Tronox Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

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STAMFORD, Conn., April 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Tronox Holdings plc (NYSE:TROX) ("Tronox" or the "Company"), the world's leading integrated manufacturer of titanium dioxide ("TiO2") pigment, today reported its financial results for the quarter ending March 31, 2025, as follows:

Tronox Limited. (PRNewsFoto/Tronox Limited)
Tronox Limited. (PRNewsFoto/Tronox Limited)

First Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights:

  • Revenue of $738 million, a 9% increase compared to the prior quarter and a 5% decrease compared to the prior year

  • Loss from operations of $61 million; Net loss of $111 million including $87 million of restructuring and other charges, primarily non-cash costs associated with the idling of the Company's Botlek pigment plant as announced in March; adjusted net loss was $24 million (non-GAAP)

  • GAAP diluted loss per share was $0.70; Adjusted diluted loss per share was $0.15 (non-GAAP)

  • Adjusted EBITDA of $112 million; Adjusted EBITDA margin of 15.2% (non-GAAP)

  • Capital expenditures of $110 million in the quarter

Outlook:

  • Maintaining previous guidance for 2025 Revenue ($3.0-3.4 billion), Adjusted EBITDA ($525-625 million), and free cash flow (greater than $50 million)

  • Capital expenditures reduced to be less than $365 million in 2025

  • Actions underway expected to deliver $125-$175 million in sustainable, run-rate cost improvements by end of 2026

This outlook is based on Tronox's views on current global economic activity and is subject to changes and impacts associated with the macroeconomic conditions, global supply chain, and inflation-related challenges, among others.

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Note: For the Company's guidance with respect to 2025 Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow, we are not able to provide without unreasonable effort the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, or reconciliation to such GAAP financial measure, because certain items that impact such measures are uncertain, out of the Company's control or cannot be reasonably predicted.

 

Summary of Select Financial Results for the Quarter Ending March 31, 2025

($M unless otherwise noted)


Q1 2025

Q1 2024

Y-o-Y % ∆

Q4 2024

Q-o-Q % ∆

Revenue


$738

$774

(5) %

$676

9 %

TiO2


$584

$605

(3) %

$533

10 %

Zircon


$69

$88

(22) %

$75

(8) %

Other products

$85

$81

5 %

$68

25 %

(Loss) Income from operations


($61)

$41

n/m

$48

n/m

Net (Loss) Income attributable to Tronox

($111)

($9)

n/m

($30)

n/m

GAAP diluted (loss) earnings per share

($0.70)

($0.06)

n/m

($0.19)

n/m

Adjusted diluted (loss) earnings per share

($0.15)

($0.05)

n/m

$0.03

n/m

Adjusted EBITDA


$112

$131

(15) %

$129

(13) %

Adjusted EBITDA Margin %


15.2 %

16.9 %

       (170) bps

19.1 %

     (390) bps

Free cash flow


($142)

($105)

n/m

($35)

n/m









Y-o-Y % ∆

Q-o-Q % ∆


Volume

Price / Mix

FX

Volume

Price / Mix

FX

TiO2

(1) %

(1) %

(1) %

12 %

(2) %

0 %

Zircon

(15) %

(7) %

(6) %

(2) %

CEO's Remarks

Chief Executive Officer John D. Romano commented, "Tronox realized stronger than normal seasonable demand uplift in TiO2, sequentially. Europe led this growth bolstered by the finalization of anti-dumping duties in January, with sales volumes recovering to levels not seen since Q2 2021. North America also realized stronger seasonable trends, while competitive activity in Latin America, the Middle East and Asia continued to exert pressure on sales. Zircon sales were lower both compared to the prior year and sequentially, as anticipated, due to weaker overall demand, primarily in China. Despite increased competitive dynamics across all products, pricing for the quarter came in as anticipated. Our production costs in the first quarter were higher than expected, primarily due to lower operating rates at Botlek and increases in direct material prices. Our focus on cost reduction drove SG&A lower in the quarter. As a result of these factors, we delivered an Adjusted EBITDA of $112 million and an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 15.2%.