Silgan Holdings Inc has reported record first quarter 2021 net income of $73.3 million, as compared to first quarter 2020 net income of $57.6 million.

“Our businesses exceeded a very strong prior year quarter that had been positively impacted by the initial pantry stocking in response to the global Covid-19 outbreak, and earnings grew solidly despite power and supply chain disruptions associated with winter storms across the Southern US and unparalleled increases in resin costs.”

Adjusted net income per diluted share was a record $0.75 for the first quarter of 2021, after adjustments increasing net income per diluted share by $0.09. Adjusted net income per diluted share was a record $0.57 for the first quarter of 2020, after adjustments increasing net income per diluted share by $0.05. A reconciliation of net income per diluted share to “adjusted net income per diluted share,” a Non-GAAP financial measure used by the Company that adjusts net income per diluted share for certain items, can be found in Tables A and B at the back of this press release.

“We are very pleased to report continued record financial performance in the first quarter of 2021, with a 20% increase in sales and a 32% increase in adjusted earnings per diluted share over the previous record first quarter of 2020,” said Tony Allott, Chairman and CEO. “Our businesses exceeded a very strong prior year quarter that had been positively impacted by the initial pantry stocking in response to the global Covid-19 outbreak, and earnings grew solidly despite power and supply chain disruptions associated with winter storms across the southern U.S. and unparalleled increases in resin costs,” continued Mr. Allott.

“As we began 2021, we renamed two of our segments to better capture the evolving nature of their products and ongoing strategic focus. Our Dispensing and Specialty Closures segment, formerly Closures, lead the way in the first quarter with significant growth and profit expansion driven by continued strength in the personal care, hygiene and health care markets and an early recovery in the fragrance market.

“This segment is now our largest in terms of profit and is expected to continue to grow as markets recover and our recently combined management team continues to deliver the Silgan customer service and operating models in these strategic markets.

“As expected, our industry leading Metal Container segment posted further volume growth over the record first quarter of 2020 as consumers continued to value the cost, quality and sustainable advantage of these products. Segment income in Metal Containers continued to benefit from strong volumes which further propelled us to incur one-time investments in hiring and training costs associated with a spike in onboarding new employees to more efficiently support increased demand levels.

“In addition, Metal Containers segment income was negatively impacted by higher costs due to operational challenges associated with winter storm Uri and rationalisation charges in our European operations. Our Custom Containers segment, formerly Plastic Containers, continued to benefit from a more favourable mix of products sold and strong operational performance, partially offset by delays in passing through unprecedented resin inflation experienced late in the quarter,” continued Allott.