
Sylvamo | 8-K: FY2025 Q2 Revenue Misses Estimate at USD 794 M

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Revenue: As of FY2025 Q2, the actual value is USD 794 M, missing the estimate of USD 826.07 M.
EPS: As of FY2025 Q2, the actual value is USD 0.37, missing the estimate of USD 0.42.
EBIT: As of FY2025 Q2, the actual value is USD 20 M.
Financial Highlights – Second Quarter vs. First Quarter
- Net Income: $15 million ($0.37 per diluted share) compared to $27 million ($0.65 per diluted share) in the first quarter.
- Adjusted Operating Earnings: $15 million ($0.37 per diluted share) compared to $28 million ($0.68 per diluted share).
- Adjusted EBITDA: $82 million (10% margin) compared to $90 million (11% margin).
- Cash Provided by Operating Activities: $64 million compared to $23 million.
- Free Cash Flow: - $2 million compared to - $25 million.
Segment Information
- Europe: Net sales of $181 million with an operating loss of - $38 million, compared to $190 million in net sales and an operating loss of - $24 million in the first quarter.
- Latin America: Net sales of $207 million with an operating profit of $2 million, compared to $199 million in net sales and an operating profit of $26 million in the first quarter.
- North America: Net sales of $419 million with an operating profit of $66 million, compared to $438 million in net sales and an operating profit of $42 million in the first quarter.
Third Quarter Outlook
- Adjusted EBITDA: Expected to be between $145 million and $165 million.
- Price and Mix: Expected to decrease by $15 million to $20 million due to paper and pulp prices in Europe.
- Volume: Projected to improve by $15 million to $20 million, primarily due to seasonality in Latin America and North America.
- Operations and Other Costs: Expected to be favorable by up to $5 million, primarily due to improving operational performance.
- Planned Maintenance Outage Expenses: Will decrease by $66 million with no outages planned in the quarter.
- Earnings: Expected to significantly improve in the second half of the year due to lower planned maintenance outage expenses, improving volumes, and better operations.
