secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. (RYAM)
CIK:        0001597672
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001597672-25-000033
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

RYAM Q2 net loss $363M on $337M DTA write-off; cuts 2025 EBITDA guidance to $150-160M
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- Net loss of $363M ($5.44/diluted share) vs. prior-year income of $11M; includes $337M non-cash Canadian deferred tax asset write-off.
- Adjusted EBITDA from continuing ops of $28M; 2025 guidance reduced to $150-160M from prior plan, citing tariffs, operational disruptions.
- Net sales $340M, down 19% YoY; Cellulose Specialties volumes fell 15%, Paperboard volumes down 23%.
- Idling Paperboard for 2 weeks and High-Yield Pulp for 3 weeks in Q3 to align inventory and preserve cash.
- Long-term target of >$300M run-rate EBITDA by end of 2027 remains unchanged; sale process for Paperboard/HY-Pulp on hold.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1597672/000159767225000033/0001597672-25-000033-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1597672/000159767225000033/ryam-20250805.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001597672-25-000033

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