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Boise Cascade Company Reports 2016 Second Quarter Net Income of $19.2 Million on Sales of $1,043.8 Million

July 28, 2016 5:46 AM

For Immediate Release: July 28, 2016

BOISE, Idaho - Boise Cascade Company (Boise Cascade or Company) (NYSE: BCC) today reported net income of $19.2 million, or $0.49 per share, on sales of $1,043.8 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016.

Second Quarter 2016 Highlights

2Q 2016 2Q 2015 % change
(thousands, except per-share data and percentages)
Consolidated Results
Sales $ 1,043,773 $ 955,397 9 %
Net income 19,228 20,230 (5 )%
Net income per common share - diluted 0.49 0.51 (4 )%
EBITDA1 56,447 50,681 11 %
Segment Results
Wood Products sales $ 346,358 $ 339,869 2 %
Wood Products income 16,309 23,712 (31 )%
Wood Products EBITDA1 31,078 34,053 (9 )%
Building Materials Distribution sales 850,042 762,078 12 %
Building Materials Distribution income 29,117 19,576 49 %
Building Materials Distribution EBITDA1 32,471 22,450 45 %
Corporate loss (7,531 ) (5,888 ) (28 )%
Corporate EBITDA1 (7,102 ) (5,822 ) (22 )%

1 For reconciliations of non-GAAP measures, see summary notes at the end of this press release.

In second quarter 2016, total and single-family U.S. housing starts increased approximately 1% and 7%, respectively, from the same period last year. Total U.S. housing starts from the July 2016 Blue Chip consensus forecast for 2016 and 2017 reflect 1.20 million and 1.32 million, respectively, or expected annual increases of 8% and 10%.

"The integration of the Thorsby and Roxboro engineered wood products facilities has gone very well. We are pleased with the additional capabilities the facilities provide as we support the ongoing growth of our customers," stated Tom Corrick, CEO. "Our distribution business had an outstanding second quarter that reflected solid volume growth across its product lines and the benefit of favorable tailwinds on many commodity product prices. We still face oversupply challenges in our plywood business, but did see improvement in pricing compared to the first quarter. We expect modest growth in residential housing construction for the balance of the year, which should drive additional demand for our products and services."

Wood Products

Sales, including sales to Building Materials Distribution (BMD), increased $6.5 million, or 2%, to $346.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, from $339.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The increase in sales was driven primarily by increases in sales volumes and prices of laminated veneer lumber and I-joists (collectively EWP). The EWP volume increases were due primarily to our acquisition of two EWP facilities on March 31, 2016. These increases were offset partially by decreases in plywood and lumber sales volumes and prices.

Wood Products segment income decreased $7.4 million to $16.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, from $23.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The decline in income was due primarily to lower plywood and lumber sales prices, as well as higher oriented strand board (OSB) costs used in the manufacture of I-joists. In addition, depreciation and amortization expense increased $4.4 million due to the acquisition of two EWP facilities on March 31, 2016, and other capital expenditures. These decreases were offset partially by improved sales volumes and prices of EWP.

Comparative average net selling prices and sales volume changes for plywood, EWP, and lumber are as follows:

2Q 2016 vs. 2Q 2015 2Q 2016 vs. 1Q 2016
Average Net Selling Prices
Plywood (10)% 4%
LVL 2% -%
I-joists 3% -%
Lumber (4)% 3%
Sales Volumes
Plywood (8)% -%
LVL 33% 30%
I-joists 14% 29%
Lumber (12)% 3%

Building Materials Distribution

Sales increased $88.0 million, or 12%, to $850.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, from $762.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. Compared with the same quarter in the prior year, the overall increase in sales was driven by sales volume increases of 13%, offset partially by a decrease in sales prices of 1%. By product line, commodity sales increased 12%, general line product sales increased 10%, and sales of EWP (substantially all of which are sourced through our Wood Products segment) increased 13%.

BMD segment income increased $9.5 million to $29.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, from $19.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The increase in income was driven primarily by a higher gross margin of $18.8 million, including an improvement in gross margin percentage of 100 basis points, which was largely driven by favorable trending prices in OSB and lumber during second quarter 2016, as well as stronger margin contribution within our general line products. These increases were offset partially by increased selling and distribution expenses and general and administrative expenses of $7.7 million and $1.0 million, respectively.

Corporate and Other

Segment loss was $7.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, compared with $5.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The change was due primarily to higher incentive compensation costs.

Balance Sheet

Boise Cascade ended the second quarter with $96.1 million of cash and cash equivalents and $319.1 million of undrawn committed bank line availability, for total available liquidity of $415.2 million. The Company reported $464.6 million of outstanding debt at June 30, 2016.

Outlook

The Company expects its capital expenditures during 2016 to be $85-$95 million, inclusive of costs associated with the newly acquired EWP facilities.

As in recent years, we expect to continue to experience modest demand growth for the products we manufacture and distribute in 2016, and we remain optimistic that the overall improvement in demand for our products will continue as household formation rates and residential construction recover. Future commodity product pricing could be volatile in response to industry operating rates, net import and export activity, inventory levels in our distribution channels, and seasonal demand patterns. We expect to manage our production levels to our sales demand, which will likely result in operating some of our facilities below their capacity, and could also include temporary plant curtailments such as those recently taken in our plywood operations.

About Boise Cascade

Boise Cascade Company is one of the largest producers of plywood and engineered wood products in North America and a leading U.S. wholesale distributor of building products. For more information, please visit our website at www.bc.com.

Webcast and Conference Call

Boise Cascade will host a webcast and conference call on Thursday, July 28, at 11 a.m. Eastern, at which time we will review the Company's second quarter.

You can join the webcast through our website by going to www.bc.com and clicking on the Event Calendar link under the Investor Relations heading. Please go to the website at least 15 minutes before the start of the webcast to register. To join the conference call, dial 844-795-4410 (international callers should dial 661-378-9637), participant passcode 51270007, at least 10 minutes before the start of the call.

The archived webcast will be available in the Investor Relations section of our website. A replay of the conference call will be available from Thursday, July 28, at 2 p.m. Eastern through Thursday, August 4, at 2 p.m. Eastern. Replay numbers are 855-859-2056 for U.S. calls and 404-537-3406 for international calls, and the passcode will be 51270007.

Basis of Presentation

We refer to the term EBITDA in this earnings release as a supplemental measure of our performance and liquidity that is not required by or presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). We define EBITDA as income before interest (interest expense, interest income, and change in fair value of interest rate swaps), income taxes, and depreciation and amortization.

EBITDA is the primary measure used by our management to evaluate segment operating performance and to decide how to allocate resources to segments. We believe EBITDA is useful to investors because it provides a means to evaluate the operating performance of our segments and our Company on an ongoing basis using criteria that are used by our management and because it is frequently used by investors and other interested parties when comparing companies in our industry that have different financing and capital structures and/or tax rates. We believe EBITDA is a meaningful measure because it presents a transparent view of our recurring operating performance and allows management to readily view operating trends, perform analytical comparisons, and identify strategies to improve operating performance. EBITDA, however, is not a measure of our liquidity or financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, income from operations, or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. The use of EBITDA instead of net income or segment income (loss) has limitations as an analytical tool, including the inability to determine profitability; the exclusion of interest expense, interest income, and associated significant cash requirements; and the exclusion of depreciation and amortization, which represent unavoidable operating costs. Management compensates for these limitations by relying on our GAAP results. Our measure of EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to potential inconsistencies in the methods of calculation.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains statements that are "forward looking" within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements speak only as of the date of this press release. While they are based on the current expectations and beliefs of management, they are subject to a number of uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ from the expectations expressed in this release.

Boise Cascade Company

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited, in thousands, except per-share data)

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30 March 31,
2016
June 30
2016 2015 2016 2015
Sales $ 1,043,773 $ 955,397 $ 880,695 $ 1,924,468 $ 1,765,300
Costs and expenses
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) 894,715 824,583 769,544 1,664,259 1,529,622
Depreciation and amortization 18,552 13,281 15,238 33,790 26,868
Selling and distribution expenses 76,855 68,254 68,041 144,896 130,134
General and administrative expenses 15,612 12,018 16,052 31,664 24,026
Other (income) expense, net 172 (98 ) (1,585 ) (1,413 ) (397 )
1,005,906 918,038 867,290 1,873,196 1,710,253
Income from operations 37,867 37,359 13,405 51,272 55,047
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss) 28 41 198 226 (66 )
Interest expense (6,427 ) (5,591 ) (5,802 ) (12,229 ) (11,072 )
Interest income 27 58 149 176 148
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps (1,532 ) - (69 ) (1,601 ) -
(7,904 ) (5,492 ) (5,524 ) (13,428 ) (10,990 )
Income before income taxes 29,963 31,867 7,881 37,844 44,057
Income tax provision (10,735 ) (11,637 ) (2,931 ) (13,666 ) (16,210 )
Net income $ 19,228 $ 20,230 $ 4,950 $ 24,178 $ 27,847
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic 38,814 39,494 38,853 38,834 39,496
Diluted 38,972 39,600 38,880 38,850 39,604
Net income per common share:
Basic $ 0.50 $ 0.51 $ 0.13 $ 0.62 $ 0.71
Diluted $ 0.49 $ 0.51 $ 0.13 $ 0.62 $ 0.70

Wood Products Segment

Statements of Operations

(unaudited, in thousands, except percentages)

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30 March 31,
2016
June 30
2016 2015 2016 2015
Segment sales $ 346,358 $ 339,869 $ 303,457 $ 649,815 $649,185
Costs and expenses
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) 303,803 296,276 273,942 577,745 564,696
Depreciation and amortization 14,769 10,341 11,634 26,403 21,132
Selling and distribution expenses 8,108 7,030 7,375 15,483 13,705
General and administrative expenses 3,173 2,514 6,098 9,271 5,026
Other (income) expense, net 196 (4 ) (1,477 ) (1,281 ) 18
330,049 316,157 297,572 627,621 604,577
Segment income $ 16,309 $ 23,712 $ 5,885 $ 22,194 $ 44,608
(percentage of sales)
Segment sales 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 %
Costs and expenses
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) 87.7 % 87.2 % 90.3 % 88.9 % 87.0 %
Depreciation and amortization 4.3 % 3.0 % 3.8 % 4.1 % 3.3 %
Selling and distribution expenses 2.3 % 2.1 % 2.4 % 2.4 % 2.1 %
General and administrative expenses 0.9 % 0.7 % 2.0 % 1.4 % 0.8 %
Other (income) expense, net 0.1 % - % (0.5 )% (0.2 )% - %
95.3 % 93.0 % 98.1 % 96.6 % 93.1 %
Segment income 4.7 % 7.0 % 1.9 % 3.4 % 6.9 %

Building Materials Distribution Segment

Statements of Operations

(unaudited, in thousands, except percentages)

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30 March 31 June 30
2016 2015 2016 2016 2015
Segment sales $ 850,042 $ 762,078 $ 717,254 $ 1,567,296 $ 1,384,983
Costs and expenses
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) 743,700 674,503 635,778 1,379,478 1,232,864
Depreciation and amortization 3,354 2,874 3,235 6,589 5,613
Selling and distribution expenses 68,574 60,910 60,502 129,076 115,560
General and administrative expenses 5,356 4,311 4,503 9,859 8,239
Other (income) expense, net (59 ) (96 ) (137 ) (196 ) (215 )
820,925 742,502 703,881 1,524,806 1,362,061
Segment income $ 29,117 $ 19,576 $ 13,373 $ 42,490 $ 22,922
(percentage of sales)
Segment sales 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 %
Costs and expenses
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) 87.5 % 88.5 % 88.6 % 88.0 % 89.0 %
Depreciation and amortization 0.4 % 0.4 % 0.5 % 0.4 % 0.4 %
Selling and distribution expenses 8.1 % 8.0 % 8.4 % 8.2 % 8.3 %
General and administrative expenses 0.6 % 0.6 % 0.6 % 0.6 % 0.6 %
Other (income) expense, net - % - % - % - % - %
96.6 % 97.4 % 98.1 % 97.3 % 98.3 %
Segment income 3.4 % 2.6 % 1.9 % 2.7 % 1.7 %

Segment Information

(unaudited, in thousands)

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30 March 31,
2016
June 30
2016 2015 2016 2015
Segment sales
Wood Products $ 346,358 $ 339,869 $ 303,457 $ 649,815 $ 649,185
Building Materials Distribution 850,042 762,078 717,254 1,567,296 1,384,983
Corporate and Other 103 - 186 289 -
Intersegment eliminations (152,730 ) (146,550 ) (140,202 ) (292,932 ) (268,868 )
$ 1,043,773 $ 955,397 $ 880,695 $ 1,924,468 $ 1,765,300
Segment income (loss)
Wood Products $ 16,309 $ 23,712 $ 5,885 $ 22,194 $ 44,608
Building Materials Distribution 29,117 19,576 13,373 42,490 22,922
Corporate and Other (7,531 ) (5,888 ) (5,655 ) (13,186 ) (12,549 )
37,895 37,400 13,603 51,498 54,981
Interest expense (6,427 ) (5,591 ) (5,802 ) (12,229 ) (11,072 )
Interest income 27 58 149 176 148
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps (1,532 ) - (69 ) (1,601 ) -
Income before income taxes $ 29,963 $ 31,867 $ 7,881 $ 37,844 $ 44,057
EBITDA (a)
Wood Products $ 31,078 $ 34,053 $ 17,519 $ 48,597 $ 65,740
Building Materials Distribution 32,471 22,450 16,608 49,079 28,535
Corporate and Other (7,102 ) (5,822 ) (5,286 ) (12,388 ) (12,426 )
$ 56,447 $ 50,681 $ 28,841 $ 85,288 $ 81,849

See accompanying summary notes to consolidated financial statements and segment information.

Boise Cascade Company

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited, in thousands)

June 30,
2016
December 31,
2015
ASSETS
Current
Cash and cash equivalents $ 96,089 $ 184,496
Receivables
Trade, less allowances of $1,121 and $1,734 278,704 187,138
Related parties 376 1,065
Other 7,388 10,861
Inventories 461,998 384,857
Prepaid expenses and other 10,755 17,153
Total current assets 855,310 785,570
Property and equipment, net 552,776 402,666
Timber deposits 12,246 15,848
Goodwill 55,433 21,823
Intangible assets, net 15,893 10,090
Other assets 11,830 12,609
Total assets $ 1,503,488 $ 1,248,606

Boise Cascade Company

Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)

(unaudited, in thousands, except per-share data)

June 30,
2016
December 31,
2015
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current
Accounts payable
Trade $ 247,740 $ 159,029
Related parties 1,954 1,442
Accrued liabilities
Compensation and benefits 57,250 54,712
Interest payable 3,403 3,389
Other 50,786 40,078
Total current liabilities 361,133 258,650
Debt
Long-term debt 464,586 344,589
Other
Compensation and benefits 93,614 93,355
Other long-term liabilities 24,136 17,342
117,750 110,697
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 50,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding - -
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 300,000 shares authorized, 43,518 and 43,413 shares issued, respectively 435 434
Treasury Stock, 4,767 and 4,587 shares at cost, respectively (126,343 ) (123,711 )
Additional paid-in capital 511,097 508,066
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (92,244 ) (93,015 )
Retained earnings 267,074 242,896
Total stockholders' equity 560,019 534,670
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 1,503,488 $ 1,248,606

Boise Cascade Company

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited, in thousands)

Six Months Ended
June 30
2016 2015
Cash provided by (used for) operations
Net income $ 24,178 $ 27,847
Items in net income not using (providing) cash
Depreciation and amortization, including deferred financing costs and other 34,661 27,638
Stock-based compensation 3,866 2,898
Pension expense 1,212 2,881
Deferred income taxes 3,901 7,187
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps 1,601 -
Other 72 (622 )
Decrease (increase) in working capital, net of acquisitions
Receivables (76,937 ) (61,885 )
Inventories (59,304 ) (20,653 )
Prepaid expenses and other (4,508 ) (3,375 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 96,403 78,457
Pension contributions (2,778 ) (53,203 )
Income taxes payable 18,696 14,499
Other 4,955 (1,954 )
Net cash provided by operations 46,018 19,715
Cash provided by (used for) investment
Expenditures for property and equipment (35,101 ) (31,433 )
Acquisitions of businesses and facilities (215,900 ) -
Proceeds from sales of assets and other 255 263
Net cash used for investment (250,746 ) (31,170 )
Cash provided by (used for) financing
Borrowings of long-term debt, including revolving credit facility 352,700 50,000
Payments on revolving credit facility (232,700 ) -
Treasury stock purchased (2,632 ) (6,109 )
Financing costs (543 ) (655 )
Tax withholding payments on stock-based awards (383 ) (1,063 )
Other (121 ) 660
Net cash provided by financing 116,321 42,833
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (88,407 ) 31,378
Balance at beginning of the period 184,496 163,549
Balance at end of the period $ 96,089 $ 194,927

Summary Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and Segment Information

The Consolidated Statements of Operations, Segment Statements of Operations, Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and Segment Information do not include all Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company's 2015 Form 10-K and the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Net income for all periods presented involved estimates and accruals.

a. EBITDA represents income before interest (interest expense, interest income, and change in fair value of interest rate swaps), income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. The following table reconciles net income to EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, and March 31, 2016, and the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30 March 31,
2016
June 30
2016 2015 2016 2015
(unaudited, in thousands)
Net income $ 19,228 $ 20,230 $ 4,950 $ 24,178 $ 27,847
Interest expense 6,427 5,591 5,802 12,229 11,072
Interest income (27 ) (58 ) (149 ) (176 ) (148 )
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps 1,532 - 69 1,601 -
Income tax provision 10,735 11,637 2,931 13,666 16,210
Depreciation and amortization 18,552 13,281 15,238 33,790 26,868
EBITDA $ 56,447 $ 50,681 $ 28,841 $ 85,288 $ 81,849

The following table reconciles segment income (loss) to EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, and March 31, 2016, and the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30 March 31,
2016
June 30
2016 2015 2016 2015
(unaudited, in thousands)
Wood Products
Segment income $ 16,309 $ 23,712 $ 5,885 $ 22,194 $ 44,608
Depreciation and amortization 14,769 10,341 11,634 26,403 21,132
EBITDA 31,078 34,053 17,519 48,597 65,740
Building Materials Distribution
Segment income 29,117 19,576 13,373 42,490 22,922
Depreciation and amortization 3,354 2,874 3,235 6,589 5,613
EBITDA 32,471 22,450 16,608 49,079 28,535
Corporate and Other
Segment loss (7,531 ) (5,888 ) (5,655 ) (13,186 ) (12,549 )
Depreciation and amortization 429 66 369 798 123
EBITDA (7,102 ) (5,822 ) (5,286 ) (12,388 ) (12,426 )
Total Company EBITDA $ 56,447 $ 50,681 $ 28,841 $ 85,288 $ 81,849

Investor contact: Wayne Rancourt, 208 384 6073

Media contact: John Sahlberg, 208 384 6451





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