ESCO Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2020 Results
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The Technical Packaging segment’s operating results and the gain on the sale are presented as Discontinued Operations in the attached tables, and are excluded from the following discussion of the Company’s results from Continuing Operations for the comparable periods.
The financial results presented include certain non-GAAP financial measures such as EBIT, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS, as defined within the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” described below. Any non-GAAP financial measures presented are reconciled to their respective GAAP equivalents.
Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful in assessing the ongoing operational profitability of the Company’s business segments, and therefore, allow shareholders better visibility into the Company’s underlying operations. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” described below.
Filtration / Fluid Flow Segment Renamed
With the addition of
The A&D segment’s individual legal and operating entities, historical financial results, and management structure are unchanged from what was formerly presented as Filtration.
Earnings Summary
Q1 2020 GAAP EPS of
Q1 2019 GAAP EPS of
Q1 2020 Adjusted EPS of
Q1 2020 Adjusted EBITDA was
Operating Highlights
- Net sales increased 5 percent to
$172 million in Q1 2020 compared to$163 million in Q1 2019. - On a segment basis, Q1 2020 A&D sales increased 17 percent from Q1 2019, including
$9 million in sales from the Globe acquisition together with strong contributions from PTI, Crissair, and Vacco. Test sales increased nominally as a result of the quarterly timing on large project milestones, and USG sales decreased$3 million as a result of the timing of product deliveries. - SG&A expenses increased in Q1 2020 as a result of higher spending on R&D / new product development, additional sales commissions, normal cost of living adjustments, and the addition of Globe.
- Entered orders were
$220 million in Q1 2020 (book-to-bill of 1.28x), an increase of 23 percent over Q1 2019 orders of$179 million , resulting in an ending backlog of$500 million atDecember 31, 2019 , an increase of$48 million , or 11 percent, fromSeptember 30, 2019 . - The effective income tax rate from continuing operations (GAAP and Adjusted) was 25 percent in Q1 2020. Management estimates future cash tax payments related to the sale of the Technical Packaging segment to be approximately
$26 million . - Q1 2020 net cash provided by operating activities from Continuing Operations of
$3 million , coupled with the cash proceeds from the sale of the Technical Packaging segment, resulted in$53 million of net debt outstanding (total borrowings, less cash on hand) atDecember 31 2019 with a 0.92x leverage ratio. Operating cash flow for Q1 2020 was negatively impacted by the timing of cash receipts betweenDecember 2019 andJanuary 2020 .
Chairman’s Commentary – Q1 2020
“We received the cash from the divestiture on the last day of the Quarter, and the proceeds were used to pay down a substantial portion of our outstanding debt and to reduce our leverage ratio. We plan to use this additional liquidity and our substantial debt capacity to fund future acquisitions and grow our business as we continue to evaluate a robust pipeline of M&A opportunities and expect to add to our current portfolio during 2020.
“On the operational side, we delivered solid results during the Quarter as we exceeded our sales, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EPS targets set at the start of the year. Our Test and A&D businesses contributed to our enhanced performance as both segments’ results exceeded their targets, and more than offset the timing-related sales and Adjusted EBITDA shortfall noted in USG.
“Globe continues to deliver results above expectations and its outlook appears to be gaining momentum such that we now believe this business may provide future contributions greater than our forecast at the time of acquisition. Recent new wins for additional content on navy submarines, both
“We improved our consolidated Q1 2020 Adjusted EBITDA by 5 percent and maintained our margins above 16 percent despite the lower contribution from our highest margin segment. Our entered orders were strong as we booked
“The Doble headquarters relocation was completed in November and I’m thrilled with the feedback from our staff as to how smooth the integration went and how energized everyone is to be in the new location. I’m certain this move will further enhance our operational efficiency and effectiveness.
“The recent news surrounding the suspended production of the 737MAX creates some headwind for us over the next few months until production resumes, but given that our OEM sales content on that platform is relatively modest, we believe we can absorb the earnings impact over the remainder of the year as we have well-defined opportunities across the A&D segment to mitigate this shortfall.
“We plan to build on the successes of Q1 and expect to continue benefitting from our disciplined operating culture throughout 2020. By narrowing our focus and simplifying the business with the recent divestiture, coupled with our solid market positions and tangible growth opportunities across the Company, I have a favorable view of the future with our goal remaining unchanged – to increase long-term shareholder value.”
Dividend Payment
The next quarterly cash dividend of
Business Outlook – 2020 Adjusted Basis
The Technical Packaging business segment’s results of operations, gain on sale, balance sheet and cash flows are reported as Discontinued Operations, and therefore, are excluded from the following discussion.
As previously described, Management plans to use a portion of the net proceeds during 2020 to fully fund, terminate, and annuitize the defined benefit pension plan currently maintained by the Company. Annuitizing this non-strategic liability through an insurance company will eliminate both equity market risk and interest rate volatility, thereby reducing our costs and eliminating future cash payments. The defined benefit plan was frozen in 2003 and no additional benefits have been accrued since that date. The accounting impact of terminating and annuitizing the pension will also be excluded from the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS.
Management continues to see meaningful net sales and Adjusted EBITDA growth across each of the Company’s business segments and anticipates growth rates in 2020 and beyond that will generally exceed the broader industrial market. The growth described below is expected to be enhanced by additional M&A contributions during the year.
Management’s expectations for growth in 2020 compared to 2019 are consistent with the details outlined in the
- Management continues to expect 2020 Adjusted EPS to be in the range of
$3.20 to $3.30 per share (compared to 2019 Adjusted EPS of$2.95 per share from Continuing Operations). - This increase reflects meaningful sales and Adjusted EBITDA growth, partially offset by the additional depreciation and amortization charges and incremental tax expense described previously.
On a quarterly basis and consistent with prior years, Management expects 2020 revenues and Adjusted EPS to be more back half weighted resulting in the second half of the year being stronger than the first half.
Management expects Q2 2020 Adjusted EPS to be in the range of
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call today,
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release regarding the timing and amounts of the Company’s expected quarterly, 2020 full year and beyond results, revenue and sales growth, sales, EPS, Adjusted EPS, EPS growth, cash, EBIT, Adjusted EBITDA margins, Adjusted EBITDA, interest expense, income tax expense, effective tax rate, non-cash depreciation and amortization of intangible assets, liquidity, actions in regard to the Company’s frozen defined benefit plan, the realization of operational efficiencies, the Company’s competitiveness, the Company’s ability to increase operating margins, realize financial goals and increase shareholder value, the success of acquisition efforts, the use of proceeds from the recent divestiture, the long-term success of the Company, and any other statements which are not strictly historical are “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws.
Investors are cautioned that such statements are only predictions and speak only as of the date of this release, and the Company undertakes no duty to update them except as may be required by applicable laws or regulations. The Company’s actual results in the future may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements due to risks and uncertainties that exist in the Company’s operations and business environment including but not limited to those described in Item 1A, “Risk Factors”, of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The financial measures EBIT, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS are presented in this press release. The Company defines “EBIT” as earnings before interest and taxes, “EBITDA” as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, “Adjusted EBITDA” as EBITDA excluding certain defined charges, and “Adjusted EPS” as GAAP earnings per share (EPS) excluding the net impact of the items described above which were
EBIT, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS are not recognized in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). However, Management believes that EBIT, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful in assessing the operational profitability of the Company’s business segments because they exclude interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, which are generally accounted for across the entire Company on a consolidated basis. EBIT is also one of the measures used by Management in determining resource allocations within the Company as well as incentive compensation. The presentation of EBIT, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS provides important supplemental information to investors by facilitating comparisons with other companies, many of which use similar non-GAAP financial measures to supplement their GAAP results. The use of non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to replace any measures of performance determined in accordance with GAAP.
| ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) | |||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended December 31, 2019 |
Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 |
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| Net Sales | $ | 171,728 | 163,365 | ||||||||||
| Cost and Expenses: | |||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 106,727 | 102,454 | |||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 42,105 | 38,540 | |||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 5,810 | 4,400 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | 2,421 | 1,855 | |||||||||||
| Other expenses (income), net | 295 | (7,379 | ) | ||||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 157,358 | 139,870 | |||||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | 14,370 | 23,495 | |||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 3,606 | 6,145 | |||||||||||
| Earnings from continuing operations | 10,764 | 17,350 | |||||||||||
| Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax expense | |||||||||||||
| (benefit) of $269 and $(205) | (601 | ) | (33 | ) | |||||||||
| Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of | |||||||||||||
| tax expense of $23,734 | 76,614 | - | |||||||||||
| Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations | 76,013 | (33 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 86,777 | 17,317 | ||||||||||
| Diluted EPS: | |||||||||||||
| Diluted - GAAP | |||||||||||||
| Continuing operations | $ | 0.41 | 0.66 | ||||||||||
| Discontinued operations | 2.91 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 3.32 | 0.66 | ||||||||||
| Diluted - As Adjusted Basis | |||||||||||||
| Continuing operations | $ | 0.43 | (1 | ) | 0.46 | (2 | ) | ||||||
| Diluted average common shares O/S: | 26,168 | 26,120 | |||||||||||
| (1 | ) | Q1 2020 Adjusted EPS excludes $0.02 per share of after-tax charges primarily related to the move of the Doble headquarters facility. | |||||||||||
| (2 | ) | Q1 2019 Adjusted EPS excludes $0.20 per share of after-tax income mainly resulting from the gain on the sale of the Doble Watertown property partially offset by certain restructuring charges primarily at Doble. | |||||||||||
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| Condensed Business Segment Information (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| GAAP | As Adjusted | ||||||||||||||
| Q1 2020 | Q1 2019 | Q1 2020 | Q1 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Net Sales | |||||||||||||||
| Aerospace & Defense | $ | 77,511 | 66,224 | 77,511 | 66,224 | ||||||||||
| Test | 41,383 | 41,286 | 41,383 | 41,286 | |||||||||||
| USG | 52,834 | 55,855 | 52,834 | 55,855 | |||||||||||
| Totals | $ | 171,728 | 163,365 | 171,728 | 163,365 | ||||||||||
| EBIT | |||||||||||||||
| Aerospace & Defense | $ | 12,513 | 10,610 | 12,583 | 10,707 | ||||||||||
| Test | 4,656 | 3,310 | 4,656 | 3,310 | |||||||||||
| USG | 9,288 | 21,546 | 9,908 | 13,859 | |||||||||||
| Corporate | (9,666 | ) | (10,116 | ) | (9,666 | ) | (9,751 | ) | |||||||
| Consolidated EBIT | 16,791 | 25,350 | 17,481 | 18,125 | |||||||||||
| Less: Interest expense | (2,421 | ) | (1,855 | ) | (2,421 | ) | (1,855 | ) | |||||||
| Less: Income tax expense | (3,606 | ) | (6,145 | ) | (3,772 | ) | (4,200 | ) | |||||||
| Net earnings from continuing ops | $ | 10,764 | 17,350 | 11,288 | 12,070 | ||||||||||
| Note 1: The tables on this page are presented on a continuing operations basis. | |||||||||||||||
| Note 2: Adjusted net earnings were $11.3 million in Q1 20 which excluded $0.02 per share of after-tax charges primarily related to the facility move costs at Doble. | |||||||||||||||
| Note 3: Adjusted net earnings were $12.1 million in Q1 19 which excluded $0.20 per share of after-tax income primarily related to the Q1 19 gain on the sale of the Doble Watertown facility partially offset by charges related to other restructuring actions. | |||||||||||||||
| EBITDA Reconciliation to Net earnings: | |||||||||||||||
| Q1 2020 | Q1 2019 | ||||||||||||||
| Q1 2020 | - As Adj | Q1 2019 | - As Adj | ||||||||||||
| Consolidated EBITDA | $ | 27,331 | 28,021 | 33,904 | 26,679 | ||||||||||
| Less: Depr & Amort | (10,540 | ) | (10,540 | ) | (8,554 | ) | (8,554 | ) | |||||||
| Consolidated EBIT | 16,791 | 17,481 | 25,350 | 18,125 | |||||||||||
| Less: Interest expense | (2,421 | ) | (2,421 | ) | (1,855 | ) | (1,855 | ) | |||||||
| Less: Income tax expense | (3,606 | ) | (3,772 | ) | (6,145 | ) | (4,200 | ) | |||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 10,764 | 11,288 | 17,350 | 12,070 | ||||||||||
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| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) | ||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||
| December 31, 2019 |
September 30, 2019 |
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| Assets | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 96,692 | 61,808 | |||
| Accounts receivable, net | 160,714 | 158,715 | ||||
| Contract assets | 93,498 | 110,211 | ||||
| Inventories | 133,977 | 124,956 | ||||
| Other current assets | 13,417 | 14,190 | ||||
| Assets of discontinued operations-current | - | 25,314 | ||||
| Total current assets | 498,298 | 495,194 | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 135,576 | 127,843 | ||||
| Intangible assets, net | 378,248 | 381,605 | ||||
| Goodwill | 390,383 | 390,256 | ||||
| Operating lease assets | 20,209 | - | ||||
| Other assets | 8,855 | 4,445 | ||||
| Assets of discontinued operations-other | - | 67,377 | ||||
| $ | 1,431,569 | 1,466,720 | ||||
| Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | ||||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt | $ | 20,000 | 20,000 | |||
| Accounts payable | 53,056 | 63,800 | ||||
| Contract liabilities | 84,813 | 81,177 | ||||
| Other current liabilities | 94,161 | 75,141 | ||||
| Liabilities of discontinued operations-current | - | 11,517 | ||||
| Total current liabilities | 252,030 | 251,635 | ||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 60,486 | 60,856 | ||||
| Non-current operating lease liabilities | 16,009 | - | ||||
| Other liabilities | 57,553 | 59,008 | ||||
| Long-term debt | 130,000 | 265,000 | ||||
| Liabilities of discontinued operations-other | - | 3,999 | ||||
| Shareholders' equity | 915,491 | 826,222 | ||||
| $ | 1,431,569 | 1,466,720 | ||||
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| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) | |||
| (Dollars in thousands) | |||
| Three Months Ended December 31, 2019 |
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| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||
| Net earnings | $ | 86,777 | |
| Earnings from discontinued operations | (76,013 | ) | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash | |||
| provided by operating activities: | |||
| Depreciation and amortization | 10,540 | ||
| Stock compensation expense | 1,446 | ||
| Changes in assets and liabilities | (19,051 | ) | |
| Effect of deferred taxes | (370 | ) | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations | 3,329 | ||
| Net cash used by operating activities - discontinued operations | (622 | ) | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 2,707 | ||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||
| Capital expenditures | (12,647 | ) | |
| Additions to capitalized software | (1,923 | ) | |
| Net cash used by investing activities - continuing operations | (14,570 | ) | |
| Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations | 183,997 | ||
| Capital expenditures - discontinued operations | (1,728 | ) | |
| Net cash provided by investing activities - discontinued operations | 182,269 | ||
| Net cash provided by investing activities | 167,699 | ||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||
| Proceeds from long-term debt | 10,000 | ||
| Principal payments on long-term debt | (145,000 | ) | |
| Dividends paid | (2,079 | ) | |
| Net cash used by financing activities - continuing operations | (137,079 | ) | |
| Net cash used by financing activities - discontinued operations | (2,140 | ) | |
| Net cash used by financing activities | (139,219 | ) | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 3,697 | ||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 34,884 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 61,808 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 96,692 | |
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| Other Selected Financial Data (Unaudited) -- Continuing Operations Basis | ||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||
| Backlog And Entered Orders - Q1 FY 2020 | Aerospace & Defense | Test | USG | Total | ||||||||||
| Beginning Backlog - 10/1/19 | $ | 276,273 | 133,571 | 41,715 | 451,559 | |||||||||
| Entered Orders | 129,022 | 38,513 | 52,904 | 220,439 | ||||||||||
| Sales | (77,511 | ) | (41,383 | ) | (52,834 | ) | (171,728 | ) | ||||||
| Ending Backlog - 12/31/19 | $ | 327,784 | 130,701 | 41,785 | 500,270 | |||||||||
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| Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) | ||||
| EPS – Adjusted Basis Reconciliation – Q1 FY 2020 | ||||
| EPS from Continuing Ops – GAAP Basis – Q1 2020 | $ | 0.41 | ||
| Adjustments (defined below) | 0.02 | |||
| EPS from Continuing Ops – As Adjusted Basis – Q1 2020 | $ | 0.43 | ||
| Adjustments exclude $0.02 per share consisting of move costs associated with the | ||||
| Doble facility consolidation in the first quarter of 2020. | ||||
| (The $0.02 of EPS adjustments per share consists of $690K of pre-tax charges | ||||
| offset by $166K of tax benefit for net impact of $524K.) | ||||
| EPS – Adjusted Basis Reconciliation – Q1 FY 2019 | ||||
| EPS from Continuing Ops – GAAP Basis – Q1 FY 2019 | $ | 0.66 | ||
| Adjustments (defined below) | (0.20 | ) | ||
| EPS from Continuing Ops – As Adjusted Basis – Q1 FY 2019 | $ | 0.46 | ||
| Adjustments exclude $0.20 per share consisting of income related to the | ||||
| gain on sale of the Doble Watertown property partially offset by certain | ||||
| restructuring charges primarily at Doble in the first quarter of 2019. | ||||
| (The $0.20 of EPS adjustments per share consists of $7.2 million of pre-tax | ||||
| income offset by $1.9 million of tax expense for net impact of $5.3 million.) | ||||
| EPS – Adjusted Basis Reconciliation – Q2 FY 2019 | ||||
| EPS from Continuing Ops – GAAP Basis – Q2 FY 2019 | $ | 0.68 | ||
| Adjustments (defined below) | 0.03 | |||
| EPS from Continuing Ops – As Adjusted Basis – Q2 FY 2019 | $ | 0.71 | ||
| Adjustments exclude $0.03 per share consisting of restructuring charges | ||||
| related to Doble, PTI & VACCO during the second quarter of 2019. | ||||
| (The $0.03 of EPS adjustments per share consists of $946K of pre-tax charges | ||||
| offset by $215K of tax benefit for net impact of $731K.) | ||||
SOURCE
Source: ESCO Technologies Inc.
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