Exhibit 99.1
Thomas & Betts Corporation Reports 19% Increase in Second Quarter Net Earnings to $0.80 per Share, Excluding Unusual Items
GAAP Earnings $0.82 per Share; 2011 Full Year Earnings Guidance Range Narrowed to $3.20 to $3.35 per Share
NOTE: Financial metrics discussed in this press release are stated on a continuing operations basis and exclude unusual items in all time periods unless otherwise noted. E.P.S. amounts are on a diluted basis. The accompanying financial tables present financial information in accordance with GAAP as well as non-GAAP reconciliations for items discussed in the text. Investors are strongly encouraged to consider all available information in their evaluation of Thomas & Betts.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 2011--Thomas & Betts Corporation (NYSE:TNB) today reported consolidated sales of $566.3 million for the second quarter 2011, a 13.3% year-over-year increase. Excluding acquisitions, sales increased 11%. Increased volumes in all segments contributed to the sales increase.
Second quarter 2011 net earnings were $42.5 million or $0.80 per diluted share, excluding a $0.06 per share ($4.8 million pre-tax) benefit from legal settlements and a $0.04 per share ($3.1 million pre-tax) charge for on-going facility consolidations. This compares to net earnings of $0.67 per share in the second quarter 2010 excluding a $0.06 per share ($5.3 million pre-tax) charge for environmental remediation. GAAP net earnings from continuing operations were $0.82 and $0.61 per share in the second quarter of 2011 and 2010, respectively.
“Thomas & Betts delivered a very solid performance in the second quarter with earnings at the upper end of our targeted range,” said Dominic J. Pileggi, chairman and chief executive officer. “Demand evolved largely as we expected despite increasing competitive pressures in certain sectors. We continued to execute our global vertical market strategies, refine our manufacturing footprint and take action to manage price / cost parity, allowing us to continue to deliver a compelling value proposition to our customers and helping us achieve growth across all of our key markets and geographies.”
SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS:
Consolidated segment earnings were $103.0 million or 18.2% of sales, compared to $94.7 million or 18.9% of sales last year. Both periods exclude unusual items. The decline in segment margin reflects significantly lower Steel Structures segment margins resulting from project mix and a very competitive pricing environment.
Electrical:
Second quarter 2011 Electrical segment sales increased 12.7% to $483.8 million. Excluding acquisitions, sales increased 10% with organic growth contributing approximately four percentage points and the remainder from favorable foreign currency and price increases taken to offset rising raw material costs. Increased demand for industrial and, to a lesser extent, utility products drove the organic sales growth although construction products also saw modest organic growth during the quarter.
Electrical segment earnings were $95.5 million excluding facility consolidation charges, or 19.7% of sales in the quarter. This compares to $84.3 million or 19.6% of sales last year.
Steel Structures:
Steel Structures sales were $58.8 million, up 18.4% year over year. Segment earnings were $4.3 million or 7.3% of sales, in line with expectations but lower than the typical mid-teen range as a result of project mix and a very competitive pricing environment. Segment earnings in the second quarter of 2010 were $8 million or 16.2% of sales.
HVAC:
HVAC segment sales were $23.8 million in the quarter, up 13.2% compared to last year. HVAC earnings were $3.2 million excluding facility consolidation charges. As a percent of sales, segment margin increased 240 basis points to 13.4% of sales compared to last year, largely as a result of improved mix and manufacturing leverage.
On July 1, 2011, the company acquired the AmbiRad® Group, a privately held U.K. manufacturer of specialty HVAC products for £18 million or approximately $30 million cash. AmbiRad reported approximately $40 million in sales over the past 12 months.
BALANCE SHEET/LIQUIDITY HIGHLIGHTS:
Thomas & Betts ended the quarter with $460 million in cash and cash equivalents and over $445 million of availability under its existing credit facilities.
Working capital was 18.1% of sales and total debt to total capitalization was 26.3% at quarter end.
GUIDANCE:
“Since we last provided guidance, sentiment regarding the sustainability of the recovery has grown increasingly uncertain as unemployment remains stubbornly high in the U.S., the debt crises in Europe are broadening and macro-economic indicators continue to give mixed signals,” said Pileggi. “While we remain cautious in our market outlook for the second half of 2011, we continue to expect year-over-year improvement in demand for industrial and utility products and relatively flat demand for construction products. We will continue to leverage this growth by executing the strategic growth and operational initiatives that have proven successful thus far in helping Thomas & Betts remain the Brand of Choice and Supplier of Choice for our customers.
“We are revising our consolidated sales guidance to reflect our recent acquisition and now expect sales to grow in the low double-digit range for the full year 2011. We are also slightly narrowing the range for operating earnings to between $3.20 and $3.35 per share for the full year 2011, excluding unusual items. Previously, our earnings range was $3.15 to $3.35 per share.”
CORPORATE OVERVIEW:
Thomas & Betts Corporation (NYSE:TNB) is a global leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of essential components used to manage the connection, distribution, transmission and reliability of electrical power in industrial, construction and utility applications. With a portfolio of over 200,000 products marketed under more than 45 premium brand names, Thomas & Betts products are found wherever electricity is used. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., Thomas & Betts reported revenues of $2.0 billion and had approximately 8,750 employees in 2010. For more information, please visit www.tnb.com.
CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST INFORMATION: | ||||
Date: | Thursday, July 21, 2011 | |||
Time: | 11:00 a.m. Eastern (10:00 a.m. Central) | |||
Phone: | 201.689.8341 | |||
Code: | None | |||
URL: | www.tnb.com (audio only) | |||
Replay: | 201-612-7415, account 9517, ID 374824 (through July 28, 2011). | |||
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are identified by terms such as “expected,” “includes,” “will” and “could” and make assumptions regarding the company’s operations, business, economic and political environment. Actual results may be materially different from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Please see the “Risk Factors” section of the company’s current Form 10-K for further information related to these uncertainties. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statements contained in this press release to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
FINANCIAL TABLES ATTACHED: (Unaudited) |
Consolidated Statements of Operations |
Segment Information |
Consolidated Balance Sheets |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
Selected Information: |
Reconciliation of Unusual Items |
Reconciliation of Unusual Items – Segment Earnings |
Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow |
Reconciliation of Working Capital as a Percentage of Sales |
Reconciliation of Total Debt-to-Total Capitalization |
THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated Statements of Operations | |||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Quarter Ended | Year to Date | ||||||||||||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 566,342 | $ | 499,980 | $ | 1,089,477 | $ | 953,609 | |||||||||||||
Cost of sales | 396,419 | 342,185 | 755,951 | 661,214 | |||||||||||||||||
Gross profit | 169,923 | 157,795 | 333,526 | 292,395 | |||||||||||||||||
Gross profit - % of net sales | 30.0 | % | 31.6 | % | 30.6 | % | 30.7 | % | |||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 99,166 | 103,931 | 203,267 | 192,410 | |||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative - % of net sales | 17.5 | % | 20.8 | % | 18.6 | % | 20.2 | % | |||||||||||||
Earnings from operations | 70,757 | 53,864 | 130,259 | 99,985 | |||||||||||||||||
Earnings from operations - % of net sales | 12.5 | % | 10.8 | % | 12.0 | % | 10.5 | % | |||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | (7,959 | ) | (8,902 | ) | (15,724 | ) | (17,273 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other (expense) income, net | (717 | ) | 935 | (1,702 | ) | 1,065 | |||||||||||||||
Earnings before income taxes | 62,081 | 45,897 | 112,833 | 83,777 | |||||||||||||||||
Income tax provision | 18,624 | 13,703 | 33,850 | 25,268 | |||||||||||||||||
Effective tax rate | 30.0 | % | 29.9 | % | 30.0 | % | 30.2 | % | |||||||||||||
Net earnings from continuing operations | 43,457 | 32,194 | 78,983 | 58,509 | |||||||||||||||||
Earnings from discontinued operations | - | 1,407 | - | 3,044 | |||||||||||||||||
Net earnings | $ | 43,457 | $ | 33,601 | $ | 78,983 | $ | 61,553 | |||||||||||||
Basic earnings (loss) per share: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Continuing operations | $ | 0.84 | $ | 0.62 | $ | 1.53 | $ | 1.13 | |||||||||||||
Discontinued operations | - | 0.03 | - | 0.05 | |||||||||||||||||
Net earnings | $ | 0.84 | $ | 0.65 | $ | 1.53 | $ | 1.18 | |||||||||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Continuing operations | $ | 0.82 | $ | 0.61 | $ | 1.49 | $ | 1.10 | |||||||||||||
Discontinued operations | - | 0.02 | - | 0.06 | |||||||||||||||||
Net earnings | $ | 0.82 | $ | 0.63 | $ | 1.49 | $ | 1.16 | |||||||||||||
Average shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | 51,950 | 51,965 | 51,734 | 51,989 | |||||||||||||||||
Diluted | 53,289 | 53,041 | 53,096 | 53,039 |
THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||||||||||||||||
Segment Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Quarter Ended | Year to Date | ||||||||||||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net sales: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Electrical | $ | 483,779 | $ | 429,341 | $ | 927,299 | $ | 796,587 | |||||||||||||
Steel Structures | 58,766 | 49,624 | 109,711 | 109,521 | |||||||||||||||||
HVAC | 23,797 | 21,015 | 52,467 | 47,501 | |||||||||||||||||
Total net sales | $ | 566,342 | $ | 499,980 | $ | 1,089,477 | $ | 953,609 | |||||||||||||
Segment earnings: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Electrical | $ | 93,180 | $ | 84,310 | $ | 180,116 | $ | 148,198 | |||||||||||||
Steel Structures | 4,289 | 8,045 | 8,581 | 17,935 | |||||||||||||||||
HVAC | 2,461 | 2,307 | 7,023 | 6,598 | |||||||||||||||||
Total reportable segment earnings | $ | 99,930 | $ | 94,662 | $ | 195,720 | $ | 172,731 | |||||||||||||
Corporate expense | (5,206 | ) | (17,703 | ) | (16,715 | ) | (27,590 | ) | |||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | (20,923 | ) | (20,261 | ) | (41,960 | ) | (38,721 | ) | |||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | (3,044 | ) | (2,834 | ) | (6,786 | ) | (6,435 | ) | |||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | (7,959 | ) | (8,902 | ) | (15,724 | ) | (17,273 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other (expense) income, net | (717 | ) | 935 | (1,702 | ) | 1,065 | |||||||||||||||
Earnings before income taxes | $ | 62,081 | $ | 45,897 | $ | 112,833 | $ | 83,777 | |||||||||||||
Segment earnings - % of net sales: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Electrical | 19.3 | % | 19.6 | % | 19.4 | % | 18.6 | % | |||||||||||||
Steel Structures | 7.3 | % | 16.2 | % | 7.8 | % | 16.4 | % | |||||||||||||
HVAC | 10.3 | % | 11.0 | % | 13.4 | % | 13.9 | % | |||||||||||||
Total | 17.6 | % | 18.9 | % | 18.0 | % | 18.1 | % |
THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||||
Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||
June 30, | December 31, | |||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 460,463 | $ | 455,198 | ||||||
Restricted cash | 359 | 358 | ||||||||
Receivables, net | 306,964 | 230,203 | ||||||||
Inventories | 278,364 | 220,250 | ||||||||
Other current assets | 51,358 | 51,086 | ||||||||
Total current assets | 1,097,508 | 957,095 | ||||||||
Net property, plant and equipment | 307,489 | 305,796 | ||||||||
Goodwill | 976,724 | 967,889 | ||||||||
Other intangible assets, net | 330,507 | 340,544 | ||||||||
Other assets | 55,724 | 61,069 | ||||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,767,952 | $ | 2,632,393 | ||||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | $ | 331 | $ | 322 | ||||||
Accounts payable | 197,187 | 190,839 | ||||||||
Accrued liabilities | 138,900 | 126,241 | ||||||||
Income taxes payable | 9,744 | 26,263 | ||||||||
Total current liabilities | 346,162 | 343,665 | ||||||||
Long-term debt, net of current maturities | 574,060 | 574,090 | ||||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 235,441 | 247,856 | ||||||||
Shareholders' equity | 1,612,289 | 1,466,782 | ||||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 2,767,952 | $ | 2,632,393 |
THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||||||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | ||||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Year to Date | ||||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||
Net earnings | $ | 78,983 | $ | 61,553 | ||||||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 41,960 | 39,585 | ||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | 6,786 | 6,490 | ||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 3,849 | (6,600 | ) | |||||||||
Incremental tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements | (2,047 | ) | (821 | ) | ||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net (a): | ||||||||||||
Receivables | (71,466 | ) | (57,271 | ) | ||||||||
Inventories | (55,419 | ) | (21,782 | ) | ||||||||
Accounts payable | 3,764 | 18,117 | ||||||||||
Accrued liabilities | 10,941 | 16,386 | ||||||||||
Income taxes payable | (15,191 | ) | 16,342 | |||||||||
Other | (5,516 | ) | 5,454 | |||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (3,356 | ) | 77,453 | |||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||
Purchases of businesses, net of cash acquired | - | (99,511 | ) | |||||||||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (23,256 | ) |
| (13,706 | ) | |||||||
Other | (104 | ) | 26 | |||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (23,360 | ) |
| (113,191 | ) | |||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||
Stock options exercised | 23,433 | 4,393 | ||||||||||
Repurchase of common shares | - | (22,580 | ) | |||||||||
Repayment of debt and other borrowings | (159 | ) | (35,646 | ) | ||||||||
Incremental tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements | 2,047 | 821 | ||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 25,321 | (53,012 | ) | |||||||||
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | 6,660 | (4,236 | ) | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 5,265 | (92,986 | ) | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 455,198 | 478,613 | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 460,463 | $ | 385,627 | ||||||||
Cash payments for interest | $ | 16,613 | $ | 18,057 | ||||||||
Cash payments for income taxes | $ | 46,611 | $ | 19,037 | ||||||||
(a) Net of foreign exchange and acquisition effects |
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Selected Information | |||||||||||||||||
(In millions, except E.P.S.) | |||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Unusual Items | |||||||||||||||||
Quarter Ended | |||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2011 | June 30, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
Net-of-Tax | E.P.S. | Net-of-Tax | E.P.S. | ||||||||||||||
Reported net earnings from continuing operations | $ | 43.5 | $ | 0.82 | $ | 32.2 | $ | 0.61 | |||||||||
Excluded Items: | |||||||||||||||||
Facility consolidations | 2.0 | 0.04 | - | - | |||||||||||||
Legal settlements (a) | (3.0 | ) | (0.06 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||
Environmental remediation charges (a) | - | - | 3.3 | 0.06 | |||||||||||||
Total excluded items | (1.0 | ) | (0.02 | ) | 3.3 | 0.06 | |||||||||||
Net earnings excluding items | $ | 42.5 | $ | 0.80 | $ | 35.5 | $ | 0.67 | |||||||||
| (a) Benefit and charges are reflected in Segment Information in Corporate expense. | ||||||||||||||||
Note: The Selected Information above is not calculated in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and should not be considered a substitute for or superior to financial measures in accordance with GAAP. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors and our management with additional useful information to measure and forecast our liquidity and operating results and to compare our liquidity and operating results on a more consistent basis against that of other companies in the markets that we serve. | |||||||||||||||||
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Selected Information (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reconciliation of Unusual Items - Segment Earnings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quarter Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2011 | June 30, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrical | Steel | HVAC | Total | Electrical | Steel | HVAC | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reported segment earnings | $ | 93.2 | $ | 4.3 | $ | 2.4 | $ | 99.9 | $ | 84.3 | $ | 8.1 | $ | 2.3 | $ | 94.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Unusual Items: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Facility consolidations | 2.3 | - | 0.8 | 3.1 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total unusual items | 2.3 | - | 0.8 | 3.1 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment earnings excluding unusual items | $ | 95.5 | $ | 4.3 | $ | 3.2 | $ | 103.0 | $ | 84.3 | $ | 8.1 | $ | 2.3 | $ | 94.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Segment earnings - % of net sales | 19.7 | % | 7.3 | % | 13.4 | % | 18.2 | % | 19.6 | % | 16.2 | % | 11.0 | % | 18.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Note: The Selected Information above is not calculated in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and should not be considered a substitute for or superior to financial measures in accordance with GAAP. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors and our management with additional useful information to measure and forecast our liquidity and operating results and to compare our liquidity and operating results on a more consistent basis against that of other companies in the markets that we serve. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Selected Information (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow | ||||||||||||||||||
Year to Date | ||||||||||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | (3,356 | ) | $ | 77,453 | |||||||||||||
Less: Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (23,256 | ) | (13,706 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Free Cash Flow | $ | (26,612 | ) | $ | 63,747 | |||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Working Capital as a Percentage of Sales | ||||||||||||||||||
June 30, | December 31, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
Receivables, net | $ | 306,964 | $ | 230,203 | $ | 265,069 | ||||||||||||
Inventories | 278,364 | 220,250 | 234,346 | |||||||||||||||
Accounts payable | (197,187 | ) | (190,839 | ) | (174,428 | ) | ||||||||||||
Working capital | $ | 388,141 | $ | 259,614 | $ | 324,987 | ||||||||||||
Net sales - rolling 4 quarters | $ | 2,140,234 | $ | 2,004,366 | $ | 1,899,351 | ||||||||||||
Working capital as a percentage of sales | 18.1 | % | 13.0 | % | 17.1 | % | ||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Total Debt-to-Total Capitalization | ||||||||||||||||||
June 30, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | $ | 331 | $ | 322 | ||||||||||||||
Long-term debt, net of current maturities | 574,060 | 574,090 | ||||||||||||||||
Total debt | 574,391 | 574,412 | ||||||||||||||||
Shareholders' equity | 1,612,289 | 1,466,782 | ||||||||||||||||
Total capitalization | $ | 2,186,680 | $ | 2,041,194 | ||||||||||||||
Total debt-to-total capitalization | 26.3 | % | 28.1 | % | ||||||||||||||
Note: The Selected Information above is not calculated in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and should not be considered a substitute for or superior to financial measures in accordance with GAAP. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors and our management with additional useful information to measure and forecast our liquidity and operating results and to compare our liquidity and operating results on a more consistent basis against that of other companies in the markets that we serve. | ||||||||||||||||||
CONTACT:
Thomas & Betts Corporation
Tricia Bergeron, 901-252-8266
tricia.bergeron@tnb.com