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ACCO Brands (ACCO) – First Look into 2Q25 Results

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Friday, August 01, 2025

ACCO Brands Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers, marketers and manufacturers of branded academic, consumer and business products. Our widely recognized brands include AT-A-GLANCE®, Esselte®, Five Star®, GBC®, Kensington®, Leitz®, Mead®, PowerA®, Quartet®, Rapid®, Rexel®, Swingline®, Tilibra®, and many others. Our products are sold in more than 100 countries around the world. More information about ACCO Brands, the Home of Great Brands Built by Great People, can be found at www.accobrands.com.

Joe Gomes, CFA, Managing Director, Equity Research Analyst, Generalist , Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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2Q25 Results. ACCO reported 2Q net sales and adjusted EPS in-line with management’s outlook. Revenue of $394.8 million was down 9.9% y-o-y. Comp sales were off 10.5% while favorable forex increased revenue by 0.6%. We had forecasted revenue of $390 million. Gross margin of 32.9% was below our 34.6% estimate. Net income totaled $29.2 million, or $0.31/sh, with adjusted EPS of $0.28 compared to $0.37 in 2Q24. We were at $0.21 and $0.32, respectively.

Drivers. Sales were immediately impacted by tariffs in April, although trends improved throughout the quarter. Net sales were also negatively impacted by softer global demand for consumer and business products, partially offset by growth in gaming accessories. ACCO continued to make progress on its cost cutting initiative, realizing more than $40 million in cumulative cost savings since inception.


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