Owens Corning (OC) Misses Q1 EPS by 6c

Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) reported Q1 EPS of $0.29, $0.06 worse than the analyst estimate of $0.35. Revenue for the quarter came in at $1.28 billion versus the consensus estimate of $1.34 billion.

Highlights:

• In the first quarter, the Company recognized a $74 million tax benefit related to the resolution of a previous uncertain tax position, and the reversal of a valuation allowance recorded in prior years against certain European net deferred tax assets. These items have been excluded from the company's calculation of adjusted earnings.

• During the first quarter, Owens Corning repurchased 600,000 shares of the company's common stock for $26.3 million. As of March 31, 2014, eight million shares remained available for repurchase under the company's current authorization.

• The company paid a cash dividend on April 3, 2014. This dividend represented the company's first such payment since 2000.

Outlook

For the full year 2014, the company continues to expect to deliver $500 million in adjusted EBIT based on the current outlook for an improving U.S. housing market and moderate global growth.

The Roofing business is expected to deliver another strong year in 2014 on market growth in new construction and flat to potentially improving re-roofing demand. The first-quarter volume weakness adds some additional risk to the company's financial outlook.

Insulation should continue to benefit from growth in U.S. residential new construction, improved pricing and operating leverage.

In Composites, the company expects recovering market conditions to drive price improvement of $20 million to $30 million. Pricing is expected to be the primary driver of EBIT growth in 2014.

The company estimates a long-term effective tax rate of 28 percent to 30 percent, and a long-term effective cash tax rate of 10 percent to 12 percent on adjusted pre-tax earnings, due to the company's $2.1 billion U.S. tax net operating loss carryforward. The effective book tax rate for 2014 on adjusted earnings is expected to be within the long-term range.

The company expects general corporate expenses to be $120 million to $130 million in 2014. Capital expenditures in 2014 are expected to total approximately $400 million, including an estimated $65 million for the start of construction of a non-wovens facility.

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