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Item 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
B&G Foods, Inc. · 10-Q · Q2 FY2026 · Period ended Jul 4, 2026
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Our principal market risks are exposure to changes in commodity prices, interest rates on borrowings and foreign currency exchange rates and market fluctuation risks related to our defined benefit pension plans.
Commodity Prices and Inflation. The information under the heading “General—Fluctuations in Commodity Prices and Production and Distribution Costs” in Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” is incorporated herein by reference.
Interest Rate Risk. In the normal course of operations, we are exposed to market risks relating to our long-term debt arising from adverse changes in interest rates. Market risk is defined for these purposes as the potential change in the fair value of a financial asset or liability resulting from an adverse movement in interest rates.
Changes in interest rates impact our fixed and variable rate debt differently. For fixed rate debt, a change in interest rates will only impact the fair value of the debt, whereas for variable rate debt, a change in the interest rates will impact interest expense and cash flows. At July 4, 2026, we had $1,783.6 million of fixed rate debt and $772.1 million of variable rate debt. During the third quarter of 2026, we redeemed all $509.3 million principal amount of our 5.25% senior notes due 2027. See Note 19, “Subsequent Events” to our unaudited consolidated interim financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report.
Based upon our principal amount of long-term debt outstanding at July 4, 2026, a hypothetical 1.0% increase or decrease in interest rates would have affected our annual interest expense by approximately $7.7 million.
Cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, income tax receivable/payable, trade accounts payable, accrued expenses and dividends payable are reflected on our consolidated balance sheets at carrying value, which approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.
For more information, see Note 6, “Long-Term Debt,” to our unaudited consolidated interim financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report.
The information in Note 7, “Fair Value Measurements,” to our unaudited consolidated interim financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report is incorporated herein by reference.
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Foreign Currency Risk. The information under the heading “Fluctuations in Currency Exchange Rates” in Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” is incorporated herein by reference.
Market Fluctuation Risks Relating to our Defined Benefit Pension Plans. See Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies; Use of Estimates” and Note 12, “Pension Benefits,” to our consolidated financial statements in Part II, Item 8 of our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of the exposure of our defined benefit pension plan assets to risks related to market fluctuations.