Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE: GNRC), a leading designer and
manufacturer of back-up power generation products, today reported
results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31,
2009.
Full Year 2009
Highlights
- Net sales increased 2.4% to
$588.2 million from $574.2 million in 2008.
- Net income was $43.1 million
versus a net loss of $556.0 million in 2008. Non-GAAP Adjusted net
income increased to $83.6 million compared to $13.8 million in
2008.
- Adjusted EBITDA increased 22.5%
to $159.1 million from $129.9 million in 2008.
- Launched IPO process (completed
in February 2010).
Fourth Quarter 2009
Highlights.
- Net sales of $154.0 million
decreased 10.8% from net sales of $172.6 million for the same
period last year.
- Net income was $11.9 million
versus a net loss of $515.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2008.
Non-GAAP Adjusted net income increased to $25.6 million compared to
$8.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2008.
- Adjusted EBITDA increased 14.0%
to $44.1 million from $38.7 million for the same period last
year.
Operations Review
“We are pleased with our top and bottom line growth in 2009
given the difficult economic environment. Our strong performance
was driven by our introduction of new products and continued
expansion in distribution, as well as ongoing cost reduction
efforts and the normalization of commodity costs. We continue to
invest in our strategic growth initiatives while maintaining strong
operating performance and cash flow generation,” said Aaron
Jagdfeld, Chief Executive Officer of Generac.
Residential sales of $370.7 million increased 11.5% in 2009 from
$332.6 million in 2008. This increase was driven in part by the
full year impact of Generac’s 2008 introduction of new home standby
and portable generator products, as well as increased distribution
of residential products across several of the Company’s sales
channels, including dealers, wholesalers, and retail accounts.
Residential product sales also benefited from increased marketing
spend to drive awareness of the automatic home standby generator
category. A stronger winter storm season but weaker summer storm
season in 2009 compared to 2008 impacted timing of residential
sales during the current year.
Strength in the residential market offset a 9.9% decline in
industrial and commercial sales to $187.3 million in 2009 from
$207.9 million in 2008. Sales to industrial and commercial national
account customers declined in late 2008 and continued throughout
2009 as corporate customers lowered capital spending and the
decline in U.S. non-residential construction activity influenced
market demand for standby generators.
Gross profit margin improved from 35.2% of net sales in 2008 to
40.1% of net sales in 2009. Gross margin benefited from lower
purchasing costs following reductions in steel, copper, and
aluminum raw material prices, as well as increases in selling
prices and improved engineering and sourcing of components and
products. Excluding the impact of the goodwill and trade name
impairment charge incurred in 2008, operating expenses increased
modestly due to higher amortization expense and higher variable
expenses in connection with increased sales volumes. The Company
believes that continued investments in product development and
marketing in 2009 will position Generac for future growth
opportunities. Adjusted EBITDA margins increased to 27.0% for the
full year 2009, from 22.6% in 2008.
Fourth quarter 2009 results were negatively affected by weak
industrial and commercial market conditions and a weaker summer
storm season compared to 2008, which led to a net sales decline of
10.8% as compared to the fourth quarter of 2008. Sales of
residential products were $101.9 million, a 10.5% decline from the
fourth quarter of 2008. Sales of industrial and commercial products
were $44.6 million, a 14.0% decline from the prior period.
Despite these pressures, Generac improved gross margins to 41.3%
for the fourth quarter of 2009, up from 33.7% in the fourth quarter
of 2008. Gross margin improvement was driven by the aforementioned
decline in raw material prices, increases in selling prices, and
improved sourcing of components and products. Adjusted EBITDA
margin increased to 28.6% in the fourth quarter of 2009, up from
22.4% in the fourth quarter of 2008, resulting in Adjusted EBITDA
growth of 14.0% to $44.1 million for the quarter.
Initial Public Offering and
Reduction of Debt
On February 17, 2010, Generac completed its initial public
offering (IPO) of 18,750,000 shares of common stock at a price of
$13.00 per share. Generac received $224.1 million in net proceeds
from the offering, after deducting underwriting fees and total
expenses related to the offering. On March 18, 2010, Generac
received an additional $23.8 million in proceeds from the exercise
of the underwriters’ option to purchase 1,950,500 additional shares
of common stock. Following the offering, using proceeds from the
IPO together with a portion of cash on hand, Generac made a $360.1
million prepayment on its term loans, first to pay down its second
lien term loan in full and the remainder to repay a portion of its
first lien term loan. After giving effect to the IPO and subsequent
reductions of debt, Generac reduced its debt balance to $731.4
million of first lien term loan debt. The Company has terminated
its second lien facility and has no borrowings outstanding on its
revolver, which has $145 million of availability.
2010 Outlook
Regarding 2010, Mr. Jagdfeld stated, “We are conscious of the
continuing impact of the difficult economic environment on our
residential, industrial and commercial customers in 2010. For the
full year, we believe that our programs with new distribution
partners, expansion of our dealer network, introduction of new
products, and continued marketing efforts to promote awareness will
allow Generac to offset challenging trends in our end markets.
Additionally, we are confident that we will be able to maintain
attractive Adjusted EBITDA margins and generate strong cash flow
while investing in future growth through new product development
and distribution initiatives. Following the IPO and our recent debt
reductions, we expect 2010 interest expense to be $25 to
$27 million based on our current debt balance and LIBOR
assumption of 0.50% for the second half of 2010 (including the
impact of interest rate swaps in the second half of 2010 and
excluding amortization of deferred financing costs). We expect to
spend $7 to $9 million on capital expenditures and pay less than $1
million in cash taxes in 2010. With our capital efficient operating
model and attractive tax attributes, we anticipate that we will
continue to convert a high percentage of our Adjusted EBITDA to
cash flow. Overall, we believe we are well positioned to drive
profitable growth in our business.”
Conference Call and
Webcast
Generac management will hold a conference call at 10:00am EDT on
Monday, March 29, 2010 to discuss highlights of this earnings
release. The conference call can be accessed by dialing
866-730-5769 (domestic) or 857-350-1593 (international) and
entering passcode 10316678.
The conference call will also be webcast simultaneously on
Generac's website (http://www.generac.com), under the Investor
Relations link.
The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson
Reuters StreetEvents Network. Individual investors can listen to
the call at http://www.earnings.com, Thomson Reuters' individual
investor portal, powered by StreetEvents. Institutional investors
can access the call via StreetEvents (http://www.streetevents.com),
a password-protected event management site.
Following the live webcast, a replay will be available on the
Company's web site. A telephonic replay will also be available two
hours after the call and can be accessed by dialing 888-286-8010
(domestic) or 617-801-6888 (international) and entering passcode
39566491. The telephonic replay will be available for 30 days.
Generac company news is
available
24 hours a day, on-line at:
http://www.generac.com.
About Generac
Since 1959, Generac has been a leading designer and manufacturer
of a wide range of backup power generation products serving
residential, light commercial and industrial markets. Generac's
power systems range in output from 800 watts to 9 megawatts and are
available through a broad network of independent dealers, retailers
and wholesalers.
Forward-looking
Information
Certain statements contained in this news release, as well as
other information provided from time to time by Generac Holdings
Inc. or its employees, may contain forward looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those in the forward looking statements.
Forward-looking statements give Generac’s current expectations and
projections relating to the Company’s financial condition, results
of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business.
You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they
do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These
statements may include words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,”
“expect,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “believe,” “may,” “should,”
“can have,” “likely,” “future” and other words and terms of similar
meaning in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature
of future operating or financial performance or other events.
Any such forward looking statements are not guarantees of
performance or results, and involve risks, uncertainties (some of
which are beyond the Company’s control) and assumptions. Although
Generac believes any forward-looking statements are based on
reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could
affect Generac’s actual financial results and cause them to differ
materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking
statements, including:
- demand for Generac
products;
- frequency of major power
outages;
- availability of raw materials
and key components used in producing Generac products;
- competitive factors in the
industry in which Generac operates;
- Generac’s dependence on the
Company’s distribution network;
- Generac’s ability to invest in,
develop or adapt to changing technologies and manufacturing
techniques;
- loss of key management and
employees;
- increase in product liability
claims; and
- changes in environmental, health
and safety laws and regulations.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize,
Generac’s actual results may vary in material respects from those
projected in any forward-looking statements. A detailed discussion
of these and other factors that may affect future results is
contained in Generac’s filings with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, or SEC.
Any forward-looking statement made by Generac in this press
release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Generac
undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement,
whether as a result of new information, future developments or
otherwise, except as may be required by law.
Reconciliations to GAAP Financial
Metrics
Adjusted EBITDA
To supplement the Company’s condensed consolidated financial
statements presented in accordance with US GAAP, Generac provides a
summary to show the computation of Adjusted EBITDA, taking into
account certain charges that were taken during the quarters and
twelve months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008. The computation of
Adjusted EBITDA is based on the definition of EBITDA contained in
Generac’s credit agreement, dated as of November 10, 2006.
Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income
To further supplement Generac’s condensed consolidated financial
statements presented in accordance with US GAAP, the Company
provides a summary to show the computation of Non-GAAP Adjusted net
income (loss). Non-GAAP Adjusted net income (loss) is defined as
Net income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes
adjusted for the following items: cash income tax expense
(benefit), amortization of intangible assets, amortization of
deferred loan costs related to the Company’s debt, intangible
impairment charges, and non-cash gains.
The presentation of this additional information is not meant to
be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, results
prepared in accordance with US GAAP. Please see the 8-K filed March
29, 2010 for additional discussion of the basis for Generac’s
reporting of Non-GAAP financial measures.
Generac Holdings Inc.
Consolidated statements of
operations
(Dollars in thousands, except
share and per share data)
Three months ended December
31,
Year ended December 31, 2009
2008 2009 2008 (unaudited) (unaudited)
(unaudited) Net sales $ 153,964 $ 172,624 $ 588,248 $
574,229 Costs of goods sold 90,320 114,463
352,398 372,199 Gross
profit 63,644 58,161 235,850 202,030 Operating expenses:
Selling and service 14,960 16,381 59,823 57,449 Research and
development 3,090 2,448 10,842 9,925 General and administrative
3,175 4,161 14,713 15,869 Amortization of intangibles 13,097 11,998
51,960 47,602 Goodwill impairment — 503,193 — 503,193 Trade name
impairment — 80,293 — 80,293
Total operating expenses 34,322
618,474 137,338 714,331
Income (loss) from operations 29,322 (560,313 ) 98,512 (512,301 )
Other (expense) income: Interest expense (17,210
)
(26,556 ) (70,862 ) (108,022 ) Gain on extinguishment of debt —
60,074 14,745 65,385 Investment income (expense) 116 (978 ) 2,205
600 Other, net (265 ) (361 ) (1,206 ) (1,217 )
Total other (expense) income, net
(17,359 ) 32,179 (55,118 )
(43,254 ) Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for
income taxes 11,963 (528,134 ) 43,394 (555,555 ) Provision
(benefit) for income taxes 15 (12,369 )
339 400 Net income (loss) $ 11,948 $
(515,765 ) $ 43,055 $ (555,955 ) Preferential distribution
to: Series A preferred stock holders (4,330 )
(785
)
(14,151 ) (785 ) Class B common stockholders (25,983 )
(23,540 ) (100,191 ) (90,567 ) Net loss
attributable to Class A common stockholders $ (18,365 ) $ (540,090
) $ (71,287 ) $ (647,307 ) Net (loss) income per common
share, basic and diluted (1): Class A Common Stock $ (10,613 ) $
(309,778 )
$
(41,111 ) $ (357,628 ) Class B Common Stock $ 1,082 $ 980
$
4,171 $ 3,780 Weighted average common shares outstanding
(1): Class A Common Stock 1,730 1,743 1,734 1,810 Class B Common
Stock 24,018 24,018 24,018 23,961
(1) Net (loss) income per common share and weighted average common
shares outstanding do not reflect the share structure subsequent to
the IPO, but do retroactively reflect the reverse stock split
effective February 10, 2010.
Generac
Holdings Inc.
Consolidated balance
sheets
(Dollars in thousands)
December 31, December 31, 2009
2008 (unaudited) Assets Current assets: Cash
and cash equivalents $ 161,307 $ 81,229 Receivables, net 54,130
66,241 Inventories 123,700 123,980 Prepaid expenses and other
assets 5,880 3,547 Total current
assets 345,017 274,997 Property and equipment, net 73,374
76,674 Goodwill 525,875 525,875 Other intangible assets
379,625 431,585 Other assets 13,352
17,083 Total assets $ 1,337,243 $ 1,326,214
Liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)
Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 33,639 $ 54,525 Other
accrued liabilities 59,256 63,956 Current portion of long-term debt
39,076 9,500 Total current
liabilities 131,971 127,981 Long-term debt 1,052,463
1,121,437 Other long-term liabilities 17,418
43,539 Total liabilities 1,201,852 1,292,957
Series A convertible preferred stock 113,109 78,355 Class B
convertible common stock
765,096
765,096
Stockholders' equity (deficit) (742,814 )
(810,194 ) Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
(deficit) $ 1,337,243 $ 1,326,214
Generac
Holdings Inc.
Consolidated statements of cash
flows
(Dollars in thousands)
Three months ended December 31, Year
ended December 31, 2009 2008
2009 2008 (unaudited)
(unaudited) (unaudited)
Operating activities Net
income (loss) $ 11,948 $ (515,765 ) $ 43,055 $ (555,955 )
Adjustment to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by
operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 14,994 13,880
59,675 54,770 Goodwill and trade name impairment charge — 583,486 —
583,486 Gain on extinguishment of debt —
(60,074
)
(14,745
)
(65,385 ) Amortization of unrealized loss on interest rate swaps
6,055 — 24,222 — Other 1,008 1,116 3,723 4,506 Net changes in
operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable 5,685 14,419
11,779 (20,768 ) Inventories 19,991 (15,348 ) 280 (26,366 ) Other
assets (3,108 ) (1,338 ) (1,739 ) (617 ) Accounts payable (30,307 )
16,628 (20,886 ) 34,449 Other accrued liabilities 3,210 (7,935 )
(30,757 ) 2,104
Net cash provided by operating activities 29,476
29,069 74,607
10,224
Investing activities
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 13 10 69 92
Expenditures for property and equipment (1,623 ) (1,309 ) (4,525 )
(5,186 ) Collections on receivable notes — 19 105 56
Net cash used in
investing activities (1,610 ) (1,280 )
(4,351 ) (5,038 )
Financing activities
Stockholders’ contributions of capital – Series A preferred stock —
15,500 20,000 15,500 Repurchase of shares from management – Class B
common stock — — — (224 ) Repurchase of shares from management –
Class A common stock — (65 ) — (189 ) Payment of expenses incurred
in advance of stock issuance (678 ) — (678 ) — Repayment of
stockholder notes receivable — 37 — 37 Payment of long-term debt —
— (9,500 ) (10,396 )
Net cash used in financing activities (678 ) 15,472
9,822 4,728 Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents 27,188 43,261 80,078 9,914
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 134,119 37,968
81,229 71,315
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 161,307
$ 81,229 $ 161,307 $ 81,229
Generac
Holdings Inc.
Reconciliation
schedules
(Dollars in thousands)
Net income (loss) to Adjusted
EBITDA
Three months ended December 31,
Year ended December 31,
2009 2008 2009
2008 (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
(unaudited) Net income (loss) $ 11,948 $ (515,765 ) $
43,055
$
(555,955
)
Interest Expense
17,210 26,556 70,862 108,022 Depreciation and Amortization 14,994
13,880 59,675 54,770 Income taxes provision (benefit) 15 (12,369 )
339 400
Non-cash impairment and other
charges (2)
(203 ) 585,666 (1,592 ) 585,634 Transaction costs and credit
facility fees 20 512 1,188 1,319 Non-cash gains — (60,074 ) (14,745
) (65,385 ) Business optimization expenses — 247 — 971
Sponsor fees
125 125 500 500 Letter of credit fees 26 24 135 169 Other state
taxes (6 ) 53 72 53 Holding company interest income (48 ) (189 )
(402 ) (640 ) Adjusted
EBITDA $ 44,081 $ 38,666 $ 159,087
$
129,858
(2) Includes losses on disposals
of assets, extraordinary bad debt and inventory write-offs related
to assets acquired pre-November 2006, unrealized losses / (gains)
on commodity contracts, intangible impairment charges, and non-cash
stock compensation charges. A full description of these and the
other reconciliation adjustments contained in these schedules is
contained in Generac’s SEC filings.
Net income (loss) to Non-GAAP
Adjusted Net Income
Three months ended December 31, Year ended
December 31, 2009 2008 2009
2008 (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
(unaudited) Net income (loss) $ 11,948 $ (515,765 ) $
43,055
$
(555,955
) Provision (benefit) for income taxes 15
(12,369 ) 339 400
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes 11,963
(528,134 ) 43,394 (555,555 )
Amortization for intangible
assets
13,097 11,998 51,960 47,602 Amortization of deferred loan costs 491
1,342 3,417 3,905 Non-cash intangible impairment charges — 583,486
— 583,486 Non-cash gains — (60,074 )
(14,745 ) (65,385 ) Adjusted net income
before provision for income taxes 25,551 8,618 84,026 14,053
Cash income tax (benefit)
expense
(6 ) 41 383
295 Non-GAAP Adjusted net income $ 25,557
$ 8,577 $ 83,643
$
13,758
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