LP Building Solutions Reports First Quarter 2025 Results, Announces Quarterly Dividend, Provides Second Quarter Guidance, and Raises Siding Outlook
Key Highlights for First Quarter 2025, Compared to First Quarter 2024
-
Siding net sales increased by
($41 million 11% ) to$402 million -
Oriented Strand Board (OSB) net sales decreased by
to$46 million $267 million -
Consolidated net sales remained flat at
$724 million -
Net income was
, a decrease of$91 million $17 million -
Net income per diluted share was
per share, a decrease of$1.30 per share$0.18 -
Adjusted EBITDA(1) was
, a decrease of$162 million $20 million -
Adjusted Diluted EPS(1) was
per diluted share, a decrease of$1.27 per diluted share$0.26 -
Cash provided by operating activities was
$64 million
(1) | This is a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Use of Non-GAAP Information,” “Reconciliation of Net Income to Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA, Non-GAAP Adjusted Income, and Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted EPS" below. |
Capital Allocation Update
-
Invested
in capital expenditures during the first quarter$64 million -
Paid
to repurchase 0.6 million of LP's common shares during the first quarter, leaving 70 million common shares outstanding and$61 million remaining under the pre-existing share repurchase authorizations as of March 31, 2025$177 million -
Paid
in cash dividends during the first quarter$20 million -
Announces a quarterly cash dividend of
per share. The dividend will be payable June 3, 2025 to stockholders of record as of May 20, 2025.$0.28 -
Total liquidity of
as of March 31, 2025$1.0 billion
“LP's Siding business delivered
Outlook
The Company is providing financial guidance for the second quarter of 2025 and full year 2025 as set forth in the table below. Guidance is based on current plans and expectations and is subject to a number of known and unknown uncertainties and risks, including those set forth below under “Forward-Looking Statements.”
|
Second Quarter 2025 |
|
Full Year 2025 |
Siding Net Sales Year-Over-Year Growth |
|
|
|
Siding Adjusted EBITDA(2) |
|
|
|
OSB Adjusted EBITDA(2)(4) |
|
|
|
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA(2)(4)(5) |
|
|
|
Capital Expenditures(6) |
|
|
|
(2) |
This is a non-GAAP financial measure. Reconciliation of Siding Adjusted EBITDA, OSB Adjusted EBITDA, and consolidated Adjusted EBITDA guidance to the closest corresponding GAAP measure on a forward-looking basis is not available without unreasonable efforts. Our inability to reconcile these measures results from the inherent difficulty in forecasting generally and quantifying certain projected amounts that are necessary for such reconciliation. In particular, sufficient information is not available to calculate certain adjustments required for such reconciliation, such as business exit credits and charges, product-line discontinuance charges, other operating credits and charges, net, loss on early debt extinguishment, investment income, and other non-operating items, that would be required to be included in the comparable forecasted |
(3) |
This is a non-GAAP financial measure and is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA divided by net sales. |
(4) |
The second quarter and full year OSB EBITDA are based on the assumption that OSB prices published by Random Lengths remain unchanged from those published on May 2, 2025 (this is an assumption for modeling purposes and not a price forecast). |
(5) |
For purposes of calculating the second quarter of 2025 and full year 2025 consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, LP South America Adjusted EBITDA fully offsets Corporate and Other Adjusted EBITDA. |
(6) |
Capital expenditures related to strategic growth and sustaining maintenance projects are expected to be approximately |
First Quarter 2025 Highlights
Net sales for the first quarter of 2025 remained flat at
Net income decreased year-over-year by
Segment Results
Siding
The Siding segment serves diverse end markets with a broad product portfolio of engineered wood siding, trim, soffit, and fascia, including LP® SmartSide® Trim & Siding, LP® SmartSide® ExpertFinish® Trim & Siding, LP BuilderSeries® Lap Siding, and LP® Outdoor Building Solutions® (collectively referred to as Siding Solutions).
Segment sales and Adjusted EBITDA for this segment were as follows (dollar amounts in millions):
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
|||||||||
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|
% Change |
|||||
Net sales |
$ |
402 |
|
$ |
361 |
|
11 |
% |
||
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
106 |
|
|
90 |
|
17 |
% |
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 versus 2024 |
||||
|
Average Net Selling Price |
|
Unit Shipments |
||
Siding Solutions |
2 |
% |
|
9 |
% |
Strong order files and price realization resulted in higher net sales versus prior year. ExpertFinish products accounted for
OSB
The OSB segment manufactures and distributes OSB structural panel products, including the innovative value-added OSB product portfolio known as LP® Structural Solutions (which includes LP® TechShield® Radiant Barrier, LP WeatherLogic® Air & Water Barrier, LP Legacy® Premium Sub-Flooring, LP NovaCore® Thermal Insulated Sheathing, LP® FlameBlock® Fire-Rated Sheathing, and LP® TopNotch® 350 Durable Sub-Flooring).
Segment sales and Adjusted EBITDA for this segment were as follows (dollar amounts in millions):
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
|||||||||
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|
% Change |
|||||
Net sales |
$ |
267 |
|
$ |
313 |
|
(15 |
)% |
||
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
54 |
|
|
90 |
|
(40 |
)% |
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 versus 2024 |
||||
|
Average Net Selling Price |
|
Unit Shipments |
||
OSB - Structural Solutions |
(9 |
)% |
|
(10 |
)% |
OSB - commodity |
(13 |
)% |
|
3 |
% |
First quarter 2025 net sales for the OSB segment decreased year-over-year by
Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2025 decreased year-over-year by
LPSA
The LPSA segment manufactures and distributes OSB structural panel and Siding Solutions products in
Segment sales and Adjusted EBITDA for this segment were as follows (dollar amounts in millions):
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
|||||||||
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|
% Change |
|||||
Net sales |
$ |
52 |
|
$ |
47 |
|
11 |
% |
||
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
12 |
|
|
10 |
|
22 |
% |
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 versus 2024 |
||||
|
Average Net Selling Price |
|
Unit Shipments |
||
OSB - Structural Solutions |
(1 |
)% |
|
17 |
% |
Siding |
6 |
% |
|
(2 |
)% |
The year-over-year net sales and Adjusted EBITDA increases for the three months ended March 31, 2025 reflect higher sales volumes offset by unfavorable currency fluctuations.
Conference Call
LP will hold a conference call to discuss this release today at 11 a.m. Eastern Time (8 a.m. Pacific Time). Investors will have the opportunity to listen to the conference call live by going to investor.lpcorp.com. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, the recorded webcast and accompanying presentation will be available to the public by going to investor.lpcorp.com and clicking "Events" under the "News & Events" header.
About LP Building Solutions
As a leader in high-performance building solutions, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP Building Solutions, NYSE: LPX) manufactures engineered wood products that meet the demands of builders, remodelers and homeowners worldwide. LP’s extensive portfolio of innovative and dependable products includes Siding Solutions (LP® SmartSide® Trim & Siding, LP® SmartSide® ExpertFinish® Trim & Siding, LP BuilderSeries® Lap Siding, and LP® Outdoor Building Solutions®), LP® Structural Solutions (LP® TechShield® Radiant Barrier, LP WeatherLogic® Air & Water Barrier, LP Legacy® Premium Sub-Flooring, LP NovaCore® Thermal Insulated Sheathing, LP® FlameBlock® Fire-Rated Sheathing, and LP® TopNotch® 350 Durable Sub-Flooring) and oriented strand board (OSB). In addition to product solutions, LP provides industry-leading customer service and warranties. Since its founding in 1972, LP has been Building a Better World™ by helping customers construct beautiful, durable homes while shareholders build lasting value. Headquartered in
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains statements concerning Louisiana-Pacific Corporation's (LP) future results and performance that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon the beliefs and assumptions of, and on information currently available to, our management; assumptions upon which such forward-looking statements are based are also forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” “target,” “potential,” “continue,” “likely,” or “future,” as well as similar expressions, or the negative or other variations thereof, and include other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts, including without limitation, plans for product development, forecasts of future costs and expenditures, possible outcomes of legal proceedings, capacity expansion and other growth initiatives, the adequacy of reserves for loss contingencies, and any statements regarding the Company's financial outlook. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: changes in governmental fiscal and monetary policies, including higher or new tariffs and levels of employment; changes in general and global economic conditions, including impacts from rising inflation, supply chain disruptions, new, ongoing, or escalated geopolitical or military conflicts or tensions including the conflict between
For additional information about factors that could cause actual results, events, and circumstances to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, please refer to LP’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). We urge you to consider all of the risks, uncertainties, and factors identified above or discussed in such reports carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements in this news release. We cannot assure you that the results reflected in or implied by any forward-looking statement will be realized or even if substantially realized, that those results will have the forecasted or expected consequences and effects for or on our operations or financial performance. The forward-looking statements made today are as of the date of this news release. Except as required by law, LP undertakes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements to reflect new information, subsequent events, or circumstances.
Use of Non-GAAP Information
In evaluating our business, we utilize non-GAAP financial measures that fall within the meaning of SEC Regulation G and Regulation S-K Item 10(e), which we believe provide users of the financial information with additional meaningful comparison to prior reported results. Non-GAAP financial measures do not have standardized definitions and are not defined by
Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Income, and Adjusted Diluted EPS are not substitutes for the
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) |
|||||||
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
Net sales |
$ |
724 |
|
|
$ |
724 |
|
Cost of sales |
|
(526 |
) |
|
|
(511 |
) |
Gross profit |
|
197 |
|
|
|
214 |
|
Selling, general, and administrative expenses |
|
(75 |
) |
|
|
(69 |
) |
Other operating credits and charges, net |
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
Income from operations |
|
120 |
|
|
|
145 |
|
Interest expense |
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
Investment income |
|
4 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
Other non-operating income (expense) |
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
Income before income taxes |
|
116 |
|
|
|
148 |
|
Provision for income taxes |
|
(26 |
) |
|
|
(41 |
) |
Equity in unconsolidated affiliate |
|
— |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Net income |
$ |
91 |
|
|
$ |
108 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Net income per share of common stock: |
|
|
|
||||
Basic |
$ |
1.30 |
|
|
$ |
1.49 |
|
Diluted |
$ |
1.30 |
|
|
$ |
1.48 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Average shares of common stock used to compute net income per share: |
|
|
|
||||
Basic |
|
70 |
|
|
|
72 |
|
Diluted |
|
70 |
|
|
|
72 |
|
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)
(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS) |
|||||||
|
March 31, 2025 |
|
December 31, 2024 |
||||
ASSETS |
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
256 |
|
|
$ |
340 |
|
Receivables, net |
|
159 |
|
|
|
131 |
|
Inventories |
|
399 |
|
|
|
357 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
25 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
Total current assets |
|
839 |
|
|
|
855 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Property, plant, and equipment, net |
|
1,606 |
|
|
|
1,592 |
|
Timber and timberlands |
|
27 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
Operating lease assets, net |
|
25 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
Goodwill and other intangible assets |
|
26 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
Investments in and advances to affiliates |
|
18 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
Other assets |
|
22 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
Deferred tax asset |
|
7 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
2,570 |
|
|
$ |
2,569 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
|
|
|
||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
$ |
265 |
|
|
$ |
287 |
|
Income tax payable |
|
12 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
277 |
|
|
|
299 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Long-term debt |
|
348 |
|
|
|
348 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
149 |
|
|
|
145 |
|
Non-current operating lease liabilities |
|
23 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
Contingency reserves, excluding current portion |
|
26 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
Other long-term liabilities |
|
55 |
|
|
|
57 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
878 |
|
|
|
899 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
||||
Common stock |
|
85 |
|
|
|
86 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
480 |
|
|
|
478 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
1,625 |
|
|
|
1,615 |
|
Treasury stock |
|
(388 |
) |
|
|
(386 |
) |
Accumulated comprehensive loss |
|
(110 |
) |
|
|
(122 |
) |
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
1,692 |
|
|
|
1,671 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ |
2,570 |
|
|
$ |
2,569 |
|
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW (UNAUDITED)
(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS) |
|||||||
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
||||
Net income |
$ |
91 |
|
|
$ |
108 |
|
Adjustments to net income: |
|
|
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
35 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
Deferred taxes |
|
— |
|
|
|
9 |
|
Other adjustments, net |
|
5 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Changes in assets and liabilities (net of acquisitions and divestitures): |
|
|
|
||||
Receivables |
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
(47 |
) |
Inventories |
|
(37 |
) |
|
|
(23 |
) |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
— |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Income taxes payable, net of receivables |
|
11 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
64 |
|
|
|
105 |
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
||||
Property, plant, and equipment additions |
|
(64 |
) |
|
|
(41 |
) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(64 |
) |
|
|
(41 |
) |
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
||||
Payment of cash dividends |
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
(19 |
) |
Repurchase of common stock |
|
(61 |
) |
|
|
(13 |
) |
Other financing activities |
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
(87 |
) |
|
|
(39 |
) |
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH |
|
3 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash |
|
(84 |
) |
|
|
22 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period |
|
340 |
|
|
|
222 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period |
$ |
256 |
|
|
$ |
244 |
|
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
The following tables present summary data relating to: (i) housing starts within
We monitor housing starts, which is a leading external indicator of residential construction in
The following table sets forth housing starts for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
||||
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
||
Housing starts1: |
|
|
|
||
Single-Family |
228 |
|
241 |
||
Multi-Family |
89 |
|
80 |
||
|
317 |
|
321 |
||
1 Actual |
We monitor sales volumes for our products in our Siding, OSB, and LPSA segments, which we define as the amount of our products sold within the applicable period measured in million square feet (MMSF) on a standard 3/8" thickness basis. Evaluating sales volume by product type helps us identify and address changes in product demand, broad market factors that may affect our performance, and opportunities for future growth. It should be noted that other companies may present sales volume data differently, and therefore, as presented by us, sales volume data may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. We believe that sales volumes can be a useful measure for evaluating and understanding our business.
The following table sets forth sales volumes for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 |
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 |
||||||||||||
Sales Volume |
Siding |
|
OSB |
|
LPSA |
|
Total |
|
Siding |
|
OSB |
|
LPSA |
|
Total |
Siding Solutions (MMSF) |
434 |
|
— |
|
11 |
|
445 |
|
399 |
|
— |
|
12 |
|
411 |
OSB - Structural Solutions (MMSF) |
— |
|
398 |
|
151 |
|
549 |
|
— |
|
443 |
|
130 |
|
573 |
OSB - commodity (MMSF) |
— |
|
426 |
|
— |
|
426 |
|
— |
|
415 |
|
— |
|
415 |
We measure OEE of each of our mills to track improvements in the utilization and productivity of our manufacturing assets. OEE is a composite metric that considers asset uptime (adjusted for capital project downtime and similar events), production rates, and finished product quality. We believe that when used in conjunction with other metrics, OEE can be a useful measure for evaluating our ability to generate profits, and that providing this measure should allow interested persons to monitor operational improvements. We use a best-in-class target across all LP sites that allows us to optimize capital investments, focus maintenance and reliability improvements, and improve overall equipment efficiency. It should be noted that other companies may present OEE data differently, and therefore, as presented by us, OEE data may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
OEE for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 for each of our segments is listed below:
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
||||
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
||
Siding |
76 |
% |
|
78 |
% |
OSB |
77 |
% |
|
78 |
% |
LPSA |
67 |
% |
|
76 |
% |
SELECTED SEGMENT INFORMATION (AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS) |
|||||||
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
||||||
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
||||
NET SALES BY BUSINESS SEGMENT |
|
|
|
||||
Siding |
$ |
402 |
|
$ |
361 |
||
OSB |
|
267 |
|
|
313 |
||
LPSA |
|
52 |
|
|
47 |
||
Other |
|
2 |
|
|
3 |
||
Total Sales |
$ |
724 |
|
$ |
724 |
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NON-GAAP ADJUSTED EBITDA, NON-GAAP ADJUSTED INCOME, AND NON-GAAP ADJUSTED DILUTED EPS (AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) |
|||||||
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
Net income |
$ |
91 |
|
|
$ |
108 |
|
Add (deduct): |
|
|
|
||||
Provision for income taxes |
|
26 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
35 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
5 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
Other operating credits and charges, net |
|
2 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Business exit credits |
|
— |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
3 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Investment income |
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
Other non-operating items |
|
5 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
162 |
|
|
$ |
182 |
|
SEGMENT ADJUSTED EBITDA |
|
|
|
||||
Siding |
$ |
106 |
|
|
$ |
90 |
|
OSB |
|
54 |
|
|
|
90 |
|
LPSA |
|
12 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
Other |
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
(8 |
) |
Total Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
162 |
|
|
$ |
182 |
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
Net income per share of common stock - diluted |
$ |
1.30 |
|
|
$ |
1.48 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Net income |
$ |
91 |
|
|
$ |
108 |
|
Add (deduct): |
|
|
|
||||
Other operating credits and charges, net |
|
2 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Business exit credits |
|
— |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
Reported tax provision |
|
26 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
Adjusted income before tax |
|
119 |
|
|
|
148 |
|
Normalized tax provision at |
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
(37 |
) |
Adjusted Income |
$ |
89 |
|
|
$ |
111 |
|
Diluted shares outstanding |
|
70 |
|
|
|
72 |
|
Adjusted Diluted EPS |
$ |
1.27 |
|
|
$ |
1.53 |
|
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