Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Results
Management Presenters Scott Barbour President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Cottrill Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary Mike Higgins Director, Investor Relations & Business Strategy
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2% net sales growth driven by both Pipe and Allied products. 1 Q4 Fiscal 2018 Highlights 2 3 Margin expansion in the quarter driven by solid execution, favorable pricing and cost containment. Domestic construction markets growth of 4% driven by non-residential and residential end markets. 4 Growth in sales and earnings driving strong cash flow generation.
Fiscal 2018 Financial Results FY2018 Guidance Actual Strong second half performance drove sales above high end of guidance range and full year improvement in Adjusted EBITDA Key Metric Low High FY 2018 Net Sales (in Millions) $1,275 $1,325 $1,330 Adj. EBITDA (in Millions) $195 $210 $210 Adj. EBITDA Margin 15.3% 15.8% 15.8%
Fiscal 2018 Market Conversion Commentary Domestic End Market Results FY2018 Non-Residential sales continued to outpace the market, driven by HP, N-12 and Allied product sales. Residential sales markedly outpaced the housing market, driven by both Pipe and Allied product sales. Infrastructure sales outpaced the market, driven by HP performance Agriculture pipe market was challenged due to early onset and prolonged winter weather, decline in farm income and overcapacity Market growth is based management estimates and other quantitative and qualitative factors. Market ADS ADS construction market sales grew 8% versus overall market growth of 3% Non-Residential Infrastructure Residential Agriculture
Fiscal 2018 Financial Performance +40 bps (USD, in millions) Adjusted EBITDA +5.8% Domestic Markets + Construction +8% + Non-Residential +8% + Residential +11% + Infrastructure +4% − Agriculture - 7% + Pipe +6% + Allied +7% By Geography + Domestic +7% + International +1% By Application + Pipe +5% + Allied +8% Revenue $193.4 $19.6 $1.6 ($10.2) $5.8 $210.2 All figures in USD, mm Fiscal 2018 results driven by strong demand in the domestic construction markets and solid execution in the second half of the year.
Free Cash Flow Performance % of Sales 2.7% 3.5% All figures in USD, mm Net Debt³ FY 2018 FY 2017 ∆ Adjusted EBITDA $210 $193 $17 Working Capital(2) $(25) $(26) $1 Cash Tax $(25) $(14) $(11) Cash Interest $(18) $(17) $(1) Restatement related costs $(4) $(30) $26 Other $(1) $(2) $1 Cash flow from operating activities $137 $104 $33 Capital Expenditures $(42) $(47) $5 Free Cash Flow $95 $57 $38 1Operating Cash Flow less CapEx 2Inventory, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable 3Total debt less cash (includes capital leases) 1.87x Leverage 2.27x Leverage CapEx Working Capital² Free Cash Flow¹
Fiscal 2019 Financial Outlook Key Metric FY 2018 FY 2019 Y-o-Y Change Net Sales (in Millions) $1,330 $1,375 - $1,425 Up 3% to 7% Adj. EBITDA (in Millions) $210 $220 - $240 Up 5% to 14% Adj. EBITDA Margin 15.8% 16.0% - 16.8% +20 to +100 basis points Fiscal 2019 Expectations
Market FY2019 Outlook Comments Domestic Construction End Markets Growth driven by market conversion and continued strength in the domestic construction markets Agriculture End Market Spring selling season impacted by weather, fall selling season will be contingent on weather International End Market Conversion strategy expected to drive growth in Canadian construction markets. Modest growth anticipated in Mexico. Key Net Sales Drivers – Market Outlook Market Outlook LSD to MSD Flat to Down LSD ADS: Up MSD ADS: Market Perform ADS: Up LSD
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Strong out performance of domestic construction markets in fiscal 2018. 1 Closing Remarks 2 4 Focused on execution and fundamentals as well as driving SPP initiatives to continue improving profitability. Steady demand in core domestic construction markets expected to continue in fiscal 2019. 3 Positioned for continued above-market growth in fiscal 2019 due to conversion strategy and strong growth of HP and Allied products.
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Q4 Fiscal 2018 Financial Performance Q4 results driven by favorable pipe pricing and sales of allied products in the domestic construction markets. Margin expansion driven by solid execution, pricing and cost containment. +570 bps (USD, in millions) Adjusted EBITDA +2.4% Domestic Markets + Construction +4% + Non-Residential +6% + Residential +5% − Infrastructure (7)% − Agriculture (29)% + Pipe +0% + Allied +4% By Geography + Domestic +1% + International +15% By Application + Pipe +1% + Allied +7% Revenue $12.6 $0.1 $7.6 $2.2 $4.5 $27.0 All figures in USD, mm
Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation ___________________________ EBITDA as net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA before stock based compensation expense, non-cash charges and certain other expenses Three Months Ended Fiscal Year Ended March 31, March 31, (Amounts in thousands) 2018 2017 2018 2017 Net income $ (4,856) $ (18,052) $ 64,792 $ 35,908 Depreciation and amortization 19,210 18,290 75,003 72,355 Interest expense 2,642 3,916 15,262 17,467 Income tax (benefit) expense (4,401) (10,913) 11,411 24,615 EBITDA(1) 12,595 (6,759) 166,468 150,345 Derivative fair value adjustments 292 377 (443) (10,921) Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses 1,130 49 (1,748) (1,629) Loss on disposal of assets and costs from exit and disposal activities 4,535 5,432 15,003 8,509 Unconsolidated affiliates interest, tax, depreciation and amortization 632 702 2,692 2,751 Contingent consideration remeasurement 6 (307) 39 (265) Stock-based compensation expense (benefit) 1,981 5,608 7,121 8,307 ESOP deferred compensation 3,778 2,140 11,724 9,568 Executive retirement expense (benefit) 491 1,104 1,473 1,092 Transaction costs 213 372 1,362 372 Legal settlement 200 - 2,000 - Restatement-related costs 837 2,635 4,227 24,026 Bargain purchase agreement on PTI acquisition - (609) - (609) Inventory step up related to PTI acquisition - 525 - 525 Impairment of investment in unconsolidated affiliate 312 1,300 312 1,300 Adjusted EBITDA(2) $ 27,002 $ 12,569 $ 210,230 $ 193,371