10:05 AM EDT, 08/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Leggett & Platt ( LEG ) said Friday it has closed the sale of its aerospace products group to funds managed by Tinicum with anticipated post-tax proceeds of about $250 million.
The company will use the proceeds to pay its debt and strengthen its balance sheet and leverage ratio, it added.
Leggett & Platt ( LEG ) said as a result of the divestiture, it now expects full-year 2025 adjusted earnings in the range of $0.95 to $1.15 per share, down from its prior range of $1 to $1.20.
Four analysts polled by FactSet expect $1.08.
Sales for the year are now expected in the range of $3.9 billion to $4.2 billion, down from its prior range of $4 billion to $4.3 billion, the company added.
Four analysts surveyed by FactSet expect $4.11 billion.
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