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Herc Holdings Reports Second Quarter and First Half 2019 Results

August 1, 2019 6:30 AM

Second Quarter 2019 Highlights

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Herc Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HRI) ("Herc Holdings" or the "Company") today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. Equipment rental revenue was $407.6 million and total revenues were $475.1 million in the second quarter of 2019, compared with $392.5 million and $485.5 million, respectively, for the same period last year. The Company reported net income of $9.7 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2019 compared to a net loss of $0.3 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, in the same 2018 period.

Equipment rental revenue increased 3.8%, average fleet at original equipment cost (OEC) decreased 1.3% and overall pricing improved 4.6% in the second quarter of 2019 over the prior-year period. Adjusted EBITDA increased 14.9% to $174.9 million in the second quarter compared to $152.2 million in the comparable 2018 period. See page A-4 for a description of the items excluded in calculating adjusted EBITDA.

“Our strong second quarter results reflect the company-wide focus on quality of earnings," said Larry Silber, president and chief executive officer. "We improved pricing 4.6% over last year and increased dollar utilization by 260 basis points to 38.0% in the quarter. Our margin improvement initiatives reduced expenses and contributed to the year-over-year increase in adjusted EBITDA margin of 550 basis points to 36.8%. Lower net fleet capital expenditures and increased pricing improved dollar utilization. These initiatives drove equipment revenue growth and strong profitability improvements despite record levels of rain in certain regions of the U.S.

"Customer feedback and project backlogs support our expectation for solid equipment rental demand for the rest of the year. As we continue to successfully implement our revenue and cost initiatives, we expect to continue generating strong growth in profitability for the full-year 2019," he added.

Second Quarter Highlights

First Half Highlights

Capital Expenditures - Fleet

2019 Guidance

"We raised the lower end of our adjusted EBITDA guidance to reflect the strong pricing environment and our outlook for continued equipment rental demand for the full year, " said Mr. Silber. "We expect year-over-year growth in adjusted EBITDA of approximately 7% to 11% in 2019. We are also affirming our net fleet capital expenditure guidance. Our expectation for improved operating results and lower net fleet capital expenditures in 2019 are expected to generate strong positive free cash flow and improve our net leverage for the full year."

Adjusted EBITDA

$735 million to $760 million

Net fleet capital expenditures

$370 million to $410 million

The Company does not provide forward-looking guidance for certain financial measures on a GAAP basis because certain items contained in the GAAP measures, which may be significant, cannot be reasonably estimated, such as restructuring and restructuring related charges, and gains and losses from asset sales.

Recent Developments

On July 9, 2019, Herc Holdings Inc. issued $1.2 billion aggregate principal amount of its 5.50% Senior Notes due 2027 (“2027 Notes”). Interest on the 2027 Notes will accrue at the rate of 5.50% per annum and will be payable semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15, commencing on January 15, 2020. The 2027 Notes will mature on July 15, 2027.

The net proceeds from the sale of the 2027 Notes were used to redeem all $427.0 million outstanding principal amount of Herc Rentals Inc.’s 7.50% Senior Secured Second Priority Notes due 2022 ("2022 Notes") and all $437.5 million outstanding principal amount of the 7.75% Senior Secured Second Priority Notes due 2024 ("2024 Notes") and to partially repay indebtedness outstanding under the Company's asset-backed revolving credit agreement and to pay related fees and expenses.

The 2022 Notes and 2024 Notes were redeemed on July 9, 2019, at a redemption price of 103.750% in the case of the 2022 Notes and 105.813% in the case of the 2024 Notes, plus $7.0 million interest accrued to, but excluding, July 9, 2019. The Company expects to record a loss of approximately $51 million on the early extinguishment of debt, comprised of the premiums paid and unamortized debt issuance costs.

Yesterday, it was announced that the Company completed the refinancing of the $1.75 billion Herc Rentals Inc. ABL Credit Facility in order to, among other things, add the Company as a borrower, extend the maturity date from 2021 to 2024 and reduce the cost by 25 bps to LIBOR +1.50 bps.

Earnings Call and Webcast Information

Herc Holdings' second quarter 2019 earnings webcast will be held today at 8:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time. Interested U.S. parties may call +1-866-454-4207 and international participants should call + 1-786-789-4782, using the access code: 526951. 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 +1-888-203-1112 and international participants + 1-719-457-0820 and enter the conference ID number: 1983932.

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 265 locations, principally in North America. With over 50 years of experience, we are a full-line equipment rental supplier offering a broad portfolio of equipment for rent. Our classic fleet includes aerial, earthmoving, material handling, trucks and trailers, air compressors, compaction and lighting. Our equipment rental business is supported by ProSolutionsTM, our industry-specific solutions-based services, which includes power generation, climate control, remediation and restoration, and studio and production equipment, and our ProContractor professional grade tools. Our product offerings and services are aimed at helping customers work more efficiently, effectively and safely. The Company has approximately 4,900 employees. Herc Holdings’ 2018 total revenues were approximately $1.98 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:

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes "forward-looking statements," as that term is defined by the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning our plans, intentions, objectives, strategies, future events, future revenue, profitability, performance or cash flows, future capital expenditures, future accounting changes, financing needs, business trends and other information that is not historical information. When used in this press release, the words "estimates," "expects," "anticipates," "projects," "plans," "intends," "believes," "forecasts," and future or conditional verbs, such as "will," "should," "could" or "may," as well as variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements are so designated. All forward-looking statements are based upon our current expectations and various assumptions and, there can be no assurance that our current expectations will be achieved. 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:

Forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by such cautionary statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements that have been made to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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 that is not calculated according to GAAP (“non-GAAP”), such as EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin. 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 STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In millions, except per share data)

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Revenues:

Equipment rental

$

407.6

$

392.5

$

785.2

$

761.6

Sales of rental equipment

51.3

78.2

136.4

125.5

Sales of new equipment, parts and supplies

13.2

10.8

24.1

22.2

Service and other revenue

3.0

4.0

5.1

7.5

Total revenues

475.1

485.5

950.8

916.8

Expenses:

Direct operating

188.5

194.5

377.6

390.5

Depreciation of rental equipment

100.9

97.0

200.9

190.3

Cost of sales of rental equipment

50.0

75.8

133.5

117.8

Cost of sales of new equipment, parts and supplies

10.4

8.1

18.6

17.1

Selling, general and administrative

73.5

77.3

145.0

150.8

Restructuring

7.8

7.8

1.0

Interest expense, net

31.6

32.4

64.5

64.4

Other income, net

(2.6

)

(0.1

)

(2.3

)

(0.4

)

Total expenses

460.1

485.0

945.6

931.5

Income (loss) before income taxes

15.0

0.5

5.2

(14.7

)

Income tax benefit (provision)

(5.3

)

(0.8

)

(2.2

)

4.3

Net income (loss)

$

9.7

$

(0.3

)

$

3.0

$

(10.4

)

Weighted average shares outstanding:

Basic

28.7

28.4

28.6

28.4

Diluted

29.1

28.4

29.0

28.4

Earnings (loss) per share:

Basic

$

0.34

$

(0.01

)

$

0.10

$

(0.37

)

Diluted

$

0.33

$

(0.01

)

$

0.10

$

(0.37

)

A - 1

HERC HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions)

June 30,
2019

December 31,
2018

ASSETS

(Unaudited)

Cash and cash equivalents

$

27.9

$

27.8

Receivables, net of allowance

308.4

332.4

Other current assets

31.2

40.2

Total current assets

367.5

400.4

Rental equipment, net

2,587.3

2,504.7

Property and equipment, net

270.6

282.5

Right-of-use lease assets

167.0

Goodwill and intangible assets, net

383.6

384.5

Other long-term assets

25.5

38.1

Total assets

$

3,801.5

$

3,610.2

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Current maturities of long-term debt and financing obligations

$

28.7

$

29.9

Current maturities of operating lease liabilities

28.5

Accounts payable

296.2

147.0

Accrued liabilities

104.7

122.3

Total current liabilities

458.1

299.2

Long-term debt, net

2,004.6

2,129.9

Financing obligations, net

119.0

116.3

Operating lease liabilities

144.5

Deferred tax liabilities

446.1

448.3

Other long-term liabilities

45.5

43.8

Total liabilities

3,217.8

3,037.5

Total equity

583.7

572.7

Total liabilities and equity

$

3,801.5

$

3,610.2

A - 2

HERC HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

Six Months Ended June 30,

2019

2018

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income (loss)

$

3.0

$

(10.4

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation of rental equipment

200.9

190.3

Depreciation of property and equipment

26.2

25.4

Amortization of intangible assets

3.4

2.1

Amortization of deferred debt and financing obligations costs

3.3

3.1

Stock-based compensation charges

8.2

6.6

Restructuring

5.5

Provision for receivables allowance

25.2

24.1

Deferred taxes

(1.3

)

(4.3

)

Gain on sale of rental equipment

(2.9

)

(7.7

)

Income from joint ventures

(0.3

)

(0.9

)

Other

3.7

5.9

Changes in assets and liabilities:

Receivables

(12.7

)

(1.4

)

Other assets

13.1

(0.8

)

Accounts payable

11.7

10.6

Accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities

(14.4

)

(9.7

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

272.6

232.9

Cash flows from investing activities:

Rental equipment expenditures

(257.1

)

(300.5

)

Proceeds from disposal of rental equipment

123.7

130.1

Non-rental capital expenditures

(20.5

)

(33.2

)

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

4.1

2.4

Other

1.9

Net cash used in investing activities

(147.9

)

(201.2

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds from revolving lines of credit and securitization

253.1

186.0

Repayments on revolving lines of credit and securitization

(374.5

)

(204.7

)

Proceeds from financing obligations

4.7

Principal payments under capital lease and financing obligations

(8.0

)

(8.9

)

Other financing activities, net

(0.3

)

0.3

Net cash used in financing activities

(125.0

)

(27.3

)

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

0.4

(1.9

)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents during the period

0.1

2.5

Cash and cash equivalents cash at beginning of period

27.8

41.5

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

27.9

$

44.0

A - 3

HERC HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES
EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATIONS
Unaudited
(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 (benefit) for income taxes, interest expense, net, depreciation of rental 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. However, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA do not purport to be alternatives to net income 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.

Adjusted EBITDA Margin - Adjusted EBITDA Margin (Adjusted EBITDA/Total Revenues) is a commonly used profitability ratio. Adjusted EBITDA Margin does not purport to be an alternative to Net Margin (Net Income/Total Revenues as calculated under GAAP) as an indicator of profitability, as it does not account for GAAP reportable expenses such as depreciation and interest or the expense or benefit from income taxes.

These measures are frequently used by security analysts, institutional investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry.

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Net income (loss)

$

9.7

$

(0.3

)

$

3.0

$

(10.4

)

Income tax provision (benefit)

5.3

0.8

2.2

(4.3

)

Interest expense, net

31.6

32.4

64.5

64.4

Depreciation of rental equipment

100.9

97.0

200.9

190.3

Non-rental depreciation and amortization

14.6

13.7

29.6

27.5

EBITDA

162.1

143.6

300.2

267.5

Restructuring

7.8

7.8

1.0

Spin-Off costs

0.3

3.9

0.3

8.8

Non-cash stock-based compensation charges

4.3

3.8

8.2

6.6

Other(1)

0.4

0.9

0.7

1.0

Adjusted EBITDA

$

174.9

$

152.2

$

317.2

$

284.9

Total revenues

$

475.1

$

485.5

$

950.8

$

916.8

Adjusted EBITDA

174.9

152.2

317.2

284.9

Adjusted EBITDA margin

36.8

%

31.3

%

33.4

%

31.1

%

(1) Comprised primarily of a one-time cash separation benefit paid to our former Chief Financial Officer as part of a Retirement and
Separation Agreement for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.

A - 4

HERC HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES

NET RENTAL EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES

(In millions)

Six Months Ended June 30,

2019

2018

Rental equipment expenditures

$

257.1

$

300.5

Proceeds from disposal of rental equipment

(123.7

)

(130.1

)

Net rental equipment expenditures

$

133.4

$

170.4

A - 5

Paul Dickard

Vice President, Communications

[email protected]

239-301-1214



Elizabeth Higashi, CFA

Vice President, Investor Relations

[email protected]

239-301-1024

Source: Herc Holdings Inc.

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