FirstService Corporation (TSX: FSV; NASDAQ: FSV) today reported
strong results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2021. All
amounts are in US dollars.
Consolidated revenues for the first quarter were
$711.1 million, up 12% relative to the same quarter in the prior
year, with organic growth accounting for half of the increase.
Adjusted EBITDA (note 1) increased 36% to $59.8 million, and
Adjusted EPS (note 2) was $0.66, representing 78% growth over the
prior year quarter. GAAP Operating Earnings were $33.9 million,
relative to $16.0 million in the prior year period. GAAP diluted
earnings per share was $0.50 per share in the quarter, versus $0.13
in the same quarter a year ago.
“We are pleased to have kicked off the year with
a strong first quarter,” said Scott Patterson, Chief Executive
Officer of FirstService. “We saw growing momentum in our home
improvement brands and capitalized on increased restoration
activity, while our FirstService Residential platform showed
continued strength and resilience in countering the impact of the
pandemic,” he concluded.
About FirstService
CorporationFirstService Corporation is a
North American leader in the essential outsourced property services
sector, serving its customers through two industry-leading service
platforms: FirstService Residential - North
America’s largest manager of residential communities; and
FirstService Brands - one of North America’s
largest providers of essential property services delivered through
individually branded franchise systems and company-owned
operations.
FirstService generates approximately US$2.8
billion in annual revenues and has approximately 24,000 employees
across North America. With significant insider ownership and an
experienced management team, FirstService has a long-term track
record of creating value and superior returns for shareholders. The
Common Shares of FirstService trade on the NASDAQ and the Toronto
Stock Exchange under the symbol “FSV”. More information is
available at www.firstservice.com.
Segmented Quarterly
ResultsFirstService Residential revenues were $350.5
million for the first quarter, an increase of 3% versus the prior
year quarter, including 1% organic growth. Top-line performance
continued to be moderated by temporary COVID-19-driven amenity
closures and management contract suspensions in certain regions,
particularly in the northeast U.S. and Canada. Adjusted EBITDA for
the quarter was $29.4 million, up from $23.9 million in the prior
year period. GAAP Operating Earnings were $23.2 million, up from
$17.4 million versus the first quarter of last year. Operating
margins were positively impacted by ancillary revenue, primarily
driven by increased home resale activity.
FirstService Brands revenues for the first
quarter totalled $360.6 million, up 23% relative to the prior year
period. The revenue increase was comprised of 13% organic growth,
with the balance from recent tuck-under acquisitions. Revenue was
driven by robust growth at our home improvement brands, and further
bolstered by increased weather-related activity across our
restoration operations. Adjusted EBITDA was $33.4 million, up from
$21.9 million in the prior year quarter. GAAP Operating Earnings
were $16.5 million, versus $4.9 million in the prior year quarter.
Operating margin expansion reflected the benefit of operating
leverage in our businesses tied to strong home remodelling
activity, as well as the increased contribution mix of restoration
operations to the Brands division for the current quarter.
Corporate costs, as presented in Adjusted
EBITDA, were $3.0 million in the first quarter, relative to $2.0
million in the prior year period. On a GAAP basis, corporate costs
for the quarter were $5.9 million, relative to $6.3 million in the
prior year period.
Conference CallFirstService
will be holding a conference call on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at
11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss results for the first quarter of
2021. The numbers to use for this call are 1) toll-free
1-888-241-0551; or 2) for international callers, 647-427-3415, with
the conference ID number 1932237 for all participants. The call
will be simultaneously web cast and can be accessed live or after
the call at www.firstservice.com in the “Investors / Newsroom”
section.
Forward-looking StatementsThis
press release includes or may include forward-looking statements.
Much of this information can be identified by words such as “expect
to,” “expected,” “will,” “estimated” or similar expressions
suggesting future outcomes or events. FirstService believes the
expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are
reasonable but no assurance can be given that these expectations
will prove to be correct and such forward-looking statements should
not be unduly relied upon. These statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the
actual results to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements contemplated in the forward-looking
statements. Such factors include: (i) the magnitude and length of
economic and operational disruption resulting from the COVID-19
pandemic; (ii) general economic and business conditions, which
will, among other things, impact demand for FirstService’s services
and the cost of providing services; (iii) the ability of
FirstService to implement its business strategy, including
FirstService’s ability to acquire suitable acquisition candidates
on acceptable terms and successfully integrate newly acquired
businesses with its existing businesses; (iv) changes in or the
failure to comply with government regulations; and (v) other
factors which are described in FirstService’s annual information
form for the year ended December 31, 2020 under the heading “Risk
factors” (a copy of which may be obtained at www.sedar.com) and
Annual Report on Form 40-F filed with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission (a copy of which may be obtained at
www.sec.gov), and subsequent filings (which factors are adopted
herein). Forward-looking statements contained in this press release
are made as of the date hereof and are subject to change. All
forward-looking statements in this press release are qualified by
these cautionary statements. Unless otherwise required by
applicable securities laws, we do not intend, nor do we undertake
any obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements
contained in this press release to reflect subsequent information,
events, results or circumstances or otherwise.
Summary financial information is provided in
this press release. Our interim consolidated financial statements
and related management’s discussion and analysis will be made
available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Notes1. Reconciliation of net
earnings to Adjusted EBITDA:
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net earnings,
adjusted to exclude: (i) income tax; (ii) other (income) expense;
(iii) interest expense; (iv) depreciation and amortization; (v)
acquisition-related items; and (vi) stock-based compensation
expense. The Company uses adjusted EBITDA to evaluate its own
operating performance, its ability to service debt, and as an
integral part of its planning and reporting systems. Additionally,
this measure is used in conjunction with discounted cash flow
models to determine the Company’s overall enterprise valuation and
to evaluate acquisition targets. Adjusted EBITDA is presented as a
supplemental measure because the Company believes such a measure is
useful to investors as a reasonable indicator of operating
performance, due to the low capital intensity of the Company’s
service operations. The Company believes this measure is a
financial metric used by many investors to compare companies,
especially in the services industry. This measure is not a
recognized measure of financial performance under GAAP in the
United States, and should not be considered as a substitute for
operating earnings, net earnings or cash flow from operating
activities, as determined in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s
method of calculating adjusted EBITDA may differ from other issuers
and accordingly, this measure may not be comparable to measures
used by other issuers. A reconciliation of net earnings (loss) to
adjusted EBITDA appears below.
|
Three months ended |
(in thousands of US
dollars) |
March 31 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings |
$ |
23,843 |
|
|
$ |
5,780 |
|
Income tax |
|
7,720 |
|
|
|
1,546 |
|
Other income |
|
(1,868 |
) |
|
|
(229 |
) |
Interest expense, net |
|
4,187 |
|
|
|
8,887 |
|
Operating earnings |
|
33,882 |
|
|
|
15,984 |
|
Depreciation and
amortization |
|
23,225 |
|
|
|
23,507 |
|
Acquisition-related items |
|
(99 |
) |
|
|
405 |
|
Stock-based compensation
expense |
|
2,787 |
|
|
|
3,969 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
59,795 |
|
|
$ |
43,865 |
|
2. Reconciliation of net earnings and net earnings per share to
adjusted net earnings and adjusted EPS:
Adjusted EPS is defined as diluted net earnings
per share, adjusted for the effect, after income tax, of: (i) the
non-controlling interest redemption increment; (ii)
acquisition-related items; (iii) amortization expense related to
intangible assets recognized in connection with acquisitions; and
(iv) stock-based compensation expense. The Company believes this
measure is useful to investors because it provides a supplemental
way to understand the underlying operating performance of the
Company and enhances the comparability of operating results from
period to period. Adjusted EPS is not a recognized measure of
financial performance under GAAP, and should not be considered as a
substitute for diluted net earnings per share, as determined in
accordance with GAAP. The Company’s method of calculating this
non-GAAP measure may differ from other issuers and, accordingly,
this measure may not be comparable to measures used by other
issuers. A reconciliation of net earnings to adjusted net earnings
and of diluted net earnings per share to adjusted EPS appears
below.
|
Three months ended |
(in thousands of
US dollars) |
March 31 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings |
$ |
23,843 |
|
|
$ |
5,780 |
|
Non-controlling
interest share of earnings |
|
(3,767 |
) |
|
|
(1,755 |
) |
Acquisition-related items |
|
(99 |
) |
|
|
405 |
|
Amortization of
intangible assets |
|
10,012 |
|
|
|
11,361 |
|
Stock-based
compensation expense |
|
2,787 |
|
|
|
3,969 |
|
Income tax on
adjustments |
|
(3,328 |
) |
|
|
(3,986 |
) |
Non-controlling
interest on adjustments |
|
(175 |
) |
|
|
(222 |
) |
Adjusted net
earnings |
$ |
29,273 |
|
|
$ |
15,552 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
(in US
dollars) |
March 31 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted net
earnings per share |
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
$ |
0.13 |
|
Non-controlling
interest redemption increment (decrement) |
|
(0.04 |
) |
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
Acquisition-related items |
|
- |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
Amortization of
intangible assets, net of tax |
|
0.16 |
|
|
|
0.19 |
|
Stock-based
compensation expense, net of tax |
|
0.04 |
|
|
|
0.07 |
|
Adjusted EPS |
$ |
0.66 |
|
|
$ |
0.37 |
|
FIRSTSERVICE CORPORATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Results |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands of US dollars,
except per share amounts) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months |
|
ended March 31 |
(unaudited) |
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
$ |
711,066 |
|
|
$ |
633,831 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenues |
|
490,812 |
|
|
|
435,149 |
|
Selling, general and
administrative expenses |
|
163,246 |
|
|
|
158,786 |
|
Depreciation |
|
13,213 |
|
|
|
12,146 |
|
Amortization of intangible
assets |
|
10,012 |
|
|
|
11,361 |
|
Acquisition-related items
(1) |
|
(99 |
) |
|
|
405 |
|
Operating
earnings |
|
33,882 |
|
|
|
15,984 |
|
Interest expense, net |
|
4,187 |
|
|
|
8,887 |
|
Other income |
|
(1,868 |
) |
|
|
(229 |
) |
Earnings before income
tax |
|
31,563 |
|
|
|
7,326 |
|
Income tax |
|
7,720 |
|
|
|
1,546 |
|
Net
earnings |
|
23,843 |
|
|
|
5,780 |
|
Non-controlling interest share
of earnings |
|
3,767 |
|
|
|
1,755 |
|
Non-controlling interest
redemption increment (decrement) |
|
(1,815 |
) |
|
|
(1,260 |
) |
Net earnings
attributable to Company |
|
21,891 |
|
|
|
5,285 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings per
share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
$ |
0.13 |
|
Diluted |
|
0.50 |
|
|
|
0.13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EPS
(2) |
$ |
0.66 |
|
|
$ |
0.37 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares
(thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
43,696 |
|
|
|
41,557 |
|
Diluted |
|
44,218 |
|
|
|
41,937 |
|
(1) Acquisition-related items include contingent
acquisition consideration fair value adjustments, and transaction
costs.
(2) See definition and reconciliation above.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets |
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands of
US dollars) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(unaudited) |
March 31, 2021 |
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents |
$ |
152,712 |
|
$ |
184,295 |
Restricted
cash |
|
24,714 |
|
|
24,643 |
Accounts
receivable |
|
411,937 |
|
|
418,890 |
Prepaid and other
current assets |
|
202,222 |
|
|
191,488 |
Current assets |
|
791,585 |
|
|
819,316 |
Other non-current
assets |
|
11,807 |
|
|
12,922 |
Deferred income
tax |
|
2,166 |
|
|
2,048 |
Fixed assets |
|
128,153 |
|
|
126,569 |
Operating lease
right-of-use assets |
|
154,035 |
|
|
153,185 |
Goodwill and
intangible assets |
|
1,083,017 |
|
|
1,082,500 |
Total assets |
$ |
2,170,763 |
|
$ |
2,196,540 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and shareholders' equity |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
and accrued liabilities |
$ |
324,897 |
|
$ |
349,692 |
Unearned
revenues |
|
103,112 |
|
|
90,131 |
Other current
liabilities |
|
9,765 |
|
|
12,135 |
Operating lease
liabilities - current |
|
36,340 |
|
|
35,315 |
Long-term debt -
current |
|
56,637 |
|
|
56,478 |
Current liabilities |
|
530,751 |
|
|
543,751 |
Long-term debt -
non-current |
|
495,678 |
|
|
533,126 |
Operating lease
liabilities - non-current |
|
128,623 |
|
|
128,793 |
Other
liabilities |
|
94,768 |
|
|
96,093 |
Deferred income
tax |
|
41,286 |
|
|
41,345 |
Non-controlling
interests |
|
191,250 |
|
|
193,034 |
Shareholders'
equity |
|
688,407 |
|
|
660,398 |
Total liabilities and equity |
$ |
2,170,763 |
|
$ |
2,196,540 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental balance sheet information |
|
|
|
|
|
Total debt |
$ |
552,315 |
|
$ |
589,604 |
Total debt, net
of cash |
|
399,603 |
|
|
405,309 |
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands of
US dollars) |
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|
March 31 |
(unaudited) |
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
provided by (used in) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
activities |
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings |
$ |
23,843 |
|
|
$ |
5,780 |
|
Items not
affecting cash: |
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
23,225 |
|
|
|
23,507 |
|
Deferred income tax |
|
(749 |
) |
|
|
(2,056 |
) |
Other |
|
2,974 |
|
|
|
3,824 |
|
|
|
49,293 |
|
|
|
31,055 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in non
cash working capital |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable |
|
8,252 |
|
|
|
20,982 |
|
Payables and accruals |
|
(26,920 |
) |
|
|
(10,479 |
) |
Other |
|
(3,914 |
) |
|
|
(1,739 |
) |
Net cash provided
by operating activities |
|
26,711 |
|
|
|
39,819 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing
activities |
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of
businesses, net of cash acquired |
|
(2,521 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Purchases of fixed
assets |
|
(13,337 |
) |
|
|
(15,348 |
) |
Other investing
activities |
|
(2,066 |
) |
|
|
(183 |
) |
Net cash used in
investing activities |
|
(17,924 |
) |
|
|
(15,531 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing
activities |
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease in
long-term debt, net |
|
(37,653 |
) |
|
|
(16,852 |
) |
Purchases of
non-controlling interests, net |
|
(3,391 |
) |
|
|
(3,751 |
) |
Dividends paid to
common shareholders |
|
(7,192 |
) |
|
|
(6,224 |
) |
Other financing
activities |
|
7,727 |
|
|
|
2,342 |
|
Net cash used in
financing activities |
|
(40,509 |
) |
|
|
(24,485 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of exchange
rate changes on cash |
|
210 |
|
|
|
(910 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease in cash,
cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
(31,512 |
) |
|
|
(1,107 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash, cash
equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period |
|
208,938 |
|
|
|
134,291 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash, cash
equivalents and restricted cash, end of period |
$ |
177,426 |
|
|
$ |
133,184 |
|
Segmented
Results |
(in thousands of
US dollars) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FirstService |
|
FirstService |
|
|
|
|
(unaudited) |
Residential |
|
Brands |
|
Corporate |
|
Consolidated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
months ended March 31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
$ |
350,480 |
|
$ |
360,586 |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
711,066 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
29,407 |
|
|
33,407 |
|
|
(3,019 |
) |
|
|
59,795 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating earnings |
|
23,244 |
|
|
16,506 |
|
|
(5,868 |
) |
|
|
33,882 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
$ |
339,663 |
|
$ |
294,168 |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
633,831 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
23,890 |
|
|
21,946 |
|
|
(1,971 |
) |
|
|
43,865 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating earnings |
|
17,424 |
|
|
4,907 |
|
|
(6,347 |
) |
|
|
15,984 |
COMPANY CONTACTS:
D. Scott PattersonChief
Executive OfficerJeremy
RakusinChief Financial Officer
(416) 960-9566
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