Finance
Constellium SE (NYSE: CSTM) today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020.
For the second quarter of 2020:
Shipments of 310 thousand metric tons, down 25% compared to Q2 2019
Revenue of €1.0 billion, down 33% compared to Q2 2019
Net loss of €32 million compared to net income of €17 million in Q2 2019
Adjusted EBITDA of €81 million, down 51% compared to Q2 2019
Cash from Operations of €8 million and Free Cash Flow of €(33) million
For the first half of 2020:
Shipments of 703 thousand metric tons, down 15% compared to H1 2019
Revenue of €2.5 billion, down 20% compared to H1 2019
Net loss of €63 million compared to net income of €41 million in H1 2019
Adjusted EBITDA of €228 million, down 24% compared to H1 2019
Cash from Operations of €152 million and Free Cash Flow of €54 million
Net debt / LTM Adjusted EBITDA of 4.4x as of June 30, 2020
Jean-Marc Germain, Constellium’s Chief Executive Officer said, “The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged our employees and our business. Protecting the health and safety of our employees and their families remains our top priority. Despite difficult market conditions, our business delivered solid operating results in the quarter, particularly Muscle Shoals in meeting strong packaging demand. We generated Free Cash Flow of €54 million in the first half of 2020. We also strengthened our financial profile by increasing our liquidity to €949 million. I am very proud of the way our team responded swiftly to the crisis by reducing our costs and cash expenditures and demonstrated the flexibility and resilience of our business model.
Mr. Germain continued, "There remains significant uncertainty around the extent and duration of the effects of the pandemic. With the significant actions we have taken and the diversity of our markets and customers, I am very confident in our ability to navigate through this crisis. Based on our current view of market conditions, we expect to generate positive Free Cash Flow in 2020."
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