Despite these results, the company is forecasting a sequential decrease in its fourth-quarter earnings. Credit: Giorgio Trovato via Unsplash.

Packaging and tissue products manufacturer Cascades has reported that its net income grew to C$34m ($24.65m) in the third quarter (Q3) of financial year (FY23).

The company’s earnings per common share for the quarter was C$0.34, compared with a net loss per common share of C$0.02 in Q3 FY22.

Go deeper with GlobalData

Data Insights

The gold standard of business intelligence.

Find out more

Related Company Profiles

View all

Its operating income for the period ending 30 September 2023 rose to C$80m, up from C$25m in Q3 FY22.

Cascades generated C$1.19bn in sales in Q3 FY23, up from the prior year quarter’s figure of $1.174bn.

The company posted adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation of C$161m, up from C$111m in the same period last year.

This growth was attributed to improvement in the company’s Tissue Papers segment, as well as lower raw material, logistics, and energy costs.

How well do you really know your competitors?

Access the most comprehensive Company Profiles on the market, powered by GlobalData. Save hours of research. Gain competitive edge.

Company Profile – free sample

Thank you!

Your download email will arrive shortly

Not ready to buy yet? Download a free sample

We are confident about the unique quality of our Company Profiles. However, we want you to make the most beneficial decision for your business, so we offer a free sample that you can download by submitting the below form

By GlobalData
Visit our Privacy Policy for more information about our services, how we may use, process and share your personal data, including information of your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. Our services are intended for corporate subscribers and you warrant that the email address submitted is your corporate email address.

The company’s net debt as of the end of the quarter was C$2.08bn, against C$2.07bn as of the end of June this year.

Cascades president and CEO Mario Plourde said: “We are pleased with our solid third-quarter results.

“On a consolidated basis, we are forecasting fourth-quarter results to decrease sequentially. This is driven by lower expected results in our Containerboard segment due to higher raw material costs, slightly lower average selling prices and usual softer seasonal volumes in the fourth quarter.

“Results in the Specialty Packaging and Tissue Papers segments are expected to remain stable on a sequential basis. More broadly, we continue to remain prudent on the demand side, most notably in our packaging businesses, due to general economic uncertainty.”