Commercial Vehicle Group Announces Third Quarter 2018 Results

NEW ALBANY, Ohio, Nov. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: CVGI) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018.


                                                                Third Quarter


             ($ in millions except EPS)         2018                  2017




            
              Revenues              $225.0                $198.3


                        Operating Income       $16.5                 $10.7


                        Net Income             $12.6                  $4.8


                        Basic EPS              $0.42                 $0.16


                        Diluted EPS            $0.41                 $0.16

Patrick Miller, President and CEO, stated, "We've successfully increased production to meet considerably higher market demand which has driven revenues and earnings up significantly. Compared to the same period last year, revenues are up 13 percent and our Global Truck and Bus Segment is up 20 percent. North American heavy-duty truck orders are at a record breaking pace contributing to a historically high order backlog. This backlog is a good indicator that truck production in 2019 should be even higher than 2018, barring unexpected market shocks. We believe this backlog, combined with our growing wire harness business, will result in higher 2019 revenues."

Tim Trenary, Chief Financial Officer, stated, "Operating income of $16.5 million for the third quarter is over fifty percent higher than the same period last year, operating income margin of 7.3 percent is almost 200 bps higher and net income of $12.6 million is more than twice as much as last year. This improvement in net income is a reflection of our improved operating results and an unusually low tax provision, which includes $2.9 million of tax benefit to adjust the provisional tax expense arising from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Free cash flow has improved and investment in working capital is moderating - the Company's cash position at quarter end increased to $58 million. Net leverage is now 1.4 times trailing twelve months EBITDA, half as much as it was a year ago. It was a good quarter notwithstanding supply chain, material and labor cost headwinds."

Consolidated Results

Third Quarter 2018 Results

    --  Third quarter 2018 revenues were $225.0 million compared to $198.3
        million in the prior year period, an increase of 13.5 percent. The
        increase in revenues period-over-period reflects higher heavy-duty truck
        production in North America and continued strength in the global
        construction markets we serve. Foreign currency translation adversely
        impacted third quarter 2018 revenues by $1.0 million, or by 0.5 percent
        when compared to the same period in the prior year.


    --  Operating income for the third quarter 2018 was $16.5 million compared
        to operating income of $10.7 million in the prior year period. The
        increase in operating income period-over-period is primarily
        attributable to the increase in sales volume. Commodity and other
        material inflationary pressures, as well as difficult labor markets,
        adversely affected operating income. However, cost control and cost
        recovery initiatives, including pricing adjustments, reduced the impact
        of these cost pressures on operating income. Third quarter of 2017
        results include costs of approximately $2.0 million arising from a labor
        shortage in our North American wire harness business and $0.4 million in
        charges relating to facility restructuring and other related costs.
    --  Net income was $12.6 million for the third quarter 2018, or $0.41 per
        diluted share, compared to net income of $4.8 million in the prior year
        period, or $0.16 per diluted share. A tax benefit of $2.9 million was
        recorded in the third quarter of 2018 to adjust the $4.0 million
        provisional tax expense on the deemed repatriation of accumulated
        untaxed foreign subsidiary earnings (pursuant to the Tax Cuts and Jobs
        Act of 2017) recorded in the fourth quarter of 2017.

At September 30, 2018, the Company had liquidity of $121 million: $58 million of cash and $63 million of availability from our asset based revolver. There were no borrowings under our asset based revolver at September 30, 2018.

Segment Results

Global Truck and Bus Segment

Third Quarter 2018 Results

    --  Revenues for the Global Truck and Bus Segment in the third quarter 2018
        were $146.4 million compared to $122.0 million for the prior year
        period, an increase of 20.0 percent primarily resulting from higher
        North American heavy-duty truck production. Foreign currency translation
        adversely impacted third quarter 2018 revenue by $0.3 million, or by 0.3
        percent when compared to the same period in the prior year.
    --  Operating income for the third quarter 2018 was $14.9 million compared
        to operating income of $11.4 million in the prior year period. The
        increase in operating income period-over-period is primarily
        attributable to the increase in sales volume and cost control and cost
        recovery initiatives, including pricing adjustments, to reduce the
        impact of commodity and other material inflationary pressures, and
        difficult labor markets. The completion of facility restructuring in
        late 2017 also benefited operating income. Third quarter 2017 results
        include $0.4 million of cost associated with restructuring initiatives.

Global Construction and Agriculture Segment

Third Quarter 2018 Results

    --  Revenues for the Global Construction and Agriculture Segment in the
        third quarter 2018 were $82.8 million compared to $79.6 million in the
        prior year period, an increase of 4.0 percent. Foreign currency
        translation adversely impacted third quarter 2018 revenues by $0.7
        million, or by 0.9 percent when compared to the same period in the prior
        year.
    --  Operating income for the third quarter 2018 was $7.6 million compared to
        operating income of $4.1 million in the prior year period. Operating
        income benefitted from cost control and cost recovery initiatives,
        including pricing adjustments, to reduce the impact of commodity and
        other material inflationary pressures, and difficult labor markets.
        Third quarter of 2017 results include costs of approximately $2.0
        million arising from a labor shortage in our North American wire harness
        business.

2018 End Market Outlook

Management estimates that 2018 North American Class 8 truck production will be in the range of 315,000 to 325,000 units, as compared to 256,000 units in 2017; North American Class 5-7 production is expected to be up slightly year-over-year. We believe that construction equipment production in the markets we serve in Europe, Asia, and North America remains strong.

GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation

A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures referenced in this release is included as Appendix A to this release.

CONFERENCE CALL

A conference call to discuss this press release is scheduled for Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. ET. To participate, dial (844) 743-2497 using conference code 4793599.

This call is being webcast by NASDAQ and can be accessed at Commercial Vehicle Group's Web site at www.cvgrp.com, where it will be archived for one year.

A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available for a period of two weeks following the call. To access the replay, dial (855) 859-2056 using access code 4793599.

About Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (through its subsidiaries) is a leading supplier of a full range of cab related products and systems for the global commercial vehicle market, including the medium- and heavy-duty truck market, the medium- and heavy-construction vehicle markets, the military, bus, agriculture, specialty transportation, mining, industrial equipment and off-road recreational markets. Information about the Company and its products is available on the internet at www.cvgrp.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These statements often include words such as "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "plan", "estimate", "will", "should", "could", "would", "project", "continue", "likely", or similar expressions. In particular, this press release may contain forward-looking statements about Company expectations for future periods with respect to its plans to improve financial results and to enhance shareholder value or the Company, the future of the Company's end markets, Class 8 and Class 5-7 North America build rates, performance of the global construction and agriculture equipment business, expected cost savings, the Company's initiatives to address customer needs, organic growth, the Company's economic growth plans to focus on certain segments and markets and the Company's financial position or other financial information. These statements are based on certain assumptions that the Company has made in light of its experience as well as its perspective on historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate under the circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results because of certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: (i) general economic or business conditions affecting the markets in which the Company serves or intends to serve; (ii) the Company's ability to develop or successfully introduce new products; (iii) risks associated with conducting business in foreign countries and currencies; (iv) increased competition in the medium- and heavy-duty truck, construction, agriculture, aftermarket, military, bus and other markets; (v) the Company's failure to complete or successfully integrate strategic acquisitions; (vi) the impact of changes in governmental regulations on the Company's customers or on the Company's business; (vii) the loss of business from a major customer, a collection of smaller customers or the discontinuation of particular commercial vehicle platforms; (viii) security breaches and other disruptions to our information systems and/or our business; (ix) the Company's ability to obtain future financing due to changes in the capital markets or Company's financial position; (x) the Company's ability to comply with the financial covenants in its debt facilities; (xi) fluctuation in interest rates relating to the Company's debt facilities; (xii) the Company's ability to realize the benefits of its cost reduction and strategic initiatives; (xiii) a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting which could, if not remediated, result in material misstatements in our financial statements; (xiv) volatility and cyclicality in the commercial vehicle market adversely affecting us; (xv) the geographic profile of our taxable income and changes in valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities impacting our effective tax rate; (xvi) changes to domestic manufacturing initiatives; (xvii) implementation of tax or other changes, by the United States or other international jurisdictions, related to products manufactured in one or more jurisdictions where we do business; and (xviii) various other risks as outlined under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. There can be no assurance that statements made in this press release relating to future events will be achieved. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on behalf of the Company are expressly qualified in their entirety by such cautionary statements.


                                                   
          
              COMMERCIAL VEHICLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                                     
          
              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME


                                                               
              
                (Unaudited)


                                                   
          
              (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)




                                                                           Three Months Ended September 30,                              Nine Months Ended September 30,


                                                          2018                                   2017                         2018              2017

                                                                                                                                              ---


     Revenues                                                 $
              225,010                                    $
        198,349                                 $
        674,135  $
        566,893



     Cost of Revenues                                 192,535                                  173,199                             574,655                                497,539




     Gross Profit                                      32,475                                   25,150                              99,480                                 69,354



     Selling, General and Administrative Expenses      15,694                                   14,136                              45,429                                 45,557



     Amortization Expense                                 321                                      332                                 980                                    990



     Operating Income                                  16,460                                   10,682                              53,071                                 22,807



     Interest and Other Expense                         3,659                                    3,482                               9,047                                 14,786



     Income Before Provision for Income Taxes          12,801                                    7,200                              44,024                                  8,021



     Provision for Income Taxes                           218                                    2,437                               8,393                                  2,498




     Net Income                                                $
              12,583                                      $
        4,763                                  $
        35,631    $
        5,523






     Earnings per Common Share:



     Basic                                                       $
              0.42                                       $
        0.16                                    $
        1.18     $
        0.18




     Diluted                                                     $
              0.41                                       $
        0.16                                    $
        1.17     $
        0.18




     Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:



     Basic                                             30,219                                   29,875                              30,219                                 29,874




     Diluted                                           30,638                                   30,487                              30,575                                 30,379


                                                                                          
       
             COMMERCIAL VEHICLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                                                                            
        
               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


                                                                                                   
             
                (Unaudited)


                                                                                               
           
                (Amounts in thousands)




                                                                                                                                                        September 30, 2018             December 31, 2017



                                                                                                     
             
                ASSETS



              Current Assets:



              Cash                                                                                                                                                         $
      57,525                               $
      52,244



              Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $6,039 and $5,242, respectively                                                                           151,196                                  108,595



              Inventories                                                                                                                                          93,195                                   99,015



              Other current assets                                                                                                                                 14,137                                   14,792



              Total current assets                                                                                                                                316,053                                  274,646




              Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $142,376                                                                           63,000                                   64,630
    and $147,553, respectively



              Goodwill                                                                                                                                              7,374                                    8,045



              Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $9,138 and $8,533,                                                                             12,987                                   14,548
    respectively



              Deferred income taxes, net                                                                                                                           11,742                                   20,273



              Other assets                                                                                                                                          3,814                                    2,246




              Total assets                                                                                                                                                $
      414,970                              $
      384,388





                                                                                            
        
               LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY



              Current Liabilities:



              Accounts payable                                                                                                                                             $
      91,582                               $
      86,608



              Accrued liabilities and other                                                                                                                        34,400                                   33,944



              Current portion of long-term debt                                                                                                                     3,217                                    3,191




              Total current liabilities                                                                                                                           129,199                                  123,743




              Long-term debt                                                                                                                                      161,340                                  163,758



              Pension and other post-retirement benefits                                                                                                           14,534                                   15,450



              Other long-term liabilities                                                                                                                           4,582                                    6,695




              Total liabilities                                                                                                                                   309,655                                  309,646




              Stockholders' Equity:



              Preferred stock, $0.01 par value (5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares
    issued and outstanding)



              Common stock, $0.01 par value (60,000,000 shares authorized; 30,219,278                                                                                 304                                      304
    shares issued and outstanding, as of September 2018 and December 2017,
    respectively)



              Treasury stock, at cost: 1,175,795 shares, as of September 2018 and                                                                                 (9,114)                                 (9,114)
    December 2017



              Additional paid-in capital                                                                                                                          242,167                                  239,870



              Retained deficit                                                                                                                                   (79,452)                               (115,083)



              Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                                                                                               (48,590)                                (41,235)




              Total stockholders' equity                                                                                                                          105,315                                   74,742




              Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                                                                                                                  $
      414,970                              $
      384,388


                                                                                                                                                
           
                COMMERCIAL VEHICLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                                                                                                                                     
           
                BUSINESS SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION


                                                                                                                                                               
              
                (Unaudited)


                                                                                                                                                          
              
                (Amounts in thousands)




                                                                                                
            
                Three Months Ended September 30,




                                                             Global Truck & Bus                            Global Construction &                                                Corporate /Other                        
         
             Total
                                                                                                     Agriculture


                                                2018                      2017        2018                          2017                      2018                            2017                      2018                     2017

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ---


              
                Revenues



              External Revenues                     $
       145,540                          $
          121,497                                          $
           79,470                                          $
           76,852                  
     $                
     $                  $
        225,010   $
        198,349



              Intersegment Revenues             821                              552                             3,311                                        2,705                               (4,132)                            (3,257)



              
                Total Revenues           $
       146,361                          $
          122,049                                          $
           82,781                                          $
           79,557                       $
        (4,132)      $
         (3,257)  $
        225,010   $
        198,349



              
                Gross Profit              $
       20,486                           $
          17,180                                          $
           12,159                                           $
           8,316                         $
        (170)        $
         (346)   $
        32,475    $
        25,150



              
                Selling, General &         $
       5,300                            $
          5,534                                           $
           4,554                                           $
           4,160                         $
        5,840         $
         4,442    $
        15,694    $
        14,136
    Administrative Expenses



              
                Operating Income          $
       14,899                           $
          11,350                                           $
           7,571                                           $
           4,121                       $
        (6,010)      $
         (4,789)   $
        16,460    $
        10,682








                                                                                                 
            
                Nine Months Ended September 30,




                                                             Global Truck & Bus                            Global Construction &                                                Corporate /Other                        
         
             Total
                                                                                                     Agriculture


                                                2018                      2017        2018                          2017                      2018                            2017                      2018                     2017

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ---


              
                Revenues



              External Revenues                     $
       421,014                          $
          342,964                                         $
           253,121                                         $
           223,929                  
     $                
     $                  $
        674,135   $
        566,893



              Intersegment Revenues           2,394                            1,084                             9,524                                        7,315                              (11,918)                            (8,399)



              
                Total Revenues           $
       423,408                          $
          344,048                                         $
           262,645                                         $
           231,244                      $
        (11,918)      $
         (8,399)  $
        674,135   $
        566,893



              
                Gross Profit              $
       62,675                           $
          48,288                                          $
           37,736                                          $
           22,099                         $
        (931)      $
         (1,033)   $
        99,480    $
        69,354



              
                Selling, General &        $
       16,522                           $
          16,688                                          $
           12,752                                          $
           12,619                        $
        16,155        $
         16,250    $
        45,429    $
        45,557
    Administrative Expenses



              
                Operating Income          $
       45,278                           $
          30,716                                          $
           24,879                                           $
           9,374                      $
        (17,086)     $
         (17,283)   $
        53,071    $
        22,807


                                
         
                COMMERCIAL VEHICLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                 
              
           Appendix A: Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)


                               
         
                (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)




                                                                             Trailing Twelve Months Ended
                                                                         September 30,


                                                            2018                                             2017



     Net Income                                                    $
              28,404                                $
       5,877



     Interest                                            12,565                                             20,644


      Provision for Income Taxes                          21,246                                              2,086



     Depreciation                                        14,389                                             13,996



     Amortization                                         1,311                                              1,316




     EBITDA                                                        $
              77,915                               $
       43,919





      Debt per Balance Sheet                                       $
              164,557                              $
       167,749


      Plus: Original Issue Discount                        2,583                                              3,203


      Plus: Prepaid Financing                              2,391                                              2,955




     Gross Debt                                                   $
              169,531                              $
       173,907



     Less: Cash                                          57,525                                             50,232




     Net Debt                                                     $
              112,006                              $
       123,675


      Divide by Trailing 12 Months
       EBITDA                                                       $
              77,915                               $
       43,919



     Net Leverage                                          1.4x                                              2.8x

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

This earnings release contains financial measures that are not in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate the Company's performance, and to engage in financial and operational planning.

Management provides these non-GAAP financial measures to investors as supplemental metrics to assist readers in assessing the Company's financial and operating results and in comparing the Company's performance to that of its competitors. However, the non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies.

The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the Company should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP; the financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations to those financial statements set forth above should be carefully evaluated.

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