Constellium Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results; Establishes New Long-Term Targets
Rhea-AI Summary
Constellium (NYSE: CSTM) reported its Q4 and full-year 2024 results, showing mixed performance amid challenging conditions. The company experienced a Q4 net loss of $47 million compared to net income of $5 million in Q4 2023, with Q4 revenue declining 1% to $1.7 billion. Full-year 2024 results showed net income of $60 million, down from $157 million in 2023, while revenue decreased 6% to $7.3 billion.
The company faced several challenges including severe flooding at Valais facilities, weather impacts at Muscle Shoals, and market-driven headwinds. The Valais flood impact resulted in a $33 million reduction in Adjusted EBITDA and $45 million impact on Free Cash Flow for 2024.
Looking ahead, Constellium provided 2025 guidance with Adjusted EBITDA expected between $600-630 million and Free Cash Flow exceeding $120 million. The company also established new long-term targets for 2028, including Adjusted EBITDA of $900 million and Free Cash Flow of $300 million.
Positive
- Started new recycling and casting center in Neuf-Brisach ahead of schedule and below budget
- Repurchased 4.6 million shares for $79 million in 2024
- Packaging demand remains healthy in both North America and Europe
- Set clear long-term targets for 2028 with $900M Adjusted EBITDA and $300M Free Cash Flow
Negative
- Q4 2024 net loss of $47M compared to $5M net income in Q4 2023
- Full-year 2024 net income decreased 62% to $60M from $157M in 2023
- Revenue declined 6% to $7.3B in 2024
- Shipments decreased 4% to 1.4M metric tons in 2024
- Valais flood caused $33M negative impact on Adjusted EBITDA
- Leverage ratio increased to 3.1x at year-end 2024
News Market Reaction 1 Alert
On the day this news was published, CSTM gained 14.22%, reflecting a significant positive market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
PARIS, Feb. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Constellium SE (NYSE: CSTM) ("Constellium" or the "Company") today reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024.
On January 15, 2025, the Company announced that, while it remains a foreign private issuer under applicable rules, it intends to voluntarily file its SEC reports on U.S. domestic issuer forms. As a result, beginning in 2025, Constellium will voluntarily file annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K. In addition, Constellium expects to voluntarily file the proxy statement for its 2025 annual general meeting with the SEC and provide certain disclosures in accordance with the requirements of Schedule 14A under the Exchange Act (utilizing Form 8-K). The Company also announced that it will provide its financial statements in U.S. dollars and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("U.S. GAAP"), starting with its fourth quarter and full year 2024 results reported today. After further evaluation since the announcement on January 15, 2025, the Company has determined that it will capture factoring fees in other gains and losses - net, rather than in selling and administrative expenses as originally expected. The other adjustments from IFRS to U.S. GAAP remain generally consistent with our prior press release.
As a reminder of the press release issued on February 21, 2024 and following the SEC comment letter review process, Constellium has revised its definition of consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, to no longer exclude the non-cash impact of metal price lag from its consolidated Adjusted EBITDA. Constellium will continue to exclude the non-cash impact of metal price lag from its Segment Adjusted EBITDA, which it uses for evaluating the performance of its operating segments. Following the revision of its definition, consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, less the non-cash impact of metal price lag, is equal to consolidated Adjusted EBITDA prior to the revision of its definition. Constellium will continue to provide its investors and other stakeholders with the necessary information to explain the non-cash impact of metal price lag on its reported results.
Fourth quarter 2024 highlights:
- Shipments of 328 thousand metric tons, down
2% compared to Q4 2023 - Revenue of
$1,721 million , down1% compared to Q4 2023 - Net loss of
$47 million compared to net income of$5 million in Q4 2023 - Adjusted EBITDA of
$125 million
> Includes negative$15 million impact at Valais as a result of the flood
> Includes positive non-cash metal price lag impact of$27 million - Segment Adjusted EBITDA of
$56 million at A&T,$56 million at P&ARP,$4 million at AS&I, and$(18) million at H&C
> A&T and AS&I results include impact at Valais as a result of the flood - Cash from Operations of
$61 million and Free Cash Flow of$(85) million
> Includes negative$39 million impact at Valais as a result of the flood
> Excludes$21 million of cash received for collection of deferred purchase price receivables, as a result of IFRS to U.S. GAAP conversion - Repurchased ~1.6 million shares of the Company stock for
$18.5 million
Full year 2024 highlights:
- Shipments of 1.4 million metric tons, down
4% compared to 2023 - Revenue of
$7.3 billion , down6% compared to 2023 - Net income of
$60 million compared to net income of$157 million in 2023 - Adjusted EBITDA of
$623 million
> Includes negative$33 million impact at Valais as a result of the flood
> Includes positive non-cash metal price lag impact of$55 million - Segment Adjusted EBITDA of
$285 million at A&T,$242 million at P&ARP,$74 million at AS&I, and$(33) million at H&C
> A&T and AS&I results include impact at Valais as a result of the flood - Cash from Operations of
$301 million and Free Cash Flow of$(100) million
> Includes negative$45 million impact at Valais as a result of the flood
> Excludes$85 million of cash received for collection of deferred purchase price receivables, as a result of IFRS to U.S. GAAP conversion - Repurchased ~4.6 million shares of the Company stock for
$79 million - Adjusted Return on Invested Capital (Adjusted ROIC) of
5.5% - Leverage of 3.1x at December 31, 2024
> Excluding the impact at Valais as a result of the flood, leverage of 2.9x at December 31, 2024
Jean-Marc Germain, Constellium’s Chief Executive Officer said, “2024 was a very challenging year for Constellium on many fronts, from the extreme cold weather and snow impacting operations at Muscle Shoals in January, to the severe flooding event at our facilities in the Valais region in Switzerland during the summer, to market-driven headwinds unfolding throughout the year including demand weakness across most of our end markets and tightening scrap spreads in North America. I want to thank each of our 12,000 employees for their commitment, resilience and relentless focus on serving our customers during these difficult times. On the positive front, I am pleased that we started up our new recycling and casting center in Neuf-Brisach in September, slightly ahead of schedule and below budget, and we returned
Mr. Germain continued, “Looking ahead to 2025, we expect global economic conditions to remain challenging to start the year. Focusing on our end markets, aerospace demand has stabilized though commercial aerospace OEMs continue to deal with supply chain challenges. Packaging demand remains healthy in both North America and Europe. Automotive and industrial markets remain challenging in both North America and Europe. The exact impact from the recently announced tariffs and any future tariff actions in the U.S. is too early to tell, but we do expect aluminum rolled products produced domestically in the U.S. will become more competitive against foreign imports.”
Mr. Germain concluded, "Based on our current outlook, we expect Adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of
Group Summary
| Q4 2024 | Q4 2023 | Var. | YTD 2024 | YTD 2023 | Var. | |
| Shipments (k metric tons) | 328 | 336 | (2)% | 1,438 | 1,492 | (4)% |
| Revenue ($ millions) | 1,721 | 1,732 | (1)% | 7,335 | 7,826 | (6)% |
| Net income ($ millions) | (47) | 5 | n.m. | 60 | 157 | (62)% |
| Adjusted EBITDA ($ millions) | 125 | 164 | n.m. | 623 | 662 | n.m. |
| Metal price lag (non-cash) ($ millions) | 27 | (14) | n.m. | 55 | (92) | n.m. |
The difference between the sum of reported segment revenue and total group revenue includes revenue from certain non-core activities and inter-segment eliminations. The difference between the sum of reported Segment Adjusted EBITDA and the Group Adjusted EBITDA is related to Holdings and Corporate and the non-cash impact of metal price lag.
For the fourth quarter of 2024, shipments of 328 thousand metric tons decreased
For the full year of 2024, shipments of 1.4 million metric tons decreased
Results by Segment
Aerospace & Transportation (A&T)
| Q4 2024 | Q4 2023 | Var. | YTD 2024 | YTD 2023 | Var. | |
| Shipments (k metric tons) | 44 | 48 | (7)% | 209 | 219 | (4)% |
| Revenue ($ millions) | 430 | 439 | (2)% | 1,816 | 1,868 | (3)% |
| Segment Adjusted EBITDA ($ millions) | 56 | 83 | (33)% | 285 | 351 | (19)% |
| Segment Adjusted EBITDA per metric ton ($) | 1,271 | 1,747 | (27)% | 1,362 | 1,606 | (15)% |
For the fourth quarter of 2024, Segment Adjusted EBITDA of
For the full year of 2024, Segment Adjusted EBITDA of
Packaging & Automotive Rolled Products (P&ARP)
| Q4 2024 | Q4 2023 | Var. | YTD 2024 | YTD 2023 | Var. | |
| Shipments (k metric tons) | 239 | 238 | 1,027 | 1,030 | ||
| Revenue ($ millions) | 1,009 | 930 | 4,196 | 4,214 | ||
| Segment Adjusted EBITDA ($ millions) | 56 | 85 | (34)% | 242 | 305 | (21)% |
| Segment Adjusted EBITDA per metric ton ($) | 234 | 357 | (34)% | 236 | 296 | (20)% |
For the fourth quarter of 2024, Segment Adjusted EBITDA of
For the full year of 2024, Segment Adjusted EBITDA of
Automotive Structures & Industry (AS&I)
| Q4 2024 | Q4 2023 | Var. | YTD 2024 | YTD 2023 | Var. | |
| Shipments (k metric tons) | 44 | 50 | (13)% | 201 | 243 | (17)% |
| Revenue ($ millions) | 329 | 358 | (8)% | 1,432 | 1,762 | (19)% |
| Segment Adjusted EBITDA ($ millions) | 4 | 23 | (83)% | 74 | 129 | (43)% |
| Segment Adjusted EBITDA per metric ton ($) | 91 | 458 | (80)% | 367 | 531 | (31)% |
For the fourth quarter of 2024, Segment Adjusted EBITDA of
For the full year of 2024, Segment Adjusted EBITDA of
The following table reconciles the total of our segments’ measures of profitability to the group’s Income from Operations:
| Three months ended December 31, | Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| (in millions of U.S. dollar) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
| A&T | 56 | 83 | 285 | 351 | ||||||||
| P&ARP | 56 | 85 | 242 | 305 | ||||||||
| AS&I | 4 | 23 | 74 | 129 | ||||||||
| Holdings and Corporate | (18 | ) | (13 | ) | (33 | ) | (31 | ) | ||||
| Segment Adjusted EBITDA | 98 | 178 | 568 | 754 | ||||||||
| Metal price lag | 27 | (14 | ) | 55 | (92 | ) | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 125 | 164 | 623 | 662 | ||||||||
| Other adjustments | (115 | ) | (91 | ) | (377 | ) | (319 | ) | ||||
| Finance costs - net | (28 | ) | (26 | ) | (111 | ) | (111 | ) | ||||
| (Loss) / income before tax | (18 | ) | 47 | 135 | 232 | |||||||
| Income tax expense | (29 | ) | (42 | ) | (75 | ) | (75 | ) | ||||
| Net (loss) / income | (47 | ) | 5 | 60 | 157 | |||||||
Reconciling items excluded from our Segment Adjusted EBITDA include the following:
Metal price lag
Metal price lag represents the financial impact of the timing difference between when aluminum prices included within Constellium's Revenue are established and when aluminum purchase prices included in Cost of sales are established. The metal price lag will generally increase our earnings in times of rising primary aluminum prices and decrease our earnings in times of declining primary aluminum prices. The calculation of metal price lag adjustment is based on a standardized methodology applied at each of Constellium’s manufacturing sites. Metal price lag is calculated as the average value of product purchased in the period, approximated at the market price, less the value of product in inventory at the weighted average of metal purchased over time, multiplied by the quantity sold in the period.
For both the fourth quarter and the full year of 2024, metal price lag is positive which reflects London Metal Exchange (LME) prices for aluminum increasing during the period. For both the fourth quarter and the full year of 2023, metal price lag is negative which reflects LME prices for aluminum decreasing during the period.
Other adjustments are detailed in the Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA Table on page 16.
Net Income
For the fourth quarter of 2024, the net loss of
For the full year of 2024, net income of
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow was
Cash flows from operating activities were
Cash flows used in investing activities were
Cash flows used in financing activities were
Liquidity and Net Debt
Liquidity at December 31, 2024 was
Net debt was
Valais Update
In late June 2024, severe flooding impacted Constellium’s plate and extrusion shops in Sierre, as well as its casthouse in Chippis, leading to a suspension of operations. As of today, the business is on track to complete production ramp up by the end of the first quarter of 2025.
The financial impact at Valais as a result of the flood in the fourth quarter of 2024 was
Outlook
Based on our current outlook, for 2025 we expect Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes the non-cash impact of metal price lag, to be in the range of
We are not able to provide a reconciliation of this Adjusted EBITDA guidance to net income, the comparable GAAP measure, because certain items that are excluded from Adjusted EBITDA cannot be reasonably predicted or are not in our control. In particular, we are unable to forecast the timing or magnitude of realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments, impairment or restructuring charges, or taxes without unreasonable efforts, and these items could significantly impact, either individually or in the aggregate, net income in the future.
Forward-looking statements
Certain statements contained in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” with respect to our business, results of operations and financial condition, and our expectations or beliefs concerning future events and conditions. You can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as, but not limited to, “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “should,” “approximately,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans,” “targets,” likely,” “will,” “would,” “could” and similar expressions (or the negative of these terminologies or expressions). All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Many risks and uncertainties are inherent in our industry and markets, while others are more specific to our business and operations. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: market competition; economic downturn or industry specific conditions including the impacts of tax and tariff programs, inflation, foreign currency exchange, and industry consolidation; disruption to business operations; natural disasters including severe flooding and other weather-related events; the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and other geopolitical tensions; the inability to meet customer demand and quality requirements; the loss of key customers, suppliers or other business relationships; supply disruptions; excessive inflation; the capacity and effectiveness of our hedging policy activities; the loss of key employees; levels of indebtedness which could limit our operating flexibility and opportunities; and other risk factors set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F (and in future filings under Form 10-K), and as described from time to time in subsequent reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The occurrence of the events described and the achievement of the expected results depend on many events, some or all of which are not predictable or within our control. Consequently, actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
About Constellium
Constellium (NYSE: CSTM) is a global sector leader that develops innovative, value-added alloyed aluminum products for a broad scope of markets and applications, including aerospace, packaging and automotive. Constellium generated
Constellium’s earnings materials for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024 are also available on the company’s website (www.constellium.com).
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (UNAUDITED)
| Three months ended December 31, | Year ended December 31, | |||||||
| (in millions of U.S. dollar) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| Revenue | 1,721 | 1,732 | 7,335 | 7,826 | ||||
| Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization) | (1,513) | (1,472) | (6,397) | (6,771) | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | (77) | (71) | (304) | (300) | ||||
| Selling and administrative expenses | (93) | (84) | (313) | (317) | ||||
| Research and development expenses | (10) | (16) | (49) | (52) | ||||
| Other gains and losses - net | (18) | (16) | (26) | (43) | ||||
| Finance costs - net | (28) | (26) | (111) | (111) | ||||
| (Loss) / income before tax | (18) | 47 | 135 | 232 | ||||
| Income tax expense | (29) | (42) | (75) | (75) | ||||
| Net (loss) / income | (47) | 5 | 60 | 157 | ||||
| Net (loss) / income attributable to | ||||||||
| Equity holders of Constellium | (48) | 3 | 56 | 152 | ||||
| Non-controlling interests | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Net (loss) / income | (47) | 5 | 60 | 157 | ||||
| (Loss) / earnings per share attributable to the equity holders of Constellium (in dollars) | ||||||||
| Basic | (0.34) | 0.02 | 0.38 | 1.04 | ||||
| Diluted | (0.34) | 0.02 | 0.38 | 1.03 | ||||
| Weighted average number of shares, (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Basic | 144,361 | 146,820 | 145,719 | 146,130 | ||||
| Diluted | 144,361 | 149,382 | 148,004 | 148,472 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME / (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)
| Three months ended December 31, | Year ended December 31, | |||||||
| (in millions of U.S. dollar) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| Net (loss) / income | (47) | 5 | 60 | 157 | ||||
| Other comprehensive loss | ||||||||
| Net change in post-employment benefit obligations | 16 | (20) | 6 | (41) | ||||
| Income tax on net change in post-employment benefit obligations | (4) | 2 | (2) | 6 | ||||
| Cash flow hedges | (22) | 8 | (12) | 7 | ||||
| Income tax on cash flow hedges | 6 | (2) | 3 | (2) | ||||
| Currency translation differences | (11) | 5 | (10) | (6) | ||||
| Other comprehensive loss | (15) | (7) | (15) | (36) | ||||
| Total comprehensive (loss) / income | (62) | (2) | 45 | 121 | ||||
| Attributable to : | ||||||||
| Equity holders of Constellium | (62) | (4) | 42 | 116 | ||||
| Non-controlling interests | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| Total comprehensive (loss) / income | (62) | (2) | 45 | 121 | ||||
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
| (in millions of U.S. dollar, except share data) | At December 31, 2024 | At December 31, 2023 | ||
| Assets | ||||
| Current assets | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 141 | 223 | ||
| Trade receivables and other, net | 486 | 531 | ||
| Inventories | 1,181 | 1,197 | ||
| Fair value of derivatives instruments and other financial assets | 26 | 41 | ||
| Total current assets | 1,834 | 1,992 | ||
| Non-current assets | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 2,408 | 2,422 | ||
| Goodwill | 46 | 41 | ||
| Intangible assets, net | 97 | 104 | ||
| Deferred tax assets | 311 | 337 | ||
| Trade receivables and other, net | 36 | 34 | ||
| Fair value of derivatives instruments | 2 | 3 | ||
| Total non-current assets | 2,900 | 2,941 | ||
| Total assets | 4,734 | 4,933 | ||
| Liabilities | ||||
| Current liabilities | ||||
| Trade payables and other | 1,309 | 1,411 | ||
| Short-term debt | 39 | 41 | ||
| Fair value of derivatives instruments | 33 | 37 | ||
| Income tax payable | 18 | 22 | ||
| Pension and other benefit obligations | 22 | 24 | ||
| Provisions | 25 | 21 | ||
| Total current liabilities | 1,446 | 1,556 | ||
| Non-current liabilities | ||||
| Trade payables and other | 156 | 174 | ||
| Long-term debt | 1,879 | 1,888 | ||
| Fair value of derivatives instruments | 21 | 9 | ||
| Pension and other benefit obligations | 375 | 431 | ||
| Provisions | 91 | 98 | ||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 39 | 35 | ||
| Total non-current liabilities | 2,561 | 2,635 | ||
| Total liabilities | 4,007 | 4,191 | ||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||
| Shareholder's equity | ||||
| Ordinary shares, par value | 4 | 4 | ||
| Additional paid in capital | 513 | 513 | ||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | (14) | — | ||
| Retained earnings and other reserves | 203 | 201 | ||
| Equity attributable to equity holders of Constellium | 706 | 718 | ||
| Non-controlling interests | 21 | 24 | ||
| Total equity | 727 | 742 | ||
| Total equity and liabilities | 4,734 | 4,933 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
| (in millions of U.S. dollar) | Ordinary shares | Additional paid in capital | Treasury shares | Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) / income | Other reserves | Retained earnings | Total | Non-controlling interests | Total equity | |||||||||
| At January 1, 2024 | 4 | 513 | — | — | 136 | 65 | 718 | 24 | 742 | |||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 56 | 4 | 60 | |||||||||
| Other comprehensive income / (loss) | — | — | — | (14) | — | — | (14) | (1) | (15) | |||||||||
| Total comprehensive income / (loss) | — | — | — | (14) | — | 56 | 42 | 3 | 45 | |||||||||
| Share-based compensation | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 25 | — | 25 | |||||||||
| Repurchase of ordinary shares | — | — | (79) | — | — | — | (79) | — | (79) | |||||||||
| Allocation of treasury shares to share-based compensation plan vested | — | — | 28 | — | — | (28) | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Transactions with non-controlling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (6) | (6) | |||||||||
| At December 31, 2024 | 4 | 513 | (51) | (14) | 161 | 93 | 706 | 21 | 727 |
| (in millions of U.S. dollar) | Ordinary shares | Additional paid in capital | Treasury shares | Accumulated other comprehensive income / (loss) | Other reserves | Retained earnings | Total | Non-controlling interests | Total equity | |||||||||
| At January 1, 2023 | 4 | 513 | — | 36 | 114 | (87) | 580 | 23 | 603 | |||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | 152 | 152 | 5 | 157 | |||||||||
| Other comprehensive income / (loss) | — | — | — | (36) | — | — | (36) | — | (36) | |||||||||
| Total comprehensive income / (loss) | — | — | — | (36) | — | 152 | 116 | 5 | 121 | |||||||||
| Share-based compensation | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 22 | — | 22 | |||||||||
| Transactions with non-controlling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (4) | (4) | |||||||||
| At December 31, 2023 | 4 | 513 | — | — | 136 | 65 | 718 | 24 | 742 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
| Three months ended December 31, | Year ended December 31, | |||||||
| (in millions of U.S. dollar) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| Net (loss) / income | (47) | 5 | 60 | 157 | ||||
| Adjustments | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 77 | 71 | 304 | 300 | ||||
| Impairment of assets | 11 | 7 | 24 | 22 | ||||
| Pension and other long-term benefits | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Finance costs - net | 28 | 26 | 111 | 111 | ||||
| Income tax expense / (benefit) | 29 | 42 | 75 | 75 | ||||
| Unrealized losses / (gains) on derivatives - net and from remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities - net | 22 | (1) | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Losses / (gains) on disposal | 1 | 2 | 4 | (41) | ||||
| Other - net | 6 | 12 | 39 | 48 | ||||
| Changes in working capital | ||||||||
| Inventories | 36 | 21 | (24) | 202 | ||||
| Trade receivables | 108 | 137 | (50) | (37) | ||||
| Trade payables | (164) | (73) | (40) | (206) | ||||
| Other | (8) | (34) | (24) | (31) | ||||
| Change in provisions | (1) | (3) | 2 | (6) | ||||
| Pension and other long-term benefits paid | (10) | (8) | (52) | (41) | ||||
| Interest paid | (21) | (21) | (93) | (102) | ||||
| Income tax paid | (10) | (14) | (47) | (33) | ||||
| Net cash flows from operating activities | 61 | 173 | 301 | 432 | ||||
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (151) | (137) | (413) | (366) | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment inflows | 5 | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Collection of deferred purchase price receivable | 21 | 22 | 85 | 97 | ||||
| Acquisition of subsidiaries net of cash acquired | — | — | 3 | — | ||||
| Proceeds from disposals, net of cash | — | (1) | — | 51 | ||||
| Other investing activities | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||||
| Net cash flows used in investing activities | (125) | (115) | (313) | (216) | ||||
| Repurchase of ordinary shares | (18) | — | (79) | — | ||||
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | (3) | — | 671 | — | ||||
| Repayments of long-term debt | 1 | (2) | (689) | (57) | ||||
| Net change in revolving credit facilities and short-term debt | 53 | — | 54 | (90) | ||||
| Finance lease repayments | (2) | (3) | (8) | (19) | ||||
| Payment of financing costs and redemption fees | — | — | (14) | — | ||||
| Transactions with non-controlling interests | (1) | — | (5) | (3) | ||||
| Other financing activities | 15 | (7) | 9 | (8) | ||||
| Net cash flows used in financing activities | 45 | (12) | (61) | (177) | ||||
| Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash | (19) | 46 | (73) | 39 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of the period | 170 | 168 | 223 | 176 | ||||
| Transfer of cash and cash equivalents from / (to) assets classified as held for sale | — | — | — | 1 | ||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (10) | 9 | (9) | 7 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents - end of year | 141 | 223 | 141 | 223 | ||||
SEGMENT ADJUSTED EBITDA
| Three months ended December 31, | Year ended December 31, | |||||||
| (in millions of U.S. dollar) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| A&T | 56 | 83 | 285 | 351 | ||||
| P&ARP | 56 | 85 | 242 | 305 | ||||
| AS&I | 4 | 23 | 74 | 129 | ||||
| Holdings and Corporate | (18) | (13) | (33) | (31) | ||||
SHIPMENTS AND REVENUE BY PRODUCT LINE
| Three months ended December 31, | Year ended December 31, | |||||||
| (in k metric tons) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| Aerospace rolled products | 22 | 22 | 97 | 96 | ||||
| Transportation, industry, defense and other rolled products | 22 | 26 | 112 | 123 | ||||
| Packaging rolled products | 179 | 172 | 746 | 736 | ||||
| Automotive rolled products | 56 | 62 | 260 | 271 | ||||
| Specialty and other thin-rolled products | 4 | 4 | 21 | 23 | ||||
| Automotive extruded products | 29 | 33 | 127 | 143 | ||||
| Other extruded products | 15 | 18 | 75 | 100 | ||||
| Total shipments | 328 | 336 | 1,438 | 1,492 | ||||
| Three months ended December 31, | Year ended December 31, | |||||||
| (in millions of U.S. dollar) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| Aerospace rolled products | 265 | 284 | 1,063 | 1,105 | ||||
| Transportation, industry, defense and other rolled products | 165 | 154 | 753 | 762 | ||||
| Packaging rolled products | 722 | 627 | 2,878 | 2,807 | ||||
| Automotive rolled products | 265 | 272 | 1,201 | 1,249 | ||||
| Specialty and other thin-rolled products | 22 | 31 | 117 | 158 | ||||
| Automotive extruded products | 218 | 248 | 960 | 1,126 | ||||
| Other extruded products | 111 | 110 | 472 | 636 | ||||
| Other and inter-segment eliminations | (46) | 6 | (108) | (18) | ||||
| Total Revenue by product line | 1,721 | 1,732 | 7,335 | 7,826 | ||||
Amounts may not sum due to rounding.
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts to conform to the current year presentation.
NON-GAAP MEASURES
Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure)
| Three months ended December 31, | Year ended December 31, | |||||||
| (in millions of U.S. dollar) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| Net (loss) / income | (47) | 5 | 60 | 157 | ||||
| Income tax expense | 29 | 42 | 75 | 75 | ||||
| (Loss) / income before tax | (18) | 47 | 135 | 232 | ||||
| Finance costs - net | 28 | 26 | 111 | 111 | ||||
| Expenses on factoring arrangements | 6 | 7 | 22 | 24 | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 77 | 71 | 304 | 300 | ||||
| Impairment of assets (B) | 11 | 7 | 24 | 22 | ||||
| Restructuring costs (C) | 4 | — | 11 | — | ||||
| Unrealized losses / (gains) on derivatives | 20 | (2) | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Unrealized exchange losses / (gains) from the remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities – net | — | 2 | (1) | 2 | ||||
| Pension and other post-employment benefits - non operating gains | (1) | (3) | (11) | (14) | ||||
| Share based compensation costs | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | ||||
| Losses / (gains) on disposal (D) | 1 | 2 | 4 | (41) | ||||
| Other (E) | (9) | 1 | (2) | 1 | ||||
| Adjusted EBITDA1 | 125 | 164 | 623 | 662 | ||||
| of which Metal price lag(A) | 27 | (14) | 55 | (92) | ||||
¹Adjusted EBITDA includes the non-cash impact of metal price lag
(A) Metal price lag represents the financial impact of the timing difference between when aluminum prices included within Constellium's Revenue are established and when aluminum purchase prices included in Cost of sales are established. The metal price lag will generally increase our earnings in times of rising primary aluminum prices and decrease our earnings in times of declining primary aluminum prices. The calculation of metal price lag adjustment is based on a standardized methodology applied at each of Constellium’s manufacturing sites. Metal price lag is calculated as the average value of product purchased in the period, approximated at the market price, less the value of product in inventory at the weighted average of metal purchased over time, multiplied by the quantity sold in the period.
(B) For the years ended December 31, 2024, and 2023, impairment related to certain assets in Valais.
(C) For the year ended December 31, 2024, restructuring costs amounted to
(D) For the year ended December 31, 2023, gains and losses on disposals net of transaction costs included a
(E) For the year ended December 31, 2024, other was related to
Reconciliation of net cash flows from operating activities to Free Cash Flow (a non-GAAP measure)
| Three months ended December 31, | Year ended December 31, | |||||||
| (in millions of U.S. dollar) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| Net cash flows from operating activities | 61 | 173 | 301 | 432 | ||||
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (151) | (137) | (413) | (366) | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment inflows | 5 | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Free Cash Flow | (85) | 36 | (100) | 67 | ||||
Reconciliation of borrowings to Net debt (a non-GAAP measure)
| (in millions of U.S. dollar) | At December 31, 2024 | At December 31, 2023 | ||
| Debt | 1,918 | 1,929 | ||
| Fair value of cross currency basis swaps, net of margin calls | (1) | (2) | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | (141) | (223) | ||
| Net debt | 1,776 | 1,704 |
Reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted NOPAT and Adjusted ROIC (non-GAAP measures)
| Year ended December 31, | ||||
| (in millions of U.S. dollar) | 2024 | 2023 | ||
| Net income | 60 | 157 | ||
| Income tax expense | 75 | 75 | ||
| Income before tax | 135 | 232 | ||
| Finance costs - net | 111 | 111 | ||
| Expenses on factoring arrangements | 22 | 24 | ||
| Unrealized losses on derivatives | 1 | 3 | ||
| Unrealized exchange (gains) / losses from the remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities - net | (1) | 2 | ||
| Share based compensation costs | 25 | 22 | ||
| Metal price lag | (55) | 92 | ||
| Losses / (gains) on disposals | 4 | (41) | ||
| Other | (2) | 1 | ||
| Tax impact(1) | (64) | (112) | ||
| Adjusted NOPAT (A) | 176 | 334 | ||
| (in millions of U.S. dollar) | At December 31, 2023 | At December 31, 2022 | ||
| Intangible assets | 104 | 115 | ||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 2,422 | 2,334 | ||
| Trade receivables and other, net - current | 531 | 562 | ||
| Derecognized trade receivables(2) | 402 | 401 | ||
| Inventories | 1,197 | 1,382 | ||
| Trade payables and other - current | (1,411) | (1,580) | ||
| Provisions - current | (21) | (23) | ||
| Income tax payable | (22) | (18) | ||
| Total Invested Capital (B) | 3,202 | 3,173 | ||
| | | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
| Adjusted NOPAT for fiscal year (A) | 176 | 334 | ||
| Total invested capital as of December 31 of prior year (B) | 3,202 | 3,173 | ||
| Adjusted ROIC (A)/(B) | 5.5% | 10.5% |
(1) Tax impact on net operating profit computed using the Group's average statutory tax rate
(2) Trade receivables derecognized under our factoring agreements
Non-GAAP measures
In addition to the results reported in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”), this press release includes information regarding certain financial measures which are not prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP (“non-GAAP measures”). The non-GAAP measures used in this press release are: Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, Adjusted NOPAT, Invested Capital, Adjusted ROIC and Net debt. Reconciliations to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures are presented in the schedules to this press release. We believe these non-GAAP measures are important supplemental measures of our operating and financial performance. By providing these measures, together with the reconciliations, we believe we are enhancing investors’ understanding of our business, our results of operations and our financial position, as well as assisting investors in evaluating the extent to which we are executing our strategic initiatives. However, these non-GAAP financial measures supplement our U.S. GAAP disclosures and should not be considered an alternative to the U.S. GAAP measures and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as income / (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, results from joint ventures, net finance costs, other expenses and depreciation and amortization as adjusted to exclude restructuring costs, impairment charges, unrealized gains or losses on derivatives and on foreign exchange differences on transactions which do not qualify for hedge accounting, share based compensation expense, non-operating gains / (losses) on pension and other post-employment benefits, factoring expenses, effects of certain purchase accounting adjustments, start-up and development costs or acquisition, integration and separation costs, certain incremental costs and other exceptional, unusual or generally non-recurring items.
The most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure to Adjusted EBITDA is our net income or loss for the period. We believe Adjusted EBITDA, as defined below, is useful to investors and is used by our management for measuring profitability because it excludes the impact of certain non-cash charges, such as depreciation, amortization, impairment and unrealized gains and losses on derivatives as well as items that do not impact the day-to-day operations and that management in many cases does not directly control or influence. Therefore, such adjustments eliminate items which have less bearing on our core operating performance.
We believe Adjusted EBITDA, as defined above, is useful to investors as it illustrates the underlying performance of continuing operations by excluding certain non-recurring and non-operating items. Similar concepts of Adjusted EBITDA are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in their evaluation of our company and in comparison, to other companies, many of which present an Adjusted EBITDA-related performance measure when reporting their results.
Adjusted EBITDA is not a presentation made in accordance with U.S. GAAP, is not a measure of financial condition, liquidity or profitability and should not be considered as an alternative to profit or loss for the period, revenues or operating cash flows determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash flow from operating activities, less capital expenditures, net of property, plant and equipment inflows. Management believes that Free Cash Flow is a useful measure of the net cash flow generated or used by the business as it takes into account both the cash generated or consumed by operating activities, including working capital, and the capital expenditure requirements of the business. However, Free Cash Flow is not a presentation made in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to operating cash flows determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Free Cash Flow has certain inherent limitations, including the fact that it does not represent residual cash flows available for discretionary spending, notably because it does not reflect principal repayments required in connection with our debt or capital lease obligations.
Adjusted Return on Invested Capital (“Adjusted ROIC”) is defined as Adjusted Net Operating Profit after Tax (“Adjusted NOPAT”), a non-GAAP measure, divided by Invested Capital, a non-GAAP measure. The calculation of Adjusted ROIC together with a reconciliation of Adjusted NOPAT to Net Income, the most comparable U.S. GAAP measure, are presented in the schedules to this press release. Management believes Adjusted ROIC is useful in assessing the effectiveness of our capital allocation over time. Adjusted ROIC is not calculated based on measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to similar metrics calculated based on measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Net debt is defined as debt plus or minus the fair value of cross currency basis swaps net of margin calls less cash and cash equivalents and cash pledged for the issuance of guarantees. Management believes that Net debt is a useful measure of indebtedness because it takes into account the cash and cash equivalent balances held by the Company as well as the total external debt of the Company. Net debt is not a presentation made in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and should not be considered as an alternative to debt determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Leverage is defined as Net debt divided by last twelve months Segment Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes the non-cash impact of metal price lag.
FAQ
What were Constellium's (CSTM) Q4 2024 financial results?
How did the Valais flood impact CSTM's 2024 performance?
What is CSTM's financial guidance for 2025?
How many shares did CSTM repurchase in 2024?
What are CSTM's long-term financial targets for 2028?
