CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
First Quarter Highlights
-- GAAP: Net sales of $792 million, Operating income of $14 million
-- Non-GAAP: Adjusted EBITDA of $93 million
-- Fiscal 2026 guidance: Reaffirmed adjusted EBITDA of $380 - $410 million
and free cash flow of $90 - $110 million
Curt Begle, Magnera's CEO, commented: "Magnera delivered a strong first quarter that met our expectations and reinforces our full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow guidance. These results reflect the continued focus and execution of our teams across the organization.
Capital allocation remains disciplined and aligned with our commitment to debt reduction. During the quarter, we made $27 million in debt payments demonstrating our confidence in our cash flow generation.
Looking ahead, our global teams remain focused on driving long-term shareholder value through decisive actions centered on our strategic pillars of cost optimization, portfolio differentiation, and commercial excellence. We believe these priorities position Magnera well to deliver sustainable performance and continued value creation."
Key Financials
December Quarter
GAAP results 2025 2024
Net sales $792 $702
Operating income 14 (22)
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December Quarter Reported Comparable(1)
Adjusted non-GAAP results 2025 2024 <DELTA>% <DELTA>%
Net sales $792 $702 13% (7%)
Adjusted EBITDA(1) 93 84 11% 0%
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(1) (Adjusted non-GAAP results exclude items not considered
to be ongoing operations. In addition, comparable
change % normalizes the impacts of foreign currency
and the recent merger with Glatfelter. Further details
related to non-GAAP measures and reconciliations can
be found under "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial
Measures and Estimates" section or in reconciliation
tables in this release. Dollars in millions)
Consolidated Overview
The net sales increase of 13% included revenue from the merger of $112 million and favorable foreign currency changes of $36 million that were partially offset by a $52 million decrease in selling prices primarily due to the pass-through of lower raw material costs and a 1% organic volume decline which was attributed to strength in our consumer solutions product categories being more than offset by competitive pressures in South America and general market softness in Europe.
The adjusted EBITDA increase of 11% was primarily due to the contribution from the merger of $8 million.
Americas
The net sales increase in the Americas segment included a 2% organic volume growth, revenue from the merger of $42 million and favorable foreign currency changes of $8 million that were partially offset by a $38 million decrease in selling prices primarily due to the pass-through of lower raw material costs and competitive pressures from imports in South America.
The adjusted EBITDA increase included a contribution from the merger of $5 million and improved organic growth in North America partially offset by unfavorable impacts from price cost spread of $4 million.
Rest of World
The net sales increase in the Rest of World segment included revenue from the merger of $70 million and a $28 million favorable impact from foreign currency changes partially offset by a 5% organic volume decline which was primarily attributed to general market softness in Europe and a $14 million decrease in selling prices primarily due to the pass-through of lower raw material costs.
The adjusted EBITDA increase included a contribution from the merger of $3 million and favorable impacts from price cost spread of $4 million as the result of synergy realization and mix improvement.
Fiscal Year 2026 Guidance -- Reaffirmed
-- Adjusted EBITDA of $380 - $410 million
-- Free cash flow of $90 - $110 million; cash flow from operations of $170 -
$190 million
Investor Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call, February 5, 2026, at 10:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time to discuss the December 2025 quarter results. The webcast can be accessed here. A replay of the webcast will be available via the same link on the Company's website after the completion of the call.
By Telephone
Participants may register for the call here now or any time up to and during the time of the call and will immediately receive the dial-in number and a unique pin to access the call. While you may register at any time up to and during the time of the call, you are encouraged to join the call 15 minutes prior to the start of the event.
About Magnera
Magnera Corporation $(MAGN)$ serves 1,000+ customers worldwide, offering a wide range of material solutions, including components for absorbent hygiene products, protective apparel, wipes, specialty building and construction products, and products serving the food and beverage industry. Operating across 45 global facilities, Magnera is supported by approximately 8,500 employees. Magnera's purpose is to better the world with new possibilities made real. For more than 160 years, the Company has delivered the material solutions their partners need to thrive. Through economic upheaval, global pandemics and changing end-user needs, we have consistently found ways to solve problems and exceed expectations. The distinct scale and comprehensive portfolio of products brings customers more materials and choices. Magnera builds personal partnerships that withstand an ever-changing world.
Visit Magnera.com for more information and follow @MagneraCorporation on social platforms.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Estimates
This press release includes non-GAAP financial measures including, but not limited to, Adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow, and comparable basis net sales and adjusted EBITDA. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to comparable measures determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) is set forth at the end of this press release. Information reconciling forward-looking adjusted EBITDA and adjusted free cash flow are not provided because such information is not available without unreasonable effort due to high variability, complexity, and low visibility with respect to certain items, including debt refinancing activity or other non-comparable items. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors, and could be material to our results computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Forward Looking Statements
This document contains certain statements that are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws and are presented pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such "forward-looking" statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to our future financial performance and condition, results of operations and business, our expectations or beliefs concerning future events, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements may contain words such as "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should," "would," "could," "seeks," "approximately," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "projects," "outlook," "guidance," "anticipates" or "looking forward" or similar expressions. In addition, we, through our senior management, from time to time make forward-looking public statements concerning our expected future operations and performance and other developments. These forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the management of Magnera and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may change at any time. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Although it is not possible to identify all of these risks and uncertainties, they include, among others, the following: global economic conditions; inflation; the cost and availability of raw materials and energy; disruption of our supply chain; the adverse impact of weather events on our facilities, inventory and suppliers, as well as adverse effects on our customers, suppliers and other business partners; the effect of competition on our business; our inability to integrate future acquired companies or to realize expected operating synergies; synergies expected to be achieved in connection with our business combination with a subsidiary of Berry Global Group, Inc.; our inability to retain our officers and employees or the occurrence of labor disputes; disruption of our information technology systems, including as a result of a cyber breach; risks associated with operating internationally, including fluctuating exchange rates, tariffs, differing tax laws and regulation; litigation and regulatory investigations; and disputes related to intellectual property used in our business. Additional information regarding these risks and uncertainties and other risks applicable to our business are described in additional detail in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2025, and other filings that we make with the SEC. These risk factors may not contain all of the material factors that are important to you. New factors may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to either predict new factors or assess the potential effect of any such new factors. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on those statements. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof, and 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 otherwise required by law.
Consolidated and Combined Statements of Operations (unaudited)
Quarterly Period Ended
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(in millions of dollars) December 27, 2025 December 28, 2024
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Net sales $ 792 $ 702
Cost of goods sold 695 631
Selling, general and
administrative 50 47
Amortization of intangibles 11 14
Transaction and other activities 22 32
Operating income (loss) 14 (22)
Other expense (income) 3 21
Interest net expense 40 26
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Income (loss) before income
taxes (29) (69)
Income tax (benefit) expense 5 (9)
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Net income (loss) $ (34) $ (60)
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Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
Quarterly Period Ended
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(in millions of dollars) December 27, 2025 December 28, 2024
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Net cash from (used in) operating
activities 2 (58)
Cash flows from investing
activities:
Additions to property, plant, and
equipment, net (15) (16)
Cash acquired from GLT acquisition - 37
Net cash from (used in) investing
activities (15) 21
Cash flows from financing
activities:
Proceeds from long-term borrowings - 1,556
Repayments on long-term borrowings (27) (430)
Transfers from (to) Berry, net - 34
Cash distribution to Berry - (1,111)
Debt fees and other, net - (16)
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Net cash from financing activities (27) 33
Effect of currency translation on cash (1) (11)
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents (41) (15)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
of period 305 230
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Cash and cash equivalents at
end of period $ 264 $ 215
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Non-U.S. GAAP Free Cash Flow:
Net cash from (used in) operating
activities 2
Additions to property, plant, and
equipment, net (15)
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Free Cash Flow (13)
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Condensed Consolidated and Combined Balance Sheets (unaudited)
(in millions of dollars) December 27, 2025 September 27, 2025 ------------------------------- ------------------- ---------------------- Cash and cash equivalents $ 264 $ 305 Accounts receivable 553 522 Inventories 476 474 Other current assets 72 122 Property, plant, and equipment 1,453 1,476 Goodwill, intangible assets, and other long-term assets 1,075 1,090 ------------------------------- --- -------------- --- --------------- Total assets $ 3,893 $ 3,989 ------------------------------- --- -------------- --- --------------- Current liabilities, excluding current debt 556 601 Current and long-term debt 1,931 1,952 Other long-term liabilities 368 372 Stockholders' equity 1,038 1,064 ------------------------------- --- -------------- --- --------------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 3,893 $ 3,989 ------------------------------- --- -------------- --- ---------------
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
(in millions of dollars)
Reconciliation of Net sales and Adjusted EBITDA on
a supplemental comparable basis by segment
Quarterly Period ended Quarterly Period ended
December 27, 2025 December 28, 2024
Rest of Rest of
Americas World Total Americas World Total LTM
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Net sales $440 $352 $792 $420 $282 $702
Constant FX
rates 8 28 36
GLT prior year 42 70 112
Comparable net
sales (1)(6) $440 $352 $792 $470 $380 $850
Operating
Income $10 $4 $14 $(7) $(15) $(22) $41
Depreciation
and
amortization 29 20 49 33 20 53 202
Integration,
business
consolidation
and other
activities
(2) 13 6 19 20 12 32 81
Argentina
hyperinflation 3 - 3 - - - 7
GAAP carve-out
allocation
(3) - - - 2 1 3 -
Other non-cash
charges (4)
(5) 3 5 8 8 10 18 32
Adjusted EBITDA
(1) $58 $35 $93 $56 $28 $84 $363
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Constant FX
rates - 1 -
GLT prior year 5 3 8
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Comparable
Adjusted
EBITDA (1)(6) $58 $35 $93 $61 $32 $93
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% vs. prior
year
comparable (5%) 9% 0%
Synergies and
cost
reductions 60
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Comparable
Adjusted
EBITDA (1)(6) $423
Guidance
Adjusted Fiscal 2026 Fiscal 2025
Fiscal 2026 EBITDA Midpoint Actual
Cash flow from
operating Adjusted
activities $170 - $190 EBITDA $395 $354
Additions to GLT Pro
PPE (net) (80) forma 8
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Full Year
Comparable
Adjusted
Free cash Flow $90 - $110 EBITDA $395 $362
% vs. prior
year
comparable 9%
(1) Supplemental financial measures that are not required
by, or presented in accordance with, accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP").
These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered
as alternatives to operating or net income or cash
flows from operating activities, in each case determined
in accordance with GAAP. Comparable basis measures
exclude the impact of currency translation effects
and acquisitions. These non-GAAP financial measures
may be calculated differently by other companies,
including other companies in our industry, limiting
their usefulness as comparative measures. Management
believes that Adjusted EBITDA and other non-GAAP financial
measures are useful to our investors because they
allow for a better period-over-period comparison of
operating results by removing the impact of items
that, in management's view, do not reflect our core
operating performance. We define "free cash flow"
as cash flow from operating activities less net additions
to property, plant, and equipment. We believe free
cash flow is useful to an investor in evaluating our
liquidity because free cash flow and similar measures
are widely used by investors, securities analysts,
and other interested parties in our industry to measure
a company's liquidity. We believe free cash flow is
also useful to an investor in evaluating our liquidity
as it can assist in assessing a company's ability
to fund its growth through its generation of cash
and as pre-merger cash flow is not indicative of our
current structure and operations.
(We also use Adjusted EBITDA and comparable basis
measures, among other measures, to evaluate management
performance and in determining performance-based compensation.
Adjusted EBITDA is a measure widely used by investors,
securities analysts, and other interested parties
in our industry to measure a company's performance.
We also believe these measures are useful to an investor
in evaluating our performance without regard to revenue
and expense recognition, which can vary depending
upon accounting methods.)
(2) (Includes restructuring, business optimization and
other charges, which includes $17 million of transaction
compensation expense in the prior year)
(3) (Consists of estimated parent-allocated charges for
the period prior to merger which is required by GAAP
as part of the carve-out financial statement process)
(4) (Prior year includes $12 million inventory step-up
charge related to the merger and other non-cash charges)
(5) (Includes stock compensation expense and equipment
disposals)
(6) (The prior year comparable basis change excludes the
impacts of foreign currency and acquisition/mergers)
IR Contact Information
Robert Weilminster
EVP, Investor Relations
IR@magnera.com
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