Trinseo Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Provides 2025 Outlook

Trinseo (NYSE: TSE):

		Three Months Ended
		June 30,
$millions, except per share data		2025			2024
Net Sales		$	784		$	920
Net Loss			(106)			(68)
Diluted EPS ($)			(2.95)			(1.92)
Adjusted Net Loss*			(76)			(52)
Adjusted EPS ($)*			(2.12)			(1.46)
EBITDA*			26			64
Adjusted EBITDA*			42			67

*For a reconciliation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted Net Loss, all of which are non-GAAP measures, to Net Loss, as well as a reconciliation of Free Cash Flow and Adjusted EPS, see Notes 2 and 3 to the financial statements included below.

Trinseo (NYSE: TSE), a specialty material solutions provider, today reported its second quarter 2025 financial results. Net sales of $784 million decreased 15% versus prior year from lower sales volume and pricing, particularly in our latex binders and polystyrene businesses. The lower quarterly volumes and margins were partially offset by fixed costs reductions.

Second quarter net loss of $106 million was $38 million higher than prior year, primarily from lower gross profit which was driven by lower margins, particularly in Polymer Solutions and Latex Binders, reflecting a more competitive pricing environment and lower plant utilization. Adjusted EBITDA of $42 million was $25 million below prior year, mainly attributable to lower volumes and lower equity income from Americas Styrenics, which were partially offset by savings from restructuring initiatives.

Commenting on the Company’s second quarter performance, Frank Bozich, President and Chief Executive Officer of Trinseo, said, “The business environment in the second quarter was under pressure across all segments, as we noted customer hesitancy and order cancellations from increased geopolitical and trade uncertainty. I’m very proud of the restructuring savings and the double-digit days reduction to the cash conversion cycle achieved by the team to offset these headwinds.”

Second Quarter Results and Commentary by Business Segment

• Engineered Materials net sales of $293 million for the quarter were 9% below prior year primarily due to lower sales volume. Adjusted EBITDA of $31 million was $1 million below prior year, as lower volumes were largely offset by mix improvement and restructuring savings.
• Latex Binders net sales of $204 million for the quarter decreased 19% versus prior year from lower volumes, primarily in paper, board, and textile applications in Asia and Europe as well as significant pricing pressure across all regions. Adjusted EBITDA of $17 million was $9 million below prior year due to lower volume. Net sales to CASE applications accounted for 16% of total segment net sales with volume increasing 3% over prior year in a flat to declining market environment.
• Polymer Solutions net sales of $287 million for the quarter decreased 17% versus prior year due to lower margins and sales volumes, especially in Europe, and primarily attributable to significant pricing pressure from Asian imports. Adjusted EBITDA of $5 million was $11 million below prior year, as lower margins and volumes were only partially offset by restructuring savings.
• Americas Styrenics Adjusted EBITDA of $8 million for the quarter was $8 million below prior year mainly due to lower polystyrene volume and an unplanned outage.

2025 Outlook

• Full-year 2025 net loss of approximately $320 million
• Full-year 2025 Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $200 million
• Full year 2025 Free Cash Flow of approximately negative $165 million

Commenting on the full year outlook, Bozich said, “We anticipate Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $200 million for the full year. This forecast assumes no recovery in the back half of the year, as the seasonally higher volumes we typically see are dampened by trade uncertainty. However, we don’t believe this depressed level of demand is structural, and expect it to improve upon realization of a more stable trade environment. We remain intensely focused on what we can control—optimizing working capital, reducing discretionary spend, and executing targeted actions to preserve liquidity. These efforts are critical to maintaining financial flexibility and ensuring we can continue investing in our growth platforms and circular technologies, even amid persistent market uncertainty.”

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Trinseo will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2025 financial results on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.

Commenting on results will be Frank Bozich, President and Chief Executive Officer, David Stasse, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Bee van Kessel, Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance and Investor Relations.

For those interested in asking questions during the Q&A session, please register using the following link:

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After registering for the conference call, you will receive a confirmation email with a meeting invitation and information for entry. Registration is open through the live call, but it is advised that you register in advance to ensure you are connected for the full call.

Trinseo has posted its second quarter 2025 financial results on the Company’s Investor Relations website. The presentation slides will also be made available in the webcast player prior to the conference call. The Company will also furnish copies of the financial results press release and presentation slides to investors by means of a Form 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

A replay of the conference call and transcript will be archived on the Company’s Investor Relations website shortly following the conference call. The replay will be available until August 7, 2026.

About Trinseo

Trinseo (NYSE: TSE), a specialty material solutions provider, partners with companies to bring ideas to life in an imaginative, smart and sustainably focused manner by combining its premier expertise, forward-looking innovations and best-in-class materials to unlock value for companies and consumers.

From design to manufacturing, Trinseo taps into decades of experience in diverse material solutions to address customers’ unique challenges in a wide range of industries, including building and construction, consumer goods, medical and mobility.

Trinseo’s employees bring endless creativity to reimagining the possibilities with clients all over the world from the company’s locations in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Trinseo reported net sales of approximately $3.5 billion in 2024. Discover more by visiting www.trinseo.com and connecting with Trinseo on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and WeChat.

Use of non-GAAP measures

In addition to using standard measures of performance and liquidity that are recognized in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), we use additional measures of income excluding certain GAAP items (“non-GAAP measures”), such as Adjusted Net Income (Loss), EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS and measures of liquidity excluding certain GAAP items, such as Free Cash Flow. We believe these measures are useful for investors and management in evaluating business trends and performance each period. These measures are also used to manage our business and assess current period profitability, as well as to provide an appropriate basis to evaluate the effectiveness of our pricing strategies. Such measures are not recognized in accordance with GAAP and should not be viewed as an alternative to GAAP measures of performance or liquidity, as applicable. The definitions of each of these measures, further discussion of usefulness, and reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to GAAP measures are provided in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Information presented herein.

Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements including, without limitation, statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, projections, forecasts, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are not statements of historical facts or guarantees or assurances of future performance. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words like “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “forecast,” ”estimate,” “see,” “outlook,” “will,” “may,” “might,” “potential,” “likely,” “target,” “plan,” “contemplate,” “seek,” “attempt,” “should,” “could,” “would,” or expressions of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements reflect management’s evaluation of information currently available and are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy, our current indebtedness, and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Factors that might cause future results to differ from those expressed by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, conditions in the global economy and capital markets, including recessionary conditions and the impact of tariffs on global trade relations; our ability to successfully generate cost savings through restructuring and cost reduction initiatives; our ability to successfully execute our business and transformation strategy; increased costs or disruption in the supply of raw materials; deterioration of our credit profile limiting our access to commercial credit; increased energy costs; the timing of, and our ability to complete, a sale of our interest in Americas Styrenics; compliance with laws and regulations impacting our business; any disruptions in production at our chemical manufacturing facilities, including those resulting from accidental spills or discharges; our current and future levels of indebtedness and our ability to service, repay or refinance our indebtedness; our ability to meet the covenants under our existing indebtedness; our ability to generate cash flows from operations and achieve our forecasted cash flows; and those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, under Part I, Item 1A —"Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our other reports, filings and furnishings made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. As a result of these or other factors, our actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Therefore, we caution you against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

TRINSEO PLC

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		June 30,						June 30,
		2025			2024			2025			2024
Net sales		$	784.3		$	920.0		$	1,569.1		$	1,824.0
Cost of sales			747.7			851.6			1,468.7			1,695.0
Gross profit			36.6			68.4			100.4			129.0
Selling, general and administrative expenses			78.1			70.1			169.1			140.2
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate			8.2			15.6			6.4			21.8
Operating income (loss)			(33.3)			13.9			(62.3)			10.6
Interest expense, net			69.5			64.7			136.1			127.7
Other expense (income), net			0.2			(3.3)			(23.0)			0.5
Loss before income taxes			(103.0)			(47.5)			(175.4)			(117.6)
Provision for income taxes			2.5			20.3			9.1			25.7
Net loss		$	(105.5)		$	(67.8)		$	(184.5)		$	(143.3)
Weighted average shares- basic			35.7			35.3			35.6			35.3
Net loss per share- basic		$	(2.95)		$	(1.92)		$	(5.18)		$	(4.06)
Weighted average shares- diluted			35.7			35.3			35.6			35.3
Net loss per share- diluted		$	(2.95)		$	(1.92)		$	(5.18)		$	(4.06)

TRINSEO PLC

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

		June 30,			December 31,
		2025			2024
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	137.0		$	209.8
Accounts receivable, net of allowance			433.9			379.9
Inventories			378.0			347.2
Other current assets			57.0			51.3
Investments in unconsolidated affiliate			224.0			222.6
Property, plant, equipment, goodwill, and other intangible assets, net			1,215.3			1,234.5
Right-of-use assets - operating, net			63.3			63.9
Other long-term assets			123.4			134.9
Total assets		$	2,631.9		$	2,644.1
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Current liabilities			707.7			720.9
Long-term debt, net of unamortized deferred financing fees			2,321.2			2,200.7
Noncurrent lease liabilities - operating			54.0			53.3
Other noncurrent obligations			299.3			289.1
Shareholders’ equity (deficit)			(750.3)			(619.9)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity (deficit)		$	2,631.9		$	2,644.1

TRINSEO PLC

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

		Six Months Ended
		June 30,
		2025			2024
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash used in operating activities		$	(103.4)		$	(108.1)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures			(18.5)			(29.9)
Proceeds from the sale of businesses and other assets			—			8.2
Cash used in investing activities			(18.5)			(21.7)
Cash flows from financing activities
Deferred financing fees			(19.8)			(0.3)
Short-term borrowings, net			(2.3)			(8.8)
Dividends paid			(0.9)			(0.9)
Withholding taxes paid on restricted share units			(0.2)			—
Acquisition-related contingent consideration payment			—			(0.7)
Net proceeds from issuance of 2028 Refinance Term Loans			115.0			—
Repurchases and repayments of long-term debt			(9.6)			(9.1)
Repayments of 2025 Senior Notes			(115.0)			—
Proceeds from Revolving Facility			50.0			—
Repayments of 2022 Revolving Facility			(50.0)			—
Proceeds from Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility			130.0			200.4
Repayments of Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility			(55.0)			(200.4)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities			42.2			(19.8)
Effect of exchange rates on cash			7.0			(3.6)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash			(72.7)			(153.2)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash—beginning of period			211.9			261.1
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash—end of period		$	139.2		$	107.9
Less: Restricted cash			2.2			2.3
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period		$	137.0		$	105.6

TRINSEO PLC

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Information

(Unaudited)

Note 1: Net Sales by Segment

		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		June 30,						June 30,
(In millions)		2025			2024			2025			2024
Engineered Materials		$	293.2		$	323.8		$	570.5		$	606.3
Latex Binders			204.2			252.4			413.5			493.9
Polymer Solutions			286.9			343.8			585.1			723.8
Americas Styrenics*			—			—			—			—
Total Net Sales		$	784.3		$	920.0		$	1,569.1		$	1,824.0

* The results of this segment are comprised entirely of earnings from Americas Styrenics, our 50%-owned equity method investment. As such, we do not separately report net sales of Americas Styrenics within our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Note 2: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Performance Measures to Net Income

EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial performance measure, which is defined as income from continuing operations before interest expense, net; income tax provision; depreciation and amortization expense. We refer to EBITDA in making operating decisions because we believe it provides our management as well as our investors with meaningful information regarding the Company’s operational performance. We believe the use of EBITDA as a metric assists our board of directors, management and investors in comparing our operating performance on a consistent basis.

We also present Adjusted EBITDA as a non-GAAP financial performance measure, which we define as income from continuing operations before interest expense, net; income tax provision; depreciation and amortization expense; loss on extinguishment of long-term debt; asset impairment charges; gains or losses on the dispositions of businesses and assets; restructuring charges; acquisition related costs and benefits, and other items. In doing so, we are providing management, investors, and credit rating agencies with an indicator of our ongoing performance and business trends, removing the impact of transactions and events that we would not consider a part of our core operations.

Lastly, we present Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted EPS as additional performance measures. Adjusted Net Income (Loss) is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA (defined beginning with net income from continuing operations, above), less interest expense, less the provision for income taxes and depreciation and amortization, tax affected for various discrete items, as appropriate. Adjusted EPS is calculated as Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per weighted average diluted shares outstanding for a given period. We believe that Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted EPS provide transparent and useful information to management, investors, analysts and other stakeholders in evaluating and assessing our operating results from period-to-period after removing the impact of certain transactions and activities that affect comparability and that are not considered part of our core operations.

There are limitations to using the financial performance measures noted above. These performance measures are not intended to represent net income or other measures of financial performance. As such, they should not be used as alternatives to net income as indicators of operating performance. Other companies in our industry may define these performance measures differently than we do. As a result, it may be difficult to use these or similarly named financial measures that other companies may use, to compare the performance of those companies to our performance. We compensate for these limitations by providing reconciliations of these performance measures to our net income, which is determined in accordance with GAAP.

		Three Months Ended
		June 30,
(In millions, except per share data)		2025			2024
Net loss		$	(105.5)		$	(67.8)
Interest expense, net			69.5			64.7
Provision for income taxes			2.5			20.3
Depreciation and amortization			59.8			46.6
EBITDA		$	26.3		$	63.8
Loss on financing transactions (a)			1.6			—		Selling, general, and administrative expenses
Net gain on disposition of businesses and assets			—			(3.5)		Selling, general, and administrative expenses
Restructuring and other charges (b)			10.8			4.0		Selling, general, and administrative expenses
Other items (c)			2.9			2.5		Selling, general, and administrative expenses, Other expense (income), net
Adjusted EBITDA		$	41.6		$	66.8
Adjusted EBITDA to Adjusted Net Loss:
Adjusted EBITDA			41.6			66.8
Interest expense, net			69.5			64.7
Provision for income taxes - Adjusted (d)			2.8			5.9
Depreciation and amortization - Adjusted (e)			44.9			47.9
Adjusted Net Loss		$	(75.6)		$	(51.7)
Adjusted EPS		$	(2.12)		$	(1.46)
Adjusted EBITDA by Segment:
Engineered Materials		$	31.1		$	32.0
Latex Binders			16.8			25.6
Polymer Solutions			5.2			16.0
Americas Styrenics			8.2			15.7
Corporate Unallocated			(19.7)			(22.5)
Adjusted EBITDA		$	41.6		$	66.8

1. Amounts for the three months ended June 30, 2025 primarily relate to fees incurred in conjunction with Company’s debt refinancing transaction that did not meet the criteria for deferred financing charges.
2. Restructuring and other charges for the 2025 and 2024 periods primarily relate to employee termination benefits, contract termination costs as well as decommissioning and other charges incurred in connection with the Company’s restructuring plans.
3. Other items for the 2025 period primarily relate to fees incurred in conjunction with certain of the Company’s strategic initiatives, including the potential divestiture of our styrenics business. Other items for the 2024 period primarily relate to fees incurred in conjunction with certain of the Company’s strategic initiatives, as well as costs related to our transition to a new enterprise resource planning system.
4. Adjusted to remove the tax impact of the items noted within the table above. The income tax expense (benefit) related to these items was determined utilizing either (1) the estimated annual effective tax rate on our ordinary income based upon our forecasted ordinary income for the full year or, (2) for items treated discretely for tax purposes we utilized the applicable rates in the taxing jurisdictions in which these adjustments occurred.
5. Amounts for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 excludes accelerated depreciation of $14.8 million and $1.3 million, respectively. The 2025 period charges are primarily related to the shortening of the useful life of certain IT assets in preparation to move to a cloud hosted platform. The 2024 charges are primarily related to the shortening of the useful life of certain assets related to the 2024 restructuring plan.

For the same reasons discussed above, we are providing the following reconciliation of forecasted net loss to forecasted Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Loss and Adjusted EPS for the full year ended December 31, 2025. See “Note on Forward-Looking Statements” above for a discussion of the limitations of these forecasts. Totals may not sum due to rounding.

		Year Ended
		December 31,
(In millions, except per share data)		2025
Adjusted EBITDA		$	200
Interest expense, net			275
Provision for income taxes			35
Depreciation and amortization			210
Reconciling items to Adjusted EBITDA (f)			—
Net Loss			(320)
Reconciling items to Adjusted Net Loss (f)			—
Adjusted Net Loss		$	(320)
Weighted average shares - diluted (g)			35.7
EPS - diluted ($)		$	(8.96)
Adjusted EPS ($)		$	(8.96)

1. Reconciling items to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income (Loss) are not typically forecasted by the Company based on their nature as being primarily driven by transactions that are not part of the core operations of the business and, as a result, cannot be estimated without unreasonable cost or uncertainty. As such, for the forecasted year ended December 31, 2025, we have not included estimates for these items.
2. Weighted average shares presented for the purpose of forecasting EPS and Adjusted EPS assume that the Company will be in a net loss position for full year 2025, and therefore excludes the impact of potentially dilutive shares, as the inclusion of said shares would have an anti-dilutive effect. Further, the weighted average shares presented do not forecast significant future share transactions or events, such as repurchases, significant share-based compensation award grants, and changes in the Company’s share price. These are all factors which could have a significant impact on the calculation of EPS and Adjusted EPS during actual future periods.

Note 3: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Liquidity Measures to Cash from Operations

The Company uses certain measures, such as Free Cash Flow as non-GAAP measures, to evaluate and discuss its liquidity position and results. Free Cash Flow is defined as cash from operating activities, less capital expenditures. We believe that Free Cash Flow provides an indicator of the Company’s ongoing ability to generate cash through core operations, as it excludes the cash impacts of various financing transactions as well as cash flows from business combinations that are not considered organic in nature. We also believe that Free Cash Flow provides management and investors with useful analytical indicators of our ability to service our indebtedness, pay dividends (when declared), and meet our ongoing cash obligations.

Free Cash Flow is not intended to represent cash flows from operations as defined by GAAP, and therefore, should not be used as alternatives for that measure. Other companies in our industry may define Free Cash Flow differently than we do. As a result, it may be difficult to use this or similarly named financial measures that other companies may use, to compare the liquidity and cash generation of those companies to our own. The Company compensates for these limitations by providing the following detail, which is determined in accordance with GAAP.

Free Cash Flow

		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		June 30,						June 30,
(In millions)		2025			2024			2025			2024
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities		$	6.8		$	(41.9)		$	(103.4)		$	(108.1)
Capital expenditures			(9.8)			(14.2)			(18.5)			(29.9)
Free Cash Flow		$	(3.0)		$	(56.1)		$	(121.9)		$	(138.0)

For the same reasons discussed above, we are providing the following reconciliation of forecasted cash used in operations and cash used for capital expenditures to forecasted Free Cash Flow for the year ended December 31, 2025. See “Note on Forward-Looking Statements” above for a discussion of the limitations of these forecasts.

(In millions)		Year Ended December 31, 2025
Cash used in operating activities		$	(100)
Capital expenditures			(65)
Free Cash Flow		$	(165)

 

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