The Smarter Web Company Plc Q1 FY2024 Earnings Call
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- Net Income: $0.23 per share, up $0.04 from Q1 2023.
- Adjusted EBITDA: $67.9 million vs. $67.1 million in Q1 2023, a 1.2% increase driven by higher blast coke sales and logistics terminal volumes.
- Domestic Coke Segment: EBITDA of $61.4 million, with sales volumes of 996,000 tons. Guidance for FY 2024 re-affirmed at $238 million–$245 million adjusted EBITDA and ~4.1 million tons in sales.
- Logistics Segment: EBITDA of $13 million, slightly down from $13.5 million in Q1 2023 due to lower volumes at Convent Marine Terminal (CMT). Domestic terminals handled 3.6 million tons—highest volume in 5 years—boosted by Baltimore port congestion. FY 2024 guidance remains unchanged at $30–$35 million adjusted EBITDA.
- Liquidity: $470.1 million, with $120.1 million in cash. Gross leverage at 1.86x trailing 12-month EBITDA. Operating cash flow for the quarter was $10 million, impacted by $50 million in working capital timing, with FY guidance reaffirmed at $185–$200 million.
- Capital Allocation: $9 million in dividends distributed; $15.5 million in CapEx for the quarter.
- Full-Year 2024 Guidance Affirmed: Consolidated adjusted EBITDA between $240 million and $255 million.
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