Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), a global building and construction materials leader, today reported second-quarter 2023 results.

• Reported Net Sales of $2.6 Billion, Similar to Prior Year

• Expanded Adjusted EBIT Margins to 21% and Adjusted EBITDA Margins to 26%

• Delivered Diluted EPS of $3.78 and Adjusted Diluted EPS of $4.22

• Generated Operating Cash Flow of $494 Million and Free Cash Flow of $372 Million

• Returned $160 Million to Shareholders through Dividends and Share Repurchases

“Owens Corning delivered another outstanding quarter highlighting the capability of our teams, the value of our product lines, and the earnings power of our company,” said Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer Brian Chambers. “Our second quarter results continued to demonstrate the progress we have made in elevating the performance of the enterprise to generate higher, more resilient earnings. As we move forward, we will remain focused on delivering strong financial results and positioning the company for long-term success.”

Enterprise Performance

Enterprise Strategy Highlights

• In the second quarter, the safety performance resulted in a recordable incident rate (RIR) of 0.59.

• Owens Corning continues to invest in accelerating new product and process innovation to support customers and generate additional growth. In the second quarter, 6 new or refreshed products were launched bringing the first-half total to 17 launches.

• Owens Corning continues to be recognized as a leader in environmental, social, and governance matters and in May published its 17^th annual Sustainability Report. Earlier this year, the company completed a major renewable electricity supply agreement, which is expected to come online in stages through 2024, contributing significantly to reducing carbon emissions. In combination with existing wind-driven virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) operating in Finland and Sweden, the new agreement means that 100 percent of the company’s European production sites and science and technology centers will be covered by contracts and VPPAs supplying renewable electricity.

Cash Returned to Shareholders

• During the second quarter, the company returned $160 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. The company paid a quarterly cash dividend of $47 million and repurchased 1.1 million shares of common stock for $113 million. As of the end of the quarter, 11.8 million shares were available for repurchase under the current authorization.

“Our strong and consistent cash generation combined with our solid financial position provide us the flexibility to execute on our enterprise strategy, while remaining committed to maintaining our investment-grade balance sheet and returning approximately 50% of free cash flow to shareholders over time," said Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Ken Parks.

Other Notable Highlights

• In May, Owens Corning was recognized for its workplace fairness and inclusion practices and policy by DiversityInc as one of its Top 50 companies. Participation in the Top 50 survey measures overall performance in six key areas of diversity and inclusion management: leadership accountability, talent programs, workforce practices, supplier diversity, philanthropy, and human capital diversity metrics.

Segment Performance

• Composites net sales decreased 14% to $620 million in second-quarter 2023 compared with second-quarter 2022, primarily due to lower volumes and the expected net headwind from the impact of previously announced divestitures and acquisitions. EBIT decreased $67 million to $87 million while maintaining 14% EBIT margins and 21% EBITDA margins, on the impact of lower sales volumes and the resulting production downtime. Additionally, the net impact from the divestitures and acquisitions contributed to the year-over-year EBIT decline. Positive price realization and favorable delivery more than offset input cost inflation.

• Insulation net sales decreased 3% to $905 million in second-quarter 2023 compared with second-quarter 2022, primarily due to lower volumes partially offset by positive price realization and favorable product and customer mix. EBIT increased $6 million to $163 million, expanding EBIT margins to 18% and EBITDA margins to 24%, on positive price realization and favorable customer and product mix, which more than offset lower volumes, input cost inflation, and higher manufacturing costs.

• Roofing net sales increased 10% to $1.1 billion in second-quarter 2023 compared with second-quarter 2022, primarily due to higher volumes related to storm activity in the quarter and positive price realization. EBIT increased $80 million to $338 million, expanding EBIT margins to 30% and EBITDA margins to 32%, primarily due to positive price realization and higher volumes. Lower input costs, including delivery, more than offset higher manufacturing costs.

Third-Quarter 2023 Outlook

• The key economic factors that impact the company’s businesses are residential repair and remodeling activity, U.S. housing starts, global commercial construction activity, and global industrial production.

• Inflation continues to moderate while increasing interest rates and ongoing geopolitical tensions continue to result in slower global economic growth. While global economic growth is expected to be lower year-over-year, the company expects many of its end markets to be relatively stable in the near term.

• For third-quarter 2023, the company expects overall performance to result in net sales similar to the comparable quarter in the prior year, while generating high-teen EBIT margins.

Current 2023 financial outlook is presented below:

The above outlook excludes the impact of any acquisitions or divestitures not yet completed.

(1) Previously $195 million to $205 million.

(2) Previously $95 million to $105 million.

Second-Quarter 2023 Conference Call and Presentation

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

9 a.m. Eastern Time

All Callers

• Live dial-in telephone number: U.S. 1.833.470.1428; Canada 1.833.950.0062; and other international locations +1.404.975.4839.
• Entry number: 387004 (Please dial in 10-15 minutes before conference call start time)
• Live webcast: https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/303565889

Telephone and Webcast Replay

• Telephone replay will be available one hour after the end of the call through August 2, 2023. In the U.S., call 1.866.813.9403. In Canada, call 1.226.828.7578. In other international locations, call +1.929.458.6194.
• Conference replay number: 582192.
• Webcast replay will be available for one year using the above link.

About Owens Corning

Owens Corning is a global building and construction materials leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our three integrated businesses – Composites, Insulation, and Roofing – provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique material science, manufacturing, and market knowledge to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with approximately 19,000 employees in 31 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders and making a difference in the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, Owens Corning posted 2022 sales of $9.8 billion. For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

Owens Corning uses non-GAAP measures in its earnings press release that are intended to supplement investors' understanding of the company's financial information. These non-GAAP measures include EBIT, adjusted EBIT, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted earnings, adjusted diluted earnings per share attributable to Owens Corning common stockholders ("adjusted EPS"), adjusted pre-tax earnings, and free cash flow. When used to report historical financial information, reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the corresponding GAAP measures are included in the financial tables of this press release. Specifically, see Table 2 for EBIT, adjusted EBIT, EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA, Table 3 for adjusted earnings and adjusted EPS, and Table 8 for free cash flow.

For purposes of internal review of Owens Corning's year-over-year operational performance, management excludes from net earnings attributable to Owens Corning certain items it believes are not representative of ongoing operations. The non-GAAP financial measures resulting from these adjustments (including adjusted EBIT, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted earnings, adjusted EPS, and adjusted pre-tax earnings) are used internally by Owens Corning for various purposes, including reporting results of operations to the Board of Directors, analysis of performance, and related employee compensation measures. Management believes that these adjustments result in a measure that provides a useful representation of its operational performance; however, the adjusted measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net earnings attributable to Owens Corning as prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Free cash flow is a non-GAAP liquidity measure used by investors, financial analysts and management to help evaluate the company's ability to generate cash to pursue opportunities that enhance shareholder value. The company defines free cash flow as net cash flow provided by operating activities, less cash paid for property, plant and equipment. Free cash flow is not a measure of residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures due to the company's mandatory debt service requirements. Free cash flow is used internally by the company for various purposes, including reporting results of operations to the Board of Directors of the company and analysis of performance.

Management believes that these measures provide a useful representation of our operational performance and liquidity; however, the measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net cash flow provided by operating activities or net earnings attributable to Owens Corning as prepared in accordance with GAAP.

When the company provides forward-looking expectations for non-GAAP measures, the most comparable GAAP measures and a reconciliation between the non-GAAP expectations and the corresponding GAAP measures are generally not available without unreasonable effort due to the variability, complexity and limited visibility of the adjusting items that would be excluded from the non-GAAP measures in future periods. The variability in timing and amount of adjusting items could have significant and unpredictable effect on our future GAAP results.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors and actual results may differ materially from any results projected in the statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: levels of residential and commercial or industrial construction activity; demand for our products; industry and economic conditions including, but not limited to, supply chain disruptions, recessionary conditions, inflationary pressures, interest rate and financial markets volatility, and the viability of banks and other financial institutions; availability and cost of energy and raw materials; levels of global industrial production; competitive and pricing factors; relationships with key customers and customer concentration in certain areas; issues related to acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures or expansions; climate change, weather conditions and storm activity; legislation and related regulations or interpretations, in the United States or elsewhere; domestic and international economic and political conditions, policies or other governmental actions, as well as war and civil disturbance (such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine); changes to tariff, trade or investment policies or laws; uninsured losses, including those from natural disasters, catastrophes, pandemics, theft or sabotage; environmental, product-related or other legal and regulatory liabilities, proceedings or actions; research and development activities and intellectual property protection; issues involving implementation and protection of information technology systems; foreign exchange and commodity price fluctuations; our level of indebtedness; our liquidity and the availability and cost of credit; our ability to achieve expected synergies, cost reductions and/or productivity improvements; the level of fixed costs required to run our business; levels of goodwill or other indefinite-lived intangible assets; price volatility in certain wind energy markets in the U.S.; loss of key employees and labor disputes or shortages; and defined benefit plan funding obligation; and factors detailed from time to time in the company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The information in this news release speaks as of July 26, 2023, and is subject to change. The company does not undertake any duty to update or revise forward-looking statements except as required by federal securities laws. Any distribution of this news release after that date is not intended and should not be construed as updating or confirming such information.

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