Fourth-quarter Highlights
- Net sales were $226.7 million, an
increase of 6.4% compared to 2016 (see Table 1).
- Net income attributable to the Company
was $5.9 million ($0.18 per share), including a net charge of $5.1
million ($0.16 per share) for income tax adjustments resulting
primarily from changes in U.S. tax laws. Q4 2016 Net income
attributable to the Company was $15.8 million ($0.49 per share),
including a net benefit of $2.5 million ($0.08 per share) from
income tax adjustments.
- Net income attributable to the Company,
excluding adjustments (a non-GAAP measure), was $0.44 per share,
compared to $0.36 per share in Q4 2016 (see Table 18).
- Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure)
was $43.4 million, compared to $38.3 million in Q4 2016 (see Tables
8 and 9). Q4 2016 Adjusted EBITDA included a charge of $2.5 million
related to the theft of cash in Japan.
- On February 5, the Company issued a
press release announcing that Olivier Jarrault has been named
President and Chief Executive Officer to succeed Joseph G. Morone,
effective March 2.
On February 5, 2018 Albany International issued a news release
reporting fourth-quarter 2017 financial results. Subsequently, the
Company determined that fourth-quarter 2017 income tax expense was
$10.0 million, rather than the $12.1 million initially reported.
This correction also resulted in changes to the originally reported
Q4 and full-year 2017 income tax rate, discrete tax expense, and
net income attributable to the Company (as reported and excluding
adjustments). The correction had no effect on fourth-quarter or
full-year 2017 Adjusted EBITDA.
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Fourth-quarter Highlights
- Net sales were $226.7 million, an
increase of 6.4% compared to 2016 (see Table 1).
- Net income attributable to the Company
was $5.9 million ($0.18 per share), including a net charge of $5.1
million ($0.16 per share) for income tax adjustments resulting
primarily from changes in U.S. tax laws. Q4 2016 Net income
attributable to the Company was $15.8 million ($0.49 per share),
including a net benefit of $2.5 million ($0.08 per share) from
income tax adjustments.
- Net income attributable to the Company,
excluding adjustments (a non-GAAP measure), was $0.44 per share,
compared to $0.36 per share in Q4 2016 (see Table 18).
- Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure)
was $43.4 million, compared to $38.3 million in Q4 2016 (see Tables
8 and 9). Q4 2016 Adjusted EBITDA included a charge of $2.5 million
related to the theft of cash in Japan.
- On February 5, the Company issued a
press release announcing that Olivier Jarrault has been named
President and Chief Executive Officer to succeed Joseph G. Morone,
effective March 2.
Albany International Corp. (NYSE:AIN) reported that Q4 2017 Net
income attributable to the Company was $5.9 million, including a
net charge of $5.1 million for income tax adjustments, principally
due to the U.S. tax reform enacted in December 2017. Q4 2016 Net
income attributable to the Company was $15.8 million, including a
net benefit of $2.5 million from income tax adjustments.
Q4 2017 Income before income taxes was $15.1 million, including
$3.3 million of restructuring charges and $1.8 million of losses
from foreign currency revaluation. Q4 2016 Income before income
taxes was $20.8 million, including restructuring charges of $0.7
million and gains of $3.2 million from foreign currency
revaluation. Q4 2016 Income before income taxes also included a
charge of $2.5 million related to a theft of cash in Japan.
Table 1 summarizes net sales and the effect of changes in
currency translation rates:
Table 1
Net SalesThree Months endedDecember
31,
Percent
Impact ofChangesin Currency
PercentChangeexcludingCurrency
(in thousands, excluding percentages)
2017
2016
Change
Translation Rates
Rate Effect
Machine Clothing (MC) $150,263 $144,744 3.8 %
$4,382 0.8 % Albany Engineered Composites (AEC)
76,465 68,302 12.0 937
10.6 Total $226,728 $213,046 6.4 %
$5,319 3.9 %
In Machine Clothing, continuing declines in the publication
grades were more than offset by growth in other grades. The
increase in AEC Net sales was primarily due to growth in the 787
fuselage frames, F-35 airframe and CH-53K programs.
Table 2 summarizes Gross profit by segment:
Table 2
Three Months endedDecember 31, 2017
Three Months endedDecember 31, 2016
(in thousands, excluding percentages)
Gross profit
Percent of sales
Gross profit
Percent of sales
Machine Clothing $67,602 45.0 % $67,775
46.8 % Albany Engineered Composites 10,003
13.1 9,792 14.3
Corporate Expenses (219 ) - (235 )
- Total $77,386 34.1 %
$77,332 36.3 %
Fourth-quarter MC gross profit as a percentage of sales
decreased due to stronger than normal year-end negative effects on
capacity utilization. For the full year, MC gross profit as a
percentage of sales remained steady at 47.5% in both 2016 and 2017.
The decrease in AEC gross profit as a percentage of sales reflects
ramp-up inefficiencies which were partially offset by a favorable
net adjustment to the estimated profitability of long-term
contracts.
Table 3 summarizes selling, technical, general and research
(STG&R) expenses by segment:
Table 3
Three Months endedDecember 31, 2017
Three Months endedDecember 31, 2016
(in thousands, excluding percentages)
STG&R Expense
Percent of sales
STG&R Expense
Percent of sales
Machine Clothing $30,601 20.4 % $27,679
19.1 % Albany Engineered Composites 8,564 11.2
10,546 15.4 Corporate Expenses 12,386
- 11,554 - Total $51,551
22.7 % $49,779 23.4 %
Gains from the revaluation of nonfunctional-currency assets and
liabilities decreased total fourth-quarter STG&R expenses by
$0.5 million in 2017 and $2.0 million in 2016. The increase in MC
STG&R expenses was primarily due to lower revaluation gains and
higher research and development expenses. The decrease in AEC
STG&R expenses was due primarily to lower-than-average spending
in research and development activities during Q4 2017, and
acquisition accounting adjustments that increased STG&R
expenses by $0.7 million in Q4 2016.
Table 4 summarizes fourth-quarter expenses associated with
internally funded research and development by segment:
Table 4
Research and developmentexpenses by
segmentThree Months endedDecember 31,
(in thousands)
2017
2016
Machine Clothing $5,210
$4,188
Albany Engineered Composites 2,506 3,672 Total
$7,716 $7,860
Table 5 summarizes fourth-quarter operating income by
segment:
Table 5
Operating Income/(loss)Three Months
endedDecember 31,
(in thousands)
2017
2016
Machine Clothing $34,584
$39,946
Albany Engineered Composites 585 (1,280
) Corporate expenses (12,605 ) (11,836 ) Total
$22,564 $26,830
Table 6 presents the effect on operating income from
restructuring and currency revaluation:
Table 6
Expenses/(gain) in Q4 2017resulting
from
Expenses/(gain) in Q4 2016resulting
from
(in thousands)
Restructuring
Revaluation
Restructuring
Revaluation
Machine Clothing $2,417 $(524 ) $150
$(2,050
)
Albany Engineered Composites 854 44 526
11 Corporate expenses - 2
47 - Total $3,271 $(478 ) $723
$(2,039 )
Restructuring charges in Q4 2017 were principally related to
previously-announced restructuring actions in Europe. Due to the
ongoing nature of discussions with the local works council
associated with the announced proposal for the restructuring of
Machine Clothing operations in France, the Company has not recorded
a provision for potential severance and other costs that could be
incurred if the restructuring proposal is approved.
Q4 2017 Other income/expense, net, was expense of $3.4 million,
including losses related to the revaluation of
nonfunctional-currency balances of $2.3 million. Q4 2016 Other
income/expense, net, was expense of $2.1 million, including income
related to the revaluation of nonfunctional-currency balances of
$1.2 million and a charge of $2.5 million related to the theft of
cash from the Company’s subsidiary in Japan.
Table 7 summarizes currency revaluation effects on certain
financial metrics:
Table 7
Income/(loss) attributableto currency
revaluationThree Months ended December 31,
(in thousands)
2017
2016
Operating income $478
$2,039
Other income/(expense), net (2,323 ) 1,170 Total
$(1,845 ) $3,209
The Company’s income tax rate based on income from continuing
operations was 32.0% for Q4 2017, compared to 35.3% for Q4 2016.
Discrete tax items and the effect of a change in the estimated
income tax rate increased income tax expense by $5.1 million in Q4
2017, principally due to a charge to reflect the Company’s estimate
of the impact of U.S. tax law changes. Discrete tax items and the
effect of a change in the estimated income tax rate decreased
income tax expense by $2.5 million in Q4 2016.
Tables 8 and 9 provide a reconciliation of operating income and
net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:
Table 8
Three Months ended December 31,
2017(in thousands)
MachineClothing
AlbanyEngineeredComposites
Corporateexpensesand other
TotalCompany
Operating income/(loss) (GAAP) $34,584
$585 $(12,605 )
$22,564 Interest, taxes, other income/expense
- -
(17,406
)
(17,406
)
Net income (GAAP) 34,584
585
(30,011
)
5,158
Interest expense, net - -
4,049 4,049 Income tax expense -
-
9,985
9,985
Depreciation and amortization 8,429
8,920 1,351 18,700
EBITDA
(non-GAAP) 43,013 9,505
(14,626 ) 37,892
Restructuring expenses, net 2,417 854
- 3,271 Foreign currency revaluation
(gains)/losses (524 ) 44 2,325
1,845 Adjustment to write-off of inventory in a
discontinued product line - (355 ) -
(355 ) Pretax loss attributable to non-controlling
interest in ASC - 746 -
746
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)
$44,906 $10,794
$(12,301 ) $43,399
Table 9
Three Months ended December 31,
2016(in thousands)
MachineClothing
AlbanyEngineeredComposites
Corporateexpensesand other
TotalCompany
Operating income/(loss) (GAAP) $39,946
$(1,280 ) $(11,836 )
$26,830 Interest, taxes, other income/expense
- - (10,844 ) (10,844 )
Net income (GAAP) 39,946
(1,280 ) (22,680 )
15,986 Interest expense, net - -
3,854 3,854 Income tax expense
- - 4,841 4,841
Depreciation and amortization 8,583
6,433 1,221 16,237
EBITDA
(non-GAAP) 48,529 5,153
(12,764 ) 40,918
Restructuring expenses, net 150 526
47 723 Foreign currency revaluation
(gains)/losses (2,050 ) 11 (1,170 )
(3,209 ) Pretax (income) attributable to non-controlling
interest in ASC - (160 ) -
(160 )
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)
$46,629 $5,530
$(13,887 ) $38,272
Payments for capital expenditures were $22.9 million in Q4 2017,
compared to $22.2 million in Q4 2016. Depreciation and amortization
was $18.7 million in Q4 2017, compared to $16.2 million in Q4
2016.
CFO Comments
CFO and Treasurer John Cozzolino commented, “During the fourth
quarter, the Company amended and extended its revolving credit
facility with its existing group of banks. The facility was
increased from $550 million to $685 million, the maturity date
extended to November 2022, and the leverage ratio limit increased
to 3.75 through June 2019 (after which the limit moves back to
3.50). The remaining terms of the new facility are essentially the
same as the previous facility. Additionally, during the quarter the
Company utilized its credit facility to pay down the remaining $50
million due on the 6.84% notes with Prudential. At the end of the
year, borrowings under the new credit facility were $501
million.
“The Company replaced its existing interest rate swaps with new
swap agreements during the quarter. The previous swaps, which fixed
LIBOR on $300 million of debt at 1.245%, were terminated with the
Company receiving about $6 million of proceeds. The new swaps fix
LIBOR on $350 million of debt at 2.11% through October 2022. At
year end, the effective interest rate for borrowings under the
revolving credit facility was 3.40%.
“Cash flow in the fourth quarter was strong due to good
operating performance and management of working capital. Cash
balances increased about $30 million to a total of $184 million,
while total debt increased about $11 million to $516 million as of
the end of the year. The combined effect of those two changes
resulted in a $20 million decrease in net debt (total debt less
cash, see Table 20) to a balance of $332 million as of the end of
the year. The Company’s leverage ratio, as defined in our revolving
credit facility, was 2.62 at the end of the year, well below our
limit of 3.75.
”Payments for capital expenditures in Q4 were about $23 million,
bringing the total for the year to approximately $85 million. As
several key AEC programs continue to ramp, we continue to expect
total Company capital expenditures in 2018 to be in the range of
$20 million to $25 million per quarter.
“New tax legislation in the U.S. had a significant mostly
non-cash impact on discrete tax expense in Q4. Tax expense of $6
million was recorded to reflect the impact of the mandatory deemed
repatriation of offshore earnings, while $1 million was recorded as
the result of the revaluation of U.S. net deferred tax assets using
the new lower rate of 21%. These charges are based on the Company’s
current estimates. The final impact of the new tax legislation may
differ materially due to factors such as further refinement of the
Company’s calculations, changes in interpretations and assumptions
that the Company has made, additional guidance that may be issued
by the U.S. Government, and actions the Company may take, among
other items. The Company plans to continue its repatriation program
and expects that over the long run the new tax legislation will
have a beneficial impact on the program.
“The Company’s income tax rate, based on income from continuing
operations, decreased to 32% in 2017, compared to 35% in 2016. Cash
paid for income taxes was about $3 million in Q4, bringing the
full-year total to $24 million. Based on the Company’s current
estimate of the mix of earnings in the countries where we do
business and including the impact of the lower tax rate in the
U.S., we estimate the 2018 tax rate on income from continuing
operations to be in the range of 27% to 31%. Cash taxes in 2018 are
expected to be in the range of $22 million to $24 million.
“Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASC 606, Revenue
from Contracts with Customers, utilizing the cumulative effect
method for transitioning to the new standard. As a result, in 2018
the Company will report results under the new standard, and will
also provide disclosure of results calculated under the former
standard. Although the Company is still finalizing the
implementation of this new standard, it is clear that it will have
an impact on both businesses.
“For MC, a large portion of revenue will continue to be
recognized upon delivery to customers. Revenue associated with
certain contracts, however, will be accelerated in situations where
the Company satisfies its performance obligation in advance of
delivery. Additionally, the Company expects to allocate a small
portion of revenue to services to reflect certain situations in
which support services are provided to customers. While these
changes could increase volatility in quarterly sales, total 2018 MC
net sales should not be significantly impacted by this new
standard.
“In AEC, the impact of the new standard will vary based on the
terms of each customer contract. For most long-term contracts, we
expect to record revenue based on costs incurred as compared to
units of delivery, which we have used for several of our programs.
For contracts previously utilizing the units of delivery method,
this change should result in the acceleration of revenue.
Additionally, profitability of many long-term contracts will be
estimated based on shorter time periods than those used under the
former standard. We expect that this change will result in lower
reported earnings during the early years of a program, with higher
reported earnings once a program is ramped up. Overall for 2018, we
do not expect this new standard to have a significant impact on AEC
net sales, however due to the effects on the accounting for certain
new or existing early-stage programs, 2018 reported earnings could
be somewhat lower than they would have been under the former
standard.”
CEO Comments
CEO Joseph Morone said, “Q4 2017 was another good quarter for
Albany International. Although charges associated with the new tax
law contributed to a sharp drop in net income, both businesses
performed well in Q4, resulting in solid growth in total Company
sales and Adjusted EBITDA, and strong cash flow. MC and AEC both
reached the high-end of their projected outlooks for full-year
2017, and expect continued strong performance in 2018.
“Q4 sales in MC were once again stable compared to Q4 2016, as
market trends of the previous eight quarters persisted. A roughly
10% decline in publication grades sales was offset by stable or
incrementally growing sales in other grades. Publication grade
sales declined to approximately 23% of total sales compared to 25%
in Q4 2016. Prices were stable, although pricing pressure remained
intense, particularly in Asia. New product performance was once
again strong across the board, and we are greatly encouraged by
advances in the new technology platform across multiple segments
and product lines. The only anomaly in the quarter was a drop in
gross margin due to higher than normal end-of-year underutilization
of capacity. We expect gross margin to bounce back in 2018 to the
full-year average of the past two years.
“For the full-year 2017, sales excluding currency, gross margin,
operating income and Adjusted EBITDA were virtually identical to
2016, with gross margin at 47.5% and Adjusted EBITDA again at the
high end of our expected range of $180 million to $195 million.
“After a decade of steady year-over-year sales declines due to
the collapse of the publication grades, we view the stability of MC
sales over the past two years as an indicator of an important,
structural change. Although publication grade sales are likely to
continue to erode at a 5% to 10% annual rate and to cause periodic
volatility when large numbers of publication machines are shut down
in a short period of time, the publication grades have become a
small enough part of MC’s sales mix that under normal economic
conditions, incremental growth in the other grades should usually
be sufficient to offset those declines. The last two years suggest
it may now be appropriate to think of MC for the long-term as a
stable business with some potential for small increases in sales
volume during strong economic conditions, rather than as a
gradually deteriorating business fighting a market in structural
decline.
“We expect full-year 2018 to be comparable to full-year 2017,
and thus for MC to again perform in the upper half of our expected
range. While growing inflationary pressures and a weakening U.S.
dollar could lead to some regression away from the very high end of
our normal range for Adjusted EBITDA, a strong order backlog,
healthy economic conditions around the world, and continued strong
product performance should lead to another good year for MC in
2018.
“AEC also had a good quarter and full year. Sales grew by 12%
compared to a strong Q4 2016, and 38% compared to full-year 2016.
The year-over-year Q4 increase was driven primarily by growth in
the 787 fuselage frames, F-35 airframe, and CH-53K programs in Salt
Lake City along with the new program for engine parts in Boerne.
LEAP, which accounted for 44% of sales, was flat compared to an
especially strong Q4 2016. Compared to Q3 2017, LEAP grew by 30%,
and compared to full-year 2016, LEAP grew by 40%.
“All of AEC’s ramping programs made progress on quality and
deliveries, and the two new plants in Querétaro Mexico are on
schedule. The first of these two plants produced and shipped its
first LEAP fan blades late in Q4. We continue to see upward
pressure on demand for the LEAP program, while demand on all of
AEC’s other ramping programs is either stable or facing incremental
upward pressure.
“AEC Q4 2017 operating income improved to slightly above
break-even. As expected, Gross profit was hurt by ramp-up
inefficiencies in Q4, but the negative impact was offset by a
favorable net adjustment to estimated profitability of long-term
contracts. As a result, Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of sales
improved to 14% compared to 11% in Q3 2017, and 8% in Q4 2016. As
discussed earlier in this release in the CFO commentary, future AEC
profit margins will be affected by the change in revenue
recognition standards that went into effect on January 1 of this
year. But holding revenue recognition standards constant, the trend
toward incrementally improving profit margins should continue
through 2018 and 2019, as the rate of hiring, training and new
equipment installation begins to slow and operating efficiencies
advance.
“In new business development, we continue to make progress on
three fronts: opportunities with our current customers on existing
platforms, opportunities on new platforms, and longer-term
opportunities still in development. We have made enough progress on
each of these fronts to revise our estimate of revenue potential
for 2020. In 2016, following the acquisition of our Salt Lake City
operation, we stated that AEC had the potential to grow to $450
million in revenue by 2020. In mid-year 2017, we revised that
potential upward to $450 million to $500 million. We now think $475
million to $550 million is a reasonable estimate. This assumes both
existing contracts and contracts that we believe we are more likely
than not to win. We continue to expect 18% to 20% EBITDA as a
percent of sales by 2020 (again, holding revenue recognition
standards constant).
“As for our outlook for 2018, we expect 20% to 30% growth in
full-year sales, driven primarily by the ramp-ups in LEAP, 787
fuselage frames, and F-35 programs, and holding revenue recognition
standards constant, continued steady, incremental improvement in
Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of sales.
“In sum, this was another good quarter and year for Albany, with
stable year-over-year performance on both top and bottom lines in
MC, continued strong growth and incremental improvements in
profitability in AEC, and an outlook for both businesses of
continued strong performance in 2018.”
About Albany International Corp.
Albany International is a global advanced textiles and materials
processing company, with two core businesses. Machine Clothing is
the world’s leading producer of custom-designed fabrics and belts
essential to production in the paper, nonwovens, and other process
industries. Albany Engineered Composites is a rapidly growing
supplier of highly engineered composite parts for the aerospace
industry. Albany International is headquartered in Rochester, New
Hampshire, operates 22 plants in 10 countries, employs 4,400 people
worldwide, and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (Symbol
AIN). Additional information about the Company and its products and
services can be found at www.albint.com.
This release contains certain non-GAAP metrics, including:
percent change in net sales excluding currency rate effects (for
each segment and the Company as a whole); EBITDA and Adjusted
EBITDA (for each segment and the Company as a whole, represented in
dollars or as a percentage of net sales); net debt; and net income
per share attributable to the Company, excluding adjustments. Such
items are provided because management believes that, when
reconciled from the GAAP items to which they relate, they provide
additional useful information to investors regarding the Company’s
operational performance.
Presenting increases or decreases in sales, after currency
effects are excluded, can give management and investors insight
into underlying sales trends. EBITDA, or net income with interest,
taxes, depreciation, and amortization added back, is a common
indicator of financial performance used, among other things, to
analyze and compare core profitability between companies and
industries because it eliminates effects due to differences in
financing, asset bases and taxes. An understanding of the impact in
a particular quarter of specific restructuring costs, acquisition
expenses, currency revaluation, inventory write-offs associated
with discontinued businesses, or other gains and losses, on net
income (absolute as well as on a per-share basis), operating income
or EBITDA can give management and investors additional insight into
core financial performance, especially when compared to quarters in
which such items had a greater or lesser effect, or no effect.
Restructuring expenses in the MC segment, while frequent in recent
years, are reflective of significant reductions in manufacturing
capacity and associated headcount in response to shifting markets,
and not of the profitability of the business going forward as
restructured. Net debt is, in the opinion of the Company, helpful
to investors wishing to understand what the Company’s debt position
would be if all available cash were applied to pay down
indebtedness. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and net income per share
attributable to the Company, excluding adjustments, are performance
measures that relate to the Company’s continuing operations.
Percent changes in net sales, excluding currency rate effects,
are calculated by converting amounts reported in local currencies
into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of a prior period. That
amount is then compared to the U.S. dollar amount reported in the
current period. The Company calculates EBITDA by removing the
following from Net income: Interest expense net, Income tax
expense, Depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is
calculated by: adding to EBITDA costs associated with
restructuring, inventory write-offs associated with discontinued
businesses and pension settlement charges; adding (or subtracting)
revaluation losses (or gains); subtracting (or adding) gains (or
losses) from the sale of buildings or investments; subtracting
insurance recovery gains in excess of previously recorded losses;
subtracting (or adding) Income (or loss) attributable to the
non-controlling interest in Albany Safran Composites (ASC); and
adding expenses related to the Company’s acquisition of Harris
Corporation’s composite aerostructures division. Adjusted EBITDA
may also be presented as a percentage of net sales by dividing it
by net sales. Net income per share attributable to the Company,
excluding adjustments, is calculated by adding to (or subtracting
from) net income attributable to the Company per share, on an
after-tax basis: restructuring charges; inventory write-offs
associated with discontinued businesses; discrete tax charges (or
gains) and the effect of changes in the income tax rate; foreign
currency revaluation losses (or gains); acquisition expenses; and
losses (or gains) from the sale of investments.
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and net income per share attributable
to the Company, excluding adjustments, as defined by the Company,
may not be similar to similarly named measures of other companies.
Such measures are not considered measurements under GAAP, and
should be considered in addition to, but not as substitutes for,
the information contained in the Company’s statements of
income.
The Company discloses certain income and expense items on a
per-share basis. The Company believes that such disclosures provide
important insight into underlying quarterly earnings and are
financial performance metrics commonly used by investors. The
Company calculates the quarterly per-share amount for items
included in continuing operations by using the income tax rate
based on income from continuing operations and the weighted-average
number of shares outstanding for each period. Year-to-date earnings
per-share effects are determined by adding the amounts calculated
at each reporting period.
Tables 10 and 11 contain full-year Net sales and Gross profit by
segment:
Table 10
Net SalesYears endedDecember 31,
Percent
Impact ofChangesin Currency
PercentChangeexcludingCurrency
(in thousands, excluding percentages)
2017
2016
Change
Translation Rates
Rate Effect
Machine Clothing (MC) $590,357 $582,190 1.4 %
$3,071 0.9 % Albany Engineered Composites (AEC)
273,360 197,649 38.3 674
38.0 Total $863,717 $779,839 10.8 %
$3,745 10.3 %
Table 11
Year endedDecember 31, 2017
Year endedDecember 31, 2016
(in thousands, excluding percentages)
Gross profit
Percent of sales
Gross profit
Percent of sales
Machine Clothing $280,683 47.5 %
$276,402
47.5
%
Albany Engineered Composites 15,875 5.8
25,121 12.7 Corporate Expenses
(778 ) - (955 ) - Total
$295,780 34.2 % $300,568 38.5 %
Tables 12 and 13 contain full-year Adjusted EBITDA by
segment:
Table 12
Year ended December 31, 2017(in
thousands)
MachineClothing
AlbanyEngineeredComposites*
Corporateexpensesand other
TotalCompany
Operating income/(loss) (GAAP) $153,936
$(31,657 ) $(46,128 )
$76,151 Interest, taxes, other income/expense
- -
(43,566
)
(43,566
)
Net income (GAAP) 153,936
(31,657 )
(89,694
)
32,585
Interest expense, net - - 17,091
17,091 Income tax expense - -
22,123
22,123
Depreciation and amortization 33,527 33,533
4,896 71,956
EBITDA
(non-GAAP) 187,463 1,876
(45,584 ) 143,755
Restructuring expenses, net 3,429 10,062
- 13,491 Foreign currency revaluation
losses 3,903 214 4,644
8,761 Write-off of inventory in a discontinued product line
- 2,800 - 2,800
Pretax loss attributable to non-controlling interest in ASC
- 567 - 567
Adjusted
EBITDA (non-GAAP) $194,795 $15,519
$(40,940 ) $169,374
* Includes Q2 charge of $15.8 million related to revisions in
the estimated profitability of two long-term contracts.
Table 13
Year ended December 31, 2016(in
thousands)
MachineClothing
AlbanyEngineeredComposites
Corporateexpensesand other
TotalCompany
Operating income/(loss) (GAAP) $152,529
$(15,363 ) $(45,390 )
$91,776 Interest, taxes, other income/expense
- - (38,964 ) (38,964 )
Net income (GAAP) 152,529
(15,363 ) (84,354 )
52,812 Interest expense, net - -
13,464 13,464 Income tax expense
- - 25,454 25,454
Depreciation and amortization 36,428
24,211 6,822 67,461
EBITDA
(non-GAAP) 188,957 8,848
(38,614 ) 159,191
Restructuring expenses, net 6,069 2,314
(7 ) 8,376 Foreign currency revaluation
losses/(gains) (404 ) 16 (3,525 )
(3,913 ) Acquisition expenses - 5,367
- 5,367 Pretax (income)
attributable to non-controlling interest in ASC -
(125 ) - (125 )
Adjusted EBITDA
(non-GAAP) $194,622 $16,420
$(42,146 ) $168,896
Tables 14 through 17 contain Q4 and full-year calculations of
per share effects of certain income and expense items:
Table 14
Three Months ended December 31,
2017(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Pretaxamounts
Tax Effect
After-taxEffect
Per ShareEffect
Restructuring expenses, net $3,271
$1,047
$2,224
$0.07 Foreign currency revaluation losses 1,845
590
1,255
0.04 Reduction in write-off of inventory in a discontinued
product line 355 131 224 0.01 Favorable
effect of change in income tax rate -
1,742
1,742
0.05
Net discrete income tax charge -
6,883
6,883
0.21
Table 15
Three Months ended December 31,
2016(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Pretaxamounts
Tax Effect
After-taxEffect
Per Share Effect
Restructuring expenses, net $723 $255 $468
$0.01 Foreign currency revaluation gains 3,209
1,133 2,076 0.06 Expenses related to integration of
acquired business 762 290 472 0.01 Loss
due to theft 2,506 877 1,629 0.05
Favorable effect of change in income tax rate - 1,278
1,278 0.04 Net discrete income tax benefit -
1,243 1,243 0.04
Table 16
Year ended December 31, 2017(in
thousands, except per share amounts)
Pretaxamounts
Tax Effect
After-taxEffect
Per ShareEffect
Restructuring expenses, net $13,491
$4,768
$8,723
$0.27 Foreign currency revaluation losses 8,761
3,107
5,654
0.18 Write-off of inventory in a discontinued product line
2,800 1,036 1,764 0.05 Net discrete
income tax charge -
4,602
4,602
0.14
Charge for revision to estimated profitability of AEC contracts
15,821 5,854 9,967 0.31
Table 17
Year ended December 31, 2016(in
thousands, except per share amounts)
Pretaxamounts
Tax Effect
After-taxEffect
Per Share Effect
Restructuring expenses, net $8,376 $3,220
$5,156 $0.16 Foreign currency revaluation gains 3,913
1,389 2,524 0.07 Acquisition expenses
5,367 1,933 3,434 0.11 Loss due to theft
2,506 877 1,629 0.05 Net discrete
income tax benefit - 2,175 2,175 0.07
Table 18 contains the calculation of net income per share
attributable to the Company, excluding adjustments:
Table 18
Three Months endedDecember 31,
Years endedDecember 31,
Per share amounts (Basic)
2017
2016
2017
2016
Net income/(loss) attributable to the Company, reported
(GAAP)
$0.18
$0.49
$1.03*
$1.64 Adjustments:
Restructuring charges 0.07
0.01 0.27 0.16 Discrete tax
adjustments and effect of change in income tax rate
0.16
(0.08 )
0.14
(0.07 ) Foreign currency revaluation losses/(gains)
0.04 (0.06 ) 0.18 (0.07 ) Write-off of
inventory in a discontinued product line (0.01 ) -
0.05 - Acquisition expenses -
- - 0.11 Net income
attributable to the Company, excluding adjustments (non-GAAP)
$0.44
$0.36
$1.67
$1.77
* Includes Q2 charge of $0.31 per share for revisions in
estimated profitability of two AEC contracts
Table 19 contains the calculation AEC Adjusted EBITDA as a
percentage of sales:
Table 19
Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net
sales
Three months ended
December 31,
September 30,
June 30,
March 31,
December 31,
(in thousands, except percentages)
2017
2017
2017
2017
2016
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)
$10,794
$8,125
$(8,586)*
$5,188
$5,530
Net sales (GAAP) $76,465 $71,447
$68,999
$56,450 $68,302 Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of
net sales 14.1% 11.4% (12.4)% 9.2%
8.1%
* Includes charge of $15.8 million in Q2 2017 for revisions in
estimated profitability of two AEC contracts.
Table 20 contains the calculation of net debt:
Table 20
(in thousands)
December 31,2017
September 30,2017
June 30,2017
March 31,2017
December 31,2016
Notes and loans payable $262 $186 $249
$274 $312 Current maturities of long-term debt 1,799
51,765 51,732 51,699 51,666 Long-term
debt 514,120 453,578 444,030 428,477
432,918
Total debt 516,181
505,529 496,011 480,450
484,896 Cash and cash equivalents 183,727
153,465 138,792 143,333 181,742
Net
debt $332,454 $352,064
$357,219 $337,117 $303,154
Table 21 contains the reconciliation of MC 2018 projected
Adjusted EBITDA to MC 2018 projected net income:
Table 21
Machine Clothing Full-Year 2018
Outlook(in millions)
Normaltarget rangefor full-year
Net income (non-GAAP) $147 - $162 Depreciation
and amortization 33
EBITDA (non-GAAP) $180
- $195 Restructuring expenses * Foreign currency
revaluation losses *
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)
$180 - $195
* Due to the uncertainty of these items, management is currently
unable to project restructuring expenses and foreign currency
revaluation gains/losses for 2018.
This press release may contain statements, estimates, or
projections that constitute “forward-looking statements” as defined
under U.S. federal securities laws. Generally, the words “believe,”
“expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “project,” “will,”
“should,” “look for,” and similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in
nature. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties (including, without limitation, those set forth in
the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q) that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the Company’s historical experience and our present
expectations or projections.
Forward-looking statements in this release or in the webcast
include, without limitation, statements about macroeconomic,
geopolitical and paper-industry trends and conditions during 2018
and in future years; expectations in 2018 and in future periods of
sales, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA (both in dollars and as a percentage
of net sales), income, gross profit, gross margin, cash flows and
other financial items in each of the Company’s businesses, and for
the Company as a whole; the timing and impact of production and
development programs in the Company’s AEC business segment and the
sales growth potential of key AEC programs, as well as AEC as a
whole; the amount and timing of capital expenditures, future tax
rates and cash paid for taxes, depreciation and amortization;
future debt and net debt levels and debt covenant ratios; the
impact of the new revenue recognition standard on financial results
for each business segment and for the Company as a whole; the
impact of the U.S. tax legislation passed in Q4 2017; the timing
and impact of the proposed restructuring in France; and changes in
currency rates and their impact on future revaluation gains and
losses. Furthermore, a change in any one or more of the foregoing
factors could have a material effect on the Company’s financial
results in any period. Such statements are based on current
expectations, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Statements expressing management’s assessments of the growth
potential of its businesses, or referring to earlier assessments of
such potential, are not intended as forecasts of actual future
growth, and should not be relied on as such. While management
believes such assessments to have a reasonable basis, such
assessments are, by their nature, inherently uncertain. This
release and earlier releases set forth a number of assumptions
regarding these assessments, including historical results,
independent forecasts regarding the markets in which these
businesses operate, and the timing and magnitude of orders for our
customers’ products.
Historical growth rates are no guarantee of future growth, and
such independent forecasts and assumptions could prove materially
incorrect in some cases.
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
INCOME(in thousands, except per share amounts)(unaudited)
Three Months
EndedDecember 31, Years EndedDecember 31, 2017 2016 2017
2016 $226,728 $213,046 Net sales $863,717 $779,839 149,342
135,714 Cost of goods sold 567,937 479,271
77,386 77,332 Gross profit 295,780 300,568 41,165 39,115 Selling,
general, and administrative expenses 164,964 160,112 10,386 10,664
Technical and research expenses 41,174 40,304 3,271 723
Restructuring expenses, net 13,491 8,376 22,564
26,830 Operating income 76,151 91,776 4,049 3,854 Interest expense,
net 17,091 13,464 3,372 2,149 Other expense, net 4,352
46 15,143 20,827 Income before income taxes 54,708
78,266 9,985 4,841 Income tax expense 22,123 25,454
5,158 15,986 Net income 32,585 52,812 (728 ) 190 Net
income/(loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest (526 ) 79
$5,886 $15,796 Net income attributable to the Company
$33,111 $52,733 $0.18 $0.49 Earnings per share
attributable to Company shareholders - Basic $1.03 $1.64
$0.18 $0.49 Earnings per share attributable to Company shareholders
- Diluted $1.03 $1.64 Shares of the Company used in
computing earnings per share: 32,196 32,107 Basic 32,169 32,086
32,218 32,145 Diluted 32,199 32,125 $0.17 $0.17
Dividends declared per share, Class A and Class B $0.68 $0.68
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL
CORP.CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(in thousands, except share
data)(unaudited) December 31,2017 December 31,2016
ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $183,727 $181,742 Accounts
receivable, net 202,675 171,193 Inventories 136,519 133,906 Income
taxes prepaid and receivable 6,266 5,213 Prepaid expenses and other
current assets 17,020 9,251 Total current assets
546,207 501,305 Property, plant and equipment, net 451,802
422,564 Intangibles, net 55,441 66,454 Goodwill 166,796 160,375
Income taxes receivable and deferred 68,648 68,865 Contract
receivables 32,811 14,045 Other assets 39,493 29,825
Total assets $1,361,198 $1,263,433 LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Notes and loans payable $262 $312 Accounts
payable 44,899 43,305 Accrued liabilities 105,914 95,195 Current
maturities of long-term debt 1,799 51,666 Income taxes payable
8,643 9,531 Total current liabilities 161,517 200,009
Long-term debt 514,120 432,918 Other noncurrent liabilities
101,555 106,827 Deferred taxes and other liabilities 10,991
12,389 Total liabilities 788,183 752,143
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock, par value $5.00 per
share; authorized 2,000,000 shares; none issued
- -
Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per
share; authorized 100,000,000 shares; issued 37,395,753 in 2017 and
37,319,266 in 2016
37 37
Class B Common Stock, par value $.001 per
share; authorized 25,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding
3,233,998 in 2017 and 2016
3 3 Additional paid in capital 428,423 425,953 Retained earnings
534,082 522,855 Accumulated items of other comprehensive income:
Translation adjustments (87,318 ) (133,298 ) Pension and
postretirement liability adjustments (50,536 ) (51,719 ) Derivative
valuation adjustment 1,953 828
Treasury stock (Class A), at cost
8,431,335 shares in 2017 and 8,443,444 shares in 2016
(256,876 ) (257,136 ) Total Company shareholders' equity 569,768
507,523 Noncontrolling interest 3,247 3,767 Total
equity 573,015 511,290 Total liabilities and
shareholders' equity $1,361,198 $1,263,433
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW(in
thousands)(unaudited)
Three Months EndedDecember 31, Years
endedDecember 31, 2017 2016 2017 2016 OPERATING ACTIVITIES
$5,158 $15,986 Net income $32,585 $52,812 Adjustments to reconcile
net income to net cash provided by operating activities: 16,150
13,370 Depreciation 61,517 58,106 2,550 2,867 Amortization 10,439
9,355 (7,623 ) (222 ) Change in other noncurrent liabilities
(10,145 ) (5,232 ) 9,356 6,663 Change in deferred taxes and other
liabilities (1,264 ) 5,889 954 1,369 Provision for write-off of
property, plant and equipment 2,870 2,778 26 211 Non-cash interest
expense 660 564 268 551 Compensation and benefits paid or payable
in Class A Common Stock 2,133 2,433 - - Write-off of intangible
assets in a discontinued product line 4,149 - - 51 Write-off of
pension liability adjustment due to settlement - 51 Changes
in operating assets and liabilities that (used)/provided cash, net
of impact of business acquisition: (2,078 ) (6,205 ) Accounts
receivable (21,859 ) (12,697 ) 20,300 366 Inventories 3,090 (12,520
) (4,322 ) 707 Prepaid expenses and other current assets (7,489 )
(2,595 ) 1,876 (3,943 ) Income taxes prepaid and receivable (941 )
(2,206 ) 5,614 3,652 Accounts payable 2,910 2,108 778 5,048 Accrued
liabilities 5,303 1,312 (3,763 ) (2,601 ) Income taxes payable (799
) 1,398 (3,123 ) (14,045 ) Contract receivables (18,766 ) (14,045 )
(2,120 ) 3,900 Other, net (2,677 ) (6,571 ) 40,001
27,725 Net cash provided by operating activities 61,716
80,940 INVESTING ACTIVITIES - - Purchase of
business, net of cash acquired - (187,000 ) (21,286 ) (21,215 )
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (83,010 ) (71,244 )
(1,589 ) (986 ) Purchased software (2,127 ) (2,248 ) - 517
Proceeds from sale or involuntary conversion of assets -
6,939 (22,875 ) (21,684 ) Net cash used in investing
activities (85,137 ) (253,553 ) FINANCING ACTIVITIES 69,999
3,112 Proceeds from borrowings 115,334 235,907 (59,336 ) (10,661 )
Principal payments on debt (84,047 ) (34,356 ) (2,130 ) - Debt
acquisition costs (2,130 ) (1,771 ) 6,346 - Cash received/(paid) to
settle swap agreements 6,346 (5,175 ) - - Taxes paid in lieu of
share issuance (1,364 ) (1,272 ) 66 63 Proceeds from options
exercised 597 517 (5,473 ) (5,458 ) Dividends paid (21,869 )
(21,812 ) 9,472 (12,944 ) Net cash provided by/(used in)
financing activities 12,867 172,038 3,664
(7,525 ) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash
equivalents 12,539 (2,796 ) 30,262 (14,428 )
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 1,985
(3,371 ) 153,465 196,170 Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of period 181,742 185,113 $183,727
$181,742 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $183,727
$181,742
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