Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) Company Overview

SMG sees a double-digit increase in U.S. Consumer division sales in Q1, offset by a decline in the Hawthorne unit.

Scotts Miracle-Gro shows stabilizing revenue, robust margin expansion, and strategic initiatives for long-term growth, making it an appealing investment opportunity. Management focuses on debt reduction, cost savings, and expanding demographic reach, particularly within the Hispanic market, positioning SMG for sustainable growth. The planned spin-off of Hawthorne Gardening simplifies the business, enhancing valuation clarity and focusing on core lawn and garden segments.

MARYSVILLE, Ohio, Jan. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG), the world's leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden as well as indoor and hydroponic growing products, today announced that Nick Miaritis has been named to its Board of Directors.

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call January 29, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Jim Hagedorn - Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer Mark Scheiwer - Executive Vice President, Interim Chief Financial Officer & Chief Accounting Officer Nate Baxter - Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Chris Hagedorn - Executive Vice President & Chief of Staff Conference Call Participants Chris Carey - Wells Fargo Securities Bill Chappell - Truist Securities Jon Andersen - William Blair Eric Bouchard - Cleveland Research Jonathan Matuszewski - Jefferies Unidentified Company Representative Good morning. I'm Brad Shelton [ph]; I would like to welcome you to the Scotts Miracle-Gro First Quarter Earnings Conference Call.

Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.89 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $1.28. This compares to loss of $1.45 per share a year ago.

The headline numbers for Scotts (SMG) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended December 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

MARYSVILLE, Ohio, Jan. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG), the world's leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden as well as indoor and hydroponic growing products, will release its first quarter financial results on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, prior to the opening of the U.S. financial markets. The Company will host a video presentation via webcast at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss those results. The webcast will be followed by an audio question-and-answer session.

The rise in Q4 sales is due to higher sales in SMG's U.S. Consumer segment.

Start Time: 09:00 January 1, 0000 10:32 AM ET The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG ) Q4 2024 Earnings Call November 06, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Company Participants Jim Hagedorn - Chairman, President and CEO Matt Garth - EVP, CFO and CAO Nate Baxter - EVP and COO Chris Hagedorn - EVP and Division President, Hawthorne Gardening Company Aimee DeLuca - SVP, IR Conference Call Participants Jon Andersen - William Blair Joe Altobello - Raymond James William Carter - Stifel Peter Grom - UBS Chris Carey - Wells Fargo Securities Eric Bouchard - Cleveland Research William Reuter - Bank of America Carla Casella - JPMorgan Aimee DeLuca Good morning. Welcome to Scotts Miracle-Gro's Fiscal '24 Year-End Earnings Webcast.