PotlatchDeltic Corporation (Nasdaq: PCH) today reported net income of $22.3 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, on revenues of $246.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. Excluding after-tax special items consisting of gain on insurance recoveries and CatchMark merger-related expenses, adjusted net income was $5.2 million, or $0.06 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2023. Net income was $120.2 million, or $1.72 per diluted share, on revenues of $359.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. Excluding an after-tax gain on insurance recoveries, adjusted net income was $112.9 million, or $1.61 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2022.
Second Quarter 2023 Highlights
- Generated Total Adjusted EBITDDA of $45.5 million and Total Adjusted EBITDDA margin of 18.5%
- Completed stratification of acquired CatchMark timberlands identifying higher value opportunities
- Repurchased 9,000 shares for $0.4 million, or $45 per share
- Maintained strong liquidity position of $630 million as of June 30, 2023
“Our second quarter 2023 results reflect solid performance across all of our business segments while navigating through an uncertain macroeconomic environment,” said Eric Cremers, president and chief executive officer. “We are encouraged by recent favorable housing data and the upward trend in lumber prices. Looking further ahead, we remain positive on long-term housing-related fundamentals that drive demand in our business. We are well positioned with a strong balance sheet and a portfolio of high-quality assets to grow shareholder value under a disciplined and opportunistic capital allocation strategy," stated Mr. Cremers.
Financial Highlights
($ in millions, except per share data) | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q2 2022 | |||||||||
Revenues | $ | 246.1 | $ | 258.0 | $ | 359.6 | ||||||
Net income | $ | 22.3 | $ | 16.3 | $ | 120.2 | ||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted (in thousands) | 80,416 | 80,167 | 69,791 | |||||||||
Net income per diluted share | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.20 | $ | 1.72 | ||||||
Adjusted Net Income | $ | 5.2 | $ | 18.5 | $ | 112.9 | ||||||
Adjusted Net Income per diluted share | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.23 | $ | 1.61 | ||||||
Total Adjusted EBITDDA | $ | 45.5 | $ | 57.7 | $ | 175.1 | ||||||
Dividends per share1 | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.44 | ||||||
Net cash from operations | $ | 37.2 | $ | 39.1 | $ | 147.9 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 331.2 | $ | 325.6 | $ | 511.2 | ||||||
| 1 | The regular dividend was increased 2.3% to $0.45 per quarter in Q4 2022. |
Business Performance: Q2 2023 vs. Q1 2023
Timberlands
Second Quarter 2023 Highlights
- Timberlands Adjusted EBITDDA decreased $17.2 million from Q1 2023
- Northern harvest volumes decreased due to spring breakup
- Northern sawlog prices increased 2% primarily due to seasonally lighter sawlogs
- Southern harvest volumes were lower primarily due to wet conditions impacting operations
- Southern sawlog prices were flat while pulpwood prices declined 5% on weaker demand
- Forest management costs increased due to seasonally higher activities
($ in millions) | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | $ Change | |||||||||
Timberlands Revenues | $ | 88.7 | $ | 115.2 | $ | (26.5 | ) | |||||
Timberlands Adjusted EBITDDA | $ | 29.4 | $ | 46.6 | $ | (17.2 | ) | |||||
Wood Products
Second Quarter 2023 Highlights
- Wood Products Adjusted EBITDDA increased $11.9 million from Q1 2023
- Average lumber price increased 9% to $476 per MBF in Q2 2023
- Per-unit log costs decreased on lower indexed pricing in Idaho and improved recoveries at our Southern sawmills
- Lumber shipments increased 7%
- Plywood shipments and price decreased due to lower demand
($ in millions) | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | $ Change | |||||||||
Wood Products Revenues | $ | 167.7 | $ | 152.8 | $ | 14.9 | ||||||
Wood Products Adjusted EBITDDA | $ | 11.9 | $ | — | $ | 11.9 | ||||||
Real Estate
Second Quarter 2023 Highlights
- Real Estate Adjusted EBITDDA decreased $7.3 million from Q1 2023
- Sold 941 acres of rural land at an average price of $4,859 / acre
- Sold 42 residential lots at an average price of $107,126 / lot
- Sold 6 commercial acres at an average price of $818,914 / acre
($ in millions) | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | $ Change | |||||||||
Real Estate Revenues | $ | 17.0 | $ | 23.9 | $ | (6.9 | ) | |||||
Real Estate Adjusted EBITDDA | $ | 12.2 | $ | 19.5 | $ | (7.3 | ) | |||||
Non-GAAP Measures
This press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures, which management believes are useful to investors, securities analysts and other interested parties. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered only as supplemental to, and not as superior to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Management uses Adjusted EBITDDA to evaluate the performance of the company. This is a non-GAAP measure that represents EBITDDA before certain items that impact comparison of the performance of our business either period-over-period or with other businesses.
Total Adjusted EBITDDA margin is calculated as Total Adjusted EBITDDA divided by revenues.
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income Per Diluted Share are non-GAAP measures that represent GAAP net income and GAAP net income per diluted share before certain items that impact the ability of investors, securities analysts and other interested parties to compare the performance of our business, either period-over-period or with other businesses.
Reconciliations to GAAP are set forth in the accompanying schedules.
Conference Call Information
A live conference call and webcast will be held Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (12:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Investors may access the webcast at www.potlatchdeltic.com by clicking on the Investors link or by conference call at 1-888-510-2008 for U.S./Canada and 1-646-960-0306 for international callers. Participants will be asked to provide conference I.D. number 7281983. Supplemental materials that will be discussed during the call are available on the website.
A replay of the conference call will be available two hours following the call until August 8, 2023 by calling 1-800-770-2030 for U.S./Canada or 1-647-362-9199 for international callers. Callers must enter conference I.D. number 7281983 to access the replay.
About PotlatchDeltic
PotlatchDeltic (Nasdaq: PCH) is a leading Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) that owns nearly 2.2 million acres of timberlands in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana. Mississippi and South Carolina. Through its taxable REIT subsidiary, the company also operates six sawmills, an industrial-grade plywood mill, a residential and commercial real estate development business and a rural timberland sales program. PotlatchDeltic, a leader in sustainable forest management, is committed to environmental and social responsibility and to responsible governance. More information can be found at www.potlatchdeltic.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 as amended, including without limitation, our expectations regarding the company’s revenues, costs and expenses; long-term housing market fundamentals and lumber prices; disciplined and opportunistic capital allocation strategy; and similar matters. Words such as “looking ahead,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. You should carefully read forward-looking statements, including statements that contain these words, because they discuss the future expectations or state other “forward-looking” information about PotlatchDeltic. A number of important factors could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, many of which are beyond PotlatchDeltic’s control, such as changes in the U.S. housing market; changes in timberland values; changes in timber harvest levels on the company's lands; changes in timber prices; changes in policy regarding governmental timber sales; availability of logging contractors and shipping capacity; changes in the United States and international economies and effects on our customers and suppliers; changes in interest rates; credit availability and homebuyers’ ability to qualify for mortgages; availability of labor and developable land; changes in the level of construction and remodeling activity; changes in foreign demand; changes in tariffs, quotas and trade agreements involving wood products; currency fluctuation; changes in demand for our products and real estate; changes in production and production capacity in the forest products industry; competitive pricing pressures for our products; unanticipated manufacturing disruptions; disruptions or inefficiencies in our supply chain and/or operations; changes in general and industry-specific environmental laws and regulations; unforeseen environmental liabilities or expenditures; weather conditions; fires at our facilities and on our timberland and other catastrophic events; restrictions on harvesting due to fire danger; changes in raw material, fuel and other costs; transportation disruptions; share price; the successful execution of the company’s strategic plans; and the other factors described in PotlatchDeltic’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the company’s other filings with the SEC. PotlatchDeltic assumes no obligation to update the information in this communication, except as otherwise required by law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, all of which speak only as of the date hereof.
PotlatchDeltic Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Unaudited | |||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
June 30, | March 31, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 246,101 | $ | 257,962 | $ | 359,597 | $ | 504,063 | $ | 770,947 | |||||||||
Costs and expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | 215,063 | 224,350 | 191,334 | 439,413 | 371,181 | ||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 17,585 | 18,230 | 20,412 | 35,815 | 36,706 | ||||||||||||||
CatchMark merger-related expenses | 244 | 2,209 | — | 2,453 | — | ||||||||||||||
Gain on fire damage | (23,110 | ) | — | (9,868 | ) | (23,110 | ) | (9,592 | ) | ||||||||||
209,782 | 244,789 | 201,878 | 454,571 | 398,295 | |||||||||||||||
Operating income | 36,319 | 13,173 | 157,719 | 49,492 | 372,652 | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | (7,613 | ) | (199 | ) | (7,419 | ) | (7,812 | ) | (10,313 | ) | |||||||||
Pension settlement charge | — | — | — | — | (14,165 | ) | |||||||||||||
Non-operating pension and other postretirement employee benefit costs | (229 | ) | (228 | ) | (1,809 | ) | (457 | ) | (3,738 | ) | |||||||||
Other | 258 | 10 | — | 268 | — | ||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 28,735 | 12,756 | 148,491 | 41,491 | 344,436 | ||||||||||||||
