Clearwater Paper Corporation · NYSE:CLW

Clearwater Paper — Q3 2013 Earnings Presentation

20 slides from Clearwater Paper's earnings presentation, Oct 23, 2013

  1. Slide 1: Third Quarter 2013 Supplemental Information

    Clearwater Paper Corporation Third Quarter 2013 Supplemental Information Linda Massman President, Chief Executive Officer and Director John Hertz Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

  2. Slide 2: Forward-Looking Statements

    Forward-Looking Statements This supplemental information contains, in addition to historical information, certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding outlook for Q4 2013, production, product volumes shi

  3. Slide 3: Financial Summary (Unaudited)

    Financial Summary (Unaudited) 1 Non-GAAP measure – See definition and reconciliation to GAAP. 2 Q1'12Q2'12Q3'12Q4'12Q1'13Q2'13Q3'1320122013Net sales$ 457,798$ 473,572$ 480,233$ 462,701$ 460,824$ 471,002$ 487,845$ 1,411,603$ 1,419,671Adjusted gross profit1$ 54,722$ 76,040$ 70,411$ 66,273$ 46,798$ 57,

  4. Slide 4: Q3'13 vs. Q2'13 Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Bridge

    $30,000 $35,000 $40,000 $45,000 $50,000 $55,000 $60,000 $65,000 $70,000 $75,000 $80,000Adj. EBITDA1(000's)Q3’13 vs. Q2’13 Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA1 Bridge 1 Non-GAAP measure – See definition and reconciliation to GAAP. Price/Mix Higher paperboard and tissue pricing, partially offset by higher no

  5. Slide 5: Q3'13 vs. Q3'12 Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Bridge

    $30,000 $35,000 $40,000 $45,000 $50,000 $55,000 $60,000 $65,000 $70,000 $75,000 $80,000Adj. EBITDA1(000's)Q3’13 vs. Q3’12 Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA1 Bridge 1 Non-GAAP measure – See definition and reconciliation to GAAP. Price/Mix Increased pricing on retail and non-retail tissue and paperboard Vo

  6. Slide 6: Key Segment Results - Consumer Products (Unaudited)

    Key Segment Results - Consumer Products (Unaudited) 5 1 Includes away-from-home (AFH), contract, machine-glazed (MG) and parent roll tissue products. 2 Includes retail, AFH, contract and MG tissue case products. 3 Non-GAAP measure – See definition and reconciliation to GAAP. Q1'12Q2'12Q3'12Q4'12Q1'1

  7. Slide 7: Clearwater Tissue Shipments and U.S. Retail Tissue Market

    Retail 57% MG 16% AFH 6% Parent Rolls 18% Other 3% CLW Q2’13 By Segment (% of Tons) Clearwater Tissue Shipments and U.S. Retail Tissue Market Retail 54% MG 14% AFH 6% Parent Rolls 22% Other 4% CLW Q3’13 By Segment (% of Tons) U.S. Retail Tissue Market Category Private Label Brands Total Total Retail

  8. Slide 8: Consumer Products Adjusted EBITDA Bridge: Current vs Prior Quarter

    Current Quarter vs Prior Quarter $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 $30,000 $35,000 $40,000 $45,000Adj. EBITDA1(000's)Q3’13 vs. Q2’13 Consumer Products Adjusted EBITDA1 Bridge 1 Non-GAAP measure – See definition and reconciliation to GAAP. Price/Mix Favorable pricing on both retail and non-retail tissue, more

  9. Slide 9: Key Segment Results – Pulp and Paperboard (Unaudited)

    Key Segment Results – Pulp and Paperboard (Unaudited) 1 Non-GAAP measure – See definition and reconciliation to GAAP. Q1'12Q2'12Q3'12Q4'12Q1'13Q2'13Q3'13 Shipments Paperboard (short tons) 182,198 193,285 195,097 190,339 186,350 190,518 199,408 Sales Price Paperboard ($/short ton)$ 968$ 975$ 948$ 936

  10. Slide 10: Clearwater Paperboard Shipments and U.S. Paperboard Market

    Clearwater Paperboard Shipments and U.S. Paperboard Market U.S. Paperboard Production Category Clearwater Other Total Domestic SBS1 Market Share 13% 87% Folding 18% 82% Food Service 2 14% 86% Liquid Packaging 6% 94% Data Source: American Forest and Paper Association. Based on domestic production onl

  11. Slide 11: Pulp and Paperboard Adjusted EBITDA Bridge: Current vs Prior Quarter

    Current Quarter vs Prior Quarter $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 $30,000 $35,000 $40,000 $45,000Adj. EBITDA1(000's)Q3’13 vs. Q2’13 Pulp and Paperboard Adjusted EBITDA1 Bridge 1 Non-GAAP measure – See definition and reconciliation to GAAP. Price/Mix Higher pricing due to better product mix and price increase

  12. Slide 12: Fourth Quarter 2013 Outlook (Compared to Q3'13)

    Fourth Quarter 2013 Outlook (Compared to Q3’13)1 Consumer Products Pulp and Paperboard Corporate Production volumes Paper and converting production up (1-3% higher) No maintenance outage (1-2% higher) Shipment volumes Slightly lower retail cases and non-retail tons (1-3% lower) Lower due to seasonal

  13. Slide 13: Bridge to Pro Forma $75 Million Quarterly Run Rate

    $43 $8-$10$2$18$3-$7$74-$80 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 $80Q3'13 Adj.EBITDATAD ExpansionShipments(incremental toQ3'13 baselineTAD TissueEBITDA of $4M)TAD TransitionCostsIdaho OutageCostsCost SavingsProgramsPro FormaQuarterlyRun Rate(Expected inQ3'14)Adj. EBITDA 2(Millions)21Bridge to Pro Forma $75 Milli

  14. Slide 14: Adjusted Gross Profit & Adjusted SG&A Reconciliation

    Adjusted Gross Profit & Adjusted SG&A Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) 1 Gross profit defined as net sales minus cost of sales. 2 Adjusted gross profit and adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses excludes the impact of the items listed that we do not believe ar

  15. Slide 15: Segment Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) Reconciliation

    Segment Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) 1 Adjusted operating income (loss) excludes the impact of the items listed that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. (Dollars in thousands)Q1'12Q2'12Q3'12Q4'12Q1'13Q2'13Q

  16. Slide 16: Adjusted Net Earnings & Diluted Adjusted Earnings per Share

    Adjusted Net Earnings & Diluted Adjusted Earnings per common share Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) 1 All non-tax items are tax effected at the expected annual rate for that period. 2 Adjusted net earnings and Diluted adjusted net earnings per common share exclude the impact

  17. Slide 17: Adjusted Income Tax Provision Reconciliation

    Adjusted Income Tax Provision Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measure (Unaudited) 1 Adjusted income tax provision excludes the impact of the items listed that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. (Dollars in thousands)Q1'12Q2'12Q3'12Q4'12Q1'13Q2'13Q3'1320122013 GA

  18. Slide 18: EBITDA & Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

    EBITDA & Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) 1 EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure that management uses to evaluate the cash generating capacity of the company. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is net earnings. EBITDA is net earnings adjusted for net interest

  19. Slide 19: Segment EBITDA & Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

    Segment EBITDA & Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) 1 Segment EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure that management uses to evaluate the cash generating capacity of the company. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is segment operating income. Segment EBITDA is seg

  20. Slide 20: For more information: www.clearwaterpaper.com

    For more information: www.clearwaterpaper.com 19

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