Brink's Reports First-Quarter Results

RICHMOND, Va., April 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brink's Company (NYSE: BCO), a global leader in security-related services, today reported first-quarter earnings.

First-Quarter Highlights

GAAP:

• Total revenue up 4% (11% organic), EPS loss ($1.19) vs $.06
• $122 million write-down ($1.51 per share) of net monetary assets in Venezuela due to currency devaluation (excluded from Non-GAAP results)
• $55 million segment loss vs $34 million profit due to asset write-down in Venezuela
• 2013 results include Belgium theft loss ($19 million pre-tax)
• Latin America loss of $75 million vs profit of $23 million due to asset write-down in Venezuela
• EMEA profit $15 million vs $9 million
• North America $1 million profit vs $2 million loss
• See page 4 for segment revenue and profit details

Non-GAAP:

• Total revenue up 4% (11% organic), EPS $.43 vs $.38
• Segment profit up 37% (61% organic), improvement due to organic profit growth in Venezuela ($18 million) and 2013 Belgium theft loss ($19 million)
• 2013 Belgium theft loss allocated across all regions on a pro rata basis
• Latin America profit $48 million vs $37 million; results include impact of Venezuela devaluation effective March 24, 2014; 2013 Belgium theft loss $6 million
• EMEA profit $15 million vs $9 million; 2013 Belgium theft loss $9 million
• North America profit $2 million vs $1 million; 2013 Belgium theft loss $4 million
• See page 4 for segment revenue and profit details

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Other:

• Full-year capital expenditures expected to be $175 - $185 million; $25 million reduction to prior guidance due to Venezuela devaluation
• Non-segment expense up $6 million on a Non-GAAP basis ($1 million on a GAAP basis) due to timing of annual incentive grants ($4 million) and 2013 benefit reversal ($2 million)

Tom Schievelbein, chairman, president and chief executive officer, said: "First-quarter earnings compare favorably to year-ago results due to last year's Belgium theft loss and strong results in Venezuela prior to the March 24 currency devaluation.  The devaluation eliminates Venezuela's profit for the remainder of 2014.  As a result, our full-year guidance has been reduced.  We now expect our 2014 segment margin rate to be about 6.5 % with full-year revenue of approximately $3.7 billion.  This revision is due entirely to the March 24 devaluation.  Revenue and margin guidance for the remainder of the business remains intact." 

On April 14, Brink's announced that it will no longer use Venezuela's official exchange rate of 6.3 bolivars per U.S. dollar and has adopted the government's SICAD II floating rate of approximately 50 bolivars per U.S. dollar, which took effect on March 24.

As a result of the devaluation, the company recorded a first-quarter remeasurement charge of $122 million related to the write-down of its bolivar-denominated net monetary assets.

First-quarter 2014 GAAP and Non-GAAP earnings include results from Venezuela for January 1 through March 23 at the official rate (6.3), with the balance of March results reported at the SICAD II rate (approximately 50).  For comparative purposes, the company provided hypothetical quarterly results for 2013 and the first quarter of 2014 with Venezuela results translated at the current SICAD II rate for all periods. 

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Non-Segment Expenses
On a GAAP basis, non-segment expenses increased from $17 million to $18 million due to the timing of annual incentive grants ($4 million), a benefit reversal in 2013 ($2 million), and a 2013 acquisition gain of $1 million offset by lower retirement plan expenses ($6 million).  On a Non-GAAP basis, these expenses increased from $8 million to $13 million due to the timing of annual incentive grants ($4 million) and the 2013 benefit reversal ($2 million).

Capital Expenditures and Capital Leases
Brink's acquired $26 million of fixed assets in the first quarter of 2014 versus $33 million in the year-ago quarter.  For the full year, the company expects fixed asset acquisitions to total $175 million to $185 million. 

Income Taxes
On a GAAP basis, the first-quarter tax expense was $9 million (effective rate of -11%) versus $5 million (effective rate of 45%) in 2013. This year's rate is primarily due to the large nondeductible remeasurement charge resulting from the Venezuela devaluation recorded in the first quarter.  Due to the significant, non-deductible Venezuela remeasurement write-down, the resulting GAAP tax expense is projected to exceed the pre-tax income, resulting in a tax rate in excess of 100%.  Non-GAAP earnings for the first quarter reflect an effective tax rate of 37.5%, which is the midpoint of the estimated Non-GAAP full-year range of 36% to 39%.  Non-GAAP results exclude the aforementioned nondeductible remeasurement charge.

Conference Call
Brink's will host a conference call on April 24 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to review first-quarter results.  Interested parties can listen by calling (877) 870-4263 (in the U.S.) or (412) 317-0790 (international) Participants should call in at least five minutes prior to the start of the call.  Participants can pre-register at http://dpregister.com/10043438  to receive a direct dial-in number for the call.  The call also will be accessible via live webcast at www.Brinks.com.  A replay of the call will be available through May 9, 2014, at (877) 344-7529 (in the U.S.) or (412) 317-0088 (international).  The conference number is 10043438.  A webcast replay will also be available at www.Brinks.com.

About The Brink's Company
The Brink's Company (NYSE: BCO) is the world's premier provider of secure transportation and cash management services.  For more information, please visit The Brink's Company website at www.Brinks.com or call 804-289-9709.

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Non-GAAP and Adjusted Non-GAAP Results
Non-GAAP and Adjusted Non-GAAP results described in this press release are financial measures that are not required by or presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP").  The purpose of the Non-GAAP results is to report financial information without certain income and expense items and adjust the quarterly Non-GAAP tax rates so that the Non-GAAP tax rate in each of the quarters is equal to the full-year Non-GAAP tax rate.  The full year Non-GAAP tax rate in both years excludes certain pretax and tax income and expense amounts.  The purpose of Adjusted Non-GAAP results is to report historical Non-GAAP financial information assuming that our Venezuelan operations had been remeasured using a rate of 50 bolivars to the U.S. dollar.

The Non-GAAP and Adjusted Non-GAAP information provides information to assist comparability and estimates of future performance.  Brink's believes these measures are helpful in assessing operations and estimating future results and enable period-to-period comparability of financial performance.  In addition, Brink's believes the measures will help investors assess the ongoing operations.  Non-GAAP and Adjusted Non-GAAP results should not be considered as an alternative to revenue, income or earnings per share amounts determined in accordance with GAAP and should be read in conjunction with their GAAP counterparts.

Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains both historical and forward-looking information. Words such as "anticipates," "assumes," "estimates," "expects," "projects," "predicts," "intends," "plans," "believes," "potential," "may," "should" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking information. Forward-looking information in this release includes, but is not limited to, anticipated revenue, organic revenue growth, currency impact on revenue, segment margin, non-segment expense, interest expense, income tax rate, interest and other income, non-controlling interest expense, tax expense, capital expenditures, fixed asset acquisitions, and depreciation and amortization for 2014, and future profits from our Venezuela business. Forward-looking information in this document is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and contingencies, which are difficult to predict or quantify, and which could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those that are anticipated.

These risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control, include, but are not limited to:

• continuing market volatility and commodity price fluctuations and their impact on the demand for our services,
• our ability to continue profit growth in Latin America,
• our ability to maintain or improve volumes at favorable pricing levels and increase cost efficiencies in the United States and Europe,
• investments in information technology and value-added services and their impact on revenue and profit growth,
• our ability to develop and implement solutions for our customers and gain market acceptance of those solutions,
• our ability to maintain an effective IT infrastructure and safeguard confidential information,
• risks customarily associated with operating in foreign countries including changing labor and economic conditions, currency devaluations, safety and security issues, political instability, restrictions on repatriation of earnings and capital, nationalization, expropriation and other forms of restrictive government actions,
• the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies and foreign currency exchange rates,
• the stability of the Venezuelan economy, changes in Venezuelan policy regarding foreign-owned businesses,
• changes in currency restrictions and in foreign exchange rates,
• fluctuations in value of the Venezuelan bolivar,
• regulatory and labor issues in many of our global operations, including negotiations with organized labor and the possibility of work stoppages,
• our ability to identify and execute further cost and operational improvements and efficiencies in our core businesses,
• our ability to integrate successfully recently acquired companies and improve their operating profit margins,
• costs related to dispositions and market exits,
• our ability to identify, evaluate and pursue acquisitions and other strategic opportunities, including those in the home security industry and emerging markets,
• the willingness of our customers to absorb price increases and surcharges, including those related to fuel or labor costs,
• our ability to obtain necessary information technology and other services at favorable pricing levels from third party service providers,
• variations in costs or expenses and performance delays of any public or private sector supplier, service provider or customer,
• our ability to obtain appropriate insurance coverage, positions taken by insurers with respect to claims made and the financial condition of insurers, safety and security performance, our loss experience, and changes in insurance costs,
• security threats worldwide and losses of customer valuables,
• costs associated with the purchase and implementation of cash processing and security equipment,
• employee and environmental liabilities in connection with our former coal operations, black lung claims incidence,
• the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on black lung liability and the Company's ongoing operations,
• changes to estimated liabilities and assets in actuarial assumptions due to payments made, investment returns, interest rates and annual actuarial revaluations, the funding requirements, accounting treatment, investment performance and costs and expenses of our pension plans, the VEBA and other employee benefits, mandatory or voluntary pension plan contributions,
• the nature of our hedging relationships,
• changes in estimates and assumptions underlying our critical accounting policies,
• our ability to realize deferred tax assets,
• the outcome of pending and future claims, litigation and administrative proceedings,
• public perception of the Company's business and reputation,
• access to the capital and credit markets,
• seasonality, pricing and other competitive industry factors, and
• the promulgation and adoption of new accounting standards and interpretations, new government regulations and interpretations of existing regulations.

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This list of risks, uncertainties and contingencies is not intended to be exhaustive. Additional factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found under "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2013, and in our other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking information included in this document is representative only as of the date of this document and The Brink's Company undertakes no obligation to update any information contained in this document.

Contact:
Investor Relations
804.289.9709

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