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The company said net earnings for Q1 2024 were $56 million ($0.16 per diluted share), compared with $(284) million for Q4 2023 and $172 million for Q1 2023. Adjusted operating earnings, a non-GAAP measure, were $61 million ($0.17 per diluted share).
Key points
AI summaryThe company said net earnings for Q1 2024 were $56 million ($0.16 per diluted share), compared with $(284) million for Q4 2023 and $172 million for Q1 2023. Adjusted operating earnings, a non-GAAP measure, were $61 million ($0.17 per diluted share).
The company said Q1 2024 was an earnings trough, reflecting seasonally lower volumes, the price impact of 2023 index declines, and higher recovered fiber costs. It also said January results included about $52 million of impacts from the January freeze and the initial financial effects of the Ixtac, Mexico box plant fire.
The company said it announced on April 16, 2024 its intent to acquire DS Smith in an all-stock transaction valued at about $9.9 billion. It said it expects to complete the deal through a scheme of arrangement under the laws of England and Wales.
The company said cash provided by operations for the first 3 months of 2024 was $395 million ($345 million in the same period of the prior year), and capital expenditures were $251 million ($341 million in the same period of the prior year). It said it expects full-year 2024 capital expenditures of about $800 million to $1.0 billion.
Key figures
Quarter ended March 31, 2024
- Revenue
- $4.6B
- Operating income
- $169M
- Net income
- $56M
- EPS
- $0.16
- Operating cash flow
- $395M
From the XBRL financial data filed with the SEC · not processed by AI.
Summary
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Q1 2024 Net Earnings and Adjusted Operating Earnings
The company said net earnings for Q1 2024 were $56 million ($0.16 per diluted share), compared with $(284) million for Q4 2023 and $172 million for Q1 2023. Adjusted operating earnings, a non-GAAP measure, were $61 million ($0.17 per diluted share).
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Q1 Earnings Trough and Approximately $52 million Impact
The company said Q1 2024 was an earnings trough, reflecting seasonally lower volumes, the price impact of 2023 index declines, and higher recovered fiber costs. It also said January results included about $52 million of impacts from the January freeze and the initial financial effects of the Ixtac, Mexico box plant fire.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Announces Intent to Acquire DS Smith in All-Stock Deal
The company said it announced on April 16, 2024 its intent to acquire DS Smith in an all-stock transaction valued at about $9.9 billion. It said it expects to complete the deal through a scheme of arrangement under the laws of England and Wales.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Operating Cash Flow and Capital Expenditures
The company said cash provided by operations for the first 3 months of 2024 was $395 million ($345 million in the same period of the prior year), and capital expenditures were $251 million ($341 million in the same period of the prior year). It said it expects full-year 2024 capital expenditures of about $800 million to $1.0 billion.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
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