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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Smurfit Westrock (SW)

Smurfit Westrock Q2 Adjusted EBITDA falls to $480 million from $556 million

Negative Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Smurfit Westrock filed its second-quarter 2024 earnings presentation. Results include Smurfit Kappa only, because the combination with WestRock closed after the quarter ended, and net sales were about $3 billion. Adjusted EBITDA fell to $480 million from $556 million and net income fell to $132 million from $267 million, while adjusted free cash flow rose to $186 million from $83 million and net leverage rose to 1.6x.

Key points

  • Q2 2024 adjusted EBITDA was $480 million versus $556 million in Q2 2023; adjusted EBITDA margin was 16.2% versus 18.1%.
  • Q2 2024 net income was $132 million versus $267 million a year earlier, including $60 million of transaction-related expenses.
  • Q2 2024 adjusted free cash flow was $186 million versus $83 million in Q2 2023.
  • Net leverage ratio was 1.6x at June 30, 2024, up from 1.3x at December 31, 2023.

The filing

CompanySmurfit Westrock (SW)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 30, 2024, 4:55 PM ET
Accession number0001104659-24-084010

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:42 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 30, 2024.

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