BRAINTREE, Mass., Feb. 18, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Altra Industrial Motion Corp . (Nasdaq: AIMC ), a global manufacturer and marketer of electromechanical power transmission and motion control products, today announced unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2014.
Financial Highlights
- Fourth-quarter 2014 net sales were $192.0 million, compared with $180.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2013, an increase of 6.3%. Excluding the impact of the Svendborg and Guardian acquisitions, fourth-quarter sales were $164.8 million, a decrease of 6.5% from the same quarter of 2013.
- Fourth-quarter net income was $9.1 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, compared with $7.2 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2013. Non-GAAP net income in Q4 2014 increased to $11.2 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, from $10.1 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, a year ago.*
- The Company purchased $4.8 million in Altra stock, or approximately 162,500 shares, during the fourth quarter under its $50 million repurchase program. Since the program's inception during 2014, the Company has purchased approximately $17.6 million, or 545,000 shares under the program.
- Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Net Income*:
| Quarter Ended | Year to date ended | Quarter Ended | Year to date ended | |
| December 31, 2014 | December 31, 2013 | |||
| Net income attributable to Altra Industrial Motion Corp. | 9,059 | 40,167 | 7,205 | 40,275 |
| Restructuring costs | 124 | 1,767 | 456 | 1,111 |
| Amortization of inventory fair value adjustment | 112 | 2,376 | — | — |
| European workers compensation claim | — | 355 | 640 | 640 |
| Acquisition related expenses | 2,305 | 3,204 | 2,164 | 2,529 |
| Non-cash impact of partial pension settlement | 475 | 475 | ||
| Tax impact of above adjustments, excluding capitalized acquisition costs | (902) | (2,450) | (343) | (662) |
| Tax impact of foreign reorganization | — | 3,758 | — | — |
| Non-GAAP net income* | $ 11,173 | $ 49,652 | $ 10,122 | $ 43,893 |
| Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share* | $ 0.42 | $ 1.83 | $ 0.38 | $ 1.64 |
Management Comments
"Our fourth-quarter performance exceeded our expectations, as we saw strong performance in certain end markets particularly the renewable energy market," said Carl Christenson, Altra's Chairman and CEO. "This performance came despite a challenging global economic environment and sluggishness in several of our other end markets. Our consistent execution on our profit improvement initiatives has driven robust cash generation, which enabled Altra to return more than $32 million to shareholders through quarterly dividends and our stock repurchase program during 2014."
Business Outlook
"In 2015, we face sizable headwinds from foreign currency translation, weakness in Europe and Russia, and challenging dynamics in our oil & gas, agriculture and mining end markets," said Christenson. While we are facing a difficult year in 2015, we will focus on initiatives that drive cost management throughout our organization. These initiatives will include among other things discretionary expense reduction, supplier cost negotiations and other actions to bring SG&A expense in line with the expected decline in revenues. We expect the results of our efforts to gradually contribute to our performance as we proceed throughout 2015."
Altra is currently forecasting sales in the range of $765 to $800 million and non-GAAP diluted EPS in the range of $1.65 to $1.85 for 2015. This guidance assumes a substantial reduction in oil & gas market revenues from 2014 and significant negative impact from foreign exchange rates of approximately $40 million in revenues, based on the current spot rates versus the average rates we experienced in 2014. We also expect continued softening in the Company's agriculture end market and continued weakness in the European and Russian economies. The Company expects its tax rate for the full year to be approximately 30% to 32% before discrete items. Altra also expects capital expenditures in the range of $24 to $26 million and depreciation and amortization in the range of $30 to $32 million.*
The company will conduct an investor conference call to discuss its unaudited fourth quarter financial results today, February 18, 2015, at 5:00 p.m. ET. The public is invited to listen to the conference call by dialing (877) 407-8293 domestically or (201) 689-8349 for international access and asking to participate in the ALTRA conference call. A live webcast of the call will be available in the "Investor Relations" section of www.altramotion.com . Individuals may download charts that will be used during the call at www.altramotion.com under "Events and Presentations" in the Investor Relations section. The charts will be available after earnings are released. A replay of the recorded conference call will be available at the conclusion of the call on February 18 through midnight on March 4, 2015. To listen to the replay, dial (877) 660-6853 domestically or (201) 612-7415 for international access (conference ID # 13601322). A webcast replay also will be available at www.altramotion.com .
| Altra Industrial Motion Corp. | ||||
| Consolidated Statements of Income Data | Quarter Ended | Year to Date Ended | ||
| In Thousands of Dollars, except per share amount | December 31, 2014 | December 31, 2013 | December 31, 2014 | December 31, 2013 |
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |
| Net sales | $ 191,961 | $ 180,530 | $ 819,817 | $ 722,218 |
| Cost of sales | 133,691 | 128,725 | 570,948 | 506,837 |
| Gross profit | $ 58,270 | $ 51,805 | $ 248,869 | $ 215,381 |
| Gross profit as a percent of net sales | 30.4% | 28.7% | 30.4% | 29.8% |
| Selling, general & administrative expenses | 38,643 | 33,413 | 156,471 | 130,155 |
| Research and development expenses | 3,803 | 3,386 | 15,522 | 12,536 |
| Restructuring Charges | 124 | 456 | 1,767 | 1,111 |
| Income from operations | $ 15,700 | $ 14,550 | $ 75,109 | $ 71,579 |
| Income from operations as a percent of net sales | 8.2% | 8.1% | 9.2% | 9.9% |
| Interest expense, net | 3,003 | 2,756 | 11,994 | 10,586 |
| Other non-operating expense (income), net | (449) | 874 | (3) | 1,657 |
| Income before income taxes | $ 13,146 | $ 10,920 | $ 63,118 | $ 59,336 |
| Provision for income taxes | 4,093 | 3,728 | 22,936 | 19,151 |
| Income tax rate | 31.1% | 34.1% | 36.3% | 32.3% |
| Net income | 9,053 | 7,192 | 40,182 | 40,185 |
| Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interest | 6 | 13 | (15) | 90 |
| Net income attributable to Altra Industrial Motion Corp. | 9,059 | 7,205 | 40,167 | 40,275 |
| Weighted Average common shares outstanding | ||||
| Basic | 26,434 | 26,818 | 26,713 | 26,766 |
| Diluted | 26,764 | 26,837 | 27,403 | 26,841 |
| Net income per share | ||||
| Basic | $ 0.34 | $ 0.27 | $ 1.50 | $ 1.50 |
| Diluted | $ 0.34 | $ 0.27 | $ 1.47 | $ 1.50 |
| Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Income From Operations: | ||||
| Income from operations | $ 15,700 | $ 14,550 | $ 75,109 | $ 71,579 |
| Restructuring costs | 124 | 456 | 1,767 | 1,111 |
| Amortization of inventory fair value adjustment | 112 | — | 2,376 | — |
| European workers compensation claim | — | 640 | 355 | 640 |
| Non-cash impact of partial pension settlement | 475 | — | 475 | — |
| Acquisition related expenses | 2,305 | 2,164 | 3,204 | 2,529 |
| Non-GAAP income from operations * | $ 18,716 | $ 17,810 | $ 83,286 | $ 75,859 |
| Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Net Income: | ||||
| Net income attributable to Altra Industrial Motion Corp. | 9,059 | 7,205 | 40,167 | 40,275 |
| Restructuring costs | 124 | 456 | 1,767 | 1,111 |
| Amortization of inventory fair value adjustment | 112 | — | 2,376 | — |
| European workers compensation claim | — | 640 | 355 | 640 |
| Acquisition related expenses | 2,305 | 2,164 | 3,204 | 2,529 |
| Non-cash impact of partial pension settlement | 475 | — | 475 | — |
| Tax impact of above adjustments, excluding capitalized acquisition costs | (902) | (343) | (2,450) | (662) |
| Tax impact of foreign reorganization | — | — | 3,758 | — |
| Non-GAAP net income * | $ 11,173 | $ 10,122 | $ 49,652 | $ 43,893 |
| Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share * | $ 0.42 (1) | $ 0.38 (2) | $ 1.83 (3) | $ 1.64 (4) |
| (1) - tax impact is calculated by multiplying the estimated effective tax rate for the period of 29.9% by the above items | ||||
| (2) - tax impact is calculated by multiplying the estimated effective tax rate for the period of 31.3% by the above items | ||||
| (3) - tax impact is calculated by multiplying the estimated effective tax rate for the period of 30.0% by the above items | ||||
| (4) - tax impact is calculated by multiplying the estimated effective tax rate for the period of 37.8% by the above items | ||||
| Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||
| In Thousands of Dollars | December 31, 2014 | December 31, 2013 |
| (unaudited) | ||
| Assets: | ||
| Current Assets | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 47,503 | $ 63,604 |
| Trade receivables, net | 106,458 | 109,084 |
| Inventories | 132,736 | 143,665 |
| Deferred income taxes | 9,240 | 9,754 |
| Income tax receivable | 6,247 | 5,032 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 8,617 | 18,066 |
| Total current assets | 310,801 | 349,205 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 156,366 | 157,535 |
| Intangible assets, net | 110,730 | 118,768 |
| Goodwill | 102,087 | 104,339 |
| Deferred income taxes | 987 | 934 |
| Other non-current assets, net | 3,592 | 4,895 |
| Total assets | $ 684,563 | $ 735,676 |
| Liabilities and stockholders' equity | ||
| Current liabilities | ||
| Accounts payable | $ 44,298 | $ 51,180 |
| Accrued payroll | 23,254 | 23,983 |
| Accruals and other current liabilities | 33,591 | 34,979 |
| Deferred income taxes | 120 | 44 |
| Income tax payable | 3,189 | 12,963 |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 15,176 | 16,924 |
| Total current liabilities | 119,628 | 140,073 |
| Long-term debt, less current portion and net of unaccreted discount | 240,576 | 261,348 |
| Deferred income taxes | 53,226 | 53,813 |
| Pension liabilities | 9,993 | 8,025 |
| Long-term taxes payable | 629 | 1,038 |
| Other long-term liabilities | 869 | 1,055 |
| Redeemable non-controlling interest | 883 | 991 |
| Total stockholders' equity | 258,759 | 269,333 |
| Total liabilities, non-controlling interest and stockholders' equity | $ 684,563 | $ 735,676 |
| Reconciliation to operating working capital: | ||
| Trade receivables, net | 106,458 | 109,084 |
| Inventories | 132,736 | 143,665 |
| Accounts payable | (44,298) | (51,180) |
| Operating working capital * | $ 194,896 | $ 201,569 |
| Year to Date Ended | ||
| December 31, 2014 | December 31, 2013 | |
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||
| Net income | $ 40,182 | $ 40,185 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows: | ||
| Depreciation | 23,118 | 21,419 |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 9,019 | 6,505 |
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 927 | 873 |
| (Gain)/Loss on foreign currency, net | (157) | 742 |
| Amortization of inventory fair value adjustment | 2,376 | — |
| Accretion of debt discount, net | 3,407 | 3,143 |
| (Gain) / Loss on disposal of fixed assets | (92) | 147 |
| Provision for deferred taxes | 2,712 | 3,464 |
| Stock based compensation | 3,101 | 3,173 |
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||
| Trade receivables | (1,050) | 5,791 |
| Inventories | 5,402 | 6,412 |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (6,055) | (708) |
| Other current assets and liabilities | 860 | 2,156 |
| Other operating assets and liabilities | 749 | (3,677) |
| Net cash flows from operating activities | 84,499 | 89,625 |
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (28,050) | (27,823) |
| Proceeds from sale of Mt. Pleasant Facility | — | 578 |
| Proceeds from sale of land | 848 | — |
| Acquisition of Svendborg, net of $7.5 million cash received | — | (94,613) |
| Cash paid to escrow agent for Svendborg Transfer Pricing Claim liability | — | (8,147) |
| Acquisition of Guardian, net of $2.0 million cash acquired | (15,092) | — |
| Net cash flows from investing activities | (42,294) | (130,005) |
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||
| Payment of debt issuance costs | — | (670) |
| Payments on Term Loan Facility | (23,247) | — |
| Payments on Revolving Credit Facility | (9,190) | — |
| Dividend payments | (15,033) | (7,548) |
| Proceeds from Equipment and Working Capital Notes | 2,870 | 2,999 |
| Payments of Equipment and Working Capital Notes | (1,594) | — |
| Borrowing under Revolving Credit Facility | 8,000 | 21,198 |
| Proceeds from Bauer Mortgage | 3,647 | — |
| Borrowing under additional term loan | — | 68,871 |
| Payments on Former Term Loan | — | (5,625) |
| Payments on Former Revolving Credit Facility | — | (59,304) |
| Shares surrendered for tax withholdings | (1,158) | (1,174 |
| Payments on mortgages and other debt | (642) | (756) |
| Common stock repurchase under share repurchase program | (17,618) | — |
| Net cash flows from financing activities | (53,965) | 17,991 |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (4,341) | 839 |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | (16,101) | (21,550) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 63,604 | 85,154 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ 47,503 | $ 63,604 |
| Reconciliation to free cash flow: | ||
| Net cash flows from operating activities | 84,499 | 89,625 |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (28,050) | (27,823) |
| Free cash flow * | $ 56,449 | $ 61,802 |
| Altra Industrial Motion Corp. | ||||
| Selected Segment Data | Quarter Ended | Year to Date Ended | ||
| In Thousands of Dollars, except per share amount | December 31, 2014 | December 31, 2013 | December 31, 2014 | December 31, 2013 |
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |
| Net Sales | ||||
| Clutches & Brakes | $ 101,394 | $ 87,557 | $ 426,293 | $ 336,616 |
| Couplings | 33,260 | 29,363 | 134,464 | 125,169 |
| Gearing and Power Transmission Components | 58,335 | 64,693 | 264,514 | 265,154 |
| Eliminations | (1,028) | (1,083) | (5,454) | (4,721) |
| Total | $ 191,961 | $ 180,530 | $ 819,817 | $ 722,218 |
| Income from operations | ||||
| Clutches & Brakes | $ 14,335 | $ 12,440 | $ 53,386 | $ 48,150 |
| Couplings | 3,515 | 3,146 | 16,091 | 15,021 |
| Gearing and Power Transmission Components | 4,176 | 6,151 | 24,533 | 23,881 |
| Restructuring | (124) | (456) | (1,767) | (1,111) |
| Corporate | (6,202) | (6,731) | (17,134) | (14,362) |
| Total | $ 15,700 | $ 14,550 | $ 75,109 | $ 71,579 |
About Altra Industrial Motion Corp.
Altra Industrial Motion Corp., through its subsidiaries, is a leading global designer, producer and marketer of a wide range of electromechanical power transmission products. The Company brings together strong brands covering over 40 product lines with production facilities in 11 countries. Altra's leading brands include Ameridrives Couplings, Bauer Gear Motor, Bibby Turboflex, Boston Gear, Delroyd Worm Gear, Formsprag Clutch, Guardian Couplings, Huco, Industrial Clutch, Inertia Dynamics, Kilian Manufacturing, Lamiflex Couplings, Marland Clutch, Matrix, Nuttall Gear, Stieber Clutch, Svendborg Brakes, TB Wood's, Twiflex, Warner Electric, Warner Linear, and Wichita Clutch.
The Altra Industrial Motion Corp. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=4038 .
* Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
As used in this release and the accompanying slides posted on the Company's website, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, non-GAAP income from operations and non-GAAP net income are each calculated using either net income or income from operations that excludes acquisition related costs, restructuring costs, and other income or charges that management does not consider to be directly related to the Company's core operating performance. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income by GAAP weighted average shares outstanding (diluted). Non-GAAP free cash flow is calculated by deducting purchases of property, plant and equipment from net cash flows from operating activities. Non-GAAP operating working capital is calculated by deducting accounts payable from net trade receivables plus inventories.
Altra believes that the presentation of non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, non-GAAP free cash flow and non-GAAP operating working capital provides important supplemental information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to the Company's financial condition and results of operations.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this release are forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance, achievements or events. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by phrases such as "believes," "expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "should," "seeks," "predicts," "anticipates," "intends," "projects," "estimates," "plans," "could," "designed," "should be," and other similar expressions that denote expectations of future or conditional events rather than statements of fact. Forward-looking statements also may relate to strategies, plans and objectives for, and potential results of, future operations, financial results, financial condition, business prospects, growth strategy and liquidity, and are based upon financial data, market assumptions and management's current business plans and beliefs or current estimates of future results or trends available only as of the time the statements are made, which may become out of date or incomplete. Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and investors must recognize that events could differ significantly from our expectations. These statements include, but may not be limited to, those relating to the Company's progress on corporate initiatives, strategic pricing, the Company's views and assessment of economic conditions, foreign currency trends, end market conditions and industrial demand, the Company's progress on executing its acquisition and organic growth strategies, the Company's progress on implementing profit improvement initiatives, the impact of potential cost management and restructuring activities on SG&A expense and earnings, the Company's unaudited 2014 financial information, and the Company's guidance for full year 2015.
In addition to the risks and uncertainties noted in this release, there are certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by some of the statements made. These include: (1) competitive pressures, (2) changes in economic conditions in the United States and abroad and the cyclical nature of our markets, (3) loss of distributors, (4) the ability to develop new products and respond to customer needs, (5) risks associated with international operations, including currency risks, (6) accuracy of estimated forecasts of OEM customers and the impact of the current global economic environment on our customers, (7) risks associated with a disruption to our supply chain, (8) fluctuations in the costs of raw materials used in our products, (9) product liability claims, (10) work stoppages and other labor issues, (11) changes in employment, environmental, tax and other laws and changes in the enforcement of laws, (12) loss of key management and other personnel, (13) changes in pension and retirement liabilities, (14) risks associated with compliance with environmental laws, (15) the ability to successfully execute, manage and integrate key acquisitions and mergers, (16) failure to obtain or protect intellectual property rights, (17) risks associated with impairment of goodwill or intangibles assets, (18) failure of operating equipment or information technology infrastructure, (19) risks associated with our debt leverage and operating covenants under our debt instruments, (20) risks associated with restrictions contained in our Convertible Notes and Credit Facility, (21) risks associated with compliance with tax laws, (22) risks associated with the global recession and volatility and disruption in the global financial markets, (23) risks associated with implementation of our new ERP system, (24) risks associated with the Bauer, Lamiflex, Svendborg and Guardian acquisitions and integration and other acquisitions, (25) risks associated with the Company's investment in a new manufacturing facility in China, (26) risks associated with certain minimum purchase agreements we have with suppliers, (27) risks associated with our exposure to variable interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, (28) risks associated with interest rate swap contracts, (29) risks associated with the potential dilution of our common stock as a result of our convertible notes, (30) risks associated with our exposure to renewable energy markets, (31) risks related to regulations regarding conflict minerals, and (32) other risks, uncertainties and other factors described in the Company's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and annual reports on Form 10-K and in the Company's other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or in materials incorporated therein by reference. Except as required by applicable law, Altra Industrial Motion Corp. does not intend to, update or alter its forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. AIMC-E
Altra Industrial Motion Corp. Christian Storch, Chief Financial Officer 781-917-0541
