Verso Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results

Verso Corporation (NYSE: VRS) today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2020 and announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend for the quarter ending December 31, 2020, in the amount of $0.10 per each outstanding share of Verso’s Class A common stock. The quarterly cash dividend is payable on December 29, 2020, to Verso’s stockholders of record holding shares of common stock at the close of business December 18, 2020.

Third Quarter 2020 Highlights:
*Net sales of $306 million, up 14 percent versus the second quarter
*Net loss of $(31) million or $(0.92) per diluted share, compared to net income of $30 million or $0.85 per diluted share in third quarter 2019 and net loss of $(34) million in second quarter 2020
*Adjusted EBITDA of $12 million, compared to a loss of $9 million in the second quarter
*Paid quarterly and special dividends to stockholders totaling $3.10 per share

Overview
“We were encouraged to see a slight uptick in coated paper demand and operating rates in the third quarter, which contributed to an Adjusted EBITDA of $12 million compared to a loss last quarter,” said Verso Interim President and Chief Executive Officer Randy Nebel. “Verso continues to have a strong balance sheet and liquidity after payment of the regular and special dividend to our stockholders.”

Net sales for the third quarter 2020 decreased $310 million compared to the third quarter of 2019, as a result of significant declines in sales volume and unfavorable price/mix. Of the $310 million, or 50%, net sales decline, $36 million, or 6%, was attributable to the closure of our Luke Mill in June 2019 and $145 million, or 24%, was a result of the sale of our Androscoggin and Stevens Point mills in February 2020, and $70 million, or 11%, was attributable to the indefinite idling of our Duluth and Wisconsin Rapids mills in July 2020. Total company sales volume was down from 679 thousand tons during the third quarter 2019, to 382 thousand tons during the same period of the current year. Of the 297 thousand ton volume decline, 36 thousand tons were attributable to the closure of our Luke Mill in June 2019, 146 thousand tons were a result of the sale of our Androscoggin and Stevens Point mills in February 2020, 79 thousand tons were attributable to the indefinite idling of our Duluth and Wisconsin Rapids mills in July 2020, and the additional decline in volume resulted from lower customer demand driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. We expect the COVID-19 pandemic to continue to have a negative impact on our net sales in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Operating loss was $44 million for the third quarter of 2020, a decrease of $72 million when compared to operating income of $28 million for the third quarter of 2019.

Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 decreased $812 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as a result of significant declines in sales volume and unfavorable price/mix. Of the $812 million, or 44%, net sales decline, $168 million, or 9%, was attributable to the closure of our Luke Mill in June 2019 and $351 million, or 19%, was a result of the sale of our Androscoggin and Stevens Point mills in February 2020, and $70 million, or 4%, was attributable to the indefinite idling of our Duluth and Wisconsin Rapids mills in July 2020. Total company sales volume was down from 1,990 thousand tons during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, to 1,282 thousand tons during the same period of the current year. Of the 708 thousand ton volume decline, 168 thousand tons were attributable to the closure of our Luke Mill in June 2019, 339 thousand tons were a result of the sale of our Androscoggin and Stevens Point mills in February 2020, 79 thousand tons were attributable to the indefinite idling of our Duluth and Wisconsin Rapids mills in July 2020, and the additional decline in volume resulted from lower customer demand driven by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Operating loss was $10 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, an improvement of $37 million when compared to operating loss of $47 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
details at: http://investor.versoco.com/2020-11-09-Verso-Corporation-Reports-Third-Quarter-2020-Financial-Results-and-Declares-Quarterly-Cash-Dividend-of-0-10-per-Share

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