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UFP Industries Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2022 Results

February 21, 2023 4:05 PM

Full year net sales increase 11 percent and earnings per share increase 28 percent

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UFP Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: UFPI) today announced net sales of $1.9 billion, net earnings attributable to controlling interest of $133 million, and earnings per diluted share of $2.10 for the fourth quarter of 2022. The company also announced a record $9.6 billion in net sales for fiscal 2022, an 11 percent increase over 2021, and record 2022 earnings per diluted share of $10.97, a 28 percent increase over the previous year.

“As we celebrate record results for 2022, we also turn toward a cooling housing market and softening economy with determination and conviction,” said Chairman and CEO Matthew J. Missad. “Importantly, our strong balance sheet enables us to remain on offense during periods of economic uncertainty and invest in new product innovation and in markets with significant long-term value potential. Our balanced business model continues to prove its advantage by giving us the flexibility to adjust to market fluctuations and allocate resources where we see the greatest return across our diverse and complementary markets. We see opportunities in challenging times, and, as in the past, we plan to take advantage of them in 2023.

“To recognize the hard work of our teammates in 2022, we provided significant wage increases and will pay our production and hourly employees more than $60 million in bonuses and other extra compensation.”

Fourth Quarter 2022 Highlights (comparisons on a year-over-year basis):

Fiscal 2022 Highlights (comparisons on a year-over-year basis):

Capital Allocation

UFP Industries maintains a strong balance sheet with $281.3 million in net surplus cash (surplus cash less interest-bearing debt and cash overdraft) at year-end 2022, compared to $50.6 million in net debt at year-end 2021, and had more than $1.8 billion of liquidity at year-end 2022. The company’s return-focused approach to capital allocation included:

- Investments of approximately $174 million for capital expenditures during 2022. The company is targeting $200-225 million in 2023, including value-added growth investments as well as significant investments in automation, robotics and technology.

- Repurchases of approximately 1,247,000 shares of common stock for $95.8 million during 2022 (an average price of $76.83 per share). The company is authorized to purchase an additional 2 million shares through February 3, 2024, and will continue to repurchase UFPI shares when the price is advantageous to offset dilution resulting from long-term, share-based incentive compensation programs. In 2022, the company issued 919,000 shares for share-based compensation programs at an average issue price of $82.61 per share.

- Paid dividends of $58.9 million or $0.95 per share in 2022, a 46 percent increase per share over 2021. On February 3, 2023, the Board approved a quarterly dividend payment of $0.25 per share, payable on March 15, 2023, to shareholders of record on March 1, 2023.

The company continues to seek strategic acquisitions that allow it to drive long-term growth and margin improvements, enhance its capabilities, and create incremental value for its customers and shareholders. During the fourth quarter of 2022, UFP Packaging acquired Titan Corrugated and its affiliate, All Boxed Up. For the full year 2022, UFP Industries made four acquisitions, including Cedar Poly, Ultra Aluminum Manufacturing, and a 50 percent stake in Dempsey Wood Products.

By business segment, the company reported the following 2022 results:

UFP Retail Solutions

Fourth Quarter: $690.7 million in net sales, down 2 percent from the fourth quarter of 2021 due to a 9 percent decline in organic unit sales and a 2 percent decline due to the transfer of certain building products to the construction segment, which was offset by a 7 percent increase in selling prices and a 2 percent increase from acquisitions.

Full Year: $3.65 billion in net sales, up 7 percent from 2021 due to a 5 percent increase in unit sales from acquisitions and a 7 percent increase in selling prices, which was offset by a 3 percent decline in organic unit sales and a 2 percent decrease due to the transfer of certain products to the construction segment.

Segment Outlook: After experiencing a significant increase in demand during the pandemic, we continue to expect more normalized demand in our retail solutions segment in 2023. We anticipate lumber prices will normalize and follow more seasonal historical trends in 2023, and the retail segment will experience flat unit sales.

UFP Packaging (formerly UFP Industrial)

Fourth Quarter: $522.2 million in net sales, up 1 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, due to a 1 percent increase in selling prices and flat organic unit sales growth.

Full Year: $2.39 billion in net sales, up 11 percent from the previous year due to a 12 percent increase in selling prices, a 1 percent increase in unit sales from acquisitions, and a 2 percent decrease in organic unit sales.

Segment Outlook: We continue to monitor business activity and the key economic indicators that drive this segment with many of those metrics indicating unit sales will be flat to slightly down in 2023.

UFP Construction

Fourth Quarter: $604.9 million in net sales, down 11 percent over the fourth quarter of 2021, due to a 16 percent decline in organic unit sales, a 3 percent increase in selling prices, and a 2 percent increase from the transfer of certain products from the retail solutions segment.

Full Year: $3.14 billion in net sales, up 17 percent from the previous year due to an 11 percent increase in selling prices, a 4 percent increase in organic unit sales, and a 2 percent increase due to the transfer of certain products from the retail solutions segment.

Segment Outlook: The portion of the construction business which focuses on housing includes site-built residential (14 percent of total company sales in 2022) and factory built (12 percent). There are many estimates on housing starts, with the consensus estimating a 15-20 percent decline in 2023.

CONFERENCE CALL

UFP Industries will conduct a conference call to discuss information included in this news release and related matters at 4:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. The call will be hosted by CEO Matthew J. Missad and CFO Michael Cole, and will be available simultaneously and in its entirety to all interested investors and news media through a webcast at http://www.ufpi.com. A replay of the call will be available through the website.

UFP Industries, Inc.

UFP Industries is a holding company whose operating subsidiaries – UFP Packaging, UFP Construction and UFP Retail Solutions – manufacture, distribute and sell a wide variety of value-added products used in residential and commercial construction, packaging and other industrial applications worldwide. Founded in 1955, the company is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich., with affiliates in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. UFP Industries is ranked #401 on the Fortune 500 and #149 on Industry Week’s list of America’s Largest Manufacturers. For more about UFP Industries, go to www.ufpi.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, that are based on management’s beliefs, assumptions, current expectations, estimates and projections about the markets we serve, the economy and the Company itself. Words like “anticipates,” “believes,” “confident,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “likely,” “plans,” “projects,” “should,” variations of such words, and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. These statements do not guarantee future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict with regard to timing, extent, likelihood and degree of occurrence. The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect facts, circumstances, events, or assumptions that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made. Actual results could differ materially from those included in such forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainty. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements are the following: fluctuations in the price of lumber; adverse or unusual weather conditions; adverse economic conditions in the markets we serve; government regulations, particularly involving environmental and safety regulations; and our ability to make successful business acquisitions. Certain of these risk factors as well as other risk factors and additional information are included in the Company's reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission

Non-GAAP Financial Information

This release includes certain financial information not prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Because not all companies calculate non-GAAP financial information identically (or at all), the presentations herein may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies. Management considers Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, an alternative performance measure which may provide useful information to investors.

Net earnings

Net earnings refers to net earnings attributable to controlling interest unless specifically noted.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE AND TWELVE MONTHS ENDED

DECEMBER 2022/2021

Quarter Period

Year to Date

(In thousands, except per share data)

2022

2021

2022

2021

NET SALES

$

1,913,697

100.0

%

$

2,016,805

100.0

%

$

9,626,739

100.0

%

$

8,636,134

100.0

%

COST OF GOODS SOLD

1,556,227

81.3

1,645,241

81.6

7,837,278

81.4

7,229,167

83.7

GROSS PROFIT

357,470

18.7

371,564

18.4

1,789,461

18.6

1,406,967

16.3

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

183,064

9.6

178,149

8.8

832,079

8.6

682,253

7.9

OTHER (GAINS) LOSSES, NET

5,857

0.3

(1,592)

(0.1)

7,198

0.1

(12,840)

(0.1)

EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS

168,549

8.8

195,007

9.7

950,184

9.9

737,554

8.5

INTEREST AND OTHER

(4,490)

(0.2)

1,938

0.1

15,368

0.2

11,218

0.1

EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

173,039

9.0

193,069

9.6

934,816

9.7

726,336

8.4

INCOME TAXES

41,160

2.2

46,063

2.3

229,852

2.4

173,972

2.0

NET EARNINGS

131,879

6.9

147,006

7.3

704,964

7.3

552,364

6.4

LESS NET LOSS (EARNINGS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTEREST

710

(9,100)

(0.5)

(12,313)

(0.1)

(16,724)

(0.2)

NET EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTEREST

$

132,589

6.9

$

137,906

6.8

$

692,651

7.2

$

535,640

6.2

EARNINGS PER SHARE - BASIC

$

2.12

$

2.21

$

11.05

$

8.61

EARNINGS PER SHARE - DILUTED

$

2.10

$

2.21

$

10.97

$

8.59

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

$

135,057

$

143,210

$

702,466

$

547,068

LESS COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTEREST

(195)

(7,431)

(13,485)

(15,039)

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONTROLLING INTEREST

$

134,862

$

135,779

$

688,981

$

532,029

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS BY SEGMENT (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE AND TWELVE MONTHS ENDED

DECEMBER 2022/2021

Quarter Period

2022

(In thousands)

Retail

Packaging

Construction

All Other

Corporate

Total

NET SALES

$

690,663

$

522,171

$

604,895

$

99,425

$

(3,457)

$

1,913,697

COST OF GOODS SOLD

631,116

391,443

466,541

70,207

(3,080)

1,556,227

GROSS PROFIT

59,547

130,728

138,354

29,218

(377)

357,470

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

33,893

49,871

61,695

17,012

20,593

183,064

OTHER

183

(489)

1,259

4,844

60

5,857

EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS

$

25,471

$

81,346

$

75,400

$

7,362

$

(21,030)

$

168,549

Quarter Period

2021

(In thousands)

Retail

Packaging

Construction

All Other

Corporate

Total

NET SALES

$

703,897

$

514,854

$

677,326

$

118,738

$

1,990

$

2,016,805

COST OF GOODS SOLD

639,827

391,365

523,334

76,846

13,869

1,645,241

GROSS PROFIT

64,070

123,489

153,992

41,892

(11,879)

371,564

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

24,658

49,455

74,148

12,182

17,706

178,149

OTHER

88

(560)

(56)

(533)

(531)

(1,592)

EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS

$

39,324

$

74,594

$

79,900

$

30,243

$

(29,054)

$

195,007

Year to Date

2022

(In thousands)

Retail

Packaging

Construction

All Other

Corporate

Total

NET SALES

$

3,650,639

$

2,394,681

$

3,143,868

$

431,611

$

5,940

$

9,626,739

COST OF GOODS SOLD

3,306,112

1,808,449

2,417,212

300,307

5,198

7,837,278

GROSS PROFIT

344,527

586,232

726,656

131,304

742

1,789,461

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

193,383

250,858

328,125

66,745

(7,032)

832,079

OTHER

817

129

1,097

5,929

(774)

7,198

EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS

$

150,327

$

335,245

$

397,434

$

58,630

$

8,548

$

950,184

Year to Date

2021

(In thousands)

Retail

Packaging

Construction

All Other

Corporate

Total

NET SALES

$

3,418,337

$

2,148,142

$

2,698,434

$

362,473

$

8,748

$

8,636,134

COST OF GOODS SOLD

3,120,634

1,683,466

2,167,405

237,696

19,966

7,229,167

GROSS PROFIT

297,703

464,676

531,029

124,777

(11,218)

1,406,967

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

169,033

200,194

267,292

52,204

(6,470)

682,253

OTHER

(94)

(456)

(493)

(2,237)

(9,560)

(12,840)

EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS

$

128,764

$

264,938

$

264,230

$

74,810

$

4,812

$

737,554

ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION BY SEGMENT (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

DECEMBER 2022/2021

Quarter Period

2022

(In thousands)

Retail

Packaging

Construction

All Other

Corporate

Total

Net earnings

$

19,357

$

62,233

$

57,451

$

8,708

$

(15,870)

$

131,879

Interest and other

106

(572)

(8)

(4,038)

22

(4,490)

Income taxes

6,008

19,685

17,957

2,692

(5,182)

41,160

Expenses associated with share-based compensation arrangements

1,153

1,283

1,185

148

4,408

8,177

Net loss (gain) on disposition and impairment of assets

168

(489)

1,287

342

(375)

933

Impairment of goodwill and other intangibles

4,261

4,261

Depreciation expense

6,085

5,694

5,263

964

7,176

25,182

Amortization of intangibles

1,389

1,152

877

2,504

129

6,051

Adjusted EBITDA

$

34,266

$

88,986

$

84,012

$

15,581

$

(9,692)

$

213,153

Adjusted EBITDA as a Percentage of Net Sales

5.0%

17.0%

13.9%

15.7%

280.4%

11.1%

Quarter Period

2021

(In thousands)

Retail

Packaging

Construction

All Other

Corporate

Total

Net earnings

$

31,418

$

53,967

$

60,273

$

26,346

$

(24,998)

$

147,006

Interest and other

75

1,688

727

(3,765)

3,214

1,939

Income taxes

7,831

18,939

18,901

7,662

(7,270)

46,063

Expenses associated with share-based compensation arrangements

665

614

567

156

778

2,780

Net loss (gain) on disposition and impairment of assets

49

(104)

624

(2,079)

(1,510)

Depreciation expense

4,670

6,794

3,499

717

6,763

22,443

Amortization of intangibles

1,235

2,172

802

311

59

4,579

Adjusted EBITDA

$

45,943

$

84,070

$

85,393

$

31,427

$

(23,533)

$

223,300

Adjusted EBITDA as a Percentage of Net Sales

6.5%

16.3%

12.6%

26.5%

(1182.6)%

11.1%

ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION BY SEGMENT (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED

DECEMBER 2022/2021

Year to Date

2022

(In thousands)

Retail

Packaging

Construction

All Other

Corporate

Total

Net earnings

$

113,245

$

251,187

$

299,721

$

42,844

$

(2,033)

$

704,964

Interest and other

162

2,158

(12)

1,817

11,243

15,368

Income taxes

36,920

81,900

97,725

13,969

(662)

229,852

Expenses associated with share-based compensation arrangements

4,476

5,125

4,882

614

13,059

28,156

Net loss (gain) on disposition and impairment of assets

785

131

1,349

347

(1,327)

1,285

Impairment of goodwill and other intangibles

4,261

4,261

Depreciation expense

19,898

28,191

15,364

2,992

27,618

94,063

Amortization of intangibles

4,131

6,925

3,358

4,571

514

19,499

Adjusted EBITDA

$

179,617

$

375,617

$

422,387

$

71,415

$

48,412

$

1,097,448

Adjusted EBITDA as a Percentage of Net Sales

4.9%

15.7%

13.4%

16.5%

815.0%

11.4%

Year to Date

2021

(In thousands)

Retail

Packaging

Construction

All Other

Corporate

Total

Net earnings

$

98,802

$

197,593

$

200,948

$

61,527

$

(6,506)

$

552,364

Interest and other

72

3,882

(8)

(6,095)

13,367

11,218

Income taxes

29,890

63,463

63,290

19,378

(2,049)

173,972

Expenses associated with share-based compensation arrangements

2,747

2,520

2,452

585

2,920

11,224

Net loss (gain) on disposition and impairment of assets

2

(11,994)

(11,992)

Depreciation expense

16,955

26,219

13,151

2,094

25,765

84,184

Amortization of intangibles

2,780

6,093

3,525

1,336

214

13,948

Adjusted EBITDA

$

151,248

$

299,770

$

283,358

$

78,825

$

21,717

$

834,918

Adjusted EBITDA as a Percentage of Net Sales

4.4%

14.0%

10.5%

21.7%

248.3%

9.7%

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

DECEMBER 2022/2021

(In thousands)

ASSETS

2022

2021

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

2022

2021

CURRENT ASSETS

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Cash and cash equivalents

$

559,397

$

286,662

Cash Overdraft

$

$

17,030

Restricted cash

226

4,561

Accounts payable

206,941

319,125

Investments

36,013

36,495

Accrued liabilities and other

401,952

397,204

Accounts receivable

617,604

737,805

Current portion of debt

2,942

42,683

Inventories

973,227

963,320

Other current assets

75,646

44,633

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

2,262,113

2,073,476

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

611,835

776,042

OTHER ASSETS

232,427

151,351

LONG-TERM DEBT AND FINANCE LEASE OBLIGATIONS

275,154

277,567

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

488,551

431,424

OTHER LIABILITIES

181,381

175,093

TEMPORARY EQUITY

6,880

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

688,982

589,020

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

2,596,823

2,016,569

TOTAL ASSETS

$

3,672,073

$

3,245,271

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

$

3,672,073

$

3,245,271

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED

DECEMBER 2022/2021

(In thousands)

2022

2021

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Net earnings

$

704,964

$

552,364

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities:

Depreciation

94,063

84,184

Amortization of intangibles

19,499

13,948

Expense associated with share-based and grant compensation arrangements

28,156

11,224

Deferred income taxes (credit)

(16,289)

5,653

Unrealized loss (gain) on investment and other

5,768

(4,118)

Equity in loss of investee

2,183

3,902

Net loss (gain) on sale and disposition of assets

1,285

(11,992)

Impairment of goodwill and other intangibles

4,261

Changes in:

Accounts receivable

130,704

(85,439)

Inventories

718

(260,301)

Accounts payable and cash overdraft

(137,907)

78,060

Accrued liabilities and other

(5,838)

124,992

NET CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

831,567

512,477

CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Purchases of property, plant, and equipment

(174,124)

(151,166)

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

3,805

29,973

Acquisitions, net of cash received and purchase of equity method investment

(180,151)

(475,960)

Purchases of investments

(19,875)

(23,797)

Proceeds from sale of investments

12,874

14,882

Other

3,535

(5,119)

NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

(353,936)

(611,187)

CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Borrowings under revolving credit facilities

605,101

892,072

Repayments under revolving credit facilities

(607,549)

(888,695)

Repayments of debt

(38,719)

Contingent consideration payments and other

(2,856)

(3,176)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

2,769

2,116

Dividends paid to shareholders

(58,860)

(40,209)

Distributions to noncontrolling interest

(12,024)

(6,750)

Repurchase of common stock

(95,774)

Other

(2,298)

(364)

NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES

(210,210)

(45,006)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

979

(1,669)

NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

268,400

(145,385)

ALL CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

291,223

436,608

ALL CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

$

559,623

$

291,223

Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash:

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

$

286,662

$

436,507

Restricted cash, beginning of period

4,561

101

All cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

$

291,223

$

436,608

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$

559,397

$

286,662

Restricted cash, end of period

226

4,561

All cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$

559,623

$

291,223

Dick Gauthier

VP of Investor Relations

(616) 365-1555

Source: UFP Industries, Inc.

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