RYAM earnings analysis
What we found in RYAM's 10-Q: the parts that mattered, the offsets in the same document, and what the company said about what comes next.
Our reading of the filing · Free to read, no account needed
Rayonier Advanced Materials reported a Q1 2026 revenue of $319 million, which was above consensus estimates but showed a 10% decline year-over-year compared to $353 million in Q1 2025. The company experienced an EPS loss of $1.22, significantly lower than the projected loss of $0.63. Management expressed confidence in achieving higher full-year EBITDA and positive free cash flow despite ongoing macroeconomic challenges.
The parts that mattered.
Pulled out of the filing itself, with the figures the company reported.
- Revenue Surpassed Estimates
- Actual revenue was $319 million, exceeding the estimate of $301.6 million.
- Cash Flow Improvement
- Operating cash flow was $32 million, showing a decrease from $40 million a year ago but still positive.
- Segment Net Sales Decline
- High Purity Cellulose segment sales decreased by 6% to $263 million from $279 million in the prior period.
- Positive Free Cash Flow
- Adjusted free cash flow improved from $2 million in Q1 2025 to $12 million in Q1 2026.
- Cost Control Initiatives
- Lower energy costs contributed to overall cost savings despite operational challenges.
- Positive EBITDA Outlook
- Management expects full-year EBITDA to exceed 2025 levels based on strategic initiatives.
And the other side of it.
The offsets in the same document — the things a summary that only listed the good news would have left out.
- Increased Operating Loss
- Operating loss increased to $65 million from $15 million year-over-year, a 333% rise.
- High Debt Levels Persist
- Total debt increased slightly to $763 million from $779 million, maintaining a high debt to capital ratio of 77%.
- Lower Sales Volumes
- Sales volume in High Purity Cellulose segment decreased despite a favorable pricing shift.
What they reported.
What the company itself reported, taken out of the document.
- Earnings per share
- $-1.22
- Gross margin
- -2.5%
- Operating margin
- -20.4%
- Segment
- High Purity Cellulose
- Segment
- Paperboard & High Yield Pulp
What they said about what is next.
Management anticipates full-year EBITDA improvements over 2025 levels and focuses on generating positive free cash flow.
The filing reads about the same as the one before it.
What came before.
- 10-K · March 5, 2026
- The 2025 Form 10-K shows Rayonier Advanced Materials executing a strategic pivot toward biomaterials (formal reorganization of High Purity Cellulose into Cellulose Specialties, Cellulose Commodities and a new…
- 10-Q · August 6, 2025
- Rayonier Advanced Materials reported Q2 net sales of $340,048,000 and a GAAP net loss attributable to RYAM of $363,197,000 (EPS -$5.44). Gross margin compressed to $23,641,000 (≈6.95% of sales) and operating income was…
- 10-K · March 6, 2025
- The 2024 Form 10-K presents Rayonier Advanced Materials as a specialty cellulose producer pivoting toward biomaterials (2G bioethanol) while taking structural actions to improve cash flow (indefinite suspension of the…
- 10-Q · November 8, 2023
- Rayonier Advanced Materials reported Q3 net sales of $368,670,000 and a GAAP net loss of $25,100,000 (diluted EPS -$0.39), driven by a year-over-year revenue decline and a compression of gross margin to $8,732,000.…
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