Balance Sheet StabilityCompass has many tough-to-call challenges to navigate including a distressed balance sheet, high network salt inventories, new product pushback, and achieving optimal cash management and capital intensity.
Financial PerformanceThere have been tough winters, problematic capital allocation, shuttered projects, high salt inventories, high leverage and a material management shuffle.
Pricing And Market DemandCMP expects Highway Deicing rock salt pricing to be down ~2% with awarded market volumes down 7–10%.