Martinrea International Inc. Releases Second Quarter Results and Announces Dividend
(firmenpresse) - TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 08/02/16 -- Martinrea International Inc. (TSX: MRE), a leader in the development and production of quality metal parts, assemblies and modules, fluid management systems and complex aluminum products focused primarily on the automotive sector, announced today the release of its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016 and a quarterly dividend.
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.
Additional information about the Company, including the Company''s Management Discussion and Analysis of Operating Results and Financial Position for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016 ("MD&A"), the Company''s unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016 (the "unaudited interim consolidated financial statements") and the Company''s Annual Information Form for the financial year ended December 31, 2015, can be found at .
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE QUARTER
OVERVIEW
Pat D''Eramo, Martinrea''s President and Chief Executive Officer, stated: "We continued to make good progress in our operations during our second quarter, and we are pleased to announce record adjusted earnings and improved financial performance. Our operations continue to improve overall, and that is being reflected in our safety numbers, our quality performance and our financial numbers and key ratios. Previously, we announced that we were looking into the future of our Detroit Hot Stamping facility in light of our customer''s decision to cancel a specific light vehicle platform. The majority of the work in that facility is related to this platform. After detailed review and consideration, we decided that the correct decision for our company was to close the facility, which we are in the process of doing, rather than continue to absorb unacceptable losses. The result is a non-cash impairment charge as well as some restructuring charges to take care of our people, good employees committed to our Company. It is never an easy decision to close a facility, but we have to make tough choices from time to time. Meanwhile, we remain committed to the hot stamping process, as part of our lightweighting product portfolio, and we will move the remaining hot stamping production to other facilities. I am pleased to report that we have won some new business totalling approximately $100 million in annual sales, all starting in 2018, as follows: $10 million in fluids systems work for FCA on the Dodge Ram and Jeep Wrangler; $30 million in metal forming work for Daimler on a compact sedan in Mexico; $25 million in incremental metal forming and fluid systems content on GM''s pick-up and SUV platform; $10 million in metal forming work for BMW on its 3 and 4 series platform; and $25 million of fluids systems work for GM on certain engine and transmission programs."
Fred Di Tosto, Martinrea''s Chief Financial Officer, stated: "Sales in our second quarter, excluding tooling sales, were $952 million, slightly below our previously announced sales guidance range, given lower than anticipated sales volume on the Chrysler 200 platform and the Ford Mondeo platform in China. Our adjusted net earnings per share, on a basic and diluted basis, was $0.44, in line with previous guidance, and a record quarter for us. Our adjusted operating income margin improved in the quarter to 5.6%, a healthy improvement quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year, as we move towards our interim target of at least 6% by the end of 2017. We experienced unusual and other items totalling $38.3 million in the quarter given the non-cash impairment charge and restructuring costs associated with the closure of Detroit Hot Stampings, an unfortunate set of circumstances but something that had to be done, and a restructuring charge for the final step of our restructuring activities in Germany, which we believe is now properly right-sized. Our net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio at quarter end was 2.00x, a nice improvement from last year-end and from the end of the previous quarter, as we continue to progress to our target ratio of 1.50x by the end of 2017. Once again, we had another solid quarter from a financial perspective."
Rob Wildeboer, Martinrea''s Executive Chairman, stated: "The last quarter has been an eventful one for our Company and for our industry. While our operational footprint remains in place, we are making adjustments to reflect customer demand. Our closing announcement in Detroit reflects that. At the same time, we are moving our Chinese fluid business into a larger and more modern facility, as we grow our business there. We are in the process of expanding several facilities as we follow our customers, particularly in Mexico, where we are expanding our facilities in Estampados, MJ Mexico and Silao and we are building a new metallic facility in San Luis Potosi. These expansions are in addition to the four plants we added last year in Madrid Spain, Queretaro Mexico, Riverside Missouri and Yuyao China. This will position us well for the future and all these actions will be accretive to our earnings and profitability. At the industry macro level, despite concerns in the markets about the impacts of Brexit, trade policies, geopolitical issues and other matters, the automotive industry remains healthy, especially in North America. We see continued strong volumes going forward, as we have in the first half of the year, although we note that the second half of the year generally has seasonally lower volumes than the first half. Our third quarter sales, excluding tooling sales, will range from $880 million to $920 million, reflecting the usual lower volumes experienced by the industry in the third quarter because of plant shutdowns. We anticipate our adjusted net earnings per share, on a basic and diluted basis, will be in the range of $0.33 to $0.37 per share, which would be a record third quarter for us."
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following tables set out certain highlights of the Company''s performance for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. Refer to the Company''s interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 for a detailed account of the Company''s performance for the periods presented in the tables below.
(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 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 Earnings per Share (on a basic and diluted basis)", "Adjusted Operating Income" and "Adjusted EBITDA".
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 year-over-year changes in significant accounts and financial highlights are discussed in detail in the sections below.
SALES
The Company''s consolidated sales for the second quarter of 2016 increased by $39.8 million or 4.0% to $1,023.8 million as compared to $984.0 million for the second quarter of 2015. Sales increased year-over-year across all operating segments.
Sales for the second quarter of 2016 in the Company''s North America operating segment increased by $35.2 million or 4.4% to $833.9 million from $798.7 million for the second quarter of 2015. The increase was due to the impact of foreign exchange on the translation of U.S. denominated production sales, which had a positive impact on overall sales for the second quarter of 2016 of approximately $33.3 million as compared to the second quarter of 2015; a $29.0 million increase in tooling sales, which are typically dependent on the timing of tooling construction and final acceptance by the customer; and the launch of new programs during or subsequent to the second quarter of 2015, including the Chevrolet Malibu, Cadillac CT6, and higher volumes on the Chrysler mini-van platform. These positive factors were offset by lower year-over-year OEM production volumes on certain light-vehicle platforms including the Chrysler 200 and other platforms late in their product life cycle such as the GM Equinox, and programs that ended production during or subsequent to the second quarter of 2015; and some previously unplanned shutdowns from GM of four assembly plants for two weeks because of an earthquake in Japan disrupting the supply chain. The planned shutdown of Chrysler''s V6 Pentastar engine block program for re-tooling, which commenced during the fourth quarter of 2015, also negatively impacted production sales in North America during the three months ended June 30, 2016 as compared to the comparative period of 2015. The re-tooling was completed near the end of the first quarter of 2016. Volumes on the program ramped up during the second quarter but did not return to historical levels until the end of the quarter.
Sales for the second quarter of 2016 in the Company''s Europe operating segment increased by $1.6 million or 1.0% to $167.6 million from $166.0 million for the second quarter of 2015. The increase can be attributed to increased production sales in the Company''s new operating facilities in Spain and Slovakia, which continue to ramp up and launch their backlogs of new business, an $11.7 million positive foreign exchange impact from the translation of Euro denominated production sales as compared to the second quarter of 2015, and a $5.5 million increase in tooling sales; partially offset by lower overall production volumes in the Company''s Martinrea Honsel German operations including the impact from the sale of the Company''s operating facility in Soest, Germany on August 31, 2015.
Sales for the second quarter of 2016 in the Company''s Rest of the World operating segment increased by $2.9 million or 15.1% to $22.3 million from $19.4 million in the second quarter of 2015. The increase was mainly due to a year-over-year increase in production sales in the Company''s two new operating facilities in China, which continue to ramp up and execute on their backlogs of new business, and a $0.2 million increase in tooling sales; partially offset by a $0.6 million negative foreign exchange impact from the translation of foreign denominated production sales as compared to the second quarter of 2015 and lower year-over-year production sales in the Company''s operating facility in Brazil where OEM light vehicle production volumes continue to trend at low levels. The year-over-year increase in sales in the Company''s operations in China was tempered by an unplanned OEM shutdown of one of its key light vehicle platforms during the quarter. The program was down for seven weeks during the second quarter and came back online in July subsequent to the quarter-end.
Overall tooling sales increased by $34.7 million to $72.2 million for the second quarter of 2016 from $37.5 million for the second quarter of 2015.
The Company''s consolidated sales for the six months ended June 30, 2016 increased by $161.7 million or 8.5% to $2,063.3 million as compared to $1,901.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The total increase in sales was driven by increases in the Company''s North America and Rest of the World operating segments, partially offset by a year-over-year decrease in sales in Europe.
Sales for the six months ended June 30, 2016 in the Company''s North America operating segment increased by $162.1 million or 10.7% to $1,673.9 million from $1,511.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The increase was due to the impact of foreign exchange on the translation of U.S. denominated production sales, which had a positive impact on overall sales for the six months ended June 30, 2016 of approximately $129.2 million as compared to the comparative period of 2015; the launch of new programs during or subsequent to the six months ended June 30, 2015, including the Chevrolet Malibu, Ford Edge, Cadillac CT6, higher volumes on the Chrysler mini-van platform; and a year-over-year increase in tooling sales of $41.9 million. These positive variances were partially offset by lower year-over-year OEM production volumes on certain light-vehicle platforms including the Chrysler 200 and other platforms late in their product life cycle such as the GM Equinox, and programs that ended production during or subsequent to the six months ended June 30, 2015; and some previously unplanned shutdowns from GM of four assembly plants for two weeks because of an earthquake in Japan disrupting the supply chain. The planned shutdown of Chrysler''s V6 Pentastar engine block program for re-tooling, which commenced during the fourth quarter of 2015, also negatively impacted production sales in North America during the six months ended June 30, 2016 as compared to the comparative period of 2015. The re-tooling was completed near the end of the first quarter of 2016. Volumes on the program ramped up during the second quarter but did not return to historical levels until the end of the quarter.
Sales for the six months ended June 30, 2016 in the Company''s Europe operating segment decreased by $21.1 million or 6.0% to $332.2 million from $353.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The decrease can be attributed to an $8.4 million decrease in tooling sales and lower overall production volumes in the Company''s Martinrea Honsel German operations including the impact from the sale of the Company''s operating facility in Soest, Germany on August 31, 2015; partially offset by increased production sales in the Company''s operating facilities in Spain and Slovakia, which continue to ramp up and launch their backlogs of new business, and the impact of foreign exchange on the translation of Euro denominated production sales, which had a positive impact on overall sales for the six months ended June 30, 2016 of approximately $22.9 million as compared to the comparable period of 2015.
Sales for the six months ended June 30, 2016 in the Company''s Rest of the World operating segment increased by $20.7 million or 56.9% to $57.1 million from $36.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The increase can be attributed to an increase in production sales in the Company''s two new operating facilities in China, which continue to ramp up and execute on their backlogs of new business, and a $6.0 million increase in tooling sales; partially offset by the translation of foreign denominated production sales, which had a negative impact on overall sales for the six months ended June 30, 2016 of $0.5 million as compared to the comparative period of 2015, and lower year-over-year production sales in the Company''s operating facility in Brazil where OEM light vehicle production volumes continue to trend at low levels. The year-over-year increase in sales in the Company''s operations in China was tempered by an unplanned OEM shutdown of one of its key light vehicle platforms during the second quarter. The program was down for seven weeks during the second quarter and came back online in July subsequent to the quarter-end.
Overall tooling sales increased by $39.5 million to $107.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $68.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015.
GROSS MARGIN
The gross margin percentage for the second quarter of 2016 of 11.4% increased as a percentage of sales by 0.6% as compared to the gross margin percentage for the second quarter of 2015 of 10.8%. The increase in gross margin as a percentage of sales was generally due to:
These factors were partially offset by the following:
The gross margin percentage for the six months ended June 30, 2016 of 11.1% increased as a percentage of sales by 0.5% as compared to the gross margin percentage for the six months ended June 30, 2015 of 10.6%. The increase in gross margin as a percentage of sales was generally due to:
These factors were partially offset by the following:
SELLING, GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE ("SG&A")
SG&A expense for the second quarter of 2016 increased by $2.1 million to $50.7 million as compared to $48.6 million for the second quarter of 2015. The increase is predominantly due to foreign exchange translation and costs incurred at new and/or expanded facilities, including incremental employment levels to support the business. SG&A expenses are being monitored and managed on a continuous basis in order to optimize costs. SG&A expense as a percentage of sales remained consistent year-over-year at 4.9% for the second quarter of 2016 and the comparative period of 2015.
SG&A expense for the six months ended June 30, 2016 increased by $8.8 million to $102.1 million as compared to $93.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The increase is predominantly due to foreign exchange translation and costs incurred at new and/or expanded facilities, including incremental employment levels to support the business. SG&A expense as a percentage of sales remained consistent year-over-year at 4.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and the comparative period of 2015.
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 tables 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.
TABLE A
TABLE B
(1) Impairment of Assets
During the second quarter of 2016, the Company recorded impairment charges on PP&E, intangible assets and inventories totaling $34,579 (US $26,599) related to an operating facility in Detroit, Michigan included in the North America operating segment. The impairment charges resulted from the cancellation of the main OEM light vehicle platform being serviced by the facility, representing the majority of the business, well before the end of its expected life cycle. This has led to a decision to close the facility. The impairment charges were recorded where the carrying amount of the assets exceeded their estimated recoverable amounts.
(2) Restructuring Costs
As part of the acquisition of Honsel in 2011, a certain level of restructuring was contemplated, in particular, at the Company''s German operating facility in Meschede. Additional restructuring costs in Meschede, Germany in the form of employee related severance of $1,810 (EUR1,238) were incurred during the second quarter of 2016. No further costs related to this restructuring are expected to be incurred.
Other additions to the restructuring accrual during the second quarter of 2016 totaled $1,874 (US$1,441) and represent expected employee related payouts resulting from the closure of the operating facility in Detroit, Michigan as described above.
(3) Tax Impact of Above Items
The tax impact of the adjustments to income of $558 represents solely the corresponding tax effect on the $1,810 in restructuring costs incurred in Meschede, Germany. The $34,579 in impairment charges and $1,874 in restructuring costs related to the closure of the operating facility in Detroit, Michigan, as described above, resulted in tax losses that were not benefitted and, as a result, not recognized as a deferred tax asset. This created a higher unadjusted tax rate for the quarter of 100.2% compared to 24.4% in Q1 2016. In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, the Company considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion of its deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income and the reversal of taxable temporary differences; however, forming a conclusion on the realization of deferred tax assets requires judgment when there are recent tax losses.
NET INCOME
(ATTRIBUTABLE TO EQUITY HOLDERS OF THE COMPANY)
Net Income, before adjustments, for the second quarter of 2016 decreased by $33.5 million to a net loss of ($0.04) million from $33.4 million for the second quarter of 2015 as a result of the impairment charges and restructuring costs incurred during the quarter as explained in Table A under "Adjustments to Net Income". Excluding these impairment charges and restructuring costs, net income for the second quarter of 2016 increased to $37.7 million or $0.44 per share, on a basic and diluted basis, from $33.4 million or $0.39 per share, on a basic and diluted basis, for the second quarter of 2015.
Adjusted Net Income for the second quarter of 2016, as compared to the second quarter of 2015, was positively impacted by the following:
These factors were partially offset by the following:
Three months ended June 30, 2016 actual to guidance comparison:
On May 3, 2016, the Company provided the following guidance for the second quarter of 2016:
For the second quarter of 2016, while Adjusted Net Earnings per Share of $0.44 was within the range of published guidance, production sales of $952 million came in slightly below the published sales guidance range due to lower than expected production volumes on the Chrysler 200 platform and unplanned customer shutdown weeks on one of the Company''s key OEM light vehicle platforms in its China operations not reflected in the production sales guidance range provided for the second quarter.
Net Income, before adjustments, for the six months ended June 30, 2016 decreased by $31.3 million to $32.5 million from $63.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 as a result of the impairment charges and restructuring costs incurred during the second quarter as explained in Table B under "Adjustments to Net Income". Excluding these impairment charges and restructuring costs, net income for the six months ended June 30, 2016 increased to $70.2 million or $0.81 per share, on a basic and diluted basis, from $63.8 million or $0.75 per share, on a basic basis, and $0.74 per share, on a diluted basis, for the six months ended June 30, 2015.
Adjusted Net Income for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015, was positively impacted by the following:
These factors were partially offset by the following:
ADDITIONS TO PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Additions to PP&E increased by $12.8 million to $50.2 million in the second quarter of 2016 from $37.4 million in the second quarter of 2015 due generally to the timing of expenditures and the impact of foreign exchange on the translation of foreign denominated purchases. Additions as a percentage of sales increased year-over-year to 4.9% for the second quarter of 2016 from 3.8% for the second quarter of 2015. 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 second quarter of 2016 continued to be for manufacturing equipment and multiple expansions/new operating facilities for programs that recently launched or will be launching over the next 24 months.
Additions to PP&E increased by $8.3 million year-over-year to $93.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to $84.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 due generally to the timing of expenditures and the impact of foreign exchange on the translation of foreign denominated purchases. Additions as a percentage of sales remained consistent year-over-year at 4.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and the comparative period of 2015. The Company continues to make investments in the business in particular at new greenfield operating facilities as these new plants execute on their backlogs of new business.
DIVIDEND
A cash dividend of $0.03 per share has been declared by the Board of Directors payable to shareholders of record on September 30, 2016 on or about October 17, 2016.
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, August 3, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. (Toronto time) which can be accessed by dialing 416-340-2216 or toll free 866-223-7781. 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 - 9502952#). The rebroadcast will be available until August 17, 2016.
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 statements related to the growth or expectations of, improvements in, expansion of and/or guidance or outlook as to future revenue, sales, gross margin, earnings, earnings per share, adjusted net earnings per share, and net debt:EBITDA ratios for the 2016 and 2017 year and beyond, customer volumes, the growth and strengthening of and the competitiveness of the Company, the opening or closing of facilities and pursuit of its strategies, the launching of new programs and the financial impact of launches, the progress, and expectations, of operational and productivity improvements and efficiencies and the lean manufacturing culture, the reduction of costs and expense, including expectations of future restructuring costs, the opportunity to increase sales and ability to capitalize on opportunities in the automotive industry, the strength of the automotive industry, customer working relationships, the payment of dividends 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 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".
Contingencies (note 16)
See accompanying notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
On behalf of the Board:
"Robert Wildeboer" Director
"Scott Balfour" Director
See accompanying notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
See accompanying notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
See accompanying notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
(i)As at June 30, 2016, $39,046 (December 31, 2015 - $49,013) of purchases of property, plant and equipment remain unpaid.
See accompanying notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
Contacts:
Martinrea International Inc.
Fred Di Tosto
Chief Financial Officer
(416) 749-0314
(289) 982-3001 (FAX)
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