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WK Kellogg Co

KLGCompleted

Spin-offSpun off from Kellogg Company

The two companies

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Sector
Consumer Staples
Industry
Grain Mill Products
Exchange
State of incorporation
DE
Record date
September 21, 2023
Distribution date
October 1, 2023
Ratio
1:4
Parent sector
Grain Mill Products
Form
10-12B/A
Filed
September 11, 2023

Financials — parent vs spin-off

SEC XBRL · latest year
Kellogg CompanyFY24
Revenue
$12.75B
Operating income
$1.87B
Net income
$1.34B
Total assets
$15.63B
Equity
$3.77B
WK Kellogg CoFY24
Revenue
$2.71B
Operating income
$109M
Net income
$72M
Total assets
$1.96B
Equity
$317M

Latest reported figures from each company's own SEC filings — the parent after the separation and the spin-off as a standalone. Full multi-year history on each company hub.

Spin-off signals

score 2/8 favorable · factors, not advice
  • Focus-increasingNo — both Consumer Staples

    Spin-offs into a different sector than the parent (pure-plays) have historically outperformed diversifying ones.

  • Size vs parent (revenue)~21% of parent

    Smaller spin-offs draw more forced selling from holders who can't keep them — the classic mispricing edge.

  • Return on capital employed9.7%

    EBIT ÷ capital employed — the quality metric the spin-off scorecard research weighs most.

  • Operating margin4.0%

    Profitability of the standalone business, from its own SEC filings.

  • Tax-basis reportNone found

    A Form 8937 (basis allocation) accompanies tax-free §355 spin-offs — favorable for taxable holders.

  • Insider buying (post-spin)None recorded

    Officers/directors buying their own newly independent shares (Form 4) has historically preceded outperformance.

  • Activist holder13D on file

    An activist with a 5%+ stake (Schedule 13D) is a potential value-unlock catalyst.

  • Time since spin-off2.7 years

    Studies find the spin-off return premium concentrates in roughly the first one to three years.

Factors the spin-off research literature (Greenblatt; Cusatis-Miles-Woolridge; Desai-Jain) associates with outcomes — computed from this company's own SEC filings, shown as factors, not a recommendation. The premium is debated and not guaranteed. How we compute these ↗

Filings & documents

Every entry traces to SEC EDGAR. The Information Statement is the primary source; the links below open the full filing and each company's complete filing history.