Phil Ng's questions to BERY leadership • Q1 2024
Question
Asked about recent volume trends, the ability to achieve flat EBITDA in Q2, the outlook for price/cost, and the current environment for pricing conversations with customers.
Answer
The company expects improvement in Q2 from cost-saving levers and sees early signs of recovery in some industrial segments. The price/cost dynamic is expected to be relatively neutral in Q2. Pricing conversations with customers are manageable because while Berry is recovering non-resin inflation, customers are still seeing a lower net price due to the significant drop in resin costs from their peak.