Tredegar Reports First Quarter 2023 Results

First quarter 2023 net income (loss) was $(1.0) million ($(0.03) per diluted share) compared to net income (loss) of $16.4 million ($0.49 per diluted share) in the first quarter of 2022. Net income (loss) from ongoing operations, which excludes special items, was $2.5 million ($0.07 per diluted share) in the first quarter of 2023 compared with $16.8 million ($0.50 per diluted share) in the first quarter of 2022. A reconciliation of net income (loss), a financial measure calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), to net income from ongoing operations, a non-GAAP financial measure, for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, is provided in Note (a) to the Financial Tables in this press release.

First Quarter Financial Results Highlights
*Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) from ongoing operations for Aluminum Extrusions of $14.6 million declined $9.3 million primarily due to an abnormally strong first quarter of 2022. Sales volume of 37.6 million pounds was consistent with the weak fourth quarter of 2022.
*EBITDA from ongoing operations for PE Films of $1.8 million was $5.2 million lower than the strong first quarter of 2022. Sales volume of 7.4 million pounds improved by 1.0 million pounds compared with the weak average third and fourth quarter volume levels in 2022.
*EBITDA from ongoing operations for Flexible Packaging Films of $1.4 million was $3.7 million lower than the first quarter of 2022 mainly due to soft market demand during the first quarter of 2023.

John Steitz, Tredegar’s president and chief executive officer, said, “Our businesses and markets continue to suffer from a significant slowdown that has been exacerbated by customer inventory corrections, which has resulted in excessive inventory levels for us, too. The timing of a recovery is uncertain, especially for Bonnell Aluminum and the Surface Protection component of PE Films.”

Mr. Steitz continued, “The combination of excessive inventories and decline in sales and EBITDA from ongoing operations resulted in negative cash flow from operations after capital expenditures and dividends in each of the last three quarters, driving up our debt net of cash and net leverage ratio. In addition, we expect to make a final payment of approximately $28 million to settle the pension plan in the fourth quarter of this year. We are very focused on reducing our inventories and working capital to normal operating levels and managing costs and capital spending during this downturn. However, if a recovery in our businesses and markets doesn’t occur early in the third quarter and we are unable to get our working capital to normal operating levels, we may also need to take action to reduce or suspend our current quarterly dividend of 13 cents per share as an additional measure to help control our financial leverage.”
details at: https://ir.tredegar.com/news-releases/news-release-details/tredegar-reports-first-quarter-2023-results

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