Tower International Reports Third Quarter Results and Increases Outlook for Revenue and Adjusted Earnings Per Share
LIVONIA, Mich., Oct. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Tower International, Inc. [NYSE: TOWR], a leading global manufacturer of engineered automotive structural metal components and assemblies, today announced third quarter 2017 results and updated its business outlook through 2017.
- Revenue for the third quarter was $462 million compared with $457 million in the third quarter of 2016.
- Net income was $14.9 million or 72 cents per diluted share, compared with $18.2 million or 86 cents per share in the third quarter last year. As detailed below, this year's third quarter included certain items that adversely impacted results by $2.8 million. Excluding these items and comparable items in the third quarter of 2016, adjusted earnings per share of 85 cents, compared with 90 cents a year ago.
- Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $49.2 million slightly ahead of the Company's outlook but down from $50.1 million a year ago.
- For the quarter, net cash provided by continuing operating activities amounted to $46.1 million. Cash disbursed for purchases of equipment totaled $32.5 million resulting in Free Cash Flow of $13.6 million.
- Present outlook for full year revenue of $1.98 billion is expected to be $10 million higher than previous outlook, as favorable foreign exchange is expected to more than offset modest production decreases on Tower contented vehicles in Europe. The Company is raising its outlook for adjusted earnings per share by 10 cents to $3.70 per share and re-affirming its outlook for Adjusted EBITDA of $210 million and positive free cash flow of $55 million.
- Tower remains committed to having a growing and sustainable dividend and increased the quarterly dividend by 9 percent to 12 cents per share.
"Tower delivered solid financial results in the quarter as revenue and earnings were ahead of our previous outlook," said CEO Jim Gouin. "We continue to invest in the growth of Tower and continue to benefit from emerging industry trends. With our existing net new business wins and exposure to trucks and SUVs in the North American market we are well positioned to grow our business at a faster pace than the industry over the coming years."
Tower to Host Conference Call Today at 11 a.m. EDT
Tower will discuss its third quarter 2017 results and other related matters in a conference call at 11 a.m. EDT today. Participants may listen to the audio portion of the conference call either through a live audio webcast on the Company's website or by telephone. The slide presentation and webcast can be accessed via the investor relations portion of Tower's website www.towerinternational.com. To dial into the conference call, domestic callers should dial (866) 393-4576, international callers should dial (706) 679-1462. An audio recording of the call will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the call. To access this recording, please dial (855) 859-2056 (domestic) or (404) 537-3406 (international) and reference Conference I.D. #2170878. A webcast replay will also be available and may be accessed via Tower's website.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes the following non-GAAP financial measures: "adjusted EBITDA", "adjusted earnings per share", and "free cash flow". We define adjusted EBITDA as net income/(loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, restructuring items and other adjustments described in the reconciliations provided in this press release. Adjusted earnings per share exclude certain income and expense items described in the reconciliation provided in this press release. Free cash flow is defined as cash provided by continuing operating activities less cash disbursed for purchases of property, plant and equipment. We use adjusted EBITDA, adjusted earnings per share, and free cash flow as supplements to information provided in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") in evaluating our business and they are included in this press release because they are principal factors upon which our management assesses performance and in certain instances in measuring performance for compensation purposes. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP are set forth below. The non-GAAP measures presented above are not measures of performance under GAAP. These measures should not be considered as alternatives for the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Other companies in our industry may define these non-GAAP measures differently than we do and, as a result, these non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies in our industry; and certain of our non-GAAP financial measures exclude financial information that some may consider important in evaluating our performance. Given the inherent uncertainty regarding mark to market adjustments of financial instruments, potential gain or loss on our Discontinued Operations, potential restructuring expenses, and expenses related to our long-term incentive compensation programs in any future period, a reconciliation of forward-looking financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP is not feasible. Consequently, any attempt to disclose such reconciliations would imply a degree of precision that could be confusing or misleading to investors. The magnitude of these items, however, may be significant.
Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors
This press release contains statements which constitute forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to statements regarding the Company's projected full year earnings, cash flow and revenues, business growth, Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow. The forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "project," "target," and other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and are based upon management's current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. The following important factors, as well as risk factors described in our reports filed with the SEC, could cause our actual results to differ materially from estimates or expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements:
- global automobile production volumes;
- the financial condition of our customers and suppliers;
- our ability to make scheduled payments of principal or interest on our indebtedness and comply with the covenants and restrictions contained in the instruments governing our indebtedness;
- our ability to refinance our indebtedness;
- risks associated with our non-U.S. operations, including foreign exchange risks and economic uncertainty in some regions;
- any increase in the expense and funding requirements of our pension and other postretirement benefits;
- our customers' ability to obtain equity and debt financing for their businesses;
- our dependence on our largest customers;
- pricing pressure from our customers;
- work stoppages or other labor issues affecting us or our customers or suppliers;
- our ability to integrate acquired businesses;
- our ability to take advantage of emerging secular trends;
- risks associated with business divestitures; and
- costs or liabilities relating to environmental and safety regulations.
We do not assume any obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.
Contact:
Derek Fiebig
Executive Director, Investor & External Relations
(248) 675-6457
[email protected]
| TOWER INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
||||||||
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts - unaudited) |
||||||||
| Three Months Ended Sept. 30, |
Nine Months Ended Sept. 30, |
|||||||
| 2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
|||||
| Revenues |
$ 462,372 |
$ 457,042 |
$ 1,449,887 |
$ 1,451,367 |
||||
| Cost of sales |
403,619 |
396,806 |
1,272,758 |
1,271,900 |
||||
| Gross profit |
58,753 |
60,236 |
177,129 |
179,467 |
||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses |
29,667 |
31,223 |
87,899 |
96,125 |
||||
| Amortization expense |
117 |
112 |
333 |
344 |
||||
| Restructuring and asset impairment charges, net |
1,131 |
1,196 |
8,379 |
2,782 |
||||
| Operating income |
27,838 |
27,705 |
80,518 |
80,216 |
||||
| Interest expense |
5,673 |
5,598 |
7,933 |
18,167 |
||||
| Interest income |
64 |
40 |
197 |
108 |
||||
| Other expense |
- |
- |
575 |
6,481 |
||||
| Income before provision for income taxes and income / (loss) from discontinued operations |
22,229 |
22,147 |
72,207 |
55,676 |
||||
| Provision for income taxes |
8,002 |
4,239 |
22,170 |
13,770 |
||||
| Income from continuing operations |
14,227 |
17,908 |
50,037 |
41,906 |
||||
| Income / (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax |
704 |
367 |
1,565 |
(19,999) |
||||
| Net income |
14,931 |
18,275 |
51,602 |
21,907 |
||||
| Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests |
- |
118 |
110 |
213 |
||||
| Net income attributable to Tower International, Inc. |
$ 14,931 |
$ 18,157 |
$ 51,492 |
$ 21,694 |
||||
| Weighted average basic shares outstanding |
20,522,001 |
20,830,203 |
20,485,722 |
21,039,305 |
||||
| Weighted average diluted shares outstanding |
20,787,405 |
21,182,149 |
20,804,441 |
21,372,875 |
||||
| Basic income per share attributable to Tower International, Inc.: |
||||||||
| Income per share from continuing operations |
$ 0.69 |
$ 0.85 |
$ 2.44 |
$ 1.98 |
||||
| Income / (loss) per share from discontinued operations |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.08 |
(0.95) |
||||
| Income per share |
0.73 |
0.87 |
2.51 |
1.03 |
||||
| Diluted income per share attributable to Tower International, Inc.: |
||||||||
| Income per share from continuing operations |
$ 0.68 |
$ 0.84 |
$ 2.40 |
$ 1.95 |
||||
| Income / (loss) per share from discontinued operations |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.08 |
(0.94) |
||||
| Income per share |
0.72 |
0.86 |
2.48 |
1.02 |
||||
| Dividends declared per share |
$ 0.11 |
$ 0.10 |
$ 0.33 |
$ 0.30 |
||||
| TOWER INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
||||
| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
||||
| (Amounts in thousands - unaudited) |
||||
| Sept. 30, |
Dec. 31, |
|||
| 2017 |
2016 |
|||
| ASSETS |
||||
| Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 43,597 |
$ 62,788 |
||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,533 and $961 |
272,749 |
178,251 |
||
| Inventories |
81,127 |
71,710 |
||
| Assets held for sale |
45,065 |
102,252 |
||
| Prepaid tooling, notes receivable, and other |
120,500 |
103,023 |
||
| Total current assets |
563,038 |
518,024 |
||
| Property, plant, and equipment, net |
514,137 |
465,569 |
||
| Goodwill |
63,407 |
56,383 |
||
| Deferred tax asset |
114,399 |
112,645 |
||
| Other assets, net |
12,112 |
9,902 |
||
| Total assets |
$ 1,267,093 |
$ 1,162,523 |
||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
||||
| Short-term debt and current maturities of capital lease obligations |
$ 42,853 |
$ 34,211 |
||
| Accounts payable |
300,292 |
258,129 |
||
| Accrued liabilities |
117,305 |
114,079 |
||
| Liabilities held for sale |
16,814 |
53,310 |
||
| Total current liabilities |
477,264 |
459,729 |
||
| Long-term debt, net of current maturities |
361,734 |
351,232 |
||
| Obligations under capital leases, net of current maturities |
- |
4,863 |
||
| Deferred tax liability |
5,533 |
5,594 |
||
| Pension liability |
51,723 |
61,627 |
||
| Other non-current liabilities |
97,070 |
65,539 |
||
| Total non-current liabilities |
516,060 |
488,855 |
||
| Total liabilities |
993,324 |
948,584 |
||
| Stockholders' equity: |
||||
| Tower International, Inc.'s stockholders' equity |
||||
| Common stock |
$ 223 |
$ 221 |
||
| Additional paid in capital |
343,374 |
340,623 |
||
| Treasury stock |
(36,408) |
(35,645) |
||
| Accumulated surplus/ (deficit) |
36,044 |
(14,021) |
||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(69,464) |
(83,383) |
||
| Total Tower International, Inc.'s stockholders' equity |
273,769 |
207,795 |
||
| Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries |
- |
6,144 |
||
| Total stockholders' equity |
273,769 |
213,939 |
||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ 1,267,093 |
$ 1,162,523 |
||
| TOWER INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
||||||||
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands - unaudited) |
||||||||
| Three Months Ended Sept. 30, |
Nine Months Ended Sept. 30, |
|||||||
| 2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
|||||
| OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
||||||||
| Net income |
$ 14,931 |
$ 18,275 |
$ 51,602 |
$ 21,907 |
||||
| Less: Income / (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax |
704 |
367 |
1,565 |
(19,999) |
||||
| Income from continuing operations |
14,227 |
17,908 |
50,037 |
41,906 |
||||
| Adjustments required to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash provided by continuing operating activities: |
||||||||
| Deferred income tax provision |
$ 5,402 |
$ 2,135 |
$ 15,367 |
$ 10,251 |
||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
18,321 |
17,900 |
54,853 |
53,383 |
||||
| Non-cash share-based compensation |
559 |
511 |
1,657 |
1,545 |
||||
| Pension income, net of contributions |
(5,055) |
(3,384) |
(9,906) |
(7,851) |
||||
| Change in working capital and other operating items |
12,699 |
(25,107) |
(76,095) |
(66,876) |
||||
| Net cash provided by continuing operating activities |
$ 46,153 |
$ 9,963 |
$ 35,913 |
$ 32,358 |
||||
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
||||||||
| Cash disbursed for purchases of property, plant, and equipment, net |
$ (32,526) |
$ (12,610) |
$ (76,687) |
$ (73,536) |
||||
| Proceeds from disposition of joint venture, net |
- |
- |
15,944 |
- |
||||
| Net cash used in continuing investing activities |
$ (32,526) |
$ (12,610) |
$ (60,743) |
$ (73,536) |
||||
| FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
||||||||
| Proceeds from borrowings |
$ 162,073 |
$ 162,848 |
$ 535,926 |
$ 458,752 |
||||
| Repayments of borrowings |
(185,997) |
(145,227) |
(522,029) |
(417,664) |
||||
| Repayments on Term Loan Credit Facility |
- |
- |
- |
(50,000) |
||||
| Original issuance discount |
- |
- |
(1,808) |
- |
||||
| Debt issuance costs |
- |
- |
(4,747) |
- |
||||
| Dividend payment to Tower stockholders |
(2,258) |
(2,105) |
(6,756) |
(6,334) |
||||
| Proceeds from stock options exercised |
42 |
43 |
1,094 |
68 |
||||
| Purchase of treasury stock |
(1) |
(17,912) |
(763) |
(18,533) |
||||
| Net cash provided by / (used in) continuing financing activities |
$ (26,141) |
$ (2,353) |
$ 917 |
$ (33,711) |
||||
| Discontinued operations: |
||||||||
| Net cash from / (used in) discontinued operating activities |
$ (396) |
$ 639 |
$ (322) |
$ 3,714 |
||||
| Net cash used in discontinued investing activities |
(241) |
(203) |
(1,251) |
(2,110) |
||||
| Net cash from / (used in) discontinued financing activities |
217 |
(263) |
1,137 |
(2,899) |
||||
| Net cash from / (used in) discontinued operations |
$ (420) |
$ 173 |
$ (436) |
$ (1,295) |
||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on continuing cash and cash equivalents |
$ 1,737 |
$ 266 |
$ 5,158 |
$ 1,806 |
||||
| NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
$ (11,197) |
$ (4,561) |
$ (19,191) |
$ (74,378) |
||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS: |
||||||||
| Beginning of period |
$ 54,794 |
$ 51,777 |
$ 62,788 |
$ 121,594 |
||||
| End of period |
$ 43,597 |
$ 47,216 |
$ 43,597 |
$ 47,216 |
||||
| TOWER INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
||||||||
| SEGMENT DATA AND NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURE RECONCILIATIONS |
||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands - unaudited) |
||||||||
| Segment Data |
Three Months Ended Sept. 30, |
|||||||
| 2017 |
2016 |
|||||||
| Revenues |
Adjusted |
Revenues |
Adjusted |
|||||
| Europe |
$ 146,559 |
$ 8,219 |
$ 147,964 |
$ 12,084 |
||||
| North America |
315,813 |
40,975 |
309,078 |
38,039 |
||||
| Consolidated |
$ 462,372 |
$ 49,194 |
$ 457,042 |
$ 50,123 |
||||
| Nine Months Ended Sept. 30, |
||||||||
| 2017 |
2016 |
|||||||
| Revenues |
Adjusted |
Revenues |
Adjusted |
|||||
| Europe |
$ 466,956 |
$ 33,019 |
$ 484,064 |
$ 37,307 |
||||
| North America |
982,931 |
115,623 |
967,303 |
108,170 |
||||
| Consolidated |
$ 1,449,887 |
$ 148,642 |
$ 1,451,367 |
$ 145,477 |
||||
| Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation |
Three Months Ended Sept. 30, |
Nine Months Ended Sept. 30, |
||||||
| 2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
|||||
| Net income attributable to Tower International, Inc. |
$ 14,931 |
$ 18,157 |
$ 51,492 |
$ 21,694 |
||||
| Restructuring and asset impairment charges, net |
1,131 |
1,196 |
8,379 |
2,782 |
||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
18,321 |
17,900 |
54,853 |
53,383 |
||||
| Acquisition costs and other |
90 |
47 |
273 |
318 |
||||
| Long-term compensation expense |
1,814 |
3,275 |
4,619 |
8,778 |
||||
| Interest expense, net |
5,609 |
5,558 |
7,736 |
18,059 |
||||
| Other expense |
- |
- |
575 |
6,481 |
||||
| Provision for income taxes |
8,002 |
4,239 |
22,170 |
13,770 |
||||
| (Income) / loss from discontinued operations, net of tax |
(704) |
(367) |
(1,565) |
19,999 |
||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |
- |
118 |
110 |
213 |
||||
| Adjusted EBITDA |
$ 49,194 |
$ 50,123 |
$ 148,642 |
$ 145,477 |
||||
| Free Cash Flow Reconciliation |
Three Months Ended Sept. 30, |
Nine Months Ended Sept. 30, |
||||||
| 2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
|||||
| Net cash provided by continuing operating activities |
$ 46,153 |
$ 9,963 |
$ 35,913 |
$ 32,358 |
||||
| Cash disbursed for purchases of PP&E |
(32,526) |
(12,610) |
(76,687) |
(73,536) |
||||
| Free cash flow |
$ 13,627 |
$ (2,647) |
$ (40,774) |
$ (41,178) |
||||
| Net Debt Reconciliation |
Sept. 30, |
Dec. 31, |
||||||
| 2017 |
2016 |
|||||||
| Short-term debt and current maturities of capital lease obligations |
$ 42,853 |
$ 34,211 |
||||||
| Long-term debt, net of current maturities |
370,199 |
357,298 |
||||||
| Debt issue costs |
(8,465) |
(6,066) |
||||||
| Obligations under capital leases, net of current maturities |
- |
4,863 |
||||||
| Total debt |
404,587 |
390,306 |
||||||
| Less: Cash and cash equivalents |
(43,597) |
(62,788) |
||||||
| Net debt |
$ 360,990 |
$ 327,518 |
||||||
| TOWER INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
||||||||
| CERTAIN ITEMS INCLUDED IN NET INCOME |
||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts - unaudited) |
||||||||
| After tax |
Before tax |
|||||||
| Three Months Ended |
Three Months Ended |
|||||||
| Sept. 30, |
Sept. 30, |
|||||||
| 2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
|||||
| Income / (expense) items included in net income, net of tax: |
||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses |
||||||||
| One-time CEO compensation awards |
$ - |
$ (710) |
$ - |
$ (1,044) |
||||
| Restructuring and asset impairment charges, net |
||||||||
| One-time restructuring actions |
(419) |
- |
(651) |
- |
||||
| Interest expense |
||||||||
| Mark-to-market loss on derivative financial instruments |
(614) |
(428) |
(991) |
(629) |
||||
| Provision for income taxes |
||||||||
| Establishment of valuation allowance |
(2,448) |
- |
(2,448) |
- |
||||
| Discontinued operations |
||||||||
| Income from discontinued operations |
703 |
367 |
703 |
367 |
||||
| Noncontrolling interests |
||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests* |
- |
(118) |
- |
(118) |
||||
| Total items included in net income, net of tax |
$ (2,778) |
$ (889) |
||||||
| Net income attributable to Tower International, Inc. |
$ 14,931 |
$ 18,157 |
||||||
| Memo: Average shares outstanding (in thousands) |
||||||||
| Basic |
20,522 |
20,830 |
||||||
| Diluted |
20,787 |
21,182 |
||||||
| Income per common share (GAAP) |
||||||||
| Basic |
$ 0.73 |
$ 0.87 |
||||||
| Diluted |
0.72 |
0.86 |
||||||
| Diluted adjusted earnings per share (non-GAAP) |
$ 0.85 |
$ 0.90 |
||||||
| * Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests of discontinued operations |
||||||||
| TOWER INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
||||||||
| CERTAIN ITEMS INCLUDED IN NET INCOME |
||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts - unaudited) |
||||||||
| After tax |
Before tax |
|||||||
| Nine Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
|||||||
| Sept. 30, |
Sept. 30, |
|||||||
| 2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
|||||
| Income / (expense) items included in net income, net of tax: |
||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses |
||||||||
| One-time CEO compensation awards |
$ - |
$ (1,154) |
$ - |
$ (1,697) |
||||
| Restructuring and asset impairment charges, net |
||||||||
| One-time restructuring actions |
(4,580) |
- |
(7,284) |
- |
||||
| Interest expense |
||||||||
| Mark-to-market loss on derivative financial instruments |
3,672 |
(2,320) |
5,921 |
(3,412) |
||||
| Acceleration of the amortization of debt issue costs and OID |
- |
(503) |
- |
(740) |
||||
| Other expense |
||||||||
| European divestiture expenses |
- |
(4,544) |
- |
(6,481) |
||||
| Debt refinancing costs |
(357) |
(575) |
- |
|||||
| Provision for income taxes |
||||||||
| Establishment of valuation allowance |
(2,448) |
- |
(2,448) |
- |
||||
| Discontinued operations |
||||||||
| Loss on sale of joint venture |
(2,596) |
- |
(2,596) |
- |
||||
| Income / (loss) from discontinued operations |
4,161 |
(19,999) |
4,161 |
(19,999) |
||||
| Noncontrolling interests |
||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests* |
(110) |
(213) |
(110) |
(213) |
||||
| Total items included in net income, net of tax |
$ (2,258) |
$ (28,733) |
||||||
| Net income attributable to Tower International, Inc. |
$ 51,492 |
$ 21,694 |
||||||
| Memo: Average shares outstanding (in thousands) |
||||||||
| Basic |
20,486 |
21,039 |
||||||
| Diluted |
20,804 |
21,373 |
||||||
| Income per common share (GAAP) |
||||||||
| Basic |
$ 2.51 |
$ 1.03 |
||||||
| Diluted |
2.48 |
1.02 |
||||||
| Diluted adjusted earnings per share (non-GAAP) |
$ 2.58 |
$ 2.36 |
||||||
| * Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests of discontinued operations |
||||||||
SOURCE Tower International
Related Links
WANT YOUR COMPANY'S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM?
Newsrooms &
Influencers
Digital Media
Outlets
Journalists
Opted In
Share this article