Armstrong World Industries Reports Record Second-Quarter 2025 Sales and Earnings
-
Quarterly net sales increased
16% to with a$425 million 7% increase in Mineral Fiber net sales and a37% increase in Architectural Specialties net sales -
Operating income increased
30% and diluted net earnings per share increased34% -
Adjusted EBITDA up
23% and adjusted diluted net earnings per share up29% - Operating income margin expanded 300 basis points and adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 200 basis points
- Raising full-year 2025 guidance
(All comparisons are versus the prior-year period unless otherwise stated)
“With strong performance across our enterprise, we delivered robust top and bottom-line growth with margin expansion in both our Mineral Fiber and Architectural Specialties segments,” said AWI President and CEO, Vic Grizzle. “These record-setting results continue to demonstrate the resilience of our business model and strong execution on our growth initiatives including our acquisitions, innovation and digital tools. While macro-economic uncertainty persists, we are confident in our ability to navigate these challenges and continue generating profitable growth through strong commercial and operational execution.”
Second-Quarter Consolidated Results |
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(Dollar amounts in millions except per-share data) |
For the Three Months Ended June 30, |
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|
2025 |
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|
2024 |
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|
Change |
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Net sales |
$ |
424.6 |
|
|
$ |
365.1 |
|
|
|
Operating income |
$ |
123.2 |
|
|
$ |
95.0 |
|
|
|
Operating income margin (Operating income as a % of net sales) |
|
29.0 |
% |
|
|
26.0 |
% |
|
300bps |
Net earnings |
$ |
87.8 |
|
|
$ |
65.9 |
|
|
|
Diluted net earnings per share |
$ |
2.01 |
|
|
$ |
1.50 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Additional Non-GAAP* Measures |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
154 |
|
|
$ |
125 |
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA margin (Adjusted EBITDA as a % of net sales) |
|
36.3 |
% |
|
|
34.3 |
% |
|
200bps |
Adjusted net earnings |
$ |
91 |
|
|
$ |
71 |
|
|
|
Adjusted diluted net earnings per share |
$ |
2.09 |
|
|
$ |
1.62 |
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|
* |
The Company uses non-GAAP adjusted measures in managing the business and believes the adjustments provide meaningful comparisons of operating performance between periods and are useful alternative measures of performance. Reconciliations of the most comparable generally accepted accounting principles in |
Consolidated net sales for the second quarter of 2025 increased
Consolidated operating income increased
Second-Quarter Segment Results | |||||||||
Mineral Fiber |
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(Dollar amounts in millions) |
For the Three Months Ended June 30, |
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|
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|
2025 |
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|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
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Net sales |
$ |
267.0 |
|
|
$ |
250.2 |
|
|
|
Operating income |
$ |
98.4 |
|
|
$ |
81.7 |
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA* |
$ |
121 |
|
|
$ |
104 |
|
|
|
Operating income margin |
|
36.9 |
% |
|
|
32.7 |
% |
|
420bps |
Adjusted EBITDA margin* |
|
45.2 |
% |
|
|
41.7 |
% |
|
350bps |
Mineral Fiber net sales increased
Mineral Fiber operating income increased
Architectural Specialties |
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(Dollar amounts in millions) |
For the Three Months Ended June 30, |
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|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Change |
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Net sales |
$ |
157.6 |
|
|
$ |
114.9 |
|
|
|
Operating income |
$ |
25.6 |
|
|
$ |
14.2 |
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA* |
$ |
34 |
|
|
$ |
21 |
|
|
|
Operating income margin |
|
16.2 |
% |
|
|
12.4 |
% |
|
380bps |
Adjusted EBITDA margin* |
|
21.5 |
% |
|
|
18.4 |
% |
|
310bps |
Architectural Specialties net sales increased
Architectural Specialties operating income increased
Unallocated Corporate
Unallocated Corporate operating loss was
Cash Flow
Year-to-date cash flows from operating activities in 2025 increased
Share Repurchase Program
During the second quarter of 2025, we repurchased 0.2 million shares of common stock for a total cost of
** |
In July 2016, our Board of Directors approved our share repurchase program authorizing us to repurchase outstanding shares of common stock (the “Program”). Since inception of the Program, we have been authorized to repurchase up to an aggregate of |
Updating 2025 Outlook
“We delivered strong profitability in the second quarter, highlighted by robust adjusted EBITDA margin expansion in both segments. Given these strong first half results, we are increasing our guidance for all key metrics,” said Chris Calzaretta, AWI Senior Vice President and CFO. “Given continued uncertainty in the macroeconomic backdrop, we remain focused on disciplined cost control and capital allocation. As a result of these efforts, we are well-positioned to deliver strong results for the remainder of the year as we continue to demonstrate the resilience of our business model and create value for our shareholders."
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For the Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
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(Dollar amounts in millions except per-share data) |
2024 Actual |
|
Current Guidance |
|
VPY Growth % |
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Net sales |
$ |
1,446 |
|
$ |
1,600 |
|
to |
$ |
1,630 |
|
|
to |
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA* |
$ |
486 |
|
$ |
545 |
|
to |
$ |
560 |
|
|
to |
|
|
Adjusted diluted net earnings per share* |
$ |
6.31 |
|
$ |
7.15 |
|
to |
$ |
7.30 |
|
|
to |
|
|
Adjusted free cash flow* |
$ |
298 |
|
$ |
330 |
|
to |
$ |
345 |
|
|
to |
|
Earnings Webcast
Management will host a live webcast conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET today, to discuss second-quarter 2025 results. This event will be available on the Company's website. The call and accompanying slide presentation can be found on the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.armstrongworldindustries.com. The replay of this event will be available on the website for up to one year after the date of the call.
Uncertainties Affecting Forward-Looking Statements
Disclosures in this release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including without limitation, those relating to future financial and operational results, market and broader economic conditions and guidance. Those statements provide our future expectations or forecasts and can be identified by our use of words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “outlook,” “target,” “predict,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “seek,” and other words or phrases of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. This includes annual guidance. Forward-looking statements, by their nature, address matters that are uncertain and involve risks because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. As a result, our actual results may differ materially from our expected results and from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. A more detailed discussion of the risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied is included in the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” sections of our reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filed with the
About Armstrong and Additional Information
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (AWI) is an
More details on the Company’s performance can be found in its report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, that the Company expects to file with the SEC today.
Reported Financial Results | |||||||||||||||
(Amounts in millions, except per share data) | |||||||||||||||
SELECTED FINANCIAL RESULTS |
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Armstrong World Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries |
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(Unaudited) |
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For the Three Months Ended June 30, |
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For the Six Months Ended June 30, |
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|
2025 |
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|
2024 |
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|
2025 |
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|
2024 |
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Net sales |
$ |
424.6 |
|
|
$ |
365.1 |
|
|
$ |
807.3 |
|
|
$ |
691.4 |
|
Cost of goods sold |
|
248.8 |
|
|
|
215.8 |
|
|
|
481.6 |
|
|
|
417.8 |
|
Gross profit |
|
175.8 |
|
|
|
149.3 |
|
|
|
325.7 |
|
|
|
273.6 |
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
84.5 |
|
|
|
80.6 |
|
|
|
162.5 |
|
|
|
146.0 |
|
Equity (earnings) from unconsolidated affiliates, net |
|
(31.9 |
) |
|
|
(26.3 |
) |
|
|
(58.5 |
) |
|
|
(53.5 |
) |
Operating income |
|
123.2 |
|
|
|
95.0 |
|
|
|
221.7 |
|
|
|
181.1 |
|
Interest expense |
|
8.6 |
|
|
|
11.1 |
|
|
|
17.1 |
|
|
|
20.1 |
|
Other non-operating (income), net |
|
(0.7 |
) |
|
|
(3.2 |
) |
|
|
(1.4 |
) |
|
|
(6.3 |
) |
Earnings before income taxes |
|
115.3 |
|
|
|
87.1 |
|
|
|
206.0 |
|
|
|
167.3 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
27.5 |
|
|
|
21.2 |
|
|
|
49.1 |
|
|
|
41.5 |
|
Net earnings |
$ |
87.8 |
|
|
$ |
65.9 |
|
|
$ |
156.9 |
|
|
$ |
125.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Diluted net earnings per share of common stock |
$ |
2.01 |
|
|
$ |
1.50 |
|
|
$ |
3.59 |
|
|
$ |
2.86 |
|
Average number of diluted common shares outstanding |
|
43.7 |
|
|
|
44.0 |
|
|
|
43.7 |
|
|
|
44.0 |
|
SEGMENT RESULTS |
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Armstrong World Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries |
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(Unaudited) |
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For the Three Months Ended June 30, |
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For the Six Months Ended June 30, |
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|
2025 |
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|
2024 |
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|
2025 |
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|
2024 |
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Net Sales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Mineral Fiber |
$ |
267.0 |
|
|
$ |
250.2 |
|
|
$ |
512.1 |
|
|
$ |
489.8 |
|
Architectural Specialties |
|
157.6 |
|
|
|
114.9 |
|
|
|
295.2 |
|
|
|
201.6 |
|
Total net sales |
$ |
424.6 |
|
|
$ |
365.1 |
|
|
$ |
807.3 |
|
|
$ |
691.4 |
|
|
For the Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
For the Six Months Ended June 30, |
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|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2025 |
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|
2024 |
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Segment operating income (loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Mineral Fiber |
$ |
98.4 |
|
|
$ |
81.7 |
|
|
$ |
182.9 |
|
|
$ |
160.9 |
|
Architectural Specialties |
|
25.6 |
|
|
|
14.2 |
|
|
|
40.4 |
|
|
|
21.9 |
|
Unallocated Corporate |
|
(0.8 |
) |
|
|
(0.9 |
) |
|
|
(1.6 |
) |
|
|
(1.7 |
) |
Total consolidated operating income |
$ |
123.2 |
|
|
$ |
95.0 |
|
|
$ |
221.7 |
|
|
$ |
181.1 |
|
SELECTED BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION |
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Armstrong World Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries |
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|
Unaudited |
|
|||
|
June 30, 2025 |
December 31, 2024 |
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Assets |
|
|
|||
Current assets |
$ |
375.6 |
$ |
348.9 |
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
595.1 |
|
598.8 |
|
Other non-current assets |
|
891.3 |
|
895.0 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
1,862.0 |
$ |
1,842.7 |
|
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
|
|
|||
Current liabilities |
$ |
232.9 |
$ |
249.7 |
|
Non-current liabilities |
|
791.3 |
|
835.9 |
|
Shareholders' equity |
|
837.8 |
|
757.1 |
|
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
$ |
1,862.0 |
$ |
1,842.7 |
SELECTED CASH FLOW INFORMATION |
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Armstrong World Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries |
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(Unaudited) |
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|
For the Six Months Ended June 30, |
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|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|||
Net earnings |
$ |
156.9 |
|
$ |
125.8 |
|
Other adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities |
|
8.7 |
|
|
3.6 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net |
|
(43.0 |
) |
|
(45.7 |
) |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
122.6 |
|
|
83.7 |
|
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities |
|
13.2 |
|
|
(81.4 |
) |
Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities |
|
(134.7 |
) |
|
1.1 |
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
|
0.7 |
|
|
(0.6 |
) |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
1.8 |
|
|
2.8 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
|
79.3 |
|
|
70.8 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ |
81.1 |
|
$ |
73.6 |
|
Supplemental Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP Results (unaudited)
(Amounts in millions, except per share data)
To supplement its consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in
In the following charts, numbers may not sum due to rounding. Excluding adjusted diluted EPS, non-GAAP figures are rounded to the nearest million and corresponding percentages are rounded to the nearest percent based on unrounded figures.
Consolidated Results – Adjusted EBITDA |
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|
For the Three Months Ended
|
|
For the Six Months Ended
|
|||||||||
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|||||
Net sales |
$ |
425 |
|
$ |
365 |
|
$ |
807 |
|
$ |
691 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Net earnings |
$ |
88 |
|
$ |
66 |
|
$ |
157 |
|
$ |
126 |
|
Add: Income tax expense |
|
28 |
|
|
21 |
|
|
49 |
|
|
42 |
|
Earnings before income taxes |
$ |
115 |
|
$ |
87 |
|
$ |
206 |
|
$ |
167 |
|
Add: Interest/other income and expense, net |
|
8 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
16 |
|
|
14 |
|
Operating income |
$ |
123 |
|
$ |
95 |
|
$ |
222 |
|
$ |
181 |
|
Add: RIP expense (1) |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Add: Acquisition-related impacts (2) |
|
- |
|
|
2 |
|
|
- |
|
|
2 |
|
Add: WAVE pension settlement (3) |
|
- |
|
|
1 |
|
|
- |
|
|
1 |
|
Add: Environmental expense |
|
- |
|
|
1 |
|
|
- |
|
|
1 |
|
Adjusted operating income |
$ |
124 |
|
$ |
100 |
|
$ |
223 |
|
$ |
186 |
|
Add: Depreciation and amortization |
|
30 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
60 |
|
|
50 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
154 |
|
$ |
125 |
|
$ |
283 |
|
$ |
236 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Operating income margin |
|
29.0 |
% |
|
26.0 |
% |
|
27.5 |
% |
|
26.2 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA margin |
|
36.3 |
% |
|
34.3 |
% |
|
35.1 |
% |
|
34.1 |
% |
(1) |
RIP expense represents only the plan service cost that is recorded within Operating income. For all periods presented, we were not required to and did not make cash contributions to our RIP. |
|
(2) |
Represents the impact of acquisition-related adjustments for the fair value of inventory, contingent third-party professional fees and changes in fair value of contingent consideration. |
|
(3) |
Represents the Company's |
Mineral Fiber |
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|
For the Three Months Ended
|
|
For the Six Months Ended
|
|||||||||
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|||||
Net sales |
$ |
267 |
|
$ |
250 |
|
$ |
512 |
|
$ |
490 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Operating income |
$ |
98 |
|
$ |
82 |
|
$ |
183 |
|
$ |
161 |
|
Add: Acquisition-related impacts (1) |
|
- |
|
|
1 |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
Add: WAVE pension settlement (2) |
|
- |
|
|
1 |
|
|
- |
|
|
1 |
|
Add: Environmental expense |
|
- |
|
|
1 |
|
|
- |
|
|
1 |
|
Adjusted operating income |
$ |
98 |
|
$ |
85 |
|
$ |
183 |
|
$ |
164 |
|
Add: Depreciation and amortization |
|
22 |
|
|
20 |
|
|
43 |
|
|
40 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
121 |
|
$ |
104 |
|
$ |
226 |
|
$ |
203 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Operating income margin |
|
36.9 |
% |
|
32.7 |
% |
|
35.7 |
% |
|
32.9 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA margin |
|
45.2 |
% |
|
41.7 |
% |
|
44.1 |
% |
|
41.5 |
% |
(1) |
Represents the impact of acquisition-related adjustments for changes in fair value of contingent consideration. |
|
(2) |
Represents the Company's |
Architectural Specialties |
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|
For the Three Months Ended
|
|
For the Six Months Ended
|
|||||||||
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|||||
Net sales |
$ |
158 |
|
$ |
115 |
|
$ |
295 |
|
$ |
202 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Operating income |
$ |
26 |
|
$ |
14 |
|
$ |
40 |
|
$ |
22 |
|
Add: Acquisition-related impacts (1) |
|
- |
|
|
1 |
|
|
- |
|
|
1 |
|
Adjusted operating income |
$ |
26 |
|
$ |
15 |
|
$ |
40 |
|
$ |
23 |
|
Add: Depreciation and amortization |
|
8 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
17 |
|
|
10 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
34 |
|
$ |
21 |
|
$ |
58 |
|
$ |
33 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Operating income margin |
|
16.2 |
% |
|
12.4 |
% |
|
13.7 |
% |
|
10.9 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA margin |
|
21.5 |
% |
|
18.4 |
% |
|
19.5 |
% |
|
16.5 |
% |
(1) |
Represents the impact of acquisition-related adjustments for the fair value of inventory, contingent third-party professional fees and changes in fair value of contingent consideration. |
Unallocated Corporate |
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|
For the Three Months Ended
|
|
For the Six Months Ended
|
|||||||||
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|||||
Operating (loss) |
$ |
(1 |
) |
$ |
(1 |
) |
$ |
(2 |
) |
$ |
(2 |
) |
Add: RIP expense (1) |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Adjusted operating (loss) |
$ |
- |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
(1 |
) |
$ |
(1 |
) |
Add: Depreciation and amortization |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
- |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
- |
|
(1) |
RIP expense represents only the plan service cost that is recorded within Operating income. For all periods presented, we were not required to and did not make cash contributions to our RIP. |
Consolidated Results – Adjusted Free Cash Flow |
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|
For the Three Months Ended
|
|
For the Six Months Ended
|
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|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ |
82 |
|
$ |
57 |
|
$ |
123 |
|
$ |
84 |
|
Net cash provided by (used by) investing activities |
|
7 |
|
|
(87 |
) |
|
13 |
|
|
(81 |
) |
Net cash provided by (used by) operating and investing activities |
$ |
89 |
|
$ |
(30 |
) |
$ |
136 |
|
$ |
2 |
|
(Less)/Add: Acquisitions, net of cash acquired and investment in unconsolidated affiliate |
|
(1 |
) |
|
94 |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
99 |
|
Add: Contingent consideration in excess of acquisition-date fair value (1) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
1 |
|
|
- |
|
Add: Arktura deferred compensation (1) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
6 |
|
(Less): Proceeds from sale of facility (2) |
|
- |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
(2 |
) |
Adjusted Free Cash Flow |
$ |
88 |
|
$ |
62 |
|
$ |
136 |
|
$ |
105 |
|
(1) |
Deferred compensation and contingent consideration payments related to acquisitions that were recorded as components of net cash provided by operating activities. |
|
(2) |
Proceeds related to the sale of Architectural Specialties design center. |
Consolidated Results – Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS) |
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|
For the Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
For the Six Months Ended June 30, |
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|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total |
|
Per Diluted
|
|
Total |
|
Per Diluted
|
|
Total |
|
Per Diluted
|
|
Total |
|
Per Diluted
|
||||||||||||
Net earnings |
$ |
88 |
|
$ |
2.01 |
|
|
$ |
66 |
|
$ |
1.50 |
|
|
$ |
157 |
|
$ |
3.59 |
|
|
$ |
126 |
|
$ |
2.86 |
|
Add: Income tax expense |
|
28 |
|
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
|
||||||
Earnings before income taxes |
$ |
115 |
|
|
|
$ |
87 |
|
|
|
$ |
206 |
|
|
|
$ |
167 |
|
|
|
|
||||||
Add: Acquisition-related impacts (1) |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
||||||
Add: Acquisition-related amortization (2) |
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
||||||
Add: WAVE pension settlement (3) |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
||||||
Add: Environmental expense |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
||||||
Adjusted net earnings before income taxes |
$ |
120 |
|
|
|
$ |
94 |
|
|
|
$ |
215 |
|
|
|
$ |
176 |
|
|
|
|
||||||
(Less): Adjusted income tax expense (4) |
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
|
|
(51 |
) |
|
|
|
(44 |
) |
|
|
|
||||||
Adjusted net earnings |
$ |
91 |
|
$ |
2.09 |
|
|
$ |
71 |
|
$ |
1.62 |
|
|
$ |
164 |
|
$ |
3.76 |
|
|
$ |
132 |
|
$ |
3.00 |
|
Adjusted diluted EPS change versus prior year |
|
|
29.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25.3 |
% |
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Diluted shares outstanding |
|
|
43.7 |
|
|
|
|
44.0 |
|
|
|
|
43.7 |
|
|
|
|
44.0 |
|||||||||
Effective tax rate |
|
|
24 |
% |
|
|
|
24 |
% |
|
|
|
24 |
% |
|
|
|
25 |
% |
(1) |
Represents the impact of acquisition-related adjustments for the fair value of inventory, contingent third-party professional fees and changes in fair value of contingent consideration. |
|
(2) |
Represents acquisition-related intangible amortization, including customer relationships, developed technology, software, trademarks and brand names, non-compete agreements and other intangibles. |
|
(3) |
Represents the Company's |
|
(4) |
Adjusted income tax expense is calculated using the effective tax rate multiplied by the adjusted net earnings before income taxes. |
Adjusted EBITDA Guidance |
|||||||
|
For the Year Ending December 31, 2025 |
||||||
|
Low |
|
High |
||||
Net earnings |
$ |
300 |
|
to |
$ |
304 |
|
Add: Income tax expense |
|
92 |
|
|
|
97 |
|
Earnings before income taxes |
$ |
392 |
|
to |
$ |
402 |
|
Add: Interest expense |
|
34 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
Add: Other non-operating (income), net |
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
Operating income |
$ |
425 |
|
to |
$ |
436 |
|
Add: RIP expense (1) |
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Adjusted operating income |
$ |
427 |
|
to |
$ |
438 |
|
Add: Depreciation and amortization |
|
117 |
|
|
|
122 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
545 |
|
to |
$ |
560 |
|
(1) |
RIP expense represents only the plan service cost that is recorded within Operating income. We do not expect to make cash contributions to our RIP. |
Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Share Guidance |
|||||||||||||||
|
For the Year Ending December 31, 2025 |
||||||||||||||
|
Low |
|
Per Diluted
|
|
High |
|
Per Diluted
|
||||||||
Net earnings |
$ |
300 |
|
|
$ |
6.93 |
|
to |
$ |
304 |
|
|
$ |
6.99 |
|
Add: Income tax expense |
|
92 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
97 |
|
|
|
|
||
Earnings before income taxes |
$ |
392 |
|
|
|
|
to |
$ |
402 |
|
|
|
|
||
Add: RIP cost (2) |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
||
Add: Acquisition-related amortization (3) |
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
||
Adjusted earnings before income taxes |
$ |
410 |
|
|
|
|
to |
$ |
421 |
|
|
|
|
||
(Less): Adjusted income tax expense (4) |
|
(99 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
(103 |
) |
|
|
|
||
Adjusted net earnings |
$ |
311 |
|
|
$ |
7.15 |
|
to |
$ |
318 |
|
|
$ |
7.30 |
|
(1) |
Adjusted diluted EPS guidance for 2025 is calculated based on approximately 43 to 44 million of diluted shares outstanding. |
|
(2) |
RIP cost represents the entire actuarial net periodic pension cost recorded as a component of net earnings. We do not expect to make any cash contributions to our RIP. |
|
(3) |
Represents acquisition-related intangible amortization, including customer relationships, developed technology, software, trademarks and brand names, non-compete agreements and other intangibles. |
|
(4) |
Income tax expense is based on an adjusted effective tax rate of approximately |
Adjusted Free Cash Flow Guidance |
|||||||
|
For the Year Ending December 31, 2025 |
||||||
|
Low |
|
High |
||||
Net cash provided by operating activities (1) |
$ |
322 |
|
to |
$ |
339 |
|
Add: Return of investment from joint venture |
|
108 |
|
|
|
116 |
|
Less: Capital expenditures |
|
(100 |
) |
|
|
(110 |
) |
Adjusted Free Cash Flow |
$ |
330 |
|
to |
$ |
345 |
|
(1) |
Net cash provided by operating activities is based on a normalized cash tax rate including the impact of 2025 tax reform. |
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Source: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.