Quarterly Report (10-q)

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2018

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________.

Commission File Number: 001-36293



CONTINENTAL BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware		61-1718923
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(I.R.S Employer Identification No.)
12950 Worldgate Drive, Suite 700, Herndon, VA		20170
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
(703) 480-3800
(Registrant's telephone number, including the area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer ¨

Non-accelerated filer ¨ Smaller reporting company ¨

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ¨ No x

As of May 1, 2018 , the registrant had outstanding 36,967,770 shares of the registrant’s common stock, which amount excludes 7,440,625 shares of common stock held by the registrant as treasury shares.

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Part I - Financial Information		2
Item 1.	Financial Statements	2
	Consolidated Statements of Operations	2
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	3
	Consolidated Balance Sheets	4
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	5
	Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements	6
	1. Background and Nature of Operations	6
	2. Significant Accounting Policies	6
	3. Receivables, Net	8
	4. Inventories, Net	8
	5. Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	9
	6. Customer Relationships and Other Intangibles, Net	9
	7. Investment in Seven Hills	9
	8. Accrued and Other Liabilities	10
	9. Debt	10
	10. Derivative Instruments	11
	11. Treasury Stock	12
	12. Share-Based Compensation	13
	13. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	13
	14. Income Taxes	14
	15. Earnings Per Share	14
	16. Commitments and Contingencies	14
	17. Segment Reporting	15
	18. Fair Value Disclosures	17
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	18
	Overview	18
	Results of Operations	19
	Liquidity and Capital Resources	21
	Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates	21
	Forward-Looking Statements	22
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	23
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	24
Part II - Other Information		25
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	25
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	25
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	25
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	25
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	25
Item 5.	Other Information	25
Item 6.	Exhibits	26
	Signature	27

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Continental Building Products, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited)



	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018			March 31, 2017
	(in thousands, except share data and per share amounts)
Net sales	$	116,802		$	120,615
Costs, expenses and other income:
Cost of goods sold	86,616			89,624
Selling and administrative	9,424			9,304
Total costs and operating expenses	96,040			98,928
Operating income	20,762			21,687
Other expense, net	(140		)	(644		)
Interest expense, net	(2,720		)	(2,916		)
Income before losses from equity method investment and provision for income taxes	17,902			18,127
Losses from equity method investment	(364		)	(170		)
Income before provision for income taxes	17,538			17,957
Provision for income taxes	(3,892		)	(5,730		)
Net income	$	13,646		$	12,227

Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.36		$	0.31
Diluted	$	0.36		$	0.31
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	37,432,782			39,576,268
Diluted	37,604,953			39,702,126

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Continental Building Products, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(unaudited)



	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018			March 31, 2017
	(in thousands)
Net income	$	13,646		$	12,227
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(481		)	124
Net unrealized gains on derivatives, net of taxes	1,045			20
Other comprehensive income	564			144
Comprehensive income	$	14,210		$	12,371

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Continental Building Products, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets



	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017
	(unaudited)
	(in thousands)
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	63,848		$	72,521
Receivables, net	46,246			38,769
Inventories, net	27,725			24,882
Prepaid and other current assets	11,014			11,267
Total current assets	148,833			147,439
Property, plant and equipment, net	293,902			294,003
Customer relationships and other intangibles, net	68,433			70,807
Goodwill	119,945			119,945
Equity method investment	9,071			9,263
Debt issuance costs	432			477
Total Assets	$	640,616		$	641,934
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
Liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	31,215		$	30,809
Accrued and other liabilities	10,682			11,940
Notes payable, current portion	1,680			1,702
Total current liabilities	43,577			44,451
Deferred taxes and other long-term liabilities	15,888			15,847
Notes payable, non-current portion	263,242			263,610
Total Liabilities	322,707			323,908
Shareholders' Equity:
Undesignated preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	—			—
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 190,000,000 shares authorized; 44,408,395 and 44,321,776 shares issued and 37,088,978 and 37,532,959 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	44			44
Additional paid-in capital	325,615			325,391
Less: Treasury stock	(157,907		)	(143,357		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,085		)	(2,649		)
Accumulated earnings	152,242			138,597
Total Shareholders' Equity	317,909			318,026
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$	640,616		$	641,934

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Continental Building Products, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)



	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018			March 31, 2017
	(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	13,646		$	12,227
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	10,581			11,286
Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount	334			291
Losses from equity method investment	364			170
Debt related expenses	—			686
Share-based compensation	600			724
Deferred taxes	—			92
Change in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(7,562		)	(9,323		)
Inventories	(2,913		)	(1,279		)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,144			1,994
Accounts payable	(1,353		)	1,714
Accrued and other current liabilities	(1,042		)	100
Other long-term liabilities	(56		)	(146		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	13,743			18,536
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(5,955		)	(5,359		)
Software purchased or developed	(482		)	(1		)
Capital contributions to equity method investment	(251		)	(524		)
Distributions from equity method investment	78			214
Net cash used in investing activities	(6,610		)	(5,670		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	11			168
Tax withholdings on share-based compensation	(421		)	(209		)
Proceeds from debt refinancing	—			273,625
Disbursements for debt refinancing	—			(273,625		)
Payments of financing costs	—			(649		)
Principal payments for debt	(679		)	(684		)
Payments to repurchase common stock	(14,550		)	(5,237		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(15,639		)	(6,611		)
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(167		)	117
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(8,673		)	6,372
Cash, beginning of period	72,521			51,536
Cash, end of period	$	63,848		$	57,908

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Continental Building Products, Inc.

Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

1. BACKGROUND AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS

Description of Business

Continental Building Products, Inc. (the "Company") is a Delaware corporation. Prior to the acquisition of the gypsum division of Lafarge North America Inc. ("Lafarge N.A.") described below, the Company had no operating activity. The Company manufactures gypsum wallboard related products for commercial and residential buildings and houses. The Company operates a network of three highly efficient wallboard facilities, all located in the eastern United States, and produces joint compound at one plant in the United States and at another plant in Canada.

The Acquisition

On June 24, 2013 , Lone Star Fund VIII (U.S.), L.P., (along with its affiliates and associates, but excluding the companies that it owns as a result of its investment activity, "Lone Star"), entered into a definitive agreement with Lafarge N.A. to purchase the assets of its North American gypsum division for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $703 million (the "Acquisition") in cash. The closing of the Acquisition occurred on August 30, 2013 .

Secondary Public Offerings

On March 18, 2016, following a series of secondary offerings, LSF8 Gypsum Holdings, L.P. ("LSF8") sold its remaining 5,106,803 shares of the Company's common stock at a price per share of $16.10 . Following the March 18, 2016 transaction and the concurrent repurchase by the Company of 900,000 shares of Company's common stock from LSF8, to the best of the Company's knowledge, neither LSF8 nor any other affiliate of Lone Star held any shares of Company common stock (See Note 11, Treasury Stock).

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES


(a)	Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements for the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP"). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated.


(b)	Basis of Presentation for Interim Periods

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included for the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with

U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted for the interim periods presented. Management believes that the unaudited interim

financial statements include all adjustments (which are normal and recurring in nature) necessary to present fairly the financial

position of the Company and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.

The results of operations for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year

ending December 31, 2018. Seasonal changes and other conditions can affect the sales volumes of the Company's products.

Therefore, the financial results for any interim period do not necessarily indicate the expected results for the year.

The financial statements should be read in conjunction with Company's audited consolidated financial statements and the notes

thereto for the year ended December 31, 2017 included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year then

ended (the "2017 10-K"). The Company has continued to follow the accounting policies set forth in those financial statements.

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(c)	Revenue Disclosure

Revenue from the sale of gypsum products is recognized when control of the promised products is transferred to the Company's customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those products (the transaction price). A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct product to a customer and is the unit of account under ASC 606. Control transfers to the customer at a point in time. To indicate the transfer of control, the Company must have a present right to payment, legal title must have passed to the customer and the customer must have the significant risks and rewards of ownership. Generally, the Company satisfies its performance obligations within a number of days from the time the contract is executed.

The Company records estimated reductions to revenue for customer programs and incentive offerings, including promotions and other volume-based incentives, in the period in which the sale occurs.

Amounts billed to a customer at the transaction price are included in "Net sales," and costs incurred for shipping and handling are treated as fulfillment costs and are classified as "Cost of goods sold" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. See Note 17, Segment reporting, for disaggregation of revenue by segment.

As of March 31, 2018 , accounts receivables were $46.2 million . The Company had no material contract assets, contract liabilities or deferred contract costs recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2018 . We do not have any material payment terms as payment is received shortly after the point of sale.


(d)	Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosure



Table 2.1: Certain Cash Transactions and Other Activity
	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018		March 31, 2017
	(in thousands)
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest paid on term loan, net	$	2,396	$	2,457
Income taxes paid, net	—		216
Other activity:
Amounts in accounts payable for capital expenditures	1,789		915


(e)	Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Adopted During the Period

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-9, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)," which provides accounting guidance for all revenue arising from contracts with customers and affects all entities that enter into contracts to provide goods or services to their customers. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date," which deferred the effective date of ASU No. 2014-9 for all entities by one year to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The ASU requires retroactive application on either a full or modified basis. The Company adopted the standard on January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach. Based on evaluation, the Company has concluded it has one revenue stream and the adoption of this new guidance did not have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company included the disclosures required by this ASU above.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, "Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments." This ASU reduces existing diversity in the classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments on the statements of cash flows. ASU 2016-15 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, "Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory." The new standard requires companies to recognize the income tax effects of intercompany sales or transfers of assets, other than inventory, in the income statement as income tax expense (or benefit) in the period the sales or transfer occurs. The standard requires companies to apply a modified retrospective approach with a cumulative catch-up adjustment to opening retained earnings in the period of adoption. The provisions of this standard are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and early adoption

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is permitted. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, "Leases." ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use asset on the balance sheet. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption, which is not expected to have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, "Financial Instruments – Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments." This ASU is intended to introduce a revised approach to the recognition and measurement of credit losses, emphasizing an updated model based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. The provisions of this standard are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this guidance may have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities." This ASU expands an entity's ability to hedge non-financial and financial risk components and reduce complexity in fair value hedges of interest rate risk. The guidance eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness and generally requires the entire change in the fair value of a hedging instrument to be presented in the same income statement line as the hedged item. The provisions of this standard are effective in 2019 for calendar-year public business entities and in 2020 for all other calendar-year companies. Early adoption of the standard is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating when it will adopt the ASU and the expected impact to its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, "Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220), Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income." This ASU allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The provisions of this standard are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this guidance may have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.


(f)	Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications of prior year information were made to conform to the 2018 presentation. These reclassifications had no material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

3. RECEIVABLES, NET



Table 3: Details of Receivables, Net
	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017
	(in thousands)
Trade receivables, gross	$	46,961		$	39,577
Allowance for cash discounts and doubtful accounts	(715		)	(808		)
Receivables, net	$	46,246		$	38,769

Trade receivables are recorded net of credit memos issued during the normal course of business.

4. INVENTORIES, NET



Table 4: Details of Inventories, Net
	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in thousands)
Finished products	$	6,128	$	5,893
Raw materials	14,463		11,663
Supplies and other	7,134		7,326
Inventories, net	$	27,725	$	24,882

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5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET



Table 5: Details of Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017
	(in thousands)
Land	$	13,187		$	13,187
Buildings	114,193			114,051
Plant machinery	282,732			281,786
Mobile equipment	10,565			10,366
Construction in progress	26,789			20,291
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	447,466			439,681
Accumulated depreciation	(153,564		)	(145,678		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	293,902		$	294,003

Depreciation expense was $8.1 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 .

6. CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS AND OTHER INTANGIBLES, NET



Table 6.1: Details of Customer Relationships and Other Intangibles, Net
	March 31, 2018							December 31, 2017
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net
	(in thousands)
Customer relationships	$	116,531	$	(59,855	)	$	56,676	$	116,711		$	(57,811	)	$	58,900
Purchased and internally developed software	6,483		(5,015		)	1,468		6,226			(4,871		)	1,355
Trademarks	14,816		(4,527		)	10,289		14,839			(4,287		)	10,552
Total	$	137,830	$	(69,397	)	$	68,433	$	137,776		$	(66,969	)	$	70,807

Amortization expense was $2.5 million and $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 , respectively.



Table 6.2: Details of Future Amortization Expense of Customer Relationships and Other Intangibles
	As of March 31, 2018
	(in thousands)
April 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018	$	7,344
2019	8,753
2020	7,869
2021	7,178
2022	6,605
Thereafter	30,684
Total	$	68,433

7. INVESTMENT IN SEVEN HILLS

The Company is a party with an unaffiliated third party to a paperboard liner venture named Seven Hills Paperboard, LLC ("Seven Hills") that provides the Company with a continuous supply of high-quality recycled paperboard liner to meet its ongoing production requirements.

The Company has evaluated the characteristics of its investment and determined that Seven Hills is a variable interest entity, but that it does not have the power to direct the principal activities most impacting the economic performance of Seven Hills, and is thus not the primary beneficiary. As such, the Company accounts for this investment in Seven Hills under the equity method of accounting.

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Paperboard liner purchased from Seven Hills was $12.2 million and $12.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 , respectively. As of March 31, 2018 , the Company had certain purchase commitments for paper totaling $35.1 million through 2021 .

8. ACCRUED AND OTHER LIABILITIES



Table 8: Details of Accrued and Other Liabilities
	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in thousands)
Employee-related costs	$	3,828	$	9,258
Income taxes	3,764		—
Other taxes	1,665		938
Other	1,425		1,744
Accrued and other liabilities	$	10,682	$	11,940

9. DEBT



Table 9.1: Details of Debt
	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017
	(in thousands)
First Lien Credit Agreement ( 1 )	$	270,894		$	271,573
Less: Original issue discount (net of amortization)	(1,575		)	(1,681		)
Less: Debt issuance costs	(4,397		)	(4,580		)
Total debt	264,922			265,312
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	(1,680		)	(1,702		)
Long-term debt	$	263,242		$	263,610


(1)	As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended, had a maturity date of August 18, 2023 and an interest rate of LIBOR (with a 0.75% floor) plus 2.25% .

On August 18, 2016, the Company, Continental Building Products Operating Company, LLC ("OpCo") and Continental Building Products Canada Inc. and the lenders party thereto and Credit Suisse, as Administrative Agent, entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement amending and restating the Company's First Lien Credit Agreement (the "Amended and Restated Credit Agreement"). The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement provides for a $275 million senior secured first lien term loan facility and a $75 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the "Revolver"), which mature on August 18, 2023 and August 18, 2021, respectively. Related to this debt refinancing, the Company incurred $4.7 million of discount and debt issuance costs, of which $2.5 million was recorded in Other expense, net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations in 2016, and $2.2 million will be amortized over the term of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. Upon completion of this debt refinancing, the Company recognized an additional expense of $3.3 million related to losses resulting from debt extinguishment which was also reported in Other expense, net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations in 2016. The interest rate under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement remained floating but was reduced to a spread over LIBOR of 2.75% and floor of 0.75% .

On February 21, 2017 , the Company repriced its term loan under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement lowering its interest rate by 25 basis points to LIBOR plus 2.50% . Subsequently, on December 6, 2017 , the Company further repriced its term loan under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement lowering its interest rate by an additional 25 basis points to LIBOR plus 2.25% . The Company may further reduce its interest rate to LIBOR plus 2.00% based on the attainment of a total leverage ratio of 1.1 or better. All other terms and conditions under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement remained the same.

During both the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 , the Company made $0.7 million of ordinary scheduled mandatory principal payments. As of March 31, 2018 , the annual effective interest rate, including original issue discount and amortization of debt issuance costs, was 4.6% .

There were no amounts outstanding under the Revolver as of March 31, 2018 or 2017 . During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 the Company did not have any draws under the Revolver. Interest under the Revolver is floating,

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based on LIBOR plus 2.25% . In addition, the Company pays a facility fee of 50 basis points per annum on the total capacity under the Revolver. Availability under the Revolver as of March 31, 2018 , based on draws and outstanding letters of credit and absence of violations of covenants, was $73.4 million .



Table 9.2: Details of Future Minimum Principal Payments Due Under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
	Amount Due
	(in thousands)
April 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018	$	2,037
2019	2,716
2020	2,716
2021	2,716
2022	2,716
Thereafter	257,993
Total Payments	$	270,894

Under the terms of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Company is required to comply with certain covenants, including among others, the limitation of indebtedness, limitation on liens, and limitations on certain cash distributions. One single financial covenant governs all of the Company's debt and only applies if the outstanding borrowings of the Revolver plus outstanding letters of credit are greater than $22.5 million as of the end of the quarter. The financial covenant is a total leverage ratio calculation, in which total debt less outstanding cash is divided by adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. As the sum of outstanding borrowings under the Revolver and outstanding letters of credit were less than $22.5 million at March 31, 2018 , the total leverage ratio of no greater than 5.0 under the financial covenant was not applicable at March 31, 2018 . The Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2018 .

10. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

Commodity Derivative Instruments

As of March 31, 2018 , the Company had 2.9 million mmBTUs (millions of British Thermal Units) in aggregate notional amount outstanding natural gas swap contracts to manage commodity price exposures. All of these contracts mature by December 31, 2018 . The Company elected to designate these derivative instruments as cash flow hedges in accordance with ASC 815-20, "Derivatives – Hedging" . No ineffectiveness was recorded on these contracts during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 .

Interest Rate Derivative Instrument

In September 2016, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements for a combined notional amount of $100.0 million with a term of four years , which hedged the floating LIBOR on a portion of the term loan under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to an average fixed rate of 1.323% and LIBOR floor of 0.75% . The Company elected to designate these interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes. No ineffectiveness was recorded on these contracts during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 .

On March 29, 2018, the Company terminated its interest rate swap agreements that were previously designated as a cash flow hedge and received $3.2 million in cash, the fair value of the swap on the termination date. The unrealized gain at termination remains in accumulated other comprehensive income and will be amortized into interest expense over the life of the original hedged instrument. On the same date, the Company entered into new interest rate swap agreements for a combined notional amount of $100.0 million , which expire on September 30, 2020 and hedge the floating LIBOR on a portion of the term loan under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to an average fixed rate of 2.46% and LIBOR floor of 0.75% . The Company elected to designate these interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes.

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Table 10.1: Details of Derivatives Fair Value
	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in thousands)
Assets
Interest rate swap	$	—	$	2,148
Commodity hedges	9		11
Total assets	$	9	$	2,159
Liabilities
Interest rate swap	$	108	$	—
Commodity hedges	339		613
Total liabilities	$	447	$	613



Table 10.2: Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives
	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018		March 31, 2017			March 31, 2018			March 31, 2017
	Gain/(loss) recognized in Other comprehensive income on derivatives (effective portion), net of tax					Gain/(loss) reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss into income (effective portion), net of tax
	(in thousands)
Interest rate swap	$	831	$	(2	)	$	70		$	82
Commodity hedges	241		(66		)	(97		)	6
Total	$	1,072	$	(68	)	$	(27	)	$	88

Counterparty Risk

The Company is exposed to credit losses in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties to the Company's derivative instruments. As of March 31, 2018 , the Company's derivatives were in a $0.4 million net liability position and recorded in Other current liabilities. All of the Company's counterparties have investment grade credit ratings; accordingly, the Company anticipates that the counterparties will be able to fully satisfy their obligations under the contracts. The Company's agreements outline the conditions upon which it or the counterparties are required to post collateral. As of March 31, 2018 , the Company had no collateral posted with its counterparties related to the derivatives.

11. TREASURY STOCK

On November 4, 2015 , the Company announced that the Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $50 million of its common stock, at such times and prices as determined by management as market conditions warrant, through December 31, 2016 . Pursuant to this authorization, the Company has repurchased shares of its common stock in the open market and in the March 2016 private transaction with LSF8 described above.

During 2016 , 2017 and 2018 , the Company announced three expansions of its stock repurchase program. The most recent authorization on February 21, 2018 expanded the program to a total of $300 million and also extended the expiration date to December 31, 2019 .

All repurchased shares are held in treasury, reducing the number of shares of common stock outstanding and used in the Company's earnings per share calculation.

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Table 11: Details of Treasury Stock Activity
	March 31, 2018					March 31, 2017
	Shares	Amount (1)		Average Share Price (1)		Shares	Amount (1)		Average Share Price (1)
	(in thousands, except share data)
Beginning Balance	6,788,817	$	143,357	$	21.12	4,499,655	$	88,756	$	19.73
Repurchases on open market	530,600	14,550		27.42		217,123	5,237		24.12
Ending Balance	7,319,417	$	157,907	$	21.57	4,716,778	$	93,993	$	19.93

( 1 ) Includes commissions paid for repurchases on open market.

12. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

On February 20, 2018, the Company granted certain employees 51,012 Restricted Share Units ("RSUs") that vest ratably over four years from the grant date. All of these grants had a market price on the date of grant of $26.85 . Additionally, on February 21, 2018, the Company granted an employee and members of the Board of Directors 19,788 RSUs and 15,900 RSUs, respectively that vest ratably over a period of four years for the employee and one year for the members of the Board of Directors from the grant date and had a market price on the date of grant of $27.00 .

On February 20, 2018 and February 21, 2018, the Company also granted certain employees 21,385 Performance Based RSUs ("PRSUs") and 19,788 PRSUs, respectively. The PRSUs vest on December 31, 2020, with the exact number of PRSUs vesting subject to the achievement of certain performance conditions through December 31, 2019. The number of PRSUs earned will vary from 0% to 240% of the number of PRSUs awarded, depending on the Company’s performance relative to a cumulative two year EBITDA target for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 and the Company's Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") relative to the TSRs of a pre-determined peer group. The market price on February 20, 2018 was $26.85 , and the market price on February 21, 2018 was $27.00 .

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 , the Company recognized share-based compensation expenses of $0.6 million and $0.7 million in expense, respectively. The expenses related to share-based compensation awards that were recorded in selling and administrative expenses. As of March 31, 2018 , there was $6.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options, restricted stock awards, RSUs and PRSUs. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.6 years .

13. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS



Table 13: Details of Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by Category
	Foreign currency translation adjustment			Net unrealized gain on derivatives, net of tax			Total
	(in thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2017	$	(3,636	)	$	987		$	(2,649	)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income before reclassifications	(481		)	1,072			591
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss	—			(27		)	(27		)
Net current period other comprehensive (loss)/income	(481		)	1,045			564
Balance as of March 31, 2018	$	(4,117	)	$	2,032		$	(2,085	)

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14. INCOME TAXES

The Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate is approximately 22.9% . Due to the timing of the enactment and the complexity involved in applying the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the "Act"), the Company calculated its best estimate of the impact of the Act in its 2017 year end income tax provision in accordance with its understanding of the Act and guidance available as of the date of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2017 and as a result had recorded $9.2 million reduction in income tax expense in the fourth quarter of 2017. No adjustment was made to the provisional amount as a result of additional information obtained for the three months ended March 31, 2018 . The accounting is expected to be complete when the 2017 U.S. federal and state corporate income tax returns are filed in late 2018.

The Company is subject to audit examinations at federal, state and local levels by tax authorities in those jurisdictions. In addition, the Canadian operations are subject to audit examinations at federal and provincial levels by tax authorities in those jurisdictions. The tax matters challenged by the tax authorities are typically complex; therefore, the ultimate outcome of any challenges would be subject to uncertainty. The Company has not identified any issues that did not meet the recognition threshold or would be impacted by the measurement provisions of the uncertain tax position guidance.

15. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table shows the weighted average number of shares used in computing earnings per share and the effect on the weighted average number of shares of potentially dilutive securities. Potentially dilutive common stock has no effect on income available to common stockholders. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 respectively, approximately 62,949 and 84,456 share-based compensation awards were excluded from the weighted average shares outstanding because their impact would be anti-dilutive in the computation of dilutive earnings per share.



Table 15: Details of Basic and Dilutive Earnings Per Share
	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018		March 31, 2017
	(dollars in thousands, except for per share amounts)
Net income	$	13,646	$	12,227

Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic	37,432,782		39,576,268
Effect of dilutive securities:
Restricted stock awards	3,509		10,061
Restricted stock units	72,012		74,349
Performance restricted stock units	69,509		16,523
Stock options	27,141		24,925
Total effect of dilutive securities	172,171		125,858
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted	37,604,953		39,702,126

Basic earnings per share	$	0.36	$	0.31
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.36	$	0.31

16. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments

The Company leases certain buildings and equipment. The Company's facility and equipment leases may provide for escalations of rent or rent abatements and payment of pro rata portions of building operating expenses. Minimum lease payments are recognized on a straight-line basis over the minimum lease term. The total expenses under operating leases for both the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was $0.8 million . The Company also has non-capital purchase commitments that primarily relate to gas, gypsum, paper and other raw materials. The total amounts purchased under such commitments were $22.4 million and $17.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 , respectively.

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Table 16: Details of Future Minimum Lease Payments Due Under Noncancellable Operating Leases and Purchase Commitments
	Future Minimum Lease Payments		Purchase Commitments
	(in thousands)
April 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018	$	540	$	23,932
2019	1,658		27,939
2020	48		27,054
2021	—		8,828
2022	—		5,410
2023	—		5,572
Thereafter	—		53,621
Total	$	2,246	$	152,356

Contingent obligations

Under certain circumstances, the Company provides letters of credit related to its natural gas and other supply purchases. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 , the Company had outstanding letters of credit of approximately $1.6 million .

Legal Matters

In the ordinary course of business, the Company executes contracts involving indemnifications standard in the industry. These indemnifications might include claims relating to any of the following: environmental and tax matters; intellectual property rights; governmental regulations and employment-related matters; customer, supplier, and other commercial contractual relationships; and financial matters. While the maximum amount to which the Company may be exposed under such agreements cannot be estimated, it is the opinion of management that these guarantees and indemnifications are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is involved in certain legal actions and claims, including proceedings under laws and regulations relating to environmental and other matters. Because such matters are subject to many uncertainties and the outcomes are not predictable with assurance, the total liability for these legal actions and claims cannot be determined with certainty. When the Company determines that it is probable that a liability for environmental matters, legal actions or other contingencies has been incurred and the amount of the loss is reasonably estimable, an estimate of the costs to be incurred is recorded as a liability in the financial statements. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 , such liabilities were not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. While management believes its accruals for such liabilities are adequate, the Company may incur costs in excess of the amounts provided. Although the ultimate amount of liability that may result from these matters or actions is not ascertainable, any amounts exceeding the recorded accruals are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

17. SEGMENT REPORTING

Segment information is presented in accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting, which establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments. It also establishes standards for related disclosures about products and geographic areas. The Company's primary reportable segment is wallboard, which represented approximately 96.7% and 96.6% of the Company's revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 , respectively. This segment produces wallboard for the commercial and residential construction sectors. The Company also manufactures finishing products, which complement the Company's full range of wallboard products.

Revenues from the major products sold to external customers include gypsum wallboard and finishing products.

The Company's two geographic areas consist of the United States and Canada for which it reports net sales, fixed assets and total assets.

The Company evaluates operating performance based on profit or loss from operations before certain adjustments as shown below. Revenues are attributed to geographic areas based on the location of the customer generating the revenue. The Company did not provide asset information by segment as its Chief Operating Decision Maker does not use such information for purposes of allocating resources and assessing segment performance.

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Table 17.1: Segment Reporting
	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018			March 31, 2017
	(in thousands)
Net Sales:
Wallboard	$	112,971		$	116,476
Other	3,831			4,139
Total net sales	$	116,802		$	120,615
Operating Income:
Wallboard	$	21,030		$	21,592
Other	(268		)	95
Total operating income	$	20,762		$	21,687
Adjustments:
Interest expense	$	(2,720	)	$	(2,916	)
Losses from equity investment	(364		)	(170		)
Other expense, net	(140		)	(644		)
Income before provision for income taxes	$	17,538		$	17,957
Depreciation and Amortization:
Wallboard	$	10,305		$	11,022
Other	276			264
Total depreciation and amortization	$	10,581		$	11,286



Table 17.2: Details of Net Sales By Geographic Region
	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018		March 31, 2017
	(in thousands)
United States	$	109,975	$	110,386
Canada	6,827		10,229
Net sales	$	116,802	$	120,615



Table 17.3: Details of Assets By Geographic Region
	Fixed Assets				Total Assets
	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017		March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in thousands)
United States	$	290,371	$	290,324	$	621,878	$	622,836
Canada	3,531		3,679		18,738		19,098
Total	$	293,902	$	294,003	$	640,616	$	641,934

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18. FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

The Company estimates the fair value of its debt by discounting the future cash flows of each instrument using estimated market rates of debt instruments with similar maturities and credit profiles. These inputs are classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 , the carrying value reported in the consolidated balance sheet for the Company's notes payable approximated its fair value. The only assets or liabilities the Company had at March 31, 2018 that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis are the natural gas hedges and interest rate swaps. Generally, the Company obtains its Level 2 pricing inputs from its counterparties. Substantially all of these assumptions are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, can be derived from observable data or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace.

Assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis include intangible assets and goodwill. These items are recognized at fair value when they are considered to be impaired.

There were no fair value adjustments for assets and liabilities measured on a non-recurring basis. The Company discloses fair value information about financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value.



Table 18.1: Fair Value Hierarchy - 2018
	As of March 31, 2018
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Balance
	(in thousands)
Asset
Interest rate swap	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Commodity derivatives	—		9		—		9
Total assets	$	—	$	9	$	—	$	9

Liabilities
Interest rate swap	$	—	$	108	$	—	$	108
Commodity derivatives	—		339		—		339
Total liabilities	$	—	$	447	$	—	$	447



Table 18.2: Fair Value Hierarchy - 2017
	As of December 31, 2017
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Balance
	(in thousands)
Asset
Interest rate swap	$	—	$	2,148	$	—	$	2,148
Commodity derivatives	—		11		—		11
Total assets	$	—	$	2,159	$	—	$	2,159

Liabilities
Interest rate swap	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Commodity derivatives	—		613		—		613
Total liabilities	$	—	$	613	$	—	$	613

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis is intended to help the reader understand our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and capital resources. You should read this discussion in conjunction with "Risk Factors," "Forward-Looking Statements," "Selected Historical Financial and Operating Data," and our financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2017 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2018 (the "2017 10-K") and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as applicable.

Overview

We are a leading manufacturer of gypsum wallboard and complementary finishing products in the eastern United States and eastern Canada. We operate highly efficient and automated manufacturing facilities that produce a full range of gypsum wallboard products for our diversified customer base. We sell our products in the new residential, repair and remodel, or R&R, and commercial construction markets.

Our primary reportable segment is wallboard, which accounted for approximately 96.7% and 96.6% of our net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 , respectively. We also operate other business activities, primarily the production of finishing products, which complement our full range of wallboard products. See Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our reporting segments.

Factors Affecting Our Results

Market

For the new residential construction market, housing starts are a good indicator of demand for our gypsum products. Installation of our gypsum products into a single family home typically follows a housing start by 90 to 120 days. The R&R market includes renovation of both residential and nonresidential buildings. Many buyers begin to remodel an existing home within two years of purchase. The generally rising levels of existing home sales and home resale values in recent years have contributed to an increase in demand for our products from the R&R market. The commercial construction market encompasses areas such as office, retail, heath care, hospitality and government projects. Demand for our products from commercial construction typically follows signing of construction contracts by 12 to 18 months.

The rate of growth in the new residential construction market, R&R market, and the new nonresidential construction market remains uncertain and will depend on broader economic circumstances, including employment, household formation, the home ownership rate, existing home price trends, availability of mortgage financing, interest rates, consumer confidence, job growth, availability of skilled labor and discretionary business investment.

Wallboard pricing can be impacted by overall industry capacity in the United States. Currently, there is excess wallboard production capacity industry-wide in the United States which can lead to downward pressure on wallboard prices. We estimate that industry capacity utilization was approximately 67% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 , compared to 71% for the same period of 2017 .

Market Outlook

Most forecasts continue to project moderate growth in housing starts. Industry Analysts' forecasts for 2018 housing starts in the United States included in the most recent Blue Chip Economic Indicators are 1.25 million to 1.34 million units, based on the average of the bottom ten and top ten forecasts included in the report, respectively. This forecast range represents an increase in the range of 4% and 12% over 2017 housing starts of 1.20 million. We also expect that the R&R and new commercial construction markets will continue to experience moderate growth.

Industry shipments of gypsum wallboard in the United States as reported by the Gypsum Association were an estimated 5.7 billion square feet and 6.0 billion square feet for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. The 5.7 billion square feet is down 4.4% when compared to 2017. We estimate that industry shipments in the United States for all of 2018 will increase in percentage by low to mid-single digits from 25.3 billion square feet in 2017.

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Manufacturing Costs

Paper and synthetic gypsum are our principal wallboard raw materials. Paper constitutes our most significant input cost and the most significant driver of our variable manufacturing costs. Energy costs, consisting of natural gas and electricity, are the other key input costs. In total, manufacturing cash costs represented 65% of our costs of goods sold for both the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 . Depreciation and amortization represented 12% of our costs of goods sold for both the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 . Distribution costs to deliver products to our customers represented 23% of our costs of goods sold for both the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017 .

Variable manufacturing costs, including inputs such as paper, gypsum, natural gas, and other raw materials, represented 69% of our manufacturing cash costs for the three months ended March 31, 2018 , compared to 71% for the three months ended March 31, 2017 . Fixed production costs excluding depreciation and amortization consisted of labor, maintenance, and other costs that represented 31% of our manufacturing cash costs for the three months ended March 31, 2018 , compared to 29% for the three months ended March 31, 2017 .

We currently purchase most of our paperboard liner from Seven Hills, a joint venture between us and WestRock Company. Under the joint venture agreement with Seven Hills, the price of paper adjusts based on changes in the underlying costs of production of the paperboard liner, of which the two most significant are recovered waste paper and natural gas. The largest waste paper source used by the operation is old cardboard containers (known as OCC). Seven Hills has the capacity to supply us with approximately 80% of our paper needs at our full capacity utilization and most of our needs at current capacity utilization on market-based pricing terms. We also purchase additional paper on the spot market at competitive prices. See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding our investment in Seven Hills.

Results of Operations



Table M1: Results of Operations
	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018			March 31, 2017
	(dollars in thousands, except mill net)
Net sales	$	116,802		$	120,615
Costs, expenses and other income:
Cost of goods sold	86,616			89,624
Selling and administrative	9,424			9,304
Total costs and operating expenses	96,040			98,928
Operating income	20,762			21,687
Other expense, net	(140		)	(644		)
Interest expense, net	(2,720		)	(2,916		)
Income before losses from equity method investment and provision for income taxes	17,902			18,127
Losses from equity method investment	(364		)	(170		)
Income before provision for income taxes	17,538			17,957
Provision for income taxes	(3,892		)	(5,730		)
Net income	$	13,646		$	12,227
Other operating data:
Capital expenditures and software purchased or developed	$	6,437		$	5,360
Wallboard sales volume (million square feet)	615			650
Mill net sales price (1)	$	151.60		$	147.92


(1)	Mill net sales price represents average selling price per thousand square feet net of freight and delivery costs.

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

Net Sales. Net sales decreased by $3.8 million , down 3.2% from $120.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 , to $116.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 . The decrease was primarily attributable to a $6.3 million unfavorable impact of lower wallboard volumes as a result of inclement weather and our customers stocking up inventory in anticipation of the January 1, 2018 price increase. In addition, there was an unfavorable impact of $0.4 million related to non-wallboard products. The decrease was partially offset by a favorable impact of $2.6 million due to an increase in the average net selling price for gypsum wallboard at constant exchange rates and a favorable impact of $0.3 million related to foreign currency exchange rates.

Cost of Goods Sold. Cost of goods sold decreased $3.0 million , down 3.3% from $89.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 , to $86.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 . The decrease was primarily driven by lower wallboard volumes which decreased input costs and freight costs by $2.1 million and $1.1 million , respectively. Changes in other components of cost of goods sold resulted in a net decrease of $0.2 million.

Selling and Administrative Expense. Selling and administrative expense increased $0.1 million , up 1.1% from $9.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 , to $9.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 .

Operating Income. Operating income of $20.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 decreased by $0.9 million from operating income of $21.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 . The decrease was primarily attributable to lower revenue, due to lower volumes partially offset by a higher net selling price, and higher freight per unit costs and higher labor costs.

Other Expense, Net. Other expense, net, was $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to other expense, net, of $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 . The change mainly reflects the impact of non-recurring costs of $0.7 million related to the debt refinancing in the first quarter 2017 . See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further details on the refinancing.

Interest Expense, Net. Interest expense was $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 , a decrease of $0.2 million from $2.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 . The decrease was mainly driven by the increase in capitalized interest as a result of capital spending and an increase in investment income. The rise in LIBOR rate was offset by lower average outstanding borrowings during first quarter 2018 compared to prior year quarter and a lower interest rate spread over LIBOR following the debt refinancing in August 2016 and repricings in February and December of 2017. See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further details on the refinancing.

Provision for Income Taxes. Provision for income taxes decreased $1.8 million to $3.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 , compared to $5.7 million for the same period of 2017 . The lower provision for income taxes was primarily driven by a decrease in the corporate tax rate from tax reform resulting in an effective tax rate of approximately 22.2% during the three months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to 31.9% during the three months ended March 31, 2017 .

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary sources of liquidity are cash on hand, cash from operations, and borrowings under our debt financing arrangements. As of March 31, 2018 , we had $63.8 million in cash and cash equivalents. We believe that our current cash position, access to the long-term debt capital markets and cash flow generated from operations should be sufficient not only for our operating requirements but also to enable us to complete our capital expenditure programs, fund share repurchases and any required long-term debt payments through the next several fiscal years. In addition, we have funds available from our revolving credit facilities and the ability to obtain alternative sources of financing. See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a more detailed discussion of our debt financing arrangements.



Table M2: Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents
	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018			March 31, 2017
	(in thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	13,743		$	18,536
Net cash used in investing activities	(6,610		)	(5,670		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(15,639		)	(6,611		)
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(167		)	117
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	$	(8,673	)	$	6,372

Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was $13.7 million and $18.5 million , respectively. The decrease of $4.8 million in 2018 compared to 2017 was primarily driven by a decrease in cash from changes in working capital related to an increase in inventory and timing of receipts and payments.

Net Cash Used In Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $6.6 million , compared to $5.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 . The increase in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2018 primarily reflect an aggregate of $6.4 million in capital expenditures and software purchased or developed, compared to $5.4 million for 2017 . The remaining increase in 2018 and 2017 was driven by distributions and contributions related to our equity investment in Seven Hills.

Net Cash Used In Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $15.6 million , compared to $6.6 million for three months ended March 31, 2017 . The increase in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2018 primarily reflects an aggregate of $14.6 million deployed to repurchase common stock, compared to $5.2 million for 2017 . See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more detailed discussion of share repurchase activity. During the three months ended March 31, 2017 , we refinanced the First Lien Credit Agreement, resulting in a net outflow of $0.6 million . See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a more detailed discussion of the repricing. We made principal payments on our outstanding debt of $0.7 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 .

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported

amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses during the periods presented. Our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K includes a summary of the critical accounting policies we believe are the most important to aid in understanding our financial results. There have been no changes to those critical accounting policies that have had a material impact on our reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues or expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2018 .

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Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). These forward-looking statements are included throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and relate to matters such as our industry, business strategy, goals and expectations concerning our market position, future operations, margins, profitability, capital expenditures, liquidity, capital resources and other financial and operating information. We have used the words "anticipate," "assume," "believe," "contemplate," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "future," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "seek," "should," "target," "will" and similar terms and phrases to identify forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. All of our forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those that we are expecting, including:


•	cyclicality in our markets, especially the new residential construction market;


•	the highly competitive nature of our industry and the substitutability of competitors' products;


•	disruptions in our supply of synthetic gypsum due to regulatory changes or coal-fired power plants ceasing or reducing operations or switching to natural gas;


•	significant buying power of certain customers;


•	potential losses of customers;


•	changes to environmental and safety laws and regulations requiring modifications to our manufacturing systems;


•	material disruptions at our facilities or the facilities of our suppliers;


•	disruptions to our supply of paperboard liner, including termination of the WestRock contract;


•	changes in energy, transportation and other input costs;


•	changes in, cost of compliance with or the failure or inability to comply with governmental laws and regulations, in particular environmental regulations;


•	disruption in transportation network;


•	our involvement in legal and regulatory proceedings;


•	our ability to attract and retain key management employees;


•	disruptions in our information technology systems;


•	cybersecurity risks;


•	labor disruptions;


•	seasonal nature of our business; and


•	additional factors discussed under the sections captioned Item 1A. Risk Factors, Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Item 1. Business in our SEC filings.

The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are based on historical performance and management's current plans, estimates and expectations in light of information currently available to us and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in global, regional or local political, economic, business, competitive, market, regulatory and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. We believe that these factors include those described in Item 1A. Risk Factors in 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove to be incorrect, our actual results may vary in material respects from what we may have expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. We caution that you should not place undue reliance on any of our forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q speaks only as of the date on which we make it. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities laws.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company's market rate risk disclosures set forth in Part II, Item 7A, "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" of its 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K have not changed materially during the three month period ended March 31, 2018 .

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Management's Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company's management carried out the evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act), required by paragraph (b) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Based upon this evaluation, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2018 .

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There were no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the three months ended March 31, 2018 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

Limitations in Control Systems. The design of any system of control is based upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated objectives under all future events, no matter how remote, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may not deteriorate. Because of their inherent limitations, disclosure controls and procedures may not prevent or detect all misstatements. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

From time to time we have been, and may in the future become involved in, litigation or other legal proceedings relating to claims arising in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, there are no pending or threatened legal proceedings which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on our business or results of operations. We may become involved in material legal proceedings in the future.

See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of certain legal proceedings.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There were no material changes during the three months ended March 31, 2018 to the risk factors previously disclosed in the 2017 Form 10-K.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(a) None.

(b) None.

(c) On November 4, 2015, our Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase program authorizing us to repurchase up to $50 million of our common stock, at such times and prices as determined by management as market conditions warrant, through December 31, 2016. On August 3, 2016, our Board of Directors increased the aggregate authorization from up to $50 million to up to $100 million and extended the expiration date to December 31, 2017. On February 21, 2017 , the Board of Directors further expanded the Company's share repurchase program by an additional $100 million up to a total of $200 million of its common stock and extended the expiration date to December 31, 2018 . On February 21, 2018 , the Board of Directors further expanded the Company's share repurchase program by an additional $100 million up to a total of $300 million of its common stock and extended the expiration date to December 31, 2019 .



Common Stock Repurchase Activity During the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of the Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Maximum Dollar Value That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
January 1 - January 31, 2018	—	$	—	—	$	96,677,737
February 1 - February 28, 2018	110,800	26.87		110,800	193,700,495
March 1 - March 31, 2018	419,800	27.57		419,800	182,128,188
Total	530,600	$	27.50	530,600

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

(a) None.

(b) None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits and Financial Statements



Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit

3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company	*

31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	*

31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	*

32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	*

101.INS	XBRL Instance Document.	*

101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.	*

101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document.	*

101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document.	*

101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document.	*

101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document.	*



#		Denotes management compensatory plan or arrangement.
*		Filed herewith.
^		Certain portions of this exhibit have been redacted and separately filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.
+		Certain schedules to this agreement have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedules will be furnished supplementally to the SEC upon request.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



CONTINENTAL BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.

	/s/ James Bachmann	May 4, 2018
By:	James Bachmann
	President and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

	/s/ Dennis Schemm	May 4, 2018
By:	Dennis Schemm
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)