Materion (US:MTRN)2025-05-01 13:15Financial Performance - Value-added (VA) sales reached $259.3 million, a 1% increase year-over-year[9] - Adjusted EBITDA was $48.7 million, representing 18.8% of VA sales, an 8% increase year-over-year[9] - Adjusted EPS increased by 18% year-over-year to $1.13[9] - The company saw a $35 million year-over-year improvement in free cash flow due to reduced working capital[9] Segment Performance - Performance Materials segment value-added sales were $160.0 million, up 3% year-over-year, with adjusted EBITDA of $40.9 million, up 15% year-over-year[38][39] - Electronic Materials segment value-added sales were $77.8 million, with adjusted EBITDA of $13.3 million[42][43][44] - Precision Optics segment value-added sales were $21.5 million, with an adjusted EBITDA loss of $0.1 million[46][47][48] Market Performance - Semiconductor market VA sales increased by 7% to $68.3 million due to improving demand in data storage and advanced logic & memory applications[14] - Energy market VA sales increased significantly by 47% to $19.6 million, driven by a large nuclear energy shipment[14] - Consumer Electronics market VA sales decreased by 17% to $46.6 million due to general market uncertainty[14] Financial Outlook - The company expects Q2 to be slightly better than Q1[23] - The company anticipates a $0.10 to $0.15 impact from China tariffs in Q2 and a potential $0.40 to $0.50 impact in the second half of the year[23] - The company expects to deliver a 20%+ adjusted EBITDA margin for the full year[23]