Release Details

The Chemours Company Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results

August 1, 2019

Committed to Core Growth Strategy Despite Near Term Headwinds

WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- 

Second Quarter 2019 Highlights

  • Net Sales of $1.4 billion
  • Net Income of $96 million, with diluted EPS of $0.57
  • Adjusted Net Income of $120 million, with diluted Adjusted EPS of $0.72
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $283 million
  • Returned $108 million to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends

Other Highlights

  • Completed the acquisition of Southern Ionics Minerals on August 1, enabling operational synergies and access to high value ores
  • Reduced 2019 outlook for Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EPS, and Free Cash Flow

The Chemours Company (Chemours) (NYSE: CC), a global chemistry company with leading market positions in Fluoroproducts, Chemical Solutions and Titanium Technologies, today announced its financial results for the second quarter 2019.

"The second quarter was challenging on a number of fronts, including softer than expected Ti-Pure™ demand and the continued impact of illegal imports of HFC refrigerants into Europe," said Chemours President and CEO Mark Vergnano.  "Both issues impacted our volumes in the second quarter and more than offset increasing adoption of Opteon™ mobile refrigerants in the United States and Asia, as well as productivity efforts.  We are clearly not satisfied with these results and remain firm in our commitment to grow our businesses and improve the financial performance of Chemours."

Second quarter 2019 net sales were $1.4 billion in comparison to $1.8 billion in the record-setting, prior-year quarter.  Results were driven primarily by lower volume in Titanium Technologies, resulting in a 22 percent decrease in net sales. Currency and price were small headwinds in the quarter. Second quarter net income was $96 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, inclusive of a $7 million charge related to our Fayetteville facility. Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter 2019 was $283 million in comparison to $497 million in the previous year's second quarter, a result of lower volumes across all segments.

Fluoroproducts
Fluoroproducts segment net sales in the second quarter were $711 million in comparison to $801 million in the prior-year quarter.  Illegal imports of HFC refrigerants into the European Union, softer base refrigerants demand in North America, and macro-economic weakness more than offset higher demand for Opteon™ mobile refrigerants and positive impact of application development projects, resulting in a volume decline versus last year's second quarter. Price was a 2 percent headwind on a year-over-year basis. Segment Adjusted EBITDA of $180 million decreased 22 percent versus the prior-year quarter, due to lower net sales and the trailing impact of operating issues communicated in the previous quarter.

Chemical Solutions
Chemical Solutions segment net sales in the second quarter were $130 million in comparison to $153 million in the prior-year quarter. Volumes were lower year-over-year primarily driven by reduced sales in Performance Chemicals and Intermediates as well as in Mining Solutions due to operational issues at a key customer mine. Higher average price was realized as a result of previously communicated price announcements. Second quarter 2019 segment Adjusted EBITDA of $16 million increased 4 percent versus the prior-year quarter, reflecting price tailwinds and increased other income from licensing agreements.

Titanium Technologies
Titanium Technologies segment net sales in the second quarter were $567 million in comparison to $862 million in the prior-year quarter. This decrease was a result of lower volumes of Ti-Pure™ titanium dioxide driven by a combination of weak demand and market share loss as we continue the implementation of our Ti-Pure™ Value Stabilization strategy. Global average selling prices were stable in comparison to last year's second quarter and sequentially against the first quarter of 2019.  Segment Adjusted EBITDA was $127 million, in comparison to $295 million in last year's record second quarter. Results were driven mainly by lower volumes of Ti-Pure™ titanium dioxide and higher unit costs.

Corporate and Other
Corporate and Other in the second quarter 2019 represented a $40 million offset to Adjusted EBITDA, versus a $44 million offset in the prior-year quarter. This improvement was primarily attributable to lower costs associated with certain legacy environmental matters.

The company realized an Adjusted Effective Tax Rate of approximately 22 percent for the quarter.  The company expects its Adjusted Effective Tax Rate for the full-year 2019 to be within a range of 18 to 20 percent, reflecting the company's anticipated geographic mix of earnings.

Liquidity
As of June 30, 2019, gross consolidated debt was $4.2 billion. Debt, net of $630 million cash, was $3.6 billion, resulting in a net leverage ratio of approximately 2.7 times on a trailing twelve-month basis.

Cash (used for) provided by operating activities for the second quarter 2019 was $7 million, versus $343 million in the prior-year quarter. Capital expenditures for the second quarter 2019 were $124 million, versus $126 million in last year's second quarter. Free Cash Flow for the second quarter 2019 was ($117) million versus the prior-year quarter of $217 million.

Acquisition
Chemours also announced the strategic acquisition of Southern Ionics Minerals, LLC (SIM), a minerals exploration, mining and manufacturing company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida for $25 million.  The transaction with SIM's parent, Southern Ionics Incorporated, closed on August 1.  SIM mines and processes titanium and zirconium mineral sands from the same Trail Ridge geological formation mined by Chemours in Florida. This acquisition expands Chemours flexibility and scalability to internally source ore. The acquisition includes a mineral sands processing plant, an existing mine site, administrative offices, and mineral rights currently held by SIM.

Outlook
As a result of the weaker financial performance in the second quarter and increasing macro-economic uncertainty, the company is lowering its earnings guidance for the full year 2019.  The company now expects to deliver 2019 Adjusted EBITDA within a range of $1.00 to $1.15 billion. Capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $500 million, with Free Cash Flow of approximately $100 million.  The company expects Adjusted EPS of between $2.37 and $3.08 per share.

Mr. Vergnano concluded, "We are disappointed in having to reduce our guidance for 2019.  However, as we look beyond the next two quarters, we remain confident in the growth prospects for each of our three core businesses.  We have an outstanding asset base, strong balance sheet, the right strategies, and more importantly, a great team capable of navigating the business cycle.  We will continue to work hard to increase the long-term value of Chemours, fully aligned with the interests of our shareholders." 

Conference Call
As previously announced, Chemours will hold a conference call and webcast on Friday, August 2, 2019 at 8:30 AM EDT. The webcast and additional presentation materials can be accessed by visiting the Events & Presentations page of Chemours' investor website, investors.chemours.com. A webcast replay of the conference call will be available on the Chemours investor website.

About The Chemours Company 
The Chemours Company (NYSE: CC) helps create a colorful, capable and cleaner world through the power of chemistry.  Chemours is a global leader in fluoroproducts, chemical solutions, and titanium technologies, providing its customers with solutions in a wide range of industries with market-defining products, application expertise and chemistry-based innovations.  Chemours ingredients are found in refrigeration and air conditioning, mining and general industrial manufacturing, plastics and coatings. Our flagship products include prominent brands such as Teflon™, Ti-Pure™, Krytox™, Viton™, Opteon™, Freon™ and Nafion™. Chemours has approximately 7,000 employees and 28 manufacturing sites serving approximately 3,700 customers in North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Europe. Chemours is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware and is listed on the NYSE under the symbol CC. For more information please visit chemours.com, or follow us on Twitter @Chemours, or LinkedIn. 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures 
We prepare our financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Within this press release, we may make reference to Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Effective Tax Rate, Return on Invested Capital and Net Leverage Ratio which are non-GAAP financial measures. 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 EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Effective Tax Rate, Return on Invested Capital and Net Leverage Ratio to evaluate the company's performance excluding the impact of certain noncash 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 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The non-GAAP financial measures used by the company in this press release may be different from the methods used by other companies. For more information on the non-GAAP financial measures, please refer to the attached schedules or the table, "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Financial Measures" and materials posted to the company's website at investors.chemours.com.

Forward-Looking Statements 
This press release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to a historical or current fact. The words "believe," "expect," "will," "anticipate," "plan," "estimate," "target," "project" and similar expressions, among others, generally identify "forward-looking statements," which speak only as of the date such statements were made. These forward-looking statements may address, among other things, the outcome or resolution of any pending or future environmental liabilities, the commencement, outcome or resolution of any regulatory inquiry, investigation or proceeding, the initiation, outcome or settlement of any litigation, changes in environmental regulations in the U.S. or other jurisdictions that affect demand for or adoption of our products, anticipated future operating and financial performance, business plans, prospects, targets, goals and commitments, capital investments and projects, plans for dividends or share repurchases, sufficiency or longevity of intellectual property protection, cost savings targets, plans to increase profitability and growth, our ability to make acquisitions, integrate acquired businesses or assets into our operations, and achieve anticipated synergies or cost savings, and our outlook for net sales, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EPS, Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Effective Tax Rate, and Return on Invested Capital, all of which are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and expectations of future events that may not be accurate or realized. These statements are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements also involve risks and uncertainties that are beyond Chemours' control. Additionally, there may be other risks and uncertainties that Chemours is unable to identify at this time or that Chemours does not currently expect to have a material impact on its business. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include the risks, uncertainties and other factors discussed in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. Chemours assumes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement for any reason, except as required by law.

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CONTACT:

INVESTORS 
Jonathan Lock 
VP, Corporate Development and Investor Relations 
+1.302.773.2263 
investor@chemours.com 

NEWS MEDIA 
David Rosen
Executive and Financial Communications Manager
+1.302.773.2711
media@chemours.com

 

 

The Chemours Company 

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)  

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)  

 


 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 


 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 


 

 

 

2019 


 

 

2018 


 

 

2019 


 

 

2018 


 

Net sales


 

$

1,408


 

 

$

1,816


 

 

$

2,784


 

 

$

3,546


 

Cost of goods sold


 

 

1,085


 

 

 

1,259


 

 

 

2,165


 

 

 

2,452


 

Gross profit


 

 

323


 

 

 

557


 

 

 

619


 

 

 

1,094


 

Selling, general, and administrative expense


 

 

136


 

 

 

161


 

 

 

292


 

 

 

304


 

Research and development expense


 

 

19


 

 

 

20


 

 

 

41


 

 

 

40


 

Restructuring, asset-related, and other charges


 

 

7


 

 

 

10


 

 

 

15


 

 

 

20


 

Total other operating expenses


 

 

162


 

 

 

191


 

 

 

348


 

 

 

364


 

Equity in earnings of affiliates


 

 

8


 

 

 

10


 

 

 

16


 

 

 

22


 

Interest expense, net


 

 

(52)


 

 

 

(48)


 

 

 

(103)


 

 

 

(100)


 

Loss on extinguishment of debt


 

 


 

 

 

(38)


 

 

 


 

 

 

(38)


 

Other income, net


 

 

16


 

 

 

33


 

 

 

55


 

 

 

90


 

Income before income taxes 


 

 

133


 

 

 

323


 

 

 

239


 

 

 

704


 

Provision for income taxes


 

 

37


 

 

 

41


 

 

 

50


 

 

 

125


 

Net income 


 

 

96


 

 

 

282


 

 

 

189


 

 

 

579


 

Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests


 

 


 

 

 

1


 

 

 


 

 

 

1


 

Net income attributable to Chemours 


 

$

96


 

 

$

281


 

 

$

189


 

 

$

578


 

Per share data 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share of common stock


 

$

0.58


 

 

$

1.58


 

 

$

1.14


 

 

$

3.21


 

Diluted earnings per share of common stock


 

 

0.57


 

 

 

1.53


 

 

 

1.12


 

 

 

3.11


 

 

 

 

The Chemours Company 

Consolidated Balance Sheets  

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)  

 


 

 

 

(Unaudited) 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2019 


 

 

December 31, 2018 


 

Assets 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents


 

$

630


 

 

$

1,201


 

Accounts and notes receivable, net


 

 

879


 

 

 

861


 

Inventories


 

 

1,250


 

 

 

1,147


 

Prepaid expenses and other


 

 

73


 

 

 

84


 

Total current assets


 

 

2,832


 

 

 

3,293


 

Property, plant, and equipment


 

 

9,259


 

 

 

8,992


 

Less: Accumulated depreciation


 

 

(5,768)


 

 

 

(5,701)


 

Property, plant, and equipment, net


 

 

3,491


 

 

 

3,291


 

Operating lease right-of-use assets


 

 

322


 

 

 


 

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net


 

 

178


 

 

 

181


 

Investments in affiliates


 

 

177


 

 

 

160


 

Other assets


 

 

433


 

 

 

437


 

Total assets 


 

$

7,433


 

 

$

7,362


 

Liabilities 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable


 

$

956


 

 

$

1,137


 

Current maturities of long-term debt


 

 

18


 

 

 

13


 

Other accrued liabilities


 

 

474


 

 

 

559


 

Total current liabilities


 

 

1,448


 

 

 

1,709


 

Long-term debt, net


 

 

4,190


 

 

 

3,959


 

Operating lease liabilities


 

 

265


 

 

 


 

Deferred income taxes


 

 

214


 

 

 

217


 

Other liabilities


 

 

487


 

 

 

457


 

Total liabilities


 

 

6,604


 

 

 

6,342


 

Commitments and contingent liabilities


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock (par value $0.01 per share; 810,000,000 shares authorized; 188,801,201 shares issued and 163,481,966 shares outstanding at June 30, 2019;

187,204,567 shares issued and 170,780,474 shares outstanding at December 31, 2018)


 

 

2


 

 

 

2


 

Treasury stock, at cost (25,319,235 shares at June 30, 2019;

16,424,093 shares at December 31, 2018)


 

 

(1,072)


 

 

 

(750)


 

Additional paid-in capital


 

 

853


 

 

 

860


 

Retained earnings


 

 

1,571


 

 

 

1,466


 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss


 

 

(531)


 

 

 

(564)


 

Total Chemours stockholders' equity


 

 

823


 

 

 

1,014


 

Non-controlling interests


 

 

6


 

 

 

6


 

Total equity


 

 

829


 

 

 

1,020


 

Total liabilities and equity 


 

$

7,433


 

 

$

7,362


 

 

 

The Chemours Company  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)  

(Dollars in millions)  


 

 

 

Six Months Ended June   30, 


 

 

 

2019 


 

 

2018 


 

Cash flows from operating activities 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income


 

$

189


 

 

$

579


 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash (used for) provided by operating activities:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization


 

 

154


 

 

 

142


 

Gain on sales of assets and businesses


 

 

(3)


 

 

 

(45)


 

Equity in earnings of affiliates, net


 

 

(15)


 

 

 

6


 

Loss on extinguishment of debt


 

 


 

 

 

38


 

Amortization of debt issuance costs and issue discounts


 

 

5


 

 

 

7


 

Deferred tax provision


 

 

2


 

 

 

38


 

Stock-based compensation expense


 

 

14


 

 

 

15


 

Net periodic pension cost (income)


 

 

1


 

 

 

(7)


 

Defined benefit plan contributions


 

 

(13)


 

 

 

(8)


 

Other operating charges and credits, net


 

 

1


 

 

 

(5)


 

Decrease (increase) in operating assets:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts and notes receivable, net


 

 

(16)


 

 

 

(175)


 

Inventories and other operating assets


 

 

(70)


 

 

 

(74)


 

(Decrease) increase in operating liabilities:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and other operating liabilities


 

 

(287)


 

 

 

28


 

Cash (used for) provided by operating activities


 

 

(38)


 

 

 

539


 

Cash flows from investing activities 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant, and equipment


 

 

(257)


 

 

 

(228)


 

Acquisition of business, net


 

 


 

 

 

(37)


 

Proceeds from sales of assets and businesses, net


 

 

1


 

 

 

41


 

Foreign exchange contract settlements, net


 

 


 

 

 

(6)


 

Cash used for investing activities


 

 

(256)


 

 

 

(230)


 

Cash flows from financing activities 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of debt, net


 

 


 

 

 

520


 

Proceeds from revolving loan


 

 

150


 

 

 


 

Debt repayments


 

 

(6)


 

 

 

(672)


 

Payments related to extinguishment of debt


 

 


 

 

 

(29)


 

Payments of debt issuance costs


 

 


 

 

 

(12)


 

Purchases of treasury stock, at cost


 

 

(322)


 

 

 

(394)


 

Proceeds from exercised stock options, net


 

 

8


 

 

 

13


 

Payments related to tax withholdings on vested stock awards


 

 

(30)


 

 

 

(6)


 

Payments of dividends


 

 

(83)


 

 

 

(61)


 

Cash used for financing activities


 

 

(283)


 

 

 

(641)


 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents


 

 

6


 

 

 

(7)


 

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents 


 

 

(571)


 

 

 

(339)


 

Cash and cash equivalents at January 1, 


 

 

1,201


 

 

 

1,556


 

Cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 


 

$

630


 

 

$

1,217


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flows information 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash investing and financing activities:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in property, plant, and equipment included in accounts payable


 

$

(25)


 

 

$

(1)


 

Obligations incurred under build-to-suit lease arrangement


 

 

30


 

 

 

26


 

 

 

The Chemours Company  

Segment Financial and Operating Data (Unaudited)  

(Dollars in millions)  


 

Segment Net Sales 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 


 

 

 

 

 

Ended 


 

 

Sequential 


 

 

June 30, 


 

 

Increase / 


 

 

March 31, 


 

 

Increase / 


 

 

2019 


 

 

2018 


 

 

(Decrease) 


 

 

2019 


 

 

(Decrease) 


 

Fluoroproducts

$


 

711


 

 

$


 

801


 

 

$


 

(90)


 

 

$


 

687


 

 

$


 

24


 

Chemical Solutions


 

 

130


 

 

 

 

153


 

 

 

 

(23)


 

 

 

 

134


 

 

 

 

(4)


 

Titanium Technologies


 

 

567


 

 

 

 

862


 

 

 

 

(295)


 

 

 

 

555


 

 

 

 

12


 

Total Net Sales 

$


 

1,408


 

 

$


 

1,816


 

 

$


 

(408)


 

 

$


 

1,376


 

 

$


 

32


 

 

 

Segment Adjusted EBITDA 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended 


 

 

Sequential 


 

 

June 30, 


 

 

Increase / 


 

 

March 31, 


 

 

Increase / 


 

 

2019 


 

 

2018 


 

 

(Decrease) 


 

 

2019 


 

 

(Decrease) 


 

Fluoroproducts

$


 

180


 

 

$


 

230


 

 

$


 

(50)


 

 

$


 

159


 

 

$


 

21


 

Chemical Solutions


 

 

16


 

 

 

 

16


 

 

 

 

0


 

 

 

 

15


 

 

 

 

1


 

Titanium Technologies


 

 

127


 

 

 

 

295


 

 

 

 

(168)


 

 

 

 

126


 

 

 

 

1


 

Corporate and Other


 

 

(40)


 

 

 

 

(44)


 

 

 

 

4


 

 

 

 

(38)


 

 

 

 

(2)


 

Total Adjusted EBITDA 

$


 

283


 

 

$


 

497


 

 

$


 

(214)


 

 

$


 

262


 

 

$


 

21


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA Margin 

20%


 

 

27%


 

 

 

 

 

19%


 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarterly Change in Net Sales from June 30, 2018 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage 


 

Percentage Change Due To 


 

 

June 30, 2019 

Net Sales 


 

 

Change vs. 

June 30, 2018 


 

Local Price 


 

Volume 


 

Currency Effect 


 

Total Company

$


 

1,408


 

 

 

(22)

%


 

(1)

%


 

(20)

%


 

(1)

%


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fluoroproducts

$


 

711


 

 

 

(11)

%


 

(2)

%


 

(7)

%


 

(2)

%

Chemical Solutions


 

 

130


 

 

 

(15)

%


 

4

%


 

(19)

%


 

%

Titanium Technologies


 

 

567


 

 

 

(34)

%


 

%


 

(33)

%


 

(1)

%

 

 

Quarterly Change in Net Sales from March 31, 2019 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage 


 

Percentage Change Due To 


 

 

June 30, 2019 

Net Sales 


 

 

Change vs. 

March 31, 2019 


 

Local Price 


 

Volume 


 

Currency Effect 


 

Total Company

$


 

1,408


 

 

 

2

%


 

(1)

%


 

4

%


 

(1)

%


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fluoroproducts

$


 

711


 

 

 

4

%


 

%


 

5

%


 

(1)

%

Chemical Solutions


 

 

130


 

 

 

(3)

%


 

(1)

%


 

(2)

%


 

%

Titanium Technologies


 

 

567


 

 

 

2

%


 

(1)

%


 

3

%


 

%

 

 

The Chemours Company 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) 

(Dollars in millions) 


 

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income to GAAP Net Income Reconciliation 


 

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA") is defined as income (loss) before income taxes, excluding the following items: interest expense, depreciation, and amortization; non-operating pension and other post-retirement employee benefit costs, which represent the components of net periodic pension (income) costs excluding the service cost component; exchange (gains) losses included in other income (expense), net; restructuring, asset-related, and other charges; asset impairments; (gains) losses on sale of business or assets; and, other items not considered indicative of the Company's ongoing operational performance and expected to occur infrequently. Adjusted Net Income is defined as net income (loss) attributable to Chemours, adjusted for items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA, except interest expense, depreciation, amortization, and certain provision for (benefit from) income tax amounts.


 

 

 

Three Months Ended 


 

 

Six Months Ended 


 

 

 

June 30, 


 

 

March 31, 


 

 

June 30, 


 

 

 

2019 


 

 

2018 


 

 

2019 


 

 

2019 


 

 

2018 


 

Net income attributable to Chemours 


 

$


 

96


 

 

$

281


 

 

$

94


 

 

$


 

189


 

 

$

578


 

Non-operating pension and other post-retirement employee benefit income


 

 

 

(3)


 

 

 

 

(7)


 

 

 

 

(3)


 

 

 

 

(6)


 

 

 

 

(14)


 

Exchange losses (gains), net


 

 

 

9


 

 

 

 

(2)


 

 

 

 

(6)


 

 

 

 

3


 

 

 

 

(2)


 

Restructuring, asset-related, and other charges


 

 

 

7


 

 

 

 

10


 

 

 

 

8


 

 

 

 

15


 

 

 

 

20


 

Loss on extinguishment of debt


 

 

 


 

 

 

 

38


 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

38


 

Gain on sales of assets and businesses (1)


 

 

 

(2)


 

 

 

 

(3)


 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

(2)


 

 

 

 

(45)


 

Transaction costs


 

 

 

1


 

 

 

 

9


 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

1


 

 

 

 

9


 

Legal charges (2)


 

 

 

8


 

 

 

 

10


 

 

 

 

29


 

 

 

 

38


 

 

 

 

14


 

Adjustments made to income taxes (3)


 

 

 

7


 

 

 

 

(8)


 

 

 

 

(5)


 

 

 

 

1


 

 

 

 

(13)


 

Benefit from income taxes relating to reconciling items (4)


 

 

 

(3)


 

 

 

 

(14)


 

 

 

 

(8)


 

 

 

 

(11)


 

 

 

 

(5)


 

Adjusted Net Income 


 

 

 

120


 

 

 

 

314


 

 

 

 

109


 

 

 

 

228


 

 

 

 

580


 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests


 

 

 


 

 

 

 

1


 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

1


 

Interest expense, net


 

 

 

52


 

 

 

 

48


 

 

 

 

51


 

 

 

 

103


 

 

 

 

100


 

Depreciation and amortization


 

 

 

78


 

 

 

 

71


 

 

 

 

76


 

 

 

 

154


 

 

 

 

141


 

All remaining provision for income taxes


 

 

 

33


 

 

 

 

63


 

 

 

 

26


 

 

 

 

60


 

 

 

 

143


 

Adjusted EBITDA 


 

$


 

283


 

 

$


 

497


 

 

$


 

262


 

 

$


 

545


 

 

$


 

965


 

 

(1)

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, gain on sales of assets and businesses included a $42 million gain associated with the sale of the Company's Linden, New Jersey site.

(2)

Includes litigation settlements, PFOA drinking water treatment accruals, and other legal charges. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, legal charges included $7 million and $34 million in additional charges for the approved final Consent Order associated with certain matters at the Company's Fayetteville, North Carolina facility.

(3)

Includes the removal of certain discrete income tax impacts within the Company's provision for income taxes, such as the benefit from windfalls on its share-based payments, historical valuation allowance adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on foreign exchange rate changes, and other discrete income tax items.

(4)

The income tax impacts included in this caption are determined using the applicable rates in the taxing jurisdictions in which income or expense occurred and represents both current and deferred income tax expense or benefit based on the nature of the non-GAAP financial measure.   

 

 

The Chemours Company 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) 

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts) 


 

Adjusted Earnings per Share to GAAP Earnings per Share Reconciliation 


 

Adjusted earnings per share ("EPS") is calculated by dividing Adjusted Net Income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted Adjusted EPS accounts for the dilutive impact of stock-based compensation awards, which includes unvested restricted shares. Diluted Adjusted EPS considers the impact of potentially-dilutive securities, except in periods in which there is a loss because the inclusion of the potentially-dilutive securities would have an anti-dilutive effect. 


 

 

 

Three Months Ended 


 

 

Six Months Ended 


 

 

 

June 30, 


 

 

March 31, 


 

 

June 30, 


 

 

 

2019 


 

 

2018 


 

 

2019 


 

 

2019 


 

 

2018 


 

Numerator:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Chemours


 

$


 

96


 

 

$


 

281


 

 

$


 

94


 

 

$


 

189


 

 

$


 

578


 

Adjusted Net Income


 

 

 

120


 

 

 

 

314


 

 

 

 

109


 

 

 

 

228


 

 

 

 

580


 

Denominator:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - basic


 

 

 

164,118,816


 

 

 

 

177,798,484


 

 

 

 

167,866,468


 

 

 

 

165,982,289


 

 

 

 

179,922,433


 

Dilutive effect of the Company's employee compensation plans


 

 

 

2,822,810


 

 

 

 

6,022,757


 

 

 

 

4,194,432


 

 

 

 

3,508,621


 

 

 

 

6,142,986


 

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - diluted


 

 

 

166,941,626


 

 

 

 

183,821,241


 

 

 

 

172,060,900


 

 

 

 

169,490,910


 

 

 

 

186,065,419


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share - basic


 

$


 

0.58


 

 

$


 

1.58


 

 

$


 

0.56


 

 

$


 

1.14


 

 

$


 

3.21


 

Earnings per share - diluted


 

 

 

0.57


 

 

 

 

1.53


 

 

 

 

0.55


 

 

 

 

1.12


 

 

 

 

3.11


 

Adjusted earnings per share - basic


 

 

 

0.73


 

 

 

 

1.77


 

 

 

 

0.65


 

 

 

 

1.38


 

 

 

 

3.22


 

Adjusted earnings per share - diluted


 

 

 

0.72


 

 

 

 

1.71


 

 

 

 

0.63


 

 

 

 

1.35


 

 

 

 

3.12


 

 

 


 

2019 Estimated Adjusted EBITDA and Estimated Adjusted EPS to Estimated GAAP Net Income Reconciliation (*) 


 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2019 


 

 

 

Low 


 

 

High 


 

Net income attributable to Chemours 


 

$

357


 

 

$

466


 

Restructuring, asset-related, and other charges


 

 

40


 

 

 

50


 

Adjusted Net Income 


 

 

397


 

 

 

516


 

Interest expense, net


 

 

207


 

 

 

212


 

Depreciation and amortization


 

 

309


 

 

 

309


 

Provision for income taxes


 

 

87


 

 

 

113


 

Adjusted EBITDA 


 

$

1,000


 

 

$

1,150


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - basic (1)


 

 

164.2


 

 

 

164.2


 

Dilutive effect of the Company's employee compensation plans (1,2)


 

 

3.5


 

 

 

3.5


 

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - diluted (1,2)


 

 

167.7


 

 

 

167.7


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share of common stock


 

$

2.17


 

 

$

2.84


 

Diluted earnings per share of common stock (2)


 

 

2.13


 

 

 

2.78


 

Adjusted basic earnings per share of common stock


 

 

2.42


 

 

 

3.14


 

Adjusted diluted earnings per share of common stock (2)


 

 

2.37


 

 

 

3.08


 

 

(1)

The Company's estimates for the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted reflect actual results through June 30, 2019 which are carried forward for the projection period and updated for the estimated impacts of the Company's 2019 share repurchases.

(2)

Diluted earnings per share is calculated using net income available to common shareholders divided by diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding during each period, which includes unvested restricted shares. 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.

(*)  

The Company's estimates reflect its current visibility and expectations based on market factors, such as currency movements, macro-economic factors, and end-market demand. Actual results could differ materially from these current estimates.

 

 

The Chemours Company  

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)  

(Dollars in millions)  


 

Free Cash Flows to GAAP Cash Flow Provided by Operating Activities Reconciliation  


 

Free Cash Flows is defined as cash flow provided by (used for) operating activities, less purchases of property, plant, and equipment as shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows.  


 

 

 

Three Months Ended 


 

 

Six Months Ended 


 

 

 

June 30, 


 

 

March 31, 


 

 

June 30, 


 

 

 

2019 


 

 

2018 


 

 

2019 


 

 

2019 


 

 

2018 


 

Cash flow (used for) provided by operating activities


 

$


 

7


 

 

$


 

343


 

 

$


 

(44)


 

 

$


 

(38)


 

 

$


 

539


 

Less: Purchases of property, plant, and 
equipment


 

 

 

(124)


 

 

 

 

(126)


 

 

 

 

(133)


 

 

 

 

(257)


 

 

 

 

(228)


 

Free Cash Flows 


 

$


 

(117)


 

 

$


 

217


 

 

$


 

(177)


 

 

$


 

(295)


 

 

$


 

311


 

 

 

2019 Estimated Free Cash Flow to GAAP Cash Flow Provided by Operating Activities Reconciliation (*)   


 

 

 

(Estimated) 


 

 

Year Ended December 31, 


 

 

2019 

Cash flow provided by operating activities


 

$

~ 600

Less: Purchases of property, plant, and equipment


 

 

~ (500)

Free Cash Flows 


 

$

~ 100

 

(*)  

The Company's estimates reflect its current visibility and expectations based on market factors, such as currency movements, macro-economic factors, and end-market demand. Actual results could differ materially from these current estimates.

 

 

Return on Invested Capital Reconciliation  


 

Return on Invested Capital ("ROIC") is defined as Adjusted EBITDA, less depreciation and amortization ("Adjusted EBIT"), divided by the average of invested capital, which amounts to net debt, or debt less cash and cash equivalents, plus equity.  


 

 

 

Period Ended June 30, 


 

 

 

2019 


 

 

2018 


 

Adjusted EBITDA (1)


 

$

1,321


 

 

$

1,740


 

Less: Depreciation and amortization (1)


 

 

(296)


 

 

 

(273)


 

Adjusted EBIT 


 

 

1,025


 

 

 

1,467


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt


 

 

4,208


 

 

 

3,973


 

Total equity


 

 

829


 

 

 

1,025


 

Less: Cash and cash equivalents


 

 

(630)


 

 

 

(1,217)


 

Invested capital, net 


 

$

4,407


 

 

$

3,781


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average invested capital (2)


 

$

3,989


 

 

$

3,481


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Invested Capital 


 

 

25.7

%


 

 

42.1

%

 

(1)

Based on amounts for the trailing 12 months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. Reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) attributable to Chemours are provided on a quarterly basis. See the preceding table for the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income attributable to Chemours for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

(2)

Average invested capital is based on a five-quarter trailing average of invested capital, net.

 

 

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