Exhibit 99.2
Westrock Q1 fy23 results February 1, 2023
Forward Looking Statements: This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to the statements on the slides entitled “Executing Our Strategy”, “Adjusted Free Cash Flow”, “Q2 FY23 Guidance”, “Additional Guidance”, and “Estimated Key
Commodity Q2 FY23 Consumption Volumes” that give guidance or estimates for future periods. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, beliefs, plans or forecasts and are typically identified by words or phrases such as
"may," "will," "could," "should," "would," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," "target," "prospects," "potential" and "forecast," and other words, terms and phrases of similar meaning. Forward-looking
statements involve estimates, expectations, projections, goals, forecasts, assumptions, risks and uncertainties. A forward-looking statement is not a guarantee of future performance, and actual results could differ materially from those
contained in the forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, such as developments related to pricing cycles and volumes;
economic, competitive and market conditions generally, including macroeconomic uncertainty, customer inventory rebalancing, the impact of inflation and increases in energy, raw materials, shipping, labor and capital equipment costs; reduced
supply of raw materials, energy and transportation, including from supply chain disruptions and labor shortages; intense competition; results and impacts of acquisitions, including operational and financial effects from the acquisition of
Gondi, S.A. de C.V. (“Grupo Gondi”), and divestitures as well as risks related to our joint ventures; business disruptions, including from public health crises such as a resurgence of COVID, the occurrence of severe weather or a natural
disaster or other unanticipated problems, such as labor difficulties, equipment failure or unscheduled maintenance and repair; failure to respond to changing customer preferences; the amount and timing of capital expenditures, including
installation costs, project development and implementation costs, and costs related to resolving disputes with third parties with which we work to manage and implement capital projects; risks related to international sales and operations; the
production of faulty or contaminated products; the loss of certain customers; adverse legal, reputational, operational and financial effects resulting from cyber incidents and the effectiveness of business continuity plans during a ransomware
or other cyber incident; work stoppages and other labor relations difficulties; inability to attract, motivate, train and retain qualified personnel; risks associated with sustainability and climate change, including our ability to achieve
our environmental, social and governance targets and goals on announced timelines or at all; our inability to successfully identify and make performance and productivity improvements and risks associated with completing strategic projects on
the anticipated timelines and realizing anticipated financial or operational improvements on announced timelines or at all, including with respect to our business systems transformation; risks related to our indebtedness; the scope, costs,
timing and impact of any restructuring of our operations and corporate and tax structure; our desire or ability to repurchase company stock; and the scope, timing and outcome of any litigation, claims or other proceedings or dispute
resolutions and the impact of any such litigation (including with respect to the Brazil tax liability matter). Such risks and other factors that may impact forward-looking statements are discussed in Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, as well as the other risks discussed in our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information contained herein speaks as of the date hereof, and
the Company does not have or undertake any obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by law. Non-GAAP Financial
Measures: We report our financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). However, management believes certain non-GAAP financial measures provide users with additional meaningful
financial information that should be considered when assessing our ongoing performance. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions and in evaluating our performance. Non-GAAP
financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, our GAAP results. The non-GAAP financial measures we present may differ from similarly captioned measures presented by other companies. For additional
information, see the Appendix. In addition, as explained in the Appendix, we are not providing a reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure because we are unable to predict
with reasonable certainty the ultimate outcome of certain significant items without unreasonable effort. Cautionary Language 2
3 Q1 FY23 key highlights Non-GAAP Financial Measure. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures and
Reconciliations in the Appendix Packaging sales is a non-GAAP financial measure and consists of Corrugated Packaging segment sales (excluding white top trade sales) and Consumer Packaging segment sales Adjusted EBITDA margin (excluding
white top trade sales), a non-GAAP financial measure Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA margin. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations in the Appendix Excluding impact of economic downtime Solid results in a dynamic environment ($
in millions) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Q1 fy23 Vs. q1 fy22 Corrugated Packaging(3) 14.2% +70bps Consumer Packaging 15.1% +20bps Global Paper 14.0% -320bps Distribution 3.4% +140bps WestRock(4) 13.2% -50bps Adjusted
EBITDA Margins Sales and earnings growth in Q1 FY23 Net sales of $4.9 billion, comparable to prior year period Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $652 million Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA margin(1) of 13.2% Adjusted EPS(1) of $0.55 per
share Packaging sales(2) increased 3% year-over-year driven by strong pricing Sequential improvement in N.A. corrugated shipments per day Results impacted by $119 million due to economic downtime and weather disruptions Non-cash pension
costs increased $40 million year-over-year and the unfavorable impact of foreign currency was $17 million year-over-year Continued to advance our transformation initiatives Closed on Grupo Gondi transaction and sale of two URB mills On
track to achieve $250 million in cost savings in fiscal 2023(5) Named to Dow Jones North America Sustainability Index for 3rd consecutive year
4 Executing our strategy Machinery installed base increased 3% to over 5,100 Supports packaging
sales and deeper customer relationships On track to achieve $250 million in cost savings in fiscal 2023 Making progress on portfolio actions Closed on Grupo Gondi and sale of two URB mills in December RTS and Chattanooga mill divestiture
on track to closein 2023(1) Executing strategy as we seek to expand margins, grow EBITDA and improve ROIC Q1 FY23 Highlights Leverage the power of one WestRock to deliver unrivaled solutions to our customers Focus on attractive markets
where our diverse portfolio is valued and rewarded Innovate with focus on sustainability and growth Drive innovation in material science, packaging design, packaging machinery, and digital solutions to help customers meet their
sustainability and profitability goals Relentless focus on margin improvement and increasing efficiency Maximize the operational effectiveness and efficiency of our assets and systems through the WestRock Operating System to improve
financial performance Execute disciplined capital allocation Balanced approach to deploying our capital focused on: strategic investments, sustainable and growing dividend and opportunistic share repurchases 4 Subject to regulatory
approval
5 Price continues to outpace inflation Net sales comparable to prior year, with strength in Packaging
and Grupo Gondi sales(2) offset by a decline in Global Paper Higher inflation across labor, freight, energy, chemicals and virgin fiber Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA negatively impacted by economic downtime and weather Economic downtime of
356K tons impacted Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA by $100 million(3) Weather impacted Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA by $19 million(4) Non-GAAP Financial Measure. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations in the Appendix. Grupo Gondi
sales for December 2022 are presented in Other Unallocated $100 million impact to Operating Costs in the chart on this slide $11 million impact to Volume and $8 million impact to Other in the chart on this slide Q1 Fy23 WestRock
Results Q1 Year-over-year Highlights Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA ($ in Millions) FIRST QUARTER SECOND QUARTER $ in millions, EXCEPT PER SHARE ITEMS FY23 FY22 YoY Net Sales $4,923 $4,952 -1% Consolidated Adjusted
EBITDA(1) $652 $680 -4% % Margin(1) 13.2% 13.7% -50 bps Capital Expenditures $282 $173 63% Adjusted Free Cash Flow(1) $30 $84 -64% Adjusted Earnings Per Diluted Share(1) $0.55 $0.65 -15% -$28 5
6 Strong price/mix drove revenue growth and margin expansion Higher inflation across labor, freight,
energy, chemicals and virgin fiber North American per day shipments improved 2% sequentially to 373 million square feet per day One less shipping day year-over-year Adjusted EBITDA negatively impacted by economic downtime and
weather Economic downtime impacted Adjusted EBITDA by $57 million(3) Weather impacted Adjusted EBITDA by $3 million(4) Excludes white top trade sales Non-GAAP Financial Measure. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations in the
Appendix. $57 million impact to Operating Costs in the chart on this slide $3 million impact to Other in the chart on this slide Q1 Fy23 corrugated packaging Results Q1 Year-over-year Highlights Adjusted EBITDA ($ in Millions) FIRST
QUARTER SECOND QUARTER $ in millions FY23 FY22 YoY Segment Sales(1)(2) $2,170 $2,144 1% Adjusted EBITDA $309 $289 7% % Margin(1)(2) 14.2% 13.5% 70 bps +$20 6
Q1 Year-over-year Highlights 7 Strong price/mix drove revenue growth and margin expansion Continued
solid demand and healthy backlogs Higher inflation across labor, freight, energy, chemicals and virgin fiber Estimated plastics replacement revenue run-rate of $365 million and growing Q1 Fy23 consumer packaging Results Adjusted EBITDA ($
in Millions) FIRST QUARTER SECOND QUARTER $ in millions FY23 FY22 YoY Segment Sales $1,215 $1,139 7% Adjusted EBITDA $183 $169 8% % Margin 15.1% 14.9% 20 bps +$14 7
Q1 Year-over-year Highlights 8 Adjusted EBITDA down year-over-year, but up 4% compared to Q1
FY21 Largely impacted by export containerboard Paperboard market remains stable Adjusted EBITDA negatively impacted by economic downtime and weather Economic downtime impacted Adjusted EBITDA by $41 million(1) Weather impacted Adjusted
EBITDA by $15 million(2) Q1 Fy23 global paper Results Adjusted EBITDA ($ in Millions) FIRST QUARTER SECOND QUARTER $ in millions FY23 FY22 YoY Segment Sales $1,124 $1,353 -17% Adjusted EBITDA $157 $232 -32% %
Margin 14.0% 17.2% -320 bps -$75 $41 million impact to Operating Costs in the chart on this slide $12 million impact to Volume and $3 million impact to Other in the chart on this slide 8
Q1 Year-over-year Highlights 9 Segment sales down 1% in the quarter Strong price/mix largely offset
by inflation Price/mix contributed to the 140 basis point margin expansion Continue to focus on productivity and commercial excellence Q1 Fy23 distribution Results Adjusted EBITDA ($ in Millions) FIRST QUARTER SECOND QUARTER $ in
millions FY23 FY22 YoY Segment Sales $322 $325 -1% Adjusted EBITDA $11 $7 66% % Margin 3.4% 2.0% +140 bps +$4 9
10 Adjusted Free Cash Flow Q1 Adjusted Free Cash Flow of $30 million, impacted by higher capex FY23
Adjusted Free Cash Flow expected to be >$1.0 billion Expected 8th straight year of Adjusted Free Cash Flow above $1 billion Net leverage of 2.35x, focused on returning to target range of 1.75x to 2.25x Strong Adjusted Free Cash
Flow Adjusted Free Cash Flow(1)($ in Billions) Non-GAAP Financial Measure. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations in the Appendix. 10
11 Q2 fy23 guidance Non-GAAP Financial Measure. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures in the Appendix. Q2
FY23 Consolidated adjusted EBITDA(1) Q2 FY23 Adjusted EPS(1) $625 - $725 MILLION $0.31 - $0.61 Per Share Q2 FY23 Sequential Guidance Details Natural gas down 20% to approximately $5.00/MMBTU OCC stable at $35/ton Stable virgin
fiber, chemicals and freight Approximately 132K tons of maintenance downtime
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Adjusted EBITDA ($ in millions) Q1 Year Over Year Bridges 14 Corrugated packaging Consumer
packaging distribution Global paper -$75 +$14 +$20 +$4
15 Additional Guidance Q2 FY23 Guidance Depreciation & Amortization Approx. $385 million Net
Interest Expense Approx. $125 million Effective Adjusted Book Tax Rate(1) 23% - 26% Diluted Shares Outstanding(2) 257 million Mill Maintenance Downtime Schedule (tons in thousands) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Full Year FY23
Maintenance 167 132 127 15 441 FY22 Maintenance 192 124 46 47 409 FY21 Maintenance 105 65 119 12 301 Maintenance(3) Q2 FY23 Guidance Non-GAAP Financial Measure. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures in the Appendix Diluted
shares outstanding excludes share repurchases Excludes Grupo Gondi and Brazil Maintenance Downtime
16 Estimated Key CommodityQ2 FY23 Consumption Volumes
17 Shipment Data(1) Quantities may not sum due to trailing decimals Revised FY21 and FY22 shipments
Adjusted Earnings Per Diluted Share We use the non-GAAP financial measure “Adjusted Earnings per
Diluted Share,” also referred to as “Adjusted Earnings per Share” or “Adjusted EPS”, because we believe this measure provides our management, board of directors, investors, potential investors, securities analysts and others with useful
information to evaluate our performance since it excludes restructuring and other costs, business systems transformation costs, and other specific items that we believe are not indicative of our ongoing operating results. Our management and
board of directors use this information to evaluate our performance relative to other periods. We believe the most directly comparable GAAP measure is Earnings per diluted share. Adjusted Operating Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow We
use the non-GAAP financial measures “Adjusted Operating Cash Flow” and “Adjusted Free Cash Flow” because we believe these measures provide our management, board of directors, investors, potential investors, securities analysts and others with
useful information to evaluate our performance relative to other periods because they exclude certain cash restructuring and other costs, net of tax and business systems transformation costs, net of tax that we believe are not indicative of
our ongoing operating results. We believe Adjusted Free Cash Flow provides greater comparability across periods by excluding capital expenditures. We believe the most directly comparable GAAP measure is net cash provided by operating
activities. Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA MARGINS We use the non-GAAP financial measures “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” and “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Margins”, along with other factors, to evaluate our
performance against our peers. We believe that our management, board of directors, investors, potential investors, securities analysts and others use these measures to evaluate our performance relative to our peers. Management believes that
the most directly comparable GAAP measure to “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” (formerly referred to as Adjusted Segment EBITDA) is “Net income attributable to common stockholders”. It can also be derived by adding together each segment’s
“Adjusted EBITDA” plus “Non-allocated expenses”. “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Margins” is calculated as “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” divided by Net Sales. Corrugated Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Excluding Trade-Sales “Corrugated Adjusted
EBITDA Margin, Excluding Trade Sales” is computed by dividing “Corrugated Adjusted EBITDA” by corrugated segment sales, excluding trade-sales, which is reported segment sales less trade-sales. Leverage Ratio, Net Leverage Ratio, Total Funded
Debt and Adjusted Total Funded Debt We use the non-GAAP financial measures “Leverage Ratio” and “Net Leverage Ratio” as measurements of our operating performance and to compare to our publicly disclosed target leverage ratio. We believe our
management, board of directors, investors, potential investors, securities analysts and others use each measure to evaluate our available borrowing capacity – in the case of “Net Leverage Ratio”, adjusted for cash and cash equivalents. We
define Leverage Ratio as our Total Funded Debt divided by our credit agreement EBITDA, each of which term is defined in our revolving credit agreement, dated July 7, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, our leverage ratio was 2.47 times. While the
Leverage Ratio under our credit agreement determines the credit spread on our debt, we are not subject to a leverage ratio cap. Our credit agreement is subject to a Debt to Capitalization Ratio, as defined therein. We define “Adjusted Total
Funded Debt” as our Total Funded Debt less cash and cash equivalents. Net Leverage Ratio represents Adjusted Total Funded Debt divided by our credit agreement EBITDA. As of December 31, 2022, our Net Leverage Ratio was 2.35
times. Forward-looking Guidance We are not providing a reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure because we are unable to predict with reasonable certainty the ultimate
outcome of certain significant items without unreasonable effort. These items may include, but are not limited to, merger and acquisition-related expenses, restructuring expenses, asset impairments, litigation settlements, changes to
contingent consideration and certain other gains or losses. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors, and could have a material impact on U.S. GAAP reported results for the guidance period. In addition, we have not quantified
future amounts to develop our Net Leverage Ratio target but have stated our commitment to an investment grade credit profile in order to generally maintain the target. This target does not reflect Company guidance. Non-GAAP Financial
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19 Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Diluted Share Reconciliation The as reported results
for Pre-Tax, Tax, Net of Tax and EPS are equivalent to the line items “Income before income taxes", "Income tax expense“, "Consolidated net income“ and “Earnings per diluted share”, respectively, as reported on the statements of
income. These footnoted items are the “Other adjustments” called out in the Segment Information table on page 7 of our earnings release for our fiscal first quarter ended December 31, 2022. The “Losses at closed facilities, transition and
start-up costs” line includes $0.5 million of depreciation and amortization.
20 Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Diluted Share Reconciliation The as reported results
for Pre-Tax, Tax, Net of Tax and EPS are equivalent to the line items “Income before income taxes", "Income tax expense“, "Consolidated net income“ and “Earnings per diluted share”, respectively, as reported on the statements of income.
21 Reconciliation of Net Income to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Schedule adds back expense or
subtracts income for certain financial statement and segment footnote items to compute Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA.
22 Reconciliation of Corrugated Packaging Adjusted EBITDA Margin
23 Reconciliation of Packaging Sales
24 Adjusted Operating Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow Reconciliation
25 TTM Credit Agreement EBITDA Total Debt, Funded Debt and Leverage Ratio Additional Permitted
Charges primarily include restructuring and other costs, permitted acquisition EBITDA, run-rate synergies, labor disruption charges, cost savings initiatives and similar business optimization, and certain non-cash and other items as allowed
under the credit agreement. TTM Credit Agreement EBITDA
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