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Earnings call · FY2025 Q4

Lsb Industries, Inc. Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Lsb Industries, Inc. Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Concluded Feb 26, 2026 Audio replay
Feb 26, 2026 40:29 41 turns
Period
FY2025 Q4
Runtime
40:29
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

LSB Industries reported strong Q4 and full-year 2025 results, with Q4 adjusted EBITDA up 42% year-over-year to $54.1 million and full-year adjusted EBITDA up 25% to $161.5 million, driven by operational improvements, record nitric acid and ammonium nitrate production, and favorable pricing, while guiding to 2026 volumes that absorb two planned turnarounds expected to remove ~60,000 tons of ammonia and ~50,000 tons of UAN production.

Commercial environment and pricing 35 Planned turnaround activity 29 Financial performance and balance sheet 12 Decarbonization premiums and exports 9 Farmer economics and ag demand 9 Production volumes and record output 7

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +62 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “We delivered significant year-over-year growth in net sales, adjusted EBITDA, and EPS in both the fourth quarter and the full year of 2025.”
  • “We delivered record nitric acid and ammonium nitrate solution production in 2025, reflecting the progress we've made in plant reliability, throughput, and operational efficiency.”
  • “there remains significant value to capture, and we have ongoing initiatives intended to do just that”
  • “I'm really proud of the quarter and the year that we just posted. And we're really excited about 2026 and think we'll make a lot of great progress.”

Forward guidance

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Revenue · derived Q4 $165.05M +22.3% YoY
Gross margin · derived Q4 25.0% +20.5 pp YoY
Net income · derived Q4 $16.13M

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Q4 net sales grew to $165.0M from $134.9M, with adjusted EBITDA up 42% YoY to $54.1M and diluted EPS of $0.22 vs. $(0.13) in Q4 2024.
  • Full-year 2025 net sales rose to $615.2M from $522.4M, adjusted EBITDA grew 25% to $161.5M, and net income swung to $24.6M from a $(19.4)M loss.
  • Record nitric acid and ammonium nitrate solution production in 2025, reflecting improved plant reliability, throughput, and operational efficiency.
  • UAN pricing averaged $320/ton NOLA in Q4, up 39% YoY, and the company began 2026 with the lowest UAN carryout inventory in several years.
  • Strong balance sheet with ~$148.5M in cash, $96M in full-year operating cash flow, net leverage of 1.8x, and ~$40M of senior secured notes and ~0.3M shares repurchased in 2025.
  • Achieved a record-low TRIR of 0.40 with three of four sites operating injury-free for the full year.

Risks & pressure points

  • Two planned turnarounds in 2026 (El Dorado in Q2 and an accelerated Pryor turnaround in Q3) are expected to result in lost production of approximately 60,000 tons of ammonia and 50,000 tons of UAN.
  • Q4 operating costs were elevated due to timing of expenses and increased maintenance and contractor support, with contractor-related costs expected to persist until end of 2026.
  • Free cash flow of $44M was below EBITDA expectations, with working capital growing by over $30M during the period.
  • Farmer economics are under stress, with high corn inventories, reduced soybean export demand, and uncertainty over potential E15 adoption creating potential demand risk for nitrogen fertilizers.
  • Low-carbon/decarbonization premium market has developed slower than expected, particularly domestically, and may not materialize as quickly as previously anticipated.

Key moments

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“As a result, full year 2025 adjusted EBITDA was $162 million compared to $130 million in 2024, representing a 25% year-over-year increase. As shown on Page 8, Q4 adjusted EBITDA grew 42% year-over-year from $38 million in Q4 last year to $54 million this year.” Cheryl Maguire, CFO
“In total, when complete, these efforts should yield a total of $70 million of annual EBITDA with $20 million already captured and a further $50 million that is planned and underway.” Cheryl Maguire, CFO

Guidance from the call

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Metric Guided
Effective tax rate
2026 full year
25%
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