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NEU (2025 - Q2)

Release Date: Aug 01, 2025

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Current Financial Performance

NEU Q2 2025 Financial Highlights

$111 million
Net Income
$11.84
EPS
$654 million
Petroleum Additives Sales
$140 million
Petroleum Additives Operating Profit

Period Comparison Analysis

Net Income

$111 million
Current
Previous:$112 million
0.9% YoY

EPS

$11.84
Current
Previous:$11.63
1.8% YoY

Petroleum Additives Sales

$654 million
Current
Previous:$670 million
2.4% YoY

Petroleum Additives Operating Profit

$140 million
Current
Previous:$148 million
5.4% YoY

Specialty Materials Sales

$42 million
Current
Previous:$38 million
10.5% YoY

Specialty Materials Operating Profit

$11 million
Current
Previous:$5 million
120% YoY

Net Debt to EBITDA Ratio

1.0
Current
Previous:1.6
37.5% YoY

Net Income

$111 million
Current
Previous:$126 million
11.9% QoQ

Petroleum Additives Sales

$654 million
Current
Previous:$646 million
1.2% QoQ

Petroleum Additives Operating Profit

$140 million
Current
Previous:$142 million
1.4% QoQ

Specialty Materials Sales

$42 million
Current
Previous:$54 million
22.2% QoQ

Specialty Materials Operating Profit

$11 million
Current
Previous:$23 million
52.2% QoQ

Key Financial Metrics

First Half 2025 Net Income

$237 million

Record first half

First Half 2025 EPS

$25.11

Record first half

First Half 2025 Petroleum Additives Sales

$1.3 billion

Flat YoY

First Half 2025 Petroleum Additives Operating Profit

$282 million

Down from $299M in 2024

First Half 2025 Specialty Materials Sales

$96 million

Up from $55M in 2024

First Half 2025 Specialty Materials Operating Profit

$34 million

Up from breakeven in 2024

Shareholder Returns H1 2025

$129 million

Repurchases $77M, Dividends $52M

Capital Expenditures Q2 2024

$15 million

Dividends Paid Q2 2024

$24 million

Financial Health & Ratios

Key Financial Ratios

1.0
Net Debt to EBITDA Ratio Q2 2025
1.6
Net Debt to EBITDA Ratio Q2 2024
1.1
Net Debt to EBITDA Ratio Q1 2025
1.9
Net Debt to EBITDA Ratio Q1 2024

Operating Profit Comparison

$140 million
Petroleum Additives Operating Profit Q2 2025
$148 million
Petroleum Additives Operating Profit Q2 2024
$11 million
Specialty Materials Operating Profit Q2 2025
$5 million
Specialty Materials Operating Profit Q2 2024

Surprises

Net Income Record for First Half 2025

$237 million

Net income for the first half of 2025 was a record $237 million or $25.11 per share compared to net income of $219 million or $22.87 per share for the first half of 2024.

Petroleum Additives Shipments Decline

2.5% decline in Q2, 4.9% decline in first half

The decrease in operating profit compared to prior year was mainly due to a 2.5% decline in shipments, along with an increase in research and development investments to support our customers' needs.

Specialty Materials Operating Profit Increase

$11 million in Q2 2025

Specialty Materials operating profit for the second quarter of 2025 was $11 million compared to $5 million for the second quarter of 2024.

Specialty Materials First Half Sales Growth

$96 million

For the first half of 2025, sales for the Specialty Materials segment were $96 million compared to $55 million for the same period in 2024.

Improved Net Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio

1.0

As of June 30, 2025, our net debt-to-EBITDA ratio is 1.0, which is an improvement over the 1.2x we reported at the end of 2024.

Impact Quotes

We believe that the core principles guiding our business, a long-term perspective, a safety-first culture, customer-focused solutions, technology-driven products and a world-class supply chain will continue to benefit all of our stakeholders.

Our team's focus on enhancing efficiency has resulted in strong operating profit margins this year despite ongoing inflationary environment and tariffs.

We are committed to investing in additional capacity at AMPAC to meet our customers' growing needs, while adding additional redundancy and security of supply into our production system.

Net income for the first half of 2025 was a record $237 million or $25.11 per share compared to $219 million or $22.87 per share for the first half of 2024.

We continue to focus on investing in technology to meet customer needs, optimizing our inventory levels and improving our portfolio profitability.

As of June 30, 2025, our net debt-to-EBITDA ratio is 1.0, which is an improvement over the 1.2x we reported at the end of 2024.

We are very pleased with the performance of our petroleum additives business during the first half of 2025.

We are committed to making decisions that promote long-term value for our shareholders and customers while staying focused on our long-term objectives.

Notable Topics Discussed

  • Announcement of ongoing investment in additional capacity at AMPAC to meet growing customer needs.
  • Focus on adding redundancy and security of supply into AMPAC's production system.
  • Management emphasizes AMPAC's strategic importance in global safety, security, and space programs.
  • Investment aims to support long-term growth and resilience of the supply chain.
  • Despite efficiency improvements, ongoing inflationary pressures and tariffs continue to challenge profitability.
  • Management highlights efforts to manage costs and optimize inventory, but external factors remain significant headwinds.
  • Continued investment in technology to meet customer needs.
  • Efforts to optimize inventory levels and improve portfolio profitability.
  • Recognition that shipment declines (2.5% in Q2, 4.9% in H1) are partly due to strategic adjustments.
  • Sales in Specialty Materials increased from $38 million in Q2 2024 to $42 million in Q2 2025, with a notable jump in H1 sales to $96 million from $55 million.
  • Operating profit improved from $5 million in Q2 2024 to $11 million in Q2 2025, and from breakeven to $34 million in H1, reflecting volatile but positive growth.
  • Management views AMPAC as a strategic national asset with a mission-critical role in global security and space programs.
  • Returned $129 million to shareholders through share repurchases ($77 million) and dividends ($52 million).
  • Share repurchases included $20 million in Q2 2025.
  • Management emphasizes a long-term perspective and commitment to creating value for shareholders.
  • Net debt-to-EBITDA ratio improved to 1.0 as of June 30, 2025, from 1.2 at the end of 2024.
  • Solid cash flows in H1 2025 support ongoing investments and shareholder returns.
  • Petroleum additives sales declined slightly from $670 million in Q2 2024 to $654 million in Q2 2025.
  • First half sales remained flat at $1.3 billion, with shipment declines partly offset by pricing and efficiency efforts.
  • Anticipation of continued strength in core segments (petroleum additives and Specialty Materials).
  • Focus on long-term value creation, safety-first culture, customer solutions, and technology-driven products.
  • Focus on improving operational efficiency to offset inflation and tariffs.
  • Management highlights efforts to manage costs and optimize supply chain operations.
  • Acknowledgment of external challenges such as inflation and tariffs.
  • Strategic investments and technological advancements are aimed at turning these challenges into opportunities for growth and resilience.

Key Insights:

  • Anticipate continued strength in petroleum additives and Specialty Materials segments in the second half of 2025 and beyond.
  • Committed to making decisions that promote long-term value for shareholders and customers.
  • Core business principles include a long-term perspective, safety-first culture, customer-focused solutions, technology-driven products, and a world-class supply chain.
  • AMPAC business in Specialty Materials segment is viewed as a strategic national asset with a mission-critical role in global safety, security, and space programs.
  • Committed to investing in additional capacity at AMPAC to meet growing customer needs and add redundancy and security of supply.
  • Focus on enhancing efficiency has resulted in strong operating profit margins in petroleum additives despite inflationary and tariff challenges.
  • Increased research and development investments to support customer needs despite operating profit decline in petroleum additives.
  • Investing in technology to meet customer needs, optimizing inventory levels, and improving portfolio profitability.
  • AMPAC's role is critical and the company is focused on capacity expansion and security of supply.
  • Efforts to improve efficiency and manage operating costs continue amid challenging inflation and tariff environment.
  • The company maintains a long-term perspective and focuses on safety, customer solutions, technology, and supply chain excellence.
  • The team is pleased with petroleum additives performance despite shipment declines and inflationary pressures.
  • No Q&A session was conducted during this call; management invited questions via e-mail or phone after the call.
  • Share repurchases included $20 million completed in Q2 2025.
  • The earnings release includes a reconciliation of non-GAAP to GAAP financial measures and was filed along with the 10-Q for Q2 2025.
  • The Specialty Materials segment results show substantial quarterly variation due to the nature of the business.
  • The company generated solid cash flows in the first half of 2025 enabling shareholder returns.
  • The company remains challenged by inflation and tariffs but continues to invest in technology and efficiency.
  • The net debt-to-EBITDA ratio improvement indicates stronger balance sheet health.
Complete Transcript:
NEU:2025 - Q2
Operator:
Good day, everyone, and welcome to the NewMarket Corporation conference call and webcast to review second quarter 2025 financial results. [Operator Instructions]. It is now my pleasure to turn the floor over to your host, Tim Fitzgerald. Sir, the floor is yours. Timothy
Timothy K. Fitzgerald:
Thank you, Matt, and thanks to everyone for joining me this afternoon. As a reminder, some of the statements made during this conference call may be forward-looking. Relevant factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those forward- looking statements are contained in our earnings release and in our SEC filings, including our most recent Form 10-K. During this call, we will also discuss the non-GAAP financial measures included in our earnings release. The earnings release, which can be found on our website, includes a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures. We filed our 10-Q for the second quarter of 2025 earlier today, and it contains significantly more details on the operations and performance of our company. Today, I will be referring to the data that was included in last night's press release. Net income for the second quarter of 2025 was $111 million or $11.84 per share compared to net income of $112 million or $11.63 per share for the second quarter of 2024. Net income for the first half of 2025 was a record $237 million or $25.11 per share compared to net income of $219 million or $22.87 per share for the first half of 2024. Petroleum additives sales for the second quarter of 2025 were $654 million compared to $670 million for the same period in 2024. Petroleum additives operating profit for the second quarter of 2025 was $140 million compared to $148 million for the second quarter of 2024. The decrease in operating profit compared to prior year was mainly due to a 2.5% decline in shipments, along with an increase in research and development investments to support our customers' needs. For the first half of 2025, sales for the petroleum additives segment were $1.3 billion, essentially flat compared to the same period in 2024. Petroleum additives operating profit for the first half of 2025 was $282 million compared to $299 million for 2024. The drivers for the decrease in operating profit were consistent with those affecting the second quarter comparison. Shipments were down by 4.9% when comparing the first half of 2025 with the same period in 2024. We are very pleased with the performance of our petroleum additives business during the first half of 2025. Our team's focus on enhancing efficiency has resulted in strong operating profit margins this year. However, we remain challenged by the ongoing inflationary environment and the impact of tariffs despite our efforts to improve efficiency and manage our operating costs. We continue to focus on investing in technology to meet customer needs, optimizing our inventory levels and improving our portfolio profitability. We report the financial results of our AMPAC business in our Specialty Materials segment. Specialty Materials sales for the second quarter of 2025 were $42 million compared to $38 million for the same period in 2024. Specialty Materials operating profit for the second quarter of 2025 was $11 million compared to $5 million for the second quarter of 2024. The increase in operating profit was mainly due to an increase in volume within the quarter. As previously stated, we will see substantial variation in quarterly results for the Specialty Materials segment on an ongoing basis due to the nature of the business. For the first half of 2025, sales for the Specialty Materials segment were $96 million compared to $55 million for the same period in 2024. Specialty Materials operating profit for the first half of 2025 was $34 million compared to slightly above breakeven for the first half of 2024. We view AMPAC as a strategic national asset with a mission-critical role in global safety, security and space programs. As we announced in April of this year, we are committed to investing in additional capacity at AMPAC to meet our customers' growing needs, while adding additional redundancy and security of supply into our production system. Our company generated solid cash flows throughout the first half of 2025, which allowed us to return $129 million to our shareholders through share repurchases of $77 million and dividends of $52 million. The share repurchases includes $20 million that was completed in the second quarter of 2025. As of June 30, 2025, our net debt-to-EBITDA ratio is 1.0, which is an improvement over the 1.2x we reported at the end of 2024. As we look ahead to the second half of 2025 and beyond, we anticipate continued strength in our petroleum additives and Specialty Materials segments. We are committed to making decisions that promote long-term value for our shareholders and customers while staying focused on our long-term objectives. We believe that the core principles guiding our business, a long-term perspective, a safety-first culture, customer-focused solutions, technology-driven products and a world-class supply chain will continue to benefit all of our stakeholders. Matt, that concludes our planned comments. We are available for questions via e-mail or by phone. So please feel free to contact me directly. Thank you all again, and we will talk to you next quarter.
Operator:
Thank you. Everyone, this concludes today's event. You may disconnect at this time, and have a wonderful day. Thank you for your participation.

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