CHARLOTTE, Mich., March 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Spartan
Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR) ("Spartan" or the "Company"), a leader
in specialty chassis and vehicle design, manufacturing and
assembly, today reported operating results for the fourth quarter
and full year periods ending December
31, 2017.
Full Year 2017 Highlights
For the full year 2017 compared to the full year 2016:
- Sales increased $116.3
million, or 19.7%, to $707.1
million from $590.8
million
- Net income improved $7.3
million, or 85.2%, to $15.9
million, or $0.46 per share,
from $8.6 million, or $0.25 per share
- Adjusted EBITDA increased 37.0% to $31.3 million, or 4.4% of sales, from
$22.9 million, or 3.9% of
sales
- Adjusted net income improved 34.5% to $14.9 million, or $0.43 per share, from $11.1 million, or $0.32 per share
- Emergency Response segment was profitable – achieving
$3.2 million of adjusted
EBITDA
Fourth Quarter 2017 Highlights
For the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to the fourth quarter of
2016:
- Sales increased $35.2 million,
or 24.1%, to $181.1 million from
$145.9 million
- Gross profit margin improved 130 basis points to 13.6% of
sales from 12.3% of sales
- Net income improved $1.5
million, or 158.9%, to $2.4
million, or $0.07 per share,
from $0.9 million, or $0.03 per share
- Adjusted EBITDA increased 118.3% to $9.3 million, or 5.1% of sales, compared to
$4.3 million, or 2.9% of
sales
- Adjusted net income improved 156.4% to $3.9 million, or $0.11 per share from $1.5
million, or $0.04 per
share
- Emergency Response segment was profitable – achieving
$2.7 million of adjusted
EBITDA
"With our 2017 fourth quarter net income more than doubling,
which also marks our eighth consecutive profitable quarter on an
adjusted basis, Spartan has successfully completed its turnaround
and is now focused on its growth strategy as we move into 2018 and
beyond," said Daryl Adams, Spartan
President and Chief Executive Officer. "We can take pride in
the strong performance we posted throughout the year, which was
based on the actions we took to transition our company to a leader
in purpose-built specialty vehicles that is focused on performance
and innovation."
Full Year 2017 Segment Results
For the full year 2017 compared to the full year 2016:
Fleet Vehicles and Services (FVS)
FVS segment sales decreased 9.8% to $251.1
million from $278.4 million.
Revenues declined primarily due to the timing of a large last
mile delivery upfit order that did not reoccur in 2017.
Adjusted EBITDA decreased $4.2
million to $27.0 million, or
10.7% of sales, from $31.2 million,
or 11.2% of sales, a year ago, primarily due to the nonrecurring
last mile delivery upfit order, which was partially offset by
operational improvements.
The Segment backlog at December 31,
2017 totaled $267.7 million,
up 198.9%, compared to $89.5 million
at December 31, 2016, as a result of
the previously announced multi-year contract with the United States
Postal Service (USPS).
Emergency Response (ER)
ER segment
sales increased 65.5% to $302.9
million from $183.0
million. The sales increase reflects increased product
optimization resulting from the successful integration of Smeal and
rationalization of the Company's dealer network.
Adjusted EBITDA increased $10.7
million to $3.2 million, or
1.1% of sales, from an adjusted EBITDA loss of $7.5 million a year ago. The increase was
primarily the result of increased sales, improved operational
performance and warranty cost reduction. Adjusted EBITDA loss
in 2016 included adjustments totaling $3.5
million in legacy product recalls.
The Segment backlog at December 31,
2017 totaled $233.6 million,
up 67.0%, compared to $139.9 million
at December 31, 2016.
Specialty Chassis & Vehicles
(SCV)
SCV segment sales increased 17.9% to
$158.8 million from $134.8 million. Sales of motorhome chassis
increased 27.1% to $124.6 million
from $98.0 million, primarily due to
increased motorhome shipments year-over-year as a result of market
share gains.
Adjusted EBITDA increased $5.8
million to $14.1 million, or
8.9% of sales, from $8.3 million, or
6.2% of sales, a year ago, primarily due to increased sales and
improved operational performance.
The Segment backlog at December 31,
2017 totaled $33.8 million, up
68.7%, compared to $20.0 million at
December 31, 2016, as a result of
increased motorhome orders.
"The performance of each of our business segments was powerful
in 2017, but perhaps the most dramatic performance was the
turnaround in ER," continued Adams. "With the integration of
Smeal, we were able to grow top-line ER revenue by 66% while
improving adjusted EBITDA by nearly $11
million. We continued to make good progress in SCV,
with solid growth in revenues and adjusted EBITDA with the
introduction of new innovative products and platforms to expand our
addressable market and market share in motorhomes. In the FVS
business, we saw some topline headwinds in 2017 relating to the
timing of follow-on last-mile delivery orders, but we are
encouraged with the prospect of significant growth in 2018 with
normalized order flow and the addition of the USPS contract, the
largest in Spartan's history."
2018 Outlook
"We are proud of our
financial performance in 2017, which will provide a sound
foundation for future long-term growth, increased shareholder value
and an acceleration of earnings growth in 2018," said Rick Sohm, Chief Financial Officer of Spartan
Motors. "Our strong financial position will enable Spartan to
invest in our future growth in 2018 and beyond by expanding R&D
efforts for new product innovations and enhancing our operational
competencies, exploring alternative fuel technologies and expanding
our manufacturing capabilities at our Ephrata, Pennsylvania facility to meet the
growing last mile delivery demand. With each of our business
segments now profitable, we expect our incremental investments and
the new USPS order to drive additional revenues, positioning
Spartan to achieve its financial objectives in 2020."
Outlook for full year 2018 is expected to be as follows:
- Revenue to be in the range of $790.0 - $815.0
million
- Net income of $18.8 -
$21.0 million
- Adjusted EBITDA of $39.0 -
$42.0 million
- Effective tax rate of approximately 28%
- Earnings per share of $0.54 -
$0.60, assuming approximately 35.3
million shares outstanding
- Adjusted earnings per share of $0.56 - $0.62
Adams concluded, "It's an exciting time for Spartan Motors, as
we have worked as a team to bring significant change and improved
financial performance to our Company. Exceeding our targets
for the fourth quarter and full year 2017 is about more than
hitting our numbers. It's proof positive that the changes we
made to execute the turnaround and position Spartan for a future of
sustainable, profitable growth continue to pay dividends. We
have a formula in place that has successfully driven operational
improvements within each of our business units. We will
continue to apply this winning formula, as we aggressively take the
turn into growth mode. We are confident that the near-term
investments we'll make, coupled with the momentum achieved over the
past two years, will have a positive impact in 2018 and
beyond."
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This release contains adjusted EBITDA (earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), adjusted net
income, adjusted earnings per share, forecasted adjusted EBITDA,
and forecasted adjusted earnings per share, which are all non-GAAP
financial measures. These non-GAAP measures are calculated by
excluding items that we believe to be infrequent or not indicative
of our continuing operating performance. For the periods covered by
this release such items include expenses associated with
restructuring actions taken to improve the efficiency and
profitability of certain of our manufacturing operations, expenses
related to product recall campaigns, non-cash charges related to
the impairment of assets, expenses related to business
acquisition activities, the impact of the step-up in inventory
value associated with the recent business acquisition, and the
impact of the business acquisition on the timing of chassis revenue
recognition.
We present the non-GAAP measures adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net
income and adjusted earnings per share because we consider them to
be important supplemental measures of our performance. The
presentation of adjusted EBITDA enables investors to better
understand our operations by removing items that we believe are not
representative of our continuing operations and may distort our
longer term operating trends. The presentation of adjusted net
income and adjusted earnings per share enables investors to better
understand our operations by removing the impact of tax
adjustments, including the impact that our deferred tax asset
valuation allowance that we recorded in 2015 has had on our tax
expense and net income in 2015 and subsequent periods, the impact
of a tax deduction for the write-off of an investment in a
subsidiary, the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on tax expense
recorded in 2017, and other items that we believe are not
indicative of our longer term operating trends. We believe these
measures to be useful to improve the comparability of our results
from period to period and with our competitors, as well as to show
ongoing results from operations distinct from items that are
infrequent or not indicative of our continuing operating
performance. We believe that presenting these non-GAAP measures is
useful to investors because it permits investors to view
performance using the same tools that management uses to budget,
make operating and strategic decisions, and evaluate our historical
performance. We believe that the presentation of these non-GAAP
measures, when considered together with the corresponding GAAP
financial measures and the reconciliations to those measures,
provides investors with additional understanding of the factors and
trends affecting our business than could be obtained in the absence
of these disclosures.
Our management uses adjusted EBITDA to evaluate the performance
of and allocate resources to our segments. In addition, non-GAAP
measures are used by management to review and analyze our operating
performance and, along with other data, as internal measures for
setting annual budgets and forecasts, assessing financial
performance, and comparing our financial performance with our
peers. Adjusted EBITDA is also used, along with other financial and
non-financial measures, for purposes of determining annual and
long-term incentive compensation for our management team.
Financial Summary
(Non-GAAP)
|
|
(In thousands, except
per share data)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
December 31,
|
|
Twelve Months
Ended December 31,
|
Spartan Motors,
Inc.
|
2017
|
% of
sales
|
|
2016
|
% of
sales
|
|
2017
|
% of
sales
|
|
2016
|
% of
sales
|
Net income
|
$
2,439
|
1.3%
|
|
$
942
|
0.6%
|
|
$
15,935
|
2.3%
|
|
$
8,610
|
1.5%
|
Add
(subtract):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restructuring
|
52
|
|
|
224
|
|
|
1,252
|
|
|
1,095
|
|
Intercompany chassis
impact
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,073
|
|
|
-
|
|
Asset
impairment
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
406
|
|
Acquisition inventory
adjustment
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
189
|
|
|
-
|
|
Recall
expense
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(368)
|
|
|
3,457
|
|
Joint venture
expenses
|
-
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
7
|
|
Acquisition related
expenses
|
269
|
|
|
723
|
|
|
1,354
|
|
|
882
|
|
Deferred tax asset
adjustment
|
2,569
|
|
|
(282)
|
|
|
(3,260)
|
|
|
(2,932)
|
|
Tax benefit of stock
write-off
|
(966)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(966)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Tax effect of
adjustments
|
(506)
|
|
|
(104)
|
|
|
(1,323)
|
|
|
(460)
|
|
Adjusted net
income
|
$
3,857
|
2.1%
|
|
$
1,504
|
1.0%
|
|
$
14,887
|
2.1%
|
|
$
11,065
|
1.9%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
$
2,439
|
1.3%
|
|
$
942
|
0.6%
|
|
$
15,935
|
2.3%
|
|
$
8,610
|
1.5%
|
Add
(subtract):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
2,602
|
|
|
2,161
|
|
|
9,937
|
|
|
7,903
|
|
Taxes on
income
|
3,651
|
|
|
111
|
|
|
90
|
|
|
100
|
|
Interest
expense
|
282
|
|
|
96
|
|
|
864
|
|
|
410
|
|
EBITDA
|
$
8,974
|
5.0%
|
|
$
3,310
|
2.3%
|
|
$
26,826
|
3.8%
|
|
$
17,023
|
2.9%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Add
(subtract):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restructuring
|
52
|
|
|
224
|
|
|
1,252
|
|
|
1,095
|
|
Intercompany chassis
impact
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,073
|
|
|
-
|
|
Asset
impairment
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
406
|
|
Acquisition inventory
adjustment
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
189
|
|
|
-
|
|
Recall
expense
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(368)
|
|
|
3,457
|
|
Joint venture
expenses
|
-
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
7
|
|
Acquisition related
expenses
|
269
|
|
|
723
|
|
|
1,354
|
|
|
882
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
$
9,295
|
5.1%
|
|
$
4,258
|
2.9%
|
|
$
31,327
|
4.4%
|
|
$
22,870
|
3.9%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted net earnings
per share
|
$
0.07
|
|
|
$
0.03
|
|
|
$
0.46
|
|
|
$
0.25
|
|
Add
(subtract):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restructuring
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.04
|
|
|
0.03
|
|
Intercompany chassis
impact
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.06
|
|
|
-
|
|
Asset
impairment
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.01
|
|
Acquisition inventory
adjustment
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.01
|
|
|
-
|
|
Recall
expense
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(0.01)
|
|
|
0.10
|
|
Acquisition related
expenses
|
0.01
|
|
|
0.02
|
|
|
0.04
|
|
|
0.03
|
|
Deferred tax asset
adjustment
|
0.07
|
|
|
(0.01)
|
|
|
(0.10)
|
|
|
(0.09)
|
|
Tax benefit of stock
write-off
|
(0.03)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(0.03)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Tax effect of
adjustments
|
(0.01)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(0.04)
|
|
|
(0.01)
|
|
Adjusted Diluted net
earnings per share
|
$
0.11
|
|
|
$
0.04
|
|
|
$
0.43
|
|
|
$
0.32
|
|
Financial Summary
(Non-GAAP)
|
(In thousands, except
per share data)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
December 31,
|
|
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total segment
adjusted EBITDA
|
|
$
13,047
|
|
$
6,545
|
|
$
44,208
|
|
$
32,029
|
Add
(subtract):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(282)
|
|
(96)
|
|
(864)
|
|
(410)
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
|
(2,602)
|
|
(2,162)
|
|
(9,937)
|
|
(7,903)
|
Restructuring
expense
|
|
(52)
|
|
(224)
|
|
(1,252)
|
|
(1,095)
|
Acquisition
expense
|
|
|
(269)
|
|
(723)
|
|
(1,354)
|
|
(882)
|
Impact of chassis
shipments to Smeal
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(2,073)
|
|
-
|
Recall
expense
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
368
|
|
(3,457)
|
Impact of inventory
fair value step-up
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(189)
|
|
-
|
Joint venture
expenses
|
|
-
|
|
(1)
|
|
(2)
|
|
(14)
|
Asset
impairment
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(406)
|
NHTSA
settlement
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
Unallocated corporate
expenses
|
(3,752)
|
|
(2,287)
|
|
(12,881)
|
|
(9,159)
|
Consolidated income
before taxes
|
$
6,090
|
|
$
1,052
|
|
$
16,024
|
|
$
8,703
|
Fleet Vehicles and
Services Segment
|
(In thousands,
unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
December 31,
|
|
|
2017
|
% of
sales
|
|
2016
|
% of
sales
|
Net income
attributable to Fleet Vehicles and Services
|
|
$
4,933
|
7.6%
|
|
$
6,823
|
10.1%
|
Add
(subtract):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
|
743
|
|
|
806
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
80
|
|
|
53
|
|
Earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
|
|
$
5,756
|
8.9%
|
|
$
7,682
|
11.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
|
|
$
5,756
|
|
|
$
7,682
|
|
Restructuring
charges
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Adjusted earnings
before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
|
|
$
5,756
|
8.9%
|
|
$
7,682
|
11.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Emergency Response
Vehicles Segment
|
(In thousands,
unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
December 31,
|
|
|
2017
|
% of
sales
|
|
2016
|
% of
sales
|
Net income (loss)
attributable to Emergency Response
|
|
$
2,004
|
2.6%
|
|
$
(3,748)
|
-7.9%
|
Add
(subtract):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
|
631
|
|
|
507
|
|
Taxes on
income
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Earnings (loss)
before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
|
|
$
2,635
|
3.5%
|
|
$
(3,241)
|
-6.8%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings (loss)
before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
|
|
$
2,635
|
|
|
$
(3,241)
|
|
Restructuring
charges
|
|
44
|
|
|
224
|
|
Intercompany chassis
impact
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Recall
expense
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
JV
expenses
|
|
-
|
|
|
1
|
|
Adjusted earnings
(loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization
|
$
2,679
|
3.5%
|
|
$
(3,016)
|
-6.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Specialty Chassis
and Vehicles Segment
|
(In thousands,
unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
December 31,
|
|
|
2017
|
% of
sales
|
|
2016
|
% of
sales
|
Net income
attributable to Specialty Chassis and Vehicles
|
|
$
4,232
|
10.3%
|
|
$
1,659
|
5.1%
|
Add
(subtract):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
|
373
|
|
|
219
|
|
Earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
|
|
$
4,605
|
11.2%
|
|
$
1,878
|
5.7%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
|
|
$
4,605
|
|
|
$
1,878
|
|
Restructuring
charges
|
|
7
|
|
|
-
|
|
Adjusted earnings
before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
|
|
$
4,612
|
11.2%
|
|
$
1,878
|
5.7%
|
Fleet Vehicles and
Services Segment
|
(In thousands,
unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Twelve Months
Ended December 31,
|
|
|
2017
|
% of
sales
|
|
2016
|
% of
sales
|
Net income
attributable to Fleet Vehicles and Services
|
|
$
22,797
|
9.1%
|
|
$
27,890
|
10.0%
|
Add
(subtract):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
|
3,361
|
|
|
3,185
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
156
|
|
|
162
|
|
Earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
|
|
$
26,314
|
10.5%
|
|
$
31,237
|
11.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
|
|
$
26,314
|
|
|
$
31,237
|
|
Restructuring
charges
|
|
644
|
|
|
-
|
|
Adjusted earnings
before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
|
|
$
26,958
|
10.7%
|
|
$
31,237
|
11.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Emergency Response
Vehicles Segment
|
(In thousands,
unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Twelve Months
Ended December 31,
|
|
|
2017
|
% of
sales
|
|
2016
|
% of
sales
|
Net income (loss)
attributable to Emergency Response
|
|
$
(1,499)
|
-0.5%
|
|
$
(13,720)
|
-7.5%
|
Add
(subtract):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
|
2,342
|
|
|
1,143
|
|
Taxes on
income
|
|
-
|
|
|
70
|
|
Earnings (loss)
before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
|
|
$
843
|
0.3%
|
|
$
(12,507)
|
-6.8%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings (loss)
before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
|
|
$
843
|
|
|
$
(12,507)
|
|
Restructuring
charges
|
|
454
|
|
|
1,095
|
|
Intercompany chassis
impact
|
|
2,073
|
|
|
-
|
|
Asset
impairment
|
|
-
|
|
|
406
|
|
Acquisition inventory
adjustment
|
|
189
|
|
|
-
|
|
Recall
expense
|
|
(368)
|
|
|
3,457
|
|
JV
expenses
|
|
1
|
|
|
7
|
|
Adjusted earnings
(loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization
|
$
3,192
|
1.1%
|
|
$
(7,542)
|
-4.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Specialty Chassis
and Vehicles Segment
|
(In thousands,
unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Twelve Months
Ended December 31,
|
|
|
2017
|
% of
sales
|
|
2016
|
% of
sales
|
Net income
attributable to Specialty Chassis and Vehicles
|
|
$
12,642
|
8.0%
|
|
$
7,545
|
5.6%
|
Add
(subtract):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
|
1,314
|
|
|
789
|
|
Earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
|
|
$
13,956
|
8.8%
|
|
$
8,334
|
6.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
|
|
$
13,956
|
|
|
$
8,334
|
|
Restructuring
charges
|
|
102
|
|
|
-
|
|
Adjusted earnings
before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
|
|
$
14,058
|
8.9%
|
|
$
8,334
|
6.2%
|
Consolidated
|
(In thousands, except
per share data)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forecast
|
|
|
|
Year Ending
December 31, 2018
|
|
|
|
Low
|
|
Mid
|
|
High
|
Net income
|
|
|
$
18,842
|
|
$
19,903
|
|
$
20,963
|
Add:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
|
|
11,672
|
|
11,672
|
|
11,672
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
427
|
|
455
|
|
483
|
Taxes
|
|
|
7,309
|
|
7,720
|
|
8,132
|
EBITDA
|
|
|
$
38,250
|
|
$
39,750
|
|
$
41,250
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Add
(subtract):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restructuring
charges
|
|
|
750
|
|
750
|
|
750
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
|
|
$
39,000
|
|
$
40,500
|
|
$
42,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per
share
|
|
|
$
0.54
|
|
$
0.57
|
|
$
0.60
|
Add:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restructuring
charges
|
|
|
0.02
|
|
0.02
|
|
0.02
|
Less tax effect of
adjustments
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
Adjusted earnings per
share
|
|
|
$
0.56
|
|
$
0.59
|
|
$
0.62
|
Conference Call, Webcast, Investor Presentation and
Investor Information
Spartan Motors will host a
conference call for analysts and portfolio managers at 10 a.m. ET today to discuss these results and
current business trends. The conference call and webcast will
be available via:
Webcast: www.spartanmotors.com (Click on "Investor
Relations" then "Webcasts")
Conference Call: 1-844-868-8845 (domestic) or 412-317-6591
(international); passcode: 10116962
For more information about Spartan, please visit
www.spartanmotors.com.
About Spartan Motors
Spartan Motors, Inc. is a
leading designer, engineer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad
range of specialty vehicles, specialty chassis, vehicle bodies and
parts for the fleet and delivery, recreational vehicle (RV),
emergency response, defense forces and contract assembly
(light/medium duty truck) markets. The Company's brand names —
Spartan Motors, Spartan Specialty Vehicles, Spartan Emergency
Response, Spartan Parts and Accessories, Smeal and its family of
brands, including Ladder Tower™ and UST®; and
Utilimaster®, a Spartan Motors Company — are known for
quality, durability, performance, customer service and
first-to-market innovation. The Company employs approximately 2,300
associates, and operates facilities in Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska, South
Dakota; Saltillo, Mexico;
and Lima, Peru. Spartan reported
sales of $707 million in 2017. Visit
Spartan Motors at www.spartanmotors.com.
This release contains several forward-looking statements that
are not historical facts, including statements concerning our
business, strategic position, financial projections, financial
strength, future plans, objectives, and the performance of our
products and operations. These statements can be identified
by words such as "believe," "expect," "intend," "potential,"
"future," "may," "will," "should," and similar expressions
regarding future expectations. These forward-looking
statements involve various known and unknown risks, uncertainties,
and assumptions that are difficult to predict with regard to
timing, extent, and likelihood. Therefore, actual performance
and results may materially differ from what may be expressed or
forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could
contribute to these differences include operational and other
complications that may arise affecting the implementation of our
plans and business objectives; continued pressures caused by
economic conditions and the pace and extent of the economic
recovery; challenges that may arise in connection with the
integration of new businesses or assets we acquire or the
disposition of assets; restructuring of our operations, and/or our
expansion into new geographic markets; issues unique to government
contracting, such as competitive bidding processes, qualification
requirements, and delays or changes in funding; disruptions within
our dealer network; changes in our relationships with major
customers, suppliers, or other business partners, including Isuzu;
changes in the demand or supply of products within our markets or
raw materials needed to manufacture those products; and changes in
laws and regulations affecting our business. Other factors
that could affect outcomes are set forth in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K and other filings we make with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC), which are available at
www.sec.gov or our website. All forward-looking
statements in this release are qualified by this paragraph.
Investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements as a prediction of actual results. We undertake no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements in this release, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise.
Spartan Motors,
Inc. and Subsidiaries
|
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
(In thousands, except
par value)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
December
31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
$
33,523
|
|
$
32,041
|
Accounts receivable,
less allowance of $139 and $487
|
83,147
|
|
65,441
|
Inventories
|
77,692
|
|
58,896
|
Income taxes
receivable
|
-
|
|
1,287
|
Other current
assets
|
4,425
|
|
4,526
|
Total current
assets
|
198,787
|
|
162,191
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant
and equipment, net
|
55,177
|
|
53,116
|
Goodwill
|
27,417
|
|
15,961
|
Intangible assets,
net
|
9,427
|
|
6,385
|
Deferred tax
asset, net
|
7,284
|
|
3,310
|
Other
assets
|
3,072
|
|
2,331
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$
301,164
|
|
$
243,294
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
$
40,643
|
|
$
31,336
|
Accrued
warranty
|
18,268
|
|
19,334
|
Accrued compensation
and related taxes
|
13,264
|
|
13,188
|
Deposits from
customers
|
25,422
|
|
16,142
|
Other current
liabilities and accrued expenses
|
12,071
|
|
7,659
|
Current portion of
long-term debt
|
64
|
|
65
|
Total current
liabilities
|
109,732
|
|
87,724
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt,
less current portion
|
17,925
|
|
74
|
Other non-current
liabilities
|
5,238
|
|
2,544
|
Total liabilities
|
132,895
|
|
90,342
|
Commitments and
contingencies
|
|
|
|
Shareholders'
equity:
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock, no
par value: 2,000 shares authorized (none issued)
|
-
|
|
-
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 80,000 shares authorized; 35,097 and
34,383
outstanding
|
351
|
|
344
|
Additional paid in
capital
|
79,721
|
|
76,837
|
Retained
earnings
|
88,855
|
|
76,428
|
Total Spartan
Motors, Inc. shareholders' equity
|
168,927
|
|
153,609
|
Non-controlling
interest
|
(658)
|
|
(657)
|
Total shareholders'
equity
|
168,269
|
|
152,952
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
$
301,164
|
|
$
243,294
|
Spartan Motors,
Inc. and Subsidiaries
|
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations
|
(In thousands, except
per share data)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended
December
31,
|
|
Twelve Months
Ended
December
31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
|
$ 181,068
|
|
$ 145,850
|
|
$ 707,098
|
|
$ 590,777
|
Cost of products
sold
|
156,327
|
|
127,907
|
|
617,655
|
|
518,113
|
Restructuring
charges
|
52
|
|
53
|
|
208
|
|
136
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
profit
|
24,689
|
|
17,890
|
|
89,235
|
|
72,528
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research and
development
|
1,258
|
|
2,363
|
|
6,523
|
|
6,772
|
Selling, general and
administrative
|
17,336
|
|
14,391
|
|
65,497
|
|
56,172
|
Restructuring
charges
|
-
|
|
171
|
|
1,044
|
|
959
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating
expenses
|
18,594
|
|
16,925
|
|
73,064
|
|
63,903
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
income
|
6,095
|
|
965
|
|
16,171
|
|
8,625
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income
(expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense
|
(282)
|
|
(96)
|
|
(864)
|
|
(410)
|
Interest and other
income
|
277
|
|
183
|
|
717
|
|
488
|
Total other income
(expense)
|
(5)
|
|
87
|
|
(147)
|
|
78
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before
taxes
|
6,090
|
|
1,052
|
|
16,024
|
|
8,703
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax
expense
|
3,651
|
|
111
|
|
90
|
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income
|
2,439
|
|
941
|
|
15,934
|
|
8,603
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: net loss
attributable to non-controlling interest
|
-
|
|
(1)
|
|
(1)
|
|
(7)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
attributable to Spartan Motors Inc.
|
$
2,439
|
|
$
942
|
|
$
15,935
|
|
$
8,610
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic net earnings
per share
|
$
0.07
|
|
$
0.03
|
|
$
0.46
|
|
$
0.25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted net
earnings per share
|
$
0.07
|
|
$
0.03
|
|
$
0.46
|
|
$
0.25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic weighted
average common shares outstanding
|
35,117
|
|
34,417
|
|
34,949
|
|
34,405
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted weighted
average common shares
outstanding
|
35,117
|
|
34,417
|
|
34,949
|
|
34,405
|
Spartan Motors,
Inc. and Subsidiaries
|
Sales and Other
Financial Information by Business Segment
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2017 (in thousands of dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Business
Segments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fleet Vehicles
&
Services
|
|
Emergency
Response
|
|
Specialty
Chassis &
Vehicles
|
|
Other
|
|
Consolidated
|
Fleet vehicle
sales
|
$
207,666
|
|
$
-
|
|
$
5,657
|
|
$
(5,657)
|
|
$
207,666
|
Emergency response
vehicle sales
|
-
|
|
293,559
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
293,559
|
Motorhome chassis
sales
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
124,584
|
|
-
|
|
124,584
|
Other specialty
chassis and vehicles
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
18,416
|
|
-
|
|
18,416
|
Aftermarket parts and
assemblies
|
43,429
|
|
9,291
|
|
10,153
|
|
-
|
|
62,873
|
Total
Sales
|
|
$
251,095
|
|
$
302,850
|
|
$
158,810
|
|
$
(5,657)
|
|
$
707,098
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
$
26,958
|
|
$
3,192
|
|
$
14,058
|
|
$
(12,881)
|
|
$
31,327
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spartan Motors,
Inc. and Subsidiaries
|
Sales and Other
Financial Information by Business Segment
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2016 (in thousands of dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Business
Segments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fleet
Vehicles &
Services
|
|
Emergency
Response
|
|
Specialty
Chassis &
Vehicles
|
|
Other
|
|
Consolidated
|
Fleet vehicle
sales
|
$
206,248
|
|
$
-
|
|
$
5,347
|
|
$
(5,347)
|
|
$
206,248
|
Emergency response
vehicles sales
|
-
|
|
175,730
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
175,730
|
Motorhome chassis
sales
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
97,999
|
|
-
|
|
97,999
|
Other specialty
chassis and vehicles
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
21,074
|
|
-
|
|
21,074
|
Aftermarket parts and
assemblies
|
72,141
|
|
7,251
|
|
10,334
|
|
-
|
|
89,726
|
Total
Sales
|
|
$
278,389
|
|
$
182,981
|
|
$
134,754
|
|
$
(5,347)
|
|
$
590,777
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
$
31,237
|
|
$
(7,542)
|
|
$
8,334
|
|
$
(9,159)
|
|
$
22,870
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spartan Motors,
Inc. and Subsidiaries
|
|
Sales and Other
Financial Information by Business Segment
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2017 (in thousands of dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Business
Segments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fleet
Vehicles &
Services
|
|
Emergency
Response
|
|
Specialty
Chassis &
Vehicles
|
|
Other
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
Fleet vehicle
sales
|
$
53,488
|
|
$
-
|
|
$
918
|
|
$
(918)
|
|
$
53,488
|
|
Emergency response
vehicles sales
|
-
|
|
73,448
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
73,448
|
|
Motorhome chassis
sales
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
33,303
|
|
-
|
|
33,303
|
|
Other specialty
chassis and vehicles
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
4,663
|
|
-
|
|
4,663
|
|
Aftermarket parts and
assemblies
|
11,520
|
|
2,480
|
|
2,166
|
|
-
|
|
16,166
|
|
Total
Sales
|
|
$
65,008
|
|
$
75,928
|
|
$
41,050
|
|
$
(918)
|
|
$
181,068
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
$
5,756
|
|
$
2,679
|
|
$
4,612
|
|
$
(3,752)
|
|
$
9,295
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spartan Motors,
Inc. and Subsidiaries
|
Sales and Other
Financial Information by Business Segment
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2016 (in thousands of dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Business
Segments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fleet
Vehicles &
Services
|
|
Emergency
Response
|
|
Specialty
Chassis &
Vehicles
|
|
Other
|
|
Consolidated
|
Fleet vehicle
sales
|
$
51,475
|
|
$
-
|
|
$
1,667
|
|
$
(1,667)
|
|
$
51,475
|
Emergency response
vehicle sales
|
-
|
|
45,651
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
45,651
|
Motorhome chassis
sales
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
24,745
|
|
-
|
|
24,745
|
Other specialty
chassis and vehicles
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
4,351
|
|
-
|
|
4,351
|
Aftermarket parts and
assemblies
|
15,848
|
|
1,696
|
|
2,084
|
|
-
|
|
19,628
|
Total
Sales
|
|
$
67,323
|
|
$
47,347
|
|
$
32,847
|
|
$
(1,667)
|
|
$
145,850
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
$
7,682
|
|
$
(3,016)
|
|
$
1,878
|
|
$
(2,286)
|
|
$
4,258
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales And Other
Financial Information By Business Segment
|
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Period End Backlog
(amounts in thousands of dollars)
|
|
|
Dec 31,
2017
|
|
Sept. 30,
2017
|
|
Jun. 30,
2017
|
|
Mar. 31,
2017
|
|
Dec. 31,
2016
|
Fleet Vehicles and
Services*
|
$
267,698
|
|
$
292,540
|
|
$
131,280
|
|
$
113,960
|
|
$
89,549
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Emergency Response
Vehicles*
|
233,583
|
|
213,334
|
|
214,794
|
|
214,463
|
|
139,870
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Motorhome Chassis
*
|
33,191
|
|
31,179
|
|
25,823
|
|
21,772
|
|
18,749
|
Aftermarket
Parts and Accessories
|
615
|
|
694
|
|
892
|
|
1,075
|
|
1,288
|
Total Specialty
Chassis & Vehicles
|
33,806
|
|
31,873
|
|
26,715
|
|
22,847
|
|
20,037
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Backlog
|
$
535,087
|
|
$
537,747
|
|
$
372,789
|
|
$
351,270
|
|
$
249,456
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Anticipated time to
fill backlog orders at December 31, 2017; 4 months or less for
fleet vehicles and services, except for the USPS truck body order
which will be fulfilled throughout 2018 and 2019; 12 months or less
for emergency response vehicles; 3 months or less for motorhome
chassis; and 1 month or less for other products.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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SOURCE Spartan Motors, Inc.