financial statements and the related notes included herein and our Consolidated Financial Statements, accompanying notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2024. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed herein under "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors," and those discussed under Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors," of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2024.
OVERVIEW
We develop, mine, manufacture and market sorbent products principally produced from clay minerals, primarily consisting of calcium bentonite, attapulgite and diatomaceous shale. Our principal products include agricultural and horticultural chemical carriers, animal health and nutrition products, cat litter, fluids purification and filtration bleaching clays, industrial and automotive floor absorbents and sports field products. Our products are sold to two primary customer groups, including customers who resell our products as originally produced to the end consumer and other customers who use our products as part of their production process or use them as an ingredient in their final finished product. We have two reportable operating segments based on the different characteristics of our two primary customer groups: the Retail and Wholesale Products Group ("Retail and Wholesale") and the Business to Business Products Group ("Business to Business"), as described in Note 10 of the Notes to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Each operating segment is discussed individually below.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW
| For the Nine Months Ended April 30, | For the Three Months Ended April 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Consolidated Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Sales | $ | 360,360 | $ | 323,885 | $ | 36,475 | 11% | $ | 115,501 | $ | 106,779 | $ | 8,722 | 8% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross Profit | $ | 108,250 | $ | 92,070 | $ | 16,180 | 18% | $ | 33,022 | $ | 30,137 | $ | 2,885 | 10% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Income | $ | 52,576 | $ | 38,753 | $ | 13,823 | 36% | $ | 13,904 | $ | 10,432 | $ | 3,472 | 33% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 40,941 | $ | 30,901 | $ | 10,040 | 32% | $ | 11,644 | $ | 7,777 | $ | 3,867 | 50% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net Sales | $ | 134,509 | $ | 111,591 | $ | 22,918 | 21% | $ | 42,678 | $ | 36,196 | $ | 6,482 | 18% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Income | $ | 44,814 | $ | 32,713 | $ | 12,101 | 37% | $ | 13,382 | $ | 10,605 | $ | 2,777 | 26% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net Sales | $ | 225,851 | $ | 212,294 | $ | 13,557 | 6% | $ | 72,823 | $ | 70,583 | $ | 2,240 | 3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Income | $ | 34,414 | $ | 34,080 | $ | 334 | 1% | $ | 9,709 | $ | 10,872 | $ | (1,163) | (11)% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fiscal year 2025 continues to be a strong year with consolidated net sales, gross profit and net income growing in the nine months ended April 30, 2025, when compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2024. Net sales grew across both the Business to Business Products Group and the Retail and Wholesale Products Group. As described below, both operating segments grew due to favorable product mix, stronger demand and higher prices compared to the same period in fiscal year 2024. Consolidated net sales of $360.4 million increased $36.5 million, or 11%, in the nine months ended April 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2024. Gross margin grew to 30% for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, compared to 28% for the nine months ended April 30, 2024.
Despite higher SG&A and other expenses consolidated income from operations increased $13.8 million, or 36%, and, including the impact of tax, consolidated net income increased $10.0 million, or 32%, for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2024.
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Our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of April 30, 2025 and our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, show an increase of $12.0 million, or 49%, in total cash and cash equivalents from fiscal year-end 2024. The increase was driven primarily by positive cash flow from operations partially offset by cash used in investing and financing activities. Refer to the "Liquidity and Capital Resources" section below for more details.
Stock Split
On October 9, 2024, the Company announced that our Board approved a two-for-one stock split in the form of a stock dividend. Stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 20, 2024 received a distribution of one additional share of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held by such stockholder and one additional share of Class B Stock for each share of Class B Stock held by such stockholder as of the record date. The additional shares were distributed on January 3, 2025, and our Common Stock began trading on a post-split basis on January 6, 2025.
The stock split did not affect the par value of the Common Stock or Class B Stock, however, in order to implement the stock split we amended our Certificate of Incorporation on December 11, 2024 to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 15 million to 30 million. Proportionate adjustments were made to the number of shares that remain available for issuance pursuant to the 2006 Plan, as well as to the outstanding awards under the 2006 Plan.
NINE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2025 COMPARED TO
NINE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2024
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS
Consolidated net sales for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, were $360.4 million, an 11% increase compared to net sales of $323.9 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2024. The increase across both our Business to Business and Retail and Wholesale product groups was primarily driven by a combination of favorable product mix, stronger demand for our products, and higher prices.
Consolidated gross profit in the nine months ended April 30, 2025, was $108.3 million, an increase of $16.2 million, or 18%, from gross profit of $92.1 million in the nine months ended April 30, 2024. Our gross margin (defined as gross profit as a percentage of net sales) in the nine months ended April 30, 2025, increased to 30.0% from 28.4% in the nine months ended April 30, 2024. This gross margin expansion was mainly driven by volume growth, which led to improved fixed cost coverage, and favorable product mix. However, for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, the overall domestic per ton cost of goods sold increased 5% compared to the same period of fiscal year 2024. The increase was primarily driven by our product mix across the nine months which resulted in higher overall per ton transportation and material costs, which increased 8% and 7%, respectively. These increases were slightly offset by a 2% decrease in packaging costs for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, when compared to the same period of fiscal year 2024.
Total SG&A expenses of $55.7 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, were $2.4 million, or 5%, higher compared to $53.3 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by operating segment SG&A, which increased by $3.8 million, partially offset by a $1.4 million reduction in corporate unallocated expenses. SG&A expenses at the operating segments level are discussed below in the discussion of our segments' operating income. The decrease in corporate unallocated for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, was primarily due to a decrease in acquisition-related expenses incurred in the same period of fiscal year 2024.
Total other expenses, net were $1.9 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, compared to $1.1 million in the same period of fiscal year 2024. This increase was mainly due to an $0.8 million increase in interest expense.
We had tax expense of $9.8 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, compared to $6.7 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2024. $2.3 million of the increase was due to higher pre-tax income and $0.7 million of the increase was due to the change in the estimated annual effective tax rate ("ETR"). For the nine months ended April 30, 2025, we used an estimated annual ETR of 19% compared to an ETR of 18% for the nine months ended April 30, 2024. The ETR is based on expected annual taxable income and the assessment of various tax adjustments, including depletion and discrete items.
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BUSINESS TO BUSINESS PRODUCTS GROUP
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| Business to Business Products Group | 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agricultural and Horticultural | $ | 32,396 | $ | 27,706 | $ | 4,690 | 17 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fluids Purification | 82,384 | 67,437 | 14,947 | 22 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Animal Health & Nutrition | 19,729 | 16,448 | 3,281 | 20 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Sales | $ | 134,509 | $ | 111,591 | $ | 22,918 | 21 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Income | $ | 44,814 | $ | 32,713 | $ | 12,101 | 37 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Net sales of the Business to Business Products Group for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, increased $22.9 million, or 21%, compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2024, with growth in all three principal products within this segment. Net sales of our fluids purification products for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, increased $14.9 million, or 22%, compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2024, primarily driven by the increase in demand for products used in renewable diesel filtration. Net sales of our agricultural and horticultural chemical carrier products for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, increased $4.7 million, or 17% compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2024, mainly as a result of stronger demand, primarily as key customers resumed purchasing after working through inventory surpluses. Net sales of our animal health & nutrition products for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, increased $3.3 million, or 20%, compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2024, with growth across all regions mainly driven by favorable product mix.
SG&A expenses for the Business to Business Products Group increased by $0.6 million, or 5%, for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2024. The increase was mainly driven by a preliminary foreign value-added tax ("VAT") assessment recognized in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, and higher research and development costs and marketing spend, partially offset by cost reductions across other general and administrative expenses.
The Business to Business Products Group’s operating income for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, was $44.8 million, an increase of $12.1 million, or 37%, from operating income of $32.7 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2024. The increase in operating income was mostly driven by higher net sales as described above.
RETAIL AND WHOLESALE PRODUCTS GROUP
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| Retail and Wholesale Products Group | 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cat Litter | $ | 190,656 | $ | 178,357 | $ | 12,299 | 7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Industrial and Sports | 35,195 | 33,937 | 1,258 | 4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Sales | $ | 225,851 | $ | 212,294 | $ | 13,557 | 6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Income | $ | 34,414 | $ | 34,080 | $ | 334 | 1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Net sales of the Retail and Wholesale Products Group for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, increased $13.6 million, or 6%, compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2024, primarily driven by the introduction of crystal cat litter products. Domestic cat litter net sales, excluding co-packaged cat litter, were $168.4 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, an increase of $12.0 million, or 8%, when compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2024. This increase was primarily driven by $15.2 million of net sales from the introduction of crystal cat litter products, partially offset by a $3.3 million decrease in clay-based cat litter products. $2.6 million of this decrease was driven by customer bankruptcies and $2.0 million was due to the loss of a private label account. These losses were partially offset by other revenue gains. Net sales of co-packaged cat litter products increased 4% in the nine months ended April 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2024. This increase was driven primarily by higher prices. Net sales of our domestic industrial and sports products were $33.2 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, an increase of $1.2 million, or 4%, when compared to the nine months ended April 30,
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2024, mainly driven by the higher pricing to offset elevated costs. Net sales by our subsidiary in Canada, which include both our cat litter and industrial products, decreased $0.2 million, as discussed below.
SG&A expenses for the Retail and Wholesale Products Group increased $3.2 million, or 24% during the nine months ended April 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2024, primarily due to incremental SG&A expenses related to the recently acquired crystal cat litter business. These elevated costs were partially offset by lower advertising expenses compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year. We anticipate total advertising expense in fiscal year 2025 to be lower than fiscal year 2024.
The Retail and Wholesale Products Group's operating income for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, was $34.4 million, an increase of $0.3 million, or 1%, from operating income of $34.1 million for nine months ended April 30, 2024.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS
Foreign operations include our subsidiaries in Canada and Netherlands, which are reported in the Retail and Wholesale Products Group, and our subsidiaries in the United Kingdom ("UK"), Mexico, China and Indonesia, which are reported in the Business to Business Products Group. Net sales by our foreign subsidiaries for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, were $14.9 million, a decrease of 7%, compared to net sales of $16.0 million during the nine months ended April 30, 2024. The decrease was driven mainly by our subsidiary in China, and to a lesser extent Canada, offset by an increase in net sales in Mexico and the UK. Net sales of our subsidiary in China decreased $1.7 million, or 100%, in the nine months ended April 30, 2025, compared to the same period of fiscal year 2024 due to a sell-off of all existing inventory to a new master distributor, which occurred in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024. Sales to China are now directly through the Company and not through our subsidiary in China. Total net sales of our subsidiary in Canada decreased $0.2 million, or 2%, in the nine months ended April 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2024, primarily due to the impact of foreign exchange rates. However, excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, net sales in local currency increased 2%, driven primarily by revenues from cat litter sales. Total net sales of our subsidiary in Mexico increased $0.6 million, or 47%, in the nine months ended April 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2024, driven primarily by higher demand. Total net sales of our subsidiary in the UK increased $0.2 million, or 10%, in the nine months ended April 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2024, primarily due to higher prices. Net sales by our foreign subsidiaries represented 4% and 5% of our consolidated net sales for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively.
Our foreign subsidiaries reported net loss of $0.1 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, compared to net income of $0.6 million in the nine months ended April 30, 2024. The decrease in net income was primarily driven by the preliminary foreign VAT assessment recognized in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 and the impact of foreign exchange in Canada.
Identifiable assets of our foreign subsidiaries as of April 30, 2025, were $9.7 million, compared to $8.7 million as of July 31, 2024.
THREE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2025 COMPARED TO
THREE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2024
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS
Consolidated net sales for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 were $115.5 million, an 8% increase compared to net sales of $106.8 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024. The increase across both our Business to Business and Retail and Wholesale product groups was primarily driven by a combination of favorable product mix, higher volumes, and higher prices.
Consolidated gross profit for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $33.0 million, an increase of 10% when compared to $30.1 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024. Our gross margin (defined as gross profit as a percentage of net sales) increased to 28.6% from 28.2% in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to the third quarter of fiscal year 2024. This increase was mainly driven by higher net sales partially offset by higher per ton costs of goods sold. Domestic per ton cost of goods sold increased 5%, primarily driven by higher material and transportation costs partially offset by a reduction in packaging costs. Per ton material costs increased 7% driven primarily by product mix and certain higher expenses such as labor, natural gas and depreciation. Domestic transportation per ton costs increased 8% due to product mix and additional railcar usage to support our growing renewable diesel business. Packaging costs decreased 5%.
Total SG&A expenses of $19.1 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, decreased by $0.6 million, or 3%, compared to $19.7 million for the same period of fiscal year 2024, primarily due to the decrease in corporate unallocated expenses, partially offset by an increase in operating segments' SG&A expenses. Unallocated corporate expenses were $9.2 million, a decrease of
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$1.9 million, or 17%, compared to the same period in fiscal year 2024, primarily as a result of acquisition-related expenses incurred in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024. SG&A expenses at the operating segments level are discussed below in the discussion of our segments' operating income.
Total net other income was $0.3 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to net other expenses of $0.3 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024 mainly due to foreign exchange gains offset by higher interest expense, and lower interest income.
Tax expense was $2.6 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to $2.4 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024. $1.0 million of the year-over-year increase in tax expense was driven by higher pre-tax income partially offset another $0.7 million decrease due to changes in the annual ETR for the quarter. For the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 we used an estimated ETR of 18% compared to an ETR of 23% for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024. We adjust our ETR quarterly based on expected annual taxable income and our assessment of various tax adjustments, including depletion and discrete items.
BUSINESS TO BUSINESS PRODUCTS GROUP
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| Business to Business Products Group | 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agricultural and Horticultural | $ | 11,639 | $ | 8,113 | $ | 3,526 | 43 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fluids Purification | 25,269 | 22,322 | 2,947 | 13 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Animal Health & Nutrition | 5,770 | 5,761 | 9 | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Sales | $ | 42,678 | $ | 36,196 | $ | 6,482 | 18 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Income | $ | 13,382 | $ | 10,605 | $ | 2,777 | 26 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Net sales of the Business to Business Products Group increased $6.5 million, or 18%, in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, driven by an increase in net sales of our agriculture and horticultural products and fluids purification products. Net sales of our agricultural and horticultural chemical carrier products in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 increased $3.5 million, or 43%, compared to the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, primarily due to higher volumes. Net sales of our fluids purification products in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 increased $2.9 million, or 13%, compared to the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, primarily driven by the increase in demand for products used in renewable diesel filtration. Net sales of our animal health and nutrition products in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 remained flat compared to the third quarter of fiscal year 2024.
Total SG&A expenses for the Business to Business Products Group in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 increased $0.3 million, or 8%, compared to the same period of fiscal year 2024.
The Business to Business Products Group’s operating income for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $13.4 million, an increase of $2.8 million, or 26%, from operating income of $10.6 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024. The overall increase in operating income was primarily due to higher net sales as described above.
RETAIL AND WHOLESALE PRODUCTS GROUP
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| Retail and Wholesale Products Group | 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cat Litter | $ | 59,743 | $ | 58,170 | $ | 1,573 | 3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Industrial and Sports | 13,080 | 12,413 | 667 | 5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Sales | $ | 72,823 | $ | 70,583 | $ | 2,240 | 3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Income | $ | 9,709 | $ | 10,872 | $ | (1,163) | (11) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Net sales of the Retail and Wholesale Products Group increased $2.2 million, or 3%, in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, driven primarily by the introduction of crystal cat litter products. Domestic cat litter net
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sales, excluding sales of co-packaged cat litter, were $52.8 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, an increase of $1.6 million, or 3%, when compared to the third quarter of fiscal year 2024. This increase was driven by $4.8 million in net sales from the introduction of crystal cat litter products, offset by a $1.4 million decrease due to the loss of a private label account, $0.8 million driven by customer bankruptcies, and the remainder due to other net decreases in revenue from sales of clay-based cat litter products. Net sales of co-packaged cat litter products decreased 2% compared to the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, due to softer volumes. Net sales of our domestic industrial and sports products in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 were $12.3 million, an increase of $0.6 million, or 5%, when compared to the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, mainly driven by the higher pricing to offset elevated costs. Net sales by our subsidiary in Canada, which include both our cat litter and industrial products, in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, increased $0.1 million, or 4%, compared to the same period in 2024, as discussed below.
SG&A expenses for the Retail and Wholesale Products Group increased by $1.0 million, or 21%, during the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to the same period in fiscal year 2024. This increase was driven by incremental SG&A expenses related to the recently acquired crystal cat litter business. These elevated costs were partially offset by lower advertising expenses compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year. We anticipate total advertising expense in fiscal year 2025 to be lower than fiscal year 2024.
The Retail and Wholesale Products Group's operating income was $9.7 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, a decrease of $1.2 million from operating income of $10.9 million for the same period of fiscal year 2024. This was driven primarily by a $3.4 million increase in operating costs, which offset the $2.2 million increase in net sales in the quarter.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS
Foreign operations include our subsidiaries in Canada and the Netherlands, which are reported in the Retail and Wholesale Products Group, and our subsidiaries in the UK, Mexico, China and Indonesia, which are reported in the Business to Business Products Group. Net sales by our foreign subsidiaries during the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 were $4.8 million, an increase of $0.3 million compared to net sales of $4.5 million during the same period of fiscal year 2024, driven primarily by increases in net sales in Canada, the UK and Mexico. Net sales by our subsidiary in Canada increased $0.1 million, or 4%, driven by higher volumes of cat litter sales, partially offset by a $0.2 million negative effect of foreign exchange rates. Net sales of our fluids purification products by our subsidiary in the UK during the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 increased $0.1 million, or 12%, compared to the same period in fiscal year 2024, primarily due to higher volume. Net sales of our animal health and nutrition products by our subsidiary in Mexico during the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 increased $0.1 million, or 24%, compared to fiscal year 2024, due to higher volume. Net sales by our foreign subsidiaries represented 4% of our consolidated net sales during the third quarter of both fiscal years 2025 and 2024.
Our foreign subsidiaries reported net income of $0.2 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to a net loss of $0.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our principal liquidity needs are to fund our capital requirements, including funding working capital needs; purchasing and upgrading equipment, facilities, information systems, and real estate; supporting new product development; investing in infrastructure; repurchasing stock; paying dividends; and, from time to time, business acquisitions, and funding our debt service requirements. During the nine months ended April 30, 2025, we principally funded these short and long-term capital requirements using cash from current operations as well as cash generated from previous borrowings under our Series B, C and D Senior Notes and Credit Agreement. On September 30, 2024, we amended the Credit Agreement to, among other things, increase our line of credit from $45 million to $75 million, providing more financial flexibility. See Note 8 of the Notes to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information relating to our existing borrowings.
We believe that cash flow from operations, availability under our Note Agreement and revolving credit facility under our Credit Agreement, current cash balances and our ability to obtain other financing, if necessary, will provide sufficient liquidity for foreseeable working capital needs, capital expenditures at existing facilities, deferred compensation payouts, dividend payments and debt service obligations for the foreseeable future.
We continually evaluate our liquidity position and anticipated cash needs, as well as the financing options available to obtain additional cash reserves. Our ability to fund operations, to make planned capital expenditures, to make scheduled debt payments and to remain in compliance with all financial covenants under debt agreements, including, but not limited to, the Credit Agreement, depends on our future operating performance, which, in turn, is subject to prevailing economic conditions and to
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financial, business and other factors. The timing and size of any new business ventures or acquisitions that we complete may also impact our cash requirements.
The following table sets forth certain elements of our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands):
| For the Nine Months Ended April 30, | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 54,988 | $ | 36,929 | |||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (24,509) | (23,536) | |||||||||
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities | (18,523) | 1,462 | |||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 38 | 212 | |||||||||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 11,994 | $ | 15,067 | |||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
In addition to net income, as adjusted for depreciation and amortization and other non-cash operating activities, the primary sources and uses of operating cash flows for the nine months ended April 30, 2025, were as follows:
Accounts receivable, net of allowances increased by $3.8 million in the nine months ended April 30, 2025, as compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2024. The increase in accounts receivable was driven primarily by higher net sales, offset by the level and timing of collections due to payment terms.
Inventory increased by $2.5 million in the nine months ended April 30, 2025, as compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2024, mainly due to the building of finished goods inventory to meet anticipated demand.
Prepaid expenses decreased by $1.2 million in the nine months ended April 30, 2025, as compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2024, mainly due to the timing of tax and insurance payments.
Excluding the impact of payments related to capital expenditures, accounts payable increased by $0.5 million in the nine months ended April 30, 2025, as compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2024. The increase was mainly due to the timing of payments, cost of goods and services we purchase, production volume levels and vendor payment terms. In the nine months ended April 30, 2025, there was a $2.3 million decrease in accounts payable related to capital expenditures recognized as cash used in investing activities as compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2024.
Excluding the impact of payments made related to capital expenditures, accrued expenses decreased $2.3 million in the nine months ended April 30, 2025, as compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2024. The decrease was mainly due to the payout of annual bonuses and taxes, and other miscellaneous expenses which fluctuate due to timing of payments, changes in the cost of goods and services we purchase, production volume levels, and vendor payment terms, including freight. In the nine months ended April 30, 2025, there was a $4.6 million decrease in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures recognized as cash used in investing activities as compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2024.
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash used in investing activities of $24.5 million in the nine months ended April 30, 2025, was driven by capital expenditures. During the nine months ended April 30, 2025, we continued to expand our plant equipment and improve our facilities to support increased demand for our products.
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Net cash used in financing activities
Cash used in financing activities of $18.5 million in the nine months ended April 30, 2025, was primarily driven by a $10 million payment of our borrowings under the Credit Agreement, as well as $6.3 million used for dividend payments and $2.2 million for treasury stock repurchases.
Other
Total cash balances held by our foreign subsidiaries of $5.2 million as of April 30, 2025, increased $0.7 million compared to $4.5 million as of July 31, 2024. See further discussion in "Foreign Operations" above.
As of April 30, 2025, we had remaining authority to repurchase 362,938 shares of Common Stock and 244,113 shares of Class B Stock under a repurchase plan approved by our Board. Repurchases may be made on the open market (pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 plans or otherwise) or in negotiated transactions. The timing, number and manner of share repurchases will be determined by our management pursuant to the repurchase plan approved by our Board.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
This discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based on our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and in compliance with instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The preparation of these financial statements requires the use of estimates and assumptions related to the reporting of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosures. In preparing these financial statements, we have made our best estimates and judgments of certain amounts included in the financial statements. Estimates and assumptions are revised periodically. Actual results could differ from these estimates. See the information concerning our critical accounting policies included under "Management’s Discussion of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2024.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There has been no material change in our exposure to market risk from that discussed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2024.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act")) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The controls evaluation was conducted under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"). Based upon the controls evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls
Our management, including the CEO and CFO, do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Items 1, 3, and 5 of this Part II are either inapplicable or are answered in the negative and are omitted pursuant to the instructions to Part II of Form 10-Q.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Our operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those described in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors," of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2024. There have been no material changes to our risk factors since our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2024.
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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
During the three months ended April 30, 2025, we did not sell any equity securities which were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The following table summarizes our Common Stock purchases by or on behalf of the Company or any affiliated purchaser (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act) during this period.
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES1, 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased3 | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Maximum Number of Shares that may yet be Purchased Under Plans or Programs4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 1, 2025 to February 28, 2025 | — | $— | — | 364,483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 1, 2025 to March 31, 2025 | 1,337 | $45.38 | — | 363,146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 1, 2025 to April 30, 2025 | 208 | $41.97 | — | 362,938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 The table summarizes repurchases of (and remaining authority to repurchase) shares of our Common Stock. There have been no repurchases of Class B Stock for the three months ended April 30, 2025, and the authorized Class B Stock is not included in the table above. As of April 30, 2025, we had remaining authority to repurchase 244,113 shares of Class B Stock. No shares of our Class A Common Stock are currently outstanding. Descriptions of our Common Stock, Class B Stock and Class A Common Stock are contained in Exhibit 4.1 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2024.
2 The figures in the table reflect transactions according to the settlement dates. For the purposes of our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report, the impact of repurchases are recorded according to the settlement dates.
3 All purchased shares were surrendered by employees to pay taxes related to restricted stock awards.
4 Our Board authorized the repurchase of 750,000 shares of Common Stock on March 11, 2019. This authorization does not have a stated expiration date. The share numbers in this column indicate the number of shares of Common Stock that may yet be repurchased under this authorization. Repurchases may be made on the open market (pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 plans or otherwise) or in negotiated transactions. The timing, number and manner of share repurchases will be determined by management.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Our mining operations are subject to regulation by the Mine Safety and Health Administration under authority of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended. Information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K are included in Exhibit 95 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description | SEC Document Reference | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Filed herewith. | |||||||||||||
| 32 | Furnished herewith. | |||||||||||||
| 95 | Filed herewith. | |||||||||||||
| 101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | Filed herewith. | ||||||||||||
| 101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | Filed herewith. | ||||||||||||
| 101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | Filed herewith. | ||||||||||||
| 101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document | Filed herewith. | ||||||||||||
| 101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase | Filed herewith. | ||||||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | Filed herewith. | ||||||||||||
Note: Stockholders may receive copies of the above listed exhibits, without fee, by written request to Investor Relations, Oil-Dri Corporation of America, 410 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60611-4213, by telephone at (312) 321-1515 or by e-mail to info@oildri.com.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA
(Registrant)
BY /s/ Daniel S. Jaffee
Daniel S. Jaffee
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
BY /s/ Susan M. Kreh
Susan M. Kreh
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: June 5, 2025
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Exhibit 31:
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED
Certification of Principal Executive Officer
(Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
I.I, Daniel S. Jaffee, certify that:
a.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Oil-Dri Corporation of America (the “registrant”);
b.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
c.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
d.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
i.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
ii.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
iii.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
iv.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
e.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
i.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
ii.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: | June 5, 2025 | ||||
| By: | /s/ Daniel S. Jaffee | ||||
| Daniel S. Jaffee Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||
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Exhibit 31 (continued):
Certification of a Principal Financial Officer
(Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
I.I, Susan M. Kreh, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Oil-Dri Corporation of America (the “registrant”);
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: | June 5, 2025 | ||||
| By: | /s/ Susan M. Kreh | ||||
| Susan M. Kreh Chief Financial Officer | |||||
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Exhibit 32:
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 CERTIFICATION
Certification
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Oil-Dri Corporation of America (the “Company”) hereby certifies that to the best of my knowledge the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2025 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the Company.
| Dated: | June 5, 2025 | ||||
| /s/ Daniel S. Jaffee | |||||
| Name: Daniel S. Jaffee Title: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.
Certification
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Oil-Dri Corporation of America (the “Company”) hereby certifies that to the best of my knowledge the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2025 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the Company.
| Dated: | June 5, 2025 | ||||
| /s/ Susan M. Kreh | |||||
| Name: Susan M. Kreh Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||||
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.
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Exhibit 95
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Under section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K, each operator of a coal or other mine is required to include certain mine safety information in its periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The table below includes this mine safety information for each mine facility owned and operated by Oil-Dri Corporation of America, or its subsidiaries, for the quarter ended April 30, 2025. Due to timing and other factors, our data may not agree with the mine data retrieval system maintained by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”). The columns in the table represent the total number of, and the proposed dollar assessment for, violations, citations and orders issued by MSHA during the period upon periodic inspection of our mine facilities in accordance with the referenced sections of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended (the “Mine Act”), described as follows:
Section 104 Significant and Substantial Violations: Total number of violations of mandatory health or safety standards that could significantly and substantially contribute to the cause and effect of a coal or other mine safety or health hazard.
Section 104(b) Orders: Total number of orders issued due to a failure to totally abate, within the time period prescribed by MSHA, a violation previously cited under section 104, which results in the issuance of an order requiring the mine operator to immediately withdraw all persons from the mine.
Section 104(d) Citations and Orders: Total number of citations and orders issued for unwarrantable failure of the mine operator to comply with mandatory health and safety standards. The violation could significantly and substantially contribute to the cause and effect of a safety and health hazard, but the conditions do not cause imminent danger.
Section 110(b)(2) Flagrant Violations: Total number of flagrant violations defined as a reckless or repeated failure to make reasonable efforts to eliminate a known violation of a mandatory health or safety standard that substantially and proximately caused, or reasonably could have been expected to cause, death or serious bodily injury.
Section 107(a) Imminent Danger Orders: Total number of orders issued when an imminent danger is identified which requires all persons to be withdrawn from area(s) in the mine until the imminent danger and the conditions that caused it cease to exist.
Total Dollar Value of Proposed MSHA Assessments: Each issuance of a citation or order by MSHA results in the assessment of a monetary penalty. The total dollar value presented includes any contested penalties.
Legal Actions Pending, Initiated or Resolved: Total number of cases pending legal action before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (the "Commission") as of the last day of the reporting period or the number of such cases initiated or resolved during the reporting period.
| Legal Actions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mine ID | Mine Location | Section 104 “Significant and Substantial” Violations | Section 104(b) Orders | Section 104(d) Citations and Orders | Section 110(b)(2) Flagrant Violations | Section 107(a) Imminent Danger Orders | Total Dollar Value of Proposed MSHA Assessments | Mining Related Fatalities | Pending as of Last Day of Period | Initiated During Period | Resolved During Period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (#) | (#) | (#) | (#) | (#) | ($) | (#) | (#) | (#) | (#) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0900114 | Ochlocknee, Georgia | — | — | — | — | — | 801 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2200035 | Ripley, Mississippi | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1102403 | Mounds, Illinois | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2,020 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2200582 | Blue Mountain, Mississippi | 1 | — | — | — | — | 987 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0402964 | Taft, California | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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During this period we received no written notices from MSHA under section 104(e) of the Mine Act of (i) a pattern of violations of mandatory health or safety standards that are of such nature as could have significantly and substantially contributed to the cause and effect of coal or other mine health or safety hazards; or (ii) the potential to have such a pattern.
Legal actions pending before the Commission may involve, among other questions, challenges by operators to citations, orders and penalties they have received from MSHA or complaints of discrimination by miners under section 105 of the Mine Act. The following is a brief description of the types of legal actions that may be brought before the Commission.
Contests of Citations and Orders: A contest proceeding may be filed with the Commission by operators, miners or miners’ representatives to challenge the issuance of a citation or order issued by MSHA.
Contests of Proposed Penalties (Petitions for Assessment of Penalties): A contest of a proposed penalty is an administrative proceeding before the Commission challenging a civil penalty that MSHA has proposed for the alleged violation contained in a citation or order. The validity of the citation may also be challenged in this proceeding as well.
Complaints for Compensation: A complaint for compensation may be filed with the Commission by miners entitled to compensation when a mine is closed by certain withdrawal orders issued by MSHA. The purpose of the proceeding is to determine the amount of compensation, if any, due miners idled by the orders.
Complaints of Discharge, Discrimination or Interference: A discrimination proceeding is a case that involves a miner’s allegation that he or she has suffered a wrong by the operator because he or she engaged in some type of activity protected under the Mine Act, such as making a safety complaint.
Applications for Temporary Relief: An application for temporary relief from any modification or termination of any order or from any order issued under section 104 of the Mine Act.
Appeals of Judges’ Decisions or Orders to the Commission: A filing with the Commission of a petition for discretionary review of a Judge’s decision or order by a person who has been adversely affected or aggrieved by such decision or order.
| Mine ID | Mine location | Contests of Citations and Orders | Contests of Proposed Penalties | Complaints for Compensation | Complaints of Discharge, Discrimination or Interference | Applications for Temporary Relief | Appeals of Judges Decisions or Orders to the Commission | ||||||||||||||||
| 0900114 | Ochlocknee, Georgia | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2200035 | Ripley, Mississippi | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1102403 | Mounds, Illinois | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2200582 | Blue Mountain, Mississippi | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 0402964 | Taft, California | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
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