08.01.18
Domtar Corporation reported net earnings of $43 million for the second quarter of 2018 compared to net earnings of $54 million for the first quarter of 2018 and net earnings of $38 million for the second quarter of 2017. Sales for the second quarter of 2018 were $1.4 billion.
Personal Care sales were $247 million in the second quarter of 2018 compared to $238 million in the second quarter of 2017.
“We had a solid performance in pulp and paper given the extensive scheduled maintenance outages at several facilities. Both businesses are providing us with good sales and cash flow and we are building on several important initiatives,” says John D. Williams, president and CEO. “We continued to implement our announced price increases throughout the quarter with higher price realizations in both pulp and paper, which helped offset higher maintenance and inflation on some raw material and freight costs.”
Commenting on Personal Care, Williams adds, “As expected, Personal Care results were impacted by anticipated volume reduction and continued commodity inflation. This was partially offset by strong cost savings and reduced overhead spending. We expect to improve margins towards the end of the year as the benefits of the new customer wins flow through.”
Personal Care sales were $247 million in the second quarter of 2018 compared to $238 million in the second quarter of 2017.
“We had a solid performance in pulp and paper given the extensive scheduled maintenance outages at several facilities. Both businesses are providing us with good sales and cash flow and we are building on several important initiatives,” says John D. Williams, president and CEO. “We continued to implement our announced price increases throughout the quarter with higher price realizations in both pulp and paper, which helped offset higher maintenance and inflation on some raw material and freight costs.”
Commenting on Personal Care, Williams adds, “As expected, Personal Care results were impacted by anticipated volume reduction and continued commodity inflation. This was partially offset by strong cost savings and reduced overhead spending. We expect to improve margins towards the end of the year as the benefits of the new customer wins flow through.”
