Financial Performance - Net sales for the year ended December 31, 2024, were 4,373.4million,adecreaseof6.04,655.6 million in 2023 [346]. - Gross profit for 2024 was 1,542.7million,downfrom1,680.4 million in 2023, reflecting a gross margin of approximately 35.3% [346]. - Operating income decreased to 112.9millionin2024from151.9 million in 2023, indicating a decline of 25.7% [346]. - The company reported a net loss of 171.8millionfor2024,comparedtoanetlossof12.7 million in 2023 [346]. - Basic earnings per share for continuing operations was (1.17)in2024,comparedto(0.03) in 2023 [346]. - Comprehensive loss for 2024 was 344.9million,significantlydownfromacomprehensiveincomeof25.0 million in 2023 [351]. - Cash flows from operating activities for 2024 were 362.9million,adecreasefrom405.5 million in 2023 [354]. - The company reported a net cash increase from investing activities of 78.8millionin2024,comparedtoanetcashdecreaseof77.5 million in 2023 [354]. Assets and Liabilities - Total assets decreased to 9,647.7millionasofDecember31,2024,from10,809.1 million in 2023, a decline of 10.7% [349]. - Total liabilities decreased to 5,328.3millionin2024from6,041.2 million in 2023, a reduction of 11.8% [349]. - The company's cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash decreased to 558.8millionin2024from751.3 million in 2023 [349]. - Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets decreased to 3,325.4millionin2024from3,534.4 million in 2023 [349]. - Total inventories as of December 31, 2024, amounted to 1,081.8million,adecreasefrom1,140.9 million as of December 31, 2023 [441]. Impairments and Charges - The company incurred impairment charges of 88.9millionin2024,comparedto90.0 million in 2023 [354]. - The company recorded a goodwill impairment of 22.1millionrelatedtotheRareDiseasesBusinessin2024,followingtheannouncementofitssale[452].−ThecarryingvalueofthenetassetsheldforsaleoftheRareDiseasesBusinessexceededtheirfairvalue,leadingtoanimpairmentchargeof34.1 million, including a goodwill impairment of 22.1million[421].ForeignExchangeandInterestRateRisks−TheCompanyisexposedtoforeignexchangerisk,primarilyfromthemovementoftheU.S.dollarrelativetotheeuro[307].−TheCompanyutilizesforeignexchangederivativestomitigatefluctuationsinexchangerates[311].−A12.3 million of additional annual interest expense in 2025 [312]. - The company utilizes various strategies to manage interest rate risk, including fixed-rate and variable-rate debt, as well as treasury-lock agreements and interest rate swaps [378]. - The notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts totaled 502.5millionasofDecember31,2024,comparedto253.6 million as of December 31, 2023 [494]. Sales and Revenue Breakdown - Revenue from the U.S. market was 2,649.3million,downfrom2,916.8 million in 2023, representing a decline of 9.2% [413]. - Contract manufacturing revenue was 306.2millionfor2024,comparedto337.3 million in 2023, reflecting a decrease of 9.2% [417]. - The Upper Respiratory product category generated 500.3millioninsalesfor2024,downfrom561.4 million in 2023, a decline of 10.3% [415]. - The Nutrition product category saw a decline in sales to 449.5millionin2024from563.2 million in 2023, a decrease of 20.2% [415]. - Total net sales in Europe for 2024 were 1,604.6million,slightlydownfrom1,622.5 million in 2023, a decrease of 1.2% [413]. Acquisitions and Divestitures - The sale of the Rare Diseases Business to Esteve Healthcare S.L. was completed for a total consideration of 244.5million,resultinginapre−taxgainof5.8 million [419][420]. - The acquisition of HRA Pharma was completed for approximately 1.9billion,generatingnetsalesof193.6 million and a net operating loss of 59.4millionfromApril29,2022,toDecember31,2022[427][428].−TheacquisitionofNestleˊ′sGatewayInfantFormulaPlantandGoodStartbrandwascompletedfor110.0 million, generating net sales of 42.7millionandoperatingincomeof11.5 million from November 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022 [430][431]. Legal and Regulatory Matters - Legal contingencies are recorded when a loss is considered probable and can be reasonably estimated, with reserves established for certain legal matters [395]. - The company retained certain pre-closing liabilities from the sale of the Rx business, subject to indemnity obligations from Altaris Capital Partners [438]. Cash Flow and Financing Activities - Issuances of long-term debt in 2024 totaled 1,091.2million,asignificantincreasefrom295.1 million in 2023 [354]. - Total borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2024, amounted to 3,618.1million,adecreasefrom4,073.4 million in 2023 [500]. - The company recorded cash outflows of $45.8 million related to the settlement of cross-currency swaps as part of cash flows for investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2024 [479].