American Woodmark Corporation Announces First Quarter Results

WINCHESTER, Va., Aug. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- American Woodmark Corporation (NASDAQ: AMWD) (the "Company") today announced results for its first fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2018.

Fiscal First Quarter 2019

Net sales for the first fiscal quarter increased 55% to $429.0 million compared with the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. The current first fiscal quarter results include three months of results from the Company's acquisition of RSI Home Products, Inc. ("RSI"), which closed December 29, 2017. Excluding the impact of the RSI acquisition, net sales for the first fiscal quarter increased 8% to $299.0 million compared with the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. Excluding the impact of the RSI acquisition, the Company experienced growth in all channels during the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.

Net income was $24.8 million ($1.41 per diluted share) for the first quarter of the current fiscal year compared with $22.3 million ($1.36 per diluted share) in the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. Net income was positively impacted by the RSI acquisition and additional sales volumes which were partially offset by restructuring charges of $2.4 million, intangible amortization of $12.3 million and raw material inflation. Adjusted EPS per diluted share was $2.04 for the first quarter of the current fiscal year compared with $1.36 in the same quarter of the prior fiscal year.

Adjusted EBITDA was $68.1 million, or 15.9% of net sales compared to $37.4 million, or 13.5% of net sales for the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. The increase is primarily due to sales growth in the quarter and the inclusion of three months of results for RSI.

"We are very pleased with our solid performance for the first quarter of our new fiscal year", said Cary Dunston, Chairman and CEO. "We experienced growth in all channels, over-indexing the market as a whole. Our integration work remains on plan as we have come together as one team with a clear vision for success."

Cash provided by operating activities for the first fiscal quarter was $52.9 million. Free cash flow totaled $41.4 million for the first fiscal quarter. Additionally, the Company paid down $63.0 million of its term loan facility during the first fiscal quarter.

On August 23, 2018, the Company's Board of Directors reinstated the Company's previously suspended stock repurchase program, subject to the approval of certain changes to the Company's existing credit facility currently being negotiated with lenders. The Company previously announced the suspension of its stock repurchase program in December 2017 in connection with its then-proposed acquisition of RSI. Approximately $36 million remains available under the program for repurchases.

About American Woodmark

American Woodmark Corporation manufactures and distributes kitchen, bath and home organization products for the remodeling and new home construction markets. Its products are sold on a national basis directly to home centers, builders and through a network of independent dealers and distributors. At July 31, 2018, the Company operated eighteen manufacturing facilities in the United States and Mexico and seven primary service centers located throughout the United States.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We have presented certain financial measures in this press release which have not been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Definitions of our non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP are provided below following the financial highlights under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Safe harbor statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: All forward-looking statements made by the Company involve material risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on factors that may be beyond the Company's control. Accordingly, the Company's future performance and financial results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, those described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied therein will not be realized.

                                    AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATION


                                   Unaudited Financial Highlights


                                  (in thousands, except share data)


                                          Operating Results


                                                       Three Months Ended

                                                            July 31

                                                 2018                     2017
                                                 ----                     ----


    Net sales                                           $428,962                             $276,827

    Cost of sales & distribution             333,226                              218,469
                                             -------                              -------

                 Gross profit                    95,736                               58,358

    Sales & marketing expense                 22,938                               18,198

    General & administrative
     expense                                  29,830                                9,527

    Restructuring charges                      2,441                                    -
                                               -----                                  ---

                 Operating income                40,527                               30,633

    Interest expense & other
     income                                    7,988                                (739)

    Income tax expense                         7,772                                9,091
                                               -----                                -----

                 Net income                                 $24,767                              $22,281



    Earnings Per Share:

    Weighted average shares
     outstanding -diluted                 17,618,943                           16,355,045


    Net income per diluted share                           $1.41                                $1.36

                                             Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

                                                         (Unaudited)

                                                               July 31               April 30

                                                                   2018                      2018
                                                                   ----                      ----


    Cash & cash equivalents                                                $50,186                   $78,410

    Investments -certificates
     of deposit                                                 7,250                       8,000

    Customer receivables                                      131,398                     136,355

    Inventories                                               113,547                     104,801

    Income taxes receivable                                    17,964                      25,996

    Other current assets                                       10,023                      10,805
                                                               ------                      ------

               Total current assets                             330,368                     364,367

    Property, plant &
     equipment, net                                           216,300                     218,102

    Investments -certificates
     of deposit                                                   500                       1,500

    Trademarks, net                                             8,056                       8,889

    Customer relationship
     intangibles, net                                         247,361                     258,778

    Goodwill                                                  767,914                     767,451

    Other assets                                               26,514                      26,258
                                                               ------

               Total assets                                               $1,597,013                $1,645,345



    Current portion - long-
     term debt                                                              $4,264                    $4,143

    Accounts payable & accrued
     expenses                                                 156,199                     166,312
                                                              -------                     -------

               Total current liabilities                        160,463                     170,455

    Long-term debt                                            747,381                     809,897

    Deferred income taxes                                      69,924                      71,563

    Other liabilities                                           9,338                      11,765
                                                                -----                      ------

               Total liabilities                                987,106                   1,063,680

    Stockholders' equity                                      609,907                     581,665
                                                              -------                     -------

                Total liabilities & stockholders'
                equity                                                    $1,597,013                $1,645,345

                  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

                                    (Unaudited)

                                              Three Months Ended

                                                    July 31

                                       2018                    2017
                                       ----                    ----


     Net
     cash
     provided
     by
     operating
     activities                                $52,937                         $26,570

     Net
     cash
     used
     by
     investing
     activities                    (16,406)                         (21,178)

     Net
     cash
     used
     by
     financing
     activities                    (64,755)                          (6,773)
                                    -------                            ------

     Net
     decrease
     in
     cash
     and
     cash
     equivalents                   (28,224)                          (1,381)

     Cash
     and
     cash
     equivalents,
     beginning
     of
     period                          78,410                           176,978
                                     ------                           -------


     Cash
     and
     cash
     equivalents,
     end
     of
     period                                    $50,186                        $175,597
                                               =======                        ========

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

We have reported our financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In addition, we have discussed our financial results using the non-GAAP measures described below.

Management believes all of these non-GAAP financial measures provide an additional means of analyzing the current period's results against the corresponding prior period's results. However, these non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition, and not as a substitute for, the Company's reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Adjusted EPS per diluted share

We use Adjusted EPS per diluted share in evaluating the performance of our business and profitability. Management believes that this measure provides useful information to investors by offering additional ways of viewing the Company's results by providing an indication of performance and profitability excluding the impact of unusual and/or non-cash items. We define Adjusted EPS per diluted share as diluted earnings per share excluding the per share impact of (1) expenses related to the RSI acquisition, (2) inventory step-up amortization due to the increase in the fair value of inventory acquired through the RSI acquisition, (3) the amortization of intangible assets, and (4) the tax benefit of RSI acquisition expenses and the inventory step-up and intangible amortization. The amortization of intangible assets is driven by the RSI acquisition and will recur in future periods. Management has determined that excluding amortization of intangible assets from our definition of Adjusted EPS per diluted share will better help it evaluate the performance of our business and profitability and we have also received similar feedback from some of our investors regarding the same.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin

We use Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin in evaluating the performance of our business, and we use each in the preparation of our annual operating budgets and as indicators of business performance and profitability. We believe Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin allow us to readily view operating trends, perform analytical comparisons and identify strategies to improve operating performance.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income adjusted to exclude (1) income tax expense, (2) interest (income) expense, net, (3) depreciation and amortization expense, (4) amortization of customer relationship intangibles and trademarks, (5) expenses related to the RSI acquisition and subsequent restructuring charges, (6) inventory step-up amortization, (7) stock-based compensation expense, (8) gain/loss on asset disposal and (9) unrealized gain/loss on foreign exchange forward contracts. We believe Adjusted EBITDA, when presented in conjunction with comparable GAAP measures, is useful for investors because management uses Adjusted EBITDA in evaluating the performance of our business.

We define Adjusted EBITDA margin as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales.

Free cash flow

To better understand trends in our business, we believe that it is helpful to subtract amounts for capital expenditures consisting of cash payments for property, plant and equipment and cash payments for investments in displays from cash flows from continuing operations which is how we define free cash flow. Management believes this measure gives investors an additional perspective on cash flow from operating activities in excess of amounts required for reinvestment. It also provides a measure of our ability to repay our debt obligations.

Net sales excluding RSI sales

To better understand and compare the performance of our core American Woodmark business by our management and our investors, we believe it is helpful to subtract the amount of sales from our recently acquired and now wholly-owned subsidiary, RSI, from our net sales and report this amount with our quarterly earnings announcements. We may discontinue using this non-GAAP financial measure at a later juncture once RSI has become fully integrated into our Company and the quarter to quarter comparisons of our core business are no longer as helpful to compare performance.

A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures and the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP are set forth on the following tables:

                   Reconciliation of Net Sales and Percentage of Net Sales Excluding RSI

                                                  Three Months Ended

                                                        July 31

    (in thousands)                    2018                   2017                Percent
                                                                                Change
    --------------                    ----                  ----              --------


    Net sales
     excluding RSI                            $299,036                                   $276,827    8%

    RSI sales                      129,926                                 -                      -
                                   -------                               ---

    Net Sales                                 $428,962                                   $276,827   55%

                        Reconciliation of Adjusted Non-GAAP Financial Measures to the GAAP Equivalents

                                                                     Three Months Ended

                                                                           July 31

    (in thousands)                                           2018                      2017
    -------------                                            ----                      ----


    Net income (GAAP)                                                 $24,767                            $22,281

    Add back:

          Income tax expense                                7,772                                 9,091

          Interest (income)
           expense, net                                     9,425                                 (517)

          Depreciation and
           amortization
           expense                                         10,768                                 5,536

          Amortization of
           customer
           relationship
           intangibles and
           trademarks                                      12,250                                     -
                                                           ------                                   ---

    EBITDA (Non-GAAP)                                                 $64,982                            $36,391

    Add back:

          Acquisition related
           expenses (1)                                     2,761                                     -

          Unrealized gain on
           foreign exchange
           forward contracts
           (2)                                             (794)                                    -

          Stock compensation
           expense                                            786                                   945

          Loss on asset
           disposal                                           354                                    32

    Adjusted EBITDA
     (Non-GAAP)                                                       $68,089                            $37,368


    Net Sales                                                        $428,962                           $276,827

    Adjusted EBITDA
     margin (Non-GAAP)                                      15.9%                                13.5%

             (1)    Acquisition related expenses are
                     comprised of expenses related
                     to the RSI acquisition and the
                     subsequent restructuring
                     charges that the Company
                     incurred.

             (2)    In the normal course of business
                     the Company is subject to risk
                     from adverse fluctuations in
                     foreign exchange rates. The
                     Company manages these risks
                     through the use of foreign
                     exchange forward contracts.
                     The changes in the fair value
                     of the forward contracts are
                     recorded in other income in the
                     operating results.

                        Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Net Income

                                                Three Months Ended

                                                     July 31

    (in
     thousands,
     except
     share
     data)                                    2018                    2017
    -----------                               ----                    ----


    Net income
     (GAAP)                                           $24,767                          $22,281

    Add back:

          Acquisition
           related
           expenses                          2,761                                   -

           Amortization
           of
           customer
           relationship
           intangibles
           and
           trademarks                       12,250                                   -

          Tax benefit
           of add
           backs                           (3,798)                                  -
                                            ------                                 ---

    Adjusted
     net income
     (Non-
     GAAP)                                            $35,980                          $22,281


    Weighted
     average
     diluted
     shares                             17,618,943                          16,355,045

    Adjusted
     EPS per
     diluted
     share
     (Non-
     GAAP)                                              $2.04                            $1.36


                                       Free Cash Flow

                                              Three Months Ended

                                                   July 31

                                              2018                    2017
                                              ----                    ----


    Cash
     provided
     by
     operating
     activities                                       $52,937                          $26,570

    Less:
     Capital
     expenditures
     (1)                                   11,563                              11,680
                                            ------                              ------

    Free cash
     flow                                             $41,374                          $14,890

            (1)    Capital expenditures consist of
                    cash payments for property, plant
                    and equipment and cash payments
                    for investments in displays.
                    During the first quarter of fiscal
                    2019 and 2018, approximately $4.5
                    million and $3.6 million,
                    respectively, in cash outflows
                    were incurred related to the new
                    company headquarters.

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