HEXCEL CORP /DE/

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We develop, manufacture, and market lightweight, high-performance structural materials, including carbon fiber, specialty reinforcements, prepregs and other fiber-reinforced matrix materials, honeycomb, resins, engineered core and composite structures for use in Commercial Aerospace, Space & Defense, and Industrial markets. We propel the future of flight, energy generation, transportation, and recreation through excellence in providing innovative high-performance material solutions that are lighter, stronger and tougher, helping to create a better world for us.

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We are a global leader in advanced lightweight composites technology. We propel the future of flight and transportation through excellence in advanced material lightweighting solutions that create a better world for us all. Our broad and unrivaled product range includes carbon fiber, specialty reinforcements, prepregs and other fiber-reinforced matrix materials, honeycomb, resins, engineered core and composite structures for use in commercial aerospace, defense and space, and industrial applications.

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We are a manufacturer of products within a single industry: Advanced Composites. We have two reportable segments: Composite Materials and Engineered Products. The Composite Materials segment is comprised of our carbon fiber, specialty reinforcements, resin systems, prepregs and other fiber-reinforced matrix materials, and honeycomb core product lines and pultruded profiles. The Engineered Products segment is comprised of lightweight high strength composite structures, radio frequency/electromagnetic interference (“RF/EMI”) and microwave absorbing materials, engineered core and specialty machined honeycomb products with added functionality and thermoplastic additive manufacturing.

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We are a manufacturer of products within a single industry: Advanced Composites. We have two reportable segments: Composite Materials and Engineered Products. The Composite Materials segment is comprised of our carbon fiber, specialty reinforcements, resin systems, prepregs and other fiber-reinforced matrix materials, and honeycomb core product lines and pultruded profiles. The Engineered Products segment is comprised of lightweight high strength composite structures, radio frequency/electromagnetic interference (“RF/EMI”) and microwave absorbing materials, engineered core and specialty machined honeycomb products with added functionality.

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Our business is continuing to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, driven by growth in air travel and an increase in aircraft build rates. The post-recovery period continues to have many challenges across the markets Hexcel operates in, including delays in aircraft production rates, related to, among other impacts, global logistics, supply chain issues, inflationary pressures, and effects from geopolitical issues and conflicts. These challenges have had and may continue to have further negative impacts on our operations, supply chain, transportation networks and customers, all of which have and may continue to compress our financial results.

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Since 2022, the Commercial Aerospace market and our business has seen signs of recovery from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, driven by growth in air travel and an increase in aircraft build rates. The post-recovery period continues to have many challenges across the markets Hexcel operates in, including delays in aircraft production rate ramps related to, among other impacts, global logistics, supply chain issues, economic conditions, inflationary pressures, and effects from geopolitical issues and conflicts. These challenges have had and may continue to have further negative impacts on our operations, supply chain, transportation networks and customers, all of which have and may continue to compress our financial results. The U.S. government's recently imposed tariffs, sanctions, and other restrictions on goods exported from or imported into the U.S. or countermeasures imposed in response to such governmental actions could increase the cost and availability of materials used to manufacture our products, reduce our ability to sell products globally or impact the margins on the products we sell. We do not yet know the impact of the recent government actions or the potential changes in global political conditions on our business due to uncertainties as the situation continues to evolve.

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The following table summarizes net sales to third-party customers by segment and end market for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

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The following table summarizes net sales to third-party customers by segment and end market for the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:

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Interest expense for the third quarter of 2024 was higher compared to the prior year period primarily due to higher average borrowings under the Facility, as well as, higher average interest rates. Interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was lower compared to the prior year period due to lower average debt levels, partially offset by higher average interest rates.

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Net interest expense for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 was higher compared to the first quarter of 2024 due to higher average borrowings and interest rates.

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Liquidity: Cash on hand at September 30, 2024 was $98.2 million as compared to $227.0 million at December 31, 2023. As of September 30, 2024, total debt was $805.2 million as compared to $699.5 million at December 31, 2023.

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Liquidity: Cash on hand at March 31, 2025 was $89.2 million as compared to $125.4 million at December 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2025, total debt was $787.2 million as compared to $700.7 million at December 31, 2024.

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Under the Facility, total borrowings at September 30, 2024 were $105.0 million, which approximated fair value. The Facility agreement permits us to issue letters of credit up to an aggregate amount of $50.0 million. As of September 30, 2024, there were no issued letters of credit under the Facility, resulting in undrawn availability under the Facility of $645.0 million. The weighted average interest rate for the Facility was 6.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. For further information regarding our Facility, see Note 5, Debt, to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of this Form 10-Q.

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Under the Facility, total borrowings at March 31, 2025 were $90.0 million, which approximates fair value. The Credit Agreement permits us to issue letters of credit up to an aggregate amount of $50.0 million. As of March 31, 2025, there were no issued letters of credit under the Facility, resulting in undrawn availability under the Facility of $660.0 million. The weighted average interest rate for the Facility was 5.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

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We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements (including capital expenditures) through net cash from operating activities, cash on hand and the Facility, as well as access to capital markets. As of September 30, 2024, long-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of obligations under our long-term debt obligations.

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We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements (including capital expenditures) through net cash from operating activities, cash on hand and the Facility. As of March 31, 2025, long-term liquidity requirements consisted primarily of obligations under our long-term debt obligations. We do not have any significant required debt repayments until February 2027 when our 3.95% Senior Unsecured Notes are due. For further information regarding debt, including our Facility, see Note 5, Debt, to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of this Form 10-Q.

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The remaining authorization under the share repurchase program at September 30, 2024 was $234.9 million. On October 21, 2024, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share payable to stockholders of record as of November 1, 2024, with a payment date of November 8, 2024.

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The remaining authorization under the Share Repurchase Program at March 31, 2025 was $184.5 million. On April 21, 2025, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share payable to stockholders of record as of May 2, 2025, with a payment date of May 9, 2025.

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Operating Activities: Net cash provided by operating activities for the first nine months of 2024 was $127.3 million compared to $98.1 million for the same period last year. Working capital was a cash use of $93.1 million for the first nine months of 2024 as compared to a use of $112.1 million in the same period in 2023 with the variance primarily attributable to higher payables and accruals in 2024.

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Operating Activities: Net cash used for operating activities for the first three months of 2025 was $28.5 million compared to $7.0 million for the same period last year. Working capital was a cash use of $97.7 million for the first three months of 2025 compared to a use of $84.5 million in the same period in 2024. The higher working capital use in the current year was primarily driven by higher payments of accounts due.

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Financing Activities: Net cash used for financing activities was $187.8 million for first nine months of 2024 compared to a net cash use of $29.7 million in the same period in 2023. Borrowings under the credit facilities during the first nine months of 2024 were $160.0 million compared to $163.0 million in the prior year period. Repayments were $55.0 million during the first nine months of 2024 compared to $133.0 million in the prior year period. Quarterly dividend payments to shareholders were $37.2 million during the first nine months of 2024 compared to $31.7 million in the prior year period. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, repurchases of common stock totaled $252.2 million compared to $30.1 million in the same period in 2023.

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Financing Activities: Net cash provided by financing activities was $18.2 million for first three months of 2025 compared to net cash used of $104.3 million in the same period in 2024. Borrowings under the Facility during the first quarter of 2025 were $90.0 million compared to $15.0 million in borrowings for the same period in 2024. Quarterly dividend payments to shareholders were $13.8 million during the first quarter of 2025 compared to $12.6 million in the first quarter of 2024. Share repurchases for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 totaled $50.4 million as compared to $100.7 million in the first quarter of 2024. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, financing fees paid related to the issuance of the 5.875% Senior Unsecured Notes due in 2035 were $3.9 million.

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Financial Obligations and Commitments: The next significant scheduled debt maturity will occur in August 2025 when our 4.7% Senior Unsecured Notes are due. Certain sales and administrative offices, data processing equipment and manufacturing facilities are leased under operating leases.

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Financial Obligations and Commitments: The next significant scheduled debt maturity will not occur until 2027, when the 3.95% Senior Unsecured Notes mature. Certain sales and administrative offices, data processing equipment, vehicles and manufacturing equipment, and facilities are leased under operating leases.

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The Company uses non-GAAP financial measures, including sales and expenses measured in constant dollars (prior year sales and expenses measured at current year exchange rates); operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share adjusted for items included in operating expense and non-operating expenses; and free cash flow. Management believes these non-GAAP measures are meaningful to investors because they provide a view of Hexcel with respect to ongoing operating results and comparisons to prior periods. These adjustments can represent significant charges or credits that we believe are important to an understanding of Hexcel’s overall operating results in the periods presented. Such non-GAAP measures are not determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and should not be viewed in isolation or as an alternative to or substitutes for GAAP measures of performance. Our calculation of these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies, and the measures exclude financial information that some may consider important in evaluating our performance. Reconciliations to adjusted operating income, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted net income per share and free cash flow are provided below.

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The Company uses non-GAAP financial measures, including sales and expenses measured in constant dollars (prior year sales and expenses measured at current year exchange rates); operating income, net income and earnings per share adjusted for items included in operating expense and non-operating expenses; and free cash flow. Management believes these non-GAAP measures are meaningful to investors because they provide a view of Hexcel with respect to ongoing operating results and comparisons to prior periods. These adjustments can represent significant charges or credits that we believe are important to an understanding of Hexcel’s overall operating results in the periods presented. Such non-GAAP measures are not determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and should not be viewed in isolation or as an alternative to or substitutes for GAAP measures of performance. Our calculation of these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies, and the measures exclude financial information that some may consider important in evaluating our performance. Reconciliations to adjusted operating income, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted net income per share and free cash flow are provided below.

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Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (a) the estimates and expectations based on aircraft production rates provided by Airbus, Boeing and others and the revenues we may generate from an aircraft model or program; (b) expectations with regard to the impact of regulatory activity related to the Boeing 737 MAX or Boeing 787 on our revenues; (c) expectations with regard to raw material cost and availability; (d) expectations of composite content on new commercial aircraft programs and our share of those requirements; (e) expectations regarding revenues from space and defense applications, including whether certain programs might be curtailed or discontinued; (f) expectations regarding sales for industrial applications; (g) expectations regarding cash generation, working capital trends, and inventory levels; (h) expectations as to the level of capital expenditures, capacity, including the timing of completion of capacity expansions, and qualification of new products; (i) expectations regarding our ability to improve or maintain margins; (j) expectations regarding our ability to attract, motivate, and retain the workforce necessary to execute our business strategy; (k) projections regarding our tax rate; (l) expectations with regard to the continued impact of macroeconomic factors or geopolitical issues or conflicts; (m) expectations regarding our strategic initiatives, including our sustainability goals; (n) expectations with regard to the effectiveness of cybersecurity measures; (o) expectations regarding the outcome of legal matters or the impact of changes in laws or regulations; and (p) our expectations of financial results for 2024 and beyond.

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Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (a) the estimates and expectations based on aircraft production rates provided by Airbus, Boeing and others and the revenues we may generate from an aircraft model or program; (b) expectations with regard to the impact of regulatory activity related to the Boeing 737 MAX on our revenues; (c) expectations with regard to raw material cost and availability, including any impact associated with quotas, duties, tariffs, taxes or other similar restrictions upon the import or export of materials; (d) expectations of composite content on new commercial aircraft programs and our share of those requirements; (e) expectations regarding revenues from space and defense applications, including whether certain programs might be curtailed or discontinued; (f) expectations regarding sales for industrial applications; (g) expectations regarding cash generation, working capital trends, and inventory levels; (h) expectations as to the level of capital expenditures, capacity, including the timing of completion of capacity expansions, and qualification of new products; (i) expectations regarding our ability to improve or maintain margins; (j) expectations regarding our ability to attract, motivate, and retain the workforce necessary to execute our business strategy; (k) projections regarding our tax rate; (l) expectations with regard to the continued impact of macroeconomic factors or geopolitical issues or conflicts; (m) expectations regarding our strategic initiatives, including our sustainability goals; (n) expectations with regard to the effectiveness of cybersecurity measures; (o) expectations regarding the outcome of legal matters or the impact of changes in laws or regulations; and (p) our expectations of financial results for 2025 and beyond.

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Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control, that may cause actual results to be materially different. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the following: the extent of the impact of macroeconomic factors or geopolitical issues or conflicts; reductions in sales to any significant customers, particularly Airbus or Boeing, including related to regulatory activity or public scrutiny impacting the Boeing 737 MAX or the Boeing 787; our ability to effectively adjust production and inventory levels to align with customer demand; our ability to effectively motivate, retain and hire the necessary workforce; the availability and cost of raw materials, including the impact of supply disruptions and inflation; our ability to successfully implement or realize our strategic initiatives, including our sustainability goals and any restructuring or alignment activities in which we may engage; changes in sales mix; changes in current pricing due to cost levels; changes in aerospace delivery rates; changes in government defense procurement budgets; timely new product development or introduction; our ability to install, staff and qualify necessary capacity or complete capacity expansions to meet customer demand; cybersecurity-related risks, including the potential impact of breaches or intrusions; currency exchange rate fluctuations; changes in political, social and economic conditions, including the effect of change in global trade policies, such as sanctions; work stoppages or other labor disruptions; our ability to successfully complete any strategic acquisitions, investments or dispositions; compliance with environmental, health, safety and other related laws and regulations, including those related to climate change; the effects of natural disasters or other severe weather events, which may be worsened by the impact of climate change, and other severe catastrophic events, including any public health crisis; and the unexpected outcome of legal matters or impact of changes in laws or regulations.

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Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control, that may cause actual results to be materially different. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the following: the extent of the impact of macroeconomic factors or geopolitical issues or conflicts, including retaliatory actions taken in response to U.S. trade policy; reductions in sales to any significant customers, particularly Airbus or Boeing, including related to regulatory activity or public scrutiny impacting the Boeing 737 MAX; our ability to effectively adjust production and inventory levels to align with customer demand; our ability to effectively motivate, retain and hire the necessary workforce; the availability and cost of raw materials, including the impact of supply disruptions, inflation, and tariffs; our ability to successfully implement or realize our strategic initiatives, including our sustainability goals and any restructuring or alignment activities in which we may engage; changes in sales mix; changes in current pricing due to cost levels; changes in aerospace delivery rates; changes in government defense procurement budgets; timely new product development or introduction; our ability to install, staff and qualify necessary capacity or complete capacity expansions to meet customer demand; cybersecurity-related risks, including the potential impact of breaches or intrusions; currency exchange rate fluctuations; uncertainty related to governmental actions and changes in political, social and economic conditions, including the effect of change in global trade policies, tariff rates, economic sanctions and embargoes; work stoppages or other labor disruptions; our ability to successfully complete any strategic acquisitions, investments or dispositions; compliance with environmental, health, safety and other related laws and regulations, including those related to climate change; the effects of natural disasters or other severe weather events, which may be worsened by the impact of climate change, and other severe catastrophic events, including any public health crisis; and the unexpected outcome of legal matters or impact of changes in laws or regulations.

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Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could affect our actual results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. As a result, the foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read together with other cautionary statements included in this and other reports we file with the SEC. For additional information regarding certain factors that may cause our actual results to differ from those expected or anticipated, see the information under the caption “Risk Factors,” which is located in Item 1A of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31. 2023. We do not undertake any obligation to update our forward-looking statements or risk factors to reflect future events or circumstances, except as otherwise required by law.

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Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could affect our actual results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. As a result, the foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read together with other cautionary statements included in this and other reports we file with the SEC. For additional information regarding certain factors that may cause our actual results to differ from those expected or anticipated, see the information under the caption “Risk Factors,” which is located in Item 1A of Part I of this report. We do not undertake any obligation to update our forward-looking statements or risk factors to reflect future events or circumstances, except as otherwise required by law.