DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

The Company is a diversified global branded consumer products company managed in three product-focused segments: (i) Global Pet Care (“GPC”), (ii) Home and Garden (“H&G”) and (iii) Home and Personal Care (“HPC”). The Company manufactures, markets and/or distributes its products globally across regions including North America (“NA”), Europe, Middle East & Africa (“EMEA”), Latin America (“LATAM”) and Asia-Pacific (“APAC”) regions through a variety of trade channels, including retailers, wholesalers and distributors. We enjoy strong name recognition under various brands and patented technologies across multiple product categories. Global and geographic strategic initiatives and financial objectives are determined at the corporate level. Each segment is responsible for implementing the defined strategic initiatives and achieving certain financial objectives and has a business unit president responsible for sales and marketing initiatives and the financial results for all product lines within the segment. The segments are supported through center-led shared service operations and enabling functions consisting of finance and accounting, information technology, legal, human resources, supply chain, and commercial operations. See Note 20 – Segment Information for more information pertaining to segments of continuing operations. The following is an overview of the consolidated business, by segment, summarizing product categories and brands:

Segment

Products

Brands

GPC

Companion Animal: Rawhide chews, dog and cat clean-up, training, health and grooming products, small animal food and care products, and rawhide-free dog and cat treats, and

Dog and Cat Food: Wet and dry pet food for dogs and cats.

Aquatics: Consumer and commercial aquarium kits, stand-alone tanks; aquatics equipment such as filtration systems, heaters and pumps; and aquatics consumables such as fish food, water management and care.

Companion Animal: Good’n’Fun®, DreamBone®, Good Boy®, Nature's Miracle®, SmartBones®, FURminator®, Wild HarvestTM, Dingo®, 8IN1® (8-in-1), Better Belly®, and Meowee!®.

Dog and Cat Food: Eukanuba® (Europe only), IAMS® (Europe only).

Aquatics: Tetra®, Marineland®, GloFish®, Instant Ocean®, and OmegaSea®.

H&G

Household: Household pest control solutions such as spider and scorpion killers; ant and roach killers; flying insect killers; insect foggers; wasp and hornet killers; and bedbug, flea and tick control products.

Controls: Outdoor insect and weed control solutions, and animal repellents such as aerosols, granules, and ready-to-use sprays or hose-end ready-to-sprays.

Repellents: Personal use pesticides and insect repellent products, including aerosols, lotions, pump sprays and wipes, yard sprays and citronella candles.

Cleaning: Household surface cleaning, maintenance, and restoration products, including bottled liquids, mops, wipes and markers.

Household: Hot Shot®, Black Flag®.

Controls: Spectracide®, Liquid Fence®, Garden Safe®, and EcoLogic®.

Repellents: Cutter® and Repel®.

Cleaning: Rejuvenate®.

HPC

Kitchen & Home Appliances: Small kitchen appliances including toaster ovens, coffeemakers, slow cookers, air fryers, blenders, hand mixers, grills, food processors, juicers, toasters, irons, kettles, and bread makers, cookware, and cookbooks.

Personal Care: Hair dryers, flat irons and straighteners, rotary and foil electric shavers, personal groomers, mustache and beard trimmers, body groomers, nose and ear trimmers, women’s shavers, and haircut kits.

Kitchen & Home Appliances: Black+Decker®, Russell Hobbs®, Emeril Legasse®, PowerXL®, Goerge Forman®, Copper Chef ®, Breadman®, and Juiceman®.

Personal Care: Remington®.

All brands and tradenames are owned by the Company, with the exception of Black+Decker® (“B+D”) and Emeril Legasse® ("Emeril") which are subject to trademark license agreements. The B+D brand is subject to a trademark license agreement with the license holder, Stanley Black+Decker, pursuant to which we license the brand in NA and LATAM for certain designated products types of home appliances for a fee based on a percentage of sales, subject to minimum annual royalty payments, maximum annual return rates and promotional spending commitments, and having an expiration of December 31, 2027 with two subsequent four-year renewal rights each based upon meeting certain sales metrics, with minimum royalty subject to adjustment for each renewal period, potentially extending the total contract term to December 31, 2035. See Note 5 – Revenue Recognition and Receivables for concentration of sales exceeding 10% of sales from B+D product sales. The Emeril brand is subject to a trademark license agreement with the license holder, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., pursuant to which we license the brand within NA, Mexico, Australia, and the United Kingdom for certain designated product types of home appliances for a fee based on a percentage of sales, expiring on December 31, 2027. Sales subject to the Emeril license do not have a concentration greater than 10% of consolidated or segments sales. We own the right to use the Remington® trademark for personal care products through the terms of an agreement between a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Remington Products, LLC, and a separate third party, Remington Arms Company, Inc., which provides shared use of the trademark on products not considered "principal products of interest" for either company.