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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis

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Executive Overview

We recorded income from operations of $405.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared with income from operations of $205.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

In our Wood Products segment, income increased $93.1 million to $190.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, from $97.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, due primarily to higher EWP and plywood sales prices, offset partially by higher wood fiber and other manufacturing costs.

In our BMD segment, income increased $105.7 million to $225.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, from $120.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, driven by a gross margin increase of $133.6 million, resulting from improved gross margins across substantially all product lines.

The margin improvement was offset partially by increased selling and distribution expenses and general and administrative expenses of $25.5 million and $1.6 million, respectively.

We recorded income from operations of $297.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared with income from operations of $409.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2021.

In our Wood Products segment, income decreased $59.7 million to $154.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, from $213.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, due primarily to lower sales prices of plywood and lower plywood and EWP sales volumes, offset partially by higher EWP sales prices.

In our BMD segment, income decreased $52.0 million to $154.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, from $206.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, driven by a gross margin decrease of $44.5 million, resulting from a decline in commodity prices during the second quarter 2022.

The negative impacts from commodity price declines were offset partially by improved gross margin percentages for EWP and general line products.

These changes are discussed further in "Our Operating Results" below.

We ended first quarter 2022 with $922.7 million of cash and cash equivalents and $346.0 million of undrawn committed bank line availability, for total available liquidity of $1,268.7 million.

We had $444.8 million of outstanding debt at March 31, 2022.

We generated $173.8 million of cash during the three months ended March 31, 2022, as cash provided by operations was offset partially by capital spending, dividends paid on our common stock, and tax withholding payments on stock-based awards.

A further description of our cash sources and uses for the three month comparative periods are discussed in "Liquidity and Capital Resources" below.

We ended second quarter 2022 with $1,033.0 million of cash and cash equivalents and $346.0 million of undrawn committed bank line availability, for total available liquidity of $1,379.0 million.

We had $445.0 million of outstanding debt at June 30, 2022.

We generated $284.1 million of cash during the six months ended June 30, 2022, as cash provided by operations was offset partially by capital spending, dividends paid on our common stock, and tax withholding payments on stock-based awards.

A further description of our cash sources and uses for the six month comparative periods are discussed in "Liquidity and Capital Resources" below.

On July 25, 2022, we and our wholly-owned subsidiary, Boise Cascade Wood Products, L.L.C., completed the acquisition of 100% of the equity interest of Coastal Forest Resources Company's (“CFRC”) wholly-owned subsidiary, Coastal Plywood Company, and its plywood manufacturing operations located in Havana, Florida, and Chapman, Alabama, (the "Acquisition") for a purchase price of $517 million, inclusive of estimated working capital at closing of $27 million, which is subject to post-closing adjustments.

We funded the Acquisition and related costs with cash on hand.

These facilities will provide incremental stress rated veneer needed to optimize and expand our southeastern U.S.

EWP production capacity.

In addition, the Havana plywood operation will improve our mix of specialty plywood products and is well positioned geographically to support plywood demand in the southeastern U.S.

Demand for the products we manufacture, as well as the products we purchase and distribute, is correlated with new residential construction, residential repair-and-remodeling activity and light commercial construction.

Current demographics in the United States (U.S.), as well as continuation of work-from-home practices by many in the economy, continue to create a favorable demand environment for new residential construction.

We expect demand to remain strong during 2022, with April 2022 Blue Chip Economic Indicators consensus forecasts for 2022 single- and multi-family housing starts in the U.S.

of 1.65 million units compared with actual housing starts of 1.60 million in 2021, as reported by the U.S.

Census Bureau.

In addition, limited new and existing home inventory availability and the age of the U.S.

housing stock will continue to provide a favorable

backdrop for residential construction and repair-and-remodel spending.

Although we believe that current U.S.

demographics support the forecasted level of housing starts, and many national home builders are reporting strong near-term backlogs, labor shortages and supply induced constraints on residential construction activity may continue to extend build times and limit activity.

In addition, the pace of residential construction and repair-and-remodeling activity may be affected by the economic impact of the cost of building materials and construction, housing affordability, increasing mortgage interest rates, wage growth, prospective home buyers' access to financing, and consumer confidence, as well as other factors.

Consensus forecasts for 2022 single- and multi-family housing starts in the U.S are around 1.6 million units, or essentially flat compared to 2021.

We believe that current U.S.

demographics and limited new and existing home inventory support this level of housing starts.

In addition, the age of U.S.

housing stock and elevated levels of homeowner equity provide a favorable backdrop for repair-and-remodel spending.

However, recent monetary policy shifts to increase interest rates to combat high levels of inflation have significantly increased mortgage rates and created a great deal of uncertainty broadly across the U.S.

As such, we expect the pace of new residential construction in second half of 2022 to slow due to home affordability constraints and a weakening economy.

While potentially tempered by an economic slowdown, we anticipate the primary drivers of repair-and-remodeling activity to continue to be supportive of homeowners' further investment in their residences.

As a manufacturer of certain commodity products, we have sales and profitability exposure to declines in commodity product prices and rising input costs.

Our distribution business purchases and resells a broad mix of commodity products with periods of increasing prices providing the opportunity for higher sales and increased margins, while declining price environments expose us to declines in sales and profitability.

Our first quarter 2022 financial results were favorably impacted by higher commodity wood products pricing compared to pricing in the same period last year, as well as rising prices for EWP and general line products.

Current composite panel and lumber prices have declined by approximately 24% and 15% from levels at the end of first quarter 2022.

We expect future commodity product pricing and commodity input costs to be volatile in response to capacity restoration and industry operating rates, transportation constraints or disruptions, net import and export activity, inventory levels in various distribution channels, and seasonal demand patterns.

EWP and general line products have historically experienced limited price volatility, and we expect the firm pricing environment to continue during 2022.

We expect future commodity product pricing and commodity input costs to be volatile in response to economic uncertainties, industry operating rates, transportation constraints or disruptions, net import and export activity, inventory levels in various distribution channels, and seasonal demand patterns.

EWP and general line products have historically experienced limited price volatility, but are also subject to price erosion as economic activity slows.

Factors That Affect Our Operating Results and Trends

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• the commodity nature of a portion of our products and their price movements, which are driven largely by industry capacity and operating rates, industry cycles that affect supply and demand, and net import and export activity;

• general economic conditions, including but not limited to housing starts, repair-and-remodeling activity, light commercial construction, inventory levels of new and existing homes for sale, foreclosure rates, interest rates, unemployment rates, household formation rates, prospective home buyers' access to and cost of financing, and housing affordability, that ultimately affect demand for our products;

unemployment rates, household formation rates, prospective home buyers' access to and cost of financing, and housing affordability, that ultimately affect demand for our products;

• the highly competitive nature of our industry;

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Our Operating Results

The following tables set forth our operating results in dollars and as a percentage of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

The following tables set forth our operating results in dollars and as a percentage of sales for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:

Three Months Ended

June 30 Six Months Ended

2022 2021 2022 2021

Sales $ 2,278.1 $ 2,443.2 $ 4,604.4 $ 4,264.5

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Set forth below are historical U.S.

housing starts data, segment sales volumes and average net selling prices for the principal products sold by our Wood Products segment, and sales mix and gross margin information for our BMD segment for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

Three Months Ended

June 30 Six Months Ended

2022 2021 2022 2021

Housing Starts (a)

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Multi-family 151.2 126.2 274.1 228.4

450.1 435.5 839.8 793.2

Segment Sales

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Gross margin percentage is gross margin as a percentage of segment sales.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, total sales increased $505.0 million, or 28%, to $2,326.3 million from $1,821.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

As described below, the increase in sales was driven by the changes in sales prices and volumes for the products we manufacture and distribute with single-family residential construction activity being the key demand driver of our sales.

In first quarter 2022, U.S.

housing starts increased 10%, with single-family starts up 4% from the same period in 2021.

Average composite lumber and average composite panel prices for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were 26% and 23% higher, respectively, than in the same period in the prior year, as reflected by Random Lengths composite lumber and panel pricing.

For the three months ended June 30, 2022, total sales decreased $165.1 million, or 7%, to $2,278.1 million from $2,443.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2021.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, total sales increased $339.9 million, or 8%, to $4,604.4 million from $4,264.5 million for the same period in the prior year.

As described below, the change in sales was driven by the changes in sales prices and volumes for the products we manufacture and distribute with single-family residential construction activity being the key demand driver of our sales.

In second quarter 2022, total U.S.

housing starts increased 3% driven by an increase in multi-family housing starts compared to the same period in 2021.

However, single-family housing starts decreased 3% compared to the prior year quarter.

On a year-to-date basis through June 2022, total housing starts increased 6%, while single-family housing starts remained flat when compared with the same period in 2021.

Average composite panel and average composite lumber prices for the three months ended June 30, 2022 were 43% and 35% lower, respectively, than in the same period in the prior year, as reflected by Random Lengths composite panel and lumber pricing.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, average composite panel and average composite lumber prices were 17% and 8% lower, respectively, compared with the same period in the prior year.

Wood Products.

Sales, including sales to our BMD segment, increased $126.6 million, or 29%, to $558.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, from $432.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

The increase in sales was driven by higher sales prices for I-joists and LVL (collectively referred to as EWP) of 42% and 39%, respectively, resulting in increased sales of $36.4 million and $34.3 million, respectively.

Sales, including sales to our BMD segment, decreased $58.6 million, or 10%, to $536.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, from $594.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021.

The decrease in sales was driven by lower sales prices and sales volumes for plywood of 35% and 17%, respectively, resulting in decreased sales of $86.9 million and $50.1 million, respectively.

Plywood sales volumes decreased primarily as a result of downtime to replace an existing dryer at our Chester, South Carolina, plywood facility, as well as staffing shortages at our Western Oregon plywood facility.

In addition, lower sales volumes for I-joists and LVL (collectively referred to as EWP) of 8% and 3%, respectively, resulted in decreased sales of $8.5 million and $2.4 million, respectively.

EWP sales volumes decreased primarily related to veneer availability, labor shortages, and transportation constraints.

These decreases were offset partially by higher sales prices for I-joists and LVL of 52% and 45%, respectively, resulting in increased sales of $48.8 million and $40.6 million, respectively.

The increase in EWP pricing was due to realizations of previously announced price increases and the expiration of certain temporary price protection arrangements.

Higher sales prices for plywood of 24% resulted in increased sales of $42.1 million.

In addition, sales volumes for plywood and LVL increased 4% and 6%, respectively, resulting in increased sales of $7.6 million and $5.4 million, respectively.

Price increases for laminated beam and OSB rimboard combined increased sales by $10.1 million.

These increases were offset partially by a 9% decrease in sales volumes for I-joists, resulting in decreased sales of $8.2 million.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, sales, including sales to our BMD segment, increased $68.1 million, or 7%, to $1,095.0 million from $1,026.9 million for the same period in the prior year.

The increase in sales was driven by higher sales prices for I-joists and LVL of 47% and 42%, respectively, resulting in increased sales of $85.3 million and $74.7 million, respectively.

The increase in EWP pricing was due to realizations of previously announced price increases and the expiration of certain temporary price protection arrangements.

Higher sales volumes for LVL of 2% resulted in increased sales of $3.1 million.

In addition, price increases for laminated beam and OSB rimboard combined increased sales by $20.0 million.

These increases were offset partially by lower sales prices and sales volumes for plywood of 13% and 7%, respectively, resulting in decreased sales of $55.7 million and $31.5 million, respectively.

In addition, lower sales volumes for I-joists and lumber of 8% and 16%, respectively, resulted in decreased sales of $16.7 million and $6.9 million.

Building Materials Distribution.

Sales increased $477.1 million, or 29%, to $2,111.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, from $1,634.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Compared with the same quarter in the prior year, the overall increase in sales was driven by sales price increases of 29%, as sales volumes were flat.

By product line, commodity sales increased 22%, or $195.9 million;

Sales decreased $41.5 million, or 2%, to $2,131.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, from $2,172.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021.

Compared with the same quarter in the prior year, the overall decrease in sales was driven by a sales volume decrease of 4%, offset partially by a sales price increase of 2%.

By product line, commodity sales decreased 27%, or $352.4 million;

general line product sales increased 24%, or $134.0 million;

and sales of EWP (substantially all of which are sourced through our Wood Products segment) increased 59%, or $176.9 million.

During the six months ended June 30, 2022, sales increased $435.5 million, or 11%, to $4,243.0 million from $3,807.5 million for the same period in the prior year.

Compared with the same period in the prior year, the overall increase in sales was driven by a sales price increase of 13%, offset partially by a sales volume decrease of 2%.

By product line, commodity sales decreased 7%, or $157.0 million;

general line product sales increased 27%, or $276.6 million;

and sales of EWP increased 57%, or $315.9 million.

Costs and Expenses

Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) increased $279.5 million, or 19%, to $1,729.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared with $1,450.4 million during the same period in the prior year.

In our Wood Products segment, materials, labor, and other operating expenses increased due to higher per-unit costs of logs of approximately 9% compared with first quarter 2021, as well as increased other manufacturing costs.

However, materials, labor, and other operating expenses as a percentage of sales (MLO rate) in our Wood Products segment decreased by 990 basis points, which was primarily due to higher EWP and plywood sales prices, resulting in improved leveraging of wood fiber costs, labor costs, and other manufacturing costs.

In BMD, the increase in materials, labor, and other operating expenses was driven by higher purchased materials costs as a result of higher product prices, compared with first quarter 2021.

However, the BMD segment MLO rate improved 290 basis points compared with first quarter 2021 due primarily by improved gross margin percentages across substantially all product lines, driven by an increasing price environment during first quarter 2022.

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $1.0 million, or 5%, to $20.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared with $19.5 million during the same period in the prior year.

The increase was due primarily to purchases of property and equipment.

Selling and distribution expenses increased $25.7 million, or 21%, to $146.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared with $120.9 million during the same period in the prior year, due primarily to higher employee-related expenses, including base pay increases, special bonuses, and sales and incentive compensation of $17.4 million, as well as higher shipping and handling costs of $5.2 million.

Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) decreased $66.6 million, or 4%, to $1,797.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared with $1,864.5 million during the same period in the prior year.

In our Wood Products segment, materials, labor, and other operating expenses decreased due to lower sales volumes, offset partially by higher per-unit costs of logs of approximately 5%, compared with second quarter 2021.

However, materials, labor, and other operating expenses as a percentage of sales (MLO rate) in our Wood Products segment increased by 610 basis points.

The increase in MLO rate was primarily the result of lower plywood sales prices, as well as lower sales volumes, which resulted in higher per-unit labor, wood fiber, and other manufacturing costs.

In BMD, the increase in materials, labor, and other

operating expenses was driven by higher purchased materials costs as a result of higher product prices, compared with second quarter 2021.

The BMD segment MLO rate increased 180 basis points compared with second quarter 2021.

The increase in MLO rate was driven by a declining commodity price environment during the second quarter 2022, offset partially by improved margins on our EWP and general line product sales.

In our BMD Segment, periods of increasing prices provide the opportunity for higher sales and increased margins, while declining price environments generally result in declines in sales and profitability, as we experienced in commodity products during second quarter 2022.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) increased $212.9 million or 6%, to $3,527.8 million, compared with $3,315.0 million in the same period in the prior year.

In our Wood Products segment, materials, labor, and other operating expenses increased due to higher per-unit costs of logs of approximately 7% compared with the first half of 2021, as well as increased labor and other manufacturing costs.

However, the MLO rate in our Wood Products segment decreased by 100 basis points, which was primarily due to higher EWP sales prices, resulting in improved leveraging of wood fiber costs and labor costs.

In BMD, the increase in materials, labor, and other operating expenses was driven by higher purchased materials costs as a result of higher product prices, compared with the first half of 2021.

However, the BMD segment MLO rate improved 50 basis points as a decrease in commodity product margins compared with the first half of 2021 was more than offset by improved sales of EWP and general line products, which typically have higher margins than commodity products.

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $0.3 million, or 1%, to $20.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared with $20.4 million during the same period in the prior year.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, these expenses increased $1.3 million, or 3%, to $41.2 million, compared with $40.0 million in the same period in the prior year.

The increases in both periods were due primarily to purchases of property and equipment.

Selling and distribution expenses increased $3.5 million, or 3%, to $134.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared with $130.7 million during the same period in the prior year, due primarily to higher shipping and handling costs of $5.7 million, as well as increased discretionary expenses related to travel and entertainment and professional fees of $2.2 million.

These increases were offset partially by lower employee-related expenses related to sales and incentive compensation of $4.7 million.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, selling and distribution expenses increased $29.3 million, or 12%, to $280.9 million, compared with $251.7 million during the same period in 2021, due primarily to higher employee-related expenses, including base pay increases, special bonuses, and sales and incentive compensation of $12.7 million, as well as higher shipping and handling costs of $11.0 million.

In addition, travel and entertainment expenses and occupancy expenses increased $2.6 million and $2.4 million, respectively.

General and administrative expenses increased $0.8 million, or 3%, to $26.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared with $25.3 million for the same period in the prior year.

The increase was due primarily to higher employee wages and travel and entertainment expenses of $1.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively, offset partially by lower officer incentive compensation accruals of $0.6 million.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 other (income) expense, net, was $2.5 million of income, which primarily included earn-out income related to a previous asset sale in our Wood Products segment.

General and administrative expenses increased $9.7 million, or 54%, to $27.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared with $18.0 million for the same period in the prior year, due to higher employee-related expenses of $6.7 million, most of which relates to incentive compensation.

In addition, employee-related expenses were reduced in the three months ended June 30, 2021 due to the departure of two officers and related forfeiture of accrued incentive compensation.

Discretionary expenses related to professional fees and travel and entertainment also increased $2.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared with the same period in the prior year.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, general and administrative expenses increased $10.5 million, or 24%, to $53.8 million, compared with $43.3 million during the same period in 2021.

The increase was primarily the result of higher employee-related expenses, including base pay increases, special bonuses, and incentive compensation of $7.2 million.

In addition, discretionary expenses related to professional fees and travel and entertainment increased $3.5 million.

Other (income) expense, net for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, and for the six months ended June 30, 2021, was insignificant.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, other (income) expense, net, was $2.1 million of income, which included $2.5 million of earn-out income from a previous asset sale in our Wood Products segment.

Income From Operations

Income from operations increased $200.4 million to $405.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared with $205.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Income from operations decreased $112.7 million to $297.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared with $409.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021.

Income from operations increased $87.7 million to $702.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with $615.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Wood Products.

Segment income increased $93.1 million to $190.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared with $97.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

The increase in segment income was due primarily to higher EWP and plywood sales prices.

These increases in segment income were offset partially by higher wood fiber costs and other manufacturing costs.

Segment income decreased $59.7 million to $154.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared with $213.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021.

The decrease in segment income was due primarily to lower plywood sales prices, as well as higher per-unit labor, wood fiber, and other manufacturing costs due in part to lower plywood and EWP sales volumes.

These decreases in segment income were offset partially by higher EWP sales prices.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, segment income increased $33.4 million to $344.2 million from $310.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

The increase in segment income was due primarily to higher EWP sales prices.

This increase in segment income was offset partially by lower plywood sales prices, lower plywood and EWP sales volumes, and higher wood fiber costs and other manufacturing costs.

Building Materials Distribution.

Segment income increased $105.7 million to $225.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, from $120.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

The increase in segment income was driven by a gross margin increase of $133.6 million, resulting from improved gross margins across substantially all product lines compared with first quarter 2021.

The margin improvement was offset partially by increased selling and distribution expenses and general and administrative expenses of $25.5 million and $1.6 million, respectively.

Unallocated corporate expenses decreased $1.6 million to $10.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, from $12.0 million for the same period in the prior year.

The decrease was due primarily to lower officer incentive compensation accruals.

Segment income decreased $52.0 million to $154.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, from $206.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021.

The decrease in segment income was driven by lower sales volumes and a gross margin decrease of $44.5 million, resulting from a decline in commodity prices during the second quarter 2022.

However, the negative impacts from commodity price declines were offset partially by margin improvements for both EWP and general line products.

In addition, general and administrative and selling and distribution expenses increased $3.3 million and $2.0 million, respectively.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, segment income increased $53.6 million to $380.2 million from $326.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

The increase in segment income was driven by a gross margin increase of $89.1 million, resulting from improved gross margins on EWP and general line products, offset partially by decreased gross margins on commodity products.

The margin improvement was also offset partially by increased selling and distribution expenses and general and administrative expenses of $27.5 million and $5.0 million, respectively.

Unallocated corporate expenses increased $1.0 million to $11.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, from $10.3 million for the same period in the prior year.

The increase was primarily due to higher employee-related expenses and professional fees.

During the three months ended June 30, 2021, employee-related expenses were lower due to the departure of an officer and related forfeiture of accrued incentive compensation.

In addition, as part of our self-insured risk retention program, corporate absorbed approximately $3.4 million of estimated insurance losses resulting from a fire at our BMD Phoenix location during second quarter 2021.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, unallocated corporate expenses decreased $0.6 million to $21.7 million from $22.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

The decrease was primarily due to 2021 results including estimated insurance losses absorbed at corporate, as described above, offset partially by higher employee-related expenses during the first half of 2022.

Change in fair value of interest rate swaps.

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Income Tax Provision

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we recorded $98.9 million and $51.4 million, respectively, of income tax expense and had an effective rate of 24.6% and 25.6%, respectively.

For both periods, the primary reason for the difference between the federal statutory income tax rate of 21% and the effective tax rate was the effect of state taxes.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, we recorded $73.9 million and $172.8 million, respectively, of income tax expense and had an effective rate of 25.3% and 24.9%, respectively.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the primary reason for the difference between the federal statutory income tax rate of 21% and the effective tax rate was the effect of state taxes.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, we recorded $101.0 million and $152.5 million, respectively, of income tax expense and had an effective rate of 25.0% and 25.2%, respectively.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the primary reason for the difference between the federal statutory income tax rate of 21% and the effective tax rate was the effect of state taxes.

Industry Mergers and Acquisitions

On June 21, 2022, Pacific Woodtech, a manufacturer of engineered wood products, announced an agreement to acquire Louisiana-Pacific Corporation's EWP division.

The acquisition is expected to close in third quarter of 2022.

Pacific Woodtech is a competitor to our Wood Products segment.

Until this transaction closes, we cannot assess the impact, if any, this transaction may have on our future results of operations.

On July 11, 2022, US LBM, a distributor of specialty building materials, announced an agreement to acquire Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber, a building products supplier and manufacturer in the Southwest U.S.

The acquisition is expected to close in third quarter of 2022.

US LBM and Foxworth-Galbraith are both customers of ours.

We believe we have good relationships with these customers.

However, until this transaction closes, we cannot assess the impact, if any, this customer combination may have on our future results of operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We ended first quarter 2022 with $922.7 million of cash and cash equivalents and $444.8 million of debt.

At March 31, 2022, we had $1,268.7 million of available liquidity (cash and cash equivalents and undrawn committed bank line availability).

Further descriptions of our cash sources and uses for the three month comparative periods are noted below.

We ended second quarter 2022 with $1,033.0 million of cash and cash equivalents and $445.0 million of debt.

At June 30, 2022, we had $1,379.0 million of available liquidity (cash and cash equivalents and undrawn committed bank line availability).

Further descriptions of our cash sources and uses for the six month comparative periods are noted below.

We believe that our cash flows from operations, combined with our current cash levels and available borrowing capacity, will be adequate to fund debt service requirements and provide cash, as required, to support our ongoing operations, capital expenditures, lease obligations, working capital, income tax payments, and to pay cash dividends to holders of our common stock over the next 12 months.

We expect to fund our seasonal and intra-month working capital requirements in 2022 from cash on hand and, if necessary, borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

We also estimate remitting between $165 million and $185 million of income tax payments during second quarter 2022 for estimated payments on 2022 income.

We expect to fund our seasonal and intra-month working capital requirements in the remainder of 2022 from cash on hand and, if necessary, borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

On July 25, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of Coastal Plywood Company for a purchase price of $517 million, inclusive of estimated working capital at closing of $27 million, which is subject to post-closing adjustments.

We funded the acquisition and related costs with cash on hand.

For further discussion, see Note 5, Acquisition, of the Condensed Notes to Unaudited Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 1.

Financial Statements" of this Form 10-Q.

Sources and Uses of Cash

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Below is a discussion of our sources and uses of cash for operating activities, investing activities, and financing activities.

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

Net cash provided by operations $ 436,056 $ 291,179

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Operating Activities

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, our operating activities generated $198.9 million of cash, compared with $72.3 million of cash generated in the same period in 2021.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, our operating activities generated $436.1 million of cash, compared with $291.2 million of cash generated in the same period in 2021.

The $144.9 million increase in cash provided by operations was due primarily to an improvement in income from operations.

See "Our Operating Results" in this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for more information related to factors affecting our operating results.

This increase in cash was offset partially by an increase in working capital of $217.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared with a $147.4 million increase for the same period in the prior year.

In addition, cash paid for taxes, net of refunds received, increased $3.2 million compared to the prior year.

In addition, the increase in cash provided by operations was due to an increase in working capital of $152.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with a $203.4 million increase for the same period in the prior year.

In addition, cash paid for taxes, net of refunds received, decreased $6.4 million compared to the prior year.

The increase in working capital during both periods was primarily attributable to higher receivables and inventories, offset by an increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

The increases in receivables in both periods primarily reflect increased sales of approximately 49% and 46%, comparing sales for the months of March 2022 and 2021 with sales for the months of December 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Inventories increased during both periods primarily due to increased cost of inventory purchased for resale and higher production costs for our manufactured products.

The increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities provided $147.4 million of cash during the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared with $125.1 million in the same period a year ago.

The increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities as of March 31, 2022 was related to the increase in inventories and higher accrued rebates, offset partially by employee incentive compensation payouts made during the quarter.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, seasonal increases in inventory in preparation for the spring building season and extended terms offered by major vendors to our BMD segment led to the increase in accounts payable.

This increase in accounts payable was offset partially by decreases in accrued liabilities, most notably annual employee incentive compensation payouts made during first quarter 2021.

The increases in receivables in both periods primarily reflect increased sales of approximately 25% and 69%, comparing sales for the months of June 2022 and 2021 with sales for the months of December 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Inventories increased during the six months ended June 30, 2022 primarily due to increased cost of inventory purchased for resale on EWP and general line products and higher production costs for our manufactured products, offset partially by decreased costs for commodity products.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021 inventories increased primarily due to the growth of inventory for the building season, as well as elevated commodity prices.

The increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities as of June 30, 2022 was related to the increase in inventories and higher accrued rebates.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, seasonally higher purchase activity and extended terms offered by major vendors to our BMD segment led to an increase in accounts payable and an increase in accrued rebates contributed to the increase in accrued liabilities.

Investment Activities

During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we used $17.4 million and $13.3 million, respectively, of cash for purchases of property and equipment, including business improvement and quality/efficiency projects, replacement and expansion projects, and ongoing environmental compliance.

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we received $2.5 million of earn-out income related to a previous asset sale in our Wood Products segment.

We expect capital expenditures in 2022 to total approximately $110 million to $130 million.

During the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, we used $40.8 million and $31.5 million, respectively, of cash for purchases of property and equipment, including business improvement and quality/efficiency projects, replacement and expansion projects, and ongoing environmental compliance.

During the six months ended June 30, 2022, we received $2.5 million of earn-out income related to a previous asset sale in our Wood Products segment.

Excluding acquisitions, we expect capital expenditures in 2022 to total approximately $100 million to $120 million.

We expect our capital spending in 2022 will be for business improvement and quality/efficiency projects, replacement and expansion projects, and ongoing environmental compliance.

Our 2022 capital expenditures range includes funding to complete our BMD organic expansions in Ohio, Kentucky, and Minnesota, and a new dryer at our Chester, South Carolina, veneer and plywood plant.

This level of capital expenditures could increase or decrease as a result of a number of factors, including acquisitions, efforts to further accelerate organic growth, exercise of lease purchase options, our financial results, future economic conditions, availability of engineering and construction resources, and timing and availability of equipment purchases.

Our 2022 capital expenditures range includes funding to complete our BMD organic expansions in Ohio, Kentucky, and Minnesota, replacement of a dryer at our Chester, South Carolina, veneer and plywood plant, and initial veneer equipment related spending at the Chapman, Alabama facility.

This level of capital expenditures could increase or decrease as a result of several factors, including acquisitions, efforts to further accelerate organic growth, exercise of lease purchase options, our financial results, future economic conditions, availability of engineering and construction resources, and timing and availability of equipment purchases.

Financing Activities

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, our financing activities used $10.3 million of cash, including $5.9 million for common stock dividend payments and $3.9 million of tax withholding payments on stock-based awards.

three months ended March 31, 2022, we did not borrow under our revolving credit facility, and therefore have no borrowing outstanding on the facility as of March 31, 2022.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, our financing activities used $7.5 million of cash, including $4.4 million for common stock dividend payments and $2.7 million of tax withholding payments on stock-based awards.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we did not borrow under our revolving credit facility.

During the six months ended June 30, 2022, our financing activities used $114.0 million of cash, including $109.3 million for common stock dividend payments and $3.9 million of tax withholding payments on stock-based awards.

During the six months ended June 30, 2022, we did not borrow under our revolving credit facility, and therefore have no borrowing outstanding on the facility as of June 30, 2022.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, our financing activities used $11.8 million of cash, including $8.4 million for common stock dividend payments and $2.7 million of tax withholding payments on stock-based awards.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, we also borrowed $28.0 million under our revolving credit facility, which was subsequently repaid during the same period with cash on hand.

Future dividend declarations, including amount per share, record date and payment date, will be made at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon, among other things, legal capital requirements and surplus, our future operations and earnings, general financial condition, material cash requirements, restrictions imposed by our asset-based credit facility and the indenture governing our senior notes, applicable laws, and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant.

For more information related to our debt transactions and structure, and our dividend policy, see the discussion in Note 5, Debt, and Note 8, Stockholders' Equity, respectively, of the Condensed Notes to Unaudited Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 1.

For more information related to our debt transactions and structure, our dividend policy, and our stock repurchase program, see the discussion in Note 6, Debt, and Note 9, Stockholders' Equity, respectively, of the Condensed Notes to Unaudited Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 1.

Financial Statements" of this Form 10-Q.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our 2021 Form 10-K.

As of March 31, 2022, there have been no material changes in other material cash requirements outside the ordinary course of business since December 31, 2021.

As of June 30, 2022, there have been no material changes in other material cash requirements outside the ordinary course of business since December 31, 2021.

Note 9, Debt, and Note 17, Commitments, Legal Proceedings and Contingencies, and Guarantees, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" in our 2021 Form 10-K describe the nature of our guarantees, including the approximate terms of the guarantees, how the guarantees arose, the events or circumstances that would require us to perform under the guarantees, and the maximum potential undiscounted amounts of future payments we could be required to make.

As of March 31, 2022, there have been no material changes to the guarantees disclosed in our 2021 Form 10-K.

As of June 30, 2022, there have been no material changes to the guarantees disclosed in our 2021 Form 10-K.

Seasonal Influences

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Seasonally cold weather increases costs, especially energy consumption costs, at most of our manufacturing facilities.

As of May 1, 2022, we had approximately 6,140 employees.

As of July 24, 2022, we had approximately 6,210 employees.

Approximately 23% of these employees work pursuant to collective bargaining agreements.

As of May 1, 2022, we had ten collective bargaining agreements.

Two agreements covering approximately 780 employees at our Oakdale and Florien plywood plants expired on July 15, 2021, but the terms and conditions of these agreements remain in effect pending negotiation of new agreements.

As of July 24, 2022, we had ten collective bargaining agreements.

One agreement covering approximately 110 employees at our Canadian EWP facility is set to expire on December 31, 2022.

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In the normal course of business, we are exposed to financial risks such as changes in commodity prices, interest rates, and foreign currency exchange rates.

As of March 31, 2022, there have been no material changes to financial market risks disclosed in our 2021 Form 10-K.

As of June 30, 2022, there have been no material changes to financial market risks disclosed in our 2021 Form 10-K.

Environmental

As of March 31, 2022, there have been no material changes to environmental issues disclosed in our 2021 Form 10-K.

As of June 30, 2022, there have been no material changes to environmental issues disclosed in our 2021 Form 10-K.

For additional information, see Environmental in "Item 7.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our 2021 Form 10-K.

At March 31, 2022, there have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates from those disclosed in our 2021 Form 10-K.

At June 30, 2022, there have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates from those disclosed in our 2021 Form 10-K.

New and Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

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