Kodak reports flat revenues, net loss for first-quarter 2025

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Eastman Kodak Co. reported financial results for the first quarter 2025 were consolidated revenues of $247 million, compared with $249 million for Q1 2024, were roughly flat year over year. The gross profit was $46 million, compared with $49 million for Q1 2024, a decrease of $3 million or 6 percent. The GAAP net loss of $7 million, compared with net income of $32 million for Q1 2024, a decrease of $39 million or 122 percent.

“In the first quarter, we continued to focus on key elements of our long-term plan: streamlining our operations, shedding unprofitable businesses and investing in long-term growth initiatives,” said Jim Continenza, Kodak’s Executive Chairman and CEO. “Our Advanced Materials & Chemicals unit continues to leverage our strengths in layering, coating and chemicals to drive growth now and develop new businesses for the future. The group’s new cGMP manufacturing facility, which we expect to be online later this year, will expand our current pharma business into manufacturing FDA-regulated diagnostic test reagents. Our investment in the new pharma facility is just one example of our commitment to investing in U.S.-based manufacturing. We also manufacture all our film products and the world’s fastest inkjet presses in the U.S., and we are the last remaining U.S. manufacturer of lithographic printing plates. Our commitment to manufacturing in-country gives our customers the highest quality and a more reliable supply and reduces our environmental impact. In the first quarter, Kodak also continued to progress as planned in the termination of our KRIP U.S. pension plan and establishment of a comparable new plan for our employees. Looking ahead, we will continue to navigate an uncertain short-term business environment by unwavering focus on execution of our long-term plan.”

Kodak ended the quarter with a cash balance of $158 million, a decrease of $43 million from December 31, 2024. The decrease was primarily driven by capital expenditures to fund growth initiatives, investments in technology systems and organizational structure, increased investment in inventory, impact of higher costs and lower profitability from operations.

“In the first quarter of 2025, Kodak continued to invest in increasing operational efficiency and developing new businesses,” said David Bullwinkle, Kodak’s CFO. “The decline in revenue has slowed, which is in line with expectations and reflects our ongoing focus on generating smart revenue in our Print business to drive stronger profitability as well as volume growth in our AM&C business. Kodak ended the quarter with a cash balance of $158 million, compared with $201 million on December 31, 2024. Our use of cash was primarily driven by our continuing investments in AM&C growth initiatives and increased commodity and manufacturing costs. For the balance of the year, we plan to further optimize our business processes to create more efficient operations and continue to invest in our future.”

Revenue and Operational EBITDA by Reportable Segment Q1 2025 vs. Q1 2024

(in millions)

Q1 2025 Actuals

Print

Advanced Materials & Chemicals

Brand

Total

Revenue

$

165

$

74

$

4

$

243

Operational EBITDA *

$

(9

)

$

7

$

4

$

2

Q1 2024 Actuals

Print

Advanced Materials & Chemicals

Brand

Total

Revenue

$

182

$

59

$

4

$

245

Operational EBITDA *

$

$

1

$

3

$

4

Q1 2025 vs. Q1 2024 Actuals
B(W)

Print

Advanced Materials & Chemicals

Brand

Total

Revenue

$

(17

)

$

15

$

$

(2

)

Operational EBITDA *

$

(9

)

$

6

$

1

$

(2

)

Q1 2025 Actuals on constant currency ** vs. Q1 2024 Actuals
B(W)

Print

Advanced Materials & Chemicals

Brand

Total

Revenue

$

(14

)

$

15

$

$

1

Operational EBITDA *

$

(8

)

$

6

$

1

$

(1

)

* 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 foreign exchange impact using average foreign exchange rates for the three months ended March 31, 2024, rather than the actual average exchange rates in effect for the three months ended March 31, 2025.