Martinrea International Inc. Releases First Quarter Results and Announces Dividend
(firmenpresse) - TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 05/05/15 -- Martinrea International Inc. (TSX: MRE), a leader in the production of quality metal parts, assemblies and modules and fluid management systems focused primarily on the automotive sector, announced today the release of its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015 and a quarterly dividend.
HIGHLIGHTS
OVERVIEW
Pat D''Eramo, Martinrea''s President and Chief Executive Officer stated: "We are pleased to report that our first quarter was strong in terms of sales and a record quarter in terms of profits. Our team is very focused on operations and making improvements, and that is translating to the bottom line. We are working hard on doing great work for our customers every day, and that has resulted in some nice incremental business awarded to us in the past several weeks. We have two aluminum based awards to announce. First, as noted on our last investor call, Jaguar Land Rover awarded us a new program for knuckle and control arms across various vehicle platforms approximating $100 million annually when fully launched in 2019. These products will be produced in our facilities in Spain and China, which are already being built, so management teams and facilities are already being put in place. Second, we have been awarded an engine block program from Ford for its 2.0L engine block, to be produced in our facilities in Spain and Germany, approximating $100 million annually when fully launched in 2020. These programs have a slow ramp up to peak volumes, so product sales help to defray the cost of ramping up, and they are across various vehicle platforms with generally longer production lives. Both these awards will see us producing parts for our customers into the late part of the next decade. These awards, together with the awards announced earlier this year, give us a total of approximately $400 million in incremental business awards in the past six months, a sign of customer confidence and our ability to deliver."
Fred Di Tosto, Martinrea''s Chief Financial Officer, stated: "Sales for our first quarter, excluding tooling sales, were $887 million, in line with the previously announced sales guidance. In the first quarter, our net earnings per share, on a basic and diluted basis, was $0.36, above our quarterly guidance, as a result of stronger than expected performance in the month of March and some foreign exchange gains during the quarter. First quarter operating income and EBITDA margins improved nicely year over year and quarter over quarter, despite pre-operating costs at new plants currently preparing for upcoming launches. We continue to expect operating income margins to improve to over 6% by 2017, with steady improvement over the next three years. We were particularly pleased to see strengthening of our operating income margins in North America, as many U.S. Metallic plants showed improvement. Our European results were weaker year over year, as anticipated, given the pre-operating and launch costs in Spain and Slovakia, as these plants ramp up, and anticipated reduction in volumes of some programs in Germany. Our EBITDA for the quarter was $74.9 million, or 8.2% of sales, representing a 12% year-over-year increase, and a quarterly record for us."
Rob Wildeboer, Martinrea''s Executive Chairman, stated: "Our company is as strong today as it has ever been, and we are bullish about our future as we continue to grow our business and our profits over time. We have a terrific group of people at Martinrea, dedicated to fulfilling our vision, and we thank them for their continuing efforts. This company has positive momentum that we believe will continue in the present automotive environment, even if there is a flattening of volumes in the industry. We are working hard to serve our customers well, not just in existing business and new product awards, but we have been assisting in some takeover work situations also, to help our customers keep up with their robust production schedules. For our upcoming quarter, we expect to generate sales for the quarter, excluding tooling sales, in the range of $920-960 million, and generate net earnings per share in the range of 37 to 41 cents per share. Both would be record financial results. We thank our stakeholders for their support, and we believe that support will be rewarded over time as we continue to strengthen our company."
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Results of operations include certain unusual and other items which have been separately disclosed, where appropriate, in order to provide a clear assessment of the underlying Company results. In addition to IFRS measures, management uses non-IFRS measures in the Company''s disclosures that it believes provides the most appropriate basis on which to evaluate the Company''s results.
OVERALL RESULTS
The following table sets out certain highlights of the Company''s performance for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. Refer to the Company''s interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2015 for a detailed account of the Company''s performance for both periods presented in the table below. All amounts in this Press Release are in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated; and all tabular amounts are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except earnings per share and number of shares.
(i)Non-IFRS Measures
The Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). However, the Company considers certain non-IFRS financial measures as useful additional information in measuring the financial performance and financial condition of the Company. These measures, which the Company believes are widely used by investors, securities analysts and other interested parties in evaluating the Company''s performance, do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other publicly traded companies, nor should they be construed as an alternative to financial measures determined in accordance with IFRS. Non-IFRS measures include "Adjusted Net Income", "Adjusted Net Income per Share (on a basic and diluted basis)", "Adjusted Operating Income" and "Adjusted EBITDA". Unusual and other items are explained in the "Adjustments to Net Income" section of the Company''s Management Discussion and Analysis of Operating Results and Financial Position for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2015 ("MD&A").
The following tables provide a reconciliation of IFRS "Net Income Attributable to Equity Holders of the Company" to Non-IFRS "Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Equity Holders of the Company", "Adjusted Operating Income" and "Adjusted EBITDA":
The Company''s consolidated sales for the first quarter of 2015 increased by $53.0 million or 6.1% to $917.5 million as compared to $864.5 million for the first quarter of 2014. The total overall increase in sales was driven by increases in the Company''s North America and Europe operating segments, partially offset by a slight year-over-year decrease in sales in the Rest of the World.
Sales for the first quarter of 2015 in the Company''s North America operating segment increased by $49.5 million or 7.5% to $713.1 million from $663.7 million for the first quarter of 2014. The increase was due to the launch of new programs during or subsequent to the first quarter of 2014, including the new Chrysler 200 and Ford Edge; a $1.6 million increase in tooling sales, which are typically dependent on the timing of tooling construction and final acceptance by the customer; and the impact of foreign exchange on the translation of U.S. denominated production sales, which had a positive impact on overall sales for the first quarter of 2015 of $58.0 million as compared to the first quarter of 2014. These positive factors were offset by lower year-over-year OEM production volumes on certain OEM light-vehicle platforms including the Chrysler Minivan platform, which is scheduled to be down for thirteen weeks in 2015 for re-tooling, the Ford Fusion and other light-vehicle platforms late in their life cycle.
Sales for the first quarter of 2015 in the Company''s Europe operating segment increased by $3.7 million or 2.0% to $187.4 million from $183.7 million for the first quarter of 2014. The increase can be attributed to new incremental aluminum business with Jaguar Land Rover and a $1.3 million increase in tooling sales, which are typically dependent on the timing of tooling construction and final acceptance by the customer; partially offset by the impact of foreign exchange on the translation of Euro denominated production sales, which had a negative impact on overall sales for the first quarter of 2015 of $8.5 million as compared to the first quarter of 2014, and lower overall production volumes in the Company''s Martinrea Honsel German operations.
Sales for the first quarter of 2015 in the Company''s Rest of the World operating segment decreased by $0.2 million or 1.0% to $17.0 million from $17.2 million in the first quarter of 2014. The slight decrease can be attributed to a year-over-year decrease in overall OEM light and medium heavy vehicle production in Brazil, partially offset by a $0.7 million increase in tooling sales and an increase in production sales in the Company''s new fluids systems plant in China, which began operations in 2013 and continues to ramp up its backlog of business.
Overall tooling sales increased by $3.6 million to $30.5 million for the first quarter of 2015 from $26.9 million for the first quarter of 2014.
The gross margin percentage for the first quarter of 2015 of 10.4% increased as a percentage of sales by 0.3% as compared to the gross margin percentage for the first quarter of 2014 of 10.1%. The increase in gross margin as a percentage of sales was generally due to productivity and efficiency improvements at certain operating facilities, in particular in the Company''s U.S. Metallic operations, partially offset by the following:
ADJUSTMENTS TO NET INCOME
(ATTRIBUTABLE TO EQUITY HOLDERS OF THE COMPANY)
Adjusted net income excludes certain unusual and other items, as set out in the following table and described in the notes thereto. Management uses adjusted net income as a measurement of operating performance of the Company and believes that, in conjunction with IFRS measures, it provides useful information about the financial performance and condition of the Company.
(1) External Legal and Forensic Accounting Costs Related to Litigation
The costs added back for adjusted net income purposes for the first quarter of 2014 reflects the legal and forensic accounting costs not covered by insurance (recorded as SG&A expense) incurred by the Company in relation to specific litigation matters out of the ordinary course of business as outlined in the Company''s Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2014.
Net income, before adjustments, for the first quarter of 2015 increased by $13.7 million to $30.4 million from $16.7 million for the first quarter of 2014. Excluding the unusual and other item incurred during the first quarter of 2014 as explained in Table A under "Adjustments to Net Income", net income for the first quarter of 2015 increased to $30.4 million or $0.36 per share, on a basic and diluted basis, from $17.6 million or $0.21 per share, on a basic and diluted basis, for the first quarter of 2014.
Adjusted net income for the first quarter of 2015, as compared to the first quarter of 2014, was positively impacted by the following:
These factors were partially offset by the following:
Additions to property, plant and equipment increased by $10.3 million to $47.3 million in the first quarter of 2015 from $37.0 million in the first quarter of 2014. Additions as a percentage of sales increased year-over-year to 5.2% for the first quarter of 2015 compared to 4.3% for the first quarter of 2014. While capital expenditures are made to refurbish or replace assets consumed in the normal course of business and for productivity improvements, a large portion of the investment in the first quarter of 2015 continued to be for manufacturing equipment and multiple expansions for programs that recently launched or will be launching over the next 24 months.
DIVIDEND
A cash dividend of $0.03 per share has been declared by the Board of Directors payable to shareholders of record on June 30, 2015 on or about July 15, 2015.
ABOUT MARTINREA
Martinrea currently employs over 14,000 skilled and motivated people in 44 operating divisions in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Slovakia, Spain and China.
Martinrea''s vision for the future is to be the best, preferred and most valued automotive parts supplier in the world in the products and services we provide our customers. The Company''s mission is to deliver: outstanding quality products and services to our customers; meaningful opportunity, job satisfaction and job security to our people through competitiveness and prudent growth; superior long term investment returns to our stakeholders; and positive contributions to our communities as good corporate citizens.
CONFERENCE CALL DETAILS
A conference call to discuss the financial results will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. (Toronto time) which can be accessed by dialing 416-340-8410 or toll free 866-225-2055. Please call 10 minutes prior to the start of the conference call.
If you have any teleconferencing questions, please call Andre La Rosa at (416) 749-0314.
There will also be a rebroadcast of the call available by dialing (905) 694-9451 or toll free (800) 408-3053 (conference id - 9207366#). The rebroadcast will be available until May 20, 2015.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Press Release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws including related to the expectations of, improvements in, expansion of and/or guidance as to revenue, gross margin and earnings per share, statements as to the growth of the Company, opening of facilities and pursuit of its strategies, the launching of new programs including expectations as to the financial impact of launches, statements as to the progress and expectations of operational and productivity improvements and efficiencies, statements as to the reduction of costs, the Company''s views on the long term outlook of the automotive industry and economic recovery, the Company''s ability to capitalize on opportunities in the automotive industry, and as well as other forward-looking statements. The words "continue", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "may", "will", "should", "views", "intend", "believe", "plan" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by the Company in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that the Company believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Many factors could cause the Company''s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the following factors, some of which are discussed in detail in the Company''s Annual Information Form and other public filings which can be found at :
These factors should be considered carefully, and readers should not place undue reliance on the Company''s forward-looking statements. The Company has no intention and undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
The common shares of Martinrea trade on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "MRE".
On behalf of the Board:
Robert Wildeboer, Director
Scott Balfour, Director
Contacts:
Martinrea International Inc.
Fred Di Tosto
Chief Financial Officer
3210 Langstaff Road, Vaughan, Ontario L4K 5B2
(289) 982-3001 (FAX)
(416) 749-0314
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