• | | EBIT increased $129 million, primarily from higher metal margin, pricing discipline, gain from sale of real estate associated with exited Fashion Bed business ($28 million), and non-recurrence of prior year note impairment ($8 million) and restructuring-related charges ($3 million); increases partially offset by production inefficiencies driven by supply chain constraints, and higher transportation costs |
Specialized Products –
• | | Trade sales increased 12%; organic sales increased 11% |
| • | | Volume increased 7%; growth in Automotive (in the first half of 2021) and Hydraulic Cylinders was partially offset by decline in Aerospace |
| • | | Currency benefit increased sales 4% |
| • | | Small Aerospace acquisition added 1% |
• | | EBIT increased $24 million, primarily from higher volume and the non-recurrence of prior year goodwill impairment charge ($25 million) in Hydraulic Cylinders and restructuring-related charges ($4 million); increases partially offset by higher raw material and transportation costs |
Furniture, Flooring & Textile Products –
• | | Trade sales increased 20% |
| • | | Volume increased 9%; growth was led by Home Furniture, Work Furniture, and Geo Components |
| • | | Raw material-related selling price increases and currency benefit added 11% |
• | | EBIT increased $33 million, primarily from higher volume, pricing discipline, and non-recurrence of prior year restructuring-related charges ($1 million) |
SLIDES AND CONFERENCE CALL
A set of slides containing summary financial information is available from the Investor Relations section of Leggett’s website at www.leggett.com. Management will host a conference call at 7:30 a.m. Central (8:30 a.m. Eastern) on Tuesday, February 8. The webcast can be accessed from Leggett’s website. The dial-in number is (201) 689-8341; there is no passcode.
First quarter results will be released after the market closes on Monday, May 2, 2022, with a conference call the next morning.
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COMPANY DESCRIPTION: Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG) is a diversified manufacturer that designs and produces a broad variety of engineered components and products that can be found in most homes and automobiles. The 139-year-old Company is comprised of 15 business units, approximately 20,000 employees, and over 130 manufacturing facilities located in 18 countries.
Leggett & Platt is the leading U.S.-based manufacturer of: a) bedding components; b) automotive seat support and lumbar systems; c) specialty bedding foams and private label finished mattresses; d) components for home furniture and work furniture; e) flooring underlayment; f) adjustable beds; and g) bedding industry machinery.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release contains “forward-looking statements,” including, but not limited to, raw material-related price increases; volume growth; acquisition impact on sales; the amount of sales, EPS, capital expenditures, depreciation and amortization, net interest expense, fully diluted shares, operating cash flow; EBIT margin, effective tax rate, and amount of dividends. Such forward-looking statements are expressly qualified by the cautionary statements described in this provision and reflect only the beliefs of Leggett or its management at the time the statement is made. Because all forward-looking statements deal with the future, they are subject to risks, uncertainties and developments which might cause actual events or results to differ materially from those envisioned or reflected in any forward-looking statement. Moreover, we do not have, and do not undertake, any duty to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement was made. Some of these risks and uncertainties include: (i) the adverse impact on our sales, earnings, liquidity, cash flow, costs, and financial condition caused by the COVID-19 pandemic which has had, and depending on the length and severity of the pandemic and the percentage of the population vaccinated and effectiveness of any vaccines against new variants, could, in varying degrees, negatively impact (a) the demand for our products and our customers’ products, growth rates in the industries in which we participate, and opportunities in those industries, (b) our manufacturing facilities’ ability to remain fully operational, obtain necessary raw materials and parts, maintain appropriate labor levels and ship finished products to customers, (c) our ability to collect trade and other notes receivables in accordance with their terms, (d) impairment of goodwill
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