Kodak reports full-year 2021 net income of US$24M, compared with net loss of US$541M for 2020, while year-end revenue rises to US$1.15B, compared with US$1.03B in 2020; company's print business sees increase in customer satisfaction, market share

ROCHESTER, New York , March 16, 2022 (press release) –

Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: KODK) today reported financial results for the full year 2021, including consolidated revenues of $1.150 billion and continued growth in key product areas such as SONORA Process Free Plates and PROSPER annuities.

Full-year 2021 highlights include:

• Consolidated revenues of $1.150 billion, compared with $1.029 billion for the full year 2020
• GAAP net income of $24 million, compared with a net loss of $541 million for 2020
• Operational EBITDA of $11 million, compared with negative $1 million for 2020
• A year-end cash balance of $362 million, compared with $196 million at the end of 2020

“Kodak continued to navigate through an unusually challenging business environment in 2021 and delivered revenue growth in all our segments for the first time in years,” said Jim Continenza, Kodak’s Executive Chairman and CEO. “We also saw increases in customer satisfaction and market share in our key print business, achievements which reflect the success of our ongoing strategy: focus on our core businesses in commercial print and advanced materials and chemicals, invest in product innovation and put our customers at the center of everything we do.”

For the full year ended December 31, 2021, revenues were $1.150 billion, an improvement of $121 million compared to the same period in 2020. GAAP net income was $24 million for the full year, compared to a net loss of $541 million in 2020. The prior year included a charge of $416 million to reflect the increased value of the derivative liability embedded in the convertible notes immediately prior to conversion and expense of $167 million related to the increase in deferred tax valuation allowances for locations outside the U.S. Operational EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $11 million, compared to negative $1 million in 2020. The increase was primarily the result of improvement in revenue and manufacturing costs from increases in volume partially offset by ongoing global cost increases in 2021. The current year Operational EBITDA results did not benefit from $25 million in savings from temporary pay cuts and furloughs that largely ended in January 2021. Kodak ended the year with a cash balance of $362 million, an increase of $166 million from December 31, 2020. The increase is primarily attributable to net proceeds received of $247 million from the financing transactions completed in the first quarter of 2021.

“The Company ended 2021 with $362 million in cash, an increase of $166 million from December 31, 2020,” said David Bullwinkle, Kodak’s CFO. “The Company’s balance sheet is the strongest it has been in years due to the execution of our strategy. We continue to execute on our plan by driving increases in cost efficiency through automation and process innovation and redesign.”

Revenue and Operational EBITDA by Reportable Segment FY 2021 vs. FY 2020

* Total Operational EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. The reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP measures is provided in Appendix A of this press release.
** The impact of foreign exchange represents the 2021 foreign exchange impact using average foreign exchange rates for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, rather than the actual average exchange rates in effect for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021.
Eastman Business Park segment is not a reportable segment and is excluded from the table above.

About Kodak

Kodak (NYSE: KODK) is a leading global manufacturer focused on commercial print and advanced materials & chemicals. With 31,000 patents earned over 130 years of R&D, we believe in the power of technology and science to enhance what the world sees and creates. Our innovative, award-winning products, combined with our customer-first approach, make us the partner of choice for commercial printers worldwide. Kodak is committed to environmental stewardship, including industry leadership in developing sustainable solutions for print. For additional information on Kodak, visit us at kodak.com, or follow us on Twitter @Kodak and LinkedIn.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Forward-looking statements include statements concerning Kodak’s plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future revenue or performance, capital expenditures, liquidity, investments, financing needs and business trends and other information that is not historical information. When used in this press release, the words “estimates,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,” “predicts,” “forecasts,” “strategy,” “continues,” “goals,” “targets” or future or conditional verbs, such as “will,” “should,” “could,” or “may,” and similar words and expressions, as well as statements that do not relate strictly to historical or current facts, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements, including management’s examination of historical operating trends and data, are based upon Kodak’s current expectations and assumptions. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include, among others, the risks and uncertainties described in more detail in Kodak’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 under the headings “Business,” “Risk Factors,” “Legal Proceedings” and/or “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources,” and in other filings Kodak makes with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, as well as the following:

• Kodak’s ability to improve and sustain its operating structure, cash flow, profitability and other financial results;
• Kodak’s ability to achieve strategic objectives, cash forecasts, financial projections, and projected growth;
• Kodak’s ability to achieve the financial and operational results contained in its business plans;
• Kodak’s ability to comply with the covenants in its various credit facilities;
• Kodak’s ability to fund continued investments, capital needs and restructuring payments and service its debt and Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock;
• The performance by third parties of their obligations to supply products, components or services to Kodak and Kodak’s ability to address supply chain disruptions and continue to obtain raw materials and components available from single or limited sources of supply, which may be adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic;
• The impact of the global economic environment or medical epidemics such as the COVID-19 pandemic; including the restrictions and other actions taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Kodak’s ability to effectively mitigate or recoup associated increased costs of materials, labor, shipping and operations;
• The impact of the investigations, litigation and claims arising out of the circumstances surrounding the announcement on July 28, 2020, by the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation of the signing of a non-binding letter of interest to provide a subsidiary of Kodak with a potential loan to support the launch of an initiative for the manufacture of pharmaceutical ingredients for essential generic drugs;
• The impacts of the war in Ukraine and the international response thereto on our business and operations, including the cost of and availability of aluminum and other raw materials and components, shipping costs, transit times and energy costs;
• Changes in foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices, interest rates and tariff rates;
• Kodak’s ability to effectively anticipate technology and industry trends and develop and market new products, solutions and technologies, including products based on its technology and expertise that relate to industries in which it does not currently conduct material business;
• Kodak’s ability to effectively compete with large, well-financed industry participants;
• Continued sufficient availability of borrowings and letters of credit under Kodak’s asset based credit facility and letter of credit facility, Kodak’s ability to obtain additional financing if and as needed and Kodak’s ability to provide or facilitate financing for its customers;
• Kodak’s ability to effect strategic transactions, such as acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures and similar transactions, or to achieve the benefits sought to be achieved from such strategic transactions; and
• The potential impact of force majeure events, cyber-attacks or other data security incidents that could disrupt or otherwise harm Kodak’s operations.

Future events and other factors may cause Kodak’s actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements attributable to Kodak or persons acting on its behalf apply only as of the date of this press release and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included or referenced in this press release. Kodak undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

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