Advanced Drainage Systems Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2020 Results

HILLIARD, Ohio--()--Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (NYSE: WMS) (“ADS” or the “Company”), is a leading provider of innovative water management solutions in the stormwater and on-site septic waste water industries today announced financial results for the second quarter ended September 30, 2019.

Second Quarter Fiscal 2020 Results

  • Net sales increased 22.0% to $495.9 million
  • Net income of $8.5 million as compared to $29.4 million in the prior year
  • Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP) increased 65.2% to $118.2 million

Fiscal 2020 Year-to-Date Results

  • Net sales increased 14.5% to $909.6 million
  • Net loss of $219.0 million as compared to net income of $63.0 million in the prior year
    • Includes $246.8 million of additional one-time ESOP stock-based compensation expense
  • Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP) increased 35.3% to $198.5 million
  • Cash provided by operating activities increased $113.6 million to $171.7 million
  • Free cash flow (Non-GAAP) increased $107.2 million to $146.1 million

Scott Barbour, President and Chief Executive Officer of ADS commented, “We achieved very strong results in the second quarter of fiscal 2020. Our top line increased 22%, driven by 9% organic growth and two months of contribution from Infiltrator Water Technologies. Strong organic sales growth across the United States was driven by both the construction and agriculture end markets. Construction market sales growth of 10% is outperforming the low-single digit growth we see in the market, driven by our material conversion strategies, best-in-class solutions strategies and focus on key growth regions of the United States. In addition, agriculture sales increased 38% as our organizational changes, new products and focused execution allowed us to capitalize on prevented plant acres and pent-up demand. Overall, our strong performance during the first half of the year gives us confidence we will continue delivering above market growth in fiscal 2020 and beyond.”

Barbour continued, “We also generated very good profitability and free cash flow in the second quarter of fiscal 2020, driven by the traditional legacy ADS levers of strong growth in both pipe and Allied products, favorable pricing and material cost and disciplined execution, including our working capital initiatives, as well as our acquisition of Infiltrator Water Technologies. We are working new levers for profitability improvement as we gain traction on our logistics and transportation initiatives and remain laser focused on operational initiatives.”

Barbour continued, “Additionally, today we raised our fiscal 2020 guidance due to the strong sales growth and profitability improvement through the first half of fiscal 2020. We will continue to focus on maintaining favorable pricing, mitigating inflationary pressures and delivering continuous improvement in manufacturing and logistics activities.”

Second Quarter Fiscal 2020 Results

Net sales increased $89.4 million or 22.0% to $495.9 million, as compared to $406.6 million in the prior year. Domestic pipe sales increased $32.0 million or 12.8% to $281.4 million. Allied & Other sales increased $12.5 million or 12.2% to $114.4 million. These increases were driven by strong performance in both the U.S. construction and agriculture end markets. International net sales decreased $7.5 million or 13.6% to $47.8 million, driven primarily by decreases in Canada and Mexico sales. Infiltrator Water Technologies contributed an additional $64.9 million to net sales in the quarter.

Gross profit increased $51.2 million or 53.6% to $146.5 million as compared to $95.4 million in the prior year. The increase is primarily due to an increase in both pipe and allied product sales as well as favorable material cost. Infiltrator Water Technologies contributed an additional $22.5 million to gross profit in the quarter.

Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP) increased $46.6 million or 65.2% to $118.2 million, as compared to $71.5 million in the prior year. The increase is primarily due to the factors mentioned above. As a percentage of net sales, Adjusted EBITDA was 23.8% as compared to 17.6% in the prior year.

Year-to-Date Fiscal 2020 Results

Net sales increased $115.2 million or 14.5% to $909.6 million, as compared to $794.4 million in the prior year. Domestic pipe sales increased $52.1 million or 10.6% to $543.6 million. Allied & Other sales increased $24.2 million or 12.0% to $226.6 million. These increases were driven by strong performance in both the U.S. construction and agriculture end markets. International net sales decreased $13.5 million or 13.4% to $87.1 million as compared to $100.6 million in the prior year, driven primarily by a decrease in Mexico sales. Infiltrator Water Technologies contributed an additional $64.9 million to net sales.

As part of the Company’s capital allocation strategy, the Company paid a dividend of $1.09 per share in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, including a $1.00 special dividend to all shareholders of record. The Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) used a portion of its proceeds to payback a portion of its loan from the Company, resulting in an allocation of approximately 11.6 million shares to participants and $246.8 million of non-cash, stock-based compensation expense. The Company recorded $168.6 million of this expense in Cost of goods sold – ESOP special dividend compensation and $78.1 million of this expense in Selling, general and administrative – ESOP special dividend compensation.

Gross profit decreased $110.7 million to $84.4 million due to the $168.6 million ESOP compensation expense described above. Excluding the one-time ESOP compensation, gross profit increased $57.9 million or 29.7%, primarily due to an increase in both pipe and allied product sales as well as favorable pricing and material cost. This was partially offset by unfavorable inventory absorption cost due to retention of key manufacturing employees during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019 despite lower production volume. Infiltrator Water Technologies contributed an additional $22.5 million to gross profit.

Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP) increased $51.8 million or 35.3% to $198.5 million, as compared to $146.7 million in the prior year, primarily as a result of the factors mentioned above. As a percentage of net sales, Adjusted EBITDA was 21.8% as compared to 18.5% in the prior year.

Net cash provided by operating activities increased $113.6 million to $171.7 million, as compared to $58.2 million in the prior year, primarily due to improvements in profitability and working capital. Free cash flow (Non-GAAP) increased $107.2 million to $146.1 million, as compared to $38.9 million in the prior year. Net debt (total debt and finance lease obligations net of cash) was $1,070.4 million as of September 30, 2019, an increase of $760.1 million from March 31, 2019. Additional information regarding the Company’s debt is included below under the header “Infiltrator Water Technologies Acquisition.”

Reconciliations of GAAP to Non-GAAP financial measures for Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow have been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release. An explanation of these measures is also included below under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Infiltrator Water Technologies Acquisition

On July 31, 2019, ADS acquired Infiltrator Water Technologies, a leader in on-site septic wastewater treatment for a purchase price of $1.08 billion. Infiltrator Water Technologies is a leading national provider of plastic leach field chambers and systems, septic tanks and accessories, primarily for use in residential applications. The results of operations of Infiltrator Water Technologies are included in the consolidated results after July 31, 2019. For the three- and six-months ended September 30, 2019, the Company incurred $16.6 million and $20.8 million, respectively, of transaction costs associated with the acquisition.

In conjunction with the acquisition, the Company issued and sold 10,350,000 shares of common stock at $29.75 per share for proceeds of $294 million, net of offering costs, completed a $350 million senior notes offering and entered into a new senior secured credit facility. The new senior secured credit facility includes a $700 million term loan and $350 million of availability under a revolving credit facility. As a result of these transactions, the Company recorded $37.3 million of nonrecurring interest expense associated with the extinguishment of debt in the second quarter of fiscal 2020.

Fiscal 2020 Outlook

Based on year-to-date performance, current visibility, backlog of existing orders and business trends, the Company raised its net sales and Adjusted EBITDA targets for fiscal 2020. The guidance below includes the legacy ADS business and eight months of Infiltrator Water Technologies included in fiscal 2020.

  • Net sales are expected to be in the range of $1.600 billion to $1.650 billion (previously $1.575 billion to $1.625 billion)
  • Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of $325 million to $345 million (previously $310 million to $330 million)
  • Capital expenditures are expected to be in the range of $85 million to $100 million.

Webcast Information

The Company will host an investor conference call and webcast on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The live call can be accessed by dialing 1-844-484-0244 (US toll-free) or 1-647-689-5142 (international) and asking to be connected to the Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. call. The live webcast will also be accessible via the "Events Calendar” section of the Company’s Investor Relations website, www.investors.ads-pipe.com. An archived version of the webcast will be available for one year following the call.

About the Company

Advanced Drainage Systems is a leading provider of innovative water management solutions in the stormwater and on-site septic waste water industries, providing superior drainage solutions for use in the construction and agriculture marketplace. For over 50 years, the Company has been manufacturing a variety of innovative and environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional materials. Its innovative products are used across a broad range of end markets and applications, including non-residential, residential, infrastructure and agriculture applications. The Company has established a leading position in many of these end markets by leveraging its national sales and distribution platform, overall product breadth and scale and manufacturing excellence. Founded in 1966, the Company operates a global network of 63 manufacturing plants and 32 distribution centers. To learn more about ADS, please visit the Company’s website at www.ads-pipe.com.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. These statements are not historical facts but rather are based on the Company’s current expectations, estimates and projections regarding the Company’s business, operations and other factors relating thereto. Words such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “anticipate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “believes,” “estimates,” “confident” and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those reflected in forward-looking statements relating to our operations and business include: fluctuations in the price and availability of resins and other raw materials and our ability to pass any increased costs of raw materials on to our customers in a timely manner; volatility in general business and economic conditions in the markets in which we operate, including, without limitation, factors relating to availability of credit, interest rates, fluctuations in capital and business and consumer confidence; cyclicality and seasonality of the non-residential and residential construction markets and infrastructure spending; the risks of increasing competition in our existing and future markets, including competition from both manufacturers of high performance thermoplastic corrugated pipe and manufacturers of products using alternative materials; uncertainties surrounding the integration of acquisitions and similar transactions, including the recently completed acquisition of Infiltrator Water Technologies and the integration of Infiltrator Water Technologies; our ability to realize the anticipated benefits from the acquisition of Infiltrator Water Technologies; risks that the acquisition of Infiltrator Water Technologies and related transactions may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; our ability to continue to convert current demand for concrete, steel and PVC pipe products into demand for our high performance thermoplastic corrugated pipe and Allied Products; the effect of weather or seasonality; the loss of any of our significant customers; the risks of doing business internationally; our ability to remediate the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, including remediation of the control environment for our joint venture affiliate ADS Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. as described in “Item 9A. Controls and Procedures” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2019; the risks of conducting a portion of our operations through joint ventures; our ability to expand into new geographic or product markets, including risks associated with new markets and products associated with our recent acquisition of Infiltrator Water Technologies; our ability to achieve the acquisition component of our growth strategy; the risk associated with manufacturing processes; our ability to manage our assets; the risks associated with our product warranties; our ability to manage our supply purchasing and customer credit policies; the risks associated with our self-insured programs; our ability to control labor costs and to attract, train and retain highly-qualified employees and key personnel; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights; changes in laws and regulations, including environmental laws and regulations; our ability to project product mix; the risks associated with our current levels of indebtedness, including borrowings under our new Credit Agreement; the nature, cost and outcome of any future litigation and other legal proceedings, including any such proceedings related to our acquisition of Infiltrator Water Technologies, as may be instituted against the Company and others; fluctuations in our effective tax rate, including from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017; changes to our operating results, cash flows and financial condition attributable to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017; our ability to meet future capital requirements and fund our liquidity needs; the risk that additional information may arise that would require the Company to make additional adjustments or revisions or to restate the financial statements and other financial data for certain prior periods and any future periods; any delay in the filing of any filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”); the review of potential weaknesses or deficiencies in the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, and discovering weaknesses of which we are not currently aware or which have not been detected; additional uncertainties related to accounting issues generally and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Company’s filings with the SEC. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for the Company to predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking information included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the Company’s expectations, objectives or plans will be achieved in the timeframe anticipated or at all. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the Company’s forward-looking statements and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Financial Statements

ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Net sales

$

 

495,905

 

 

$

 

406,555

 

 

$

 

909,613

 

 

$

 

794,402

 

Cost of goods sold

 

349,381

 

 

 

311,182

 

 

 

656,637

 

 

 

599,338

 

Cost of goods sold - ESOP special dividend compensation

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

168,610

 

 

 

-

 

Gross profit

 

146,524

 

 

 

95,373

 

 

 

84,366

 

 

 

195,064

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling

 

29,971

 

 

 

24,731

 

 

 

56,336

 

 

 

48,896

 

General and administrative

 

48,030

 

 

 

21,584

 

 

 

79,463

 

 

 

42,966

 

Selling, general and administrative - ESOP special dividend
compensation

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

78,142

 

 

 

-

 

Loss on disposal of assets and costs from exit and disposal
activities

 

2,004

 

 

 

324

 

 

 

2,711

 

 

 

1,428

 

Intangible amortization

 

9,300

 

 

 

1,985

 

 

 

10,842

 

 

 

3,969

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

57,219

 

 

 

46,749

 

 

 

(143,128

)

 

 

97,805

 

Other expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

52,332

 

 

 

4,531

 

 

 

57,596

 

 

 

8,333

 

Derivative gains and other income, net

 

175

 

 

 

94

 

 

 

79

 

 

 

(720

)

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

4,712

 

 

 

42,124

 

 

 

(200,803

)

 

 

90,192

 

Income tax expense

 

(3,547

)

 

 

12,194

 

 

 

18,823

 

 

 

26,478

 

Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates

 

(203

)

 

 

558

 

 

 

(637

)

 

 

691

 

Net income (loss)

 

8,462

 

 

 

29,372

 

 

 

(218,989

)

 

 

63,023

 

Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

873

 

 

 

702

 

 

 

(222

)

 

 

2,073

 

Net income (loss) attributable to ADS

 

7,589

 

 

 

28,670

 

 

 

(218,767

)

 

 

60,950

 

Dividends to redeemable convertible preferred stockholders

 

(1,355

)

 

 

(478

)

 

 

(8,196

)

 

 

(975

)

Dividends paid to unvested restricted stockholders

 

(32

)

 

 

(15

)

 

 

(360

)

 

 

(30

)

Net income (loss) available to common stockholders and
participating securities

 

6,202

 

 

 

28,177

 

 

 

(227,323

)

 

 

59,945

 

Undistributed income allocated to participating securities

 

-

 

 

 

(2,310

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(5,022

)

Net income (loss) available to common stockholders

$

 

6,202

 

 

$

 

25,867

 

 

$

 

(227,323

)

 

$

 

54,923

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

60,222

 

 

 

56,929

 

 

 

58,906

 

 

 

56,776

 

Diluted

 

60,876

 

 

 

57,558

 

 

 

58,906

 

 

 

57,374

 

Net income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

 

0.10

 

 

$

 

0.45

 

 

$

 

(3.86

)

 

$

 

0.97

 

Diluted

$

 

0.10

 

 

$

 

0.45

 

 

$

 

(3.86

)

 

$

 

0.96

 

Cash dividends declared per share

$

 

0.09

 

 

$

 

0.08

 

 

$

 

1.18

 

 

$

 

0.16

 

ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

 

 

As of

 

(Amounts in thousands)

September 30, 2019

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

$

 

54,207

 

 

$

 

8,891

 

Receivables, net

 

250,470

 

 

 

186,991

 

Inventories

 

248,914

 

 

 

264,540

 

Other current assets

 

10,629

 

 

 

6,091

 

Total current assets

 

564,220

 

 

 

466,513

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

492,017

 

 

 

398,891

 

Other assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

669,753

 

 

 

102,638

 

Intangible assets, net

 

501,572

 

 

 

37,177

 

Other assets

 

67,758

 

 

 

36,940

 

Total assets

$

 

2,295,320

 

 

$

 

1,042,159

 

LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of debt obligations

$

 

6,195

 

 

$

 

25,932

 

Current maturities of finance lease obligations

 

22,555

 

 

 

23,117

 

Accounts payable

 

111,450

 

 

 

93,577

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

97,979

 

 

 

61,901

 

Accrued income taxes

 

3,169

 

 

 

1,758

 

Total current liabilities

 

241,348

 

 

 

206,285

 

Long-term debt obligations, net

 

1,043,154

 

 

 

208,602

 

Long-term finance lease obligations

 

52,746

 

 

 

61,555

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

158,079

 

 

 

45,963

 

Other liabilities

 

37,017

 

 

 

19,119

 

Total liabilities

 

1,532,344

 

 

 

541,524

 

Mezzanine equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable convertible preferred stock

 

279,785

 

 

 

282,638

 

Deferred compensation — unearned ESOP shares

 

(28,565

)

 

 

(180,316

)

Total mezzanine equity

 

251,220

 

 

 

102,322

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

11,545

 

 

 

11,436

 

Paid-in capital

 

800,947

 

 

 

391,039

 

Common stock in treasury, at cost

 

(10,162

)

 

 

(9,863

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(26,427

)

 

 

(25,867

)

Retained (deficit) earnings

 

(277,725

)

 

 

17,582

 

Total ADS stockholders’ equity

 

498,178

 

 

 

384,327

 

Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries

 

13,578

 

 

 

13,986

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

511,756

 

 

 

398,313

 

Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and stockholders’ equity

$

 

2,295,320

 

 

$

 

1,042,159

 

ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

(Amounts in thousands)

2019

 

 

2018

 

Cash Flow from Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

$

 

(218,989

)

 

$

 

63,023

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

43,260

 

 

 

35,363

 

Deferred income taxes

 

1,127

 

 

 

3,221

 

Loss on disposal of assets and costs from exit and disposal activities

 

2,711

 

 

 

1,428

 

ESOP and stock-based compensation

 

16,082

 

 

 

11,760

 

ESOP Special Dividend Compensation

 

246,752

 

 

 

-

 

Amortization of deferred financing charges

 

34,285

 

 

 

387

 

Inventory step up related to Infiltrator Water Technologies acquisition

 

5,773

 

 

 

-

 

Fair market value adjustments to derivatives

 

996

 

 

 

(901

)

Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates

 

(637

)

 

 

691

 

Other operating activities

 

(3,635

)

 

 

(1,342

)

Changes in working capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

(44,883

)

 

 

(64,649

)

Inventories

 

57,316

 

 

 

16,378

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(2,917

)

 

 

(2,116

)

Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities

 

34,470

 

 

 

(5,082

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

171,711

 

 

 

58,161

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(25,622

)

 

 

(19,299

)

Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

(1,088,617

)

 

 

-

 

Other investing activities

 

(116

)

 

 

429

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(1,114,355

)

 

 

(18,870

)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from Term Loan Facility

 

1,300,000

 

 

 

-

 

Payments on Term Loan Facility

 

(1,300,000

)

 

 

-

 

Proceeds from syndication of Term Loan Facility

 

700,000

 

 

 

-

 

Proceeds from Senior Notes

 

350,000

 

 

 

-

 

Proceeds from Revolving Credit Agreement

 

177,900

 

 

 

-

 

Payments on Revolving Credit Agreement

 

(177,900

)

 

 

-

 

Debt issuance costs

 

(34,606

)

 

 

-

 

Proceeds from PNC Credit Agreement

 

253,900

 

 

 

250,100

 

Payments on PNC Credit Agreement

 

(388,300

)

 

 

(243,400

)

Payments on Prudential Senior Notes

 

(100,000

)

 

 

(25,000

)

Payments on finance lease obligations

 

(12,375

)

 

 

(11,619

)

Proceeds from common stock offering, net of offering costs

 

293,648

 

 

 

-

 

Cash dividends paid

 

(76,324

)

 

 

(11,618

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

2,430

 

 

 

3,473

 

Other financing activities

 

(236

)

 

 

(1,026

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

988,137

 

 

 

(39,090

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

(177

)

 

 

(176

)

Net change in cash

 

45,316

 

 

 

25

 

Cash at beginning of period

 

8,891

 

 

 

17,587

 

Cash at end of period

$

 

54,207

 

 

$

 

17,612

 

Selected Financial Data

The following tables set forth net sales by reportable segment for each of the periods indicated.

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

 

Net Sales

 

 

Intersegment
Net Sales

 

 

Net Sales from
External
Customers

 

 

Net Sales

 

 

Intersegment
Net Sales

 

 

Net Sales from
External
Customers

 

Pipe

$

 

281,405

 

 

$

 

(342

)

 

$

 

281,063

 

 

$

 

249,380

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

249,380

 

Infiltrator Water
Technologies

 

64,889

 

 

 

(12,189

)

 

 

52,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International - Pipe

 

34,617

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,617

 

 

 

44,008

 

 

 

 

 

 

44,008

 

International - Allied
Products

 

13,167

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,167

 

 

 

11,278

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,278

 

Total International

 

47,784

 

 

 

 

 

 

47,784

 

 

 

55,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,286

 

Allied Products & Other

 

114,358

 

 

 

 

 

 

114,358

 

 

 

101,889

 

 

 

 

 

 

101,889

 

Intersegment
Eliminations

 

(12,531

)

 

 

12,531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Consolidated

$

 

495,905

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

495,905

 

 

$

 

406,555

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

406,555

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

 

Net Sales

 

 

Intersegment
Net Sales

 

 

Net Sales from
External
Customers

 

 

Net Sales

 

 

Intersegment
Net Sales

 

 

Net Sales from
External
Customers

 

Pipe

$

 

543,586

 

 

$

 

(342

)

 

$

 

543,244

 

 

$

 

491,450

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

491,450

 

Infiltrator Water
Technologies

 

64,889

 

 

 

(12,189

)

 

 

52,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International - Pipe

 

63,902

 

 

 

 

 

 

63,902

 

 

 

78,456

 

 

 

 

 

 

78,456

 

International - Allied
Products

 

23,216

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,216

 

 

 

22,179

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,179

 

Total International

 

87,118

 

 

 

 

 

 

87,118

 

 

 

100,635

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,635

 

Allied Products & Other

 

226,551

 

 

 

 

 

 

226,551

 

 

 

202,317

 

 

 

 

 

 

202,317

 

Intersegment
Eliminations

 

(12,531

)

 

 

12,531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Consolidated

$

 

909,613

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

909,613

 

 

$

 

794,402

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

794,402

 

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)

The Company established an ESOP to enable employees to acquire stock ownership in ADS in the form of redeemable convertible preferred shares (“preferred shares”). All preferred shares will be converted to common shares by plan maturity, which will be no later than March 2023. The ESOP’s conversion of preferred shares into common shares will have a meaningful impact on net income, net income per share and common shares outstanding. The common shares outstanding will be greater after conversion.

Net Income (Loss)

The impact of the ESOP on net (loss) income includes the ESOP deferred compensation attributable to the preferred shares allocated to employee accounts during the period, which is a non-cash charge to our earnings and not deductible for income tax purposes.

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

(Amounts in thousands)

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to ADS

$

 

7,589

 

 

$

 

28,670

 

 

$

 

(218,767

)

 

$

 

60,950

 

 

ESOP deferred compensation

$

 

5,486

 

 

$

 

4,368

 

 

$

 

11,070

 

 

$

 

8,389

 

 

ESOP special dividend compensation

$

 

-

 

 

$

 

-

 

 

$

 

246,752

 

 

$

 

-

 

 

Common shares outstanding

The conversion of the preferred shares will increase the number of common shares outstanding. Preferred shares will convert to common shares at plan maturity, or upon retirement, disability, death or vested terminations over the life of the plan.

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

(Shares in thousands)

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

Weighted average common shares outstanding - Basic

 

60,222

 

 

 

56,929

 

 

 

58,906

 

 

 

56,776

Conversion of preferred shares

 

17,218

 

 

 

17,711

 

 

 

17,342

 

 

 

17,799

Unvested restricted shares

 

42

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

87

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). ADS management uses non-GAAP measures in its analysis of the Company’s performance. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP results available in the accompanying tables.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes references to Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow, non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are used in addition to and in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP. These measures are not intended to be substitutes for those reported in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies, even when similar terms are used to identify such measures.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures that comprise net income before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, non-cash charges and certain other expenses. The Company’s definition of Adjusted EBITDA may differ from similar measures used by other companies, even when similar terms are used to identify such measures. Adjusted EBITDA is a key metric used by management and the Company’s board of directors to assess financial performance and evaluate the effectiveness of the Company’s business strategies. Accordingly, management believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as the Company’s management and board of directors. In order to provide investors with a meaningful reconciliation, the Company has provided below reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA to net income.

Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that comprises cash flow from operating activities less capital expenditures. Free Cash Flow is a measure used by management and the Company’s board of directors to assess the Company’s ability to generate cash. Accordingly, management believes that Free Cash Flow provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our ability to generate cash flow from operations after capital expenditures. In order to provide investors with a meaningful reconciliation, the Company has provided below a reconciliation of cash flow from operating activities to Free Cash Flow.

The following tables present a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income and Free Cash Flow to Cash Flow from Operating Activities, the most comparable GAAP measures, for each of the periods indicated.

Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted Gross Profit to Gross profit

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

(Amounts in thousands)

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Segment Adjusted Gross Profit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pipe

$

 

74,246

 

 

$

 

53,561

 

 

$

 

131,739

 

 

$

 

112,027

 

International

 

10,841

 

 

 

12,088

 

 

 

20,068

 

 

 

21,874

 

Infiltrator Water Technologies

 

30,144

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

30,144

 

 

 

-

 

Allied Products & Other

 

57,621

 

 

 

47,160

 

 

 

114,808

 

 

 

96,172

 

Intersegment Elimination

 

(978

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(978

)

 

 

-

 

Total Segment Adjusted Gross Profit

 

171,874

 

 

 

112,809

 

 

 

295,781

 

 

 

230,073

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

15,708

 

 

 

14,354

 

 

 

29,392

 

 

 

29,072

 

ESOP and stock-based compensation expense

 

3,865

 

 

 

3,082

 

 

 

7,636

 

 

 

5,937

 

ESOP special dividend compensation

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

168,610

 

 

 

-

 

Inventory step up related to Infiltrator Water Technologies acquisition

 

5,777

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

5,777

 

 

 

-

 

Total Gross Profit

$

 

146,524

 

 

$

 

95,373

 

 

$

 

84,366

 

 

$

 

195,064

 

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

(Amounts in thousands)

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Net income (loss)

$

 

8,462

 

 

$

 

29,372

 

 

$

 

(218,989

)

 

$

 

63,023

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

26,566

 

 

 

17,536

 

 

 

43,260

 

 

 

35,363

 

Interest expense

 

52,332

 

 

 

4,531

 

 

 

57,596

 

 

 

8,333

 

Income tax expense

 

(3,547

)

 

 

12,194

 

 

 

18,823

 

 

 

26,478

 

EBITDA

 

83,813

 

 

 

63,633

 

 

 

(99,310

)

 

 

133,197

 

Loss on disposal of assets and costs from exit and disposal
activities

 

2,004

 

 

 

324

 

 

 

2,711

 

 

 

1,428

 

ESOP and stock-based compensation expense

 

8,657

 

 

 

6,180

 

 

 

16,082

 

 

 

11,760

 

ESOP special dividend compensation

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

246,752

 

 

 

-

 

Transaction costs

 

16,590

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

20,835

 

 

 

321

 

Inventory step up related to Infiltrator Water Technologies
acquisition

 

5,773

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

5,773

 

 

 

-

 

Strategic growth and operational improvement initiatives

 

701

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,896

 

 

 

-

 

Other adjustments(a)

 

626

 

 

 

1,319

 

 

 

2,721

 

 

 

(42

)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

 

118,164

 

 

$

 

71,521

 

 

$

 

198,460

 

 

$

 

146,664

 

(a)

Includes derivative fair value adjustments, foreign currency transaction (gains) losses, the proportional share of interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization related to the South American Joint Venture, which are accounted for under the equity method of accounting, contingent consideration remeasurement, executive retirement expense (benefit) and restatement related costs. The other adjustments in fiscal 2020 also includes expenses related to the ADS Mexicana’s investigation. The other adjustments for fiscal 2019 also includes insurance proceeds received in connection with the Company’s restatement of prior period financial statements.

Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

(Amounts in thousands)

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Legacy ADS Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pipe Adjusted Gross Profit

$

 

74,246

 

 

$

 

53,561

 

 

$

 

131,739

 

 

$

 

112,027

 

Allied Products & Other Adjusted Gross Profit

 

57,621

 

 

 

47,160

 

 

 

114,808

 

 

 

96,172

 

International Adjusted Gross Profit

 

10,841

 

 

 

12,088

 

 

 

20,068

 

 

 

21,874

 

Unallocated corporate and selling expenses

 

(48,621

)

 

 

(41,288

)

 

 

(92,232

)

 

 

(83,409

)

Legacy ADS Adjusted EBITDA

 

94,087

 

 

 

71,521

 

 

 

174,383

 

 

 

146,664

 

Legacy Infiltrator Water Technologies Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Infiltrator Water Technologies

 

30,144

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

30,144

 

 

 

-

 

Unallocated corporate and selling expenses

 

(5,089

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(5,089

)

 

 

-

 

Legacy Infiltrator Water Technologies Adjusted
EBITDA

$

 

25,055

 

 

$

 

-

 

 

$

 

25,055

 

 

$

 

-

 

Intersegment Eliminations

 

(978

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(978

)

 

 

-

 

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA

$

 

118,164

 

 

$

 

71,521

 

 

$

 

198,460

 

 

$

 

146,664

 

Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow to Cash flow from Operating Activities

 

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

(Amounts in thousands)

2019

 

 

2018

 

Net cash flow from operating activities

$

 

171,711

 

 

$

 

58,161

 

Capital expenditures

 

(25,622

)

 

 

(19,299

)

Free cash flow

$

 

146,089

 

 

$

 

38,862

 

 

Contacts

Michael Higgins
VP, Corporate Strategy & Investor Relations
(614) 658-0050
Mike.Higgins@ads-pipe.com

Contacts

Michael Higgins
VP, Corporate Strategy & Investor Relations
(614) 658-0050
Mike.Higgins@ads-pipe.com