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Herc Holdings Reports First Quarter Results

May 9, 2017 6:30 AM

- Achieves 4.2% overall increase in equipment rental revenues in 2017 over the prior year

- Increases rental revenues in key markets 8.5%, excluding the impact of foreign currency

- Improves year-over-year pricing by 1.1% overall and 1.7% in key markets

- Affirms 2017 guidance for adjusted EBITDA and net fleet capital expenditures

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Herc Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HRI) ("Herc Holdings" or the "Company") today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. Equipment rental revenues were $320.6 million and total revenues were $389.4 million in the first quarter of 2017, up from $307.8 million and $365.6 million, respectively, for the same period last year. The Company reported a net loss of $39.2 million, or $1.39 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2017, compared to a net loss of $1.5 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the same period last year.

Equipment rental revenues increased 4.2% and pricing improved 1.1% in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the prior year period. Rental revenues in key markets, excluding currency, increased 8.5% and pricing improved 1.7%, compared to the first quarter 2016.

The first quarter net loss reflected an increase of $31.3 million in interest expense related to debt issued in June 2016, stand-alone public company and other costs, and continued weakness in upstream oil and gas markets.

"Our revenues and pricing were strong in the first quarter despite the industry's normal seasonality and continuing headwinds in upstream oil and gas," said Larry Silber, president and chief executive officer. "Rental revenue growth in key markets was particularly robust, and we remain confident in our strategy. The continuing progress we are making in expanding our customer base and increasing revenue in key markets was offset by the impact of stand-alone public company costs, certain business transformation and other costs, and investments in our sales organization and branch operations.

"Our strategy is on track as we continue to shift our fleet mix to include a greater variety of higher dollar utilization fleet. In addition, net fleet capital expenditures reflect our disciplined approach to capital management through well-managed fleet rotation. We expect to deliver improved EBITDA margins over time as our expansion in high-growth, urban markets offers opportunities to outperform overall equipment rental industry growth rates."

First Quarter Highlights

Capital Expenditures -- Fleet

2017 Guidance

"We are affirming our 2017 adjusted EBITDA and net fleet capital expenditures guidance, which, as we indicated previously, is based on a 3.5% growth rate in the North American equipment market," said Silber.

The Company does not provide forward-looking guidance for certain financial measures on a GAAP basis or a reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP reported financial measures on a forward-looking basis because it is unable to predict certain items contained in the GAAP measures without unreasonable efforts. Certain items that impact net income (loss) cannot be predicted with reasonable certainty, such as restructuring and restructuring related charges, special tax items, borrowing levels (which affect interest expense), gains and losses from asset sales, the ultimate outcome of pending litigation and spin-related costs.

Earnings Call and Webcast Information

Herc Holdings' first quarter 2017 earnings webcast will be held today at 8:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time. Interested U.S. parties may call +1-877-883-0383 and international participants should call +1-412-902-6506, using the access code: 7526477. Please dial in at least 10 minutes before the call start time to ensure that you are connected to the call and to register your name and company.

Those who wish to listen to the live conference call and view the accompanying presentation slides should visit the Events and Presentations tab of the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at IR.HercRentals.com. The press release and presentation slides for the call will be posted to this section of the website prior to the call.

A replay of the conference call will be available via webcast on the company website at IR.HercRentals.com, where it will be archived for 90 days after the call. A telephonic replay will be available for one week. To listen to the archived call by telephone, U.S. participants should dial +1-877-344-7529 and international participants +1-412-317-0088 and enter conference ID number 10105408.

About Herc Holdings Inc.

Herc Holdings Inc., which operates through its Herc Rentals Inc. subsidiary, is one of the leading equipment rental suppliers with approximately 275 company-operated locations, principally in North America. With more than 50 years of experience, Herc Holdings is a full-line equipment rental supplier in key markets, including commercial and residential construction, industrial and manufacturing, civil infrastructure, automotive, government and municipalities, energy, remediation, emergency response, facilities, entertainment and agriculture, as well as refineries and petrochemicals. The equipment rental business is supported by ProSolutionsTM (our industry-specific solutions-based services), and our professional grade tools, commercial vehicles, and pump, power and climate control product offerings, all of which are aimed at helping customers work more efficiently, effectively and safely. The Company has approximately 4,800 employees. Herc Holdings’ 2016 total revenues were approximately $1.6 billion. All references to “Herc Holdings” or the “Company” in this press release refer to Herc Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated. For more information on Herc Holdings and its products and services, visit: www.HercRentals.com.

Certain Additional Information

In this release we refer to the following operating measures:

Basis of Presentation

The financial information included in this press release is based upon the condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company which are presented on a basis of accounting that reflects a change in reporting entity and have been adjusted for the effects of the spin-off, which effected our separation from Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc. (“New Hertz”). These financial statements and financial information represent only those operations, assets, liabilities and equity that form Herc Holdings on a stand-alone basis. Since the spin-off occurred on June 30, 2016, prior period amounts represent carve-out financial results.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains statements, including those under "2017 Guidance," that are not statements of historical fact, but instead are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. There are a number of risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those suggested by our forward-looking statements, including:

All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by such cautionary statements. We do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any update or revision to any of the forward-looking statements.

Information Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to results calculated according to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), the Company has provided certain information in this release which is not calculated according to GAAP (“non-GAAP”), such as adjusted EBITDA. Management uses these non-GAAP measures to evaluate operating performance and period-over-period performance of our core business without regard to potential distortions, and believes that investors will likewise find these non-GAAP measures useful in evaluating the Company’s performance. These measures are frequently used by security analysts, institutional investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry.

Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP and, as calculated, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. For the definitions of these terms, further information about management’s use of these measures as well as a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures, please see the supplemental schedules that accompany this release.

(See Accompanying Tables)

HERC HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions)

March 31, 2017

December 31,2016

ASSETS (Unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents $ 24.3 $ 24.0
Restricted cash and cash equivalents 5.6 7.0
Receivables, net of allowance 287.0 293.3
Inventory 25.7 24.1
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 25.6 23.3
Total current assets 368.2 371.7
Revenue earning equipment, net 2,372.3 2,390.0
Property and equipment, net 268.9 272.0
Goodwill and intangible assets, net 400.5 394.9
Other long-term assets 34.6 34.7
Total assets $ 3,444.5 $ 3,463.3
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current maturities of long-term debt $ 15.6 $ 15.7
Accounts payable 202.1 139.0
Accrued liabilities 99.2 78.2
Taxes payable 11.4 10.0
Total current liabilities 328.3 242.9
Long-term debt, net 2,122.9 2,178.6
Deferred taxes 679.0 692.1
Other long-term liabilities 32.6 32.0
Total liabilities 3,162.8 3,145.6
Total equity 281.7 317.7
Total liabilities and equity $ 3,444.5 $ 3,463.3

HERC HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Unaudited

(In millions, except per share data)

Three Months Ended March 31,
2017 2016
Revenues:
Equipment rentals $ 320.6 $ 307.8
Sales of revenue earning equipment 54.4 37.5
Sales of new equipment, parts and supplies 11.5 17.3
Service and other revenues 2.9 3.0
Total revenues 389.4 365.6
Expenses:
Direct operating 169.1 158.7
Depreciation of revenue earning equipment 92.9 81.8
Cost of sales of revenue earning equipment 54.9 45.4
Cost of sales of new equipment, parts and supplies 8.4 13.1
Selling, general and administrative 81.2 62.5
Interest expense, net 37.8 6.5
Other income, net (0.6 ) (0.9 )
Total expenses 443.7 367.1
Loss before income taxes (54.3 ) (1.5 )
Income tax benefit 15.1
Net loss $ (39.2 ) $ (1.5 )
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic 28.3 28.3
Diluted 28.3 28.3
Loss per share:
Basic $ (1.39 ) $ (0.05 )
Diluted $ (1.39 ) $ (0.05 )

HERC HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW

Unaudited

(In millions)

Three Months Ended March 31,
2017 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss $ (39.2 ) $ (1.5 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation of revenue earning equipment 92.9 81.8
Depreciation of property and equipment 10.5 9.3
Amortization of intangible assets 1.2 1.2
Amortization of deferred financing costs 1.6 1.1
Stock-based compensation charges 1.5 1.0
Provision for receivables allowance 10.6 12.2
Inventory provisions 0.7 3.5
Deferred taxes (15.1 ) (0.1 )
Loss on sale of revenue earning equipment, net 0.5 7.9
Gain on sale of property and equipment (0.1 ) (0.4 )
Income from joint ventures (0.6 ) (0.9 )
Other, net 1.6
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables 2.4 3.1
Inventory, prepaid expenses and other assets (3.4 ) (1.0 )
Accounts payable 3.6 (16.5 )
Accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities 17.8 4.1
Taxes receivable and payable (0.3 ) (2.2 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 86.2 102.6
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net change in restricted cash and cash equivalents 1.4 2.9
Revenue earning equipment expenditures (56.2 ) (36.7 )
Proceeds from disposal of revenue earning equipment 44.7 41.7
Non-rental capital expenditures (17.9 ) (4.7 )
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment 0.5 1.2
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (27.5 ) 4.4
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of long-term debt (123.5 )
Proceeds from revolving line of credit 173.8 365.0
Repayments on revolving line of credit (105.0 ) (365.0 )
Net financing activities with THC and affiliates (118.3 )
Other financing activities, net (3.8 ) 5.9
Net cash used in financing activities (58.5 ) (112.4 )
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0.1 0.6
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the period 0.3 (4.8 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 24.0 24.7
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 24.3 $ 19.9

HERC HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESSUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULESEBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATIONSUnaudited(In millions)

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not recognized terms under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Further, since all companies do not use identical calculations, our definition and presentation of these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA - EBITDA represents the sum of net income (loss), provision for income taxes, interest expense, net, depreciation of revenue earning equipment and non-rental depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA plus the sum of merger and acquisition related costs, restructuring and restructuring related charges, spin-off costs, non-cash stock based compensation charges, loss on extinguishment of debt (which is included in interest expense, net), impairment charges, gain on the disposal of a business and certain other items. Management uses EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA to evaluate operating performance and period-over-period performance of our core business without regard to potential distortions, and believes that investors will likewise find these non-GAAP measures useful in evaluating the Company's performance. These measures are frequently used by security analysts, institutional investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry. However, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not purport to be alternatives to net earnings as an indicator of operating performance. Additionally, neither measure purports to be an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity, as they do not consider certain cash requirements such as interest payments and tax payments. The reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) is presented below:

Three Months Ended March 31,
2017 2016
Net loss $ (39.2 ) $ (1.5 )
Income tax benefit (15.1 )
Interest expense, net 37.8 6.5
Depreciation of revenue earning equipment 92.9 81.8
Non-rental depreciation and amortization 11.7 10.5
EBITDA 88.1 97.3
Restructuring charges 0.6 0.3
Spin-Off costs 7.6 9.2
Non-cash stock-based compensation charges 1.5 1.0
Adjusted EBITDA $ 97.8 $ 107.8

HERC HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES

NET REVENUE EARNING EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES

Unaudited

(In millions)

Three Months Ended March 31,
2017 2016
Revenue earning equipment expenditures $ 56.2 $ 36.7
Disposals of revenue earning equipment (44.7 ) (41.7 )
Net revenue earning equipment expenditures $ 11.5 $ (5.0 )

Herc Holdings Inc.

Paul Dickard, 239-301-1214

Vice President, Communications

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or

Elizabeth Higashi, CFA, 239-301-1024

Vice President, Investor Relations

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Source: Herc Holdings Inc.

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