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Blyth, Inc.

Personal goods manufacturing company

Blyth, Inc. is a Greenwich, Connecticut based marketing and manufacturing company that sells personal and decorative products. In 2001, it was the largest candlemaker in the United States. Subsidiaries include the multi-level marketing companies PartyLite and Visalus.3 Its shares trade on NYSE under the symbol BTH.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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  • TickerBTH on NYSE1
  • IndustryMiscellaneous Manufacturing Industries1
  • HeadquartersGreenwich1
  • Legal formDelaware corporation1
  • Incorporated inDE5
  • Business addressOne East Weaver Street, Greenwich, Ct 068315
  • Filer categoryAccelerated filer5
  • LEI74KL64S371VZTHI051154
  • StatusActive4
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)4
  • Registered addressC/O The Corporation Trust Company, 19801 Wilmington, United States4
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 8432804

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Blyth, Inc. is a Greenwich, Connecticut based marketing and manufacturing company that sells personal and decorative products. In 2001, it was the largest candlemaker in the United States. Subsidiaries include the multi-level marketing companies PartyLite and Visalus.3

What it owns

What Blyth, Inc. reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Machinery and equipment$76.1M7 Dec 31, 2014$79.5M7 Dec 31, 2013−4.2%
Leasehold improvements$6.4M7 Dec 31, 2014$6.5M7 Dec 31, 2013−1.4%
Construction in progress$1.2M7 Dec 31, 2014$838.0K7 Dec 31, 2013+41.3%
Property and equipment, before depreciation$220.6M7 Dec 31, 2014$228.3M7 Dec 31, 2013−3.4%
Accumulated depreciation$152.3M7 Dec 31, 2014$151.5M7 Dec 31, 2013+0.5%
Property and equipment, net$68.3M7 Dec 31, 2014$76.8M7 Dec 31, 2013−11.1%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$94.3M7 Dec 31, 2014$106.9M7 Dec 31, 2013−11.8%
Marketable securities, current$19.0M7 Dec 31, 2014$8.0M7 Dec 31, 2013+137.5%
Stakes in other companies (equity method)$300.0K8 Dec 31, 2013
Long-term investments$8.0M7 Dec 31, 2014$1.1M7 Dec 31, 2013+643.1%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$2.3M7 Dec 31, 2014$2.3M7 Dec 31, 20130%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)$6.6M7 Dec 31, 2014$6.8M7 Dec 31, 2013−2.8%
Accumulated amortization$15.4M7 Dec 31, 2014$15.2M7 Dec 31, 2013+1.2%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total$45.8M7 Dec 31, 2014$54.7M7 Dec 31, 2013−16.3%
Raw materials$3.3M7 Dec 31, 2014$3.6M7 Dec 31, 2013−10.5%
Finished goods$42.5M7 Dec 31, 2014$51.0M7 Dec 31, 2013−16.7%

The story

On May 13, 2002, Blyth announced that it has acquired all of the membership interest in CBK, Ltd., LLC, a designer and marketer of giftware and home decor, sold under the CBK brand. Blyth purchased the interests in CBK for total cash consideration of approximately $49.5 million. Midwest CBK was sold to MVP Group International in 2011. CBK was to remain obligated on its indebtedness, including approximately $4.8 million of long-term debt.

In 2012 Blyth sold the brand Sterno, which it had acquired in 1997.

In 2015, Blyth was acquired by the private equity firm Carlyle Group. Subsidiary Silver Star Brands was sold to Crosby Rock, leaving Blyth with PartyLite.

From Wikipedia’s article on Blyth, Inc., shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6

Leadership

Who has led Blyth, Inc., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Robert B. Goergen2006–2013

Chair

  1. Robert B. Goergen2006–2015

President

  1. Anne M. Butler2007–2011

Chief financial officer

  1. Robert H. Barghaus2006–2014
  2. Jane Casey2014–2015
2010201520202025
Board members and other officers (14)

Former names

  • BLYTH INDUSTRIES INCJun 11, 1996 to May 9, 20005

Timeline

  1. Jan 27, 2006New chief executive Robert B. Goergen becomes CEO9

SEC filer profile

How Blyth, Inc. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARBLYTH INC2
  • CIK0000921503
  • Employer ID (EIN)36-29849162
  • Filer statusAccelerated filer2
  • Incorporated inDelaware2
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 312
  • Industry code (SIC)3990 Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries2
  • Business addressOne East Weaver Street, Greenwich, CT 068312
  • Phone20366119262
  • Shares outstanding16,138,413 as of Jul 31, 201527
  • Public float$70.4M as of Jun 30, 20147
  • On EDGAR sinceJun 11, 19962
  • Filings1,070 in all: 4 (461), 8-K (203), 10-Q (59), SC 13G/A (57), SC 13G (35), 5 (20), DEF 14A (20), 10-Q/A (19)2
    All 45 form types

    3 (18), 10-K (17), ARS (13), SC 13D/A (13), UPLOAD (11), CORRESP (10), 424B3 (9), 8-K/A (9), S-8 POS (8), 4/A (7), POS AM (7), SC 14D9/A (7), EFFECT (6), SC TO-I/A (6), SC TO-T/A (6), DEFA14A (5), S-3 (5), S-8 (5), S-3/A (4), SC 13D (4), 10-K/A (3), 10-K405 (2), 3/A (2), 424B2 (2), 424B5 (2), CT ORDER (2), PRE 14A (2), SD (2), 15-12B (1), 25-NSE (1), D (1), DEFR14A (1), NT 10-K (1), SC 14D9 (1), SC TO-C (1), SC TO-I (1), SC TO-T (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 16, 2015
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 6, 2015
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Mar 24, 2015
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Oct 19, 2015

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