Pyxus International Achieves Record Adjusted EBITDA for Fiscal 2026 Amidst Sales Shift

Pyxus International reported strong fourth-quarter results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, with net sales up 35.2% year over year as higher leaf volumes in Africa and North America supported improved operations. For the full fiscal year, however, sales fell 2.8% to $2.41 billion, driven mainly by a 3.8% decline in the average price per kilo of tobacco in Africa and weaker volume in value-added tobacco products, partially offset by growth in third-party processing. The company’s profitability improved despite the revenue dip, including record adjusted EBITDA of $226.7 million, higher full-year operating income of $162.7 million, and net income of $14.6 million, alongside an improved leverage ratio and rising cash balances. Pyxus also highlighted a shift toward processing and service volumes and lower green tobacco purchase costs, while noting inventories increased heading into fiscal 2027. Looking ahead, the company expects fiscal 2027 sales between $2.3 billion and $2.5 billion and outlined planned capital expenditures of $38.4 million, including new and refurbished warehousing in South America and Africa. Overall, management framed the results as the product of changing global demand and cost-reduction efforts, even as pricing pressure and mix shifts continued to weigh on top-line performance.
Pyxus reported diluted EPS of $0.56 for fiscal 2026 (alongside $2.41B in revenue), reflecting the profit impact of a shifting sales mix toward processing activity.
The company said processing revenues grew 24.6% and helped improve gross margin, even as total sales declined for the full year.
Pyxus ended fiscal 2026 with improved liquidity: cash and cash equivalents totaled $134.3 million (up from $78.3 million), and it reported no outstanding borrowings on its $150 million asset-based lending facility.
Tobacco inventories rose to $786.7 million from $732.2 million, and the company linked the increase to timing of shipments and crop purchases in Africa (a detail beyond the summary’s general note that inventories grew heading into FY27).
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