Quad Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

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Quad shows improved profitability despite revenue decline, maintains 2025 guidance while continuing strategic transformation and returning capital to shareholders.

Quad's Q1 2025 results present mixed but improving financial metrics as the company navigates its transformation from traditional printer to marketing experience company. Net Sales declined 4% year-over-year to $629 million (2% organic decline excluding the European operations divestiture), primarily due to lower paper, logistics and agency solutions sales.

Despite revenue challenges, profitability metrics showed significant improvement. The company delivered Net Earnings of $6 million ($0.11 per share), a dramatic reversal from the $28 million loss ($0.60 per share) in Q1 2024. Adjusted EBITDA was $46 million, down from $51 million in Q1 2024, while Adjusted Diluted EPS doubled from $0.10 to $0.20.

The company's strategic portfolio reshaping continued with the completed sale of European operations for approximately $42 million and the acquisition of Enru's co-mailing assets to enhance postal savings capabilities. Free Cash Flow was negative $100 million in Q1, attributed to normal seasonality and accelerated paper purchases ahead of potential tariffs.

Net Debt increased to $463 million from $350 million at year-end 2024 but remains below the $544 million from Q1 2024. The company maintained its capital return program with a $0.075 quarterly dividend and 1.2 million shares repurchased year-to-date, bringing total repurchases to 7.2 million shares (approximately 13% of outstanding shares) since 2022.

Management reaffirmed full-year 2025 guidance despite acknowledging increased economic uncertainty from global tariffs. The guidance projects 2-6% organic net sales decline, Adjusted EBITDA of $180-220 million, and Free Cash Flow of $40-60 million, with an expected year-end debt leverage ratio of approximately 1.5x.

04/29/2025 - 04:30 PM

Reaffirms Full-Year 2025 Financial Guidance

Repurchased 1.2 Million Quad Shares Year-to-Date

SUSSEX, Wis., April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Quad/Graphics, Inc. (NYSE: QUAD) ("Quad" or the "Company"), a marketing experience company that solves complex marketing challenges for its clients, today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

Recent Highlights

Realized Net Sales of $629 million in the first quarter of 2025 compared to $655 million in the first quarter of 2024, representing a 4% decline in Net Sales or a 2% decline in Net Sales on an organic basis excluding the impact of the February 28, 2025, divestiture of the Company's European operations.
Recognized Net Earnings of $6 million or $0.11 Diluted Earnings Per Share in the first quarter of 2025, compared to a Net Loss of $28 million or $0.60 Diluted Loss Per Share in 2024.
Achieved Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $46 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $51 million in 2024.
Reported $0.20 Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share in the first quarter of 2025, increased from $0.10 per share in the first quarter of 2024.
Continued to innovate solutions for clients to maximize postal savings and increase consumer response rates, including the April 1, 2025, acquisition of the co-mailing assets of Enru, a third-party co-mail and logistics solutions provider.
Expanded footprint of Quad's In-Store Connect retail media network with two new regional grocery partners.
Completed the sale of its European operations for a total potential value of €41 million (approximately $42 million) to Capmont.
Repurchased 1.2 million shares of Quad Class A common stock in 2025, bringing total repurchases to 7.2 million shares since commencing buybacks in 2022, representing approximately 13% of Quad's March 31, 2022, outstanding shares.
Declared quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share.
Reaffirms full-year 2025 financial guidance.

Joel Quadracci, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Quad, said: "Our first quarter results were in-line with our expectations, and we remain on track to achieve our 2025 guidance. We continue to focus on growing our offerings, including strategic investments in innovative solutions and superior talent, while managing for economic uncertainties.

"Our powerful data capability, which is based on our proprietary, household-based data stack, is at the core of our solutions suite and is enabled by technology to help our clients connect the right message with the right audience at the right time, whether in the home, in-store or online. For example, our In-Store Connect retail media network makes it easy for retailers and brands to make consumer connections in brick-and-mortar stores, where the vast majority of retail sales still happen. We continue to build sales momentum for In-Store Connect, particularly among mid-market grocers, and recently added two new grocery clients in the West and Midwest.

"Talent continues to be a strategic differentiator for Quad, and we recently announced that Tim Maleeny, Chief Client Strategy and Integration Officer, will expand his role to include President of Quad Agency Solutions, succeeding Eric Ashworth who is leaving the Company for a new opportunity. Tim is a well-known and respected leader in the advertising and marketing services industry, and his ability to think across agency disciplines and simplify the complexities of marketing in digital and physical media channels will further strengthen Quad's integrated data, media, creative and marketing services business.

"Looking ahead, we remain confident in our vision and the Quad brand, and we will continue to leverage our integrated marketing platform to drive diversified growth; optimize print and marketing efficiencies, including expanding postage savings opportunities, such as the recent acquisition of Enru's co-mailing assets; and create value for our clients, employees and shareholders."

Added Tony Staniak, Chief Financial Officer of Quad: "The current macroeconomic environment is marked by increased uncertainty due to global tariffs. We are closely monitoring the potential impacts of tariffs and recessionary pressures on our clients, which could affect advertising and marketing spend, including print volumes. As we have demonstrated during previous times of macroeconomic disruption, we will remain nimble and adapt to the changing demand environment while maintaining our disciplined approach to how we manage all aspects of our business. We are reaffirming our 2025 guidance and are focused on driving long-term revenue growth by continuing to make strategic investments in innovative offerings. In addition, we remain committed to returning capital to shareholders through our quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share and share repurchases. Year-to-date, we repurchased 1.2 million shares for $6.7 million, and we expect to continue to be opportunistic in terms of future share repurchases."

First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Net Sales were $629 million in the first quarter of 2025, a decrease of 4% compared to the same period in 2024. Excluding the divestiture of the Company's European operations, Net Sales declined 2% on an organic basis. The decline in Net Sales was primarily due to lower paper, logistics and agency solutions sales, including the loss of a large grocery client.
Net Earnings were $6 million in the first quarter of 2025 compared to Net Loss of $28 million in the first quarter of 2024. The improvement was primarily due to lower restructuring, impairment and transaction-related charges, lower depreciation and amortization, lower interest expense, benefits from increased manufacturing productivity and savings from cost reduction initiatives, partially offset by the impact from lower Net Sales, increased investments in innovative offerings to drive future revenue growth, and the divestiture of the Company's European operations.
Adjusted EBITDA was $46 million in the first quarter of 2025 as compared to $51 million in the same period in 2024. The decrease was primarily due to the impact of lower sales, increased investments in innovative offerings to drive future revenue growth, and the divestiture of the Company's European operations, partially offset by benefits from improved manufacturing productivity and savings from cost reduction initiatives.
Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share was $0.20 in the first quarter of 2025, as compared to $0.10 in the first quarter of 2024.
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities was $89 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $52 million in the first quarter of 2024. Free Cash Flow was negative $100 million in the first quarter of 2025 compared to negative $70 million in the first quarter of 2024. The decline in Free Cash Flow was primarily due to the timing of working capital, including accelerated purchases of paper in advance of potential tariffs, partially offset by a $7 million decrease in capital expenditures. As a reminder, the Company historically generates most of its Free Cash Flow in the fourth quarter of the year.
Net Debt was $463 million at March 31, 2025, as compared to $350 million at December 31, 2024 and $544 million at March 31, 2024. Compared to December 31, 2024, Net Debt increased primarily due to the negative $100 million Free Cash Flow in the first quarter of 2025.

Dividend

Quad's next quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share will be payable on June 6, 2025, to shareholders of record as of May 22, 2025.

2025 Guidance

The Company's full-year 2025 financial guidance is unchanged and is as follows:

Financial Metric	2025 Guidance
Organic Annual Net Sales Change ⁽¹⁾	2% to 6% decline
Full-Year Adjusted EBITDA	$180 million to $220 million
Free Cash Flow	$40 million to $60 million
Capital Expenditures	$65 million to $75 million
Year-End Debt Leverage Ratio ⁽²⁾	Approximately 1.5x

⁽¹⁾Organic Annual Net Sales Change excludes the 2025 Net Sales of $23 million and the 2024 Net Sales of $153 million from the Company's European operations, divested on February 28, 2025.

⁽²⁾Debt Leverage Ratio is calculated at the midpoint of the Adjusted EBITDA guidance.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Quad will hold a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, hosted by Joel Quadracci, Chairman, President and CEO of Quad, and Tony Staniak, Chief Financial Officer of Quad. The full earnings release and slide presentation will be concurrently available on the Investors section of Quad's website at http://www.quad.com/investor-relations. As part of the conference call, Quad will conduct a question and answer session.

Participants can pre-register for the webcast by navigating to https://dpregister.com/sreg/10198067/fec5edd3f9. Participants will be given a unique PIN to access the call on April 30. Participants may pre-register at any time, including up to and after the call start time.

Alternatively, participants may dial in on the day of the call as follows:

U.S. Toll-Free: 1-877-328-5508
International Toll: 1-412-317-5424

An audio replay of the call will be posted on the Investors section of Quad's website shortly after the conference call ends. In addition, telephone playback will also be available until May 30, 2025, accessible as follows:

U.S. Toll-Free: 1-877-344-7529
International Toll: 1-412-317-0088
Replay Access Code: 9177057

About Quad

Quad (NYSE: QUAD) is a marketing experience, or MX, company that helps brands make direct consumer connections, from household to in-store to online. The company does this through its MX Solutions Suite, a comprehensive range of marketing and print services that seamlessly integrate creative, production and media solutions across online and offline channels. Supported by state-of-the-art technology and data-driven intelligence, Quad simplifies the complexities of marketing by removing friction wherever it occurs along the marketing journey. The company tailors its uniquely flexible, scalable and connected solutions to each clients' objectives, driving cost efficiencies, improving speed-to-market, strengthening marketing effectiveness and delivering value on client investments.

Quad employs approximately 11,000 people in 11 countries and serves approximately 2,100 clients including industry leading blue-chip companies that serve both businesses and consumers in multiple industry verticals, with a particular focus on commerce, including retail, consumer packaged goods, and direct-to-consumer; financial services; and health. Quad is ranked among the largest agency companies in the U.S. by Ad Age, buoyed by its full-service media agency, Rise, and creative agency, Betty. Quad is also one of the largest commercial printers in North America, according to Printing Impressions.

For more information about Quad, including its commitment to operating responsibly, intentional innovation and values-driven culture, visit quad.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding, among other things, our current expectations about the Company's future results, financial condition, sales, earnings, free cash flow, margins, objectives, goals, strategies, beliefs, intentions, plans, estimates, prospects, projections and outlook of the Company and can generally be identified by the use of words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "plan," "foresee," "project," "believe," "continue" or the negatives of these terms, variations on them and other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based largely on the Company's expectations and judgments and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are unforeseeable and beyond our control.

The factors that could cause actual results to materially differ include, among others: the impact of increased business complexity as a result of the Company's transformation to a marketing experience company, including adapting marketing offerings and business processes as required by new markets and technologies, such as artificial intelligence; the impact of decreasing demand for printing services and significant overcapacity in a highly competitive environment creates downward pricing pressures and potential under-utilization of assets; the impact of increases in its operating costs, including the cost and availability of raw materials (such as paper, ink components and other materials), inventory, parts for equipment, labor, fuel and other energy costs and freight rates; the impact of changes in postal rates, service levels or regulations; the impact macroeconomic conditions, including inflation and elevated interest rates, as well as postal rate increases, tariffs, trade restrictions, cost pressures and the price and availability of paper, have had, and may continue to have, on the Company's business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations (including future uncertain impacts); the inability of the Company to reduce costs and improve operating efficiency rapidly enough to meet market conditions; the impact of a data-breach of sensitive information, ransomware attack or other cyber incident on the Company; the fragility and decline in overall distribution channels; the failure to attract and retain qualified talent across the enterprise; the impact of digital media and similar technological changes, including digital substitution by consumers; the failure of clients to perform under contracts or to renew contracts with clients on favorable terms or at all; the impact of risks associated with the operations outside of the United States ("U.S."), including trade restrictions, currency fluctuations, the global economy, costs incurred or reputational damage suffered due to improper conduct of its employees, contractors or agents, and geopolitical events like war and terrorism; the impact negative publicity could have on our business and brand reputation; the failure to successfully identify, manage, complete and integrate acquisitions, investment opportunities or other significant transactions, as well as the successful identification and execution of strategic divestitures; the impact of significant capital expenditures and investments that may be needed to sustain and grow the Company's platforms, processes, systems, client and product technology, marketing and talent, to remain technologically and economically competitive, and to adapt to future changes, such as artificial intelligence; the impact of the various restrictive covenants in the Company's debt facilities on the Company's ability to operate its business, as well as the uncertain negative impacts macroeconomic conditions may have on the Company's ability to continue to be in compliance with these restrictive covenants; the impact of an other than temporary decline in operating results and enterprise value that could lead to non-cash impairment charges due to the impairment of property, plant and equipment and other intangible assets; the impact of regulatory matters and legislative developments or changes in laws, including changes in cyber-security, privacy and environmental laws; and the impact on the holders of Quad's class A common stock of a limited active market for such shares and the inability to independently elect directors or control decisions due to the voting power of the class B common stock; and the other risk factors identified in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, which may be amended or supplemented by subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains financial measures not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (referred to as non-GAAP), specifically EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Free Cash Flow, Net Debt, Debt Leverage Ratio and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net earnings (loss) excluding interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and restructuring, impairment and transaction-related charges, net. EBITDA Margin and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are defined as either EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA divided by net sales. Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash used in operating activities less purchases of property, plant and equipment. Debt Leverage Ratio is defined as total debt and finance lease obligations less cash and cash equivalents (Net Debt) divided by the last twelve months of Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share is defined as earnings (loss) before income taxes excluding restructuring, impairment and transaction-related charges, net, and adjusted for income tax expense at a normalized tax rate, divided by diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding.

The Company believes that these non-GAAP measures, when presented in conjunction with comparable GAAP measures, provide additional information for evaluating Quad's performance and are important measures by which Quad's management assesses the profitability and liquidity of its business. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, net earnings (loss) as a measure of operating performance or to cash flows used in operating activities as a measure of liquidity. These non-GAAP measures may be different than non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Reconciliations to the GAAP equivalent of these non-GAAP measures are contained in tabular form on the attached unaudited financial statements.

Investor Relations Contact
Don Pontes
Executive Director of Investor Relations
916-532-7074
dwpontes@quad.com

Media Contact
Claire Ho
Director of Corporate Communications
414-566-2955
cho@quad.com

QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in millions, except per share data) (UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025	2024
Net sales	$ 629.4	$ 654.8
Cost of sales	500.0	521.3
Selling, general and administrative expenses	83.5	83.1
Depreciation and amortization	19.7	28.6
Restructuring, impairment and transaction-related charges, net	6.6	32.5
Total operating expenses	609.8	665.5
Operating income (loss)	19.6	(10.7)
Interest expense	12.4	15.2
Net pension expense (income)	0.4	(0.2)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	6.8	(25.7)
Income tax expense	1.0	2.4
Net earnings (loss)	$ 5.8	$ (28.1)

Earnings (loss) per share
Basic	$ 0.12	$ (0.60)
Diluted	$ 0.11	$ (0.60)

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
Basic	48.0	47.2
Diluted	50.7	47.2

QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in millions)

	(UNAUDITED) March 31, 2025	December 31, 2024
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 8.1	$ 29.2
Receivables, less allowances for credit losses	303.9	273.2
Inventories	161.4	162.4
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	37.7	69.5
Total current assets	511.1	534.3

Property, plant and equipment—net	492.0	499.7
Operating lease right-of-use assets—net	75.0	78.9
Goodwill	100.3	100.3
Other intangible assets—net	6.2	7.2
Other long-term assets	61.9	78.6
Total assets	$ 1,246.5	$ 1,299.0

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable	$ 329.6	$ 356.7
Other current liabilities	149.2	289.2
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	30.3	28.0
Current portion of finance lease obligations	0.8	0.8
Current portion of operating lease obligations	23.2	24.0
Total current liabilities	533.1	698.7

Long-term debt	438.8	349.1
Finance lease obligations	1.1	1.3
Operating lease obligations	57.8	61.4
Deferred income taxes	3.7	3.2
Other long-term liabilities	124.6	135.4
Total liabilities	1,159.1	1,249.1

Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock	—	—
Common stock	1.4	1.4
Additional paid-in capital	840.9	842.8
Treasury stock, at cost	(31.4)	(28.0)
Accumulated deficit	(633.1)	(635.1)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(90.4)	(131.2)
Total shareholders' equity	87.4	49.9
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 1,246.5	$ 1,299.0

QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in millions) (UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025	2024
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net earnings (loss)	$ 5.8	$ (28.1)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	19.7	28.6
Impairment charges	0.3	12.6
Amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount	0.4	0.3
Stock-based compensation	1.6	1.8
Loss on the sale of a business	0.5	—
Gain on the sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment, net	—	(0.9)
Deferred income taxes	0.1	0.3
Changes in operating assets and liabilities - net of divestitures	(117.4)	(66.8)
Net cash used in operating activities	(89.0)	(52.2)

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(11.3)	(17.9)
Cost investment in unconsolidated entities	(0.2)	(0.2)
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment	0.1	1.7
Other investing activities	(2.7)	0.5
Net cash used in investing activities	(14.1)	(15.9)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Payments of current and long-term debt	(6.3)	(101.0)
Payments of finance lease obligations	(0.4)	(0.8)
Borrowings on revolving credit facilities	398.1	468.3
Payments on revolving credit facilities	(300.6)	(389.1)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	—	52.8
Purchases of treasury stock	(3.3)	—
Equity awards redeemed to pay employees' tax obligations	(3.6)	(2.1)
Payment of cash dividends	(3.5)	(2.4)
Other financing activities	—	(0.2)
Net cash provided by financing activities	80.4	25.5

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(0.1)	(0.1)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents, including cash classified as held for sale	(22.8)	(42.7)
Less: net decrease in cash classified as held for sale	(1.7)	—
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(21.1)	(42.7)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	29.2	52.9
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 8.1	$ 10.2

QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC. SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in millions) (UNAUDITED)

	Net Sales	Operating Income (Loss)	Restructuring, Impairment and Transaction-Related Charges, Net ⁽¹⁾
Three months ended March 31, 2025
United States Print and Related Services	$ 553.8	$ 31.7	$ 3.5
International	75.6	0.6	2.8
Total operating segments	629.4	32.3	6.3
Corporate	—	(12.7)	0.3
Total	$ 629.4	$ 19.6	$ 6.6

Three months ended March 31, 2024
United States Print and Related Services	$ 578.9	$ (1.3)	$ 31.6
International	75.9	3.4	0.8
Total operating segments	654.8	2.1	32.4
Corporate	—	(12.8)	0.1
Total	$ 654.8	$ (10.7)	$ 32.5

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⁽¹⁾	Restructuring, impairment and transaction-related charges, net are included within operating income (loss).

QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC. RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES EBITDA, EBITDA MARGIN, ADJUSTED EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA MARGIN For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in millions, except margin data) (UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025	2024
Net earnings (loss)	$ 5.8	$ (28.1)
Interest expense	12.4	15.2
Income tax expense	1.0	2.4
Depreciation and amortization	19.7	28.6
EBITDA (non-GAAP)	$ 38.9	$ 18.1
EBITDA Margin (non-GAAP)	6.2 %	2.8 %

Restructuring, impairment and transaction-related charges, net ⁽¹⁾	6.6	32.5
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)	$ 45.5	$ 50.6
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (non-GAAP)	7.2 %	7.7 %

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⁽¹⁾	Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, were affected by the following restructuring, impairment and transaction-related charges, net:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025	2024
Employee termination charges^(a)	$ 0.7	$ 13.7
Impairment charges ^(b)	0.3	12.6
Transaction-related charges ^(c)	2.6	0.5
Integration costs ^(d)	—	0.1
Other restructuring charges ^(e)	3.0	5.6
Restructuring, impairment and transaction-related charges, net	$ 6.6	$ 32.5

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^(a)	Employee termination charges were related to workforce reductions through facility consolidations and separation programs.
^(b)	Impairment charges were for certain property, plant and equipment no longer being utilized in production as a result of facility consolidations and other capacity reduction activities, as well as operating lease right-of-use assets.
^(c)	Transaction-related charges consisted of professional service fees related to business acquisition and divestiture activities, including charges related to the sale of the European operations.
^(d)	Integration costs were primarily costs related to the integration of acquired companies.
^(e)	Other restructuring charges primarily include costs to maintain and exit closed facilities, as well as lease exit charges.

In addition to financial measures prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), this earnings announcement also contains non-GAAP financial measures, specifically EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Free Cash Flow, Net Debt, Debt Leverage Ratio and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share. The Company believes that these non-GAAP measures, when presented in conjunction with comparable GAAP measures, provide additional information for evaluating Quad's performance and are important measures by which Quad's management assesses the profitability and liquidity of its business. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, net earnings (loss) as a measure of operating performance or to cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities as a measure of liquidity. These non-GAAP measures may be different than non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.

QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC. RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES FREE CASH FLOW For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in millions) (UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025	2024
Net cash used in operating activities	$ (89.0)	$ (52.2)

Less: purchases of property, plant and equipment	11.3	17.9

Free Cash Flow (non-GAAP)	$ (100.3)	$ (70.1)

QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC. RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES NET DEBT AND DEBT LEVERAGE RATIO As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in millions, except ratio)

	(UNAUDITED) March 31, 2025	December 31, 2024
Total debt and finance lease obligations on the condensed consolidated balance sheets	$ 471.0	$ 379.2
Less: Cash and cash equivalents	8.1	29.2
Net Debt (non-GAAP)	$ 462.9	$ 350.0

Divided by: trailing twelve months Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) ⁽¹⁾	$ 218.9	$ 224.0

Debt Leverage Ratio (non-GAAP)	2.11 x	1.56 x

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⁽¹⁾	The calculation of Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, was as follows:

		Add	Subtract	Trailing Twelve Months Ended
	Year Ended	Three Months Ended		Trailing Twelve Months Ended
	December 31, 2024^(a)	(UNAUDITED) March 31, 2025	(UNAUDITED) March 31, 2024	(UNAUDITED) March 31, 2025
Net earnings (loss)	$ (50.9)	$ 5.8	$ (28.1)	$ (17.0)
Interest expense	64.5	12.4	15.2	61.7
Income tax expense	6.4	1.0	2.4	5.0
Depreciation and amortization	102.5	19.7	28.6	93.6
EBITDA (non-GAAP)	$ 122.5	$ 38.9	$ 18.1	$ 143.3
Restructuring, impairment and transaction-related charges, net	101.5	6.6	32.5	75.6
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)	$ 224.0	$ 45.5	$ 50.6	$ 218.9

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^(a)	Financial information for the year ended December 31, 2024, is included as reported in the Company's 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 21, 2025.

QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC. RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES ADJUSTED DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in millions, except per share data) (UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025	2024
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	$ 6.8	$ (25.7)

Restructuring, impairment and transaction-related charges, net	6.6	32.5
Adjusted net earnings, before income taxes (non-GAAP)	13.4	6.8

Income tax expense at 25% normalized tax rate	3.4	1.7
Adjusted net earnings (non-GAAP)	$ 10.0	$ 5.1

Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding	48.0	47.2
Plus: effect of dilutive equity incentive instruments ⁽¹⁾	2.7	2.6
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding ⁽¹⁾	50.7	49.8

Adjusted diluted earnings per share (non-GAAP) ⁽²⁾	$ 0.20	$ 0.10


Diluted earnings (loss) per share (GAAP)	$ 0.11	$ (0.60)
Restructuring, impairment and transaction-related charges, net per share	0.14	0.65
Income tax expense from condensed consolidated statement of operations per share	0.02	0.05
Income tax expense at 25% normalized tax rate per share	(0.07)	(0.03)
Effect of dilutive equity incentive instruments	—	0.03
Adjusted diluted earnings per share (non-GAAP) ⁽²⁾	$ 0.20	$ 0.10

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⁽¹⁾	Effect of dilutive equity incentive instruments and diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2024 are non-GAAP.
⁽²⁾	Adjusted diluted earnings per share excludes the following: (i) restructuring, impairment and transaction-related charges, net and (ii) discrete income tax items.

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QUAD reported Net Earnings of $6 million ($0.11 per share) in Q1 2025, compared to a Net Loss of $28 million (-$0.60 per share) in Q1 2024, showing a significant improvement in profitability.

What is QUAD's share buyback progress as of Q1 2025?

QUAD repurchased 1.2 million shares in 2025 year-to-date, bringing total repurchases to 7.2 million shares since 2022, representing about 13% of outstanding shares from March 31, 2022.

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QUAD's net sales declined 4% to $629 million in Q1 2025 from $655 million in Q1 2024, with a 2% organic decline excluding the impact of European operations divestiture.

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QUAD will pay a quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share on June 6, 2025, to shareholders of record as of May 22, 2025.

What caused QUAD's Free Cash Flow decline in Q1 2025?

QUAD's Free Cash Flow declined to negative $100 million in Q1 2025 from negative $70 million in Q1 2024, primarily due to working capital timing and accelerated paper purchases ahead of potential tariffs.

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