Clean Harbors Announces Third-Quarter 2025 Financial Results
-
Reports Revenue of
$1.55 Billion with Strong Growth in Technical Services and Safety-Kleen Environmental Services -
Delivers Q3 Net Income of
$118.8 Million , or EPS of$2.21 -
Generates Q3 Adjusted EBITDA of
$320.2 Million , up 6% Year-Over-Year; Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 20.7% is 100 bps Higher Than Prior Year Period - Revises Full-Year 2025 Adjusted EBITDA to Reflect Q3 Performance
- Raises 2025 Adjusted Free Cash Flow Guidance
-
Announces Investment in Facility to Upgrade and Recycle Re-Refinery Byproducts
“Our third-quarter performance reflected continued growth in our Technical Services and Safety-Kleen Environmental Services revenues,” said
Third-Quarter 2025 Results
Revenues were
Net income was
Adjusted EBITDA (see description and reconciliation below) increased 6% to
Q3 2025 Segment Review
“By leveraging our network, focusing on labor management and continuing our pricing strategies, our ES segment achieved its 14th consecutive quarter of year-over-year improvement in Adjusted EBITDA margin, which increased by 120 basis points to 26.8%,” said Gerstenberg. “The segment’s 3% top-line growth was led by Technical Services, which grew 12% despite slowdowns with customers in some key verticals such as the chemical space due to general economic conditions and tariff driven uncertainty. Offsetting these slowdowns was significant growth from other verticals, increased remediation and waste project work, and demand for our Total PFAS Solution. Safety-Kleen Environmental Services revenue rose 8% through a combination of price and steady volume growth. High demand for disposal led to incineration utilization, excluding the new Kimball incinerator, of 92%, while landfill volumes were up 40% on project strength. Field Services revenue declined from prior year due to the absence of medium- to large-scale emergency response projects in the quarter. Within
“Our Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions (SKSS) segment results in the quarter were consistent with our expectations. We dramatically lowered waste oil collection costs and improved our mix of products sold in the face of weaker base oil pricing,” said
Investing in SDA Unit to Unlock Value of Re-refining Byproducts
“By using an industry-proven SDA process, combined with our existing hydrotreating capabilities, we expect to unlock incremental value from an everyday byproduct generated today at our re-refineries,” Battles said. “For several years we have been evaluating ways to upgrade VTAE, which we currently sell to roofing and paving markets, into a more valuable and profitable product. Because of its durability and high-performance characteristics, 600N is a high-purity base oil typically used in heavy-duty industrial applications. We expect this facility to generate annual EBITDA of
Business Outlook and Financial Guidance
“Looking ahead, we believe that the market challenges we faced in the third quarter are temporary and brought on by macro-economic conditions. The continued growth in Technical Services and Safety-
Battles concluded, “Given our current market outlook, we expect to conclude 2025 with a strong fourth-quarter performance that includes Adjusted EBITDA growth in the six to eight percent range compared with a year ago. We remain on track to deliver a record level of annual Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted free cash flow in 2025 with a healthy long-term market outlook.”
For full-year 2025,
-
Adjusted EBITDA in the range of
$1.155 billion to$1.175 billion , or a midpoint of$1.165 billion , which represents 4% growth year over year. This Adjusted EBITDA range is based on anticipated GAAP net income in the range of$379 million to$400 million . -
Adjusted free cash flow in the range of
$455 million to$495 million , or a midpoint of$475 million , which represents more than a 30% increase from prior year. This range is based on anticipated net cash from operating activities in the range of$795 million to$865 million .
Non-GAAP Results
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Net income |
$ |
118,799 |
|
|
$ |
115,213 |
|
|
$ |
304,384 |
|
|
$ |
318,325 |
|
|
Accretion of environmental liabilities |
|
3,499 |
|
|
|
3,618 |
|
|
|
10,710 |
|
|
|
10,139 |
|
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
8,922 |
|
|
|
5,837 |
|
|
|
22,620 |
|
|
|
20,690 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
114,729 |
|
|
|
100,063 |
|
|
|
342,994 |
|
|
|
295,632 |
|
|
Other (income) expense, net |
|
(3,517 |
) |
|
|
1,123 |
|
|
|
(1,982 |
) |
|
|
2,431 |
|
|
Interest expense, net of interest income |
|
35,700 |
|
|
|
35,779 |
|
|
|
108,883 |
|
|
|
100,767 |
|
|
Provision for income taxes |
|
42,027 |
|
|
|
40,181 |
|
|
|
103,641 |
|
|
|
111,741 |
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
320,159 |
|
|
$ |
301,814 |
|
|
$ |
891,250 |
|
|
$ |
859,725 |
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA Margin |
|
20.7 |
% |
|
|
19.7 |
% |
|
|
19.7 |
% |
|
|
19.3 |
% |
Adjusted Free Cash Flow Reconciliation
An itemized reconciliation between reported GAAP net cash from operating activities and adjusted free cash flow is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Net cash from operating activities |
$ |
301,987 |
|
|
$ |
239,239 |
|
|
$ |
511,632 |
|
|
$ |
473,833 |
|
|
Additions to property, plant and equipment |
|
(94,445 |
) |
|
|
(96,803 |
) |
|
|
(303,169 |
) |
|
|
(369,826 |
) |
|
Cash investment in Solvent De-Asphalting Unit |
|
11,813 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
11,813 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Cash investment in |
|
91 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
12,527 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Proceeds from sale and disposal of fixed assets |
|
11,187 |
|
|
|
2,058 |
|
|
|
15,250 |
|
|
|
6,353 |
|
|
Adjusted free cash flow |
$ |
230,633 |
|
|
$ |
144,494 |
|
|
$ |
248,053 |
|
|
$ |
110,360 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA Guidance Reconciliation
An itemized reconciliation between projected GAAP net income and projected Adjusted EBITDA is as follows (in millions):
|
|
For the Year Ending
|
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|
Projected GAAP net income |
|
to |
|
||
|
Adjustments: |
|
|
|
||
|
Accretion of environmental liabilities |
15 |
to |
14 |
||
|
Stock-based compensation |
28 |
to |
31 |
||
|
Depreciation and amortization |
455 |
to |
445 |
||
|
Interest expense, net |
147 |
to |
142 |
||
|
Provision for income taxes |
131 |
to |
143 |
||
|
Projected Adjusted EBITDA |
|
to |
|
||
Adjusted Free Cash Flow Guidance Reconciliation
An itemized reconciliation between projected GAAP net cash from operating activities and projected adjusted free cash flow is as follows (in millions). The Company excludes significant one-time growth investments, which the Company expects to realize future long-term benefits from, as they are not indicative of free cash flow generation for the current period.
|
|
For the Year Ending
|
||||
|
Projected net cash from operating activities |
|
|
to |
|
|
|
Additions to property, plant and equipment |
(400 |
) |
to |
(430 |
) |
|
Cash investment in Solvent De-Asphalting Unit |
30 |
|
to |
30 |
|
|
Cash investment in |
15 |
|
to |
15 |
|
|
Proceeds from sale and disposal of fixed assets |
15 |
|
to |
15 |
|
|
Projected adjusted free cash flow |
|
|
to |
|
|
Conference Call Information
About
Safe Harbor Statement
Any statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of the words “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “plans to,” “seeks,” “will,” “should,” “estimates,” “projects,” “may,” “likely,” “potential,” “outlook” or similar expressions. Such statements may include, but are not limited to, statements about the Company’s future financial and operating results, plans, strategy, objectives and goals, cost management initiatives, pricing and productivity initiatives, contingent liabilities, liquidity, business, economic and market conditions, trends, customer demand, impacts of tariffs and new legislation, acquisitions, growth opportunities, expectations, challenges and other statements that are not historical facts. Such statements are based upon the beliefs and expectations of Clean Harbors’ management as of the date of this press release only and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including, without limitation: operational and safety risks; risks relating to the failure of new or existing technologies; cybersecurity risks; the occurrence of natural disasters or other catastrophic events, as well as their residual macroeconomic effects; risks associated with retaining and hiring key personnel; environmental liability and product liability risks relating to hazardous waste management and other components of the Company’s business; negative economic, industry or other developments, including market volatility or economic downturns; risks associated with management’s assumptions relating to expansion of the Company’s landfills; reductions in the demand for emergency response services at industrial facilities or on roadways, railways or waterways, and other remedial projects and regulatory developments; reductions in the demand for oil products and automotive services and volatility in oil prices in the markets the Company serves; changes in statutory and regulatory requirements and risks relating to extensive environmental laws and regulations; risks associated with existing and potential litigation; risks associated with the Company’s identification and execution of strategic acquisitions and divestitures and their related liabilities; risks relating to the availability and sufficiency of the Company’s insurance coverage, self-insurance, surety bonds, letters of credit and other forms of financial assurance; the impact of new tax legislation or changes in tax regulations and interpretations; the imposition of trade sanctions or tariffs; fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates; risks relating to the Company’s indebtedness and covenants in its debt agreements; risks associated with certain anti-takeover provisions under the Massachusetts Business Corporation Act and the Company’s By-Laws, and those items identified as “Risk Factors” in Clean Harbors’ most recently filed reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
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(in thousands, except per share amounts) |
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|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Revenues |
$ |
1,549,337 |
|
|
$ |
1,529,422 |
|
|
$ |
4,531,141 |
|
|
$ |
4,458,836 |
|
|
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below) |
|
1,048,490 |
|
|
|
1,055,599 |
|
|
|
3,103,871 |
|
|
|
3,062,211 |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
189,610 |
|
|
|
177,846 |
|
|
|
558,640 |
|
|
|
557,590 |
|
|
Accretion of environmental liabilities |
|
3,499 |
|
|
|
3,618 |
|
|
|
10,710 |
|
|
|
10,139 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
114,729 |
|
|
|
100,063 |
|
|
|
342,994 |
|
|
|
295,632 |
|
|
Income from operations |
|
193,009 |
|
|
|
192,296 |
|
|
|
514,926 |
|
|
|
533,264 |
|
|
Other income (expense), net |
|
3,517 |
|
|
|
(1,123 |
) |
|
|
1,982 |
|
|
|
(2,431 |
) |
|
Interest expense, net |
|
(35,700 |
) |
|
|
(35,779 |
) |
|
|
(108,883 |
) |
|
|
(100,767 |
) |
|
Income before provision for income taxes |
|
160,826 |
|
|
|
155,394 |
|
|
|
408,025 |
|
|
|
430,066 |
|
|
Provision for income taxes |
|
42,027 |
|
|
|
40,181 |
|
|
|
103,641 |
|
|
|
111,741 |
|
|
Net income |
$ |
118,799 |
|
|
$ |
115,213 |
|
|
$ |
304,384 |
|
|
$ |
318,325 |
|
|
Earnings per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Basic |
$ |
2.22 |
|
|
$ |
2.14 |
|
|
$ |
5.67 |
|
|
$ |
5.90 |
|
|
Diluted |
$ |
2.21 |
|
|
$ |
2.12 |
|
|
$ |
5.65 |
|
|
$ |
5.87 |
|
|
Shares used to compute earnings per share - Basic |
|
53,518 |
|
|
|
53,951 |
|
|
|
53,659 |
|
|
|
53,936 |
|
|
Shares used to compute earnings per share - Diluted |
|
53,713 |
|
|
|
54,229 |
|
|
|
53,871 |
|
|
|
54,229 |
|
|
|
|||||
|
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
|||||
|
(in thousands) |
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Current assets: |
(unaudited) |
|
|
||
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
759,197 |
|
$ |
687,192 |
|
Short-term marketable securities |
|
91,176 |
|
|
102,634 |
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
1,104,805 |
|
|
1,015,357 |
|
Unbilled accounts receivable |
|
182,059 |
|
|
162,215 |
|
Inventories and supplies |
|
377,308 |
|
|
384,657 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
93,716 |
|
|
81,741 |
|
Total current assets |
|
2,608,261 |
|
|
2,433,796 |
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
2,497,600 |
|
|
2,447,941 |
|
Other assets: |
|
|
|
||
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
241,048 |
|
|
250,853 |
|
|
|
1,478,831 |
|
|
1,477,199 |
|
Permits and other intangibles, net |
|
663,965 |
|
|
701,987 |
|
Other long-term assets |
|
50,594 |
|
|
65,502 |
|
Total other assets |
|
2,434,438 |
|
|
2,495,541 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
7,540,299 |
|
$ |
7,377,278 |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
||
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
$ |
15,102 |
|
$ |
15,102 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
444,119 |
|
|
487,286 |
|
Deferred revenue |
|
91,966 |
|
|
88,545 |
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
415,170 |
|
|
419,445 |
|
Current portion of closure, post-closure and remedial liabilities |
|
28,814 |
|
|
20,625 |
|
Current portion of operating lease liabilities |
|
72,241 |
|
|
71,663 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
1,067,412 |
|
|
1,102,666 |
|
Other liabilities: |
|
|
|
||
|
Closure and post-closure liabilities, less current portion |
|
122,546 |
|
|
119,484 |
|
Remedial liabilities, less current portion |
|
85,299 |
|
|
101,424 |
|
Long-term debt, less current portion |
|
2,764,231 |
|
|
2,771,117 |
|
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion |
|
173,137 |
|
|
182,883 |
|
Deferred tax liabilities |
|
358,597 |
|
|
363,623 |
|
Other long-term liabilities |
|
193,237 |
|
|
162,552 |
|
Total other liabilities |
|
3,697,047 |
|
|
3,701,083 |
|
Total stockholders’ equity, net |
|
2,775,840 |
|
|
2,573,529 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ |
7,540,299 |
|
$ |
7,377,278 |
|
|
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|
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
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|
(in thousands) |
|||||||
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
||||
|
Net income |
$ |
304,384 |
|
|
$ |
318,325 |
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities: |
|
|
|
||||
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
342,994 |
|
|
|
295,632 |
|
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts |
|
6,520 |
|
|
|
5,674 |
|
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount |
|
5,024 |
|
|
|
4,623 |
|
|
Accretion of environmental liabilities |
|
10,710 |
|
|
|
10,139 |
|
|
Changes in environmental liability estimates |
|
(8,933 |
) |
|
|
4,347 |
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
— |
|
|
|
(418 |
) |
|
Other (income) expense, net |
|
(1,982 |
) |
|
|
2,431 |
|
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
22,620 |
|
|
|
20,690 |
|
|
Environmental expenditures |
|
(10,960 |
) |
|
|
(19,679 |
) |
|
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions: |
|
|
|
||||
|
Accounts receivable and unbilled accounts receivable |
|
(113,131 |
) |
|
|
(145,647 |
) |
|
Inventories and supplies |
|
8,301 |
|
|
|
(39,673 |
) |
|
Other current and long-term assets |
|
(5,467 |
) |
|
|
(47,826 |
) |
|
Accounts payable |
|
(35,492 |
) |
|
|
30,004 |
|
|
Other current and long-term liabilities |
|
(12,956 |
) |
|
|
35,211 |
|
|
Net cash from operating activities |
|
511,632 |
|
|
|
473,833 |
|
|
Cash flows used in investing activities: |
|
|
|
||||
|
Additions to property, plant and equipment |
|
(303,169 |
) |
|
|
(369,826 |
) |
|
Proceeds from sale and disposal of fixed assets |
|
15,250 |
|
|
|
6,353 |
|
|
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
|
— |
|
|
|
(474,011 |
) |
|
Proceeds from sale of business |
|
— |
|
|
|
750 |
|
|
Additions to intangible assets including costs to obtain or renew permits |
|
(1,528 |
) |
|
|
(2,545 |
) |
|
Purchases of available-for-sale securities |
|
(62,108 |
) |
|
|
(73,682 |
) |
|
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities |
|
74,968 |
|
|
|
100,021 |
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(276,587 |
) |
|
|
(812,940 |
) |
|
Cash flows (used in) from financing activities: |
|
|
|
||||
|
Change in uncashed checks |
|
(2,639 |
) |
|
|
(5,852 |
) |
|
Tax payments related to withholdings on vested restricted stock |
|
(13,833 |
) |
|
|
(11,514 |
) |
|
Repurchases of common stock |
|
(117,001 |
) |
|
|
(30,215 |
) |
|
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan |
|
3,360 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Deferred financing costs paid |
|
— |
|
|
|
(8,316 |
) |
|
Payments on finance leases |
|
(25,088 |
) |
|
|
(23,596 |
) |
|
Principal payments on debt |
|
(11,327 |
) |
|
|
(11,327 |
) |
|
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of discount |
|
— |
|
|
|
499,375 |
|
|
Net cash (used in) from financing activities |
|
(166,528 |
) |
|
|
408,555 |
|
|
Effect of exchange rate change on cash |
|
3,488 |
|
|
|
(1,775 |
) |
|
Increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
72,005 |
|
|
|
67,673 |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
|
687,192 |
|
|
|
444,698 |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
$ |
759,197 |
|
|
$ |
512,371 |
|
|
Supplemental information: |
|||||||
|
Cash payments for interest and income taxes: |
|||||||
|
Interest paid |
$ |
133,520 |
|
$ |
134,177 |
|
|
|
Income taxes paid, net of refunds |
|
93,531 |
|
|
100,752 |
|
|
|
Non-cash investing activities: |
|
||||||
|
Property, plant and equipment accrued |
|
36,604 |
|
|
43,604 |
|
|
|
ROU assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities |
|
51,736 |
|
|
98,927 |
|
|
|
ROU assets obtained in exchange for finance lease liabilities |
|
59,937 |
|
|
53,391 |
|
|
Supplemental Segment Data (in thousands)
|
|
Three Months Ended |
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|
Revenue |
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
Third-Party Revenues |
|
Intersegment Revenues (Expenses), net |
|
Direct Revenues |
|
Third-Party Revenues |
|
Intersegment Revenues (Expenses), net |
|
Direct Revenues |
||||||||
|
Environmental Services |
$ |
1,318,580 |
|
$ |
12,720 |
|
|
$ |
1,331,300 |
|
$ |
1,287,650 |
|
$ |
9,537 |
|
|
$ |
1,297,187 |
|
Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions |
|
230,757 |
|
|
(12,720 |
) |
|
|
218,037 |
|
|
241,676 |
|
|
(9,537 |
) |
|
|
232,139 |
|
Corporate |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
96 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
96 |
|
Total |
$ |
1,549,337 |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,549,337 |
|
$ |
1,529,422 |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,529,422 |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||||||||||||||
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
Third-Party Revenues |
|
Intersegment Revenues (Expenses), net |
|
Direct Revenues |
|
Third-Party Revenues |
|
Intersegment Revenues (Expenses), net |
|
Direct Revenues |
||||||||
|
Environmental Services |
$ |
3,855,677 |
|
$ |
36,771 |
|
|
$ |
3,892,448 |
|
$ |
3,746,227 |
|
$ |
32,853 |
|
|
$ |
3,779,080 |
|
Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions |
|
675,278 |
|
|
(36,771 |
) |
|
|
638,507 |
|
|
712,312 |
|
|
(32,853 |
) |
|
|
679,459 |
|
Corporate |
|
186 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
186 |
|
|
297 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
297 |
|
Total |
$ |
4,531,141 |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
4,531,141 |
|
$ |
4,458,836 |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
4,458,836 |
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||||||||
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Environmental Services |
$ |
357,229 |
|
|
$ |
332,502 |
|
|
$ |
1,008,014 |
|
|
$ |
956,892 |
|
|
Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions |
|
40,937 |
|
|
|
41,226 |
|
|
|
107,502 |
|
|
|
122,402 |
|
|
Corporate |
|
(78,007 |
) |
|
|
(71,914 |
) |
|
|
(224,266 |
) |
|
|
(219,569 |
) |
|
Total |
$ |
320,159 |
|
|
$ |
301,814 |
|
|
$ |
891,250 |
|
|
$ |
859,725 |
|
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251029428726/en/
EVP and Chief Financial Officer
781.792.5100
InvestorRelations@cleanharbors.com
SVP Investor Relations
781.792.5100
Buckley.James@cleanharbors.com
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