BURNABY, British Columbia, Nov. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- INTERFOR CORPORATION (“Interfor” or the“Company”) (TSX: IFP) recorded a net loss in Q3'25 of $215.8 million, or $4.19 per share, compared to net earnings of $11.1 million, or $0.22 per share in Q2'25 and a net loss of $105.7 million, or $2.05 per share in Q3'24.

Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $183.8 million on sales of $689.3 million in Q3'25 versus Adjusted EBITDA of $17.2 million on sales of $780.5 million in Q2'25 and an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $22.0 million on sales of $692.7 million in Q3'24.

Notable items:

• Earnings Impacted By Non-Cash Duty Items
  • Reported Adjusted EBITDA loss of $183.8 million includes a $147.4 million net duties expense driven by the finalization of the sixth administrative review (“AR”) and revaluation of duty deposits receivable related to AR1-AR5, both as described below.
  • Excluding the above, the Adjusted EBITDA loss would have been $36.4 million.
• Production Curtailments to Reflect Ongoing Weak Lumber Market
  • Lumber production of 912 million board feet was down 23 million board feet versus the preceding quarter. This decline largely reflects the Company's announcement on September 4, 2025, to temporarily curtail production.
  • On October 17, 2025, Interfor announced amended plans to temporarily reduce its lumber production in Q4'25 by approximately 250 million board feet, or 26%, as compared to Q2'25, which reflected a more normal operating stance. These curtailments are due to persistently weak market conditions and ongoing economic uncertainty. The Company will continue to monitor market conditions across all its operations and adjust its plans accordingly.
  • Weak lumber market conditions were reflected in Interfor's average selling price of $618 per mfbm, down $66 per mfbm versus Q2'25. This was primarily due to a 19.4% decrease in the SYP Composite benchmark lumber price quarter-over-quarter.
  • The Company recorded a $23.1 million inventory provision expense in Q3'25 compared to a $7.3 million expense in Q2'25. The increase is primarily attributable to a decrease in product pricing at quarter end.
  • Lumber shipments of 924 million board feet were slightly higher than lumber production, resulting in a 10 million board foot reduction in inventory volume during the quarter.
• Stable Financial Position
  • Net debt at quarter-end was $893.3 million, or 41.6% of invested capital compared to net debt at Q2'25 of $798.0 million, or 35.6% of invested capital.
  • On a pro-forma basis, including net proceeds from the Company's bought deal equity offering completed October 1, 2025, net debt at quarter-end would have been $755.4 million, or 35.2% of invested capital. Additionally, available liquidity would have been $385.7 million. This bought deal offering of 14,303,470 common shares at a price of $10.05 per common share, including the concurrent exercise of an over-allotment option, generated gross proceeds of $143.8 million. The net proceeds were used to pay down existing indebtedness.
  • On July 25, 2025, the Company completed an early renewal and extension of its Revolving Term Line (“Term Line”) with several provisions that enhance the Company's financial flexibility. The commitment under the Term Line totals $562.5 million and the maturity was extended from December 17, 2026 to July 25, 2029.

• Monetization of Coastal B.C. Operations
  • The Company sold Coastal B.C. forest tenures totalling approximately 32,000 cubic metres of allowable annual cut (“AAC”) and related assets and liabilities for gross proceeds of $3.4 million and a gain of $3.6 million.
  • Interfor held approximately 701,000 cubic metres of AAC for disposition at September 30, 2025, subject to approvals from the Ministry of Forests.
• Capital Investments
  • Capital spending was $32.0 million, including $17.8 million of discretionary investment primarily focused on the multi-year rebuild of the Thomaston, GA sawmill.
  • Total capital expenditures for 2025 are expected to be in the range of $90.0 million to $95.0 million, while total capital expenditures for 2026 are estimated to be approximately $75.0 million.
• Softwood Lumber Duties
  • On July 29, 2025 and August 12, 2025, respectively, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“DoC”) published the“All Others” final anti-dumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CV”) duty rates based on the results of AR6 covering shipments for the year ended December 31, 2023. The final combined rate for 2023 was 35.19%, which was subsequently amended on September 8, 2025 to correct a ministerial error to 35.16%. This compared to the cash deposit rates of 8.59% from January 1 to July 31, 2023, 7.99% from August 1 to September 12, 2023 and 8.05% from September 13 to December 31, 2023. To reflect the amended final rates for 2023, Interfor recorded a $156.7 million increase to duties expense, a $26.1 million increase to interest expense and a corresponding payable on its balance sheet. The combined rate of 35.16% was retroactively applied to new shipments effective August 12, 2025.
  • During Q3'25, the Company revised its estimate of the fair value measurement of net duty deposits receivable resulting in a $9.3 million decrease to duties expense, a $4.4 million decrease to interest expense and a corresponding increase to duty deposits receivable on the balance sheet.
  • Interfor has paid cumulative duties of US$639.8 million, or approximately $12.65 per share on an after-tax basis, as at September 30, 2025. Except for a US$54.8 million net receivable recorded in respect of overpayments arising from duty rate adjustments and the fair value of rights to duties acquired, Interfor has recorded the duty deposits as an expense.
• U.S. Tariffs
  • On April 2, 2025, the U.S. administration imposed reciprocal tariffs on all countries and later increased the reciprocal tariff rate on Canadian goods to 35%, however goods compliant with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement including lumber, are exempt from reciprocal tariffs.
  • On September 29, 2025, the U.S. President issued a proclamation imposing a Section 232 tariff of 10% on all imports of softwood lumber into the U.S., including from Canada, which took effect on October 14, 2025. This tariff is in addition to the existing softwood lumber duties payable on Canadian lumber imported into the U.S.
    

Outlook

North American lumber markets over the near term are expected to remain volatile as the economy continues to adjust to changing monetary policies, tariffs, labour shortages and geo-political uncertainty, and as industry-wide lumber production continues to adjust to match demand.

Near-term volatility is likely to be amplified by the significantly higher duty rates on Canadian lumber exports to the U.S., the Section 232 tariff and by any additional tariffs or other trade restrictions if imposed. Overall, the Company is well positioned to navigate this volatility with a diversified product mix in Canada and the U.S., with approximately 60% of its total lumber produced and sold within the U.S. Ultimately, only about 25% of the Company's total lumber production is exported from Canada to the U.S. and exposed to duties, the Section 232 tariff and other potential trade measures.

Over the mid-term, Canadian lumber is expected to remain a key source of supply to meet U.S. needs, as growth in U.S. lumber manufacturing capacity will likely be limited by labour constraints, lengthy equipment lead-times, residual offtake constraints and extended project ramp-up schedules. Over the same period, the North American lumber market will continue to benefit from favourable underlying demand fundamentals, including the advanced age of the U.S. housing stock, a shortage of available housing and various demographic factors.

Interfor's strategy of maintaining a diversified portfolio of operations in multiple regions allows the Company to both reduce risk and maximize returns on capital over the business cycle. In the event of a sustained lumber market downturn, Interfor maintains flexibility to significantly reduce capital expenditures and working capital levels, and to proactively adjust its lumber production to match demand.

Financial and Operating Highlights ¹

Liquidity

Balance Sheet

Interfor's net debt at September 30, 2025 was $893.3 million, or 41.6% of invested capital, representing an increase of $32.0 million from December 31, 2024.

As at September 30, 2025, the Company had net working capital of $131.3 million and available liquidity of $247.9 million, based on the available borrowing capacity under its $562.5 million Term Line.

On October 1, 2025, the Company completed a bought deal offering of 12,437,800 common shares of the Company and the concurrent exercise of an over-allotment option to purchase an additional 1,865,670 common shares at a price of $10.05 per common share for gross proceeds of $143.8 million.

The Term Line and Senior Secured Notes are subject to financial covenants, including a maximum net debt to total capitalization ratio of 50.0% and a minimum EBITDA interest coverage ratio of two times, which becomes effective if the net debt to total capitalization ratio exceeds certain thresholds. As at September 30, 2025, Interfor was fully in compliance with all covenants relating to the Term Line and Senior Secured Notes.

Management believes, based on circumstances known today, that Interfor has sufficient working capital and liquidity to fund operating and capital requirements for the foreseeable future.

On March 26, 2025, the Company paid US$33.3 million of principal that was due on the Company's Series C Senior Secured Notes.

On March 26, 2024, the Company issued US$33.3 million of Series I Senior Secured Notes, bearing interest at 6.37% with principal repayment due at final maturity on March 26, 2030. The proceeds were used to settle US$33.3 million of principal under the Company's Series C Senior Secured Notes due on March 26, 2024.

Capital Resources

The following table summarizes Interfor's credit facilities and availability as of September 30, 2025:

Interfor's Senior Secured Notes have maturities in the years 2026-2033.

On July 25, 2025, the Company completed an early renewal of its Term Line at a committed facility size of $562.5 million and extended the maturity from December 17, 2026 to July 25, 2029.

As of September 30, 2025, the Company had commitments for capital expenditures totalling $37.7 million for both maintenance and discretionary capital projects.

Non-GAAP Measures

This MD&A makes reference to the following non-GAAP measures: Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Net debt to invested capital and Annualized return on capital employed which are used by the Company and certain investors to evaluate operating performance and financial position. These non-GAAP measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers.

The following table provides a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to figures as reported in the Company's audited consolidated financial statements (unaudited for interim periods) prepared in accordance with IFRS:

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This release contains forward-looking information about the Company's business outlook, objectives, plans, strategic priorities and other information that is not historical fact. A statement contains forward-looking information when the Company uses what it knows and expects today, to make a statement about the future. Statements containing forward-looking information may include words such as: will, could, should, believe, expect, anticipate, intend, forecast, projection, target, outlook, opportunity, risk, plan or strategy. Readers are cautioned that actual results may vary from the forward-looking information in this release, and undue reliance should not be placed on such forward-looking information. Risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking information in this release are described in Interfor's third quarter and annual Management's Discussion and Analysis under the heading“Risks and Uncertainties”, which are available on and under Interfor's profile on . Material factors and assumptions used to develop the forward-looking information in this release include the timing and value of proceeds received from the disposition of Coastal B.C. forest tenures; impact of tariffs on Canadian lumber imports to the U.S.; availability and cost of logs; competition; currency exchange sensitivity; environment; government regulation; health and safety; Indigenous reconciliation; information technology and cyber security; labour availability; logistics availability and cost; natural and man-made disasters and climate change; price volatility; residual fibre revenue; softwood lumber trade; and tax exposures. Unless otherwise indicated, the forward-looking statements in this release are based on the Company's expectations at the date of this release. Interfor undertakes no obligation to update such forward-looking information or statements, except as required by law.

ABOUT INTERFOR

Interfor is a growth-oriented forest products company with operations in Canada and the United States. The Company has annual lumber production capacity of approximately 4.7 billion board feet and offers a diverse line of lumber products to customers around the world. For more information about Interfor, visit our website at .

The Company's unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis for Q3'25 are available at and .

There will be a conference call on Friday, November 7, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) hosted by INTERFOR CORPORATION for the purpose of reviewing the Company's release of its third quarter 2025 financial results.

The dial-in number is 1-888-510-2154 or webcast URL: . The conference call will also be recorded for those unable to join in for the live discussion and will be available until December 7, 2025. The number to call is 1-888-660-6345, Passcode 43630#.

For further information:
Richard Pozzebon, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(604) 422-3400

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