Tredegar Reports Second Quarter 2020 Results

Tredegar Corporation (NYSE:TG, also the “Company” or “Tredegar”) today reported second quarter financial results for the period ended June 30, 2020.

Second quarter 2020 net income was $11.2 million ($0.33 per share) compared with net income of $14.5 million ($0.44 per share) in the second quarter of 2019. Net income from ongoing operations, which excludes special items, was $14.1 million ($0.42 per share) in the second quarter of 2020 and $11.7 million ($0.35 per share) in the second quarter of 2019. 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 and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, is provided in Note (a) of the Notes to the Financial Tables in this press release.

Second Quarter Financial Results Highlights
*Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) from ongoing operations for Aluminum Extrusions of $13.3 million was $5.3 million lower than the second quarter of 2019
*EBITDA from ongoing operations for PE Films of $15.3 million was $4.2 million higher than the second quarter of 2019
*EBITDA from ongoing operations for Flexible Packaging Films of $6.5 million was $3.6 million higher than the second quarter of 2019

John Steitz, Tredegar’s president and chief executive officer said, “Overall financial results for the second quarter of 2020 were favorable despite COVID-19, which mainly had an adverse impact on our aluminum extrusions business. While our surface protection, flexible packaging and personal care businesses have performed well under COVID-19 to date, its future impact is uncertain.”

Mr. Steitz continued, “Our top priority continues to be the safety of our employees. Our balance sheet remains strong, with cash exceeding debt at the end of the second quarter by $5.9 million for the first time since the acquisition of Terphane in October of 2011.”

On a final note, Mr. Steitz commented, “I’d like to thank all of our employees for their hard work and dedication during these unprecedented times.”

Financial Considerations
The 2020 annual plan for Bonnell Aluminum (pre-COVID-19) included sales volume of 201 million pounds and EBITDA from ongoing operations of $65 million, versus 2019 sales volume of 208 million pounds and EBITDA from ongoing operations of $65.7 million. Bonnell Aluminum’s current projection for 2020, which accounts for the pandemic that is highly uncertain, includes sales volume of 170 million pounds and EBITDA from ongoing operations of $42 million. The latest projections assume no further downtime at Bonnell Aluminum facilities and the collection of approximately 97% of gross accounts receivable, which totaled approximately $57 million at the end of the second quarter of 2020.

Approximately 58% of Bonnell Aluminum’s net sales in 2019 were related to building and construction (“B&C”) markets (non-residential B&C of 51% and residential B&C of 8%). Much of the current sales volume associated with the B&C market is related to contracts that existed at the start of COVID-19. Once completed, the level of new contracts is highly uncertain. During the economic downturn from 2007 to 2009 (also known as “The Great Recession”), the Company estimates that the aluminum extrusion industry demand peak-to-trough fell approximately 40% from 2006 to 2009, with sequential annual declines during this period of approximately 13%, 13% and 20%, respectively.

Demand has remained strong under COVID-19 conditions for the Company’s flexible food packaging films produced by Terphane and the hygiene materials and medical apertured films produced by the Personal Care component of PE Films. The Surface Protection component of PE Films had record performance for EBITDA from ongoing operations in the second quarter and first half of 2020, but is expecting a slowdown for the second half of the year, based on industry projections for products using flat panel displays and anticipated customer inventory corrections. No significant issues have arisen to-date on the collection of accounts receivable at Terphane, Personal Care or Surface Protection.

Tredegar’s defined benefit pension plan, which was frozen at the end of 2007, was underfunded on a GAAP basis by $100 million at December 31, 2019, comprised of investments at fair value of $218 million and a projected benefit obligation (“PBO”) of $318 million. GAAP accounting requires adjustment for changes in values of assets and the PBO only at the end of each year, even though the value of these amounts changes daily. The Company estimates COVID-19-related changes to the values of pension plan assets and liabilities resulted in an increase in the underfunding from $100 million to $130 million at June 30, 2020.
more detail at: https://ir.tredegar.com/news-releases/news-release-details/tredegar-reports-second-quarter-2020-results

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