Revenue Growth
Net sales of $731 million, up ~3% year-over-year, driven primarily by Distero specialty sales and higher volumes in specialty product categories.
Adjusted EBITDA Improvement
Adjusted EBITDA of $23.5 million (3.2% adjusted EBITDA margin), up approximately 20% year-over-year due to increased sales (including Distero), improved gross margins and disciplined expense management.
Specialty Product Strength
Specialty product net sales of $512 million, up nearly 7% year-over-year; specialty products represented ~70% of net sales and ~80% of gross profit in the quarter; specialty gross margin at 18.1%.
Structural Margin Expansion
Structural net sales of $219 million (down ~5% YoY) but structural gross profit grew ~12% year-over-year and structural gross margin improved to 10.9% from 9.3% (up ~160 basis points), benefiting from higher lumber and panel pricing.
Distero Acquisition Contribution
Distero contributed nearly $21 million of net sales and over $2 million in adjusted EBITDA, supporting the specialty mix-shift strategy and providing stable higher margins.
Strong Liquidity and Low Leverage
Available liquidity of ~$659 million (cash $319 million + undrawn revolver $340 million); total debt $377 million, net debt $58 million, and net leverage ~0.7x trailing four-quarter adjusted EBITDA; no material debt maturities until 2029.
Capital Return and Flexible Authorization
Repurchased $3 million of shares in Q1 ($5 million YTD through April 21) with approximately $54–56 million remaining under the share repurchase authorization.
Commercial and Operational Wins
Eighteen percent volume growth in multifamily and >3% volume growth with key national accounts; EWP and siding volumes/sales up low single digits YoY; announced rollout of Westlake Royal TrueExterior in 12 markets; ongoing AI/digital transformation and disciplined inventory management.