secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. (RYAM)
CIK:        0001597672
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-04T20:21:03+00:00
Accession:  0001597672-26-000027
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

RYAM Q2 loss from continuing ops improves to $33M; sales up 11% to $376M; strategic review to conclude in Q4
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- Net sales $376M (+11% YoY, +18% QoQ); loss from continuing ops $33M vs $81M in Q1 and $366M in prior-year Q2 (which included $337M deferred tax write-off).
- Adjusted EBITDA from continuing ops $40M, up 43% YoY and from $8M in Q1; Cellulose Specialties pricing +21% YoY.
- Strategic review remains top priority; expects to conclude and communicate path forward in Q4 2026.
- High Purity Cellulose segment operating income $29M (vs -$43M in Q1); Paperboard & High Yield Pulp operating loss $27M (includes $13M asset impairment).
- Liquidity $145M; net secured leverage 4.2x; full-year trajectory on track with positive free cash flow expected in 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1597672/000159767226000027/0001597672-26-000027-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1597672/000159767226000027/ryam-20260804.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001597672-26-000027

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