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Dec 31, 2021
Compass Minerals Q1 2022 Earnings Report
Reported fiscal 2022 first-quarter results with revenue growth driven by increased Salt segment revenue and strengthened average sales price for Protassium+®.
Key Takeaways
Compass Minerals reported a 7% year-over-year increase in consolidated revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. The growth was primarily driven by higher North America bid season commitments in the Salt segment and a strong fertilizer macro environment supporting increased prices for the company's Protassium+® SOP product. However, the company reduced its fiscal 2022 adjusted EBITDA guidance due to trends in the Salt segment and increased inflationary pressures and logistical costs.
Achieved consolidated year-over-year revenue growth of 7%.
Higher North America bid season commitments drove increased Salt segment revenue year over year despite weaker winter weather in the quarter.
Average sales price for the company's Protassium+® sulfate of potash (SOP) product strengthened to approximately $660 per ton, an increase of 5% sequentially and 20% year over year, supported by a strong fertilizer macro environment.
Reduced fiscal 2022 adjusted EBITDA guidance to a range of $200 million to $235 million largely due to trends in the company's Salt segment.
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CapyFin.com Forward Guidance
The company has lowered its fiscal 2022 outlook for adjusted EBITDA to a range of $200 million to $235 million, largely due to trends in its Salt segment, and has lowered its fiscal 2022 first-half Salt segment EBITDA guidance to $120 million to $160 million.
Positive Outlook
- Company continues to expect SOP pricing strength in the fiscal 2022 first half to more than offset lower sales volumes, resulting in improved Plant Nutrition margins and profitability.
Challenges Ahead
- Higher shipping and distribution costs due to inflationary pressures primarily in the C&I business.
- A relatively weak start to winter.
- Higher costs to serve and position highway deicing products in certain of the company's southern U.S. markets, primarily due to an outage taken earlier than originally planned at the Cote Blanche mine.