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MILWAUKEE, Oct. 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (NYSE: PLOW), North America’s premier manufacturer and upfitter of work truck attachments and equipment, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022.
“We are pleased with our performance this quarter and year to date, especially in light of the ongoing macroeconomic headwinds,” noted Bob McCormick, President & CEO. “Both segments delivered across the board improvements compared to the same quarter last year. While the predicted increase in chassis and component supply has yet to materialize in any significant way, demand for our products and services remains strong. We commend our teams for delivering on the factors within our control and anticipating trends with external challenges, while consistently going above and beyond for our customers.”
Consolidated Third Quarter 2022 Results
| $ in millions (except Margins & EPS) | Q3 2022 | Q3 2021 |
| Net Sales | $166.1 | $127.6 |
| Gross Profit Margin | 24.8% | 24.0% |
| Income from Operations | $19.5 | $10.4 |
| Net Income | $13.3 | $7.0 |
| Diluted EPS | $0.56 | $0.30 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | $25.1 | $15.5 |
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 15.1% | 12.1% |
| Adjusted Net Income | $13.5 | $7.0 |
| Adjusted Diluted EPS | $0.57 | $0.29 |
Work Truck Attachments Segment Third Quarter 2022 Results
| $ in millions (except Adjusted EBITDA Margin) | Q3 2022 | Q3 2021 |
| Net Sales | $108.2 | $81.4 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | $22.9 | $14.8 |
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 21.2% | 18.2% |
Work Truck Solutions Segment Third Quarter 2022 Results
| $ in millions (except Adjusted EBITDA Margin) | Q3 2022 | Q3 2021 |
| Net Sales | $57.9 | $46.3 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | $2.2 | $0.7 |
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 3.8% | 1.5% |
Dividend & Liquidity
Outlook
McCormick stated, “We are raising and narrowing our guidance ranges today given our robust performance so far this year, plus the positive demand trends we see and strong backlog in our Solutions segment. The results we’ve delivered despite the uncertain external conditions are a testament to our collaborative, problem solving culture. While we expect that these headwinds will persist into 2023, we believe we remain on track to deliver our long-term financial targets.”
The 2022 financial outlook has been raised and narrowed as follows:
Earnings Conference Call Information
The Company will host a conference call on Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Central Time). To join the conference call, please dial (833) 634-5024 domestically, or (412) 902-4205 internationally.
The call will also be available via the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.douglasdynamics.com. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, replays will be available for one week following the call.
About Douglas Dynamics
Home to the most trusted brands in the industry, Douglas Dynamics is North America’s premier manufacturer and up-fitter of commercial work truck attachments and equipment. For more than 75 years, the Company has been innovating products that not only enable people to perform their jobs more efficiently and effectively, but also enable businesses to increase profitability. Through its proprietary Douglas Dynamics Management System (DDMS), the Company is committed to continuous improvement aimed at consistently producing the highest quality products, at industry-leading levels of service and delivery that ultimately drive shareholder value. The Douglas Dynamics portfolio of products and services is separated into two segments: First, the Work Truck Attachments segment, which includes commercial snow and ice control equipment sold under the FISHER®, SNOWEX® and WESTERN® brands. Second, the Work Truck Solutions segment, which includes the up-fit of market leading attachments and storage solutions under the HENDERSON® brand, and the DEJANA® brand and its related sub-brands.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains financial information calculated other than in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). The non-GAAP measures used in this press release are Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Share, and Free Cash Flow. The Company believes that these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors and other external users of its consolidated financial statements in evaluating the Company’s operating performance as compared to that of other companies. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measures can be found immediately following the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows included in this press release.
Adjusted EBITDA represents net income before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, as further adjusted for certain charges consisting of unrelated legal and consulting fees, stock-based compensation, severance, restructuring charges, certain purchase accounting expenses, and incremental costs incurred related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Such COVID-19 related costs include increased expenses directly related to the pandemic, and do not include either production related overhead inefficiencies or lost or deferred sales. We believe these costs are out of the ordinary, unrelated to our business and not representative of our results. The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA in evaluating the Company’s operating performance because it provides the Company and its investors with additional tools to compare its operating performance on a consistent basis by removing the impact of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect the Company’s core operations. The Company’s management also uses Adjusted EBITDA for planning purposes, including the preparation of its annual operating budget and financial projections, and to evaluate the Company’s ability to make certain payments, including dividends, in compliance with its senior credit facilities, which is determined based on a calculation of “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” that is substantially similar to Adjusted EBITDA.
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Share (calculated on a diluted basis) represents net income and earnings per share (as defined by GAAP), excluding the impact of stock-based compensation, severance, restructuring charges, non-cash purchase accounting adjustments, certain charges related to unrelated legal fees and consulting fees, incremental costs incurred related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and adjustments on derivatives not classified as hedges, net of their income tax impact. Such COVID-19 related costs include increased expenses directly related to the pandemic, and do not include either production related overhead inefficiencies or lost or deferred sales. We believe these costs are out of the ordinary, unrelated to our business and not representative of our results. Adjustments on derivatives not classified as hedges are non-cash and are related to overall financial market conditions; therefore, management believes such costs are unrelated to our business and are not representative of our results. Management believes that Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Share are useful in assessing the Company’s financial performance by eliminating expenses and income that are not reflective of the underlying business performance.
Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less capital expenditures. Free Cash Flow should be evaluated in addition to, and not considered a substitute for, other financial measures such as Net Income and Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities. We believe that free cash flow represents our ability to generate additional cash flow from our business operations.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include information relating to future events, future financial performance, strategies, expectations, competitive environment, regulation, product demand, the payment of dividends, and availability of financial resources. These statements are often identified by use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "intend," "estimate," "expect," "continue," "should," "could," "may," "plan," "project," "predict," "will" and similar expressions and include references to assumptions and relate to our future prospects, developments, and business strategies. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, weather conditions, particularly lack of or reduced levels of snowfall and the timing of such snowfall, including as a result of global climate change, our ability to manage general economic, business and geopolitical conditions, including the impacts of natural disasters, pandemics and outbreaks of contagious diseases and other adverse public health developments, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, our inability to maintain good relationships with our distributors, our inability to maintain good relationships with the original equipment manufacturers with whom we currently do significant business, lack of available or favorable financing options for our end-users, distributors or customers, increases in the price of steel or other materials, including as a result of tariffs or inflationary conditions, necessary for the production of our products that cannot be passed on to our distributors, increases in the price of fuel or freight, a significant decline in economic conditions, including as a result of global health epidemics such as COVID-19, the inability of our suppliers and original equipment manufacturer partners to meet our volume or quality requirements, inaccuracies in our estimates of future demand for our products, our inability to protect or continue to build our intellectual property portfolio, the effects of laws and regulations and their interpretations on our business and financial condition, our inability to develop new products or improve upon existing products in response to end-user needs, losses due to lawsuits arising out of personal injuries associated with our products, factors that could impact the future declaration and payment of dividends or out ability to execute repurchases under out stock repurchase program, our inability to compete effectively against competition, our inability to achieve the projected financial performance with the business of Henderson Enterprises Group, Inc., which we acquired in 2014, or the assets of Dejana Truck & Utility Equipment Company, Inc., which we acquired in 2016, and unexpected costs or liabilities related to such acquisitions or any future acquisitions, as well as those discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and any subsequent Form 10-Q filings. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. In addition, the forward-looking statements in this release speak only as of the date hereof and we undertake no obligation, except as required by law, to update or release any revisions to any forward-looking statement, even if new information becomes available in the future.
Financial Statements
| Douglas Dynamics, Inc. | ||||
| Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||
| (In thousands) | ||||
| September 30, | December 31, | |||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||
| Assets | ||||
| Current assets: | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,843 | $ | 36,964 |
| Accounts receivable, net | 165,266 | 71,035 | ||
| Inventories | 133,799 | 104,019 | ||
| Inventories - truck chassis floor plan | 564 | 2,655 | ||
| Refundable income taxes paid | - | 1,222 | ||
| Prepaid and other current assets | 7,491 | 4,536 | ||
| Total current assets | 309,963 | 220,431 | ||
| Property, plant, and equipment, net | 66,938 | 66,787 | ||
| Goodwill | 113,134 | 113,134 | ||
| Other intangible assets, net | 134,219 | 142,109 | ||
| Operating lease - right of use asset | 16,980 | 18,462 | ||
| Non-qualified benefit plan assets | 8,340 | 10,347 | ||
| Other long-term assets | 5,213 | 1,206 | ||
| Total assets | $ | 654,787 | $ | 572,476 |
| Liabilities and stockholders' equity | ||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 26,104 | $ | 27,375 |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 33,660 | 36,126 | ||
| Floor plan obligations | 564 | 2,655 | ||
| Operating lease liability - current | 4,748 | 4,623 | ||
| Income taxes payable | 1,579 | - | ||
| Short term borrowings | 84,000 | - | ||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 11,137 | 11,137 | ||
| Total current liabilities | 161,792 | 81,916 | ||
| Retiree benefits and deferred compensation | 15,099 | 17,170 | ||
| Deferred income taxes | 30,679 | 29,789 | ||
| Long-term debt, less current portion | 197,988 | 206,058 | ||
| Operating lease liability - noncurrent | 13,726 | 15,408 | ||
| Other long-term liabilities | 5,065 | 7,525 | ||
| Total stockholders' equity | 230,438 | 214,610 | ||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 654,787 | $ | 572,476 |
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| Consolidated Statements of Income | |||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except share and per share data) | |||||||||||||
| Three Month Period Ended | Nine Month Period Ended | ||||||||||||
| September 30, 2022 | September 30, 2021 | September 30, 2022 | September 30, 2021 | ||||||||||
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | ||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 166,100 | $ | 127,636 | $ | 456,262 | $ | 388,508 | |||||
| Cost of sales | 124,831 | 97,001 | 342,696 | 282,823 | |||||||||
| Gross profit | 41,269 | 30,635 | 113,566 | 105,685 | |||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expense | 19,181 | 17,607 | 63,578 | 59,488 | |||||||||
| Intangibles amortization | 2,630 | 2,642 | 7,890 | 8,052 | |||||||||
| Income from operations | 19,458 | 10,386 | 42,098 | 38,145 | |||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (3,266 | ) | (2,167 | ) | (7,852 | ) | (9,514 | ) | |||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | - | - | (4,936 | ) | |||||||||
| Other income, net | (17 | ) | 15 | 94 | 123 | ||||||||
| Income before taxes | 16,175 | 8,234 | 34,340 | 23,818 | |||||||||
| Income tax expense | 2,895 | 1,204 | 7,243 | 1,943 | |||||||||
| Net income | $ | 13,280 | $ | 7,030 | $ | 27,097 | $ | 21,875 | |||||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||
| Basic | 22,886,793 | 22,980,951 | 22,925,231 | 22,945,617 | |||||||||
| Diluted | 22,886,793 | 22,992,793 | 22,926,943 | 22,960,334 | |||||||||
| Earnings per share: | |||||||||||||
| Basic earnings per common share attributable to common shareholders | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.30 | $ | 1.16 | $ | 0.94 | |||||
| Earnings per common share assuming dilution attributable to common shareholders | $ | 0.56 | $ | 0.30 | $ | 1.14 | $ | 0.92 | |||||
| Cash dividends declared and paid per share | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.87 | $ | 0.86 | |||||
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| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | ||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||
| Nine Month Period Ended | ||||||
| September 30, 2022 | September 30, 2021 | |||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||
| Operating activities | ||||||
| Net income | $ | 27,097 | $ | 21,875 | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 15,626 | 15,235 | ||||
| Loss (Gain) on disposal of fixed asset | 130 | (165 | ) | |||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | -- | 4,936 | ||||
| Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount | 367 | 770 | ||||
| Stock-based compensation | 5,563 | 6,025 | ||||
| Adjustments on derivatives not designated as hedges | (516 | ) | (1,020 | ) | ||
| Provision (credit) for losses on accounts receivable | (175 | ) | 519 | |||
| Deferred income taxes | 890 | 872 | ||||
| Non-cash lease expense | 1,481 | 2,360 | ||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions: | ||||||
| Accounts receivable | (94,056 | ) | (41,459 | ) | ||
| Inventories | (29,781 | ) | (20,391 | ) | ||
| Prepaid assets, refundable income taxes paid and other assets | (3,732 | ) | (3,545 | ) | ||
| Accounts payable | (365 | ) | 538 | |||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | (888 | ) | (3,433 | ) | ||
| Benefit obligations and other long-term liabilities | 3,873 | (2,598 | ) | |||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (74,486 | ) | (19,481 | ) | ||
| Investing activities | ||||||
| Capital expenditures | (8,924 | ) | (7,271 | ) | ||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (8,924 | ) | (7,271 | ) | ||
| Financing activities | ||||||
| Repurchase of common stock | (6,001 | ) | -- | |||
| Payments of financing costs | -- | (1,371 | ) | |||
| Borrowings on long-term debt | -- | 224,438 | ||||
| Dividends paid | (20,273 | ) | (19,880 | ) | ||
| Net revolver borrowings | 84,000 | 37,000 | ||||
| Repayment of long-term debt | (8,437 | ) | (247,125 | ) | ||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 49,289 | (6,938 | ) | |||
| Change in cash and cash equivalents | (34,121 | ) | (33,690 | ) | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 36,964 | 41,030 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 2,843 | $ | 7,340 | ||
| Non-cash operating and financing activities | ||||||
| Truck chassis inventory acquired through floorplan obligations | $ | 2,215 | $ | 28,012 | ||
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| Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation (unaudited) | |||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||||
| Three month period ended September 30, | Nine month period ended September 30, | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 13,280 | $ | 7,030 | $ | 27,097 | $ | 21,875 | |||||
| Interest expense - net | 3,266 | 2,167 | 7,852 | 9,514 | |||||||||
| Income tax expense | 2,895 | 1,204 | 7,243 | 1,943 | |||||||||
| Depreciation expense | 2,603 | 2,380 | 7,736 | 7,183 | |||||||||
| Intangibles amortization | 2,630 | 2,642 | 7,890 | 8,052 | |||||||||
| EBITDA | 24,674 | 15,423 | 57,818 | 48,567 | |||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 510 | 5 | 5,563 | 6,025 | |||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | - | - | - | 4,936 | |||||||||
| COVID-19 (1) | 7 | 12 | 39 | 67 | |||||||||
| Other charges (2) | (60 | ) | 50 | 449 | 44 | ||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 25,131 | $ | 15,490 | $ | 63,869 | $ | 59,639 | |||||
| (1) Reflects incremental costs incurred related to the COVID-19 pandemic for the periods presented. | |||||||||||||
| (2) Reflects unrelated legal, severance, restructuring and consulting fees for the periods presented. | |||||||||||||
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| Segment Disclosures (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 | Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Work Truck Attachments | |||||||||||||||
| Net Sales | $ | 108,235 | $ | 81,373 | $ | 284,375 | $ | 227,992 | |||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 22,929 | $ | 14,790 | $ | 59,562 | $ | 55,206 | |||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 21.2% | 18.2% | 20.9% | 24.2% | |||||||||||
| Work Truck Solutions | |||||||||||||||
| Net Sales | $ | 57,865 | $ | 46,263 | $ | 171,887 | $ | 160,516 | |||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 2,202 | $ | 700 | $ | 4,307 | $ | 4,433 | |||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 3.8% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 2.8% | |||||||||||
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| Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Net Income (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except share and per share data) | |||||||||||||||||
| Three month period ended September 30, | Nine month period ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 13,280 | $ | 7,030 | $ | 27,097 | $ | 21,875 | |||||||||
| Adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | 510 | 5 | 5,563 | 6,025 | |||||||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | - | - | - | 4,936 | |||||||||||||
| COVID-19 (1) | 7 | 12 | 39 | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Adjustments on derivative not classified as hedge (2) | (172 | ) | (171 | ) | (516 | ) | (1,020 | ) | |||||||||
| Other charges (3) | (60 | ) | 50 | 449 | 44 | ||||||||||||
| Tax effect on adjustments | (72 | ) | 26 | (1,384 | ) | (2,513 | ) | ||||||||||
| Adjusted net income | $ | 13,493 | $ | 6,952 | $ | 31,248 | $ | 29,414 | |||||||||
| Weighted average basic common shares outstanding | 22,886,793 | 22,980,951 | 22,925,231 | 22,945,617 | |||||||||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding assuming dilution | 22,886,793 | 22,992,793 | 22,926,943 | 22,960,334 | |||||||||||||
| Adjusted earnings per common share - dilutive | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 1.32 | $ | 1.24 | |||||||||
| GAAP diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.56 | $ | 0.30 | $ | 1.14 | $ | 0.92 | |||||||||
| Adjustments net of income taxes: | |||||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | 0.02 | - | 0.18 | 0.20 | |||||||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | - | - | - | 0.16 | |||||||||||||
| COVID-19 (1) | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| Adjustments on derivative not classified as hedge (2) | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.04 | ) | |||||||||
| Other charges (3) | - | - | 0.02 | - | |||||||||||||
| Adjusted diluted earnings pershare | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 1.32 | $ | 1.24 | |||||||||
| (1) Reflects incremental costs incurred related to the COVID-19 pandemic for the periods presented. | |||||||||||||||||
| (2) Reflects non-cash mark-to-market and amortization adjustments on an interest rate swap not classified as a hedge for the periods presented. | |||||||||||||||||
| (3) Reflects unrelated legal, severance, restructuring and consulting fees for the periods presented. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Free Cash Flow reconciliation (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Three month period ended September 30, | Nine month period ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (16,282 | ) | $ | (32,622 | ) | $ | (74,486 | ) | $ | (19,481 | ) | ||||
| Acquisition of property and equipment | (3,344 | ) | (2,685 | ) | (8,924 | ) | (7,271 | ) | ||||||||
| Free cash flow | $ | (19,626 | ) | $ | (35,307 | ) | $ | (83,410 | ) | $ | (26,752 | ) | ||||
For further information contact:
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.
Nathan Elwell
847-530-0249
investorrelations@douglasdynamics.com