Company: ASTE
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000792987-25-000013
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Company: ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 7
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5.1 million and (iv) increased selling, general and administrative personnel-related costs of $2.6 million.

Materials Solutions

Segment Operating Adjusted EBITDA for the Materials Solutions segment was $37.2 million for 2024 compared to $50.7 million for 2023, a decrease of $13.5 million, or 26.6%. The decrease in Segment Operating Adjusted EBITDA resulted primarily from (i) the impact of manufacturing inefficiencies of $10.9 million, (ii) unfavorable volume and mix partially offset by favorable pricing that generated $4.6 million lower gross profit, (iii) the impact of higher inflation on materials, labor and overhead costs of $3.1 million, (iv) increases in net scrap expenses of $1.7 million and (v) the net unfavorable impact of inventory adjustments of $1.4 million. These Segment Operating Adjusted EBITDA decreases were partially offset by the impact of the loss contingency related to the 37BP litigation, of which $7.9 million was recorded in 2023 as compared to the $1.9 million benefit derived from the loss contingency release offset by the final settlement recorded during 2024. 

Corporate and Other Operations

Corporate and Other operations had net expenses of $46.9 million for 2024 compared to $43.1 million for 2023, an increase of $3.8 million or 8.8%. The increase in expenses was primarily driven by higher general and administrative expenses, primarily associated with personnel-related costs of $5.7 million, which includes the recovery of share-based compensation expense in the prior year that did not recur for awards that were forfeited or modified in conjunction with the termination of our previous CEO and the limited overhead restructuring action implemented in February 2023 of $2.6 million, and increased technology and support costs of $2.8 million. These increases were partially offset by decreased employee incentive compensation costs of $2.1 million.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary sources of liquidity and capital resources are cash and cash equivalents on hand, borrowing capacity under a $250.0 million revolving credit facility and cash flows from operations. As of December 31, 2024, our total liquidity was $228.1 million, consisting of $88.3 million of cash and cash equivalents available for operating purposes and $139.8 million available for additional borrowings under our revolving credit facility, to the extent our compliance with financial c