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We internally polymerize caprolactam into Aegis® Nylon 6 Resins, and we also market and sell the caprolactam that is not consumed internally to customers who use it to manufacture polymer resins to produce fibers, compounds and other nylon products.
−Removed: Our Hopewell, VA manufacturing facility is one of the world’s largest single-site producers of caprolactam as of March 31, 2024.
+Added: Our Hopewell, VA manufacturing facility is one of the world’s largest single-site producers of caprolactam as of June 30, 2024.
• Ammonium Sulfate – Our ammonium sulfate is used by customers as a fertilizer containing nitrogen and sulfur, two key plant nutrients.
Ammonium sulfate fertilizer is derived from the integrated operations at the Hopewell manufacturing facility.
−Removed: Because of our Hopewell facility’s size, scale and technology design, we are the world’s largest single-site producer of ammonium sulfate fertilizer as of March 31, 2024.
+Added: Because of our Hopewell facility’s size, scale and technology design, we are the world’s largest single-site producer of ammonium sulfate fertilizer as of June 30, 2024.
We market and sell ammonium sulfate primarily to North American and South American distributors, farm cooperatives and retailers to fertilize crops.
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As a result of a delayed ramp to targeted utilization rates, the Company recognized an unfavorable impact to pre-tax income in the first quarter 2024 of approximately $27 million, comprised of the impact of lost sales and other additional costs including purchases of replacement product and incremental plant spend.
−Removed: The Company returned to targeted utilization rates at its Frankford, Pennsylvania manufacturing site, as well as across its value chain, prior to quarter end.
+Added: The Company returned to targeted utilization rates at its Frankford, Pennsylvania manufacturing site, as well as across its value chain, prior to the end of the first quarter of 2024.
+Added: Chesterfield, VA Collective Bargaining Agreement
+Added: On May 9, 2024, the Company’s Chesterfield bargaining unit, represented by the Teamsters Local 592, ratified a new five-year labor agreement in advance of the prior agreement’s anticipated expiration date of May 14, 2024.
+Added: The ratified labor agreement affected approximately 160 workers at the Company’s manufacturing facility in Chesterfield, Virginia.
Results of Operations
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Three Months Ended
+Added: June 30, Six Months Ended
+Added: 2024 2023 2024 2023
Sales $ 453,479 $ 427,940 $ 790,308 $ 828,484
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Three Months Ended
−Removed: March 31, 2024
+Added: June 30, 2024 Six Months Ended
+Added: June 30, 2024
Volume 5.5% (0.7)%
−Removed: Sales decreased in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the prior year period by $63.7 million (approximately 16%) due to (i) net unfavorable market-based pricing (approximately 9%) primarily reflecting reduced ammonium sulfate pricing amid lower raw material input costs and a more stable global nitrogen supply environment, as well as lower nylon pricing due to unfavorable supply and demand conditions, and (ii) a decrease in sales volume (approximately 7%) primarily driven by lost sales resulting from the first quarter operational disruption.
+Added: Price 0.5% (3.9)%
+Added: Sales increased in the three months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the prior year period by $25.5 million (approximately 6%) due to (i) increased volume primarily driven by higher sales of nylon and ammonium sulfate (approximately 5%) due to favorable North American supply and demand conditions, and (ii) net favorable pricing including continued strength in acetone (approximately 1%).
+Added: Sales decreased in the six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the prior year period by $38.2 million (approximately 5%) due to (i) net unfavorable impact of market-based and raw material pass-through pricing (approximately 4%) primarily reflecting reduced ammonium sulfate pricing amid lower raw material input costs and a more stable global nitrogen supply environment, as well as lower nylon pricing due to unfavorable supply and demand conditions, and (ii) a decrease in sales volume (approximately 1%) primarily driven by lost sales resulting from the first quarter operational disruption partially offset by strong second quarter sales volume.
Costs of Goods Sold
Three Months Ended
+Added: June 30, Six Months Ended
+Added: 2024 2023 2024 2023
Costs of goods sold $ 372,111 $ 360,017 $ 705,975 $ 690,059
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Gross Margin percentage 17.9% 15.9% 10.7% 16.7%
−Removed: Costs of goods sold increased in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the prior year period by $3.8 million (approximately 1%) due to the net impact of lower production volumes and incremental costs primarily driven by the process-based operational disruption at the Frankford, Pennsylvania manufacturing site (approximately 4%), partially offset by decreased prices of raw materials (approximately 3%).
−Removed: Gross margin percentage decreased in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the prior year period (approximately 17%) due primarily to (i) the net impact of lower sales volume and changes in sales mix (approximately 7%) as well as lower production volumes and incremental costs (approximately 4%), both which were driven primarily by the process-based operational disruption at the Frankford, Pennsylvania manufacturing site and (ii) the impact of market-based pricing, net of raw material costs (approximately 6%).
+Added: Costs of goods sold increased in the three months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the prior year period by $12.1 million (approximately 3%) due to increased sales volume (approximately 4%).
+Added: Costs of goods sold increased in the six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the prior year period by $16.0 million (approximately 2%) due to increased second quarter 2024 sales volume (approximately 2%), the impact of lower production volumes primarily driven by the process-based operational disruption at the Frankford, Pennsylvania manufacturing site (approximately 1%), partially offset by a decrease in raw material costs driven by natural gas and sulfur (approximately 2%).
+Added: Gross margin percentage increased in the three months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the prior year period (approximately 2%) due primarily to higher sales volume (approximately 1%) and lower plant costs (approximately 2%).
+Added: Gross margin percentage decreased in the six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the prior year period (approximately 6%) due primarily to (i) the net impact of lower sales volume and changes in sales mix (approximately 2%) as well as lower production volumes (approximately 1%), primarily driven by the process-based operational disruption at the Frankford, Pennsylvania manufacturing site and (ii) the impact of market-based pricing, net of raw material costs (approximately 2%).
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Three Months Ended
+Added: June 30, Six Months Ended
+Added: 2024 2023 2024 2023
Selling, general and administrative expenses $ 24,431 $ 24,011 $ 48,024 $ 49,126
Percentage of Sales 5.4% 5.6% 6.1% 5.9%
−Removed: Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $1.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the prior year period due to lower functional support costs.
+Added: Selling, general and administrative expenses remained relatively flat in the three months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the prior year period.
+Added: Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $1.1 million in the six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the prior year period due to lower bad debt expense and a decline in functional support costs, including a moderation of enterprise resource planning system expense from the prior year.
Income Tax Expense
Three Months Ended
−Removed: Income tax expense (benefit) $ (6,021) $ 9,275
+Added: June 30, Six Months Ended
+Added: 2024 2023 2024 2023
+Added: Income tax expense $ 13,145 $ 10,555 $ 7,124 $ 19,829
Effective tax rate 25.2% 24.4% 24.9% 22.7%
−Removed: The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was higher than the U.S.
−Removed: federal statutory rate, due to the impacts of state taxes and executive compensation deduction limitations, partially offset by tax credits.
−Removed: The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2023 approximated the U.S.
+Added: The Company’s provision for income taxes in interim periods is computed by applying an estimated annual effective tax rate against Income before taxes for the period in addition to recording any tax effects of discrete items for the quarter.
+Added: The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was higher than the U.S.
+Added: federal statutory rate, due to the impacts of state taxes and executive compensation deduction limitations which generally increase the tax rate, partially offset by tax credits which generally decrease the tax rate.
+Added: The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 differed from the U.S.
federal statutory rate, due to the impacts of state taxes and executive compensation deduction limitations which generally increase the tax rate, offset by tax credits and the foreign-derived intangible income deduction which generally decrease the tax rate.
−Removed: Additionally, a discrete tax adjustment was recorded in the first quarter of 2023 related to the vesting of equity compensation that resulted in a 2.3% decrease to the Company's quarterly effective tax rate.
−Removed: The Company's effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was higher than the prior year period due primarily to the larger impact of equity compensation vestings in the prior year period versus the current year period.
−Removed: Additionally, the Company is not currently anticipating a benefit in 2024 related to the foreign-derived intangible income deduction.
+Added: Additionally, discrete tax adjustments recorded in the first half of 2023 relating to the vesting of equity compensation and changes in state tax legislation resulted in a net 0.9% decrease to the year-to-date effective tax rate.
+Added: The Company's effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was higher than the prior year period due primarily to impacts of executive compensation deduction limitations and a decrease in the projected foreign-derived intangible income deduction.
+Added: The Company's effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was higher than the prior year period due primarily to the larger benefit from the vesting of equity compensation in the prior year period versus the current year period and a decrease in the projected foreign-derived intangible income deduction.
On January 31, 2024, the U.S.
House of Representatives approved a tax bill, which among other provisions, aims to reinstate 100% bonus depreciation for property placed in service after December 31, 2022 until January 1, 2026 and to allow taxpayers to expense domestic research costs retroactively back to 2022 and prospectively through tax years beginning before 2026.
−Removed: Enactment remains highly uncertain, but the Company continues to monitor for ongoing developments in the proposed legislation.
+Added: Enactment remains highly uncertain, but the Company continues to monitor ongoing developments in the proposed legislation.
Three Months Ended
−Removed: Net Income (Loss) $ (17,396) $ 34,954
−Removed: As a result of the factors described above, Net Income (Loss) was ($17.4) million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 as compared to $35.0 million in the corresponding prior year period.
+Added: June 30, Six Months Ended
+Added: 2024 2023 2024 2023
+Added: Net income $ 38,927 $ 32,728 $ 21,531 $ 67,682
+Added: As a result of the factors described above, Net income was $38.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 as compared to $32.7 million in the corresponding prior year period.
+Added: As a result of the factors described above, Net income was $21.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 as compared to $67.7 million in the corresponding prior year period.
Non-GAAP Measures
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
−Removed: The following tables set forth the non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted Earnings Per Share.
−Removed: Adjusted EBITDA is defined as Net income (loss) before Interest, Income taxes, Depreciation and amortization, Non-cash stock-based compensation, Non-recurring, unusual or extraordinary expenses, Non-cash amortization from acquisitions and One-time merger and acquisition costs.
+Added: The following tables set forth the non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings Per Share.
+Added: Adjusted EBITDA is defined as Net income before Interest, Income taxes, Depreciation and amortization, Non-cash stock-based compensation, Non-recurring, unusual or extraordinary expenses, Non-cash amortization from acquisitions and One-time merger and acquisition costs.
Adjusted EBITDA Margin is equal to Adjusted EBITDA divided by Sales.
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These non-GAAP results are presented for supplemental informational purposes only and should not be considered a substitute for the financial information presented in accordance with U.S.
−Removed: Non-GAAP financial measures should be read only in conjunction with the comparable U.S.
+Added: Non-GAAP financial measures should be read only in
+Added: conjunction with the comparable U.S.
GAAP financial measures.
The Company's non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to other companies' non-GAAP measures.
−Removed: The following is a reconciliation between the non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin to their most directly comparable U.S.
+Added: The following is a reconciliation between the non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted Net income, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin to their most directly comparable U.S.
GAAP financial measure:
Three Months Ended
−Removed: Net Income (Loss) $ (17,396) $ 34,954
+Added: June 30, Six Months Ended
+Added: 2024 2023 2024 2023
+Added: Net income $ 38,927 $ 32,728 $ 21,531 $ 67,682
Non-cash stock-based compensation 2,193 2,436 4,404 4,449
−Removed: Non-recurring, unusual or extraordinary income — —
+Added: Non-recurring, unusual or extraordinary expenses* 1,200 — 1,200 —
Non-cash amortization from acquisitions 532 532 1,064 1,064
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Benefit from income taxes relating to reconciling items (762) (498) (1,227) (933)
−Removed: Adjusted Net Income (Loss) (non-GAAP) (15,118) 37,064
+Added: Adjusted Net income (non-GAAP) 42,090 35,198 26,972 72,262
Interest expense, net 3,514 1,954 6,213 3,221
−Removed: Income tax expense (benefit) - Adjusted (5,556) 9,710
+Added: Income tax expense - Adjusted 13,907 11,053 8,351 20,763
Depreciation and amortization - Adjusted 18,630 17,580 37,200 34,893
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Adjusted EBITDA Margin** (non-GAAP) 17.2% 15.4% 10.0% 15.8%
+Added: * Includes a pre-tax loss of approximately $1.2 million related to the reduction of the Company's anticipated receivable related to the gain on the termination fee recorded upon the exit from the Oben alliance during the third quarter of 2023.
** Adjusted EBITDA Margin is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by Sales
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Three Months Ended
−Removed: Net Income (Loss) $ (17,396) $ 34,954
−Removed: Adjusted Net Income (Loss) (non-GAAP) (15,118) 37,064
+Added: June 30, Six Months Ended
+Added: 2024 2023 2024 2023
+Added: Net income $ 38,927 $ 32,728 $ 21,531 $ 67,682
+Added: Adjusted Net income (non-GAAP) 42,090 35,198 26,972 72,262
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - basic 26,839,429 27,494,555 26,859,044 27,547,874
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(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
−Removed: We believe that cash balances and operating cash flows, together with available capacity under our credit agreement, as utilized in the first quarter of 2024, will provide adequate funds to support our current short-term operating objectives as well as our longer-term strategic plans, subject to the risks and uncertainties outlined below, in our "Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" above, and in the risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1A of Part I of our 2023 Form 10-K.
+Added: We believe that cash balances and operating cash flows, together with available capacity under our credit agreement, as utilized in the second quarter of 2024, will provide adequate funds to support our current short-term operating objectives as well as our longer-term strategic plans, subject to the risks and uncertainties outlined below, in our "Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" above, and in the risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1A of Part I of our 2023 Form 10-K.
Our principal source of liquidity is our cash flow generated from operating activities, which is expected to provide us with the ability to meet the majority of our short-term funding requirements.
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Our ability to fund our capital needs, however, will depend on our ongoing ability to generate cash from operations and access to credit and capital markets, both of which are subject to the risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1A of Part I of our 2023 Form 10-K, as well as general economic, financial, competitive, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control.
−Removed: As of the end of the first quarter of 2024, the Company had approximately $20.6 million of cash on hand with approximately $254 million of additional capacity available under the revolving credit facility.
+Added: As of the end of the second quarter of 2024, the Company had approximately $12.1 million of cash on hand with approximately $269 million of additional capacity available under the revolving credit facility.
The Company’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio financial covenant of its credit facility allows it to net up to $75 million of cash with debt.
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We expect that our primary cash requirements for 2024 will be to fund costs associated with ongoing operations, capital expenditures, and amounts related to other contractual obligations.
−Removed: The Company made no cash contributions to the defined benefit pension plan during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
+Added: The Company made no cash contributions to the defined benefit pension plan during the six months ended June 30, 2024.
The Company expects aggregate cash contributions of $0 to $2 million in 2024 and additional contributions in future years sufficient to satisfy pension funding requirements in those periods.
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Date of Authorization Authorized Amount
−Removed: Authorized Amount Remaining as of March 31, 2024
+Added: Authorized Amount Remaining as of June 30, 2024
May 4, 2018 $ 75.0 $ —
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The par value of the shares repurchased is applied to Treasury stock and the excess of the purchase price over par value is applied to Additional paid-in capital.
−Removed: As of March 31, 2024, the Company has repurchased a total of 6,108,939 shares of common stock life-to-date, including 999,111 shares withheld to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of awards, for an aggregate of $189.0 million at a weighted average market price of $30.94 per share.
−Removed: As of March 31, 2024, $65.2 million remained available for share repurchases under the current authorization.
−Removed: During the period from April 1, 2024 through April 26, 2024, the Company repurchased 2,865 shares covering tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of equity awards at a weighted average market price of $27.15, and no additional shares were repurchased under the currently authorized repurchase program.
−Removed: As of March 31, 2024, the Company did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as described in Instruction 8 to Item 303(b) of Regulation S-K and did not have any material changes in the commitments or contractual obligations detailed in the Company's 2023 Form 10-K (see Part II, Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" under "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Liquidity").
+Added: As of June 30, 2024, the Company has repurchased a total of 6,250,181 shares of common stock life-to-date, including 1,004,725 shares withheld to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of awards, for an aggregate of $192.4 million at a weighted average market price of $30.78 per share.
+Added: As of June 30, 2024, $62.0 million remained available for share repurchases under the current authorization.
+Added: During the period from July 1, 2024 through July 26, 2024, 1,933 additional shares were repurchased for tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of equity awards at a weighted average market price of $21.64, and no additional shares were repurchased under the currently authorized repurchase program.
+Added: As of June 30, 2024, the Company did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as described in Instruction 8 to Item 303(b) of Regulation S-K and did not have any material changes in the commitments or contractual obligations detailed in the Company's 2023 Form 10-K (see Part II, Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" under "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Liquidity").
The Company has not guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities or entered into any options on non-financial assets.
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5/3/2024 5/14/2024 5/28/2024 $0.16 $4.3
+Added: 2/16/2024 3/4/2024 3/18/2024 $0.16 $4.3
The timing, declaration, amount and payment of future dividends to stockholders, if any, will fall within the discretion of our Board.
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Credit Agreement
−Removed: On September 30, 2016, the Company as the borrower, entered into a Credit Agreement with Bank of America, as administrative agent (the "Original Credit Agreement"), which was amended on February 21, 2018 pursuant to Amendment No.
−Removed: 1 to the Original Credit Agreement (the "First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement"), and further amended on February 19, 2020 pursuant to Amendment No.
−Removed: 2 to the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (after giving effect to the Second Amendment, the “Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”).
+Added: On September 30, 2016, the Company as the borrower, entered into a Credit Agreement with Bank of America, as administrative agent (the "Original Credit Agreement"), which was amended on February 21, 2018 (the "First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement"), and further amended on February 19, 2020 (the “Second Amended and Restated Credit
The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement had a five-year term with a scheduled maturity date of February 21, 2023.
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The Credit Agreement contains customary covenants limiting the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to, among other things, pay cash dividends, incur debt or liens, redeem or repurchase stock of the Company, enter into transactions with affiliates, make investments, make capital expenditures, merge or consolidate with others or dispose of assets.
−Removed: The Credit Agreement also contains financial covenants that require the Company to maintain a Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio (as
−Removed: defined in the Credit Agreement) of not less than 3.00 to 1.00 and to maintain a Consolidated Leverage Ratio of (i) 4.00 to 1.00 or less for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2021, through and including the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2023 and (ii) 3.75 to 1.00 or less for each fiscal quarter thereafter (subject to the Company’s option to elect a consolidated leverage ratio increase in connection with certain acquisitions).
+Added: The Credit Agreement also contains financial covenants that require the Company to maintain a Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of not less than 3.00 to 1.00 and to maintain a Consolidated Leverage Ratio of (i) 4.00 to 1.00 or less for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2021, through and including the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2023 and (ii) 3.75 to 1.00 or less for each fiscal quarter thereafter (subject to the Company’s option to elect a consolidated leverage ratio increase in connection with certain acquisitions).
If the Company does not comply with the covenants in the Credit Agreement, the lenders may, subject to customary cure rights, require the immediate payment of all amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility.
−Removed: We were in compliance with all of our covenants at March 31, 2024 and through the date of the filing of this Form 10-Q.
+Added: We were in compliance with all of our covenants at June 30, 2024 and through the date of the filing of this Form 10-Q.
We had a borrowed balance of $170 million under the Revolving Credit Facility at December 31, 2023.
−Removed: We borrowed an incremental net amount of $75 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024, bringing the balance under the Revolving Credit Facility to $245 million, and available credit for use of approximately $254 million as of March 31, 2024.
+Added: We borrowed an incremental net amount of $60 million during the six months ended June 30, 2024, bringing the balance under the Revolving Credit Facility to $230 million, and available credit for use of approximately $269 million as of June 30, 2024.
We expect that Cash provided by operating activities will fund future interest payments on the Company's outstanding indebtedness.
Cash Flow Summary
−Removed: Three Months Ended
+Added: Six Months Ended
Cash provided by (used for):
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents $ (17,663) $ (20,449)
−Removed: Cash provided by operating activities decreased by $37.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 versus the prior year period due primarily to a $52.4 million decrease in net income partially offset by a $16.1 million cash impact from working capital (comprised of Accounts and other receivables, Inventories, Accounts payable and Deferred income and customer advances) with a $42.3 million unfavorable cash impact from working capital for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to a $58.4 million unfavorable cash impact in the prior year period.
−Removed: The favorable cash change in working capital was primarily due to the favorable impact of inventory partially offset by Accounts and other receivables.
−Removed: Accrued liabilities were also a source of cash of $10.6 million year-over-year.
−Removed: Cash used for investing activities increased by $11.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 versus the prior year period due primarily to cash payments for capital expenditures of approximately $10.8 million during the current year period reflecting increased spend due to replacement maintenance, growth and cost savings projects and enterprise programs.
−Removed: Cash provided by financing activities increased by $69.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 versus the prior year period due primarily to net borrowings of $75.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to net borrowings of $12.0 million during the prior year period, partially offset by payments for share repurchases of $7.0 million and cash paid for dividends of approximately $4.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to $13.5 million and $4.0 million during the prior year period, respectively.
+Added: Cash provided by operating activities decreased by $22.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 versus the prior year period due primarily to (i) a $46.2 million decrease in Net income and (ii) the unfavorable cash impact of $12.8 million from Taxes receivable and Income taxes payable combined, driven by the timing of tax payments.
+Added: These net unfavorable impacts were partially offset by (i) a $20.1 million favorable cash impact from working capital (comprised of Accounts and other receivables, Inventories, Accounts payable and Deferred income and customer advances) with a $46.2 million unfavorable cash impact from working capital for the six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to a $66.3 million unfavorable cash impact in the prior year period due primarily to the favorable impact of Inventory and Deferred income and customer advances partially offset by Accounts and other receivables and Accounts payable, (ii) a $11.9 million favorable cash impact from accrued liabilities due primarily to the timing of payments during the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the prior year period and (iii) a $4.3 million favorable impact from other assets and liabilities.
+Added: Cash used for investing activities increased by $26.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 versus the prior year period due primarily to higher cash payments for capital expenditures of approximately $25.0 million during the current year period primarily reflecting increased spend on replacement maintenance and enterprise programs.
+Added: Cash provided by financing activities increased by $52.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 versus the prior year period due primarily to net borrowings of $60.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to net borrowings of $25.0 million during the prior year period, partially offset by payments for share repurchases of $10.4 million and cash paid for dividends of approximately $8.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to $28.4 million and $8.0 million during the prior year period, respectively.
Capital Expenditures
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The following table summarizes ongoing and expansion capital expenditures:
−Removed: Three Months Ended
−Removed: March 31, 2024
+Added: Six Months Ended
+Added: June 30, 2024
Capital expenditures in Accounts payable at December 31, 2023
Purchases of property, plant and equipment 61,155
−Removed: Capital expenditures in Accounts payable at March 31, 2024
+Added: Capital expenditures in Accounts payable at June 30, 2024
Cash paid for capital expenditures $ 68,883
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We consider these accounting policies to be critical to the understanding of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
−Removed: For a full description of our critical accounting policies, refer to Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our 2023 Form 10-K.
−Removed: While there have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies, or the methodologies or assumptions we apply under them, we continue to monitor such methodologies and assumptions.
+Added: For a full description of our critical accounting policies, refer to Management’s Discussion
+Added: and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our 2023 Form 10-K.
+Added: While there have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies, or the methodologies or assumptions we apply under them since the filing of the 2023 Form 10-K, we continue to monitor such methodologies and assumptions.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
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