NYSE$NGVT

Ingevity Corporation · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Ingevity's fourth quarter results were impacted by customer destocking, but full year results showed record sales and EBITDA.

Ingevity reported a 14.2% increase in Q4 net sales to $383.6 million, but net income decreased 47% to $15.6 million due to customer destocking. Despite Q4 challenges, full year 2022 was a record year for net sales and EBITDA.

  • Net sales increased 14.2% to $383.6 million.
  • Net income decreased 47% to $15.6 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA decreased 7% to $74.3 million with a margin of 19.4%.
  • Diluted EPS was $0.41, compared to $0.74 in the prior year quarter.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$384M

Previous: $336M+14.2%
EPS (adj)

$0.57

Previous: $0.78-26.9%
Total Adjusted EBITDA

$74.3M

No prior period
Total Adj EBITDA Margin

19.4%

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

$49M

No prior period
Net Income

$15.6M

Previous: $29.3M-46.8%
Operating Income

$19.7M

Previous: $49.7M-60.4%
Gross Profit

$105M

Previous: $105M+0.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$76.7M

Previous: $275M-72.1%
Total Assets

$2.74B

Previous: $2.47B+10.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Ingevity · Revenue · Quarterly

$384M

Q4 2022+14.2%vs Q4 2021
Beat estimate in 8 of 14 quarters(57%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Ingevity · $384M total across 2 segments · Q4 2022

  • Performance Chemicals
    $251M+22.9%
  • Performance Materials
    $133M+0.6%

Forward guidance

Ingevity announced its 2023 guidance of sales between $1.9 billion to $2.1 billion and adjusted EBITDA between $495 million to $515 million.

Tailwinds

  • Expect to see order patterns normalize
  • Benefit from a recovery in key end-markets such as auto and adhesives.
  • Continued strength in markets such as oilfield
  • Continued strength in markets such as footwear and apparel
  • Continued strength in markets such as pavement, including a full year of Ozark Materials

Headwinds

  • 2023 kicked off to a slower start

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2022

Historical avgQ4 2022

+1.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.9%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.2%

Avg return

30 days after

58%

26 / 45 earnings

Positive

+22.0%

Q1 2020

Best reaction

-15.8%

Q3 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-4.9%-8.2%-15.3%
Q4 2025+0.3%+1.5%+1.4%
Q3 2025-15.8%-9.1%-2.8%
Q1 2025+0.9%+9.8%+7.3%
Q4 2024+5.3%+0.6%-7.5%
Q3 2024+16.5%+17.5%+33.5%
Q2 2024-7.5%-23.2%-14.3%
Q1 2024+7.2%+5.3%-4.5%
Q4 2023+3.1%+4.7%+3.1%
Q3 2023+5.0%-0.5%+1.1%
Q2 2023-11.2%-14.0%-12.4%
Q1 2023-8.4%-15.9%-26.3%
Q4 2022-6.8%-7.8%-21.1%
Q3 2022+3.6%+8.2%+14.1%
Q2 2022+5.0%+3.0%+4.2%
Q1 2022+9.6%+9.2%+19.7%
Q4 2021+0.9%+4.2%-0.5%
Q3 2021-0.6%-0.5%-5.6%
Q2 2021+5.4%+1.4%-1.0%
Q1 2021+4.6%+10.2%+10.4%
Q4 2020-6.6%-4.6%+6.3%
Q3 2020-1.4%+0.1%+8.9%
Q2 2020-2.1%+1.9%+1.3%
Q1 2020+22.0%+12.2%+23.8%
Q4 2019-2.9%+2.5%-24.5%
Q3 2019+1.7%+2.8%+4.6%
Q2 2019-1.2%-2.9%-26.9%
Q1 2019-10.9%-9.8%-23.7%
Q4 2018+9.8%+13.2%+3.0%
Q3 2018+2.3%-0.6%+9.8%
Q2 2018+11.3%+10.0%+14.5%
Q1 2018+2.4%+2.7%-0.2%
Q4 2017+7.3%+12.3%+3.8%
Q3 2017+2.2%+5.8%+11.0%
Q2 2017-0.7%+1.3%+8.1%
Q1 2017-6.5%-7.2%-5.4%
Q4 2014+4.3%+2.5%+6.7%
Q4 2016-4.6%-6.8%+7.0%
Q3 2015+11.0%+10.8%+22.7%
Q3 2016+7.2%+8.3%+21.1%
Q2 2015+14.3%+14.8%+17.2%
Q2 2016+15.8%+15.8%+18.4%
Q1 2016-0.3%
Q1 2015-0.3%
Q4 2015-0.3%
Q3 2014
Q2 2014
Q1 2014

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