● | Full-year 2023 cash from operations of approximately $165 million resulting in Free Cash Flow of approximately $75 million (prior outlook of cash from operations of approximately $100 million and breakeven Free Cash Flow†); higher Free Cash Flow outlook despite lower profitability due to cash improvement actions |
Commenting on the outlook for 2023, Bozich said, “We anticipate performance will significantly improve in the second quarter from lower raw material and Corporate costs, better fixed cost absorption and a lower natural gas hedge loss. While we are expecting a gradual demand increase through the end of the year, the range of our full-year outlook reflects no sales volume improvement at the low end and a ten percent improvement at the high end.”
Bozich continued, “Despite the economic environment, we are taking actions to improve our cash and liquidity profile. These include the sale of our Matamoros sheet assets, a reduction in working capital, and capital expenditure deferments. In addition, we will substantially further reduce our cash dividend beginning with the dividend payable in the third quarter of 2023. We believe this is the right balance for success in both the near and long terms as we continue our evolution as a specialty material and sustainable solutions provider.”
†For the prior outlook, refer to the Company’s press release, furnished on its Form 8-K dated February 8, 2023, for a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to their corresponding GAAP measures.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
Trinseo will host a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2023 financial results on Friday, May 5, 2023 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.
Commenting on results will be Frank Bozich, President and Chief Executive Officer, David Stasse, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Andy Myers, Director of Investor Relations.
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Trinseo has posted its first quarter 2023 financial results on the Company’s Investor Relations website. The presentation slides will also be made available in the webcast player prior to the conference call. The Company will also furnish copies of the financial results press release and presentation slides to investors by means of a Form 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
A replay of the conference call and transcript will be archived on the Company’s Investor Relations website shortly following the conference call. The replay will be available until May 5, 2024.
About Trinseo
Trinseo (NYSE: TSE) a specialty material solutions provider, partners with companies to bring ideas to life in an imaginative, smart and sustainability focused manner by combining its premier expertise, forward-looking innovations and best-in-class materials to unlock value for companies and consumers.
From design to manufacturing, Trinseo taps into decades of experience in diverse material solutions to address customers’ unique challenges in a wide range of industries, including building and construction, consumer goods, medical and mobility.
Trinseo’s approximately 3,400 employees bring endless creativity to reimagining the possibilities with clients all over the world from the company’s locations in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Trinseo reported net sales of approximately $5.0 billion in 2022. Discover more by visiting www.trinseo.com and connecting with Trinseo on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and WeChat.
Use of non-GAAP measures
In addition to using standard measures of performance and liquidity that are recognized in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), we use additional measures of income excluding certain GAAP items (“non-GAAP measures”), such as Adjusted Net Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS and measures of liquidity