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| Because of our sustained earnings improvement and efficiency initiatives, as well as improved balance sheet, our ROIC for the 12 months ending March 31, 2023 was 34.7% |
| However, our multiyear transformation efforts contributed to a strong first quarter adjusted EBITDA margin performance of 8.6% in our Print Solutions segment, which remains well above pre-2020 levels |
| And we're still seeing our E-commerce type products and packaging stronger than the balance of the portfolio along with our cold chain solutions in healthcare |
| business is performing I think better than market and better than our international businesses both in the first quarter and now into the April timeframe |
| We also achieved strong first quarter free cash flow driven by our working capital process improvement efforts and robust earnings |
| These results demonstrate how our multi-year commercial and operational excellence initiatives helped deliver strong bottom line performance in difficult macroeconomic environments |
| Our North American – our core North American packaging business is better than our international business |
| The first month of the quarter is strong, and frankly stronger in both packaging and FS been in the first quarter |
| So, the fact that we really are cradle-to-cradle or designed to delivery in the front end of the business around design solutions, kitting, testing, that all helps create frankly stickiness with our customers and more resiliency in our margins |
| The combination of solid earnings performance and disciplined management of working capital drove free cash flow of $68 million in the first quarter, which represents significant improvement over the prior year |
| I am extremely proud to say that because of these efforts and many others, we were recently recognized as one of Fortune Magazine's most admired companies in 2023 |
| Additionally, our pricing discipline and strategy continued to benefit performance during the first quarter |
| We established centralized pricing management across all of our segments, which has positively impacted our adjusted EBITDA margin performance |
| We are pleased with the continued progress made on our sustainability journey |
| These investments are expected to improve the customer experience and contribute to top line revenue growth |
| Our diversified product and industry vertical mix are aligned with leading suppliers to drive best-in-class cost and customer value |
| These efforts should result in better value for our customers and further contribute to our overall margin sustainability |
| Our value added differentiators including design, testing, automation, kitting and sustainable solutions continue to enhance the margin profile of the business and create repeatable and more profitable customer relationships |
| We achieved record first quarter adjusted EBITDA margin for the company overall, as well as within our packaging and facility solution segments |
| We believe our favorable leverage ratio, along with an active pipeline of inorganic opportunities, provide to the company with strategic optionality to act on multiple capital allocation priorities simultaneously |
| As a result, we continue to expect both packaging, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margins to improve relative to full year 2022 |
| Strong earnings and healthy free cash flow contributed to record low net debt to adjusted EBITDA leverage ratio of 0.3 times |
| We have greatly improved the profitability of this business through the strategic exits of both our redistribution and Canada businesses |
| Our focused efforts on supporting complex customer needs coupled with our broad product portfolio and supply chain expertise contributed to first quarter adjusted EBITDA growth of 15% compared to the prior year |
| We achieved record adjusted EBITDA margin in Facility Solutions despite comparing against last year's results, which include Canada |
| The combination of strong earnings and disciplined working capital management drove strong first quarter cash flow from operations of $70.9 million |
| The strength of our Facility Solutions business demonstrates the value of our balanced and diversified portfolio |
| Our outlook for Facility Solutions remains favorable as we build on our strong first quarter performance and continue to execute our commercial strategy |
| We continue to expect Facility Solutions adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin to improve relative to full year 2022 |
| Despite the divestiture of the Canada business, the resulting adjusted EBITDA margin was a first quarter record of 8.5% |
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| Packaging volume performance across all of our industry verticals was challenged as the effects of customer destocking and economic uncertainty continued throughout the first quarter |
| We also believe pricing could be challenged in the second half of the year if destocking subsides and demand remains low |
| Total organic revenue for the first quarter declined 8% on a year-over-year basis driven largely by the effects of de-stocking within the Print Solutions segment |
| We believe continued customer stocking led to weak demand during the first quarter resulting in volume declines in the mid-30% range compared to the prior year, as customers continue to work through their excess inventory |
| First quarter reported revenue declined 27.2% compared to the prior year, while organic revenue declined 20.1% |
| We've cited the European business and the Asian business is being soft for the better part of 12 months now |
| Revenue was $895.4 million, representing year-over-year decline of 10.7% on a reported basis |
| As we look ahead, we expect packaging market demand to remain soft in the second quarter |
| Market-wide dynamics continued to negatively affect the industry |
| Industry-wide destocking and softening demand negatively impacted our volume in the first quarter |
| Revenue of $180.2 million represents a year-over-year reported decline of 21.4% |
| Our publishing segment, which is really geared more toward advertising and promotion is seeing a softer demand than our traditional printer business |
| First quarter adjusted EBITDA of $104 million declined 13% compared to the prior year, primarily due to the sale of our Canada business last year |
| Despite the net income contraction, diluted earnings per share for the first quarter was $5 and reflects a decline of only 2% compared to the prior year |
| I would say that it's really a customer and channel mix issue for us |
| In aggregate, year-over-year domestic volume declined in the mid single digit range in the first quarter |
| Volume declines were greatest within our light manufacturing industry vertical, partially driven by weakness in consumer electronics |
| So it's really a large customer issue combined with a mix issue toward our publishing business and their advertising companies and customers |
| While on an organic basis, revenue decreased only 3.6% |
| Net income for the quarter was $69 million representing a year-over-year decline of 13% due to the sale of our Canada business and a one time tax benefit in 2022 |
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