secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. (RYAM)
CIK:        0001597672
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-08-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001597672-23-000039
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.78
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

RYAM Q2 loss narrows to $16M; lowers EBITDA guidance, raises FCF outlook
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- Net loss from continuing ops $16M ($0.24/share) vs $25M loss a year ago; adjusted EBITDA $27M, down 21% YoY.
- Revenue $385M (-3.5% YoY) with High Purity Cellulose flat, Paperboard down 24%, High-Yield Pulp up 10%.
- Cellulose specialties prices +13% but volumes -27% due to destocking; commodity prices -4% but volumes +72%.
- Lowers 2023 adjusted EBITDA guidance to $185-200M; raises adjusted free cash flow guidance to $55-70M.
- Post-quarter: secured $250M term loan, redeemed $318M of 2024 notes, reducing gross debt by $68M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1597672/000159767223000039/0001597672-23-000039-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1597672/000159767223000039/ryam-20230808.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001597672-23-000039

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