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About Lancaster Colony Corp.

Lancaster Colony Corporation is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice channels. The Company operates through two segments: Retail and Foodservice. The Retail segment offers products in grocery produce departments through its refrigerated salad dressings, vegetable dips and fruit dips. Its flatbread products and sprouted grain bakery products are generally placed in the specialty bakery/deli section of the grocery store. Its products marketed in the shelf-stable section of the grocery store includes salad dressings, slaw dressing, sauces, and croutons. Within the frozen food section of the grocery store, it sells yeast rolls, garlic breads and mini stuffed bagels. The Foodservice segment offers custom-formulated food that includes salad dressings, sandwich and dipping sauces, frozen breads, and yeast rolls. Its Foodservice sales are products sold under private label to restaurants.

Financial summary

BRIEF: For the six months ended 31 December 2021, Lancaster Colony Corp. revenues increased 13% to $820.5M. Net income applicable to common stockholders decreased 20% to $64.8M. Revenues reflect Retail segment increase from $222.6M to $469M, Food Service segment increase from $152.4M to $351.5M. Net income was offset by Corporate expenses segment loss increase from $20.5M to $45.1M. Dividend per share increased from $1.45 to $1.55.

Equity composition

Common Stock no Par, 04/11, 75M auth., 27,441,000 o/s, net of shs. in Treas. @ $680.2M. Insiders control 33.59%. IPO: 11/71, 340K shs. @ $25.75 by Kidder, Peabody & Co. 7/94, 4-for-3 stock split; 4/93, 4-for-3 stock split; 1/98, 5/92, 3-for-2 stock splits. FY'02 Q's are reclassified.