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    Ascent Industries Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results

    11/12/24 4:05:00 PM ET
    $ACNT
    Steel/Iron Ore
    Industrials
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    Ascent Industries Co. (NASDAQ:ACNT) ("Ascent" or the "Company"), an industrials company focused on the production of specialty chemicals and industrial tubular products, is reporting its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

     

    Third Quarter 2024 Summary1

     

    (in millions, except per share and margin)

    Q3 2024

    Q3 2023

    Change

    Net Sales

    $42.9

    $46.7

    (8.2)%

    Gross Profit

    $6.5

    $3.0

    116.5%

    Gross Profit Margin

    15.1%

    6.4%

    870bps

    Net (Loss)

    $(7.0)

    $(14.7)

    (52.2)%

    Diluted (Loss) per Share

    $(0.69)

    $(1.45)

    (52.4)%

    Adjusted EBITDA

    $2.5

    $(1.5)

    262.8%

    Adjusted EBITDA Margin

    5.7%

    (3.2)%

    890bps

     

    Management Commentary

    "The third quarter marked another period of positive momentum as we generated our third straight quarter of improving results," said Ascent CEO Bryan Kitchen. "Although market conditions remained soft across both segments, we continued to strip out unnecessary costs and operate more efficiently through aggressive self-help initiatives, leading to both year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter improvements to our bottom line. We also made notable progress on the business development front within our specialty chemicals segment, which we believe will begin to show revenue growth in 2025 as we remain committed to unlocking the full potential of this segment.

    "Overall, we are creating a more predictable, reliable, and profitable operating model, as evidenced by our consistently improving results over the last three quarters. While demand across our end markets isn't doing us any favors, I'm proud of what we've been able to accomplish so far this year in our efforts to stabilize the organization through recapitalizing SG&A, strict cost management, product line optimization, and dynamic pricing adjustments. These actions combined with our healthy balance sheet and no outstanding debt have us well positioned to finish the year on a positive note and move into 2025 with momentum at our back."

    Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

    Net sales from continuing operations were $42.9 million compared to $46.7 million in the third quarter of 2023. The decline was primarily driven by lower volumes and lower pricing as the Company fulfilled low-priced order backlog within the tubular products segment, along with lower volumes in the specialty chemicals segment partially offset by favorable pricing and product mix.

    Gross profit from continuing operations increased 117% to $6.5 million, or 15.1% of net sales, compared to $3.0 million, or 6.4% of net sales, in the third quarter of 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to aggressive cost management through improvements in product line management and strategic materials sourcing across both segments.

    Net loss from continuing operations improved to $7.0 million, or $0.69 diluted loss per share, compared to a net loss from continuing operations of $14.7 million, or $1.45 diluted loss per share, in the third quarter of 2023. During the quarter, the Company recorded a $6.2 million non-cash, one-time tax charge related to a valuation allowance against the Company's deferred tax assets. Income from continuing operations before taxes for the third quarter of 2024 was $0.5 million. The year-over-year improvement was primarily attributable to the aforementioned increase in gross profit as well as a year-over-year decrease in interest expense due to lower debt outstanding.

    Adjusted EBITDA increased notably to $2.5 million compared to $(1.5) million in the third quarter of 2023, with adjusted EBITDA margin increasing significantly to 5.7% compared to (3.2)% in the prior year period. The improvement was primarily driven by the aforementioned cost and product mix optimization initiatives.

    ______________________

    1 On December 22, 2023, the Company closed on a transaction to sell substantially all of the assets of Specialty Pipe & Tube ("SPT"). As a result, financial results from SPT have been categorized into discontinued operations.

    Segment Results

    Ascent Chemicals – net sales in the third quarter of 2024 increased 4% to $20.9 million compared to $20.1 million in the third quarter of 2023. Operating income in the third quarter improved significantly to $0.4 million compared to an operating loss of $(11.5) million in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter increased 47% to $1.5 million compared to $1.0 million in the prior year period. As a percentage of segment net sales, adjusted EBITDA increased 210 basis points to 7.3% compared to 5.2% in the third quarter of 2023.

    Ascent Tubular – net sales from continuing operations in the third quarter of 2024 were $22.0 million compared to $26.7 million in the third quarter of 2023. Operating income from continuing operations in the third quarter improved to $1.7 million compared to an operating loss from continuing operations of $(0.6) million in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations in the third quarter increased significantly to $2.4 million compared to $0.2 million in the prior year period. As a percentage of segment net sales, adjusted EBITDA increased significantly to 10.7% compared to 0.7% in the third quarter of 2023.

    Liquidity

    As of September 30, 2024, the Company had $8.5 million in cash and cash equivalents, no debt outstanding under its revolving credit facilities and had $57.5 million in availability under its revolving credit facility.

    For the quarter ended September 30, 2024, the Company repurchased 42,623 shares at an average cost of $9.79 per share for approximately $0.4 million.

    Conference Call

    Ascent will conduct a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time to discuss its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

    Ascent management will host the conference call, followed by a question-and-answer period.

    Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024

    Time: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time

    Live Call Registration Link: Here

    Webcast Registration Link: Here

    To access the call by phone, please register via the live call registration link above or here and you will be provided with dial-in instructions and details. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Gateway Group at 1-949-574-3860.

    The conference call will also be broadcast live and available for replay via the webcast registration link above here. The webcast will be archived for one year in the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.ascentco.com.

    About Ascent Industries Co.

    Ascent Industries Co. (NASDAQ:ACNT) is a company that engages in a number of diverse business activities including the production of specialty chemicals and industrial tubular products. For more information about Ascent, please visit its website at www.ascentco.com.

    Forward-Looking Statements

    This press release may include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other applicable federal securities laws. All statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements can be identified through the use of words such as "estimate," "project," "intend," "expect," "believe," "should," "anticipate," "hope," "optimistic," "plan," "outlook," "should," "could," "may" and similar expressions. The forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and to review the risks as set forth in more detail in Ascent Industries Co.'s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which filings are available from the SEC or on our website. Ascent Industries Co. assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information included in this release.

    Non-GAAP Financial Information

    Financial statement information included in this earnings release includes non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) measures and should be read along with the accompanying tables which provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to GAAP measures.

    Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company believes is useful to investors in evaluating its results to determine the value of a company. An item is excluded in the measure if its periodic value is inconsistent and sufficiently material that not identifying the item would render period comparability less meaningful to the reader or if including the item provides a clearer representation of normalized periodic earnings. The Company excludes in Adjusted EBITDA two categories of items: 1) Base EBITDA components, including: interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and 2) Material transaction costs including: goodwill impairment, asset impairment, gain on lease modification, stock-based compensation, non-cash lease cost, acquisition costs and other fees, shelf registration costs, loss on extinguishment of debt, retention costs and restructuring & severance costs from net income.

    Management believes that these non-GAAP measures are useful because they are key measures used by our management team to evaluate our operating performance, generate future operating plans and make strategic decisions as well as allow readers to compare the financial results between periods. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance or financial condition as promulgated under GAAP, and investors should consider the Company's performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of the Company. Non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools, and investors should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company's results or financial condition as reported under GAAP.

     

    Ascent Industries Co.

    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

    (in thousands, except par value and share data)

     

     

    (Unaudited)

     

     

     

    September 30, 2024

     

    December 31, 2023

    Assets

     

     

     

    Current assets:

     

     

     

    Cash and cash equivalents

    $

    8,547

     

     

    $

    1,851

     

    Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $583 and $463, respectively

     

    27,768

     

     

     

    26,604

     

    Inventories

     

    42,968

     

     

     

    52,306

     

    Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     

    3,483

     

     

     

    4,879

     

    Assets held for sale

     

    —

     

     

     

    2,912

     

    Current assets of discontinued operations

     

    56

     

     

     

    861

     

    Total current assets

     

    82,822

     

     

     

    89,413

     

    Property, plant and equipment, net

     

    26,654

     

     

     

    29,755

     

    Right-of-use assets, operating leases, net

     

    28,623

     

     

     

    27,784

     

    Intangible assets, net

     

    7,380

     

     

     

    8,496

     

    Deferred income taxes

     

    —

     

     

     

    5,808

     

    Deferred charges, net

     

    29

     

     

     

    104

     

    Other non-current assets, net

     

    3,108

     

     

     

    1,935

     

    Total assets

    $

    148,616

     

     

    $

    163,295

     

     

     

     

     

    Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

     

     

     

    Current liabilities:

     

     

     

    Accounts payable

    $

    12,286

     

     

    $

    16,416

     

    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     

    7,081

     

     

     

    5,108

     

    Current portion of note payable

     

    641

     

     

     

    360

     

    Current portion of operating lease liabilities

     

    1,448

     

     

     

    1,140

     

    Current portion of finance lease liabilities

     

    288

     

     

     

    292

     

    Current liabilities of discontinued operations

     

    222

     

     

     

    1,473

     

    Total current liabilities

     

    21,966

     

     

     

    24,789

     

    Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities

     

    30,433

     

     

     

    29,729

     

    Long-term portion of finance lease liabilities

     

    1,089

     

     

     

    1,307

     

    Deferred income taxes

     

    369

     

     

     

    —

     

    Other long-term liabilities

     

    54

     

     

     

    60

     

    Total non-current liabilities

     

    31,945

     

     

     

    31,096

     

    Total liabilities

    $

    53,911

     

     

    $

    55,885

     

     

    Commitments and contingencies

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Shareholders' equity:

     

     

     

    Common stock, par value $1 per share; 24,000,000 shares authorized; 11,085,103 and 10,092,966 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

    $

    11,085

     

     

    $

    11,085

     

    Capital in excess of par value

     

    47,238

     

     

     

    47,333

     

    Retained earnings

     

    45,946

     

     

     

    58,517

     

     

     

    104,269

     

     

     

    116,935

     

    Less: cost of common stock in treasury - 992,137 and 990,282 shares, respectively

     

    (9,564

    )

     

     

    (9,525

    )

    Total shareholders' equity

     

    94,705

     

     

     

    107,410

     

    Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

    $

    148,616

     

     

    $

    163,295

     

     

    Note: The condensed consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2023 have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date.

     

    Ascent Industries Co.

    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) - Comparative Analysis (Unaudited)

    ($ in thousands, except per share data)

     

     

    Three Months Ended

    September 30,

     

    Nine Months Ended

    September 30,

     

    2024

     

    2023

     

    2024

     

    2023

    Net sales

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Tubular Products

    $

    22,023

     

     

    $

    26,695

     

     

    $

    74,559

     

     

    $

    86,748

     

    Specialty Chemicals

     

    20,878

     

     

     

    20,052

     

     

     

    62,642

     

     

     

    65,165

     

    All Other

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    50

     

     

     

    42,901

     

     

     

    46,747

     

     

     

    137,201

     

     

     

    151,963

     

    Operating income (loss) from continuing operations

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Tubular Products

     

    1,653

     

     

     

    (620

    )

     

     

    1,040

     

     

     

    (7,215

    )

    Specialty Chemicals

     

    385

     

     

     

    (11,481

    )

     

     

    (625

    )

     

     

    (10,935

    )

    All Other

     

    (117

    )

     

     

    (132

    )

     

     

    (378

    )

     

     

    (684

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Corporate

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Unallocated corporate expenses

     

    (1,490

    )

     

     

    (2,859

    )

     

     

    (5,070

    )

     

     

    (9,314

    )

    Acquisition costs and other

     

    (2

    )

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (53

    )

     

     

    (274

    )

    Gain on lease modification

     

    67

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    67

     

     

     

    —

     

    Total Corporate

     

    (1,425

    )

     

     

    (2,859

    )

     

     

    (5,056

    )

     

     

    (9,588

    )

    Operating income (loss)

     

    496

     

     

     

    (15,092

    )

     

     

    (5,019

    )

     

     

    (28,422

    )

    Interest expense, net

     

    124

     

     

     

    1,063

     

     

     

    323

     

     

     

    3,217

     

    Other, net

     

    (91

    )

     

     

    (97

    )

     

     

    (303

    )

     

     

    (344

    )

    Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

     

    463

     

     

     

    (16,058

    )

     

     

    (5,039

    )

     

     

    (31,295

    )

    Income tax expense (benefit)

     

    7,479

     

     

     

    (1,380

    )

     

     

    6,270

     

     

     

    (4,680

    )

    Loss from continuing operations

     

    (7,016

    )

     

     

    (14,678

    )

     

     

    (11,309

    )

     

     

    (26,615

    )

    Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

     

    864

     

     

     

    (3,254

    )

     

     

    (1,262

    )

     

     

    (11,152

    )

    Net loss

    $

    (6,152

    )

     

    $

    (17,932

    )

     

    $

    (12,571

    )

     

    $

    (37,767

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net loss per common share from continuing operations

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Basic

    $

    (0.69

    )

     

    $

    (1.45

    )

     

    $

    (1.12

    )

     

    $

    (2.62

    )

    Diluted

    $

    (0.69

    )

     

    $

    (1.45

    )

     

    $

    (1.12

    )

     

    $

    (2.62

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net income (loss) per common share from discontinued operations

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Basic

    $

    0.08

     

     

    $

    (0.32

    )

     

    $

    (0.12

    )

     

    $

    (1.10

    )

    Diluted

    $

    0.08

     

     

    $

    (0.32

    )

     

    $

    (0.12

    )

     

    $

    (1.10

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net loss per common share

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Basic

    $

    (0.61

    )

     

    $

    (1.77

    )

     

    $

    (1.24

    )

     

    $

    (3.72

    )

    Diluted

    $

    (0.61

    )

     

    $

    (1.77

    )

     

    $

    (1.24

    )

     

    $

    (3.72

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Average shares outstanding

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Basic

     

    10,114

     

     

     

    10,135

     

     

     

    10,111

     

     

     

    10,151

     

    Diluted

     

    10,114

     

     

     

    10,135

     

     

     

    10,111

     

     

     

    10,151

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Other data:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Adjusted EBITDA1

    $

    2,450

     

     

    $

    (1,505

    )

     

    $

    1,446

     

     

    $

    (9,993

    )

     

    1The term Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company believes is useful to investors in evaluating its results to determine the value of a company. An item is excluded in the measure if its periodic value is inconsistent and sufficiently material that not identifying the item would render period comparability less meaningful to the reader or if including the item provides a clearer representation of normalized periodic earnings. The Company excludes in Adjusted EBITDA two categories of items: 1) Base EBITDA components, including: interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and 2) Material transaction costs including: goodwill impairment, asset impairment, gain on lease modification, stock-based compensation, non-cash lease cost, acquisition costs and other fees, retention costs and restructuring & severance costs from net income. For a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to the most comparable GAAP equivalent, refer to the Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA.

     

    Ascent Industries Co.

    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

    ($ in thousands)

     

     

    Nine Months Ended September 30,

     

    2024

     

    2023

    Operating activities

     

     

     

    Net loss

    $

    (12,571

    )

     

    $

    (37,767

    )

    Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

     

    (1,262

    )

     

     

    (11,152

    )

    Net loss from continuing operations

     

    (11,309

    )

     

     

    (26,615

    )

    Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

     

     

     

    Depreciation expense

     

    4,489

     

     

     

    4,634

     

    Amortization expense

     

    1,116

     

     

     

    1,128

     

    Amortization of debt issuance costs

     

    75

     

     

     

    75

     

    Goodwill impairment

     

    —

     

     

     

    11,389

     

    Deferred income taxes

     

    6,639

     

     

     

    (7,864

    )

    Provision for losses on accounts receivable

     

    121

     

     

     

    327

     

    Provision for losses on inventories

     

    1,300

     

     

     

    1,980

     

    Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

     

    —

     

     

     

    182

     

    Non-cash lease expense

     

    171

     

     

     

    190

     

    Stock-based compensation expense

     

    601

     

     

     

    701

     

    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

     

     

     

    Accounts receivable

     

    (1,283

    )

     

     

    3,754

     

    Inventories

     

    8,038

     

     

     

    5,880

     

    Other assets and liabilities

     

    (918

    )

     

     

    358

     

    Accounts payable

     

    (4,237

    )

     

     

    8,872

     

    Accrued expenses

     

    1,973

     

     

     

    (217

    )

    Accrued income taxes

     

    669

     

     

     

    (772

    )

    Net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations

     

    7,445

     

     

     

    4,002

     

    Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities - discontinued operations

     

    (1,587

    )

     

     

    17,525

     

    Net cash provided by operating activities

     

    5,858

     

     

     

    21,527

     

    Investing activities

     

     

     

    Purchases of property, plant and equipment

     

    (1,281

    )

     

     

    (2,411

    )

    Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations

     

    (1,281

    )

     

     

    (2,411

    )

    Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities - discontinued operations

     

    2,797

     

     

     

    (394

    )

    Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     

    1,516

     

     

     

    (2,805

    )

    Financing activities

     

     

     

    Borrowings from long-term debt

     

    156,923

     

     

     

    201,588

     

    Proceeds from note payable

     

    914

     

     

     

    900

     

    Payments on long-term debt

     

    (156,923

    )

     

     

    (220,130

    )

    Payments on note payable

     

    (633

    )

     

     

    (657

    )

    Principal payments on finance lease obligations

     

    (221

    )

     

     

    (231

    )

    Repurchase of common stock

     

    (738

    )

     

     

    (903

    )

    Net cash used in financing activities

     

    (678

    )

     

     

    (19,433

    )

    Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     

    6,696

     

     

     

    (711

    )

    Less: Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations

     

    —

     

     

     

    1

     

    Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     

    1,851

     

     

     

    1,440

     

    Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

    $

    8,547

     

     

    $

    730

     

     

    Ascent Industries Co.

    Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation

    Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited)

    ($ in thousands)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended

    September 30,

     

    Nine Months Ended

    September 30,

    ($ in thousands)

    2024

     

    2023

     

    2024

     

    2023

    Consolidated

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net loss from continuing operations

    $

    (7,016

    )

     

    $

    (14,678

    )

     

    $

    (11,309

    )

     

    $

    (26,615

    )

    Adjustments:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Interest expense, net

     

    124

     

     

     

    1,063

     

     

     

    323

     

     

     

    3,217

     

    Income taxes

     

    7,479

     

     

     

    (1,380

    )

     

     

    6,270

     

     

     

    (4,680

    )

    Depreciation

     

    1,438

     

     

     

    1,522

     

     

     

    4,489

     

     

     

    4,634

     

    Amortization

     

    372

     

     

     

    376

     

     

     

    1,116

     

     

     

    1,128

     

    EBITDA

     

    2,397

     

     

     

    (13,097

    )

     

     

    889

     

     

     

    (22,316

    )

    Acquisition costs and other

     

    5

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    83

     

     

     

    277

     

    Goodwill impairment

     

    —

     

     

     

    11,389

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    11,389

     

    Gain on lease modification

     

    (67

    )

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (67

    )

     

     

    —

     

    Stock-based compensation

     

    55

     

     

     

    134

     

     

     

    158

     

     

     

    371

     

    Non-cash lease expense

     

    60

     

     

     

    63

     

     

     

    171

     

     

     

    190

     

    Retention expense

     

    —

     

     

     

    6

     

     

     

    4

     

     

     

    6

     

    Restructuring and severance costs

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    208

     

     

     

    90

     

    Adjusted EBITDA

    $

    2,450

     

     

    $

    (1,505

    )

     

    $

    1,446

     

     

    $

    (9,993

    )

    % sales

     

    5.7

    %

     

     

    (3.2

    )%

     

     

    1.1

    %

     

     

    (6.6

    )%

    Specialty Chemicals

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net income (loss)

    $

    367

     

     

    $

    (11,498

    )

     

    $

    (682

    )

     

    $

    (10,974

    )

    Adjustments:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Interest expense

     

    19

     

     

     

    21

     

     

     

    57

     

     

     

    52

     

    Depreciation expense

     

    945

     

     

     

    942

     

     

     

    2,863

     

     

     

    2,850

     

    Amortization expense

     

    174

     

     

     

    159

     

     

     

    522

     

     

     

    475

     

    EBITDA

     

    1,505

     

     

     

    (10,376

    )

     

     

    2,760

     

     

     

    (7,597

    )

    Acquisition costs and other

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    2

     

    Goodwill impairment

     

    —

     

     

     

    11,389

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    11,389

     

    Stock-based compensation

     

    —

     

     

     

    3

     

     

     

    7

     

     

     

    (13

    )

    Non-cash lease expense

     

    19

     

     

     

    23

     

     

     

    58

     

     

     

    69

     

    Restructuring and severance costs

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    109

     

     

     

    —

     

    Specialty Chemicals Adjusted EBITDA

    $

    1,524

     

     

    $

    1,039

     

     

    $

    2,934

     

     

    $

    3,850

     

    % segment sales

     

    7.3

    %

     

     

    5.2

    %

     

     

    4.7

    %

     

     

    5.9

    %

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Tubular Products

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net income (loss) from continuing operations

    $

    1,653

     

     

    $

    (620

    )

     

    $

    1,040

     

     

    $

    (7,215

    )

    Adjustments:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Depreciation expense

     

    476

     

     

     

    558

     

     

     

    1,566

     

     

     

    1,717

     

    Amortization expense

     

    198

     

     

     

    218

     

     

     

    594

     

     

     

    653

     

    EBITDA

     

    2,327

     

     

     

    156

     

     

     

    3,200

     

     

     

    (4,845

    )

    Acquisition costs and other

     

    3

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    29

     

     

     

    —

     

    Stock-based compensation

     

    —

     

     

     

    2

     

     

     

    11

     

     

     

    (15

    )

    Non-cash lease expense

     

    25

     

     

     

    31

     

     

     

    75

     

     

     

    93

     

    Restructuring and severance costs

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    31

     

     

     

    84

     

    Tubular Products Adjusted EBITDA

    $

    2,355

     

     

    $

    189

     

     

    $

    3,346

     

     

    $

    (4,683

    )

    % segment sales

     

    10.7

    %

     

     

    0.7

    %

     

     

    4.5

    %

     

     

    (5.4

    )%

     

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