The AZEK Company Announces Strong Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Results

Continued Strong Sales Growth and Demand Environment; Phase 2 of Capacity Expansion Program Completed; Raising Full-Year Fiscal 2021 Consolidated Net Sales and Adjusted EBITDA Outlook

THIRD QUARTER FISCAL 2021 HIGHLIGHTS

  • Consolidated net sales increased 46.4% year-over-year to $327.5 million
  • Residential segment net sales increased 51.2% year-over-year to $291.2 million
  • Net income increased by $73.9 million year-over-year to $21.8 million; Net Margin expanded to 6.6% from (23.3%)
  • GAAP earnings per share increased by $0.58 year-over-year to $0.14 per share; Adjusted Diluted EPS increased by $0.21 year-over-year to $0.26 per share
  • Adjusted EBITDA increased $14.9 million year-over-year to $72.7 million

OUTLOOK HIGHLIGHTS

  • Raising Fiscal 2021 Net Sales Outlook – Expecting consolidated net sales growth of 28% to 30% year-over-year, compared to our previous expectation of 23% to 26%
  • Raising Fiscal 2021 Adjusted EBITDA Midpoint Outlook – Expecting Adjusted EBITDA growth of 27% to 29% year-over-year, compared to our previous expectation of 25% to 29%
  • Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2021 Outlook – Expecting consolidated net sales growth of 22% to 27% year-over-year, and Adjusted EBITDA growth of 19% to 25% year-over-year

CHICAGO--()--The AZEK Company Inc. (the “Company” or “AZEK”) (NYSE: AZEK), the industry-leading manufacturer of beautiful, low-maintenance and environmentally sustainable outdoor living products, including TimberTech® decking and Versatex® and AZEK Trim®, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended June 30, 2021 of its fiscal year 2021.

CEO COMMENTS

“The AZEK Company once again delivered strong revenue and growth within the quarter, driven primarily by solid execution and underlying demand for products across channels in our Residential businesses, and improving sales trends in our Commercial segment,” commented Jesse Singh, AZEK’s Chief Executive Officer. “During the quarter, we completed the second phase of our approximately $230 million multi-phase expansion plan and delivered over 50% growth in our Residential segment. While we saw increasing inflation and availability challenges in materials, labor and transportation, we were able to navigate through these challenges to meet the exceptional underlying demand and modestly replenish inventory in the dealer channel. Our focus has and will continue to be on increasing service levels to our customers and our channel partners. Although we saw incrementally higher than expected costs within the quarter, we expect that our pricing and productivity actions will increasingly offset the impact of these higher costs, giving us conviction to deliver margin improvement as we look ahead to 2022.”

“We continue to make progress against our key initiatives, including growth through innovation, margin expansion through recycle and continuous improvement, and positively impacting the world through our commitments to ESG stewardship. In recognition of our ESG leadership within the vinyl industry, we recently achieved +Vantage Vinyl verification by the Vinyl Sustainability Council. It is clear that our broad, branded portfolio is resonating with customers and gaining momentum, especially with strong sales from our new product innovations in decking and exteriors over the last several quarters,” continued Mr. Singh.

“We remain excited about what the future will hold for AZEK and believe we are well positioned for sustainable growth, fueled by a strong outdoor living market, ongoing product expansion and material conversion opportunities. In June, we celebrated an exciting milestone – our first year as a public company. I am thankful to our entire team for their unwavering commitment to advancing our growth initiatives and their dedication to our customers, especially during such a challenging and unprecedented year,” concluded Mr. Singh.

THIRD QUARTER FISCAL 2021 CONSOLIDATED RESULTS

Net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2021 increased by $103.7 million, or 46.4%, to $327.5 million from $223.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The increase was attributable to higher sales growth in both our Residential and Commercial segments. Net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2021 increased for our Residential segment by 51.2% and increased for our Commercial segment by 16.5%, in each case as compared to the prior year.

Gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2021 increased by $31.7 million, or 42.3%, to $106.9 million from $75.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The increase in gross profit was primarily driven by the strong sales results in the Residential and Commercial segment, pricing and manufacturing productivity, partially offset by higher costs. Gross profit margin decreased to 32.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to 33.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2020, partially due to the rapid rise in input costs ahead of price realization. Adjusted Gross Profit Margin decreased 290 basis points to 37.9%, compared to 40.8% for the prior year period.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $5.1 million, or 7.9%, to $70.3 million, or 21.5% of net sales, for the three months ended June 30, 2021 from $65.2 million, or 29.1% of net sales, for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The increase was primarily attributable to higher personnel costs, public company costs, professional fees and marketing expenses in the period as expenses normalized following a pullback in expenses during the same period last year at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was partially offset by lower stock-based compensation expense as a result of the issued shares in our initial public offering in 2020.

Net income increased by $73.9 million to $21.8 million, or $0.14 per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to a net loss of $52.1 million, or ($0.44) per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2020, primarily due to strong operating results and a decrease in interest expense resulting from the reduced principal amount outstanding under our Term Loan Agreement and an absence of the loss on debt extinguishment of our formerly outstanding 2025 Senior Notes and 2021 Senior Notes.

Net margin expanded to 6.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to net margin of (23.3%) for the three months ended June 30, 2020.

Adjusted Net Income increased $34.3 million to $40.5 million, or Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.26 per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to Adjusted Net Income of $6.2 million, or Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.05 per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2020.

Adjusted EBITDA increased by $14.9 million to $72.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $57.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The increase was mainly driven by higher sales growth in both our Residential and Commercial segments and higher gross profit. Adjusted EBITDA Margin declined 360 basis points to 22.2% from 25.8% for the prior year period.

THIRD QUARTER FISCAL 2021 SEGMENT RESULTS

Residential Segment

Net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2021 increased by $98.6 million, or 51.2%, to $291.2 million from $192.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The increase was primarily attributable to higher net sales in both our Deck, Rail & Accessories and Exteriors businesses.

Segment Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2021 increased by $20.2 million, or 32.4%, to $82.5 million from $62.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The increase was mainly driven by higher sales and manufacturing productivity, partially offset by higher raw material and manufacturing costs and selling, general and administrative expenses. Segment Adjusted EBITDA Margin declined 410 basis points to 28.3% from 32.4% for the prior year period.

Commercial Segment

Net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2021 increased by $5.1 million, or 16.5%, to $36.2 million from $31.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The increase was primarily attributable to higher net sales in our Vycom business, partially offset by decreased net sales in our Scranton Products business.

Segment Adjusted EBITDA of the Commercial segment was $6.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to $5.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The increase was primarily driven by higher sales in the Vycom business and net manufacturing productivity. Segment Adjusted EBITDA Margin expanded 120 basis points to 17.3% from 16.1% for the prior year period.

NINE MONTHS FISCAL 2021 RESULTS

Net sales for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 increased by $197.5 million, or 31.1%, to $832.9 million from $635.3 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2020. The increase was primarily attributable to higher sales growth in our Residential segment which grew 37.2% partially offset by a 3.1% decline in the Commercial segment.

Net income increased by $112.5 million to $54.6 million, or $0.35 per share, for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 compared to a net loss of $57.9 million, or ($0.51) for the nine months ended June 30, 2020, primarily driven by strong operating results and a decrease in interest expense resulting from the reduced principal amount outstanding under the Term Loan Agreement and an absence of the loss on debt extinguishment of our formerly outstanding 2025 Senior Notes and 2021 Senior Notes. Net margin expanded to 6.6% for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 compared to net margin of (9.1%) for the nine months ended June 30, 2020.

Adjusted Net Income was $102.8 million, or Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.66 per share, for the nine months ended June 30, 2021, compared to Adjusted Net Income of $28.3 million, or Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.25 per share, for the nine months ended June 30, 2020.

Adjusted EBITDA for the first nine months ended June 30, 2021 increased by $45.3 million to $192.7 million from $147.4 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2020

BALANCE SHEET, CASH FLOW and LIQUIDITY

As of June 30, 2021, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $220.5 million and approximately $145.6 million available for future borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility. Total debt as of June 30, 2021 was $467.7 million.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $118.7 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to $11.3 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2020.

OUTLOOK

“Given the continued market strength, our recent capacity additions, pricing actions and our disciplined approach to execution, we believe we’re well positioned to deliver strong growth and margin expansion as we look ahead to 2022. We continue to invest in our brand, our people and our key strategic initiatives to fuel the long-term, sustainable growth of the business, while maintaining our focus on meeting customer demand and delivering a best-in-class consumer experience. Despite higher costs in the near-term, our long-term growth and margin expansion goals remain intact. We are reaffirming our positive outlook on the broader Outdoor Living category and our position as the innovation leader within it,” continued Mr. Singh.

As a result of the Company’s initiatives and a continued favorable demand environment, AZEK is raising its consolidated net sales and Adjusted EBITDA midpoint outlook for the full year fiscal 2021. AZEK now expects consolidated net sales growth of 28% to 30% year-over-year. From a segment perspective, AZEK now expects Residential segment net sales growth in the low-to-mid 30% range year-over-year, partially offset by a low-single digit decline in Commercial segment net sales. The Company is raising the midpoint of its Adjusted EBITDA growth outlook to between 27% to 29% range year-over-year. The outlook includes increased sales, pricing and productivity actions, strategic investments and higher costs.

For the fourth quarter fiscal 2021 guidance, AZEK expects consolidated net sales growth in the 22% to 27% range year-over-year, driven by strong Residential segment growth in the mid-to-high 20% range, partially offset with low-to-mid single digits growth in its Commercial segment. AZEK is expecting Adjusted EBITDA growth in the 19% to 25% range year-over-year.

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

AZEK will hold a conference call to discuss the results today, Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. (CT).

To access the live conference call, please register for the call in advance by visiting http://www.directeventreg.com/registration/event/5847476. Registration will also be available during the call. After registering, a confirmation e-mail will be sent including dial-in details and unique conference call codes for entry. To ensure you are connected for the full call please register at least 10 minutes before the start of the call.

Interested investors and other parties can also listen to a webcast of the live conference call by logging onto the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at https://investors.azekco.com/events-and-presentations/.

For those unable to listen to the live conference call, a replay will be available approximately two hours after the call through the archived webcast on the AZEK website or by dialing (800) 585-8367 or (416) 621-4642. The conference ID for the replay is 5847476. The replay will be available until 10:59 p.m. (CT) on August 26, 2021.

ABOUT THE AZEK® COMPANY

The AZEK Company Inc. (NYSE: AZEK) is the industry-leading designer and manufacturer of beautiful, low maintenance and environmentally sustainable outdoor living products, including TimberTech® decking and Versatex® and AZEK Trim®. Consistently recognized as a market leader in innovation, quality and aesthetics, products across AZEK’s portfolio are made from up to 100% recycled material and primarily replace wood on the outside of homes, providing a long-lasting, eco-friendly and stylish solution to consumers. Leveraging the talents of its approximately 1,700 employees and the strength of relationships across its value chain, The AZEK Company is committed to accelerating the use of recycled material in the manufacturing of its innovative products, keeping millions of pounds of waste out of landfills each year, and revolutionizing the industry to create a more sustainable future. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company operates manufacturing facilities in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Minnesota, and recently announced a new facility will open in Boise, Idaho.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This earnings release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this earnings release, including statements regarding future operations are forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward looking statements may be identified by words such as "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "could," "would," "expect," "objective," "plan," "potential," "seek," "grow," "target," "if," and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. Projected financial information and performance, including our guidance and outlook as well as statements about our future growth and margin expansion goals, are forward-looking statements. Other forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, other statements with respect to our ability to meet the future targets and goals we establish and the ultimate impact of our actions on our business as well as the expected benefits to the environment, our employees, and the communities in which we do business, statements about potential new products and product innovation, statements regarding the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, statements about future pricing for our products or our raw materials and our ability to offset increases to our raw material costs and other inflationary pressures, statements about the markets in which we operate, including growth of our various markets and growth in the use of engineered products, statements about future conversion opportunities from wood and other materials and our ability to capture market share from such opportunities, and all other statements with respect to our expectations, beliefs, plans, strategies, objectives, prospects, assumptions or future events or performance contained in this earnings release are forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements primarily on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those described in the section titled "Risk Factors" set forth in Part II, Item 1A of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for our third quarter of fiscal 2021 and in our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2020. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this earnings release may not occur and actual results may differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. You should read this earnings release with the understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances may be materially different from what we expect.

These statements are based on information available to us as of the date of this earnings release. While we believe that such information provides a reasonable basis for these statements, such information may be limited or incomplete. Our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all relevant information. We disclaim any intention and undertake no obligation to update or revise any of our forward-looking statements after the date of this release to reflect actual results or future events or circumstances whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

To supplement our earnings release and consolidated financial statements prepared and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or (“GAAP”), we use certain non-GAAP performance financial measures, as described within this earnings release, to provide investors with additional useful information about our financial performance, to enhance the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects and to allow for greater transparency with respect to important metrics used by our management for financial and operational decision-making. We are presenting these non-GAAP financial measures to assist investors in seeing our financial performance from management’s view and because we believe they provide an additional tool for investors to use in comparing our core financial performance over multiple periods with other companies in our industry. Our GAAP financial results include significant expenses that may not be indicative of our ongoing operations as detailed within this earnings release.

However, non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in their usefulness to investors because they have no standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and are not prepared under any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. In addition, non-GAAP financial measures may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be directly comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies. As a result, non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed as supplementing, and not as an alternative or substitute for, our earnings release and our consolidated financial statements prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

We define Adjusted Gross Profit as gross profit before depreciation and amortization, business transformation costs and acquisition costs as described below. Adjusted Gross Profit Margin is equal to Adjusted Gross Profit divided by net sales.

We define Adjusted Net Income as net income (loss) before amortization, share-based compensation costs, business transformation costs, acquisition costs, initial public offering costs and certain other costs as described below.

We define Adjusted Diluted EPS as Adjusted Net Income divided by weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted, to reflect the conversion or exercise, as applicable, of all outstanding shares of restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and options to purchase shares of our common stock.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest expense, net, income tax (benefit) expense and depreciation and amortization and by adding to or subtracting therefrom items of expense and income as described above.

Adjusted EBITDA Margin is equal to Adjusted EBITDA divided by net sales. Net Leverage is equal to gross debt less cash and cash equivalents, divided by trailing twelve month Adjusted EBITDA. We believe Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Gross Profit Margin, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Net Leverage are useful to investors because they help identify underlying trends in our business that could otherwise be masked by certain expenses that can vary from company to company depending on, among other things, its financing, capital structure and the method by which its assets were acquired, and can also vary significantly from period to period. We also add back depreciation and amortization and share-based compensation because we do not consider them indicative of our core operating performance. We believe their exclusion facilitates comparisons of our operating performance on a period-to-period basis. Therefore, we believe that showing gross profit and net income, as adjusted to remove the impact of these expenses, is helpful to investors in assessing our gross profit and net income performance in a way that is similar to the way management assesses our performance. Additionally, EBITDA and EBITDA margin are common measures of operating performance in our industry, and we believe they facilitate operating comparisons. Our management also uses Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Gross Profit Margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin in conjunction with other GAAP financial measures for planning purposes, including as a measure of our core operating results and the effectiveness of our business strategy, and in evaluating our financial performance. Management considers Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Net Income as useful measures because our cost of sales includes the depreciation of property, plant and equipment used in the production of products and the amortization of various intangibles related to our manufacturing processes. Further, management considers Net Leverage as a useful measure to assess our borrowing capacity.

Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Gross Profit Margin, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Net Leverage have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

  • These measures do not reflect our cash expenditures, future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
  • These measures do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
  • Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin do not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our debt;
  • Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin do not reflect our income tax expense or the cash requirements to pay our taxes;
  • Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted EPS and Adjusted EBITDA exclude the expense of depreciation, in the case of Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA, and amortization, in each case, of our assets, and, although these are non-cash expenses, the assets being depreciated may have to be replaced in the future;
  • Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted EPS and Adjusted EBITDA exclude the expense associated with our equity compensation plan, although equity compensation has been, and will continue to be, an important part of our compensation strategy;
  • Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted EPS and Adjusted EBITDA exclude certain business transformation costs, acquisition costs and other costs, each of which can affect our current and future cash requirements; and
  • Other companies in our industry may calculate Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Gross Profit Margin, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Net Leverage differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.

Because of these limitations, none of these metrics should be considered indicative of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business or as measures of cash that will be available to us to meet our obligations.

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

Depending on certain circumstances, Segment Adjusted EBITDA may be calculated differently, from time to time, than our Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, which are further discussed under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.” Segment Adjusted EBITDA represents a measure of segment profit reported to our chief operating decision maker for the purpose of making decisions about allocating resources to a segment and assessing its performance. For more information regarding how Segment Adjusted EBITDA is determined, see our Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 filed with the SEC.

The AZEK Company Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in thousands

 

June 30,

2021

 

 

September 30,

2020

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

220,464

 

 

$

215,012

 

Trade receivables, net of allowances

 

 

90,186

 

 

 

70,886

 

Inventories

 

 

172,791

 

 

 

130,070

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

10,207

 

 

 

8,367

 

Other current assets

 

 

498

 

 

 

360

 

Total current assets

 

 

494,146

 

 

 

424,695

 

Property, plant and equipment - net

 

 

341,685

 

 

 

261,774

 

Goodwill

 

 

951,390

 

 

 

951,390

 

Intangible assets - net

 

 

254,708

 

 

 

292,374

 

Other assets

 

 

2,046

 

 

 

1,623

 

Total assets

 

$

2,043,975

 

 

$

1,931,856

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

49,736

 

 

$

42,059

 

Accrued rebates

 

 

32,820

 

 

 

30,362

 

Accrued interest

 

 

1,103

 

 

 

1,103

 

Current portion of long-term debt obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

53,910

 

 

 

50,516

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

137,569

 

 

 

124,040

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

38,645

 

 

 

21,260

 

Finance lease obligation—less current portion

 

 

10,505

 

 

 

10,910

 

Long-term debt—less current portion

 

 

464,431

 

 

 

462,982

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

 

10,652

 

 

 

8,776

 

Total liabilities

 

 

661,802

 

 

 

627,968

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized and no shares issued

or outstanding at June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively

 

 

 

 

Class A common stock, $0.001 par value; 1,100,000,000 shares authorized,

154,829,153 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and

154,637,240 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020

 

 

155

 

 

 

155

 

Class B common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized,

100 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and at September 30, 2020, respectively

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional paid‑in capital

 

 

1,610,884

 

 

 

1,587,208

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(228,866

)

 

 

(283,475

)

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

1,382,173

 

 

 

1,303,888

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

2,043,975

 

 

$

1,931,856

 

The AZEK Company Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except for share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended June 30,

 

in thousands

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Net sales

 

$

327,454

 

 

$

223,711

 

 

$

832,854

 

 

$

635,339

 

Cost of sales

 

 

220,587

 

 

 

148,588

 

 

 

555,147

 

 

 

429,553

 

Gross profit

 

 

106,867

 

 

 

75,123

 

 

 

277,707

 

 

 

205,786

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

70,300

 

 

 

65,164

 

 

 

183,226

 

 

 

158,330

 

Other general expenses

 

 

1,443

 

 

 

1,623

 

 

 

2,592

 

 

 

6,716

 

Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

 

325

 

 

 

366

 

 

 

624

 

 

 

394

 

Operating income (loss)

 

 

34,799

 

 

 

7,970

 

 

 

91,265

 

 

 

40,346

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

4,219

 

 

 

25,148

 

 

 

16,931

 

 

 

64,882

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

-

 

 

 

37,538

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

37,538

 

Total other expenses

 

 

4,219

 

 

 

62,686

 

 

 

16,931

 

 

 

102,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

30,580

 

 

 

(54,716

)

 

 

74,334

 

 

 

(62,074

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

8,811

 

 

 

(2,600

)

 

 

19,725

 

 

 

(4,200

)

Net income (loss)

 

$

21,769

 

 

$

(52,116

)

 

$

54,609

 

 

$

(57,874

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per common share - basic

 

$

0.14

 

 

$

(0.44

)

 

$

0.36

 

 

$

(0.51

)

Net income (loss) per common share - diluted

 

 

0.14

 

 

 

(0.44

)

 

 

0.35

 

 

 

(0.51

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

21,769

 

 

$

(52,116

)

 

$

54,609

 

 

$

(57,874

)

Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

153,854,313

 

 

 

118,738,357

 

 

 

153,623,579

 

 

 

113,525,537

 

Diluted

 

 

157,022,043

 

 

 

118,738,357

 

 

 

156,658,640

 

 

 

113,525,537

 

The AZEK Company Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

54,609

 

 

$

(57,874

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows provided by (used in)

operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

37,588

 

 

 

33,603

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

 

37,666

 

 

 

41,622

 

Non-cash interest expense

 

 

1,940

 

 

 

6,527

 

Deferred income tax (benefit) provision

 

 

17,385

 

 

 

(4,048

)

Non-cash compensation expense

 

 

19,272

 

 

 

18,670

 

Loss (gain) on disposition of property

 

 

624

 

 

 

394

 

Bad debt provision

 

 

271

 

 

 

522

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

37,538

 

Changes in certain assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade receivables

 

 

(19,571

)

 

 

(26,385

)

Inventories

 

 

(42,722

)

 

 

(12,703

)

Prepaid expenses and other currents assets

 

 

(1,978

)

 

 

(4,130

)

Accounts payable

 

 

6,911

 

 

 

(12,753

)

Accrued expenses and interest

 

 

4,832

 

 

 

(8,592

)

Other assets and liabilities

 

 

1,901

 

 

 

(1,105

)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

 

118,728

 

 

 

11,286

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

 

(116,037

)

 

 

(54,768

)

Proceeds from disposition of fixed assets

 

 

38

 

 

 

223

 

Acquisition, net of cash acquired

 

 

 

 

 

(18,453

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

(115,999

)

 

 

(72,998

)

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from initial public offering, net of related costs

 

 

(210

)

 

 

822,630

 

Proceeds from 2025 Senior Notes

 

 

 

 

 

346,500

 

Redemption of Senior Notes

 

 

 

 

 

(665,000

)

Payments of debt extinguishment costs

 

 

 

 

 

(24,938

)

Proceeds under revolving credit facility

 

 

 

 

 

129,000

 

Payments under revolving credit facility

 

 

 

 

 

(85,000

)

Payments on long-term debt obligations

 

 

 

 

 

(341,958

)

Payment of debt issuance costs

 

 

(938

)

 

 

(7,704

)

Proceeds (repayments) of finance lease obligations

 

 

(743

)

 

 

(601

)

Exercise of vested stock options

 

 

4,614

 

 

 

 

Redemption of capital contributions

 

 

 

 

 

(3,553

)

Capital contribution from members

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

2,723

 

 

 

170,876

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

5,452

 

 

 

109,164

 

Cash and cash equivalents – Beginning of period

 

 

215,012

 

 

 

105,947

 

Cash and cash equivalents – End of period

 

$

220,464

 

 

$

215,111

 

Supplemental cash flow disclosure:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized

 

$

14,871

 

 

$

70,801

 

Cash paid for income taxes, net

 

 

2,458

 

 

 

544

 

Supplemental non-cash investing and financing disclosure:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures in accounts payable at end of period

 

$

3,780

 

 

$

5,058

 

Property, plant and equipment acquired under finance leases

 

 

569

 

 

 

630

 

Segment Results from Operations

Residential Segment

The following table summarizes certain financial information relating to the Residential segment results that have been derived from our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(U.S. dollars in thousands)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

Variance

 

 

%

Variance

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

Variance

 

 

%

Variance

 

Net sales

 

$

291,209

 

 

$

192,599

 

 

$

98,610

 

 

 

51.2

%

 

$

739,048

 

 

$

538,514

 

 

$

200,534

 

 

 

37.2

%

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

82,525

 

 

 

62,326

 

 

 

20,199

 

 

 

32.4

%

 

 

222,999

 

 

 

164,047

 

 

 

58,952

 

 

 

35.9

%

Segment Adjusted EBITDA Margin

 

 

28.3

%

 

 

32.4

%

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

30.2

%

 

 

30.5

%

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

Commercial Segment

The following table summarizes certain financial information relating to the Commercial segment results that have been derived from our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months
Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(U.S. dollars in thousands)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

Variance

 

 

%

Variance

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$

Variance

 

 

%

Variance

 

Net sales

 

$

36,245

 

 

$

31,112

 

 

$

5,133

 

 

 

16.5

%

 

$

93,806

 

 

$

96,825

 

 

$

(3,019

)

 

 

(3.1

)%

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

6,273

 

 

 

5,024

 

 

 

1,249

 

 

 

24.9

%

 

 

13,304

 

 

 

11,179

 

 

 

2,125

 

 

 

19.0

%

Segment Adjusted EBITDA Margin

 

 

17.3

%

 

 

16.1

%

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

14.2

%

 

 

11.5

%

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin Reconciliation

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended
June 30,

 

(U.S. dollars in thousands)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

21,769

 

 

$

(52,116

)

 

$

54,609

 

 

$

(57,874

)

Interest expense

 

 

4,219

 

 

 

25,148

 

 

 

16,931

 

 

 

64,882

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

25,736

 

 

 

26,597

 

 

 

75,255

 

 

 

75,225

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

8,811

 

 

 

(2,600

)

 

 

19,725

 

 

 

(4,200

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

9,510

 

 

 

18,788

 

 

 

19,646

 

 

 

20,169

 

Business transformation costs (1)

 

 

 

 

 

109

 

 

 

 

 

 

435

 

Acquisition costs (2)

 

 

 

 

 

182

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,538

 

Initial public offering and secondary offering costs

 

 

1,443

 

 

 

1,623

 

 

 

2,592

 

 

 

6,716

 

Other costs (3)

 

 

1,228

 

 

 

2,551

 

 

 

3,922

 

 

 

3,015

 

Capital structure transaction costs (4)

 

 

 

 

 

37,538

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,538

 

Total adjustments

 

 

50,947

 

 

 

109,936

 

 

 

138,071

 

 

 

205,318

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

72,716

 

 

$

57,820

 

 

$

192,680

 

 

$

147,444

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

6.6

%

 

 

-23.3

%

 

 

6.6

%

 

 

-9.1

%

Interest expense

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

11.2

%

 

 

2.0

%

 

 

10.2

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

7.9

%

 

 

11.9

%

 

 

9.0

%

 

 

11.8

%

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

2.7

%

 

 

-1.2

%

 

 

2.4

%

 

 

-0.7

%

Stock-based compensation

 

 

2.9

%

 

 

8.4

%

 

 

2.3

%

 

 

3.2

%

Business transformation costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

%

Acquisition costs

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

0.2

%

Initial public offering costs

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

1.1

%

Other costs

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

1.1

%

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

0.5

%

Capital structure transaction costs

 

 

 

 

 

16.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

5.9

%

Total adjustments

 

 

15.6

%

 

 

49.1

%

 

 

16.5

%

 

 

32.3

%

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

 

 

22.2

%

 

 

25.8

%

 

 

23.1

%

 

 

23.2

%

____________________

(1)

Business transformation costs reflect consulting and other costs related to the transformation of the senior management team of $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2020, respectively.

(2)

Acquisition costs reflect costs directly related to completed acquisitions of $0.1 million and $0.9 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, and inventory step-up adjustments related to recording the inventory of acquired businesses at fair value on the date of acquisition of $0.1 million and $0.6 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2020, respectively.

(3)

Other costs include costs for legal expense of $0.8 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $1.8 million and $0.4 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, reduction in workforce costs of $0.4 million for each of the three and nine months ended June 30, 2020 and costs related to an incentive plan and other ancillary expenses associated with the initial public offering of $0.4 million and $1.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $2.1 million and $2.2 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

(4)

Capital structure transaction costs include loss on extinguishment of debt of $1.9 million for the 2021 Senior Notes and $35.7 million for the 2025 Senior Notes for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2020.

Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin Reconciliation

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended
June 30,

 

(U.S. dollars in thousands)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Gross Profit

 

$

106,867

 

 

$

75,123

 

 

$

277,707

 

 

$

205,786

 

Depreciation and amortization (1)

 

 

17,254

 

 

 

15,925

 

 

 

49,852

 

 

 

46,463

 

Acquisitions costs (2)

 

 

 

 

 

111

 

 

 

 

 

 

665

 

Other costs (3)

 

 

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

75

 

Adjusted Gross Profit

 

$

124,121

 

 

$

91,234

 

 

$

327,559

 

 

$

252,989

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Gross Margin

 

 

32.6

%

 

 

33.6

%

 

 

33.3

%

 

 

32.4

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

5.3

%

 

 

7.1

%

 

 

6.0

%

 

 

7.3

%

Acquisitions costs

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

%

Other costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Gross Profit Margin

 

 

37.9

%

 

 

40.8

%

 

 

39.3

%

 

 

39.8

%

____________________

(1)

Depreciation and amortization for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 consists of $11.8 million and $9.7 million, respectively, of depreciation and $5.5 million and $6.2 million, respectively, of amortization of intangible assets relating to our manufacturing process. Depreciation and amortization for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 consists of $33.3 million and $27.9 million, respectively, of depreciation and $16.5 million and $18.6 million, respectively, of amortization of intangible assets relating to our manufacturing process.

(2)

Acquisition costs reflect inventory step-up adjustments related to recording the inventory of acquired businesses at fair value on the date of acquisition.

(3)

Other costs reflect reduction in workforce costs of $0.1 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2020.

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS Reconciliation

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended
June 30,

 

(U.S. dollars in thousands)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

21,769

 

 

$

(52,116

)

 

$

54,609

 

 

$

(57,874

)

Amortization (1)

 

 

12,483

 

 

 

13,885

 

 

 

37,666

 

 

 

41,621

 

Stock-based compensation (2)

 

 

8,167

 

 

 

18,788

 

 

 

16,940

 

 

 

20,169

 

Business transformation costs (3)

 

 

 

 

 

109

 

 

 

 

 

 

435

 

Acquisition costs (4)

 

 

 

 

 

182

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,538

 

Initial public offering and secondary offering costs

 

 

1,443

 

 

 

1,623

 

 

 

2,592

 

 

 

6,716

 

Other costs (5)

 

 

1,228

 

 

 

2,551

 

 

 

3,922

 

 

 

3,015

 

Capital structure transaction costs (6)

 

 

 

 

 

37,538

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,538

 

Tax impact of adjustments (7)

 

 

(4,557

)

 

 

(16,311

)

 

 

(12,907

)

 

 

(24,880

)

Adjusted Net Income

 

$

40,533

 

 

$

6,249

 

 

$

102,822

 

 

$

28,278

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

0.14

 

 

$

(0.44

)

 

$

0.35

 

 

$

(0.51

)

Amortization

 

 

0.08

 

 

 

0.12

 

 

 

0.23

 

 

 

0.37

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

0.05

 

 

 

0.16

 

 

 

0.11

 

 

 

0.18

 

Business transformation costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.01

 

Initial public offering and secondary offering costs

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

0.06

 

Other costs

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

0.03

 

Capital structure transaction costs

 

 

 

 

 

0.32

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.33

 

Tax impact of adjustments

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

(0.14

)

 

 

(0.08

)

 

 

(0.22

)

Adjusted Diluted EPS (8)

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

0.05

 

 

$

0.66

 

 

$

0.25

 

____________________

(1)

Effective as of September 30, 2020, we revised the definition of Adjusted Net Income to remove depreciation expense from the calculation. The prior periods have been recast to reflect the change.

(2)

Stock-based compensation costs for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021 reflect expenses related to our initial public offering. Expenses related to our recurring awards granted each fiscal year are excluded from the Adjusted Net Income reconciliation.

(3)

Business transformation costs reflect consulting and other costs related to the transformation of the senior management team of $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2020, respectively.

(4)

Acquisition costs reflect costs directly related to completed acquisitions of $0.1 million and $0.9 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, and inventory step-up adjustments related to recording the inventory of acquired businesses at fair value on the date of acquisition of $0.1 million and $0.6 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2020, respectively.

(5)

Other costs include costs for legal expense of $0.8 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $1.8 million and $0.4 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, reduction in workforce costs of $0.4 million for each of the three and nine months ended June 30, 2020 and costs related to an incentive plan and other ancillary expenses associated with the initial public offering of $0.4 million and $1.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $2.1 million and $2.2 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

(6)

Capital structure transaction costs include loss on extinguishment of debt of $1.9 million for the 2021 Senior

 

Notes and $35.7 million for the 2025 Senior Notes for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2020.

(7)

Tax impact of adjustments are based on applying a combined U.S. federal and state statutory tax rate of 24.5% for both the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.

(8)

Weighted average common shares outstanding used in computing diluted net income (loss) per common share of 157,022,043 and 119,067,790 for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and 156,658,640 and 113,635,347 for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Net Leverage Reconciliation

 

 

Nine Months Ended
June 30,

 

Twelve Months Ended
September 30,

 

Twelve Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

2020

 

 

 

2021

 

Net income (loss)

$

54,609

$

(57,874

)

$

(122,233

)

$

(9,750

)

Interest expense

 

 

16,931

 

 

64,882

 

 

 

71,179

 

 

 

23,228

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

75,255

 

75,225

 

 

99,781

 

 

99,811

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

19,725

 

 

(4,200

)

 

 

(8,278

)

 

 

15,647

 

Stock-based compensation

 

19,646

 

20,169

 

 

120,517

 

 

119,994

 

Business transformation costs

 

 

 

 

435

 

 

 

594

 

 

 

159

 

Acquisition costs

 

 

1,538

 

 

1,596

 

 

58

 

Initial public offering and secondary costs

 

 

2,592

 

 

6,716

 

 

 

8,616

 

 

 

4,492

 

Other costs

 

3,922

 

3,015

 

 

4,154

 

 

5,061

 

Capital structure transaction costs

 

 

 

 

37,538

 

 

 

37,587

 

 

 

49

 

Total adjustments

 

138,071

 

205,318

 

 

335,746

 

 

268,499

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

192,680

 

 

147,444

 

 

$

213,513

 

 

$

258,749

 

Long-term debt less current portion

$

464,431

 

Unamortized deferred financing fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,879

 

Unamortized original issue discount

 

344

 

Gross debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

467,654

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

(220,464

)

Net debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

247,190

 

Net Leverage

1.0x

 

Outlook

We have not reconciled Adjusted EBITDA guidance to its most comparable GAAP measure as a result of the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, reconciling items such as the variability in the provision for income taxes, the estimates for warranty and rebate accruals and timing of the gain or loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment. Such reconciling items that impact Adjusted EBITDA have not occurred, are outside of our control or cannot be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to its most comparable GAAP measure is not available without unreasonable effort. However, it is important to note that material changes to these reconciling items could have a significant effect on our Adjusted EBITDA guidance and future GAAP results.

Contacts

Investor Relations Contact:
Amanda Cimaglia
312-809-1093
ir@azekco.com

Media Contact:
Amy Widdowson
(650) 597-7132
AZEKquestions@zenogroup.com

Contacts

Investor Relations Contact:
Amanda Cimaglia
312-809-1093
ir@azekco.com

Media Contact:
Amy Widdowson
(650) 597-7132
AZEKquestions@zenogroup.com