Generac Reports Record Second Quarter 2022 Results

Increased capacity, strong execution and improving margins drive record results; maintaining 2022 outlook which anticipates continued strong sales growth and sequentially improving margin profile


WAUKESHA, Wis., Aug. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE: GNRC) (“Generac” or the “Company”), a leading global designer and manufacturer of energy technology solutions and other power products, today reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2022 and provided an update on its outlook for the full year 2022.

Second Quarter 2022 Highlights

  • Net sales increased 40% to a record $1.29 billion during the second quarter of 2022 as compared to $920 million in the prior-year second quarter. Core sales growth, which excludes both the impact of acquisitions and foreign currency, increased approximately 33%.
    • Residential product sales grew 49% to $896 million as compared to $600 million last year.
    • Commercial & Industrial (“C&I”) product sales increased 22% to $309 million as compared to $254 million in the prior year.
  • Net income attributable to the Company during the second quarter was $156 million, or $2.21 per share, as compared to $127 million, or $2.01 per share, for the same period of 2021.
  • Adjusted net income attributable to the Company, as defined in the accompanying reconciliation schedules, was a record $194 million, or $2.99 per share, as compared to $153 million, or $2.39 per share, in the second quarter of 2021.
  • Adjusted EBITDA before deducting for noncontrolling interests, as defined in the accompanying reconciliation schedules, was a record $271 million, or 21.0% of net sales, as compared to $218 million, or 23.7% of net sales, in the prior year.
  • The Company is maintaining its full-year 2022 net sales growth guidance of approximately 36 to 40% compared to the prior year on an as-reported basis.   Adjusted EBITDA margin, before deducting for non-controlling interests, is still expected to be approximately 21.5 to 22.5%.
  • On June 29th, the Company amended its existing term loan credit agreement. This included establishing a new term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $750 million and establishing a new revolving facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1.25 billion, which was unfunded at closing. Proceeds were used to prepay $250 million of the existing term loan B facility and to fully pay off the existing ABL revolving credit facility, with the remaining funds to be used for general corporate purposes.
  • Subsequent to quarter end, the Company repurchased approximately $124.0 million of its common stock, which was the amount remaining under its share repurchase authorization at the time. Additionally, on July 29, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase program that allows for the repurchase of up to $500 million of the Company's common stock over a 24-month period.

“We continued to experience robust growth during the second quarter as ongoing capacity expansion helped drive shipments to new records,” said Aaron Jagdfeld, President and Chief Executive Officer. “In addition to the tremendous year-over-year increase in sales, we experienced significant sequential margin improvement in the quarter, which reinforces our prior expectations that margins bottomed in the first quarter and will continue to improve throughout 2022. Given the positive underlying demand trends and elevated backlog, we are maintaining our sales growth and adjusted EBITDA margin guidance for the full-year 2022. The mega-trends supporting this demand remain as compelling as ever, and we believe our unique suite of energy technology solutions has Generac well-positioned to lead the evolution to a more resilient, efficient and sustainable energy future.”

Additional Second Quarter 2022 Consolidated Highlights

Gross profit margin was 35.4% as compared to 36.9% in the prior-year second quarter. While headwinds eased relative to previous quarters, gross margins continued to be impacted by higher input costs including increased commodity prices, logistics costs, and labor. These costs were mostly offset by the growing realization of previously implemented pricing actions and favorable sales mix. The increasing benefit of pricing actions implemented over the past several quarters and projected easing of input costs are expected to result in gross margins continuing to improve in the second half of the year.

Operating expenses increased $83.4 million, or 53.2%, as compared to the second quarter of 2021, including a $14.8 million increase in acquisition-related amortization expense. The remaining increase was primarily driven by the impact of recurring operating expenses from recent acquisitions, increased employee costs, and additional variable expenses from the significant increase in sales volumes.

Provision for income taxes for the current year quarter was $45.8 million, or an effective tax rate of 22.5%, as compared to $46.4 million, or a 26.6% effective tax rate, for the prior year. The decrease in effective tax rate was primarily due to a discrete tax item in the prior year quarter resulting from a legislative tax rate change in a foreign jurisdiction that unfavorably revalued deferred tax liabilities by $7.0 million, or approximately 4% tax rate impact to the prior year quarter.

Cash flow from operations was $23.8 million during the second quarter, as compared to $122.5 million in the prior year. Free cash flow, as defined in the accompanying reconciliation schedules, was $5.8 million as compared to $96.3 million in the second quarter of 2021. The decline in free cash flow was due to significantly higher working capital investment in the current year quarter, partially offset by higher operating earnings.

Business Segment Results

Domestic Segment

Domestic segment total sales (including inter-segment sales) increased 42% to $1.13 billion as compared to $792.9 million in the prior year quarter, with the impact of acquisitions contributing approximately 6% of the revenue growth for the quarter.   The strong core sales growth was led by home standby generators, while C&I channels also experienced significant year-over-year growth in the quarter, highlighted by national rental equipment and telecom customers and the industrial distributor channel.

Adjusted EBITDA for the segment was $241.9 million, or 21.5% of domestic segment total sales, as compared to $203.9 million in the prior year, or 25.7% of total sales. This margin performance was primarily impacted by higher input costs and the impact of acquisitions, partially offset by pricing benefits and favorable sales mix.

International Segment

International segment total sales (including inter-segment sales) increased 43% to $203.3 million as compared to $142.4 million in the prior year quarter, with the net impact of acquisitions and foreign currency contributing approximately 9% of the revenue growth for the quarter.   The core sales growth for the segment was driven by growth across all major regions as compared to the prior year, most notably in Europe and Latin America.

Adjusted EBITDA for the segment, before deducting for noncontrolling interests, was $29.5 million, or 14.5% of international segment total sales, as compared to $13.7 million, or 9.7% of total sales, in the prior year.   This strong margin performance was primarily driven by the positive impact of recent acquisitions and improved operating leverage on higher volumes.

2022 Outlook Update

The Company is maintaining its full-year 2022 net sales growth guidance range of approximately 36 to 40% compared to the prior year, which includes approximately 5 to 7% net impact from acquisitions and foreign currency.

Additionally, the Company still expects net income margin, before deducting for non-controlling interests, to be approximately 13.0 to 14.0% for the full-year 2022. The corresponding adjusted EBITDA margin is still expected to be approximately 21.5 to 22.5%.

Conference Call and Webcast

Generac management will hold a conference call at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 to discuss second quarter 2022 operating results. The conference call can be accessed at the following link: https://register.vevent.com/register/BIa03208708aae4babae97d724881c5969. Individuals that wish to listen via telephone will be given dial-in information.

The conference call will also be webcast simultaneously on Generac's website (http://www.generac.com), accessed under the Investor Relations link. The webcast link will be made available on the Company’s website prior to the start of the call within the Events section of the Investor Relations website.

Following the live webcast, a replay will be available on the Company's website.
        
About Generac

Generac is a leading energy technology company that provides backup and prime power systems for home and industrial applications, solar + battery storage solutions, smart home energy management devices and energy services, advanced power grid software platforms and engine- and battery-powered tools and equipment. Founded in 1959, Generac introduced the first affordable backup generator and later created the category of automatic home standby generator. The company is committed to sustainable, cleaner energy products poised to revolutionize the 21st century electrical grid.  

Forward-looking Information

Certain statements contained in this news release, as well as other information provided from time to time by Generac Holdings Inc. or its employees, may contain forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements. Forward-looking statements give Generac's current expectations and projections relating to the Company's financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements may include words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "project," "plan," "intend," "believe," "confident," "may," "should," "can have," "likely," "future," “optimistic” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of future operating or financial performance or other events.

Any such forward looking statements are not guarantees of performance or results, and involve risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond the Company's control) and assumptions. Although Generac believes any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could affect Generac's actual financial results and cause them to differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements, including:

  • frequency and duration of power outages impacting demand for our products;
  • fluctuations in cost and quality of raw materials required to manufacture our products;
  • availability of both labor and key components from our global supply chain, including single-sourced components, needed in producing our products;
  • the possibility that the expected synergies, efficiencies and cost savings of our acquisitions will not be realized, or will not be realized within the expected time period;
  • the risk that our acquisitions will not be integrated successfully;
  • the impact on our results of possible fluctuations in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodities, product mix, logistics costs and regulatory tariffs;
  • the duration and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic;
  • difficulties we may encounter as our business expands globally or into new markets;
  • our dependence on our distribution network;
  • our ability to invest in, develop or adapt to changing technologies and manufacturing techniques;
  • loss of our key management and employees;
  • increase in product and other liability claims or recalls;
  • failures or security breaches of our networks, information technology systems, or connected products;
  • changes in environmental, health and safety, or product compliance laws and regulations affecting our products, operations, or customer demand;
  • significant legal proceedings, claims, lawsuits or government investigations.

Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, Generac's actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in any forward-looking statements. In the current environment, some of the above factors have materialized and may or will continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which may cause actual results to vary from these forward-looking statements.   A detailed discussion of these and other factors that may affect future results is contained in Generac's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), particularly in the Risk Factors section of the 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its periodic reports on Form 10-Q. Stockholders, potential investors and other readers should consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements.

Any forward-looking statement made by Generac in this press release speaks only as of the date on which it is made.  Generac undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

Non-GAAP Financial Metrics

Core Sales

The Company references core sales to further supplement Generac's condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Core sales excludes the impact of acquisitions and fluctuations in foreign currency translation. Management believes that core sales facilitates easier and more meaningful comparison of net sales performance with prior and future periods.

Adjusted EBITDA

The computation of adjusted EBITDA attributable to the Company and adjusted EBITDA margin is based on the definition of EBITDA contained in Generac's credit agreements. To supplement the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, Generac provides a summary to show the computation of adjusted EBITDA, which excludes the impact of noncontrolling interests, taking into account certain charges and gains that were recognized during the periods presented.

Adjusted Net Income

To further supplement Generac's condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company provides a summary to show the computation of adjusted net income attributable to the Company. Adjusted net income attributable to the Company is defined as net income before noncontrolling interests adjusted for the following items: amortization of intangible assets, amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discount related to the Company's debt, intangible impairment charges, certain transaction costs and other purchase accounting adjustments, losses on extinguishment of debt, business optimization expenses, certain other non-cash gains and losses, and adjusted net income attributable to non-controlling interests. In addition, for periods prior to 2022, adjusted net income reflects cash income tax expense due to the existence of the tax shield from the amortization of tax-deductible goodwill and intangible assets from the acquisition of the Company by CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC in 2006. Due to the expiration of this tax shield in the fourth quarter of 2021, there is no similar reconciling item starting in 2022.

Free Cash Flow

In addition, we reference free cash flow to further supplement Generac's condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities, plus proceeds from beneficial interests in securitization transactions, less expenditures for property and equipment, and is intended to be a measure of operational cash flow taking into account additional capital expenditure investment into the business.

The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.  Please see the accompanying Reconciliation Schedules and our SEC filings for additional discussion of the basis for Generac's reporting of Non-GAAP financial measures, which includes why the Company believes these measures provide useful information to investors and the additional purposes for which management uses the non-GAAP financial information.

SOURCE: Generac Holdings Inc.

CONTACT:
Michael W. Harris
Senior Vice President – Corporate Development & Investor Relations
(262) 506-6064
InvestorRelations@generac.com

Generac Holdings Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(U.S. Dollars in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
(Unaudited)
      
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
  2022   2021   2022   2021 
        
Net sales$1,291,391  $919,981  $2,427,247  $1,727,415 
Costs of goods sold 834,406   580,246   1,609,514   1,065,866 
Gross profit 456,985   339,735   817,733   661,549 
        
Operating expenses:       
Selling and service 120,066   78,777   218,309   147,201 
Research and development 41,599   25,344   81,343   47,732 
General and administrative 52,600   41,610   94,572   74,509 
Amortization of intangibles 25,876   11,052   51,930   20,031 
Total operating expenses 240,141   156,783   446,154   289,473 
Income from operations 216,844   182,952   371,579   372,076 
        
Other (expense) income:       
Interest expense (10,235)  (7,721)  (19,789)  (15,444)
Investment income 92   244   169   847 
Loss on extinguishment of debt (3,743)  (831)  (3,743)  (831)
Other, net 505   (373)  751   2,936 
Total other expense, net (13,381)  (8,681)  (22,612)  (12,492)
        
Income before provision for income taxes 203,463   174,271   348,967   359,584 
Provision for income taxes 45,826   46,362   74,434   81,730 
Net income 157,637   127,909   274,533   277,854 
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests 1,278   873   4,316   1,825 
Net income attributable to Generac Holdings Inc.$156,359  $127,036  $270,217  $276,029 
        
Net income attributable to common shareholders per common share - basic:$2.24  $2.06  $3.85  $4.44 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic: 63,662,510   62,605,166   63,607,711   62,533,725 
        
Net income attributable to common shareholders per common share - diluted:$2.21  $2.01  $3.78  $4.34 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted: 64,713,748   64,088,709   64,799,002   64,097,378 
        
Comprehensive income attributable to Generac Holdings Inc.$120,864  $119,246  $243,229  $273,062 
        



Generac Holdings Inc. 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 
(U.S. Dollars in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data) 
(Unaudited) 
     
 June 30,  December 31, 
  2022   2021  
Assets    
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents$467,140  $147,339  
Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit losses 692,291   546,466  
Inventories 1,240,524   1,089,705  
Prepaid expenses and other assets 91,356   64,954  
Total current assets 2,491,311   1,848,464  
     
Property and equipment, net 446,007   440,852  
     
Customer lists, net 217,152   238,722  
Patents and technology, net 469,384   492,473  
Other intangible assets, net 51,727   66,436  
Tradenames, net 233,023   243,531  
Goodwill 1,388,051   1,409,674  
Deferred income taxes 14,091   15,740  
Operating lease and other assets 162,205   121,888  
Total assets$5,472,951  $4,877,780  
     
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity    
Current liabilities:    
Short-term borrowings$77,514  $72,035  
Accounts payable 614,009   674,208  
Accrued wages and employee benefits 61,249   72,060  
Other accrued liabilities 415,730   331,674  
Current portion of long-term borrowings and finance lease obligations 3,674   5,930  
Total current liabilities 1,172,176   1,155,907  
     
Long-term borrowings and finance lease obligations 1,286,499   902,091  
Deferred income taxes 151,643   205,964  
Operating lease and other long-term liabilities 360,041   341,681  
Total liabilities 2,970,359   2,605,643  
     
Redeemable noncontrolling interest 82,830   58,050  
     
Stockholders’ equity:    
Common stock, par value $0.01, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 72,588,588 and 72,386,017    
shares issued at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively 727   725  
Additional paid-in capital 967,819   952,939  
Treasury stock, at cost (475,294)  (448,976) 
Excess purchase price over predecessor basis (202,116)  (202,116) 
Retained earnings 2,210,582   1,965,957  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (82,839)  (54,755) 
Stockholders’ equity attributable to Generac Holdings Inc. 2,418,879   2,213,774  
Noncontrolling interests 883   313  
Total stockholders’ equity 2,419,762   2,214,087  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$5,472,951  $4,877,780  
     



Generac Holdings Inc. 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
(U.S. Dollars in Thousands) 
(Unaudited) 
     
 Six Months Ended June 30, 
  2022   2021  
Operating activities        
Net income$274,533  $277,854  
Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Depreciation 25,629   19,435  
Amortization of intangible assets 51,930   20,031  
Amortization of original issue discount and deferred financing costs 1,287   1,295  
Loss on extinguishment of debt 3,743   831  
Deferred income taxes (61,625)  7,003  
Share-based compensation expense 16,562   12,421  
Gain on disposal of assets (587)  (3,978) 
Other noncash (gains) charges (2,037)  (142) 
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:        
Accounts receivable (143,308)  (96,846) 
Inventories (158,232)  (163,820) 
Other assets 1,637   (4,172) 
Accounts payable (54,583)  186,041  
Accrued wages and employee benefits (11,876)  2,537  
Other accrued liabilities 86,616   38,028  
Excess tax benefits from equity awards (15,996)  (21,525) 
Net cash provided by operating activities 13,693   274,993  
         
Investing activities        
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 1,883   74  
Proceeds from sale of investment 1,308   4,902  
Proceeds from beneficial interests in securitization transactions 1,843   1,363  
Contribution to equity method investment (10,229)  (216) 
Expenditures for property and equipment (46,503)  (54,222) 
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired (11,421)  (419,017) 
Net cash used in investing activities (63,119)  (467,116) 
         
Financing activities        
Proceeds from short-term borrowings 216,681   57,589  
Proceeds from long-term borrowings 935,000   50,000  
Repayments of short-term borrowings (208,244)  (73,675) 
Repayments of long-term borrowings and finance lease obligations (538,401)  (53,095) 
Payment of contingent acquisition consideration    (3,750) 
Payment of debt issuance costs (10,330)  (1,185) 
Purchase of additional ownership interest (375)  (27,164) 
Taxes paid related to equity awards (38,347)  (39,967) 
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options 10,383   18,567  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 366,367   (72,680) 
         
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 2,860   (239) 
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 319,801   (265,042) 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 147,339   655,128  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$467,140  $390,086  
         



Generac Holdings Inc.
Segment Reporting and Product Class Information
(U.S. Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)
             
  Total Sales by Reportable Segment
  Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
  External Net Sales Intersegment Sales Total Sales External Net Sales Intersegment Sales Total Sales
Domestic$1,107,431 $18,987  $1,126,418  $784,146 $8,798  $792,944 
International 183,960  19,334   203,294   135,835  6,549   142,384 
Intercompany elimination -  (38,321)  (38,321)    (15,347)  (15,347)
Total net sales$1,291,391 $-  $1,291,391  $919,981 $-  $919,981 
             
             
  Total Sales by Reportable Segment
  Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
  External Net Sales Intersegment Sales Total Sales External Net Sales Intersegment Sales Total Sales
Domestic$2,072,105 $29,257  $2,101,362  $1,476,884 $15,479  $1,492,363 
International 355,142  33,659   388,801   250,531  8,552   259,083 
Intercompany elimination -  (62,916)  (62,916)  -  (24,031)  (24,031)
Total net sales$2,427,247 $-  $2,427,247  $1,727,415 $-  $1,727,415 
             
             
  External Net Sales by Product Class    
  Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,    
   2022  2021   2022   2021    
Residential products$896,013 $599,991  $1,672,957  $1,142,140    
Commercial & industrial products 309,348  254,295   588,077   456,686    
Other 86,030  65,695   166,213   128,589    
Total net sales$1,291,391 $919,981  $2,427,247  $1,727,415    
             
  Adjusted EBITDA    
  Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Six Months Ended June 30,    
   2022  2021   2022   2021    
Domestic$241,928 $203,931  $412,349  $411,004    
International 29,534  13,748   55,526   20,869    
Total adjusted EBITDA (1)$271,462 $217,679  $467,875  $431,873    
             
(1) See reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net income attributable to Generac Holdings Inc. on the following reconciliation schedule.        
             


Generac Holdings Inc. 
Reconciliation Schedules 
(U.S. Dollars in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data) 
(Unaudited) 
            
Net income to Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation        
    Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 
     2022   2021   2022   2021  
                    
Net income attributable to Generac Holdings Inc.$156,359  $127,036  $270,217  $276,029  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 1,278   873   4,316   1,825  
Net income    157,637   127,909   274,533   277,854  
Interest expense   10,235   7,721   19,789   15,444  
Depreciation and amortization  39,098   21,229   77,559   39,466  
Provision for income taxes  45,826   46,362   74,434   81,730  
Non-cash write-down and other adjustments (1) 4,607   1,173   (3,185)  (2,695) 
Non-cash share-based compensation expense (2) 7,735   6,973   16,562   12,421  
Loss on extinguishment of debt (3)  3,743   831   3,743   831  
Transaction costs and credit facility fees (4) 1,592   5,172   2,581   6,086  
Business optimization and other charges (5) 1,590   -   2,749   159  
Other    (601)  309   (890)  577  
Adjusted EBITDA   271,462   217,679   467,875   431,873  
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interests 3,742   2,015   7,167   4,207  
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Generac Holdings Inc.$267,720  $215,664  $460,708  $427,666  
            
(1) Includes gains/losses on disposals of assets and sales of certain investments, unrealized mark-to-market adjustments on commodity contracts, certain foreign currency related adjustments, and certain purchase accounting and contingent consideration adjustments. A full description of these and the other reconciliation adjustments contained in these schedules is included in Generac's SEC filings.     
            
(2) Represents share-based compensation expense to account for stock options, restricted stock and other stock awards over their respective vesting periods.     
            
(3) Represents the write-off of original issue discount and capitalized debt issuance costs due to voluntary debt prepayments. 
            
(4) Represents transaction costs incurred directly in connection with any investment, as defined in our credit agreement, equity issuance or debt issuance or refinancing, together with certain fees relating to our senior secured credit facilities.     
            
(5) The current year period predominantly represents severance and other non-recurring restructuring charges related to the suspension of operations at certain of our facilities.     
            
Net income to Adjusted net income reconciliation        
    Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 
     2022   2021   2022   2021  
                    
Net income attributable to Generac Holdings Inc.$156,359  $127,036  $270,217  $276,029  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 1,278   873   4,316   1,825  
Net income    157,637   127,909   274,533   277,854  
Provision for income taxes (8)  -   46,362   -   81,730  
Amortization of intangible assets  25,876   11,052   51,930   20,031  
Amortization of deferred finance costs and original issue discount 650   649   1,287   1,295  
Loss on extinguishment of debt (3)  3,743   831   3,743   831  
Transaction costs and other purchase accounting adjustments (6) 5,710   4,954   (46)  5,643  
(Gain)/loss attributable to business or asset dispositions (7) -      (229)  (3,991) 
Business optimization and other charges (5) 1,590      2,749   159  
Cash income tax expense (8)  -   (37,406)  -   (75,274) 
Adjusted net income   195,206   154,351   333,967   308,278  
Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests 1,678   1,121   5,168   2,344  
Adjusted net income attributable to Generac Holdings Inc.$193,528  $153,230  $328,799  $305,934  
                    
Adjusted net income attributable to Generac Holdings Inc. per                
common share - diluted: $2.99  $2.39  $5.07  $4.77  
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted: 64,713,748   64,088,709   64,799,002   64,097,378  
            
(6) Represents transaction costs incurred directly in connection with any investment, as defined in our credit agreement, equity issuance or debt issuance or refinancing, and certain purchase accounting and contingent consideration adjustments.     
            
(7) Represents gains and losses attributable to the disposition of a business or assets occurring in other than ordinary course, as defined in our credit agreement.     
            
(8) Amount for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 is based on an anticipated cash income tax rate at the time of approximately 21.0% to 21.5% for the full year ended 2021 due to the existence of the tax shield from the amortization of tax-deductible goodwill and intangible assets from our acquisition by CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC in 2006. Due to the expiration of this tax shield in the fourth quarter of 2021, there is no similar reconciling item for the current year period. For comparative purposes to the current year, using the GAAP tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 would result in adjusted net income per diluted share of $2.25 and $4.67, respectively, on a pro forma basis. 
            
Free Cash Flow Reconciliation         
    Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 
     2022   2021   2022   2021  
                    
Net cash provided by operating activities$23,835  $122,450  $13,693  $274,993  
Proceeds from beneficial interests in securitization transactions 270   651   1,843   1,363  
Expenditures for property and equipment (18,303)  (26,753)  (46,503)  (54,222) 
Free cash flow  $5,802  $96,348  $(30,967) $222,134