Mettler-Toledo International Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2019 Results
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE: MTD) today announced third quarter results for 2019. Provided below are the highlights:
-- Reported sales increased 3% compared with the prior year. In local
currency, sales increased 4% in the quarter as currency reduced sales
growth by 1%.
-- Net earnings per diluted share as reported (EPS) were $5.20, compared
with $4.93 in the prior-year period. Adjusted EPS was $5.77, an
increase of 13% over the prior-year amount of $5.12. Adjusted EPS is a
non-GAAP measure, and we have included a reconciliation to EPS on the
last page of the attached schedules.
Quarterly Results
Olivier Filliol, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Local currency sales growth in the quarter excluding Food Retail, was 6%, with excellent growth in the Americas and solid growth in Europe and Asia/Rest of World. Despite continued challenges from the impact of adverse currency and tariff costs, we achieved strong margin improvement and earnings growth in the quarter."
GAAP Results
EPS in the quarter was $5.20, compared with the prior-year amount of $4.93.
Compared with the prior year, total reported sales increased 3% to $753.9 million. By region, reported sales increased 6% in the Americas and 2% in Asia/Rest of World. Reported sales in Europe declined by 2%. Earnings before taxes amounted to $169.4 million, compared with $160.4 million in the prior year.
Non-GAAP Results
Adjusted EPS was $5.77, an increase of 13% over the prior-year amount of $5.12.
Compared with the prior year, total sales in local currency increased 4% as currency reduced reported sales growth by 1%. By region, local currency sales increased 7% in the Americas, 2% in Europe and 4% in Asia/Rest of World. Adjusted Operating Profit amounted to $196.2 million, an 8% increase from the prior-year amount of $182.0 million.
Adjusted EPS and Adjusted Operating Profit are non-GAAP measures. Reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP measures are provided in the attached schedules.
Year-to-Date Results
GAAP Results
EPS was $14.67, compared with the prior-year amount of $12.81.
Compared with the prior year, total reported sales increased 2% to $2.165 billion. By region, reported sales increased 5% in the Americas and 3% in Asia/Rest of World. Reported sales in Europe declined 2%. Earnings before taxes amounted to $450.3 million, compared with $421.4 million in the prior year.
Non-GAAP Results
Adjusted EPS was $15.02, an increase of 11% over the prior-year amount of $13.50.
Compared with the prior year, total sales in local currency increased 5% as currency reduced reported sales growth by 1%. By region, local currency sales increased 5% in the Americas, 3% in Europe and 7% in Asia/Rest of World. Adjusted Operating Profit amounted to $521.8 million, a 6% increase from the prior-year amount of $490.8 million.
Adjusted EPS and Adjusted Operating Profit are non-GAAP measures. Reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP measures are provided in the attached schedules.
Outlook
Based on today's assessment of market conditions, management anticipates that local currency sales growth in the fourth quarter 2019 will be approximately 3%, and Adjusted EPS is forecasted to be in the range of $7.66 to $7.71, an increase of 12% to 13%.
For the full year 2019, local currency sales growth is expected to be approximately 5%. This sales growth is expected to result in Adjusted EPS in the range of $22.65 to $22.70, an increase of 11% to 12%.
The Company said that based on its assessment of market conditions today, management anticipates local currency sales growth in 2020 will be approximately 4%. This sales growth is expected to result in Adjusted EPS in the range of $24.85 to $25.10. Using the mid-point of 2019 guidance, this would result in Adjusted EPS growth of 10% to 11%.
While the Company has provided an outlook for local currency sales growth and Adjusted EPS, it has not provided an outlook for reported sales growth or EPS as it would require an estimate of currency exchange fluctuations and non-recurring items, which are not yet known. The Company noted in making its outlook that uncertainty remains in the macroeconomic environment and market conditions are subject to change.
Conclusion
Filliol concluded, "We continue to benefit from our growth initiatives including investments in our field force, Spinnaker sales and marketing programs and new product launches. With the exception of Food Retail, demand in our markets is solid and we have generated good growth. As we look to 2020, we remain confident in the factors we can control - namely executing on our growth initiatives to continue to gain market share - but acknowledge greater uncertainty in the macroeconomic environment. We also believe that our margin and productivity initiatives will continue to yield tangible results. Based on market conditions today, we believe we can deliver strong results in 2019 and 2020."
Other Matters
The Company will host a conference call to discuss its quarterly results today (Thursday, November 7) at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. To hear a live webcast or replay of the call, visit the investor relations page on the Company's website at www.mt.com/investors. The presentation referenced in the conference call will be located on the website prior to the call.
METTLER TOLEDO (NYSE: MTD) is a leading global supplier of precision instruments and services. We have strong leadership positions in all of our businesses and believe we hold global number-one market positions in most of them. We are recognized as an innovation leader and our solutions are critical in key R&D, quality control and manufacturing processes for customers in a wide range of industries including life sciences, food and chemicals. Our sales and service network is one of the most extensive in the industry. Our products are sold in more than 140 countries and we have a direct presence in approximately 40 countries. With proven growth strategies and a focus on execution, we have achieved a long-term track record of strong financial performance. For more information, please visit www.mt.com.
Statements in this press release which are not historical facts constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our businesses' actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "could," "would," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "intend," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of those terms or other comparable terminology. For a discussion of these risks and uncertainties, please see the discussion on forward-looking statements in our current report on Form 10-K. All of the forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed under the caption "Factors affecting our future operating results" and in the "Business" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of our annual report on Form 10-K for the most recently completed fiscal year, which describe risks and factors that could cause results to differ materially from those projected in those forward-looking statements.
METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(amounts in thousands except share data)
(unaudited)
Three months ended Three months ended
% of sales % of sales
September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018
Net sales $753,866
(a) 100.0 $734,846 100.0
Cost of sales 318,810 42.3 315,592 42.9
Gross profit 435,056 57.7 419,254 57.1
Research and development 36,015 4.8 34,838 4.7
Selling, general and administrative 202,826 26.9 202,451 27.6
Amortization 12,329 1.6 11,856 1.6
Interest expense 9,800 1.3 9,003 1.2
Restructuring charges 6,732 0.9 2,222 0.3
Other charges (income), net (2,005) (0.3) (1,479) (0.1)
Earnings before taxes 169,359 22.5 160,363 21.8
Provision for taxes 39,964 5.3 33,710 4.6
Net earnings $129,395 17.2 $126,653 17.2
Basic earnings per common share:
Net earnings $5.28 $5.04
Weighted average number of common shares 24,487,268 25,126,061
Diluted earnings per common share:
Net earnings $5.20 $4.93
Weighted average number of common 24,880,179 25,683,365
and common equivalent shares
Note:
(a)
Local currency sales increased 4% as compared to the same period in 2018.
RECONCILIATION OF EARNINGS BEFORE TAXES TO ADJUSTED OPERATING PROFIT
Three months ended Three months ended
% of sales % of sales
September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018
Earnings before taxes $169,359 $160,363
Amortization 12,329 11,856
Interest expense 9,800 9,003
Restructuring charges 6,732 2,222
Other charges (income), net (2,005) (1,479)
Adjusted operating profit $196,215
(b) 26.0 $181,965 24.8
Note:
(b)
Adjusted operating profit increased 8% as compared to the same period in 2018.
METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(amounts in thousands except share data)
(unaudited)
Nine months ended
Nine months ended
September 30, 2019 % of sales
September 30, 2018 % of sales
Net sales $2,164,684 (a) 100.0 $2,117,663 100.0
Cost of sales 921,771 42.6 910,851 43.0
Gross profit 1,242,913 57.4 1,206,812 57.0
Research and development 108,650 5.0 104,866 5.0
Selling, general and administrative 612,466 28.3 611,149 28.9
Amortization 36,877 1.7 35,561 1.7
Interest expense 27,776 1.3 25,671 1.2
Restructuring charges 11,146 0.5 13,956 0.6
Other charges (income), net (4,253) (0.2) (5,795) (0.3)
Earnings before taxes 450,251 20.8 421,404 19.9
Provision for taxes 81,891 3.8 89,979 4.2
Net earnings $368,360 17.0 $331,425 15.7
Basic earnings per common share:
Net earnings $14.93 $13.10
Weighted average number of common shares 24,677,546 25,296,680
Diluted earnings per common share:
Net earnings $14.67 $12.81
Weighted average number of common 25,103,173 25,877,979
and common equivalent shares
Note:
(a)
Local currency sales increased 5% as compared to the same period in 2018.
RECONCILIATION OF EARNINGS BEFORE TAXES TO ADJUSTED OPERATING PROFIT
Nine months ended
Nine months ended
September 30, 2019 % of sales
September 30, 2018 % of sales
Earnings before taxes $450,251 $421,404
Amortization 36,877 35,561
Interest expense 27,776 25,671
Restructuring charges 11,146 13,956
Other charges (income), net (4,253) (5,795)
Adjusted operating profit $521,797 (b) 24.1 $490,797 23.2
Note:
(b)
Adjusted operating profit increased 6% as compared to the same period in 2018.
METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
September 30, 2019
December 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents $120,534 $178,110
Accounts receivable, net 503,247 535,528
Inventories 280,978 268,821
Other current assets and
prepaid expenses 59,049 63,401
Total current assets 963,808 1,045,860
Property, plant and
equipment, net 722,592 717,526
Goodwill and other
intangibles assets, net 740,595 752,088
Other non-current assets 208,874 (a) 103,373
Total assets $2,635,869 $2,618,847
Short-term borrowings and
maturities of long-term
debt $48,577 $49,670
Trade accounts payable 148,220 196,641
Accrued and other current
liabilities 522,458 (a) 488,123
Total current liabilities 719,255 734,434
Long-term debt 1,124,279 985,021
Other non-current
liabilities 354,034 (a) 309,329
Total liabilities 2,197,568 2,028,784
Shareholders' equity 438,301 590,063
Total liabilities and
shareholders' equity $2,635,869 $2,618,847
(a)
Includes a lease right-of-use asset of $88.2 million, a short-term lease liability of $26.9 million and a
long-term lease liability of $62.0 million in accordance with ASC 842 "Leases" that went into effect on January 1, 2019.
METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30,
September 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net earnings $129,395 $126,653 $368,360 $331,425
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation 9,958 9,283 29,348 27,889
Amortization 12,329 11,856 36,877 35,561
Deferred tax expense (benefit) (3,082) (1,792) (17,963) (11,901)
Other 4,465 2,763 13,255 9,799
Increase (decrease) in cash resulting from changes in
operating assets and liabilities 22,811 911 (28,136) (26,340)
Net cash provided by operating activities 175,876 149,674 401,741 366,433
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 32 3,279 1,248 7,809
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (26,928) (35,079) (71,627) (96,665)
Acquisitions (1,500) (4,462) (2,004) (4,962)
Net hedging settlements on intercompany loans (2,873) (7,822) (4,099) (780)
Net cash used in investing activities (31,269) (44,084) (76,482) (94,598)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings 168,881 169,094 807,711 772,274
Repayments of borrowings (128,066) (201,180) (660,795) (703,704)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 159 4,817 37,916 14,777
Repurchases of common stock (186,250) (118,750) (558,749) (356,249)
Acquisition contingent consideration payment - (10,000)
Other financing activities - (29) 1,753 (1,664)
Net cash used in financing activities (145,276) (146,048) (382,164) (274,566)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (3,236) (5,284) (671) (8,508)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (3,905) (45,742) (57,576) (11,239)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period 124,439 183,190 178,110 148,687
End of period $120,534 $137,448 $120,534 $137,448
RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO ADJUSTED FREE CASH FLOW
Net cash provided by operating activities $175,876 $149,674 $401,741 $366,433
Payments in respect of restructuring activities 2,604 3,292 9,450 16,701
Payment for acquisition costs - 140 140
Transition tax payment - 4,289 4,200
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 32 3,279 1,248 7,809
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (26,928) (35,079) (71,627) (96,665)
Adjusted free cash flow $151,584 $121,306 $345,101 $298,618
METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
OTHER OPERATING STATISTICS
SALES GROWTH BY DESTINATION
(unaudited)
Europe
Americas Asia/RoW
Total
U.S. Dollar Sales Growth (Decrease)
Three Months Ended September
30, 2019 (2%) 6% 2% 3%
Nine Months Ended September
30, 2019 (2%) 5% 3% 2%
Local Currency Sales Growth (Decrease)
Three Months Ended September
30, 2019 2% 7% 4% 4%
Nine Months Ended September
30, 2019 3% 5% 7% 5%
RECONCILIATION OF DILUTED EPS AS REPORTED TO ADJUSTED DILUTED EPS
(unaudited)
Three months ended
Nine months ended
September 30,
September 30,
2019 2018
% Growth 2019 2018
% Growth
EPS as reported, diluted $5.20 $4.93 5% $14.67 $12.81 15%
Restructuring charges, net
of tax 0.22 (a) 0.07 (a) 0.36 (a) 0.42 (a)
Purchased intangible
amortization, net of tax 0.11 (b) 0.10 (b) 0.32 (b) 0.29 (b)
Income tax expense 0.24 (c) 0.02 (c) (0.33) (c) (0.02) (c)
Adjusted EPS, diluted $5.77 $5.12 13% $15.02 $13.50 11%
Notes:
(a) Represents the EPS impact of restructuring charges of $6.7 million ($5.4 million after tax)
and $2.2 million ($1.7 million after tax) for the three months ended September 30, 2019
and 2018, and $11.1 million ($8.9 million after tax) and $14.0 million ($10.9 million
after tax) for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, which
primarily include employee related costs.
(b) Represents the EPS impact of purchased intangibles amortization, net of tax, of $3.7
million ($2.8 million after tax) and $3.4 million ($2.5 million after tax) for the three
months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, and $10.6 million ($8.0 million after tax) and
$10.0 million ($7.5 million after tax) for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and
2018, respectively.
(c) Represents the EPS impact of the difference between our reported and estimated annual tax
rate during the three and nine months ending September 30, 2019 and 2018, due to the
timing of excess tax benefits associated with stock option exercises.
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