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Mercer International Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2021 Results and Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend by 15% to $0.075
Источник: Nasdaq GlobeNewswire / 17 фев 2022 16:30:00 America/New_York
Selected Highlights
- Fourth quarter net income of $74.5 million and record Operating EBITDA* of $164.9 million
- Full year 2021 record net income of $171.0 million and Operating EBITDA* of $478.8 million
NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mercer International Inc. (Nasdaq: MERC) today reported fourth quarter 2021 Operating EBITDA increased to a record $164.9 million from $49.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 and from $148.1 million in the third quarter of 2021.
In the fourth quarter of 2021, net income was $74.5 million (or $1.13 per basic share and $1.12 per diluted share) compared to a net loss of $13.0 million (or $0.20 per share) in the fourth quarter of 2020 and net income of $69.1 million (or $1.05 per basic share and $1.04 per diluted share) in the third quarter of 2021.
In 2021, Operating EBITDA increased to a record $478.8 million from $192.7 million in 2020. In 2021, net income was a record $171.0 million (or $2.59 per basic share and $2.58 per diluted share) compared to a net loss of $17.2 million (or $0.26 per share) in 2020.
Mr. David Gandossi, the Chief Executive Officer, stated: “I am pleased with our record fourth quarter operating results which were driven by strong sales volumes and steady pulp and lumber pricing and by materially higher energy prices in Germany for our surplus green energy sales. We also benefitted from the settlement of our business interruption insurance claim associated with the downtime taken in 2021 to rebuild our Peace River mill’s recovery boiler. Our annual Operating EBITDA also set a new benchmark which significantly surpasses our prior high and highlights the cash generating power of our world class assets.
Overall, our fourth quarter pulp results were comparable to the trailing third quarter other than the recording of business interruption insurance proceeds of $31.9 million in the current quarter. In the current quarter, overall pulp pricing was slightly weaker than the prior quarter. A price decline in China in the fourth quarter began to reverse late in the quarter due to supply issues primarily driven by global logistical slowdowns. Such logistical issues also caused 35,000 tonnes of pulp from our Canadian operations to Asia being delayed and the revenue associated with this shipment will be reflected in the first quarter of 2022. As of December 31, 2021, third party industry quoted NBSK list prices were approximately $1,260 per ADMT in Europe and net prices were approximately $760 per ADMT in China.
In the fourth quarter of 2021, our Friesau sawmill’s production continued its strong performance. Our wood products segment generated operating income of $19.9 million in the fourth quarter as U.S. lumber sales increased primarily because of a strengthening housing market. In the fourth quarter, approximately 46% of lumber sales volumes were to the U.S.
We are seeing some impacts from the current global logistics bottleneck primarily with respect to North American rail traffic where pandemic related slowdowns and extreme weather have made rail service inconsistent. This resulted in periodic slowdowns of our Canadian pulp mills during the fourth quarter and caused us to use additional trucking which is less efficient and more expensive. We are currently optimistic that such logistics issues will be resolved over the coming months.
Looking ahead to the first quarter of 2022, we currently expect relatively strong NBSK markets globally. Improving sentiment and demand for pulp and paper along with supply interruptions in Canada and Scandinavia are supportive of a positive pricing outlook. For hardwood pulp, while longer term new incremental supply may lead to pricing pressure, in the first quarter of 2022, we currently expect hardwood prices to remain steady or improve modestly. In January 2022, the turbine at our Rosenthal mill came back on-line which, coupled with currently high European energy prices, should increase our surplus energy sales in the first quarter of 2022.
With respect to our wood products segment, in the first quarter of 2022 we currently expect lumber demand to remain steady in all markets with modest price improvements in the U.S. market.
In 2022, we will continue our strategy of adding shareholder value through the implementation of capital projects designed to deliver high returns and help us achieve our ESG objectives. In 2022, these will include new woodroom projects at our Canadian pulp mills which are designed to reduce our GHG emissions, reduce wood waste and lower our fiber costs. Currently we expect our 2022 capital expenditures will be approximately $175 to $200 million. While our capital spending will be higher in 2022, we are forecasting less overall scheduled maintenance downtime at pulp mills compared to 2021.
Finally, while the global roll-out of vaccines is ongoing and results to date are encouraging, COVID-19 infections and health risks, including from variants and additional “waves” remain. Consequently, we will maintain our measures and procedures put in place to protect our people and allow us to operate our business safely and efficiently.”
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*Operating EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. See page 6 of the financial tables included in this press release for a reconciliation of net income (loss) to Operating EBITDA.
Consolidated Financial Results
Q4 Q3 Q4 YTD YTD 2021 2021 2020 2021 2020 (in thousands, except per share amounts) Revenues $ 518,957 $ 469,746 $ 398,195 $ 1,803,255 $ 1,423,140 Operating income $ 129,963 $ 113,755 $ 15,616 $ 346,583 $ 63,729 Operating EBITDA $ 164,925 $ 148,070 $ 49,506 $ 478,782 $ 192,650 Loss on early extinguishment of debt $ — $ — $ — $ (30,368 ) (1) $ — Net income (loss) $ 74,522 $ 69,118 $ (12,977 ) $ 170,988 $ (17,235 ) Net income (loss) per common share Basic $ 1.13 $ 1.05 $ (0.20 ) $ 2.59 $ (0.26 ) Diluted $ 1.12 $ 1.04 $ (0.20 ) $ 2.58 $ (0.26 ) ______________
(1) Redemption of 6.50% senior notes due 2024 and 7.375% senior notes due 2025.
Consolidated – Three Months Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to Three Months Ended December 31, 2020
Total revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2021 increased by approximately 30% to $519.0 million from $398.2 million in the same quarter of 2020 primarily due to higher sales realizations partially offset by lower pulp sales volumes.Costs and expenses in the three months ended December 31, 2021 increased by approximately 2% to $389.0 million from $382.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 primarily due to higher per unit fiber costs and energy costs partially offset by the recognition of a $31.9 million business interruption insurance claim related to our Peace River mill and lower pulp sales volumes.
In the fourth quarter of 2021, Operating EBITDA increased to a record $164.9 million from $49.5 million in the same quarter of 2020 primarily due to higher sales realizations and recognition of the business interruption insurance claim partially offset by certain higher costs.
Segment Results
PulpThree Months Ended December 31, 2021 2020 (in thousands) Pulp revenues $ 400,379 $ 321,379 Energy and chemical revenues $ 35,966 $ 22,698 Operating income $ 113,172 $ 4,650 In the fourth quarter of 2021, pulp segment operating income increased to a record $113.2 million from $4.7 million in the same quarter of 2020 as higher sales realizations and the recognition of the business interruption insurance claim were only partially offset by higher energy and per unit fiber costs.
In the fourth quarter of 2021, prices for NBSK pulp increased from the same quarter of 2020 largely as a result of strong demand and low customer inventory levels. Average NBSK pulp sales realizations increased by approximately 33% to $784 per ADMT in the fourth quarter of 2021 from approximately $588 per ADMT in the same quarter of 2020.
Costs and expenses in the three months ended December 31, 2021 decreased by approximately 5% to $323.3 million from $339.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 due to the recognition of the business interruption insurance claim and lower pulp sales volume partially offset by higher energy costs primarily for the Rosenthal mill and higher per unit fiber costs. Our Rosenthal mill’s turbine was taken down in the third quarter of 2021 to complete extensive repair work which was completed in January 2022. The mill was required to purchase replacement energy during this period.
On average, in the fourth quarter of 2021, overall per unit fiber costs increased 19% when compared to the same quarter of 2020 due to strong demand and lower regional sawmill production. For our Canadian mills, per unit fiber costs increased primarily due to the Peace River mill producing a higher proportion of NBSK. In 2022, we are currently expecting modestly higher per unit fiber costs due to strong demand.
Wood Products
Three Months Ended December 31, 2021 2020 (in thousands) Lumber revenues $ 71,965 $ 48,560 Energy revenues $ 4,940 $ 3,133 Wood residual revenues $ 2,027 $ 1,398 Operating income $ 19,876 $ 12,859 In the fourth quarter of 2021, our wood products segment operating income increased by approximately 54% to $19.9 million from $12.9 million in the same quarter of 2020 primarily due to a higher lumber sales realizations partially offset by higher per unit fiber costs.
Average lumber sales realizations increased by approximately 48% to $689 per Mfbm in the fourth quarter of 2021 from approximately $467 per Mfbm in the same quarter of 2020 primarily due to higher pricing in the European market partially offset by lower pricing in the U.S. market. European lumber pricing increased due to steady demand and low customer inventory levels as earlier in the year producers shifted product to the U.S. The U.S. lumber pricing decreased as a response to record pricing earlier in the year which moderated demand.
In the comparative quarter of 2020, per unit fiber costs were low as a result of a large supply of beetle damaged wood. As producers have been working through such wood, more green wood is being harvested. As a result of utilizing more green wood and continuing strong sawlog demand, current quarter per unit fiber costs increased by approximately 90% from the same quarter of 2020. We currently expect modestly increasing per unit fiber costs in the first quarter of 2022 due to continued strong demand.
Consolidated – Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2020
Total revenues in 2021 increased by approximately 27% to a record $1,803.3 million from $1,423.1 million in 2020 primarily due to higher sales realizations partially offset by lower sales volumes.Costs and expenses in 2021 increased by approximately 7% to $1,456.7 million from $1,359.4 million in 2020 primarily due to higher energy costs, the negative impact of a weaker dollar on our Canadian dollar and euro denominated costs and expenses, higher maintenance costs and higher per unit fiber costs for our wood products segment partially offset by lower sales volumes. Our maintenance costs were partially offset by the recovery of about $36.1 million in business interruption insurance claims related to our Peace River mill.
In 2021, the dollar was 7% weaker against the Canadian dollar and 4% weaker against the euro compared to 2020, which increased our Canadian dollar and euro denominated costs and expenses.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by approximately 18% to $78.9 million in 2021 from $66.9 million in 2020 primarily due to higher employee compensation and the negative impact of a weaker dollar.
In 2021, our net income was a record $171.0 million, or $2.59 per basic share and $2.58 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $17.2 million, or $0.26 per share in 2020.
In 2021, Operating EBITDA increased to a record $478.8 million from $192.7 million in 2020 as higher sales realizations were only partially offset by higher energy costs, higher maintenance downtime, the negative impact of a weaker dollar and higher per unit fiber costs for our wood products segment.
Liquidity
As of December 31, 2021, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $345.6 million and approximately $285.3 million available under our revolving credit facilities providing us with aggregate liquidity of about $630.9 million.Quarterly Dividend
A quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share will be paid on April 6, 2022 to all shareholders of record on March 30, 2022. Future dividends will be subject to Board approval and may be adjusted as business and industry conditions warrant.Earnings Release Call
In conjunction with this release, Mercer International Inc. will host a conference call, which will be simultaneously broadcast live over the Internet. Management will host the call, which is scheduled for February 18, 2022 at 10:00 AM ET. Listeners can access the conference call live and archived for 30 days over the Internet at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/zvsufbjb or through a link on the company's home page at https://www.mercerint.com. Please allow 15 minutes prior to the call to visit the site and download and install any necessary audio software.Mercer International Inc. is a global forest products company with operations in Germany, USA and Canada with consolidated annual production capacity of 2.3 million tonnes of pulp, 550 million board feet of lumber and 140 thousand cubic meters of CLT. To obtain further information on the company, please visit its web site at https://www.mercerint.com.
The preceding includes forward looking statements which involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause our actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. Words such as "expects", "anticipates", "are optimistic that", "projects", "intends", "designed", "will", "believes", "estimates", "may", "could" and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Among those factors which could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: the highly cyclical nature of our business, raw material costs, our level of indebtedness, competition, foreign exchange and interest rate fluctuations, our use of derivatives, expenditures for capital projects, environmental regulation and compliance, disruptions to our production, market conditions and other risk factors listed from time to time in our SEC reports.
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Summary Financial Highlights
Q4 Q3 Q4 YTD YTD 2021 2021 2020 2021 2020 (in thousands, except per share amounts) Pulp segment revenues $ 436,345 $ 396,743 $ 344,077 $ 1,483,093 $ 1,220,644 Wood products segment revenues 78,932 70,723 53,091 311,081 197,649 Corporate and other revenues 3,680 2,280 1,027 9,081 4,847 Total revenues $ 518,957 $ 469,746 $ 398,195 $ 1,803,255 $ 1,423,140 Pulp segment operating income $ 113,172 $ 99,918 $ 4,650 $ 251,724 $ 37,952 Wood products segment operating income 19,876 18,299 12,859 108,466 34,704 Corporate and other operating loss (3,085 ) (4,462 ) (1,893 ) (13,607 ) (8,927 ) Total operating income $ 129,963 $ 113,755 $ 15,616 $ 346,583 $ 63,729 Pulp segment depreciation and amortization $ 30,298 $ 29,982 $ 30,104 $ 115,293 $ 115,945 Wood products segment depreciation and amortization 3,712 3,675 3,585 14,858 12,212 Corporate and other depreciation and amortization 952 658 201 2,048 764 Total depreciation and amortization $ 34,962 $ 34,315 $ 33,890 $ 132,199 $ 128,921 Operating EBITDA $ 164,925 $ 148,070 $ 49,506 $ 478,782 $ 192,650 Loss on early extinguishment of debt $ — $ — $ — $ (30,368 ) (1) $ — Income tax provision $ (43,706 ) $ (32,490 ) $ (1,645 ) $ (89,579 ) $ (6,096 ) Net income (loss) $ 74,522 $ 69,118 $ (12,977 ) $ 170,988 $ (17,235 ) Net income (loss) per common share Basic $ 1.13 $ 1.05 $ (0.20 ) $ 2.59 $ (0.26 ) Diluted $ 1.12 $ 1.04 $ (0.20 ) $ 2.58 $ (0.26 ) Common shares outstanding at period end 66,037 66,037 65,868 66,037 65,868 ______________
(1) Redemption of 6.50% senior notes due 2024 and 7.375% senior notes due 2025.
Summary Operating Highlights
Q4 Q3 Q4 YTD YTD 2021 2021 2020 2021 2020 Pulp Segment Pulp production ('000 ADMTs) NBSK 476.2 443.0 436.9 1,671.2 1,716.1 NBHK 48.8 57.8 87.4 192.7 335.0 Annual maintenance downtime ('000 ADMTs) — 42.8 21.5 253.7 50.1 Annual maintenance downtime (days) — 44 16 188 43 Pulp sales ('000 ADMTs) NBSK 465.6 402.2 469.5 1,616.9 1,700.4 NBHK 50.7 45.7 93.6 195.8 329.0 Average NBSK pulp prices ($/ADMT)(1) Europe 1,302 1,345 880 1,243 851 China 723 832 637 850 588 North America 1,472 1,542 1,138 1,478 1,139 Average NBHK pulp prices ($/ADMT)(1) China 562 623 480 661 462 North America 1,262 1,320 868 1,225 881 Average pulp sales realizations ($/ADMT)(2) NBSK 784 847 588 779 572 NBHK 649 684 454 615 452 Energy production ('000 MWh)(3) 480.9 464.5 568.1 1,826.5 2,238.6 Energy sales ('000 MWh)(3) 184.2 185.8 225.3 702.0 894.5 Average energy sales realizations ($/MWh)(3) 184 114 96 123 93 Wood Products Segment Lumber production (MMfbm) 111.3 102.1 111.4 447.9 438.0 Lumber sales (MMfbm) 104.4 97.7 104.0 419.7 449.2 Average lumber sales realizations ($/Mfbm) 689 692 467 699 402 Energy production and sales ('000 MWh) 23.2 14.1 25.7 74.6 89.0 Average energy sales realizations ($/MWh) 213 128 122 155 119 Average Spot Currency Exchange Rates $ / €(4) 1.1437 1.1784 1.1925 1.1830 1.1410 $ / C$(4) 0.7936 0.7937 0.7675 0.7981 0.7457 ______________
(1) Source: RISI pricing report. Europe and North America are list prices. China are net prices which include discounts, allowances and rebates.
(2) Sales realizations after customer discounts, rebates and other selling concessions. Incorporates the effect of pulp price variations occurring between the order and shipment dates.
(3) Does not include our 50% joint venture interest in the Cariboo mill, which is accounted for using the equity method.
(4) Average Federal Reserve Bank of New York Noon Buying Rates over the reporting period.MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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(In thousands, except per share data)Three Months Ended
December 31,For the Year Ended
December 31,2021 2020 2021 2020 Revenues $ 518,957 $ 398,195 $ 1,803,255 $ 1,423,140 Costs and expenses Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization 335,378 331,173 1,245,622 1,163,727 Cost of sales depreciation and amortization 34,942 33,865 132,117 128,817 Selling, general and administrative expenses 18,674 17,541 78,933 66,867 Operating income 129,963 15,616 346,583 63,729 Other income (expenses) Interest expense (17,016 ) (20,690 ) (70,047 ) (80,746 ) Loss on early extinguishment of debt — — (30,368 ) — Other income (expenses) 5,281 (6,258 ) 14,399 5,878 Total other expenses, net (11,735 ) (26,948 ) (86,016 ) (74,868 ) Income (loss) before income taxes 118,228 (11,332 ) 260,567 (11,139 ) Income tax provision (43,706 ) (1,645 ) (89,579 ) (6,096 ) Net income (loss) $ 74,522 $ (12,977 ) $ 170,988 $ (17,235 ) Net income (loss) per common share Basic $ 1.13 $ (0.20 ) $ 2.59 $ (0.26 ) Diluted $ 1.12 $ (0.20 ) $ 2.58 $ (0.26 ) Dividends declared per common share $ 0.0650 $ 0.0650 $ 0.2600 $ 0.3325 MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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(In thousands, except share and per share data)December 31, 2021 2020 ASSETS Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 345,610 $ 361,098 Accounts receivable, net 345,345 227,055 Inventories 356,731 271,696 Prepaid expenses and other 16,619 15,003 Total current assets 1,064,305 874,852 Property, plant and equipment, net 1,135,631 1,109,740 Investment in joint ventures 49,651 46,429 Amortizable intangible assets, net 47,902 51,571 Operating lease right-of-use assets 9,712 13,251 Pension asset 4,136 — Other long-term assets 38,718 31,928 Deferred income tax 1,177 1,355 Total assets $ 2,351,232 $ 2,129,126 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY Current liabilities Accounts payable and other $ 282,307 $ 210,994 Pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations 817 802 Total current liabilities 283,124 211,796 Long-term debt 1,237,545 1,186,623 Pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations 21,252 31,810 Operating lease liabilities 6,574 9,933 Other long-term liabilities 13,590 10,909 Deferred income tax 95,123 77,028 Total liabilities 1,657,208 1,528,099 Shareholders’ equity Common shares $1 par value; 200,000,000 authorized; 66,037,000 issued and outstanding (2020 – 65,868,000) 65,988 65,800 Additional paid-in capital 347,902 345,696 Retained earnings 370,927 217,106 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (90,793 ) (27,575 ) Total shareholders’ equity 694,024 601,027 Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 2,351,232 $ 2,129,126 MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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(In thousands)For the Year Ended December 31, 2021 2020 2019 Cash flows from (used in) operating activities Net income (loss) $ 170,988 $ (17,235 ) $ (9,639 ) Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash flows from operating activities Depreciation and amortization 132,199 128,921 126,394 Deferred income tax provision (recovery) 18,791 (15,249 ) (7,873 ) Inventory impairment — 25,998 9,200 Loss on early extinguishment of debt 30,368 — 4,750 Defined benefit pension plans and other post-retirement benefit plan expense 2,831 3,053 3,449 Stock compensation expense 2,394 928 3,036 Gain on sale of investments — (17,540 ) — Foreign exchange transaction losses (gains) (16,597 ) 13,272 7,116 Other 384 543 5,834 Defined benefit pension plans and other post-retirement benefit plan contributions (4,258 ) (4,164 ) (4,467 ) Changes in working capital Accounts receivable (121,579 ) (6,269 ) 41,369 Inventories (96,442 ) (11,430 ) 24,683 Accounts payable and accrued expenses 75,589 (53,744 ) 45,256 Other (12,454 ) (5,519 ) (4,825 ) Net cash from (used in) operating activities 182,214 41,565 244,283 Cash flows from (used in) investing activities Purchase of property, plant and equipment (159,440 ) (78,518 ) (132,034 ) Acquisitions (51,258 ) — (6,380 ) Insurance proceeds 21,540 — — Purchase of amortizable intangible assets (1,385 ) (647 ) (623 ) Purchase of investments — (9,370 ) — Proceeds from sale of investments — 26,910 — Other 3,416 1,798 (321 ) Net cash from (used in) investing activities (187,127 ) (59,827 ) (139,358 ) Cash flows from (used in) financing activities Redemption of senior notes (824,557 ) — (103,875 ) Proceeds from issuance of senior notes 875,000 — 205,500 Proceeds from (repayment of) revolving credit facilities, net (33,396 ) 52,651 (58,404 ) Dividend payments (17,167 ) (21,892 ) (35,279 ) Payment of debt issuance costs (14,483 ) — (4,213 ) Proceeds from government grants 9,333 362 6,467 Repurchase of common shares — (162 ) (754 ) Other (4,234 ) (4,642 ) (3,344 ) Net cash from (used in) financing activities (9,504 ) 26,317 6,098 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (1,071 ) 1,958 (429 ) Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (15,488 ) 10,013 110,594 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 361,098 351,085 240,491 Cash and cash equivalents, end of year $ 345,610 $ 361,098 $ 351,085 MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.
COMPUTATION OF OPERATING EBITDA
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(In thousands)Operating EBITDA is defined as operating income plus depreciation and amortization and non-recurring capital asset impairment charges. Management uses Operating EBITDA as a benchmark measurement of its own operating results, and as a benchmark relative to its competitors. Management considers it to be a meaningful supplement to operating income as a performance measure primarily because depreciation expense and non-recurring capital asset impairment charges are not an actual cash cost, and depreciation expense varies widely from company to company in a manner that management considers largely independent of the underlying cost efficiency of our operating facilities. In addition, we believe Operating EBITDA is commonly used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate our financial performance.
Operating EBITDA does not reflect the impact of a number of items that affect our net income (loss), including financing costs and the effect of derivative instruments. Operating EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP, and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) or operating income as a measure of performance, nor as an alternative to net cash from (used in) operating activities as a measure of liquidity. The following tables set forth the net income (loss) to Operating EBITDA:
Q4 Q3 Q4 YTD YTD 2021 2021 2020 2021 2020 Net income (loss) $ 74,522 $ 69,118 $ (12,977 ) $ 170,988 $ (17,235 ) Income tax provision 43,706 32,490 1,645 89,579 6,096 Interest expense 17,016 16,882 20,690 70,047 80,746 Loss on early extinguishment of debt — — — 30,368 — Other expenses (income) (5,281 ) (4,735 ) 6,258 (14,399 ) (5,878 ) Operating income 129,963 113,755 15,616 346,583 63,729 Add: Depreciation and amortization 34,962 34,315 33,890 132,199 128,921 Operating EBITDA $ 164,925 $ 148,070 $ 49,506 $ 478,782 $ 192,650 APPROVED BY: Jimmy S.H. Lee Executive Chairman (604) 684-1099 David M. Gandossi, FCPA, FCA Chief Executive Officer (604) 684-1099