COLUMBUS, OH -- (Marketwired) -- 09/23/15 -- Worthington Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WOR) today reported net sales of $758.1 million and net earnings of $31.4 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, for its fiscal 2016 first quarter ended August 31, 2015, which included pre-tax impairment and restructuring charges totaling $6.1 million, reducing earnings per diluted share by $0.06. In last year's first quarter, the Company reported net sales of $862.4 million and net earnings of $44.2 million, or $0.63 per diluted share. Net earnings in the first quarter of the prior year included pre-tax impairment and restructuring charges totaling $2.1 million, which reduced earnings per diluted share by $0.02.
Financial highlights for the current and comparative periods are as follows:
(U.S. dollars in millions, except per share data)
1Q 2016 4Q 2015 1Q 2015 Net sales $ 758.1 $ 846.0 $ 862.4 Operating income 31.0 27.2 52.2 Equity income 26.6 18.4 27.9 Net earnings 31.4 28.9 44.2 Earnings per share $ 0.48 $ 0.44 $ 0.63
"The Company generated solid earnings and free cash flow in our first quarter despite some challenging end markets," said John McConnell, Chairman and CEO. "Declining steel prices continued to hamper our earnings in Steel Processing but our team performed well generating steady volume led by the heavy-duty truck market. Cylinders saw good results in Industrial and Consumer Products, while Oil and Gas Equipment sales were weak resulting in aggressive cost reductions to maintain profitability. Our joint ventures continued to perform well." McConnell added, "The consolidation plan in Engineered Cabs will be completed by the end of this month positioning it for better results."
Consolidated Quarterly Results
Net sales for the first quarter were $758.1 million, down 12% from the comparable quarter in the prior year, when net sales were $862.4 million. The decrease was driven by lower volume in all business segments, combined with lower average selling prices in Steel Processing driven by the decline in steel prices.
Gross margin declined $16.5 million from the prior year quarter to $113.0 million on lower volume and the unfavorable impact of inventory holding losses in Steel Processing in the current quarter due to the decline in steel prices.
Operating income for the current quarter was $31.0 million, a decrease of $21.2 million from the prior year quarter. In addition to lower gross margin, operating income in the current quarter was negatively impacted by higher impairment and restructuring charges. Impairment and restructuring charges in the current quarter totaled $6.1 million and were driven primarily by the pending closure of the Engineered Cabs facility in Florence, SC.
Interest expense was $7.9 million for the current quarter, compared to $9.5 million in the comparable period of the prior year. The decrease was driven by lower average debt levels.
The Company's portion of equity income from unconsolidated joint ventures decreased $1.3 million from the prior year quarter to $26.6 million on total joint venture sales of $404.5 million. Higher contributions from WAVE and ClarkDietrich were more than offset by lower earnings at Serviacero, which was negatively impacted by lower steel prices, and $1.7 million of product development expenses related to the Alternative Fuels business. The Company received cash distributions of $21.1 million from our unconsolidated joint ventures during the quarter.
Income tax expense was $14.7 million in the current quarter compared to $22.1 million in the comparable quarter in the prior year. The decrease was primarily due to lower earnings. The current quarter tax expense reflected an estimated annual effective rate of 31.8% compared to 32.8% for the prior year quarter.
Balance Sheet
At quarter end, total debt was $603.8 million, down $66.9 million from May 31, 2015, due to lower short-term borrowings. As of August 31, 2015, $18.7 million was drawn on the Company's $500 million revolving credit facility. The Company had $18.8 million of cash at quarter end.
Quarterly Segment Results
Steel Processing's net sales of $490.8 million were down 11%, or $61.5 million, from the comparable prior year quarter on lower toll volume and lower average selling prices. Operating income of $23.6 million was $12.3 million lower than the prior year quarter due primarily to the unfavorable impact of inventory holding losses in current quarter compared to gains in the prior year quarter and lower toll volume. The Rome Strip Steel facility acquired in January 2015 continues to perform well providing additional volume and operating income.
Pressure Cylinders' net sales of $224.4 million were down 10%, or $24.6 million, from the comparable prior year quarter driven primarily by lower volume in Oil and Gas Equipment. Operating income of $16.8 million was $2.8 million lower than the prior year quarter as declines in Oil and Gas Equipment more than offset improvements in Industrial and Consumer Products.
Engineered Cabs' net sales of $38.6 million were $11.0 million, or 22% below the prior year quarter due to the January 2015 sale of the assets of Advanced Component Technologies, Inc. and lower volume in the construction and agriculture markets. Operating loss in the current quarter increased $7.2 million to $9.3 million due to higher impairment and restructuring charges and the unfavorable impact of lower volume. Impairment and restructuring charges of $4.9 million in the current quarter related to the pending closure of the Engineered Cabs facility in Florence, SC.
The "Other" category includes the Construction Services and Energy Innovations businesses, as well as non-allocated corporate expenses. Operations in the "Other" category reported net sales of $4.3 million, a decrease of $7.3 million from the prior year quarter on lower volume in Construction Services, which the Company is exiting. The operating loss of $0.2 million was driven primarily by the loss within the Construction Services business.
Recent Business Developments
- During the quarter, the Company repurchased a total of 1,000,000 common shares for $27.6 million at an average price of $27.58.
- On September 23, 2015, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.19 per share payable on December 29, 2015 to shareholders of record on December 15, 2015.
Outlook
"In the face of challenging markets, we are pleased with the Company's performance and we are optimistic about our momentum going into the next quarter," McConnell said. "However, we are mindful of the uncertainty of the macro economic issues and we remain focused on the things we can control. We re-launched our lean Transformation process across the Company and we have already seen a positive impact from several Kaizen events. Our innovation teams are helping us launch new consumer products in Cylinders with more in development."
Conference Call
Worthington will review first quarter results during its quarterly conference call on September 24, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time. Details regarding the conference call can be found on the Company web site at www.WorthingtonIndustries.com.
About Worthington Industries
Worthington Industries is a leading global diversified metals manufacturing company with 2015 fiscal year sales of $3.4 billion. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Worthington is North America's premier value-added steel processor providing customers with wide ranging capabilities, products and services for a variety of markets including automotive, construction and agriculture; a global leader in manufacturing pressure cylinders for industrial gas and cryogenic applications, CNG and LNG storage, transportation and alternative fuel tanks, oil and gas equipment, and brand consumer products for camping, grilling, hand torch solutions and helium balloon kits; and a manufacturer of operator cabs for heavy mobile industrial equipment; laser welded blanks for light weighting applications; automotive racking solutions; and through joint ventures, complete ceiling grid solutions; automotive tooling and stampings; and steel framing for commercial construction. Worthington employs approximately 10,000 people and operates 84 facilities in 11 countries.
Founded in 1955, the Company operates under a long-standing corporate philosophy rooted in the golden rule. Earning money for its shareholders is the first corporate goal. This philosophy serves as the basis for an unwavering commitment to the customer, supplier, and shareholder, and as the Company's foundation for one of the strongest employee-employer partnerships in American industry.
Safe Harbor Statement
The Company wishes to take advantage of the Safe Harbor provisions included in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"). Statements by the Company relating to outlook, strategy or business plans; the ability to correct performance issues at operations; future or expected growth, forward momentum, performance, sales, volumes, cash flows, earnings, balance sheet strengths, debt, financial condition or other financial measures; projected profitability potential, capacity, and working capital needs; demand trends for the Company or its markets; additions to product lines and opportunities to participate in new markets; pricing trends for raw materials and finished goods and the impact of pricing changes; anticipated capital expenditures and asset sales; anticipated improvements and efficiencies in costs, operations, sales, inventory management, sourcing and the supply chain and the results thereof; the ability to make acquisitions and the projected timing, results, benefits, costs, charges and expenditures related to acquisitions, newly-created joint ventures, headcount reductions and facility dispositions, shutdowns and consolidations; the alignment of operations with demand; the ability to operate profitably and generate cash in down markets; the ability to maintain margins and capture and maintain market share and to develop or take advantage of future opportunities, customer initiatives, new businesses, new products and new markets; expectations for Company and customer inventories, jobs and orders; expectations for the economy and markets or improvements therein; expected benefits from transformation plans, cost reduction efforts and other new initiatives; expectations for increasing volatility or improving and sustainable earnings, earnings potential, margins or shareholder value; effects of judicial rulings and other non-historical matters constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Act. Because they are based on beliefs, estimates and assumptions, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Any number of factors could affect actual results, including, without limitation, the effect of national, regional and worldwide economic conditions generally and within major product markets, including a recurrent slowing economy; the effect of conditions in national and worldwide financial markets; product demand and pricing; changes in product mix, product substitution and market acceptance of the Company's products; fluctuations in the pricing, quality or availability of raw materials (particularly steel), supplies, transportation, utilities and other items required by operations; effects of facility closures and the consolidation of operations; the effect of financial difficulties, consolidation and other changes within the steel, automotive, construction, oil and gas, and other industries in which the Company participates; failure to maintain appropriate levels of inventories; financial difficulties (including bankruptcy filings) of original equipment manufacturers, end-users and customers, suppliers, joint venture partners and others with whom the Company does business; the ability to realize targeted expense reductions from headcount reductions, facility closures and other cost reduction efforts; the ability to realize other cost savings and operational, sales and sourcing improvements and efficiencies, and other expected benefits from transformation initiatives, on a timely basis; the overall success of, and the ability to integrate newly-acquired businesses and joint ventures, maintain and develop their customers, and achieve synergies and other expected benefits and cost savings therefrom; capacity levels and efficiencies, within facilities, within major product markets and within the industry as a whole; the effect of disruption in the business of suppliers, customers, facilities and shipping operations due to adverse weather, casualty events, equipment breakdowns, acts of war or terrorist activities or other causes; changes in customer demand, inventories, spending patterns, product choices, and supplier choices; risks associated with doing business internationally, including economic, political and social instability, foreign currency exposure and the acceptance of our products in these markets; the ability to improve and maintain processes and business practices to keep pace with the economic, competitive and technological environment; the outcome of adverse claims experience with respect to workers' compensation, product recalls or product liability, casualty events or other matters; deviation of actual results from estimates and/or assumptions used by the Company in the application of its significant accounting policies; level of imports and import prices in the Company's markets; the impact of judicial rulings and governmental regulations, both in the United States and abroad, including those adopted by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and other governmental agencies as contemplated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; the effect of changes to healthcare laws in the United States which may increase our healthcare and other costs and negatively impact our operations and financial results; and other risks described from time to time in the Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, including those described in "Part I - Item 1A. - Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2015.
WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended
August 31,
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2015 2014
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Net sales $ 758,147 $ 862,414
Cost of goods sold 645,131 732,907
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Gross margin 113,016 129,507
Selling, general and administrative expense 75,951 75,255
Impairment of long-lived assets 3,000 1,950
Restructuring and other expense 3,069 100
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Operating income 30,996 52,202
Other income (expense):
Miscellaneous income (expense) (578) 323
Interest expense (7,854) (9,516)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates 26,581 27,924
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Earnings before income taxes 49,145 70,933
Income tax expense 14,708 22,113
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Net earnings 34,437 48,820
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests 3,027 4,652
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Net earnings attributable to controlling interest $ 31,410 $ 44,168
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Basic
Average common shares outstanding 63,993 67,567
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Earnings per share attributable to controlling
interest $ 0.49 $ 0.65
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Diluted
Average common shares outstanding 65,729 69,738
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Earnings per share attributable to controlling
interest $ 0.48 $ 0.63
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Common shares outstanding at end of period 63,343 67,424
Cash dividends declared per share $ 0.19 $ 0.18
WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
August 31, May 31,
2015 2015
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Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 18,772 $ 31,067
Receivables, less allowances of $2,909 and $3,085
at August 31, 2015 and May 31, 2015, respectively 431,586 474,292
Inventories:
Raw materials 195,695 181,975
Work in process 104,775 107,069
Finished products 82,329 85,931
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Total inventories 382,799 374,975
Income taxes receivable 2,868 12,119
Assets held for sale 23,450 23,412
Deferred income taxes 21,731 22,034
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 53,630 54,294
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Total current assets 934,836 992,193
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates 201,383 196,776
Goodwill 239,632 238,999
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated
amortization of $51,831 and $47,547 at August 31,
2015 and May 31, 2015, respectively 114,799 119,117
Other assets 24,500 24,867
Property, plant & equipment:
Land 15,842 16,017
Buildings and improvements 218,809 218,182
Machinery and equipment 889,290 872,986
Construction in progress 59,061 40,753
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Total property, plant & equipment 1,183,002 1,147,938
Less: accumulated depreciation 652,242 634,748
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Property, plant and equipment, net 530,760 513,190
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Total assets $ 2,045,910 $ 2,085,142
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Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 317,552 $ 294,129
Short-term borrowings 22,039 90,550
Accrued compensation, contributions to employee
benefit plans and related taxes 63,823 66,252
Dividends payable 12,712 12,862
Other accrued items 67,250 56,913
Income taxes payable 11,217 2,845
Current maturities of long-term debt 846 841
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Total current liabilities 495,439 524,392
Other liabilities 56,575 58,269
Distributions in excess of investment in
unconsolidated affiliate 58,728 61,585
Long-term debt 580,901 579,352
Deferred income taxes 15,376 21,495
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Total liabilities 1,207,019 1,245,093
Shareholders' equity - controlling interest 749,884 749,112
Noncontrolling interests 89,007 90,937
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Total equity 838,891 840,049
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Total liabilities and equity $ 2,045,910 $ 2,085,142
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WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended
August 31,
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2015 2014
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Operating activities
Net earnings $ 34,437 $ 48,820
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 21,440 20,367
Impairment of long-lived assets 3,000 1,950
Provision for deferred income taxes (5,540) (535)
Bad debt expense (income) 10 (203)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates,
net of distributions (5,513) (6,990)
Net loss (gain) on sale of assets 1,606 (2,830)
Stock-based compensation 3,777 4,355
Excess tax benefits - stock-based compensation (824) (5,132)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of impact of
acquisitions:
Receivables 42,629 12,752
Inventories (7,824) (51,217)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 11,166 (2,872)
Other assets 442 121
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 42,184 41,890
Other liabilities (3,187) (5,991)
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Net cash provided by operating activities 137,803 54,485
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Investing activities
Investment in property, plant and equipment (38,497) (23,873)
Investment in notes receivable - (5,000)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired - (36,550)
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates (1,687) (3,800)
Proceeds from sale of assets and insurance 131 265
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Net cash used by investing activities (40,053) (68,958)
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Financing activities
Net proceeds from (repayments of) short-term
borrowings (68,511) 555
Proceeds from long-term debt 921 -
Principal payments on long-term debt (208) (302)
Payments for issuance of common shares (602) (1,020)
Excess tax benefits - stock-based compensation 824 5,132
Payments to noncontrolling interest (3,336) (2,867)
Repurchase of common shares (27,582) (20,071)
Dividends paid (11,551) (10,112)
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Net cash used by financing activities (110,045) (28,685)
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Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (12,295) (43,158)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 31,067 190,079
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 18,772 $ 146,921
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WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
(In thousands, except volume)
This supplemental information is provided to assist in the analysis of the
results of operations.
Three Months Ended
August 31,
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2015 2014
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Volume:
Steel Processing (tons) 866,376 905,461
Pressure Cylinders (units) 19,219,410 20,370,385
Net sales:
Steel Processing $ 490,800 $ 552,331
Pressure Cylinders 224,394 248,959
Engineered Cabs 38,617 49,554
Other 4,336 11,570
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Total net sales $ 758,147 $ 862,414
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Material cost:
Steel Processing 348,245 394,892
Pressure Cylinders 99,064 118,437
Engineered Cabs 17,981 22,022
Selling, general and administrative expense:
Steel Processing $ 32,915 $ 31,900
Pressure Cylinders 36,874 35,013
Engineered Cabs 5,408 6,824
Other 754 1,518
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Total selling, general and administrative
expense $ 75,951 $ 75,255
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Operating income (loss):
Steel Processing $ 23,638 $ 35,869
Pressure Cylinders 16,819 19,606
Engineered Cabs (9,291) (2,145)
Other (170) (1,128)
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Total operating income $ 30,996 $ 52,202
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The following provides detail of Pressure Cylinders volume and net sales by
principal class of products.
Three Months Ended
August 31,
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2015 2014
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Volume (units):
Consumer Products 11,977,945 12,346,630
Industrial Products 7,147,952 7,916,492
Alternative Fuels 91,956 104,089
Oil and Gas Equipment 1,320 2,987
Cryogenics 237 187
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Total Pressure Cylinders 19,219,410 20,370,385
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Net sales:
Consumer Products $ 54,958 $ 55,600
Industrial Products 105,106 109,091
Alternative Fuels 24,818 21,779
Oil and Gas Equipment 32,884 57,336
Cryogenics 6,628 5,153
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Total Pressure Cylinders $ 224,394 $ 248,959
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WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
(In thousands)
The following provides detail of impairment of long-lived assets and
restructuring and other expense included in operating income by segment.
Three Months Ended
August 31,
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2015 2014
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Impairment of long-lived assets:
Steel Processing $ - $ 1,950
Pressure Cylinders - -
Engineered Cabs 3,000 -
Other - -
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Total impairment of long-lived assets $ 3,000 $ 1,950
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Restructuring and other expense (income):
Steel Processing $ 462 $ (30)
Pressure Cylinders 731 23
Engineered Cabs 1,878 -
Other (2) 107
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Total restructuring and other expense $ 3,069 $ 100
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CONTACTS:
Cathy M. Lyttle
VP, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
Phone: (614) 438-3077
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Director, Corporate Communications
Phone: (614) 438-7391
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