Q1 Highlights
- Sales of $128.3 million, compared
to $143.4 million last year
- Operating income of $1.4 million,
compared to $10.4 million last
year
- Adjusted operating income1 of $7.4 million, compared to $11.0 million last year
- Adjusted EBITDA1 of 18.4 million, or 14.3% of sales,
compared to $21.5 million or 15.0%
last year
- Cash flows related to operating activities of $15.5 million, compared to $3.7 million last year
- Funded backlog of $772 million,
with two thirds from firm defence orders
LONGUEUIL, QC, Aug. 7, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - Héroux-Devtek
Inc. (TSX: HRX) ("Héroux-Devtek" or the "Corporation"), a leading
international manufacturer of aerospace products and the world's
third-largest landing gear manufacturer, today reported its
financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2020. Unless otherwise indicated, all
amounts are in Canadian dollars.
"Our first quarter results were encouraging given this turbulent
environment. We remained profitable and generated free cash flow
that are helping us maintain a healthy balance sheet. The
restructuring measures we announced in May are also proceeding
according to plan," said Martin
Brassard, President and CEO of Héroux- Devtek.
"We now turn to the quarters ahead with prudent optimism, as our
$772 million backlog, two thirds of
which is comprised of defence orders, will allow us to weather the
storm. We are also working on new business opportunities in order
to secure work for the coming years. I want to thank our teams
around the world who remain committed to delivering best-in-class
products," added Mr. Brassard.
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FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS
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Three
months ended June 30,
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(in thousands, except
per share data)
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2020
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2019
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Sales
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$
128,335
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$ 143,427
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Operating
income
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1,385
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10,371
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Adjusted operating
income1
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7,430
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10,986
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Adjusted
EBITDA1
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18,358
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21,509
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Net (loss)
income
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(1,313)
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6,443
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Adjusted net
income1
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3,382
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6,959
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Cash flows related to
operating activities
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15,473
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3,695
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Free cash
flow1
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10,232
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(1,588)
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in dollars per
share
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Earnings (loss) per
share – basic and diluted
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$
(0.04)
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$
0.18
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Adjusted
EPS1
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0.09
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0.19
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As
at
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June
30,
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March 31,
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2020
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2020
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Funded backlog2
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$ 772,000
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$ 810,000
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1
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These are non-IFRS
measures. Please refer to the "Non-IFRS Measures" section at the
end of this press release.
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2
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Represents firm
orders.
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FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
Consolidated sales decreased 10.5% to $128.3 million, from $143.4 million last year. Civil sales decreased
25.9% from $67.4 million to
$49.9 million, while defence sales
were up 3.2%, from $76.0 million last
year to $78.4 million in the first
quarter. The decrease in civil sales is mainly related to lower
demand in the large commercial sector, where twin-aisle deliveries
decreased 44% due to the ongoing pandemic.
Gross profit for the quarter decreased from $24.2 million to $20.5
million last year, mainly as a result of the reduction in
sales caused by COVID-19. The pandemic also caused additional costs
and production inefficiencies which were partly offset by
government relief measures. As a percentage of sales, gross profit
decreased from 16.9% to 16.0% mainly as a result of lower sales
volume without a corresponding decrease in fixed costs such as
depreciation, which represented a year-over-year impact of 0.8%
of sales.
Operating income decreased to $1.4 million or 1.1% of sales, from $10.4 million or 7.2% of sales due mainly to
restructuring charges recorded in Q1 and lower sales volume.
Foreign exchange also had an unfavourable net impact of
$0.7 million or 0.5%
of sales.
Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes non-recurring items, stood at
$18.4 million, or 14.3% of sales,
compared with $21.5 million, or 15.0%
of sales, a year ago.
Earnings per share decreased from $0.18 last year to a loss of $0.04 in the first quarter this year, due to the
factors presented above. Adjusted EPS reached $0.09 in the first quarter, down from
$0.19 last year.
FINANCIAL POSITION
Cash flows related to operating activities reached $15.5 million in the first quarter, up from
$3.7 million last year. The increase
results from stronger collection of receivables this year versus
last, partially offset by lower adjusted EBITDA and cash charges
related to restructuring activities.
As at June 30, 2020, net debt
stood at $233.2 million, down from
$246.9 million as at March 31, 2020. The decrease in net debt during
the three-month period is mainly related to cash flow generation in
Q1.
Early into the first quarter, the Corporation drew $60 million on its credit facilities, comprised
of $45 million on the Revolving
Facility and $15 million on the Term
Loan Facility. These drawings, unused as at June 30, 2020, were made as a precaution for
potential liquidity requirements related to the COVID-19
pandemic.
As at June 30, 2020, the
Corporation had $204.6 million of
available liquidity.
RESTRUCTURING UPDATE
On May 5, 2020, Héroux-Devtek
announced restructuring initiatives in light of the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic. These initiatives will affect 10% of the
workforce, or approximately 225 employees, and will include the
closure of the business unit formerly known as Alta Précision.
To date, $6.0 million of related
costs have been recorded as restructuring charges, mainly comprised
of employee-related charges and costs to dismantle and relocate
machinery. 60% of staff reductions have been completed, with most
of the remaining related to Alta Precision. These employees will
remain until the closure of the facility near the end of the fiscal
year in order to complete an orderly transition of work
packages.
CONFERENCE CALL
Héroux-Devtek Inc. will hold a conference call to discuss these
results on Friday, August 7, 2020 at
11:30 AM Eastern Time. Interested
parties can join the call by dialing 1-888-231-8191 (North America) or 1-647-427-7450 (overseas).
The conference call can also be accessed via live webcast on
Héroux-Devtek's website,
www.herouxdevtek.com/en/news-events/events or at
https://bit.ly/HRX_Q1_2021. An accompanying presentation is also
available on Héroux-Devtek's website at
https://www.herouxdevtek.com/en/investors/financial-documents.
If you are unable to call in at this time, you may access a
recording of the meeting by calling 1-855-859-2056 and entering the
passcode 6556316 on your phone. This recording will be available
from Friday, August 7, 2020 as of
2:30 PM Eastern Time until 11:59 PM Eastern
Time on Friday, August 14, 2020.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Except for historical information provided herein, this press
release contains information and statements of a forward-looking
nature concerning the future performance of the Corporation.
Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and
uncertainties as well as on management's best possible evaluation
of future events. Such factors include, but are not limited to: the
effect of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on Héroux-Devtek's
operations, customers, supply chain, the aerospace industry and the
economy in general; the impact of other worldwide general economic
conditions; industry conditions including changes in laws and
regulations; increased competition; the lack of availability of
qualified personnel or management; availability of commodities and
fluctuations in commodity prices; financial and operational
performance of suppliers and customers; foreign exchange or
interest rate fluctuations; and the impact of accounting policies
issued by international standard setters. Readers are cautioned
that the foregoing list of factors that may affect future growth,
results and performance is not exhaustive and undue reliance should
not be placed on forward-looking statements.
As a result, readers are advised that actual results may differ
from expected results. Please see the Impact of COVID-19
section under Overview and the Risk Management
section under Additional Information, as well as the
Guidance section in the Corporation's MD&A for the first
quarter ended June 30, 2020 for
further details regarding the material assumptions underlying the
forecasts and guidance. Such forecasts and guidance are provided
for the purpose of assisting the reader in understanding the
Corporation's financial performance and prospects and to present
management's assessment of future plans and operations, and the
reader is cautioned that such statements may not be appropriate for
other purposes.
NON-IFRS MEASURES
Adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income,
adjusted earnings per share and free cash flow are financial
measures not prescribed by International Financial Reporting
Standards ("IFRS") and are not likely to be comparable to similar
measures presented by other issuers. Management considers these to
be useful information to assist investors in evaluating the
Corporation's profitability, liquidity and ability to generate
funds to finance its operations. Refer to Non-IFRS financial
measures under Operating Results in the Corporation's MD&A for
definitions of these measures and reconciliations to the most
comparable IFRS measures.
ABOUT HÉROUX-DEVTEK
Héroux-Devtek Inc. (TSX: HRX) is an international company
specializing in the design, development, manufacture, repair and
overhaul of aircraft landing gear, hydraulic and electromechanical
actuators, custom ball screws and fracture-critical components for
the Aerospace market. The Corporation is the third-largest landing
gear company worldwide, supplying both the defence and commercial
sectors. Approximately 90% of the Corporation's sales are outside
of Canada, including about 53% in
the United States. The
Corporation's head office is located in Longueuil, Québec with facilities in
Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Spain.
SOURCE Héroux-Devtek Inc.