Westrock Coffee Company Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results and Reaffirms 2025 and 2026 Outlook

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Aug. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Westrock Coffee Company (Nasdaq: WEST) (“Westrock Coffee” or the “Company”) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025.

Second Quarter Highlights¹

  • Consolidated Results
    • Net sales were $280.9 million, an increase of 34.8%
    • Gross profit was $41.4 million, flat compared to the prior year period
    • Net loss was $21.6 million, compared to a net loss of $17.8 million in the prior year period
    • Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA² was $15.3 million and included $7.6 million of scale-up costs associated with our Conway Facility, compared to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $12.4 million and $1.2 million of scale-up costs in the prior year period
  • Segment Results
    • Beverage Solutions
      • Net sales were $208.8 million, an increase of 27.9%
      • Segment Adjusted EBITDA³ was $19.7 million, an increase of 48.5%
    • Sustainable Sourcing & Traceability (“SS&T”)
      • Net sales were $72.0 million, an increase of 59.6%
      • Segment Adjusted EBITDA³ was $3.3 million compared to $0.4 million for the second quarter of 2024

Commenting on our results, Scott T. Ford, CEO and Co-founder stated, “We are pleased to report record quarterly segment performance as we celebrate the successful launch of our new single-serve cup plant and the production ramp-up at the extract and ready-to-drink (RTD) facility, both located in Conway, Arkansas. Our progress toward our goal of becoming the premiere integrated, strategic supplier to the pre-eminent coffee, tea, and energy beverage brands globally has resulted in record production, deliveries and quarterly segment performance for our business.”

2025 and 2026 Outlook

The Company is reaffirming its 2025 and 2026 guidance for Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, Segment Adjusted EBITDA and Beverage Solutions credit agreement secured net leverage ratio, which were provided in its earnings release dated March 11, 2025.

For additional information regarding the Company’s performance compared to the first half 2025 outlook provided in the March 11, 2025 earnings release, see the table included in the section below titled “2025 Outlook Versus Actual Results.”

Conference Call Details

Westrock Coffee will host a conference call and webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET today to discuss this release. To participate in the live earnings call and question and answer session, please register HERE and dial-in information will be provided directly to you. The live audio webcast will be accessible in the “Events and Presentations” section of the Company’s Investor Relations website at https://investors.westrockcoffee.com. An archived replay of the webcast will be available shortly after the live event has concluded and will be available for a minimum of 14 days.

About Westrock Coffee

Westrock Coffee is a leading integrated coffee, tea, flavors, extracts, and ingredients solutions provider in the United States, providing coffee sourcing, supply chain management, product development, roasting, packaging, and distribution services to the retail, food service and restaurant, convenience store and travel center, non-commercial account, CPG, and hospitality industries around the world. With offices in 10 countries, the Company sources coffee and tea from numerous countries of origin.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended from time to time. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook,” and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, our 2025 and 2026 financial outlook, our expectations regarding leverage ratios and compliance with the financial covenants in our credit agreement, expected volume growth in the Company’s core coffee business, our expectations regarding volume commitments from existing single serve customers and new single serve customer volumes, our expectations regarding expense savings from cost reduction and facility consolidation efforts in 2024, certain plans, expectations, goals, projections, and statements about the timing and benefits of the build-out of and the rapid scale up of our RTD can volumes, and the launch and scale up of our RTD glass bottle products from, the Company’s Conway, Arkansas extract and ready-to-drink facility, the plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions of Westrock Coffee, and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements are based on information available to Westrock Coffee as of the date hereof and Westrock Coffee is not under any duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this communication to conform these statements to actual results. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this communication, and on the current expectations of the management of Westrock Coffee as of the date hereof and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as and should not be relied on by an investor, or others, as a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction, or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of Westrock Coffee. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, changes in domestic and foreign business, market (including continued increases in the “C” market price of green coffee), financial, political, and legal conditions; our inability to secure an adequate supply of key raw materials, including green coffee and tea, or disruption in our supply chain, including from tariffs or trade restrictions; risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected financial information with respect to Westrock Coffee; risks related to the rollout of Westrock Coffee’s business and the timing of expected business milestones; the effects of competition on Westrock Coffee’s business; the ability of Westrock Coffee to issue equity or equity-linked securities or obtain debt financing in the future; Westrock Coffee’s future level of indebtedness, which may reduce funds available for other business purposes and reduce the Company’s operational flexibility; the risk that Westrock Coffee fails to attract, motivate or retain qualified personnel; the risk that Westrock Coffee fails to fully realize the potential benefits of acquisitions or joint ventures or has difficulty successfully integrating acquired companies; the availability of equipment and the timely performance by suppliers involved with the build-out of the Conway, Arkansas extract and ready-to-drink facility; Westrock Coffee’s inability to complete the construction and launch of its planned second RTD can line or RTD glass line as expected or the risk of incurring additional expenses in the process; the loss of significant customers or delays in bringing their products to market; litigation or legal disputes, which could lead us to incur significant liabilities and costs or harm our reputation; and those factors discussed in Westrock Coffee’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 12, 2025, in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” and other documents Westrock Coffee has filed, or will file, with the SEC. If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that Westrock Coffee does not presently know, or that Westrock Coffee currently believes are immaterial, that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, the forward-looking statements reflect Westrock Coffee’s expectations, plans, or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this communication. Westrock Coffee anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause Westrock Coffee’s assessments to change. However, while Westrock Coffee may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Westrock Coffee specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a representation of Westrock Coffee’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this communication. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.

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Westrock Coffee Company


Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(Thousands, except par value)   June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024
ASSETS            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 43,956     $ 26,151  
Restricted cash     8,368       9,413  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $1,524 and $3,995, respectively     85,685       99,566  
Inventories     194,244       163,323  
Derivative assets     28,176       19,746  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     16,214       15,444  
Total current assets     376,643       333,643  
             
Property, plant and equipment, net     480,653       467,011  
Goodwill     116,111       116,111  
Intangible assets, net     110,920       114,879  
Operating lease right-of-use assets     61,955       63,380  
Other long-term assets     11,195       6,756  
Total Assets   $ 1,157,477     $ 1,101,780  
             
LIABILITIES, CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY            
Current maturities of long-term debt   $ 16,469     $ 14,057  
Short-term debt     75,170       54,659  
Accounts payable     75,784       84,255  
Supply chain finance program     98,300       78,838  
Derivative liabilities     35,099       11,966  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     60,578       34,095  
Total current liabilities     361,400       277,870  
             
Long-term debt, net     377,580       325,880  
Convertible notes payable – related party, net     49,741       49,706  
Deferred income taxes     16,238       14,954  
Operating lease liabilities     59,553       60,692  
Other long-term liabilities     1,040       1,346  
Total liabilities     865,552       730,448  
             
Commitments and contingencies            
             
Series A Convertible Preferred Shares, $0.01 par value, 24,000 shares authorized, 23,511 shares and 23,511 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, $11.50 liquidation value     273,678       273,850  
             

Shareholders’ Equity
           
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 26,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding            
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 300,000 shares authorized, 94,708 shares and 94,221 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively     947       942  
Additional paid-in-capital     526,561       519,878  
Accumulated deficit     (491,703 )     (442,922 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)     (17,558 )     19,584  
Total shareholders’ equity     18,247       97,482  
             
Total Liabilities, Convertible Preferred Shares and Shareholders’ Equity   $ 1,157,477     $ 1,101,780  

Westrock Coffee Company

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

    Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30,
(Thousands, except per share data)   2025


  2024


  2025


  2024


Net sales   $ 280,859     $ 208,389     $ 494,655     $ 400,889  
Costs of sales     239,464       166,986       424,187       322,212  
Gross profit     41,395       41,403       70,468       78,677  
                         
Selling, general and administrative expense     53,931       51,610       94,275       96,050  
Transaction, restructuring and integration expense     2,477       4,399       4,268       7,363  
Impairment charges           831             831  
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment           971       7       973  
Total operating expenses     56,408       57,811       98,550       105,217  
Loss from operations     (15,013 )     (16,408 )     (28,082 )     (26,540 )
                         
Other (income) expense                        
Interest expense     13,119       7,453       25,718       15,032  
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities           (1,612 )           (1,653 )
Other, net     (2,692 )     98       (2,970 )     233  
Loss before income taxes and equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities     (25,440 )     (22,347 )     (50,830 )     (40,152 )
Income tax expense (benefit)     (370 )     (4,645 )     1,458       1,170  
Equity in (earnings) loss from unconsolidated entities     (3,507 )     57       (3,507 )     110  
Net loss   $ (21,563 )   $ (17,759 )   $ (48,781 )   $ (41,432 )
Amortization of Series A Convertible Preferred Shares     86       87       172       174  
Net loss attributable to common shareholders   $ (21,477 )   $ (17,672 )   $ (48,609 )   $ (41,258 )
                         
Loss per common share:                        
Basic   $ (0.23 )   $ (0.20 )   $ (0.51 )   $ (0.47 )
Diluted   $ (0.23 )   $ (0.20 )   $ (0.51 )   $ (0.47 )
                         
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding:                        
Basic     94,661       88,323       94,480       88,209  
Diluted     94,661       88,323       94,480       88,209  

Westrock Coffee Company

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

    Six Months Ended June 30,
(Thousands)   2025


  2024


Cash flows from operating activities:            
Net loss   $ (48,781 )   $ (41,432 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:            
Depreciation and amortization     26,771       15,516  
Impairment charges           831  
Equity-based compensation     8,080       5,481  
Provision for credit losses     (22 )     1,026  
Amortization of deferred financing fees included in interest expense     1,755       1,715  
Write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees     137        
(Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment     7       973  
Gain on de-consolidation of Rwanda Trading Company     (2,291 )      
Mark-to-market adjustments     (3,514 )     (3,162 )
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities           (1,653 )
Foreign currency transactions     (141 )     53  
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)     1,458       1,170  
Other     (2,738 )     490  
Change in operating assets and liabilities:            
Accounts receivable     12,154       (3,954 )
Inventories     (43,345 )     (12,912 )
Derivative assets and liabilities     (8,388 )     4,709  
Prepaid expense and other assets     1,520       733  
Accounts payable     10,931       (20,211 )
Accrued liabilities and other     17,334       34,936  
Net cash used in operating activities     (29,073 )     (15,691 )
Cash flows from investing activities:            
Additions to property, plant and equipment     (61,826 )     (105,105 )
Additions to intangible assets     (40 )     (104 )
Proceeds from sale of equity method investments and non-marketable securities     500        
Acquisition of equity method investments and non-marketable securities, inclusive of cash contributed     (2,952 )      
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment     316       449  
Net cash used in investing activities     (64,002 )     (104,760 )
Cash flows from financing activities:            
Payments on debt     (46,799 )     (134,634 )
Proceeds from debt     131,373       184,124  
Payments on supply chain financing program     (79,847 )     (49,612 )
Proceeds from supply chain financing program     99,309       47,872  
Proceeds from convertible notes payable           22,000  
Proceeds from convertible notes payable – related party           50,000  
Payment of debt issuance costs     (2,354 )     (2,965 )
Payment of convertible notes payable issuance costs           (511 )
Net proceeds from (repayments of) repurchase agreements     9,769       (7,343 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options           12  
Proceeds from issuance of common stock           635  
Payment of equity issuance costs           (10 )
Payment for taxes for net share settlement of equity awards     (1,564 )     (1,159 )
Net cash provided by financing activities     109,887       108,409  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash     (52 )     229  
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash     16,760       (11,813 )
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period     35,564       37,840  
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period   $ 52,324     $ 26,027  


The total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at June 30, 2025 and 2024 is as follows:

(Thousands)   June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 43,956     $ 24,316  
Restricted cash     8,368       1,711  
Total   $ 52,324     $ 26,027  

Westrock Coffee Company

Summary of Segment Results

(Unaudited)

    Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30,
(Thousands)   2025   2024   2025   2024
Beverage Solutions                                
Net sales   $ 208,814     $ 163,253     $ 372,893     $ 321,312  
Segment Adjusted EBITDA¹     19,670       13,245       29,253       24,045  
                                 
Sustainable Sourcing & Traceability                                
Net sales²   $ 72,045     $ 45,136     $ 121,762     $ 79,577  
Segment Adjusted EBITDA¹     3,315       419       5,243       761  
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1 – Segment Adjusted EBITDA is a segment performance measure, which is required by U.S. GAAP to be disclosed in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 280,Segment Reporting. Segment Adjusted EBITDA is defined consistently with Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, except that it excludes scale-up costs related to our Conway Facility. Refer to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information regarding our segments and a reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to loss before income taxes and equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities.
2 – Net of intersegment revenues.

Westrock Coffee Company

Calculation of Beverage Solutions Credit Agreement Secured Net Leverage Ratio

(Unaudited)

(Thousands, except leverage ratio)   Trailing Twelve-Months
Beverage Solutions Segment Adjusted EBITDA   $ 58,847  
Permissible credit agreement adjustments¹     11,137  
Trailing Twelve-Months Credit Agreement Adjusted EBITDA   $ 69,984  
       
End of period:      
Term loan facility   $ 150,938  
Delayed draw term loan facility     46,875  
Revolving credit facility     172,500  
Letters of credit outstanding     2,560  
Secured debt     372,873  
Beverage Solutions unrestricted cash and cash equivalents     (40,707 )
Secured net debt   $ 332,166  
       
Beverage Solutions Credit Agreement secured net leverage ratio     4.75 x
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1 – Primarily consists of $8.8 million of pro forma run-rate impact of cost savings initiatives, as permitted by the Credit Agreement.


The Company is required to maintain compliance with, among other things, a secured net leverage ratio under the terms of its credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) among the Company, Westrock Beverage Solutions, LLC, as the borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent, and swingline lender, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as sustainability structuring agent, and each issuing bank and lender party thereto. The secured net leverage ratio is calculated as secured net debt divided by Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing twelve-month period, each as defined in the Credit Agreement, and is applicable only to our Beverage Solutions segment.

Management believes that our secured net leverage ratio provides useful information to investors and other users of our financial data regarding the Company’s compliance with its material financial covenants. Failure to comply with the covenants in the Credit Agreement or make payments when due could result in an event of default, which, if not cured or waived, could accelerate our repayment obligations under the Credit Agreement and could result in a default and acceleration under other agreements containing cross-default provisions. Under these circumstances, we might not have sufficient funds or other resources to satisfy all of our obligations. As of the date of this press release, the Company is in compliance with its financial covenants.



Westrock Coffee Company


Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income to Non-GAAP Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA

(Unaudited)

    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
    June 30,   June 30,
(Thousands)   2025


  2024


  2025


  2024


Net loss   $ (21,563 )   $ (17,759 )   $ (48,781 )   $ (41,432 )
Interest expense     13,119       7,453       25,718       15,032  
Income tax expense (benefit)     (370 )     (4,645 )     1,458       1,170  
Depreciation and amortization     15,016       7,968       26,771       15,516  
EBITDA     6,202       (6,983 )     5,166       (9,714 )
Transaction, restructuring and integration expense     2,477       4,399       4,268       7,363  
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities           (1,612 )           (1,653 )
Equity-based compensation     4,750       3,025       8,080       5,481  
Impairment charges           831             831  
Conway extract and ready-to-drink facility pre-production costs     9,072       12,382       13,520       22,178  
Mark-to-market adjustments     (1,441 )     (1,522 )     (3,514 )     (3,162 )
(Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment           971       7       973  
Other     (5,722 )     943       (3,966 )     1,279  
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA   $ 15,338     $ 12,434     $ 23,561     $ 23,576  



Non-GAAP Financial Measures


We refer to EBITDA and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA in our analysis of our results of operations, which are not required by, or presented in accordance with, accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). While we believe that net (loss) income, as defined by GAAP, is the most appropriate earnings measure, we also believe that EBITDA and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA are important non-GAAP supplemental measures of operating performance as they contribute to a meaningful evaluation of the Company’s future operating performance and comparisons to the Company’s past operating performance. The Company believes that providing these non-GAAP financial measures to investors helps investors evaluate the Company’s operating performance, profitability and business trends in a way that is consistent with how management evaluates such performance.

We define “EBITDA” as net (loss) income, as defined by GAAP, before interest expense, provision for income taxes and depreciation and amortization. We define “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” as EBITDA before equity-based compensation expense and the impact, which may be recurring in nature, of transaction, restructuring and integration related costs, impairment charges, changes in the fair value of warrant liabilities, non-cash mark-to-market adjustments, certain non-capitalizable costs necessary to place the Conway extract and ready-to-drink facility into commercial production, the write off of unamortized deferred financing costs, costs incurred as a result of the early repayment of debt, gains or losses on dispositions, and other similar or infrequent items (although we may not have had such charges in the periods presented). We believe EBITDA and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA are important supplemental measures to net (loss) income because they provide additional information to evaluate our operating performance on an unleveraged basis.

Since EBITDA and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA are not measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, they should be viewed in addition to, and not be considered as alternatives for, net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP. Further, our computations of EBITDA and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to that reported by other companies that define EBITDA and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do.

Westrock Coffee Company

2025 Outlook Versus Actual Results

(Unaudited)

Below is a summary of the Company’s performance compared to the first half 2025 outlook provided in the March 11, 2025 earnings release.

    1H 2025


  1H 2025 Outlook
(Millions)   Actual   Low   High
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA²   $ 23.6     $ 17.5     $ 24.0  
                         
Segment Adjusted EBITDA³                        
Beverage Solutions   $ 29.3     $ 25.0     $ 30.0  
SS&T     5.2       2.5       4.0  
                         
    June 30, 2025


       
    Actual


  Outlook


       
Beverage Solutions Credit Agreement secured net leverage ratio     4.75x       5.70x          


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¹ Unless otherwise indicated, all comparisons are to the prior year period.
² Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. The definition of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is included under the section titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and a reconciliation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP measure is provided in the tables that accompany this release.
³ Segment Adjusted EBITDA is a segment performance measure, which is required by U.S. GAAP to be disclosed in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 280, Segment Reporting. Segment Adjusted EBITDA is defined consistently with Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, except that it excludes scale-up costs related to our Conway Facility.