Venator Announces First Quarter 2021 Results; Demonstrates Strong Start to the Year
Venator Materials reported its Q1 2021 financial results, highlighting a net loss of $21 million compared to a net income of $7 million in Q1 2020. Revenue was $553 million, marking a 4% increase from the previous year. Adjusted EBITDA decreased to $49 million from $57 million. Free cash flow was negative at $30 million. The company completed an agreement to sell its Water Treatment business for approximately $6 million, aiming to focus on core operations. Despite challenges, demand for TiO2 remained strong with a 3% increase in average selling prices.
- Robust demand across all products and regions.
- Average TiO2 selling prices increased by 3% in local currency.
- Performance Additives segment EBITDA improved by $8 million from Q4 2020.
- Sale of non-core Water Treatment business for approximately $6 million.
- Net loss of $21 million versus net income of $7 million in Q1 2020.
- Adjusted EBITDA decreased by $8 million compared to Q1 2020.
- Free cash flow of negative $30 million.
- Increased raw material, energy, and shipping costs affected profitability.
WYNYARD, UK, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --
First Quarter 2021 Highlights
- Net loss attributable to Venator of
$21 million compared to net income attributable to Venator of$7 million in the prior year period - Adjusted EBITDA of
$49 million compared to$57 million and$25 million in the first and fourth quarters of 2020, respectively - Net cash used in operating activities of
$15 million and free cash out flow of$30 million - Diluted loss per share of
$0.20 and adjusted diluted earnings per share of$0.01 - Compared to the fourth quarter of 2020, average TiO2 selling prices increased
3% in local currency and TiO2 sales volumes increased14% - During April 2021, we signed an agreement to sell our Water Treatment business to Feralco Group for approximately
$6 million cash
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(In millions, except per share amounts) | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 553 | $ | 532 | $ | 476 | ||||||
Net (loss) income attributable to Venator | $ | (21) | $ | 7 | $ | (58) | ||||||
Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Venator(1) | $ | 1 | $ | 12 | $ | (13) | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA(1) | $ | 49 | $ | 57 | $ | 25 | ||||||
Diluted (loss) earnings per share (4) | $ | (0.20) | $ | 0.07 | $ | (0.54) | ||||||
Adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share(1) | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.11 | $ | (0.12) | ||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | $ | (15) | $ | (58) | $ | 34 | ||||||
Free cash flow(3) | $ | (30) | $ | (85) | $ | 13 | ||||||
See end of press release for footnote explanations |
Venator Materials PLC ("Venator") (NYSE: VNTR) today reported first quarter 2021 results with revenues of
Simon Turner, President and CEO of Venator, commented:
"We have seen a strong start to the year and our first quarter results are encouraging. Demand was robust across all products and regions and we delivered approximately
TiO2 fundamentals are favorable; in the first quarter our average selling prices increased
Our Performance Additives segment EBITDA improved by
During April 2021, we signed an agreement to sell our Water Treatment business to Feralco Group for approximately
Segment Analysis for 1Q21 Compared to 1Q20
Titanium Dioxide
The Titanium Dioxide segment generated revenues of
Adjusted EBITDA for the Titanium Dioxide segment was
Performance Additives
The Performance Additives segment generated revenues of
Adjusted EBITDA for the Performance Additives segment was
Corporate and other
Corporate and other represents expenses which are not allocated to our segments. Losses from Corporate and other were
Tax Items
We recorded income tax expense of
Our income taxes are significantly affected by the mix of income and losses in the tax jurisdictions and valuation allowances in certain jurisdictions in which we operate. In 2021, we expect to see an adjusted effective tax rate of approximately
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2021, we had
Capital expenditures totaled
Earnings Conference Call Information
We will hold a conference call to discuss our first quarter 2021 results on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. ET.
Call-in numbers for the conference call: | |||
U.S. participants | 1-833-366-1118 | ||
International participants | 1-412-902-6770 | ||
(No passcode required) |
In order to facilitate the registration process, you may use the following link to pre-register for the conference call. Callers who pre-register will be given a unique PIN and separate call-in number to gain immediate access to the call and bypass the live operator. To pre-register, please go to:
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Webcast Information
The conference call will be available via webcast and can be accessed from the company's website at venatorcorp.com/investor-relations.
Replay Information
The conference call will be available for replay beginning May 6, 2021 and ending May 13, 2021.
Call-in numbers for the replay: | |||
U.S. participants | 1-877-344-7529 | ||
International participants | 1-412-317-0088 | ||
Passcode | 10153214 |
Upcoming Conferences
During the second quarter of 2021, a member of management is expected to present at Vertical Research Partners 2021 Virtual Conference May 25, 2021, Deutsche Bank's 12th Annual Global Basic Materials Conference (Virtual) on June 9, 2021 and the BMO 2021 Chemicals and Packaging Conference (Virtual) June 23, 2021. A webcast of the presentations, if applicable, along with accompanying materials will be available at venatorcorp.com/investor-relations.
Table 1 — Results of Operations | ||||||||
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March 31, | ||||||||
(In millions, except per share amounts) | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
Revenues | $ | 553 | $ | 532 | ||||
Cost of goods sold | 500 | 471 | ||||||
Operating expenses | 44 | 42 | ||||||
Restructuring, impairment and plant closing and transition costs | 14 | 7 | ||||||
Operating (loss) income | (5) | 12 | ||||||
Interest expense, net | (15) | (10) | ||||||
Other income | 5 | 4 | ||||||
(Loss) income before income taxes | (15) | 6 | ||||||
Income tax (expense) benefit | (5) | 2 | ||||||
Net (loss) income | (20) | 8 | ||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (1) | (1) | ||||||
Net (loss) income attributable to Venator | $ | (21) | $ | 7 | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA(1) | $ | 49 | $ | 57 | ||||
Adjusted net income(1) | $ | 1 | $ | 12 | ||||
Basic (loss) earnings per share | $ | (0.20) | $ | 0.07 | ||||
Diluted (loss) earnings per share(4) | $ | (0.20) | $ | 0.07 | ||||
Adjusted earnings per share(1) | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.11 | ||||
Adjusted diluted earnings per share(1) | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.11 | ||||
Ordinary share information: | ||||||||
Basic shares outstanding | 107.1 | 106.7 | ||||||
Diluted shares(4) | 107.7 | 106.7 | ||||||
See end of press release for footnote explanations |
Table 2 — Results of Operations by Segment | ||||||||||
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(In millions) | 2021 | 2020 | (Unfavorable) | |||||||
Segment Revenues: | ||||||||||
Titanium Dioxide | $ | 414 | $ | 402 | ||||||
Performance Additives | 139 | 130 | ||||||||
Total | $ | 553 | $ | 532 | ||||||
Segment Adjusted EBITDA(1): | ||||||||||
Titanium Dioxide | $ | 40 | $ | 46 | (13)% | |||||
Performance Additives | 23 | 22 | ||||||||
Corporate and other | (14) | (11) | (27)% | |||||||
Total | $ | 49 | $ | 57 | (14)% | |||||
See end of press release for footnote explanations |
Table 3 — Factors Impacting Sales Revenue | |||||||||
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March 31, 2021 vs. 2020 | |||||||||
Average Selling Price(a) | |||||||||
Local | Exchange | Sales Mix | Sales | Total | |||||
Titanium Dioxide | (1)% | (1)% | (1)% | ||||||
Performance Additives | —% | ||||||||
Total Company | (1)% | —% | (1)% | ||||||
(a) | Excludes revenues from tolling arrangements, by-products and raw materials |
(b) | Excludes sales volumes of by-products and raw materials |
Table 4 — Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA | Net Income (Loss) | Diluted Earnings | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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March 31, | March 31, | March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(In millions, except per share amounts) | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net (loss) income | $ | (20) | $ | 8 | $ | (20) | $ | 8 | $ | (0.18) | $ | 0.08 | ||||||||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (0.01) | (0.01) | ||||||||||||||||||
Net (loss) income attributable to Venator | (21) | 7 | (21) | 7 | (0.19) | 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | 15 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 31 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Business acquisition and integration adjustments | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Loss on disposal of businesses/assets | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Certain legal expenses/settlements | 1 | — | 1 | — | 0.01 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of pension and postretirement actuarial losses | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.03 | 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net plant incident costs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring, impairment, plant closing and transition costs | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0.13 | 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income tax adjustments(2) | — | — | 3 | (9) | 0.03 | (0.09) | ||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted(1) | $ | 49 | $ | 57 | $ | 1 | $ | 12 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.11 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted income tax expense(2) | $ | 2 | $ | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted pre-tax income | $ | 4 | $ | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted effective tax rate | 35 | % | 35 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA | Net Income (Loss) | Diluted Earnings | ||||||||||
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(In millions, except per share amounts) | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | |||||||||
Net loss | $ | (57) | $ | (57) | $ | (0.53) | ||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (1) | (1) | (0.01) | |||||||||
Net loss attributable to Venator | (58) | (58) | (0.54) | |||||||||
Interest expense, net | 15 | |||||||||||
Income tax benefit | 9 | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 29 | |||||||||||
Business acquisition and integration expenses | — | — | — | |||||||||
Separation gain | (10) | (10) | (0.09) | |||||||||
Gain on disposal of businesses/assets | (1) | (1) | (0.01) | |||||||||
Certain legal expenses/settlements | 3 | 3 | 0.03 | |||||||||
Amortization of pension and postretirement actuarial losses | 3 | 3 | 0.03 | |||||||||
Net plant incident costs | 2 | 2 | 0.02 | |||||||||
Restructuring, impairment, plant closing and transition costs | 33 | 33 | 0.31 | |||||||||
Income tax adjustments(2) | — | 15 | 0.14 | |||||||||
Adjusted(1) | $ | 25 | $ | (13) | $ | (0.12) | ||||||
Adjusted income tax expense(2) | $ | (6) | ||||||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax | 1 | |||||||||||
Adjusted pre-tax loss | $ | (18) | ||||||||||
Adjusted effective tax rate | 35 | % | ||||||||||
See end of press release for footnote explanations |
Table 5 — Selected Balance Sheet Items | ||||||||
March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
(In millions) | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 187 | $ | 220 | ||||
Accounts and notes receivable, net | 366 | 324 | ||||||
Inventories | 439 | 440 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 65 | 73 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 907 | 947 | ||||||
Other assets | 369 | 353 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,333 | $ | 2,357 | ||||
Accounts payable | $ | 303 | $ | 262 | ||||
Other current liabilities | 108 | 126 | ||||||
Current portion of debt | 7 | 7 | ||||||
Long-term debt | 949 | 950 | ||||||
Non-current payable to affiliates | 17 | 17 | ||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 352 | 371 | ||||||
Total equity | 597 | 624 | ||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 2,333 | $ | 2,357 | ||||
Table 6 — Outstanding Debt | ||||||||
March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
(In millions) | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
Debt: | ||||||||
Term Loan Facility | $ | 358 | $ | 359 | ||||
Senior Secured Notes | 215 | 215 | ||||||
Senior Unsecured Notes | 372 | 372 | ||||||
Other debt | 11 | 11 | ||||||
Total debt - excluding affiliates | 956 | 957 | ||||||
Total cash | 187 | 220 | ||||||
Net debt - excluding affiliates | $ | 769 | $ | 737 | ||||
Table 7 — Summarized Statement of Cash Flows | ||||||||
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March 31, | ||||||||
(In millions) | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
Total cash at beginning of period | $ | 220 | $ | 55 | ||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (15) | (58) | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (15) | (27) | ||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (2) | 56 | ||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | (1) | (1) | ||||||
Total cash at end of period | $ | 187 | $ | 25 | ||||
Supplemental cash flow information: | ||||||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | (28) | $ | (16) | ||||
Cash paid for income taxes | — | — | ||||||
Capital expenditures | (12) | (31) | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 31 | 28 | ||||||
Changes in primary working capital: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (50) | (62) | ||||||
Inventories | (7) | 9 | ||||||
Accounts payable | 47 | (20) | ||||||
Total cash used in primary working capital | $ | (10) | $ | (73) | ||||
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March 31, | ||||||||
(In millions) | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
Free cash flow(3): | ||||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (15) | $ | (58) | ||||
Capital expenditures | (12) | (31) | ||||||
Other investing activities | (3) | 4 | ||||||
Total free cash flow(3) | $ | (30) | $ | (85) | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA(1) | $ | 49 | $ | 57 | ||||
Capital expenditures excluding cash paid for Pori rebuild | (12) | (30) | ||||||
Cash paid for interest | (28) | (16) | ||||||
Cash paid for income taxes | — | — | ||||||
Primary working capital change | (10) | (73) | ||||||
Restructuring | (3) | (4) | ||||||
Pension & other | (22) | (18) | ||||||
Net cash flows associated with Pori | (4) | (1) | ||||||
Total free cash flow(3) | $ | (30) | $ | (85) | ||||
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Footnotes | |
(1) | Our management uses adjusted EBITDA to assess financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income/loss before interest income/expense, net, income tax expense/benefit, depreciation and amortization, and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, as well as eliminating the following adjustments: (a) business acquisition and integration expense/adjustments; (b) loss/gain on disposition of businesses/assets; (c) certain legal expenses/settlements; (d) amortization of pension and postretirement actuarial losses/gains; (e) net plant incident costs/credits; and (f) restructuring, impairment, and plant closing and transition costs/credits. We believe that net income is the performance measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP that is most directly comparable to adjusted EBITDA. |
We believe adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors in assessing our ongoing financial performance and provides improved comparability between periods through the exclusion of certain items that management believes are not indicative of our operational profitability and that may obscure underlying business results and trends. However, this measure should not be considered in isolation or viewed as a substitute for net income or other measures of performance determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Moreover, adjusted EBITDA as used herein is not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies due to potential inconsistencies in the methods of calculation. Our management believes this measure is useful to compare general operating performance from period to period and to make certain related management decisions. Adjusted EBITDA is also used by securities analysts, lenders and others in their evaluation of different companies because it excludes certain items that can vary widely across different industries or among companies within the same industry. For example, interest expense can be highly dependent on a company's capital structure, debt levels and credit ratings. Therefore, the impact of interest expense on earnings can vary significantly among companies. In addition, the tax positions of companies can vary because of their differing abilities to take advantage of tax benefits and because of the tax policies of the various jurisdictions in which they operate. As a result, effective tax rates and tax expense can vary considerably among companies. Finally, companies employ productive assets of different ages and utilize different methods of acquiring and depreciating such assets. This can result in considerable variability in the relative costs of productive assets and the depreciation and amortization expense among companies. | |
Nevertheless, our management recognizes that there are limitations associated with the use of adjusted EBITDA in the evaluation of us as compared to net income. Our management compensates for the limitations of using adjusted EBITDA by using this measure to supplement U.S. GAAP results to provide a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting the business rather than U.S. GAAP results alone. | |
In addition to the limitations noted above, adjusted EBITDA excludes items that may be recurring in nature and should not be disregarded in the evaluation of performance. However, we believe it is useful to exclude such items to provide a supplemental analysis of current results and trends compared to other periods because certain excluded items can vary significantly depending on specific underlying transactions or events, and the variability of such items may not relate specifically to ongoing operating results or trends and certain excluded items, while potentially recurring in future periods, may not be indicative of future results. | |
Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Venator Materials PLC ordinary shareholders is computed by eliminating the after-tax amounts related to the following from net income/loss attributable to Venator Materials PLC ordinary shareholders: (a) business acquisition and integration expenses/adjustments; (b) loss/gain on disposition of businesses/assets; (c) certain legal expenses/settlements; (d) amortization of pension and postretirement actuarial losses/gains; (e) net plant incident costs/credits; and (f) restructuring, impairment, and plant closing and transition costs/credits. Basic adjusted net income per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing adjusted net income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Adjusted diluted net income per share reflects all potential dilutive ordinary shares outstanding during the period increased by the number of additional shares that would have been outstanding as dilutive securities. | |
Adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted net income (loss) per share amounts are presented solely as supplemental information. These measures exclude similar noncash items as Adjusted EBITDA in order to assist our investors in comparing our performance from period to period and as such, bear similar risks as Adjusted EBITDA as documented above. For that reason, adjusted net income and the related per share amounts, should not be considered in isolation and should be considered only to supplement analysis of U.S. GAAP results. | |
(2) | Income tax expense is adjusted by the amount of additional tax expense or benefit that we would accrue if we used non-GAAP results instead of GAAP results in the calculation of our tax liability, taking into consideration our tax structure. We use a normalized effective tax rate of |
We eliminate the effect of significant changes to income tax valuation allowances from our presentation of adjusted net income to allow investors to better compare our ongoing financial performance from period to period. We do not adjust for insignificant changes in tax valuation allowances because we do not believe it provides more meaningful information than is provided under GAAP. We believe that our revised approach enables a clearer understanding of the long-term impact of our tax structure on post tax earnings. | |
(3) | Management internally uses a free cash flow measure: (a) to evaluate the Company's liquidity, (b) to evaluate strategic investments, (c) to evaluate the Company's ability to incur and service debt. Free cash flow is not a defined term under U.S. GAAP, and it should not be inferred that the entire free cash flow amount is available for discretionary expenditures. The Company defines free cash flow as cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations and used in investing activities. Free cash flow is typically derived directly from the Company's consolidated statement of cash flows; however, it may be adjusted for items that affect comparability between periods. Free cash flow is presented as supplemental information. |
(4) | The potentially dilutive impact of share-based awards was excluded from the calculation of earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2021 because there is an anti-dilutive effect as we are in a net loss position. |
About Venator
Venator is a global manufacturer and marketer of chemical products that comprise a broad range of pigments and additives that bring color and vibrancy to buildings, protect and extend product life, and reduce energy consumption. We market our products globally to a diversified group of industrial customers through two segments: Titanium Dioxide, which consists of our TiO2 business, and Performance Additives, which consists of our functional additives, color pigments, timber treatment and water treatment businesses. Based in Wynyard, U.K., Venator employs approximately 3,700 associates and sells its products in more than 120 countries.
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Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward looking statements represent Venator's expectations or beliefs concerning future events, and it is possible that the expected results described in this press release will not be achieved. These forward looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of Venator's control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward looking statements, including the impacts and duration of the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy and all aspects of our business, including our employees, customers, suppliers, partners, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, global economic conditions, our ability to maintain sufficient working capital, our ability to access capital markets on favorable terms, our ability to transfer business from our Pori, Finland manufacturing facility to other sites in our manufacturing network, the costs associated with such transfer and the closure of our Pori facility, our ability to realize financial and operational benefits from our business improvement plans and initiatives, changes in raw material and energy prices, or interruptions in raw materials and energy, industry production capacity and operating rates, the supply demand balance for our products and that of competing products, pricing pressures, technological developments, legal claims by or against us, changes in government regulations, including increased manufacturing, labeling and waste disposal regulations and the classification of TiO2 as a carcinogen in the EU, the impacts of climate change and increasing climate change regulations, geopolitical events, cyberattacks and public health crises.
Any forward looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and, except as required by law, Venator does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Venator to predict all such factors. When considering these forward looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements in Venator's filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including Venator's Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. The risk factors and other factors noted therein could cause its actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward looking statement.
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