- Sales of $361.9 million for the quarter
and $1.040 billion for the nine-month period.
- Net loss of $22.0 million or $0.81 per
share for the quarter and net loss of $24.4 million, or $0.90 per
share for the nine-month period.
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $18.5
million for the quarter and $55.4 million for the nine-month
period.
- Total backlog of $2.632 billion as of
June 30, 2017.
Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) today announced its financial
results for the quarter and nine months ended June 30,
2017.
“This quarter, we continued our investments in the future of our
transportation business. We also delivered strong growth in
our C4ISR business that has been the focus of our M&A growth in
recent quarters. Overall, we expect very good organic growth
in the near term,” said Bradley H. Feldmann, president and chief
executive officer of Cubic Corporation. “Our strategy has been
validated by a number of recent contract wins and awards.”
Financial Results
Comparison
Nine Months Ended
Three Months Ended June 30, June 30,
2017 2016 2017
2016 (in millions) Sales $ 1,040.3 $ 1,055.1 $ 361.9 $ 375.2
Operating income (loss) $ (7.9 ) $ (3.3 ) $ (1.7 ) $ 13.9 Adjusted
EBITDA (1) $ 55.4 $ 82.3 $ 18.5 $ 40.7 Net income (loss) $ (24.4 )
$ 9.2 $ (22.0 ) $ 4.5 EPS $ (0.90 ) $ 0.34 $ (0.81 ) $ 0.17
Acquisition-related costs (excluding amortization) (2) $ (0.8 ) $
27.6 $ (1.5 ) $ 3.7 Strategic and IT system resource planning
expenses (2) $ 23.6 $ 24.4 $ 8.9 $ 8.5 Depreciation and
amortization expense $ 38.2 $ 31.9 $ 12.4 $ 13.0 Research and
development expense $ 38.8 $ 18.1 $ 16.9 $ 8.5 Income tax provision
(benefit) $ 5.7 $ (20.3 ) $ 17.8 $ 4.4
Sales for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2017
would have been $5.4 million higher and $20.3 million higher,
respectively, absent the negative impact from changes in foreign
currency rates compared to last year. Sales from recent
acquisitions for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 were $28.4
million compared to $14.3 million for the third quarter last year,
and $69.2 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2017 compared
to $28.0 million for the first nine months last year. Sales were
lower on decreased transportation system development contracts in
North America and Australia, but increased due to an $8.0 million
gain recognized by Cubic Global Defense Systems (CGD Systems) in
the third quarter of this year related to the approval of a
contract adjustment with the U.S. Navy.
The operating loss for the third quarter and increase in the
operating loss for the first nine months of fiscal 2017 were
primarily driven by significant acceleration of investment in
research & development (R&D) activity and bid preparation
expense, particularly in the transportation business, and losses on
a market-entry contract in the road tolling industry. The operating
losses for the quarter and nine-month period were partially offset
by the $8.0 million gain noted above related to a contract
adjustment approved by the U.S. Navy. The increase in the operating
loss for the first nine months of the fiscal year was also
partially offset by a reduction in general and administrative
expenses that was primarily attributable to a decrease in
acquisition-related expenses from acquired businesses.
The decreases in Adjusted EBITDA(1) for the third quarter and
first nine months of the year are primarily attributable to the
same matters noted above that impacted operating losses, with the
exception of the change in acquisition-related expenses, as
acquisition-related expenses are excluded from the calculation of
Adjusted EBITDA(1). The change in net income was primarily caused
by the change in operating losses described above, by an increase
in interest expense and a change in the effective tax rate, which
was principally due to the use of a different method for
calculating income tax expense adopted in the third quarter of
fiscal 2017. For the three-month period ended June 30, 2017, a
cumulative adjustment of $20.1 million was recorded in order to use
a blend of the discrete effective tax rate method and the estimated
annual effective tax rate method to calculate income tax expense.
Management’s best estimate is that the effective tax rate for the
fourth quarter should be considerably below the U.S. statutory rate
of 35 percent.
(1) EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial
measures — see the section titled “Use of Non-GAAP Financial
Information” for additional information regarding these non-GAAP
financial measures. (2) See the section below titled “Use of
Non-GAAP Financial Information” for a description of the
composition of these items.
Reportable Segment Results
Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended June
30, June 30, 2017 2016
2017 2016 Sales:
(in millions) Cubic Transportation Systems $ 407.9 $ 430.5 $ 136.4
$ 156.0 Cubic Global Defense Systems 350.7 331.3 129.8 119.0 Cubic
Global Defense Services 281.7 293.3
95.7 100.2 Total sales $ 1,040.3
$ 1,055.1 $ 361.9 $ 375.2
Operating
income (loss): Cubic Transportation Systems $ 16.6 $ 43.9 $
(0.9 ) $ 20.5 Cubic Global Defense Systems 4.0 (23.7 ) 8.9 0.9
Cubic Global Defense Services 4.8 9.3 3.2 4.8 Unallocated corporate
expenses (33.3 ) (32.8 ) (12.9 ) (12.3
) Total operating income (loss) $ (7.9 ) $ (3.3 ) $ (1.7 ) $ 13.9
Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) sales for the quarter were
lower primarily due to the adverse impacts of foreign currency
exchange rates and decreased system development work on contracts
in North America and Australia. CTS sales for the first nine months
of the fiscal year were lower due to foreign currency exchange
rates. CTS operating income was lower due to increases in bid
preparation and R&D expenditures, including $3.0 million and
$6.4 million of costs incurred in the third quarter and first nine
months of fiscal 2017, respectively, for the development of
advanced technologies that will be used on a major transportation
contract that is expected to be awarded later in fiscal 2017.
Operating income for the third quarter and first nine months of
fiscal 2017 also decreased due to the adverse impacts of foreign
currency exchange rates, a cost increase on a U.K. service contract
and losses on a market-entry contract in the road tolling
industry.
CGD Systems sales were positively affected by increases in sales
from acquired businesses. Sales from recent CGD Systems
acquisitions for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 were $28.4
million compared to $14.3 million for the third quarter last year,
and $69.2 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2017 compared
to $28.0 million for the first nine months last year. Operating
income for the quarter and nine-month period benefited from a gain
recognized in the third quarter this year of $8.0 million related
to the approval of a contract adjustment with the U.S. Navy for a
virtual training system. The improvement in CGD Systems operating
results for the first nine months of the fiscal year was primarily
driven by the effects of accounting for business acquisitions in
fiscal 2016 and 2017. Including the impacts of business acquisition
accounting and amortization expense, businesses acquired in fiscal
years 2017 and 2016 had operating income of $0.9 million for the
third quarter of fiscal 2017 compared to an operating loss of $4.1
million in the third quarter of fiscal 2016. Acquired businesses
incurred an operating loss of $6.5 million in the first nine months
of 2017 compared to $26.8 million in the first nine months of 2016.
Included in the operating loss for the first nine months of fiscal
year 2016 are business acquisition transaction costs of $27.0
million. In addition, CGD Systems increased R&D expenditures in
fiscal 2017, primarily for the development of innovative ground
live and virtual training technologies.
Cubic Global Defense Services (CGD Services) sales for the third
quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2017 were lower primarily
due to decreased activity on U.S. Army contracts, excluding the
contract with the Joint Readiness Training Center, as well as lower
activity supporting Special Operations Forces training. The
decrease in CGD Services operating income was primarily driven by
the decreased activity on the U.S. Army and Special Operations
Forces training contracts noted immediately above. In addition,
certain contracts that were retained after re-compete were won in
the first quarter of fiscal 2017 at reduced pricing. These
reductions in operating profit were partially offset by a decrease
in the amortization expense on purchased intangible assets which
are amortized based upon accelerated methods.
Conference Call
Cubic management will host a conference call to discuss the
company’s third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2017
results today, Thursday, August 3, at 4:30 p.m. EDT/1:30
p.m. PDT, which will be simultaneously broadcast over the
Internet. Bradley H. Feldmann, president and chief executive
officer and John “Jay” D. Thomas, executive vice president and
chief financial officer, will host the call.
Conference Dial-In Information
Financial analysts and institutional investors interested in
participating in the call are invited to dial:
- (877) 407-9708 for domestic
callers.
- (201) 689-8259 for international
callers.
Please dial-in approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of
the call.
Audio Webcast
A live webcast of the conference call and presentation slides
will be accessible on our website under the “Investor Relations”
tab at www.cubic.com. Please visit the website at least 15 minutes
prior to the call in order to register, download and install
any streaming media software needed to listen to the
webcast. A replay of the broadcast will be available on the
“Investor Relations” tab of Cubic’s website.
About Cubic Corporation
Cubic Corporation designs, integrates and operates systems,
products and services focused in the transportation, defense
training and secure communications markets. Cubic Transportation
Systems is a leading integrator of payment and information
technology and services to create intelligent travel solutions for
transportation authorities and operators. Cubic Global Defense is a
leading provider of live, virtual, constructive and game-based
training solutions, special operations and intelligence for the
U.S. and allied forces. Cubic Mission Solutions provides networked
Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities for defense,
intelligence, security and commercial missions. For more
information about Cubic, please visit the company’s website at
www.cubic.com or on Twitter @CubicCorp.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
that are subject to the safe harbor created by such Act.
Forward-looking statements include, among others, statements about
our expectations regarding future events or our future financial
and/or operating performance; our expectations regarding organic
growth in the near term; and the use of our technologies on a
transportation contract that is expected to be awarded later in
fiscal 2017. These statements are often, but not always, made
through the use of words or phrases such as “may,” “will,”
“anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,”
“ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “predict,” “potential,”
“opportunity” and similar words or phrases or the negatives of
these words or phrases. These statements involve risks, estimates,
assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those expressed in these statements,
including, among others: our dependence on U.S. and foreign
government contracts; delays in approving U.S. and foreign
government budgets and cuts in U.S. and foreign government defense
expenditures; the ability of certain government agencies to
unilaterally terminate or modify our contracts with them; the
effect of sequestration on our contracts; our assumptions
concerning behavior by public transit authorities; our ability to
successfully integrate new companies into our business and to
properly assess the effects of such integration on our financial
condition; the U.S. government’s increased emphasis on awarding
contracts to small businesses, and our ability to retain existing
contracts or win new contracts under competitive bidding processes;
negative audits by the U.S. government; the effects of politics and
economic conditions on negotiations and business dealings in the
various countries in which we do business or intend to do business;
risks associated with the restatement of our prior consolidated
financial statements, including our identification of material
weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting;
competition and technology changes in the defense and
transportation industries; the change in the way transit agencies
pay for transit systems; our ability to accurately estimate the
time and resources necessary to satisfy obligations under our
contracts; the effect of adverse regulatory changes on our ability
to sell products and services; our ability to identify, attract and
retain qualified employees; our failure to properly implement our
ERP system; unforeseen problems with the implementation and
maintenance of our information systems; business disruptions due to
cyber security threats, physical threats, terrorist acts, acts of
nature and public health crises; our involvement in litigation,
including litigation related to patents, proprietary rights and
employee misconduct; our reliance on subcontractors and on a
limited number of third parties to manufacture and supply our
products; our ability to comply with our development contracts and
to successfully develop, introduce and sell new products, systems
and services in current and future markets; defects in, or a lack
of adequate coverage by insurance or indemnity for, our products
and systems; and changes in U.S. and foreign tax laws, exchange
rates or our economic assumptions regarding our pension plans. In
addition, please refer to the risk factors contained in our SEC
filings available at www.sec.gov, including our most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
Because the risks, estimates, assumptions and uncertainties
referred to above could cause actual results or outcomes to differ
materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements,
you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking
statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the
date hereof, and, except as required by law, we undertake no
obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect
events or circumstances after the date hereof.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
We believe that the presentation of Earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) and Adjusted EBITDA
included in this report provides useful information to investors
with which to analyze our operating trends and performance and
ability to service and incur debt. Also, we believe EBITDA
facilitates company-to-company operating performance comparisons by
backing out potential differences caused by variations in capital
structures (affecting net interest expense), taxation, variations
in organic vs. inorganic growth (affecting amortization expense)
and the age and book depreciation of property, plant and equipment
(affecting relative depreciation expense). We believe Adjusted
EBITDA further facilitates company-to-company operating comparisons
by backing out items that we believe are not part of our core
operating performance. Items backed out of Adjusted EBITDA are
comprised of expenses incurred in the development of our ERP system
and the redesign of our supply chain, business acquisition expenses
including retention bonus expenses, due diligence and consulting
costs incurred in connection with the acquisitions, expenses
recognized related to the change in the fair value of contingent
consideration for acquisitions, restructuring costs, gains and
losses on disposals of fixed assets, and income and expenses
classified as other non-operating income and expenses which may
vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to operating
performance.
In addition, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are key drivers of the
company’s core operating performance and major factors in
management’s bonus compensation each year. Management has excluded
the effects of these items in these measures to assist investors in
analyzing and assessing our past and future core operating
performance.
In addition, we believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are
frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other
interested parties in their evaluation of companies, many of which
present EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and/or other adjusted measures when
reporting their results.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measurements of financial
performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives
to net income as a measure of performance. In addition, other
companies may define EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA differently and, as
a result, our measures of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be
directly comparable to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA of other
companies. Furthermore, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations
as analytical tools, and you should not consider either of them in
isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as
reported under GAAP.
Because of these limitations, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should
not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to us
to invest in the growth of our business. We compensate for these
limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA only supplementally. You are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA.
The following table reconciles EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net
income (loss), which we consider to be the most directly comparable
GAAP financial measure to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.
Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended June 30,
June 30, 2017 2016
2017 2016 (in thousands) Net
income (loss) $ (24,364 ) $ 9,228 $ (21,957 ) $ 4,498 Add:
Interest expense, net 11,483 6,251 4,108 3,071 Income taxes 5,733
(20,281 ) 17,819 4,394 Depreciation and amortization 38,154
31,943 12,418 12,966
EBITDA 31,006 27,141 12,388
24,929 Adjustments to EBITDA: Acquisition
related expenses, excluding amortization (834 ) 27,633 (1,500 )
3,678 ERP system development and supply chain process redesign
expense 23,577 24,428 8,932 8,493 Restructuring costs 1,950 1,615
350 1,690 Loss on sale of fixed assets 405 - - - Other
non-operating expense (income), net (722 ) 1,532
(1,667 ) 1,930 Adjusted EBITDA $ 55,382
$ 82,349 $ 18,503 $ 40,720
Financial Statements
CUBIC CORPORATION CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED) (amounts in
thousands, except per share data)
Nine Months Ended
Three Months Ended June 30, June 30,
2017 2016 2017
2016 Net sales: Products $ 466,071 $ 451,329 $
167,143 $ 170,566 Services 574,184 603,748
194,726 204,674 1,040,255
1,055,077 361,869 375,240 Costs and expenses: Products 334,590
328,422 120,575 108,785 Services 464,505 478,647 157,781 164,053
Selling, general and administrative expenses 183,208 206,897 60,094
68,632 Research and development 38,779 18,146 16,901 8,521
Amortization of purchased intangibles 25,093 24,620 7,865 9,666
Restructuring costs 1,950 1,615
350 1,690 1,048,125
1,058,347 363,566 361,347
Operating income (loss) (7,870 ) (3,270 ) (1,697 ) 13,893
Other income (expenses): Interest and dividend income 719 1,152 249
415 Interest expense (12,202 ) (7,403 ) (4,357 ) (3,486 ) Other
income (expense), net 722 (1,532 )
1,667 (1,930 ) Income (loss) before income
taxes (18,631 ) (11,053 ) (4,138 ) 8,892 Income tax
provision (benefit) 5,733 (20,281 )
17,819 4,394 Net income (loss) $
(24,364 ) $ 9,228 $ (21,957 ) $ 4,498 Net
income (loss) per share: Basic $ (0.90 ) $ 0.34 $ (0.81 ) $ 0.17
Diluted $ (0.90 ) $ 0.34 $ (0.81 ) $ 0.17 Dividends per
common share $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ — $ — Weighted average shares
used in per share calculations: Basic 27,100 26,971 27,110 26,977
Diluted 27,100 27,010 27,110 27,058
CUBIC
CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
June 30, September 30,
2017 2016 ASSETS Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 67,064 $ 197,127 Restricted cash 4,564
75,648 Marketable securities 13,060 12,996 Accounts receivable -
net 361,843 382,581 Recoverable income taxes 4,951 9,706
Inventories - net 103,438 66,362 Other current assets 33,614
38,231 Total current assets 588,534
782,651 Long-term contract receivables
21,301 20,926 Long-term capitalized contract costs 58,694 65,382
Property, plant and equipment, net 107,910 96,316 Deferred income
taxes 2,149 2,194 Goodwill 410,902 406,946 Purchased intangibles,
net 103,623 123,403 Other assets 9,800 6,590
Total assets $ 1,302,913 $ 1,504,408
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings $ 104,000 $ 240,000 Trade accounts payable
62,002 81,172 Customer advances 56,277 49,481 Accrued compensation
and other current liabilities 120,304 147,690 Income taxes payable
957 1,450 Current portion of long-term debt 452
450 Total current liabilities 343,992
520,243 Long-term debt 199,978 200,291 Other
long-term liabilities 97,455 93,978 Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock 35,745 32,756 Retained earnings 784,992 813,035
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (123,171 ) (119,817 ) Treasury
stock at cost (36,078 ) (36,078 ) Total shareholders’
equity 661,488 689,896 Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 1,302,913 $ 1,504,408
CUBIC CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (in
thousands)
Nine Months Ended Three Months
Ended June 30, June 30, 2017
2016 2017 2016 Operating
Activities: Net income (loss) $ (24,364 ) $ 9,228 $ (21,957 ) $
4,498 Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
provided by (used in) operating activities: Depreciation and
amortization 38,154 31,943 12,418 12,966 Share-based compensation
expense 3,826 6,916 469 2,828 Change in fair value of contingent
consideration (4,713 ) (2,756 ) (2,519 ) (1,050 ) Changes in
operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions
(29,417 ) (39,892 ) (16,731 ) 23,892
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
(16,514 ) 5,439 (28,320 ) 43,134
Investing Activities: Acquisition of businesses, net of cash
acquired (12,924 ) (243,483 ) — — Purchases of property, plant and
equipment (25,490 ) (25,883 ) (10,321 ) (4,508 ) Purchases of
marketable securities (18,944 ) (21,802 ) (189 ) (7,116 ) Proceeds
from sales or maturities of marketable securities 18,944 36,923
6,441 7,053 Proceeds from sale of fixed assets 1,233 — — — Purchase
of non-marketable debt and equity securities (2,200 )
— — — NET CASH USED IN INVESTING
ACTIVITIES (39,381 ) (254,245 ) (4,069 )
(4,571 ) Financing Activities: Proceeds from
short-term borrowings 93,080 263,300 23,800 10,000 Principal
payments on short-term borrowings (229,080 ) (93,300 ) (169,800 )
(20,000 ) Proceeds from long-term borrowings — 75,000 — — Principal
payments on long-term debt (320 ) (378 ) (104 ) (124 ) Purchase of
common stock (2,449 ) (1,658 ) (94 ) — Proceeds in connection with
the Company's employee stock purchase plan 1,712 — 279 — Dividends
paid (3,679 ) (3,641 ) — — Contingent consideration payments
related to acquisitions of businesses (1,988 ) (1,679 ) — — Net
change in restricted cash 71,084 (4,116 )
72,597 (602 ) NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES (71,640 ) 233,528
(73,322 ) (10,726 ) Effect of exchange rates on cash
(2,528 ) (29,759 ) 4,958 (13,206
) NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(130,063 ) (45,037 ) (100,753 ) 14,631 Cash and cash
equivalents at the beginning of the period 197,127
218,476 167,817 158,808
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD $ 67,064
$ 173,439 $ 67,064 $ 173,439
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing
activities: Liability incurred to acquire Vocality, net $ 1,035 $ —
$ — $ — Liability incurred to acquire GATR, net $ — $ 7,651 $ — $ —
Liability incurred to acquire TeraLogics, net $ — $ 4,998 $ — $ —
Liability incurred to acquire H4 Global, net $ — $ 952 $ — $ —
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