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MasterBrand, Inc.

MBCNYSECompleted

Spin-offSpun off from Fortune Brands

The two companies

Parent
Fortune Brands
↓ spun off ↓
Spin-off
Consumer Discretionary

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Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
Wood Household Furniture, (No Upholstered)
Exchange
NYSE
State of incorporation
DE
Record date
December 2, 2022
Distribution date
December 14, 2022
Ratio
1:1
Parent sector
Form
10-12B/A
Filed
November 22, 2022

Financials — parent vs spin-off

SEC XBRL · latest year
Fortune Brands

No XBRL financials available.

MasterBrand, Inc.FY25
Revenue
$2.73B
Operating income
$119M
Net income
$27M
Total assets
$3.10B
Equity
$1.34B

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 0/6 favorable · factors, not advice
  • Leverage (liabilities/assets)57%

    A heavy debt load loaded onto the spin-off is a known risk; a clean balance sheet is favorable.

  • Return on capital employed4.4%

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

  • Operating margin4.4%

    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.

  • Time since spin-off3.5 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.