Boise Cascade Company Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results

Rhea-AI Summary

Boise Cascade Company (BCC) reported a remarkable fourth quarter 2021, achieving a net income of $169.1 million or $4.26 per share, driven by sales of $1.8 billion, a 21% increase from the prior year. For the full year, net income reached $712.5 million (up 307% year-over-year) on sales of $7.9 billion. Strong demand in the housing market and strategic capital allocation enabled these results, despite ongoing supply-side challenges. The company anticipates continued strength in demand for 2022, with capital expenditures projected between $110 million and $130 million.

Positive

• Fourth quarter net income rose to $169.1 million, a 550% increase year-over-year.
• Full year 2021 net income reached $712.5 million, up 307% from 2020.
• Sales for the fourth quarter increased by 21% to $1.8 billion, and for the full year by 45% to $7.9 billion.
• Wood Products segment income increased by 141% in Q4 2021.
• Building Materials Distribution segment income grew by 106% in Q4 2021.

Negative

• Single-family housing starts decreased by 5% in Q4 2021 compared to the prior year.
• Labor shortages and supply constraints may impact future residential construction activity.
• Commodity wood products pricing remains volatile and could affect profitability.

BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boise Cascade Company ("Boise Cascade," the "Company," "we," or "our") (NYSE: BCC) today reported fourth quarter net income of $169.1 million, or $4.26 per share, on sales of $1.8 billion. For the full year 2021, Boise Cascade reported net income of $712.5 million, or $17.97 per share, on sales of $7.9 billion. For 2020 comparative results, see the table below, as well as 'Other Items Impacting 2020 Results.'

“As I reflect on 2021, strong demand and supply-side constraints made for an unprecedented year. Above all else, the tireless work of our associates and their unwavering focus on supporting each other and our vendor and customer partners made it possible for the Company to deliver outstanding results,” stated Nate Jorgensen, CEO. “In addition, we leveraged our balanced approach to capital allocation by returning capital to our shareholders while advancing upon our growth strategies, which included the recent expansion announcements in our distribution business. The demand environment in 2022 is expected to remain strong, and we are positioned to capture opportunities ahead of us. Our values of integrity, safety, respect, and pursuit of excellence will continue to be our guideposts as we navigate the future.”

Fourth Quarter and Year End 2021 Highlights

			4Q 2021			4Q 2020		% change				2021			2020		% change
		(in thousands, except per-share data and percentages)
Consolidated Results
Sales		$	1,782,183		$	1,472,231		21	%		$	7,926,111		$	5,474,838		45	%
Net income			169,075			26,001		550	%			712,486			174,979		307	%
Net income per common share - diluted			4.26			0.66		545	%			17.97			4.44		305	%
Adjusted EBITDA 1			247,899			113,139		119	%			1,052,470			423,098		149	%
Segment Results
Wood Products sales		$	446,584		$	358,661		25	%		$	1,970,804		$	1,323,901		49	%
Wood Products income			98,366			40,848		141	%			531,235			127,720		316	%
Wood Products EBITDA 1			112,227			54,517		106	%			586,484			198,861		195	%
Building Materials Distribution sales			1,645,513			1,330,078		24	%			7,174,278			4,952,018		45	%
Building Materials Distribution income			137,963			67,081		106	%			481,085			247,494		94	%
Building Materials Distribution EBITDA 1			144,221			72,927		98	%			505,092			269,954		87	%
1 For reconciliations of non-GAAP measures, see summary notes at the end of this press release.

In the fourth quarter 2021, total U.S. housing starts increased 6% driven by an increase in multi-family housing starts compared to the same period in 2020. However, single-family housing starts decreased 5% compared to the prior year quarter. For the full year 2021, total and single-family housing starts increased 16% and 14%, respectively, compared with the same period in 2020. Single-family housing starts is the key demand driver for our sales.

Wood Products

Wood Products' sales, including sales to Building Materials Distribution (BMD), increased $87.9 million, or 25%, to $446.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, from $358.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020. The increase in sales was driven primarily by higher net sales prices for I-joists and LVL (collectively referred to as EWP), as well as higher sales volumes for LVL. The increase in EWP pricing was due to realizations of previously announced price increases and certain temporary price protection arrangements expiring in the current period. These increases were offset partially by lower sales volumes for I-joists, as well as lower plywood prices. Plywood sales volumes were flat compared with the same period in the prior year. Wood Products' segment income increased $57.5 million to $98.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, from $40.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020. The increase in segment income was due primarily to higher EWP sales prices, as well as higher LVL sales volumes. These improvements were offset partially by higher wood fiber costs and other manufacturing costs.

For the year ended December 31, 2021, sales, including sales to BMD, increased $646.9 million, or 49%, to $1,970.8 million from $1,323.9 million in 2020. The increase in sales was driven by higher plywood, EWP, and lumber prices, as well as higher sales volumes for EWP. The increase in EWP pricing was due to realizations of previously announced price increases and certain temporary price protection arrangements expiring in the current year. Wood Products' segment income increased $403.5 million to $531.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, from $127.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase in segment income was due primarily to higher plywood, EWP, and lumber sales prices, as well as higher EWP sales volumes. In addition, 2020 results included accelerated depreciation of $15.0 million and other closure-related costs of $1.7 million at our Roxboro, North Carolina facility. These increases were offset partially by higher wood fiber costs and other manufacturing costs.

Comparative average net selling prices and sales volume changes for EWP and plywood are as follows:

		4Q 2021 vs. 4Q 2020		2021 vs. 2020
Average Net Selling Prices
LVL		44%		19%
I-joists		50%		22%
Plywood		(1)%		75%
Sales Volumes
LVL		6%		5%
I-joists		(3)%		21%
Plywood		—%		1%

Building Materials Distribution

BMD's sales increased $315.4 million, or 24%, to $1,645.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, from $1,330.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020. Compared with the same quarter in the prior year, the overall increase in sales was driven by sales price and sales volume increases of 19% and 5%, respectively. By product line, commodity sales increased 9%, general line product sales increased 26%, and sales of EWP (substantially all of which is sourced through our Wood Products segment) increased 62%. BMD segment income increased $70.9 million to $138.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, from $67.1 million in the comparative prior year quarter. The improvement in segment income was driven by a gross margin increase of $94.1 million, resulting from improved gross margins across all product lines. The margin improvement was offset partially by increased selling and distribution expenses of $22.0 million.

For the year ended December 31, 2021, sales increased $2,222.3 million, or 45%, to $7,174.3 million from $4,952.0 million in 2020. The increase in sales was driven by sales price and sales volume increases of 42% and 3%, respectively. By product line, commodity sales increased 60%, general line product sales increased 23%, and sales of EWP increased 48%. BMD segment income increased $233.6 million to $481.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, from $247.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase in segment income was driven by a gross margin increase of $296.8 million, resulting from improved gross margins across our EWP, general line, and commodity product categories compared with 2020. The improvement was offset partially by increased selling and distribution expenses of $60.6 million.

Other Items Impacting 2020 Results

Fourth quarter 2020 results included $6.2 million of pre-tax pension settlement charges, or $0.12 per share after-tax, related to the elimination of the qualified defined benefit pension plan (Plan Termination) and $38.8 million of income tax expense, or $0.98 per share, related to the release of stranded tax effects upon Plan Termination.

Full year 2020 results included the above items, as well as $15.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively, of pre-tax accelerated depreciation and other curtailment related costs, or $0.32 per share after-tax, due to the permanent curtailment of I-joist production at our Roxboro, North Carolina, facility. In addition, full year 2020 results included $14.0 million of pre-tax loss on extinguishment of debt, or $0.27 per share after-tax, as the Company refinanced its senior notes.

Balance Sheet and Liquidity

Boise Cascade ended fourth quarter 2021 with $748.9 million of cash and cash equivalents and $346.0 million of undrawn committed bank line availability, for total available liquidity of $1,094.9 million. The Company had $444.6 million of outstanding debt at December 31, 2021.

We expect capital expenditures in 2022 to total approximately $110 million to $130 million. Our 2022 capital expenditures range includes funding to complete our recently announced BMD organic expansions in Ohio, Kentucky, and Minnesota, and a new dryer at our Chester, South Carolina veneer and plywood plant. This level of capital expenditures could increase or decrease as a result of a number of factors, including acquisitions, efforts to further accelerate organic growth, exercise of lease purchase options, our financial results, future economic conditions, availability of engineering and construction resources, and timing and availability of equipment purchases.

Dividends

On February 7, 2022, our board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share on our common stock, payable on March 15, 2022, to stockholders of record on February 22, 2022.

Future dividend declarations, including amount per share, record date and payment date, will be made at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon, among other things, legal capital requirements and surplus, our future operations and earnings, general financial condition, material cash requirements, restrictions imposed by our asset-based credit facility and the indenture governing our senior notes, applicable laws, and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant.

Outlook

During 2021, our Wood Products and BMD locations continued to experience periodic short-term disruptions due to COVID-19 as we continued efforts to increase production rates and distribution capabilities in response to strong end-product demand. Furthermore, supply-side constraints across product lines including shortages of materials, labor, and transportation resources limited the industry's ability to meet underlying demand. The effects of the COVID-19 vaccine and COVID-19 safety protocols helped slow pandemic-related disruptions at times; however, COVID-19 variants continue to spread throughout the United States, causing more short-term disruptions as we entered 2022. We continue to conduct business with certain modifications to mill and distribution center housekeeping and cleanliness protocols, employee travel, employee work locations, and virtualization or cancellation of certain sales and marketing events, among other modifications. In addition, we continue to actively monitor evolving developments, including the impact of COVID-19 variants, and may take actions that alter our business operations as may be required by federal, state, or local authorities, or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers, suppliers, communities, and stockholders.

Economic uncertainty due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues. However, mortgage rate levels, continuation of work-from-home practices by many in the economy, and demographics in the U.S. have created a favorable demand environment for new residential construction, which we expect to continue in 2022. As of February 2022, the Blue Chip Economic Indicators consensus forecast for 2022 single- and multi-family housing starts in the U.S. was 1.60 million units, compared with actual housing starts of 1.60 million in 2021 and 1.38 million in 2020, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. In addition, limited new and existing home inventory availability and the age of the U.S. housing stock will continue to provide a favorable backdrop for residential construction and repair-and-remodel spending. Although we believe that current U.S. demographics support the higher level of forecasted housing starts, and many national home builders are reporting strong near-term backlogs, labor shortages and supply induced constraints on residential construction activity may continue to extend build times and limit activity. In addition, the pace of residential construction and repair-and-modeling activity may be affected by the economic impact of the cost of building materials and construction, housing affordability, mortgage interest rates, wage growth, prospective home buyers' access to financing, consumer confidence, as well as other factors.

As a manufacturer of certain commodity products, we have sales and profitability exposure to declines in commodity product prices and rising input costs. Our distribution business purchases and sells a broad mix of commodity products with periods of increasing prices providing the opportunity for higher sales and increased margins, while declining price environments expose us to declines in sales and profitability. Our 2021 results were favorably impacted by historically high commodity wood products pricing, as well as rising prices for EWP and general line products. Composite lumber and panel prices were very volatile throughout 2021 with rapidly rising prices in second quarter, sharp price declines in third quarter, and prices steadily increasing again during fourth quarter. As we enter 2022, commodity wood products pricing continues to be above historical averages as strong demand and capacity constraints continue to create supply/demand imbalances in the marketplace. We expect future commodity product pricing and commodity input costs to be volatile in response to capacity restoration and industry operating rates, the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on residential construction, net import and export activity, transportation constraints or disruptions, inventory levels in various distribution channels, and seasonal demand patterns. EWP and general line products have historically experienced limited price volatility, and we expect the firm pricing environment to continue in 2022.

About Boise Cascade

Boise Cascade Company is one of the largest producers of engineered wood products and plywood in North America and a leading U.S. wholesale distributor of building products. For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.bc.com.

Webcast and Conference Call

Boise Cascade will host a webcast and conference call to discuss fourth quarter and full year earnings on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at 11 a.m. Eastern.

To participate in the conference call, dial 844-795-4410 and use participant passcode 1199020 (international callers should dial 661-378-9637). To join the webcast, go to the Investor Relations section at www.bc.com and select the Event Calendar link.

A replay of the conference call will be available from Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at 2 p.m. Eastern through Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at 2 p.m. Eastern. Replay numbers are 855-859-2056 for U.S. callers and 404-537-3406 for international callers with a passcode of 1199020. The archived webcast will be available in the Investor Relations section of Boise Cascade's website.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We refer to the terms EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA in this earnings release and the accompanying Quarterly Statistical Information as supplemental measures of our performance and liquidity that are not required by or presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). We define EBITDA as income (loss) before interest (interest expense and interest income), income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. Additionally, we disclose Adjusted EBITDA, which further adjusts EBITDA to exclude the change in fair value of interest rate swaps and loss on extinguishment of debt.

We believe EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are meaningful measures because they present a transparent view of our recurring operating performance and allow management to readily view operating trends, perform analytical comparisons, and identify strategies to improve operating performance. We also believe EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful to investors because they provide a means to evaluate the operating performance of our segments and our Company on an ongoing basis using criteria that are used by our management and because they are frequently used by investors and other interested parties when comparing companies in our industry that have different financing and capital structures and/or tax rates. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, however, are not measures of our liquidity or financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income (loss), income (loss) from operations, or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP or as alternatives to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. The use of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA instead of net income (loss) or segment income (loss) have limitations as analytical tools, including: the inability to determine profitability; the exclusion of interest expense, interest income, and associated significant cash requirements; and the exclusion of depreciation and amortization, which represent unavoidable operating costs. Management compensates for these limitations by relying on our GAAP results. Our measures of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to potential inconsistencies in the methods of calculation.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes statements about our expectations of future operational and financial performance that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, but not limited to, statements regarding our Outlook. Statements preceded or followed by, or that otherwise include, the words "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "project," "estimates," "plans," "forecast," "is likely to," and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "may," "would," "should," and "could" are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. The accuracy of such statements is subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected, including, but not limited to, prices for building products, changes in the competitive position of our products, commodity input costs, the effect of general economic conditions, the effect of COVID-19, mortgage rates and availability, housing demand, housing vacancy rates, governmental regulations, unforeseen production disruptions, as well as natural disasters. These and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements are discussed in greater detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to revise them in light of new information. Finally, we undertake no obligation to review or confirm analyst expectations or estimates that might be derived from this release.

Boise Cascade Company Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except per-share data) (unaudited)
	Three Months Ended												Year Ended
	December 31								September 30, 2021				December 31
		2021				2020								2021				2020
Sales	$	1,782,183			$	1,472,231			$	1,879,451			$	7,926,111			$	5,474,838
Costs and expenses
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)		1,390,714				1,233,182				1,594,405				6,300,076				4,536,051
Depreciation and amortization		20,495				19,909				20,299				80,753				95,169
Selling and distribution expenses		124,897				102,366				114,466				491,016				428,279
General and administrative expenses		18,976				17,737				21,002				83,228				78,636
Loss on curtailment of facility		—				—				—				—				1,707
Other (income) expense, net		(280	)			(103	)			(107	)			(765	)			(33	)
		1,554,802				1,373,091				1,750,065				6,954,308				5,139,809
Income from operations		227,381				99,140				129,386				971,803				335,029
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)		42				556				(353	)			(10	)			357
Pension expense (excluding service costs)		(19	)			(6,466	)			(19	)			(76	)			(7,457	)
Interest expense		(6,305	)			(6,167	)			(6,279	)			(24,806	)			(26,223	)
Interest income		22				41				63				195				999
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps		687				255				59				1,745				(2,426	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		—				—				—				—				(13,968	)
		(5,573	)			(11,781	)			(6,529	)			(22,952	)			(48,718	)
Income before income taxes		221,808				87,359				122,857				948,851				286,311
Income tax provision		(52,733	)			(61,358	)			(31,158	)			(236,365	)			(111,332	)
Net income	$	169,075			$	26,001			$	91,699			$	712,486			$	174,979
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		39,442				39,317				39,442				39,420				39,277
Diluted		39,735				39,587				39,661				39,646				39,431
Net income per common share:
Basic	$	4.29			$	0.66			$	2.32			$	18.07			$	4.45
Diluted	$	4.26			$	0.66			$	2.31			$	17.97			$	4.44
Dividends declared per common share	$	3.12			$	0.10			$	0.10			$	5.42			$	2.00

Wood Products Segment Statements of Operations (in thousands, except percentages) (unaudited)
	Three Months Ended												Year Ended
	December 31								September 30, 2021				December 31
		2021				2020								2021				2020
Segment sales	$	446,584			$	358,661			$	497,316			$	1,970,804			$	1,323,901
Costs and expenses
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)		322,215				292,425				348,167				1,332,906				1,075,015
Depreciation and amortization		13,861				13,669				13,914				55,249				71,141
Selling and distribution expenses		8,783				8,147				9,124				35,741				33,367
General and administrative expenses		3,414				3,508				4,023				15,628				15,055
Loss on curtailment of facility		—				—				—				—				1,707
Other (income) expense, net		(55	)			64				32				45				(104	)
		348,218				317,813				375,260				1,439,569				1,196,181
Segment income	$	98,366			$	40,848			$	122,056			$	531,235			$	127,720
	(percentage of sales)
Segment sales		100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%
Costs and expenses
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)		72.2	%			81.5	%			70.0	%			67.6	%			81.2	%
Depreciation and amortization		3.1	%			3.8	%			2.8	%			2.8	%			5.4	%
Selling and distribution expenses		2.0	%			2.3	%			1.8	%			1.8	%			2.5	%
General and administrative expenses		0.8	%			1.0	%			0.8	%			0.8	%			1.1	%
Loss on curtailment of facility		—	%			—	%			—	%			—	%			0.1	%
Other (income) expense, net		—	%			—	%			—	%			—	%			—	%
		78.0	%			88.6	%			75.5	%			73.0	%			90.4	%
Segment income		22.0	%			11.4	%			24.5	%			27.0	%			9.6	%

Building Materials Distribution Segment Statements of Operations (in thousands, except percentages) (unaudited)
	Three Months Ended												Year Ended
	December 31								September 30, 2021				December 31
		2021				2020								2021				2020
Segment sales	$	1,645,513			$	1,330,078			$	1,721,244			$	7,174,278			$	4,952,018
Costs and expenses
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)		1,378,206				1,156,836				1,585,804				6,184,290				4,258,784
Depreciation and amortization		6,258				5,846				6,013				24,007				22,460
Selling and distribution expenses		116,114				94,162				105,342				455,277				394,689
General and administrative expenses		7,230				6,322				7,816				31,857				28,945
Other (income) expense, net		(258	)			(169	)			(296	)			(2,238	)			(354	)
		1,507,550				1,262,997				1,704,679				6,693,193				4,704,524
Segment income	$	137,963			$	67,081			$	16,565			$	481,085			$	247,494
	(percentage of sales)
Segment sales		100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%
Costs and expenses
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)		83.8	%			87.0	%			92.1	%			86.2	%			86.0	%
Depreciation and amortization		0.4	%			0.4	%			0.3	%			0.3	%			0.5	%
Selling and distribution expenses		7.1	%			7.1	%			6.1	%			6.3	%			8.0	%
General and administrative expenses		0.4	%			0.5	%			0.5	%			0.4	%			0.6	%
Other (income) expense, net		—	%			—	%			—	%			—	%			—	%
		91.6	%			95.0	%			99.0	%			93.3	%			95.0	%
Segment income		8.4	%			5.0	%			1.0	%			6.7	%			5.0	%

Segment Information (in thousands) (unaudited)
	Three Months Ended												Year Ended
	December 31								September 30, 2021				December 31
		2021				2020								2021				2020
Segment sales
Wood Products	$	446,584			$	358,661			$	497,316			$	1,970,804			$	1,323,901
Building Materials Distribution		1,645,513				1,330,078				1,721,244				7,174,278				4,952,018
Intersegment eliminations		(309,914	)			(216,508	)			(339,109	)			(1,218,971	)			(801,081	)
Total net sales	$	1,782,183			$	1,472,231			$	1,879,451			$	7,926,111			$	5,474,838
Segment income
Wood Products	$	98,366			$	40,848			$	122,056			$	531,235			$	127,720
Building Materials Distribution		137,963				67,081				16,565				481,085				247,494
Total segment income		236,329				107,929				138,621				1,012,320				375,214
Unallocated corporate costs		(8,948	)			(8,789	)			(9,235	)			(40,517	)			(40,185	)
Income from operations	$	227,381			$	99,140			$	129,386			$	971,803			$	335,029
Segment EBITDA (a)
Wood Products	$	112,227			$	54,517			$	135,970			$	586,484			$	198,861
Building Materials Distribution		144,221				72,927				22,578				505,092				269,954

See accompanying summary notes to consolidated financial statements and segment information.

Boise Cascade Company Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands) (unaudited)
	December 31, 2021			December 31, 2020
ASSETS
Current
Cash and cash equivalents	$	748,907		$	405,382
Receivables
Trade, less allowances of $2,054 and $1,111		444,325			375,865
Related parties		211			201
Other		17,692			15,067
Inventories		660,671			503,480
Prepaid expenses and other		14,072			8,860
Total current assets		1,885,878			1,308,855
Property and equipment, net		495,240			461,456
Operating lease right-of-use assets		62,663			62,447
Finance lease right-of-use assets		29,057			29,523
Timber deposits		9,461			11,761
Goodwill		60,382			60,382
Intangible assets, net		15,351			16,574
Deferred income taxes		6,589			7,460
Other assets		8,019			7,260
Total assets	$	2,572,640		$	1,965,718

Boise Cascade Company Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued) (in thousands, except per-share data) (unaudited)
	December 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current
Accounts payable
Trade	$	334,985			$	307,653
Related parties		1,498				1,199
Accrued liabilities
Compensation and benefits		128,518				118,400
Income taxes payable		—				8,101
Interest payable		9,886				8,477
Other		165,859				80,172
Total current liabilities		640,746				524,002
Debt
Long-term debt		444,628				443,792
Other
Compensation and benefits		28,365				25,951
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion		55,263				56,001
Finance lease liabilities, net of current portion		31,898				31,607
Deferred income taxes		3,641				18,263
Other long-term liabilities		15,480				15,303
		134,647				147,125
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 50,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding		—				—
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 300,000 shares authorized, 44,698 and 44,568 shares issued, respectively		447				446
Treasury stock, 5,367 shares at cost		(138,909	)			(138,909	)
Additional paid-in capital		543,249				538,006
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(1,047	)			(1,078	)
Retained earnings		948,879				452,334
Total stockholders' equity		1,352,619				850,799
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,572,640			$	1,965,718

Boise Cascade Company Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands) (unaudited)
	Year Ended December 31
		2021				2020
Cash provided by (used for) operations
Net income	$	712,486			$	174,979
Items in net income not using (providing) cash
Depreciation and amortization, including deferred financing costs and other		82,489				97,131
Stock-based compensation		7,911				7,820
Pension expense		76				8,125
Deferred income taxes		(13,704	)			27,497
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps		(1,745	)			2,426
Loss on curtailment of facility (excluding severance)		—				1,476
Other		712				169
Loss on extinguishment of debt		—				13,968
Decrease (increase) in working capital
Receivables		(71,190	)			(159,906	)
Inventories		(158,472	)			(6,249	)
Prepaid expenses and other		(3,238	)			(1,133	)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		123,670				131,541
Pension contributions		(470	)			(12,759	)
Income taxes payable		(10,057	)			9,022
Other		(1,484	)			409
Net cash provided by operations		666,984				294,516
Cash provided by (used for) investment
Expenditures for property and equipment		(106,518	)			(79,429	)
Proceeds from sales of assets and other		932				713
Net cash used for investment		(105,586	)			(78,716	)
Cash provided by (used for) financing
Borrowings of long-term debt, including revolving credit facility		28,000				400,000
Payments of long-term debt, including revolving credit facility		(28,000	)			(405,774	)
Payments of deferring financing costs		—				(6,222	)
Dividends paid on common stock		(213,681	)			(79,195	)
Tax withholding payments on stock-based awards		(2,729	)			(3,309	)
Other		(1,463	)			(1,155	)
Net cash used for financing		(217,873	)			(95,655	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		343,525				120,145
Balance at beginning of the period		405,382				285,237
Balance at end of the period	$	748,907			$	405,382

Summary Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and Segment Information

The Consolidated Statements of Operations, Segment Statements of Operations, Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and Segment Information presented herein do not include the notes accompanying the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2021 Form 10-K and the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Net income for all periods presented involved estimates and accruals.

(a)

EBITDA represents income before interest (interest expense and interest income), income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. Additionally, we disclose Adjusted EBITDA, which further adjusts EBITDA to exclude the change in fair value of interest rate swaps and loss on extinguishment of debt. The following table reconciles net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and September 30, 2021, and the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

	Three Months Ended												Year Ended
	December 31								September 30, 2021				December 31
		2021				2020								2021				2020
	(in thousands)
Net income	$	169,075			$	26,001			$	91,699			$	712,486			$	174,979
Interest expense		6,305				6,167				6,279				24,806				26,223
Interest income		(22	)			(41	)			(63	)			(195	)			(999	)
Income tax provision		52,733				61,358				31,158				236,365				111,332
Depreciation and amortization		20,495				19,909				20,299				80,753				95,169
EBITDA		248,586				113,394				149,372				1,054,215				406,704
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps		(687	)			(255	)			(59	)			(1,745	)			2,426
Loss on extinguishment of debt		—				—				—				—				13,968
Adjusted EBITDA	$	247,899			$	113,139			$	149,313			$	1,052,470			$	423,098

The following table reconciles segment income and unallocated corporate costs to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and September 30, 2021, and the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

	Three Months Ended												Year Ended
	December 31								September 30, 2021				December 31
		2021				2020								2021				2020
	(in thousands)
Wood Products
Segment income	$	98,366			$	40,848			$	122,056			$	531,235			$	127,720
Depreciation and amortization		13,861				13,669				13,914				55,249				71,141
EBITDA	$	112,227			$	54,517			$	135,970			$	586,484			$	198,861
Building Materials Distribution
Segment income	$	137,963			$	67,081			$	16,565			$	481,085			$	247,494
Depreciation and amortization		6,258				5,846				6,013				24,007				22,460
EBITDA	$	144,221			$	72,927			$	22,578			$	505,092			$	269,954
Corporate
Unallocated corporate costs	$	(8,948	)		$	(8,789	)		$	(9,235	)		$	(40,517	)		$	(40,185	)
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)		42				556				(353	)			(10	)			357
Pension expense (excluding service costs)		(19	)			(6,466	)			(19	)			(76	)			(7,457	)
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps		687				255				59				1,745				(2,426	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		—				—				—				—				(13,968	)
Depreciation and amortization		376				394				372				1,497				1,568
EBITDA		(7,862	)			(14,050	)			(9,176	)			(37,361	)			(62,111	)
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps		(687	)			(255	)			(59	)			(1,745	)			2,426
Loss on extinguishment of debt		—				—				—				—				13,968
Corporate adjusted EBITDA	$	(8,549	)		$	(14,305	)		$	(9,235	)		$	(39,106	)		$	(45,717	)
Total Company adjusted EBITDA	$	247,899			$	113,139			$	149,313			$	1,052,470			$	423,098

 

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FAQ

What were Boise Cascade's fourth quarter 2021 earnings results?

Boise Cascade reported a net income of $169.1 million, or $4.26 per share, on sales of $1.8 billion.

How much did Boise Cascade earn in 2021?

In 2021, Boise Cascade reported a net income of $712.5 million, a 307% increase from 2020.

What factors drove Boise Cascade's growth in 2021?

The growth was driven by strong demand in the housing market and strategic capital allocation.

What is the outlook for Boise Cascade in 2022?

Boise Cascade anticipates continued strength in demand for 2022, with projected capital expenditures between $110 million and $130 million.

How did Boise Cascade's sales compare year-over-year?

Sales increased by 21% in Q4 2021 and by 45% for the full year 2021 compared to 2020.