Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Earnings Conference Call & Webcast Presentation

June 29, 2023

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JOSEPH E. SCALZO

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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Today's Speakers and Agenda

Speakers

Mark Pogharian

VP, Investor Relations

Joe Scalzo, CEO

Geoff Tanner, President,

COO and CEO Elect

Shaun Mara, CFO

Agenda

  • Introduction
  • Business Overview
  • Quest and Atkins Update
  • Initial Observations
  • Financial Summary
  • Fiscal Year 2023 Outlook
  • Q&A

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Third Quarter Fiscal 2023 Business Overview

  • Q3 retail takeaway and financial performance greater than forecast
    • POS growth of 11%1 resulted in higher net sales growth versus our estimate
    • Q3 retail takeaway, as expected, outpaced net sales growth due to the prior year retail customer inventory build
  • Q3 net sales increased 2.6% to $324.8 million
    • Growth driven by N. America performance, International about the same as the year ago period
    • Strong Quest momentum continued
  • Net income of $35.4 million versus $38.8 million last year
  • Gross margin 36.7%; exceeded our estimate
    • Decline of 80 bps versus last year due to higher ingredient and packaging costs
    • Inflation eased substantially versus the first half of the year
  • Adjusted EBITDA2 of $66.6 million was greater than our forecast and increased 5.3% versus last year
    • Better than expected growth was due to higher net sales and gross profit as well as SG&A cost control
    • Provides us with flexibility to invest in brand building initiatives in Q4
  • July 7, 2023 succession plan on track:
    • Geoff Tanner to become Chief Executive Officer
    • Joe Scalzo will be appointed as Executive Vice Chair of the Board of Directors

1Combined IRI MULO + C-store and unmeasured channel estimate, 13 weeks ending May 28, 2023

2Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please refer to "Reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA" in the earnings release dated June 29, 2023, available on our website for a presentation of the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure and an explanation and reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure4.

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