Owens Corning
For the period ended Mar 31, 2024. Filed Apr 24, 2024.
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Mar 31, 2024 · Filed Apr 24, 2024
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9. Restructuring, Acquisition and Divestiture-Related Costs
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- RESTRUCTURING, ACQUISITION AND DIVESTITURE-RELATED COSTS
The Company may incur restructuring, transaction and integration costs related to acquisitions and divestitures, and may incur restructuring and other exit costs in connection with its global cost reduction, product line and productivity initiatives and the Company’s growth strategy.
ACQUISITION-RELATED COSTS
During the first three months of 2024, the Company incurred $18 million of transaction costs related to its announced acquisition of Masonite. Please refer to note 1 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.
RESTRUCTURING RELATED COSTS
Global Composites Restructuring
In December 2023, the Company took actions to reduce costs throughout its global Composites segment given current market conditions, primarily through global workforce reductions, as well as streamlining manufacturing and supply chain operations. These actions primarily include salaried workforce reductions and the relocation of the Changzhou, China operations to Hangzhou, China.
In connection with these actions, the Company estimates it will incur cash charges in the range of $20 million to $30 million, primarily related to severance and other exit costs, including termination costs, and non-cash charges in the range of $15 million to $20 million, primarily related to accelerated depreciation.
During the first three months of 2024, the Company recorded $9 million of charges, of which $4 million were non-cash charges, primarily related to accelerated depreciation and $5 million of cash charges, primarily related to severance.
Protective Packaging Exit
In May 2023, the Company made the decision to exit the Protective Packaging business within the Roofing segment, including the production and sale of wood packaging, metal packaging and custom products. Exiting Protective Packaging will allow the Company to focus resources on the growth of its building materials products, which supports the future growth aspirations of the enterprise. With the exit of the Protective Packaging business, the Company closed its plants in Dorval, Quebec and Mission, British Columbia, Canada. The Company also ceased operations at its Qingdao, China facility.
In connection with the exit of the Protective Packaging business, the Company estimates that it will incur cash charges of approximately $15 million, primarily related to severance and other exit costs. Additionally, the Company expects to incur total non-cash charges in the range of $70 to $75 million, primarily related to accelerated depreciation of property, plant and equipment and accelerated amortization of definite-lived intangibles.
During the first three months of 2024, the Company recorded $3 million of charges, primarily related to other exit costs. The Company does not expect to recognize significant incremental costs related to these actions.
Wabash Facility Closure
In April 2023, the Company took actions to support its strategy to operate a flexible and cost-efficient manufacturing network through decisions to relocate the Wabash, Indiana mineral wool operations to Joplin, Missouri, and to exit the U.S. granulated mineral wool market. These actions are expected to result in cumulative costs of approximately $30 million, primarily related to severance and accelerated depreciation.
During the first three months of 2024, the Company did not incur any charges relating to this project. The Company does not expect to recognize significant incremental costs related to these actions.
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European Operating Structure Optimization
In March 2023, the Company took actions to optimize the operating structure of its segments across Europe to increase its competitiveness. These actions are expected to result in cumulative costs of approximately $20 million, primarily related to severance and other exit costs. During the first three months of 2024, the Company recorded $2 million of charges primarily related to severance costs.
Composites Strategic Realignment Actions
On July 1, 2022, the Company finalized the sale of the European portion of the DUCS product line located in Chambéry, France, within the Composite’s segment. The Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $30 million in Other expense, net on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings in 2022 to reflect the fair value less cost to sell the assets. The Company also took actions to convert the DUCS manufacturing facilities located in Anderson, South Carolina and Kimchon, Korea to produce other glass fiber products needed to support our growth strategy in building and construction applications. During the first three months of 2024, the Company did not incur any charges relating to this project. The Company does not expect to recognize significant incremental costs related to these actions.
Roofing Restructuring Actions
In December 2021, the Company took actions to restructure operations within the Roofing segment’s components product line by relocating production assets from China to India, which allowed the business to optimize its manufacturing network and support a tariff mitigation strategy. During the first three months of 2024, the Company did not incur any charges relating to this project. The Company does not expect to recognize significant incremental costs related to these actions.
Santa Clara Insulation Site
During the third quarter of 2021, the Company entered into a sales agreement for the Company’s Insulation site in Santa Clara, California, as part of the Company’s ongoing strategy to operate a flexible, cost-efficient manufacturing network and geographically locate its assets to better serve its customers. On March 3, 2023, the Company finalized the sale of this site for total proceeds of $234 million, net of transaction fees. Total proceeds included a non-refundable deposit of $50 million received in the third quarter of 2021. During the first three months of 2024, the Company did not incur any charges relating to this project. The Company does not expect to recognize significant incremental costs related to this action.
Consolidated Statements of Earnings Classification
The following table presents the impact and respective location of total restructuring, acquisition and divestiture-related costs on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings, which are included within Corporate, Other and Eliminations (in millions):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of cost | Location | 2024 | 2023 |
| Accelerated depreciation | Cost of sales | $(4) | $(1) |
| Other exit costs | Cost of sales | (3) | (7) |
| Severance | Other expense, net | (7) | (9) |
| Other exit costs | Other expense, net | — | (1) |
| Gain on sale of Santa Clara, California site | Gain on sale of site | — | 189 |
| Total restructuring, acquisition and divestiture-related (costs) gains | $(14) | $171 | |
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Summary of Unpaid Liabilities
The following table summarizes the status of the unpaid liabilities from the Company’s restructuring activities (in millions):
| March 31, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Composites Restructuring | Protective Packaging Exit | Wabash Facility Closure | European Operating Structure Optimization | |
| Balance at December 31, 2023 | $12 | $1 | $3 | $6 |
| Restructuring costs | 9 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Payments | (1) | (3) | (2) | (2) |
| Accelerated depreciation and other non-cash items | (4) | (1) | — | — |
| Balance at March 31, 2024 | $16 | $— | $1 | $6 |
| Cumulative charges incurred | $25 | $81 | $33 | $14 |
As of March 31, 2024, the remaining liability balance was comprised of $23 million of severance, which the Company expects to pay over the next twelve months.
| March 31, 2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Operating Structure Optimization | Composites Strategic Realignment Actions | Roofing Restructuring Actions | Santa Clara Insulation Site | |
| Balance at December 31, 2022 | $— | $1 | $— | $7 |
| Restructuring costs | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Payments | — | (3) | (1) | (9) |
| Accelerated depreciation and other non-cash items | — | 1 | — | — |
| Balance at March 31, 2023 | $11 | $2 | $— | $1 |
| Cumulative charges incurred | $11 | $12 | $9 | $63 |
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