Finance
Constellium SE (NYSE: CSTM) today reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019.
Fourth quarter 2019 highlights:
Shipments of 368 thousand metric tons, comparable to Q4 2018
Revenue of €1.4 billion, down 2% compared to Q4 2018
Net income of €22 million increased compared to net loss of €57 million in Q4 2018
Adjusted EBITDA of €121 million, up 15% compared to Q4 2018
Full year 2019 highlights:
Shipments of 1.6 million metric tons, up 4% compared to 2018
Revenue of €5.9 billion, up 4% compared to 2018
Net income of €64 million decreased compared to net income of €190 million in 2018
Adjusted EBITDA of €562 million, up 13% compared to 2018
Cash from Operations of €447 million and Free Cash Flow of €175 million
Net debt / LTM Adjusted EBITDA of 3.9x at December 31, 2019
Project 2019 run-rate cost savings of €78 million achieved at December 31, 2019
Jean-Marc Germain, Constellium’s Chief Executive Officer said, “Constellium delivered strong results in 2019. Our Adjusted EBITDA of €562 million increased by 13%, driven by excellent performance from our Packaging and Automotive Rolled Products and Aerospace and Transportation segments. Notably, 2019 represented our third consecutive year of double digit Adjusted EBITDA growth. Our Free Cash Flow of €175 million was very strong and delivers on an important financial target that we set in March 2017. We also made substantial progress on our deleveraging objective in 2019, repaying gross debt during the year and reducing leverage to 3.9x at year end. Overall, I am proud of Constellium's performance in 2019.”
Mr. Germain continued, “I am optimistic about 2020. Based on our current outlook, we expect Adjusted EBITDA growth of 6% to 9% and Free Cash Flow generation of €125 million to €175 million in 2020. We remain on track to deliver on our long-term targets of Adjusted EBITDA over €700 million and leverage of 2.5x in 2022. We are committed to shareholder value creation through the execution of our strategy.”
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