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| So we see good price/cost as we go forward |
| Energy, certainly structurally, is a good news story for us as we get into '24 |
| And that's opening up and giving us great operating leverage on our assets that is ongoing and very durable |
| Our performance demonstrated the strength of our team, the value of our products, and the impact of our enterprise strategy to increase the earnings power of our company in dynamic markets |
| And as we start 2024, we will continue to deliver for our customers and shareholders, while making significant strides to further strengthen Owens Corning to position as a market leader in building and construction materials |
| So when we look at the structural changes we've made in the business, they really come across a few key areas, in addition to our really strong contractor pull-through demand network that we've created, and it's really a robust demand network |
| I think the incremental is going to be -- there's always a bit of upside when we get stronger market conditions that we've seen now the last couple of years where we get additional volume leverage |
| And I said at that time that we were making structural improvements to the business that we felt was increasing the durability of our margins |
| Contractors demanded our product, and we saw good growth and a good share position as a result |
| Turning to our financial results, we finished the year strong with fourth quarter revenues up slightly and EBIT and EBITDA margins expanding year-over-year |
| For the full year, we delivered outstanding financial performance with revenues of $9.7 billion, adjusted EBIT of $1.8 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $2.3 billion |
| Despite slightly lower revenue versus prior year, we were able to expand our adjusted EBIT margins to 19% and increase our adjusted EBITDA margins to 24% demonstrating the value of our products and improvements in our operating efficiencies |
| And we feel good about our position in doing that going forward |
| In December, the company continued its streak of increasing our quarterly cash dividend, reflecting our continued confidence and strengthening the earnings power of the company and commitment to delivering long-term shareholder value |
| Through our strategic choices and strong execution of key operating initiatives, we are positioning Owens Corning for long-term success |
| Our roofing team has just done an incredible work to strengthen the performance of our roofing business, and you saw that in results in the quarter and full year |
| The execution of this strategy has led to higher operating margins and cash flows, increased innovation, stronger customer partnerships and a more focused company |
| But our ability to go gain price relative to inflation to be able to get good value for our products has been strong, and we think that continues as we go forward |
| So we are getting great efficiencies out of our production lines through productivity, through automation, through process technologies |
| The addition of Masonite expands our leadership positions in residential building products and a category that complements our current interior and exterior offering, creates a scalable new growth platform for our company and enhances our financial profile by growing revenue and earnings, lowering our ongoing capital intensity and increasing our free cash flow generation |
| The Door segment provides a great opportunity to leverage our unique commercial, operational and innovation capabilities to build out another market leading residential building products business similar to what we've been able to accomplish in our roofing and insulation businesses, with a customer base we know well and work with today |
| We have built a strong operating model within Owens Corning, focused on creating value for our customers, driving continuous improvement in our operations, and developing sustainable solutions through material innovation, which is taking each of our businesses and made them significantly better |
| So if that steps back a little bit, I think that gives us opportunities in the market to continue to grow our business |
| We expect, as Todd talked about, new construction housing to step up through the year, a smaller part of the roofing business, but again, another positive demand driver |
| We believe each of these transformational moves will create a company that generates higher or consistent margins and stronger free cash flows, while better positioning us for long-term growth |
| The demand trends for Q1, the storm carryover, the underlying contractor demand and remodeling and reroof activity we are seeing in our contractor base would lead us to believe we're on path for another strong year |
| To strengthen our market leadership, we continue to invest in new product and process innovation and our core product platforms to generate additional growth |
| These innovations focused on increasing the performance and durability of our product offerings, which brings additional value to our customers to help them win and grow in the market |
| In terms of performance as we go through the year, I'd say we expect that we're going to have another good year in roofing |
| I would say those are probably the two proof points that, to your question on, if the market does slow as we go through the year, we feel that our great contractor model, our great distributor partnerships, our product innovation, all the things we've talked about, is going to result in growth in the business |
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| The EBIT decline for the year was primarily due to lower volumes and the associated production downtime, as well as the net impact of divestitures and acquisitions |
| Our U.S shingle volumes trailed the market primarily due to our low inventory levels throughout the year |
| Volumes were down as demand track closer to lagged housing starts |
| North American Residential insulation revenue was down as expected |
| For the full year, net sales decreased 14% to $2.3 billion compared to prior year |
| In the fourth quarter, the composites business continue to experience the impact of the softer macro environment |
| Sales for the quarter were $514 million, down 13% compared to prior year |
| The decreased sales resulted primarily from lower volumes and lower price as we continue to see spot price pressure for our glass reinforcements products |
| The decreased sales resulted primarily from lower volumes with additional impact from the net impact of divestitures and acquisitions |
| Additionally, we anticipate overall pricing to step down year-over-year with glass reinforcement contracts resetting and spot price continuing to be pressured |
| EBIT for the quarter was $26 million, down $38 million from prior year |
| We expect the macro environment in Europe to continue to be challenging, while global IP is expected to grow modestly in the year |
| Insulation EBIT for the fourth quarter was $150 million, down $3 million compared to prior year |
| For Q1, we anticipate overall revenues to be down low to mid teens versus the first quarter of 2023 driven by volumes which are expected to be down in glass reinforcements |
| Our U.S shingle volume growth trailed the market primarily due to our continued low levels of inventory throughout Q4 and outperformance versus the market in Q4 2022 |
| We also expect mix to remain a headwind |
| In technical and global, revenue was down slightly year-over-year |
| Q4 revenues were $931 million, a 3% decrease from fourth quarter of last year |
| EBIT for the year was $242 million, a decrease of $256 million from last year |
| The EBIT decline was primarily due to lower volumes and associated production downtime as we maintain discipline to balance inventories with demand, which was partially offset by favorable manufacturing performance |
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