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Exhibit 99.1

 

           

395 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West

Montreal, QC H3A 1L6

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MEDIA AND INVESTOR RELATIONS

(NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS)        

Pascal Bossé

Vice-President

Corporate Communications and Investor Relations

Tel.: 514-848-5938

DOMTAR CORPORATION REPORTS PRELIMINARY SECOND QUARTER 2013 FINANCIAL RESULTS

Earnings affected by higher planned maintenance costs and lower productivity in pulp

(All financial information is in U.S. dollars, and all earnings per share results are diluted, unless otherwise noted.)

 

   

Second quarter 2013 net loss of $1.38 per share, earnings before items1 of $0.48 per share

   

EBITDA before items1 of $135 million in the second quarter

   

Share buyback totaled $100 million in the second quarter of 2013

   

Completed the acquisition of AHP, the leading manufacturer of store brand baby diapers in the United States on July 1st, 2013

Montreal, July 25, 2013 – Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) today reported a net loss of $46 million ($1.38 per share) for the second quarter of 2013 compared to net earnings of $45 million ($1.29 per share) for the first quarter of 2013 and net earnings of $59 million ($1.61 per share) for the second quarter of 2012. Sales for the second quarter of 2013 amounted to $1,312 million.

Excluding items listed below, the Company had earnings before items1 of $16 million ($0.48 per share) for the second quarter of 2013 compared to earnings before items1 of $33 million ($0.95 per share) for the first quarter of 2013.

Second quarter 2013 items:

 

   

Litigation settlement of $49 million ($46 million after tax);

 

   

Closure and restructuring charges of $18 million ($13 million after tax); and

 

   

Charge of $5 million ($3 million after tax) related to the impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment.

 

 

1 

Non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in the appendix.

 

 

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First quarter 2013 items:

 

   

Conversion of $26 million ($18 million after tax) of alternative fuel tax credits into cellulosic biofuel producer income tax credits of $55 million ($33 million after tax) resulting in a net gain after tax of $15 million;

 

   

Charge of $10 million ($7 million after tax) related to the impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment;

 

   

Gain on the sale of property, plant and equipment of $10 million ($6 million after tax); and

 

   

Premium paid and costs related to the debt repurchase of $3 million ($2 million after tax), included in interest expense.

“Our productivity improved in our paper business in the second quarter when compared to the first quarter,” said John D. Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer. “In pulp however, we had the busiest maintenance quarter on record with 10 of our 12 pulp mills taking shutdowns. Operational challenges during the start-up phase affected our costs but our mills are now running well and we are confident that those issues are behind us.”

On Personal Care, John D. Williams added, “I am pleased with the acquisition of AHP. This will give us stronger access to the retail market for our adult incontinence products and synergies to the bottom line. Raw material costs had a negative impact on the segment’s profitability in the quarter, but the business remains well on track.”

QUARTERLY REVIEW

Operating income before items1 was $42 million in the second quarter of 2013 compared to an operating income before items1 of $75 million in the first quarter of 2013. Depreciation and amortization totaled $93 million in the second quarter of 2013.

 

(In millions of dollars)

   2Q 2013     1Q 2013  

Sales

   $ 1,312      $ 1,345   

Operating income (loss)

    

Pulp and Paper segment

     24        39   

Distribution segment

     (8     (1

Personal Care segment

     10        13   

Corporate

     (56     (2
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     (30     49   

Operating income before items1

     42        75   

Depreciation and amortization

     93        95   

 

 

1 

Non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in the appendix.

 

 

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The decrease in operating income before items1 in the second quarter of 2013 was the result of higher costs for planned maintenance shutdowns, lower productivity for pulp, lower volumes for pulp and for paper, higher freight costs and higher selling, general and administrative expenses. These factors were partially offset by higher average selling prices for pulp and overall favorable exchange rates.

When compared to the first quarter of 2013, paper shipments declined 3.3% and pulp shipments declined 7.5%. The shipments-to-production ratio for paper was 96% in the second quarter of 2013, compared to 104% in the first quarter of 2013. Paper inventories increased by 37,000 tons while pulp inventories declined by 26,000 metric tons at the end of June, compared to March levels.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL

Cash flow provided from operating activities amounted to $183 million and capital expenditures amounted to $118 million, resulting in free cash flow1 of $65 million for the first six months of 2013. Domtar’s net debt-to-total capitalization ratio1 stood at 20% at June 30, 2013 compared to 16% at December 31, 2012.

Domtar returned a total of $178 million to its shareholders through a combination of dividend and share buybacks in the first six months of 2013. Under its stock repurchase program, Domtar repurchased a total of 1,370,676 shares of common stock at an average price of $72.87 in the second quarter of 2013, and a total of 10,637,179 shares of common stock at an average price of $78.97 since the implementation of the program in May 2010. At the end of the second quarter of 2013, Domtar had $158 million remaining under the current authorization.

OUTLOOK

Earnings from pulp are expected to benefit from lower planned maintenance costs, higher productivity and higher sales volumes. The completion of the AHP acquisition on July 1st will be accretive to the Personal Care segment’s earnings in the third quarter. Input costs are expected to stay relatively stable for the second half of 2013.

EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL

The Company will hold a conference call today at 10:00 a.m. (ET) to discuss its second quarter 2013 financial results. Financial analysts are invited to participate in the call by dialing at least 10 minutes before start time 1 (866) 321-8231 (toll free—North America) or 1 (416) 642-5213 (International), while media and other interested individuals are invited to listen to the live webcast on the Domtar Corporation website at www.domtar.com.

A replay will be available by dialing 1 (888) 203-1112 (North America) or 1 (647) 436-0148 (International) using access code 5591030 until August 8, 2013.

 

 

1 

Non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in the appendix.

 

 

 

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About Domtar

Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) designs, manufactures, markets and distributes a wide variety of fiber-based products including communication papers, specialty and packaging papers and absorbent hygiene products. The foundation of its business is a network of world class wood fiber converting assets that produce papergrade, fluff and specialty pulps. The majority of its pulp production is consumed internally to manufacture paper and consumer products. Domtar is the largest integrated marketer of uncoated freesheet paper in North America with recognized brands such as Cougar®, Lynx® Opaque Ultra, Husky® Opaque Offset, First Choice® and Domtar EarthChoice®. Domtar is also a leading marketer and producer of a complete line of incontinence care products marketed primarily under the Attends® brand name as well as baby diapers. Domtar owns and operates Ariva®, a network of strategically located paper and printing supplies distribution facilities. In 2012, Domtar had sales of US$5.5 billion from some 50 countries. The Company employs approximately 9,900 people. To learn more, visit www.domtar.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

All statements in this news release that are not based on historical fact, including the statements contained under “Outlook”, are “forward-looking statements.” While management has based any forward-looking statements contained herein on its current expectations, the information on which such expectations were based may change. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are outside of our control that could cause actual results to materially differ from such statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, but are not necessarily limited to, those set forth under the captions “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” of the latest Form 10-K filed with the SEC as periodically updated by subsequently filed Form 10-Q’s. Unless specifically required by law, we assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect new events or circumstances.

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Domtar Corporation

Highlights

(In millions of dollars, unless otherwise noted)

 

     Three months
ended  June 30
2013
    Three months
ended  June 30
2012
    Six months
ended  June 30
2013
    Six months
ended  June 30
2012
 
     (Unaudited)  
     $        $        $        $   

Selected Segment Information

        

Sales

        

Pulp and Paper

     1,097        1,132        2,220        2,323   

Distribution

     153        172        315        361   

Personal Care

     108        107        219        177   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total for reportable segments

     1,358        1,411        2,754        2,861   

Intersegment sales—Pulp and Paper

     (46     (43     (97     (95
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated sales

     1,312        1,368        2,657        2,766   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization and impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment

        

Pulp and Paper

     87        88        175        181   

Distribution

     —          2        1        3   

Personal Care

     6        6        12        9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total for reportable segments

     93        96        188        193   

Impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment—Pulp and Paper

     —          —          10        2   

Impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment—Distribution

     5        —          5        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated depreciation and amortization and impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment

     98        96        203        195   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

        

Pulp and Paper

     24        96        63        203   

Distribution

     (8     (2     (9     (3

Personal Care

     10        12        23        20   

Corporate

     (56     —          (58     (5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated operating (loss) income

     (30     106        19        215   

Interest expense, net

     21        18        46        89   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity loss

     (51     88        (27     126   

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (5     27        (27     35   

Equity loss, net of taxes

     —          2        1        4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) earnings

     (46     59        (1     87   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Per common share (in dollars)

        

Net (loss) earnings

        

Basic

     (1.38     1.62        (0.03     2.38   

Diluted

     (1.38     1.61        (0.03     2.36   

Weighted average number of common and exchangeable shares outstanding (millions)

        

Basic

     33.4        36.4        34.1        36.6   

Diluted

     33.4        36.6        34.1        36.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows provided from operating activities

     120        175        183        205   

Additions to property, plant and equipment

     62        76        118        105   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Domtar Corporation

Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Earnings

(In millions of dollars, unless otherwise noted)

 

     Three months  ended
June 30
2013
    Three months  ended
June 30
2012
     Six months  ended
June 30
2013
    Six months  ended
June 30
2012
 
     (Unaudited)  
     $        $         $        $   

Sales

     1,312        1,368         2,657        2,766   

Operating expenses

         

Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization

     1,082        1,075         2,164        2,163   

Depreciation and amortization

     93        96         188        193   

Selling, general and administrative

     95        89         186        188   

Impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment

     5        —           15        2   

Closure and restructuring costs

     18        —           18        1   

Other operating loss, net

     49        2         67        4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,342        1,262         2,638        2,551   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating (loss) income

     (30     106         19        215   

Interest expense, net

     21        18         46        89   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity loss

     (51     88         (27     126   

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (5     27         (27     35   

Equity loss, net of taxes

     —          2         1        4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) earnings

     (46     59         (1     87   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Per common share (in dollars)

         

Net (loss) earnings

         

Basic

     (1.38     1.62         (0.03     2.38   

Diluted

     (1.38     1.61         (0.03     2.36   

Weighted average number of common and exchangeable shares outstanding (millions)

         

Basic

     33.4        36.4         34.1        36.6   

Diluted

     33.4        36.6         34.1        36.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Domtar Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets at

(In millions of dollars)

 

     June 30
2013
    December 31
2012
 
     (Unaudited)  
     $        $   

Assets

    

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

     432        661   

Receivables, less allowances of $5 and $4

     586        562   

Inventories

     678        675   

Prepaid expenses

     34        24   

Income and other taxes receivable

     56        48   

Deferred income taxes

     49        45   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     1,835        2,015   

Property, plant and equipment, at cost

     8,710        8,793   

Accumulated depreciation

     (5,454     (5,392
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net property, plant and equipment

     3,256        3,401   

Goodwill

     262        263   

Intangible assets, net of amortization

     310        309   

Other assets

     138        135   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     5,801        6,123   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

    

Current liabilities

    

Bank indebtedness

     2        18   

Trade and other payables

     683        646   

Income and other taxes payable

     19        15   

Long-term debt due within one year

     7        79   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     711        758   

Long-term debt

     1,102        1,128   

Deferred income taxes and other

     904        903   

Other liabilities and deferred credits

     432        457   

Shareholders’ equity

    

Exchangeable shares

     46        48   

Additional paid-in capital

     2,033        2,175   

Retained earnings

     747        782   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (174     (128
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     2,652        2,877   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     5,801        6,123   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Domtar Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In millions of dollars)

 

     Six months ended
June 30
2013
    Six months ended
June 30
2012
 
     (Unaudited)  
     $        $   

Operating activities

    

Net (loss) earnings

     (1     87   

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) earnings to cash flows from operating activities

    

Depreciation and amortization

     188        193   

Deferred income taxes and tax uncertainties

     —          8   

Impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment

     15        2   

Net gains on disposals of property, plant and equipment

     (10     —     

Stock-based compensation expense

     3        2   

Equity loss, net

     1        4   

Other

     (2     (4

Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisition of businesses

    

Receivables

     (30     26   

Inventories

     (10     3   

Prepaid expenses

     (7     (12

Trade and other payables

     19        (120

Income and other taxes

     (9     —     

Difference between employer pension and other post-retirement contributions and pension and other post-retirement expense

     26        5   

Other assets and other liabilities

     —          11   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows provided from operating activities

     183        205   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing activities

    

Additions to property, plant and equipment

     (118     (105

Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment

     10        —     

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

     (11     (293

Investment in joint venture

     (1     (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows used for investing activities

     (120     (402
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing activities

    

Dividend payments

     (31     (26

Net change in bank indebtedness

     (17     15   

Issuance of long-term debt

     —          299   

Repayment of long-term debt

     (97     (188

Stock repurchase

     (147     (73

Other

     1        2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows (used for) provided from financing activities

     (291     29   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (228     (168

Impact of foreign exchange on cash

     (1     —     

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     661        444   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

     432        276   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information

    

Net cash payments for:

    

Interest (including $2 million and $47 million of tender offer premiums in 2013 and 2012, respectively)

     27        82   

Income taxes (refund) paid

     (9     49   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Domtar Corporation

Quarterly Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(In millions of dollars, unless otherwise noted)

The following table sets forth certain non-U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) financial metrics identified in bold as “Earnings before items”, “Earnings before items per diluted share”, “EBITDA”, “EBITDA margin”, “EBITDA before items”, “EBITDA margin before items”, “Free cash flow”, “Net debt” and “Net debt-to-total capitalization.” Management believes that the financial metrics presented are frequently used by investors and are useful to evaluate our ability to service debt and our overall credit profile. Management believes these metrics are also useful to measure the operating performance and benchmark with peers within the industry. These metrics are presented as a complement to enhance the understanding of operating results but not in substitution for GAAP results.

The Company calculates “Earnings before items” and “EBITDA before items” by excluding the after-tax (pre-tax) effect of items considered by management as not reflecting our current operations. Management uses these measures, as well as EBITDA and Free cash flow, to focus on ongoing operations and believes that it is useful to investors because it enables them to perform meaningful comparisons between periods. Domtar believes that using this information along with Net earnings provides for a more complete analysis of the results of operations. Net earnings and Cash flow provided from operating activities are the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

 

               2013     2012  
               Q1     Q2     YTD     Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     YTD  

Reconciliation of “Earnings before items” to Net earnings (loss)

  

     
   Net earnings (loss)    ($)      45        (46     (1     28        59        66        19        172   
(+)    Impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets    ($)      7        3        10        1        —          —          8        9   
(+)    Closure and restructuring costs    ($)      —          13        13        1        —          1        18        20   
(-)    Net (gains) losses on disposals of property, plant and equipment    ($)      (6     —          (6     —          —          —          1        1   
(+)    Impact of purchase accounting    ($)      —          —          —          1        —          —          —          1   
(+)    Reversal of alternative fuel tax credits    ($)      18        —          18        —          —          —          —          —     
(-)    Cellulosic biofuel producer credits    ($)      (33     —          (33     —          —          —          —          —     
(+)    Loss on repurchase of long-term debt    ($)      2        —          2        30        —          —          —          30   
(+)    Weston litigation settlement    ($)      —          46        46        —          —          —          —          —     
(=)    Earnings before items    ($)      33        16        49        61        59        67        46        233   
(/)    Weighted avg. number of common and exchangeable shares outstanding (diluted)    (millions)      34.9        33.4        34.1        37.0        36.6        35.8        35.2        36.1   
(=)    Earnings before items per diluted share    ($)      0.95        0.48        1.44        1.65        1.61        1.87        1.31        6.45   

Reconciliation of “EBITDA” and “EBITDA before items” to Net earnings (loss)

  

     
   Net earnings (loss)    ($)      45        (46     (1     28        59        66        19        172   
(+)    Equity loss, net of taxes    ($)      1        —          1        2        2        1        1        6   
(+)    Income tax (benefit) expense    ($)      (22     (5     (27     8        27        22        1        58   
(+)    Interest expense, net    ($)      25        21        46        71        18        20        22        131   
(=)    Operating income (loss)    ($)      49        (30     19        109        106        109        43        367   
(+)    Depreciation and amortization    ($)      95        93        188        97        96        96        96        385   
(+)    Impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets    ($)      10        5        15        2        —          —          12        14   
(-)    Net (gains) losses on disposals of property, plant and equipment    ($)      (10     —          (10     —          —          —          2        2   
(=)    EBITDA    ($)      144        68        212        208        202        205        153        768   
(/)    Sales    ($)      1,345        1,312        2,657        1,398        1,368        1,389        1,327        5,482   
(=)    EBITDA margin    (%)      11     5     8     15     15     15     12     14
   EBITDA    ($)      144        68        212        208        202        205        153        768   
(+)    Reversal of alternative fuel tax credits    ($)      26        —          26        —          —          —          —          —     
(+)    Closure and restructuring costs    ($)      —          18        18        1        —          2        27        30   
(+)    Impact of purchase accounting    ($)      —          —          —          1        —          —          —          1   
(+)    Weston litigation settlement    ($)      —          49        49        —          —          —          —          —     
(=)    EBITDA before items    ($)      170        135        305        210        202        207        180        799   
(/)    Sales    ($)      1,345        1,312        2,657        1,398        1,368        1,389        1,327        5,482   
(=)    EBITDA margin before items    (%)      13     10     11     15     15     15     14     15

Reconciliation of “Free cash flow” to Cash flow provided from operating activities

  

     
   Cash flow provided from operating activities    ($)      63        120        183        30        175        206        140        551   
(-)    Additions to property, plant and equipment    ($)      (56     (62     (118     (29     (76     (66     (65     (236
(=)    Free cash flow    ($)      7        58        65        1        99        140        75        315   

“Net debt-to-total capitalization” computation

  

   
   Bank indebtedness    ($)      13        2          13        22        15        18     
(+)    Long-term debt due within one year    ($)      8        7          6        6        7        79     
(+)    Long-term debt    ($)      1,104        1,102          952        950        1,196        1,128     
(=)    Debt    ($)      1,125        1,111          971        978        1,218        1,225     
(-)    Cash and cash equivalents    ($)      (513     (432       (315     (276     (593     (661  
(=)    Net debt    ($)      612        679          656        702        625        564     
(+)    Shareholders’ equity    ($)      2,842        2,652          3,009        2,948        3,004        2,877     
(=)    Total capitalization    ($)      3,454        3,331          3,665        3,650        3,629        3,441     
   Net debt    ($)      612        679          656        702        625        564     
(/)    Total capitalization    ($)      3,454        3,331          3,665        3,650        3,629        3,441     
(=)    Net debt-to-total capitalization    (%)      18     20       18     19     17     16  

“Earnings before items”, “Earnings before items per diluted share”, “EBITDA”, “EBITDA margin”, “EBITDA before items”, “EBITDA margin before items”, “Free cash flow”, “Net debt” and “Net debt-to-total capitalization” have no standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similar measures presented by other companies and therefore should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for Net earnings, Operating income or any other earnings statement, cash flow statement or balance sheet financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. It is important for readers to understand that certain items may be presented in different lines by different companies on their financial statements thereby leading to different measures for different companies.

 

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Domtar Corporation

Quarterly Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures—By Segment 2013

(In millions of dollars, unless otherwise noted)

The following table sets forth certain non-U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), financial metrics identified in bold as “Operating income (loss) before items”, “EBITDA before items” and “EBITDA margin before items” by reportable segment. Management believes that the financial metrics presented are frequently used by investors and are useful to measure the operating performance and benchmark with peers within the industry. These metrics are presented as a complement to enhance the understanding of operating results but not in substitution for GAAP results.

The Company calculates the segmented “Operating income (loss) before items” by excluding the pre-tax effect of items considered by management as not reflecting our ongoing operations. Management uses these measures to focus on ongoing operations and believes that it is useful to investors because it enables them to perform meaningful comparisons between periods. Domtar believes that using this information along with Operating income (loss) provides for a more complete analysis of the results of operations. Operating income (loss) by segment is the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

 

            Pulp and Paper (1)     Distribution     Personal Care  
            Q1’13     Q2’13     Q3’13     Q4’13     YTD     Q1’13     Q2’13     Q3’13     Q4’13     YTD     Q1’13     Q2’13     Q3’13     Q4’13     YTD  

Reconciliation of Operating income (loss) to “Operating income (loss) before items”

  

 

Operating income (loss)

  ($)     39        24        —          —          63        (1     (8     —          —          (9     13        10        —          —          23   

(+)

 

Impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment

  ($)     10        —          —          —          10        —          5        —          —          5        —          —          —          —          —     

(-)

 

Net gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment

  ($)     (10     —          —          —          (10     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

(+)

 

Reversal of alternative fuel tax credits

  ($)     26        —          —          —          26        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

(+)

 

Weston litigation settlement

  ($)     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

(+)

 

Closure and restructuring costs

  ($)     —          10        —          —          10        —          —          —          —          —          —          2        —          —          2   

(=)

 

Operating income (loss) before items

  ($)     65        34        —          —          99        (1     (3     —          —          (4     13        12        —          —          25   

Reconciliation of “Operating income (loss) before items” to “EBITDA before items”

  

     
 

Operating income (loss) before items

  ($)     65        34        —          —          99        (1     (3     —          —          (4     13        12        —          —          25   

(+)

 

Depreciation and amortization

  ($)     88        87        —          —          175        1        —          —          —          1        6        6        —          —          12   

(=)

 

EBITDA before items

  ($)     153        121        —          —          274        —          (3     —          —          (3     19        18        —          —          37   

(/)

 

Sales

  ($)     1,123        1,097        —          —          2,220        162        153        —          —          315        111        108        —          —          219   

(=)

 

EBITDA margin before items

  (%)     14     11     —          —          12     —          —          —          —          —          17     17     —          —          17

 

            Corporate     Total  
            Q1’13     Q2’13     Q3’13     Q4’13     YTD     Q1’13     Q2’13     Q3’13     Q4’13     YTD  

Reconciliation of Operating income (loss) to “Operating income (loss) before items”

  

 
 

Operating income (loss)

  ($)     (2     (56     —          —          (58     49        (30     —          —          19   

(+)

 

Impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment

  ($)     —          —          —          —          —          10        5        —          —          15   

(-)

 

Net gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment

  ($)     —          —          —          —          —          (10     —          —          —          (10

(+)

 

Reversal of alternative fuel tax credits

  ($)     —          —          —          —          —          26        —          —          —          26   

(+)

 

Weston litigation settlement

  ($)     —          49        —          —          49        —          49        —          —          49   

(+)

 

Closure and restructuring costs

  ($)     —          6        —          —          6        —          18        —          —          18   

(=)

 

Operating income (loss) before items

  ($)     (2     (1     —          —          (3     75        42        —          —          117   

Reconciliation of “Operating income (loss) before items” to “EBITDA before items”

  

 
 

Operating income (loss) before items

  ($)     (2     (1     —          —          (3     75        42        —          —          117   

(+)

 

Depreciation and amortization

  ($)     —          —          —          —          —          95        93        —          —          188   

(=)

 

EBITDA before items

  ($)     (2     (1     —          —          (3     170        135        —          —          305   

(/)

 

Sales

  ($)     —          —          —          —          —          1,396        1,358        —          —          2,754   

(=)

 

EBITDA margin before items

  (%)     —          —          —          —          —          12     10     —          —          11

“Operating income (loss) before items”, “EBITDA before items” and “EBITDA margin before items” have no standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similar measures presented by other companies and therefore should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for Operating income (loss) or any other earnings statement, cash flow statement or balance sheet financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. It is important for readers to understand that certain items may be presented in different lines by different companies on their financial statements thereby leading to different measures for different companies.

 

(1) On May 31, 2013, the Company acquired Xerox's paper print and media product's assets in the United States and Canada.

 

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Domtar Corporation

Quarterly Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures—By Segment 2012

(In millions of dollars, unless otherwise noted)

The following table sets forth certain non-U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), financial metrics identified in bold as “Operating income (loss) before items”, “EBITDA before items” and “EBITDA margin before items” by reportable segment. Management believes that the financial metrics presented are frequently used by investors and are useful to measure the operating performance and benchmark with peers within the industry. These metrics are presented as a complement to enhance the understanding of operating results but not in substitution for GAAP results.

The Company calculates the segmented “Operating income (loss) before items” by excluding the pre-tax effect of items considered by management as not reflecting our ongoing operations. Management uses these measures to focus on ongoing operations and believes that it is useful to investors because it enables them to perform meaningful comparisons between periods. Domtar believes that using this information along with Operating income (loss) provides for a more complete analysis of the results of operations. Operating income (loss) by segment is the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

 

            Pulp and Paper     Distribution     Personal Care (1)  
            Q1’12     Q2’12     Q3’12     Q4’12     YTD     Q1’12     Q2’12     Q3’12     Q4’12     YTD     Q1’12     Q2’12     Q3’12     Q4’12     YTD  

Reconciliation of Operating income (loss) to “Operating income (loss) before items”

  

     
 

Operating income (loss)

  ($)     107        96        103        40        346        (1     (2     (5     (8     (16     8        12        12        13        45   
(+)  

Impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

  ($)     2        —          —          7        9        —          —          —          5        5        —          —          —          —          —     
(+)  

Closure and restructuring costs

  ($)     1        —          —          26        27        —          —          1        1        2        —          —          1        —          1   
(-)  

Net losses on disposals of property, plant and equipment

  ($)     —          —          —          2        2        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     
(+)  

Impact of purchase accounting

  ($)     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          1        —          —          —          1   
(=)  

Operating income (loss) before items

  ($)     110        96        103        75        384        (1     (2     (4     (2     (9     9        12        13        13        47   

Reconciliation of “Operating income (loss) before items” to “EBITDA before items”

  

     
 

Operating income (loss) before items

  ($)     110        96        103        75        384        (1     (2     (4     (2     (9     9        12        13        13        47   
(+)  

Depreciation and amortization

  ($)     93        88        90        90        361        1        2        —          1        4        3        6        6        5        20   
(=)  

EBITDA before items

  ($)     203        184        193        165        745        —          —          (4     (1     (5     12        18        19        18        67   
(/)  

Sales

  ($)     1,191        1,132        1,153        1,099        4,575        189        172        167        157        685        70        107        111        111        399   
(=)  

EBITDA margin before items

  (%)     17     16     17     15     16     —          —          —          —          —          17     17     17     16     17

 

            Corporate     Total  
            Q1’12     Q2’12     Q3’12     Q4’12     YTD     Q1’12     Q2’12     Q3’12     Q4’12     YTD  

Reconciliation of Operating income (loss) to “Operating income (loss) before items”

  

 
 

Operating income (loss)

  ($)     (5     —          (1     (2     (8     109        106        109        43        367   
(+)  

Impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

  ($)     —          —          —          —          —          2        —          —          12        14   
(+)  

Closure and restructuring costs

  ($)     —          —          —          —          —          1        —          2        27        30   
(-)  

Net losses on disposals of property, plant and equipment

  ($)     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          2        2   
(+)  

Impact of purchase accounting

  ($)     —          —          —          —          —          1        —          —          —          1   
(=)  

Operating income (loss) before items

  ($)     (5     —          (1     (2     (8     113        106        111        84        414   

Reconciliation of “Operating income (loss) before items” to “EBITDA before items”

  

 
 

Operating income (loss) before items

  ($)     (5     —          (1     (2     (8     113        106        111        84        414   
(+)  

Depreciation and amortization

  ($)     —          —          —          —          —          97        96        96        96        385   
(=)  

EBITDA before items

  ($)     (5     —          (1     (2     (8     210        202        207        180        799   
(/)  

Sales

  ($)     —          —          —          —          —          1,450        1,411        1,431        1,367        5,659   
(=)  

EBITDA margin before items

  (%)     —          —          —          —          —          14     14     14     13     14

“Operating income (loss) before items”, “EBITDA before items” and “EBITDA margin before items” have no standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similar measures presented by other companies and therefore should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for Operating income (loss) or any other earnings statement, cash flow statement or balance sheet financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. It is important for readers to understand that certain items may be presented in different lines by different companies on their financial statements thereby leading to different measures for different companies.

 

(1) On March 1, 2012, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of Attends Healthcare Limited.

 

  On May 1, 2012, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of EAM Corporation.

 

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Domtar Corporation

Supplemental Segmented Information

(In millions of dollars, unless otherwise noted)

 

        2013     2012  
         Q1     Q2     YTD     Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     YTD  

Pulp and Paper Segment

                 

Sales

  ($)     1,123        1,097        2,220        1,191        1,132        1,153        1,099        4,575   

Intersegment sales—Pulp and Paper

  ($)     (51     (46     (97     (52     (43     (42     (40     (177

Operating income

  ($)     39        24        63        107        96        103        40        346   

Depreciation and amortization

  ($)     88        87        175        93        88        90        90        361   

Impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment

  ($)     10        —          10        2        —          —          7        9   

Papers

                 

Papers Production

  (’000 ST)     795        837        1,632        870        832        788        831        3,321   

Papers Shipments

  (’000 ST)     828        801        1,629        870        819        826        805        3,320   

Communication Papers

  (’000 ST)     706        676        1,382        756        705        709        684        2,854   

Specialty and Packaging

  (’000 ST)     122        125        247        114        114        117        121        466   

Pulp

                 

Pulp Shipments(a)

  (’000 ADMT)     372        344        716        389        368        415        385        1,557   

Hardwood Kraft Pulp

  (%)     17     14     16     15     16     20     19     18

Softwood Kraft Pulp

  (%)     56     57     57     61     57     55     56     57

Fluff Pulp

  (%)     27     29     28     24     27     25     25     25

Distribution Segment

                 

Sales

  ($)     162        153        315        189        172        167        157        685   

Operating loss

  ($)     (1     (8     (9     (1     (2     (5     (8     (16

Depreciation and amortization

  ($)     1        —          1        1        2        —          1        4   

Impairment and write-down of intangible assets

  ($)     —          —          —          —          —          —          5        5   

Impairment and write-down of property, plant and equipment

  ($)     —          5        5        —          —          —          —          —     

Personal Care Segment

                 

Sales

  ($)     111        108        219        70        107        111        111        399   

Operating income

  ($)     13        10        23        8        12        12        13        45   

Depreciation and amortization

  ($)     6        6        12        3        6        6        5        20   

Average Exchange Rates

  $US / $CAN     1.009        1.023        1.016        1.001        1.010        0.995        0.991        0.999   
  $CAN / $US     0.991        0.977        0.984        0.999        0.990        1.006        1.009        1.001   
  €EUR / $US     1.320        1.306        1.319        1.312        1.283        1.252        1.298        1.286   

 

(a) Figures are gross of market pulp purchased from other producers on the open market for some of our paper making operations. Pulp Shipments represent the amount of pulp produced in excess of our internal requirement.

Note: the term “ST” refers to a short ton and the term “ADMT” refers to an air dry metric ton.

 

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