Itron Announces Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.--()--Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITRI) announced today financial results for its third quarter and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2015. The results include:

  • Quarterly and nine month revenues of $469 million and $1.4 billion;
  • Strong year-over-year Electricity revenue growth in North America of 17 percent in the quarter and 30 percent in the nine month period on a constant currency basis;
  • Quarterly and nine month GAAP net earnings per share of 33 cents and 9 cents;
  • Quarterly and nine month non-GAAP net earnings per share of 43 cents and 25 cents;
  • An unfavorable tax adjustment due to a valuation allowance on deferred tax assets in Brazil impacted per share results by approximately 11 cents in the quarter and nine month period;
  • Quarterly and nine month adjusted EBITDA of $42 million or 8.9 percent, and $75 million or 5.4 percent.

“Despite foreign currency headwinds, Itron’s third quarter financial performance improved year-over-year driven by strong growth in the Electricity segment in North America,” said Philip Mezey, Itron president and chief executive officer. “We also progressed on our operational improvements in the Gas and Water segments. Importantly, we expect continued improvements in consolidated company profitability and a lower tax rate in the fourth quarter.”

“We continue to see strong customer opportunities involving smarter endpoints, software analytics and services, and we are driving innovation in these areas,” added Mr. Mezey. “At Itron Utility Week in October, we unveiled plans for the next generation communications system for energy and water customers. With OpenWay Riva, we will have a single open standards-based network and application platform for electricity, gas and water utilities -- differentiating Itron and positioning the company to deliver an industry-leading multi-purpose network.”

”We remain focused on rigorously executing our restructuring initiatives, which we expect to deliver $40 million of annualized savings beginning in 2017. We are moving quickly and are on schedule with our planned activities. Additionally, Tom Deitrich recently joined Itron as the new chief operating officer and is leading a comprehensive evaluation of Itron’s manufacturing and supply chain strategies and R&D efficiency with the goal of identifying additional operational and financial improvements. A.T. Kearney, a global consulting firm, is supporting Tom with the evaluation. I am confident we have the right team in place and we are moving swiftly to deliver the value inherent in Itron for the benefit of the company’s customers and shareholders.”

Financial Results - Quarter

Revenues were $469 million for the quarter compared with $496 million in 2014. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates unfavorably impacted revenues by approximately $46 million for the quarter. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, revenues increased $19 million, or 4 percent, compared with the 2014 quarter. The increase in revenue was driven by strong sales performance in the Electricity segment. Third quarter Electricity segment revenues grew 17 percent in North America and 9 percent worldwide, excluding the impact of foreign currency.

Gross margin for the quarter increased to 31.3 percent compared with the prior year period margin of 30.4 percent. The improvement in gross margin was driven by the Electricity segment, which benefited from increased volumes and lower costs on an OpenWay project in North America.

GAAP operating expenses in the quarter were $120 million compared with $134 million in same period of 2014. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates favorably impacted GAAP expenses by approximately $12 million in the quarter. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, expenses in the quarter decreased $3 million compared with the prior year quarter. The decrease was the result of lower general and administrative costs driven by a recovery of $3.4 million from a litigation matter associated with the 2012 SmartSynch acquisition as well as lower intangible asset amortization expense, partially offset by increased product development investments.

GAAP operating income for the quarter improved to $27 million compared with operating income of $16 million in the same period of 2014. GAAP net income for the quarter was $13 million, or 33 cents per diluted share, compared with net income of $7 million, or 19 cents per diluted share. The increase in operating and net income for the quarter was primarily attributable to improved performance in the Electricity segment, which was partially offset by an increased tax rate due to a valuation allowance applied to deferred tax assets in Brazil.

Non-GAAP operating expenses, which exclude amortization of intangibles, restructuring charges, acquisition related expenses and goodwill impairment, were $115 million for the quarter compared with $123 million in the prior year quarter. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates favorably impacted non-GAAP expenses by approximately $11 million in the quarter. Excluding the foreign currency impact, expenses increased by $3 million driven by increased product development investments and higher general and administrative expenses related to severance costs.

Non-GAAP operating income improved to $32 million for the quarter compared with $28 million in the same period in 2014. Non-GAAP net income for the quarter was $17 million, or 43 cents per diluted share, compared with $15 million, or 39 cents per diluted share, in the prior year quarter. The increase in non-GAAP operating and net income for the quarter was primarily attributable to improved performance in the Electricity segment, which was partially offset by an increased tax rate due to a valuation allowance applied to deferred tax assets in Brazil.

Free cash flow was negative $10 million for the quarter compared with a positive $37 million in the prior year quarter. The decrease over the prior year was primarily due to increased inventory to support future production requirements and timing of accounts payable disbursements.

Financial Results – Nine Months

Revenues were $1.4 billion for the first nine months of 2015, compared with $1.5 billion in the 2014 period. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates unfavorably impacted revenues by $140 million for the first nine months. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, revenues increased $67 million, or 5 percent, compared with the 2014 period. The increase in revenues was driven by the Electricity segment, which grew 15 percent year-over-year on a constant currency basis. Smart meter projects drove significant revenue in North America resulting in 30 percent growth year-over-over, excluding the impacts of foreign currency.

Gross margin for the first nine months of 2015 was 29.1 percent compared with 32.1 percent in 2014. Improved performance in the Electricity segment was partially offset by increased warranty expense, primarily due to $28.2 million of charges recorded in the Water segment that negatively impacted gross margin by approximately 200 basis points. In addition, lower volumes and an unfavorable product mix in the Gas segment negatively impacted gross margin.

GAAP operating expenses for the nine month period were $367 million compared with $415 million in the prior year period. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates favorably impacted GAAP expenses by approximately $39 million for the nine month period. Excluding the impact from foreign currency, expenses in the nine month period decreased $9 million compared with the 2014 period. The decrease was driven by lower intangible asset amortization expense and adjustments to restructuring reserves.

GAAP operating income for the nine month period was $37 million compared with $53 million in the 2014 period. GAAP net income in the first nine months was $3 million, or 9 cents per diluted share, compared with net income of $26 million, or 67 cents per diluted share, in the 2014 period. The decrease in GAAP net earnings compared with the prior year period was driven by lower gross profit in the Water and Gas segments and an increased effective tax rate and expense as a result of valuation allowances applied to deferred tax assets in Brazil as well as other certain jurisdictions.

Non-GAAP operating expenses, which exclude amortization of intangibles, restructuring charges, acquisition related expenses and goodwill impairment, were $358 million for the nine month period compared with $383 million in the prior year period. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates favorably impacted non-GAAP expenses by approximately $36 million in the nine month period. Excluding the foreign currency impact, expenses increased due to product development investments and higher personnel, severance and professional service costs.

Non-GAAP operating income for the first nine months of 2015 was $45 million compared with $86 million in the 2014 period. Non-GAAP net income for the first nine months of 2015 was $10 million, or 25 cents per diluted share, compared with non-GAAP net income of $49 million, or $1.24 per diluted share, in the 2014 period. The decrease in non-GAAP operating income for the nine month period was primarily attributable to lower gross profit in the Water and Gas segments. Non-GAAP net income was negatively impacted by a higher effective tax rate driven primarily by the valuation allowances applied to deferred tax assets in Brazil as well as other certain jurisdictions.

During the first nine months of 2015, free cash flow was negative $13 million compared with positive $84 million in the 2014 period. The decrease over the prior year was primarily due to lower earnings and increased inventory levels.

Other Measures

Total backlog was $1.2 billion and twelve month backlog was $727 million at the end of the quarter. Bookings in the quarter totaled $337 million, reflecting a number of smaller, diverse bookings across many customers.

During the quarter, the company repurchased 382,403 shares of Itron common stock at an average price of $31.62 per share pursuant to Board authorization to repurchase up to $50 million of Itron common stock. As of Sept. 30, 2015, the company had repurchased 655,178 shares of Itron common stock at an average price of $33.57 per share since the inception of the plan in February 2015.

Earnings Conference Call

Itron will host a conference call to discuss the financial results and guidance contained in this release at 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Nov. 3, 2015. The call will be webcast in a listen-only mode. Webcast information and conference call materials will be made available 10 minutes before the start of the call and will be accessible on Itron’s website at http://investors.itron.com/events.cfm. A replay of the audio webcast will be available within 90 minutes of the conclusion of the live call and available for one year at http://investors.itron.com/events.cfm. A telephone replay of the conference call will be available through Nov. 8, 2015. To access the telephone replay, dial (888) 203-1112 (Domestic) or (719) 457-0820 (International) and enter passcode 9516999.

About Itron

Itron is a world-leading technology and services company dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and water. We provide comprehensive solutions that measure, manage and analyze energy and water. Our broad product portfolio includes electricity, gas, water and thermal energy measurement devices and control technology; communications systems; software; as well as managed and consulting services. With thousands of employees supporting nearly 8,000 customers in more than 100 countries, Itron applies knowledge and technology to better manage energy and water resources. Together, we can create a more resourceful world. Join us: www.itron.com.

Itron® is a registered trademark of Itron, Inc.

Forward Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements concerning our expectations about operations, financial performance, sales, earnings and cash flows. These statements reflect our current plans and expectations and are based on information currently available. The statements rely on a number of assumptions and estimates, which could be inaccurate, and which are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to vary materially from those anticipated. Risks and uncertainties include the rate and timing of customer demand for our products, rescheduling of current customer orders, changes in estimated liabilities for product warranties, changes in laws and regulations, our dependence on new product development and intellectual property, future acquisitions, changes in estimates for stock-based and bonus compensation, increasing volatility in foreign exchange rates, international business risks and other factors that are more fully described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and other reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Itron undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements, including our business outlook.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP operating expense, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP diluted EPS, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow. We provide these non-GAAP financial measures because we believe they provide greater transparency and represent supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. Specifically, these non-GAAP financial measures are provided to enhance investors’ overall understanding of our current financial performance and our future anticipated performance by excluding infrequent or non-cash costs, particularly those associated with acquisitions. We exclude certain costs in our non-GAAP financial measures as we believe the net result is a measure of our core business. Non-GAAP performance measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our non-GAAP financial measures may be different from those reported by other companies. A more detailed discussion of why we use non-GAAP financial measures, the limitations of using such measures, and reconciliations between non-GAAP and the nearest GAAP financial measures are included in this press release.

Statements of operations, segment information, balance sheets, cash flow statements and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures follow.

 
ITRON, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
     
(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2015     2014     2015     2014  
Revenues $ 469,092 $ 496,454 $ 1,387,442 $ 1,460,602
Cost of revenues   322,126     345,692     983,706     992,264  
Gross profit 146,966 150,762 403,736 468,338
 
Operating expenses
Sales and marketing 39,217 44,484 123,302 138,212
Product development 41,559 42,303 126,399 130,711
General and administrative 31,118 36,542 103,195 114,629
Amortization of intangible assets 7,869 10,917 23,730 33,096
Restructuring expense (5 ) 58 (9,686 ) (2,211 )
Goodwill impairment   -     -     -     977  
Total operating expenses   119,758     134,304     366,940     415,414  
 
Operating income 27,208 16,458 36,796 52,924
Other income (expense) -
Interest income 180 163 440 313
Interest expense (2,799 ) (3,015 ) (9,336 ) (8,837 )
Other income (expense), net   (1,120 )   (1,569 )   (3,003 )   (5,442 )
Total other income (expense)   (3,739 )   (4,421 )   (11,899 )   (13,966 )
 
Income before income taxes 23,469 12,037 24,897 38,958
Income tax benefit (provision)   (10,144 )   (4,484 )   (19,673 )   (11,679 )
Net income 13,325 7,553 5,224 27,279
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests   630     245     1,817     966  
Net income attributable to Itron, Inc. $ 12,695   $ 7,308   $ 3,407   $ 26,313  
 
 
Earnings per common share - Basic $ 0.33   $ 0.19   $ 0.09   $ 0.67  
Earnings per common share - Diluted $ 0.33   $ 0.19   $ 0.09   $ 0.67  
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Basic 38,114 39,213 38,329 39,268
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Diluted 38,358 39,493 38,591 39,516
 

 
ITRON, INC.
SEGMENT INFORMATION
(Unaudited, in thousands)    
  Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2015     2014     2015     2014  
Revenues
Electricity $ 206,389 $ 203,441 $ 603,651 $ 567,414
Gas 136,588 149,276 401,063 449,707
Water   126,115     143,737     382,728     443,481  
Total Company $ 469,092   $ 496,454   $ 1,387,442   $ 1,460,602  
 
Gross profit
Electricity $ 56,859 $ 45,959 $ 164,601 $ 141,675
Gas 45,916 53,492 133,541 168,609
Water   44,191     51,311     105,594     158,054  
Total Company $ 146,966   $ 150,762   $ 403,736   $ 468,338  
 
Operating income
Electricity $ 10,575 $ (11,196 ) $ 16,875 $ (35,412 )
Gas 15,741 23,836 44,075 73,889
Water 14,290 19,157 10,876 60,319
Corporate unallocated   (13,398 )   (15,339 )   (35,030 )   (45,872 )
Total Company $ 27,208   $ 16,458   $ 36,796   $ 52,924  
 
 
METER AND MODULE SUMMARY
 
(Units in thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2015     2014     2015     2014  
Meters
Standard 4,100 4,800 13,540 14,130
Advanced and Smart   1,930     1,400     5,330     4,280  
Total meters   6,030     6,200     18,870     18,410  
 
Stand-alone communication modules
Advanced and Smart   1,530     1,480     4,250     4,410  
 

ITRON, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
     
(Unaudited, in thousands)
September 30, 2015   December 31, 2014
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 109,458 $ 112,371
Accounts receivable, net 340,423 348,389
Inventories 214,237 154,504
Deferred tax assets current, net 35,975 39,115
Other current assets   106,059       104,307  
Total current assets 806,152 758,686
 
Property, plant, and equipment, net 190,295 207,789
Deferred tax assets noncurrent, net 59,830 74,598
Other long-term assets 27,192 28,503
Intangible assets, net 111,767 139,909
Goodwill   474,965       500,820  
Total assets $ 1,670,201     $ 1,710,305  
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $ 201,450 $ 184,132
Other current liabilities 68,140 100,945
Wages and benefits payable 93,206 95,248
Taxes payable 13,210 21,951
Current portion of debt 11,250 30,000
Current portion of warranty 40,060 21,063
Unearned revenue   44,639       43,436  
Total current liabilities 471,955 496,775
 
Long-term debt 369,457 293,969
Long-term warranty 14,684 15,403
Pension plan benefit liability 94,100 101,432
Deferred tax liabilities noncurrent, net 3,569 3,808
Other long-term obligations   81,628       84,437  
Total liabilities 1,035,393 995,824
 
Commitments and contingencies
 
Equity
Preferred stock - -
Common stock 1,246,177 1,270,045
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net (197,543 ) (136,514 )
Accumulated deficit   (433,184 )     (436,591 )
Total Itron, Inc. shareholders' equity 615,450 696,940
Non-controlling interests   19,358       17,541  
Total equity   634,808       714,481  
Total liabilities and equity $ 1,670,201     $ 1,710,305  
 

 
ITRON, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
     
(Unaudited, in thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2015     2014  
Operating activities
Net income $ 5,224 $ 27,279
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 58,514 75,233
Stock-based compensation 10,879 12,703
Amortization of prepaid debt fees 1,851 1,212
Deferred taxes, net 14,926 (9,787 )
Goodwill impairment - 977
Restructuring expense, non-cash 1,395 -
Other adjustments, net 1,877 120
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (12,401 ) (1,576 )
Inventories (73,212 ) (23,986 )
Other current assets (4,696 ) (5,298 )
Other long-term assets 605 (1,396 )
Accounts payable, other current liabilities, and taxes payable (11,666 ) 19,669
Wages and benefits payable 4,110 6,717
Unearned revenue 4,128 11,800
Warranty 20,280 (3,544 )
Other operating, net   (1,660 )   6,415  
Net cash provided by operating activities 20,154 116,538
 
Investing activities
Acquisitions of property, plant, and equipment (33,324 ) (32,060 )
Business acquisitions, net of cash equivalents acquired (5,754 ) -
Other investing, net   545     (193 )
Net cash used in investing activities (38,533 ) (32,253 )
 
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings 89,709 -
Payments on debt (30,186 ) (68,750 )
Issuance of common stock 2,229 2,324
Repurchase of common stock (35,278 ) (15,324 )
Other financing, net   1,881     2,395  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 28,355 (79,355 )
 
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   (12,889 )   (7,260 )
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (2,913 ) (2,330 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   112,371     124,805  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 109,458   $ 122,475  
 

Itron, Inc.
About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The accompanying press release contains non-GAAP financial measures. To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP operating expense, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP diluted EPS, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures please see the table captioned “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to Most Directly Comparable GAAP Financial Measures.”

We use these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision making and as a means for determining executive compensation. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and ability to service debt by excluding certain expenses that may not be indicative of our recurring core operating results. These non-GAAP financial measures facilitate management’s internal comparisons to our historical performance as well as comparisons to our competitors’ operating results. Our executive compensation plans exclude non-cash charges related to amortization of intangibles acquired through a business acquisition and non-recurring discrete cash and non-cash charges that are infrequent in nature such as purchase accounting adjustments, restructuring charges or goodwill impairment charges. We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors because they provide greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision making and because they are used by our institutional investors and the analyst community to analyze the health of our business.

Non-GAAP operating expense and non-GAAP operating income – We define non-GAAP operating expense as operating expense excluding certain expenses related to the amortization of intangible assets acquired through a business acquisition, restructuring, acquisitions and goodwill impairment. We define non-GAAP operating income as operating income excluding the expenses related to the amortization of intangible assets acquired through a business acquisition, restructuring, acquisitions and goodwill impairment. We consider these non-GAAP financial measures to be useful metrics for management and investors because they exclude the effect of expenses that are related to previous acquisitions and restructurings. By excluding these expenses, we believe that it is easier for management and investors to compare our financial results over multiple periods and analyze trends in our operations. For example, in certain periods expenses related to amortization of intangible assets may decrease, which would improve GAAP operating margins, yet the improvement in GAAP operating margins due to this lower expense is not necessarily reflective of an improvement in our core business. There are some limitations related to the use of non-GAAP operating expense and non-GAAP operating income versus operating expense and operating income calculated in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP operating expense and non-GAAP operating income exclude some costs that are recurring. Additionally, the expenses that we exclude in our calculation of non-GAAP operating expense and non-GAAP operating income may differ from the expenses that our peer companies exclude when they report the results of their operations. We compensate for these limitations by providing specific information about the GAAP amounts we have excluded from our non-GAAP operating expense and non-GAAP operating income and evaluating non-GAAP operating expense and non-GAAP operating income together with GAAP operating expense and GAAP operating income.

Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS – We define non-GAAP net income as net income excluding the expenses associated with amortization of intangible assets acquired through a business acquisition, restructuring, acquisitions, goodwill impairment and amortization of debt placement fees. We define non-GAAP diluted EPS as non-GAAP net income divided by the weighted average shares, on a diluted basis, outstanding during each period. We consider these financial measures to be useful metrics for management and investors for the same reasons that we use non-GAAP operating income. The same limitations described above regarding our use of non-GAAP operating income apply to our use of non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS. We compensate for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from these non-GAAP measures and evaluating non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS together with GAAP net income and GAAP diluted EPS.

Adjusted EBITDA – We define adjusted EBITDA as net income (a) minus interest income, (b) plus interest expense, depreciation and amortization of business acquisition related intangible asset expenses, restructuring expense, acquisition related expense, goodwill impairment and (c) exclude the tax expense or benefit. We believe that providing this financial measure is important for management and investors to understand our ability to service our debt as it is a measure of the cash generated by our core business. Management uses adjusted EBITDA as a performance measure for executive compensation. A limitation to using adjusted EBITDA is that it does not represent the total increase or decrease in the cash balance for the period and the measure includes some non-cash items and excludes other non-cash items. Additionally, the items that we exclude in our calculation of adjusted EBITDA may differ from the items that our peer companies exclude when they report their results. We compensate for these limitations by providing a reconciliation of this measure to GAAP net income.

Free cash flow – We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less cash used for acquisitions of property, plant and equipment. We believe free cash flow provides investors with a relevant measure of liquidity and a useful basis for assessing our ability to fund our operations and repay our debt. The same limitations described above regarding our use of adjusted EBITDA apply to our use of free cash flow. We compensate for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts and reconciling to free cash flow.

The accompanying tables have more detail on the GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to the non-GAAP financial measures and the related reconciliations between these financial measures.

 
ITRON, INC.
RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
TO THE MOST DIRECTLY COMPARABLE GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
         
(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)
 
TOTAL COMPANY RECONCILIATIONS   Three Months Ended September 30,   Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2015     2014     2015     2014  
NON-GAAP NET INCOME & DILUTED EPS
GAAP net income $ 12,695 $ 7,308 $ 3,407 $ 26,313
Amortization of intangible assets 7,869 10,917 23,730 33,096
Amortization of debt placement fees 244 379 1,773 1,137
Restructuring expense (5 ) 58 (9,686 ) (2,211 )
Acquisition related expenses (3,271 ) 217 (5,554 ) 795
Goodwill impairment - - - 977
Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments   (935 )   (3,470 )   (3,923 )   (11,048 )
Non-GAAP net income $ 16,597   $ 15,409   $ 9,747   $ 49,059  
       
Non-GAAP diluted EPS $ 0.43   $ 0.39   $ 0.25   $ 1.24  
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Diluted   38,358     39,493     38,591     39,516  
 
ADJUSTED EBITDA
GAAP net income $ 12,695 $ 7,308 $ 3,407 $ 26,313
Interest income (180 ) (163 ) (440 ) (313 )
Interest expense 2,799 3,015 9,336 8,837
Income tax provision 10,144 4,484 19,673 11,679
Depreciation and amortization 19,754 24,608 58,514 75,214
Restructuring expense (5 ) 58 (9,686 ) (2,211 )
Acquisition related expenses (3,271 ) 217 (5,554 ) 795
Goodwill impairment   -     -     -     977  
Adjusted EBITDA $ 41,936   $ 39,527   $ 75,250   $ 121,291  
 
FREE CASH FLOW
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 2,587 $ 49,347 $ 20,154 $ 116,538
Acquisitions of property, plant, and equipment   (12,332 )   (12,657 )   (33,324 )   (32,060 )
Free Cash Flow $ (9,745 ) $ 36,690   $ (13,170 ) $ 84,478  
 
NON-GAAP OPERATING INCOME
GAAP operating income $ 27,208 $ 16,458 $ 36,796 $ 52,924
Amortization of intangible assets 7,869 10,917 23,730 33,096
Restructuring expense (5 ) 58 (9,686 ) (2,211 )
Acquisition related expenses (3,271 ) 217 (5,554 ) 795
Goodwill impairment   -     -     -     977  
Non-GAAP operating income $ 31,801   $ 27,650   $ 45,286   $ 85,581  
 
NON-GAAP OPERATING EXPENSE
GAAP operating expense $ 119,758 $ 134,304 $ 366,940 $ 415,414
Amortization of intangible assets (7,869 ) (10,917 ) (23,730 ) (33,096 )
Restructuring expense 5 (58 ) 9,686 2,211
Acquisition related expenses 3,271 (217 ) 5,554 (795 )
Goodwill impairment   -     -     -     (977 )
Non-GAAP operating expense $ 115,165   $ 123,112   $ 358,450   $ 382,757  
 
 
SEGMENT RECONCILIATIONS   Three Months Ended September 30,   Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2015     2014     2015     2014  
NON-GAAP OPERATING INCOME - ELECTRICITY
Electricity - GAAP operating income (loss) $ 10,575 $ (11,196 ) $ 16,875 $ (35,412 )
Amortization of intangible assets 4,413 6,129 13,296 18,473
Restructuring expense (1,960 ) (89 ) (7,790 ) (8,544 )
Acquisition related expenses (3,390 ) 217 (5,673 ) 748
Goodwill impairment   -     -     -     977  
Electricity - Non-GAAP operating income (loss) $ 9,638   $ (4,939 ) $ 16,708   $ (23,758 )
 
NON-GAAP OPERATING INCOME - GAS
Gas - GAAP operating income $ 15,741 $ 23,836 $ 44,075 $ 73,889
Amortization of intangible assets 1,950 2,612 5,865 7,982
Restructuring expense   (619 )   (476 )   (1,303 )   (262 )
Gas - Non-GAAP operating income $ 17,072   $ 25,972   $ 48,637   $ 81,609  
 
NON-GAAP OPERATING INCOME - WATER
Water - GAAP operating income $ 14,290 $ 19,157 $ 10,876 $ 60,319
Amortization of intangible assets 1,506 2,176 4,569 6,641
Restructuring expense 324 163 597 1,173
Acquisition related expenses   104     -     104     -  
Water - Non-GAAP operating income $ 16,224   $ 21,496   $ 16,146   $ 68,133  
 
NON-GAAP OPERATING INCOME - CORPORATE UNALLOCATED
Corporate unallocated - GAAP operating loss $ (13,398 ) $ (15,339 ) $ (35,030 ) $ (45,872 )
Restructuring expense 2,250 460 (1,190 ) 5,422
Acquisition related expenses   15     -     15     47  
Corporate unallocated - Non-GAAP operating loss $ (11,133 ) $ (14,879 ) $ (36,205 ) $ (40,403 )
 

Contacts

Itron, Inc.
Barbara Doyle
Vice President, Investor Relations
509-891-3443
or
Marni Pilcher
Director, Investor Relations
509-891-3847

Release Summary

Itron Announces Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results

Contacts

Itron, Inc.
Barbara Doyle
Vice President, Investor Relations
509-891-3443
or
Marni Pilcher
Director, Investor Relations
509-891-3847