Element Solutions Inc Announces 2024 Second Quarter Financial Results

• Net sales of $613 million, an increase of 5% on a reported basis or 4% on an organic basis from the second quarter of 2023
• Reported net income of $93 million, compared to $30 million in the same period last year, an increase of 213% on a reported basis
• Adjusted EBITDA of $135 million, compared to $116 million in the same period last year, an increase of 16% on a reported basis and 21% on a constant currency basis
• Second quarter 2024 cash flows from operating activities of $67 million and free cash flow of $52 million

MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Element Solutions Inc (NYSE:ESI) (“Element Solutions” or the “Company”), a global and diversified specialty chemicals company, today announced its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024.

Executive Commentary

President and Chief Executive Officer Benjamin Gliklich commented, “Element Solutions delivered an exceptional second quarter. Earnings growth accelerated despite an only modest recovery in consumer electronics and subdued global industrial markets. Our business was propelled by strong demand for high-performance computing applications, data centers and semiconductor fabrication. These high-value end-markets drove favorable mix which, combined with year-over-year raw material price declines, drove substantial margin expansion. The rapid evolution in the electronics industry is creating new sources of high-value demand, and we are capitalizing on those opportunities. Our addressable markets are growing substantially, and we have positioned ourselves to benefit disproportionately from that growth. This quarter is the output from several years of solid execution in terms of strategy and margin recapture.”

Mr. Gliklich continued, “We recently increased our adjusted EBITDA guidance range to $530 million to $545 million, which translates to approximately 15% constant currency growth at the midpoint. While improving, overall electronics markets are closer to trough than the long-term trend. Should the broader electronics market recovery continue and, in particular, should mobile phone demand accelerate, we believe we will deliver full-year adjusted EBITDA above the midpoint of that range. Looking ahead, a multi-year recovery in electronics seems likely. Given that outlook and the foundation laid by several years of strong strategic execution, we have growing confidence for several years of record earnings ahead.”

Second Quarter 2024 Highlights (compared with second quarter 2023)

• Net sales on a reported basis for the second quarter of 2024 were $613 million, an increase of 5% over the second quarter of 2023. Organic net sales increased 4%.
  • Electronics: Net sales increased 10% to $392 million. Organic net sales increased 7%.
  • Industrial & Specialty: Net sales decreased 4% to $221 million. Organic net sales decreased 1%.
• Second quarter of 2024 earnings per share (EPS) performance:
  • GAAP diluted EPS was $0.38, as compared to $0.11 for the same period last year.
  • Adjusted EPS was $0.36, as compared to $0.31 for the same period last year.
• Reported net income for the second quarter of 2024 was $93 million, as compared to $30 million for the second quarter of 2023, an increase of 213%.
  • Net income margin increased by 1,010 basis points to 15.2%.
• Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2024 was $135 million, as compared to $116 million for the second quarter of 2023, an increase of 16%. On a constant currency basis, adjusted EBITDA increased 21%.
  • Electronics: Adjusted EBITDA was $92 million, an increase of 21%. On a constant currency basis, adjusted EBITDA increased 26%.
  • Industrial & Specialty: Adjusted EBITDA was $43 million, an increase of 7%. On a constant currency basis, adjusted EBITDA increased 12%.
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin increased by 230 basis points to 22.1%. On a constant currency basis, adjusted EBITDA margin increased by 250 basis points.

Updated 2024 Guidance

In June 2024, the Company increased its full year 2024 adjusted EBITDA expectation to an updated range of $530 million to $545 million. In addition, the Company expects its full year 2024 free cash flow to be in the range of $280 million to $300 million.

Conference Call

Element Solutions will host a webcast/dial-in conference call to discuss its 2024 second quarter financial results at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Participants on the call will include President and Chief Executive Officer Benjamin Gliklich and Chief Financial Officer Carey J. Dorman.

To listen to the call by telephone, please dial 888-510-2346 (domestic) or 646-960-0111 (international) and provide the Conference ID: 3799230. The call will be simultaneously webcast at www.elementsolutionsinc.com. A replay of the call will be available after completion of the live call at www.elementsolutionsinc.com.

About Element Solutions

Element Solutions Inc is a leading global specialty chemicals company whose businesses supply a broad range of solutions that enhance the performance of products people use every day. Developed in multi-step technological processes, these innovative solutions enable customers’ manufacturing processes in several key industries, including consumer electronics, power electronics, semiconductor fabrication, communications and data storage infrastructure, automotive systems, industrial surface finishing, consumer packaging and offshore energy.

More information about the Company is available at www.elementsolutionsinc.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release is intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 as it contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements will often contain words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “will,” “should,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “assume,” “estimate,” “predict,” “seek,” “continue,” “outlook,” “may,” “might,” “aim,” “can have,” “likely,” “potential,” “target,” “hope,” “goal,” “priority,” “guidance” or “confident” and variations of such words and similar expressions. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements, beliefs, projections or expectations regarding new sources of high-value demand in the electronic industry; capitalizing on opportunities; addressable markets growth; market position and expected growth benefits; broader electronics market recovery; full year 2024 adjusted EBITDA performance; future record earnings; non-GAAP effective tax rate; and full year 2024 guidance for adjusted EBITDA, constant currency adjusted EBITDA growth and free cash flow. These projections and statements are based on management’s estimates, assumptions or expectations with respect to future events and financial performance, and are believed to be reasonable, though are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Such projections and statements are based on the assessment of information available as of the current date, and the Company does not undertake any obligations to provide any further updates. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements if one or more of the underlying estimates, assumptions or expectations prove to be inaccurate or are unrealized. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the war between Russia and Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas conflict and other hostilities in the Middle-East as well as actions in response thereto and their impact on market conditions and the global economy; the continuing economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and its variants on the global economy and supply chains; price volatility and cost environment; inflation and fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; outstanding debt and debt leverage ratio; shares repurchases; debt and/or equity issuance or retirement; expected returns to stockholders; and the impact of acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, refinancings, impairments and other unusual items, including the Company’s ability to integrate and obtain the anticipated benefits, results and synergies from these items or other related strategic initiatives. Additional information concerning these and other factors that could cause actual results to vary is, or will be, included in the Company’s periodic and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Non-GAAP Measures

To supplement its financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, Element Solutions presents in this release the following non-GAAP financial measures: EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted EPS, adjusted common shares outstanding, free cash flow, organic net sales growth, full year 2024 guidance for adjusted EBITDA, constant currency adjusted EBITDA growth and free cash flow. The Company also evaluates and presents its results of operations on a constant currency basis.

Management internally reviews these non-GAAP measures to evaluate performance and liquidity on a comparative period-to-period basis in terms of absolute performance, trends and expected future performance with respect to the Company’s business and believes that these non-GAAP measures provide investors with an additional perspective on trends and underlying operating results on a period-to-period comparable basis. The Company also believes that investors find this information helpful in understanding the ongoing performance of its operations as well as their ability to generate cash separate from items that may have a disproportionate positive or negative impact on its financial results in any particular period or that are considered to be associated with its capital structure. These non-GAAP financial measures, however, have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation from, a substitute for, or superior to, the related financial information that Element Solutions reports in accordance with GAAP. The principal limitation of these non-GAAP financial measures is that they exclude significant expenses and income that are required by GAAP to be recorded in the Company’s financial statements and may not be completely comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies due to potential differences in calculation methods. In addition, these measures are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgment by management about which items are excluded or included in determining these non-GAAP financial measures. Investors are encouraged to review the definitions and reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP financial measures included in this press release, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate the Company’s businesses.

The Company provides full year 2024 guidance for adjusted EBITDA and constant currency adjusted EBITDA growth only on a non-GAAP basis. Reconciliations of such forward-looking non-GAAP measures to GAAP are excluded in reliance upon the exception provided by Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying, without unreasonable efforts, certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliations, including adjustments that could be made for restructurings, refinancings, impairments, divestitures, integration and acquisition-related expenses, share-based compensation amounts, non-recurring, unusual or unanticipated charges, expenses or gains, adjustments to inventory and other charges reflected in its reconciliations of historic numbers, the amount of which, based on historical experience, could be significant.

Constant Currency:

The Company discloses net sales and adjusted EBITDA on a constant currency basis by adjusting results to exclude the impact of changes due to the translation of foreign currencies of its international locations into U.S. dollar. Management believes this non-GAAP financial information facilitates period-to-period comparison in the analysis of trends in business performance, thereby providing valuable supplemental information regarding its results of operations, consistent with how the Company internally evaluates its financial results.

The impact of foreign currency translation is calculated by converting the Company’s current-period local currency financial results into U.S. dollar using the prior period’s exchange rates and comparing these adjusted amounts to its prior period reported results. The difference between actual growth rates and constant currency growth rates represents the estimated impact of foreign currency translation.

Organic Net Sales Growth:

Organic net sales growth is defined as net sales excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, changes due to the pass-through pricing of certain metals and acquisitions and/or divestitures, as applicable. Management believes this non-GAAP financial measure provides investors with a more complete understanding of the underlying net sales trends by providing comparable net sales over differing periods on a consistent basis.

The following table reconciles GAAP net sales growth to organic net sales growth for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024:

NOTE: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

For the three months ended June 30, 2024, Electronics’ consolidated results were positively impacted by $16.

Contacts

Investor Relations Contact:

Varun Gokarn

Senior Director, Strategy and Finance

Element Solutions Inc

1-203-952-0369

IR@elementsolutionsinc.com

Media Contact:

Scott Bisang / Ed Hammond / Tali Epstein

Collected Strategies

1-212-379-2072

esi@collectedstrategies.com

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