OXFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RBC Bearings Incorporated (Nasdaq: ROLL), a leading international manufacturer of highly-engineered precision bearings and components for the industrial, defense and aerospace industries, today reported results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2018.
Second Quarter Highlights
($ in millions) | Fiscal 2018 | Fiscal 2017 | Change | |||||||||||||||
GAAP | Adjusted (1) | GAAP | Adjusted (1) | GAAP | Adjusted (1) | |||||||||||||
Net sales | $164.3 | $164.3 | $153.9 | $153.9 | 6.7% | 6.7% | ||||||||||||
Gross margin | $61.8 | $61.8 | $56.7 | $56.7 | 9.0% | 9.0% | ||||||||||||
Gross margin % | 37.6% | 37.6% | 36.9% | 36.9% | ||||||||||||||
Operating income | $25.3 | $31.8 | $29.6 | $29.8 | -14.5% | 6.7% | ||||||||||||
Operating income % | 15.4% | 19.3% | 19.2% | 19.3% | ||||||||||||||
Net income | $14.8 | $20.3 | $18.2 | $18.4 | -18.7% | 10.0% | ||||||||||||
Diluted EPS | $0.61 | $0.83 | $0.77 | $0.78 | -20.8% | 6.4% | ||||||||||||
(1) Results exclude items in reconciliation below. |
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Six Month Highlights
($ in millions) | Fiscal 2018 | Fiscal 2017 | Change | |||||||||||||||
GAAP | Adjusted (1) | GAAP | Adjusted (1) | GAAP | Adjusted (1) | |||||||||||||
Net sales | $328.2 | $328.2 | $308.5 | $308.5 | 6.4% | 6.4% | ||||||||||||
Gross margin | $123.7 | $123.7 | $114.0 | $114.4 | 8.5% | 8.2% | ||||||||||||
Gross margin % | 37.7% | 37.7% | 36.9% | 37.1% | ||||||||||||||
Operating income | $57.1 | $63.6 | $58.8 | $59.4 | -2.9% | 7.1% | ||||||||||||
Operating income % | 17.4% | 19.4% | 19.1% | 19.2% | ||||||||||||||
Net income | $36.6 | $42.2 | $36.3 | $36.5 | 1.0% | 15.7% | ||||||||||||
Diluted EPS | $1.51 | $1.74 | $1.53 | $1.54 | -1.3% | 13.0% | ||||||||||||
(1) Results exclude items in reconciliation below. |
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“Our solid second quarter operating performance was driven by strong industrial sales growth, combined with continued gross margin improvements across the organization,” said Dr. Michael J. Hartnett, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We are able to maintain our improved margin profile as a result of our cost initiatives, manufacturing process improvements, and consolidation programs. Moving forward, our backlog remains strong and we are confident in our ability to maintain the strong momentum throughout the second half of the year.”
Second Quarter Results
Net
sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 were $164.3 million, an
increase of 6.7% from $153.9 million in the second quarter of fiscal
2017. Net sales for the aerospace markets decreased 1.2% and the
industrial markets increased by 22.9%. Gross margin for the second
quarter of fiscal 2018 was $61.8 million compared to $56.7 million for
the same period last year. Gross margin as a percentage of net sales was
37.6% in the second quarter of fiscal 2018 compared to 36.9% for the
same period last year.
SG&A for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 was $27.6 million, an increase of $2.4 million from $25.2 million for the same period last year. As a percentage of net sales, SG&A was 16.8% for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 compared to 16.4% for the same period last year.
Other operating expenses for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 totaled $8.9 million compared to $2.0 million for the same period last year. For the second quarter of fiscal 2018, other operating expenses were comprised mainly of $6.5 million related to restructuring of our Canadian operation and $2.4 million of amortization of intangible assets. Other operating expenses last year consisted primarily of $2.4 million in amortization of intangibles offset by $0.4 million of other income.
Operating income for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 was $25.3 million compared to operating income of $29.6 million for the same period last year. Excluding costs associated with restructuring of our Canadian operation, operating income would have been $31.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 compared to an adjusted $29.8 million for the same period last year. Excluding these adjustments, operating income as a percentage of net sales would have been 19.3% compared to 19.3% for the same period last year.
Interest expense, net was $1.9 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 compared to $2.3 million for the same period last year.
Income tax expense for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 was $8.5 million compared to $8.9 million for the same period last year. Our effective income tax rate for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 was 36.4% compared to 32.9% for the same period last year. The effective income tax rate was impacted by discrete tax benefit of $0.9 million associated with the restructuring of our Canadian operation and other state discrete tax benefits of $0.1 million.
Net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 was $14.8 million compared to $18.2 million for the same period last year. On an adjusted basis, net income would have been $20.3 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2018, compared to an adjusted net income of $18.4 million for the same period last year.
Diluted EPS for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 was 61 cents per share compared to 77 cents per share for the same period last year. On an adjusted basis, diluted EPS for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 would have been 83 cents per share compared to an adjusted diluted EPS of 78 cents per share for the same period last year, an increase of 6.4%.
Backlog, as of September 30, 2017, was $390.2 million compared to $341.8 million as of October 1, 2016.
Restructuring of Canadian Operation
In
the second quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company reached a decision to
restructure its manufacturing operation in Montreal, Canada. After
completing its obligations, the Company expects to close its Montreal
location and consolidate certain residual assets into other locations by
the end of this fiscal year. As a result, the Company recorded an
after-tax charge of $5.6 million associated with the restructuring in
the second quarter of fiscal 2018 attributable to the Engineered
Products segment. The $5.6 million charge includes $1.3 million
impairment of fixed assets and $5.2 million impairment of intangible
assets offset by $0.9 million tax benefit. The total expected impact of
this restructuring will be between $7.0 million and $7.5 million in
after-tax charges. The Company expects a positive cash flow result of
approximately $4.4 million from this action.
Outlook for the Third Quarter Fiscal 2018
The
Company expects net sales to be approximately $162.0 million to $163.0
million in the third quarter fiscal 2018. This would result in a growth
rate of approximately 10.5% to 11.1% on a year over year basis.
Live Webcast
RBC Bearings
Incorporated will host a webcast at 11:00 a.m. ET today to discuss the
quarterly results. To access the webcast, go to the investor relations
portion of the Company’s website, www.rbcbearings.com,
and click on the webcast icon. If you do not have access to the Internet
and wish to listen to the call, dial 844-419-1755 (international callers
dial 216-562-0468) and provide conference ID # 9098489. An audio replay
of the call will be available from 2:00 p.m. ET November 3rd, 2017 until
1:00 p.m. ET November 10th, 2017. The replay can be accessed by dialing
855-859-2056 (international callers dial 404-537-3406) and providing
conference call ID # 9098489. Investors are advised to dial into the
call at least ten minutes prior to the call to register.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In
addition to disclosing results of operations that are determined in
accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”),
this press release also discloses non-GAAP results of operations that
exclude certain items. These non-GAAP measures adjust for items that
Management believes are unusual. Management believes that the
presentation of these non-GAAP measures provides useful information to
investors regarding the Company’s results of operations, as these
non-GAAP measures allow investors to better evaluate ongoing business
performance. Investors should consider non-GAAP measures in addition to,
not as a substitute for, financial measures prepared in accordance with
U.S. GAAP. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures disclosed in the
press release with the most comparable U.S. GAAP measures are included
in the financial table attached to this press release.
About RBC Bearings
RBC Bearings
Incorporated is an international manufacturer and marketer of highly
engineered precision bearings and components. Founded in 1919, the
Company is primarily focused on producing highly technical or regulated
bearing products and components requiring sophisticated design, testing
and manufacturing capabilities for the diversified industrial, aerospace
and defense markets. The Company is headquartered in Oxford, Connecticut.
Safe Harbor for Forward Looking Statements
Certain
statements in this press release contain “forward-looking statements.”
All statements other than statements of historical fact are
“forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and state
securities laws, including the section of this press release entitled
“Outlook”; any projections of earnings, revenue or other financial items
relating to the Company, any statement of the plans, strategies and
objectives of management for future operations; any statements
concerning proposed future growth rates in the markets we serve; any
statements of belief; any characterization of and the Company’s ability
to control contingent liabilities; anticipated trends in the Company’s
businesses; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the
foregoing. Forward-looking statements may include the words “may,”
“estimate,” “intend,” “continue,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” and
other similar words. Although the Company believes that the expectations
reflected in any forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual
results could differ materially from those projected or assumed in any
of our forward-looking statements. Our future financial condition and
results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are
subject to change and to inherent risks and uncertainties beyond the
control of the Company. These risks and uncertainties include, but are
not limited to, risks and uncertainties relating to general economic
conditions, geopolitical factors, future levels of general industrial
manufacturing activity, future financial performance, market acceptance
of new or enhanced versions of the Company’s products, the pricing of
raw materials, changes in the competitive environments in which the
Company’s businesses operate, the outcome of pending or future
litigation and governmental proceedings and approvals, estimated legal
costs, increases in interest rates, tax legislation and changes, the
Company’s ability to meet its debt obligations, the Company’s ability to
acquire and integrate complementary businesses, and risks and
uncertainties listed or disclosed in the Company’s reports filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation,
the risks identified under the heading “Risk Factors” set forth in the
Company’s most recent Annual Report filed on Form 10-K. The Company does
not intend, and undertakes no obligation, to update or alter any
forward-looking statements.
RBC Bearings Incorporated | |||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated Statements of Operations | |||||||||||||||||||
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Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
September 30, | October 1, | September 30, | October 1, | ||||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 164,317 | $ | 153,943 | $ | 328,214 | $ | 308,522 | |||||||||||
Cost of sales | 102,506 | 97,212 | 204,494 | 194,540 | |||||||||||||||
Gross margin | 61,811 | 56,731 | 123,720 | 113,982 | |||||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 27,595 | 25,188 | 55,373 | 50,984 | |||||||||||||||
Other, net | 8,938 | 1,989 | 11,269 | 4,223 | |||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 36,533 | 27,177 | 66,642 | 55,207 | |||||||||||||||
Operating income | 25,278 | 29,554 | 57,078 | 58,775 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | 1,914 | 2,255 | 3,943 | 4,548 | |||||||||||||||
Other non-operating (income) expense | 64 | 149 | 436 | 267 | |||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 23,300 | 27,150 | 52,699 | 53,960 | |||||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 8,477 | 8,922 | 16,067 | 17,692 | |||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 14,823 | $ | 18,228 | $ | 36,632 | $ | 36,268 | |||||||||||
Net income per common share: | |||||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.62 | $ | 0.78 | $ | 1.53 | $ | 1.55 | |||||||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.61 | $ | 0.77 | $ | 1.51 | $ | 1.53 | |||||||||||
Weighted average common shares: | |||||||||||||||||||
Basic | 23,946,360 | 23,470,650 | 23,875,749 | 23,395,614 | |||||||||||||||
Diluted | 24,309,593 | 23,712,717 | 24,250,740 | 23,670,000 | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Reported Gross Margin to | September 30, | October 1, | September 30, | October 1, | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted Gross Margin: | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Reported gross margin | $ | 61,811 | # | $ | 56,731 | $ | 123,720 | # | $ | 113,982 | |||||||||
Inventory purchase accounting adjustment | - | - | - | 382 | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted gross margin | $ | 61,811 | $ | 56,731 | $ | 123,720 | $ | 114,364 | |||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Reported Operating Income to | September 30, | October 1, | September 30, | October 1, | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted Operating Income: | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Reported operating income | $ | 25,278 | # | $ | 29,554 | $ | 57,078 | # | $ | 58,775 | |||||||||
Inventory purchase accounting adjustment | - | - | - | 382 | |||||||||||||||
Restructuring | 6,494 | 222 | 6,494 | 222 | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted operating income | $ | 31,772 | $ | 29,776 | $ | 63,572 | $ | 59,379 | |||||||||||
Reconciliation of Reported Net Income and Net Income | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||
Per Common Share to Adjusted Net Income and | September 30, | October 1, | September 30, | October 1, | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted Net Income Per Common Share: | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Reported net income | $ | 14,823 | # | $ | 18,228 | $ | 36,632 | # | $ | 36,268 | |||||||||
Inventory purchase accounting adjustment (1) | - | - | - | 257 | |||||||||||||||
Restructuring (1) | 5,577 | 149 | 5,577 | 149 | |||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange translation loss (gain) (1) | (11 | ) | - | 197 | - | ||||||||||||||
Discrete tax loss (benefit) | (134 | ) | 33 | (182 | ) | (182 | ) | ||||||||||||
Adjusted net income | $ | 20,255 | $ | 18,410 | $ | 42,224 | $ | 36,492 | |||||||||||
(1) After tax impact. | |||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted net income per common share: | |||||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.85 | $ | 0.78 | $ | 1.77 | $ | 1.56 | |||||||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.83 | $ | 0.78 | $ | 1.74 | $ | 1.54 | |||||||||||
Weighted average common shares: | |||||||||||||||||||
Basic | 23,946,360 | 23,470,650 | 23,875,749 | 23,395,614 | |||||||||||||||
Diluted | 24,309,593 | 23,712,717 | 24,250,740 | 23,670,000 | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
September 30, | October 1, | September 30, | October 1, | ||||||||||||||||
Segment Data, Net External Sales: | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Plain bearings segment | $ | 72,392 | $ | 68,835 | $ | 145,045 | $ | 139,285 | |||||||||||
Roller bearings segment | 32,317 | 26,795 | 63,730 | 54,629 | |||||||||||||||
Ball bearings segment | 16,480 | 14,569 | 32,260 | 28,279 | |||||||||||||||
Engineered products segment | 43,128 | 43,744 | 87,179 | 86,329 | |||||||||||||||
$ | 164,317 | $ | 153,943 | $ | 328,214 | $ | 308,522 | ||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
September 30, | October 1, | September 30, | October 1, | ||||||||||||||||
Selected Financial Data: | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 7,140 | $ | 6,959 | $ | 14,238 | $ | 13,699 | |||||||||||
Incentive stock compensation expense | $ | 3,402 | $ | 3,178 | $ | 6,630 | $ | 5,952 | |||||||||||
Adjusted operating income plus depreciation/amortization | |||||||||||||||||||
plus incentive stock compensation expense | $ | 42,314 | $ | 39,913 | $ | 84,440 | $ | 79,030 | |||||||||||
Cash provided by operating activities | $ | 24,153 | $ | 19,301 | $ | 63,962 | $ | 38,513 | |||||||||||
Capital expenditures | $ | 7,008 | $ | 4,455 | $ | 12,667 | $ | 9,621 | |||||||||||
Total debt | $ | 220,228 | $ | 330,059 | |||||||||||||||
Cash and short-term investments | $ | 42,885 | $ | 37,462 | |||||||||||||||
Repurchase of common stock | $ | 3,356 | $ | 3,530 | |||||||||||||||
Backlog | $ | 390,185 | $ | 341,812 |