BRAINTREE, Mass., July 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Altra Industrial Motion Corp. (Nasdaq:AIMC), a global manufacturer and marketer of electromechanical power transmission and motion control products, today announced unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015.
Financial Highlights
- Second-quarter 2015 net sales were $196.6 million, compared with $215.2 million in the second quarter of 2014, a decrease of 8.6%. The decrease in net sales was driven by an unfavorable impact from foreign exchange of 5.9% and an organic sales decline of 3.8%, partially offset by 1.1% of growth from an acquisition.
- Second-quarter net income was $9.7 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, compared with $12.8 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2014. Non-GAAP net income in Q2 2015 decreased to $11.5 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, from $13.1 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, a year ago.*
- The Company purchased $3.4 million in Altra stock, or approximately 123,000 shares, during the second quarter under its $50 million repurchase program. Since the program's inception in May 2014, the Company has purchased approximately $25.6 million, or 839,000 shares, under the program.
- The Company purchased the remaining 15% interest in Lamiflex.
- The Company is today announcing the next steps regarding its business simplification efforts.
- Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Net Income*:
| Quarter Ended |
Year to Date Ended |
Quarter Ended |
Year to Date Ended |
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| June 30, 2015 | June 30, 2014 | ||||
| Net income attributable to Altra Industrial Motion Corp. | $ 9,679 | $ 19,078 | $ 12,797 | $ 24,162 | |
| Restructuring costs | 2,587 | 4,343 | — | — | |
| Amortization of inventory fair value adjustment | — | — | — | 2,151 | |
| Acquisition related expenses | — | 738 | 455 | 881 | |
| Tax impact of above adjustments | (779) | (1,540) | (142) | (956) | |
| Non-GAAP net income* | $ 11,487 | $ 22,619 | $ 13,110 | $ 26,238 | |
| Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share* | $ 0.43 | $ 0.85 | $ 0.48 | $ 0.96 | |
| In Thousands of Dollars, except per share amounts | |||||
Management Comments
"Altra delivered a solid performance during the second quarter, particularly given the challenging global economic environment and ongoing weakness in several of our key end markets," said Carl Christenson, Altra's Chairman and CEO. "We increased our quarterly cash dividend by 25 percent during the quarter, boosting returns to shareholders. We are also very excited about our opportunity to improve our cost structure and we have initiated three facility consolidations as part of our efforts to streamline the business."
Business Simplification Plan
Altra today announced the next steps of its Business Simplification Plan ("the Plan") to improve business effectiveness, reduce the number of facilities, streamline the Company's cost structure, increase margins, and enhance shareholder value.
As part of the Plan, Altra expects to reduce the number of facilities it operates by approximately 20-30 percent. This includes three consolidations that are currently underway, in Illinois, France and South Africa. The Plan also seeks to optimize the Company's supply chain to better leverage its global spend. As the Company executes this plan, it will benefit from the investments made in its IT system.
"We expect to begin realizing savings from our actions during the second half of 2015 and to complete these actions by the end of 2018. We ultimately expect to achieve annual savings of approximately $15 million. Given the weakness in a number of our major end markets, this is the right time to take these actions," Christenson said. "We built Altra through a series of acquisitions during the past 10 years. Now we have the opportunity to take these simplification actions as a step towards making Altra one fully integrated company."
Business Outlook
"The market and currency headwinds we forecast at the beginning of 2015 have materialized as expected," Christenson said. "From a geographic perspective, sentiment in Europe has improved somewhat, while it appears that the outlook for the North American distribution channel has softened. Meanwhile, China is still growing but at a slower pace than initially thought and the oil & gas, agriculture, mining and metals end markets, which are some of our largest markets, remain challenging.
"Even as we face economic and end market challenges, we are making solid progress on our strategic initiatives. The Bauer profit improvement plan is continuing to show signs of success, and our strategic pricing initiative is adding to margins as expected. Finally, our efforts to streamline the business will play a principal role in our drive to achieve our operating margin target of 15 percent."
Altra is maintaining its previous guidance and expects sales in the range of $760 to $780 million and non-GAAP diluted EPS guidance in the range of $1.60 to $1.75 for 2015. This guidance includes savings from the restructuring actions taken to date. The Company expects its tax rate for the full year to be approximately 30% to 32% before discrete items. Altra continues to expect capital expenditures in the range of $24 to $26 million and depreciation and amortization in the range of $30 to $32 million.*
Conference Call
The Company will conduct an investor conference call to discuss its unaudited second quarter financial results this morning at 10:00 a.m. ET. The public is invited to listen to the conference call by dialing (877) 407-8293 domestically or (201) 689-8349 for international access and asking to participate in the ALTRA conference call. A live webcast of the call will be available in the "Investor Relations" section of www.altramotion.com. Individuals may download charts that will be used during the call at www.altramotion.com under presentations in the Investor Relations section. The charts will be available after earnings are released. A replay of the recorded conference call will be available at the conclusion of the call on July 23 through midnight on August 6, 2015. To listen to the replay, dial (877) 660-6853 domestically or (201) 612-7415 for international access (conference ID # 13614312). A webcast replay also will be available.
| Altra Industrial Motion Corp. | ||||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Income Data | Quarter Ended | Year to Date Ended | ||||||
| In Thousands of Dollars, except per share amount |
June 30, 2015 |
June 30, 2014 |
June 30, 2015 |
June 30, 2014 | ||||
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||
| Net sales | $ 196,610 | $ 215,198 | $ 389,971 | $ 425,336 | ||||
| Cost of sales | 136,624 | 148,728 | 271,512 | 297,070 | ||||
| Gross profit | $ 59,986 | $ 66,470 | $ 118,459 | $ 128,266 | ||||
| Gross profit as a percent of net sales | 30.5% | 30.9% | 30.4% | 30.2% | ||||
| Selling, general & administrative expenses | 35,152 | 40,499 | 71,454 | 78,761 | ||||
| Research and development expenses | 4,534 | 4,012 | 9,296 | 7,901 | ||||
| Restructuring Charges | 2,587 | — | 4,343 | — | ||||
| Income from operations | $ 17,713 | $ 21,959 | $ 33,366 | $ 41,604 | ||||
| Income from operations as a percent of net sales | 9.0% | 10.2% | 8.6% | 9.8% | ||||
| Interest expense, net | 2,978 | 2,972 | 5,934 | 5,991 | ||||
| Other non-operating (income) expense, net | 750 | 225 | (79) | 759 | ||||
| Income before income taxes | $ 13,985 | $ 18,762 | $ 27,511 | $ 34,854 | ||||
| Provision for income taxes | 4,360 | 5,944 | 8,496 | 10,673 | ||||
| Income tax rate | 31.2% | 31.7% | 30.9% | 30.6% | ||||
| Net income | 9,625 | 12,818 | 19,015 | 24,181 | ||||
| Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest | 54 | (21) | 63 | (19) | ||||
| Net income attributable to Altra Industrial Motion Corp. | 9,679 | 12,797 | 19,078 | 24,162 | ||||
| Weighted Average common shares outstanding | ||||||||
| Basic | 26,280 | 26,816 | 26,204 | 26,823 | ||||
| Diluted | 26,450 | 27,546 | 26,287 | 27,647 | ||||
| Net income per share | ||||||||
| Basic | $ 0.37 | $ 0.48 | $ 0.73 | $ 0.90 | ||||
| Diluted | $ 0.37 | $ 0.46 | $ 0.73 | $ 0.87 | ||||
| Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Income From Operations: | ||||||||
| Income from operations | $ 17,713 | $ 21,959 | $ 33,366 | $ 41,604 | ||||
| Restructuring costs | 2,587 | — | 4,343 | — | ||||
| Amortization of inventory fair value adjustment | — | — | — | 2,151 | ||||
| Acquisition related expenses | — | 455 | 738 | 881 | ||||
| Non-GAAP income from operations * | $ 20,300 | $ 22,414 | $ 38,447 | $ 44,636 | ||||
| Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Net Income: | ||||||||
| Net income attributable to Altra Industrial Motion Corp. | 9,679 | 12,797 | 19,078 | 24,162 | ||||
| Restructuring costs | 2,587 | — | 4,343 | — | ||||
| Amortization of inventory fair value adjustment | — | — | — | 2,151 | ||||
| Acquisition related expenses | — | 455 | 738 | 881 | ||||
| Tax impact of above adjustments | (779) | (142) | (1,540) | (956) | ||||
| Non-GAAP net income * | $ 11,487 | $ 13,110 | $ 22,619 | $ 26,238 | ||||
| Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share * | $ 0.43 | (1) | $ 0.48 | (2) | $ 0.85 | (3) | $ 0.96 | (4) |
| (1) - tax impact is calculated by multiplying the estimated effective tax rate for the period of 30.1% by the above items | ||||||||
| (2) - tax impact is calculated by multiplying the estimated effective tax rate for the period of 31.2% by the above items | ||||||||
| (3) - tax impact is calculated by multiplying the estimated effective tax rate for the period of 30.3% by the above items | ||||||||
| (4) - tax impact is calculated by multiplying the estimated effective tax rate for the period of 31.5% by the above items | ||||||||
| Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||
| In Thousands of Dollars | June 30, 2015 | December 31, 2014 |
| (unaudited) | ||
| Assets: | ||
| Current Assets | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 42,277 | $ 47,503 |
| Trade receivables, net | 117,334 | 106,458 |
| Inventories | 126,956 | 132,736 |
| Deferred income taxes | 9,136 | 9,240 |
| Income tax receivable | 3,795 | 6,247 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 8,400 | 8,617 |
| Total current assets | 307,898 | 310,801 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 153,536 | 156,366 |
| Intangible assets, net | 101,880 | 110,730 |
| Goodwill | 99,014 | 102,087 |
| Deferred income taxes | 935 | 987 |
| Other non-current assets, net | 3,006 | 3,592 |
| Total assets | $ 666,269 | $ 684,563 |
| Liabilities, non-controlling interest and stockholders' equity | ||
| Current liabilities | ||
| Accounts payable | $ 47,486 | $ 44,298 |
| Accrued payroll | 20,702 | 23,254 |
| Accruals and other current liabilities | 33,298 | 33,591 |
| Deferred income taxes | 125 | 120 |
| Income tax payable | 2,550 | 3,189 |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 13,804 | 15,176 |
| Total current liabilities | 117,965 | 119,628 |
| Long-term debt, less current portion and net of unaccreted discount | 233,857 | 240,576 |
| Deferred income taxes | 52,255 | 53,226 |
| Pension liabilities | 8,173 | 9,993 |
| Long-term taxes payable | 643 | 629 |
| Other long-term liabilities | 761 | 869 |
| Redeemable non-controlling interest | — | 883 |
| Total stockholders' equity | 252,615 | 258,759 |
| Total liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interest and stockholders' equity | $ 666,269 | $ 684,563 |
| Reconciliation to operating working capital: | ||
| Trade receivables, net | 117,334 | 106,458 |
| Inventories | 126,956 | 132,736 |
| Accounts payable | (47,486) | (44,298) |
| Operating working capital * | $ 196,804 | $ 194,896 |
| Year to Date Ended | ||
| June 30, 2015 | June 30, 2014 | |
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||
| Net income | $ 19,015 | $ 24,181 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows: | ||
| Depreciation | 10,832 | 11,481 |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 4,300 | 4,545 |
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 468 | 466 |
| (Gain)/Loss on foreign currency, net | (125) | 137 |
| Amortization of inventory fair value adjustment | — | 2,151 |
| Accretion of debt discount, net | 1,810 | 1,669 |
| Loss on impairment / disposal of fixed assets | 1,127 | 235 |
| Stock based compensation | 2,215 | 1,830 |
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||
| Trade receivables | (13,320) | (17,029) |
| Inventories | 2,742 | 5,021 |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 2,262 | (655) |
| Other current assets and liabilities | 74 | 3,910 |
| Other operating assets and liabilities | (1,286) | (211) |
| Net cash flows from operating activities | 30,114 | 37,731 |
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (13,482) | (10,923) |
| Net cash flows from investing activities | (13,482) | (10,923) |
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||
| Payments on Term Loan Facility | (11,445) | (12,650) |
| Payments on Revolving Credit Facility | (2,000) | (6,190) |
| Dividend payments | (3,178) | (5,403) |
| Proceeds from Equipment and Working Capital Notes | 1,100 | 1,610 |
| Payment of Equipment and Working Capital Notes | (2,396) | — |
| Proceeds from Bauer Mortgage | 3,012 | — |
| Borrowing under Revolving Credit Facility | 6,000 | 5,000 |
| Purchase of non-controlling interest in Lamiflex | (878) | — |
| Shares surrendered for tax withholdings | (128) | (132) |
| Payments on mortgages and other debt | (254) | (371) |
| Purchases of common stock under share repurchase program | (8,006) | (2,907) |
| Net cash flows from financing activities | (18,173) | (21,043) |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (3,685) | (201) |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | (5,226) | 5,564 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 47,503 | 63,604 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ 42,277 | $ 69,168 |
| Reconciliation to free cash flow: | ||
| Net cash flows from operating activities | 30,114 | 37,731 |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (13,482) | (10,923) |
| Free cash flow * | $ 16,632 | $ 26,808 |
| Altra Industrial Motion Corp. | ||||
| Selected Segment Data | Quarter Ended | Year to Date Ended | ||
| In Thousands of Dollars, except per share amount | June 30, 2015 | June 30, 2014 | June 30, 2015 | June 30, 2014 |
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |
| Net Sales | ||||
| Clutches & Brakes | $ 105,538 | $ 110,952 | $ 207,133 | $ 223,971 |
| Couplings | 31,717 | 35,039 | 63,651 | 66,027 |
| Gearing and Power Transmission Components | 60,634 | 71,053 | 122,099 | 138,350 |
| Eliminations | (1,279) | (1,846) | (2,912) | (3,012) |
| Total | $ 196,610 | $ 215,198 | $ 389,971 | $ 425,336 |
| Income from operations | ||||
| Clutches & Brakes | $ 13,325 | $ 14,279 | $ 25,068 | $ 27,153 |
| Couplings | 3,562 | 4,440 | 6,450 | 7,922 |
| Gearing and Power Transmission Components | 6,192 | 7,631 | 11,594 | 13,166 |
| Restructuring | (2,587) | — | (4,343) | — |
| Corporate | (2,779) | (4,391) | (5,403) | (6,637) |
| Total | $ 17,713 | $ 21,959 | $ 33,366 | $ 41,604 |
About Altra Industrial Motion Corp.
Altra Industrial Motion Corp., through its subsidiaries, is a leading global designer, producer and marketer of a wide range of electromechanical power transmission products. The Company brings together strong brands covering over 40 product lines with production facilities in 12 countries. Altra's leading brands include Ameridrives Couplings, Bauer Gear Motor, Bibby Turboflex, Boston Gear, Delroyd Worm Gear, Formsprag Clutch, Guardian Couplings, Huco, Industrial Clutch, Inertia Dynamics, Kilian Manufacturing, Lamiflex Couplings, Marland Clutch, Matrix, Nuttall Gear, Stieber Clutch, Svendborg Brakes, TB Wood's, Twiflex, Warner Electric, Warner Linear, and Wichita Clutch.
The Altra Industrial Motion Corp. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=4038.
* Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
As used in this release and the accompanying slides posted on the Company's website, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, non-GAAP income from operations and non-GAAP net income are each calculated using either net income or income from operations that excludes acquisition related costs, restructuring costs, and other income or charges that management does not consider to be directly related to the Company's core operating performance. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income by GAAP weighted average shares outstanding (diluted). Non-GAAP free cash flow is calculated by deducting purchases of property, plant and equipment from net cash flows from operating activities. Non-GAAP operating working capital is calculated by deducting accounts payable from net trade receivables plus inventories.
Altra believes that the presentation of non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, non-GAAP free cash flow and non-GAAP operating working capital provides important supplemental information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to the Company's financial condition and results of operations.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this release are forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance, achievements or events. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by phrases such as "believes," "expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "should," "seeks," "predicts," "anticipates," "intends," "projects," "estimates," "plans," "could," "designed", "should be," and other similar expressions that denote expectations of future or conditional events rather than statements of fact. Forward-looking statements also may relate to strategies, plans and objectives for, and potential results of, future operations, financial results, financial condition, business prospects, growth strategy and liquidity, and are based upon financial data, market assumptions and management's current business plans and beliefs or current estimates of future results or trends available only as of the time the statements are made, which may become out of date or incomplete. Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and investors must recognize that events could differ significantly from our expectations. These statements include, but may not be limited to, those relating to the Company's progress on corporate initiatives and strategic pricing, the reduction, and the related timing, in the number of Company facilities, the optimization of the Company's supply chain, including the timing thereof, the Company's views and assessment of economic conditions, foreign currency trends, end market conditions and industrial demand, the Company's progress on executing its acquisition and organic growth strategies and new product development, the Company's progress on implementing profit improvement initiatives, the Company's progress and future plans on implementing and pursuing consolidation and cost reduction activities, the impact and timing of the Company's Business Simplification Plan and other potential cost management and restructuring activities on earnings, margins and shareholder value, the Company's unaudited 2015 financial information, and the Company's guidance for full year 2015.
In addition to the risks and uncertainties noted in this release, there are certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by some of the statements made. These include: (1) competitive pressures, (2) changes in economic conditions in the United States and abroad and the cyclical nature of our markets, (3) loss of distributors, (4) the ability to develop new products and respond to customer needs, (5) risks associated with international operations, including currency risks, (6) accuracy of estimated forecasts of OEM customers and the impact of the current global economic environment on our customers, (7) risks associated with a disruption to our supply chain, (8) fluctuations in the costs of raw materials used in our products, (9) product liability claims, (10) work stoppages and other labor issues, (11) changes in employment, environmental, tax and other laws and changes in the enforcement of laws, (12) loss of key management and other personnel, (13) risks associated with compliance with environmental laws, (14) the ability to successfully execute, manage and integrate key acquisitions and mergers, (15) failure to obtain or protect intellectual property rights, (16) risks associated with impairment of goodwill or intangibles assets, (17) failure of operating equipment or information technology infrastructure, (18) risks associated with our debt leverage and operating covenants under our debt instruments, (19) risks associated with restrictions contained in our Convertible Notes and Credit Facility, (20) risks associated with compliance with tax laws, (21) risks associated with the global recession and volatility and disruption in the global financial markets, (22) risks associated with implementation of our ERP system, (23) risks associated with the Lamiflex, Svendborg and Guardian acquisitions and integration and other acquisitions, (24) risks associated with the Company's investment in a manufacturing facility in China, (25) risks associated with certain minimum purchase agreements we have with suppliers, (26) risks associated with our exposure to variable interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, (27) risks associated with interest rate swap contracts, (28) risks associated with the potential dilution of our common stock as a result of our convertible notes, (29) risks associated with our exposure to renewable energy markets, (30) risks related to regulations regarding conflict minerals, and (31) other risks, uncertainties and other factors described in the Company's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and annual reports on Form 10-K and in the Company's other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or in materials incorporated therein by reference. Except as required by applicable law, Altra Industrial Motion Corp. does not intend to, update or alter its forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. AIMC-E