Sensata Technologies B.V. Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results

October 28, 2009 7:47 AM EDT

ALMELO, Netherlands, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sensata Technologies B.V. announces results of its operations for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009.

    --  Third quarter 2009 net revenue was $302.5 million, which is a decrease
        of 16.2% from the third quarter 2008 net revenue of $361.0 million and
        an increase of 18.4% from second quarter 2009 net revenue of $255.4
        million.

    --  Third quarter 2009 Adjusted EBITDA(1) was $94.1 million, which is an
        increase of 10.7% from third quarter 2008 Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $85.0
        million and an increase of 29.4% from the second quarter 2009 Adjusted
        EBITDA(1) of $72.7 million.

    --  Third quarter 2009 net loss was $54.0 million versus net income of $72.5
        million for the same period in 2008.

    --  Third quarter 2009 Cash Net Income(3) was $43.9 million versus $23.4
        million for the same period in 2008.

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Highlights of the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009

Third quarter 2009 net revenue was $302.5 million, a decrease of $58.5 million or 16.2% from the third quarter 2008 net revenue of $361.0 million and an increase of $47.1 million or 18.4% from the second quarter 2009 net revenue of $255.4 million.

Third quarter 2009 Adjusted EBITDA(1) was $94.1 million, which was $9.1 million or 10.7% higher than the third quarter 2008 Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $85.0 million and $21.4 million or 29.4% higher than the second quarter 2009 Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $72.7 million.

Third quarter 2009 net loss was $54.0 million versus net income of $72.5 million for the same period in 2008.

Third quarter 2009 Cash Net Income(3) was $43.9 million versus $23.4 million for the same period in 2008.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, net revenue was $796.9 million, which is a decrease of $358.2 million or 31.0% from $1,155.1 million from the same period in 2008. Adjusted EBITDA(1) was $222.6 million, which is a decrease of $62.4 million or 21.9% from Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $285.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Net loss was $41.1 million versus a net loss of $82.3 million for the same period in 2008. Cash Net Income(3) was $75.0 million versus $96.2 million in the same period 2008.

The last twelve months (LTM) Pro-forma Adjusted EBITDA(2) was $294.3 million for the period ended September 30, 2009 and $411.2 million for the period ended September 30, 2008.

The Company's quarter ending cash balance was $198.2 million, which was $36.0 million higher than the June 30, 2009 cash balance of $162.2 million.

Tom Wroe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are very pleased with our third quarter results. The environment is a lot more positive than it was one year ago. However, we continue to remain cautious as the global economy stabilizes. We believe the worst is behind us but we will continue to monitor third party key indicators and changes in the end markets we serve." Mr. Wroe added, "The growth in our business is coming from end market growth, emerging market opportunities and application content growth with recent wins in all of these categories. In addition we're seeing growth from inventory replenishment."

Jeff Cote, Chief Financial Officer, said "The cost actions that we previously implemented and the recent recovery in net revenue we are experiencing are driving solid margins in our business. Even though net revenue declined by 16.2% from the third quarter of 2008, we experienced an increase of 10.7% in Adjusted EBITDA(1)." Mr. Cote added, "We are also actively managing our balance sheet, and this resulted in the growth of cash balances to $198.2 million and a reduction in our cash conversion cycle to 55.6 days."

(1),(2),(3)( )See Non-GAAP Measures for discussion of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Pro-forma Adjusted EBITDA, and Cash Net Income including a reconciliation of these measures to GAAP Net Income/(Loss).

Company Earnings Conference Call

The Company will conduct a conference call on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 11:00 AM eastern daylight time to discuss the financial results for its third quarter 2009. The U.S. dial in number is 888-670-2260 and the non-U.S. number is 913-312-1516. The passcode is 9240913. For those unable to participate in the conference call, a replay will be available for one week following the call. To access the replay, the U.S. dial in number 888-203-1112 and the non-U.S. dial in number is 719-457-0820. The replay passcode is 9240913. The replay will also be available on our website http://www.sensata.com.

About Sensata Technologies B.V.

Sensata Technologies B.V. is one of the world's leading suppliers of sensing, electrical protection, control and power management solutions. Owned by an affiliate of Bain Capital Partners, LLC, a leading global private investment firm, Sensata employs approximately 9,000 people in nine countries. Our products improve safety, efficiency and comfort for millions of people every day in automotive, appliance, aircraft, industrial, military, heavy vehicle, heating, air conditioning, data, telecommunications, recreational vehicle and marine applications. For more information, please visit our web site at www.sensata.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This earnings release and our statements on our earnings calls contain forward-looking statements, which may involve risks or uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause these differences include, but are not limited to: risks associated with the worldwide economic conditions; adverse developments in the automotive industry; the loss of one or more of our suppliers of raw materials; non-performance by our suppliers; continued pricing and other pressures from our customers; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange, commodity and interest rates; litigations and disputes involving us, including the extent of product liability and warranty claims asserted against us; and our failure to comply with the covenants contained in the credit agreement governing our Senior Secured Credit facility or our other debt agreements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak to results only as of the date the statements were made; and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether to reflect any future events or circumstances or otherwise. For a discussion of potential risks and uncertainties, please refer to the risk factors listed in our SEC filings. Copies of our filings are available from our Investor Relations department or from the SEC website, www.sec.gov.

Non-GAAP Measures

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Pro-forma Adjusted EBITDA, and Cash Net Income are non-GAAP financial measures. Pro-forma Adjusted EBITDA is a required measure in our bank reporting. We define EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. We calculate Adjusted EBITDA by adjusting EBITDA to exclude non-cash expenses, one-time charges associated with becoming a stand-alone company and one time charges associated with becoming an SEC registrant, expenses incurred in connection with acquisitions, and other significant nonrecurring items. We further adjust Adjusted EBITDA for pro-forma synergies and pro-forma adjustments for discontinued operations. We calculate Cash Net Income by adjusting GAAP Net Income/(Loss) to exclude non-cash expenses, one time charges associated with becoming a stand-alone company and one time charges associated with becoming an SEC registrant, expenses incurred in connection with acquisitions, other significant non-recurring items, non-cash interest and taxes and depreciation and amortization related to asset step-up and intangible assets. We believe Pro-forma Adjusted EBITDA and Cash Net Income provides investors with helpful information with respect to our operations. This also provides a comparative metric to management and investors that is consistent across companies with different capital structures, depreciation policies and tax structures. See the tables below which reconcile Net (Loss)/Income to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Pro-forma Adjusted EBITDA, and Cash Net Income.



    The following (unaudited) tables reconcile Net (Loss)/Income to EBITDA,
    Adjusted EBITDA, and Cash Net Income for the third quarter 2009 and 2008:

    ($in 000s)                                  Three Months    Three Months
                                                    Ended          Ended
                                                September 30,   September 30,
                                                    2009            2008
                                               -------------    ------------

    Net (Loss)/Income                            $(54,024)        $72,535
      Provision for income taxes                   16,648          16,613
      Interest expense, net                        36,472          48,995
      Depreciation and amortization                50,138          48,894
                                                   ------          ------
    EBITDA(1)                                      49,234         187,037
      Acquisition integration & financing costs,
       significant nonrecurring items and other     7,578           8,178
      Restructuring associated with downsizing        678               -
      Currency translation loss/(gain) on debt     34,984        (113,136)
      Stock compensation, management fees and
       other                                        1,622           2,940
                                                    -----           -----
    Adjusted EBITDA(1)                            $94,096         $85,019
                                                  =======         =======


    ($in 000s)                                  Three Months    Three Months
                                                   Ended           Ended
                                                September 30,   September 30,
                                                    2009            2008
                                                -------------   ------------

    Net (Loss)/Income                            $(54,024)        $72,535
      Acquisition integration & financing costs,
       significant nonrecurring items and other     7,578           8,178
      Restructuring associated with downsizing        678               -
      Currency translation loss/(gain) on debt     34,984        (113,136)
      Stock compensation, management fees and
       other                                        1,622           2,940
      Asset step-up and intangible asset,
       depreciation and amortization               38,670          38,831
      Deferred tax                                 11,860          11,403
      Non-cash interest                             2,556           2,694
                                                    -----           -----
    Cash Net Income(3)                            $43,924         $23,445
                                                  =======         =======


    (1),(3) See Non-GAAP measures for discussion of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA
    and Cash Net Income.

    The following (unaudited) tables reconcile Net (Loss) to EBITDA, Adjusted
    EBITDA, Pro-forma Adjusted EBITDA and Cash Net Income for the nine months
    ended September 30, 2009 and 2008:


                                                Nine Months    Nine Months
                                                   Ended         Ended
                                               September 30,  September 30,
    ($in 000s)                                     2009           2008
                                                -----------   ------------

    Net (Loss)                                   $(41,135)      $(82,287)
      Provision for income taxes                   35,165         52,225
      Interest expense, net                       114,902        150,113
      Depreciation and amortization               149,065        151,070
                                                  -------        -------
    EBITDA(1)                                     257,997        271,121
      Acquisition integration & financing costs,
       significant nonrecurring items and other    21,906         36,961
      Impairment of goodwill & intangible assets   19,867              -
      Restructuring associated with downsizing     10,869              -
      Gain on extinguishment of debt             (120,123)             -
      Currency translation loss/(gain) on debt     28,482        (29,227)
      Stock compensation, management fees and
       other                                        3,580          6,103
                                                    -----          -----
    Adjusted EBITDA(1)                           $222,578       $284,958
                                                 ========       ========

    LTM Adjusted EBITDA(1) before
     Pro-forma adjustments                       $281,420       $384,063
         Pro-forma acquisition synergies            8,502         27,150
             Pro-forma adjustments for
              Discontinued operations               4,414              -
                                                    -----            ---
    LTM Pro-forma Adjusted EBITDA(2)             $294,336       $411,213
                                                 ========       ========

    (1),(2),(3) See Non-GAAP measures for discussion of EBITDA, Adjusted
    EBITDA, Pro-forma Adjusted EBITDA and Cash Net Income.



                                                Nine Months   Nine Months
                                                   Ended         Ended
                                               September 30,  September 30,
                                                   2009          2008
    ($in 000s)                                  -----------   -----------


    Net (Loss)                                     $(41,135)   $(82,287)
      Acquisition integration & financing costs,
       significant nonrecurring items and other      21,906      36,961
      Impairment of goodwill & intangible assets     19,867           -
      Restructuring associated with downsizing       10,869           -
      Gain on extinguishment of debt               (120,123)          -
      Currency translation loss/(gain) on debt       28,482     (29,227)
      Stock compensation, management fees and
       other                                          3,580       6,103
      Asset step-up and intangible asset,
       depreciation and amortization                117,680     121,799
      Deferred tax                                   26,338      33,860
      Non-Cash Interest                               7,529       8,969
                                                      -----       -----
    Cash Net Income(3)                              $74,993     $96,178
                                                    =======     =======


    (1),(2),(3) See Non-GAAP measures for discussion of EBITDA, Adjusted
    EBITDA, Pro-forma Adjusted EBITDA and Cash Net Income.


                               SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
                     Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
                                     (Unaudited)

                                         Three Months      Three Months
                                            Ended              Ended
                                         September 30,     September 30,
     ($in 000s)                              2009              2008
                                        --------------    --------------
    Net revenue                            $302,468          $361,005
    Operating costs and expenses:
        Cost of revenue                     190,908           241,370
        Research and development              3,569            10,142
        Selling, general and
         administrative                      71,272            73,923
        Restructuring                         4,495             2,487
                                              -----             -----
    Total operating costs and
     expenses                               270,244           327,922
                                            -------           -------
    Profit from operations                   32,224            33,083
    Interest expense, net                   (36,472)          (48,995)
    Currency translation (loss)/gain
     and other                              (33,128)          107,393
                                            -------           -------
    (Loss)/Income from continuing
     operations before taxes                (37,376)           91,481
    Provision for income taxes               16,648            16,613
                                             ------            ------
    (Loss)/Income from continuing
     operations, net of taxes               (54,024)           74,868
                                            -------            ------
    Loss from discontinued
     operations, net of taxes                     -            (2,333)
                                                  -            ------
    Net (Loss)/Income                      $(54,024)          $72,535
                                            ========          =======

    * Certain amounts in the prior period have been re-classified to allow
    comparison to current year.


                             SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
                   Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
                                    (Unaudited)
                                               Nine Months     Nine Months
                                                  Ended          Ended
                                              September 30,   September 30,
    ($in 000s)                                    2009            2008
                                              -------------    -----------
    Net revenue                                  $796,855     $1,155,070
    Operating costs and expenses:
        Cost of revenue                           521,154        774,345
        Research and development                   12,692         31,361
        Selling, general and administrative       209,903        239,546
        Impairment of goodwill and intangible
         assets                                    19,867              -
        Restructuring                              18,033          7,692
                                                   ------          -----
    Total operating costs and expenses            781,649      1,052,944
                                                  -------      ---------
    Profit from operations                         15,206        102,126
    Interest expense, net                        (114,902)      (150,113)
    Currency translation gain and other            94,121         27,491
                                                   ------         ------
    (Loss) from continuing operations before
     taxes                                         (5,575)       (20,496)
    Provision for income taxes                     35,165         52,225
                                                   ------         ------
    (Loss) from continuing operations, net of
     taxes                                        (40,740)       (72,721)
                                                   -------        -------
    Loss from discontinued operations, net of
     taxes                                           (395)        (9,566)
                                                      ----         ------
    Net (Loss)                                   $(41,135)      $(82,287)
                                                  ========       ========

    * Certain amounts in the prior period have been re-classified to allow
    comparison to current year

SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES B.V.

Notes to (unaudited) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying (unaudited) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations does not include all of the information and note disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. The accompanying financial information reflects all normal recurring adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of our operations for the interim periods presented. This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated and combined financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and the interim financial statements included in the Company's Form 10-Q for the periods ended June 30, 2009, March 31, 2009 and the interim financial statements to be included in the Company's Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2009.

U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements.

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