Solid Blue Bird Fiscal 2018 Second Quarter Financial Performance Supports Achievement of Full Year
Guidance
Unit Sales up 3%, GAAP net income of $1.8 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $10.0 million, Adjusted Diluted EPS of
$0.15 and Adjusted Free Cash Flow of $3.3 million
Blue Bird Corporation (“Blue Bird”) (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leading independent designer and manufacturer of school buses, announced
today its fiscal 2018 second quarter results. Blue Bird Corporation delivered higher revenue, up 4% from prior year, positive net
income of $1.8 million and solid Adjusted EBITDA of $10.0 million. Positive earnings were delivered despite higher commodity
costs.
Highlights
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Three Months Ended |
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B/(W) |
|
Six Months Ended |
|
B/(W) |
|
(in millions except EPS data)
|
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
2017 |
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
2017 |
| Unit Sales |
|
2,441 |
|
|
74 |
|
|
4,146 |
|
|
286 |
|
| GAAP Measures: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Revenue |
|
$ |
216.6 |
|
|
$ |
8.0 |
|
|
$ |
379.2 |
|
|
$ |
33.9 |
|
| Net Income |
|
$ |
1.8 |
|
|
$ |
(0.9 |
) |
|
$ |
(6.0 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.2 |
) |
| Diluted Earnings per Share |
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
$ |
(0.03 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.32 |
) |
|
$ |
0.02 |
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| Non-GAAP Measures 1 : |
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| Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
10.0 |
|
|
$ |
1.6 |
|
|
$ |
15.3 |
|
|
$ |
4.3 |
|
| Adjusted Net Income |
|
$ |
4.6 |
|
|
$ |
1.4 |
|
|
$ |
2.9 |
|
|
$ |
1.8 |
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|
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
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|
$ |
0.15 |
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|
$ |
0.06 |
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$ |
0.06 |
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$ |
0.10 |
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1 Reconciliation to relevant GAAP metrics shown below
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“We are pleased with our second quarter performance and are well positioned to deliver our full-year targets," said Phil
Horlock, President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Bird Corporation. “We are excited about the Operational Transformation
Initiatives we are implementing to improve quality, reduce cost, increase capacity and ensure that Blue Bird continues its
tradition as the innovator in the School Bus industry. These key initiatives will drive higher profitability and margins and we are
pleased with progress toward our target of an Adjusted EBITDA margin of more than 10% by FY2020. Continuing to invest in
differentiated products that customers want and value is a core priority in Blue Bird, as evidenced by another quarter of strong
growth and leadership in sales of our alternative-fuel powered school buses and by customer reaction to our all-new range of
electric-powered buses. Blue Bird will begin delivery of electric buses to school districts before the end of this fiscal year.
"Despite investment in our initiatives in the second quarter, we continue to generate positive cash flow, with positive net cash
provided by operating activities of $0.8 million and Adjusted Free Cash Flow of $3.3 million for the quarter. With our peak sales
months ahead, we are maintaining our full year guidance of $40 - $45 million for Adjusted Free Cash Flow for the fiscal year.
"Also, despite the substantial jump in commodity prices (especially steel), we are pleased to announce that we are able to
re-affirm our full year guidance for both net revenue of $1,010 million - $1,040 million and Adjusted EBITDA guidance of $80 - $85
million."
Second Quarter 2018 Results
Net Sales
Net sales were $216.6 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2018, an increase of $8.0 million, or 3.8%, from prior year
period. Bus unit sales were 2,441 units for the quarter compared with 2,367 units for the same period last year.
Gross Profit
Second quarter gross profit of $21.7 million represents a decrease of $3.0 million from the second quarter of last year.
Net Income
Net income was $1.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2018, a decrease of $0.9 million compared with the same period last
year.
Adjusted Net Income
Adjusted Net Income was $4.6 million, representing an increase of $1.4 million compared with the same period last year.
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA was $10.0 million, or 4.6% of net sales, representing an increase of $1.6 million compared with the second
quarter of the prior year.
Year-to-Date 2018 Results
Net Sales
Net sales were $379.2 million for the six months ended March 31, 2018, an increase of $33.9 million, or 9.8%, compared with
the prior year. This was primarily driven by higher bus unit sales, which were 286 units above the same period last year.
Gross Profit
Gross profit was $42.3 million, a decrease of $0.5 million from the prior year.
Net Income
Net income was $6.0 million for the six months ended March 31, 2018, which was $0.2 million below the same period in the
prior year. The decrease was primarily driven by a decrease of $7.2 million in selling, general and administrative expenses, which
was partially offset by a decrease of $0.5 million in gross profit.
Adjusted Net Income
Adjusted Net Income was $2.9 million, representing an increase of $1.8 million compared with the prior year.
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA was $15.3 million, or 4.0% of net sales, for the six months ended March 31, 2018, an increase of $4.3
million from the prior year. The increase in adjusted EBITDA was primarily the of lower adjusted selling, general and
administrative expenses.
Conference Call Details
Blue Bird will discuss its second quarter 2018 results and other related matters in a conference call at 4:30 PM ET today.
Participants may listen to the audio portion of the conference call either through a live audio webcast on the Company's website or
by telephone. The slide presentation and webcast can be accessed via the Investor Relations portion of Blue Bird's website at
www.blue-bird.com.
- Webcast participants should log on and register at least 15 minutes prior to the start time on the
Investor Relations homepage of Blue Bird’s website at http://investors.blue-bird.com. Click the link in the events box on the Investor Relations landing page.
- Participants desiring audio only should dial 1-800-263-0877 or 1-646-828-8143.
A replay of the webcast will be available approximately two hours after the call concludes via the same link on Blue Bird’s
website.
About Blue Bird Corporation
Blue Bird is the leading independent designer and manufacturer of school buses, with more than 550,000 buses sold since its
formation in 1927 and approximately 180,000 buses in operation today. Blue Bird’s longevity and reputation in the school bus
industry have made it an iconic American brand. Blue Bird distinguishes itself from its principal competitors by its singular focus
on the design, engineering, manufacture and sale of school buses and related parts. As the only manufacturer of chassis and body
production specifically designed for school bus applications, Blue Bird is recognized as an industry leader for school bus
innovation, safety, product quality/reliability/durability, operating costs and drivability. In addition, Blue Bird is the market
leader in alternative fuel applications with its propane-powered and compressed natural gas-powered school buses. Blue Bird
manufactures school buses at two facilities in Fort Valley, Georgia. Its Micro Bird joint venture operates a manufacturing facility
in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada. Service and after-market parts are distributed from Blue Bird’s parts distribution center located
in Delaware, Ohio.
Key Non-GAAP Financial Measures We Use to Evaluate Our Performance
This press release includes the following non-GAAP financial measures “Adjusted EBITDA,” "Adjusted EBITDA Margin," "Adjusted Net
Income (Loss)," "Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share," “Free Cash Flow” and “Adjusted Free Cash Flow” because management views
these metrics as a useful way to look at the performance of our operations between periods and to exclude decisions on capital
investment and financing that might otherwise impact the review of profitability of the business based on present market
conditions.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income prior to discontinued operations income or loss, interest income, interest expense,
income taxes, and depreciation, amortization, and disposals, as adjusted to add back certain charges that we may record each year,
such as stock-compensation expense and transaction costs, as these expenses are not considered an indicator of ongoing company
performance. We define Adjusted EBITDA margin as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales. Adjusted Net Income (Loss) is net
income as adjusted to add back certain transaction costs not considered an indicator of ongoing company performance. Adjusted
diluted earnings per share represents Adjusted Net Income (Loss) by diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (as if we
had GAAP net income during the respective period). Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), and
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share are not measures of performance defined in accordance with GAAP. The measures are used as a
supplement to GAAP results in evaluating certain aspects of our business, as described below.
We believe that Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), and Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share are
useful to investors in evaluating our performance because the measures consider the performance of our operations, excluding
decisions made with respect to capital investment, financing, and other expenses. We believe that the non-GAAP metrics offer
additional financial metrics that, when coupled with the GAAP results and the reconciliation to GAAP results, provide a more
complete understanding of our results of operations and the factors and trends affecting our business.
Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share should not be
considered as alternatives to net income or GAAP earnings per share as an indicator of our performance or as alternatives to any
other measure prescribed by GAAP as there are limitations to using such non-GAAP measures. Although we believe the non-GAAP
measures may enhance the evaluation of our operating performance based on recent revenue generation and product/overhead cost
control because they exclude the impact of prior decisions made about capital investment, financing, and other expenses,
(i) other companies in Blue Bird’s industry may define Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Net Income (Loss),
and Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share differently than we do and, as a result, they may not be comparable to similarly titled
measures used by other companies in Blue Bird’s industry, and (ii) Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Net
Income (Loss), and Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share exclude certain financial information that some may consider important in
evaluating our performance.
We compensate for these limitations by providing disclosure of the differences between Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin,
Adjusted Net Income (Loss), and Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share and GAAP results, including providing a reconciliation to GAAP
results, to enable investors to perform their own analysis of our operating results.
Our measures of “Free Cash Flow” and "Adjusted Free Cash Flow" are used in addition to and in conjunction with results presented
in accordance with GAAP and free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow should not be relied upon to the exclusion of GAAP financial
measures. Free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow reflect an additional way of viewing our liquidity that, when viewed with our
GAAP results, provides a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our cash flows. We strongly encourage
investors to review our financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial
measure.
We define free cash flow as net cash provided by/used in operations minus cash paid for fixed assets. We define adjusted free
cash flow as free cash flow minus cash paid for special compensation and other business combination expenses. We use free cash flow
and adjusted free cash flow, and ratios based on both, to conduct and evaluate our business because, although it is similar to cash
flow from operations, we believe it is a more conservative measure of cash flow since purchases of fixed assets and intangible
assets are a necessary component of ongoing operations. In limited circumstances in which proceeds from sales of fixed or
intangible assets exceed purchases, free cash flow would exceed cash flow from operations. However, since we do not anticipate
being a net seller of fixed or intangible assets, we expect free cash flow to be less than operating cash flows.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements relate to expectations for future financial performance,
business strategies or expectations for our business. Specifically, forward-looking statements include statements in this press
release regarding guidance, seasonality, product mix and gross profits and may include statements relating to:
- Inherent limitations of internal controls impacting financial statements
- Growth opportunities
- Future profitability
- Ability to expand market share
- Customer demand for certain products
- Economic conditions that could affect fuel costs, commodity costs, industry size and financial
conditions of our dealers and suppliers
- Labor or other constraints on the Company’s ability to maintain a competitive cost structure
- Volatility in the tax base and other funding sources that support the purchase of buses by our end
customers
- Lower or higher than anticipated market acceptance for our products
- Other statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “estimate,” “plan,” “project,”
“forecast,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target” or similar expressions
These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release, and current
expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking
statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and we do not undertake any obligation to
update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. The factors described above,
as well as risk factors described in reports filed with the SEC by us (available at www.sec.gov), could cause our actual results to differ materially from estimates or expectations reflected in
such forward-looking statements.
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| BLUE BIRD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
| (Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
| (in thousands except for share data) |
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
September 30, 2017 |
| Assets |
|
|
|
|
| Current assets |
|
|
|
|
| Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
10,349 |
|
|
$ |
62,616 |
|
| Accounts receivable, net |
|
12,190 |
|
|
10,148 |
|
| Inventories |
|
105,387 |
|
|
76,155 |
|
| Other current assets |
|
12,883 |
|
|
11,528 |
|
| Total current assets |
|
$ |
140,809 |
|
|
$ |
160,447 |
|
| Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
38,126 |
|
|
34,708 |
|
| Goodwill |
|
18,825 |
|
|
18,825 |
|
| Intangible assets, net |
|
56,476 |
|
|
57,481 |
|
| Equity investment in affiliate |
|
11,859 |
|
|
11,625 |
|
| Deferred tax asset |
|
10,129 |
|
|
11,755 |
|
| Other assets |
|
991 |
|
|
975 |
|
| Total assets |
|
$ |
277,215 |
|
|
$ |
295,816 |
|
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit |
|
|
|
|
| Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
| Accounts payable |
|
$ |
96,125 |
|
|
$ |
87,331 |
|
| Warranty |
|
7,906 |
|
|
8,573 |
|
| Accrued expenses |
|
12,283 |
|
|
18,229 |
|
| Deferred warranty income |
|
7,204 |
|
|
6,776 |
|
| Other current liabilities |
|
6,716 |
|
|
9,847 |
|
| Current portion of long-term debt |
|
8,000 |
|
|
8,000 |
|
| Total current liabilities |
|
$ |
138,234 |
|
|
$ |
138,756 |
|
| Long-term liabilities |
|
|
|
|
| Long-term debt |
|
$ |
139,608 |
|
|
$ |
143,224 |
|
| Warranty |
|
11,377 |
|
|
12,337 |
|
| Deferred warranty income |
|
13,257 |
|
|
12,519 |
|
| Other liabilities |
|
15,618 |
|
|
15,064 |
|
| Pension |
|
29,073 |
|
|
32,426 |
|
| Total long-term liabilities |
|
$ |
208,933 |
|
|
$ |
215,570 |
|
| Stockholders' deficit |
|
|
|
|
| Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 400,000 issued with
liquidation preference of $40,000 at March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017 |
|
$ |
40,000 |
|
|
$ |
40,000 |
|
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 23,912,188 and
23,739,344 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017, respectively. |
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
| Additional paid-in capital |
|
38,747 |
|
|
45,418 |
|
| Accumulated deficit |
|
(106,058 |
) |
|
(100,055 |
) |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(42,643 |
) |
|
(43,875 |
) |
| Total stockholders' deficit |
|
$ |
(69,952 |
) |
|
$ |
(58,510 |
) |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit |
|
$ |
277,215 |
|
|
$ |
295,816 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| BLUE BIRD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
| (Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Six Months Ended |
| (in thousands except for share data) |
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
April 1, 2017 |
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
April 1, 2017 |
| Net sales |
|
$ |
216,628 |
|
|
$ |
208,651 |
|
|
$ |
379,177 |
|
|
$ |
345,311 |
|
| Cost of goods sold |
|
194,960 |
|
|
184,002 |
|
|
336,861 |
|
|
302,464 |
|
| Gross profit |
|
$ |
21,668 |
|
|
$ |
24,649 |
|
|
$ |
42,316 |
|
|
$ |
42,847 |
|
| Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
18,741 |
|
|
19,259 |
|
|
44,659 |
|
|
37,451 |
|
| Operating profit (loss) |
|
$ |
2,927 |
|
|
$ |
5,390 |
|
|
$ |
(2,343 |
) |
|
$ |
5,396 |
|
| Interest expense |
|
(1,826 |
) |
|
(1,715 |
) |
|
(3,278 |
) |
|
(4,403 |
) |
| Interest income |
|
2 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
17 |
|
|
13 |
|
| Other income (expense), net |
|
1,020 |
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
1,190 |
|
|
(164 |
) |
| Loss on debt extinguishment |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(10,142 |
) |
| Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
$ |
2,123 |
|
|
$ |
3,644 |
|
|
$ |
(4,414 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,300 |
) |
| Income tax (expense) benefit |
|
(471 |
) |
|
(1,108 |
) |
|
(1,823 |
) |
|
2,564 |
|
| Equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliate |
|
184 |
|
|
212 |
|
|
234 |
|
|
961 |
|
| Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
1,836 |
|
|
$ |
2,748 |
|
|
$ |
(6,003 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,775 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Earnings per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Net income (loss) (from above) |
|
$ |
1,836 |
|
|
$ |
2,748 |
|
|
$ |
(6,003 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,775 |
) |
| Less: preferred stock dividends |
|
763 |
|
|
1,017 |
|
|
1,533 |
|
|
1,970 |
|
| Net income (loss) available to common stockholders |
|
$ |
1,073 |
|
|
$ |
1,731 |
|
|
$ |
(7,536 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,745 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Basic weighted average shares outstanding |
|
23,899,772 |
|
|
23,048,517 |
|
|
23,911,909 |
|
|
22,822,416 |
|
| Diluted weighted average shares outstanding |
|
25,127,082 |
|
|
24,590,905 |
|
|
23,911,909 |
|
|
22,822,416 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Basic earnings (loss) per share |
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
$ |
0.08 |
|
|
$ |
(0.32 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.34 |
) |
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share |
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
$ |
0.07 |
|
|
$ |
(0.32 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.34 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BLUE BIRD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
| (Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended |
| (in thousands of dollars) |
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
April 1, 2017 |
| Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
|
| Net loss |
|
$ |
(6,003 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,775 |
) |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
| Depreciation and amortization |
|
4,173 |
|
|
4,101 |
|
| Amortization of debt costs |
|
384 |
|
|
713 |
|
| Share-based compensation |
|
1,510 |
|
|
410 |
|
| Equity in net income of affiliate |
|
(234 |
) |
|
(961 |
) |
| Loss (gain) on disposal of fixed assets |
|
78 |
|
|
(46 |
) |
| Deferred taxes |
|
1,098 |
|
|
(2,964 |
) |
| Amortization of deferred actuarial pension losses |
|
1,760 |
|
|
3,145 |
|
| Loss on debt extinguishment |
|
— |
|
|
10,142 |
|
| Unrealized gains on foreign currency hedges |
|
(1,036 |
) |
|
— |
|
| Changes in assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
| Accounts receivable |
|
(2,042 |
) |
|
13,444 |
|
| Inventories |
|
(29,232 |
) |
|
(56,618 |
) |
| Other assets |
|
(335 |
) |
|
(1,112 |
) |
| Accounts payable |
|
9,151 |
|
|
30,961 |
|
| Accrued expenses, pension and other liabilities |
|
(12,329 |
) |
|
(4,765 |
) |
| Total adjustments |
|
$ |
(27,054 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,550 |
) |
| Total cash used in operating activities |
|
$ |
(33,057 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,325 |
) |
| Cash flows from investing activities |
|
|
|
|
| Cash paid for fixed assets |
|
(7,021 |
) |
|
(5,159 |
) |
| Proceeds from sale of fixed assets |
|
— |
|
|
46 |
|
| Total cash used in investing activities |
|
$ |
(7,021 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,113 |
) |
| Cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
|
|
| Repayments under the former senior term loan |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(161,500 |
) |
| Borrowings under new term loan |
|
— |
|
|
156,887 |
|
| Repayments under the new term loan |
|
(4,000 |
) |
|
(2,000 |
) |
| Cash paid for capital leases |
|
(77 |
) |
|
(79 |
) |
| Cash paid for debt issuance costs |
|
— |
|
|
(271 |
) |
| Cash paid to extinguish debt |
|
— |
|
|
(507 |
) |
| Payment of dividends on preferred stock |
|
(1,533 |
) |
|
(1,970 |
) |
| Cash paid for employee taxes on vested restricted shares and stock option
exercises |
|
(571 |
) |
|
(981 |
) |
| Proceeds from exercises of warrants |
|
9,504 |
|
|
10,982 |
|
| Common stock repurchases under the share repurchase program |
|
(15,512 |
) |
|
— |
|
| Total cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
|
$ |
(12,189 |
) |
|
$ |
561 |
|
| Change in cash and cash equivalents |
|
(52,267 |
) |
|
(13,877 |
) |
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
|
62,616 |
|
|
52,309 |
|
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
|
$ |
10,349 |
|
|
$ |
38,432 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information |
|
|
|
|
| Cash paid during the period for: |
|
|
|
|
| Interest paid, net of interest received |
|
$ |
2,950 |
|
|
$ |
3,294 |
|
| Income tax paid, net of tax refunds |
|
3,596 |
|
|
1,233 |
|
| Non-cash investing and financing activities |
|
|
|
|
| Change in accounts payable for capital additions to property, plant and
equipment |
|
$ |
(357 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,178 |
) |
| Cashless exercise of stock options |
|
897 |
|
|
4,124 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted
EBITDA |
| (Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Six Months Ended |
| (in thousands of dollars) |
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
April 1, 2017 |
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
April 1, 2017 |
| Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
1,836 |
|
|
$ |
2,748 |
|
|
$ |
(6,003 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,775 |
) |
| Adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Discontinued operations loss (income) |
|
6 |
|
|
61 |
|
|
(81 |
) |
|
188 |
|
| Interest expense, net |
|
1,824 |
|
|
1,709 |
|
|
3,261 |
|
|
4,390 |
|
| Income tax expense |
|
471 |
|
|
1,108 |
|
|
1,823 |
|
|
(2,564 |
) |
| Depreciation, amortization, and disposals |
|
2,169 |
|
|
2,047 |
|
|
4,280 |
|
|
4,084 |
|
| Loss on debt extinguishment |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
10,142 |
|
| Operational transformation initiatives |
|
3,427 |
|
|
— |
|
|
10,385 |
|
|
— |
|
| Business combination expenses |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(174 |
) |
| Unrealized gains on foreign currency hedges |
|
(1,036 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(1,036 |
) |
|
— |
|
| Share-based compensation |
|
886 |
|
|
410 |
|
|
1,510 |
|
|
410 |
|
| Product redesign initiatives |
|
399 |
|
|
282 |
|
|
1,139 |
|
|
282 |
|
| Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
9,982 |
|
|
$ |
8,365 |
|
|
$ |
15,278 |
|
|
$ |
10,983 |
|
| Adjusted EBITDA margin (percentage of net sales) |
|
4.6 |
% |
|
4.0 |
% |
|
4.0 |
% |
|
3.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow to Adjusted Free
Cash Flow |
| (Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Six Months Ended |
| (in thousands of dollars) |
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
April 1, 2017 |
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
April 1, 2017 |
| Net cash used in operating activities |
|
$ |
751 |
|
|
$ |
22,881 |
|
|
$ |
(33,057 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,325 |
) |
| Cash paid for fixed assets |
|
(3,572 |
) |
|
(2,203 |
) |
|
(7,021 |
) |
|
(5,159 |
) |
| Free cash flow |
|
$ |
(2,821 |
) |
|
$ |
20,678 |
|
|
$ |
(40,078 |
) |
|
$ |
(14,484 |
) |
| Cash paid for operational transformation initiatives |
|
(5,711 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(10,385 |
) |
|
— |
|
| Cash paid for product redesign initiatives |
|
(399 |
) |
|
(282 |
) |
|
(1,139 |
) |
|
(282 |
) |
| Cash paid for business combination expenses |
|
— |
|
|
(3,000 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(3,313 |
) |
| Adjusted free cash flow |
|
3,289 |
|
|
23,960 |
|
|
(28,554 |
) |
|
(10,889 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted Net
Income |
| (Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Six Months Ended |
| (in thousands of dollars) |
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
April 1, 2017 |
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
April 1, 2017 |
| Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
1,836 |
|
|
$ |
2,748 |
|
|
$ |
(6,003 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,775 |
) |
| Adjustments, net of tax benefit or expense (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Operational transformation initiatives |
|
2,570 |
|
|
— |
|
|
7,789 |
|
|
— |
|
| Loss on debt extinguishment |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
6,491 |
|
| Business combination expenses |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(111 |
) |
| Unrealized gains on foreign currency hedges |
|
(777 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(777 |
) |
|
— |
|
| Share-based compensation |
|
665 |
|
|
262 |
|
|
1,133 |
|
|
262 |
|
| Product redesign initiatives |
|
299 |
|
|
180 |
|
|
854 |
|
|
180 |
|
| Discontinued operations loss (income) |
|
5 |
|
|
39 |
|
|
(61 |
) |
|
120 |
|
| Adjusted net income, non-GAAP |
|
$ |
4,598 |
|
|
$ |
3,230 |
|
|
2,935 |
|
|
1,168 |
|
| Less: preferred stock dividends |
|
763 |
|
|
1,017 |
|
|
1,533 |
|
|
1,970 |
|
| Adjusted net income (loss) available to common stockholders, non-GAAP |
|
$ |
3,835 |
|
|
$ |
2,213 |
|
|
1,402 |
|
|
(802 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) Amounts are net of estimated statutory tax rates of 25% for the three and six months ended March
31, 2018 and 36% for the three and six months ended April 1, 2017.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Reconciliation of Diluted EPS to Adjusted Diluted
EPS |
| (Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Six Months Ended |
|
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
April 1, 2017 |
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
April 1, 2017 |
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share |
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
$ |
0.07 |
|
|
$ |
(0.32 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.34 |
) |
| One-time charge adjustments, net of tax benefit or expense |
|
0.11 |
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
0.38 |
|
|
0.30 |
|
| Adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share, non-GAAP (1) |
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
|
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
| Weighted average dilutive shares outstanding (2) |
|
25,127,082 |
|
|
24,590,905 |
|
|
25,161,770 |
|
|
22,822,416 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (1) Numerator is adjusted net income available to common stockholders, non-GAAP. |
| (2) The diluted loss per share calculations for the six months ended March 31, 2018
excluded 1,249,861 shares as their effect would be anti-dilutive, but were included in the adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per
share, non-GAAP calculation as their effect was dilutive. |
| |
Blue Bird Corporation
Mark Benfield, 478-822-2315
Investor Relations & Government Affairs
Mark.Benfield@blue-bird.com
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