Strong Performance in Timberlands and Real Estate
The Timberlands and Real Estate segments drove solid performance with favorable weather conditions in Idaho enabling surpassing planned harvest volumes. Real Estate sold 7,500 acres at an average price of $3,100 per acre, including a large conservation sale to the Nature Conservancy.
Natural Climate Solutions Opportunities
Progress in solar and lithium initiatives with 43,000 acres under solar option and significant interest from lithium developers. The net present value of the solar option portfolio is nearly $550 million.
Largest Share Repurchase
The company repurchased $56 million of common stock, marking the largest share repurchase volume within a single quarter since becoming a REIT in 2006.
Improved Liquidity and Capital Allocation Strategy
PotlatchDeltic ended the quarter with $395 million in liquidity. They maintained a solid financial position and flexibility for capital deployment.