アンプコ・ピッツバーグ（AP）2026年第2四半期決算説明会：黒字浮上、受注残高は3億8540万ドルに到達

主要なポイント

• アンプコ・ピッツバーグ（Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation）は2026年第2四半期に黒字転換を果たし、前年同期の730万ドルの純損失（1株当たり0.36ドル）に対し、150万ドルの純利益（1株当たり0.07ドル）を計上しました。
• 調整後EBITDAは前年同期比22%増の980万ドルとなりました。売上高が1億290万ドルに減少したものの、調整後EBITDAマージンは240ベーシスポイント拡大し、9.5%となりました。
• 受注額は前年同期比50%増の約1億4,400万ドルとなりました。受注残高は前四半期比で3,990万ドル増加し、3億8,540万ドルに達しました。
• エア・アンド・リキッド部門は、製造効率の向上、好調な製品ミックス、ならびに発電、原子力、米海軍、製薬、ヘルスケア市場からの需要に支えられ、年初来累計で過去最高の調整後EBITDAを達成しました。
• 鍛造・鋳造エンジニアリング製品部門の調整後EBITDAは、米国におけるロール出荷の回復とスウェーデン事業の黒字復帰に伴い、前年同期比15%増、前四半期比36%増の780万ドルとなりました。
• 経営陣は、第3四半期に米国での通常の保守点検や欧州での夏季操業停止が含まれるものの、2026年後半の業績は前半を大幅に上回ると予想しています。

主要財務データ

事業および営業業績

エア・アンド・リキッド・システムズ

第2四半期の売上高は前年同期と同水準であったものの、年初来累計の売上高は9%増加しました。四半期の調整後EBITDAは前年同期比34%増加し、年初来累計の調整後EBITDAは43%増加して同セグメントの過去最高を記録しました。

受注残高は当四半期中に2,330万ドル（16%）増加し、2025年末を39%上回りました。経営陣は、この成長の要因として過去最高の受注活動と複数の市場における需要拡大を挙げました。

データセンターの開発に伴い発電需要が増加しており、ガスタービンや原子力用熱交換器製品に使用される商用ポンプの需要を支えています。また同社は、米海軍からの継続的な需要や、カスタム空調製品に対する製薬・ヘルスケア分野からの堅調な需要も挙げました。

アンプコ・ピッツバーグは設備、従業員、および生産能力を拡充しています。2026年初めに納入された海軍資金による設備は下半期に生産を開始する予定であり、追加の設備も7月末に到着しました。

鍛造・鋳造エンジニアリング製品

同セグメントの売上高は、2025年第2四半期の7,790万ドルから6,730万ドルに減少しました。経営陣は、減少のほぼすべてが英国工場からの撤退およびAUPディストリビューション事業からの撤退によるものだと説明しました。

調整後EBITDAは前年同期比15%増、前四半期比36%増の780万ドルとなりました。米国における大型ロールの出荷が回復し、2025年末からの高コストな在庫の処理が進んだほか、生産性と稼働率の向上によりスウェーデン事業が黒字復帰しました。

関税保護措置により輸入が減少したことで米国の製鉄所稼働率が上昇し、ロール消費量が拡大したため、北米需要が強まりました。2026年後半および2027年を対象とする受注を含め、同セグメントの受注、利益率、受注残高が改善しました。また経営陣は、市場統合が進むことで新たなビジネスチャンスが生み出されていると述べました。

経営陣の見通し

経営陣は、2026年後半の業績が前半を大幅に上回ると予想しており、2027年についても引き続き楽観的な見方を示しています。

第3四半期の業績には、米国での例年の定時保守点検や欧州での夏季操業停止の影響が反映される見込みです。また、エア・アンド・リキッド部門では、新たに導入された海軍資金による製造設備が2026年後半に生産を開始すると見込んでいます。

リスクと注目点

• 米国での通常の保守点検および欧州での夏季操業停止が第3四半期の操業に影響を与えます。
• 増大する需要に対応するためには、継続的な設備の導入、人員の増員、および製造効率の向上が必要となります。
• 全額積立済みの米国の確定給付型年金プランがより保守的な投資戦略に移行したことを受け、年金収入の減少が為替損益の改善効果を一部相殺しました。
• 前年同期との比較においては、引き続き英国の鋳造ロール工場の閉鎖およびAUPディストリビューション事業からの撤退の影響が反映されています。

決算説明会トランスクリプト全文

決算説明会の完全なトランスクリプト

経営陣による説明

Operator

Welcome to the Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note this event is being recorded.

I'd now like to turn the conference over to Kim Knox, Corporate Secretary. Please go ahead.

Kimberly Knox

Thank you, Megan, and good morning to everyone joining us on today's second quarter 2026 conference call. Joining me today are Brett McBrayer, our Chief Executive Officer; and David Anderson, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and President of Air & Liquid Systems Corporation. Also joining us on the call today is Sam Lyon, President of Union Electric Steel Corporation.

Before we begin, I would like to remind everyone that participants on this call may make statements or comments that are forward-looking and may include financial projections or other statements of the corporation's plans, objectives, expectations or intentions. These matters involve certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the corporation's control. The corporation's actual results may differ significantly from those projected or suggested in any forward-looking statements due to various risk factors, including those discussed in the corporation's most recently filed Form 10-K and in subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

We do not undertake any obligation to update or otherwise release publicly any revision to our forward-looking statements. A replay of this call will be posted on our website later today. To access the earnings release or the webcast replay, please consult the Investors section of our website at ampcopgh.com.

With that, I'd like to turn the call over to Brett McBrayer, Ampco-Pittsburgh's CEO. Brett?

J. McBrayer

Thank you, Kim. Good morning, and thank you for joining us. The second quarter marked a clear turning point for Ampco-Pittsburgh. Net income was $1.5 million, or $0.07 per share compared to a net loss of $7.3 million or a loss of $0.36 per share in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA of $9.8 million improved 22% versus prior year, with margin expanding 240 basis points to 9.5% on net sales of $102.9 million.

This is important. Demand across both segments is accelerating. Customer orders of approximately $144 million were up 50% versus prior year, and backlog grew $39.9 million from the first quarter to $385.4 million. Air & Liquid delivered record results and the actions we took in Forged and Cast Engineered Products, including the closure of our U.K. facility, are now flowing through to the bottom line.

I'll now turn the call over to David Anderson, our Chief Financial Officer and President of Air & Liquid Systems to discuss the Air & Liquid segment.

David Anderson

Thank you, Brett. Good morning. 2026 continues to be a positive year for Air & Liquid. Q2 revenue was comparable with prior year, while year-to-date revenue increased 9% versus prior year. Adjusted EBITDA in Q2 increased 34% versus prior year as improved manufacturing efficiencies led to significant margin improvement. Year-to-date adjusted EBITDA increased 43% versus prior year as increased revenue, improved manufacturing efficiencies and positive product mix drove adjusted EBITDA to the highest level in Air & Liquid's history.

Backlog increased $23.3 million or 16% in the quarter as customer demand continued to drive order activity to record levels. Backlog is 39% higher than year-end 2025. Data centers are causing increasing demand in the power generation market, which is fueling demand in both our commercial pump and nuclear heat exchanger products. Our commercial pumps are used in gas turbines, which are seeing strong growth, while we continue to be the dominant supplier of heat exchangers into the growing nuclear market.

There continues to be strong demand from the U.S. Navy, and we expect this demand to continue as the Navy moves forward with fleet expansion plans. The manufacturing equipment installed in 2024 has already increased manufacturing capacity for our pump product line, and there is more capacity expansion in process. Additional manufacturing equipment from the Navy funding program arrived at our facility in early 2026 and is expected to begin producing products in the second half of 2026.

More equipment from the Navy funding program just arrived at the end of July. All of this equipment will position us to meet the long-term growth in this market. Demand for custom air handlers remains strong as there continues to be significant demand in the pharmaceutical and health care markets for our custom air handling products.

With rising market demand and an increasing backlog, we continue to focus on increasing our manufacturing capacity. We are bringing in new equipment, increasing our headcount and improving our manufacturing efficiencies in order to meet the increasing demand. In summary, it was a great first half of 2026, and we are well positioned in markets that are showing significant long-term growth.

J. McBrayer

Thank you, David. Sam Lyon, President of Forged and Cast Engineered Products segment, will now share more details regarding his group's performance.

Samuel Lyon

Thank you, Brett, and good morning, everyone. For the second quarter of 2026, the Forged and Cast Engineered Products segment reported net sales of $67.3 million compared to $77.9 million in Q2 of 2025. Nearly all of that decline came from the exit from both our U.K. facility and our AUP Distribution business.

Segment adjusted EBITDA of $7.8 million increased 15% compared to prior year and 36% sequentially. The timing items that affected Q1 reversed as expected. Large roll shipments in the U.S. recovered, higher cost inventory from late 2025 flowed through the P&L, and Sweden returned to profitability due to improved productivity and utilization.

Demand has improved, particularly in North America. Tariff protections have reduced imports and lifted U.S. steel mill utilization, thereby increasing the number of rolls consumed. FEP orders and margins have also improved. Our backlog grew from year-end on orders for the second half of 2026 and 2027, and the market consolidation we discussed last quarter is presenting us with opportunities for additional business.

Looking ahead, the third quarter will reflect our normal annual maintenance outage in the U.S. and the summer shutdowns in Europe. Despite these normal seasonal outages, we expect the second half of the year to be significantly stronger than the first half and continue to be optimistic about 2027. Brett, back to you.

J. McBrayer

Thank you, Sam. I will now turn the call back over to David Anderson, our Chief Financial Officer, for more details regarding our financial performance for the quarter.

David Anderson

Thank you, Brett. As indicated in both our Form 10-Q and in our press release 8-K filed this morning, Ampco-Pittsburgh reported Q2 net sales of $102.9 million compared to $113.1 million in the prior year, primarily reflecting the closure of the U.K. cast roll facility in the second half of 2025.

Year-to-date revenue was $211.2 million compared to $217.4 million as the closure of the U.K. facility was partially offset by higher sales in the ALP segment. Q2 adjusted EBITDA of $9.8 million increased 22% compared to prior year and 22% sequentially compared to Q1 of 2026. Q2 backlog increased 12% as order activity was strong in both segments. Total selling and administrative expenses were relatively flat compared to prior year for both Q2 and year-to-date.

Depreciation and amortization expense was lower than prior year by approximately $0.5 million in Q2 and $0.9 million year-to-date, primarily due to the closure of the U.K. facility in 2025. Other income and expense improved in Q2 and year-to-date, primarily due to lower loss on foreign exchange, which was partially offset by lower pension income, which was principally attributable to the U.S. defined benefit plan reaching a fully funded status in early 2026, resulting in a change in its investment strategies to a more conservative portfolio.

At June 30, 2026, the corporation's liquidity position included cash on hand of $7 million and undrawn availability on our revolving credit facility of $29 million. In summary, Q2 was significantly stronger than prior year, and sequentially, Q2 showed strong improvement versus Q1 of this year as the impact from the U.K. facility closure begins to positively impact results.

Operator, at this time, we would now like to open the line for questions.

Operator

[Operator Instructions] There are no questions at this time. I would like to turn the conference back over to Brett McBrayer for any closing remarks.

J. McBrayer

Thank you, Megan. In closing, I want to thank our employees whose efforts drove this quarter's results. The second quarter shows what this company looks like with our restructuring behind us and demand building in every market we serve from power generation in the U.S. Navy to a strengthening North American roll market. While the third quarter reflects our normal summer maintenance outages, we expect a significantly stronger second half of 2026.

Thank you to our Board of Directors and our shareholders for your continued support, and thank you for joining us this morning.

Operator

The conference has now concluded. Thank you for attending today's presentation. You may now disconnect.