Apogee Reports Improved First Quarter Results
- Revenues up 16 percent
- Operating income more than doubles
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EPS of
$0.14 vs.$0.06
FY14 FIRST QUARTER VS. PRIOR-YEAR PERIOD
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Revenues of
$179.3 million were up 16 percent. -
Operating income was
$6.1 million , up from$2.3 million . -
Earnings per share were
$0.14 , up from$0.06 . - Architectural Glass and Architectural Services segments had strong growth and improved operating income.
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Consolidated backlog was
$301.8 million , compared to$298.3 million at the end of fiscal 2013 and$269.1 million in the prior-year period. -
Cash and short-term investments totaled
$69.7 million , compared to$57.5 million .
COMMENTARY
“Apogee recorded another quarter of strong
growth, with revenues up 16 percent and operating income more than
doubling,” said
“Revenue and operating income growth came from our Architectural Glass and Architectural Services segments as we had anticipated,” he said. “We benefited from improved volume, mix, productivity and pricing in Architectural Glass and improved margins in Architectural Services.
“Revenues grew in our other two reporting segments, but Architectural Framing Systems operating income was negatively impacted by a gap in timing for more complex window work, which we expected, and Large-Scale Optical segment operating income by investments in promotion and growth,” he said.
“I am pleased that Apogee’s consolidated backlog grew to
FY14 FIRST-QUARTER SEGMENT AND OPERATING RESULTS VS. PRIOR-YEAR PERIOD
Architectural Glass
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Revenues of
$74.8 million were up 27 percent. -
Operating income was
$1.4 million , compared to an operating loss of$2.4 million .- Operating margin was 1.8 percent, compared to negative 4.1 percent.
- Top- and bottom-line increases resulted from improved mix, volume, productivity and pricing.
Architectural Services
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Revenues of
$46.5 million were up 19 percent on volume growth and the timing of project cost flow. -
Operating loss was
$1.0 million , improved from an operating loss of$2.6 million , as volume increases and project margins improve from the cycle trough.- Operating margin was negative 2.1 percent, compared to negative 6.6 percent.
Architectural Framing Systems
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Revenues of
$44.4 million were up 5 percent. -
Operating income was
$2.1 million , compared to$3.1 million .- Operating margin was 4.6 percent, compared to 7.3 percent.
- Top- and bottom-line growth in the storefront and finishing businesses was offset by the window business results, where revenues and operating income declined with an anticipated gap in the schedule for more complex projects.
Large-Scale Optical Technologies
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Revenues of
$19.5 million were up 1 percent. -
Operating income was
$4.7 million , compared to$5.3 million .- Operating margin was 24.1 percent, compared to 27.4 percent.
- Volume growth and a positive mix of higher value-added products were offset by investments in promotion and for growth in new geographies and markets.
Consolidated Backlog
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Consolidated backlog was
$301.8 million compared to$298.3 million at the end of fiscal 2013 and$269.1 million in the prior-year period.-
Approximately
$238 million , or 79 percent, of the backlog is expected to be delivered in fiscal 2014, and approximately$64 million , or 21 percent, in fiscal 2015.
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Approximately
Financial Condition
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Debt was
$20.8 million , compared to$30.8 million at the end of fiscal 2013. Almost all the debt is long-term, low-interest industrial revenue bonds. -
Cash and short-term investments totaled
$69.7 million , compared to$85.6 million at the end of fiscal 2013 and$57.5 million in the prior-year period. The decline from year end was due to the redemption of approximately$10 million in recovery zone bonds and funding of normal seasonal working capital requirements. -
Non-cash working capital was
$68.2 million , up from$54.1 million at the end of fiscal 2013 due to normal seasonal working capital requirements; it was$61.2 million in the prior-year period. -
Capital expenditures were
$1.5 million , down from$9.5 million in the prior-year period due to the timing of planned investments in the current year. -
Depreciation and amortization was
$6.5 million .
OUTLOOK
“We continue to expect strong top- and bottom-line
growth in fiscal 2014 through our growth strategies and productivity
initiatives,” said Puishys. “We are maintaining our outlook for revenue
growth in the high single digits and earnings of
“Revenue expansion should largely come from geographic growth and new products, and our earnings should benefit from improvements in volume, mix, project margins and operating leverage,” he said.
“We are experiencing strong bidding activity for future architectural work, and margins on new orders are improving,” Puishys said. “The outlook for U.S. commercial construction markets in fiscal 2014, based on Apogee’s lag to McGraw-Hill forecasts for the segments we serve, is for low single-digit market growth. We again anticipate outperforming market growth by several percentage points.
“We continue to expect that capital spending for fiscal 2014 will be in
the range of
“I believe that our strategies to grow through new geographies, new
products and new markets will allow Apogee to reach
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ABOUT
- Architectural Glass segment consists of Viracon, the leading fabricator of coated, high-performance architectural glass for global markets.
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Architectural Services segment consists of
Harmon, Inc. , one of the largest U.S. full-service building glass installation and renovation companies. - Architectural Framing Systems segment businesses design, engineer, fabricate and finish the aluminum frames for window, curtainwall and storefront systems that comprise the outside skin of buildings. Businesses in this segment are: Wausau Window and Wall Systems, a manufacturer of custom aluminum window systems and curtainwall; Tubelite, a fabricator of aluminum storefront, entrance and curtainwall products; and Linetec, a paint and anodizing finisher of window frames and PVC shutters.
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Large-Scale Optical segment consists of
Tru Vue , a value-added glass and acrylic manufacturer primarily for the custom picture framing market.
USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
In addition to financial
measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles (GAAP), this news release also contains non-GAAP financial
measures. Specifically, Apogee has presented free cash flow and non-cash
working capital. Free cash flow is defined as net cash flow provided by
operating activities, minus capital expenditures. Non-cash working
capital is defined as current assets, excluding cash and short-term
available for sale securities, short-term restricted investments and
current portion of long-term debt, less current liabilities. Apogee
believes that use of these non-GAAP financial measures enhances
communications as they provide more transparency into management’s
performance with respect to cash and current assets and liabilities.
Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as
an alternative to, the reported operating results or cash flows from
operations or any other measure of performance prepared in accordance
with GAAP.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The discussion above contains
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements reflect
Apogee management’s expectations or beliefs as of the date of this
release. 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. All forward-looking statements
are qualified by factors that may affect the operating results of the
company, including the following: (A) operational risks: i) the cyclical
nature and market conditions of the North American and Latin American
commercial construction industries, which impact our three architectural
segments; ii) consumer confidence and the conditions of the U.S.
economy, which impact our large-scale optical segment; iii) actions of
competitors or new market entrants; iv) ability to fully and efficiently
utilize production capacity; v) product performance, reliability,
execution or quality problems; vi) installation project management
issues that could result in losses on individual contracts; vii) changes
in consumer and customer preference, or architectural trends and
building codes; and viii) dependence on a relatively small number of
customers in certain business segments; (B) financial risks: i) revenue
and operating results that are volatile; and ii) financial market
disruption which could impact company, customer and supplier credit
availability; (C) self-insurance risk related to a material product
liability or other event in which the company is liable; (D) cost of
compliance with environmental regulations; and (E) potential impact on
financial results if one or more senior executives were no longer active
with the company. The company cautions investors that actual future
results could differ materially from those described in the
forward-looking statements, and that other factors may in the future
prove to be important in affecting the company’s results of operations.
New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for
management to predict all such factors, nor can it assess the impact of
each such factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or a
combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially
from those contained in any forward-looking statements. For a more
detailed explanation of the foregoing and other risks and uncertainties,
see Item 1A of the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended
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| Weeks Ended | Weeks Ended | % | |||||||
| Dollar amounts in thousands, except for per share amounts | June 1, 2013 | June 2, 2012 |
Change |
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| Net sales | $179,311 | $154,134 | 16% | ||||||
| Cost of goods sold | 142,925 | 123,059 | 16% | ||||||
| Gross profit | 36,386 | 31,075 | 17% | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 30,271 | 28,757 | 5% | ||||||
| Operating income | 6,115 | 2,318 | 164% | ||||||
| Interest income | 174 | 272 | -36% | ||||||
| Interest expense | 499 | 363 | 37% | ||||||
| Other income, net | 69 | 17 | 306% | ||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | 5,859 | 2,244 | 161% | ||||||
| Income tax expense | 1,700 | 638 | 166% | ||||||
| Net earnings | $4,159 | $1,606 | 159% | ||||||
| Net earnings per share - basic | $0.15 | $0.06 | 150% | ||||||
| Average common shares outstanding | 28,440,656 | 27,787,767 | 2% | ||||||
| Net earnings per share - diluted | $0.14 | $0.06 | 133% | ||||||
| Average common and common | |||||||||
| equivalent shares outstanding | 29,337,478 | 28,223,066 | 4% | ||||||
| Cash dividends per common share | $0.0900 | $0.0900 | 0% | ||||||
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| Weeks Ended | Weeks Ended | % | |||||||||
| June 1, 2013 | June 2, 2012 |
Change |
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| Sales | |||||||||||
| Architectural Glass | $74,803 | $59,066 | 27% | ||||||||
| Architectural Services | 46,476 | 38,918 | 19% | ||||||||
| Architectural Framing Systems | 44,446 | 42,407 | 5% | ||||||||
| Large-scale Optical | 19,473 | 19,258 | 1% | ||||||||
| Eliminations | (5,887 | ) | (5,515 | ) | -7% | ||||||
| Total | $179,311 | $154,134 | 16% | ||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | |||||||||||
| Architectural Glass | $1,371 | ($2,406 | ) | N/M | |||||||
| Architectural Services | (965 | ) | (2,579 | ) | 63% | ||||||
| Architectural Framing Systems | 2,064 | 3,096 | -33% | ||||||||
| Large-scale Optical | 4,698 | 5,268 | -11% | ||||||||
| Corporate and other | (1,053 | ) | (1,061 | ) | 1% | ||||||
| Total | $6,115 | $2,318 | 164% | ||||||||
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| 2013 | 2013 | |||||
| Assets | ||||||
| Current assets | $234,672 | $251,841 | ||||
| Net property, plant and equipment | 164,052 | 168,948 | ||||
| Other assets | 98,606 | 99,352 | ||||
| Total assets | $497,330 | $520,141 | ||||
| Liabilities and shareholders' equity | ||||||
| Current liabilities | $96,737 | $122,167 | ||||
| Long-term debt | 20,746 | 20,756 | ||||
| Other liabilities | 44,079 | 43,900 | ||||
| Shareholders' equity | 335,768 | 333,318 | ||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $497,330 | $520,141 | ||||
| N/M = Not meaningful | ||||||
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June 1, 2013 |
June 2, 2012 |
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| Net earnings | $4,159 | $1,606 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 6,511 | 6,528 | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 1,118 | 1,028 | ||||||
| Other, net | (806 | ) | 488 | |||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | (13,149 | ) | (17,307 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (2,167 | ) | (7,657 | ) | ||||
| Capital expenditures | (1,512 | ) | (9,509 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds on sale of property | 169 | 14 | ||||||
| Net sales (purchases) of restricted investments | 19,253 | (8,260 | ) | |||||
| Net purchases of marketable securities | (3,569 | ) | (11,125 | ) | ||||
| Investments in life insurance | - | (900 | ) | |||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 14,341 | (29,780 | ) | |||||
| Proceeds from issuance of debt | - | 10,000 | ||||||
| Payments on debt | (10,015 | ) | (45 | ) | ||||
| Shares withheld for taxes, net of stock issued to employees | (1,141 | ) | (817 | ) | ||||
| Dividends paid | (2,687 | ) | (2,643 | ) | ||||
| Other, net | 1,009 | (168 | ) | |||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (12,834 | ) | 6,327 | |||||
| Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (660 | ) | (31,110 | ) | ||||
| Effect of exchange rates on cash | 40 | 111 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 37,767 | 54,027 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $37,147 | $23,028 | ||||||
Source:
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
Investor Relations:
Mary Ann
Jackson, 952-487-7538
mjackson@apog.com