Q1 2026 Interfor Corp Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- Interfor Corp (IFSPF) reported a significant improvement in Q1 2026 with an EBITDA of $31 million, up $60 million from Q4 2025.
- The Thomaston mill project in Georgia was completed and is ramping up ahead of expectations, strengthening Interfor's US footprint.
- The company has set ambitious manufacturing cost reduction targets, aiming for an $80 million earnings improvement over the next two years.
- Interfor has optimized working capital in Canada, with log inventory carrying values down 36% year over year.
- The company maintains a strong liquidity position with $386 million available, allowing flexibility in capital allocation and market response.
- Interfor continues to face elevated duties, tariffs, and logistical constraints, particularly in the US.
- Near-term markets remain volatile with challenges from elevated interest rates, trade uncertainty, and geopolitical developments.
- Despite increased production, shipments were unchanged from Q4 due to logistics constraints, leading to higher lumber inventory levels.
- The company has indefinitely curtailed operations at Gogama and Nairn Centre in Ontario, reflecting ongoing market challenges.
- Interfor's net debt to capitalization ratio increased to 38.3% from 36.5% at year-end, partly due to working capital build and CapEx spend.
Good morning. My name is Joanna, and I will be your conference operator today, welcome to Interfor Corporationâs first-quarter 2026 results conference call. As a reminder, all participants are in listen-only mode today, and the conference is being recorded. Following prepared remarks, there will be an opportunity for analysts to ask questions.
During this conference call, Interforâs representatives may make forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws, additional information regarding the risks, uncertainties, and assumptions of such statements can be found in Interforâs most recent press release and MD&A.
I would now turn the call over to Mr. Ian Fillinger, Interfor's President and CEO. Mr. Fillinger, please go ahead.
Thank you, operator, and good morning, everyone. Joining me today is Mike Mackay, our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. We're both calling in from our Peachtree City office in Georgia, where earlier
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