Quarterly Financial Information - (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information - (Unaudited)

The results of any single quarter are not necessarily indicative of the Company’s results for the full year. Net earnings of the Company are impacted in the first quarter by the additional battery product sales volume associated with the December holiday season. The Battery and Auto Care Acquisition occurred on January 2, 2019 and January 28, 2019, respectively, and those results are only included in the quarters post close. Per share data is computed independently for each of the periods presented. As a result, the sum of the amounts for the quarter may not equal the total for the year.


Fiscal 2020	First		Second		Third		Fourth
Net sales	$	736.8	$	587.0	$	658.0	$	763.0
Gross profit	301.3		235.6		263.2		281.8
Net earnings/(loss) from continuing operations	45.8		13.7		29.0		(41.7)
Net earnings/(loss) per common share - continuing operations:
Basic	$	0.60	$	0.14	$	0.37	$	(0.67)
Diluted	$	0.60	$	0.14	$	0.37	$	(0.67)
Items decreasing/(increasing) net earnings:
Acquisition and integration costs (pre-tax)	19.3		16.9		11.4		20.4
Loss on extinguishment of debt (pre-tax)	4.2		—		—		90.7
One-time impact of the CARES Act benefit/(expense)	—		3.4		1.7		(3.3)


Fiscal 2019	First		Second		Third		Fourth
Net sales	$	571.9	$	556.4	$	647.2	$	719.0
Gross profit	275.5		194.2		246.3		287.8
Net earnings/(loss) from continuing operations	70.8		(62.3)		9.2		47.0
Net earnings/(loss) per common share - continuing operations:
Basic	$	1.19	$	(0.97)	$	0.07	$	0.62
Diluted	$	1.16	$	(0.97)	$	0.07	$	0.62

Items decreasing/(increasing) net earnings:
Acquisition and integration costs (pre-tax)	36.5		95.4		28.0		28.5
Settlement loss on Ireland pension plan termination (pre-tax)	—		—		—		3.7
One-time impact of the new U.S. Tax Legislation benefit/(expense)	1.5		—		(0.8)		(1.1)