Company: NGVT
Filing Date: 2025-05-06
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001653477-25-000091
Chunk: 101

Company: Ingevity Corp
Filing Date: 2025-05-06
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 8
Chunk 101
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23.5 percent and 22.1 percent, respectively. Excluding discrete items, the effective rate was 22.6 percent compared to 24.2 percent in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. See Note 12 for more information. 

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Segment Operating Results

In addition to the information discussed above, the following sections discuss the results of operations for Ingevity's reportable segments. Our segments are (i) Performance Materials, (ii) Performance Chemicals and (iii) Advanced Polymer Technologies. Segment Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA") is the primary measure used by the company's chief operating decision maker to evaluate the performance of and allocate resources among our operating segments. Segment EBITDA is defined as segment net sales less segment operating expenses (segment operating expenses consist of costs of sales, selling, general and administrative expenses, research and technical expenses, other (income) expense, net, excluding depreciation and amortization). We have excluded the following items from segment EBITDA: interest expense associated with corporate debt facilities, interest income, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, restructuring and other income (charges), net, including inventory lower of cost or market charges associated with restructuring actions, goodwill impairment charge, acquisition and other-related income (costs), litigation verdict charges, gain (loss) on strategic investments, loss on CTO resales, CTO supply contract termination charges, proxy contest charges, and pension and postretirement settlement and curtailment income (charges), net.

In general, the accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Annual Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2024 Annual Report.

Performance Materials

Q1 2025 Performance Summary

Performance Materials Net sales increased one percent compared to the prior year quarter driven by slightly higher volume and price and sales mix. There are two components to mix that are key to understanding this reportable segment. The segment benefits from production of larger vehicles, such as trucks and sport utility vehicles, as well as more hybrids and internal combustion engine vehicles versus all electric vehicles, as these vehicles contain more of our activated carbon content. Regional mix is also important as North America, which is nearly 50 percent of Performance Material sales, is our most profitable region due to the typically larger size of vehicles requiring more content, and this region also has the highest emissions control standards in the world requiring more