RPM Reports Fiscal 2020 First-Quarter Results
October 2, 2019
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was $59.2 million compared with IBT of $51.0 million in the prior-year period. EBIT was up 15.9% to $59.3 million compared to EBIT of $51.1 million in the fiscal 2019 first quarter. The segment incurred restructuring-related expenses of $2.4 million during fiscal 2020 and $0.9 million during fiscal 2019. Excluding these charges, fiscal 2020 first-quarter adjusted EBIT was $61.7 million, an increase of 18.6% over adjusted EBIT of $52.0 million reported during the prior period.
“The Consumer Group’s improvement in EBIT was largely due to a favorable year-over-year comparison resulting from $10 million in costs associated with legal settlements during the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Results in the first quarter were impacted by market share gains in the prior quarter, which led to higher costs from outsourcing production to service this increased demand. In light of market share gains and expectations for continuing growth, we are investing in new equipment, improving production methods and leveraging RPM’s internal manufacturing network to produce products more efficiently and create greater capacity,” stated Sullivan.
The Specialty Products Group reported sales of $160.1 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2020 as compared to sales of $168.7 million in the fiscal 2019 first quarter. Organic sales decreased 4.3% and foreign currency translation reduced sales by 0.8%. Segment IBT was $23.3 million compared with $23.8 million in the prior-year period. EBIT was $23.3 million compared to EBIT of $23.7 million in the fiscal 2019 first quarter. The segment reported first-quarter restructuring-related charges of $5.3 million in fiscal 2020 and $2.7 million in fiscal 2019. Adjusted EBIT, which excludes restructuring-related expenses, was $28.6 million in the fiscal 2020 first quarter, up 8.5% compared to adjusted EBIT of $26.4 million in fiscal 2019.
“The Specialty Products Group experienced sluggish demand in the OEM, manufacturing and international markets it serves, which impacted the top line. However, on the bottom line, adjusted EBIT margins improved by 230 basis points and adjusted EBIT increased by $2.2 million due to good cost discipline, manufacturing yield improvements and restructuring activities from our 2020 MAP to Growth program,” Sullivan stated.
Cash Flow and Financial Position
During the fiscal 2020 first quarter, cash generated from operations was $145.1 million compared to cash used for operations of $7.1 million a year ago. “The increase in cash from operations resulted from improved earnings and margin improvement initiatives, which removed early cash payment discounts, and effectively shifted approximately $100 million in receipts from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019 to the first quarter of fiscal 2020, which we discussed in our previous earnings release,” stated Sullivan.
Capital expenditures were $36.6 million in the quarter, compared to $28.3 million in theyear-ago period. Total debt at August 31, 2019 of $2.60 billion compares to $2.53 billion at May 31, 2019. Total liquidity, including cash and long-term available credit, was $1.20 billion at August 31, 2019, compared to $1.28 billion at May 31, 2019.
“During the quarter we repurchased approximately $100 million of our common shares. This is in addition to the $200 million we repurchased during fiscal 2019. Coupled with the $200 million cash redemption of our convertible notes in November of 2018, we are halfway to our 2020 MAP to Growth objective to repurchase $1.0 billion of stock by May 31, 2021,” stated Sullivan.