BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boise Cascade Company ("Boise Cascade," the "Company," "we," or "our") (NYSE: BCC) today reported net income of $57.3 million, or $1.63 per share, on sales of $1.8 billion for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, compared with net income of $62.0 million, or $1.64 per share, on sales of $1.7 billion for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025. Second quarter 2025 results included $5.8 million of after-tax gains, or $0.15 per share, on the sale of non-operating properties.

“I am excited to announce an outstanding second quarter, in what continues to be a mixed demand backdrop. These results reflect the power of our people and the service capabilities that our integrated model delivers to the marketplace,” said Jeff Strom, CEO. “By combining nationwide scale with strong local support, we delivered the reliable service and consistent value our customers have come to expect from us across a broad mix of industry-leading building materials. The recent announcement of our expanded partnership with James Hardie to become the sole nationwide distributor of their full portfolio of industry-leading exterior and outdoor building products further strengthens our ability to distinguish ourselves in the marketplace. Looking ahead, we will continue to advance strategic priorities that position us to grow share, drive efficiencies, and return capital to shareholders while supporting our customers’ and suppliers’ success.”

Second Quarter 2026 Highlights

In second quarter 2026, total U.S. housing starts and single-family housing starts decreased 1% and 4%, respectively, compared to the same period in 2025. On a year-to-date basis through June 2026, total U.S. housing starts were flat, while single-family housing starts decreased 5% compared to the same period in 2025. Single-family housing starts are the key demand driver for our sales.

Building Materials Distribution (BMD)

BMD's sales increased $82.6 million, or 5%, to $1,697.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, from $1,614.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The overall increase in sales was driven by net sales volume and net sales price increases of 4% and 1%, respectively. By product line, general line product sales increased 9%, commodity sales increased 7%, and EWP sales (substantially all of which are sourced through our Wood Products segment) decreased 6%. BMD segment income decreased $7.9 million to $70.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, from $78.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The decrease in segment income was driven by increased selling and distribution expenses and depreciation and amortization expense of $10.8 million and $1.7 million, respectively. Additionally, segment income in second quarter 2025 benefited from a $3.8 million gain on the sale of a non-operating property. These decreases in segment income were offset partially by a gross margin increase of $9.2 million, resulting from higher gross margins on commodity and general line products, which were offset partially by lower gross margins on EWP.

Wood Products

Wood Products' sales, including sales to BMD, increased $12.4 million, or 3%, to $459.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, from $447.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The increase in sales was primarily driven by higher plywood sales prices and sales volumes. These increases were offset partially by lower sales prices and sales volumes for I-joists and LVL (collectively referred to as EWP). Wood Products' segment income increased $11.7 million to $25.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, from $14.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The increase in segment income was primarily due to higher plywood sales prices and sales volumes, as well as lower per-unit OSB costs. These increases in segment income were offset partially by lower EWP sales prices and higher per-unit conversion costs. Additionally, segment income in second quarter 2025 benefited from a $3.9 million gain on the sale of a non-operating property.

Comparative average net selling prices and sales volume changes for EWP and plywood are as follows:

Balance Sheet and Liquidity

Boise Cascade ended second quarter 2026 with $304.8 million of cash and cash equivalents and $395.1 million of undrawn committed bank line availability, for total available liquidity of $699.9 million. The Company had $452.5 million of outstanding debt at June 30, 2026.

Capital Allocation

We expect capital expenditures in 2026, excluding potential acquisition spending, to total approximately $150 million to $170 million. This level of capital expenditures could increase or decrease as a result of several factors, including efforts to further accelerate organic growth, exercise of lease purchase options, our financial results, future economic conditions, availability of engineering and construction resources, and timing and availability of equipment purchases.

For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company paid $18.1 million in common stock dividends. On July 30, 2026, our board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share on our common stock, payable on September 16, 2026, to stockholders of record on September 1, 2026.

For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company paid $108.3 million for the repurchase of 1,404,815 shares of our outstanding common stock. As of June 30, 2026, approximately $130 million of our outstanding common stock was available for repurchase under our existing share repurchase program.

Expanded Nationwide Distribution Partnership with James Hardie

On August 3, 2026, the Company and James Hardie announced an expanded agreement that positions Boise Cascade as the sole nationwide distributor for James Hardie’s industry-leading portfolio of exterior and outdoor building products through our extensive network of strategically located distribution facilities across the United States, effective July 31, 2026.

Under the expanded agreement, Boise Cascade will distribute James Hardie’s comprehensive portfolio of products, including Hardie® siding and trim, AZEK® Exteriors, and TimberTech® decking and railing. As the two companies fully align their focus and resources, Boise Cascade will transition away from competing siding, trim, and exterior moulding products. James Hardie will consolidate its distribution network across all regional markets and has designated Boise Cascade its sole nationwide distribution partner. Together, Boise Cascade and James Hardie will leverage their complementary strengths to better serve customers, provide broader access to dealers, contractors, and retailers, expand their market reach, and drive long-term growth and value creation for their respective stakeholders.

Outlook

Demand for the products we purchase and distribute, as well as the products we manufacture, depends primarily on new single-family residential construction, with additional demand driven by new multi-family residential construction, residential repair-and-remodeling, and light commercial activity. During the second quarter, the operating environment remained uneven and competitive. Ongoing geopolitical uncertainty, volatile Treasury yields and mortgage rates, and persistent inflation continue to weigh on the macroeconomic outlook. Against this backdrop, residential construction remains subdued, as affordability constraints and low consumer sentiment pressure market conditions. In response, homebuilders have relied on incentives to stimulate demand while maintaining discipline around starts and spec inventory. Beyond near-term volatility, long-term residential construction fundamentals remain constructive, supported by generational tailwinds and an undersupplied housing market. High homeowner equity and an aging U.S. housing stock support sustained repair-and-remodel spending and reinforce the industry’s solid underlying demand drivers.

Our distribution business, which purchases and resells a diverse range of products, may benefit from rising prices through increased sales and margins, while periods of declining prices may present challenges. Future product pricing, particularly for commodity products we distribute and manufacture, is expected to remain dynamic, influenced by economic and geopolitical conditions, input costs, industry operating rates, supply disruptions, duties, tariffs, cost and availability of transportation, inventory levels, and seasonal demand patterns. We will continue to monitor end market demand signals and align production rates and inventory stocking positions accordingly.

We are providing financial guidance for third quarter 2026 as set forth in the table below. Guidance is based on current plans and expectations and is subject to a number of known and unknown uncertainties and risks, including the transition to our new third-party supplier for composite decking, and those set forth below under “Forward-Looking Statements.”

About Boise Cascade

Boise Cascade is one of the largest U.S. wholesale distributors of building materials and a leading manufacturer of engineered wood products and plywood in North America. Our integrated model and national distribution footprint position us to deliver outstanding service to our customers across a broad range of industry-leading products, including key structural products that we produce. Headquartered in Boise, Idaho, we operate more than 60 distribution and manufacturing facilities strategically located across the U.S. and Canada. Our work is powered by a dedicated team of over 7,500 people. Learn more at www.bc.com.

Webcast and Conference Call

Boise Cascade will host a webcast and conference call to discuss second quarter earnings on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at 11 a.m. Eastern.

To join the webcast, go to the Investors section of our website at www.bc.com/investors and select the Event Calendar link. Analysts and investors who wish to ask questions during the Q&A session can register for the call here.

The archived webcast will be available in the Investors section of Boise Cascade's website.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We refer to the terms EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment EBITDA in this earnings release and the accompanying Quarterly Statistical Information as supplemental measures of our performance and liquidity that are not required by or presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). We define EBITDA as income before interest (interest expense and interest income), income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. Additionally, we disclose Adjusted EBITDA, which further adjusts EBITDA to exclude the change in fair value of interest rate swaps. We also disclose Segment EBITDA, which is segment income (loss) before depreciation and amortization.

We believe EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment EBITDA are meaningful measures because they present a transparent view of our recurring operating performance and allow management to readily view operating trends, perform analytical comparisons, and identify strategies to improve operating performance. We also believe EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment EBITDA are useful to investors because they provide a means to evaluate the operating performance of our segments and our Company on an ongoing basis using criteria that are used by our management and because they are frequently used by investors and other interested parties when comparing companies in our industry that have different financing and capital structures and/or tax rates. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment EBITDA, however, are not measures of our liquidity or financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income, income from operations, or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP or as alternatives to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. The use of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment EBITDA instead of net income or segment income (loss) have limitations as analytical tools, including: the inability to determine profitability; the exclusion of interest expense, interest income, and associated significant cash requirements; and the exclusion of depreciation and amortization, which represent unavoidable operating costs. Management compensates for these limitations by relying on our GAAP results. Our measures of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Segment EBITDA are not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to potential inconsistencies in the methods of calculation. For a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and segment income to Segment EBITDA, please see the section titled, "Summary Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and Segment Information" below.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and the related webcast call contain statements concerning future events and expectations, including, without limitation, statements relating to our outlook and the transition to our new-third party supplier for composite decking. These statements constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements that express, or involve discussions as to, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, or future events or performance, often, but not always, through the use of words or phrases such as "anticipates," "believes," "could," "estimates," "expects," "intends," “outlook,” "potential," "plans," "predicts," "preliminary," "projects," "targets," "may," "may result," or similar expressions, are not statements of historical facts and may be forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, involve estimates, assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, and may differ materially from actual results, performance, or outcomes. Factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements include those factors set forth in Boise Cascade’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, subsequent reports filed by Boise Cascade with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our forthcoming Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2026, and the following important factors: the commodity nature of a portion of our products and their price movements, which are driven largely by general economic conditions, industry capacity and operating rates, industry cycles that affect supply and demand, and net import and export activity; the highly competitive nature of our industry; declines in demand for our products due to competing technologies or materials, as well as changes in building code provisions; disruptions to information systems used to process and store customer, employee, and vendor information, as well as the technology that manages our operations and other business processes; material disruptions and/or major equipment failure at our manufacturing facilities; declining demand for residual byproducts, particularly wood chips generated in our manufacturing operations; labor disruptions, shortages of skilled and technical labor, or increased labor costs; product shortages, loss of key suppliers, and our dependence on third-party suppliers and manufacturers; the termination of the distribution relationship with our former composite decking supplier and our ability to execute a successful transition to our new third-party supplier for composite decking; the cost and availability of third-party transportation services used to deliver the goods we distribute and manufacture, as well as our raw materials; cost and availability of raw materials, particularly wood fiber; the need to successfully formulate and implement succession plans for key members of our management team; our ability to execute our organic growth and acquisition strategies efficiently and effectively; failures or delays with new or existing technology systems and software platforms; our ability to successfully pursue our long-term growth strategy related to innovation and digital technology; concentration of our sales among a relatively small group of customers, as well as the financial condition and creditworthiness of our customers; impairment of our long-lived assets, goodwill, and/or intangible assets; substantial ongoing capital investment costs, including those associated with organic growth and acquisitions, and the difficulty in offsetting fixed costs related to those investments; our indebtedness, including the possibility that we may not generate sufficient cash flows from operations or that future borrowings may not be available in amounts sufficient to fulfill our debt obligations and fund other liquidity needs; restrictive covenants contained in our debt agreements; changes in or failure to comply with laws and regulations; changes in foreign trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs; compliance with data privacy and security laws and regulations; the impacts of climate change and related legislative and regulatory responses intended to reduce climate change; cost of compliance with government regulations, in particular, environmental regulations; exposure to product liability, product warranty, casualty, construction defect, and other claims; and fluctuations in the market for our equity.

It is not possible to predict or identify all risks and uncertainties that might affect the accuracy of our forward-looking statements and, consequently, our descriptions of such risks and uncertainties should not be considered exhaustive. There is no guarantee that any of the events anticipated by these forward-looking statements will occur, and if any of the events do occur, there is no guarantee what effect they will have on the company's business, results of operations, cash flows, financial condition and future prospects. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Summary Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and Segment Information

The Consolidated Statements of Operations, Segment Statements of Operations, Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and Segment Information presented herein do not include the notes accompanying the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2025 Form 10-K and the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Net income for all periods presented involved estimates and accruals.

EBITDA represents income before interest (interest expense and interest income), income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. Additionally, we disclose Adjusted EBITDA, which further adjusts EBITDA to exclude the change in fair value of interest rate swaps. The following table reconciles net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the (i) three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, (ii) three months ended March 31, 2026, and (iii) six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:

The following table reconciles segment income and unallocated corporate costs to Segment EBITDA, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the (i) three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, (ii) three months ended March 31, 2026, and (iii) six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:

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