Crown Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results

Monday, July 24, 2023

TAMPA, Fla., July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023.

Net sales in the second quarter were $3,109 million compared to $3,510 million in the second quarter of 2022 reflecting higher beverage can volumes in Americas Beverage and favorable foreign currency translation of $11 million, offset by the pass through of $288 million in lower material costs and lower volumes across most other businesses.

Income from operations was $367 million in the second quarter compared to $466 million in the second quarter of 2022, which included a gain of $113 million for the sale of the Transit Packaging segment's Kiwiplan business. Segment income in the second quarter of 2023 was $414 million compared to $432 million in the prior year second quarter as benefits from the contractual recovery of prior years' inflationary cost increases in European Beverage and cost reduction initiatives in Transit Packaging were offset by lower volumes.

Commenting on the quarter, Timothy J. Donahue, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "The Company performed well during the second quarter, as strong results in European Beverage and Transit Packaging offset softer than expected beverage can volumes in Asia and sluggish aerosol can demand in North America. Cumulative inflationary effects and challenging macroeconomic conditions in certain markets continue to adversely impact volumes. In North America, we anticipate increased second half beverage can shipment levels as retail promotional activity, while still somewhat limited, is expected for carbonated soft drinks. The benefits from actions taken in 2022 to negotiate more comprehensive raw material and other inflationary pass-through provisions in European Beverage and a significant overhead reduction program initiated in Transit Packaging are expected to continue to yield benefits throughout the remainder of the year.

"Looking ahead, we believe that the beverage can remains the preferred packaging option for customers and consumers alike, in part due to its unmatched sustainability benefits and infinite recyclability. As we near completion in late 2023 of the multi-year program to profitably expand global beverage can production capacity to support expanded customer requirements, the Company expects capital expenditures to be significantly reduced in 2024 and 2025 from this year's $900 million to approximately $500 million and we plan to use increased cash flow to pay down debt and return capital to shareholders."

Interest expense was $110 million in the second quarter of 2023 compared to $64 million in the second quarter of 2022 reflecting higher outstanding debt and higher interest rates.

Net income attributable to Crown Holdings in the second quarter was $157 million compared to $295 million in the second quarter of 2022. Reported diluted earnings per share were $1.31 in the second quarter of 2023 compared to $2.43 in 2022 and adjusted diluted earnings per share were $1.68 compared to $2.10 in 2022.

Six Month Results
Net sales for the first six months of 2023 were $6,083 million compared to $6,672 million in the first six months of 2022, primarily due to the pass through of $388 million in lower material costs, lower overall net volumes and unfavorable foreign currency translation of $25 million, partially offset by higher beverage can volumes in Americas Beverage.

Income from operations was $636 million in the first half of 2023 compared to $810 million in the first half of 2022, which included a gain of $113 million for the sale of the Transit Packaging segment's Kiwiplan business. Segment income in the first half of 2023 was $734 million versus $815 million in the prior year period, reflecting benefits from the contractual recovery of prior year's inflationary cost increases in European Beverage and cost reduction initiatives in Transit Packaging, offset by $60 million of year over year inventory impact of steel repricing in the Other segment and lower volumes.

Interest expense was $212 million for the first six months of 2023 compared to $118 million in 2022 primarily due to higher outstanding debt balances and higher interest rates.

Net income attributable to Crown Holdings in the first six months of 2023 was $259 million compared to $511 million in the first six months of 2022. Reported diluted earnings per share were $2.16 compared to $4.15 in 2022 and adjusted diluted earnings per share were $2.88 compared to $4.11 in 2022.

Outlook
We continue to expect full year improved operating results in global beverage as well as in Transit Packaging.

Third quarter adjusted diluted earnings per share are expected to be in the range of $1.70 to $1.80 and full year 2023 adjusted diluted earnings per share in the range of $6.10 to $6.30 reflecting the impacts of higher transactional foreign exchange expense and lower equity earnings from our previous guidance.

We affirm our previously issued guidance of adjusted EBITDA growth between 8% and 12% for 2023 with an expected adjusted effective tax rate between 24% and 25%. Adjusted free cash flow is expected to be approximately $500 million after $900 million of capital expenditures and approximately $100 million in benefits from lower working capital. Through six months, working capital performance is on plan, as we realize efforts to reduce elevated inventory levels from the prior year end.

Non-GAAP Measures
Segment income, adjusted free cash flow, adjusted net leverage ratio, adjusted net income, the adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted diluted earnings per share, net interest expense, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not defined terms under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (non-GAAP measures). Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for income from operations, cash flow, leverage ratio, net income, effective tax rates, diluted earnings per share or interest expense and interest income prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may not be comparable to calculations of similarly titled measures by other companies.

The Company views segment income as the principal measure of the performance of its operations and adjusted free cash flow and adjusted net leverage ratio as the principal measures of its liquidity. The Company considers all of these measures in the allocation of resources. Adjusted free cash flow has certain limitations, however, including that it does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures since other non-discretionary expenditures, such as mandatory debt service requirements, are not deducted from the measure. The amount of mandatory versus discretionary expenditures can vary significantly between periods. The Company believes that adjusted free cash flow and adjusted net leverage ratio provide meaningful measures of liquidity and a useful basis for assessing the Company's ability to fund its activities, including the financing of acquisitions, debt repayments, share repurchases or dividends. The Company believes that adjusted net income, the adjusted effective tax rate and adjusted diluted earnings per share are useful in evaluating the Company's operations as these measures are adjusted for items that affect comparability between periods. Segment income, adjusted free cash flow, adjusted net leverage ratio, adjusted net income, the adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted diluted earnings per share, net interest expense, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are derived from the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations, Cash Flows and Consolidated Balance Sheets, as applicable, and reconciliations to segment income, adjusted free cash flow, adjusted net leverage ratio, adjusted net income, the adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted diluted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA can be found within this release. Reconciliations of estimated adjusted diluted earnings per share for the third quarter and full year of 2023 to estimated diluted earnings per share on a GAAP basis are not provided in this release due to the unavailability of estimates of the following, the timing and magnitude of which the Company is unable to reliably forecast without unreasonable efforts, which are excluded from estimated adjusted diluted earnings per share and could have a significant impact on earnings per share on a GAAP basis: gains or losses on the sale of businesses or other assets, restructuring and other costs, asset impairment charges, asbestos-related charges, losses from early extinguishment of debt, pension settlement and curtailment charges, the tax and noncontrolling interest impact of the items above, and the impact of tax law changes or other tax matters. We have not provided a reconciliation of the range of anticipated growth of projected adjusted EBITDA to the most comparable GAAP measures due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliation, including restructuring and other charges which are event-driven.

Conference Call
The Company will hold a conference call tomorrow, July 25, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. (EDT) to discuss this news release. Forward-looking and other material information may be discussed on the conference call. The dial-in numbers for the conference call are 630-395-0194 or toll-free 888-324-8108 and the access password is "packaging." A live webcast of the call will be made available to the public on the internet at the Company's website, www.crowncork.com. A replay of the conference call will be available for a one-week period ending at midnight on August 1, 2023. The telephone numbers for the replay are 203-369-3350 or toll free 800-819-5739.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Except for historical information, all other information in this press release consists of forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the Company's ability to continue to operate its plants, distribute its products, and maintain its supply chain; the future impact of currency translation; the continuation of performance and market trends in 2023, including consumer preference for beverage cans and increasing global beverage can demand; the future impact of inflation, including the potential for higher interest rates and energy prices and the Company's ability to recover raw material and other inflationary costs; future demand for food cans; the Company's ability to successfully complete its previously announced capacity expansion projects and begin production within expected timelines; and the impact of overhead reduction efforts in the Transit Packaging business, that may cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause the statements made in this press release or the actual results of operations or financial condition of the Company to differ are discussed under the caption "Forward Looking Statements" in the Company's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2022 and in subsequent filings made prior to or after the date hereof. The Company does not intend to review or revise any particular forward-looking statement in light of future events.

Crown Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale of packaging products for consumer goods and industrial products. World headquarters are located in Tampa, Florida.

For more information, contact:
Kevin C. Clothier, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, (215) 698-5281
Thomas T. Fischer, Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs, (215) 552-3720

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations, Balance Sheets, Statements of Cash Flows, Segment Information and Supplemental Data follow.

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(in millions, except share and per share data)

 

 
 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

Net sales

$ 3,109

 

$ 3,510

 

$ 6,083

 

$ 6,672

Cost of products sold

2,463

 

2,861

 

4,874

 

5,408

Depreciation and amortization

125

 

116

 

248

 

231

Selling and administrative expense

148

 

140

 

308

 

297

Restructuring and other

6

 

(73)

 

17

 

(74)

Income from operations (1)

367

 

466

 

636

 

810

Other pension and postretirement

16

 

(4)

 

27

 

(8)

Foreign exchange

14

 

7

 

18

 

(3)

Earnings before interest and taxes

337

 

463

 

591

 

821

Interest expense

110

 

64

 

212

 

118

Interest income

(12)

 

(3)

 

(21)

 

(6)

Income from operations before income taxes

239

 

402

 

400

 

709

Provision for income taxes

59

 

85

 

101

 

163

Equity earnings

7

 

12

 

10

 

29

Net income

187

 

329

 

309

 

575

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

30

 

34

 

50

 

64

Net income attributable to Crown Holdings

$ 157

 

$ 295

 

$ 259

 

$ 511

               
               

Earnings per share attributable to Crown Holdings

common shareholders:

             

Basic

$ 1.31

 

$ 2.44

 

$ 2.17

 

$ 4.18

Diluted

$ 1.31

 

$ 2.43

 

$ 2.16

 

$ 4.15

               

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

             

Basic

119,385,138

 

120,980,821

 

119,312,034

 

122,305,457

Diluted

119,641,646

 

121,622,534

 

119,620,100

 

122,991,134

Actual common shares outstanding at quarter end

120,102,654

 

121,166,297

 

120,102,654

 

121,166,297

               

(1) Reconciliation from income from operations to segment income follows.

 

           

 

Consolidated Supplemental Financial Data (Unaudited)

(in millions)

   
     

Reconciliation from Income from Operations to Segment Income

The Company views segment income, as defined below, as a principal measure of performance of its operations and for the
allocation of resources. Segment income is defined by the Company as income from operations adjusted to exclude
intangibles amortization charges and provisions for restructuring and other.

   
     
 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

   
 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

   

Income from operations

$

367

 

$

466

 

$

636

 

$

810

   

Intangibles amortization

 

41

   

39

   

81

   

79

   

Restructuring and other

 

6

   

(73)

   

17

   

(74)

   

Segment income

$

414

 

$

432

 

$

734

 

$

815

   
                           
 

Segment Information

Net Sales

       
   

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
     

2023

   

2022

   

2023

   

2022

 

Americas Beverage

 

$

1,292

 

$

1,378

 

$

2,553

 

$

2,604

 

European Beverage

   

532

   

599

   

1,011

   

1,109

 

Asia Pacific

   

332

   

432

   

670

   

845

 

Transit Packaging

   

597

   

691

   

1,161

   

1,348

 

Other (1)

   

356

   

410

   

688

   

766

 

Total net sales

 

$

3,109

 

$

3,510

 

$

6,083

 

$

6,672

 
                           

Segment Income

                         
                           

Americas Beverage

 

$

211

 

$

216

 

$

389

 

$

380

 

European Beverage

   

74

   

56

   

119

   

109

 

Asia Pacific

   

38

   

55

   

74

   

108

 

Transit Packaging

   

89

   

74

   

167

   

135

 

Other (1)

   

36

   

62

   

63

   

156

 

Corporate and other unallocated items

   

(34)

   

(31)

   

(78)

   

(73)

 

Total segment income

 

$

414

 

$

432

 

$

734

 

$

815

 

(1)

Includes the Company's food can, aerosol can and closures businesses in North America, and beverage tooling and
equipment operations in the U.S. and United Kingdom.

 

Consolidated Supplemental Data (Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share data)

 

 

Reconciliation from Net Income and Diluted Earnings Per Share to Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted
Earnings Per Share

 

The following table reconciles reported net income and diluted earnings per share attributable to the Company to adjusted
net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share, as used elsewhere in this release.

 
   

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

   

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

Net income/diluted earnings per share

attributable to Crown Holdings, as reported

 

 

$157

 

 

$1.31

 

 

$295

 

 

$2.43

 

 

$259

 

 

$2.16

 

 

$511

 

 

$4.15

Intangibles amortization (1)

 

41

 

0.34

 

39

 

0.32

 

81

 

0.68

 

79

 

0.64

Restructuring and other (2)

 

6

 

0.05

 

(73)

 

(0.60)

 

17

 

0.14

 

(74)

 

(0.60)

Other pension and postretirement (3)

 

6

 

0.05

         

6

 

0.05

       

Income taxes (4)

 

(11)

 

(0.09)

 

(8)

 

(0.07)

 

(23)

 

(0.19)

 

(15)

 

(0.12)

Equity earnings (5)

 

2

 

0.02

 

2

 

0.02

 

5

 

0.04

 

4

 

0.04

Adjusted net income/diluted earnings per share

 

$201

 

$1.68

 

$255

 

$2.10

 

$345

 

$2.88

 

$505

 

$4.11

                                 

Effective tax rate as reported

 

24.7 %

     

21.1 %

     

25.3 %

     

23.0 %

   

Adjusted effective tax rate

 

24.0 %

     

25.3 %

     

24.6 %

     

24.9 %

   
                                   

Adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share and the adjusted effective tax rate are non-GAAP measures and are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, diluted earnings per share and effective tax rates determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Company believes these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to evaluate the performance of the Company's ongoing business.

(1)

In the second quarter and first six months of 2023, the Company recorded charges of $41 million ($31 million net of
tax) and $81 million ($61 million net of tax) for intangibles amortization arising from prior acquisitions. In the second
quarter and first six months of 2022, the Company recorded charges of $39 million ($30 million net of tax) and $79
million ($61 million net of tax) for intangibles amortization arising from prior acquisitions.

   

(2)

In the second quarter and first six months of 2023, the Company recorded net restructuring and other charges of $6
million ($6 million net of tax) and $17 million ($15 million net of tax) primarily related to business reorganization
activities in Europe. In the second quarter and first six months of 2022, the Company recorded net restructuring and
other gains of $73 million ($72 million net of tax) and $74 million ($74 million net of tax) primarily related to a gain of
$113 million ($102 million net of tax) for the sale of the Transit Packaging segment's Kiwiplan business, partially
offset by a restructuring charge of $29 million ($22 million net of tax) related to an overhead cost reduction program
in the Transit Packaging segment.

   

(3)

In the second quarter of 2023, the Company recorded a one-time termination charge of $6 million ($5 million net of
tax) related to business reorganization activities in Europe.

   

(4)

The Company recorded income tax benefits of $11 million and $23 million in the second quarter and first six months
of 2023 and $8 million and $15 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2022, primarily related to the
items described above.

   

(5)

In the second quarters and first six months of 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded its proportional share of intangible
amortization, net of tax, recorded by its European tinplate equity method investment, in the line Equity earnings.

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Condensed & Unaudited)

(in millions)

June 30,

2023

 

2022

Assets

               

Current assets

               

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

547

   

$

438

 

Receivables, net

   

1,897

     

2,151

 

Inventories

   

1,908

     

2,197

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   

260

     

315

 

Total current assets

   

4,612

     

5,101

 
                 

Goodwill and intangible assets, net

   

4,360

     

4,349

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

   

4,890

     

4,133

 

Other non-current assets

   

727

     

816

 

Total assets

 

$

14,589

   

$

14,399

 
                 
                 

Liabilities and equity

               

Current liabilities

               

Short-term debt

 

$

106

   

$

76

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

   

140

     

1,088

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   

3,328

     

4,192

 

Total current liabilities

   

3,574

     

5,356

 
                 

Long-term debt, excluding current maturities

   

6,986

     

5,466

 

Other non-current liabilities

   

1,314

     

1,387

 
                 

Noncontrolling interests

   

480

     

451

 

Crown Holdings shareholders' equity

   

2,235

     

1,739

 

Total equity

   

2,715

     

2,190

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

14,589

   

$

14,399

 
                 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Condensed & Unaudited)

(in millions)

Six months ended June 30,

   

2023

 

2022

                 

Cash flows from operating activities

               

Net income

   

$

309

   

$

575

 

Depreciation and amortization

     

248

     

231

 

Restructuring and other

     

17

     

(74)

 

Pension expense

     

35

     

16

 

Pension contributions

     

(4)

     

33

 

Stock-based compensation

     

17

     

16

 

Working capital changes and other (2)

     

(329)

     

(601)

 
                   

Net cash provided by operating activities

     

293

     

196

 
                   

Cash flows from investing activities

                 

Capital expenditures

     

(454)

     

(310)

 

Acquisitions and divestitures

             

151

 

Equity method investment distribution (2)

     

56

         

Other

     

20

     

29

 
                   

Net cash used for investing activities

     

(378)

     

(130)

 
                   

Cash flows from financing activities

                 

Net change in debt

     

187

     

650

 

Dividends paid to shareholders

     

(57)

     

(53)

 

Common stock repurchased

     

(11)

     

(600)

 

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests

     

(11)

     

(24)

 

Other, net

     

(7)

     

(11)

 
                   

Net cash provided by\(used for) financing activities

     

101

     

(38)

 
                   

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     

(12)

     

(95)

 
                   

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     

4

     

(67)

 

Cash and cash equivalents at January 1

     

639

     

593

 
                   

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at June 30 (1)

   

$

643

   

$

526

 
                   
                     

 

(1)

Cash and cash equivalents include $96 million and $88 million of restricted cash at June 30, 2023 and 2022.

(2)

Working capital changes and other includes $27 million of the total $83 million distribution received from our
European tinplate equity method investment in 2023.

 

Adjusted free cash flow is defined by the Company as net cash from operating activities less capital expenditures and certain other items. A reconciliation of net cash from operating activities to adjusted free cash flow for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 follows.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

   

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

2023

   

2022

   

2023

   

2022

Net cash provided by operating activities

$ 528

   

$ 497

   

$ 293

   

$ 196

U.K. pension settlement (3)

     

(17)

   

(1)

   

(41)

Interest included in investing activities (4)

           

13

   

13

Capital expenditures

(221)

   

(193)

   

(454)

   

(310)

Insurance receivable (5)

           

(23)

     

Adjusted free cash flow

$ 307

   

$ 287

   

$ (172)

   

$ (142)

                 
               
                       

 

(3)

In September 2021, the Company made a contribution of £196 million to its U.K. defined pension plan in advance of a full
settlement of the plan's obligations in November 2021. The Company has been repaid £103 million of the contribution as
of June 30, 2023 and expects to receive another £24 million as the plan sells its remaining illiquid assets.

   

(4)

Interest benefit of cross currency swaps included in investing activities.

   

(5)

Insurance proceeds received in the first six months of 2023 related to the December 2021 tornado at the Bowling Green
plant.

Consolidated Supplemental Data (Unaudited)

(in millions)

 
   

Impact of Foreign Currency Translation – Favorable/(Unfavorable) (1)

 
   
 

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2023

   

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2023

 
 

 

Net Sales

 

Segment
Income

   

 

Net Sales

   

Segment
Income

   

Americas Beverage

$

14

 

$

4

   

$

24

   

$

3

   

European Beverage

3

       

(18)

   

(1)

   

Asia Pacific

(3)

       

(9)

         

Transit Packaging

(3)

       

(20)

   

(2)

   

Corporate and other

   

(1)

   

(2)

   

(2)

   
 

$

11

 

$

3

   

$

(25)

   

$

(2)

   
                       

(1)

The impact of foreign currency translation represents the difference between actual current year U.S. dollar results and
pro forma amounts assuming constant foreign currency exchange rates for translation in both periods. In order to
compute the difference, the Company compares actual U.S. dollar results to an amount calculated by dividing the current
U.S. dollar results by current year average foreign exchange rates and then multiplying those amounts by the applicable
prior year average foreign exchange rates.

 

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Leverage Ratio

   
               

Twelve Months Ended

 
   

June YTD

 

June YTD 2022

 

Full Year 2022

 

June 30, 2023

 
                   

Income from operations

 

$

636

 

$

810

 

$

1,336

 

$

1,162

 

Add:

                 

Intangibles amortization

 

81

 

79

 

159

 

161

 

Restructuring and other

 

17

 

(74)

 

(52)

 

39

 

Segment income

 

734

 

815

 

1,443

 

1,362

 

Depreciation

 

167

 

152

 

301

 

316

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

901

 

$

967

 

$

1,744

 

$

1,678

 
                   

Total debt

         

$

6,977

 

$

7,232

 

Less cash

         

550

 

547

 

Net debt

         

$

6,427

 

$

6,685

 
                   

Adjusted net leverage ratio

         

3.69x

 

3.98x

 

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SOURCE Crown Holdings, Inc.