CECO Environmental Corp. Reports Second Quarter and Six Months 2019 Results; Strong Bookings and Growing Backlog Support Second Half Ramp Up

DALLAS, Aug. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- CECO Environmental Corp. (Nasdaq: CECE), a leading global air quality and fluid handling company serving the energy, industrial and other niche markets, today reported its financial results for the second quarter and first six months of 2019.

Highlights of the Second Quarter 2019*

    --  Bookings of $103.0 million, compared with $99.1 million, adjusted for
        divestitures
    --  Backlog of $208.8 million, compared with $182.1 million as of December
        31, 2018
    --  Revenue of $81.2 million, compared with $81.1 million
    --  Revenue of $81.2 million, compared with organic revenue of $79.9 million
    --  Gross profit of $26.8 million (33.0% margin), compared with $27.2
        million (33.5% margin)
    --  Operating income of $2.0 million, compared with $2.6 million
    --  Non-GAAP operating income of $4.4 million, compared with $5.2 million
    --  Net income was $5.5 million, compared with net loss of $(0.9) million
    --  Non-GAAP net income of $3.0 million, compared with $1.8 million
    --  Net income per diluted share was $0.15, compared with net loss per
        diluted share of $(0.03)
    --  Non-GAAP net income per diluted share of $0.08, compared with $0.05
    --  Adjusted EBITDA of $6.0 million, compared with $6.9 million


             * All comparisons are versus the
              comparable prior-year period,
              which include results from
              divestitures, unless otherwise
              stated.

CECO's Chief Executive Officer Dennis Sadlowski commented, "CECO continues to execute well in the market as new orders once again exceeded $100 million driving backlog up to near record levels. Unfortunately, several customer driven project delays dampened revenue in the quarter which led to second quarter profitability below expectations. Going forward, our strong backlog, solid margins, and a growing sales pipeline are expected to generate improved results in the second half of 2019."

Mr. Sadlowski added, "We remain committed and on track to deliver our 2021 financial targets. Our investments in sales and innovation have us well positioned to take advantage of the healthy demand across our growing end markets. We are building a reputation as the go to resource in the expanding low carbon economy with solutions that deliver efficiency and sustainability for our customers."

SECOND QUARTER RESULTS

Revenue in the second quarter of 2019 was $81.2 million, up $0.1 from $81.1 million in the prior-year period. Excluding revenue of $1.2 million attributable to the businesses divested in 2018, organic revenues increased 1.6%.

Operating income was $2.0 million for the second quarter of 2019, compared with $2.6 million in the prior-year period. Non-GAAP operating income was $4.4 million for the second quarter of 2019 (5.4% margin), compared with $5.2 million in the prior-year period (6.4% margin).

Net income was $5.5 million for the second quarter of 2019, compared with net loss of $0.9 million in the prior-year period. Net income on a non-GAAP basis was $3.0 million for the second quarter of 2019, compared with $1.8 million in the prior-year period.

Net income per diluted share was $0.15 for the second quarter of 2019, compared with net loss per diluted share of $0.03 in the prior-year period. Non-GAAP net income per diluted share was $0.08 for the second quarter of 2019, compared with $0.05 for the prior-year period.

Cash and cash equivalents were $28.8 million and bank debt was $77.0 million as of June 30, 2019, compared with $43.7 million and $76.1 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2018.

BACKLOG AND BOOKINGS

Total backlog at June 30, 2019 was $208.8 million as compared with $182.1 million on December 31, 2018 and $200.0 million on June 30, 2018. During the second quarter of 2019, the Company removed $6.7 million of orders that were previously disclosed as backlog in prior quarters, due to cancellations by customers. In the second quarter of 2018, $9.0 million of backlog was attributable to the divested businesses. Adjusted for divestitures, backlog increased $17.8 million from second quarter 2018 to second quarter 2019.

Bookings were $103.0 million for the second quarter of 2019, compared with $100.4 million in the prior-year period. Excluding bookings of $1.3 million attributable to the businesses divested in 2018, 2019 organic bookings increased $3.9 million, or 3.9%. Bookings were $200.3 million for the first six months of 2019 compared with $195.4 million for the prior-year period. Excluding the impact of divestitures, bookings increased $10.9 million during the first six months of 2019.

YEAR-TO-DATE RESULTS

Revenue in the first six months of 2019 was $167.2 million, up 7.7% from $155.2 million in the prior-year period. Excluding revenue of $7.7 million attributable to the business divested in 2018, organic revenues increased 13.4%.

Operating income was $6.9 million for the first six months of 2019 (4.1% margin), compared with $14.7 million in the prior-year period (9.5% margin).??Operating income on a non-GAAP basis was $11.5 million for the first six months of 2019 (6.9% margin), compared with $9.2 million in the prior-year period (5.9% margin).

Net income was $7.4 million for the first six months of 2019, compared with $4.9 million in the prior-year period.??Net income on a non-GAAP basis was $7.0 million for the first six months of 2019, compared with $3.5 million in the prior-year period.

Net?income?per?diluted?share?was $0.21?for?the?first six?months of 2019,?compared?with?$0.14?in?the?prior-year?period.?Non-GAAP?net?income?per?diluted?share?was $0.20?for?the?first six months of?2019,?compared?with $0.10?for?the?prior-year?period.

CONFERENCE CALL

A conference call is scheduled for today at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the second quarter 2019 financial results. The conference call may also be accessed by dialing (888) 346-4547 (Toll-Free) within the U.S., (855) 669-9657 (Toll-Free) within Canada or Toll/International (412) 317-5251.

The live webcast and slides can also be accessed at https://investors.cecoenviro.com/events-webcasts-and-presentations

A replay of the conference call will be available on the Company's website for 7 days. The replay may be accessed by dialing toll free (877) 344-7529 within North America or Toll/International (412) 317-0088 and entering passcode 10132357.

ABOUT CECO ENVIRONMENTAL

CECO Environmental is a global leader in air quality and fluid handling serving the energy, industrial and other niche markets. Providing innovative technology and application expertise, CECO helps companies grow their business with safe, clean and more efficient solutions that help protect our shared environment. In regions around the world, CECO works to improve air quality, optimize the energy value chain and provide custom engineered solutions for applications including oil and gas, power generation, water and wastewater, battery production, poly silicon fabrication, chemical and petrochemical processing along with a range of others. CECO is listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "CECE". For more information, please visit www.cecoenviro.com.

Contact:

Matthew Eckl, Chief Financial Officer
(888) 990-6670
investor.relations@onececo.com


                                                                 
              
          CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                                                   
              
          CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS




                                                                      (unaudited)                                            DECEMBER 31, 2018

                   (dollars in thousands, except per share data)     JUNE 30, 2019



               
              
                ASSETS



     Current assets:



     Cash and cash equivalents                                                         $
              28,828                                          $
        43,676



     Restricted cash                                                                                1,127                                                   762



     Accounts receivable, net                                                                      60,037                                                53,225


      Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings
       on uncompleted contracts                                                                     32,205                                                29,694



     Inventories, net                                                                              22,376                                                20,817


      Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                     12,754                                                10,117



     Prepaid income taxes                                                                           2,005                                                 1,388



     Assets held for sale                                                                           1,182                                                 1,186




     Total current assets                                                                         160,514                                               160,865



     Property, plant and equipment, net                                                            11,858                                                22,200


      Right-of-use assets from operating leases                                                     13,056



     Goodwill                                                                                     152,199                                               152,156



     Intangible assets - finite life, net                                                          35,527                                                35,959



     Intangible assets - indefinite life                                                           14,342                                                18,258



     Deferred charges and other assets                                                              4,230                                                 3,144




     Total assets                                                                     $
              391,726                                         $
        392,582



                        LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY



     Current liabilities:



     Current portion of debt                                                            $
              2,500                                     
     $



     Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                                         75,084                                                80,229


      Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings
       on uncompleted contracts                                                                     22,015                                                20,144



     Note payable                                                                                                                                        1,700



     Income taxes payable                                                                                                                                1,813




     Total current liabilities                                                                     99,599                                               103,886



     Other liabilities                                                                             19,343                                                26,925



     Debt, less current portion                                                                    72,539                                                74,456



     Deferred income tax liability, net                                                             6,976                                                 8,755



     Operating lease liabilities                                                                   10,700




     Total liabilities                                                                            209,157                                               214,022




     Commitments and contingencies



     Shareholders' equity:


      Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 10,000 shares
       authorized, none issued


      Common stock, $.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares
       authorized, 35,180,060 and 
              34,953,825
       shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019
       and December 31, 
              2018, respectively                                                  352                                                   349



     Capital in excess of par value                                                               252,916                                               251,409



     Accumulated loss                                                                            (56,668)                                             (59,427)



     Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                                        (13,675)                                             (13,415)



                                                                                                   182,925                                               178,916


      Less treasury stock, at cost, 137,920 shares at
       March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018                                                          (356)                                                (356)




     Total shareholders' equity                                                                   182,569                                               178,560



      Total liabilities and shareholders' equity                                       $
              391,726                                         $
        392,582


                                                          
              
                CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                                       
              
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                                                         
              
                (unaudited)




                                                 THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,                                                    SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,



      (dollars in thousands, except
       per share data)              2019                                     2018                                           2019                                      2018




     Net sales                          $
           81,179                                         $
              81,089                                       $
          167,190  $
          155,229



     Cost of sales                               54,333                                                     53,937                                               111,911          102,143




     Gross profit                                26,846                                                     27,152                                                55,279           53,086


      Selling and administrative
       expenses                                   22,426                                                     21,967                                                43,740           43,931


      Amortization and earnout
       expenses                                    2,153                                                      2,493                                                 4,313            5,397


      Loss (gain) on divestitures,
       net of selling costs                                                                                     73                                                    70         (11,104)


      Restructuring expenses                         249                                                         38                                                   249              150



      Income from operations                       2,018                                                      2,581                                                 6,907           14,712


      Other income (expense), net                    808                                                      (373)                                                  168            (711)



     Interest expense                           (1,460)                                                   (1,793)                                              (3,004)         (3,713)



      Income before income taxes                   1,366                                                        415                                                 4,071           10,288


      Income tax (benefit) expense               (4,149)                                                     1,316                                               (3,308)           5,426




     Net income (loss)                   $
           5,515                                          $
              (901)                                        $
          7,379    $
          4,862



      Earnings (loss) per share:



     Basic                                $
           0.16                                         $
              (0.03)                                         $
          0.21     $
          0.14




     Diluted                              $
           0.15                                         $
              (0.03)                                         $
          0.21     $
          0.14



      Weighted average number of
       common shares outstanding:



     Basic                                   34,923,587                                                 34,669,810                                            34,879,811       34,631,519



     Diluted                                 35,582,727                                                 34,669,810                                            35,471,628       34,715,141


                                                                      
              
                CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                                                     
              
                RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES




                                                                           Three                                                          Six
                                                                           months                                                        months
                                                                              ended                                                       ended
                                                                                 June 30,                                                   June 30,




     
                (dollars in millions)                    2019                                  2018                                       2019                                2018



      Revenue as reported in accordance with GAAP                $
        81.2                                             $
              81.1                                $
         167.2  $
          155.2


      Less revenue attributable to divestitures                                                                                   (1.2)                                                    (7.7)




     Organic revenue                                            $
        81.2                                             $
              79.9                                $
         167.2  $
          147.5






                                                                      Three Months Ended June 30,                                             Six Months Ended June 30,




     
                (dollars in millions)                    2019                                  2018                                       2019                                2018



      Operating income as reported in accordance with
       GAAP                                                       $
        2.0                                              $
              2.6                                  $
         6.9   $
          14.7


                   Operating margin in accordance with GAAP             2.5                                                          3.2                                         4.1            9.5


                                                                          %                                                           %                                          %             %



     Amortization and earnout expenses                                 2.2                                                          2.5                                         4.3            5.4


      Loss (gain) on divestitures, net of selling
       costs                                                                                                                        0.1                                         0.1         (11.1)



     Restructuring expenses                                            0.2                                                                                                     0.2            0.2




     Non-GAAP operating income                                   $
        4.4                                              $
              5.2                                 $
         11.5    $
          9.2


                   Non-GAAP operating margin                            5.4                                                          6.4                                         6.9            5.9


                                                                          %                                                           %                                          %             %






                                                                      Three Months Ended June 30,                                             Six Months Ended June 30,




     
                (dollars in millions)                    2019                                  2018                                       2019                                2018



      Net income (loss) as reported in accordance
       with GAAP                                                  $
        5.5                                            $
              (0.9)                                 $
         7.4    $
          4.9


      Amortization and earnout expenses, net                            2.2                                                          2.5                                         4.3            5.4


      Gain on divestiture, net of selling costs                                                                                     0.1                                         0.1         (11.1)



     Restructuring expense                                             0.2                                                                                                     0.2            0.2



     Deferred financing fee adjustment                                 0.4                                                                                                     0.4



     Foreign currency remeasurement                                  (0.3)                                                         1.0                                         0.3            0.8



     Tax (benefit) expense of adjustments                            (0.6)                                                       (0.9)                                      (1.3)           3.5



     Zhongli tax benefit                                             (4.4)                                                                                                  (4.4)




     Non-GAAP net income                                         $
        3.0                                              $
              1.8                                  $
         7.0    $
          3.7



     Depreciation                                                      0.6                                                          0.9                                         1.2            1.7



     Non-cash stock compensation                                       1.0                                                          0.8                                         1.8            1.4



     Other income                                                    (0.5)                                                       (0.6)                                      (0.5)



     Interest expense                                                  1.1                                                          1.8                                         2.6            3.7



     Income tax expense                                                0.8                                                          2.2                                         2.4            1.9




     Adjusted EBITDA                                             $
        6.0                                              $
              6.9                                 $
         14.5   $
          12.4





     Earnings (loss) per share:



     Basic                                                      $
        0.16                                           $
              (0.03)                                $
         0.21   $
          0.14



     Diluted                                                    $
        0.15                                           $
              (0.03)                                $
         0.21   $
          0.14





     Non-GAAP net income per share:



     Basic                                                      $
        0.09                                             $
              0.05                                 $
         0.20   $
          0.11



     Diluted                                                    $
        0.08                                             $
              0.05                                 $
         0.20   $
          0.11

NOTE REGARDING NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

CECO is providing certain non-GAAP historical financial measures as presented above as the Company believes that these figures are helpful in allowing individuals to better assess the ongoing nature of CECO's core operations. CECO is providing organic revenue for comparability purposes given the impact of divestitures. A "non-GAAP financial measure" is a numerical measure of a company's historical financial performance that excludes amounts that are included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in the GAAP statement of operations.

Non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP earnings per basic and diluted share and adjusted EBITDA, as we present them in the financial data included in this press release, have been adjusted to exclude the effects of transactions related to loss on divestitures, net of selling costs, acquisition and integration expense activities including retention, legal, accounting, banking, amortization and contingent earn-out expenses, foreign currency re-measurement, other nonrecurring or infrequent items and the associated tax benefit of these items. Organic revenue, as we present them in the financial data included in this press release, excludes revenue attributable to divested businesses. Management believes that these items are not necessarily indicative of the Company's ongoing operations and their exclusion provides individuals with additional information to compare the Company's results over multiple periods. Management utilizes this information to evaluate its ongoing financial performance. Our financial statements may continue to be affected by items similar to those excluded in the non-GAAP adjustments described above, and exclusion of these items from our non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as an inference that all such costs are unusual or infrequent.

Organic revenue, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP earnings per basic and diluted share and adjusted EBITDA are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, and should be considered supplemental to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the costs associated with the operations of our business as determined in accordance with GAAP. As a result, you should not consider these measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of CECO's results as reported under GAAP. Additionally, CECO cautions investors that non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

In accordance with the requirements of Regulation G issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, organic revenue, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP earnings per basic and diluted share and adjusted EBITDA stated in the tables above present the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure and reconcile to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

SAFE HARBOR

Any statements contained in this Press Release, other than statements of historical fact, including statements about management's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements and should be evaluated as such. These statements are made on the basis of management's views and assumptions regarding future events and business performance. We use words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intends," "estimate," "forecast," "project," "will," "plan," "should" and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Potential risks and uncertainties, among others, that could cause actual results to differ materially are discussed under "Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors" of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and include, but are not limited to: our ability to successfully realize the expected benefits of our restructuring program; our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses and realize the synergies from acquisitions, as well as a number of factors related to our business, including economic and financial market conditions generally and economic conditions in our service areas; dependence on fixed price contracts and the risks associated therewith, including actual costs exceeding estimates and method of accounting for revenue; fluctuations in operating results from period to period due to cyclicality or seasonality of the business; the effect of growth on our infrastructure, resources, and existing sales; the ability to expand operations in both new and existing markets; the potential for contract delay or cancellation; liabilities arising from faulty services or products that could result in significant professional or product liability, warranty, or other claims; changes in or developments with respect to any litigation or investigation; failure to meet timely completion or performance standards that could result in higher cost and reduced profits or, in some cases, losses on projects; the potential for fluctuations in prices for manufactured components and raw materials, including as a result of tariffs and surcharges; the substantial amount of debt incurred in connection with our acquisitions and our ability to repay or refinance it or incur additional debt in the future; the impact of federal, state or local government regulations; economic and political conditions generally; our ability to successfully complete the divestitures of non-core assets and the effect of competition in the industries served by our Energy Solutions segment, Industrial Solutions segment and Fluid Handling Solutions segment. Many of these risks are beyond management's ability to control or predict. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material aspects from those currently anticipated. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements as they speak only to our views as of the date the statement is made. Furthermore, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required under the federal securities laws or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, we undertake no obligation to update or review any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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