Lsb Industries, Inc.NYSE: LXU

Presentation (LXU Q4'25 Earnings Presentation FINAL)

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Q4/FY'25 Earnings Presentation

February 26, 2026



Stockholder Rights Plan In Place to Preserve Substantial NOL's
  • Our Section 382 Stockholder Rights Plan as amended and restated (the "Rights Plan"), is intended to protect our substantial net operating losses ("NOLs"), carryforwards and other tax attributes.

  • We can generally use our NOLs and other tax attributes to reduce federal and state income tax that would be paid in the future.

  • Our ability to use our NOLs could be substantially limited if we experience an "ownership change," as defined under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and the Rights Plan has been designed to help prevent such an "ownership change."

  • The Rights Plan provides that if any person becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in the Code) of 4.9% or more of our common stock, stockholders other than the triggering stockholder will be entitled to acquire shares of common stock at a 50% discount or LSB may exchange each right held by such holders for one share of common stock.

  • Under the Rights Plan, any person who currently owns 4.9% or more of LSB's common stock may continue to own its shares of common stock but may not acquire any additional shares without triggering the Rights Plan.

  • Our Board of Directors has the discretion to exempt any person or group from the provisions of the Rights Plan.

  • The Rights Plan is in effect until August 22, 2026, unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms.

    3

    2025 Highlights Strong 2025 Led by Operational Excellence / Strong End Market Outlook Continues
    • Continued safety improvement with record low TRIR of .40 and 3 of 4 sites operating injury free operations in 2025

    • Operational progress achieved during the year enabled us to fully capitalize on favorable pricing

      Combined LSB & Contractor TRIR

      1.6

      TRIR

      Linear (TRIR)

      0.9

      0.6

      0.4



      2022 2023 2024 2025

      180

      160

      $ Millions

      140

      120

      100

      80

      60

      40

      Adjusted EBITDA(1)

      2024 2025

      700

      Short Tons - 000's

      600

      500

      400

      300

      200

      100

      Downstream Sales Volumes

      AN & Nitric Acid UAN

      2024 2025

      Industrial Market Our Industrial Products Remains Consistent(1)
  • Demand for Ammonium Nitrate (AN) for explosives in mining is strong across all commodities, but particularly with copper and gold miners who are maximizing production volumes to take advantage of record prices

  • AN demand for explosives for quarrying/aggregate production for infrastructure upgrade and expansion remains steady

  • Robust demand for nitric acid domestically supported by tariffs and preliminary anti-dumping duties on imports of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI)

    $5,500

    Gold Price

    s ($/t oz)

    $7.00

    $5,000

    $4,500

    $6.00

    $4,000

    $5.00

    $3,500

    $3,000

    $4.00

    $2,500

    $3.00

    $2,000

    $1,500

    $2.00

    $1,000

    $1.00

    Copper Prices ($/lb)

    9/1/2020 9/1/2021 9/1/2022 9/1/2023 9/1/2024 9/1/2025 9/1/2020 9/1/2021 9/1/2022 9/1/2023 9/1/2024 9/1/2025

    Agricultural Market Strong Fertilizer Pricing with Positive Outlook (1)
  • Ammonia prices currently reflect reduced ammonia supply from the Middle East and Trinidad, higher costs of production in Europe and delays in new production capacity, which are constraining global supply availability

  • UAN prices have recently improved, reflecting continued low levels of domestic inventory, constrained supply and a strengthening in Urea prices

  • USDA recently projected 94 million planted acres for corn for the 2027 season, and we anticipate nitrogen demand to track closely with recent years

    $400

    $350

    $300

    $250

    $200

    $150

    UAN NOLA Prices ($/short ton)

    $700

    $650

    $600

    $550

    $500

    $450

    $400

    $350

    $300

    $250

    $200

    Tampa Nh3 ($/MT)

    Oct-24 Jan-25 Apr-25 Jul-25 Oct-25 Jan-26 Jul-23 Oct-23 Jan-24 Apr-24 Jul-24 Oct-24 Jan-25 Apr-25 Jul-25 Oct-25 Jan-26

    Q4'25 Financial Results Improved Production Performance / Enhanced Profitability

    $ in millions except EPS

    Net Sales Adjusted EBITDA1

    Adjusted EBITDA Margin2

    Diluted EPS

    • Significant YOY growth in net sales, adjusted EBITDA and EPS, in both Q4 and FY'25

      Q4'25

      Q4'24

      $165 M

      $135 M

      $54 M

      $38 M

      33%

      28%

      $0.22

      $(0.13)

      12/31/25

      12/31/24

      $615 M

      $522M

      $162 M

      $130 M

      26%

      25%

      $0.34

      $(0.27)

    • Improved production performance, disciplined commercial execution reinforced ability to convert market conditions into enhanced profitability

    • No planned turnarounds during Q4 2025

      (1) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the discussion and reconciliation in the appendix.

      Q4'25 Adjusted EBITDA Strong Market Pricing and Volumes Offset by Higher Natural Gas Costs

      $ in millions

      $80

      $70

      $60

      $50

      $25

      $5

      ($9)

      ($5)

      $54

      $40

      $38

      $30

      $20

      $10

      $0

      2024 Q4 (1)

      Adj. EBITDA

      Price Sales Volume & Product Mix Variable Cost (2)

      Other Costs (3)

      2025 Q4 (1)

      Adj. EBITDA

      1. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the discussion and reconciliation in the appendix.

      2. Variable Cost includes realized natural gas cost, sulfur and other variable costs.

      Balance Sheet Liquidity Remains Robust Providing Flexibility to Create Value
  • Continue to opportunistically reduce debt

    • $39.9 MM of debt repurchased for $39.5 MM

  • Net debt/TTM Adjusted EBITDA less than 2.0X

  • Return value to shareholders

    • Repurchased 0.3 MM shares of LXU stock at average cost of $9.15/share

  • Focus on free cash flow generation

  • Capex reflective of continued safety and reliability investments

$ in millions

12/31/25

12/31/24

$149 M

$184 M

$441 M

$485 M

1.8X

2.3X

Cash & ST Inv.

Total Debt Net Debt(1)/ TTM

Adj. EBITDA(2)

$96 M(3)

$87 M(4)

$53 M(3)

$67 M(4)

$44 M(3)

$20 M(4)

$25 M(3)

$25 M(4)

$19 M(3)

$(5) M(4)

Operating Cash Flow

Sustaining CAPEX Free Cash Flow Investment CAPEX

Net Cash After All CAPEX

  1. Net debt calculated as total long-term debt including current maturities minus cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments.

  2. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the discussion and reconciliation in the appendix.

  3. For twelve months ended December 31, 2025.

  4. For twelve months ended December 31, 2024. G

2026 Outlook

Production & Sales Volume (1)

2026E

2025

Ammonia Production (tons):

780,000 - 810,000

826,000

Ammonia Turnaround Impact (1)

~60,000

Sales Volume (tons):

AN & Nitric Acid

630,000 - 660,000

641,000

UAN

530,000 - 560,000

550,000

UAN Turnaround Impact (1)

~50,000

Ammonia

260,000 - 290,000

316,000

2026E Costs and Expenses

Fixed Costs:

Fixed Plant Expenses (ex-depreciation)

$140M - $145M

Depreciation Expense

$85M - $90M

Logistics/Railcar Lease Expense

$20M - $25M

Turnaround Expense

$30M - $35M

Other:

SG&A

$35M - $40M

Interest Expense

$25M - $30M

Non-Recurring (3)

$1M - $3M

Effective Tax Rate

~25%

A Year of Continued Reliability Improvement

2026E Variable Plant Expenses

Natural Gas Feedstock

~34 MMBtu/ton of ammonia

Freight (2)

12% - 14% of sales

Electricity

6% - 7% of sales

Catalyst Expense

2% - 3% of sales

Purchased Products

1% - 2% of sales

Capital Expenditures

2026E

2025

Sustaining

~$55M

$53M

Investment/Growth

~$20M

$25M

  1. 2026 reflects planned turnaround activity that will lower ammonia and UAN production by ~60k tons and ~50k tons, respectively.

  2. The majority of freight costs are passed through to customers and are included in gross revenue.

Continued Progress on Ammonia Upgrading to Higher Value Products Improving margins by maximizing downstream production and sales volumes

AN and Nitric Acid Sales Volume (Thousand ST) UAN Sales Volume (Thousand ST) Ammonia Sales Volume (Thousand ST)

Marked increase in

UAN sales volume positively

Decrease in sales volume as ammonia is upgraded to higher value downstream

321



impacted by both

downstream reliability efforts and increased urea production capacity

580 - 610

544

550

483

483

530 - 560



products

downstream product

sales as improved reliability continues to enable upgrades

654

640 - 670

538

554

641

630 - 660

529



375

349

316



280 - 310

260 - 290

2023 2024 2025 2026E

Adjustment for turnaround activity1

Actual sales volumes/target sales volumes

2023 2024 2025 2026E

2023 2024 2025 2026E

(1) The impact of turnaround activity varies from period to period depending on the timing and scope of turnarounds. We present adjusted sales volume figures to (i) illustrate the

$70 Million of Identified Annual EBITDA Improvements $20 million in run rate EBITDA captured to date - Initiatives underway on $50 million of EBITDA

~$20 Million from Production Targets

Captured To-Date

✓

  • Program to increase production through

    operational excellence already underway

  • 22% uplift in Nitric Acid and AN sales volumes

    since 2023

  • 14% uplift in UAN sales volume since 2023

$70+

Million of EBITDA

~$15 Million from Low carbon opportunities Targeted in 2027

  • Carbon sequestration at El Dorado to positively

    impact EBITDA beginning in 2027

    • Technical Permit expected April 2026

    • Permit to construct expected August 2026

    • Permit to inject expected December 2026

  • Pursuing low carbon product sale and the sale of

environmental credits

~$35 Million of Remaining Production and Cost Improvement

  • Production targets remaining to be captured

    • Ammonia capacity utilization improvements/optimization of daily rates

    • Continued improvement in availability and rate of Urea/UAN, Nitric Acid and ANS

  • Process efficiency and cost excellence

    • Natural gas usage, logistics and other

      variable cost efficiencies

    • Scrap reduction

    • Improved maintenance planning, external and embedded contractor optimization

    • Other process-related improvements

    • Supply chain/procurement optimization

Note: Ranges depicted above based on average pricing of $500 Tampa Ammonia, $260 NOLA UAN, and $4.00 NYMEX Henry Hub

El Dorado CCS

Low Carbon Ammonia Project On Track For End of Year '26 Startup

Expect Permit to

Commence Construction of CCS facility

Begin

operations

Expect Class

VI Permit to Inject CO2

Expect Completion of

Technical Review of Class VI Permit

Dec

Nov

Oct

Sep

Aug

Jul

Jun

May

Apr

Mar

Feb

Jan

El Dorado

305-380K MT/y NH3

400-500K MT/y CO2

2026



Appendix

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

LSB Consolidated ($ In Thousands)

Three Months Ended December 31,

Year Ended December 31,

2025 2024 2025 2024

Net income (loss) $ 16,132 $ (9,149) $ 24,613 $ (19,353)

Plus:

Interest expense and interest income, net

5,924

6,106

24,539

23,087

Gain on extinguishment of debt

(7)

-

52

(3,013)

Depreciation and amortization

21,672

21,853

81,930

74,478

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

4,599

(4,055)

7,936

(6,684)

EBITDA

$ 48,320

$ 14,755

$ 139,070

$ 68,515

Stock-based compensation

1,831

1,565

7,371

6,607

Restructuring costs

-

-

1,063

-

Legal Fees & Settlements - Specific Matters

32

545

981

3,536

Loss on write down of assets

3,401

3,122

6,433

11,703

Turnaround costs

436

17,143

6,158

37,781

Growth Initiatives

64

436

470

1,378

Adjusted EBITDA

$ 54,084

$ 37,566

$ 161,546

$ 129,520

  1. EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) plus interest expense and interest income net, plus loss (or less gain) on extinguishment of debt, plus depreciation and amortization (DCA) (which includes DCA of property, plant and equipment and amortization of intangible and other assets), plus provision (or less benefit) for income taxes. We believe that certain investors consider EBITDA a useful means of measuring our ability to meet our debt service obligations and evaluating our financial performance. EBITDA has limitations and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income (loss), operating income (loss), cash flow from operations or other consolidated income or cash flow data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, this presentation of EBITDA may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure of other companies. The above table provides a reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDA for the periods indicated. We have not provided a reconciliation between forecasted incremental EBITDA and net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP measure, because applicable information for future periods, on which this reconciliation would be based, is not available without unreasonable effort due to the unavailability of reliable estimates for selling prices and natural gas costs, among other items. These items may vary greatly between periods and could significantly impact future financial results.

  2. Adjusted EBITDA is reported to show the impact of non-cash stock-based compensation, one time/non-cash or non-operating items-such as, one-time income or fees, loss (gain) on sale of a business and/or other property and equipment, certain fair market value (FMV) adjustments, and consulting costs associated with reliability and purchasing initiatives (Initiatives). We historically have performed Turnaround activities on an annual basis, however we are moving towards extending Turnarounds to a two or three-year cycle. Rather than being capitalized and amortized over the period of benefit, our accounting policy is to recognize the costs as incurred. Given these Turnarounds are essentially investments that provide benefits over multiple years, they are not reflective of our operating performance in a given year. As a result, we believe it is more meaningful for investors to exclude them from our calculation of adjusted EBITDA used to assess our performance. We believe that the inclusion of supplementary adjustments to EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors about certain items. The above table provides reconciliations of EBITDA excluding the impact of the supplementary adjustments.

Trailing Twelve Month EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA*

TTM 12/31/25

12/31/2025

9/30/2025

6/30/2025

3/31/2025

Net income (loss)

$24.6

$16.1

$7.1

$3.0

($1.6)

Plus:

Interest expense and interest income, net

24.5

5.9

6.0

6.3

6.3

Loss on extinguishment of debt

0.1

(0.0)

-

0.1

-

Depreciation and amortization

81.9

21.7

19.4

20.7

20.2

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

7.9

4.6

2.5

1.1

(0.3)

EBITDA (1)

$139.1

$48.3

$35.1

$31.1

$24.6

Stock-based compensation

7.4

1.8

1.7

2.1

1.7

Restructuring Costs

1.1

-

1.1

-

-

Legal Fees & Settlements - Specific Matters

1.0

0.0

0.5

(0.2)

0.7

Loss on disposal of assets

6.4

3.4

0.4

2.5

0.1

Turnaround costs

6.2

0.4

1.1

2.6

2.0

Growth Initiatives

0.5

0.1

0.3

0.1

0.1

Adjusted EBITDA (2)

$161.5

$54.1

$40.1

$38.3

$29.1

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

26%

33%

26%

25%

20%

Net Sales

$615.2

$165.0

$155.4

$151.3

$143.4

TTM

12/31/2024

12/31/2024

9/30/2024

6/30/2024

3/31/2024

Net (loss) income

($19.4)

($9.1)

($25.4)

$9.6

$5.6

Plus:

Interest expense and interest income, net

23.1

6.1

5.4

5.4

6.1

Gain on extinguishment of debt

(3.0)

-

-

(1.9)

(1.1)

Depreciation and amortization

74.5

21.9

16.7

18.8

17.1

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

(6.7)

(4.1)

(4.5)

1.3

0.6

EBITDA (1)

$68.5

$14.8

($7.8)

$33.2

$28.4

Stock-based compensation

6.6

1.6

1.5

2.1

1.4

Legal Fees & Settlements - Specific Matters

3.5

0.5

1.4

1.2

0.4

Loss on disposal of assets

11.7

3.1

5.6

1.5

1.5

Turnaround costs

37.8

17.1

16.3

3.4

0.9

Growth Initiatives

1.4

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.1

Adjusted EBITDA (2)

$129.5

$37.6

$17.5

$41.9

$32.6

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

25%

28%

16%

30%

24%

Net Sales

$522.4

$134.9

$109.2

$140.1

$138.2

(1 ) See definition of EBITDA on previous page (2) See definition of adjusted EBITDA on previous page *Columns and rows may not foot due to rounding 16

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