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H&E Equipment Services Reports Third Quarter 2019 Results

October 24, 2019 7:00 AM

BATON ROUGE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: HEES) today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019.

THIRD QUARTER 2019 SUMMARY

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(1) For a reconciliation of adjustments to prior year data and historical presentations, see page 7.

Brad Barber, H&E Equipment Services’ chief executive officer and president, said, “Our third quarter results were solid as we continued to experience broad-based demand for rental equipment throughout our end-user construction markets. We achieved a 2.4% improvement in rates compared to a year ago and physical utilization increased 40 basis points to 71.4%, which helped drive an 18.4% increase in rental revenues.”

Barber concluded, “We are pleased with our year-to-date performance and ability to capitalize on the ongoing strength and opportunities in the well-diversified construction markets we serve throughout our 23-state footprint. Increasing the scale of our rental business continues to be a strategic priority for our business. We expect to achieve this goal through organic growth, acquisitions and warm-start store openings. Based on our current performance, solid level of project activity and our customers’ feedback, our market outlook remains positive.”

FINANCIAL DISCUSSION FOR THIRD QUARTER 2019:

Revenue

Total revenues increased 9.6% to $353.0 million in the third quarter of 2019 from $322.1 million in the third quarter of 2018. Total equipment rental revenues increased 18.2% to $204.1 million compared to $172.8 million in the third quarter of 2018 (as adjusted).(1) Rental revenues (as previously reported) increased 18.4% to $184.8 million compared to $156.0 million in the third quarter of 2018.(1) New equipment sales were $65.0 million compared to $68.2 million a year ago. Used equipment sales increased 2.9% to $31.2 million compared to $30.3 million a year ago. Parts sales were $31.5 million, the same as the year ago period. Service revenues increased 10.2% to $18.1 million compared to $16.4 million a year ago.

Gross Profit

Gross profit increased 15.2% to $132.1 million from $114.7 million in the third quarter of 2018. Gross margin was 37.4% for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, as compared to 35.6% for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. On a segment basis, gross margin on total equipment rentals was 46.3% in the third quarter of 2019 compared to 45.2% in the third quarter of 2018 (as adjusted).(1) Rental margins (as previously reported) were 50.8% in the third quarter of 2019 compared to 50.0% a year ago.(1) On average, rental rates were 2.4% higher than rates in the third quarter of 2018. Time utilization (based on original equipment cost) was 71.4% in the third quarter of 2019 compared to 71.0% a year ago.

Gross margins on new equipment sales were 11.6% in the third quarter compared to 11.5% a year ago. Gross margins on used equipment sales were 31.3% compared to 32.3% a year ago. Gross margins on parts sales were 26.4% in the third quarter of 2019 compared to 26.5% a year ago. Gross margins on service revenues increased to 67.4% for the third quarter of 2019 compared to 65.7% in the third quarter of 2018.

Rental Fleet

At the end of the third quarter of 2019, the original acquisition cost of the Company’s rental fleet was $2.0 billion, an increase of $216.2 million from the end of the third quarter of 2018. Dollar utilization for the third quarter of 2019 was 37.5% compared to 35.9% for the third quarter of 2018.

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(1) For a reconciliation of adjustments to prior year data and historical presentations, see page 7.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

SG&A expenses for the third quarter of 2019 were $77.3 million compared with $70.3 million the prior year, a $7.0 million, or 9.9%, increase. SG&A expenses in the third quarter of 2019 as a percentage of total revenues were 21.9% compared to 21.8% a year ago. Employee salaries, wages, payroll taxes and related employee benefit and other employee related expenses increased $3.1 million, primarily as a result of our acquisition since September 30, 2018, and a larger workforce and higher incentive compensation related to increased profitability. Facility related expenses, primarily rent expense, increased $1.0 million. Insurance expense increased $0.7 million and depreciation and amortization increased $0.6 million. Expenses related to Greenfield branch expansions increased $0.8 million compared to a year ago.

Income from Operations

Income from operations for the third quarter of 2019 increased 22.5% to $55.5 million, or 15.7% of revenues, compared to $45.3 million, or 14.1% of revenues, a year ago.

Interest Expense

Interest expense was $17.3 million for the third quarter of 2019 compared to $16.7 million a year ago.

Net Income

Net income was $28.4 million, or $0.79 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2019 compared to net income of $21.3 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2018. The effective income tax rate was 26.7% in the third quarter of 2019 and 26.4% in the third quarter of 2018.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2019 increased 17.9% to $127.5 million compared to $108.2 million in the third quarter of 2018. Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenues was 36.1% compared with 33.6% in the third quarter of 2018.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains certain Non-GAAP measures (EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and recasting of certain revenue and cost of revenue numbers detailed below). Please refer to our Current Report on Form 8-K for a description of these measures and of our use of these measures. These measures as calculated by the Company are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Additionally, these Non-GAAP measures are not a measurement of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to the Company's other financial information determined under GAAP.

Conference Call

The Company’s management will hold a conference call to discuss third quarter 2019 results today, October 24, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). To listen to the call, participants should dial 323-794-2575 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A telephonic replay will become available after 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on October 24, 2019, and will continue through November 2, 2019, by dialing 719-457-0820 and entering the confirmation code 8854109.

The live broadcast of H&E Equipment Services’ quarterly conference call will be available online at www.he-equipment.com on October 24, 2019, beginning at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) and will continue to be available for 30 days. Related presentation materials will be posted to the “Investor Relations” section of the Company’s web site at www.he-equipment.com prior to the call. The presentation materials will be in Adobe Acrobat format.

About H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

The Company is one of the largest integrated equipment services companies in the United States with 96 full-service facilities throughout the West Coast, Intermountain, Southwest, Gulf Coast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions. The Company is focused on heavy construction and industrial equipment and rents, sells, and provides parts and services support for four core categories of specialized equipment: (1) hi-lift or aerial platform equipment; (2) cranes; (3) earthmoving equipment; and (4) industrial lift trucks. By providing equipment rental, sales, on site parts, repair, and maintenance functions under one roof, the Company is a one-stop provider for its customers' varied equipment needs. This full service approach provides the Company with multiple points of customer contact, enabling it to maintain a high quality rental fleet, as well as an effective distribution channel for fleet disposal and provides cross-selling opportunities among its new and used equipment sales, rentals, parts sales, and services operations.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts, including statements about H&E’s beliefs and expectations, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations are forward-looking statements. Statements containing the words “may”, “could”, “would”, “should”, “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “estimate”, “target”, “project”, “intend”, “foresee” and similar expressions constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) general economic conditions and construction and industrial activity in the markets where we operate in North America; (2) our ability to forecast trends in our business accurately, and the impact of economic downturns and economic uncertainty in the markets we serve; (3) the impact of conditions in the global credit and commodity markets and their effect on construction spending and the economy in general; (4) relationships with equipment suppliers; (5) increased maintenance and repair costs as we age our fleet and decreases in our equipment’s residual value; (6) our indebtedness; (7) risks associated with the expansion of our business and any potential acquisitions we may make, including any related capital expenditures, or our inability to consummate such acquisitions; (8) our possible inability to integrate any businesses we acquire; (9) competitive pressures; (10) security breaches and other disruptions in our information technology systems; (11) adverse weather events or natural disasters; (12) compliance with laws and regulations, including those relating to environmental matters, corporate governance matters and tax matters, as well as any future changes to such laws and regulations; and (13) other factors discussed in our public filings, including the risk factors included in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Investors, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, we are under no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date of this release. These statements are based on the current beliefs and assumptions of H&E’s management, which in turn are based on currently available information and important, underlying assumptions. H&E is under no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after this press release, whether as a result of any new information, future events or otherwise. Investors, potential investors, security holders and other readers are urged to consider the above mentioned factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

Sept. 30,

Sept. 30,

Sept. 30,

Sept. 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Revenues:

Equipment rentals

$

204,132

$

165,415

$

572,563

$

455,167

New equipment sales

65,010

68,233

177,709

183,265

Used equipment sales

31,180

30,294

96,942

87,287

Parts sales

31,499

31,484

93,798

89,916

Service revenues

18,105

16,426

50,398

48,250

Other

3,071

10,289

8,822

29,102

Total revenues

352,997

322,141

1,000,232

892,987

Cost of revenues:

Equipment rentals

Rental depreciation

63,065

55,060

181,647

152,700

Rental expense

27,889

22,936

79,676

66,281

Rental other

18,620

15,007

52,742

40,637

109,574

93,003

314,065

259,618

New equipment sales

57,475

60,394

156,638

162,465

Used equipment sales

21,409

20,512

63,742

59,221

Parts sales

23,171

23,129

68,750

65,677

Service revenues

5,898

5,628

16,261

16,430

Other

3,342

4,745

10,167

14,158

Total cost of revenues

220,869

207,411

629,623

577,569

Gross Profit

132,128

114,730

370,609

315,418

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

77,296

70,346

233,783

205,272

Merger costs

47

219

314

439

Gain on sales of property and equipment, net

718

1,153

2,339

6,040

Income from Operations

55,503

45,318

138,851

115,747

Interest expense

(17,331

)

(16,715

)

(51,453

)

(47,061

)

Other income, net

588

368

1,609

1,222

Income before provision for income taxes

38,760

28,971

89,007

69,908

Provision for income taxes

10,329

7,657

23,719

18,345

Net income

$

28,431

$

21,314

$

65,288

$

51,563

NET INCOME PER SHARE:

Basic – Net income per share

$

0.79

$

0.60

$

1.82

$

1.45

Basic – Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

35,893

35,719

35,835

35,649

Diluted – Net income per share

$

0.79

$

0.59

$

1.81

$

1.44

Diluted – Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

36,046

35,926

36,012

35,904

Dividends declared per common share

0.275

$

0.275

$

0.825

$

0.825

H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC.

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA (unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands)

September 30,

December 31,

2019

2018

Cash

$

10,596

$

16,677

Rental equipment, net

1,262,663

1,141,498

Total assets

2,068,835

1,727,181

Total debt (1)

1,254,741

1,121,487

Total liabilities

1,774,917

1,470,378

Stockholders’ equity

293,918

256,803

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

2,068,835

$

1,727,181

(1)

Total debt consists of the aggregate amounts on the senior secured credit facility, senior unsecured notes and finance or capital lease obligations.

H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC.

UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(Amounts in thousands)

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Net Income

$

28,431

$

21,314

$

65,288

$

51,563

Interest Expense

17,331

16,715

51,453

47,061

Provision for income taxes

10,329

7,657

23,719

18,345

Depreciation

70,320

61,342

202,610

171,067

Amortization of intangibles

1,042

930

3,091

2,415

EBITDA

$

127,453

$

107,958

$

346,161

$

290,451

Merger costs

47

219

314

439

Adjusted EBITDA

$

127,500

$

108,177

$

346,475

$

290,890

H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC.

UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(Amounts in thousands)

Quarter Ended 9/30/18(1)

Quarter
Ended
9/30/19

As
Previously
Reported

Hauling
Fees(a)

As Currently
Reported

Other
Rental
Fees(b)

As Adjusted

As Currently
Reported

REVENUES

Equipment rentals(2)

Rentals

$

156,037

$

-

$

156,037

$

-

$

156,037

$

184,797

Rentals other

-

9,378

9,378

7,356

16,734

19,335

Total equipment rentals

156,037

9,378

165,415

7,356

172,771

204,132

New equipment sales

68,233

-

68,233

-

68,233

65,010

Used equipment sales

30,294

-

30,294

-

30,294

31,180

Parts sales

31,484

-

31,484

-

31,484

31,499

Services revenues

16,426

-

16,426

-

16,426

18,105

Other

19,667

(9,378

)

10,289

(7,356

)

2,933

3,071

Total revenues

322,141

-

322,141

-

322,141

352,997

COST OF REVENUES

Rental depreciation

55,060

-

55,060

-

55,060

63,065

Rental expense

22,936

-

22,936

-

22,936

27,889

Rental other

-

15,007

15,007

1,673

16,680

18,620

77,996

15,007

93,003

1,673

94,676

109,574

New equipment sales

60,394

-

60,394

-

60,394

57,475

Used equipment sales

20,512

-

20,512

-

20,512

21,409

Parts sales

23,129

-

23,129

-

23,129

23,171

Services revenues

5,628

-

5,628

-

5,628

5,898

Other

19,752

(15,007

)

4,745

(1,673

)

3,072

3,342

Total cost of revenues

207,411

-

207,411

-

207,411

220,869

GROSS PROFIT

Equipment rentals

Rentals

78,041

-

78,041

-

78,041

93,843

Rentals other

-

(5,629

)

(5,629

)

5,683

54

715

78,041

(5,629

)

72,412

5,683

78,095

94,558

New equipment sales

7,839

-

7,839

-

7,839

7,535

Used equipment sales

9,782

-

9,782

-

9,782

9,771

Parts sales

8,355

-

8,355

-

8,355

8,328

Services revenues

10,798

-

10,798

-

10,798

12,207

Other

(85

)

5,629

5,544

(5,683

)

(139

)

(271

)

Total gross profit

$

114,730

$

-

$

114,730

$

-

$

114,730

$

132,128

GROSS MARGIN

Equipment rentals

Rentals

50.0

%

-

50.0

%

-

50.0

%

50.8

%

Rentals other

-

-60.0

%

-60.0

%

77.3

%

0.3

%

3.7

%

50.0

%

-60.0

%

43.8

%

77.3

%

45.2

%

46.3

%

New equipment sales

11.5

%

-

11.5

%

-

11.5

%

11.6

%

Used equipment sales

32.3

%

-

32.3

%

-

32.3

%

31.3

%

Parts sales

26.5

%

-

26.5

%

-

26.5

%

26.4

%

Services revenues

65.7

%

-

65.7

%

-

65.7

%

67.4

%

Other

-0.4

%

60.0

%

53.9

%

-77.3

%

-4.7

%

-8.8

%

Total gross margin

35.6

%

-

35.6

%

-

35.6

%

37.4

%

(1)

(a) We have recast the prior year period information to conform to the current year presentation of hauling fees and related cost of revenues included within Equipment Rentals rather than included within Other Revenues as previously reported.
(b) Upon our adoption of the new lease accounting guidance (ASC 842), certain ancillary fees associated with our equipment rental activities, such as damage waiver income, environmental fees and fuel and other recovery fees, are properly included within our Rental Revenue segment rather than Other Revenues as previously reported. Because we elected to not recast prior periods upon ASC 842 adoption, the table above recasts these amounts on an “As Adjusted” basis to conform to the current year presentation.

(2)

Pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X, our equipment rental revenues are aggregated and presented in our unaudited consolidated statements of income in this press release as a single line item, “Equipment Rentals”. The above table disaggregates our equipment rental revenues for discussion and analysis purposes only.

H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC.

UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(Amounts in thousands)

Nine Months Ended 9/30/18(1)

Nine Months
Ended 9/30/19

As
Previously
Reported

Hauling
Fees(a)

As Currently
Reported

Other
Rental
Fees(b)

As Adjusted

As Currently
Reported

REVENUES

Equipment rentals(2)

Rentals

$

429,227

$

-

$

429,227

$

-

$

429,227

$

518,294

Rentals other

-

25,940

25,940

20,411

46,351

54,269

Total equipment rentals

429,227

25,940

455,167

20,411

475,578

572,563

New equipment sales

183,265

-

183,265

-

183,265

177,709

Used equipment sales

87,287

-

87,287

-

87,287

96,942

Parts sales

89,916

-

89,916

-

89,916

93,798

Services revenues

48,250

-

48,250

-

48,250

50,398

Other

55,042

(25,940

)

29,102

(20,411

)

8,691

8,822

Total revenues

892,987

-

892,987

-

892,987

1,000,232

COST OF REVENUES

Rental depreciation

152,700

-

152,700

-

152,700

181,647

Rental expense

66,281

-

66,281

-

66,281

79,676

Rental other

-

40,637

40,637

4,640

45,277

52,742

218,981

40,637

259,618

4,640

264,258

314,065

New equipment sales

162,465

-

162,465

-

162,465

156,638

Used equipment sales

59,221

-

59,221

-

59,221

63,742

Parts sales

65,677

-

65,677

-

65,677

68,750

Services revenues

16,430

-

16,430

-

16,430

16,261

Other

54,795

(40,637

)

14,158

(4,640

)

9,518

10,167

Total cost of revenues

577,569

-

577,569

-

577,569

629,623

GROSS PROFIT

Equipment rentals

Rentals

210,246

-

210,246

-

210,246

256,971

Rentals other

-

(14,697

)

(14,697

)

15,771

1,074

1,527

210,246

(14,697

)

195,549

15,771

211,320

258,498

New equipment sales

20,800

-

20,800

-

20,800

21,071

Used equipment sales

28,066

-

28,066

-

28,066

33,200

Parts sales

24,239

-

24,239

-

24,239

25,048

Services revenues

31,820

-

31,820

-

31,820

34,137

Other

247

14,697

14,944

(15,771

)

(827

)

(1,345

)

Total gross profit

$

315,418

$

-

$

315,418

$

-

$

315,418

$

370,609

GROSS MARGIN

Equipment rentals

Rentals

49.0

%

-

49.0

%

-

49.0

%

49.6

%

Rentals other

-

-56.7

%

-56.7

%

77.3

%

2.3

%

2.8

%

49.0

%

-56.7

%

43.0

%

77.3

%

44.4

%

45.1

%

New equipment sales

11.3

%

-

11.3

%

-

11.3

%

11.9

%

Used equipment sales

32.2

%

-

32.2

%

-

32.2

%

34.2

%

Parts sales

27.0

%

-

27.0

%

-

27.0

%

26.7

%

Services revenues

65.9

%

-

65.9

%

-

65.9

%

67.7

%

Other

0.4

%

56.7

%

51.4

%

-77.3

%

-9.5

%

-15.2

%

Total gross margin

35.3

%

-

35.3

%

-

35.3

%

37.1

%

(1)

(a) We have recast the prior year period information to conform to the current year presentation of hauling fees and related cost of revenues included within Equipment Rentals rather than included within Other Revenues as previously reported.

(b) Upon our adoption of the new lease accounting guidance (ASC 842), certain ancillary fees associated with our equipment rental activities, such as damage waiver income, environmental fees and fuel and other recovery fees, are properly included within our Rental Revenue segment rather than Other Revenues as previously reported. Because we elected to not recast prior periods upon ASC 842 adoption, the table above recasts these amounts on an “As Adjusted” basis to conform to the current year presentation.

(2)

Pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X, our equipment rental revenues are aggregated and presented in our unaudited consolidated statements of income in this press release as a single line item, “Equipment Rentals”. The above table disaggregates our equipment rental revenues for discussion and analysis purposes only.

Leslie S. Magee

Chief Financial Officer

225-298-5261

[email protected]

Kevin S. Inda

Vice President of Investor Relations

225-298-5318

[email protected]

Source: H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

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