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Helios Technologies Reports First Quarter 2020 Results

May 4, 2020 4:15 PM

SARASOTA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Helios Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HLIO) (“Helios” or the “Company”), a global industrial technology leader that develops and manufactures solutions for both the hydraulics and electronics markets, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 28, 2020.

Tricia Fulton, the Company’s Interim President and Chief Executive Officer as well as Chief Financial Officer, commented, “Our solid first quarter performance exceeded our expectations, despite a softer demand environment compared with a year ago. Most of the quarter was business as usual for us, with the COVID-19 pandemic conditions resulting in about $5 million lower sales in the quarter. As a result of government mandates, our China operations were shut down for six weeks beginning in February through mid-March. Production at our facility in Italy was shut down for four weeks in March and April, although customer shipping activities continued. After three additional weeks of being open only for certain government approved activities, the Italian facility opened for full production today, as the government mandate was lifted. However, current economic conditions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the recording of a $31.9 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge relating to our Faster business unit in the quarter. All of our other significant operations were deemed essential and are running near full capacity. We implemented substantial procedures to limit the spread of COVID-19 and keep our employees safe and healthy while responding to the needs of our customers.”

She continued, “Customer demand was steady for most of the quarter, with certain industries and regions experiencing more variation than others. Despite lower sales, both of our segments reported gross margin expansion compared with the prior year, evidencing our ability to manage costs and continue productivity improvements. Additionally, we reduced our net debt by over $11 million during the quarter, expanding our already strong liquidity position and maintaining our 2.1x net debt-to-adjusted EBITDA ratio.”

First Quarter 2020 Consolidated Results

($ in millions, except per share data) Q1 2020 Q1 2019 Change % Change
Net sales

$

129.5

$

146.9

$

(17.4

)

(12

%)

Gross profit

$

51.9

$

56.5

$

(4.6

)

(8

%)

Gross margin

40.1

%

38.5

%

Operating (loss) income

$

(10.0

)

$

25.8

$

(35.8

)

NM

Operating margin

-7.7

%

17.6

%

Non-GAAP adjusted operating margin

20.4

%

20.6

%

Net (loss) income

$

(17.2

)

$

16.4

$

(33.6

)

NM

Diluted EPS

$

(0.54

)

$

0.51

$

(1.05

)

NM

Non-GAAP cash net income

$

18.1

$

20.3

$

(2.2

)

(11

%)

Non-GAAP cash EPS

$

0.56

$

0.63

$

(0.07

)

(11

%)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

30.4

$

34.7

$

(4.3

)

(12

%)

Adjusted EBITDA margin

23.5

%

23.7

%

See the attached tables for additional important disclosures regarding Helios’s use of non-GAAP adjusted operating income, non-GAAP adjusted operating margin, non-GAAP cash net income, non-GAAP cash EPS, adjusted EBITDA (earnings before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and certain non-recurring charges) and adjusted EBITDA margin (adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of sales) as well as reconciliations of GAAP operating income to non-GAAP adjusted operating income and GAAP net income to non-GAAP cash net income and adjusted EBITDA. Helios believes that, when used in conjunction with measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, the non-GAAP measures described above help improve the understanding of its operating performance.

Sales

Profits and margins

Non-operating items

Net loss, EPS, non-GAAP cash EPS and adjusted EBITDA

Hydraulics Segment Review
(Refer to sales by geographic region and segment data in accompanying tables)

First quarter segment sales of $103.8 million decreased $12.7 million, or 11%, compared with the prior-year quarter, impacted by softer end market demand including approximately $5 million attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decrease also included $2.0 million from unfavorable changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Sales declined in the Americas region by 10%. The Europe, Middle East, Africa (“EMEA”) region declined 18% and Asia/Pacific (“APAC”) region sales grew 3%, both excluding the $2.0 million effect of unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate changes.

First quarter 2020 gross margin of 38.2% expanded 160 basis points compared with the prior year’s 36.6% due to effective cost management efforts and production efficiencies gained from last year’s cartridge valve technology manufacturing consolidation project. This margin improvement was partially offset by government-mandated closure of the Company’s production facility in Italy due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

SEA expenses in the 2020 first quarter decreased $0.6 million compared with the prior-year period, benefiting from cost management efforts.

Operating income in the 2020 first quarter was $21.5 million. Despite lower operating income due to lower sales, operating margin increased by 30 basis points to 20.7%, compared with 20.4% last year.

Electronics Segment Review
(Refer to sales by geographic region and segment data in accompanying tables)

Segment sales were $25.7 million for the 2020 first quarter, a $4.7 million, or 16%, decrease compared with the first quarter of last year. The decline was primarily due to softer demand in the recreational and oil and gas end markets, with the COVID-19 pandemic having a minimal impact. Foreign currency translation had a $0.1 million unfavorable impact on segment sales in the quarter.

First quarter 2020 gross margin was 47.5%, up 180 basis points from 45.7% last year. Gross margin benefited from cost management efforts as well as a non-recurring benefit from the release of contractual obligations to customers.

SEA costs in the quarter were comparable with last year.

Operating income was $4.8 million in the first quarter of 2020, compared with $6.5 million in 2019, with the 2020 operating margin declining to 18.7%, from 21.4% last year.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Review
Total debt was $294.4 million at March 28, 2020, down from $300.4 million at December 28, 2019. Cash and cash equivalents at March 28, 2020 were $27.3 million, compared with $22.1 million at December 28, 2019. The net debt decreased by $11.1 million in the 2020 first quarter and the net debt-to-adjusted EBITDA ratio remained constant at 2.1x at March 28, 2020, compared with December 28, 2019. The Company has $195.1 million of availability on its revolving line of credit, which also allows for an accordion of up to an additional $200 million, subject to certain pro forma compliance requirements.

Ms. Fulton noted, “We have completed multiple planning scenarios for 2020 at varying demand levels. We believe that our liquidity is sufficient to cover our operating cash needs over at least the next twelve months and we expect to remain cash flow positive for the year under all scenarios. Further, these analyses indicate that we maintain compliance with the covenants under our credit facility.”

Cash provided by operations was $15.1 million and $19.8 million in the first quarters of 2020 and 2019, respectively, with the decrease due to lower net income and variations in working capital timing.

Capital expenditures were $2.9 million and $8.8 million for the first quarters of 2020 and 2019, respectively, with the decrease due to a conscious reduction in light of weakening end market demand and the COVID-19 situation. Given the current environment, capital expenditures in 2020 are now expected to be lower than the guidance previously provided, focused on higher priority and critical projects.

2020 Outlook
Ms. Fulton noted, “Given the significant uncertainty surrounding the eventual magnitude and duration of the impact of COVID-19 on the economy globally, we withdrew our 2020 guidance when we announced our business update on March 24th. The economic impact of the pandemic has negatively affected our sales and orders for April. We expect second quarter headwinds, but anticipate that the largest impact was in the month of April due to shutdowns of many of our global OEM customers. A portion of our backlog has been postponed from April to later in the second quarter and a smaller number of orders have been cancelled. In other cases, we do not have updated order schedules from OEMs due to their extended shutdowns. With ongoing significant uncertainty, we do not have sufficient visibility to reinstate guidance for 2020.”

She added, “To be prepared, we have undertaken scenario analyses at varying potential demand levels. The Company has already instituted certain cost containment steps in an effort to mitigate the effects of the downturn. These actions include a temporary 20% salary reduction for all officers of the Company, layoffs and temporary salary reductions at Enovation Controls, a hiring freeze, reduction in the use of contingent labor and the elimination and postponement of capital expenditures. Additionally, our Board of Directors has agreed to reduce director compensation by 20% for the remainder of the year. To further protect the health and liquidity of our business, additional actions included in our scenario planning consist of:

The extent of such actions will be determined by the magnitude and duration of the economic downturn. Regardless, we are confident that we will successfully manage through the challenges we face, leveraging the strengths of the Helios organization, from our well-respected brands, to our dedicated global employees, and our ample liquidity, emerging as an even stronger organization as we pursue our Vision 2025 goals.”

Webcast
The Company will host a conference call and webcast tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to review its financial and operating results and discuss its corporate strategies and outlook. A question-and-answer session will follow.

The conference call can be accessed by calling (201) 689-8573. The audio webcast can be monitored at www.heliostechnologies.com. Participants will have the ability to ask questions on either the teleconference call or the webcast.

A telephonic replay will be available from 12:00 p.m. ET on the day of the call through Tuesday, May 12, 2020. To listen to the archived call, dial (412) 317-6671 and enter conference ID number 13700719. The webcast replay will be available in the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.heliostechnologies.com, where a transcript will also be posted once available.

About Helios Technologies
Helios Technologies is a global industrial technology leader that develops and manufactures hydraulic and electronic control solutions for diverse markets. The Company operates in two business segments, Hydraulics and Electronics. The Hydraulics segment markets and sells products globally under the brands of Sun Hydraulics in relation to cartridge valve technology, Custom Fluidpower with regard to hydraulic system design and Faster in connection with quick release coupling solutions. Global Electronics brands include Enovation Controls and Murphy for fully-tailored solutions with a broad range of rugged and reliable instruments such as displays, controls and instrumentation products. Helios Technologies and information about its associated companies is available online at www.heliostechnologies.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This news release contains “forward‐looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward‐looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. They include statements regarding current expectations, estimates, forecasts, projections, our beliefs, and assumptions made by Helios Technologies, Inc. (“Helios” or the “Company”), its directors or its officers about the Company and the industry in which it operates, and assumptions made by management, and include among other items, (i) the Company’s strategies regarding growth, including its intention to develop new products and make acquisitions; (ii) the Company’s financing plans; (iii) trends affecting the Company’s financial condition or results of operations; (iv) the Company’s ability to continue to control costs and to meet its liquidity and other financing needs; (v) the declaration and payment of dividends; and (vi) the Company’s ability to respond to changes in customer demand domestically and internationally, including as a result of standardization. In addition, we may make other written or oral statements, which constitute forward-looking statements, from time to time. Words such as “may,” “expects,” “projects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Similarly, statements that describe our future plans, objectives or goals also are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guaranteeing future performance and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward‐looking statements include, but are not limited to, (i) conditions in the capital markets, including the interest rate environment and the availability of capital; (ii) changes in the competitive marketplace that could affect the Company’s revenue and/or cost bases, such as increased competition, lack of qualified engineering, marketing, management or other personnel, and increased labor and raw materials costs; and (iii) new product introductions, product sales mix and the geographic mix of sales nationally and internationally. Further information relating to factors that could cause actual results to differ from those anticipated is included but not limited to information under the heading Item 1. “Business” and Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2019.

This news release will discuss some historical non-GAAP financial measures, which the Company believes are useful in evaluating its performance. The determination of the amounts that are excluded from these non-GAAP measures is a matter of management judgment and depends upon, among other factors, the nature of the underlying expense or income recognized in a given period. You should not consider the inclusion of this additional information in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Financial Tables Follow.

HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

March 28,
2020

March 30,
2019

% Change

Net sales

$

129,483

$

146,851

(12

)%

Cost of sales

77,633

90,342

(14

)%

Gross profit

51,850

56,509

(8

)%

Gross margin

40.1

%

38.5

%

Selling, engineering and administrative expenses

25,664

26,156

(2

)%

Amortization of intangible assets

4,348

4,521

(4

)%

Goodwill impairment

31,871

-

NM

Operating (loss) income

(10,033

)

25,832

NM

Operating margin

-7.7

%

17.6

%

Interest expense, net

2,951

4,385

(33

)%

Foreign currency transaction loss (gain), net

125

(439

)

NM

Miscellaneous (income) expense, net

(94

)

108

NM

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

-

719

NM

(Loss) income before income taxes

(13,015

)

21,059

NM

Income tax provision

4,208

4,655

(10

)%

Net (loss) income

$

(17,223

)

$

16,404

NM

Basic and diluted net (loss) income per common share

$

(0.54

)

$

0.51

NM

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding

32,062

31,978

Dividends declared per share

$

0.09

$

0.09

NM = Not meaningful

HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)

March 28,
2020

December 29,
2018

(Unaudited)

Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents

$

27,257

$

22,123

Restricted cash

37

39

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
of $1,187 and $1,131

71,638

66,677

Inventories, net

86,727

85,195

Income taxes receivable

1,757

3,196

Other current assets

17,570

15,359

Total current assets

204,986

192,589

Property, plant and equipment, net

141,912

145,854

Deferred income taxes

9,668

5,803

Goodwill

343,815

377,569

Other intangible assets, net

288,989

294,651

Other assets

4,479

5,285

Total assets

$

993,849

$

1,021,751

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable

$

33,145

$

29,730

Accrued compensation and benefits

13,376

16,898

Other accrued expenses and current liabilities

12,834

13,549

Current portion of contingent consideration

828

828

Current portion of long-term non-revolving debt, net

7,369

7,623

Dividends payable

2,887

2,884

Income taxes payable

7,954

4,941

Total current liabilities

78,393

76,453

Revolving line of credit

204,865

208,708

Long-term non-revolving debt, net

82,197

84,062

Deferred income taxes

48,680

49,290

Other noncurrent liabilities

28,079

25,602

Total liabilities

442,214

444,115

Commitments and contingencies

-

-

Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001, 2,000 shares authorized,
no shares issued or outstanding

-

-

Common stock, par value $0.001, 100,000 shares authorized,
32,075 and 32,047 shares issued and outstanding

32

32

Capital in excess of par value

366,521

365,310

Retained earnings

247,548

267,658

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(62,466

)

(55,364

)

Total shareholders’ equity

551,635

577,636

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

993,849

$

1,021,751

HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

March 28,
2020

March 30,
2019

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income

$

(17,223

)

$

16,404

Adjustments to reconcile net income to
net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization

8,376

8,571

Loss on disposal of assets

24

71

Goodwill impairment

31,871

-

Stock-based compensation expense

1,533

1,368

Amortization of debt issuance costs

179

179

Benefit for deferred income taxes

(1,186

)

(322

)

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

-

719

Forward contract (gains) losses, net

(440

)

24

Other, net

136

549

(Increase) decrease in operating assets:
Accounts receivable

(6,838

)

(8,848

)

Inventories

(2,818

)

(3,729

)

Income taxes receivable

1,415

-

Other current assets

(2,740

)

(2,455

)

Other assets

1,213

1,088

Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:
Accounts payable

3,867

662

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

(4,652

)

3,496

Income taxes payable

3,051

2,710

Other noncurrent liabilities

(701

)

(659

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

15,067

19,828

Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures

(2,937

)

(8,792

)

Proceeds from dispositions of equipment

3

64

Cash settlement of forward contracts

1,634

-

Net cash used in investing activities

(1,300

)

(8,728

)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on revolving credit facility

2,000

35,282

Repayment of borrowings on revolving credit facility

(5,500

)

(48,000

)

Repayment of borrowings on long-term non-revolving debt

(2,100

)

(1,623

)

Proceeds from stock issued

355

408

Dividends to shareholders

(2,885

)

(2,878

)

Other financing activities

(815

)

(881

)

Net cash used in financing activities

(8,945

)

(17,692

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

310

(167

)

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

5,132

(6,759

)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

22,162

23,515

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$

27,294

$

16,756

HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES
SEGMENT DATA
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

March 28,
2020

March 30,
2019

Sales:
Hydraulics

$

103,818

$

116,463

Electronics

25,665

30,388

Consolidated

$

129,483

$

146,851

Gross profit and margin:
Hydraulics

$

39,674

$

42,634

38.2

%

36.6

%

Electronics

12,176

13,875

47.5

%

45.7

%

Corporate and other

-

-

Consolidated

$

51,850

$

56,509

40.1

%

38.5

%

Operating (loss) income and margin:
Hydraulics

$

21,482

$

23,762

20.7

%

20.4

%

Electronics

4,778

6,512

18.7

%

21.4

%

Corporate and other

(36,293

)

(4,442

)

Consolidated

$

(10,033

)

$

25,832

-7.7

%

17.6

%

HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(Unaudited)

2020 Sales by Geographic Region and Segment
($ in millions)

Q1

%
of Total

Americas:
Hydraulics

$

37.3

Electronics

21.6

Consol. Americas

58.9

45

%

EMEA:
Hydraulics

33.5

Electronics

2.5

Consol. EMEA

36.0

28

%

APAC:
Hydraulics

33.0

Electronics

1.6

Consol. APAC

34.6

27

%

Total

$

129.5

2019 Sales by Geographic Region and Segment
($ in millions)

Q1

%
of Total

Q2

%
of Total

Q3

%
of Total

Q4

%
of Total

2018

%
of Total

Americas:
Hydraulics

$

41.6

$

41.2

$

43.3

$

36.2

$ 162.3

Electronics

26.1

26.6

24.0

19.5

$ 96.3

Consol. Americas

67.7

46

%

67.8

47

%

67.3

49

%

55.7

44

%

258.6

47.0

%

EMEA:
Hydraulics

41.8

36.8

31.9

31.1

141.6

Electronics

2.5

1.8

2.1

2.0

8.4

Consol. EMEA

44.3

30

%

38.6

27

%

34.0

25

%

33.1

26

%

150.0

27.0

%

APAC:
Hydraulics

33.1

35.7

34.9

35.2

138.9

Electronics

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.9

7.2

Consol. APAC

34.9

24

%

37.4

26

%

36.7

26

%

37.1

30

%

146.1

26.0

%

Total

$

146.9

$

143.8

$

138.0

$

125.9

$ 554.7

HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES
Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Income RECONCILIATION
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

March 28,
2020

March 30,
2019

GAAP operating (loss) income

$

(10,033

)

$

25,832

Acquisition-related amortization of intangible assets

4,348

4,460

Acquisition and financing-related expenses

74

11

CEO transition costs

165

-

Goodwill impairment

31,871

-

Non-GAAP adjusted operating income

$

26,425

$

30,303

GAAP operating margin

-7.7

%

17.6

%

Non-GAAP Adjusted operating margin

20.4

%

20.6

%

Non-GAAP Cash Net Income RECONCILIATION
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

March 28,
2020

March 30,
2019

Net (loss) income

$

(17,223

)

$

16,404

Amortization of intangible assets

4,348

4,460

Acquisition and financing-related expenses

74

11

CEO transition costs

165

-

Goodwill impairment

31,871

-

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

-

719

Tax effect of above

(1,147

)

(1,298

)

Non-GAAP cash net income

$

18,088

$

20,296

Non-GAAP cash net income per diluted share

$

0.56

$

0.63

Adjusted EBITDA RECONCILIATION
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

March 28,
2020

March 30,
2019

Net (loss) income

$

(17,223

)

$

16,404

Interest expense, net

2,951

4,385

Income tax provision

4,208

4,655

Depreciation and amortization

8,376

8,571

EBITDA

(1,688

)

34,015

Acquisition and financing-related expenses

74

11

CEO transition costs

165

-

Goodwill impairment

31,871

-

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

-

719

Adjusted EBITDA

$

30,422

$

34,745

Adjusted EBITDA margin

23.5

%

23.7

%

Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

Adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, net debt-to-EBITDA, cash net income and cash net income per diluted share are not measures determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, commonly known as GAAP. Nevertheless, Helios believes that providing non-GAAP information such as adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, net debt-to-EBITDA, cash net income and cash net income per diluted share are important for investors and other readers of Helios’s financial statements, as they are used as analytical indicators by Helios’s management to better understand operating performance. Because adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, net debt-to-EBITDA, cash net income and cash net income per diluted share are non-GAAP measures and are thus susceptible to varying calculations, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, net debt-to-EBITDA, cash net income and cash net income per diluted share, as presented, may not be directly comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Karen L. Howard / Deborah K. Pawlowski

Kei Advisors LLC

(716) 843-3942 / (716) 843-3908

[email protected] / [email protected]

Source: Helios Technologies, Inc.

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