Lower selling prices and higher costs impact fourth quarter results
(All financial information is in U.S. dollars, and all earnings per share results are diluted, unless otherwise noted).
- Fourth quarter 2016 net earnings of
$0.75 per share; earnings before items1 of$0.75 per share - Best operating cash flow quarter of 2016
- Qualification of Ashdown fluff pulp underway with initial trials providing good results
Excluding items listed below, the Company had earnings before items1 of $47 million (
Fourth quarter 2016 items:
- Closure and restructuring impact of $(1) million ($(1) million after tax); and
- Negative impact of purchase accounting of
$1 million ($1 million after tax).
Third quarter 2016 items:
- Closure and restructuring costs of $10 million ($8 million after tax); and
- Impairment of property, plant & equipment of $5 million ($4 million after tax).
Fourth quarter 2015 items:
- Closure and restructuring costs of $1 million ($1 million after tax); and
- Impairment of property, plant & equipment of $20 million ($12 million after tax).
FISCAL YEAR 2016 HIGHLIGHTS
For fiscal year 2016, net earnings amounted to $128 million (
Commenting on the full-year results,
QUARTERLY REVIEW
“Our pulp business shipped record volumes of softwood in the fourth quarter. Nevertheless, the segment was impacted by lower prices and higher costs,” said
Mr. Williams added, “The fourth quarter marked our highest Personal Care sales and EBITDA of the year, which included the results of our recent HDIS acquisition. We are scaling up our capabilities in the rapidly growing direct-to-consumer channel, while expanding our partner-brand strategy to capture sales growth and higher margins by continuing to differentiate the way we sell our products.”
Operating income was $74 million in the fourth quarter of 2016 compared to an operating income of $92 million in the third quarter of 2016. Depreciation and amortization totaled $85 million in the fourth quarter of 2016.
Operating income before items1 was $74 million in the fourth quarter of 2016 compared to an operating income before items1 of $107 million in the third quarter of 2016.
(In millions of dollars) | 4Q 2016 | 3Q 2016 | ||||||
Sales | $ | 1,274 | $ | 1,270 | ||||
Operating income (loss) | ||||||||
Pulp and Paper segment | 74 | 89 | ||||||
Personal Care segment | 13 | 15 | ||||||
Corporate | (13 | ) | (12 | ) | ||||
Total operating income | 74 | 92 | ||||||
Operating income before items1 | 74 | 107 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 85 | 87 |
The decrease in operating income in the fourth quarter of 2016 was the result of lower average selling prices, higher raw material costs, lower productivity and higher maintenance costs. These factors were partially offset by an increase in pulp sales volume and favorable exchange rates.
When compared to the third quarter of 2016, manufactured paper shipments were down 1% and pulp shipments increased 12%. The shipments-to-production ratio for paper was 104% in the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to 102% in the third quarter of 2016. Paper inventories decreased by 22,000 tons and pulp inventories increased by 19,000 metric tons when compared to the third quarter of 2016.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL
Cash flow provided from operating activities amounted to $155 million, and capital expenditures were $45 million, resulting in free cash flow1 of $110 million for the fourth quarter of 2016. Domtar’s net debt-to-total capitalization ratio1 stood at 30% at December 31, 2016 and at
OUTLOOK
In 2017, we expect our paper shipments to be in-line with market demand, while pulp shipments should be higher due to the conversion of a paper machine to a fluff pulp line. We anticipate some volatility in softwood and fluff pulp markets due to the strong U.S. dollar and new capacity additions. Costs, including freight, labor and raw materials, are expected to marginally increase. In Personal Care, investments in advertising and promotion in addition to new customer wins should drive higher sales.
EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL
The Company will hold a conference call today at
The Company will release its first quarter 2017 earnings results on
About
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this release about our plans, expectations and future performance, including the statements by Mr. Williams and those contained under “Outlook,” are “forward-looking statements.” Actual results may differ materially from those suggested by these statements for a number of reasons, including changes in customer demand and pricing, changes in manufacturing costs, future acquisitions and divestitures, including facility closings, and the other reasons identified under “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K for 2015 as filed with the
Highlights
(In millions of dollars, unless otherwise noted)
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Pulp and Paper | 1,046 | 1,110 | 4,239 | 4,458 | ||||||||||||
Personal Care | 242 | 221 | 917 | 869 | ||||||||||||
Total for reportable segments | 1,288 | 1,331 | 5,156 | 5,327 | ||||||||||||
Intersegment sales | (14 | ) | (17 | ) | (58 | ) | (63 | ) | ||||||||
Consolidated sales | 1,274 | 1,314 | 5,098 | 5,264 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization and impairment
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Pulp and Paper | 68 | 73 | 284 | 297 | ||||||||||||
Personal Care | 17 | 16 | 64 | 62 | ||||||||||||
Total for reportable segments | 85 | 89 | 348 | 359 | ||||||||||||
Impairment of property, plant
and equipment – Pulp and Paper |
— | 20 | 29 | 77 | ||||||||||||
Consolidated depreciation and amortization and
impairment of property, plant and equipment |
85 | 109 | 377 | 436 | ||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) | ||||||||||||||||
Pulp and Paper | 74 | 86 | 217 | 270 | ||||||||||||
Personal Care | 13 | 16 | 57 | 61 | ||||||||||||
Corporate | (13 | ) | (8 | ) | (51 | ) | (43 | ) | ||||||||
Consolidated operating income | 74 | 94 | 223 | 288 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | 17 | 17 | 66 | 132 | ||||||||||||
Earnings before income taxes | 57 | 77 | 157 | 156 | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 10 | 20 | 29 | 14 | ||||||||||||
Net earnings | 47 | 57 | 128 | 142 | ||||||||||||
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Net earnings | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | 0.75 | 0.91 | 2.04 | 2.24 | ||||||||||||
Diluted | 0.75 | 0.91 | 2.04 | 2.24 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding (millions) |
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Basic | 62.6 | 62.8 | 62.6 | 63.3 | ||||||||||||
Diluted | 62.7 | 62.9 | 62.7 | 63.4 | ||||||||||||
Cash flows provided from operating activities | 155 | 137 | 465 | 453 | ||||||||||||
Additions to property, plant and equipment | 45 | 87 | 347 | 289 |
Consolidated Statements of Earnings
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Sales | 1,274 | 1,314 | 5,098 | 5,264 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization | 1,003 | 1,007 | 4,035 | 4,147 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 85 | 89 | 348 | 359 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 113 | 100 | 427 | 394 | ||||||||||||
Impairment of property, plant and equipment | — | 20 | 29 | 77 | ||||||||||||
Closure and restructuring costs | (1 | ) | 1 | 32 | 4 | |||||||||||
Other operating loss (income), net | — | 3 | 4 | (5 | ) | |||||||||||
1,200 | 1,220 | 4,875 | 4,976 | |||||||||||||
Operating income | 74 | 94 | 223 | 288 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | 17 | 17 | 66 | 132 | ||||||||||||
Earnings before income taxes | 57 | 77 | 157 | 156 | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 10 | 20 | 29 | 14 | ||||||||||||
Net earnings | 47 | 57 | 128 | 142 | ||||||||||||
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Net earnings | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | 0.75 | 0.91 | 2.04 | 2.24 | ||||||||||||
Diluted | 0.75 | 0.91 | 2.04 | 2.24 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding (millions) |
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Basic | 62.6 | 62.8 | 62.6 | 63.3 | ||||||||||||
Diluted | 62.7 | 62.9 | 62.7 | 63.4 |
Consolidated Balance Sheets at
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Assets | ||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 125 | 126 | ||||||
Receivables, less allowances of $7 and $6 | 613 | 627 | ||||||
Inventories | 759 | 766 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses | 40 | 21 | ||||||
Income and other taxes receivable | 31 | 14 | ||||||
Total current assets | 1,568 | 1,554 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 2,825 | 2,835 | ||||||
Goodwill | 550 | 539 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net | 608 | 601 | ||||||
Other assets | 129 | 125 | ||||||
Total assets | 5,680 | 5,654 | ||||||
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity | ||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||
Bank indebtedness | 12 | — | ||||||
Trade and other payables | 656 | 720 | ||||||
Income and other taxes payable | 22 | 27 | ||||||
Long-term debt due within one year | 63 | 41 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 753 | 788 | ||||||
Long-term debt | 1,218 | 1,210 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes and other | 675 | 654 | ||||||
Other liabilities and deferred credits | 358 | 350 | ||||||
Shareholders’ equity | ||||||||
Common stock | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 1,963 | 1,966 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 1,211 | 1,186 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (499 | ) | (501 | ) | ||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 2,676 | 2,652 | ||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | 5,680 | 5,654 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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Operating activities | ||||||||
Net earnings | 128 | 142 | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 348 | 359 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes and tax uncertainties | 9 | (56 | ) | |||||
Impairment of property, plant and equipment | 29 | 77 | ||||||
Net gains on disposals of property, plant and equipment | — | (15 | ) | |||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 7 | 5 | ||||||
Other | (2 | ) | 4 | |||||
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding effect of sale and acquisition of
businesses |
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Receivables | 18 | (22 | ) | |||||
Inventories | 14 | (84 | ) | |||||
Prepaid expenses | 5 | 5 | ||||||
Trade and other payables | (51 | ) | — | |||||
Income and other taxes | (18 | ) | 38 | |||||
Difference between employer pension and other post-retirement
contributions and pension and other post-retirement expense |
(21 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||
Other assets and other liabilities | (1 | ) | 1 | |||||
Cash flows provided from operating activities | 465 | 453 | ||||||
Investing activities | ||||||||
Additions to property, plant and equipment | (347 | ) | (289 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment and sale of business | 1 | 36 | ||||||
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired | (46 | ) | — | |||||
Other | 1 | 9 | ||||||
Cash flows used for investing activities | (391 | ) | (244 | ) | ||||
Financing activities | ||||||||
Dividend payments | (102 | ) | (100 | ) | ||||
Stock repurchase | (10 | ) | (50 | ) | ||||
Net change in bank indebtedness | 12 | (11 | ) | |||||
Change in revolving bank credit facility | — | 50 | ||||||
Proceeds from receivables securitization facility | 140 | — | ||||||
Repayments of receivables securitization facility | (70 | ) | — | |||||
Issuance of long-term debt | — | 300 | ||||||
Repayments of long-term debt | (40 | ) | (439 | ) | ||||
Other | (3 | ) | 1 | |||||
Cash flows used for financing activities | (73 | ) | (249 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 1 | (40 | ) | |||||
Impact of foreign exchange on cash | (2 | ) | (8 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 126 | 174 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 125 | 126 | ||||||
Supplemental cash flow information | ||||||||
Net cash payments for: | ||||||||
Interest (including $40 million of redemption premiums in 2015) | 64 | 133 | ||||||
Income taxes paid, net | 40 | 34 |
Quarterly Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In millions of dollars, unless otherwise noted)
The following table sets forth certain non-U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) financial metrics identified in bold as “Earnings before items”, “Earnings before items per diluted share”, “EBITDA”, “EBITDA margin”, “EBITDA before items”, “EBITDA margin before items”, “Free cash flow”, “Net debt” and “Net debt-to-total capitalization”. Management believes that the financial metrics are useful to understand our operating performance and benchmark with peers within the industry. The Company calculates “Earnings before items” and “EBITDA before items” by excluding the after-tax (pre-tax) effect of specified items. These metrics are presented as a complement to enhance the understanding of operating results but not in substitution for GAAP results.
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Reconciliation of “Earnings before items” to Net
earnings |
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Net earnings | ($) | 4 | 18 | 59 | 47 | 128 | 36 | 38 | 11 | 57 | 142 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(+) | Impairment of property, plant and equipment | ($) | 16 | 2 | 4 | — | 22 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(+) | Closure and restructuring costs | ($) | 2 | 16 | 8 | (1 | ) | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(+) | Litigation settlement | ($) | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(-) | Net gains on disposals of property, plant and equipment | ($) | — | — | — | — | — | (1 | ) | (11 | ) | — | — | (12 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(+) | Impact of purchase accounting | ($) | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(+) | Debt refinancing costs | ($) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(=) | Earnings before items | ($) | 22 | 38 | 71 | 47 | 178 | 48 | 39 | 54 | 70 | 211 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(/) | Weighted avg. number of common shares outstanding (diluted) | (millions) | 62.8 | 62.7 | 62.7 | 62.7 | 62.7 | 63.9 | 63.7 | 63.0 | 62.9 | 63.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(=) | Earnings before items per diluted share | ($) | 0.35 | 0.61 | 1.13 | 0.75 | 2.84 | 0.75 | 0.61 | 0.86 | 1.11 | 3.33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of “EBITDA” and “EBITDA before
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Net earnings | ($) | 4 | 18 | 59 | 47 | 128 | 36 | 38 | 11 | 57 | 142 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(+) | Income tax (benefit) expense | ($) | (3 | ) | 6 | 16 | 10 | 29 | 9 | (1 | ) | (14 | ) | 20 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(+) | Interest expense, net | ($) | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 66 | 26 | 25 | 64 | 17 | 132 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(=) | Operating income | ($) | 18 | 39 | 92 | 74 | 223 | 71 | 62 | 61 | 94 | 288 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(+) | Depreciation and amortization | ($) | 89 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 348 | 90 | 91 | 89 | 89 | 359 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(+) | Impairment of property, plant and equipment | ($) | 21 | 3 | 5 | — | 29 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(-) | Net gains on disposals of property, plant and equipment | ($) | — | — | — | — | — | (1 | ) | (14 | ) | — | — | (15 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(=) | EBITDA | ($) | 128 | 129 | 184 | 159 | 600 | 179 | 157 | 170 | 203 | 709 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(/) | Sales | ($) | 1,287 | 1,267 | 1,270 | 1,274 | 5,098 | 1,348 | 1,310 | 1,292 | 1,314 | 5,264 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(=) | EBITDA margin | (%) | 10 | % | 10 | % | 14 | % | 12 | % | 12 | % | 13 | % | 12 | % | 13 | % | 15 | % | 13 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA | ($) | 128 | 129 | 184 | 159 | 600 | 179 | 157 | 170 | 203 | 709 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(+) | Closure and restructuring costs | ($) | 2 | 21 | 10 | (1 | ) | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(+) | Litigation settlement | ($) | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(+) | Impact of purchase accounting | ($) | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
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(=) | EBITDA before items | ($) | 130 | 152 | 194 | 159 | 635 | 180 | 158 | 171 | 204 | 713 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(/) | Sales | ($) | 1,287 | 1,267 | 1,270 | 1,274 | 5,098 | 1,348 | 1,310 | 1,292 | 1,314 | 5,264 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(=) | EBITDA margin before items | (%) | 10 | % | 12 | % | 15 | % | 12 | % | 12 | % | 13 | % | 12 | % | 13 | % | 16 | % | 14 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of “Free cash flow” to Cash flows
provided from operating activities |
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Cash flows provided from operating activities | ($) | 97 | 118 | 95 | 155 | 465 | 127 | 122 | 67 | 137 | 453 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(-) | Additions to property, plant and equipment | ($) | (100 | ) | (119 | ) | (83 | ) | (45 | ) | (347 | ) | (70 | ) | (66 | ) | (66 | ) | (87 | ) | (289 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(=) | Free cash flow | ($) | (3 | ) | (1 | ) | 12 | 110 | 118 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 50 | 164 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bank indebtedness | ($) | 6 | 1 | — | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(+) | Long-term debt due within one year | ($) | 41 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 169 | 169 | 42 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(+) | Long-term debt | ($) | 1,211 | 1,237 | 1,309 | 1,218 | 1,170 | 1,169 | 1,236 | 1,210 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(=) | Debt | ($) | 1,258 | 1,302 | 1,372 | 1,293 | 1,345 | 1,339 | 1,279 | 1,251 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(-) | Cash and cash equivalents | ($) | (97 | ) | (111 | ) | (168 | ) | (125 | ) | (183 | ) | (207 | ) | (128 | ) | (126 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(=) | Net debt | ($) | 1,161 | 1,191 | 1,204 | 1,168 | 1,162 | 1,132 | 1,151 | 1,125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(+) | Shareholders’ equity | ($) | 2,736 | 2,716 | 2,754 | 2,676 | 2,710 | 2,761 | 2,659 | 2,652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(=) | Total capitalization | ($) | 3,897 | 3,907 | 3,958 | 3,844 | 3,872 | 3,893 | 3,810 | 3,777 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net debt | ($) | 1,161 | 1,191 | 1,204 | 1,168 | 1,162 | 1,132 | 1,151 | 1,125 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(/) | Total capitalization | ($) | 3,897 | 3,907 | 3,958 | 3,844 | 3,872 | 3,893 | 3,810 | 3,777 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(=) | Net debt-to-total capitalization | (%) | 30 | % | 30 | % | 30 | % | 30 | % | 30 | % | 29 | % | 30 | % | 30 | % |
“Earnings before items”, “Earnings before items per diluted share”, “EBITDA”, “EBITDA margin”, “EBITDA before items”, “EBITDA margin before items”, “Free cash flow”, “Net debt” and “Net debt-to-total capitalization” have no standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similar measures presented by other companies and therefore should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for Net earnings, Operating income or any other earnings statement, cash flow statement or balance sheet financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. It is important for readers to understand that certain items may be presented in different lines by different companies on their financial statements, thereby leading to different measures for different companies.
Quarterly Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures – By Segment 2016
(In millions of dollars, unless otherwise noted)
The following table sets forth certain non-U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), financial metrics identified in bold as “Operating income (loss) before items”, “EBITDA before items” and “EBITDA margin before items” by reportable segment. Management believes that the financial metrics are useful to understand our operating performance and benchmark with peers within the industry. The Company calculates the segmented “Operating income (loss) before items” by excluding the pre-tax effect of specified items. These metrics are presented as a complement to enhance the understanding of operating results but not in substitution for GAAP results.
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Reconciliation of Operating income (loss)
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Operating income (loss) | ($) | 19 | 35 | 89 | 74 | 217 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 57 | (15) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (51) | 18 | 39 | 92 | 74 | 223 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(+) | Impairment of property, plant and equipment | ($) | 21 | 3 | 5 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | 5 | — | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(+) | Impact of purchase accounting | ($) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
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— | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(+) | Closure and restructuring costs | ($) | 2 | 21 | 10 | (2) | 31 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
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2 | 21 | 10 | (1) | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(+) | Litigation settlement | ($) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(=) | Operating income (loss) before items | ($) | 42 | 59 | 104 | 72 | 277 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 59 | (15) | (9) | (12) | (13) | (49) | 41 | 65 | 107 | 74 | 287 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of “Operating income (loss)
before items” to “EBITDA before items” |
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Operating income (loss) before items | ($) | 42 | 59 | 104 | 72 | 277 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 59 | (15) | (9) | (12) | (13) | (49) | 41 | 65 | 107 | 74 | 287 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(+) | Depreciation and amortization | ($) | 73 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 284 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 348 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(=) | EBITDA before items | ($) | 115 | 131 | 175 | 140 | 561 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 123 | (15) | (9) | (12) | (13) | (49) | 130 | 152 | 194 | 159 | 635 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(/) | Sales | ($) | 1,085 | 1,054 | 1,054 | 1,046 | 4,239 | 216 | 228 | 231 | 242 | 917 | — | — | — | — | — | 1,301 | 1,282 | 1,285 | 1,288 | 5,156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(=) | EBITDA margin before items | (%) | 11% | 12% | 17% | 13% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 13% | — | — | — | — | — | 10% | 12% | 15% | 12% | 12% |
“Operating income (loss) before items”, “EBITDA before items” and “EBITDA margin before items” have no standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similar measures presented by other companies and therefore should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for Operating income (loss) or any other earnings statement, cash flow statement or balance sheet financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. It is important for readers to understand that certain items may be presented in different lines by different companies on their financial statements, thereby leading to different measures for different companies.
(1) On
Quarterly Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures – By Segment 2015
(In millions of dollars, unless otherwise noted)
The following table sets forth certain non-U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), financial metrics identified in bold as “Operating income (loss) before items”, “EBITDA before items” and “EBITDA margin before items” by reportable segment. Management believes that the financial metrics are useful to understand our operating performance and benchmark with peers within the industry. The Company calculates the segmented “Operating income (loss) before items” by excluding the pre-tax effect of specified items. These metrics are presented as a complement to enhance the understanding of operating results but not in substitution for GAAP results.
Pulp and Paper | Personal Care | Corporate | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q1’15 | Q2’15 | Q3’15 | Q4’15 | Year | Q1’15 | Q2’15 | Q3’15 | Q4’15 | Year | Q1’15 | Q2’15 | Q3’15 | Q4’15 | Year | Q1’15 | Q2’15 | Q3’15 | Q4’15 | Year | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Operating income (loss)
to “Operating income (loss) before items” |
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Operating income (loss) | ($) | 75 | 55 | 54 | 86 | 270 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 61 | (14) | (10) | (11) | (8) | (43) | 71 | 62 | 61 | 94 | 288 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(+) | Impairment of property, plant and equipment | ($) | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(-) | Net gains on disposals of property, plant and equipment | ($) | — | (14) | — | — | (14) | — | — | — | — | — | (1) | — | — | — | (1) | (1) | (14) | — | — | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(+) | Closure and restructuring costs | ($) | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(=) | Operating income (loss) before items | ($) | 94 | 60 | 75 | 107 | 336 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 62 | (15) | (10) | (11) | (8) | (44) | 90 | 67 | 82 | 115 | 354 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of “Operating income (loss)
before items” to “EBITDA before items” |
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Operating income (loss) before items | ($) | 94 | 60 | 75 | 107 | 336 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 62 | (15) | (10) | (11) | (8) | (44) | 90 | 67 | 82 | 115 | 354 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(+) | Depreciation and amortization | ($) | 74 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 297 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | 91 | 89 | 89 | 359 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(=) | EBITDA before items | ($) | 168 | 135 | 150 | 180 | 633 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 124 | (15) | (10) | (11) | (8) | (44) | 180 | 158 | 171 | 204 | 713 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(/) | Sales | ($) | 1,146 | 1,110 | 1,092 | 1,110 | 4,458 | 218 | 216 | 214 | 221 | 869 | — | — | — | — | — | 1,364 | 1,326 | 1,306 | 1,331 | 5,327 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(=) | EBITDA margin before items | (%) | 15% | 12% | 14% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 14% | — | — | — | — | — | 13% | 12% | 13% | 15% | 13% |
“Operating income (loss) before items”, “EBITDA before items” and “EBITDA margin before items” have no standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similar measures presented by other companies and therefore should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for Operating income (loss) or any other earnings statement, cash flow statement or balance sheet financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. It is important for readers to understand that certain items may be presented in different lines by different companies on their financial statements, thereby leading to different measures for different companies.
Supplemental Segmented Information
(In millions of dollars, unless otherwise noted)
2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Year | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Year | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pulp and Paper
Segment |
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Sales | ($) | 1,085 | 1,054 | 1,054 | 1,046 | 4,239 | 1,146 | 1,110 | 1,092 | 1,110 | 4,458 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating income | ($) | 19 | 35 | 89 | 74 | 217 | 75 | 55 | 54 | 86 | 270 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and
amortization |
($) | 73 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 284 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 297 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Impairment of property,
plant and equipment |
($) | 21 | 3 | 5 | — | 29 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paper Production | (‘000 ST) | 785 | 715 | 726 | 714 | 2,940 | 808 | 806 | 794 | 837 | 3,245 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paper Shipments –
Manufactured |
(‘000 ST) | 786 | 752 | 744 | 739 | 3,021 | 804 | 783 | 779 | 797 | 3,163 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Communication
Papers |
(‘000 ST) | 657 | 627 | 620 | 618 | 2,522 | 669 | 653 | 648 | 669 | 2,639 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Specialty and
Packaging |
(‘000 ST) | 129 | 125 | 124 | 121 | 499 | 135 | 130 | 131 | 128 | 524 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paper Shipments –
Sourced from 3rd parties |
(‘000 ST) | 32 | 29 | 35 | 27 | 123 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 28 | 127 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paper Shipments –
Total |
(‘000 ST) | 818 | 781 | 779 | 766 | 3,144 | 839 | 812 | 814 | 825 | 3,290 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pulp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pulp Shipments(a) | (‘000 ADMT) | 369 | 360 | 369 | 415 | 1,513 | 350 | 345 | 333 | 386 | 1,414 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hardwood Kraft
Pulp |
(%) | 6 | % | 4 | % | 5 | % | 8 | % | 6 | % | 9 | % | 8 | % | 8 | % | 8 | % | 8 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Softwood Kraft
Pulp |
(%) | 69 | % | 66 | % | 67 | % | 67 | % | 67 | % | 65 | % | 65 | % | 65 | % | 69 | % | 66 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fluff Pulp | (%) | 25 | % | 30 | % | 28 | % | 25 | % | 27 | % | 26 | % | 27 | % | 27 | % | 23 | % | 26 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Personal Care
Segment |
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Sales | ($) | 216 | 228 | 231 | 242 | 917 | 218 | 216 | 214 | 221 | 869 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating income | ($) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 57 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and
amortization |
($) | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 64 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Exchange
Rates |
$US / $CAN | 1.375 | 1.289 | 1.305 | 1.333 | 1.325 | 1.241 | 1.229 | 1.309 | 1.335 | 1.279 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$CAN / $US | 0.727 | 0.776 | 0.766 | 0.750 | 0.755 | 0.806 | 0.813 | 0.765 | 0.749 | 0.782 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
€ / $US | 1.103 | 1.130 | 1.116 | 1.078 | 1.107 | 1.126 | 1.106 | 1.112 | 1.095 | 1.110 |
(a) Figures are gross of market pulp purchased from other producers on the open market for some of our paper making operations. Pulp Shipments represent the amount of pulp produced in excess of our internal requirement.
Note: the term “ST” refers to a short ton and the term “ADMT” refers to an air dry metric ton.
1 Non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in the appendix.
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