EX-99.1 3 bccexhibit9913312025.htm EARNINGS RELEASE Document

Boise Cascade CompanyExhibit 99.1
1111 West Jefferson Street, Suite 300
Boise, ID 83702
News Release
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Investor Relations Contact - Chris Forrey
investor@bc.com
Media Contact - Amy Evans
mediarelations@bc.com

For Immediate Release: May 5, 2025

Boise Cascade Company Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

BOISE, Idaho - Boise Cascade Company ("Boise Cascade," the "Company," "we," or "our") (NYSE: BCC) today reported net income of $40.3 million, or $1.06 per share, on sales of $1.5 billion for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared with net income of $104.1 million, or $2.61 per share, on sales of $1.6 billion for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.

“We delivered solid results during the quarter when considering an environment influenced by constrained demand, difficult weather, and planned downtime at our Oakdale veneer and plywood mill. I am proud of how our team remained both steady and agile in the face of these challenges while continuing to deliver superior value to our customer and vendor partners,” stated Nate Jorgensen, CEO. “As we move through the second quarter and better understand the underlying demand for 2025, we will be prepared and flexible as the economic situation changes. In addition, our strong balance sheet positions us to stay committed to our ongoing strategic investments and make decisions supported by our constructive view of the long-term demand drivers underlying residential construction.”

First Quarter 2025 Highlights
1Q 20251Q 2024% change
(in thousands, except per-share data and percentages)
Consolidated Results
Sales$1,536,494 $1,645,420 (7)%
Net income40,348 104,124 (61)%
Net income per common share - diluted1.06 2.61 (59)%
Adjusted EBITDA 1
91,607 168,496 (46)%
Segment Results
Wood Products sales$415,845 $468,928 (11)%
Wood Products income17,709 71,238 (75)%
Wood Products EBITDA 1
40,195 95,622 (58)%
Building Materials Distribution sales1,407,116 1,505,021 (7)%
Building Materials Distribution income48,417 72,463 (33)%
Building Materials Distribution EBITDA 1
62,779 83,570 (25)%
1 For reconciliations of non-GAAP measures, see summary notes at the end of this press release.



In first quarter 2025, total U.S. housing starts and single-family housing starts decreased 2% and 6%, respectively, compared to the same period in 2024. Single-family housing starts are the key demand driver for our sales.

Wood Products

Wood Products' sales, including sales to Building Materials Distribution (BMD), decreased $53.1 million, or 11%, to $415.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from $468.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease in sales was driven by lower sales prices and sales volumes for LVL and I-joists (collectively referred to as EWP). In addition, lower plywood sales prices and sales volumes also contributed to the decrease in sales. Wood Products' segment income decreased $53.5 million to $17.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from $71.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease in segment income was due primarily to lower EWP and plywood sales prices, as well as higher per-unit conversion costs as a result of downtime to complete the modernization projects at our Oakdale, Louisiana veneer and plywood mill.

Comparative average net selling prices and sales volume changes for EWP and plywood are as follows:
    
1Q 2025 vs. 1Q 20241Q 2025 vs. 4Q 2024
 Average Net Selling Prices
    LVL(9)%(3)%
    I-joists(9)%(3)%
    Plywood(10)%(3)%
 Sales Volumes
    LVL(3)%1%
    I-joists(3)%3%
    Plywood(2)%(2)%
    
Building Materials Distribution

BMD's sales decreased $97.9 million, or 7%, to $1,407.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from $1,505.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. Compared with the same quarter in the prior year, the decrease in sales was driven by a decrease in sales volume and sales price of 5% and 2%, respectively. By product line, commodity sales decreased 7%, general line product sales decreased 3%, and EWP sales (substantially all of which are sourced through our Wood Products segment) decreased 13%. BMD segment income decreased $24.0 million to $48.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from $72.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease in segment income was driven by a gross margin decrease of $20.4 million, resulting primarily from lower sales volumes and decreased margins on commodity and EWP products. In addition, depreciation and amortization expense increased $3.3 million.

Balance Sheet and Liquidity

Boise Cascade ended first quarter 2025 with $561.8 million of cash and cash equivalents and $395.7 million of undrawn committed bank line availability, for total available liquidity of $957.5 million. The Company had $450.0 million of outstanding debt at March 31, 2025.


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Capital Allocation

We expect capital expenditures in 2025, excluding potential acquisition spending, to total approximately $220 million to $240 million. This level of capital expenditures could increase or decrease as a result of several factors, including acquisitions, efforts to further accelerate organic growth, exercise of lease purchase options, our financial results, future economic conditions, availability of engineering and construction resources, and timing and availability of equipment purchases.
    
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company paid $10.5 million in common stock dividends. On May 1, 2025, our board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share on our common stock, payable on June 18, 2025, to stockholders of record on June 2, 2025.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company paid $53.9 million for the repurchase of approximately 482,700 shares of our common stock. In April 2025, the Company repurchased an additional 179,445 shares of our common stock at a cost of approximately $17 million. Subsequent to these share repurchases, there were approximately 1.1 million shares available for repurchase under our existing share repurchase program.

Outlook

Demand for the products we manufacture, as well as the products we purchase and distribute, is correlated with new residential construction, residential repair-and-remodeling activity, and light commercial construction. Residential construction, particularly new single-family construction, is the key demand driver for the products we manufacture and distribute. Over the past quarter, the operating environment was challenged. In addition to seasonally slower activity, consumer and homebuilder sentiment was dampened due to significant macroeconomic uncertainties and elevated mortgage rates. Given the current environment, 2025 end market demand expectations are difficult to predict, with most forecasts for housing starts ranging between flat to mid-single digit year-over-year declines. Ultimately, the level and expectations for mortgage rates, home affordability, home equity levels, home size, levels of new and existing home inventory for sale, unemployment levels, consumer confidence, and other factors will influence the near-term demand environment. Long term demand drivers for residential construction, characterized by an undersupply in housing units, aging U.S. housing stock, and elevated levels of homeowner equity remain in place.

As a manufacturer of certain commodity products, we have sales and profitability exposure to declines in commodity product prices and rising input costs. Our distribution business purchases and resells a broad mix of products with periods of increasing prices providing the opportunity for higher sales and increased margins, while declining price environments expose us to declines in sales and profitability. Future product pricing, particularly commodity products pricing and input costs, may be volatile in response to economic uncertainties, industry operating rates, supply-related disruptions, imposition of tariffs, transportation constraints or disruptions, net import and export activity, inventory levels in various distribution channels, and seasonal demand patterns. In addition, EWP volumes will continue to be influenced by changes in new single-family housing starts and we expect modest EWP price erosion in the second quarter.

About Boise Cascade
    
Boise Cascade Company is one of the largest producers of engineered wood products and plywood in North America and a leading U.S. wholesale distributor of building products. For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.bc.com.

Webcast and Conference Call

Boise Cascade will host a webcast and conference call to discuss first quarter earnings on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern.

To join the webcast, go to the Investors section of our website at www.bc.com/investors and select the Event Calendar link. Analysts and investors who wish to ask questions during the Q&A session can register for the call here.

The archived webcast will be available in the Investors section of Boise Cascade's website.
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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
    
We refer to the terms EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment EBITDA in this earnings release and the accompanying Quarterly Statistical Information as supplemental measures of our performance and liquidity that are not required by or presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). We define EBITDA as income before interest (interest expense and interest income), income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. Additionally, we disclose Adjusted EBITDA, which further adjusts EBITDA to exclude the change in fair value of interest rate swaps. We also disclose Segment EBITDA, which is segment income before depreciation and amortization.

We believe EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment EBITDA are meaningful measures because they present a transparent view of our recurring operating performance and allow management to readily view operating trends, perform analytical comparisons, and identify strategies to improve operating performance. We also believe EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment EBITDA are useful to investors because they provide a means to evaluate the operating performance of our segments and our Company on an ongoing basis using criteria that are used by our management and because they are frequently used by investors and other interested parties when comparing companies in our industry that have different financing and capital structures and/or tax rates. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment EBITDA, however, are not measures of our liquidity or financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income, income from operations, or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP or as alternatives to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. The use of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment EBITDA instead of net income or segment income have limitations as analytical tools, including: the inability to determine profitability; the exclusion of interest expense, interest income, and associated significant cash requirements; and the exclusion of depreciation and amortization, which represent unavoidable operating costs. Management compensates for these limitations by relying on our GAAP results. Our measures of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment EBITDA are not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to potential inconsistencies in the methods of calculation. For a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and segment income to Segment EBITDA, please see the section titled, "Summary Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and Segment Information" below.
    
Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes statements about our expectations of future operational and financial performance that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, but not limited to, statements regarding our outlook. Statements preceded or followed by, or that otherwise include, the words "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "project," "estimates," "plans," "forecast," "is likely to," and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "may," "would," "should," and "could" are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. The accuracy of such statements is subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected, including, but not limited to, prices for building products, changes in the competitive position of our products, commodity input costs, the effect of general economic conditions, mortgage rates and availability, housing demand, housing vacancy rates, governmental regulations, unforeseen production disruptions, as well as natural disasters. These and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements are discussed in greater detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to revise them in light of new information. Finally, we undertake no obligation to review or confirm analyst expectations or estimates that might be derived from this release.

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Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per-share data) (unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31December 31, 2024
20252024
Sales$1,536,494 $1,645,420 $1,567,480 
Costs and expenses 
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)1,276,183 1,307,439 1,269,769 
Depreciation and amortization37,121 35,850 37,035 
Selling and distribution expenses143,648 144,110 143,512 
General and administrative expenses24,997 25,117 25,085 
Other (income) expense, net26 (78)(640)
1,481,975 1,512,438 1,474,761 
Income from operations54,519 132,982 92,719 
Foreign currency exchange loss— (299)(1,061)
Pension expense (excluding service costs)(33)(37)(38)
Interest expense(5,312)(6,070)(5,810)
Interest income5,510 10,597 7,831 
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps(490)(220)(465)
(325)3,971 457 
Income before income taxes54,194 136,953 93,176 
Income tax provision(13,846)(32,829)(24,276)
Net income$40,348 $104,124 $68,900 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
  Basic38,017 39,608 38,490 
  Diluted38,215 39,956 38,735 
Net income per common share:
  Basic$1.06 $2.63 $1.79 
  Diluted$1.06 $2.61 $1.78 
Dividends declared per common share$0.21 $0.20 $0.21 


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Wood Products Segment
Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except percentages) (unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31December 31, 2024
20252024
Segment sales$415,845 $468,928 $419,670 
Costs and expenses  
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)362,246 357,721 348,601 
Depreciation and amortization22,486 24,384 22,998 
Selling and distribution expenses10,603 10,551 11,016 
General and administrative expenses3,313 5,020 3,394 
Other (income) expense, net(512)14 78 
398,136 397,690 386,087 
Segment income$17,709 $71,238 $33,583 
(percentage of sales)
Segment sales100.0  %100.0  %100.0 %
Costs and expenses
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)87.1 %76.3 %83.1 %
Depreciation and amortization5.4 %5.2 %5.5 %
Selling and distribution expenses2.5 %2.3 %2.6 %
General and administrative expenses0.8 %1.1 %0.8 %
Other (income) expense, net(0.1 %)— %— %
95.7 %84.8 %92.0 %
Segment income4.3 %15.2 %8.0 %

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Building Materials Distribution Segment
Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except percentages) (unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31December 31, 2024
20252024
Segment sales$1,407,116 $1,505,021 $1,438,785 
Costs and expenses
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)1,200,940 1,278,421 1,212,013 
Depreciation and amortization14,362 11,107 13,758 
Selling and distribution expenses133,099 133,614 132,550 
General and administrative expenses9,765 9,534 10,482 
Other (income) expense, net533 (118)(719)
1,358,699 1,432,558 1,368,084 
Segment income $48,417 $72,463 $70,701 
(percentage of sales)
Segment sales100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Costs and expenses
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)85.3 %84.9 %84.2 %
Depreciation and amortization1.0 %0.7 %1.0 %
Selling and distribution expenses9.5 %8.9 %9.2 %
General and administrative expenses0.7 %0.6 %0.7 %
Other (income) expense, net— %— %— %
96.6 %95.2 %95.1 %
Segment income 3.4 %4.8 %4.9 %

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Segment Information
(in thousands) (unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31December 31, 2024
20252024
Segment sales
Wood Products$415,845 $468,928 $419,670 
Building Materials Distribution1,407,116 1,505,021 1,438,785 
Intersegment eliminations(286,467)(328,529)(290,975)
Total net sales$1,536,494 $1,645,420 $1,567,480 
Segment income
Wood Products$17,709 $71,238 $33,583 
Building Materials Distribution48,417 72,463 70,701 
Total segment income66,126 143,701 104,284 
Unallocated corporate costs(11,607)(10,719)(11,565)
Income from operations$54,519 $132,982 $92,719 
Segment EBITDA
Wood Products$40,195 $95,622 $56,581 
Building Materials Distribution62,779 83,570 84,459 

See accompanying summary notes to consolidated financial statements and segment information.


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Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands) (unaudited)
March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
ASSETS
Current
Cash and cash equivalents$561,781 $713,260 
Receivables 
Trade, less allowances of $3,335 and $5,506
450,664 321,820 
Related parties174 173 
Other23,379 22,772 
Inventories921,434 803,296 
Prepaid expenses and other22,092 24,747 
Total current assets1,979,524 1,886,068 
 
Property and equipment, net1,075,466 1,047,083 
Operating lease right-of-use assets47,412 49,673 
Finance lease right-of-use assets21,528 22,128 
Timber deposits6,865 6,916 
Goodwill171,945 171,945 
Intangible assets, net167,941 173,027 
Deferred income taxes3,561 3,705 
Other assets7,402 8,838 
Total assets$3,481,644 $3,369,383 

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Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)
(in thousands, except per-share data) (unaudited)
March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current
Accounts payable
Trade$511,292 $297,676 
Related parties1,406 1,315 
Accrued liabilities 
Compensation and benefits71,187 127,415 
Income taxes payable5,469 — 
Interest payable5,072 9,957 
Other108,033 127,653 
Total current liabilities702,459 564,016 
Debt 
Long-term debt, net446,389 446,167 
Other 
Compensation and benefits39,016 42,006 
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion41,164 43,174 
Finance lease liabilities, net of current portion26,473 26,883 
Deferred income taxes79,450 78,849 
Other long-term liabilities19,616 17,014 
205,719 207,926 
 
Commitments and contingent liabilities 
Stockholders' equity 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 50,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
— — 
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 300,000 shares authorized, 45,248 and 45,139 shares issued, respectively
452 451 
Treasury stock, 7,439 and 6,956 shares at cost, respectively
(396,284)(341,974)
Additional paid-in capital
562,859 565,041 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(454)(460)
Retained earnings1,960,504 1,928,216 
Total stockholders' equity2,127,077 2,151,274 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$3,481,644 $3,369,383 

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Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands) (unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31
20252024
Cash provided by (used for) operations
Net income$40,348 $104,124 
Items in net income not using (providing) cash 
Depreciation and amortization, including deferred financing costs and other
37,960 36,621 
Stock-based compensation3,757 4,105 
Pension expense33 37 
Deferred income taxes741 5,062 
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps490 220 
Other(821)55 
Decrease (increase) in working capital, net of acquisitions 
Receivables(129,683)(119,235)
Inventories(118,138)(103,331)
Prepaid expenses and other(3,786)(1,689)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities127,935 75,041 
Income taxes payable11,654 25,834 
Other1,034 618 
Net cash provided by (used for) operations(28,476)27,462 
Cash provided by (used for) investment
Expenditures for property and equipment(53,205)(34,330)
Acquisitions of businesses and facilities, net of cash acquired— (3,387)
Proceeds from sales of assets and other980 559 
Net cash used for investment(52,225)(37,158)
Cash provided by (used for) financing
Treasury stock purchased(53,884)(26,971)
Dividends paid on common stock(10,485)(11,205)
Tax withholding payments on stock-based awards(5,907)(10,980)
Other(502)(475)
Net cash used for financing(70,778)(49,631)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents(151,479)(59,327)
Balance at beginning of the period713,260 949,574 
Balance at end of the period$561,781 $890,247 
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Summary Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and Segment Information
The Consolidated Statements of Operations, Segment Statements of Operations, Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and Segment Information presented herein do not include the notes accompanying the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2024 Form 10-K and the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Net income for all periods presented involved estimates and accruals.
EBITDA represents income before interest (interest expense and interest income), income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. Additionally, we disclose Adjusted EBITDA, which further adjusts EBITDA to exclude the change in fair value of interest rate swaps. The following table reconciles net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, and December 31, 2024:
Three Months Ended
March 31December 31, 2024
20252024
(in thousands)
Net income$40,348 $104,124 $68,900 
Interest expense5,312 6,070 5,810 
Interest income(5,510)(10,597)(7,831)
Income tax provision13,846 32,829 24,276 
Depreciation and amortization37,121 35,850 37,035 
EBITDA91,117 168,276 128,190 
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps490 220 465 
Adjusted EBITDA$91,607 $168,496 $128,655 
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The following table reconciles segment income and unallocated corporate costs to Segment EBITDA, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, and December 31, 2024:
Three Months Ended
March 31December 31, 2024
20252024
(in thousands)
Wood Products
Segment income$17,709 $71,238 $33,583 
Depreciation and amortization22,486 24,384 22,998 
Segment EBITDA$40,195 $95,622 $56,581 
Building Materials Distribution
Segment income$48,417 $72,463 $70,701 
Depreciation and amortization14,362 11,107 13,758 
Segment EBITDA$62,779 $83,570 $84,459 
Corporate
Unallocated corporate costs$(11,607)$(10,719)$(11,565)
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)— (299)(1,061)
Pension expense (excluding service costs)(33)(37)(38)
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps(490)(220)(465)
Depreciation and amortization273 359 279 
EBITDA(11,857)(10,916)(12,850)
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps490 220 465 
Corporate Adjusted EBITDA$(11,367)$(10,696)$(12,385)
Total Company Adjusted EBITDA$91,607 $168,496 $128,655 




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