SUM Summit Materials Inc

Argos USA Synergies On Track

Sustained Aggregates Growth

Reaffirming 2024 Guidance Range

DENVER, Aug. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Materials, Inc. (NYSE: SUM) ("Summit," "Summit Materials," "Summit Inc." or the "Company"), a market-leading producer of aggregates and cement company, today announced results for the second quarter ended June 29, 2024. All comparisons are versus the quarter ended July 1, 2023 unless noted otherwise.

"We are pleased and proud to report that our teams safely and successfully managed through weather-related disruptions to deliver a strong quarter of strategic execution and solid financial results," remarked Anne Noonan, Summit Materials President and CEO. "Our resilient performance was supported by positive pricing momentum across all lines of business, ongoing cost savings initiatives underway across our network, and a more durable portfolio. As a result, our 2024 financial targets are virtually unchanged. Namely, we are still on track to generate at least $40 million dollars of Argos USA synergies, drive significant pro forma margin expansion this year, and confidently deliver 2024 Adjusted EBITDA within our previous guidance range. Without question, Summit Materials is well positioned to capitalize on a constructive pricing environment and tap operation improvements across our enterprise to profitably grow in an uneven demand environment.  This growth, together with a fortified and capable balance sheet will help generate significant shareholder value this year and the years ahead. Our team remains focused on controlling what we can, acting with agility, and delivering on all of our 2024 stakeholder commitments." 

2024 Guidance

For the full year 2024, Summit is reaffirming its Adjusted EBITDA range of approximately $970 million to $1,010 million and its 2024 capital expenditures range of approximately $430 million to $470 million.

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure. Refer to the "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section for more information. Because GAAP financial measures on a forward-looking basis are not accessible, and reconciling information is not available without unreasonable effort, we have not provided reconciliations for forward-looking non-GAAP measures. For the same reasons, we are unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to future results.

Second Quarter 2024 | Total Company Results

Net revenue increased $395.1 million, or 58.1%, in the second quarter to $1,075.5 million. In the quarter, $464.0 million of net revenue was due to acquisitions, primarily the Argos USA transaction. Divestitures decreased net revenue by $46.6 million in the period. All lines of business experienced organic pricing growth.

Operating income increased in the second quarter by 33.4%  to $172.9 million largely due to the Argos USA transaction. Summit's operating margin percentage for the three months ended June 29, 2024, decreased to 16.1% from 19.1%.

Net income attributable to Summit Inc. increased to $106.1 million, or $0.60 per basic share, compared to $83.6 million, or $0.70 per basic share in the prior year period. Summit reported adjusted diluted net income of $115.2 million, or $0.66 per adjusted diluted share, compared to an adjusted diluted net income of $84.7 million, or $0.71 per adjusted diluted share, in the prior year period. 

Adjusted EBITDA increased $104.4 million, or 54.5%, to $296.2 million reflecting the contribution from the Argos USA assets, continued pricing gains, and operational improvements across the enterprise, including integration synergies.

Second Quarter 2024 | Results by Line of Business

Aggregates Business: Aggregates net revenues increased by $4.6 million to $187.1 million in the second quarter. Aggregates adjusted cash gross profit margin expanded to 54.1% in the second quarter as compared to 53.6% in the prior year period, reflecting strong commercial and operational execution. Aggregates sales volume decreased 10.0% in the second quarter. Organic aggregates sales volumes decreased 9.4% as a result of wet weather conditions and restrained private end-market activity. Average selling prices for aggregates increased 11.8%, with organic pricing increasing 10.8%. Pricing growth was strong throughout the footprint and led by the East Segment, which increased 14.8% versus the prior year period.  

Cement Business: Cement Segment net revenues increased to $324.8 million in the second quarter. Cement Segment adjusted cash gross profit margin decreased to 49.4% in the second quarter, compared to 52.8% in the prior year period, due primarily to margin mix impacts from inclusion of the Argos USA assets. Sales volume of cement increased 238.0%. Organic sales volumes decreased 16.5% due to reduced import volume in the River Markets and moderating demand conditions. Organic average selling prices increased 7.3% in the second quarter, primarily reflecting traction from increases implemented earlier in the year. 

Products Business: Products net revenues were $495.5 million in the second quarter, up 60.0% versus the prior year period. Products adjusted cash gross profit margin decreased to 17.3% in the second quarter. Organic average sales price for ready-mix concrete increased 5.6%, with pricing growth in both segments. Organic sales volumes of ready-mix concrete decreased 14.9% due to adverse weather conditions in Houston and restrained private end-market activity. Organic average selling prices for asphalt increased 0.5%. Organic sales volume decreased 6.6%, driven, in part, by unfavorable timing on activity. 

Second Quarter 2024 | Results By Reporting Segment

West Segment: The West Segment operating income decreased $3.9 million to $70.7 million. Adjusted EBITDA decreased $2.9 million, or  2.8%, to $101.6 million in the second quarter largely reflecting unfavorable weather conditions in the Houston market. Aggregates revenue decreased 4.9%, driven by a volume decline of 12.2%. Pricing grew 8.3% over the prior period led by double-digit growth in Houston and Arizona markets. Ready-mix concrete revenue increased 16.7% on 3.8% pricing growth and 12.4% volume growth. Organic ready-mix pricing increased 5.3%. Subdued private construction activity drove organic ready-mix volumes down 13.9% in the period. Asphalt revenue decreased 6.1% reflecting a volume decline of 6.6% while pricing remained relatively flat.

East Segment: The East Segment operating income increased $15.3 million to $46.9 million and Adjusted EBITDA increased $22.9 million to $70.6 million. Aggregates revenue increased 6.0% versus the prior year period driven by strong pricing. Organic aggregates volumes decreased 8.9%, with softness in Kansas and Missouri markets that more than offset growth in Georgia and the Carolinas. Aggregates pricing increased 14.8% with most markets realizing double-digit growth. Ready-mix concrete revenue increased $164.7 million to $191.9 million due to the acquisition of the Argos USA ready-mix concrete operations in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas. Asphalt revenue decreased $9.2 million versus the prior year period due to divestiture of certain asphalt assets.   

Cement Segment: The Cement Segment operating income increased 113.8% to $92.0 million. Adjusted EBITDA increased $87.9 million, primarily from the Argos USA transaction. Adjusted EBITDA margin decreased to 43.3% from 47.3% in the year-ago period due to margin mix from inclusion of the Argos USA cement assets and planned maintenance at certain cement plants. As noted above, the Cement Segment reported an organic volume decrease of 16.5% and organic selling price growth of 7.3%.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of June 29, 2024, the Company had $538.7 million in cash and $2.8 billion in debt outstanding. The Company's $625 million revolving credit facility has $592.7 million available after outstanding letters of credit. 

For the six months ended  June 29, 2024, cash flow provided by operations was $111.4 million and cash paid for capital expenditures was $176.0 million.

As of June 29, 2024, approximately $149.0 million remained available for share repurchases under the share repurchase program.

Webcast and Conference Call Information

Summit Materials will conduct a conference call on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. eastern time (10:00 a.m. mountain time) to review the Company's second quarter 2024 financial results, discuss recent events and conduct a question-and-answer session.

A webcast of the conference call and accompanying presentation materials will be available in the Investors section of Summit's website at investors.summit-materials.com. To listen to a live broadcast, go to the site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register, download, and install any necessary audio software.

A webcast of the conference call and accompanying presentation materials will be available in the Investors section of Summit's website at investors.summit-materials.com or at the following link: 
https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/766164594 

To participate in the live teleconference for second quarter 2024 financial results:

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To listen to a replay of the teleconference, which will be available through August 13, 2024:

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About Summit Materials

Summit Materials is a market-leading producer of aggregates and cement with vertically integrated operations that supply ready-mix concrete and asphalt in select markets. Summit is a geographically diverse, materials-led business of scale that offers customers in the United States and British Columbia, Canada high quality products and services for the public infrastructure, residential and non-residential end markets. Summit has a strong track record of successful acquisitions since its founding and continues to pursue high-return growth opportunities in new and existing markets. For more information about Summit Materials, please visit www.summit-materials.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") regulates the use of "non-GAAP financial measures," such as Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Diluted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Diluted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Cash Gross Profit, Adjusted Cash Gross Profit Margin, and Free Cash Flow which are derived on the basis of methodologies other than in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP"). We have provided these measures because, among other things, we believe that they provide investors with additional information to measure our performance, evaluate our ability to service our debt and evaluate certain flexibility under our restrictive covenants. Our Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Diluted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Diluted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Cash Gross Profit, Adjusted Cash Gross Profit Margin, and Free Cash Flow may vary from the use of such terms by others and should not be considered as alternatives to or more important than net income (loss), operating income (loss), revenue or any other performance measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP as measures of operating performance or to cash flows as measures of liquidity.

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and other non-GAAP measures have important limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of the limitations of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and other non-GAAP measures are that these measures do not reflect: (i) our cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments; (ii) changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; (iii) interest expense or cash requirements necessary to service interest and principal payments on our debt; and (iv) income tax payments we are required to make. Because of these limitations, we rely primarily on our U.S. GAAP results and use Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and other non-GAAP measures on a supplemental basis.

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Cash Gross Profit, Adjusted Cash Gross Profit Margin, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Diluted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Diluted EPS, and Free Cash Flow reflect additional ways of viewing aspects of our business that, when viewed with our GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliations to U.S. GAAP financial measures included in the tables attached to this press release, may provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business. We strongly encourage investors to review our consolidated financial statements in their entirety and not rely on any single financial measure. Reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures used in this press release are included in the attached tables. 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include all statements that do not relate solely to historical or current facts, and you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "outlook," "should," "seeks," "intends," "trends," "plans," "estimates," "projects" or "anticipates" or similar expressions that concern our strategy, plans, expectations or intentions. All statements made relating to our estimated and projected earnings, margins, costs, expenditures, cash flows, growth rates and financial results are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. We derive many of our forward-looking statements from our operating budgets and forecasts, which are based upon many detailed assumptions. While we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, it is very difficult to predict the effect of known factors, and, of course, it is impossible to anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the results or conditions described in such statements or our objectives and plans will be realized. Important factors could affect our results and could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the factors discussed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Summit Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2023, and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 30, 2024, each as filed with the SEC, and any factors discussed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in any of our subsequently filed SEC filings; and the following:

• our dependence on the construction industry and the strength of the local economies in which we operate, including residential;
• the cyclical nature of our business;
• risks related to weather and seasonality;
• risks associated with our capital-intensive business;
• competition within our local markets;
• risks related to the integration of Argos USA and realization of intended benefits within the intended timeframe;
• our ability to execute on our acquisition strategy and portfolio optimization strategy and, successfully integrate acquisitions with our existing operations;
• our dependence on securing and permitting aggregate reserves in strategically located areas;
• the impact of rising interest rates;
• declines in public infrastructure construction and delays or reductions in governmental funding, including the funding by transportation authorities, the federal government and other state agencies particularly;
• our reliance on private investment in infrastructure, which may be adversely affected by periods of economic stagnation and recession;
• environmental, health and safety laws or governmental requirements or policies concerning zoning and land use;
• rising prices for, or more limited availability of, commodities, labor and other production and delivery inputs as a result of inflation, supply chain challenges or otherwise;
• our ability to accurately estimate the overall risks, requirements or costs when we bid on or negotiate contracts that are ultimately awarded to us;
• material costs and losses as a result of claims that our products do not meet regulatory requirements or contractual specifications;
• cancellation of a significant number of contracts or our disqualification from bidding for new contracts;
• special hazards related to our operations that may cause personal injury or property damage not covered by insurance;
• unexpected factors affecting self-insurance claims and reserve estimates;
• our current level of indebtedness, including our exposure to variable interest rate risk;
• potential incurrence of substantially more debt;
• restrictive covenants in the instruments governing our debt obligations;
• our dependence on senior management and other key personnel, and our ability to retain qualified personnel;
• supply constraints or significant price fluctuations in the electricity and petroleum-based resources that we use, including diesel and liquid asphalt;
• climate change and climate change legislation or other regulations;
• evolving corporate governance and corporate disclosure regulations and expectations, including with respect to environmental, social and governance matters;
• unexpected operational failures or difficulties;
• costs associated with pending and future litigation;
• interruptions in our information technology systems and infrastructure; including cybersecurity and data leakage risks;
• potential labor disputes, strikes, other forms of work stoppage or other union activities; and
• material or adverse effects related to the Argos USA combination.

All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Any forward-looking statement that we make herein speaks only as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

The table below reconciles our net income attributable to Summit Materials, Inc. to adjusted diluted net income per share for the three and six months ended June 29, 2024 and July 1, 2023. The per share amount of the net income attributable to Summit Materials, Inc. presented in the table is calculated using the total equity interests for the purpose of reconciling to adjusted diluted net income per share.

The following table reconciles operating income to Adjusted Cash Gross Profit and Adjusted Cash Gross Profit Margin for the three and six months ended June 29, 2024 and July 1, 2023.  

The following table reconciles net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow for the three and six months ended June 29, 2024 and July 1, 2023.