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World Kinect Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results

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MIAMI, February 20, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--World Kinect Corporation (NYSE: WKC) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2024.

Fourth Quarter 2024 Highlights

  • Gross profit of $259 million

  • GAAP net loss of $102 million, or $1.77 per diluted share

  • Adjusted net income of $36 million, or $0.62 per diluted share

  • Generated $120 million of operating cash flow

  • Repurchased $43 million of common stock

  • Adjusted EBITDA of $95 million

Year-Over-Year Segment Profitability

  • Aviation – Gross profit of $120 million, a decrease of 8%, primarily driven by the sale of Avinode during the second quarter of 2024 and lower inventory-related profitability year-over-year, partially offset by growth in our commercial resale business as well as further growth in our business and general aviation activities.

  • Land – Gross profit of $104 million, an increase of 83%, driven primarily by a non-recurring item in the fourth quarter of 2023. Adjusted gross profit of $104 million, a decrease of 1%, driven by lower profit contribution from our sustainability-related offerings as well as unfavorable market conditions in Brazil, principally offset by improved performance in our core liquid fuel business in North America.

  • Marine – Gross profit of $34 million, a decrease of 22%, principally due to lower profit contribution from our resale businesses, driven primarily by reduced bunker fuel prices and market volatility year-over-year.

Fourth Quarter 2024 – Brazil Divestiture, Exit Activities and Impairments

  • We sold our Brazil subsidiaries during the quarter ended December 31, 2024. As a result, we recorded a one-time, non-cash pre-tax loss of approximately $111 million during the fourth quarter, which included the recognition of cumulative translation losses of $80 million, which had no impact to shareholder equity or cash flows.

  • Additionally, during the quarter ended December 31, 2024, we decided to take actions to exit certain operations within our North American land business. We recognized related pre-tax asset impairment and exit costs, including the write-off of certain accounts receivable, aggregating approximately $9 million during the fourth quarter.

  • We also recorded approximately $22 million of additional asset impairments which were primarily related to an equity-method investment in a non-core business activity during the fourth quarter.

Full Year 2024 Highlights

  • Gross profit of $1.03 billion

  • GAAP net income of $67 million, or $1.13 per diluted share

  • Adjusted net income of $130 million, or $2.18 per diluted share

  • Generated $260 million of operating cash flow

  • Free cash flow of $192 million

  • Returned $139 million to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends

  • Adjusted EBITDA of $361 million