The Chemours Company Announces Second Quarter Results; Reports Substantial Progress on Transformation Plan Initiatives
Second Quarter 2016 Highlights
- Net Sales of
$1.4 billion - Net Loss of
$18 million , or($0.10) per diluted share, including impairment charges of$63 million , interest expense of$50 million and restructuring costs of$9 million - Adjusted EBITDA of
$187 million - Adjusted Net Income of
$49 million , or$0.27 per diluted share
Other Year-To-Date Highlights
- Continued progress on Five-Point Transformation Plan objectives, including delivery of
~$100 million of cost reductions in the first half of 2016, completion of the strategic review of Chemical Solutions portfolio, commercial startup ofAltamira TiO 2 capacity expansion and announced investment in additional Opteon™ capacity $359 million improvement in cash flow from operating activities in the first half- Reduced
~$100 million of long term debt year-to-date - Completed the sale of the Sulfur business to
Veolia for approximately$325 million
Today, The
Second quarter net sales were
Sequentially, sales increased by
Titanium Technologies
In the second quarter, Titanium Technologies segment sales were
Sequentially, versus the first quarter of 2016, sales increased 14 percent and Adjusted EBITDA increased
Fluoroproducts
Fluoroproducts segment sales in the second quarter were
Sequentially, versus the first quarter of 2016, sales and Adjusted EBITDA increased 8 percent and 24 percent, respectively. Seasonally stronger refrigerant sales, along with continued ramp up in Opteon™ refrigerant volumes, more than offset weaker prices related to unfavorable mix of fluoropolymer sales. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA was driven by Opteon™ refrigerant growth, lower costs and approximately
Chemical Solutions
In the second quarter, Chemical Solutions segment sales were
Sequentially, sales decreased 13 percent versus the first quarter of 2016 primarily as a result of pass-through pricing, while Adjusted EBITDA was
In the second quarter, the company completed its strategic review of the Chemicals Solutions segment. On
Corporate and Other
Corporate and Other represented a negative
The company recognized a cash tax rate of approximately 25 percent in the quarter, excluding restructuring and other nonrecurring charges. For the full year 2016, the company expects its cash tax rate to be in the high-teens percentages, taking into consideration the company's anticipated geographic mix of earnings and additional implications anticipated with the Sulfur and C&D transactions.
Liquidity
As of
Cash balances were
Excluding the impact of interest payments in the quarter, the company continued to improve working capital performance through better inventory management and collections and payables processes. Year-to-date working capital1 performance and free cash flow improved by
Outlook
"We are gaining momentum this year from the success of our transformation plan, including cost reductions, portfolio optimization, the ramp up of Opteon™ products and the expansion at Altamira," Vergnano continued. "We expect these initiatives along with our TiO2 price increases will deliver full-year Adjusted EBITDA greater than 2015 and generate modestly positive free cash flow. At this point in the year, we believe that our full-year capital expenditures are tracking slightly below
Conference Call
As previously announced,
1 Excludes $131 million of benefit from DuPont prepayment. |
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About The
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We prepare our financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). Within this press release, we make reference to Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Diluted Income (Loss) per share and Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow, which are non-GAAP financial measures. Free Cash Flow is defined as Cash from Operations minus cash used for PP&E purchases. The company includes these non-GAAP financial measures because management believes they are useful to investors in that they provide for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making.
Management uses Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Diluted Income (Loss) per share, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow to evaluate the company's performance excluding the impact of certain non-cash charges and other special items which we expect to be infrequent in occurrence in order to have comparable financial results to analyze changes in our underlying business from quarter to quarter.
Accordingly, the company believes the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures, when used in conjunction with GAAP financial measures, is a useful financial analysis tool that can assist investors in assessing the company's operating performance and underlying prospects. This analysis should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. This analysis, as well as the other information in this press release, should be read in conjunction with the company's financial statements and footnotes contained in the documents that the company files with the
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Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
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Net sales | $ | 1,383 | $ | 1,508 | $ | 2,680 | $ | 2,871 | |||||||
Cost of goods sold | 1,116 | 1,282 | 2,212 | 2,393 | |||||||||||
Gross profit | 267 | 226 | 468 | 478 | |||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expense | 174 | 157 | 307 | 324 | |||||||||||
Research and development expense | 17 | 27 | 40 | 50 | |||||||||||
Employee separation and asset related charges, net | 67 | 61 | 85 | 61 | |||||||||||
Total expenses | 258 | 245 | 432 | 435 | |||||||||||
Equity in earnings of affiliates | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |||||||||||
Interest expense, net | (50) | (28) | (106) | (28) | |||||||||||
Other (expense) income, net | (4) | 21 | 89 | 14 | |||||||||||
(Loss) income before income taxes | (41) | (18) | 28 | 40 | |||||||||||
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes | (23) | — | (5) | 15 | |||||||||||
Net (loss) income | (18) | (18) | 33 | 25 | |||||||||||
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
Net (loss) income attributable to Chemours | $ | (18) | $ | (18) | $ | 33 | $ | 25 | |||||||
Per share data | |||||||||||||||
Basic earnings (loss) per share of common stock 1 | $ | (0.10) | $ | (0.10) | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.14 | |||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share of common stock 1 | $ | (0.10) | $ | (0.10) | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.14 | |||||||
Dividends per share of common stock 1 | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.55 | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.55 |
1 | On July 1, 2015, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company distributed 180,966,833 shares of Chemours' common stock to holders of its common stock. Basic and diluted earnings per common share and dividends per common share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 were calculated using the number of shares distributed on July 1, 2015. |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets | |||||||
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(Unaudited) | |||||||
Assets | |||||||
Current assets: | |||||||
Cash | $ | 383 | $ | 366 | |||
Accounts and notes receivable - trade, net | 939 | 859 | |||||
Inventories | 892 | 972 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other | 52 | 58 | |||||
Assets held-for-sale | 26 | 46 | |||||
Total current assets | 2,292 | 2,301 | |||||
Property, plant and equipment | 8,334 | 9,015 | |||||
Less: Accumulated depreciation | (5,444) | (5,838) | |||||
Net property, plant and equipment | 2,890 | 3,177 | |||||
Goodwill | 153 | 166 | |||||
Other intangible assets, net | 8 | 10 | |||||
Investments in affiliates | 157 | 136 | |||||
Assets held-for-sale | 352 | — | |||||
Other assets | 369 | 508 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 6,221 | $ | 6,298 | |||
Liabilities and equity | |||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 875 | $ | 973 | |||
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt | 36 | 39 | |||||
Other accrued liabilities | 533 | 454 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 1,444 | 1,466 | |||||
Long-term debt, net | 3,823 | 3,915 | |||||
Deferred income taxes | 202 | 234 | |||||
Other liabilities | 583 | 553 | |||||
Total liabilities | 6,052 | 6,168 | |||||
Commitments and contingent liabilities | |||||||
Equity | |||||||
Common stock (par value $.01 per share; 810,000,000 shares authorized; 181,491,426 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2016) | 2 | 2 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 774 | 775 | |||||
Accumulated deficit | (82) | (115) | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (529) | (536) | |||||
Total Chemours stockholders' equity | 165 | 126 | |||||
Noncontrolling interests | 4 | 4 | |||||
Total equity | 169 | 130 | |||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 6,221 | $ | 6,298 |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) | |||||||
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2016 | 2015 | ||||||
Operating activities | |||||||
Net income | $ | 33 | $ | 25 | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used for) operating activities: | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 139 | 131 | |||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discount | 11 | 2 | |||||
Gain on sale of assets and business | (88) | — | |||||
Equity in earnings of affiliates | (9) | (11) | |||||
Deferred tax benefits | (36) | (31) | |||||
Asset related charges | 63 | — | |||||
Other operating charges, net | 14 | 2 | |||||
Decrease (increase) in operating assets: | |||||||
Accounts and notes receivable - trade, net | (92) | (205) | |||||
Inventories and other operating assets | 85 | (68) | |||||
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts payable and other operating liabilities | 6 | (78) | |||||
Cash provided by (used for) operating activities | 126 | (233) | |||||
Investing activities | |||||||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (168) | (287) | |||||
Proceeds from sales of assets and business | 150 | 8 | |||||
Foreign exchange contract settlements | — | (12) | |||||
Investment in affiliates | — | (32) | |||||
Cash used for investing activities | (18) | (323) | |||||
Financing activities | |||||||
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net | — | 3,490 | |||||
Debt repayments | (95) | — | |||||
Deferred financing fees | (2) | (77) | |||||
Dividends paid | (11) | — | |||||
Cash provided at separation by DuPont | — | 247 | |||||
Net transfers to DuPont | — | (2,857) | |||||
Cash (used for) provided by financing activities | (108) | 803 | |||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 17 | — | |||||
Increase in cash | 17 | 247 | |||||
Cash at beginning of period | 366 | — | |||||
Cash at end of period | $ | 383 | $ | 247 | |||
Non-cash investing activities: | |||||||
Change in property, plant and equipment included in accounts payable | $ | 10 | $ | (35) |
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Segment Net Sales | Three months ended | Three months ended | Sequential | |||||||||||||
June 30, | Increase / (Decrease) | March 31, | Increase / | |||||||||||||
2016 | 2015 | 2016 | ||||||||||||||
Titanium Technologies | $ | 596 | $ | 642 | $ | (46) | $ | 521 | $ | 75 | ||||||
Fluoroproducts | 573 | 588 | (15) | 531 | 42 | |||||||||||
Chemical Solutions | 214 | 278 | (64) | 245 | (31) | |||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 1,383 | $ | 1,508 | $ | (125) | $ | 1,297 | $ | 86 |
Segment Adjusted EBITDA | Three months ended | Three months ended | Sequential | |||||||||||||
June 30, | Increase / (Decrease) | March 31, | Increase / (Decrease) | |||||||||||||
2016 | 2015 | 2016 | ||||||||||||||
Titanium Technologies | $ | 111 | $ | 91 | $ | 20 | $ | 54 | $ | 57 | ||||||
Fluoroproducts | 105 | 54 | 51 | 85 | 20 | |||||||||||
Chemical Solutions | 11 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||
Corporate and Other | (40) | (22) | (18) | (21) | (19) | |||||||||||
Total Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 187 | $ | 127 | $ | 60 | $ | 128 | $ | 59 | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 14 | % | 8 | % | 10 | % |
Quarterly Change in Net Sales from June 30, 2015 | ||||||||
2016 Net Sales | Percentage Change vs 2015 | Percentage change due to: | ||||||
Local Price | Volume | Currency Effect | Portfolio / Other | |||||
Total Company | $ | 1,383 | (8)% | (5)% | (1)% | (1)% | (1)% | |
Titanium Technologies | $ | 596 | (7)% | (6)% | (1)% | —% | —% | |
Fluoroproducts | $ | 573 | (3)% | (1)% | 1% | (2)% | (1)% | |
Chemical Solutions | $ | 214 | (23)% | (9)% | (8)% | —% | (6)% |
Quarterly Change in Net Sales from March 31, 2016 | ||||||||
2016 Net Sales | Percentage Change vs March 31, 2016 | Percentage change due to: | ||||||
Local Price | Volume | Currency Effect | Portfolio / Other | |||||
Total Company | $ | 1,383 | 7% | 1% | 6% | 1% | (1)% | |
Titanium Technologies | $ | 596 | 14% | 4% | 9% | 1% | —% | |
Fluoroproducts | $ | 573 | 8% | (1)% | 8% | 1% | —% | |
Chemical Solutions | $ | 214 | (13)% | (2)% | (4)% | —% | (7)% |
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Segment Net Sales | Six months ended | ||||||||
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2016 | 2015 | ||||||||
Titanium Technologies | $ | 1,117 | $ | 1,187 | $ | (70) | |||
Fluoroproducts | 1,104 | 1,140 | (36) | ||||||
Chemical Solutions | 459 | 544 | (85) | ||||||
Net sales | $ | 2,680 | $ | 2,871 | $ | (191) |
Segment Adjusted EBITDA | Six months ended | ||||||||
June 30, | Increase / | ||||||||
2016 | 2015 | ||||||||
Titanium Technologies | $ | 166 | $ | 184 | $ | (18) | |||
Fluoroproducts | 190 | 129 | 61 | ||||||
Chemical Solutions | 21 | 5 | 16 | ||||||
Corporate and Other | (62) | (46) | (16) | ||||||
Total Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 315 | $ | 272 | $ | 43 | |||
Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 12 | % | 9 | % |
Year-to-date Change in Net Sales from June 30, 2015 | ||||||||
2016 Net Sales | Percentage Change vs 2015 | Percentage change due to: | ||||||
Local Price | Volume | Currency Effect | Portfolio / Other | |||||
Total Company | $ | 2,680 | (7)% | (5)% | 1% | (2)% | (1)% | |
Titanium Technologies | $ | 1,117 | (6)% | (10)% | 5% | (1)% | —% | |
Fluoroproducts | $ | 1,104 | (3)% | 1% | (1)% | (3)% | —% | |
Chemical Solutions | $ | 459 | (16)% | (9)% | (3)% | —% | (4)% |
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GAAP Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA Tabular Reconciliations | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Net (loss) income attributable to Chemours | $ | (18) | $ | (18) | $ | 51 | $ | 33 | $ | 25 | ||||||||||
Non-operating pension and other postretirement employee benefit (income) costs | (7) | 8 | (7) | (14) | 15 | |||||||||||||||
Exchange losses (gains) | 14 | (19) | 6 | 20 | (3) | |||||||||||||||
Restructuring charges | 9 | 61 | 17 | 27 | 61 | |||||||||||||||
Asset related charges 1 | 63 | — | — | 63 | — | |||||||||||||||
Loss (gain) on sale of assets or business | 1 | — | (89) | (88) | — | |||||||||||||||
Transaction costs 2 | 12 | — | 3 | 15 | — | |||||||||||||||
Legal and other charges 3 | 13 | — | 5 | 19 | — | |||||||||||||||
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes relating to reconciling items 4 | (38) | (15) | 25 | (15) | (29) | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted Net Income | 49 | 17 | 11 | 60 | 69 | |||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | 50 | 28 | 57 | 106 | 28 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 73 | 67 | 66 | 139 | 131 | |||||||||||||||
All remaining provision for (benefit from) income taxes 4 | 15 | 15 | (6) | 10 | 44 | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 187 | $ | 127 | $ | 128 | $ | 315 | $ | 272 | ||||||||||
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1 | Includes asset impairment in connection with the sale of the Sulfur business and other asset write-offs in the Chemical Solutions segment. |
2 | Includes accounting, legal and bankers transaction fees incurred related to the Company's strategic initiatives, which includes pre-sale transaction costs incurred in connection with the sales of the C&D and Sulfur businesses. |
3 | Includes litigation settlements, water treatment accruals related to PFOA, and lease termination charges. |
4 | Total of provision for (benefit from) income taxes reconciles to the amount reported in the Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, and the three months ended March 31, 2016. |
Adjusted Net Income diluted earnings per share is calculated using Adjusted Net Income divided by diluted weighted-average shares of common shares outstanding during each period, which includes unvested restricted shares. The table below shows a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator for basic and diluted earnings per share and adjusted earnings per share calculations for the periods indicated: | |
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Net income | $ | (18) | $ | (18) | $ | 51 | $ | 33 | $ | 25 | ||||||||||
Adjusted Net Income | $ | 49 | $ | 17 | $ | 11 | $ | 60 | $ | 69 | ||||||||||
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Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - Basic | 181,477,672 | 180,966,833 | 181,281,166 | 181,379,419 | 180,966,833 | |||||||||||||||
Dilutive effect of the company's employee compensation plans 5 | 1,114,845 | — | 221,974 | 668,410 | — | |||||||||||||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - Diluted | 182,592,517 | 180,966,833 | 181,503,140 | 182,047,829 | 180,966,833 | |||||||||||||||
Earnings per share - basic | $ | (0.10) | $ | (0.10) | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.14 | ||||||||||
Earnings per share - diluted 5 | $ | (0.10) | $ | (0.10) | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.14 | ||||||||||
Adjusted earnings per share - basic | $ | 0.27 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.38 | ||||||||||
Adjusted earnings per share - diluted 5 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.38 |
5 | Diluted earnings per share considers the impact of potentially dilutive securities except in periods in which there is a loss because the inclusion of the potential common shares would have an anti-dilutive effect. |
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Cash flow provided by (used for) operating activities | $ | 90 | $ | 5 | $ | 36 | $ | 126 | $ | (233) | ||||||||||
Cash flow used for purchases of property, plant, and equipment | (79) | (150) | (89) | (168) | (287) | |||||||||||||||
Free cash flows 1 | $ | 11 | $ | (145) | $ | (53) | $ | (42) | $ | (520) |
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1 | Cash flows from operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and the six months ended June 30, 2016 include the DuPont prepayments outstanding balance of approximately $131 million and $166 million, respectively. Excluding the DuPont prepayment, free cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and the six months ended June 30, 2016 would have been negative $219 million and negative $173 million, respectively. |
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