Core Insights - Ingevity Corporation (NGVT) reported a first-quarter 2025 profit of $20.5 million or 56 cents per share, a significant improvement from a loss of $56 million or $1.54 per share in the same quarter last year [1] - Adjusted earnings for the quarter were 99 cents per share, up from 47 cents a year ago, excluding one-time items [1] Revenue Performance - Revenues decreased by 16.5% year over year to $284 million, primarily due to lower sales in the Industrial Specialties product line and the Advanced Polymer Technologies segment [2] - The Performance Chemicals division generated revenues of $95 million, down approximately 35.4% year over year [2] - Road Technologies' product line sales were $44.3 million, down 3% [2] - Industrial Specialties' product line sales fell 50% to $50.7 million due to repositioning measures aimed at exiting lower-margin markets [2] - Performance Materials unit revenues rose around 1.2% year over year to $146.8 million, driven by volume growth in the Asia Pacific region and China [3] - Advanced Polymer Technologies segment sales decreased by 12.1% to $42.2 million, with EBITDA up 31.6% to $12.5 million due to higher utilization rates [4] Financial Metrics - First-quarter operating cash flow was $25.4 million, with free cash flow of $15.4 million [5] - No share repurchases occurred during the quarter, leaving $353.4 million remaining under the current $500 million authorization [5] - Net leverage improved to 3.3x from 3.6x in the previous quarter [5] 2025 Outlook - NGVT revised its 2025 guidance to account for potential risks from lower expected global auto production, projecting sales between $1.25 billion and $1.40 billion and adjusted EBITDA between $380 million and $415 million [6] Stock Performance - NGVT shares have declined by 26.1% over the past year, compared to a 3.1% decline in the industry [7]