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Magnera Reports Second Quarter Results

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

Second Quarter Highlights

  • GAAP: Net sales of $796 million, Operating income of $17 million
  • Non-GAAP: Adjusted EBITDA of $90 million
  • Free cash flow $73 million, representing a twelve-month adjusted free cash flow yield of over 40% as of quarter-end

Curt Begle, Magnera’s CEO, commented: “Magnera delivered a solid second quarter in line with our expectations as we remain steadfast during this time of significant global uncertainty to deliver on our full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow guidance.

We made $36 million in debt repayments during the quarter and generated $73 million of free cash flow demonstrating our disciplined focus on operational excellence, capex deployment, and working capital improvement initiatives.

Since the start-up of Magnera, we have demonstrated the resiliency of our business against an on-going challenging global macro environment. Our strategic focus remains centered on the pillars of cost optimization, portfolio differentiation, and commercial excellence. Our disciplined commitment to these priorities will continue to position Magnera to deliver growth in long-term shareholder value.”

Key Financials

    March Quarter March YTD
GAAP results   2026 2025 2026 2025
Net sales   $ 796 $ 824 $ 1,588  $ 1,526
Operating income   17 4 31 (18)


  March Quarter Reported Comparable(1) March YTD Reported Comparable(1)
Adjusted non-GAAP results   2026 2025 Δ % Δ % 2026 2025 Δ % Δ %  
Net sales   $796 $824 (3%) (9%)  $1,588 $1,526 4% (8%)  
Adjusted EBITDA(1)   90 89 1% (1%) 183 173 6% (1%)  

 

(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 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 decline included a $57 million decrease in selling prices primarily due to product mix and pass-through of lower raw material costs and a 2% organic volume decline partially offset by favorable foreign currency changes of $48 million. The volume decline was primarily attributed to winter storm disruptions in North America and general market softness in Europe.

The adjusted EBITDA was up 1% as a result of favorable price cost spread of $2 million and a $2 million favorable benefit from foreign currency changes were partially offset by lower volumes.  

Americas

The net sales decline included a $42 million decrease in selling prices primarily due to product mix, pass-through of lower raw material costs and a 1% organic volume decline. The volume decline was primarily attributed to winter storm disruptions in North America.

The adjusted EBITDA decline was primarily a result of unfavorable price cost spread of $5 million.  

Rest of World

The net sales increase included a favorable foreign currency change of $37 million partially offset by a $15 million decrease in selling prices primarily due to product mix, pass-through of lower raw material costs and a 4% organic volume decline. The volume decline was primarily attributed to general market softness in Europe.

The adjusted EBITDA increase was primarily a result of favorable price cost spread of $7 million as the result of synergy realization and mix improvement and a $2 million favorable benefit from foreign currency changes partially offset by softer volumes.  

Investor Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call, May 7, 2026, at 10:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time to discuss the March 2026 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 (NYSE: 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 8,000+ 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 realized 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   Two Quarterly Periods Ended
(in millions, except per share amounts) March 28, 2026
  March 29, 2025
    March 28, 2026 March 29, 2025
             
Net sales     $  796   $  824     $  1,588    $  1,526  
             
Cost of goods sold   701   736     1,396   1,367  
Selling, general and administrative   50   47     100   94  
Amortization of intangibles   12   14     23   28  
Restructuring and other activities   16   23     38   55  
Operating income (loss)   17   4     31   (18)  
Other expense (income)   (1)   5     2   26  
Interest expense   35   39     75   65  
Income (loss) before income taxes   (17)   (40)     (46)   (109)  
Income tax (benefit) expense   1   1     6   (8)  
Net income (loss)     $  (18)   $  (41)     $  (52)   $  (101)  
             
Basic and diluted net income per share    $ (0.50)   $ (1.15)     $ (1.45)   $ (2.85)  
             
Outstanding weighted average shares            
Basic and diluted   35.9   35.6     35.8   35.5  
                     

Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

    Two Quarterly Periods Ended
(in millions)   March 28, 2026   March 29, 2025
Net cash from operating activities   89       7  
         
Cash flows from investing activities:        
Additions to property, plant, and equipment, net   (29 )     (39 )
Cash acquired from GLT acquisition   -       37  
Other investing activities   -       22  
Net cash from (used in) investing activities   (29 )     20  
         
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Proceeds from long-term borrowings   -       1,556  
Repayments on long-term borrowings   (63 )     (432 )
Transfers from Berry, net   -       34  
Cash distribution to Berry   -       (1,111 )
Debt fees and other, net   -       (15 )
Net cash from financing activities   (63 )     32  
Effect of currency translation on cash   1       (7 )
Net change in cash and cash equivalents   (2 )     52  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   305       230  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   303     $  282  


Non-U.S. GAAP Free Cash Flow:    
Net cash from operating activities 89  
Additions to property, plant, and equipment, net (29)  
Free Cash Flow 60  
     

Condensed Consolidated and Combined Balance Sheets (unaudited)

(in millions of dollars)   March 28, 2026
September 27, 2025
Cash and cash equivalents $  303   $  305  
Accounts receivable   536     522  
Inventories   472     474  
Other current assets   96     122  
Property, plant, and equipment   1,424     1,476  
Goodwill, intangible assets, and other long-term assets   1,065     1,090  
Total assets $3,896   $3,989  
Current liabilities, excluding current debt   605           601  
Current and long-term debt   1,899     1,952  
Other long-term liabilities   353     372  
Stockholders’ equity                   1,039                        1,064     
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $3,896   $3,989  
         


Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures and Estimates
(in millions of dollars)

Reconciliation of Net sales and Adjusted EBITDA on a supplemental comparable basis by segment

 
    Quarterly Period ended March 28, 2026
Quarterly Period ended March 29, 2025
 
    Americas Rest of World Total Americas Rest of World Total  
Net sales   $ 437 $ 359 $ 796 $ 473 $ 351 $ 824  
Constant FX rates         11 37 48  
Comparable net sales (1)(6)   $ 437 $ 359 $ 796 $ 484 $ 388 $ 872  
                 
Operating Income   $ 8 $ 9 $ 17 $ 8 $ (4) $ 4  
Depreciation and amortization   34 17 51 39 19 58  
Integration, business consolidation and other activities   13 4 17 14 5 19  
Other non-cash charges (5)   3 2 5 3 5 8  
Adjusted EBITDA (1)   $ 58 $ 32 $ 90 $ 64 $ 25 $ 89  
Constant FX rates         - 2 2  
Comparable Adjusted EBITDA (1)(6)   $ 58 $ 32 $ 90 $ 64 $ 27 $ 91  
% vs. prior year comparable   (9%) 19% (1%)        
               
    Two Quarterly Periods ended March 28, 2026 Two Quarterly Periods ended March 29, 2025  
    Americas Rest of World Total Americas Rest of World Total LTM
Net sales   $ 877 $ 711 $ 1,588 $ 893 $6 33 $ 1,526  
Constant FX rates         19 65 84  
GLT prior year         42 70 112  
Comparable net sales (1)(6)   $ 877 $ 711 $ 1,588 $ 954 $ 768 $ 1,722  
                 
Operating Income   $ 18 $ 13 $ 31 $ 1 $ (19) $ (18) $ 54
Depreciation and amortization   63 37 100 72 39 111 195
Integration, business consolidation and other activities (2)   26 10 36 34 17 51 79
Argentina hyperinflation   3 - 3 - - - 7
GAAP carve-out allocation (3)   - - - 2 1 3 -
Other non-cash charges (4)(5)   6 7 13 11 15 26 29

Adjusted EBITDA (1)   $ 116 $ 67 $ 183 $ 120 $ 53 $ 173 $ 364
Constant FX rates         - 3 3  
GLT prior year         5 3 8  
Comparable Adjusted EBITDA (1)(6)   $ 116 $ 67 $ 183 $ 125 $ 59 $ 184  
% vs. prior year comparable   (7%) 14% (1%)        
Synergies and cost reductions               48
PF Adjusted EBITDA               $ 412
                 
    March 28, 2026          
    Quarter Year-to-date          
Cash from operations   $ 87 $ 89          
Additions to property, plant and equipment   (14) (29)          
Free Cash Flow   $ 73 $ 60          


  (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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