Preformed Line Products Announces Second Quarter And First Half 2020 Results

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Preformed Line Products Company (NASDAQ: PLPC) today reported financial results for its second quarter and first six months of 2020.

Net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 was $10.5 million, or $2.11 per diluted share, compared to $7.9 million, or $1.56 per diluted share, for the comparable period in 2019.

Net sales in the second quarter of 2020 increased 2% to $117.6 million, compared to $114.8 million in the second quarter of 2019.

Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $14.1 million, or $2.84 per diluted share, compared to $9.7 million, or $1.92 per diluted share, for the comparable period in 2019.

Net sales increased 4% to $220.5 million for the first six months of 2020 compared to $212.0 million in the first six months of 2019.

Currency translation rates unfavorably impacted net sales by $7.1 million for the quarter and $11.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020. Currency had an unfavorable impact on net income of $.5 million for the quarter and $.7 million for the first six months of 2020.

Rob Ruhlman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "I am so proud of our PLP employees who have gone above and beyond to serve our customers during these challenging times. Our year over year increase in net sales was largely attributable to growth in PLP USA which was certainly aided by our commitment to maintaining a significant manufacturing footprint in the USA. We appreciate the relationships we have with our PLP USA customers who value our ability to serve their product needs from our plants in Albemarle, North Carolina and Rogers, Arkansas allowing them to quickly support their customers. The challenges brought on by COVID-19 will unfortunately be with us for some time. While the extent to which COVID-19 will impact our future operations is largely unknown, we will continue to focus on the safety and well-being of our employees, their families, our customers and our valued suppliers."

Founded in 1947, Preformed Line Products is an international designer and manufacturer of products and systems employed in the construction and maintenance of overhead and underground networks for energy, communications and broadband network companies.

Preformed's world headquarters are in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Company operates two domestic manufacturing centers located in Rogers, Arkansas, and Albemarle, North Carolina. The Company serves its worldwide market through international operations in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, England, France, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Thailand and Vietnam.

This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 regarding the Company, including those statements regarding the Company's and management's beliefs and expectations concerning the Company's future performance or anticipated financial results, among others. Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties which may cause results to differ materially from those set forth in those statements. Among other things, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements include the uncertainty in business conditions and economy due to COVID-19 including the severity and duration of business disruption caused by the pandemic, the strength of the economy and demand for the Company's products and the mix of products sold, the relative degree of competitive and customer price pressure on the Company's products, the cost, availability and quality of raw materials required for the manufacture of products, and the Company's ability to continue to develop proprietary technology and maintain high quality products and customer service to meet or exceed new industry performance standards and individual customer expectations, and other factors described under the headings "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in the Company's 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 6, 2020 and subsequent filings with the SEC. The Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company's other filings with the SEC can be found on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.

                                                       
            
              PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY


                                                         
            
              CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS






                                                                                                   
           June 30,         
     December 31,


                 (Thousands of dollars, except share and per share data)                                             2020                   2019






     
              ASSETS



     Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                   $36,507                $38,929


      Accounts receivable, less allowances of $3,340 ($3,849
       in 2019)                                                                                                    94,840                 83,517



     Inventories - net                                                                                            95,454                 95,718



     Prepaids                                                                                                      8,369                  9,522



     Other current assets                                                                                          3,051                  4,289



                          
            
              TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS                                                  238,221                231,975





     Property, plant and equipment - net                                                                         124,261                124,018



     Other intangibles - net                                                                                      13,786                 15,116



     Goodwill                                                                                                     27,048                 27,840



     Deferred income taxes                                                                                         6,275                  7,564



     Other assets                                                                                                 26,675                 27,058





                          
            
              TOTAL ASSETS                                                         $436,266               $433,571






     
              LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY





     Trade accounts payable                                                                                      $30,866                $28,282



     Notes payable to banks                                                                                       12,402                  8,696



     Current portion of long-term debt                                                                             2,789                  3,354


      Accrued compensation and amounts withheld from employees                                                     15,216                 11,817



     Accrued expenses and other liabilities                                                                       23,065                 28,924



                          
            
              TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES                                              84,338                 81,073





     Long-term debt, less current portion                                                                         57,657                 53,722


      Other noncurrent liabilities and deferred income taxes                                                       30,115                 30,208





     
              SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY



     Shareholders' equity:


                                  Common shares -$2 par
                                    value, 15,000,000
                                    shares authorized,
                                    4,934,506 and
                                    4,992,979 issued and
                                    outstanding, as of
                                    June 30, 2020 and
                                    December 31, 2019                                                                13,003                 12,848


                                  Common shares issued to
                                    rabbi trust, 264,886
                                    and 267,641 shares at
                                    June 30, 2020 and
                                    December 31, 2019,
                                    respectively                                                                   (10,910)              (10,981)


                                   Deferred Compensation
                                    Liability                                                                        10,910                 10,981


                                   Paid-in capital                                                                   40,385                 38,854


                                   Retained earnings                                                                365,443                353,292


                                  Treasury shares, at
                                    cost, 1,567,692 and
                                    1,431,235 shares at
                                    June 30, 2020 and
                                    December 31, 2019,
                                    respectively                                                                   (86,097)              (79,106)


                                   Accumulated other
                                    comprehensive loss                                                             (68,573)              (57,353)


                                              TOTAL PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY
                                               SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                                                 264,161                268,535


                                   Noncontrolling interest                                                              (5)                    33



                          
            
              TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                                            264,156                268,568



                                              TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                           $436,266               $433,571


                                                                                                                                
        
                PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY


                                                                                                                              
       
                STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS






                    (In thousands, except per share
                     data)                                                                                                        Three Months Ended June 30                                 Six Months Ended June 30



                                                                                                                                                                                        2020                             2019              2020              2019







     
     Net sales                                                                                                                                    $117,629                                                  $114,842         $220,481         $211,995


     
     Cost of products sold                                                                                                                          78,063                                                    77,035          148,005          146,923



                                                    
     
                GROSS PROFIT                                                                                                       39,566                           37,807            72,476            65,072




     
     Costs and expenses


     
     Selling                                                                                                                                         8,439                                                     9,046           17,344           17,458


       General and administrative                                                                                                                     12,432                                                    12,893           25,865           25,211


       Research and engineering                                                                                                                        4,113                                                     4,428            8,408            8,569


       Other operating (income)
        expense -net                                                                                                                                   (225)                                                      325            1,408              673



                                                                                                                                                                                      24,759                           26,692            53,025            51,911




                                                    
     
                OPERATING INCOME                                                                                                   14,807                           11,115            19,451            13,161




     
     Other income (expense)


     
     Interest income                                                                                                                                    79                                                       223              190              402


     
     Interest expense                                                                                                                                (719)                                                    (585)         (1,428)           (952)


       Other (expense) income -net                                                                                                                     (282)                                                       97              776              167



                                                                                                                                                                                       (922)                           (265)            (462)            (383)





                                                    
     
                INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES                                                                                         13,885                           10,850            18,989            12,778




     
     Income taxes                                                                                                                                    3,397                                                     2,984            4,848            3,088





                                                    
     
                NET INCOME                                                                                                        $10,488                           $7,866           $14,141            $9,690





       Less: Net income attributable to
        noncontrolling interests                                                                                                                         (7)                                                       38               38               38





                                                                   NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY
                                                                    SHAREHOLDERS                                                                                                     $10,481                           $7,904           $14,179            $9,728





                    BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE


                                                      Net Income Attributable to Preformed Line Products Company
                                                       Shareholders                                                                                                                    $2.11                            $1.57             $2.84             $1.93





                    DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE


                                                      Net Income Attributable to Preformed Line Products Company
                                                       Shareholders                                                                                                                    $2.11                            $1.56             $2.84             $1.92





       Cash dividends declared per share                                                                                                               $0.20                                                     $0.20            $0.40            $0.40





       Weighted-average number of
        shares outstanding - basic                                                                                                                     4,966                                                     5,049            4,987            5,047





       Weighted-average number of
        shares outstanding - diluted                                                                                                                   4,973                                                     5,058            4,994            5,056


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