Calumet, Inc. engages in the manufacturing, formulation, and sale of specialty branded products and renewable fuel. It operates through the following segments: ...
Calumet, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLMT) is a publicly traded specialty products manufacturer with a rich history dating back to 1919. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, the company operates twelve production facilities across North America, employing approximately 1,540 full-time employees. Calumet's business is diversified into four key segments: Specialty Products and Solutions, Montana/Renewables, ...Calumet, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLMT) is a publicly traded specialty products manufacturer with a rich history dating back to 1919. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, the company operates twelve production facilities across North America, employing approximately 1,540 full-time employees. Calumet's business is diversified into four key segments: Specialty Products and Solutions, Montana/Renewables, Performance Brands, and Corporate. The Specialty Products and Solutions segment focuses on customer-centric formulation businesses, producing a wide range of specialty chemicals, lubricating oils, solvents, and waxes used in consumer goods like cosmetics, crayons, and industrial applications. The Montana/Renewables segment includes a specialty asphalt facility in Great Falls and the Montana Renewables facility, which produces renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, aligning with the company's commitment to sustainability. The Performance Brands segment features well-known brands such as Royal Purple, Bel-Ray, and TruFuel, catering to high-performance lubricants and fuels for automotive, marine, and industrial markets. The Corporate segment covers general administrative expenses. Financially, Calumet has a market capitalization of approximately $3.44 billion and generates annual revenue of roughly $4.1 billion (TTM). Key financial metrics include a gross profit margin of 6.6%, an EBITDA margin of -0.7%, and a net loss margin of -3.0%, indicating recent profitability challenges. The company has a price-to-sales ratio of 0.75 and an EV/Revenue of 0.73, suggesting valuation relative to sales. With a beta of 0.718, the stock exhibits lower volatility than the market. Leadership is under CEO Louis Todd Borgmann, who has served since May 2022, and the company is exploring strategic initiatives to drive growth, including expansion in renewable fuels. Calumet's long-term vision focuses on delivering high-quality products, leveraging its brand portfolio, and capitalizing on the energy transition.
YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength.
QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes.
RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three).
$4.1B
-1.2%
+40.3%
Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day.
$-33.8M
+84.8%
+69.7%
Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials.
+5.9%
+7.8%
+114.9%
Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on).
+1.3%
+577.6%
+83.4%
Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales.
-0.8%
+84.6%
+78.4%
Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock.
$56.6M
+146.0%
+154.3%
FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine.
+1.4%
+146.6%
+138.7%
Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe.
-335.6%
-0.8%
+16.9%
Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking.
1.02x
+15.0%
-12.8%
Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground.
Operator: Good day, and welcome to the Calumet Inc. Second Quarter 2026 Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note, this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to John Kompa, Investor Relations. Please go ahead.
John Kompa: Thanks, David. Good morning. Thank you for joining our second quarter 2026 earnings call. With me on today's call are Todd Borgmann, CEO; David Lunin, EVP and Chief Financial Officer; Bruce Fleming, EVP, Montana Renewables and Corporate Development; and Scott Obermeier, President, Specialties. You may now download the slides that accompany the remarks made on today's conference call, which can be accessed in the Investor Relations section of our website at calumet.com. Also, a webcast replay of this call will be available on our site within a few hours. Turning to the presentation. On Slide 2, you can find our cautionary statements. I'd like to remind everyone that during this call, we may provide various forward-looking statements. Please refer to our press release that was issued this morning as well as our latest filings with the SEC for a list of factors that may affect our actual results and cause them to differ from our expectations. As we turn to Slide 3, I'll now pass the call to Todd.
Louis Borgmann: Thanks, John. Good morning, and welcome to today's call. The last time we were together, we expressed that this year was setting up a lot like 2022, and the second quarter delivered on that with $175 million of adjusted EBITDA with tax attributes despite starting the period with 3 planned turnarounds in Princeton, Cotton Valley and Montana Renewables. Just as important as the quarterly earnings is what they mean for Calumet's strategic positioning. Our restricted group leverage ratio is now below 4x. And with the first phase of our MaxCalf 150 expansion behind us and strong cash flows in all businesses, we're expecting to surpass 3x next quarter. About a month ago, we called $100 million of notes. And last week, we terminated the sale leaseback of our CMR truck rack with $115 million repurchase, eliminating that high interest debt. The outlook is for continued and accelerated deleveraging from here. So the conversation today is increasingly about what our self-funding and growing platform does next. Let's turn to Slide 4, and we'll start with our specialties business. We've long talked about our integrated specialty strategy. And this quarter, we saw it in spades. Our routinely high-margin specialty products are exposed to an extremely favorable market dynamic, we'll hit on momentarily. As we've discussed previously, our specialty products are sourced from crude oil, which is a competitive advantage as relying on sourcing intermediates in the current market is a challenging position given the value of those intermediates to fuels processors and the scarcity of them in general. Further, processing crude to generate specialties means we're exposed to the fuels and asphalt coproducts …