Westrock Coffee Company Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results and Reaffirms 2025 and 2026 Outlook

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Aug. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Westrock Coffee Company (Nasdaq: WEST) (“Westrock Coffee” or the “Company”) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025. Second Quarter Highlights¹ Consolidated Results Net sales were $280.9 million, an increase of 34.8% Gross profit was $41.4 million, flat compared to the prior year period Net loss was $21.6 million, compared to a net loss of $17.8 million in the prior year period Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA² was $15.3 million and included $7.6 million of scale-up costs associated with our Conway Facility, compared to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $12.4 million and $1.2 million of scale-up costs in the prior year period Segment Results Beverage Solutions Net sales were $208.8 million, an increase of 27.9% Segment Adjusted EBITDA³ was $19.7 million, an increase of 48.5% Sustainable Sourcing & Traceability (“SS&T”) Net sales were $72.0 million, an increase of 59.6% Segment Adjusted EBITDA³ was $3.3 million compared to $0.4 million for the second quarter of 2024 Commenting on our results, Scott T. Ford, CEO and Co-founder stated, "We are pleased to report record quarterly segment performance as we celebrate the successful launch of our new single-serve cup plant and the production ramp-up at the extract and ready-to-drink (RTD) facility, both located in Conway, Arkansas. Our progress toward our goal of becoming the premiere integrated, strategic supplier to the pre-eminent coffee, tea, and energy beverage brands globally has resulted in record production, deliveries and quarterly segment performance for our business.” 2025 and 2026 Outlook The Company is reaffirming its 2025 and 2026 guidance for Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, Segment Adjusted EBITDA and Beverage Solutions credit agreement secured net leverage ratio, which were provided in its earnings release dated March 11, 2025. For additional information regarding the Company’s performance compared to the first half 2025 outlook provided in the March 11, 2025 earnings release, see the table included in the section below titled “2025 Outlook Versus Actual Results.” Conference Call Details Westrock Coffee will host a conference call and webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET today to discuss this release. To participate in the live earnings call and question and answer session, please register HERE and dial-in information will be provided directly to you. The live audio webcast will be accessible in the “Events and Presentations” section of the Company’s Investor Relations website at https://investors.westrockcoffee.com. An archived replay of the webcast will be available shortly after the live event has concluded and will be available for a minimum of 14 days. About Westrock Coffee Westrock Coffee is a leading integrated coffee, tea, flavors, extracts, and ingredients solutions provider in the United States, providing coffee sourcing, supply chain management, product development, roasting, packaging, and distribution services to the retail, food service and restaurant, convenience store and travel center, non-commercial account, CPG, and hospitality industries around the world. With offices in 10 countries, the Company sources coffee and tea from numerous countries of origin. Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended from time to time. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "should," "would," "plan," "predict," "potential," "seem," "seek," "future," "outlook," and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, our 2025 and 2026 financial outlook, our expectations regarding leverage ratios and compliance with the financial covenants in our credit agreement, expected volume growth in the Company’s core coffee business, our expectations regarding volume commitments from existing single serve customers and new single serve customer volumes, our expectations regarding expense savings from cost reduction and facility consolidation efforts in 2024, certain plans, expectations, goals, projections, and statements about the timing and benefits of the build-out of and the rapid scale up of our RTD can volumes, and the launch and scale up of our RTD glass bottle products from, the Company's Conway, Arkansas extract and ready-to-drink facility, the plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions of Westrock Coffee, and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements are based on information available to Westrock Coffee as of the date hereof and Westrock Coffee is not under any duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this communication to conform these statements to actual results. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this communication, and on the current expectations of the management of Westrock Coffee as of the date hereof and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as and should not be relied on by an investor, or others, as a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction, or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of Westrock Coffee. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, changes in domestic and foreign business, market (including continued increases in the “C” market price of green coffee), financial, political, and legal conditions; our inability to secure an adequate supply of key raw materials, including green coffee and tea, or disruption in our supply chain, including from tariffs or trade restrictions; risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected financial information with respect to Westrock Coffee; risks related to the rollout of Westrock Coffee's business and the timing of expected business milestones; the effects of competition on Westrock Coffee's business; the ability of Westrock Coffee to issue equity or equity-linked securities or obtain debt financing in the future; Westrock Coffee’s future level of indebtedness, which may reduce funds available for other business purposes and reduce the Company’s operational flexibility; the risk that Westrock Coffee fails to attract, motivate or retain qualified personnel; the risk that Westrock Coffee fails to fully realize the potential benefits of acquisitions or joint ventures or has difficulty successfully integrating acquired companies; the availability of equipment and the timely performance by suppliers involved with the build-out of the Conway, Arkansas extract and ready-to-drink facility; Westrock Coffee’s inability to complete the construction and launch of its planned second RTD can line or RTD glass line as expected or the risk of incurring additional expenses in the process; the loss of significant customers or delays in bringing their products to market; litigation or legal disputes, which could lead us to incur significant liabilities and costs or harm our reputation; and those factors discussed in Westrock Coffee’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 12, 2025, in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” and other documents Westrock Coffee has filed, or will file, with the SEC. If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that Westrock Coffee does not presently know, or that Westrock Coffee currently believes are immaterial, that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, the forward-looking statements reflect Westrock Coffee's expectations, plans, or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this communication. Westrock Coffee anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause Westrock Coffee's assessments to change. However, while Westrock Coffee may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Westrock Coffee specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a representation of Westrock Coffee's assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this communication. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements. Contacts Media: [email protected] Investor Contact: [email protected] Westrock Coffee Company Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Thousands, except par value) June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 43,956 $ 26,151 Restricted cash 8,368 9,413 Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $1,524 and $3,995, respectively 85,685 99,566 Inventories 194,244 163,323 Derivative assets 28,176 19,746 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 16,214 15,444 Total current assets 376,643 333,643 Property, plant and equipment, net 480,653 467,011 Goodwill 116,111 116,111 Intangible assets, net 110,920 114,879 Operating lease right-of-use assets 61,955 63,380 Other long-term assets 11,195 6,756 Total Assets $ 1,157,477 $ 1,101,780 LIABILITIES, CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current maturities of long-term debt $ 16,469 $ 14,057 Short-term debt 75,170 54,659 Accounts payable 75,784 84,255 Supply chain finance program 98,300 78,838 Derivative liabilities 35,099 11,966 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 60,578 34,095 Total current liabilities 361,400 277,870 Long-term debt, net 377,580 325,880 Convertible notes payable - related party, net 49,741 49,706 Deferred income taxes 16,238 14,954 Operating lease liabilities 59,553 60,692 Other long-term liabilities 1,040 1,346 Total liabilities 865,552 730,448 Commitments and contingencies Series A Convertible Preferred Shares, $0.01 par value, 24,000 shares authorized, 23,511 shares and 23,511 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, $11.50 liquidation value 273,678 273,850 Shareholders' Equity Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 26,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding — — Common stock, $0.01 par value, 300,000 shares authorized, 94,708 shares and 94,221 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively 947 942 Additional paid-in-capital 526,561 519,878 Accumulated deficit (491,703 ) (442,922 ) Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (17,558 ) 19,584 Total shareholders' equity 18,247 97,482 Total Liabilities, Convertible Preferred Shares and Shareholders' Equity $ 1,157,477 $ 1,101,780 Westrock Coffee Company Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, (Thousands, except per share data) 2025 2024 2025 2024 Net sales $ 280,859 $ 208,389 $ 494,655 $ 400,889 Costs of sales 239,464 166,986 424,187 322,212 Gross profit 41,395 41,403 70,468 78,677 Selling, general and administrative expense 53,931 51,610 94,275 96,050 Transaction, restructuring and integration expense 2,477 4,399 4,268 7,363 Impairment charges — 831 — 831 Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment — 971 7 973 Total operating expenses 56,408 57,811 98,550 105,217 Loss from operations (15,013 ) (16,408 ) (28,082 ) (26,540 ) Other (income) expense Interest expense 13,119 7,453 25,718 15,032 Change in fair value of warrant liabilities — (1,612 ) — (1,653 ) Other, net (2,692 ) 98 (2,970 ) 233 Loss before income taxes and equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities (25,440 ) (22,347 ) (50,830 ) (40,152 ) Income tax expense (benefit) (370 ) (4,645 ) 1,458 1,170 Equity in (earnings) loss from unconsolidated entities (3,507 ) 57 (3,507 ) 110 Net loss $ (21,563 ) $ (17,759 ) $ (48,781 ) $ (41,432 ) Amortization of Series A Convertible Preferred Shares 86 87 172 174 Net loss attributable to common shareholders $ (21,477 ) $ (17,672 ) $ (48,609 ) $ (41,258 ) Loss per common share: Basic $ (0.23 ) $ (0.20 ) $ (0.51 ) $ (0.47 ) Diluted $ (0.23 ) $ (0.20 ) $ (0.51 ) $ (0.47 ) Weighted-average number of shares outstanding: Basic 94,661 88,323 94,480 88,209 Diluted 94,661 88,323 94,480 88,209 Westrock Coffee Company Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) Six Months Ended June 30, (Thousands) 2025 2024 Cash flows from operating activities: Net loss $ (48,781 ) $ (41,432 ) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 26,771 15,516 Impairment charges — 831 Equity-based compensation 8,080 5,481 Provision for credit losses (22 ) 1,026 Amortization of deferred financing fees included in interest expense 1,755 1,715 Write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees 137 — (Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 7 973 Gain on de-consolidation of Rwanda Trading Company (2,291 ) — Mark-to-market adjustments (3,514 ) (3,162 ) Change in fair value of warrant liabilities — (1,653 ) Foreign currency transactions (141 ) 53 Deferred income tax expense (benefit) 1,458 1,170 Other (2,738 ) 490 Change in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable 12,154 (3,954 ) Inventories (43,345 ) (12,912 ) Derivative assets and liabilities (8,388 ) 4,709 Prepaid expense and other assets 1,520 733 Accounts payable 10,931 (20,211 ) Accrued liabilities and other 17,334 34,936 Net cash used in operating activities (29,073 ) (15,691 ) Cash flows from investing activities: Additions to property, plant and equipment (61,826 ) (105,105 ) Additions to intangible assets (40 ) (104 ) Proceeds from sale of equity method investments and non-marketable securities 500 — Acquisition of equity method investments and non-marketable securities, inclusive of cash contributed (2,952 ) — Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 316 449 Net cash used in investing activities (64,002 ) (104,760 ) Cash flows from financing activities: Payments on debt (46,799 ) (134,634 ) Proceeds from debt 131,373 184,124 Payments on supply chain financing program (79,847 ) (49,612 ) Proceeds from supply chain financing program 99,309 47,872 Proceeds from convertible notes payable — 22,000 Proceeds from convertible notes payable - related party — 50,000 Payment of debt issuance costs (2,354 ) (2,965 ) Payment of convertible notes payable issuance costs — (511 ) Net proceeds from (repayments of) repurchase agreements 9,769 (7,343 ) Proceeds from exercise of stock options — 12 Proceeds from issuance of common stock — 635 Payment of equity issuance costs — (10 ) Payment for taxes for net share settlement of equity awards (1,564 ) (1,159 ) Net cash provided by financing activities 109,887 108,409 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (52 ) 229 Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash 16,760 (11,813 ) Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 35,564 37,840 Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $ 52,324 $ 26,027 The total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at June 30, 2025 and 2024 is as follows: (Thousands) June 30, 2025 June 30, 2024 Cash and cash equivalents $ 43,956 $ 24,316 Restricted cash 8,368 1,711 Total $ 52,324 $ 26,027 Westrock Coffee Company Summary of Segment Results (Unaudited) Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, (Thousands) 2025 2024 2025 2024 Beverage Solutions Net sales $ 208,814 $ 163,253 $ 372,893 $ 321,312 Segment Adjusted EBITDA¹ 19,670 13,245 29,253 24,045 Sustainable Sourcing & Traceability Net sales² $ 72,045 $ 45,136 $ 121,762 $ 79,577 Segment Adjusted EBITDA¹ 3,315 419 5,243 761 ___________________________ 1 – Segment Adjusted EBITDA is a segment performance measure, which is required by U.S. GAAP to be disclosed in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 280,Segment Reporting. Segment Adjusted EBITDA is defined consistently with Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, except that it excludes scale-up costs related to our Conway Facility. Refer to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information regarding our segments and a reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to loss before income taxes and equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities. 2 – Net of intersegment revenues. Westrock Coffee Company Calculation of Beverage Solutions Credit Agreement Secured Net Leverage Ratio (Unaudited) (Thousands, except leverage ratio) Trailing Twelve-Months Beverage Solutions Segment Adjusted EBITDA $ 58,847 Permissible credit agreement adjustments¹ 11,137 Trailing Twelve-Months Credit Agreement Adjusted EBITDA $ 69,984 End of period: Term loan facility $ 150,938 Delayed draw term loan facility 46,875 Revolving credit facility 172,500 Letters of credit outstanding 2,560 Secured debt 372,873 Beverage Solutions unrestricted cash and cash equivalents (40,707 ) Secured net debt $ 332,166 Beverage Solutions Credit Agreement secured net leverage ratio 4.75 x ___________________________ 1 – Primarily consists of $8.8 million of pro forma run-rate impact of cost savings initiatives, as permitted by the Credit Agreement. The Company is required to maintain compliance with, among other things, a secured net leverage ratio under the terms of its credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) among the Company, Westrock Beverage Solutions, LLC, as the borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent, and swingline lender, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as sustainability structuring agent, and each issuing bank and lender party thereto. The secured net leverage ratio is calculated as secured net debt divided by Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing twelve-month period, each as defined in the Credit Agreement, and is applicable only to our Beverage Solutions segment. Management believes that our secured net leverage ratio provides useful information to investors and other users of our financial data regarding the Company’s compliance with its material financial covenants. Failure to comply with the covenants in the Credit Agreement or make payments when due could result in an event of default, which, if not cured or waived, could accelerate our repayment obligations under the Credit Agreement and could result in a default and acceleration under other agreements containing cross-default provisions. Under these circumstances, we might not have sufficient funds or other resources to satisfy all of our obligations. As of the date of this press release, the Company is in compliance with its financial covenants. Westrock Coffee Company Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income to Non-GAAP Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, (Thousands) 2025 2024 2025 2024 Net loss $ (21,563 ) $ (17,759 ) $ (48,781 ) $ (41,432 ) Interest expense 13,119 7,453 25,718 15,032 Income tax expense (benefit) (370 ) (4,645 ) 1,458 1,170 Depreciation and amortization 15,016 7,968 26,771 15,516 EBITDA 6,202 (6,983 ) 5,166 (9,714 ) Transaction, restructuring and integration expense 2,477 4,399 4,268 7,363 Change in fair value of warrant liabilities — (1,612 ) — (1,653 ) Equity-based compensation 4,750 3,025 8,080 5,481 Impairment charges — 831 — 831 Conway extract and ready-to-drink facility pre-production costs 9,072 12,382 13,520 22,178 Mark-to-market adjustments (1,441 ) (1,522 ) (3,514 ) (3,162 ) (Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment — 971 7 973 Other (5,722 ) 943 (3,966 ) 1,279 Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA $ 15,338 $ 12,434 $ 23,561 $ 23,576 Non-GAAP Financial Measures We refer to EBITDA and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA in our analysis of our results of operations, which are not required by, or presented in accordance with, accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). While we believe that net (loss) income, as defined by GAAP, is the most appropriate earnings measure, we also believe that EBITDA and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA are important non-GAAP supplemental measures of operating performance as they contribute to a meaningful evaluation of the Company’s future operating performance and comparisons to the Company’s past operating performance. The Company believes that providing these non-GAAP financial measures to investors helps investors evaluate the Company’s operating performance, profitability and business trends in a way that is consistent with how management evaluates such performance. We define “EBITDA” as net (loss) income, as defined by GAAP, before interest expense, provision for income taxes and depreciation and amortization. We define “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” as EBITDA before equity-based compensation expense and the impact, which may be recurring in nature, of transaction, restructuring and integration related costs, impairment charges, changes in the fair value of warrant liabilities, non-cash mark-to-market adjustments, certain non-capitalizable costs necessary to place the Conway extract and ready-to-drink facility into commercial production, the write off of unamortized deferred financing costs, costs incurred as a result of the early repayment of debt, gains or losses on dispositions, and other similar or infrequent items (although we may not have had such charges in the periods presented). We believe EBITDA and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA are important supplemental measures to net (loss) income because they provide additional information to evaluate our operating performance on an unleveraged basis. Since EBITDA and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA are not measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, they should be viewed in addition to, and not be considered as alternatives for, net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP. Further, our computations of EBITDA and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to that reported by other companies that define EBITDA and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do. Westrock Coffee Company 2025 Outlook Versus Actual Results (Unaudited) Below is a summary of the Company’s performance compared to the first half 2025 outlook provided in the March 11, 2025 earnings release. 1H 2025 1H 2025 Outlook (Millions) Actual Low High Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA² $ 23.6 $ 17.5 $ 24.0 Segment Adjusted EBITDA³ Beverage Solutions $ 29.3 $ 25.0 $ 30.0 SS&T 5.2 2.5 4.0 June 30, 2025 Actual Outlook Beverage Solutions Credit Agreement secured net leverage ratio 4.75x 5.70x ___________________________ ¹ Unless otherwise indicated, all comparisons are to the prior year period. ² Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. The definition of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is included under the section titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and a reconciliation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP measure is provided in the tables that accompany this release. ³ Segment Adjusted EBITDA is a segment performance measure, which is required by U.S. GAAP to be disclosed in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 280, Segment Reporting. Segment Adjusted EBITDA is defined consistently with Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, except that it excludes scale-up costs related to our Conway Facility. Source: Westrock Coffee Company