secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. (RYAM)
CIK:        0001597672
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001597672-25-000002
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

RYAM reports preliminary FY2024: Adj. EBITDA $222M (+60%); tariff impact up to $3.5M/month
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- Net sales $1,639M (flat YoY); loss from cont. ops $43M, improved $59M.
- Adjusted EBITDA $222M (+60% YoY); margin 13.5% vs 8.5% on mix & cost savings.
- 2025 Cellulose Specialties prices projected up mid-single-digit %; volumes down due to Temiscaming suspension; revenue flat.
- Net secured leverage 2.7x (covenant 5.0x); debt reduced $73M; adjusted FCF $130M (+$77M).
- 25% tariff on Canadian exports could impact $3.5M/month; 11% of revenues exposed; company expects to cover fixed charges.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1597672/000159767225000002/0001597672-25-000002-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1597672/000159767225000002/ryam-20250203.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001597672-25-000002

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