Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. Reports Fiscal 2020 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Results

• Revenue was $251.2 Million in Q4 and $963.0 Million in Full-Year Fiscal 2020
  
• Organic Revenue Grew 4.6% in Q4 and 1.3% in Fiscal 2020
• Generated Cash from Operations of $217.1 Million and Adjusted Free Cash Flow of $206.8 Million in Full-Year Fiscal 2020
• Net Debt Reduction of $135.2M in FY20; Proactively Increased Cash Balance to Nearly $100 Million at Fiscal Year-end

TARRYTOWN, N.Y., May 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- May 7, 2020-- Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. (NYSE:PBH) today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and twelve months ended March 31, 2020.

“The continued focus on our three-pillar strategy and long-term brand building efforts delivered solid revenue, earnings and cash flow results in Q4 and the full-year Fiscal ’20. In addition to delivering against our objectives for the year, fourth quarter revenue and earnings benefited from a strong level of consumer demand for many of our brands driven by the COVID-19 pandemic late in the quarter. In addition to this, we continued to execute our disciplined capital allocation strategy during the fourth quarter using our strong cash generation primarily to build our cash balance and reduce net debt,” said Ron Lombardi, Chief Executive Officer of Prestige Consumer Healthcare.

“As we enter Fiscal 2021, we anticipate a unique and uncertain business environment. However, our time-tested strategy, leading portfolio of brands and solid financial profile have us well prepared for the extraordinary business environment unfolding. At the forefront, we expect to do all this while protecting the health & safety of our employees, partners and community,” Mr. Lombardi concluded.

Fourth Fiscal Quarter Ended March 31, 2020

Reported revenues in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 increased 4.2% to $251.2 million, compared to $241.0 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019. Revenues increased 4.6% on an organic basis, which excludes the impact related to foreign currency. The revenue performance for the quarter was driven by a strong international segment performance as well as consumption gains in the Company’s core brand portfolio domestically.

Reported gross profit margin in the fourth quarter fiscal 2020 was 57.3%, compared to 57.4% for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019. Excluding transition costs associated with a new logistics provider and location, adjusted gross profit margin was 59.4% in fourth quarter fiscal 2020, an increase versus the prior year fourth quarter driven primarily by mix and higher volume.

Reported net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 totaled $37.0 million versus the prior year comparable quarter’s net loss of $139.3 million. Diluted earnings per share of $0.73 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 compared to a $2.67 diluted per share loss in the prior year comparable period. Non-GAAP adjusted net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 was $41.9 million, an increase of 11.3% from the comparable prior year period’s adjusted net income of $37.6 million. Non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share was $0.82 per share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, compared to $0.72 per share in the prior year comparable period.

Adjustments to net income in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 included costs associated with a new logistics provider and location and the related income tax effects of each adjustment. Adjustments to net income in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019 related to non-cash tradename impairments associated primarily with the Company’s Fleet, DenTek, and Efferdent brand names, a goodwill impairment and associated tax adjustments.

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2020

Reported revenues for the fiscal year 2020 decreased 1.3% to $963.0 million compared to $975.8 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019. Revenues for fiscal 2020 were driven by continued positive consumption levels across the Company’s core brands. Revenues for fiscal 2019 included the results of the divested Household Cleaning segment in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Organic revenue increased 1.3% for the fiscal year driven by strong international segment growth as well as consumption gains in the Company’s core brand portfolio domestically, partially offset by retailer inventory reductions.

Reported gross profit margin for fiscal year 2020 was 57.3%, or 58.3% after excluding the one-time effects of the Company’s transition to a new logistics provider and location, and compared to 56.9% reported gross profit margin for fiscal 2019.

Reported net income for fiscal 2020 totaled $142.3 million versus a prior year net loss of $35.8 million. A diluted earnings per share of $2.78 for fiscal 2020 compared to a $0.68 diluted loss per share in the prior year. Non-GAAP adjusted net income for fiscal 2020 was $151.3 million, an increase of 3.8% over the prior year period’s adjusted net income of $145.8 million. Non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share were $2.96 per share for fiscal 2020, an increase compared to $2.78 per share in fiscal 2019.

Adjustments to net income in fiscal 2020 included costs associated with a new logistics provider and location as well as a loss on extinguishment of debt, and the related income tax effects of each adjustment. Adjustments to net income in fiscal 2019 include integration, transition, purchase accounting, legal and various other costs associated with acquisitions and divestitures, accelerated amortization of debt origination costs, non-cash tradename and goodwill impairments and a gain on divestiture and the related tax effects of the adjustments.

Free Cash Flow and Balance Sheet

The Company's net cash provided by operating activities for fiscal year 2020 was $217.1 million compared to $189.3 million during the prior year. Non-GAAP adjusted free cash flow in fiscal 2020 was $206.8 million compared to $202.4 million in the prior year. The Company’s business experienced continued strong cash conversion.

The Company's net debt position as of March 31, 2020 was approximately $1.6 billion, compared to approximately $1.8 billion at March 31, 2019. At the end of the fourth quarter fiscal 2020, the Company's covenant-defined leverage ratio was 4.7x. During the year the Company reduced debt by $68 million, increased its Cash & Cash Equivalents balance by $67 million to approximately $95 million and repurchased approximately $57 million in stock as authorized in the Company’s share repurchase programs.

Segment Review

North American OTC Healthcare: Segment revenues totaled $219.8 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, compared to the prior year comparable quarter's revenues of $214.9 million. The fourth quarter fiscal 2020 revenue increase was attributable to increased consumption in the Company’s core brand portfolio.

For the fiscal year 2020, reported revenues for the North American OTC Healthcare segment were $859.4 million compared to $862.4 million in the prior year. Fiscal year 2020 was favorably impacted by increased consumption among the majority of core OTC brands but offset by inventory reductions at certain key retailers.

International OTC Healthcare: Segment fiscal fourth quarter 2020 revenues totaled $31.4 million, compared to $26.1 million reported in the prior year comparable period. Revenues versus the prior year fourth quarter benefitted from strong consumption growth as well as the timing of distributor orders and shipments, partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency of approximately $1 million.

For the fiscal year 2020, reported revenues for the International OTC Healthcare segment were $103.6 million versus the prior year’s revenues of $93.5 million, attributable to consumption and shipment growth in the Asia-Pacific region and particularly the Company’s Care brand portfolio in Australia. Growth in the fiscal year was partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency exchange rates of approximately $4 million.

Household Cleaning: As previously announced the Company sold its Household Cleaning segment on July 2, 2018 and used net proceeds from the divestiture to pay down debt. For the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the Household Cleaning segment generated $19.8 million in revenues with no reported revenue in subsequent fiscal 2019 quarters.

Commentary and Outlook for Fiscal 2021

Ron Lombardi, CEO, stated, “Late in the fourth quarter fiscal 2020 we saw a sharp rise in consumption trends as consumers “stocked up” on products across our portfolio. In Fiscal Q1 2021 we anticipate this trend will reverse as consumers change their shopping habits as a result of the COVID-19 virus. This reduction will likely be partially offset by higher retailer order patterns as retailers catch up to March’s spike in consumption. We therefore anticipate revenues of approximately $220 million or more in Q1 as of today, although acknowledging that we are in a rapidly changing environment which can affect short and longer-term forecasts with little warning.”

“For Fiscal 2021 we anticipate an uncertain environment due to many factors resulting from COVID-19. As we enter the year there are numerous variables to consider including an uncertain shutdown timeframe for many areas of our economy, likely changes to consumer spending and purchasing habits and other economic factors. Given these unprecedented uncertainties we are refraining from offering full-year guidance at this time.”

“Our Company and business strategy has us well positioned to withstand these challenges. We have a diversified, leading portfolio of brands and nimble business model which enable us to quickly adapt to a changing environment to grow categories and market share over time. Our broad distribution for these leading brands also enables us to reach consumers across channels as they reduce trips to the store and increase shopping online. In addition, the benefits of our financial profile – low cash taxes, minimal capital spending and a comparatively stable margin profile – continue to enable strong cash flow conversion. Last, we continue to operate under a disciplined capital allocation approach featuring meaningful liquidity, long-dated debt maturities and continued debt reduction, which enable us to focus on long-term top- and bottom-line growth prospects.”

Fiscal Q4 and Full Year 2020 Conference Call, Accompanying Slide Presentation and Replay
The Company will host a conference call to review its fourth quarter and year-end results today, May 7, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. ET. The toll-free dial-in numbers are 844-233-9440 within North America and 574-990-1016 outside of North America. The conference ID number is 1684478. The Company provides a live Internet webcast, a slide presentation to accompany the call, as well as an archived replay, all of which can be accessed from the Investor Relations page of the Company's website at www.prestigeconsumerhealthcare.com. The slide presentation can be accessed from the Investor Relations page of the website by clicking on Webcasts and Presentations.

Telephonic replays will be available for approximately one week following the completion of the call and can be accessed at 855-859-2056 within North America and at 404-537-3406 from outside North America. The conference ID is 1684478.

Non-GAAP and Other Financial Information
In addition to financial results reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), we have provided certain non-GAAP financial information in this release to aid investors in understanding the Company's performance. Each non-GAAP financial measure is defined and reconciled to its most closely related GAAP financial measure in the “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section at the end of this earnings release.

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws that are intended to qualify for the Safe Harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. “Forward-looking statements” generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “target,” “guidance,” “strategy,” “outlook,” “plans,” “projection,” “focus,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “potential,” “positioned,” “enables,” “prepared,” or “continue” (or the negative or other derivatives of each of these terms) or similar terminology. The “forward-looking statements” include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's expectations regarding its ability to withstand challenges from the COVID-19 outbreak including to reach consumers across channels, its ability to protect the health and safety of employees, partners and community, its ability to adapt to a changing business environment, future operating results including revenues, earnings per share and cash flow conversion the Company’s focus on brand-building, maintaining a strong financial profile and disciplined capital allocation, the Company’s ability to increase shareholder value and the Company’s ability to position itself for long-term success and growth. These statements are based on management's estimates and assumptions with respect to future events and financial performance and are believed to be reasonable, though are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially from those expected as a result of a variety of factors, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and business and economic conditions, the impact of the Company’s advertising and promotional and new product development initiatives, customer inventory management initiatives, fluctuating foreign exchange rates, competitive pressures, and the ability of the Company’s third party manufacturers and logistics providers and suppliers to meet demand for its products and to reduce costs. A discussion of other factors that could cause results to vary is included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2019 and other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

About Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.
The Company markets and distributes brand name over-the-counter healthcare products throughout the U.S. and Canada, Australia, and in certain other international markets. The Company’s brands include Monistat® and Summer’s Eve® women's health products, BC® and Goody's® pain relievers, Clear Eyes® eye care products, DenTek® and The Doctor's® oral care products, Dramamine® motion sickness treatments, Fleet® enemas and glycerin suppositories, Chloraseptic® sore throat treatments, Compound W® wart treatments, Little Remedies® pediatric over-the-counter products, Efferdent® denture care products, Luden's® throat drops, Debrox® earwax remover, Gaviscon® antacid in Canada, and Hydralyte® rehydration products and the Fess® line of nasal and sinus care products in Australia. Visit the Company's website at www.prestigeconsumerhealthcare.com.

* See the “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of this report for further presentation information.

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*Intersegment revenues of $1.4 million were eliminated from the North American OTC Healthcare segment.

*Intersegment revenues of $3.5 million were eliminated from the North American OTC Healthcare segment.

*Intersegment revenues of $1.8 million were eliminated from the North American OTC Healthcare segment.
**Other operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2019 includes a tradename impairment charge of $195.9 million and a goodwill impairment charge of $33.5 million.

* Intersegment revenues of $7.4 million were eliminated from the North American OTC Healthcare segment.
**Other operating expenses for the year ended March 31, 2019 includes a tradename impairment charge of $195.9 million and a goodwill impairment charge of $33.5 million.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to financial results reported in accordance with GAAP, we disclose certain Non-GAAP financial measures (“NGFMs”), including, but not limited to, Non-GAAP Organic Revenues, Non-GAAP Organic Revenue Growth Percentage, Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin, Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin Percentage, Non-GAAP Adjusted General and Administrative Expense, Non-GAAP Adjusted General and Administrative Expense Percentage, Non-GAAP EBITDA, Non-GAAP EBITDA Margin, Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA, Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income, Non-GAAP Adjusted EPS, Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow, Non-GAAP Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Net Debt. We use these NGFMs internally, along with GAAP information, in evaluating our operating performance and in making financial and operational decisions. We believe that the presentation of these NGFMs provides investors with greater transparency, and provides a more complete understanding of our business than could be obtained absent these disclosures, because the supplemental data relating to our financial condition and results of operations provides additional ways to view our operation when considered with both our GAAP results and the reconciliations below. In addition, we believe that the presentation of each of these NGFMs is useful to investors for period-to-period comparisons of results in assessing shareholder value, and we use these NGFMs internally to evaluate the performance of our personnel and also to evaluate our operating performance and compare our performance to that of our competitors.

These NGFMs are not in accordance with GAAP, should not be considered as a measure of profitability or liquidity, and may not be directly comparable to similarly titled NGFMs reported by other companies. These NGFMs have limitations and they should not be considered in isolation from or as an alternative to their most closely related GAAP measures reconciled below. Investors should not rely on any single financial measure when evaluating our business. We recommend investors review the GAAP financial measures included in this earnings release. When viewed in conjunction with our GAAP results and the reconciliations below, we believe these NGFMs provide greater transparency and a more complete understanding of factors affecting our business than GAAP measures alone.

NGFMs Defined

We define our NGFMs presented herein as follows:

• Non-GAAP Organic Revenues: GAAP Total Revenues excluding revenues associated with divestiture, allocated cost that remain after divestiture and impact of foreign currency exchange rates in the periods presented.
• Non-GAAP Organic Revenue Growth Percentage: Calculated as the change in Non-GAAP Organic Revenues from prior year divided by prior year Non-GAAP Organic Revenues.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin: GAAP Gross Profit minus certain transition and other costs associated with new warehouse and divestiture.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin Percentage: Calculated as Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin divided by GAAP Total Revenues.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted General and Administrative Expense: GAAP General and Administrative expenses minus certain transition and divestiture-related costs.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted General and Administrative Expense Percentage: Calculated as Non-GAAP Adjusted General and Administrative expense divided by GAAP Total Revenues.
• Non-GAAP EBITDA: GAAP Net Income (Loss) before net interest expense (income), income taxes provision (benefit), and depreciation and amortization.
• Non-GAAP EBITDA Margin: Calculated as Non-GAAP EBITDA divided by GAAP Total Revenues.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA: Calculated as Non-GAAP EBITDA before certain transition and other costs associated with new warehouse and divestiture, loss on disposal of assets, goodwill and tradename impairment, loss on extinguishment of debt, and gain on divestiture.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Margin: Calculated as Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA divided by GAAP Total Revenues.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income: GAAP Net Income (Loss) before certain transition and other costs associated with new warehouse and divestiture, loss on disposal of assets, accelerated amortization of debt origination costs, goodwill and tradename impairment, loss on extinguishment of debt, gain on divestiture, tax impact of adjustments, and normalized tax rate adjustment.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted EPS: Calculated as Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income, divided by the weighted average number of common and potential common shares outstanding during the period.
• Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow: GAAP Net cash provided by operating activities less cash paid for capital expenditures.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted Free Cash Flow: Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow plus cash payments made for transition and other costs associated with new warehouse and divestiture as well as additional income tax payments associated with the divestiture.
• Net Debt: Calculated as total principal amount of debt outstanding ($1,745,000 at March 31, 2020 and $1,813,000 at March 31, 2019) less cash and cash equivalents ($94,760 at March 31, 2020 and $27,530 at March 31, 2019). Amounts in thousands.

The following tables set forth the reconciliations of each of our NGFMs to their most directly comparable financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP.

Reconciliation of GAAP Total Revenues to Non-GAAP Organic Revenues and related Non-GAAP Organic Revenue Growth percentage:

Reconciliation of GAAP Gross Profit to Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin and related Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin percentage:

(1) Items related to new warehouse represent costs to transition to the new warehouse and duplicate costs incurred during the transition. Items related to divestiture represent costs related to divesting of assets sold.

Reconciliation of GAAP General and Administrative Expense and related GAAP General and Administrative Expense percentage to Non-GAAP Adjusted General and Administrative Expense and related Non-GAAP Adjusted General and Administrative Expense percentage:

(1) Items related to divestiture represent costs related to divesting of assets sold, including (but not limited to) costs to exit or convert contractual obligations, severance and consulting costs; and certain costs related to the consummation of the divestiture process such as legal and other related professional fees.

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP EBITDA and related Non-GAAP EBITDA Margin, Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA and related Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Margin:

(1) Items related to new warehouse represent costs to transition to the new warehouse and duplicate costs incurred during the transition. Items related to divestiture represent costs related to divesting of assets sold.
(2) Items related to divestiture represent costs related to divesting of assets sold, including (but not limited to) costs to exit or convert contractual obligations, severance and consulting costs; and certain costs related to the consummation of the divestiture process such as legal and other related professional fees.

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) to Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income and related Adjusted Earnings Per Share:

Note: Amounts may not add due to rounding.
(1) Reported GAAP for loss periods is calculated using diluted shares outstanding. Diluted shares outstanding for the three and twelve months ended March 31, 2019 are 52,197 and 52,373, respectively.
(2) Items related to new warehouse represent costs to transition to the new warehouse and duplicate costs incurred during the transition. Items related to divestiture represent costs related to divesting of assets sold.
(3) Items related to divestiture represent costs related to divesting of assets sold, including (but not limited to) costs to exit or convert contractual obligations, severance and consulting costs; and certain costs related to the consummation of the divestiture process such as legal and other related professional fees.
(4) The income tax adjustments are determined using applicable rates in the taxing jurisdictions in which the above adjustments relate and includes both current and deferred income tax expense (benefit) based on the specific nature of the specific Non-GAAP performance measure.
(5) Income tax adjustment to adjust for discrete income tax items.

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) to Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow and Non-GAAP Adjusted Free Cash Flow:

(1) Payments related to new warehouse represent costs to transition to the new warehouse and duplicate costs incurred during the transition. Payments related to divestiture represent costs related to divesting of assets sold, including (but not limited to) costs to exit or convert contractual obligations, severance, and consulting costs; and certain costs related to the consummation of the divestiture process such as legal and other related professional fees.

Investor Relations Contact Phil Terpolilli, CFA, 914-524-6819 irinquiries@prestigebrands.com