AAON Coil Products sales grew 86.4%, driven by a large liquid cooling project, but AAON branded products declined due to ERP disruptions.
AAON Oklahoma segment sales declined 18% with a 970 basis point gross margin contraction, impacted by supply chain disruptions and ERP-related coil shortages.
BasX segment sales grew 20.4% with a slight gross margin contraction of 60 basis points, reflecting operational improvements.
Cash and equivalents totaled $1.3 million with debt at $317.3 million and a leverage ratio of 1.4; capital expenditures increased 18.7% to $89.6 million year-to-date.
Gross margin contracted by 950 basis points to 26.6%, primarily due to lower production volumes and inefficiencies related to the ERP implementation.
Net sales declined 0.6% year-over-year to $311.6 million, driven by a 20.9% decline in AAON branded sales nearly offset by a 90% increase in BasX branded sales.
Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA was 14.9%, down 1,120 basis points, and non-GAAP adjusted EPS was $0.22, down 64.5% year-over-year.
Adjusted EBITDA increased by $4 million with a 70 basis point margin improvement driven by price/cost gains in Fiber, Polymers, and Integrated segments.
Containerboard divestment contributed $872 million in sales and $168 million EBITDA year-to-date, with $122 million sales and $25 million EBITDA expected in August and September.
Durable Metals experienced volume declines of 5.8% due to industrial softness but maintained flat gross profit with margin improvement.
Free cash flow surged nearly 400% to $171 million in Q3, demonstrating business resilience amid macroeconomic challenges.
Integrated Solutions sales and gross profit were flat year-over-year, with a 160 basis point margin decline due to product mix.
Polymers segment saw sales growth from volume, price, and mix, with gross profit up over $10 million and margins up 150 basis points.
Sustainable Fiber volumes declined 7.6%, but gross profit increased by $8 million with a 360 basis point margin improvement.