Valmont Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2
Valmont Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2012 Results
by Jeff Laudin | Feb 12, 2013
Valmont Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2012 Results
Highlights:
Fourth quarter sales increased 8%, operating income rose 44%.
Fourth quarter Utility Support Structures Segment sales rose 25%, operating income increased 60%.
Fourth quarter Irrigation Segment sales improved 13%, operating income increased 49%.
Fourth quarter diluted earnings per share were $2.43, compared with $1.83 diluted per-share adjusted earnings reported in the fourth quarter of 2011 (see table on last page).
Omaha, NE - Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE: VMI), a leading global provider of engineered products and services for infrastructure and mechanized irrigation equipment for agriculture, reported fourth quarter sales of $815.0 million compared with $752.7 million for the same period of 2011. Fourth quarter 2012 operating income was $111.7 million versus $77.4 million in 2011. When comparing this year’s $2.43 fourth quarter diluted earnings per share to last year’s reported fourth quarter diluted earnings per share of $4.33, it should be noted that included in last year’s fourth quarter was $2.50 per share of favorable one-time items recognized as a result of a reorganization of the Company’s legal structure. Excluding those favorable one-time items, fourth quarter 2011 diluted earnings per share were $1.83.
For fiscal 2012, sales were $3.0 billion versus $2.7 billion in 2011. Operating income for fiscal 2012 was $382.3 million versus $263.3 million in 2011. Valmont’s fiscal year net earnings were $234.1 million, or $8.75 per diluted share compared with 2011 fiscal year earnings of $228.3 million, or $8.60 per diluted share, which included the aforementioned $2.50 per share of favorable one-time items in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Fourth Quarter Review:
“The main drivers of record fourth quarter operating results were the substantial sales increases in the Utility Support Structures and Irrigation Segments,” said Mogens C. Bay, Valmont’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Increased sales of wireless communication products and intercompany sales of utility products contributed to improved results in the Engineered Infrastructure Products Segment. In the Coatings Segment, a decline in Australian demand was the main reason for lower sales. Those businesses reported in “Other” had improved operating margins despite lower sales.
“Increased volumes in both the Utility Support Structures and Irrigation Segments allowed us to realize significant fixed cost leverage during the quarter. This led to a 13.7% operating margin for the quarter, compared with last year’s 10.3%.”