General Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: GFN), a leading specialty
rental services company offering portable storage, modular space
and liquid containment solutions in North America and the
Asia-Pacific region of Australia and New Zealand (the “Company”),
today announced its consolidated financial results for the first
quarter ended September 30, 2018.
First Quarter 2019 Highlights
- Total revenues were $97.8 million, an increase of 27% over the
first quarter of fiscal year 2018.
- Leasing revenues were $58.3 million, an increase of 18% over
the first quarter of fiscal year 2018.
- Leasing revenues, excluding the oil and gas sector and the
unfavorable foreign currency impact, increased by 12% over the
first quarter of fiscal year 2018.
- Leasing revenues comprised 62% of total non-manufacturing
revenues versus 66% for the first quarter of fiscal year
2018.
- Adjusted EBITDA was $27.0 million, an increase of 53% over the
first quarter of fiscal year 2018.
- Adjusted EBITDA margin was 28%, compared to 23% in the first
quarter of fiscal year 2018.
- Net loss attributable to common shareholders was $168,000, or
$0.01 per diluted share, compared to net loss attributable to
common shareholders of $1.0 million, or $0.04 per diluted share,
for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018. Included in the first
quarter fiscal year 2019 net loss is a non-cash charge of $3.4
million for the change in valuation of the stand-alone bifurcated
derivatives in our outstanding convertible note in the Asia-Pacific
area. Excluding this non-cash charge, the first quarter of fiscal
year 2019 would have had net income attributable to common
shareholders of approximately $3.3 million.
- Average fleet unit utilization was 81%, compared to 79% in the
first quarter of fiscal year 2018.
- Three accretive acquisitions were completed, two in North
America and one in New Zealand.
- The convertible note with an original stated principal balance
of $26,000,000 was converted into 3,058,824 shares of common stock
on September 10, 2018.
Management Commentary
“We are very pleased to have started our fiscal year 2019 with
extremely strong performance, where we delivered our highest
quarterly level of revenues in the Company’s history and our
highest quarterly level of adjusted EBITDA in almost four years”
said Jody Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our North
American leasing operations generated record results, driven by
overall strength in unit growth, fleet utilization and average
lease rate. Our core portable storage business continues to perform
at the high end of our expectations, benefitting from our
greenfield and acquisition expansion, organic growth and superior
customer service. We also continue to experience significantly
improved results in our liquid containment business, driven by the
strong oil and gas market in Texas. Despite the negative impact of
the weakening Australian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar, our
Asia-Pacific region delivered its fifth consecutive quarter of
year-over-year growth in adjusted EBITDA.”
Mr. Miller continued, “We continued to execute on our geographic
expansion strategy, growing our Pac-Van brand in North America with
two acquisitions and strengthening our Royal Wolf brand in the
Asia-Pacific area with an acquisition in New Zealand that operates
eight locations across the country. Subsequent to the
quarter-end, Pac-Van acquired a portable storage container business
in Tilton, New Hampshire, which will enable us to grow market share
in the New England region.”
Charles Barrantes, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer, added, “Our first quarter results exceeded our
expectations and mark the seventh consecutive quarter where we have
delivered year-over-year growth in adjusted EBITDA. Our strong
financial results, combined with the conversion of the entire
principal balance of the convertible note, enabled us to end the
quarter with a net leverage ratio of 4.1 times, our lowest level in
four years.”
First Quarter 2019 Operating Summary
North AmericaRevenues from our North American
leasing operations for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019
totaled $65.2 million, compared with $46.0 million for the first
quarter of fiscal year 2018, an increase of 42%. Leasing revenues
increased by 25% on a year-over-year basis. The increase was across
most sectors, but primarily in the oil and gas, commercial,
construction and industrial sectors. Sales revenues increased by
91%, mainly driven by $7.1 million in sales to four customers,
primarily in the industrial, education and mining sectors. Adjusted
EBITDA was $20.7 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019,
compared with $12.4 million for the prior year’s quarter, an
increase of 67%. Adjusted EBITDA from Pac-Van and Lone Star
increased by 42% and 148% year-over-year, to $13.5 million and $7.2
million, respectively, from $9.5 million and $2.9 million,
respectively, in the first quarter of fiscal year 2018.
North American manufacturing revenues for the first quarter of
fiscal year 2019 totaled $4.3 million and included intercompany
sales of $0.5 million from products sold to our North American
leasing operations. This compares to $3.1 million of total
sales, including intercompany sales of $1.2 million during the
first quarter of fiscal year 2018. On a stand-alone basis, prior to
intercompany adjustments, adjusted EBITDA was approximately $0.6
million the first quarter of fiscal year 2018, compared with a loss
of $0.4 million for the year-ago quarter.
Asia-PacificRevenues from the Asia-Pacific
region for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 totaled $28.8
million, compared with $29.0 million for the first quarter of
fiscal year 2018, a decrease of less than 1%. On a local currency
basis, total revenues increased by 7%. Increased revenues in
the transportation, utilities, mining and industrial sectors were
offset by decreases in the construction, retail and wholesale
sectors and a negative foreign exchange translation effect between
periods. Leasing revenues increased by approximately 1% on a
year-over-year basis and 9% on a local currency basis, driven
primarily by increases in the mining, transportation and consumer
sectors. Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2019 was $6.8
million, compared with $6.6 million for the year-ago quarter, an
increase of 3%. On a local currency basis, adjusted EBITDA
increased by 11%.
Balance Sheet and Liquidity Overview
At September 30, 2018, the Company had total debt of $406.1
million and cash and cash equivalents of $9.5 million, compared
with $427.2 million and $21.6 million at June 30, 2018,
respectively. At September 30, 2018, our North American leasing
operations had $44.1 million available to borrow under its $237.0
million credit facility, and our Asia-Pacific leasing operations
had, including cash at the bank, $20.5 million (A$28.3 million),
available to borrow under its A$134.0 million credit facility.
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, the Company
generated cash from operating activities of $4.0 million, as
compared to $4.7 million for the year-ago quarter. For the first
quarter of fiscal year 2019, the Company invested a net $5.9
million ($4.5 million in North America and $1.4 million in the
Asia-Pacific) in the lease fleet, as compared to $4.1 million in
net fleet investment ($3.8 million in North America and $0.3
million in the Asia-Pacific) in the first quarter of fiscal year
2018.
Receivables were $54.8 million at September 30, 2018, as
compared to $50.5 million at June 30, 2018. Days sales outstanding
in receivables at September 30, 2018, for our Asia-Pacific and
North American leasing operations were 37 and 46 days, as compared
to 35 and 47 days, respectively, as of June 30, 2018.
Outlook
On our fourth quarter earnings conference call, we stated that
consolidated revenues for fiscal year 2019 were expected to be in
the range of $355 million to $375 million and that consolidated
adjusted EBITDA would be expected to increase by 6% to 12% in
fiscal year 2019 from fiscal year 2018. Based on our first
quarter results and assuming the Australian dollar averages 0.71
versus the U.S. dollar during the rest of fiscal year 2019, we now
expect that consolidated revenues for fiscal year 2019 will be in
the range of $365 million to $385 million and that consolidated
adjusted EBITDA will increase by 14% to 20% in fiscal year 2019
from fiscal year 2018. This outlook does not take into account the
impact of any additional acquisitions that may occur in fiscal year
2019.
Conference Call Details
Management will host a conference call today at 8:30 a.m.
Pacific Time (11:30 a.m. Eastern Time), to discuss the Company’s
operating results. The conference call number for U.S. participants
is (866) 901-5096, and the conference call number for participants
outside the U.S. is (706) 643-3717. The conference ID number for
both conference call numbers is 3849508. Additionally, interested
parties can listen to a live webcast of the call in the "Investor
Relations" section of the Company's website at
http://www.generalfinance.com.
A replay of the conference call may be accessed through November
20, 2018 by dialing (800) 585-8367 (U.S.) or (404) 537-3406
(international), using conference ID number 3849508.
After the replay has expired, interested parties can listen to
the conference call via webcast in the "Investor Relations" section
of the Company's website at http://www.generalfinance.com.
About General Finance Corporation
Headquartered in Pasadena, California, General Finance
Corporation (NASDAQ: GFN, www.generalfinance.com) is a leading
specialty rental services company offering portable storage,
modular space and liquid containment solutions. Management’s
expertise in these sectors drives disciplined growth strategies,
operational guidance, effective capital allocation and capital
markets support for the Company’s subsidiaries. The Company’s
Asia-Pacific leasing operations in Australia consist of
wholly-owned Royal Wolf Trading Australia Pty Limited
(www.royalwolf.com.au) and Royal Wolf Trading New Zealand Limited
(www.royalwolf.co.nz), the leading providers of portable storage
solutions in those countries. The Company’s North America leasing
operations consist of wholly-owned subsidiaries Pac-Van, Inc.
(www.pacvan.com) and Lone Star Tank Rental Inc.
(www.lonestartank.com), providers of portable storage, office and
liquid storage tank containers, mobile offices and modular
buildings. The Company also owns Southern Frac, LLC
(www.southernfrac.com), a manufacturer of portable liquid storage
tank containers and, under the trade name Southern Fabrication
Specialties (www.southernfabricationspecialties.com), other
steel-related products in North America.
Cautionary Statement about Forward-Looking
Statements
Statements in this news release that are not historical facts
are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, statements addressing
management’s views with respect to future financial and operating
results, competitive pressures, increases in interest rates for our
variable rate indebtedness, our ability to raise capital or borrow
additional funds, changes in the Australian, New Zealand or
Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar, regulatory changes,
customer defaults or insolvencies, litigation, the acquisition of
businesses that do not perform as we expect or that are difficult
for us to integrate or control, our ability to procure adequate
levels of products to meet customer demand, our ability to procure
adequate supplies for our manufacturing operations, labor
disruptions, adverse resolution of any contract or other disputes
with customers, declines in demand for our products and services
from key industries such as the Australian resources industry or
the U.S. oil and gas and construction industries, or a write-off of
all or a part of our goodwill and intangible assets. These risks
and uncertainties could cause actual outcomes and results to differ
materially from those described in our forward-looking statements.
We believe that the expectations represented by our forward-looking
statements are reasonable, yet there can be no assurance that such
expectations will prove to be correct. Furthermore, unless
otherwise stated, the forward-looking statements contained in this
press release are made as of the date of the press release, and we
do not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any
of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise unless required by
applicable law. The forward-looking statements contained in this
press release are expressly qualified by these cautionary
statements. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking
statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, including those
contained in filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Investor/Media Contact Larry ClarkFinancial
Profiles, Inc.310-622-8223
-Financial Tables Follow-
GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS(In thousands, except share and per
share data)(Unaudited)
|
|
Quarter Ended September 30, |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
|
2018 |
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
Sales: |
|
|
|
Lease
inventories and fleet |
|
$ |
25,382 |
|
$ |
35,636 |
|
Manufactured
units |
|
|
1,903 |
|
|
3,838 |
|
|
|
|
27,285 |
|
|
39,474 |
|
Leasing |
|
|
49,632 |
|
|
58,318 |
|
|
|
|
76,917 |
|
|
97,792 |
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and
expenses |
|
|
|
Cost of Sales: |
|
|
|
Lease
inventories and fleet (exclusive of the items shown separately
below) |
|
|
18,410 |
|
|
26,821 |
|
Manufactured
units |
|
|
2,176 |
|
|
3,098 |
|
Direct costs of leasing
operations |
|
|
21,055 |
|
|
22,354 |
|
Selling and general
expenses |
|
|
19,503 |
|
|
19,313 |
|
Depreciation and
amortization |
|
|
10,126 |
|
|
10,001 |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
income |
|
|
5,647 |
|
|
16,205 |
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
|
|
15 |
|
|
48 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(5,822 |
) |
|
(8,625 |
) |
Loss on change in
valuation of bifurcated derivatives in Convertible Note |
|
|
— |
|
|
(3,448 |
) |
Foreign exchange and
other |
|
|
(1,202 |
) |
|
(1,511 |
) |
|
|
|
(7,009 |
) |
|
(13,536 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Income (loss)
before provision for income taxes |
|
|
(1,362 |
) |
|
2,669 |
|
|
|
|
|
Provision (benefit) for
income taxes |
|
|
(518 |
) |
|
1,915 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
(loss) |
|
|
(844 |
) |
|
754 |
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock
dividends |
|
|
(922 |
) |
|
(922 |
) |
Noncontrolling
interest |
|
|
801 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
attributable to common stockholders |
|
$ |
(965 |
) |
$ |
(168 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Net loss per common
share: |
|
|
|
Basic |
|
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
Diluted |
|
|
(0.04 |
) |
|
(0.01 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding: |
|
|
|
Basic |
|
|
26,611,688 |
|
|
27,391,220 |
|
Diluted |
|
|
26,611,688 |
|
|
27,391,220 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS(In thousands, except share and per share
data)(Unaudited)
|
|
June 30, 2018 |
|
September 30, 2018 |
Assets |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents |
|
$ |
21,617 |
|
|
$ |
9,542 |
|
Trade and other
receivables, net |
|
|
50,525 |
|
|
|
54,794 |
|
Inventories |
|
|
22,731 |
|
|
|
38,530 |
|
Prepaid expenses and
other |
|
|
8,023 |
|
|
|
10,954 |
|
Property, plant and
equipment, net |
|
|
22,310 |
|
|
|
22,241 |
|
Lease fleet, net |
|
|
429,388 |
|
|
|
437,655 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
109,943 |
|
|
|
110,008 |
|
Other intangible
assets, net |
|
|
25,150 |
|
|
|
24,578 |
|
Total
assets |
|
$ |
689,687 |
|
|
$ |
708,302 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade payables and
accrued liabilities |
|
$ |
50,545 |
|
|
$ |
58,417 |
|
Income taxes
payable |
|
|
361 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Unearned revenue and
advance payments |
|
|
19,226 |
|
|
|
20,844 |
|
Senior and other debt,
net |
|
|
427,218 |
|
|
|
406,122 |
|
Fair value of
bifurcated derivatives in Convertible Note |
|
|
15,583 |
|
|
|
7,579 |
|
Deferred tax
liabilities |
|
|
34,969 |
|
|
|
36,496 |
|
Total
liabilities |
|
|
547,902 |
|
|
|
529,458 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and
contingencies |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative preferred
stock, $.0001 par value: 1,000,000 shares authorized; 400,100
shares issued and outstanding (in series) |
|
|
40,100 |
|
|
|
40,100 |
|
Common stock, $.0001
par value: 100,000,000 shares authorized; 27,017,606 shares issued
and outstanding at June 30, 2018 and 30,243,872 at September 30,
2018 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Additional paid-in
capital |
|
|
139,547 |
|
|
|
175,525 |
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss |
|
|
(17,091 |
) |
|
|
(16,764 |
) |
Accumulated
deficit |
|
|
(21,278 |
) |
|
|
(20,524 |
) |
Total General Finance
Corporation stockholders’ equity |
|
|
141,281 |
|
|
|
178,340 |
|
Equity of
noncontrolling interests |
|
|
504 |
|
|
|
504 |
|
Total
equity |
|
|
141,785 |
|
|
|
178,844 |
|
Total
liabilities and equity |
|
$ |
689,687 |
|
|
$ |
708,302 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Explanation and Use of Non-GAAP Financial
Measures
Earnings before interest, income taxes, impairment, depreciation
and amortization and other non-operating costs and income
(“EBITDA”) and adjusted EBITDA are non-U.S. GAAP measures. We
calculate adjusted EBITDA to eliminate the impact of certain items
we do not consider to be indicative of the performance of our
ongoing operations. In addition, in evaluating adjusted
EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future, we may incur
expenses similar to the expenses excluded from our presentation of
adjusted EBITDA. Our presentation of adjusted EBITDA should not be
construed as an inference that our future results will be
unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. We present adjusted
EBITDA because we consider it to be an important supplemental
measure of our performance and because we believe it is frequently
used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties
in the evaluation of companies in our industry, many of which
present EBITDA and a form of adjusted EBITDA when reporting their
results. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and
should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for
analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. We compensate
for these limitations by relying primarily on our U.S. GAAP results
and using adjusted EBITDA only supplementally. The following tables
show our adjusted EBITDA and the reconciliation from net loss on a
consolidated basis and from operating income (loss) for our
operating segments (in thousands):
|
|
|
Quarter Ended September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
2017 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
(844 |
) |
$ |
754 |
|
|
|
Add (deduct) — |
|
|
|
|
Provision
(benefit) for income taxes |
|
|
(518 |
) |
|
1,915 |
|
|
|
Change in
valuation of bifurcated derivatives in Convertible Note |
|
|
— |
|
|
3,448 |
|
|
|
Foreign exchange
and other |
|
|
1,202 |
|
|
1,511 |
|
|
|
Interest
expense |
|
|
5,822 |
|
|
8,625 |
|
|
|
Interest
income |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
(48 |
) |
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization |
|
|
10,324 |
|
|
10,103 |
|
|
|
Share-based
compensation expense |
|
|
1,658 |
|
|
678 |
|
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA |
|
$ |
17,629 |
|
$ |
26,986 |
|
|
|
Quarter Ended September 30, 2017 |
|
Quarter Ended September 30, 2018 |
|
Asia-Pacific |
North America |
|
Asia-Pacific |
North America |
|
Leasing |
Leasing |
Manufacturing |
Corporate |
|
Leasing |
Leasing |
Manufacturing |
Corporate |
Operating income
(loss) |
$ |
803 |
$ |
6,563 |
$ |
(586 |
) |
$ |
(1,259 |
) |
|
$ |
2,416 |
$ |
14,602 |
$ |
488 |
$ |
(1,466 |
) |
Add - |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization |
|
4,559 |
|
5,749 |
|
198 |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
4,157 |
|
6,028 |
|
102 |
|
9 |
|
Share-based
compensation expense |
|
1,207 |
|
106 |
|
13 |
|
|
332 |
|
|
|
192 |
|
81 |
|
6 |
|
399 |
|
Adjusted
EBITDA |
$ |
6,569 |
$ |
12,418 |
$ |
(375 |
) |
$ |
(918 |
) |
|
$ |
6,765 |
$ |
20,711 |
$ |
596 |
$ |
(1,086 |
) |
Intercompany
adjustments |
|
|
|
$ |
(65 |
) |
|
|
|
|
$ |
(28 |
) |
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