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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025
OR
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _____ to _____.
Commission File Number: 001-41485
WESTROCK COFFEE COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
80-0977200
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
4009 N. Rodney Parham Road, 4th Floor
Little Rock, Arkansas
72212
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(501) 918-9358
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share
WEST
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ◻
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ⌧ No ◻
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
◻
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ⌧
As of May 2, 2025, the Registrant had 94,641,176 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements as defined under U.S. federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical statements of fact and statements including, but not limited to, the following statements regarding our expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future, our expectations regarding the build-out of operations (including the installation of a second ready-to-drink can line) and commercialization of customers within the anticipated time frame of our Conway, Arkansas facility and our ability to sell or commit capacity; our expectations regarding capital expenditures; and our future liquidity needs and access to capital. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts, or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “would,” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and we assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
There are or will be important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, risks related to the following:
The foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read together with the other cautionary statements included in the Annual Report or in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. If one or more events related to these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from what we anticipate. Many of the important factors that will determine these results are beyond our ability to control or predict. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and, except as otherwise required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict which will arise. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
Westrock Coffee Company
March 31, 2025
Part I.
Financial Information
5
Item 1.
Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
6
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
7
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
8
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
9
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
10
1. Organization and Description of Business
2. Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
11
4. Revenue
16
5. Inventories
18
6. Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
7. Goodwill
19
8. Intangible Assets, Net
9. Leases
10. Debt
21
11. Series A Preferred Shares
24
12. Common Stock Warrants
25
13. Derivatives
26
14. Fair Value Measurements
28
15. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
30
16. Equity-Based Compensation
17. Earnings per Share
18. Segment Information
31
19. Commitments and Contingencies
34
20. Related Party Transactions
21. Subsequent Events
35
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
36
Overview
Key Business Metrics
41
Significant Developments
Results of Operations
38
Critical Accounting Estimates
40
Liquidity and Capital Resources
42
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
48
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
49
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
Part II.
Other Information
50
Legal Proceedings
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Mine Safety Disclosures
Item 5.
Item 6.
Exhibits
51
Signatures
53
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(Thousands, except par value)
December 31, 2024
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
$
33,052
26,151
Restricted cash
8,984
9,413
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $1,808 and $3,995, respectively
83,429
99,566
Inventories
187,383
163,323
Derivative assets
26,573
19,746
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
24,399
15,444
Total current assets
363,820
333,643
Property, plant and equipment, net
476,270
467,011
Goodwill
116,111
Intangible assets, net
112,853
114,879
Operating lease right-of-use assets
62,802
63,380
Other long-term assets
6,848
6,756
Total Assets
1,138,704
1,101,780
LIABILITIES, CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current maturities of long-term debt
15,062
14,057
Short-term debt
58,790
54,659
Accounts payable
67,325
84,255
Supply chain finance program
95,363
78,838
Derivative liabilities
12,395
11,966
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
60,527
34,095
Total current liabilities
309,462
277,870
Long-term debt, net
356,625
325,880
Convertible notes payable - related party, net
49,723
49,706
Deferred income taxes
16,767
14,954
Operating lease liabilities
59,605
60,692
Other long-term liabilities
1,347
1,346
Total liabilities
793,529
730,448
Commitments and contingencies (Note 19)
Series A Convertible Preferred Shares, $0.01 par value, 24,000 shares authorized, 23,511 shares and 23,511 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, $11.50 liquidation value
273,764
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, 94,622 shares and 94,221 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively
946
942
Additional paid-in-capital
521,742
519,878
Accumulated deficit
(470,140)
(442,922)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
18,863
19,584
Total shareholders' equity
71,411
97,482
Total Liabilities, Convertible Preferred Shares and Shareholders' Equity
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Thousands, except per share data)
2025
2024
Net sales
213,796
192,500
Costs of sales
184,723
155,226
Gross profit
29,073
37,274
Selling, general and administrative expense
40,344
44,440
Transaction, restructuring and integration expense
1,791
2,964
(Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
2
Total operating expenses
42,142
47,406
Loss from operations
(13,069)
(10,132)
Other (income) expense
Interest expense
12,599
7,579
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
(41)
Other, net
(278)
135
Loss before income taxes and equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities
(25,390)
(17,805)
Income tax expense (benefit)
1,828
5,815
Equity in (earnings) loss from unconsolidated entities
Net loss
(27,218)
(23,673)
Amortization of Series A Convertible Preferred Shares
86
87
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
(27,132)
(23,586)
(Loss) earnings per common share:
Basic
(0.29)
(0.27)
Diluted
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding:
94,298
88,095
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Thousands)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments
(768)
186
Foreign currency translation adjustment
47
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
(721)
216
Comprehensive (loss) income
(27,939)
(23,457)
Comprehensive loss attributable to common shareholders
(27,853)
(23,370)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Accumulated
Other
Common Stock
Additional
Comprehensive
Total
Shares
Amount
Paid-in Capital
Deficit
Income (Loss)
Equity (Deficit)
Balance at December 31, 2023
88,051
880
471,666
(362,624)
3,818
113,740
Net income (loss)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Equity-based compensation
231
3
2,452
2,455
Net share settlement of equity awards
(1,141)
Balance at March 31, 2024
88,282
883
473,064
(386,297)
4,034
91,684
Balance at December 31, 2024
94,221
401
4
3,327
3,331
(1,549)
Balance at March 31, 2025
94,622
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Cash flows from operating activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
11,755
7,548
Provision for credit losses
(166)
441
Amortization of deferred financing fees included in interest expense
893
1,050
Write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees
137
Mark-to-market adjustments
(2,073)
(1,640)
Foreign currency transactions
(141)
245
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
449
343
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
14,553
8,397
(27,329)
8,907
Derivative assets and liabilities
(3,589)
1,302
Prepaid expense and other assets
1,567
494
899
(18,038)
Accrued liabilities and other
2,976
14,372
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
(22,121)
7,979
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment
(41,291)
(68,914)
Additions to intangible assets
(20)
(43)
Proceeds from sale of equity method investments and non-marketable securities
500
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
Net cash used in investing activities
(40,785)
(68,936)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on debt
(34,064)
(100,462)
Proceeds from debt
80,073
73,813
Payments on supply chain financing program
(32,844)
(38,980)
Proceeds from supply chain financing program
49,369
39,610
Proceeds from convertible notes payable
22,000
Proceeds from convertible notes payable - related party
50,000
Payment of debt issuance costs
(2,176)
(2,934)
Net proceeds from (repayments of) repurchase agreements
13,473
(4,933)
Payment for taxes for net share settlement of equity awards
Net cash provided by financing activities
72,282
36,973
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
(52)
(80)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
9,324
(24,064)
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
44,888
13,776
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities:
Property, plant and equipment acquired but not yet paid
13,036
17,508
The total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at March 31, 2025 and 2024 is as follows:
March 31, 2024
12,571
1,205
Cash and cash equivalents - held for sale (Note 3)
2,852
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1. Organization and Description of Business
Westrock Coffee Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” “Westrock,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), 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, consumer packaged goods (“CPG”), and hospitality industries around the world. We manage our business in two operating segments.
Beverage Solutions: Through this segment, we combine our product innovation and customer insights to provide value-added beverage solutions, including coffee, tea, flavors, extracts and ingredients. We provide products in a variety of packaging, including branded and private label coffee in bags, fractional packs, single serve cups, multi-serve bottles and ready-to-drink bottles and cans, as well as extract solutions to be used in products such as cold brew and ready-to-drink offerings. Currently, we serve customers in the United States, Europe and Asia, through the retail, food service and restaurant, convenience store and travel center, non-commercial account, CPG, and hospitality industries.
Sustainable Sourcing & Traceability: Through this segment, we utilize our proprietary technology and digitally traceable supply chain to directly impact and improve the lives of our farming partners, provide tangible economic empowerment and emphasize environmental accountability and farmer literacy. Revenues primarily consist of sales from commodity contracts related to forward sales of green coffee.
Note 2. Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) using the U.S. dollar as the reporting currency. They do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the activities of the Company and its wholly owned and/or controlled subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2024 was derived from the audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP.
The interim financial information is unaudited but, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for fair statement of results for the interim periods have been included. Operating results from any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the audited December 31, 2024 consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 12, 2025. Accordingly, certain significant accounting policies and other disclosures normally provided have been omitted from the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes since such items are disclosed in our audited financial statements.
Note 3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to the allowance for credit losses, useful lives of property, plant and equipment, incremental borrowing rates for lease liability measurement, fair values of forward purchase and sales contracts, green coffee associated with forward contracts, share-based compensation, contingencies, and income taxes, among others. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from the estimates and assumptions used in preparing the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
Going Concern
In accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40), the Company has the responsibility to evaluate whether conditions and/or events raise substantial doubt about its ability to meet its obligations as they become due within one year after the date that the financial statements are available to be issued. The Company is dependent on borrowings under its Credit Agreement (as defined herein) and cash generated from operations to finance its operations, service its debt requirements, maintain compliance with its covenants, and to fund capital requirements. The Company believes that projected cash flow from operations, including current projections of the timing and amount of cash flows to be generated from our Conway, Arkansas extract and ready-to-drink manufacturing facility (the “Conway Facility”), and available borrowings under its Credit Agreement, as amended, as described in Note 10, will be sufficient to fund operations and to maintain covenant compliance for at least the next twelve months. However, during the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company incurred net losses of $27.2 million and net cash outflows from operating activities of $22.1 million. If we are unable to achieve our profitability growth projections and maintain our covenant leverage ratio and minimum liquidity requirements, as a result of, for example, experiencing any adverse impact of changes or further delays in the estimated timing and volume of products to be commercialized in our Conway Facility over the next twelve months, and generate sufficient cash flows from operations, it may restrict our liquidity and capital resources and our ability to maintain compliance with our financial covenants.
As further discussed in Note 10, on January 15, 2025, the Company entered into an Incremental Assumption Agreement and Amendment No. 4 to its Credit Agreement (as defined in Note 10), which increased available borrowings under the Credit Agreement by $25.0 million and modified certain financial covenants. However, as management’s ability to amend its financial covenants cannot be assured, if necessary, management has committed to delay growth capital expenditures and/or reduce operating expenses, including headcount, salary and/or bonus reductions, all of which are in the Company’s control, as necessary, in order to have adequate liquidity and to remain in compliance with its debt covenants. As further discussed in Restructuring Activities below, the Company recently consolidated its manufacturing operations, completed the sale of its West Winds facility, and executed a targeted reduction in excess workforce capacity, which were designed to improve operational efficiency. If required, the Company will further reduce operating costs to ensure compliance with its financial covenants. The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of business.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses
Accounts receivable consist principally of amounts billed and currently due from customers and are generally unsecured and due within 30 to 60 days. A portion of our accounts receivable is not expected to be collected due to non-payment, bankruptcies and deductions. Our accounting policy for the allowance for credit losses requires us to reserve an amount based on the evaluation of the aging of accounts receivable, detailed analysis of high-risk customers’ accounts, and the overall market and economic conditions of our customers. This evaluation considers the customer demographic, such as
large commercial customers as compared to small businesses or individual customers. We consider our accounts receivable delinquent or past due based on payment terms established with each customer. Accounts receivable are written off when the account is determined to be uncollectible.
Activity in the allowance for credit losses was as follows:
Balance at beginning of period
3,995
2,915
Charged to selling, general and administrative expense
Write-offs, net
(1,678)
Allowance for credit losses - held for sale (Note 3)
(343)
1,808
3,356
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined on the average cost method, or net realizable value. Finished goods and work-in-process include the inventory costs of raw materials, direct labor and manufacturing overhead costs.
Within our Sustainable Sourcing & Traceability segment, green coffee associated with our forward contracts is recorded at net realizable value, which approximates market price, consistent with our forward purchase contracts recorded at fair value in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). Green coffee is a commodity with quoted market prices in active markets, may be sold without significant further processing, has predictable and insignificant disposal costs and is available for immediate delivery. We estimate the fair value of green coffee based on the quoted market price at the end of each reporting period, with changes in fair value being reported as a component of costs of sales in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we recognized $1.5 million of net unrealized losses and $0.7 million of net unrealized losses, respectively, on green coffee inventory associated with our forward sales and purchase contracts.
Capitalized Interest
We capitalize a portion of interest costs incurred related to assets that require a period of time to get them ready for their intended use. The amount of interest capitalized is based on eligible expenditures incurred during the period involved in bringing the assets to their intended use and the Company’s weighted-average interest rate during the period. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we capitalized $0.2 million and $2.8 million of interest costs, respectively.
Supply Chain Finance Program
The Company is party to a supply chain finance program (the “Program”) with a third-party financing provider to provide better working capital usage by deferring payments for certain raw materials of up to $100.0 million. Under the Program, the financing provider remits payment to the Company’s suppliers for approved invoices, and the Company repays the financing provider the amount of the approved invoices, plus a financing charge, on 180-day terms. The Program is uncommitted and the financing provider may, at its sole discretion, cancel the Program at any time. The Company may request cancellation of the Program in whole or in respect of one or more approved suppliers. Due to the extension of payment terms beyond the original due date of approved invoices, obligations under the Program are recorded outside of accounts payable, within our supply chain finance program, on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amounts paid by the financing provider to suppliers are reported as cash inflows from financing activities and a corresponding cash outflow from operating activities in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Amounts paid to the financing provider are reflected as cash outflows from financing activities in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there were $95.4 million and $78.8 million of obligations outstanding under the Program, respectively.
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Green Coffee Repurchase Program
On March 28, 2025, the Company entered into a master commodity purchase and sale agreement (the “Commodity Program”) with a third-party financing provider whereby the Company may enter into commodities purchase and sales, including transactions in which the Company sells green coffee to the financing provider, but retains a right, or obligation, to re-purchase the green coffee at the original sales price, plus a finance charge (“Repo Transactions”). The Commodity Program is uncommitted and may be canceled by the financing provider at any time. At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had a right, or obligation, to repurchase $13.6 million and $0, respectively, of green coffee from the financing provider. The liability for Repo Transactions is recorded within accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Cash flows related to Repo Transactions are recorded within financing activities in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Restructuring Activities
The Company accounts for exit or disposal activities in accordance with ASC 420, Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations (“ASC 420”). Restructuring charges may include one-time termination benefits related to employee separations, contract termination costs, long-lived asset impairments, and other related costs with exit or disposal activities.
The recognition of restructuring charges requires the Company to make certain judgements and estimates regarding the nature, timing and amount of costs associated with the planned exit activity. To the extent the Company’s actual results differ from its estimates and assumptions, the Company may be required to revise the estimates of future liabilities, require the recognition of additional restructuring charges or the reduction of liabilities already recognized. Such changes to previously estimated amounts may be material to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Restructuring charges are not included in the Company’s measurement of segment profitability as discussed in Note 18.
During the second quarter of 2024, the Company committed to a plan to consolidate its manufacturing operations in its Beverage Solutions segment, which resulted in the closure and sale of its West Winds manufacturing facility in Concord, North Carolina, and the closure of its manufacturing facility in Richmond, California. All production from the impacted facilities was consolidated into other facilities operated by the Company in Concord, North Carolina and Conway, Arkansas.
The closure of the West Winds facility was completed as of June 30, 2024, and the Company completed the sale of the associated land and buildings during the fourth quarter of 2024. Production in our Richmond, California facility ceased during the third quarter of 2024. The Company estimates total charges related to the plant consolidations of $4.0 million, of which $3.2 million was incurred during the year ended December 31, 2024 and $0.9 million have been incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2025. These charges primarily relate to costs to remove and re-install production equipment into other manufacturing facilities.
In addition, during the second quarter of 2024, the Company committed to targeted restructuring activities to improve operational efficiency by reducing excess workforce capacity. As a result of this reduction, and the impacts of the consolidation of manufacturing facilities noted above, the Company recognized approximately $4.7 million of one-time employee severance costs during the year ended December 31, 2024. At March 31, 2025, approximately $0.3 million of such termination benefits were accrued for within accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s accrual for employee termination benefits:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
644
Charges
Adjustments
Cash paid
(300)
Balance at end of the period
344
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On February 12, 2024, following the completion of the Conway Facility, the Company entered into a lease termination agreement for its distribution center located in North Little Rock, AR (the “Gregory Distribution Center”). The Gregory Distribution Center lease terminated, by mutual agreement, on June 30, 2024. No costs were incurred as a result of the lease termination. During the first quarter of 2024, the Company remeasured the Gregory Distribution Center lease liability, and related right-of-use asset, in accordance with ASC 842, Leases, resulting in a reduction of the lease liability and right-of-use asset of approximately $3.0 million. As of June 30, 2024, there was no remaining lease liability or right-of-use assets related to the Gregory Distribution Center recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Assets and Liabilities Held-for-Sale
On April 1, 2025, the Company entered into a joint venture with ETC Holdings SA (“ECOM”) that combines Westrock’s and ECOM’s Rwandan export operations. At March 31, 2025, the assets and liabilities of the Company’s Rwandan operations, which are reported within the Company’s Sustainable Sourcing & Traceability segment, met the criteria to be presented as held-for-sale. As such, the Company reported approximately $9.3 million of assets and $10.3 million of liabilities as held-for-sale in prepaid expenses and other current assets and accrued expenses and other current liabilities, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The $9.3 million of assets held-for-sale include approximately $2.9 million of cash and cash equivalents, $1.8 million of accounts receivable, $1.7 million of inventories, and $2.5 million of property, plant and equipment, net. The $10.3 million of liabilities held-for-sale includes $9.4 million of short-term debt.
Income Taxes
We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on the differences between the financial statement carrying amount of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, using enacted income tax rates expected to apply when the deferred tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled. The Company’s foreign subsidiaries file income tax returns and are subject to tax provisions in their respective foreign tax jurisdictions.
A valuation allowance is established to reduce deferred income tax assets if, on the basis of available evidence, it is more likely than not that all or a portion of any deferred tax assets will not be realized. The consideration of available evidence requires significant management judgment including an assessment of the future periods in which the deferred tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized and projections of future taxable income. Specifically, in assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we consider the reversal of taxable temporary differences, future taxable income, the ability to carryback certain attributes and tax-planning strategies. The ultimate realization of the deferred tax assets, including net operating losses, is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods prior to their expiration. If our estimates and assumptions about future taxable income are not appropriate, the value of our deferred tax assets may not be recoverable, which may result in an increase to our valuation allowance that will impact current earnings. We re-evaluate our need for a valuation allowance on a quarterly basis.
The effective income tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were (7.2)% and (32.6)%, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate for the current period differs from the federal statutory rate primarily due to an increase in the valuation allowance against domestic deferred tax assets. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025 differs from the effective tax rate for the same period in 2024 primarily due to the Company’s full year forecasted ordinary income (loss) in the periods and the change in the valuation allowance.
On December 20, 2021, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") released Pillar Two Model Rules, which provide for a global minimum tax of 15% on multinational entities. Although the United States has not yet adopted the Pillar Two Model Rules, several foreign countries have enacted Pillar Two legislation since 2023. The impact of Pillar Two on the Company's 2025 effective tax rate is expected to be minimal. Management will continue to monitor future Pillar Two legislation in relevant jurisdictions for any impacts to the Company's effective tax rate.
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Recently adopted accounting pronouncements
ASU 2023-05 – Business Combinations – Joint Venture Formations (Subtopic 805-60): Recognition and Initial Measurement
In August 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-05, “Business Combinations – Joint Venture Formations (Subtopic 805-60): Recognition and Initial Measurement”. The amendments in this update require that a joint venture recognize and initially measure assets contributed and liabilities assumed at fair value upon its formation in the joint venture’s separate financial statements. The amendments in this update are effective prospectively for all joint venture formations with a formation date on or after January 1, 2025, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted the amendments within ASU 2023-05 effective January 1, 2025. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
ASU 2023-07 – Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures”. The amendments in the update are intended to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant expenses. ASU 2023-07 requires disclosure to include significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and a description of other segment items by reportable segment. The amendments in the update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The amendments in the update require retrospective application to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company adopted the amendments within ASU 2023-07 when it became effective, in our 2024 annual reporting, on a retrospective basis. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
ASU 2023-09 – Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures”. The amendments in the update relate to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disclosure and are intended to improve transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring (1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the tax reconciliation and (2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The other amendments in the update are intended to improve comparability of disclosures by (1) adding disclosures of pretax income (or loss) and income tax expense (or benefit) and (2) removing disclosures that no longer are considered cost beneficial or relevant. ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted for annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The amendments in the update should be applied on a prospective basis, with retrospective application permitted. The adoption of ASU 2023-09 will result in additional annual tax disclosures but does not otherwise have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Recently issued accounting pronouncements
ASU 2024-03 – Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Expense Disaggregation Disclosures
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Expense Disaggregation Disclosures”. The amendments in this update include requirements for public business entities to provide disclosure, in the notes to the financial statements, of specified information about certain costs and expenses. The amendments in this update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The amendments in this update may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2024-03 will have on our consolidated financial statements.
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Note 4. Revenue
Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606)
We measure revenue based on the consideration specified in the client arrangement, and revenue is recognized when the performance obligations in the client arrangement are satisfied. Our principal source of revenue is from the procurement, trade, manufacture, and distribution of coffee, tea and extracts to customers in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
The transaction price of a contract, net of discounts and expected returns, is allocated to each distinct performance obligation based on the relative standalone selling price of the obligation and is recognized as revenue when the performance obligation is satisfied. The standalone selling price is the estimated price we would charge for the good or service in a separate transaction with similar customers in similar circumstances. Identifying distinct performance obligations and determining the standalone selling price for each performance obligation within a contract requires management judgment.
Substantially all our client contracts require that we be compensated for services performed to date. This is upon shipment of goods or upon delivery to the customer, depending on contractual terms. Shipping and handling costs paid by the customer to us are included in revenue and costs incurred by us for shipping and handling activities that are performed after a customer obtains control of the product are accounted for as fulfillment costs. In addition, we exclude from net revenue and costs of sales taxes assessed by governmental authorities on revenue-producing transactions. Although we occasionally accept returns of products from our customers, historically returns have not been material.
At times, the Company may enter into agreements in which its Sustainable Sourcing & Traceability segment will sell inventory to a third party, from whom the Company’s Beverage Solutions segment has an obligation to repurchase. Such transactions are accounted for as financing transactions in accordance with ASC 606. At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had $0.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively, of such repurchase agreement obligations, collateralized by the corresponding inventory, that are recorded within accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Net cash flows associated with these repurchase agreements are reported as financing activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Revenue from Forward Contracts (ASC 815)
A portion of the Company’s revenues consist of sales from commodity contracts that are accounted for under ASC 815. Sales from commodity contracts primarily relate to forward sales of green coffee which are accounted for as derivatives at fair value under ASC 815. These forward sales meet the definition of a derivative under ASC 815 as they have an underlying, notional amount, no initial net investment and can be net settled since the commodity is readily converted to cash. The Company does not apply the normal purchase and normal sale exception under ASC 815 to these contracts.
Revenues from commodity contracts are recognized in revenues for the contractually stated amount when the contracts are settled. Settlement generally occurs upon shipment or delivery of the product when title and risks and rewards of ownership transfer to the customer. Prior to settlement, these forward sales contracts are recognized at fair value with the unrealized gains or losses recorded within costs of sales on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we recorded $3.6 million and $2.3 million of net unrealized gains, respectively, within costs of sales.
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized $49.6 million and $35.0 million in revenues under ASC 815, respectively, which are reported within the Company’s Sustainable Sourcing & Traceability segment.
Contract Estimates
The nature of the Company’s contracts give rise to variable consideration including cash discounts, volume-based rebates, point of sale promotions, and other promotional discounts to certain customers. For all promotional programs and discounts, the Company estimates the rebate or discount that will be granted to the customer and records an accrual
upon invoicing. These estimated rebates or discounts are included in the transaction price of the Company’s contracts with customers as a reduction to net revenues and are included as accrued sales incentives in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Accrued sales incentives were $1.9 million and $1.8 million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Other accrued deductions were $2.3 million and $2.0 million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, and are included as a reduction to accounts receivable, net in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
We do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts (i) with an original expected length of one year or less or (ii) for which the Company recognizes revenue at the amount in which it has the right to invoice as the product is delivered.
Contract Balances
Contract balances relate primarily to advances received from the Company’s customers before revenue is recognized. The Company did not have any material contract liabilities as of March 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024. Receivables from contracts with customers are included in accounts receivable, net on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, accounts receivable, net included $87.4 million and $104.8 million in receivables from contracts with customers, respectively.
Contract acquisition costs for obtaining contracts that are deemed recoverable are capitalized as contract costs. Such costs result from the payment of sales incentives and are amortized over the contract life. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, no costs were capitalized as all arrangements were less than a year.
Disaggregated Revenue
In general, the Company’s business segmentation is aligned according to the nature and economic characteristics of its products and customer relationships and provides meaningful disaggregation of each business segment’s results of operations.
Further disaggregation of revenues from sales to external customers by type and geographic area, based on customer location, for the periods indicated is as follows:
Coffee & tea
120,667
118,768
Flavors, extracts & ingredients
43,250
38,416
162
875
Green coffee
49,717
34,441
United States
169,316
160,134
All other countries
44,480
32,366
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, other than the United States, no country accounted for more than 10 percent of our consolidated net sales.
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Note 5. Inventories
The following table summarizes inventories as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
Raw materials
93,648
82,412
Finished goods
45,997
32,520
47,738
48,391
Total inventories
Green coffee inventories represent green coffee held for resale. At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, all green coffee held for resale was included within our Sustainable Sourcing & Traceability segment.
Note 6. Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
The following table summarizes property, plant and equipment, net as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
(Dollars in Thousands)
Depreciable Lives
Land
5,160
6,581
Buildings
10-40 years
182,650
175,171
Leasehold improvements(1)
12,330
12,320
Plant equipment
3-15 years
251,150
249,933
Vehicles and transportation equipment
3-5 years
281
615
IT systems
3-7 years
12,869
12,717
Furniture and fixtures
3-10 years
7,342
7,373
Customer beverage equipment(2)
21,985
21,826
Lease right-of-use assets(3)
80
81
Construction in progress and equipment deposits
93,317
85,279
587,164
571,896
Less: accumulated depreciation
(110,894)
(104,885)
1 - Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the related lease life.
2 - Customer beverage equipment consists of brewers held on site at customer locations.
3 - Lease right-of-use assets are amortized over the shorter of the useful life of the asset or the lease term.
Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was $9.8 million and $5.5 million, respectively. Assets classified as construction in progress and equipment deposits are not depreciated, as they are not ready for production use. All assets classified as construction in progress and equipment deposits at March 31, 2025 are expected to be in production use.
Note 7. Goodwill
The following table reflects the carrying amount of goodwill as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
Beverage
Solutions
192,994
Accumulated impairment loss
(76,883)
Note 8. Intangible Assets, Net
The following table summarizes intangible assets, net as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
Cost
Amortization
Net
Customer relationships
148,648
(36,124)
112,524
Favorable lease asset
220
(220)
Software
1,153
(824)
329
150,021
(37,168)
(34,197)
114,451
(209)
1,243
(826)
417
150,111
(35,232)
Amortization expense of intangible assets was $2.0 million and $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of March 31, 2025, the weighted average useful life for definite-lived intangibles is approximately 20 years.
Note 9. Leases
We have operating leases for manufacturing, production, administrative, distribution and warehousing facilities, vehicles and machinery and equipment. Some of our lease agreements have renewal options, tenant improvement allowances, rent holidays and rent escalation clauses. The remaining terms on our leases range from 1 year to 15 years, some of which may include options to extend the leases and some of which may include options to terminate the leases within 1 year.
The following table summarizes the amount of right-of-use lease assets and lease liabilities included in each respective line item on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Balance Sheet Location
Right-of-use operating lease assets
Operating lease liabilities - current
5,205
4,420
Operating lease liabilities - noncurrent
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company obtained approximately $0.7 million and $1.0 million, respectively, of right-of-use operating lease assets in exchange for lease obligations.
On February 12, 2024, following the completion of its 530,000 square foot distribution center in Conway, Arkansas, the Company entered into a lease termination agreement for the Gregory Distribution Center lease. The Gregory Distribution Center lease terminated, by mutual agreement, on June 30, 2024. No costs were incurred as a result of the lease termination. This lease termination event does not significantly alter the Company’s operational capabilities or its financial position.
Depending on the nature of the lease, lease costs are classified within costs of sales or selling, general and administrative expense on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The components of lease costs for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, are as follows:
Operating lease cost
2,476
2,792
Short-term lease cost
206
232
2,682
3,024
The following table presents information about the Company’s weighted average discount rate and remaining lease term as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
Weighted-average discount rate
7.7%
Weighted-average remaining lease term
12.0 years
12.1 years
Supplemental cash flow information about the Company’s leases as of March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, is as follows:
Cash paid related to operating lease liabilities
2,283
2,503
Finance lease assets are recorded in property, plant and equipment, net with the corresponding lease liabilities included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities and long-term debt, net on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. There were no material finance leases as of March 31, 2025.
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases as of March 31, 2025 are as follows:
6,674
2026
8,711
2027
8,637
2028
8,112
2029
8,184
Thereafter
62,300
Total future minimum lease payments
102,618
Less: imputed interest
(37,808)
Present value of minimum lease payments
64,810
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Note 10. Debt
Our long-term debt at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 is as follows:
Term loan facility
153,125
155,313
Delayed draw term loan facility
47,500
48,125
Revolving credit facility
147,500
112,500
Convertible notes payable
72,000
International trade finance lines
International notes payable
4,500
5,111
Other loans
Total debt
483,431
447,727
Unamortized debt costs
(3,231)
(3,425)
(15,062)
(14,057)
(49,723)
(49,706)
(58,790)
(54,659)
Credit Agreement
The Company is party to a credit agreement (as amended, modified or supplemented, the “Credit Agreement”) among the Company, Westrock Beverage Solutions, LLC, as the borrower (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 Credit Agreement includes (a) a senior secured first lien revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $200.0 million (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), (b) a senior secured first lien term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $175.0 million (the “Term Loan Facility”), and (c) incremental term loan commitments in the form of a senior secured delayed draw term loan credit facility (the “Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility”) in the aggregate principal amount of $50.0 million. The Revolving Credit Facility, the Term Loan Facility and the Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility will mature on August 29, 2027. All obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company and each of the Borrower’s domestic subsidiaries, which comprise our Beverage Solutions segment, and are secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets.
Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, the Term Loan Facility and the Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility will bear interest, at the Borrower’s option, initially at an annual rate equal to (a) term SOFR plus a credit spread adjustment of 0.10% for loans with an interest period of one month, 0.15% for loans with an interest period of three months and 0.25% for loans with an interest period of six months, as applicable, (the “Adjusted Term SOFR”) or (b) the base rate (determined by reference to the greatest of (i) the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal in the United States as the prime rate in effect, (ii) the NYFRB Rate from time to time plus 0.50% and (iii) the Adjusted Term SOFR for a one month interest period plus 1.00%, (the “Base Rate”)), in each case plus an applicable margin.
At March 31, 2025, we had $147.5 million of outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, with a weighted average interest rate of 8.3%, and we had $2.6 million of standby letters of credit outstanding. At March 31, 2025, the interest rate applicable to our Term Loan Facility was 8.2% and the interest rate applicable to our Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility was 8.3%.
On February 15, 2024, the Borrower entered into Amendment No. 3 (the “Third Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement. The Third Amendment modified the existing covenant relief period (the “Covenant Relief Period”), which commenced on June 30, 2023 and will end on the earlier to occur of (i) April 1, 2026 and (ii) any date following June 30, 2024, on which the Borrower elects to terminate the Covenant Relief Period subject to satisfaction of certain conditions. During the Covenant Relief Period, the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness and make investments, restricted payments and junior debt restricted payments will be more limited. The Third Amendment permits the Company to issue convertible notes, including the Convertible Notes (as defined below).
During the Covenant Relief Period, the applicable margin for any term SOFR rate loan will range from 3.00% to 4.00% and for any ABR loan will range from 2.00% to 3.00%, in each case depending on the secured net leverage ratio. After the Covenant Relief Period, the applicable margin for any term SOFR rate loan will range from 2.00% to 3.00% and for any ABR loan will range from 1.00% to 2.00%, in each case depending on the secured net leverage ratio.
The Credit Agreement, as amended through the Third Amendment, required the Borrower to maintain compliance with (i) a secured net leverage ratio at levels ranging from 4.50:1.00 to 6.25:1.00 and stepping down to 4.50:1.00 by April 2026 (which has been further amended by the Fourth Amendment, as discussed below) and (ii) an interest coverage ratio of at least 1.50:1.00 on and prior to September 30, 2025 and at least 2.00:1.00 on December 31, 2025 and thereafter. The Credit Agreement, as amended through the Third Amendment, also included (i) a minimum liquidity covenant requiring the Borrower not to permit its liquidity, measured as of the last business day of each calendar month commencing March 29, 2024, to be less than $15.0 million and (ii) an anti-cash hoarding covenant, which shall be effective only during the Covenant Relief Period, requiring the Borrower to have no more than $20.0 million of unrestricted cash on the last day of each calendar month when revolving loans or letters of credit are outstanding or on the date of borrowing of a revolving loan.
On January 15, 2025, the Company, entered into an Incremental Assumption Agreement and Amendment No. 4 (the “Fourth Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement. The Fourth Amendment expanded the syndicate to include member banks from the Farm Credit System and increased the amount of revolving facility commitments (the “Existing Revolving Facility Commitments”, and any loans thereunder, the “Existing Revolving Loans”) available to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement by $25.0 million (the “Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments” and any loans thereunder, the “Incremental Revolving Loans”). The amount of revolving facility commitments available to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement, as amended, is $200.0 million. The Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments and the Incremental Revolving Loans are subject to the same interest rates, commitment fees, maturity dates and other terms as the Existing Revolving Facility Commitments and the Existing Revolving Loans. The proceeds from any Incremental Revolving Loans will be used by the Company to fund the previously announced installation of a second ready-to-drink can line at the Conway Facility, and for general corporate purposes.
The Fourth Amendment also modified the secured net leverage ratio that the Company must comply with during the Covenant Relief Period to increase the maximum secured net leverage ratio to (a) 6.00x for the test period ending June 30, 2025, (b) 5.50x for the test period ending September 30, 2025, and (c) 5.25x for the test period ending December 31, 2025. In addition, the minimum liquidity covenant will not apply after the Covenant Relief Period ends. As of March 31, 2025, the Company was in compliance with its financial covenants.
We incurred a total of $1.4 million in financing fees in connection with the Fourth Amendment. The fees were allocated to the Revolving Credit Facility, are reported within other long-term assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are being amortized ratably over the remaining term of the Revolving Credit Facility.
The Term Loan Facility and Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility require quarterly principal payments totaling approximately $2.8 million (1.25% of the original principal balance). Quarterly payments increase to approximately $4.2 million and $5.6 million (1.875% and 2.5% of the original principal balance) during the final two years of the agreements, respectively.
Convertible Notes
On February 15, 2024, the Company sold and issued in a private placement $72.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.00% convertible senior notes due 2029 (the “Convertible Notes”), of which $50.0 million was from related parties (See Note 20). The Convertible Notes are unsecured, senior obligations of the Company and accrue interest at a rate of 5.00% per annum.
The Convertible Notes are carried at amortized cost and are recorded in long-term debt, net and convertible notes payable – related party, net on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. At March 31, 2025, the carrying value of the Convertible Notes was $71.6 million, of which $49.7 million was from related parties. We incurred a total of $0.5 million of financing fees in connection with the Convertible Notes, which were ratably allocated to the convertible notes
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payable and the convertible notes payable – related party, respectively, and are being amortized into interest expense over the remaining term of the Convertible Notes utilizing the effective interest rate method.
Pursuant to the terms of the Convertible Notes, noteholders may convert their Convertible Notes at their option only in the following circumstances: (i) during the period commencing on August 15, 2024, and prior to the close of business on the trading day immediately preceding August 15, 2028, if the closing price for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during the period of any 30 consecutive trading days in the immediately preceding calendar quarter is equal to or greater than 130% of the conversion price; (ii) during the period commencing on August 15, 2028, and prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding February 15, 2029, at any time; and (iii) during the 35 trading days following the effective date of certain fundamental change transactions that occur prior to the close of business on the trading day immediately preceding August 15, 2028.
The Company will settle conversions by paying or delivering, as applicable, at the Company’s election, cash, common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Shares”), or a combination of cash and Common Shares. The Company may not issue more than 19.99% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares immediately prior to the issuance of the Convertible Notes in respect of the conversion of the Convertible Notes. The initial conversion price of the Convertible Notes is $12.84, which corresponds to an initial conversion rate of approximately 77.88 Common Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes. The conversion price and conversion rate are subject to customary adjustments.
International Debt and Lending Facilities
On March 8, 2024, Falcon Coffees Limited (“Falcon”), our subsidiary, renewed its working capital trade finance facility with multiple institutions. The facility size was reduced from $70.0 million to $55.0 million and was uncommitted and repayable on demand, with certain of Falcon’s assets pledged as collateral against the facility. The facility matured one year from inception. Borrowings under the facility bore interest at the borrower’s option at a rate equal to (a) Term SOFR plus a margin of 4.00% plus a liquidity premium set by the lender at the time of borrowing or (b) the Base Rate (determined by reference to the greatest of (i) the Prime Rate, as defined in the facility, at such time, (ii) one-half of 1.00% in excess of the Federal Funds Effective Rate, as defined in the facility, at such time, and (iii) Term SOFR for a one-month tenor in effect at such time plus 1.00%).
On August 21, 2024, Falcon amended its working capital trade finance facility, increasing the facility size from $55.0 million to $75.0 million. The interest rates and maturity date were unchanged as a result of the amendment.
On March 7, 2025, Falcon renewed its working capital trade finance facility with multiple institutions. The facility size was increased from $75.0 million to $85.0 million and remains uncommitted and repayable on demand, with certain of Falcon’s assets pledged as collateral against the facility. The facility will mature one year from inception. Borrowings under the facility will bear interest at the borrower’s option at a rate equal to (a) Term SOFR plus a margin of 4.00% plus a liquidity premium set by the lender at the time of borrowing or (b) the Base Rate (determined by reference to the greatest of (i) the Prime Rate, as defined in the facility, at such time, (ii) one-half of 1.00% in excess of the Federal Funds Effective Rate, as defined in the facility, at such time, and (iii) Term SOFR for a one-month tenor in effect at such time plus 1.00%).
At March 31, 2025, there was $58.8 million of outstanding borrowings under the facility, which is recorded in short-term debt in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Falcon’s facility contains certain restrictive financial covenants which require Falcon to maintain certain levels of working capital, debt, and net worth. Falcon was in compliance with these financial covenants as of March 31, 2025.
On September 28, 2023, we entered into a $5.0 million unsecured working capital trade finance facility with responsAbility Climate Smart Agriculture & Food Systems Fund through Falcon. The facility will mature on December 31, 2026, and requires stepped repayments of $0.5 million on December 31, 2024, $1.0 million on December 31, 2025 and $3.5 million on December 31, 2026. Borrowings under the facility will bear interest at the borrower’s option at a rate equal to (a) (i) the most recent applicable Term SOFR for the longest period (for which Term SOFR is available) which is less than the applicable interest period of the loan or (ii) if no such Term SOFR is available for a period which is less than the applicable interest period, SOFR for the day which is two U.S. Government Securities Business Days, as
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defined in the facility, before the Quotation Day, as defined in the facility; or (b) the most recent applicable Term SOFR (as of the Quotation Day) for the shortest period (for which Term SOFR is available) which exceeds the applicable interest period of that loan, in each case plus the applicable margin. At March 31, 2025, there was $4.5 million of outstanding borrowings under the facility, of which $3.5 million and $1.0 million, is recorded in long-term debt, net and current maturities of long-term debt, respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Falcon’s facility contains certain restrictive financial covenants which require Falcon to maintain certain levels of working capital, debt, and tangible net worth. Falcon was in compliance with these financial covenants as of March 31, 2025.
Note 11. Series A Preferred Shares
The Company has 23,510,527 Westrock Series A Preferred Shares outstanding, which rank senior to the Common Shares with respect to dividend rights and/or distribution rights upon the liquidation, winding up or dissolution, as applicable, of Westrock. Each holder of Westrock Series A Preferred Shares is entitled to vote, on an as-converted basis, as a single class with the holders of Common Shares and the holders of any other class or series of capital stock of Westrock then entitled to vote with the Common Shares on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of Common Shares.
The initial liquidation preference of Westrock Series A Preferred Shares is $11.50 per share, plus any declared but unpaid dividends and subject to accretion under certain circumstances. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of Westrock Series A Preferred Shares are entitled to receive, per Westrock Series A Preferred Share, the greater of (a) the liquidation preference and (b) the amount such holder would have received had they converted their Westrock Series A Preferred Shares into Common Shares immediately prior to such liquidation event.
Holders of Westrock Series A Preferred Shares may voluntarily convert their Westrock Series A Preferred Shares into a whole number of Common Shares at any time at a rate equal to the quotient of (a) the liquidation preference as of the applicable conversion date, divided by (b) the conversion price as of the applicable conversion date, which is currently $11.50 per Westrock Series A Preferred Share, plus cash in lieu of fractional shares. The initial conversion price of $11.50 per Westrock Series A Preferred Share is subject to customary adjustments for the issuance of Common Shares as a dividend or distribution to the holders of Common Shares, a subdivision or combination of the Common Shares, reclassification of the Common Shares into a greater or lesser number of Common Shares, certain tender or exchange offers for the Common Shares, and issuances of Common Shares below a specified price.
After February 26, 2028, any holder of Westrock Series A Preferred Shares may require Westrock to redeem all or any whole number of such holder’s Westrock Series A Preferred Shares in cash, subject to applicable law and the terms of any credit agreement or similar arrangement pursuant to which a third-party lender provides debt financing to Westrock or its subsidiaries, at a redemption price per share equal to the greater of (a) the liquidation preference and (b) the product of (i) the number of Common Shares that would have been obtained from converting one Westrock Series A Preferred Share on the redemption notice date and (ii) the simple average of the daily volume weighted average price per Common Share for the ten trading days ending on and including the trading day immediately preceding the redemption notice date. Assuming that the liquidation preference of the Series A Preferred Shares remains $11.50 per share and all 23,510,527 Series A Preferred Shares outstanding at March 31, 2025 remain outstanding after February 26, 2028, we estimate an aggregate redemption payment of at least approximately $270.4 million.
At any time after February 26, 2028, Westrock may redeem, ratably, in whole or, from time to time in part, the Westrock Series A Preferred Shares of any holder then outstanding at the redemption price in cash, equal to the greater of (i) the liquidation preference and (ii) the product of (x) the number of Common Shares that would have been obtained from converting one Westrock Series A Preferred Share on the date of the exercise of such call is notified by Westrock (including fractional shares for this purpose) and (y) the simple average of the daily volume weighted average price per Common Share for the ten trading days ending on and including the trading day immediately preceding the date of the exercise of such call by Westrock. The redemption price for the Westrock Series A Preferred Shares held by controlled affiliates of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH Investors”) may not be less than the $18.50 per Westrock Series A Preferred Share (subject to adjustments); provided that, Westrock may redeem such shares in such a case if it pays an incremental price per share on the redemption date to the BBH Investors equal to the difference between $18.50 (subject to adjustments) and the redemption price otherwise.
Upon issuance, the Westrock Series A Preferred Shares were recorded on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. Subsequently, the Company will accrete changes in the redemption value from the date of issuance to the earliest redemption date using the effective interest rate method. The accretion will be recorded as a deemed dividend, which adjusts retained earnings (or in the absence of retained earnings, additional paid-in capital) and earnings attributable to common shareholders in computing basic and diluted earnings per share. However, at no time will the Westrock Series A Preferred Shares be reported at a value less than its initial carrying value. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded $0.1 million and $0.1 million of amortization, respectively, with respect to the Westrock Series A Preferred Shares.
Note 12. Common Stock Warrants
We account for warrants in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815, under which the warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment and must be recorded as liabilities. Accordingly, we classify the warrants as liabilities at their fair value and adjust the warrants to fair value at each reporting period. The liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The Company re-measures the fair value of the Westrock Public Warrants (defined below) based on the quoted market price of the Westrock Public Warrants. Prior to the Offer described below, the Westrock Private Warrants (defined below) were valued using a binomial lattice valuation model. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recognized less than $0.1 million of gains related to the change in fair value of warrant liabilities, which is recognized in other (income) expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. No such gains or losses were recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
On August 28, 2024, the Company announced that it had commenced an exchange offer (the “Offer”) and consent solicitation (the “Consent Solicitation”) relating to its outstanding (i) public warrants to purchase Common Shares, which warrants trade on The Nasdaq Global Market (the “Nasdaq”) under the symbol “WESTW” (the “Westrock Public Warrants”), and (ii) private placement warrants to purchase Common Shares (the “Westrock Private Warrants” and, together with the Westrock Public Warrants, the “Westrock Warrants”). The Company offered to all holders of the Westrock Warrants the opportunity to receive 0.290 Common Shares in exchange for each of the Westrock Warrants tendered pursuant to the Offer.
The Offer and Consent Solicitation expired on September 26, 2024 (the “Expiration Date”). As of the Expiration Date, (x) 16,676,541 outstanding Westrock Public Warrants were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in the Offer and Consent Solicitation, representing approximately 97.42% of the Westrock Public Warrants and (y) 2,026,046 outstanding Westrock Private Warrants were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in the Offer and Consent Solicitation, representing 100% of the Westrock Private Warrants. On September 30, 2024, the Company issued 5,423,681 Common Shares in exchange for the tendered Westrock Warrants.
Concurrently with the Offer, the Company also solicited consents from the holders of each of the Westrock Public Warrants and the Westrock Private Warrants to amend that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of August 25, 2022, by and between the Company and Computershare Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its affiliate, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a federally chartered trust company, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”), which governs all of the Westrock Warrants (the “Warrant Agreement”), to permit the Company to require that (x) each Westrock Public Warrant that is outstanding upon the closing of the Offer be exchanged for 0.261 common shares, which is a ratio 10% less than the exchange ratio applicable to the Offer and (y) each Westrock Private Warrant that is outstanding upon the closing of the Offer be exchanged for 0.261 common shares, which is a ratio 10% less than the exchange ratio applicable to the Offer (such amendment, the “Warrant Amendment”).
Pursuant to the Consent Solicitation, the Company received the approval of holders of approximately 97.42% of the outstanding Westrock Public Warrants and 100% of the outstanding Westrock Private Warrants to adopt the Warrant Amendment, which exceeded (x) the 50% threshold of the outstanding Westrock Public Warrants required to amend the Warrant Agreement with respect to the Westrock Public Warrants and (y) the 50% threshold of the outstanding Westrock Private Warrants required to amend the Warrant Agreement with respect to the Westrock Private Warrants.
Accordingly, the Company and the Warrant Agent entered into the Warrant Amendment, dated September 30, 2024. On September 30, 2024, the Company announced that it would exercise its right, in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Amendment, to exchange each Westrock Public Warrant that is outstanding following the closing of the Offer for 0.261 Common Shares per warrant (the “Post-Offer Exchange”). The Company fixed the date for the Post-Offer Exchange as October 15, 2024.
On October 16, 2024, the Post-Offer Exchange related to the Westrock Public Warrants was completed, resulting in the issuance of 115,220 Common Shares in exchange for then outstanding Westrock Public Warrants. Following the completion of the Post-Offer Exchange, no Westrock Warrants remain outstanding. Accordingly, the Westrock Public Warrants were suspended from trading on the Nasdaq as of the close of business on October 15, 2024, and were delisted.
Note 13. Derivatives
We record all derivatives, whether designated in a hedging relationship or not, at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. We use various types of derivative instruments including, but not limited to, forward contracts, futures contracts, and options contracts for certain commodities. Forward and futures contracts are agreements to buy or sell a quantity of a commodity at a predetermined future date, and at a predetermined rate or price. Forward contracts are traded over the counter whereas futures contracts are traded on an exchange. Option contracts are agreements to facilitate a potential transaction involving the commodity at a preset price and date.
The accounting for gains and losses that result from changes in the fair values of derivative instruments depends on whether the derivatives have been designated and qualify as hedging instruments and the types of hedging relationships. Derivatives can be designated as fair value hedges, cash flow hedges or hedges of net investments in foreign operations. The changes in the fair values of derivatives that have not been designated and for which hedge accounting is not applied, are recorded in the same line item in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as the changes in the fair value of the hedged items attributable to the risk being hedged. The changes in fair values of derivatives that have been designated and qualify as cash flow hedges are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) and are reclassified into the line item in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in which the hedged items are recorded in the same period the hedged items affect earnings.
For derivatives that will be accounted for as hedging instruments, we formally designate and document, at inception, the financial instrument as a hedge of a specific underlying exposure, the risk management objective and the strategy for undertaking the hedge transaction. In addition, we formally assess both at the inception and at least quarterly thereafter, whether the financial instruments used in hedging transactions are highly effective at offsetting changes in either the fair values or cash flows of the related underlying exposures.
We use cash flow hedges to minimize the variability in cash flows of assets or liabilities or forecasted transactions caused by fluctuations in commodity prices. The changes in fair values of hedges that are determined to be ineffective are immediately reclassified from AOCI into earnings. We did not discontinue any cash flow hedging relationships during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Within our Beverage Solutions segment, we have entered into coffee futures contracts to hedge our exposure to price fluctuations on green coffee associated with certain price-to-be-fixed purchase contracts, which generally range from three to twelve months in length. These derivative instruments have been designated as cash flow hedges. The objective of this hedging program is to reduce the variability of cash flows associated with future purchases of green coffee.
The notional amount for the coffee futures contracts that were designated and qualified for our commodity cash flow hedging program was 26.0 million pounds and 11.0 million pounds as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company purchased coffee futures contracts and coffee options contracts under our cash flow hedging program with aggregate notional amounts of 46.7 million pounds and 9.9 million pounds, respectively.
Approximately $10.2 million of net realized gains and $0.1 million of net realized gains, representing the effective portion of the cash flow hedge, were subsequently reclassified from AOCI to earnings and recognized in costs of sales in
the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of March 31, 2025, the estimated amount of net gains reported in AOCI that is expected to be reclassified to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations within the next twelve months is $18.1 million.
Within our Sustainable Sourcing & Traceability segment, the Company’s forward sales and forward purchase contracts are for physical delivery of green coffee in a future period. While the Company considers these contracts to be effective economic hedges, the Company does not designate or account for forward sales or forward purchase contracts as hedges as defined under current accounting standards. See Note 4 for a description of the treatment of realized and unrealized gains and losses on forward sales and forward purchase contracts.
The fair value of our derivative assets and liabilities included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are set forth below:
Derivative assets designated as cash flow hedging instruments:
Coffee futures contracts(1)
6,070
3,815
Options contracts(2)
(1,092)
228
4,978
4,043
Derivative assets not designated as cash flow hedging instruments:
Forward purchase and sales contracts
21,595
15,703
Total derivative assets
Derivative liabilities not designated as cash flow hedging instruments:
Total derivative liabilities
1 - The fair value of coffee futures excludes amounts related to margin accounts.
2 - Option contracts include counterparty netting.
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The following table presents the pre-tax net gains and losses for our derivative instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively:
Statement of Operations Location
Net realized gains (losses) on coffee derivatives
10,162
92
Derivative assets and liabilities not designated as cash flow hedging instruments:
Net unrealized gains (losses) on forward sales and purchase contracts
3,593
2,340
Note 14. Fair Value Measurements
ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, defines fair value at the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Additionally, the inputs used to measure fair value are prioritized based on a three-level hierarchy. This hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.
The Company groups its assets and liabilities at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded, and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value. These levels are:
The following table summarizes the fair value of financial instruments at March 31, 2025:
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Assets:
Green coffee associated with forward contracts
47,251
Coffee futures contracts
Options contracts(1)
68,846
73,824
Liabilities:
1 - Option contracts include counterparty netting.
The following table summarizes the fair value of financial instruments at December 31, 2024:
47,644
Options contracts
63,347
67,390
Financial instruments consist primarily of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, a supply chain finance program, convertible notes payable, short-term debt and long-term debt. The carrying amount of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, short-term debt and the supply chain finance program was estimated by management to approximate fair value due to the relatively short period of time to maturity for those instruments. The Term Loan Facility, Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility and Revolving Credit Facility are carried on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at amortized cost and are estimated by management to approximate fair value as of March 31, 2025, as the interest rate on these facilities is adjusted for changes in the market rates. The fair value of the Term Loan Facility, Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility and Revolving Credit Facility was determined based on Level 2 inputs under the fair value hierarchy.
Coffee futures contracts and coffee options are valued based on quoted market prices. The estimated fair value for green coffee inventories associated with forward contracts and forward sales and purchase contracts are based on exchange-quoted prices, adjusted for differences in origin, quantity, quality, and future delivery period, as the exchange quoted prices represent standardized terms for the commodity. These adjustments are generally determined using broker or dealer quotes or based upon observable market transactions. As a result, green coffee associated with forward contracts and forward sales and purchase contracts are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
The Convertible Notes are carried on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at amortized cost. The estimated fair value of the Convertible Notes was $63.1 million as of March 31, 2025, and was determined using a binomial lattice model, which is considered to be a Level 3 fair value measurement. The primary unobservable inputs at March 31, 2025 include the expected volatility and assumed debt yield of 50.0% and 15.3%, respectively.
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Non-financial assets and liabilities, including property, plant and equipment, goodwill and intangible assets are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis. No events occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2025 or 2024, requiring these non-financial assets and liabilities to be subsequently recognized at fair value.
At March 31, 2025, the Company had an equity investment with a carrying value of approximately $1.0 million, for which there is no readily determinable fair value. This investment is recorded at cost within other long-term assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of March 31, 2025, there have been no adjustments, upward or downward, to the carrying value.
Note 15. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax by component for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 is as follows:
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments:
3,362
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
9,378
337
Amounts reclassified from accumulated comprehensive income
(10,162)
(92)
Tax effect
(59)
Balance at end of period
18,095
3,548
721
456
768
486
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at end of period
Note 16. Equity-Based Compensation
The Company grants restricted stock units (“RSUs”) under the Westrock Coffee Company 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Equity Plan”). The RSUs are amortized on a straight-line basis to expense over the vesting period, which ranges from one to four years. As of March 31, 2025, there were 4.4 million shares available for future issuance under the 2022 Equity Plan.
The following table sets forth the RSU activity under the 2022 Equity Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Weighted-Average
Fair Value at
Units
Grant Date
Outstanding at December 31, 2024
2,444,228
10.44
Granted
134,915
6.88
Forfeited
(11,159)
10.19
Vested
(624,938)
10.83
Outstanding at March 31, 2025
1,943,046
10.07
Note 17. Earnings per Share
Westrock Series A Preferred Shares and our RSUs issued under our 2022 Equity Plan are considered participating securities as they receive non-forfeitable rights to dividends at the same rate as Common Shares. As participating securities, we include these instruments in the computation of earnings per share under the two-class method described in ASC 260 Earnings per Share (“ASC 260”).
The dilutive effect of Westrock Series A Preferred Shares and the Convertible Notes is calculated using the if-converted method, which assumes an add-back of any accretion on preferred shares and interest expense associated with the Convertible Notes to net income attributable to shareholders as if the securities were converted to Common Shares at the beginning of the reporting period (or at the time of issuance, if later), and the resulting Common Shares being included in the number of weighted-average units outstanding.
The dilutive effect of time-based option awards and RSUs is calculated using the treasury stock method, while performance-based awards are treated as contingently issuable.
The following potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the computation of diluted shares for the periods indicated because their inclusion would have an anti-dilutive effect on dilutive earnings (loss) per common share.
Warrants
19,144
Restricted stock units
2,350
2,148
Options
1,255
1,328
If-converted securities
34,465
27,073
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share under the two-class method for the periods indicated.
Basic Earnings per Common Share
Numerator:
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
Denominator:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic
Basic earnings (loss) per common share
Diluted Earnings per Common Share
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders - basic
Effect of participating securities
Effect of non-participating securities
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders - diluted
Effect of dilutive participating securities
Effect of dilutive non-participating securities
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted
Dilutive (loss) earnings per common share
Note 18. Segment Information
Our two operating segments, Beverage Solutions and Sustainable Sourcing & Traceability, are evaluated using Segment Adjusted EBITDA, which is a segment performance measure. We define Segment Adjusted EBITDA as net (loss) income determined in accordance with GAAP, before interest expense, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, equity-based compensation expense and the impact, which may be recurring in nature, of transaction, restructuring and integrations costs, impairment charges, changes in fair value of warrant liabilities, non-cash mark-to-market adjustments, certain non-capitalizable costs necessary to place the Conway Facility into commercial production,
certain recurring operating costs related to the scale-up of operations of the Conway Facility, 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).
The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, it’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), reviews Segment Adjusted EBITDA for the purpose of making operating decisions, assessing financial performance, and deciding how to allocate resources. Segment Adjusted EBITDA is used by the CODM to review operating trends and to monitor budget-to-actual variances in order to make key operating decisions.
Selected financial data, including a reconciliation of total reportable segments’ Segment Adjusted EBITDA to loss before income taxes and equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities, is presented below for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Sustainable
Sourcing &
Traceability
Net sales(1)
164,079
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
9,583
1,928
11,511
Less:
Conway extract and ready-to-drink facility pre-production costs
4,449
Conway extract and ready-to-drink facility scale up operating costs
3,287
1,755
Total assets
1,023,875
114,829
(1)
Excludes $3.9 million of intersegment revenues that represent sales of green coffee from our SS&T segment to our Beverage Solutions segment.
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
158,059
10,800
342
11,142
9,796
284
917,091
66,165
983,256
Significant segment expense for our reportable segments is presented below for the periods indicated:
Net Sales
131,440
45,426
Employee related(1)
11,806
1,789
Information technology
2,035
n/a
Advertising & marketing
716
Professional fees
2,093
Corporate insurance
1,595
Freight
3,008
Other segment expense(2)
1,803
574
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120,487
31,806
11,923
1,550
1,374
675
2,552
2,091
3,477
4,680
743
Employee related costs are costs reported within selling, general and administrative expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operations, and include employee salaries, related taxes and benefits, short-term cash incentive compensation and travel and entertainment expenses.
(2)
Other segment expense includes equipment and real estate rent, equipment parts, supplies and service expenses and other overhead expenses.
Note 19. Commitments and Contingencies
We are subject to various claims and legal proceedings with respect to matters such as governmental regulations, and other actions arising out of the normal course of business. Management believes that the resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flow.
We have future purchase obligations of $409.2 million as of March 31, 2025 that consist of commitments for the purchase of inventory over the next 12 months. These obligations represent the minimum contractual obligations expected under the normal course of business.
At March 31, 2025, we had an obligation to repurchase $0.5 million of inventory associated with repurchase agreements in which the Company’s Sustainable Sourcing & Traceability segment has sold inventory to a third party and from whom the Company’s Beverage Solutions segment has an obligation to repurchase. The liability for these obligations is recorded within accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
At March 31, 2025 we had a right or obligation to repurchase $13.6 million of inventory associated with Repo Transactions, for which the liability is recorded within accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Note 20. Related Party Transactions
In February 2024, the Company sold and issued Convertible Notes to Westrock Group, LLC (an affiliate of Scott Ford, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of the Company, “Westrock Group”), Wooster Capital, LLC (an affiliate of Joe Ford, chairman of the board of directors) and HF Direct Investments Pool, LLC (a holder of more than 10% of the outstanding Common Shares), each a related party.
The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect the following transactions with related parties:
Westrock Group
122
383
Wooster Capital
96
HF Direct Investments Pool, LLC
153
479
306
958
Convertible notes payable - related party, net:
20,000
5,000
25,000
(277)
(294)
Interest expense:
250
125
63
312
156
625
In addition, the Company reimburses Westrock Group for the usage of a corporate aircraft, and its portion of shared administrative expenses. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized expenses of $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, for such items, which are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had $0.1 million payable and $0.1 million payable to Westrock Group, respectively, related to such items.
Note 21. Subsequent Events
On April 1, 2025, the Company entered into a joint venture with ETC Holdings SA (“ECOM”) that combines Westrock’s and ECOM’s Rwandan export operations. This strategic partnership allows Westrock to scale its operations in Rwanda, improve profitability, and strengthen our ability to provide smallholder farmers and their families the ability to advance their quality of life and economic well-being. As a result of the transaction, Westrock will hold a 49.9% equity method investment in the joint venture and will de-consolidate its Rwandan operations.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations describes the principal factors affecting the results of operations, financial condition, and changes in financial condition for the three months ended March 31, 2025. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, and the notes thereto set forth in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our December 31, 2024 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 12, 2025.
Westrock Coffee Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” “Westrock,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), 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.
Our platform is built upon four fundamental pillars that enable us to positively impact the coffee, tea, flavors, extracts, and ingredients ecosystems from crop to cup: (i) we operate a transparent supply chain, (ii) we develop innovative beverage solutions tailored to our customers’ specific needs, (iii) we deliver a high quality and comprehensive set of products to our customers, and (iv) we leverage our scaled international presence to serve our blue-chip customer base. These four tenets comprise the backbone of our platform and position us as a leading provider of value-added beverage solutions. By partnering with Westrock, our customers also benefit from the benchmark-setting responsible sourcing policies and strong Environmental, Social, and Governance focus surrounding our products, top tier consumer insights, and a differentiated product ideation process. Leading brands choose us because we are singularly positioned to meet their needs, while simultaneously driving a new standard for sustainably and responsibly sourced products.
We operate our business in two segments: Beverage Solutions and Sustainable Sourcing & Traceability (“SS&T”).
Beverage Solutions: Through this segment, we combine our product innovation and customer insights to provide value-added beverage solutions, including coffee, tea, flavors, extracts, and ingredients. We provide products in a variety of packaging, including branded and private label coffee in bags, fractional packs, single serve cups, multi-serve bottles and ready-to-drink bottles and cans, as well as extract solutions to be used in products such as cold brew and ready-to-drink offerings. Currently, we serve customers in the United States, Europe, and Asia through the retail, food service and restaurant, convenience store and travel center, non-commercial account, CPG and hospitality industries.
Credit Agreement Amendments
On January 15, 2025, the Company, entered into an Incremental Assumption Agreement and Amendment No. 4 (the “Fourth Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement (as defined herein).
The Fourth Amendment expanded the syndicate to include member banks from the Farm Credit System and increased the amount of revolving facility commitments (the “Existing Revolving Facility Commitments”, and any loans thereunder, the “Existing Revolving Loans”) available to the Borrower (as defined herein) under the Credit Agreement by $25.0 million (the “Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments” and any loans thereunder, the “Incremental Revolving Loans”). The amount of revolving facility commitments available to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement, as amended, is $200.0 million. The Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments and the Incremental
Revolving Loans are subject to the same interest rates, commitment fees, maturity dates and other terms as the Existing Revolving Facility Commitments and the Existing Revolving Loans.
The proceeds from any Incremental Revolving Loans will be used by the Company to fund the previously announced installation of a second ready-to-drink can line at the Conway Facility, and for general corporate purposes.
The Fourth Amendment also modified the secured net leverage ratio that the Company must comply with during the Covenant Relief Period (as defined herein) to increase the maximum secured net leverage ratio to (a) 6.00x for the test period ending June 30, 2025, (b) 5.50x for the test period ending September 30, 2025, and (c) 5.25x for the test period ending December 31, 2025. In addition, the minimum liquidity covenant will not apply after the Covenant Relief Period (as defined herein) ends. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company was in compliance with its financial covenants.
Falcon Credit Agreement Amendment
On March 7, 2025, Falcon Coffees Limited (“Falcon”), our subsidiary, renewed its working capital trade finance facility with multiple institutions. The facility size was increased from $75.0 million to $85.0 million and remains uncommitted and repayable on demand, with certain of Falcon’s assets pledged as collateral against the facility. The facility will mature one year from inception. Borrowings under the facility will bear interest at the borrower’s option at a rate equal to (a) Term SOFR plus a margin of 4.00% plus a liquidity premium set by the lender at the time of borrowing or (b) the Base Rate (determined by reference to the greatest of (i) the Prime Rate, as defined in the facility, at such time, (ii) one-half of 1.00% in excess of the Federal Funds Effective Rate, as defined in the facility, at such time, and (iii) Term SOFR for a one-month tenor in effect at such time plus 1.00%).
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Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
The following table sets forth our results of operations expressed as dollars and as a percentage of total revenues for the periods indicated:
Three Months
Ended
% of
Revenues
100.0
%
86.4
80.6
13.6
19.4
18.9
23.1
0.8
1.5
0.0
19.7
24.6
(6.1)
(5.3)
5.9
3.9
(0.0)
(0.1)
0.1
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities
(11.9)
(9.2)
0.9
3.0
Net (loss) income
(12.7)
(12.3)
Accretion of Series A Convertible Preferred Shares
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders
Beverage Solutions
Sustainable Sourcing & Traceability(1)
Total net sales
Net Sales from our Beverage Solutions segment were $164.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, increasing 3.8% compared to $158.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to a 7.6% increase in core roast and ground coffee volumes, partially offset by a 29.3% decrease in single serve cup volumes, and the year over year growth in coffee commodity prices, which are passed through to our customers.
Net Sales from our SS&T segment, net of intersegment revenues, were $49.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, increasing 44.4% compared to $34.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase is driven by an increase in the average sales price per pound, which increased 54.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase in the average sales price per pound is directly correlated to the global commodities price. SS&T sales volume decreased 5.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Costs of Sales
141,370
125,060
Sustainable Sourcing & Traceability
43,353
30,166
Total costs of sales
In our Beverage Solutions segment, costs of sales increased $16.3 million to $141.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase in costs of sales was primarily driven by an increase in the coffee commodity prices for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024.
In our SS&T segment, costs of sales increased $13.2 million to $43.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. This increase is primarily due to an increase in green coffee costs driven by an increase in underlying commodities pricings. Costs of sales in our SS&T segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025 included $2.1 million of net unrealized gains on forward sales and purchase contracts and mark-to-market adjustments on green coffee inventory compared to $1.6 million of net unrealized gains for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
% of Segment
37,622
22.9
42,028
26.6
2,722
5.5
2,412
7.0
Total selling, general and administrative expense
Total selling, general and administrative expenses in our Beverage Solutions segment decreased $4.4 million to $37.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease
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is primarily due to a decrease in start-up costs associated with the Conway Facility. In our SS&T segment, selling, general and administrative costs were relatively unchanged compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Transaction, Restructuring and Integration Expense
Transaction, restructuring and integration expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were $1.8 million, approximately $0.9 million of which related to plant closure costs and $0.5 million of which related to employee severance payments. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we incurred $3.0 million of transaction, restructuring and integration expenses, approximately $2.2 million of which related to the ATM Program (as defined herein).
Interest Expense
Cash:
Term loan and delayed draw term loan facilities
3,633
4,654
3,586
752
275
138
Convertible notes payable - related party
313
1,994
2,008
1,336
865
177
173
Total cash interest
11,799
9,357
Non-cash:
Amortization of deferred financing costs
1,030
Capitalized interest
(230)
(2,828)
Total non-cash interest
800
(1,778)
Total interest expense
Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $12.6 million compared to $7.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. Interest expense associated with our revolving credit facility increased $2.8 million, primarily due to higher outstanding borrowings. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company capitalized approximately $0.2 million of interest costs associated with the build-out of our Conway Facility, compared to $2.8 million of such interest costs for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $1.8 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of (7.2)%. The effective tax rate for the current period differs from the federal statutory rate primarily due to an increase in the valuation allowance against domestic deferred tax assets. Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $5.8 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of (32.6)%.
We make certain judgements and use certain estimates and assumptions when applying accounting principles in the preparation of our financial statements. The nature of those estimates and assumptions are material due to the levels of subjectivity and judgment necessary to account for highly uncertain factors or the susceptibility of such factors to change.
We believe the current assumptions and other considerations used to estimate amounts reflected in our financial statements are appropriate. However, if actual experience differs from the assumptions and other considerations used in
estimating amounts reflected in our financial statements, the resulting changes could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and, in certain situations, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
For further information on our critical accounting estimates, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the notes to our audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 12, 2025. As of March 31, 2025, there have been no material changes to these estimates.
We use Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate our performance, identify trends, formulate financial projections, and to make strategic decisions.
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA
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 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 (the “Conway 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 (loss) income 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.
The reconciliation of our net (loss) income to EBITDA and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 is as follows:
EBITDA
(1,036)
(2,731)
8,224
Our principal liquidity needs are to fund operating expenses, meet debt service obligations, and fund investment activities, which include capital expenditures. Our primary sources of liquidity and capital resources are cash on hand, cash provided by operating activities, and available borrowings under our Credit Agreement (as defined herein).
Our ability to generate cash provided by operating activities is dependent on several factors, including our ability to generate net sales and manage costs in line with our expectations. Failure to meet our financial targets, including any adverse impact from changes or further delays in the estimated timing and volume of products to be commercialized in our Conway Facility, may restrict our liquidity and capital resources and our ability to maintain compliance with our financial covenants and may require us to modify, delay, or abandon some of our planned future expansion or development, or to otherwise enact operating cost reductions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition, covenant compliance and ability to achieve our intended business objectives.
Green coffee, which is our primary raw material, is an exchange traded agricultural commodity that is subject to price fluctuations, the reasons for which are outside of the control of the Company. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the exchange traded “C” market price of green coffee increased approximately 70%, and from January 1, 2025 through the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the “C” market price has continued to increase, at times surpassing $4.00 per pound of green coffee, reaching all-time highs. This increase impacts the entire coffee supply chain, as exporters, traders, suppliers, and roasters require increased working capital to fund rising green coffee costs, and without having access to sufficient working capital, supply chain disruptions may emerge.
In addition, our liquidity may be negatively impacted by recently enacted and/or proposed tariffs and trading restrictions that, absent an exemption, would be applied to imported equipment, commodities and packaging materials. A persistent increase in coffee costs or tariff-impacted equipment or material costs, could adversely affect consumer demand as producers attempt to pass higher costs down the supply chain.
Where possible, we will seek to recover tariff- and inflation-impacted costs by passing these costs onto our customers through periodic pricing increases. However, our pricing increases often lag our cost increases, including increases in commodity costs. A prolonged increase in “C” market prices, and/or tariff-impacted costs, may require us to evaluate our allocation of working capital, and if we are not able to effectively manage our working capital, or do not have access to sufficient working capital to meet our purchasing needs for green coffee, other commodity inputs, ingredients or supplies (such as materials used in our packaging), we may need to access the debt or equity capital markets, and there is no assurance that we will be able to do so on terms that are favorable to the Company or at all. In addition, we may be
required to modify, delay, or abandon some of our planned future expansion or development, or to otherwise enact operating cost reductions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition, covenant compliance and ability to achieve our intended business objectives.
At March 31, 2025, we had $147.5 million of outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, with a weighted average interest rate of 8.3% and we had $2.6 million of standby letters of credit outstanding. At March 31, 2025 the interest rate applicable to our Term Loan Facility was 8.2% and the interest rate applicable to our Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility was 8.3%.
On February 15, 2024, the Borrower entered into Amendment No. 3 (the “Third Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement. The Third Amendment modified the existing covenant relief period (the “Covenant Relief Period”), which commenced on June 30, 2023 and will end on the earlier to occur of (i) April 1, 2026 and (ii) any date following June 30, 2024, on which the Borrower elects to terminate the Covenant Relief Period subject to satisfaction of certain conditions. During the Covenant Relief Period, the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness and make investments, restricted payments and junior debt restricted payments will be more limited. The Third Amendment permits the Company to issue convertible notes, including the Convertible Notes (as defined herein).
The Credit Agreement, as amended through the Third Amendment, required the Borrower to maintain compliance with (i) a secured net leverage ratio at levels ranging from 4.50:1.00 to 6.25:1.00 and stepping down to 4.50:1.00 by April 2026 (which has been further amended by the Fourth Amendment, as discussed below) and (ii) an interest coverage ratio of at least 1.50:1.00 on and prior to September 30, 2025 and at least 2.00:1.00 on December 31, 2025 and thereafter. The Credit Agreement, as amended through the Third Amendment, also included (i) a minimum liquidity covenant requiring the Borrower not to permit its liquidity, measured as of the last business day of each calendar month commencing March 29, 2024, to be less than $15.0 million and (ii) an anti-cash hoarding covenant, which shall be effective only during the Covenant Relief Period, requiring the Borrower to have no more than $20.0 million of unrestricted cash on the last day of each calendar month when revolving loans or letters of credit are outstanding or on the date of borrowing of a revolving loan. Failure to comply with these covenants or make payments when due could result in an event of default,
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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.
The Company believes that its secured net leverage under the Credit Agreement is important to the understanding of the Company’s financial condition and liquidity. At March 31, 2025, the Company’s secured net leverage ratio was 5.31:1.00, compared to a maximum allowable ratio of 6.00:1.00, with such calculation set forth below:
(Thousands, except leverage ratio)
Trailing Twelve-Months
Beverage Solutions Segment Adjusted EBITDA
52,422
Permissible credit agreement adjustments1
7,858
Trailing Twelve-Months Credit Agreement Adjusted EBITDA
60,280
End of period:
Letters of credit outstanding
2,560
Secured debt
350,685
Beverage Solutions unrestricted cash and cash equivalents
(30,798)
Secured net debt
319,887
Beverage Solutions Credit Agreement secured net leverage ratio
5.31x
1 – Primarily consists of $5.3 million of pro forma run-rate impact of cost savings initiatives, as permitted by the Credit Agreement.
On January 15, 2025, the Company entered into an Incremental Assumption Agreement and Amendment No. 4 (the “Fourth Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement. The Fourth Amendment expanded the syndicate to include member banks from the Farm Credit System and increased the amount of revolving facility commitments (the “Existing Revolving Facility Commitments”, and any loans thereunder, the “Existing Revolving Loans”) available to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement by $25.0 million (the “Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments” and any loans thereunder, the “Incremental Revolving Loans”). The amount of revolving facility commitments available to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement, as amended, is $200.0 million. The Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments and the Incremental Revolving Loans are subject to the same interest rates, commitment fees, maturity dates and other terms as the Existing Revolving Facility Commitments and the Existing Revolving Loans. The proceeds from any Incremental Revolving Loans will be used by the Company to fund the previously announced installation of a second ready-to-drink can line at the Conway Facility, and for general corporate purposes.
The Fourth Amendment also modified the secured net leverage ratio that the Company must comply with during the Covenant Relief Period to increase the maximum secured net leverage ratio to (a) 6.00x for the test period ending June 30, 2025, (b) 5.50x for the test period ending September 30, 2025, and (c) 5.25x for the test period ending December 31, 2025. In addition, the minimum liquidity covenant will not apply after the Covenant Relief Period ends. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company was in compliance with its financial covenants.
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On February 15, 2024, the Company sold and issued in a private placement $72.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.00% convertible senior notes due 2029 (the “Convertible Notes”), of which $50.0 million was from related parties. The Convertible Notes are unsecured, senior obligations of the Company and accrue interest at a rate of 5.00% per annum.
The Convertible Notes are carried at amortized cost and are recorded in long-term debt, net and convertible notes payable – related party, net on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. At March 31, 2025, the carrying value of the Convertible Notes was $71.6 million, of which $49.7 million was from related parties. We incurred a total of $0.5 million of financing fees in connection with the Convertible Notes, which were ratably allocated to the convertible notes payable and the convertible notes payable – related party, respectively, and are being amortized into interest expense over the remaining term of the Convertible Notes utilizing the effective interest rate method.
On March 8, 2024, Falcon renewed its working capital trade finance facility with multiple institutions. The facility size was reduced from $70.0 million to $55.0 million and was uncommitted and repayable on demand, with certain of Falcon’s assets pledged as collateral against the facility. The facility matured one year from inception. Borrowings under the facility bore interest at the borrower’s option at a rate equal to (a) Term SOFR plus a margin of 4.00% plus a liquidity premium set by the lender at the time of borrowing or (b) the Base Rate (determined by reference to the greatest of (i) the Prime Rate, as defined in the facility, at such time, (ii) one-half of 1.00% in excess of the Federal Funds Effective Rate, as defined in the facility, at such time, and (iii) Term SOFR for a one-month tenor in effect at such time plus 1.00%). On August 21, 2024, Falcon amended its working capital trade finance facility, increasing the facility size from $55.0 million to $75.0 million. The interest rates and maturity date were unchanged as a result of the amendment.
At March 31, 2025, there was $58.8 million of outstanding borrowings under the facility, which is recorded in short-term debt in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Falcon’s facility contains certain restrictive financial covenants
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which require Falcon to maintain certain levels of working capital, debt, and net worth. Falcon was in compliance with these financial covenants as of March 31, 2025.
On September 28, 2023, we entered into a $5.0 million unsecured working capital trade finance facility with responsAbility Climate Smart Agriculture & Food Systems Fund through Falcon. The facility will mature on December 31, 2026, and requires stepped repayments of $0.5 million on December 31, 2024, $1.0 million on December 31, 2025 and $3.5 million on December 31, 2026. Borrowings under the facility will bear interest at the borrower’s option at a rate equal to (a) (i) the most recent applicable Term SOFR for the longest period (for which Term SOFR is available) which is less than the applicable interest period of the loan or (ii) if no such Term SOFR is available for a period which is less than the applicable interest period, SOFR for the day which is two U.S. Government Securities Business Days, as defined in the facility, before the Quotation Day, as defined in the facility; or (b) the most recent applicable Term SOFR (as of the Quotation Day) for the shortest period (for which Term SOFR is available) which exceeds the applicable interest period of that loan, in each case plus the applicable margin. At March 31, 2025, there was $4.5 million of outstanding borrowings under the facility, of which $3.5 million and $1.0 million, is recorded in long-term debt, net and current maturities of long-term debt, respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Falcon’s facility contains certain restrictive financial covenants which require Falcon to maintain certain levels of working capital, debt, and tangible net worth. Falcon was in compliance with these financial covenants as of March 31, 2025.
The Company is party to a supply chain finance program (the “Program”) with a third-party financing provider to provide better working capital usage by deferring payments for certain raw materials of up to $100.0 million. Under the Program, the financing provider remits payment to the Company’s suppliers for approved invoices, and the Company repays the financing provider the amount of the approved invoices, plus a financing charge, on 180-day terms. The Program is uncommitted and the financing provider may, at its sole discretion, cancel the Program at any time. The Company may request cancellation of the Program in whole or in respect of one or more approved suppliers. Due to the extension of payment terms beyond the original due date of approved invoices, obligations under the Program are recorded outside of accounts payable, within our supply chain finance program, on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of March 31, 2025, there were $95.4 million obligations outstanding under the Program.
The Company is party to a master commodity purchase and sale agreement (the “Commodity Program”) with a third-party financing provider whereby the Company may enter into commodities purchase and sales, including transactions in which the Company sells green coffee to the financing provider, but retains a right, or obligation, to re-purchase the green coffee at the original sales price, plus a finance charge (“Repo Transactions”). The Commodity Program is uncommitted and may be canceled by the financing provider at any time. At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had a right, or obligation, to repurchase $13.6 million and $0, respectively, of green coffee from the financing provider. The liability for Repo Transactions is recorded within accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Cash flows related to Repo Transactions are recorded within financing activities in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
At-the-Market Common Stock Offering Program
We have an effective shelf registration statement on file with the SEC (the “Registration Statement”) to offer and sell various securities from time to time. Under the Registration Statement, we have established an at-the-market common stock offering program (the “ATM Program”) to sell shares of common stock not to exceed 5,000,000 Common Shares in the aggregate. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company had no sales of Common Shares under the ATM Program. This program is intended to provide additional financial flexibility and an alternative mechanism to access the capital markets at an efficient cost as and when we need financing, including for acquisitions.
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Current and Long-Term Liquidity
Our liquidity needs are to fund operating expenses, meet debt service obligations, and fund both current and long-term investment activities, which include capital expenditures. A key component of our long-term growth strategy is to complete the commercialization of our Conway Facility, which utilizes state-of-the-art equipment specifically designed to efficiently manufacture and package a wide range of beverages, such as canned or bottled cold brew coffees, lattes, assorted teas, and juice-based products. We are continuing to build out the remaining portions of the facility and expect that the material capital expenditures will be completed by the end of third quarter of 2025.
We believe cash from operations and borrowings available under the Revolving Credit Facility will provide sufficient cash on-hand to fund our near-term growth strategies, which include, (i) extending and enhancing product offerings through innovation, (ii) expanding our customer base and (iii) continuing to drive margin expansion. However, the Company will continuously evaluate its liquidity needs, and may seek to opportunistically access additional liquidity, including through either the debt or equity capital markets. If it is determined that we have insufficient liquidity to fund our near-term growth strategies, we may delay and/or reprioritize our near-term growth strategies, which may have an adverse impact on our ability to achieve our growth objectives.
We believe that cash from operations, borrowings available under the Revolving Credit Facility and our ability to obtain future financing will provide sufficient cash on hand to fund our long-term growth strategies, which include (i) expanding geographically and (ii) finding accretive acquisitions.
Redemptions of Series A Preferred Shares
After February 26, 2028, any holder of Series A Preferred Shares may require Westrock to redeem all or any whole number of such holder’s Series A Preferred Shares in cash, subject to applicable law and the terms of any credit agreement or similar arrangement pursuant to which a third-party lender provides debt financing to Westrock or its subsidiaries, at a redemption price per share equal to the greater of (a) the liquidation preference and (b) the product of (i) the number of Common Shares that would have been obtained from converting one Series A Preferred Share on the redemption notice date and (ii) the simple average of the daily volume-weighted average price per Common Share for the ten (10) trading days ending on and including the trading day immediately preceding the redemption notice date. Assuming that the liquidation preference of the Series A Preferred Shares remains $11.50 per share and all 23,510,527 Series A Preferred Shares remain outstanding after February 26, 2028, we estimate an aggregate redemption payment of at least approximately $270.4 million. If Westrock was required by the holders to redeem a significant number of Series A Preferred Shares, Westrock may not have enough cash available (including through draws on its credit facility) for other purposes such as paying dividends on the Common Shares, repurchases of Common Shares, financing acquisitions or other expansions, paying employee incentives and executing its business strategy. An outflow of a significant amount of cash from Westrock as a result of redemptions of the Series A Preferred Shares may cause a deterioration in the financial condition of Westrock and our ability to pay our other obligations and/or execute our business strategy. The impact of such redemptions on Westrock will depend, among other things, on the financial condition of Westrock at the time of such redemptions, including the amount of available cash on hand and ability to draw on Westrock’s credit facilities or obtain other sources of financing, the business strategies and objectives of Westrock at that time and the magnitude of such redemptions. Additionally, we may reserve cash, refrain from pursuing other business objectives and/or direct cash away from other business objectives to ensure that we have sufficient available cash to satisfy holder redemptions, and this may adversely affect our business and financial condition and ability to execute on our business strategy.
Contractual and Other Obligations
Our material contractual and other obligations include the payment of principal and interest under our debt obligations and future purchase of inventory obligations. Our Term Loan Facility and Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility require quarterly principal payments of 1.25% of the original principal. Quarterly payments increase 1.875% and 2.5% of the original principal balance during the fourth and fifth years of the Credit Facility respectively. We have no other material obligations to pay principal amounts of our long-term debt obligations prior to their maturity.
Future purchase obligations of $409.2 million as of March 31, 2025 consist of commitments for the purchase of inventory over the next 12 months. These obligations represent the minimum contractual obligations expected under the normal course of business. There are no material purchase obligations beyond 12 months.
We have future obligations to repurchase $0.5 million of inventory associated with repurchase agreements in which the Company’s SS&T segment has sold inventory to a third party and from whom the Company’s Beverage Solution segment has an obligation to repurchase.
Capital Expenditures
We categorize our capital expenditures as (i) growth, (ii) maintenance, (iii) customer beverage equipment or (iv) other.
We define growth capital expenditures as investments in our manufacturing facilities that will contribute to revenue growth by increasing production capacity, improving production efficiencies, or related to production of new products. Maintenance capital expenditures are those necessary to keep our existing manufacturing equipment fully operational. Customer beverage equipment represents Company-owned equipment that is deployed in our customers’ locations.
Capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
Customer
Growth
Maintenance
Equipment
Three months ended March 31, 2025
40,286
41,291
Three months ended March 31, 2024
67,344
622
288
660
68,914
We expect to complete the build-out of our Conway Facility by the end of the third quarter of 2025. If circumstances warrant, we may need to take measures to conserve cash, which may include a suspension, delay, or reduction in growth and/or maintenance capital expenditures. We continually assess our capital expenditure plans in light of developments impacting our business, including the needs of our customers.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
See Note 3, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item I of Part 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a detailed discussion of recent accounting pronouncements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
There have been no material changes in the market risks discussed in Item 7A “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 12, 2025.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”) that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and to ensure that information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our management, with the participation of our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2025, the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2025.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are subject to various claims and legal proceedings with respect to matters such as governmental regulations, and other actions arising out of the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to the risk factors affecting our business that were described under Item 1A “Risk Factors” discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 12, 2025.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
(a) None.
(b) None.
(c)
Except as set forth below, during the three months ended March 31, 2025, none of the Company’s directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) adopted or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as such terms are defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K).
On March 5, 2025, Mr. T. Christopher Pledger, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement to sell up to 30,000 shares of the Company’s common stock that was previously entered into on March 18, 2024 and scheduled to be effective until March 31, 2025, subject to certain conditions.
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit
Index
Incorporated by Reference
ExhibitNumber
Exhibit Description
Form
File No.
FilingDate
FiledHerewith
3.1
Certificate of Incorporation of Westrock Coffee Company
10-Q
001-41485
August 29, 2022
3.2
Bylaws of Westrock Coffee Company
10.1
Incremental Assumption Agreement and Amendment No. 4, dated as of January 15, 2025, among Westrock Beverage Solutions, LLC, as the borrower, Westrock Coffee Company, as holdings, the other guarantors party thereto, the incremental revolving facility lender, the lenders and issuing banks party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent.
8-K
January 15, 2025
10.2
Form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
*
10.3
Form of Retention Opportunity Letter
31.1
Chief Executive Officer—Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
Chief Financial Officer—Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
Chief Executive Officer—Certification pursuant to Rule13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
**
32.2
Chief Financial Officer—Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document.
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Cover Page Interactive Data File – The Cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 8, 2025
By:
/s/ T. Christopher Pledger
Name:
T. Christopher Pledger
Title:
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Blake Schuhmacher
Blake Schuhmacher
Senior Vice President – Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)