Financial Performance - Net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2021 were 454.9million,adecreaseof43.7 million, or 8.8%, compared to 498.6millioninthesameperiodof2020[143]−GrossprofitforthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2021was105.4 million, a decrease of 13.7million,or11.525.5 million, significantly up from 3.3millionintheprioryearquarter,reflectingimprovedoperationalefficiency[149]−Thecompanyreportednetincomefromcontinuingoperationsof19.4 million, compared to a net loss of 10.8millionintheprioryear,markingasignificantturnaround[142]−NetincomefromcontinuingoperationsforthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2021was19.4 million, or 0.20perdilutedshare,comparedtoanetlossof10.8 million, or 0.11perdilutedshare,forthesameperiodin2020[157]−Thecompanyreportedanetincomeof19.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, compared to a net income of 0.5millioninthesameperiodof2020[185]ExpensesandCosts−Selling,generalandadministrativeexpensesdecreasedto74.0 million, down 5.5million,or7.079.5 million in the prior year quarter[145] - Productivity and transformation costs increased to 4.0million,up2.6 million from 1.4millionintheprioryearquarter,primarilyduetoconsultingfeesforsupplychainoptimization[147]−AdjustedEBITDAforthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2021was47.3 million, a decrease of 7.6million,or13.854.9 million in the prior year[142] - Adjusted EBITDA decreased to 47.3millionforthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2021,downfrom54.9 million in the prior year[161] - Operating Free Cash Flow from continuing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2021, was 19.8million,comparedto28.5 million for the same period in 2020[188] Sales Performance by Region - Net sales in North America for the three months ended September 30, 2021 were 265.5million,adecreaseof15.1 million, or 5.4%, from 280.7millionintheprioryear[163]−Internationalnetsalesdecreasedto189.4 million, down 28.6million,or13.1218.0 million in the prior year, but increased 1.6% on a constant currency basis[164] - The net sales decline in North America was 5.4%, while the decline in international markets was 13.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2021[181] - The impact of foreign currency exchange on net sales was a negative 2.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2021[181] Cash Flow and Investments - Cash flows provided by operating activities from continuing operations were 37.6million,adecreaseof3.1 million from 40.7millionintheprioryear[171]−Cashusedininvestingactivitiesincreasedto18.1 million, up 10.3millionfrom7.7 million in the prior year due to increased capital expenditures[172] - Cash used in financing activities was 63.5million,anincreaseof27.6 million compared to 36.0millionintheprioryear,primarilyduetosharerepurchases[173]−Thecompanyrepurchased4.525millionsharesforatotalof175.6 million at an average price of $38.80 per share during the three months ended September 30, 2021[175] Strategic Initiatives - The company is focused on simplifying its brand portfolio and identifying declining brands for potential divestiture as part of its Hain 3.0 strategy[138] - The company plans to actively seek acquisitions to strengthen its position in targeted categories, supported by its borrowing capacity[138] Miscellaneous - The COVID-19 pandemic initially increased demand for the company's products, but net sales have since normalized, impacting overall performance[139] - The impact of divestitures and discontinued brands on net sales was a positive contribution of 10.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2021[181] - The company did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that could materially affect its consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2021[189] - There were no changes in internal controls over financial reporting that materially affected the company during the three months ended September 30, 2021[196] - The company believes that capital spending is essential for maintaining operational capabilities, impacting the evaluation of cash available for discretionary investments[186]