Stepan Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results
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Third Quarter 2025 Highlights
- Reported net income was
$10.8 million , down 54% versus the prior year. Adjusted net income(1) was$10.9 million , down 54% versus the prior year, largely due to a higher effective tax rate and higher interest expense. - EBITDA(2) was
$56.1 million and Adjusted EBITDA(2) was$56.2 million , both up 6% respectively, year-over-year. - Global sales volume was up 1% year-over-year.
- Cash from Operations was
$69.8 million during the quarter. Free cash flow(3) for the quarter was$40.2 million , driven by a reduction in working capital. - Year-over-year pre-tax earnings were negatively impacted by
$8.6 million due to higher costs associated with the start-up our new alkoxylation site inPasadena, Texas and lower capitalized interest income recognition due to thePasadena start-up.
YTD 2025 Highlights
- Reported net income was
$41.9 million , down 11% versus the prior year. Adjusted net income(1) was$42.2 million , down 12% versus the prior year. - EBITDA(2) was
$164.7 million and Adjusted EBITDA(2) was$165.1 million , both up 9% respectively, year-over-year. - Global sales volume was up 2% year-over-year.
"Third quarter adjusted EBITDA grew 6% and free cash flow improved to
Financial Summary
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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($ in thousands, except per share data) |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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% |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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% |
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$ |
590,284 |
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|
$ |
546,842 |
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8 |
% |
|
$ |
1,778,228 |
|
|
$ |
1,654,665 |
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|
|
7 |
% |
|
Operating Income |
|
$ |
21,794 |
|
|
$ |
23,949 |
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|
|
(9) |
% |
|
$ |
68,047 |
|
|
$ |
62,785 |
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|
|
8 |
% |
|
Net Income |
|
$ |
10,839 |
|
|
$ |
23,606 |
|
|
|
(54) |
% |
|
$ |
41,891 |
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|
$ |
47,020 |
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|
(11) |
% |
|
Earnings per Diluted Share |
|
$ |
0.47 |
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|
$ |
1.03 |
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|
(54) |
% |
|
$ |
1.83 |
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|
$ |
2.05 |
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(11) |
% |
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Adjusted Net Income * |
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$ |
10,948 |
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$ |
23,661 |
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(54) |
% |
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$ |
42,211 |
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$ |
47,713 |
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(12) |
% |
|
Adjusted Earnings per |
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$ |
0.48 |
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$ |
1.03 |
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(53) |
% |
|
$ |
1.84 |
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$ |
2.08 |
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(12) |
% |
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* See Table II for reconciliations of non-GAAP adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per diluted share. |
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Percentage Change in
Net sales in the third quarter of 2025 increased 8% year-over-year. This increase was primarily driven by higher selling prices that were mainly attributable to the pass-through of higher raw material costs and more favorable product mix.
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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Volume |
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1 |
% |
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2 |
% |
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Selling Price & Mix |
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6 |
% |
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6 |
% |
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Foreign Translation |
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1 |
% |
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(1) |
% |
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Total |
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8 |
% |
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7 |
% |
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Segment Results
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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($ in thousands) |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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% |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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% |
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Surfactants |
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$ |
422,358 |
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$ |
382,724 |
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10 |
% |
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$ |
1,264,151 |
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$ |
1,153,339 |
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10 |
% |
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Polymers |
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$ |
143,928 |
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|
$ |
149,796 |
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(4) |
% |
|
$ |
452,795 |
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$ |
455,061 |
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0 |
% |
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Specialty Products |
|
$ |
23,998 |
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$ |
14,322 |
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|
68 |
% |
|
$ |
61,282 |
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$ |
46,265 |
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|
32 |
% |
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Total |
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$ |
590,284 |
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|
$ |
546,842 |
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8 |
% |
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$ |
1,778,228 |
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$ |
1,654,665 |
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7 |
% |
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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($ in thousands, all amounts pre-tax) |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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% |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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% |
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Operating Income |
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Surfactants |
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$ |
15,718 |
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$ |
26,303 |
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(40) |
% |
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$ |
58,015 |
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$ |
69,445 |
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(16) |
% |
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Polymers |
|
$ |
14,104 |
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$ |
15,248 |
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(8) |
% |
|
$ |
39,281 |
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$ |
37,227 |
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6 |
% |
|
Specialty Products |
|
$ |
9,634 |
|
|
$ |
3,727 |
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|
|
158 |
% |
|
$ |
20,400 |
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$ |
15,314 |
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33 |
% |
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Total Segment |
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$ |
39,456 |
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$ |
45,278 |
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(13) |
% |
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$ |
117,696 |
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$ |
121,986 |
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(4) |
% |
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Corporate Expenses |
|
$ |
(17,662) |
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$ |
(21,329) |
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(17) |
% |
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$ |
(49,649) |
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$ |
(59,201) |
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(16) |
% |
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Consolidated |
|
$ |
21,794 |
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$ |
23,949 |
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(9) |
% |
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$ |
68,047 |
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$ |
62,785 |
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8 |
% |
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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($ in millions) |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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% |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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% |
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EBITDA |
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$ |
56.1 |
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$ |
53.0 |
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6 |
% |
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$ |
164.7 |
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$ |
151.0 |
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9 |
% |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
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Surfactants |
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$ |
38.0 |
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$ |
44.2 |
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(14) |
% |
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$ |
120.9 |
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$ |
122.9 |
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(2) |
% |
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Polymers |
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$ |
22.4 |
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$ |
23.4 |
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(4) |
% |
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$ |
64.0 |
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$ |
61.6 |
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4 |
% |
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Specialty Products |
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$ |
11.1 |
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$ |
5.2 |
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|
113 |
% |
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$ |
24.8 |
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$ |
19.8 |
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|
25 |
% |
|
Unallocated Corporate |
|
$ |
(15.3) |
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$ |
(19.7) |
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(22) |
% |
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$ |
(44.6) |
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$ |
(52.4) |
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(15) |
% |
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Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
56.2 |
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$ |
53.1 |
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|
6 |
% |
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$ |
165.1 |
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$ |
151.9 |
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|
9 |
% |
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Consolidated adjusted EBITDA(2) increased
- Surfactant net sales were
$422.4 million for the quarter, a 10% increase versus the prior year. Selling prices were up 11% primarily due to improved product and customer mix and the pass through of higher raw material costs. Sales volume declined 2% year-over-year primarily due to lower demand within the commodity Laundry and Cleaning end markets that was largely offset by double digit growth within the Agricultural and Industrial Cleaning end markets. Foreign currency translation positively impacted net sales by 1%. Surfactant adjusted EBITDA(2) for the quarter decreased$6.2 million , or 14%, versus the prior year. This decrease was primarily due to higher expenses associated with the start-up of our new alkoxylation facility inPasadena, Texas , a 2% decrease in sales volume and higher oleochemicals raw material costs. - Polymer net sales were
$143.9 million for the quarter, a 4% decrease versus the prior year. Selling prices decreased 14%, primarily due to the pass-through of lower raw material costs and competitive pressures. Sales volume increased 8% in the quarter. North American Rigid and commodity Phthalic Anhydride sales volume was up double digits year-over-year. Foreign currency translation positively impacted net sales by 2% during the quarter. Polymer adjusted EBITDA(2) decreased$1.0 million , or 4%, versus the prior year primarily due to lower unit margins. - Specialty Product net sales were
$24.0 million for the quarter, a 68% increase versus the prior year, primarily due to higher sales volume and product mix. Specialty Product adjusted EBITDA(2) increased$5.9 million , or 113%. The increase in adjusted EBITDA(2) was primarily due to order timing fluctuations within the pharmaceutical business.
Income Taxes
The Company's effective tax rate was 23.8% in the first nine months of 2025 versus 18.9% in the first nine months of 2024. This increase was primarily attributable to the recently enacted
Outlook
"Looking forward, we remain focused on accelerating our business strategies through enhanced operational excellence, improved product and customer mix and accelerated free cash flow generation. We believe our Surfactant business will experience continued growth in our key strategic end markets and that Polymer demand will continue improving as we get more market certainty and we execute our innovation and growth plans," said
Notes
(1) Adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share are non-GAAP measures which exclude deferred compensation income/expense, certain environmental remediation-related costs as well as other significant and infrequent/non-recurring items. See Table II for reconciliations of non-GAAP adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per diluted share.
(2) EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures. See Table VI for calculations and GAAP reconciliations of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA.
(3) Free cash flow is a non-GAAP measure and reflects cash generated from operations minus capital expenditures. Cash generated from operations was
Conference Call
Stepan Company will host a conference call to discuss its third quarter results at
Supporting Slides
Slides supporting this press release will be made available at www.stepan.com through the Investors/Presentations page at approximately the same time as this press release is issued.
Corporate Profile
Stepan Company is a major manufacturer of specialty and intermediate chemicals used in a broad range of industries. Stepan is a leading merchant producer of surfactants, which are the key ingredients in consumer and industrial cleaning and disinfection compounds and in agricultural and oilfield solutions. The Company is also a leading supplier of polyurethane polyols used in the expanding thermal insulation market, and CASE (Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants, and Elastomers) industries.
Headquartered in
The Company's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol SCL. For more information about Stepan Company please visit the Company online at www.stepan.com
More information about Stepan's sustainability program can be found on the Sustainability page at www.stepan.com
Certain information in this news release consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include statements about Stepan Company's plans, objectives, strategies, financial performance and outlook, trends, the amount and timing of future cash distributions, prospects or future events and involve known and unknown risks that are difficult to predict. As a result, Stepan Company's actual financial results, performance, achievements or prospects may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "may," "could," "expect," "intend," "plan," "seek," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "guidance," "predict," "potential," "continue," "likely," "will," "would," "should," "illustrative" and variations of these terms and similar expressions, or the negative of these terms or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by Stepan Company and its management based on their knowledge and understanding of the business and industry, are inherently uncertain. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, and stockholders should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
There are a number of risks, uncertainties and other important factors, many of which are beyond Stepan Company's control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this news release. Such risks, uncertainties and other important factors include, among other factors, the risks, uncertainties and factors described in Stepan Company's Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports and exhibits to those reports, and include (but are not limited to) risks and uncertainties related to accidents, unplanned production shutdowns or disruptions in manufacturing facilities; reduced demand due to customer product reformulations or new technologies; our inability to successfully develop or introduce new products; compliance with laws; our ability to identify suitable acquisition candidates and successfully complete and integrate acquisitions; global competition; volatility of raw material and energy costs and supply; disruptions in transportation or significant changes in transportation costs; downturns in certain industries and general economic downturns; international business risks, including currency exchange rate fluctuations, changes in global trade policies, including tariffs; legal restrictions and taxes; unfavorable resolution of litigation against us; maintaining and protecting intellectual property rights; our ability to access capital markets; global political, military, security or other instability; costs related to expansion or other capital projects; interruption or breaches of information technology systems; our ability to retain executive management and key personnel; and our debt covenants.
These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and Stepan Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Tables follow
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Table I |
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STEPAN COMPANY |
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For the Three and Nine Months Ended |
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(Unaudited – in 000's, except per share data) |
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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2025 |
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|
2024 |
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|
2025 |
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2024 |
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|
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|
$ |
590,284 |
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$ |
546,842 |
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$ |
1,778,228 |
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$ |
1,654,665 |
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|
Cost of Sales |
|
|
519,261 |
|
|
|
471,157 |
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|
|
1,559,857 |
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|
|
1,439,147 |
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Gross Profit |
|
|
71,023 |
|
|
|
75,685 |
|
|
|
218,371 |
|
|
|
215,518 |
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Operating Expenses: |
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|
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|
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Selling |
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|
11,299 |
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|
|
11,394 |
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|
|
38,064 |
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|
|
34,610 |
|
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Administrative |
|
|
22,864 |
|
|
|
26,254 |
|
|
|
67,079 |
|
|
|
73,513 |
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Research, Development and Technical Services |
|
|
14,225 |
|
|
|
13,532 |
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|
|
43,575 |
|
|
|
41,881 |
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|
Deferred Compensation Expense |
|
|
841 |
|
|
|
556 |
|
|
|
1,606 |
|
|
|
2,729 |
|
|
|
|
|
49,229 |
|
|
|
51,736 |
|
|
|
150,324 |
|
|
|
152,733 |
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|
|
|
|
|
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Operating Income |
|
|
21,794 |
|
|
|
23,949 |
|
|
|
68,047 |
|
|
|
62,785 |
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|
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Other Income (Expense): |
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Interest, Net |
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|
(6,815) |
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|
|
(3,621) |
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|
|
(16,426) |
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|
|
(9,353) |
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Other, Net |
|
|
1,536 |
|
|
|
989 |
|
|
|
3,344 |
|
|
|
4,551 |
|
|
|
|
|
(5,279) |
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|
|
(2,632) |
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|
|
(13,082) |
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|
|
(4,802) |
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|
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|
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Income Before Provision for Income Taxes |
|
|
16,515 |
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|
|
21,317 |
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|
|
54,965 |
|
|
|
57,983 |
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Provision for Income Taxes |
|
|
5,676 |
|
|
|
(2,289) |
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|
|
13,074 |
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|
|
10,963 |
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|
Net Income |
|
|
10,839 |
|
|
|
23,606 |
|
|
|
41,891 |
|
|
|
47,020 |
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|
Net Income Per Common Share |
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|
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|
Basic |
|
$ |
0.47 |
|
|
$ |
1.03 |
|
|
$ |
1.83 |
|
|
$ |
2.06 |
|
|
Diluted |
|
$ |
0.47 |
|
|
$ |
1.03 |
|
|
$ |
1.83 |
|
|
$ |
2.05 |
|
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Shares Used to Compute Net Income Per |
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Basic |
|
|
22,875 |
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|
|
22,836 |
|
|
|
22,869 |
|
|
|
22,829 |
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Diluted |
|
|
22,893 |
|
|
|
22,923 |
|
|
|
22,888 |
|
|
|
22,936 |
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Table II |
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Net Income and Earnings per Diluted Share* |
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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($ in thousands, except per share amounts) |
|
2025 |
|
|
EPS |
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|
2024 |
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|
EPS |
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|
2025 |
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|
EPS |
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|
2024 |
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|
EPS |
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|
Net Income Reported |
|
$ |
10,839 |
|
|
$ |
0.47 |
|
|
$ |
23,606 |
|
|
$ |
1.03 |
|
|
$ |
41,891 |
|
|
$ |
1.83 |
|
|
$ |
47,020 |
|
|
$ |
2.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
Deferred Compensation (Income) |
|
$ |
(149) |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
(350) |
|
|
$ |
(0.02) |
|
|
$ |
(549) |
|
|
$ |
(0.02) |
|
|
$ |
(1,043) |
|
|
$ |
(0.05) |
|
|
Environmental Remediation |
|
$ |
258 |
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
405 |
|
|
$ |
0.02 |
|
|
$ |
869 |
|
|
$ |
0.03 |
|
|
$ |
1,736 |
|
|
$ |
0.08 |
|
|
Adjusted Net Income |
|
$ |
10,948 |
|
|
$ |
0.48 |
|
|
$ |
23,661 |
|
|
$ |
1.03 |
|
|
$ |
42,211 |
|
|
$ |
1.84 |
|
|
$ |
47,713 |
|
|
$ |
2.08 |
|
|
|
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|
* All amounts in this table are presented after-tax |
|
|
The Company believes that certain non-GAAP measures, in conjunction with comparable GAAP measures, are useful for evaluating the Company's operating performance and financial condition. The Company uses this non-GAAP information as an indicator of business performance and evaluates management's effectiveness with specific reference to these indicators. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information because they exclude non-operational items that affect comparability between years. These measures should be considered in addition to, not as substitutes for or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP and may differ from similarly titled measures presented by other companies. The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
Summary of Third Quarter 2025 Adjusted Net Income Items
Adjusted net income excludes non-operational deferred compensation income/expense, certain environmental remediation costs and other significant and infrequent or non-recurring items.
-
Deferred Compensation: The third quarter of 2025 reported net income includes
$0.1 million of after-tax income versus$0.4 million of after-tax income in the prior year. -
Environmental Remediation: The third quarter of 2025 reported net income includes
$0.3 million of after-tax expense versus$0.4 million of after-tax expense in the prior year.
|
Table III |
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|
|
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|
Reconciliation of Pre-Tax to After-Tax Adjustments |
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|
|
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|
Management uses the non-GAAP adjusted net income metric to evaluate the Company's operating performance. Management excludes the items listed in the table below because they are non-operational items. The cumulative tax effect was calculated using the statutory tax rates for the jurisdictions in which the transactions occurred. |
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|
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|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
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|
($ in thousands, except per share amounts) |
|
2025 |
|
|
EPS |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
EPS |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
EPS |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
EPS |
|
||||||||
|
Pre-Tax Adjustments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Deferred Compensation (Income) |
|
$ |
(198) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(466) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(732) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(1,390) |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Environmental Remediation Expense |
|
$ |
344 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
541 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,158 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,315 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Total Pre-Tax Adjustments |
|
$ |
146 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
75 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
426 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
925 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Cumulative Tax Effect on Adjustments |
|
$ |
(37) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(20) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(106) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(232) |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
After-Tax Adjustments |
|
$ |
109 |
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
55 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
320 |
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
693 |
|
|
$ |
0.03 |
|
|
Table IV |
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|
|
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|
Deferred Compensation Plans |
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|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The full effect of the deferred compensation plans on quarterly pre-tax income was |
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|
|
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|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
9/30 |
|
|
6/30 |
|
|
3/31 |
|
|
12/31 |
|
|
9/30 |
|
|
6/30 |
|
|
3/31 |
|
|||||||
|
Stepan Company |
|
$ |
47.70 |
|
|
$ |
54.58 |
|
|
$ |
55.04 |
|
|
$ |
64.70 |
|
|
$ |
77.25 |
|
|
$ |
83.96 |
|
|
$ |
90.04 |
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||
|
($ in thousands) |
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||||
|
Deferred Compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Operating Income (Expense) |
|
$ |
(841) |
|
|
$ |
(556) |
|
|
$ |
(1,606) |
|
|
$ |
(2,729) |
|
|
Other, net – Mutual Fund Gain (Loss) |
|
|
1,039 |
|
|
|
1,022 |
|
|
|
2,338 |
|
|
|
4,119 |
|
|
Total Pre-Tax |
|
$ |
198 |
|
|
$ |
466 |
|
|
$ |
732 |
|
|
$ |
1,390 |
|
|
Total After-Tax |
|
$ |
149 |
|
|
$ |
350 |
|
|
$ |
549 |
|
|
$ |
1,043 |
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Effects of Foreign Currency Translation
The Company's foreign subsidiaries transact business and report financial results in their respective local currencies. These results are translated into
|
($ in millions) |
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Change |
|
|
Change |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
Change |
|
|
Change |
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
|
|
$ |
590.3 |
|
|
$ |
546.8 |
|
|
$ |
43.5 |
|
|
$ |
8.6 |
|
|
$ |
1,778.2 |
|
|
$ |
1,654.7 |
|
|
$ |
123.5 |
|
|
$ |
(11.6) |
|
|
Gross Profit |
|
|
71.0 |
|
|
|
75.7 |
|
|
$ |
(4.7) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
|
218.4 |
|
|
|
215.5 |
|
|
$ |
2.9 |
|
|
|
(1.9) |
|
|
Operating Income |
|
|
21.8 |
|
|
|
23.9 |
|
|
$ |
(2.1) |
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
68.0 |
|
|
|
62.8 |
|
|
$ |
5.2 |
|
|
|
(1.5) |
|
|
Pretax Income |
|
|
16.5 |
|
|
|
21.3 |
|
|
$ |
(4.8) |
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
55.0 |
|
|
|
58.0 |
|
|
$ |
(3.0) |
|
|
|
(1.6) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate Expenses
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
($ in thousands) |
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
% |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
% |
|
||||||
|
Total Corporate Expenses |
|
$ |
17,662 |
|
|
$ |
21,329 |
|
|
|
(17) |
% |
|
$ |
49,649 |
|
|
$ |
59,201 |
|
|
|
(16) |
% |
|
Less: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Deferred Compensation Expense |
|
$ |
841 |
|
|
$ |
556 |
|
|
|
51 |
% |
|
$ |
1,606 |
|
|
$ |
2,729 |
|
|
|
(41) |
% |
|
Environmental Remediation |
|
$ |
344 |
|
|
$ |
541 |
|
|
|
(36) |
% |
|
$ |
1,158 |
|
|
$ |
2,315 |
|
|
|
(50) |
% |
|
Adjusted Corporate Expenses |
|
$ |
16,477 |
|
|
$ |
20,232 |
|
|
|
(19) |
% |
|
$ |
46,885 |
|
|
$ |
54,157 |
|
|
|
(13) |
% |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted Corporate expenses decreased $3.8 million, or 19% for the quarter. This decrease was primarily due to the non-recurrence of expenses associated with a criminal social engineering scheme in 2024.
|
Table V |
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|
|
||||||||
|
Stepan Company |
||||||||
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets |
||||||||
|
September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 |
||||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
||
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Current Assets |
|
$ |
920,604 |
|
|
$ |
810,429 |
|
|
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net |
|
|
1,213,862 |
|
|
|
1,198,454 |
|
|
Other Assets |
|
|
297,818 |
|
|
|
295,765 |
|
|
Total Assets |
|
$ |
2,432,284 |
|
|
$ |
2,304,648 |
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Current Liabilities |
|
$ |
713,923 |
|
|
$ |
669,034 |
|
|
Deferred Income Taxes |
|
|
10,294 |
|
|
|
9,612 |
|
|
Long-term Debt |
|
|
357,107 |
|
|
|
332,632 |
|
|
Other Non-current Liabilities |
|
|
104,188 |
|
|
|
123,436 |
|
|
Total Stepan Company Stockholders' Equity |
|
|
1,246,772 |
|
|
|
1,169,934 |
|
|
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |
|
$ |
2,432,284 |
|
|
$ |
2,304,648 |
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Selected Balance Sheet Information
The Company's total debt decreased by $2.5 million and cash increased by $29.6 million versus June 30, 2025. The Company's net debt level decreased $32.1 million versus June 30, 2025 and the net debt ratio was 30% versus 31% in the prior quarter (Net Debt and Net Debt Ratio are non-GAAP measures, reconciliations of which are shown in the table below). Management uses the non-GAAP net debt metric to show a more complete picture of the Company's overall liquidity, financial flexibility and leverage level.
|
($ in millions) |
|
September 30, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
||||
|
Net Debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Total Debt |
|
$ |
655.5 |
|
|
$ |
658.0 |
|
|
$ |
659.3 |
|
|
$ |
625.4 |
|
|
Cash |
|
|
118.5 |
|
|
|
88.9 |
|
|
|
107.5 |
|
|
|
99.7 |
|
|
Net Debt |
|
$ |
537.0 |
|
|
$ |
569.1 |
|
|
$ |
551.8 |
|
|
$ |
525.7 |
|
|
Equity |
|
|
1,246.8 |
|
|
|
1,241.7 |
|
|
|
1,200.5 |
|
|
|
1,169.9 |
|
|
Net Debt + Equity |
|
$ |
1,783.8 |
|
|
$ |
1,810.8 |
|
|
$ |
1,752.3 |
|
|
$ |
1,695.6 |
|
|
Net Debt / (Net Debt + Equity) |
|
|
30 |
% |
|
|
31 |
% |
|
|
31 |
% |
|
|
31 |
% |
|
|
||||||||||||||||
The major working capital components were:
|
($ in millions) |
|
September 30, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
||||
|
Net Receivables |
|
$ |
436.1 |
|
|
$ |
442.2 |
|
|
$ |
436.5 |
|
|
$ |
388.0 |
|
|
Inventories |
|
|
324.3 |
|
|
|
329.5 |
|
|
|
309.3 |
|
|
|
288.7 |
|
|
Accounts Payable |
|
|
(289.4) |
|
|
|
(281.8) |
|
|
|
(298.1) |
|
|
|
(258.8) |
|
|
|
|
$ |
471.0 |
|
|
$ |
489.9 |
|
|
$ |
447.7 |
|
|
$ |
417.9 |
|
|
Table VI |
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|
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Reconciliations of Non-GAAP EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA |
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|
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Management uses the non-GAAP EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA metrics to evaluate the Company's operating performance. Management excludes the items listed in the table below because they are non-operational items. Refer to the Income Statement on Table I for a bridge between Operating Income and Net Income. |
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|
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
($ in millions) |
|
Surfactants |
|
|
Polymers |
|
|
Specialty |
|
|
Unallocated |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
|||||
|
Operating Income |
|
$ |
15.7 |
|
|
$ |
14.1 |
|
|
$ |
9.6 |
|
|
$ |
(17.7) |
|
|
$ |
21.8 |
|
|
Depreciation and Amortization |
|
$ |
22.3 |
|
|
$ |
8.3 |
|
|
$ |
1.5 |
|
|
$ |
0.7 |
|
|
$ |
32.8 |
|
|
Other, Net Income |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
1.5 |
|
|
$ |
1.5 |
|
|
EBITDA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
56.1 |
|
||||
|
Deferred Compensation |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
(0.2) |
|
|
$ |
(0.2) |
|
|
Environmental Remediation |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
0.3 |
|
|
$ |
0.3 |
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
38.0 |
|
|
$ |
22.4 |
|
|
$ |
11.1 |
|
|
$ |
(15.3) |
|
|
$ |
56.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
($ in millions) |
|
Surfactants |
|
|
Polymers |
|
|
Specialty |
|
|
Unallocated |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
|||||
|
Operating Income |
|
$ |
26.3 |
|
|
$ |
15.2 |
|
|
$ |
3.7 |
|
|
$ |
(21.3) |
|
|
$ |
23.9 |
|
|
Depreciation and Amortization |
|
$ |
17.9 |
|
|
$ |
8.2 |
|
|
$ |
1.5 |
|
|
$ |
0.5 |
|
|
$ |
28.1 |
|
|
Other, Net Income |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
1.0 |
|
|
$ |
1.0 |
|
|
EBITDA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
53.0 |
|
||||
|
Deferred Compensation |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
(0.4) |
|
|
$ |
(0.4) |
|
|
Environmental Remediation |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
0.5 |
|
|
$ |
0.5 |
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
44.2 |
|
|
$ |
23.4 |
|
|
$ |
5.2 |
|
|
$ |
(19.7) |
|
|
$ |
53.1 |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
($ in millions) |
|
Surfactants |
|
|
Polymers |
|
|
Specialty |
|
|
Unallocated |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
|||||
|
Operating Income |
|
$ |
58.0 |
|
|
$ |
39.3 |
|
|
$ |
20.4 |
|
|
$ |
(49.6) |
|
|
$ |
68.1 |
|
|
Depreciation and Amortization |
|
$ |
62.9 |
|
|
$ |
24.7 |
|
|
$ |
4.4 |
|
|
$ |
1.3 |
|
|
$ |
93.3 |
|
|
Other, Net Income |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
3.3 |
|
|
$ |
3.3 |
|
|
EBITDA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
164.7 |
|
||||
|
Deferred Compensation |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
(0.7) |
|
|
$ |
(0.7) |
|
|
Environmental Remediation |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
1.1 |
|
|
$ |
1.1 |
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
120.9 |
|
|
$ |
64.0 |
|
|
$ |
24.8 |
|
|
$ |
(44.6) |
|
|
$ |
165.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
($ in millions) |
|
Surfactants |
|
|
Polymers |
|
|
Specialty |
|
|
Unallocated |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
|||||
|
Operating Income |
|
$ |
69.4 |
|
|
$ |
37.2 |
|
|
$ |
15.3 |
|
|
$ |
(59.2) |
|
|
$ |
62.7 |
|
|
Depreciation and Amortization |
|
$ |
53.5 |
|
|
$ |
24.4 |
|
|
$ |
4.5 |
|
|
$ |
1.3 |
|
|
$ |
83.7 |
|
|
Other, Net Income |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
4.6 |
|
|
$ |
4.6 |
|
|
EBITDA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
151.0 |
|
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|
Deferred Compensation |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
(1.4) |
|
|
$ |
(1.4) |
|
|
Environmental Remediation |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
2.3 |
|
|
$ |
2.3 |
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
122.9 |
|
|
$ |
61.6 |
|
|
$ |
19.8 |
|
|
$ |
(52.4) |
|
|
$ |
151.9 |
|
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