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Exhibit 99.1

 

                

395 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West

Montreal, QC H3A 1L6

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INVESTOR RELATIONS

  

MEDIA RELATIONS

(NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS)

       

Nicholas Estrela

Director

Investor Relations

Tel.: 514-848-5555 x 85979

  

David Struhs

Vice-President

Corporate Communications and Sustainability

Tel.: 803-802-8031

DOMTAR CORPORATION REPORTS PRELIMINARY THIRD QUARTER 2014 FINANCIAL RESULTS

Strong performance in pulp and paper drive improved earnings

(All financial information is in U.S. dollars, and all earnings per share results are diluted, unless otherwise noted.)

 

   

Third quarter 2014 net earnings of $4.33 per share; earnings before items1 of $0.94 per share

   

Lack-of-order downtime totaling 51 thousand tons of paper, in-line with the second quarter

   

Share buybacks totaling $19 million

Montreal, October 23, 2014 – Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) today reported net earnings of $281 million ($4.33 per share) for the third quarter of 2014 compared to net earnings of $40 million ($0.61 per share) for the second quarter of 2014 and net earnings of $27 million ($0.41 per share) for the third quarter of 2013. Sales for the third quarter of 2014 were $1,405 million.

Excluding items listed below, the Company had earnings before items1 of $61 million ($0.94 per share) for the third quarter of 2014 compared to earnings before items1 of $40 million ($0.61 per share) for the second quarter of 2014 and earnings before items1 of $41 million ($0.63 per share) for the third quarter of 2013.

Third quarter 2014 items:

 

   

Deferred tax benefit of $204 million for the settlement of IRS audits, primarily related to Alternative Fuel Tax Credits;

 

   

Recognition of $18 million of deferred Alternative Fuel Tax Credits ($18 million after tax); and

 

   

Closure and restructuring costs of $2 million ($2 million after tax).

Second quarter 2014 items:

 

   

None

 

 

1 

Non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in the appendix.

 

 

 

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Third quarter 2013 items:

 

   

Loss on sale of business of $19 million ($12 million after tax); and

 

   

Negative impact of purchase accounting of $2 million ($2 million after tax).

“Our financial performance improved when compared to the second quarter, resulting in strong free cash flow generation”, said John D. Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our pulp shipments were sequentially higher, raw material and planned maintenance costs were lower and our paper pricing remained firm in a very competitive environment. Given current market conditions, we continue to manage the business prudently, adjusting our production to our customers’ demand through market-related downtime.”

“In Personal Care, our third quarter results were affected by some seasonality in our European business as well as the effect of a weaker Euro. We continued to execute on our capital expansion plans, further integrating operational and product improvements and we made good progress with the ramp up of five newly installed machines at three of our facilities.”

QUARTERLY REVIEW

Operating income before items1 was $104 million in the third quarter of 2014 compared to an operating income before items1 of $79 million in the second quarter of 2014. Depreciation and amortization totaled $96 million in the third quarter of 2014.

 

(In millions of dollars)

   3Q 2014     2Q 2014  

Sales

   $ 1,405      $ 1,385   

Operating income (loss)

    

Pulp and Paper segment

     109        69   

Personal Care segment

     13        14   

Corporate

     (2     (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     120        79   

Operating income before items1

     104        79   

Depreciation and amortization

     96        96   

 

 

1 

Non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in the appendix.

 

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The increase in operating income before items1 in the third quarter of 2014 was the result of lower raw material costs, higher average selling prices for paper, lower costs for planned maintenance, higher pulp shipments, lower freight costs and higher productivity for pulp. These factors were partially offset by lower average selling prices for pulp and overall unfavorable exchange rates.

When compared to the second quarter of 2014, manufactured paper shipments were flat and pulp shipments increased 9.2%. The shipments-to-production ratio for paper was 102% in the third quarter of 2014, compared to 99% in the second quarter of 2014. Paper inventories decreased by 18,000 tons while pulp inventories increased by 1,000 metric tons at the end of September when compared to June levels.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL

Cash flow provided from operating activities amounted to $203 million and capital expenditures were $56 million, resulting in free cash flow1 of $147 million for the third quarter of 2014. Domtar’s net debt-to-total capitalization ratio1 stood at 30% at September 30, 2014 compared to 32% at June 30, 2014.

OUTLOOK

Domtar paper shipments are expected to decline in the fourth quarter when compared to the third quarter due to seasonality. Domtar will continue to closely monitor its inventory levels and balance its production with its customers’ demand. We remain cautious on the short-term pulp outlook due to the recent strengthening of the U.S. dollar and we expect higher input costs due to increased raw material usage in the winter months. We expect the fourth quarter will benefit from lower maintenance activities in our network.

EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL

The Company will hold a conference call today at 10:00 a.m. (ET) to discuss its third quarter 2014 financial results. Financial analysts are invited to participate in the call by dialing 1 (866) 321-8231 (toll free—North America) or 1 (416) 642-5213 (International) at least 10 minutes before start time, while media and other interested individuals are invited to listen to the live webcast on the Domtar Corporation website at www.domtar.com.

The Company will release its fourth quarter 2014 earnings and full year results on February 6, 2015 before markets open, followed by a conference call at 10:00 a.m. (ET) to discuss results. The date is tentative and will be confirmed approximately three weeks prior to the official earnings release date.

 

 

1 

Non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in the appendix.

 

 

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About Domtar

Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) designs, manufactures, markets and distributes a wide variety of fiber-based products including communication papers, specialty and packaging papers and absorbent hygiene products. The foundation of its business is a network of world class wood fiber converting assets that produce papergrade, fluff and specialty pulps. The majority of its pulp production is consumed internally to manufacture paper and consumer products. Domtar is the largest integrated marketer of uncoated freesheet paper in North America with recognized brands such as Cougar®, Lynx® Opaque Ultra, Husky® Opaque Offset, First Choice® and Domtar EarthChoice®. Domtar is also a leading marketer and producer of a broad line of absorbent hygiene products marketed primarily under the Attends®, IncoPack and Indasec® brand names. In 2013, Domtar had sales of $5.4 billion from some 50 countries. The Company employs approximately 10,000 people. To learn more, visit www.domtar.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this release about our plans, expectations and future performance, including the statements by Mr. Williams and those contained under “Outlook,” are “forward-looking statements.” Actual results may differ materially from those suggested by these statements for a number of reasons, including changes in customer demand and pricing, changes in manufacturing costs, future acquisitions and divestitures, including facility closings, and the other reasons identified under “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K for 2013 as filed with the SEC and as updated by subsequently filed Form 10-Q’s. Except to the extent required by law, we expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect new events or circumstances or otherwise.

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Domtar Corporation

Highlights

(In millions of dollars, unless otherwise noted)

 

     Three months
ended
September 30
2014
    Three months
ended
September 30
2013
    Nine months
ended
September 30
2014
    Nine months
ended
September 30
2013
 
     (Unaudited)  
     $        $        $        $   

Selected Segment Information

        

Sales

        

Pulp and Paper

     1,186        1,204        3,514        3,650   

Personal Care

     231        175        698        394   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total for reportable segments

     1,417        1,379        4,212        4,044   

Intersegment sales—Pulp and Paper

     (12     (4     (28     (12
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated sales

     1,405        1,375        4,184        4,032   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization and impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment

        

Pulp and Paper

     79        84        241        260   

Personal Care

     17        9        50        21   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total for reportable segments

     96        93        291        281   

Impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment—Pulp and Paper

     —          —          —          15   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated depreciation and amortization and impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment

     96        93        291        296   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

        

Pulp and Paper

     109        42        247        96   

Personal Care

     13        11        42        34   

Corporate

     (2     (4     (11     (62
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated operating income

     120        49        278        68   

Interest expense, net

     25        21        76        67   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes and equity loss

     95        28        202        1   

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (186     1        (158     (26

Equity loss, net of taxes

     —          —          —          1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings

     281        27        360        26   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Per common share (in dollars)

        

Net earnings

        

Basic

     4.34        0.41        5.55        0.39   

Diluted

     4.33        0.41        5.54        0.39   

Weighted average number of common and exchangeable shares outstanding (millions)

        

Basic

     64.8        65.3        64.9        67.2   

Diluted

     64.9        65.4        65.0        67.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows provided from operating activities

     203        104        448        287   

Additions to property, plant and equipment

     56        62        157        180   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Domtar Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Earnings

(In millions of dollars, unless otherwise noted)

 

     Three months
ended
September 30
2014
    Three months
ended
September 30
2013
     Nine months
ended
September 30
2014
    Nine months
ended
September 30
2013
 
     (Unaudited)  
     $        $         $        $   

Sales

     1,405        1,375         4,184        4,032   

Operating expenses

         

Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization

     1,105        1,116         3,316        3,280   

Depreciation and amortization

     96        93         291        281   

Selling, general and administrative

     99        95         313        281   

Impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment

     —          —           —          15   

Closure and restructuring costs

     2        —           3        18   

Other operating (income) loss, net

     (17     22         (17     89   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,285        1,326         3,906        3,964   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     120        49         278        68   

Interest expense, net

     25        21         76        67   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes and equity loss

     95        28         202        1   

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (186     1         (158     (26

Equity loss, net of taxes

     —          —           —          1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings

     281        27         360        26   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Per common share (in dollars)

         

Net earnings

         

Basic

     4.34        0.41         5.55        0.39   

Diluted

     4.33        0.41         5.54        0.39   

Weighted average number of common and exchangeable shares outstanding (millions)

         

Basic

     64.8        65.3         64.9        67.2   

Diluted

     64.9        65.4         65.0        67.3   

 

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Domtar Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets at

(In millions of dollars)

 

     September 30
2014
    December 31
2013
 
     (Unaudited)  
     $        $   

Assets

    

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

     134        655   

Receivables, less allowances of $6 and $4

     663        601   

Inventories

     719        685   

Prepaid expenses

     30        23   

Income and other taxes receivable

     48        61   

Deferred income taxes

     61        52   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     1,655        2,077   

Property, plant and equipment, at cost

     8,927        8,883   

Accumulated depreciation

     (5,758     (5,594
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net property, plant and equipment

     3,169        3,289   

Goodwill

     628        369   

Intangible assets, net of amortization

     613        407   

Other assets

     127        136   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     6,192        6,278   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders' equity

    

Current liabilities

    

Bank indebtedness

     3        15   

Trade and other payables

     720        673   

Income and other taxes payable

     26        17   

Long-term debt due within one year

     170        4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     919        709   

Long-term debt

     1,202        1,510   

Deferred income taxes and other

     790        923   

Other liabilities and deferred credits

     343        354   

Shareholders' equity

    

Common stock

     1        —     

Exchangeable shares

     —          44   

Additional paid-in capital

     2,030        1,999   

Retained earnings

     1,098        804   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (191     (65
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders' equity

     2,938        2,782   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

     6,192        6,278   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Domtar Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In millions of dollars)

 

     Nine months
ended
September 30
2014
    Nine months
ended
September 30
2013
 
     (Unaudited)  
     $        $   

Operating activities

    

Net earnings

     360        26   

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash flows from operating activities

    

Depreciation and amortization

     291        281   

Deferred income taxes and tax uncertainties

     (202     (9

Impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment

     —          15   

Net losses on disposals of property, plant and equipment

     —          9   

Stock-based compensation expense

     3        4   

Equity loss, net

     —          1   

Other

     1        (4

Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisition and sale of businesses

    

Receivables

     21        (46

Inventories

     (22     (19

Prepaid expenses

     (4     (5

Trade and other payables

     (22     15   

Income and other taxes

     22        (11

Difference between employer pension and other post-retirement contributions and pension and other post-retirement expense

     —          23   

Other assets and other liabilities

     —          7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows provided from operating activities

     448        287   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing activities

    

Additions to property, plant and equipment

     (157     (180

Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment and sale of business

     1        55   

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

     (546     (287

Other

     5        (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows used for investing activities

     (697     (413
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing activities

    

Dividend payments

     (60     (50

Net change in bank indebtedness

     (13     (13

Change in revolving bank credit facility

     (160     —     

Proceeds from receivables securitization facilities

     90        —     

Payments on receivables securitization facilities

     (108     —     

Repayment of long-term debt

     (4     (99

Stock repurchase

     (19     (183

Other

     4        2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows used for financing activities

     (270     (343
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (519     (469

Impact of foreign exchange on cash

     (2     (1

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     655        661   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

     134        191   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information

    

Net cash payments for:

    

Interest (including $2 million of redemption premiums in 2013)

     70        60   

Income taxes paid (refund), net

     32        (8
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Domtar Corporation

Quarterly Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(In millions of dollars, unless otherwise noted)

The following table sets forth certain non-U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) financial metrics identified in bold as “Earnings before items”, “Earnings before items per diluted share”, “EBITDA”, “EBITDA margin”, “EBITDA before items”, “EBITDA margin before items”, “Free cash flow”, “Net debt” and “Net debt-to-total capitalization.” Management believes that the financial metrics presented are frequently used by investors and are useful to evaluate our ability to service debt and our overall credit profile. Management believes these metrics are also useful to measure the operating performance and benchmark with peers within the industry. These metrics are presented as a complement to enhance the understanding of operating results but not in substitution for GAAP results.

The Company calculates “Earnings before items” and “EBITDA before items” by excluding the after-tax (pre-tax) effect of items considered by management as not reflecting our current operations. Management uses these measures, as well as EBITDA and Free cash flow, to focus on ongoing operations and believes that it is useful to investors because it enables them to perform meaningful comparisons between periods. Domtar believes that using this information along with Net earnings provides for a more complete analysis of the results of operations. Net earnings and Cash flow provided from operating activities are the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

 

             2014     2013  
             Q1     Q2     Q3     YTD     Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     YTD  

Reconciliation of “Earnings before items” to Net earnings (loss)

  

         
   Net earnings (loss)   ($)     39        40        281        360        45        (46     27        65        91   

(+)

   Impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment   ($)     —          —          —          —          7        3        —          7        17   

(+)

   Closure and restructuring costs   ($)     1        —          2        3        —          13        —          —          13   

(-)

   Net (gains) losses on disposals of property, plant and equipment and business   ($)     —          —          —          —          (6     —          12        (4     2   

(+)

   Impact of purchase accounting   ($)     2        —          —          2        —          —          2        —          2   

(+)

   Alternative fuel tax credits   ($)     —          —          (18     (18     18        —          —          —          18   

(-)

   Cellulosic biofuel producer credits   ($)     —          —          —          —          (33     —          —          —          (33

(+)

   Loss on repurchase of long-term debt   ($)     —          —          —          —          2        —          —          —          2   

(+)

   Weston litigation settlement   ($)     —          —          —          —          —          46        —          —          46   

(-)

   Internal Revenue Service audit settlement items   ($)     —          —          (204     (204     —          —          —          —          —     

(=)

   Earnings before items   ($)     42        40        61        143        33        16        41        68        158   

(/)

   Weighted avg. number of common and exchangeable shares outstanding (diluted)   (millions)     65.0        65.1        64.9        65.0        69.7        66.9        65.4        65.0        66.7   

(=)

   Earnings before items per diluted share   ($)     0.65        0.61        0.94        2.20        0.47        0.24        0.63        1.05        2.37   

Reconciliation of “EBITDA” and “EBITDA before items” to Net earnings (loss)

  

   Net earnings (loss)   ($)     39        40        281        360        45        (46     27        65        91   

(+)

   Equity loss, net of taxes   ($)     —          —          —          —          1        —          —          —          1   

(+)

   Income tax expense (benefit)   ($)     15        13        (186     (158     (22     (5     1        6        (20

(+)

   Interest expense, net   ($)     25        26        25        76        25        21        21        22        89   

(=)

   Operating income (loss)   ($)     79        79        120        278        49        (30     49        93        161   

(+)

   Depreciation and amortization   ($)     99        96        96        291        95        93        93        95        376   

(+)

   Impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment   ($)     —          —          —          —          10        5        —          7        22   

(-)

   Net (gains) losses on disposals of property, plant and equipment and business   ($)     —          —          —          —          (10     —          19        (5     4   

(=)

   EBITDA   ($)     178        175        216        569        144        68        161        190        563   

(/)

   Sales   ($)     1,394        1,385        1,405        4,184        1,345        1,312        1,375        1,359        5,391   

(=)

   EBITDA margin   (%)     13     13     15     14     11     5     12     14     10
   EBITDA   ($)     178        175        216        569        144        68        161        190        563   

(+)

   Alternative fuel tax credits   ($)     —          —          (18     (18     26        —          —          —          26   

(+)

   Closure and restructuring costs   ($)     1        —          2        3        —          18        —          —          18   

(+)

   Impact of purchase accounting   ($)     3        —          —          3        —          —          2        —          2   

(+)

   Weston litigation settlement   ($)     —          —          —          —          —          49        —          —          49   

(=)

   EBITDA before items   ($)     182        175        200        557        170        135        163        190        658   

(/)

   Sales   ($)     1,394        1,385        1,405        4,184        1,345        1,312        1,375        1,359        5,391   

(=)

   EBITDA margin before items   (%)     13     13     14     13     13     10     12     14     12

Reconciliation of “Free cash flow” to Cash flow provided from operating activities

  

   Cash flow provided from operating activities   ($)     141        104        203        448        63        120        104        124        411   

(-)

   Additions to property, plant and equipment   ($)     (45     (56     (56     (157     (56     (62     (62     (62     (242

(=)

   Free cash flow   ($)     96        48        147        291        7        58        42        62        169   

“Net debt-to-total capitalization” computation

  

   Bank indebtedness   ($)     8        15        3          13        2        6        15     

(+)

   Long-term debt due within one year   ($)     15        7        170          8        7        6        4     

(+)

   Long-term debt   ($)     1,490        1,410        1,202          1,104        1,102        1,102        1,510     

(=)

   Debt   ($)     1,513        1,432        1,375          1,125        1,111        1,114        1,529     

(-)

   Cash and cash equivalents   ($)     (130     (85     (134       (513     (432     (191     (655  

(=)

   Net debt   ($)     1,383        1,347        1,241          612        679        923        874     

(+)

   Shareholders’ equity   ($)     2,771        2,826        2,938          2,842        2,652        2,681        2,782     

(=)

   Total capitalization   ($)     4,154        4,173        4,179          3,454        3,331        3,604        3,656     
   Net debt   ($)     1,383        1,347        1,241          612        679        923        874     

(/)

   Total capitalization   ($)     4,154        4,173        4,179          3,454        3,331        3,604        3,656     

(=)

   Net debt-to-total capitalization   (%)     33     32     30       18     20     26     24  

“Earnings before items”, “Earnings before items per diluted share”, “EBITDA”, “EBITDA margin”, “EBITDA before items”, “EBITDA margin before items”, “Free cash flow”, “Net debt” and “Net debt-to-total capitalization” have no standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similar measures presented by other companies and therefore should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for Net earnings, Operating income or any other earnings statement, cash flow statement or balance sheet financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. It is important for readers to understand that certain items may be presented in different lines by different companies on their financial statements thereby leading to different measures for different companies.

 

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Domtar Corporation

Quarterly Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures—By Segment 2014

(In millions of dollars, unless otherwise noted)

The following table sets forth certain non-U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), financial metrics identified in bold as “Operating income (loss) before items”, “EBITDA before items” and “EBITDA margin before items” by reportable segment. Management believes that the financial metrics presented are frequently used by investors and are useful to measure the operating performance and benchmark with peers within the industry. These metrics are presented as a complement to enhance the understanding of operating results but not in substitution for GAAP results.

The Company calculates the segmented “Operating income (loss) before items” by excluding the pre-tax effect of items considered by management as not reflecting our ongoing operations. Management uses these measures to focus on ongoing operations and believes that it is useful to investors because it enables them to perform meaningful comparisons between periods. Domtar believes that using this information along with Operating income (loss) provides for a more complete analysis of the results of operations. Operating income (loss) by segment is the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

 

            Pulp and Paper     Personal Care (1)     Corporate     Total  
            Q1’14     Q2’14     Q3’14     Q4’14     YTD     Q1’14     Q2’14     Q3’14     Q4’14     YTD     Q1’14     Q2’14     Q3’14     Q4’14     YTD     Q1’14     Q2’14     Q3’14     Q4’14     YTD  

Reconciliation of Operating income (loss) to “Operating income (loss) before items”

  

                 
  Operating income (loss)   ($)     69        69        109        —          247        15        14        13        —          42        (5     (4     (2     —          (11     79        79        120        —          278   

(+)

  Alternative fuel tax credits   ($)     —          —          (18     —          (18     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (18     —          (18

(+)

  Closure and restructuring costs   ($)     —          —          2        —          2        1        —          —          —          1        —          —          —          —          —          1        —          2        —          3   

(+)

  Impact of purchase accounting   ($)     —          —          —          —          —          3        —          —          —          3        —          —          —          —          —          3        —          —          —          3   

(=)

  Operating income (loss) before items   ($)     69        69        93        —          231        19        14        13        —          46        (5     (4     (2     —          (11     83        79        104        —          266   

Reconciliation of “Operating income (loss) before items” to “EBITDA before items”

  

                 
  Operating income (loss) before items   ($)     69        69        93        —          231        19        14        13        —          46        (5     (4     (2     —          (11     83        79        104        —          266   

(+)

  Depreciation and amortization   ($)     83        79        79        —          241        16        17        17        —          50        —          —          —          —          —          99        96        96        —          291   

(=)

  EBITDA before items   ($)     152        148        172        —          472        35        31        30        —          96        (5     (4     (2     —          (11     182        175        200        —          557   

(/)

  Sales   ($)     1,168        1,160        1,186        —          3,514        233        234        231        —          698        —          —          —          —          —          1,401        1,394        1,417        —          4,212   

(=)

  EBITDA margin before items   (%)     13     13     15     —          13     15     13     13     —          14     —          —          —          —          —          13     13     14     —          13

“Operating income (loss) before items”, “EBITDA before items” and “EBITDA margin before items” have no standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similar measures presented by other companies and therefore should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for Operating income (loss) or any other earnings statement, cash flow statement or balance sheet financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. It is important for readers to understand that certain items may be presented in different lines by different companies on their financial statements thereby leading to different measures for different companies.

 

(1) 

On January 2, 2014, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of Laboratorios Indas, S.A.U. in Spain.

 

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Domtar Corporation

Quarterly Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures—By Segment 2013

(In millions of dollars, unless otherwise noted)

The following table sets forth certain non-U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), financial metrics identified in bold as “Operating income (loss) before items”, “EBITDA before items” and “EBITDA margin before items” by reportable segment. Management believes that the financial metrics presented are frequently used by investors and are useful to measure the operating performance and benchmark with peers within the industry. These metrics are presented as a complement to enhance the understanding of operating results but not in substitution for GAAP results.

The Company calculates the segmented “Operating income (loss) before items” by excluding the pre-tax effect of items considered by management as not reflecting our ongoing operations. Management uses these measures to focus on ongoing operations and believes that it is useful to investors because it enables them to perform meaningful comparisons between periods. Domtar believes that using this information along with Operating income (loss) provides for a more complete analysis of the results of operations. Operating income (loss) by segment is the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

 

            Pulp and Paper (1)     Personal Care (2)     Corporate     Total  
            Q1’13     Q2’13     Q3’13     Q4’13     YTD     Q1’13     Q2’13     Q3’13     Q4’13     YTD     Q1’13     Q2’13     Q3’13     Q4’13     YTD     Q1’13     Q2’13     Q3’13     Q4’13     YTD  

Reconciliation of Operating income (loss) to “Operating income (loss) before items”

  

                       
  Operating income (loss)   ($)     38        16        42        75        171        13        10        11        9        43        (2     (56     (4     9        (53     49        (30     49        93        161   

(+)

  Impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment   ($)     10        5        —          5        20        —          —          —          2        2        —          —          —          —          —          10        5        —          7        22   

(-)

  Net (gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment and business   ($)     (10     —          19        1        10        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (6     (6     (10     —          19        (5     4   

(+)

  Reversal of alternative fuel tax credits   ($)     26        —          —          —          26        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          26        —          —          —          26   

(+)

  Weston litigation settlement   ($)     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          49        —          —          49        —          49        —          —          49   

(+)

  Closure and restructuring costs   ($)     —          10        —          —          10        —          2        —          —          2        —          6        —          —          6        —          18        —          —          18   

(+)

  Impact of purchase accounting   ($)     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          2        —          2        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          2        —          2   

(=)

  Operating income (loss) before items   ($)     64        31        61        81        237        13        12        13        11        49        (2     (1     (4     3        (4     75        42        70        95        282   

Reconciliation of “Operating income (loss) before items” to “EBITDA before items”

  

                       
  Operating income (loss) before items   ($)     64        31        61        81        237        13        12        13        11        49        (2     (1     (4     3        (4     75        42        70        95        282   

(+)

  Depreciation and amortization   ($)     89        87        84        85        345        6        6        9        10        31        —          —          —          —          —          95        93        93        95        376   

(=)

  EBITDA before items   ($)     153        118        145        166        582        19        18        22        21        80        (2     (1     (4     3        (4     170        135        163        190        658   

(/)

  Sales   ($)     1,238        1,208        1,204        1,193        4,843        111        108        175        172        566        —          —          —          —          —          1,349        1,316        1,379        1,365        5,409   

(=)

  EBITDA margin before items   (%)     12     10     12     14     12     17     17     13     12     14     —          —          —          —          —          13     10     12     14     12

“Operating income (loss) before items”, “EBITDA before items” and “EBITDA margin before items” have no standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similar measures presented by other companies and therefore should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for Operating income (loss) or any other earnings statement, cash flow statement or balance sheet financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. It is important for readers to understand that certain items may be presented in different lines by different companies on their financial statements thereby leading to different measures for different companies.

 

(1) 

On May 31, 2013, the Company acquired Xerox's paper print and media product's assets in the United States and Canada.

 

(2) 

On July 1, 2013, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of Associated Hygiene Products LLC.

 

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Domtar Corporation

Supplemental Segmented Information

(In millions of dollars, unless otherwise noted)

 

        2014     2013  
        Q1     Q2     Q3     YTD     Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     YTD  

Pulp and Paper Segment

                   

Sales

  ($)     1,168        1,160        1,186        3,514        1,238        1,208        1,204        1,193        4,843   

Operating income

  ($)     69        69        109        247        38        16        42        75        171   

Depreciation and amortization

  ($)     83        79        79        241        89        87        84        85        345   

Impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment

  ($)     —          —          —          —          10        5        —          5        20   

Paper

                   

Paper Production

  ('000 ST)     801        786        758        2,345        793        829        813        810        3,245   

Paper Shipments—Manufactured

  ('000 ST)     804        779        776        2,359        828        801        814        817        3,260   

Communication Papers

  ('000 ST)     678        647        649        1,974        706        676        694        701        2,777   

Specialty and Packaging

  ('000 ST)     126        132        127        385        122        125        120        116        483   

Paper Shipments—Sourced from 3rd parties

  ('000 ST)     50        42        47        139        83        85        73        41        282   

Paper Shipments—Total

  ('000 ST)     854        821        823        2,498        911        886        887        858        3,542   

Pulp

                   

Pulp Shipments(a)

  ('000 ADMT)     318        336        367        1,021        372        344        352        377        1,445   

Hardwood Kraft Pulp

  (%)     12     11     12     12     17     14     14     14     15

Softwood Kraft Pulp

  (%)     58     63     63     61     56     57     59     57     57

Fluff Pulp

  (%)     30     26     25     27     27     29     27     29     28

Personal Care Segment

                   

Sales

  ($)     233        234        231        698        111        108        175        172        566   

Operating income

  ($)     15        14        13        42        13        10        11        9        43   

Depreciation and amortization

  ($)     16        17        17        50        6        6        9        10        31   

Impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment

  ($)     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          2        2   

Average Exchange Rates

  $US / $CAN     1.103        1.091        1.089        1.094        1.009        1.023        1.039        1.050        1.030   
  $CAN / $US     0.906        0.917        0.918        0.914        0.991        0.977        0.963        0.953        0.971   
  €EUR / $US     1.370        1.371        1.324        1.355        1.320        1.306        1.325        1.362        1.328   

 

(a) Figures are gross of market pulp purchased from other producers on the open market for some of our paper making operations. Pulp Shipments represent the amount of pulp produced in excess of our internal requirement.

Note: the term "ST" refers to a short ton and the term "ADMT" refers to an air dry metric ton.

 

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