WillScot Corporation (WSC) Reports In-Line Q3 EPS, Revenues Beat; Offers FY20 Revenue Guidance

WillScot Corporation (NASDAQ: WSC) reported Q3 EPS of $0.07, in-line with the analyst estimate of $0.07. Revenue for the quarter came in at $417.3 million versus the consensus estimate of $411.06 million.

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings’ Third Quarter 2020 Financial Highlights1,4 Highlights of Third Quarter Reported Results

• Total revenues of $417.3 million increased by $149.1 million relative to prior year, or 55.6%, driven by the addition of Mobile Mini's revenues to our consolidated results, upon closing of the Merger on July 1, 2020.
• Adjusted EBITDA of $163.6 million increased by $76.2 million, or 87.2% year over year, driven both by the addition of Mobile Mini to our results and strong 14.8% year over year organic growth in the NA Modular segment.
• Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 39.2% increased by 660 basis points ("bps") relative to prior year, driven by 490 bps of margin expansion in the NA Modular segment, and the addition of Mobile Mini's higher margin portable storage business.
• Net income of $16.3 million increased by $15.3 million year over year with several one-time items related to the Merger: $64.1 million of costs expensed in the period related to transaction and integration activities, and a $42.4 million loss on extinguishment of debt related to refinancing activity, partly offset by a $66.7 million non-cash income tax benefit.
• Generated $91.3 million of free cash flow, excluding the impact of transaction costs paid during the third quarter as a result of the Merger closing on July 1, 2020.
• Reduced our ABL balance from $1.467 billion post completion of the Merger on July 1, 2020 to $1.350 billion (excluding unamortized deferred financing fees) as of September 30, 2020 ending the quarter with over $1 billion of available liquidity in the ABL.
• Executed opportunistic refinancing of our 2023 notes, reduced our weighted average cost of debt to approximately 4.0% and extended our earliest debt maturities to 2025.
• Reduced leverage to 3.9x our pro forma last-twelve-months Adjusted EBITDA of $633 million.

Management Commentary1,4Brad Soultz, Chief Executive Officer of WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings, commented, “The third quarter was an exciting and transformational moment for our industry marked by the combination of WillScot and Mobile Mini. Our phenomenal post-merger consolidated results begin to demonstrate the combined operating expertise and earnings potential embedded in this truly unique platform. I am extremely proud of our combined team and their high level of execution. Together, we closed the merger and put in place a rock solid balance sheet. We delivered nearly 10% pro forma Adjusted EBITDA growth and 400 basis points of pro forma margin expansion versus prior year. Amidst a pandemic, we grew both Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA sequentially from Q2. We drove pricing across our core Modular and Storage segments, generated over $91 million of free cash flow excluding merger-related transaction costs, and remain on track with our integration planning efforts. We executed safely, leveraging the protocols we put in place in Q2, while adapting to new ways of working and new team members. And we were resilient both as a business and as an organization, in no small part due to an extraordinary display of brute effort and determination by our employees to deliver these results. As we work more closely together, I am extremely excited about our future, the top- and bottom-line growth opportunities that are within our control, and our ability to expand this platform through any operating environment.”

Chief Financial Officer of WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings, Tim Boswell, remarked, “We’ve been very encouraged by the sequential improvements in new order and delivery volumes through Q3 and into November, which is evidence both of our strong competitive positioning and our ability to adapt commercially as activity levels change across our end markets. In our NA Modular segment, modular space units on rent dropped 0.8% sequentially in the third quarter, though increased from August into September. Importantly, delivery volumes increased by 9% sequentially from Q2 into Q3, and new orders during Q3 were up sequentially 14%. Most recently, October deliveries were within 2.5% of prior year levels, representing a solid rebound in activity. In our NA Storage segment, total units on rent troughed in May, and as of the end of October, had surged 9.4% sequentially and were 2.3% above prior year levels. This clear improvement in end market activity, combined with 10% year-over-year pricing growth in the NA Modular segment and modest price growth across the NA Storage segment, drove 7% sequential top-line revenue growth in Q3. Our pro forma adjusted EBITDA margins were up 400 bps versus prior year, though flat sequentially due to the increase in delivery activity relative to the second quarter. And we generated over $91 million of free cash flow, excluding merger-related transaction costs, reducing leverage to 3.9x and demonstrating the unique financial flexibility and resilience inherent in our business. So financially, the business is firing on all cylinders, allowing us to tighten and raise the midpoint of our EBITDA guidance for the remainder of the year.”

GUIDANCE:

WillScot Corporation sees FY2020 revenue of $1.6-1.65 billion, versus the consensus of $1.42 billion.

On November 5, 2020, management adjusted the Company's outlook for full year 2020. This guidance is presented both on an ”as reported” basis, including only WillScot’s results for the first half of the year and combined results for the second half of the year, as well as on a “pro forma basis,” as if WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings had operated together for the entirety of 2020.

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