Gibraltar's Third-Quarter Results Show Continued Improvement

November 4, 2009 5:35 PM EST

  • Sales Advance for Second Straight Quarter, Up Sequentially by 4% to $225 Million
  • Third-Quarter EPS from Continuing Operations Before Special Charges is $0.28
  • GAAP EPS from Continuing Operations Rose to $0.16 for the Third Quarter
  • $40 Million in Debt Repaid in Quarter, Balance on Revolving Credit Facility Paid in Full

BUFFALO, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROCK), a leading manufacturer, processor, and distributor of products for the building, industrial, and vehicular markets, today reported continued improvement in its earnings and operating margins for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009, the result of its many steps to cut costs through the restructuring of its business, a further reduction of working capital, continued debt reduction, a smaller FIFO impact, and a modest sequential sales increase from the second quarter.

"We generated a 73 percent improvement in our operating income before special charges with a third-quarter sales increase of four percent compared to the second quarter. In each of the last two quarters, we have seen clear evidence that Gibraltar is able to leverage small increases in sales to drive significant improvements in margins and earnings. This improved performance was the cumulative result of the many steps we have taken to aggressively restructure our business, cut costs, reduce working capital, conserve cash, and pay down debt. All of these actions are part of our long-term focus to position Gibraltar as the low-cost producer of the products we manufacture," said Brian J. Lipke, Gibraltar's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Even though business volumes in all of Gibraltar's major end markets were well below the levels of a year ago, third-quarter sales increased 4% to $225 million, compared to the second quarter of 2009, as the automotive market rebounded from historic lows and building product markets held steady. In the third quarter of 2009, income from continuing operations before special charges was $8.3 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $0.3 million, or a $0.01 loss per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2009. Pre-tax special charges totaled $4.8 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, and $0.4 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the third and second quarters of 2009, respectively. Special charges included a write down of a vacated facility and exit activity costs related to the restructuring of our business along with a write down of deferred financing fees due to the amendment of our senior credit agreement on July 24. The sum of the items above resulted in GAAP earnings per diluted share from continuing operations of $0.16 for the third quarter of 2009, compared to a loss per diluted share of $0.02 for the second quarter of 2009.

In the first nine months of 2009, sales were $647 million, a decrease of 34% compared to the first nine months of 2008, primarily driven by large unit-volume declines resulting from sharply weaker end markets. The loss from continuing operations in the first nine months of 2009 was $3.7 million, a $0.12 loss per diluted share, excluding special charges. The Company incurred an after-tax non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $15.1 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, during the three months ended March 31, 2009 along with the special charges described above during the second and third quarters of 2009. The sum of the items above resulted in a GAAP loss per diluted share from continuing operations of $0.77 for the first nine months of 2009, compared to income of $1.44 per diluted share for the first nine months of 2008.

In the third quarter, Gibraltar closed another three locations, and it has now reduced its number of facilities by 40%, or 35 facilities, to 53 locations since the beginning of 2007. The Company also reduced working capital by another $32 million, or 18%, in the third quarter. The cash generated from operating activities was largely used to reduce its debt by another $40 million, or 13%, in the third quarter, and by $91 million, or 25%, since the beginning of 2009. The June 30, 2009 balance of $40.0 million on the revolving credit facility was paid in full during the third quarter.

"Both of our business segments generated continued improvements in their third-quarter results, even though they continue to operate at levels substantially below a year ago," said Henning N. Kornbrekke, Gibraltar's President and Chief Operating Officer. "Compared to the second quarter, the operating margin in our Building Products segment improved by 360 basis points excluding special charges on flat sequential revenues, the result of better alignment between product pricing and material costs, market share gains and new product introductions in targeted areas, and better leveraging from cost-cutting initiatives. In our Processed Metal segment, volumes improved in the third quarter as a result of increased automotive production, which spread over a much lower cost structure and a smaller FIFO impact, led to significantly improved operating results compared to the second quarter."

"Looking ahead to the fourth quarter, which is historically our slowest period, we anticipate the normal seasonal slowing of our business, even though conditions have stabilized in many of our markets and some - like automotive and residential building - have begun to show some signs of incremental, albeit modest improvement," said Mr. Kornbrekke.

"As we move through the balance of 2009 and into the early part of the new year, we will continue to focus on cash management, further de-levering of the balance sheet, continually driving down costs to further reduce our breakeven point, and carefully positioning all our businesses to optimize their results in the current operating environment. Based upon our experience in both the second and third quarters this year, we believe our current facility alignment and cost structure should allow for continuing gains in profitability with only marginal improvement in our end-market activity levels," said Mr. Lipke.

Gibraltar has scheduled a conference call to review its results for the third quarter of 2009 tomorrow, November 5, 2009, starting at 9:00 a.m. ET. A link to the call can be accessed on Gibraltar's Web site, at http://www.gibraltar1.com. The presentation slides that will be discussed during the call are expected to be available on Wednesday, November 4, by 6:00 p.m. ET. The slides may be downloaded from the Conference Calls page of the Investor Info section of the Gibraltar Web site: http://www.gibraltar1.com/investors/index.cfm?page=48. If you are not able to participate in the call, you may listen to a replay or review a copy of the prepared remarks via the link above. Both will be available on the Gibraltar Web site shortly following the call. The conference call replay link, presentation slides, and prepared remarks will remain on the Gibraltar Web site for one year.

Gibraltar Industries serves customers in a variety of industries in all 50 states and throughout the world. It has approximately 2,500 employees and operates 53 facilities in 22 states, Canada, England, Germany, and Poland. Gibraltar's common stock is a component of the S&P SmallCap 600 and the Russell 2000(R) Index.

To supplement Gibraltar's consolidated financial statements presented on a GAAP basis, Gibraltar also presented certain non-GAAP financial data in this news release. Non-GAAP financial data excluded special charges consisting of a goodwill impairment recorded during the quarter ended March 31, 2009, exit activity costs and related asset impairment charges primarily associated with the closing and consolidation of facilities, and the write down of deferred financing fees due to the amendment of our senior credit agreement. These non-GAAP adjustments are shown in the non-GAAP reconciliation of results excluding special charges provided in the financial statements that accompany this news release. We believe that presentation of results excluding special charges provides meaningful supplemental data to investors, as well as management, that is indicative of the Company's core operating results and facilitates comparison of operating results across reporting periods as well as comparison with other companies. Special charges are excluded since they may not be considered directly related to our ongoing business operations. These non-GAAP measures should not be viewed as a substitute for our GAAP results, and may be different than non-GAAP measures used by other companies.

Information contained in this release, other than historical information, should be considered forward-looking and may be subject to a number of risk factors and uncertainties. Risk factors that could affect these statements include, but are not limited to, the following: the availability of raw materials and the effects of changing raw material prices on the Company's results of operations; energy prices and usage; changing demand for the Company's products and services; changes in the liquidity of the capital and credit markets; risks associated with the integration of acquisitions; and changes in interest or tax rates. In addition, such forward-looking statements could also be affected by general industry and market conditions, as well as general economic and political conditions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law or regulation.


GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

                          Three Months Ended          Nine Months Ended

                          September 30,               September 30,

                             2009          2008          2009          2008

Net sales                 $  225,152    $  341,814    $  647,050    $  982,925

Cost of sales                178,732       266,106       550,166       776,403

Gross profit                 46,420        75,708        96,884        206,522

Selling, general and         31,565        40,839        89,401        117,274
administrative expense

Goodwill impairment                                      25,501

Income (loss) from           14,855        34,869        (18,018 )     89,248
operations

Other expense (income)

Interest expense             7,863         6,994         19,609        22,317

Equity in partnership's      (56     )     (383    )     (163    )     (806    )
income and other income

Total other expense          7,807         6,611         19,446        21,511

Income (loss) before         7,048         28,258        (37,464 )     67,737
taxes

Provision for (benefit       2,100         9,896         (14,276 )     24,368
of) income taxes

Income (loss) from           4,948         18,362        (23,188 )     43,369
continuing operations

Discontinued
operations:

(Loss) income from
discontinued operations      (60     )     1,176         448           3,500
before taxes

(Benefit of) provision       (24     )     304           (108    )     822
for income taxes

(Loss) income from           (36     )     872           556           2,678
discontinued operations

Net income (loss)         $  4,912      $  19,234     $  (22,632 )  $  46,047

Net income (loss) per
share - Basic:

Income (loss) from        $  0.16       $  0.61       $  (0.77   )  $  1.45
continuing operations

(Loss) income from           (0.00   )     0.03          0.02          0.09
discontinued operations

Net income (loss)         $  0.16       $  0.64       $  (0.75   )  $  1.54

Weighted average shares      30,158        29,999        30,126        29,971
outstanding - Basic

Net income (loss) per
share - Diluted:

Income (loss) from        $  0.16       $  0.61       $  (0.77   )  $  1.44
continuing operations

(Loss) income from           (0.00   )     0.03          0.02          0.09
discontinued operations

Net income (loss)         $  0.16       $  0.64       $  (0.75   )  $  1.53

Weighted average shares      30,338        30,266        30,126        30,171
outstanding - Diluted




GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

                                                 September 30,      December 31,

                                                 2009               2008

                                                 (unaudited)

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents                     $  15,101          $  11,308

Accounts receivable, net of reserve of
$7,070 and

$6,713 in 2009 and 2008, respectively            120,890            123,272

Inventories                                      109,821            189,935

Other current assets                             23,529             22,228

Assets of discontinued operations                1,410              1,486

Total current assets                             270,751            348,229

Property, plant and equipment, net               231,649            243,619

Goodwill                                         425,572            443,925

Acquired intangibles                             84,561             87,373

Investment in partnership                        2,532              2,477

Other assets                                     18,147             20,736

                                              $  1,033,212       $  1,146,359

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable                              $  79,760          $  76,168

Accrued expenses                                 44,177             46,305

Current maturities of long-term debt             2,708              2,728

Total current liabilities                        126,645            125,201

Long-term debt                                   262,661            353,644

Deferred income taxes                            69,207             79,514

Other non-current liabilities                    18,996             19,513

Shareholders' equity:

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value;
authorized: 10,000,000

shares; none outstanding

Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized
50,000,000 shares;

30,290,059 and 30,061,550 shares issued and
outstanding at                                   303                301
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008,
respectively

Additional paid-in capital                       226,336            223,561

Retained earnings                                333,375            356,007

Accumulated other comprehensive loss             (3,127    )        (10,825   )

                                                 556,887            569,044

Less: cost of 150,903 and 75,050 common
shares held in treasury at

September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008,        1,184              557
respectively

Total shareholders' equity                       555,703            568,487

                                              $  1,033,212       $  1,146,359




GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

                                                      Nine Months Ended

                                                      September 30,

                                                      2009            2008

Cash flows from operating activities

Net (loss) income                                  $  (22,632  )   $  46,047

Income from discontinued operations                   556             2,678

(Loss) income from continuing operations              (23,188  )      43,369

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to
net cash provided by

operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization                         24,167          25,762

Goodwill impairment                                   25,501

Provision for deferred income taxes                   (10,749  )      (604     )

Equity in partnership's income and other income       (55      )      (596     )

Distributions from partnership                                        609

Stock compensation expense                            3,426           3,544

Noncash charges to interest expense                   2,797           1,479

Other noncash adjustments                             301             4,294

Increase (decrease) in cash resulting from
changes

in (net of dispositions):

Accounts receivable                                   6,847           (37,709  )

Inventories                                           82,531          (32,246  )

Other current assets and other assets                 (4,153   )      361

Accounts payable                                      3,484           34,826

Accrued expenses and other non-current                164             23,577
liabilities

Net cash provided by operating activities from        111,073         66,666
continuing operations

Net cash provided by operating activities from        519             10,287
discontinued operations

Net cash provided by operating activities             111,592         76,953

Cash flows from investing activities

Additional consideration for acquisitions             (4,354   )      (8,604   )

Purchases of property, plant and equipment            (8,076   )      (13,617  )

Net proceeds from sale of property and equipment      273             2,096

Net cash used in investing activities for             (12,157  )      (20,125  )
continuing operations

Net cash used in investing activities for                             (329     )
discontinued operations

Net cash used in investing activities                 (12,157  )      (20,454  )

Cash flows from financing activities

Long-term debt reduction                              (122,172 )      (111,952 )

Proceeds from long-term debt                          30,948          52,991

Payment of deferred financing costs                   (2,292   )      (104     )

Payment of dividends                                  (1,499   )      (4,491   )

Net proceeds from issuance of common stock                            200

Purchase of treasury stock at market prices           (627     )      (49      )

Tax benefit from equity compensation                                  262

Net cash used in financing activities for             (95,642  )      (63,143  )
continuing operations

Net cash used in financing activities for                             (1,106   )
discontinued operations

Net cash used in financing activities                 (95,642  )      (64,249  )

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash              3,793           (7,750   )
equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year        11,308          35,287

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period         $  15,101       $  27,537




GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.

Segment Information

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

                           Three Months Ended September 30,

                                                          Increase (Decrease)

                              2009          2008          $            %

Net Sales

Building Products          $  190,520    $  277,494    $  (86,974  )   (31.3  )%

Processed Metal Products      34,632        64,320        (29,688  )   (46.2  )%

Consolidated               $  225,152    $  341,814    $  (116,662 )   (34.1  )%

Income (Loss) from
Operations *

Building Products          $  23,287     $  33,500     $  (10,213  )   (30.5  )%

Processed Metal Products      (3,425  )     10,708        (14,133  )   (132.0 )%

Corporate                     (5,007  )     (9,339  )     4,332        (46.4  )%

Consolidated               $  14,855     $  34,869     $  (20,014  )   (57.4  )%

Operating Margin *

Building Products             12.2    %     12.1    %

Processed Metal Products      (9.9)   %     16.6    %

Consolidated                  6.6     %     10.2    %

                           Nine Months Ended September 30,

                                                          Increase (Decrease)

                              2009          2008          $            %

Net Sales

Building Products          $  547,661    $  787,875    $  (240,214 )   (30.5  )%

Processed Metal Products      99,389        195,050       (95,661  )   (49.0  )%

Consolidated               $  647,050    $  982,925    $  (335,875 )   (34.2  )%

Income (Loss) from
Operations *

Building Products          $  12,214     $  93,938     $  (81,724  )   (87.0  )%

Processed Metal Products      (16,685 )     19,056        (35,741  )   (187.6 )%

Corporate                     (13,547 )     (23,746 )     10,199       (43.0  )%

Consolidated               $  (18,018 )  $  89,248     $  (107,266 )   (120.2 )%

Operating Margin *

Building Products             2.2     %     11.9    %

Processed Metal Products      (16.8)  %     9.8     %

Consolidated                  (2.8)   %     9.1     %



* Amounts include all special charges. See the following Non-GAAP Reconciliations that show certain financial data excluding special charges.


GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.

Non-GAAP Reconciliation of Results Excluding Special Charges

Three Months Ended September 30, 2009

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

                           As             Impairment                   Results

                           Reported       And Exit       Deferred      Excluding

                           In GAAP        Activity       Financing     Special
                           Statements     Costs          Costs         Charges

Income (loss) from
operations

Building Products       $  23,287      $  1,525       $  -          $  24,812

Processed Metal            (3,425 )       1,426          -             (1,999 )
Products

Corporate                  (5,007 )       293            379           (4,335 )

Consolidated               14,855         3,244          379           18,478

Interest expense           7,863          -              (1,154 )      6,709

Equity in
partnerships' income       (56    )       -              -             (56    )
and
other income

Income before income       7,048          3,244          1,533         11,825
taxes

Provision for income       2,100          938            443           3,481
taxes

Income from             $  4,948       $  2,306       $  1,090      $  8,344
continuing operations

Income from
continuing operations   $  0.16        $  0.08        $  0.04       $  0.28
per share - diluted

Operating margin

Building Products          12.2   %       0.8   %        0.0    %      13.0   %

Processed Metal            (9.9)  %       4.1   %        0.0    %      (5.8)  %
Products

Consolidated               6.6    %       1.4   %        0.2    %      8.2    %




GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.

Non-GAAP Reconciliation of Results Excluding Special Charges

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

                   As             Impairment                                  Results

                   Reported       And Exit       Deferred                     Excluding

                   In GAAP        Activity       Financing     Goodwill       Special
                   Statements     Costs          Costs         Impairment     Charges

Income (loss)
from
operations

Building        $  12,214      $  2,174       $  -          $  25,501      $  39,889
Products

Processed
Metal              (16,685 )      2,032          -             -              (14,653 )
Products

Corporate          (13,547 )      293            379           -              (12,875 )

Consolidated       (18,018 )      4,499          379           25,501         12,361

Interest           19,609         -              (1,154 )      -              18,455
expense

Equity in
partnerships'
income             (163    )      -              -             -              (163    )
and other
income

Loss before        (37,464 )      4,499          1,533         25,501         (5,931  )
income taxes

Benefit of         (14,276 )      1,242          423           10,416         (2,195  )
income taxes

Loss from
continuing      $  (23,188 )   $  3,257       $  1,110      $  15,085      $  (3,736  )
operations

Loss from
continuing
operations      $  (0.77   )   $  0.11        $  0.04       $  0.50        $  (0.12   )
per share -
diluted

Operating
margin

Building           2.2     %      0.4   %        0.0    %      4.7    %       7.3     %
Products

Processed
Metal              (16.8)  %      2.0   %        0.0    %      0.0    %       (14.8)  %
Products

Consolidated       (2.8)   %      0.7   %        0.1    %      3.9    %       1.9     %




GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.

Non-GAAP Reconciliation of Results Excluding Special Charges

Three Months Ended September 30, 2008

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

                                       As              Impairments     Results

                                       Reported In     And Exit        Excluding

                                       GAAP            Activity        Special
                                       Statements      Costs           Charges

Income from operations

Building Products                   $  33,500       $  2,680        $  36,180

Processed Metal Products               10,708          -               10,708

Corporate                              (9,339 )        1,139           (8,200 )

Consolidated                           34,869          3,819           38,688

Interest expense                       6,994           -               6,994

Equity in partnerships' income and     (383   )        -               (383   )
other income

Income before income taxes             28,258          3,819           32,077

Provision for income taxes             9,896           1,337           11,233

Income from continuing operations   $  18,362       $  2,482        $  20,844

Income from continuing operations   $  0.61         $  0.08         $  0.69
per share - diluted

Operating margin

Building Products                      12.1   %        1.0   %         13.1   %

Processed Metal Products               16.6   %        0.0   %         16.6   %

Consolidated                           10.2   %        1.1   %         11.3   %




GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.

Non-GAAP Reconciliation of Results Excluding Special Charges

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

                                       As              Impairments     Results

                                       Reported In     And Exit        Excluding

                                       GAAP            Activity        Special
                                       Statements      Costs           Charges

Income from operations

Building Products                   $  93,938       $  3,998        $  97,936

Processed Metal Products               19,056          1,333           20,389

Corporate                              (23,746 )       1,139           (22,607 )

Consolidated                           89,248          6,470           95,718

Interest expense                       22,317          -               22,317

Equity in partnerships' income and     (806    )       -               (806    )
other income

Income before income taxes             67,737          6,470           74,207

Provision for income taxes             24,368          2,329           26,697

Income from continuing operations   $  43,369       $  4,141        $  47,510

Income from continuing operations   $  1.44         $  0.13         $  1.57
per share - diluted

Operating margin

Building Products                      11.9    %       0.5   %         12.4    %

Processed Metal Products               9.8     %       0.7   %         10.5    %

Consolidated                           9.1     %       0.7   %         9.8     %




GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.

Non-GAAP Reconciliation of Results Excluding Special Charges

Three Months Ended June 30, 2009

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

                                       As              Impairments     Results

                                       Reported In     And Exit        Excluding

                                       GAAP            Activity        Special
                                       Statements      Costs           Charges

Income (loss) from operations

Building Products                   $  17,548       $  376          $  17,924

Processed Metal Products               (3,628 )        47              (3,581 )

Corporate                              (3,625 )        -               (3,625 )

Consolidated                           10,295          423             10,718

Interest expense                       5,779           -               5,779

Equity in partnerships' income and     (126   )        -               (126   )
other income

Income before income taxes             4,642           423             5,065

Provision for income taxes             5,226           119             5,345

Loss from continuing operations     $  (584   )     $  304          $  (280   )

Loss from continuing operations     $  (0.02  )     $  0.01         $  (0.01  )
per share - diluted

Operating margin

Building Products                      9.2    %        0.2  %          9.4    %

Processed Metal Products               (13.8) %        0.2  %          (13.6) %

Consolidated                           4.7    %        0.2  %          4.9    %




    Source: Gibraltar Industries, Inc.


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