Smurfit Westrock Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results
Key points:
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Fourth quarter Net Sales of approx.
$7.5 billion -
Fourth quarter Net Income of
, with a Net Income Margin of$146 million 1.9% -
Fourth quarter Adjusted EBITDA1 of
, with an Adjusted EBITDA Margin1 of$1,166 million 15.5% -
Full year Net Income of
2$319 million -
Full Year Combined Adjusted EBITDA1 of
, in-line with guidance$4.7 billion -
Previously announced quarterly dividend of
per ordinary share, an increase of$0.43 0842%
Smurfit Westrock plc’s performance for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in millions, except margin percentages):
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December 31, 2024 |
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December 31 20233 |
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Net Sales |
$ |
7,539 |
|
$ |
2,862 |
Net Income |
$ |
146 |
|
$ |
50 |
Net Income Margin |
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA1 |
$ |
1,166 |
|
$ |
447 |
Adjusted EBITDA Margin1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net Cash provided by Operating Activities |
$ |
781 |
|
$ |
611 |
Adjusted Free Cash Flow1 |
$ |
257 |
|
$ |
391 |
Tony Smurfit, President and CEO, commented:
“I am pleased to report a strong fourth quarter performance with Net Income of
“While we are at the beginning of our journey, I am immensely proud of what our teams have achieved in our first six months as Smurfit Westrock. The operational and financial expertise that are hallmarks of this management team are already being applied as we transform the combined business.
“Our synergy program of
“Smurfit Westrock with its unrivalled scale, geographic reach and product portfolio has an unparalleled capacity to deliver innovative sustainable packaging solutions. As a world leader in paper-based packaging, our unique characteristics will enable us to deliver significant long-term value to our extensive customer base.
“The year has started well and in the first quarter of 2025, assuming current market conditions prevail, we anticipate delivering an Adjusted EBITDA4 of approximately
“Smurfit Westrock is creating a performance-led culture and a formidable team. We are very confident about the future opportunities and prospects for our business, in part reflected by our progressive dividend. For the current year, subject as always to macro-economic and climate risks, we expect continued and meaningful progress on our transformation journey.”
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1 Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Full Year Combined Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures. See the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations” below for the discussion and reconciliation of these measures to the most comparable GAAP measures. |
2 Smurfit Westrock plc’s results for the full year ended December 31, 2024 appear in the consolidated financials included below. For the January 1, 2024 – July 5, 2024 time period, these results reflect the historical financial results of legacy Smurfit Kappa Group plc, which is considered the accounting acquirer in the combination between Smurfit Kappa Group plc and WestRock Company, which closed on July 5, 2024. |
3 All results reported for the three months ended December 31, 2023 reflect the historical financial results of legacy Smurfit Kappa Group plc, which is considered the accounting acquirer in the combination between Smurfit Kappa Group plc and WestRock Company, which closed on July 5, 2024. |
4 Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. We have not reconciled Adjusted EBITDA outlook to the most comparable GAAP outlook because it is not possible to do so without unreasonable efforts due to the uncertainty and potential variability of reconciling items, which are dependent on future events and often outside of management’s control and which could be significant. Because such items cannot be reasonably predicted with the level of precision required, we are unable to provide an outlook for the comparable GAAP measure (net income). |
Earnings Call
Management will host an earnings conference call today at 7:30 AM ET / 12:30 PM GMT to discuss Smurfit Westrock’s financial results. The conference call will be accessible through a live webcast. Interested investors and other individuals can access the webcast, earnings release, and earnings presentation via the Company’s website at www.smurfitwestrock.com. The webcast will be available at https://investors.smurfitwestrock.com/overview and a replay of the webcast will be available on the website shortly after the call.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release includes certain “forward-looking statements” (including within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) regarding, among other things, the plans, strategies, outcomes, outlooks, and prospects, both business and financial, of Smurfit Westrock, the expected benefits of the completed combination of Smurfit Kappa Group plc and WestRock Company (the “Combination”), including, but not limited to, synergy program as well as our scale, geographic reach and product portfolio, and any other statements regarding the Company's future expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows, or future events, outlook or performance. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the beliefs and expectations of the management of the Company, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “may”, “will”, “could”, “should”, “would”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “estimate”, “project”, “plan”, “believe”, “expect”, “target”, “prospects”, “potential”, “commit”, “forecasts”, “aims”, “considered”, “likely”, “estimate” and variations of these words and similar future or conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. While the Company believes these expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend upon future circumstances that may or may not occur. Actual results may differ materially from the current expectations of the Company depending upon a number of factors affecting its business, including risks associated with the integration and performance of the Company following the Combination. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such plans, estimates or expectations include: economic, competitive and market conditions generally, including macroeconomic uncertainty, customer inventory rebalancing, the impact of inflation and increases in energy, raw materials, shipping, labor and capital equipment costs; the impact of public health crises, such as pandemics (including the COVID-19 pandemic) and epidemics and any related company or governmental policies and actions to protect the health and safety of individuals or governmental policies or actions to maintain the functioning of national or global economies and markets; reduced supply of raw materials, energy and transportation, including from supply chain disruptions and labor shortages; developments related to pricing cycles and volumes; intense competition; the ability of the Company to successfully recover from a disaster or other business continuity problem due to a hurricane, flood, earthquake, terrorist attack, war, pandemic, security breach, cyber-attack, power loss, telecommunications failure or other natural or man-made events, including the ability to function remotely during long-term disruptions such as the COVID-19 pandemic; the Company's ability to respond to changing customer preferences and to protect intellectual property; the amount and timing of the Company's capital expenditures; risks related to international sales and operations; failures in the Company's quality control measures and systems resulting in faulty or contaminated products; cybersecurity risks, including threats to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data in the Company's systems; works stoppages and other labor disputes; the Company’s ability to establish and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with SOX, and remediate any weaknesses in controls and processes; the Company's ability to retain or hire key personnel; risks related to sustainability matters, including climate change and scarce resources, as well as the Company's ability to comply with changing environmental laws and regulations; the Company's ability to successfully implement strategic transformation initiatives; results and impacts of acquisitions by the Company; the Company's significant levels of indebtedness; the impact of the Combination on the Company's credit ratings; the potential impairment of assets and goodwill; the availability of sufficient cash to distribute dividends to the Company's shareholders in line with current expectations; the scope, costs, timing and impact of any restructuring of operations and corporate and tax structure; evolving legal, regulatory and tax regimes; changes in economic, financial, political and regulatory conditions in
About Smurfit Westrock
Smurfit Westrock is a leading provider of paper-based packaging solutions in the world, with approximately 100,000 employees across 40 countries.
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) |
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in $ millions, except per share data |
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Three months ended |
Twelve months ended |
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December 31, 2024 |
|
December 31, 2023 |
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
December 31, 2023 |
Net sales |
$ |
7,539 |
$ |
2,862 |
$ |
21,109 |
$ |
12,093 |
Cost of goods sold |
|
(6,097) |
|
(2,161) |
|
(16,914) |
|
(9,039) |
Gross profit |
|
1,442 |
|
701 |
|
4,195 |
|
3,054 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
(996) |
|
(459) |
|
(2,793) |
|
(1,604) |
Transaction and integration-related expenses associated with the Combination |
|
(45) |
|
(61) |
|
(395) |
|
(78) |
Operating profit |
|
401 |
|
181 |
|
1,007 |
|
1,372 |
Pension and other postretirement non-service benefit (expense), net |
|
7 |
|
(20) |
|
(24) |
|
(49) |
Interest expense, net |
|
(173) |
|
(30) |
|
(398) |
|
(139) |
Other expense, net |
|
(12) |
|
(27) |
|
(25) |
|
(46) |
Income before income taxes |
|
223 |
|
104 |
|
560 |
|
1,138 |
Income tax expense |
|
(77) |
|
(54) |
|
(241) |
|
(312) |
Net income |
|
146 |
|
50 |
|
319 |
|
826 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
- |
|
(1) |
|
- |
|
(1) |
Net income attributable to common stockholders |
$ |
146 |
$ |
49 |
$ |
319 |
$ |
825 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share attributable to
|
$ |
0.28 |
$ |
0.19 |
$ |
0.83 |
$ |
3.19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share attributable to
|
$ |
0.28 |
$ |
0.19 |
$ |
0.82 |
$ |
3.17 |
Segment Information
Following the completion of the Combination, we reassessed our reportable segments due to changes in our organizational structure and how our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) makes key operating decisions, allocates resources and assesses the performance of our business. The CODM is determined to be the executive management team, comprising the Group Chief Executive Officer and Group Chief Financial Officer. The CODM is responsible for assessing performance, allocating resources and making strategic decisions.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, we identified three operating segments, which are also our reportable segments:
-
North America , which includes operations in theU.S. ,Canada andMexico . -
Europe , theMiddle East andAfrica (“MEA”), andAsia-Pacific (“APAC”). -
Latin America (“LATAM”), which includes operations inCentral America andCaribbean ,Argentina ,Brazil ,Chile ,Colombia ,Ecuador andPeru .
These changes reflect how we manage our business effective during the third quarter of 2024, following the completion of the Combination. Our operating segments are consistent with our internal management structure and no operating segments have been aggregated for disclosure purposes. Prior period comparatives have been recast to reflect the change in segments.
In the identification of the operating and reportable segments, we considered the level of integration of our different businesses as well as our objective to develop long-term customer relationships by providing customers with differentiated packaging solutions that enhance the customer’s prospects of success in their end markets.
The
In addition, the
The
The LATAM segment also comprises forestry; other types of paper, such as paperboard and kraft paper; and paper-based packaging, such as folding cartons, honeycomb and paper sacks.
Inter-segment transfers or transactions are entered into under normal commercial terms and conditions on an arms-length basis.
Segment profitability is measured based on Adjusted EBITDA, defined as income before income taxes, unallocated corporate costs, depreciation, depletion and amortization, interest expense, net, pension and other postretirement non-service expense, net, share-based compensation expense, other (expense) income, net, impairment of goodwill and other assets, amortization of fair value step up on inventory, transaction and integration-related expenses associated with the Combination and other specific items that management believes are not indicative of the ongoing operating results of the business.
The CODM uses Adjusted EBITDA for each segment predominantly: to forecast and assess the performance of the segments, individually and comparatively; to set pricing strategies for the segments; and to make decisions about the allocation of operating and capital resources to each segment strategically, in the annual budget and in the quarterly forecasting process. The CODM considers budget, or forecast, -to-actual variances on a quarterly and annual basis for segment Adjusted EBITDA to inform these decisions.
Segment Information (continued)
Financial information by segment is summarized below. |
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in $ millions, except margins |
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Three months ended |
Twelve months ended |
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December 31, 2024 |
December 31, 2023 |
December 31, 2024 |
December 31, 2023 |
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Net sales (aggregate) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,593 |
$ |
384 |
$ |
10,092 |
$ |
1,624 |
|
|
2,521 |
|
2,147 |
|
9,577 |
|
9,193 |
LATAM |
|
524 |
|
343 |
|
1,711 |
|
1,344 |
Total |
$ |
7,638 |
$ |
2,874 |
$ |
21,380 |
$ |
12,161 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less net sales (intersegment) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
72 |
$ |
- |
$ |
191 |
$ |
1 |
|
|
8 |
|
- |
|
21 |
|
9 |
LATAM |
|
19 |
|
12 |
|
59 |
|
58 |
Total |
$ |
99 |
$ |
12 |
$ |
271 |
$ |
68 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales (unaffiliated customers) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,521 |
$ |
384 |
$ |
9,901 |
$ |
1,623 |
|
|
2,513 |
|
2,147 |
|
9,556 |
|
9,184 |
LATAM |
|
505 |
|
331 |
|
1,652 |
|
1,286 |
Total |
$ |
7,539 |
$ |
2,862 |
$ |
21,109 |
$ |
12,093 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
710 |
$ |
72 |
$ |
1,610 |
$ |
281 |
|
|
371 |
|
354 |
|
1,529 |
|
1,684 |
LATAM |
|
121 |
|
57 |
|
378 |
|
274 |
Total |
$ |
1,202 |
$ |
483 |
$ |
3,517 |
$ |
2,239 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA Margin Adjusted EBITDA/Net sales (aggregate) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LATAM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) |
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in $ millions, except share data |
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|
December 31, 2024 |
December 31, 2023 |
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Assets |
|
|
||
Current assets: |
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents (amounts related to consolidated variable interest entities of |
$ |
855 |
$ |
1,000 |
Accounts receivable, net (amounts related to consolidated variable interest entities of |
|
4,117 |
|
1,806 |
Inventories |
|
3,550 |
|
1,203 |
Other current assets |
|
1,533 |
|
561 |
Total current assets |
|
10,055 |
|
4,570 |
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
22,675 |
|
5,791 |
Goodwill |
|
6,822 |
|
2,842 |
Intangibles, net |
|
1,117 |
|
218 |
Prepaid pension asset |
|
635 |
|
29 |
Other non-current assets (amounts related to consolidated variable interest entities of |
|
2,455 |
|
601 |
Total assets |
$ |
43,759 |
$ |
14,051 |
|
|
|
||
Liabilities and Equity |
|
|
||
Current liabilities: |
|
|
||
Accounts payable |
$ |
3,290 |
$ |
1,728 |
Accrued expenses |
|
715 |
|
278 |
Accrued compensation and benefits |
|
882 |
|
438 |
Current portion of debt |
|
1,053 |
|
78 |
Other current liabilities |
|
1,393 |
|
484 |
Total current liabilities |
|
7,333 |
|
3,006 |
Non-current debt due after one year |
|
12,542 |
|
3,669 |
Deferred tax liabilities |
|
3,600 |
|
280 |
Pension liabilities and other postretirement benefits, net of current portion |
|
706 |
|
537 |
Other non-current liabilities (amounts related to consolidated variable interest entities of |
|
2,191 |
|
385 |
Total liabilities |
|
26,372 |
|
7,877 |
Equity: |
|
|
||
Preferred stock; |
|
- |
|
- |
Common stock; |
|
1 |
|
- |
Deferred shares, |
|
- |
|
- |
Treasury stock, at cost (2,037,589, and 1,907,129 common stock at December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively) |
|
(93) |
|
(91) |
Capital in excess of par value |
|
15,948 |
|
3,575 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(1,446) |
|
(847) |
Retained earnings |
|
2,950 |
|
3,521 |
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
17,360 |
|
6,158 |
Noncontrolling interests |
|
27 |
|
16 |
Total equity |
|
17,387 |
|
6,174 |
Total liabilities and equity |
$ |
43,759 |
$ |
14,051 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) |
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in $ millions |
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|
Three months ended |
Twelve months ended |
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|
December 31, 2024 |
December 31, 2023 |
December 31, 2024 |
December 31, 2023 |
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Operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
$ |
146 |
$ |
50 |
$ |
319 |
$ |
826 |
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
593 |
|
150 |
|
1,464 |
|
580 |
Impairment charges on assets other than goodwill |
|
21 |
|
5 |
|
24 |
|
5 |
Cash surrender value increase in excess of premiums paid |
|
(3) |
|
- |
|
(17) |
|
- |
Share-based compensation expense |
|
52 |
|
23 |
|
206 |
|
66 |
Deferred income tax benefit |
|
(38) |
|
(24) |
|
(137) |
|
(28) |
Pension and other postretirement funding more than cost |
|
(25) |
|
(4) |
|
(55) |
|
(39) |
Other |
|
14 |
|
(6) |
|
28 |
|
(10) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable |
|
278 |
|
182 |
|
(144) |
|
245 |
Inventories |
|
(58) |
|
59 |
|
62 |
|
220 |
Other assets |
|
16 |
|
22 |
|
(31) |
|
43 |
Accounts payable |
|
(47) |
|
178 |
|
(273) |
|
(260) |
Income taxes |
|
(39) |
|
(53) |
|
(5) |
|
(99) |
Accrued liabilities and other |
|
(129) |
|
29 |
|
42 |
|
10 |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
781 |
|
611 |
|
1,483 |
|
1,559 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures |
|
(569) |
|
(268) |
|
(1,466) |
|
(929) |
Cash paid for purchase of businesses, net of cash acquired |
|
(3) |
|
- |
|
(719) |
|
(29) |
Proceeds from corporate owned life insurance |
|
3 |
|
- |
|
5 |
|
- |
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment |
|
46 |
|
6 |
|
61 |
|
17 |
Deferred consideration paid |
|
- |
|
- |
|
(1) |
|
(4) |
Other |
|
4 |
|
8 |
|
6 |
|
14 |
Net cash used for investing activities |
|
(519) |
|
(254) |
|
(2,114) |
|
(931) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions to debt |
|
2,580 |
|
11 |
|
5,707 |
|
88 |
Repayments of debt |
|
(2,681) |
|
(16) |
|
(4,321) |
|
(136) |
Debt issuance costs |
|
(19) |
|
- |
|
(63) |
|
- |
Changes in commercial paper, net |
|
34 |
|
- |
|
1 |
|
- |
Other debt (repayments) additions, net |
|
(11) |
|
- |
|
2 |
|
(4) |
Repayments of finance lease liabilities |
|
(10) |
|
(1) |
|
(22) |
|
(3) |
Tax paid in connection with shares withheld from employees |
|
(5) |
|
- |
|
(26) |
|
- |
Purchases of treasury stock |
|
- |
|
- |
|
(27) |
|
(30) |
Cash dividends paid to stockholders |
|
(157) |
|
(92) |
|
(650) |
|
(391) |
Other |
|
7 |
|
(3) |
|
6 |
|
(3) |
Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities |
$ |
(262) |
$ |
(101) |
$ |
607 |
$ |
(479) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
|
(96) |
|
15 |
|
(121) |
|
10 |
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
(96) |
$ |
271 |
$ |
(145) |
$ |
159 |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
951 |
|
729 |
|
1,000 |
|
841 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ |
855 |
$ |
1,000 |
$ |
855 |
$ |
1,000 |
Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations
Smurfit Westrock plc (“Smurfit Westrock”) reports its financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in
Definitions
Smurfit Westrock uses the non-GAAP financial measures “Adjusted EBITDA” and “Adjusted EBITDA Margin” to evaluate its overall performance. The composition of Adjusted EBITDA is not addressed or prescribed by GAAP. Smurfit Westrock defines Adjusted EBITDA as income before income taxes, unallocated corporate costs, depreciation, depletion and amortization, interest expense, net, pension and other postretirement non‑service (benefit) expense, net, share-based compensation expense, other expense, net, impairment of goodwill and other assets, amortization of fair value step up on inventory, transaction and integration-related expenses associated with the Combination and other specific items that management believes are not indicative of the ongoing operating results of the business. Smurfit Westrock views Adjusted EBITDA as an appropriate and useful measure used to compare financial performance between periods. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA divided by Net Sales.
Management believes Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin measures provide Smurfit Westrock’s management, board of directors, investors, potential investors, securities analysts and others with useful information to evaluate Smurfit Westrock’s performance because, in addition to income tax expense, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, interest expense, net, pension and other postretirement non‑service (benefit) expense, net, and share-based compensation expense, Adjusted EBITDA also excludes restructuring costs, impairment of goodwill and other assets and other specific items that management believes are not indicative of the operating results of the business. Smurfit Westrock and its board of directors use this information in making financial, operating and planning decisions and when evaluating Smurfit Westrock’s performance relative to other periods.
Smurfit Westrock uses the non-GAAP financial measure “Adjusted Free Cash Flow”. Smurfit Westrock defines Adjusted Free Cash Flow as net cash provided by operating activities as adjusted for capital expenditures and to exclude certain costs not reflective of underlying operations. Management utilizes this measure in connection with managing Smurfit Westrock’s business and believes that Adjusted Free Cash Flow is useful to investors as a liquidity measure because it measures the amount of cash generated that is available, after reinvesting in the business, to maintain a strong balance sheet, pay dividends, repurchase stock, service debt and make investments for future growth. It should not be inferred that the entire free cash flow amount is available for discretionary expenditures. By adjusting for certain items that are not indicative of Smurfit Westrock’s underlying operational performance, Smurfit Westrock believes that Adjusted Free Cash Flow also enables investors to perform meaningful comparisons between past and present periods.
Full Year Combined Adjusted EBITDA reflects unaudited financial information for Smurfit Kappa and WestRock on a combined basis, from January 1, 2024. This includes financial information for the six months ended June 30, 2024, as described in the Supplemental Unaudited Historical Segment Financial Information on a Combined Basis presented in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 24, 2024, and financial information for the first five days of July, due to the Combination closing on July 5, 2024. Such information has not been prepared in compliance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X, nor prepared on a consolidated basis under
Reconciliations to Most Comparable GAAP Measure
Set forth below is a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin to Net income and Net Income Margin, the most directly comparable GAAP measures, for the periods indicated.
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in $ millions, except margins |
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Three months ended |
Twelve months ended |
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December 31, 2024 |
December 31, 2023 |
December 31, 2024 |
December 31, 2023 |
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Net income |
$ |
146 |
$ |
50 |
$ |
319 |
$ |
826 |
Income tax expense |
|
77 |
|
54 |
|
241 |
|
312 |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
593 |
|
150 |
|
1,464 |
|
580 |
Amortization of fair value step up on inventory |
|
(3) |
|
- |
|
224 |
|
- |
Transaction and integration-related expenses associated with the Combination |
|
45 |
|
61 |
|
395 |
|
78 |
Interest expense, net |
|
173 |
|
30 |
|
398 |
|
139 |
Pension and other postretirement non-service (benefit) expense, net |
|
(7) |
|
20 |
|
24 |
|
49 |
Share-based compensation expense |
|
52 |
|
23 |
|
206 |
|
66 |
Other expense, net |
|
12 |
|
27 |
|
25 |
|
46 |
Other adjustments (1) |
|
78 |
|
32 |
|
90 |
|
32 |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
1,166 |
$ |
447 |
$ |
3,386 |
$ |
2,128 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Sales |
$ |
7,539 |
$ |
2,862 |
$ |
21,109 |
$ |
12,093 |
Net Income Margin (Net Income/Net Sales) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (Adjusted EBITDA/Net Sales) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) Other adjustments for the three months ended December 31, 2024, include a non-recurring, non-cash currency translation adjustment in |
Reconciliations to Most Comparable GAAP Measure (continued)
Set forth below is a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure Full Year Combined Adjusted EBITDA to Net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure.
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in $ millions, except margins |
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|
Twelve months ended |
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|
December 31, 2024 |
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Net income as reported by Smurfit Westrock |
$ |
319 |
Preacquisition net loss of WestRock |
|
(16) |
Combined net income |
|
303 |
Combined: |
|
|
Income tax expense |
|
258 |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
2,270 |
Amortization of fair value step up on inventory |
|
224 |
Transaction and integration-related expenses associated with the Combination |
|
531 |
Interest expense, net |
|
613 |
Pension and other postretirement non-service expense, net |
|
28 |
Share-based compensation expense |
|
231 |
Other expense, net |
|
52 |
Other adjustments (1) |
|
196 |
Combined Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
4,706 |
|
|
|
Combined Net Sales |
$ |
30,904 |
Combined Net Income Margin (Combined Net Income/Combined Net Sales) |
|
|
Combined Adjusted EBITDA Margin (Combined Adjusted EBITDA/Combined Net Sales) |
|
|
(1) Other adjustments for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, primarily include restructuring costs of
Set forth below is a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure Adjusted Free Cash Flow to Net cash provided by operating activities, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, for the periods indicated. |
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in $ millions |
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Three months ended |
Twelve months ended |
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December 31, 2024 |
December 31, 2023 |
December 31, 2024 |
December 31, 2023 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ |
781 |
$ |
611 |
$ |
1,483 |
$ |
1,559 |
Capital expenditures |
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(569) |
|
(268) |
|
(1,466) |
|
(929) |
Free Cash Flow |
$ |
212 |
$ |
343 |
$ |
17 |
$ |
630 |
Adjustments: |
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|
|
|
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Transaction and integration costs |
|
80 |
|
49 |
|
443 |
|
66 |
Bridge facility fees |
|
- |
|
2 |
|
- |
|
10 |
Restructuring costs |
|
18 |
|
3 |
|
64 |
|
16 |
Italian competition fine reduction |
|
(18) |
|
- |
|
(18) |
|
- |
Tax on above items |
|
(35) |
|
(6) |
|
(77) |
|
(6) |
Adjusted Free Cash Flow |
$ |
257 |
$ |
391 |
$ |
429 |
$ |
716 |
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Ciarán Potts
Smurfit Westrock
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