Introduction
Background:
In the second quarter of 2022, we reorganized our segments. For informational purposes only, we have provided this supplemental information to present the effects of this change to certain previously disclosed financial information, including certain unaudited information related to our results of operations by segment and non-GAAP financial measures, for the years ended December 25, 2021, December 26, 2020, and December 28, 2019, as well as for each of the quarters ended March 26, 2022, December 25, 2021, September 25, 2021, June 26, 2021, and March 27, 2021. The segment reorganization in the second quarter of 2022 had no impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements for any of the periods presented in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 26, 2022 (“Q1 2022 Form 10-Q”) filed on April 28, 2022 or on our consolidated financial statements for any of the periods presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 25, 2021 (“2021 Form 10-K”) filed on February 17, 2022.
The following unaudited financial information is based on our historical financial statements after giving effect to the segment reorganization in the second quarter of 2022. You should read this supplemental information in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes in our Q1 2022 Form 10-Q and our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes in our 2021 Form 10-K. The financial information contained in this report is not indicative of future or annual results.
Segment Changes:
As previously described in our Q1 2022 Form 10-Q, prior to the reorganization of our segments in the second quarter of 2022, we managed and reported our operating results through three reportable segments defined by geographic region: United States, International, and Canada.
During the fourth quarter of 2021, certain organizational changes were announced that impacted our internal reporting and reportable segments beginning in the second quarter of 2022. As a result of these changes, which are intended to advance and support our long-term growth plans by streamlining and synergizing our United States and Canada businesses, we combined our United States and Canada zones to form the North America zone.
After these organizational changes were announced, we reassessed our reportable segment structure in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 280, Segment Reporting. Under our new organizational structure, our chief operating decision maker assesses the performance of and makes decisions about resources to be allocated to our operating segments, which were also determined to be our reportable segments, as follows: North America and International.
Therefore, effective in the second quarter of 2022, we manage and report our operating results through two reportable segments defined by geographic region: North America and International.
Results of Operations by Segment
In this supplemental information, in addition to results prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), we disclose certain non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures assist management in comparing our performance on a consistent basis for purposes of business decision-making by removing the impact of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect our underlying operations. For additional information and reconciliations from GAAP financial measures see the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section.
Management evaluates segment performance based on several factors, including net sales, Organic Net Sales, and Segment Adjusted EBITDA. Organic Net Sales is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section for additional information. Segment Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income/(loss) from continuing operations before interest expense, other expense/(income), provision for/(benefit from) income taxes, and depreciation and amortization (excluding restructuring activities); in addition to these adjustments, we exclude, when they occur, the impacts of divestiture-related license income (e.g., income related to the sale of licenses in connection with the Cheese Transaction), restructuring activities, deal costs, unrealized gains/(losses) on commodity hedges (the unrealized gains and losses are recorded in general corporate expenses until realized; once realized, the gains and losses are recorded in the applicable segment’s operating results), impairment losses, certain non-ordinary course legal and regulatory matters, and equity award compensation expense (excluding restructuring activities). Segment Adjusted EBITDA is a tool that can assist management and investors in comparing our performance on a consistent basis by removing the impact of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect our underlying operations. Management also uses Segment Adjusted EBITDA to allocate resources.
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