“Single-family housing units under construction remain robust, which we believe supports over six months of industry backlog. Our strategies to expand our geographic footprint, and end market and product diversification have enhanced our local market presence and allows us to leverage our existing branch footprint during this uncertain time. Additionally, our acquisition pipeline remains strong, but we have temporarily delayed closing acquisitions until the economic environment stabilizes.”
“We entered the current market environment from a position of financial and operating strength. The 2020 first quarter was strong across our end markets and we achieved record first quarter revenue, earnings, and adjusted EBITDA. In addition, our balance sheet and access to capital is strong. During the quarter, we generated nearly $36 million of cash flow from operations, and at March 31, 2020 we had over $213.7 million of cash, and cash equivalents, and investments. We also have nothing drawn on our existing $200 million revolving line of credit. Our strong balance sheet, combined with our experienced leadership team, long-standing customer relationships, and asset light, high variable cost and diverse business model will allow IBP to navigate through this period of economic uncertainty,” concluded Mr. Edwards.
First Quarter 2020 Results Overview
For the first quarter of 2020, net revenue was $397.3 million, an increase of 16.1% from $342.1 million in the first quarter of 2019. On a same branch basis, net revenue improved 12.1% from the prior year quarter. Residential same branch sales growth was 9.7% in the quarter, attributable to price gains and more favorable customer and product mix, compared to a decline in total completions of 2.2%. Our large commercial constructionend-market had organic growth of 14.1%.
Gross profit improved 30.0% to $116.3 million from $89.4 million in the prior year quarter. Adjusted gross profit* as a percent of total revenue was 29.3% which adjusts for the Company’s share-based compensation expense and branchstart-up costs, compared to 26.2% for the same period last year. Selling and administrative expense, as a percent of net revenue, was 20.3% compared to 19.2% in the prior year quarter. Adjusted selling and administrative expense*, as a percent of net revenue, was 19.5% compared to 18.4% in the prior year quarter.
Net income was $16.0 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, compared to $8.8 million, or $0.30 per diluted share in the prior year quarter. Adjusted net income* was $23.2 million, or $0.78 per diluted share, compared to $15.3 million, or $0.51 per diluted share in the prior year quarter. Adjusted net income adjusts for the impact ofnon-core items in both periods and includes an addback fornon-cash amortization expense related to acquisitions.
Adjusted EBITDA* was $49.2 million, a 37.9% increase from $35.7 million in the prior year quarter, largely due to higher sales and improved gross profit margin compared to the prior year quarter.
Conference Call and Webcast
The Company will host a conference call and webcast on May 8, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss these results. To participate in the call, please dial 877-300-8521 (domestic) or 412-317-6026 (international). The live webcast will be available atwww.installedbuildingproducts.com in the investor relations section. A replay of the conference call will be available through June 8, 2020, by dialing844-512-2921 (domestic) or412-317-6671 (international) and entering the passcode 10143508.
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