Aug 02, 2018 4:30 PM
Year to date 2018 net income was
“With strong demand in our pulp and forest products segments and
improved performance in our manufacturing operations, we delivered solid
earnings for the quarter, underscoring the earnings potential of the new
portfolio,” said
Second Quarter and Year to Date Operating Results
In the following tables, the Company’s net sales and operating results
for the second quarter and first half of 2018 are compared against the
prior year comparable period results which preceded the acquisition of
Net sales comprised the following for the periods presented: |
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High Purity Cellulose | $ | 285 | $ | 201 | $ | 303 | $ | 568 | $ | 403 | $ | 604 | ||||||||||||||||||
Forest Products | 97 | — | 84 | 196 | — | 167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pulp | 91 | — | 73 | 176 | — | 137 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paper | 84 | — | 76 | 160 | — | 148 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eliminations | (15 | ) | — | (15 | ) | (36 | ) | — | (33 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total net sales | $ | 542 | $ | 201 | $ | 521 | $ | 1,064 | $ | 403 | $ | 1,023 | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating income comprised the following for the periods presented: |
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High Purity Cellulose | $ | 28 | $ | 31 | $ | 43 | $ | 49 | $ | 66 | $ | 93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Forest Products | 17 | — | 10 | 27 | — | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pulp | 26 | — | 10 | 49 | — | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paper | 7 | — | 12 | 10 | — | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate | (12 | ) | (17 | ) | (21 | ) | (23 | ) | (25 | ) | (35 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Total operating income | $ | 66 | $ | 14 | $ | 54 | $ | 112 | $ | 41 | $ | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 Combined net sales and operating income (loss)
represents the combination of Tembec’s net sales and operating
earnings as of |
High Purity Cellulose
Operating income for the three and six month periods ended
On a combined basis, operating income for the three and six month
periods ended
Forest Products
Operating income for the three and six month periods ended
On a combined basis, operating income for the three and six month
periods ended
Pulp
Operating income for the three and six month periods ended
On a combined basis, operating income for the three and six month
periods ended
Paper
Operating income for the three and six month periods ended
On a combined basis, operating income for the three and six month
periods ended
Transformation and Synergy Savings
During the first half of 2018, the Company achieved approximately
Non-Operating Expenses
Interest expense was
Non-operating expenses also includes a
Income Tax Expense
The year to date effective tax rate was 27 percent for 2018, compared to
42 percent in the prior year period. The current year to date effective
rate differs from the current federal statutory rate of 21 percent
primarily due to different statutory tax rates of foreign operations and
certain additional
Cash Flows and Liquidity
Year to date, the Company generated operating cash flows of
The Company paid down
Outlook
High Purity Cellulose
On a combined basis, cellulose specialties prices are anticipated to decline approximately 4 percent in 2018, reflecting an improved mix, and sales volumes are expected to decline approximately 2 percent, dependent on revenue recognition timing. Commodity volumes are expected to be comparable to the prior year. Profitability is expected to improve in the second half of 2018 as the annual maintenance outages have been completed at all four facilities and synergy benefits continue to favorably impact results. Results in the second half of the year are expected to represent approximately 55 percent of the annual EBITDA.
Forest Products
Lumber prices are expected to decline from the recent historical high
prices, but profitability is anticipated to remain favorable as solid
demand from the
Pulp
High-yield pulp prices are expected to remain near historically high levels in the near-term and moderate by year end. Strong demand for pulp, reduced recycled fiber imports to China, and supply side issues in the global pulp industry continue to support pulp prices. With no significant new capacity expected in the pulp markets in the near future, supply-demand dynamics indicate continued strong market conditions.
Paper
Paperboard markets are expected to remain stable, though peak pulp prices which benefit the Company’s Pulp segment will negatively impact margins. In newsprint, reduced industry production capacity and duties have led to higher prices which have effectively offset the impact of the duties. Profitability is expected to remain stable in the near-term. Additional supply or a more rapid decline in demand due to the duties could negatively impact newsprint results.
Capital Allocation and Investment
The Company anticipates that it will spend approximately
“With elevated commodity prices, the completion of planned maintenance outages at all four high purity facilities, accelerating synergies and the weighting of EBITDA toward the second half of the year for the high purity business, we expect to deliver solid results for the remainder of 2018,” Boynton stated. “We will continue to allocate capital to high-return investments, debt reduction and stock repurchases.”
Conference Call Information
About
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this document regarding anticipated financial, business, legal or other outcomes including business and market conditions, outlook and other similar statements relating to Rayonier Advanced Materials’ future events, developments, or financial or operational performance or results, are “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “estimate,” “believe,” “intend,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “guidance,” and other similar language. However, the absence of these or similar words or expressions does not mean a statement is not forward-looking. While we believe these forward-looking statements are reasonable when made, forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and undue reliance should not be placed on these statements. Although we believe the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance these expectations will be attained and it is possible actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements due to a variety of risks and uncertainties.
Our operations are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties
including, but not limited to, those listed below. When considering an
investment in our securities, you should carefully read and consider
these risks, together with all other information in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K and our other filings and submissions to the
Other important factors that could cause actual results or events to
differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements
that may have been made in this document are described or will be
described in our filings with the
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This earnings release and the accompanying schedules contain certain non-GAAP financial measures, including EBITDA, adjusted free cash flows, adjusted operating income, adjusted net income and adjusted net debt. These non-GAAP measures are reconciled to each of their respective most directly comparable GAAP financial measures on Schedules D - F of this earnings release. We believe these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to our board of directors, management and investors regarding certain trends relating to our financial condition and results of operations. Our management uses these non-GAAP measures to compare our performance to that of prior periods for trend analyses, purposes of determining management incentive compensation and budgeting, forecasting and planning purposes.
We do not consider these non-GAAP measures an alternative to financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The principal limitations of these non-GAAP financial measures are that they may exclude significant expenses and income items that are required by GAAP to be recognized in our consolidated financial statements. In addition, they reflect the exercise of management’s judgment about which expenses and income items are excluded or included in determining these non-GAAP financial measures. In order to compensate for these limitations, management provides reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures we use to their most directly comparable GAAP measures. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be relied upon, in whole or part, in evaluating the financial condition, results of operations or future prospects of the Company.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
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$ | 542 | $ | 522 | $ | 201 | $ | 1,064 | $ | 403 | |||||||||||||||
Cost of Sales | (440 | ) | (442 | ) | (167 | ) | (882 | ) | (331 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Gross Margin | 102 | 80 | 34 | 182 | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general & administrative expenses | (25 | ) | (23 | ) | (18 | ) | (48 | ) | (28 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Duties | (12 | ) | (8 | ) | — | (20 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
Other operating income (expense), net | 1 | (3 | ) | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Operating Income | 66 | 46 | 14 | 112 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (15 | ) | (15 | ) | (9 | ) | (30 | ) | (18 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Interest income and other expenses, net | 7 | 3 | — | 10 | (1 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Gain on bargain purchase | 15 | — | — | 15 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on derivative instrument | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income Before Income Taxes | 73 | 34 | 7 | 107 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | (19 | ) | (10 | ) | (2 | ) | (29 | ) | (10 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net Income Attributable to |
$ | 54 | $ | 24 | $ | 5 | $ | 78 | $ | 14 | |||||||||||||||
Mandatory convertible stock dividends | (4 | ) | (3 | ) | (4 | ) | (7 | ) | (7 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net Income Available to |
$ | 50 | $ | 21 | $ | 1 | $ | 71 | $ | 7 | |||||||||||||||
Earnings Per Share of Common Stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.97 | $ | 0.41 | $ | 0.03 | $ | 1.38 | $ | 0.18 | |||||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.83 | $ | 0.38 | $ | 0.03 | $ | 1.22 | $ | 0.18 | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted net income per share (a) | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.38 | $ | 0.11 | $ | 0.99 | $ | 0.26 | |||||||||||||||
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Basic EPS | 51,448,438 | 51,127,726 | 42,387,578 | 51,288,982 | 42,368,652 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Diluted EPS | 64,025,456 | 63,977,952 | 43,223,599 | 63,965,404 | 43,155,283 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(a) | Adjusted net income per share is a non-GAAP measure. See Schedule F for a reconciliation to the nearest GAAP measure. | |
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
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Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 80 | $ | 96 | |||||
Other current assets | 617 | 550 | |||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 1,398 | 1,408 | |||||||
Other assets | 575 | 589 | |||||||
$ | 2,670 | $ | 2,643 | ||||||
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | $ | 10 | $ | 9 | |||||
Other current liabilities | 312 | 298 | |||||||
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations | 1,214 | 1,232 | |||||||
Non-current liabilities for disposed operations | 148 | 151 | |||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 247 | 259 | |||||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 739 | 694 | |||||||
$ | 2,670 | $ | 2,643 | ||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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Cash Provided by Operating Activities: | ||||||||||
Net income | $ | 78 | $ | 14 | ||||||
Gain on bargain purchase | (13 | ) | — | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 70 | 42 | ||||||||
Other items to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities | 31 | 18 | ||||||||
Changes in working capital and other assets and liabilities | (77 | ) | 13 | |||||||
89 | 87 | |||||||||
Cash Used for Investing Activities: | ||||||||||
Capital expenditures | (64 | ) | (32 | ) | ||||||
(64 | ) | (32 | ) | |||||||
Cash Used for Financing Activities: | ||||||||||
Changes in debt | (12 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||||
Dividends paid | (14 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||||
Common stock repurchased | (15 | ) | — | |||||||
(41 | ) | (12 | ) | |||||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents: | ||||||||||
Change in cash and cash equivalents | (15 | ) | 43 | |||||||
Net effect of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents | (1 | ) | — | |||||||
Balance, beginning of year | 96 | 326 | ||||||||
Balance, end of period | $ | 80 | $ | 369 | ||||||
Sales Volumes and Average Prices
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High Purity Cellulose ($ per metric ton): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cellulose Specialties | $ | 1,324 | $ | 1,434 | $ | 1,366 | $ | 1,350 | $ | 1,453 | $ | 1,369 | |||||||||||||||||
Commodity Products | 828 | 764 | 814 | 816 | 740 | 796 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Forest Products ($ per thousand board feet): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lumber | 534 | — | 408 | 506 | — | 388 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Pulp ($ per metric ton): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High-Yield pulp | 674 | — | 523 | 664 | — | 503 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Paper ($ per metric ton): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paperboard | 1,136 | — | 1,124 | 1,145 | — | 1,110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Newsprint | 611 | — | 454 | 572 | — | 455 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cellulose Specialties | 150 | 110 | 158 | 303 | 217 | 316 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Commodity Products | 65 | 54 | 70 | 119 | 113 | 145 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Forest Products (millions of board feet): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lumber | 153 | — | 165 | 316 | — | 328 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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High-Yield pulp | 125 | — | 130 | 245 | — | 251 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Paper (thousands of metric tons): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paperboard | 45 | — | 46 | 86 | — | 94 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Newsprint | 55 | — | 51 | 107 | — | 94 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Combined net sales and operating income (loss)
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earnings as of |
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
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EBITDA by Segment: |
Three Months Ended |
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Pulp | Paper |
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Net Income | $ | 16 | $ | 26 | $ | 9 | $ | 33 | $ | (30 | ) | $ | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2 | 1 | 4 | 26 | — | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | — | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA | 18 | 27 | 13 | 59 | 4 | 121 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on bargain purchase | — | — | — | (3 | ) | (12 | ) | (15 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 18 | $ | 27 | $ | 13 | $ | 56 | $ | (8 | ) | $ | 106 | |||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended |
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High Purity |
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Net Income | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 31 | $ | (26 | ) | $ | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | — | — | — | 20 | — | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA | — | — | — | 51 | (15 | ) | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition related costs | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on derivative instrument | — | — | — | — | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 51 | $ | (9 | ) | $ | 42 | |||||||||||||||||
EBITDA by Segment: |
Six Months Ended |
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Pulp | Paper |
High Purity |
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Net Income | $ | 27 | $ | 49 | $ | 14 | $ | 57 | $ | (69 | ) | $ | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 3 | 2 | 9 | 56 | — | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | — | — | — | — | 29 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA | 30 | 51 | 23 | 113 | (10 | ) | 207 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on bargain purchase | — | — | — | (3 | ) | (12 | ) | (15 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 30 | $ | 51 | $ | 23 | $ | 110 | $ | (22 | ) | $ | 192 | |||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended |
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Pulp | Paper |
High Purity |
Corporate |
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Net Income | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 64 | $ | (50 | ) | $ | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | — | — | — | 43 | — | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA | — | — | — | 107 | (23 | ) | 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition related costs | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on derivative instrument | — | — | — | — | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 107 | $ | (17 | ) | $ | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures (Continued)
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Adjusted Free Cash Flows (a): |
2018 |
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Cash provided by operating activities | $ | 89 | $ | 87 | ||||||
Capital expenditures | (41 | ) | (31 | ) | ||||||
Adjusted Free Cash Flows | $ | 48 | $ | 56 |
(a) | We define adjusted free cash flows as cash provided by operating activities adjusted for capital expenditures excluding strategic capital. Adjusted free cash flows is a non-GAAP measure of cash generated during a period which is available for dividend distribution, debt reduction, strategic acquisitions and repurchase of our common stock. Adjusted free cash flows is not necessarily indicative of the adjusted free cash flows that may be generated in future periods. | |
Adjusted Net Debt (a): |
2018 |
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Current maturities of long-term debt | $ | 10 | $ | 9 | ||||||
Long-term debt & capital lease obligation | 1,214 | 1,232 | ||||||||
Total debt | 1,224 | 1,241 | ||||||||
Original issue discount, premiums and debt issuance costs | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | (80 | ) | (96 | ) | ||||||
Adjusted Net Debt | $ | 1,149 | $ | 1,150 |
(a) | We define adjusted net debt as the amount of debt after the consideration of the original issue discount, premiums, and debt issuance costs, less cash. Adjusted net debt is a non-GAAP measure of debt and is not necessarily indicative of the adjusted net debt that may occur in future periods. | |
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures (Continued)
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Operating Income | $ | 66 | $ | 46 | $ | 14 | $ | 112 | $ | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition related costs | — | — | 8 | — | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted Operating Income | $ | 66 | $ | 46 | $ | 22 | $ | 112 | $ | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Income | $ | 54 | $ | 0.83 | $ | 24 | $ | 0.38 | $ | 5 | $ | 0.03 | $ | 78 | $ | 1.22 | $ | 14 | $ | 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on bargain purchase | (15 | ) | (0.23 | ) | — | — | — | — | (15 | ) | (0.23 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition related costs | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0.18 | — | — | 8 | 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss (gain) on derivative instrument | — | — | — | — | (2 | ) | (0.05 | ) | — | — | (2 | ) | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tax effects of adjustments | — | — | — | — | (2 | ) | (0.05 | ) | — | — | (2 | ) | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted Net Income | $ | 39 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 24 | $ | 0.38 | $ | 9 | $ | 0.11 | $ | 63 | $ | 0.99 | $ | 18 | $ | 0.26 |
(a) | Adjusted operating income is defined as operating income adjusted for acquisition related costs and fair market valuation of inventory. Adjusted net income is defined as net income adjusted net of tax for gain on bargain purchase, acquisition related costs, fair market valuation of inventory, and loss (gain) on derivative. Adjusted operating income and adjusted net income are not necessarily indicative of results that may be generated in future periods. | |
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