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Brady Corporation Reports Record Adjusted EPS in its Fiscal 2025 Fourth Quarter and Announces its Fiscal 2026 EPS Guidance

  • Sales for the quarter increased 15.7 percent. Organic sales increased 2.4 percent, acquisitions increased sales 11.3 percent and foreign currency translation increased sales 2.0 percent.
  • Diluted EPS was $1.04 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to $1.15 in the same quarter of the prior year. Adjusted Diluted EPS* increased 5.9 percent to a record high of $1.26 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to $1.19 in the same quarter of the prior year.
  • Returned $96.4 million to shareholders in fiscal 2025 in the form of dividends and share repurchases.
  • Announced diluted EPS guidance for the year ending July 31, 2026 at a range of $4.55 to $4.85 on a GAAP basis, and a range of $4.85 to $5.15 on an adjusted basis.

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brady Corporation (NYSE: BRC) (“Brady” or “Company”), a world leader in identification solutions, today reported its financial results for its fiscal 2025 fourth quarter ended July 31, 2025.

Quarter Ended July 31, 2025 Financial Results:
Sales for the quarter ended July 31, 2025 increased 15.7 percent, which consisted of organic sales growth of 2.4 percent, growth of 11.3 percent from acquisitions and an increase of 2.0 percent from foreign currency translation. Sales for the quarter ended July 31, 2025 were $397.3 million compared to $343.4 million in the same quarter last year. By region, sales increased 14.1 percent in the Americas & Asia and sales increased 18.8 percent in Europe & Australia, which consisted of organic sales growth of 4.3 percent in the Americas & Asia and an organic sales decline of 1.3 percent in Europe & Australia.

Income before income taxes was $60.5 million in the quarter ended July 31, 2025, compared to $68.2 million in the same quarter last year. Adjusted Income Before Income Taxes* in the quarter ended July 31, 2025, which was adjusted for amortization expense and facility closure and other reorganization costs of $13.7 million, was $74.2 million, an increase of 5.1 percent compared to the same quarter last year.

Net income for the quarter ended July 31, 2025 was $49.9 million compared to $55.5 million in the same quarter last year. Adjusted Net Income* in the quarter ended July 31, 2025 was $60.2 million compared to $57.3 million in the same quarter last year. Earnings per diluted Class A Nonvoting Common Share was $1.04 compared to $1.15 in the same quarter last year. Adjusted Diluted EPS* in the quarter ended July 31, 2025 was $1.26 compared to $1.19 in the same quarter last year.

Year Ended July 31, 2025 Financial Results:
Sales for the year ended July 31, 2025 increased 12.8 percent, which consisted of organic sales growth of 2.6 percent, growth of 10.5 percent from acquisitions and a decline of 0.3 percent from divestitures. Sales for the year ended July 31, 2025 were $1.51 billion compared to $1.34 billion in the prior year. By region, sales increased 12.1 percent in the Americas & Asia and increased 14.3 percent in Europe & Australia, which consisted of organic sales growth of 4.8 percent in the Americas & Asia and an organic sales decline of 1.8 percent in Europe & Australia.

Income before income taxes was $237.1 million for the year ended July 31, 2025, compared to $247.8 million for the year ended July 31, 2024. Adjusted Income Before Income Taxes* for the year ended July 31, 2025, which was adjusted for amortization expense, facility closure and other reorganization costs and acquisition-related charges of $42.4 million, was $279.5 million, an increase of 8.7 percent.

Net income for the year ended July 31, 2025 was $189.3 million compared to $197.2 million in the prior year. Earnings per diluted Class A Nonvoting Common Share were $3.94 for the year ended July 31, 2025 compared to $4.07 in the prior year. Adjusted Net Income* for the year ended July 31, 2025 was $221.3 million compared to $204.5 million in the prior year, and Adjusted Diluted EPS* for the year ended July 31, 2025 increased to a record-high $4.60 per share compared to $4.22 in the prior year.

Commentary:
“Our investments in new products once again led to strong results in the Americas & Asia region, with 4.3 percent organic sales growth in the fourth quarter and 4.8 percent organic sales growth in fiscal 2025. The result was a new all-time company record quarter and record year of adjusted earnings per share,” said Brady’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Russell R. Shaller. “From an M&A standpoint, we added to our product portfolio this year with the acquisition of Gravotech at the beginning of fiscal 2025, and the acquisition of Mecco, which we closed on August 4, 2025. Both of these companies add direct part marking and laser engraving capabilities to our portfolio of specialty identification products, expanding our ability to provide customers with a wide variety of end-to-end identification solutions to improve visibility and efficiency throughout the manufacturing process.”

“Our balance sheet is strong and we closed the fiscal year in a net cash position, which provides us with the flexibility to fund our anticipated organic and inorganic opportunities, and to return funds to our shareholders through dividends and share buybacks,” said Brady’s Chief Financial Officer, Ann Thornton. “In fiscal 2025, we returned $96.4 million to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks while also investing a record-high in research and development. Through these investments, we believe we are well-positioned to continue to deliver improved long-term value to our shareholders.”

Fiscal 2026 Guidance:
The Company expects GAAP earnings per diluted Class A Nonvoting Common Share to range from $4.55 to $4.85 for the year ending July 31, 2026, which represents an increase of 15.5 percent to 23.1 percent compared to GAAP earnings per diluted Class A Nonvoting Common Share of $3.94 for the year ended July 31, 2025.

The Company expects Adjusted Diluted EPS* to range from $4.85 to $5.15 for the year ending July 31, 2026, which represents an increase of 5.4 percent to 12.0 percent compared to Adjusted Diluted EPS* of $4.60 for the year ended July 31, 2025. Adjusted Diluted EPS* guidance excludes amortization expense estimated at $0.30 per share for the year ending July 31, 2026.

The assumptions included in fiscal 2026 guidance include a full-year income tax rate of approximately 21 percent, depreciation and amortization expense of approximately $42 million, and capital expenditures of approximately $40 million. Fiscal 2026 guidance is based upon foreign currency exchange rates as of July 31, 2025 and assumes economic growth.

A webcast regarding Brady’s fiscal 2025 fourth quarter financial results will be available at www.bradycorp.com/investors beginning at 9:30 a.m. central time today.

Brady Corporation is an international manufacturer and marketer of complete solutions that identify and protect people, products and places. Brady’s products help customers increase safety, security, productivity and performance and include high-performance labels, signs, safety devices, printing systems and software. Founded in 1914, the Company has a diverse customer base in electronics, telecommunications, manufacturing, electrical, construction, medical, aerospace and a variety of other industries. Brady is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and as of July 31, 2025, employed approximately 6,400 people in its worldwide businesses. Brady’s fiscal 2025 sales were approximately $1.51 billion. Brady stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BRC. More information is available on the Internet at www.bradyid.com.

* Adjusted Income Before Income Taxes, Adjusted Net Income, and Adjusted Diluted EPS are non-GAAP measures. See appendix for more information on these measures, including reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

In this news release, statements that are not reported financial results or other historic information are “forward-looking statements.” These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, the Company's future financial position, business strategy, targets, projected sales, costs, earnings, capital expenditures, debt levels and cash flows, and plans and objectives of management for future operations.

The use of words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “should,” “project,” “plan” or similar terminology are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain and are subject to risks, assumptions, and other factors, some of which are beyond Brady’s control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For Brady, uncertainties arise from: increased cost of materials, labor, material shortages and supply chain disruptions, including as a result of tariffs or other impacts of the global trade environment; decreased demand for our products; our ability to compete effectively or to successfully execute our strategy; our ability to develop technologically advanced products that meet customer demands; Brady’s ability to identify, integrate and grow acquired companies, and to manage contingent liabilities from divested businesses; difficulties in protecting our websites, networks, and systems against security breaches; extensive regulations by U.S. and non-U.S. governmental and self-regulatory entities; risks associated with the loss of key employees; litigation, including product liability claims; global climate change and environmental regulations; foreign currency fluctuations; changes in tax legislation and tax rates; potential write-offs of goodwill and other intangible assets; differing interests of voting and non-voting shareholders and changes in the regulatory and business environment around dual-class voting structures; numerous other matters of national, regional and global scale, including major public health crises and government responses thereto and those of a political, economic, business, competitive, and regulatory nature contained from time to time in Brady’s U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including, but not limited to, those factors listed in the “Risk Factors” section within Item 1A of Part I of Brady’s Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2025.

These uncertainties may cause Brady's actual future results to be materially different than those expressed in its forward-looking statements. Brady does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements except as required by law.

For More Information:
Investor contact: Ann Thornton 414-438-6887
Media contact: Kate Venne 414-358-5176


BRADY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES           
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME           
(Unaudited; Dollars in thousands, except per share data)           
                 
  Three months ended July 31,   Year ended July 31,  
    2025       2024       2025       2024    
Net sales $ 397,275     $ 343,402     $ 1,513,605     $ 1,341,393    
Cost of goods sold   197,044       166,347       752,783       653,509    
Gross margin   200,231       177,055       760,822       687,884    
Operating expenses:                
Research and development   23,054       17,533       79,889       67,748    
Selling, general and administrative   117,885       93,307       444,295       376,722    
Total operating expenses   140,939       110,840       524,184       444,470    
                 
Operating income   59,292       66,215       236,638       243,414    
                 
Other income (expense):                
Investment and other income   2,356       2,835       5,206       7,553    
Interest expense   (1,143 )     (842 )     (4,747 )     (3,126 )  
                 
Income before income taxes   60,505       68,208       237,097       247,841    
                 
Income tax expense   10,629       12,752       47,841       50,626    
                 
Net income $ 49,876     $ 55,456     $ 189,256     $ 197,215    
                 
Net income per Class A Nonvoting Common Share:                
Basic $ 1.05     $ 1.17     $ 3.97     $ 4.10    
Diluted $ 1.04     $ 1.15     $ 3.94     $ 4.07    
                 
Net income per Class B Voting Common Share:                
Basic $ 1.05     $ 1.17     $ 3.96     $ 4.08    
Diluted $ 1.04     $ 1.15     $ 3.92     $ 4.05    
                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:                
Basic   47,335       47,595       47,641       48,119    
Diluted   47,780       48,063       48,092       48,496    
                 



BRADY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES      
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS      
(Dollars in thousands)      
       
  July 31, 2025   July 31, 2024
       
ASSETS      
Current assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents $ 174,349     $ 250,118  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $7,876 and $6,749, respectively   231,944       185,486  
Inventories   200,881       152,729  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   14,661       11,382  
Total current assets   621,835       599,715  
Property, plant and equipment—net   225,572       195,758  
Goodwill   676,945       589,611  
Other intangible assets   105,374       51,839  
Deferred income taxes   20,862       15,596  
Operating lease assets   58,422       38,504  
Other assets   25,243       24,546  
Total $ 1,734,253     $ 1,515,569  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY      
Current liabilities:      
Accounts payable $ 105,028     $ 84,691  
Accrued compensation and benefits   92,657       77,954  
Taxes, other than income taxes   21,537       14,061  
Accrued income taxes   5,547       7,424  
Current operating lease liabilities   15,234       13,382  
Other current liabilities   90,329       67,170  
Total current liabilities   330,332       264,682  
Long-term debt   99,766       90,935  
Long-term operating lease liabilities   43,565       25,342  
Other liabilities   68,379       67,952  
Total liabilities   542,042       448,911  
Stockholders’ equity:      
Common stock:      
Class A nonvoting common stock—Issued 51,261,487 shares, and outstanding 43,530,012 and 44,042,462 shares, respectively   513       513  
Class B voting common stock—Issued and outstanding, 3,538,628 shares   35       35  
Additional paid-in capital   359,269       353,654  
Retained earnings   1,317,739       1,174,025  
Treasury stock—7,731,475 and 7,219,025 shares, respectively, of Class A nonvoting common stock, at cost   (393,186 )     (351,947 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (92,159 )     (109,622 )
Total stockholders’ equity   1,192,211       1,066,658  
Total $ 1,734,253     $ 1,515,569  
       


BRADY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES        
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS        
(Unaudited; Dollars in thousands)        
  Year ended July 31,  
    2025       2024    
Operating activities:        
Net income $ 189,256     $ 197,215    
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization   40,639       29,873    
Stock-based compensation expense   11,882       7,361    
Deferred income taxes   (7,623 )     (9,399 )  
Other   (2,540 )     1,401    
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable   (14,356 )     (6,581 )  
Inventories   (18,889 )     21,697    
Prepaid expenses and other assets   (2,098 )     (743 )  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   (9,862 )     19,198    
Income taxes   (5,213 )     (4,948 )  
       Net cash provided by operating activities   181,196       255,074    
         
Investing activities:        
Purchases of property, plant and equipment   (27,577 )     (79,892 )  
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired   (144,541 )        
Other   864       (1,155 )  
      Net cash used in investing activities   (171,254 )     (81,047 )  
         
Financing activities:        
Payment of dividends   (45,542 )     (45,060 )  
Proceeds from exercise of stock options   6,171       8,186    
Payments for employee taxes withheld from stock-based awards   (2,683 )     (2,797 )  
Purchase of treasury stock   (50,838 )     (72,225 )  
Proceeds from borrowing on credit agreement   266,846       175,103    
Repayment of borrowing on credit agreement   (258,015 )     (133,884 )  
Other   190       149    
     Net cash used in financing activities   (83,871 )     (70,528 )  
         
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   (1,840 )     (4,913 )  
         
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents   (75,769 )     98,586    
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   250,118       151,532    
         
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 174,349     $ 250,118    
         


BRADY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES                
SEGMENT INFORMATION                
(Unaudited; Dollars in thousands)                
                 
  Three months ended July 31,   Year ended July 31,  
    2025       2024       2025       2024    
NET SALES                
Americas & Asia $ 260,789     $ 228,493     $ 993,715     $ 886,528    
Europe & Australia   136,486       114,909       519,890       454,865    
Total $ 397,275     $ 343,402     $ 1,513,605     $ 1,341,393    
                 
SALES INFORMATION                
Americas & Asia                
Organic   4.3 %     3.4 %     4.8 %     3.1 %  
Acquistions   9.8 %     %     8.3 %     %  
Currency   %     (0.8 )%     (0.6 )%     (0.2 )%  
Divestiture   %     (2.2 )%     (0.4 )%     (3.2 )%  
Total   14.1 %     0.4 %     12.1 %     (0.3 )%  
Europe & Australia                
Organic   (1.3 )%     (1.8 )%     (1.8 )%     1.6 %  
Acquistions   14.4 %     %     14.7 %     %  
Currency   5.7 %     (1.2 )%     1.4 %     1.1 %  
Total   18.8 %     (3.0 )%     14.3 %     2.7 %  
Total Company                
Organic   2.4 %     1.6 %     2.6 %     2.6 %  
Acquistions   11.3 %     %     10.5 %     %  
Currency   2.0 %     (0.8 )%     %     0.2 %  
Divestiture   %     (1.5 )%     (0.3 )%     (2.1 )%  
Total   15.7 %     (0.7 )%     12.8 %     0.7 %  
                 
SEGMENT PROFIT                
Americas & Asia $ 51,617     $ 53,353     $ 209,765     $ 196,842    
Europe & Australia   15,070       19,277       56,942       70,612    
Total segment profit $ 66,687     $ 72,630     $ 266,707     $ 267,454    
SEGMENT PROFIT AS A PERCENT OF NET SALES                
Americas & Asia   19.8 %     23.3 %     21.1 %     22.2 %  
Europe & Australia   11.0 %     16.8 %     11.0 %     15.5 %  
Total   16.8 %     21.2 %     17.6 %     19.9 %  
                 
                 
  Three months ended July 31,   Year ended July 31,  
    2025       2024       2025       2024    
Total segment profit $ 66,687     $ 72,630     $ 266,707     $ 267,454    
Unallocated amounts:                
Administrative costs   (7,395 )     (6,415 )     (30,069 )     (24,040 )  
Investment and other income   2,356       2,835       5,206       7,553    
Interest expense   (1,143 )     (842 )     (4,747 )     (3,126 )  
Income before income taxes $ 60,505     $ 68,208     $ 237,097     $ 247,841    
                 


GAAP to NON-GAAP MEASURES                  
(Unaudited; Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)  
                       
In accordance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation G, the following provides definitions of the non-GAAP measures used in the earnings release and the reconciliation to the most closely related GAAP measure.  
 
                       
                       
Adjusted Income Before Income Taxes:

 
Brady is presenting the non-GAAP measure, "Adjusted Income Before Income Taxes." This is not a calculation based upon GAAP. The amounts included in this non-GAAP measure are derived from amounts included in the Consolidated Financial Statements and supporting footnote disclosures. We do not view these items to be part of our ongoing results. We believe this profit measure provides an important perspective of underlying business trends and results and provides a more comparable measure from year to year. The table below provides a reconciliation of the GAAP measure of Income before income taxes to the non-GAAP measure of Adjusted Income Before Income Taxes:  
 
 
 
 
 
                       
        Three months ended July 31,   Year ended July 31,  
          2025     2024     2025     2024  
Income before income taxes (GAAP measure) $ 60,505   $ 68,208   $ 237,097   $ 247,841  
  Amortization expense     4,778     2,337     18,916     9,421  
  Facility closure and other reorganization costs     8,890     -     18,474     -  
  Non-recurring acquisitions-related costs and other expenses     -     -     5,059     -  
Adjusted Income Before Income Taxes (non-GAAP measure) $ 74,173   $ 70,545   $ 279,546   $ 257,262  
                       
                       
Adjusted Income Tax Expense:          
Brady is presenting the non-GAAP measure, "Adjusted Income Tax Expense." This is not a calculation based upon GAAP. The amounts included in this non-GAAP measure are derived from amounts included in the Consolidated Financial Statements and supporting footnote disclosures. We do not view these items to be part of our ongoing results. We believe this measure provides an important perspective of underlying business trends and results and provides a more comparable measure from year to year. The table below provides a reconciliation of the GAAP measure of Income tax expense to the non-GAAP measure of Adjusted Income Tax Expense:  
 
 
 
 
 
                       
        Three months ended July 31,   Year ended July 31,  
          2025     2024     2025     2024  
Income tax expense (GAAP measure) $ 10,629   $ 12,752   $ 47,841   $ 50,626  
  Amortization expense     1,148     540     4,550     2,182  
  Facility closure and other reorganization costs     2,222     -     4,618     -  
  Non-recurring acquisitions-related costs and other expenses     -     -     1,265     -  
Adjusted Income Tax Expense (non-GAAP measure) $ 13,999   $ 13,292   $ 58,274   $ 52,808  
                       
                       
Adjusted Net Income:          
Brady is presenting the non-GAAP measure, "Adjusted Net Income." This is not a calculation based upon GAAP. The amounts included in this non-GAAP measure are derived from amounts included in the Consolidated Financial Statements and supporting footnote disclosures. We do not view these items to be part of our ongoing results. We believe this measure provides an important perspective of underlying business trends and results and provides a more comparable measure from year to year. The table below provides a reconciliation of the GAAP measure of Net income to the non-GAAP measure of Adjusted Net Income:  
 
 
 
 
 
                       
        Three months ended July 31,   Year ended July 31,  
          2025     2024     2025     2024  
Net income (GAAP measure) $ 49,876   $ 55,456   $ 189,256   $ 197,215  
  Amortization expense     3,630     1,797     14,366     7,239  
  Facility closure and other reorganization costs     6,668     -     13,856     -  
  Non-recurring acquisitions-related costs and other expenses     -     -     3,794     -  
Adjusted Net Income (non-GAAP measure) $ 60,174   $ 57,253   $ 221,272   $ 204,454  
                       
                       
Adjusted Diluted EPS:          
Brady is presenting the non-GAAP measure, "Adjusted Diluted EPS." This is not a calculation based upon GAAP. The amounts included in this non-GAAP measure are derived from amounts included in the Consolidated Financial Statements. We do not view these items to be part of our ongoing results. We believe this measure provides an important perspective of underlying business trends and results and provides a more comparable measure from year to year. The table below provides a reconciliation of the GAAP measure of Net income per Class A Nonvoting Common Share to the non-GAAP measure of Adjusted Diluted EPS (Note that certain amounts will not foot due to rounding):  
 
 
 
 
 
                       
        Three months ended July 31,   Year ended July 31,  
          2025     2024     2025     2024  
Net income per Class A Nonvoting Common Share (GAAP measure) $ 1.04   $ 1.15   $ 3.94   $ 4.07  
  Amortization expense     0.08     0.04     0.30     0.15  
  Facility closure and other reorganization costs     0.14     -     0.29     -  
  Non-recurring acquisitions-related costs and other expenses     -     -     0.08     -  
Adjusted Diluted EPS (non-GAAP measure) $ 1.26   $ 1.19   $ 4.60   $ 4.22  
                       
                       
Adjusted Diluted EPS Guidance:           Fiscal 2026 Expectations  
                Low   High  
Earnings per diluted Class A Common Share (GAAP measure)           $ 4.55   $ 4.85  
  Amortization expense             0.30     0.30  
Adjusted Diluted EPS (non-GAAP measure)           $ 4.85   $ 5.15  
                       




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