Q1 2024 net revenues increased 12.5% to $248 million, compared to Q1 2023 Q1 2024 net income of $6 million or $0.02 per diluted share, compared to net income of $3 million or $0.01 per diluted share in Q1 2023 Q1 2024 Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased 13.7% to $112 million, compared to Q1 2023 Q1 2024 Adjusted EPS(1) of $0.13 compared to Adjusted EPS of $0.13 in Q1 2023 Company reaffirms 2024 outlook CLEVELAND, May 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sotera Health Company ("Sotera Health" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:SHC), a leading global provider of mission-critical end-to-end sterilization solutions, lab testing and advisory services for the healthcare industry, today announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2024. First-quarter 2024 net revenues increased 12.5% to $248 million, compared to $221 million in the first-quarter 2023. Net revenues increased 11.8% on a constant currency basis. Net income was $6 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, compared to net income of $3 million, or $0.01 per diluted share for the first-quarter 2023. Adjusted EBITDA for the first-quarter 2024 increased by 13.7% to $112 million compared to the first-quarter 2023. First-quarter 2024 Adjusted Earnings Per Diluted Share ("Adjusted EPS") of $0.13 was flat compared to the first-quarter 2023. "This morning we announced a solid start to the year delivering top- and bottom-line growth for the quarter," said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Michael B. Petras, Jr. "We are reaffirming the Company's 2024 outlook that we previously provided. The team remains focused on executing on our strategic priorities as we manage through continued market headwinds." "We are also pleased that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its update of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)," added Petras. "Although the updated requirements will be very challenging for the sterilization industry to meet, we believe that Sterigenics' significant investments in state-of-the-art emission controls have positioned Sterigenics to be able to comply with the updated standards within the timeframes specified by the final rule." Petras concluded, "As always, our focus is to support our global team members while serving our customers with high quality, safe and reliable service." First-Quarter Review by Business Segment Sterigenics For first-quarter 2024, net revenues were $166 million, an increase of 4.1% compared to the first quarter a year ago. Segment income was $86 million, an increase of 3.6%. Net revenue growth for first-quarter 2024 was driven by favorable pricing and changes in foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by unfavorable volume and mix. Segment income growth for the quarter was driven by favorable pricing, partially offset by unfavorable volume and mix, as well as inflation. Nordion For first-quarter 2024, net revenues were $24 million, an increase of 180.8%, compared to an unusually light first quarter a year ago. Segment income increased 606.7% to $11 million. Increases in net revenues, segment income and segment income margin for the first-quarter 2024 were primarily driven by favorable volume and mix related to the timing of reactor harvest schedules. Nelson Labs For first-quarter 2024, net revenues were $58 million, an increase of 10.8% compared to the first quarter a year ago. Segment income increased 8.8% to $15 million. Net revenue and segment income growth for the first-quarter 2024 were primarily driven by volume and mix improvements as well as favorable pricing. Balance Sheet and Liquidity As of March 31, 2024, Sotera Health had $2.3 billion in total debt, and $261 million in cash and cash equivalents, compared to $2.3 billion in total debt and $296 million in cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2023. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had no balance outstanding on its revolving credit facility. Material debt balances currently outstanding do not mature until 2026. Sotera Health's Net Leverage Ratio(2) as of March 31, 2024 was 3.8x, consistent with December 31, 2023. On March 1, 2024 the Company extended the maturity of its revolving credit facility to the earlier of March 1, 2029 and the date that is 91 days prior to the maturity date of its existing term loans. Reaffirming 2024 Outlook Today, Sotera Health is reaffirming the 2024 outlook first provided on February 27, 2024. As a reminder, the outlook is: Net revenues and Adjusted EBITDA growth in the range of 4.0% to 6.0%, Interest Expense in the range of $170 million to $180 million, Tax rate applicable to Adjusted Net Income(2) in the range of 31.5% to 34.5%, Adjusted EPS in the range of $0.67 to $0.75, A weighted-average fully diluted share count in the range of 283 million to 285 million shares, Capital expenditures in the range of $205 million to $225 million. The Company does not provide a reconciliation for non-GAAP financial measures on a forward-looking basis where it is unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of reconciling items without unreasonable effort. The Company cannot reconcile its expected Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EPS and Net Leverage Ratio without unreasonable effort because certain items that impact net income, earnings per share and other reconciling metrics are out of the Company's control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted at this time, including uncertainties caused by changes to the regulatory landscape, restructuring items and certain fair value measurements, all of which are potential adjustments for future earnings. The outlook provided above contains a number of assumptions, including, among others, the Company's current expectations regarding supply chain continuity, particularly for the supply of EO and Cobalt-60, the impact of inflationary trends including their impact on energy prices and the supply of labor, and the expectation that exchange rates as of March 31, 2024 remain constant for the remainder of 2024. Our outlook is based on current plans and expectations and is subject to a several known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including those set forth below under "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements." Earnings Webcast Sotera Health management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the Company's operating highlights and financial results at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time today. To participate in the live call, please dial 1-844-481-2916 if dialing in from the United States, or 1-412-317-0709 if dialing in from other locations. A live webcast of the conference call and accompanying materials may also be accessed via the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at Presentation & Events | Sotera Health. A replay of the webcast will be archived on the Company's website. Updates on recent developments in matters relevant to investors can be found on the Investor Relations section of the Sotera Health website at Investor Relations | Sotera Health. For developments related to EO, updates can be found at Ethylene Oxide | Sotera Health. Upcoming Investor Events RBC 2024 Global Healthcare Conference at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time, May 15, 2024 Sotera Health 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, May 23, 2024 Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference, June 5, 2024 Goldman Sachs 45th annual Global Healthcare Conference, June 12, 2024 Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Unless expressly indicated or the context requires otherwise, the terms "Sotera Health," "Company," "we," "us," and "our" in this document refer to Sotera Health Company, a Delaware corporation, and, where appropriate, its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. This release contains forward-looking statements that reflect management's expectations about future events and the Company's operating plans and performance and speak only as of the date hereof. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking words such as "will," "may," "plan," "estimate," "project," "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "intend," "should," "would," "could," "target," "goal," "continue to," "positioned to," "are confident" or the negative versions of those words or other comparable words. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, are forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements contained in this release are based upon our historical performance and on our current plans, estimates and expectations of the Company's future performance and the future performance of the markets in which the Company operates in light of information currently available to us. The inclusion of this forward-looking information should not be regarded as a representation by us that the future plans, estimates or expectations contemplated by us will be achieved. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, financial results, financial condition, business, prospects, growth strategy and liquidity. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, any disruption in the availability or supply of, or increases in the price of ethylene oxide ("EO") or Cobalt-60, or our other direct materials, services and supplies, including as a result of geopolitical instability and/or sanctions against Russia; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; changes in industry trends, environmental, health and safety regulations or preferences, and general economic, social and business conditions; the impact and outcome of current and future legal proceedings and liability claims, including litigation related to use of EO and/or emission and releases of EO from our facilities in California, Georgia, Illinois and New Mexico and the possibility that other claims will be made in the future relating to these or other facilities; our ability to increase capacity at existing facilities, build new facilities in a timely and cost-effective manner and renew leases for our leased facilities; our ability to attract and retain qualified employees; the risks of doing business internationally, including global and regional economic and political instability and compliance with numerous and sometimes inconsistent laws and regulations in multiple jurisdictions; and an inability to pursue strategic transactions, find suitable acquisition targets, or integrate strategic acquisitions into our business successfully. For additional discussion of these risks and uncertainties, please refer to the Company's filings with the SEC, such as its annual and quarterly reports. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements, except as otherwise required by law. Non-GAAP Financial Measures To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, we consider Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EPS, Segment income margin, Net Debt and Net Leverage Ratio and constant currency, financial measures that are not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by GAAP. We define Adjusted Net Income as net income (loss) before amortization and certain other adjustments that we do not consider in our evaluation of our ongoing operating performance from period to period. We define Adjusted EBITDA as Adjusted Net Income before interest expense, depreciation (including depreciation of Co-60 used in our operations) and income tax provision applicable to Adjusted Net Income. Adjusted EBITDA margin is equal to Adjusted EBITDA divided by net revenues. Segment income margin is equal to segment income divided by net segment revenues. We define Adjusted EPS as Adjusted Net Income divided by the weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding. Our Net Debt is equal to our total debt net of unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discounts, less cash and cash equivalents. Our Net Leverage Ratio is equal to Net Debt divided by Adjusted EBITDA. Constant currency is a non-GAAP financial measure we use to assess performance excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rate changes. We calculate constant currency net revenues by translating prior year net revenues in local currency at the average exchange rates applicable for the current period. The translated results are then used to determine year-over-year percentage increases or decreases. We generally refer to such amounts calculated on a constant currency basis as excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rates. These results should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, results reported in accordance with GAAP. Results on a constant currency basis, as we present them, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies and are not measures of performance presented in accordance with GAAP. We use these non-GAAP financial measures as the principal measures of our operating performance. Management believes these measures allow management to more effectively evaluate our operating performance and compare the results of our operations from period to period without the impact of certain non-cash items and non-routine items that we do not expect to continue at the same level in the future and other items that are not core to our operations. We believe that these measures are useful to our investors because they provide a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting our business than could be obtained without these measures and their disclosure. In addition, we believe these measures will assist investors in making comparisons to our historical operating results and analyzing the underlying performance of our operations for the periods presented. Our management also uses these measurements in their financial analysis and operational decision-making and Adjusted EBITDA serves as the key metric for the attainment of our primary annual incentive program. These measures may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to, a similarly titled measure used by other companies. About Sotera Health Sotera Health Company is a leading global provider of mission-critical end-to-end sterilization solutions and lab testing and advisory services for the healthcare industry. Sotera Health goes to market through three businesses – Sterigenics®, Nordion® and Nelson Labs®. Sotera Health is committed to its mission, Safeguarding Global Health®. INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACTJason Peterson Vice President & Treasurer, Sotera Health                                                                                       MEDIA CONTACT Kristin GibbsChief Marketing Officer, Sotera Source: Sotera Health Company (1)This is a non-GAAP financial measure used throughout this press release; please refer to the section "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for explanations of our Non-GAAP financial measures and the schedules provided later in this release for reconciliations of reported GAAP to Non-GAAP financial measures.(2) This is a non-GAAP financial measure used throughout this press release; please refer to the section "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for explanations of our Non-GAAP financial measures and the schedules provided later in this release for reconciliations of reported GAAP to Non-GAAP financial measures. Sotera Health CompanyConsolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except per share amounts)(unaudited)           Three Months Ended March 31,     2024       2023   Revenues:       Service $ 226,481     $ 214,510   Product   21,695       6,080   Total net revenues   248,176       220,590   Cost of revenues:       Service   110,852       104,210   Product   10,209       4,877   Total cost of revenues   121,061       109,087   Gross profit   127,115       111,503   Operating expenses:       Selling, general and administrative expenses   58,209       61,910   Amortization of intangible assets   15,732       16,227   Impairment of long-lived assets   73,941       78,137   Total operating expenses   73,941       78,137   Operating income   53,174       33,366   Interest expense, net   41,771       28,870   Foreign exchange (gain) loss   (572 )     347   Other expense (income), net   961       (1,253 ) Income before income taxes   11,014       5,402   Provision for income taxes   4,691       2,560   Net income   6,323       2,842           Earnings per share:       Basic $ 0.02     $ 0.01   Diluted   0.02       0.01   Weighted average number of shares outstanding:       Basic   281,913       280,691   Diluted   284,062       282,977                   Sotera Health Company Segment Data(in thousands)(unaudited)     Three Months Ended March 31,   2024   2023 Segment revenues:       Sterigenics $ 166,497   $ 159,997 Nordion   24,007     8,551 Nelson Labs   57,672     52,042 Total net revenues $ 248,176   $ 220,590 Segment income:       Sterigenics $ 85,818   $ 82,840 Nordion