Quarter Highlights

  • Revenue of $83.7 million, 23.0% increase over the prior year period
  • Diluted EPS of $0.83, $0.31 increase per diluted share over the prior year period including certain non-operating items; Adjusted EPS of $0.55
  • Completion of spin-off from Capital Southwest Corporation
  • Successful acquisition of assets from Deacon Industries, Inc.

DALLAS, Nov. 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CSW Industrials (NASDAQ:CSWI), a diversified industrial growth company with well-established, scalable platforms and domain expertise across three segments: Industrial Products; Coatings, Sealants & Adhesives; and Specialty Chemicals, today reported results for the fiscal second quarter ended September 30, 2015.

Sales during the quarter were $83.7 million, up 23.0%, compared to $68.1 million in the prior year period. Higher sales reflect strong customer demand in our Industrial Products Segment and incremental revenue ($15.5 million) from the recent acquisition of the assets of Strathmore Products, Inc.  These benefits were partially offset by lower sales in Specialty Chemicals, resulting from lower volume in energy and mining related products. 

Net income in the fiscal second quarter of 2016 was $13.0 million, or $0.83 per diluted share.  This compares with prior period net income of $8.2 million, or $0.52 per diluted share.  In the current period, results include certain non-operating items, including an $8.0 million pre-tax gain related to freezing the Company’s defined benefit plan ($5.3 million after-tax or $0.34 per diluted share), $0.9 million of start-up and organizational costs incurred ($0.6 million after-tax, or $0.04 per diluted share) and $0.4 million of costs related to the acquisition of Strathmore ($0.3 million after tax or $0.02 per diluted share).

Joseph B. Armes, CSW Industrials’ Chief Executive Officer, commented, “In our first earnings release as an independent company, we are pleased to report strong operating results highlighted by earnings growth, the integration of Strathmore and the acquisition of assets from Deacon Industries. We believe this momentum reflects the ability of our businesses to drive organic growth and margin from our well-established products, coupled with the early success of our acquisition strategy.”

Armes continued, “As we look forward to the balance of the year, we view the completion of the recent spin-off transaction as a catalyst to expand and enhance the business through the deployment of acquisition capital and the integration of our operations.”

Business Update
CSW Industrials achieved several meaningful milestones during the quarter, including:

  • The successful spin-off and listing on the NASDAQ stock exchange on September 30, 2015. Mr. Armes added, “We are pleased to begin this new phase at CSW Industrials and are grateful for the confidence investors have placed in our team. As a standalone company, we are appropriately positioned to create shareholder value through growth of CSWI proprietary products and through strategic acquisitions.”
     
  • The acquisition of assets from Deacon Industries, Inc. effective October 1, 2015. Located in Washington, Pennsylvania, Deacon Industries is a leading manufacturer of high temperature sealants and injectable packings with applications in a variety of industrial end markets. Mr. Armes added, “This acquisition is a great complement to our current offerings and these newly acquired products will benefit significantly from our broad distribution network.”


Results of Operations

In the fiscal second quarter of 2016, CSW Industrials reported revenue of $83.7 million, an increase of 23.0% compared with the prior year level of $68.1 million.  Higher sales reflect strong customer demand in our Industrial Products Segment and incremental revenue from the recent acquisition of the assets of Strathmore Products, Inc.  These benefits were partially offset by lower sales in Specialty Chemicals, resulting from lower volume in energy and mining related products. 

Second quarter gross profit of $40.8 million increased 23.1% over the prior year, reflecting the pension gain ($2.7 million) and the inclusion of Strathmore gross profit ($3.5 million) in the current period. Gross margin as a percentage of sales in the fiscal second quarter of 2016 was 48.8%, compared with 48.7% in the prior year period.  Improvements due to the pension gain, increased absorption, changes in product mix and some materials costs savings were mostly offset by sales of lower margin Strathmore products. Adjusted for certain non-operating items, second-quarter gross profit was $38.1 million, or 45.6% of sales, compared to $33.2 million, or 48.7% of sales in the prior year. 

Fiscal second quarter operating expenses were $20.1 million, or 24.0% of sales, compared to the prior year level of $21.4 million, or 31.5% of sales. Lower reported operating expenses as a percentage of sales was mostly attributable to the pension gain of $5.3 million, partially offset by start-up and organizational costs incurred of $0.9 million and Strathmore acquisition costs of $0.4 million. Adjusted for certain non-operating items, fiscal second quarter 2016 operating expenses were $24.1 million, or 28.8% of sales compared to $21.4 million, or 31.5% of sales in the prior year.

Following the successful spin-off from Capital Southwest Corporation, CSW Industrials presently expects to incur incremental recurring quarterly overhead expenses of $1.5 million, reflecting standalone public company costs. 

Net income for the second quarter was $13.0 million, or $0.83 per diluted share, compared with net income of $8.2 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, in the prior year period. Adjusted for certain non-operating items, net income was $8.6 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, compared net income of $8.2 million in the prior year, or $0.52 per diluted share.

CSW Industrials’ income tax rate in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 was 34.6%, compared with 34.5% in the prior year period. 

Conference Call Information
CSW Industrials will host a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss the results for the current period, as well as management’s outlook, followed by a question and answer session for the investment community. A live webcast of the call can be accessed at ir.cswindustrials.com. To access the call, participants may dial toll-free at 1-877-407-0784 or +1 201-689-8560 (international) and request to join the CSW Industrials earnings call.

To listen to a telephonic replay of the conference call, dial toll-free 1-877-870-5176 or +1 858-384-5517 (international) and enter confirmation code 13624721. The telephonic replay will be available beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET on Monday, November 16, 2015, and will last through 11:59 p.m. ET November 30, 2015.  The call will also be available for replay via the webcast link on CSW Industrials’ Investor Relations website.

Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are based on management’s current expectations, assumptions and beliefs as of the date of this release. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as “plans,” “expects,” “will,” similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding growth opportunities and future results of operations of CSW Industrials. They are not guarantees of future results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including factors set forth in CSW Industrials’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including CSW Industrials’ information statement filed as an exhibit to CSW Industrials’ Form 10, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes an analysis of adjusted earnings per share, adjusted net income, adjusted gross profit, adjusted operating expenses and adjusted operating income, which are non-GAAP financial measures of performance.  For a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures and for a discussion of why we consider these Non-GAAP measures useful, see the “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures” section of this release.

About CSW Industrials
CSW Industrials is a diversified industrial growth company with well-established, scalable platforms and domain expertise across three segments: Industrial Products; Coatings, Sealants & Adhesives; and Specialty Chemicals. CSW Industrials’ broad portfolio of leading products provides performance optimizing solutions to its customers. CSW Industrials’ products include mechanical products for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (“HVAC”) and refrigeration applications, coatings and sealants and high performance specialty lubricants. Markets that CSW Industrials serves include plumbing, industrial, HVAC, energy, rail, architecturally-specified building products, mining and other general industrial markets.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
 
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)   2015       2014  
       
Revenues, net $   83,744     $   68,094  
Cost of revenues     (42,901 )       (34,919 )
Gross profit     40,843         33,175  
General and administrative expenses     (9,860 )       (8,673 )
Selling and distribution expenses     (9,556 )       (10,640 )
Research and development expenses     (649 )       (1,451 )
Impairment loss     –         (662 )
Operating income     20,778         11,749  
Interest expense, net     (832 )       (178 )
Other (expense) income, net     (113 )       1,008  
Income before income taxes     19,833         12,579  
Provision for income taxes     (6,871 )       (4,341 )
Net income $   12,962     $   8,238  
       
Net earnings per common share:      
Basic $   0.83     $   0.53  
Earnings per share, diluted     0.83         0.52  

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
 
 

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

September
30, 2015
  March 31,
2015
       
ASSETS      
Current assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents $   53,945     $   20,448  
Restricted cash     –         2,385  
Bank time deposits     7,006         9,248  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,290 and $1,692,
  respectively
    56,447         48,941  
Inventories, net     55,055         47,175  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     11,973         6,812  
Total current assets     184,426         135,009  
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
  of $55,774 and $52,954, respectively
    60,265         56,837  
Goodwill     55,730         40,645  
Intangible assets, net     80,491         40,997  
Other assets     12,683         13,033  
Total assets $   393,595     $   286,521  
       
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY      
Current liabilities:      
Accounts payable $   11,689     $   8,960  
Accrued and other current liabilities     18,339         16,001  
Current portion of long-term debt     17,436         13,561  
Total current liabilities     47,464         38,522  
Long-term debt     76,738         13,143  
Retirement benefits payable     1,644         22,545  
Other long-term liabilities     14,886         7,710  
Total liabilities     140,732         81,920  
Equity:      
Common shares, $0.01 par value     156         12  
Shares authorized – 50,000
Shares issued – 15,583
             
Preferred shares, $0.01 par value     –         1,000  
Shares authorized – 10,000
Shares issued – 0
     
Additional paid-in capital     29,058         7,810  
Treasury shares, at cost     –         (2,712 )
Retained earnings     230,096         208,784  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (6,447 )       (10,293 )
Total equity     252,863         204,601  
Total liabilities and equity $   393,595     $   286,521  

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 
  Six Months Ended September
30,
(Amounts in thousands)   2015       2014  
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income $   21,612     $   17,986  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation     3,256         2,980  
Amortization of intangible assets     3,293         2,267  
Net gain on sales of property, plant and equipment     (203 )       (1,711 )
Impairment of assets     –         662  
Pension plan curtailment benefit     (8,020 )       –  
Net deferred taxes     8,027         (687 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Accounts receivable, net     (1,178 )       (1,205 )
Inventories, net     477         (1,073 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     (6,334 )       (181 )
Other assets     258         120  
Accounts payable and accrued and other current liabilities     393         (1,071 )
Retirement obligations and other liabilities     14         1,768  
Net cash provided by operating activities     21,595         19,855  
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Capital expenditures     (3,192 )       (6,350 )
Proceeds from sale of assets held for investment     –         3,547  
Proceeds from sale of assets     71         6,361  
Net change in bank time deposits and restricted cash     4,440         719  
Cash paid for acquisitions     (68,849 )       (4,524 )
Net cash used in investing activities     (67,530 )       (247 )
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Borrowings on lines of credit     70,000         4,822  
Repayments on lines of credit     (2,531 )       (13,333 )
Cash contribution from Capital Southwest     13,000         –  
Dividends paid     (300 )       (450 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     80,169         (8,961 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents     (737 )       (433 )
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents     33,497         10,214  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period     20,448         15,411  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $   53,945     $   25,625  
       
Supplemental non-cash disclosure:      
Pension plan assets contributed by Capital Southwest $   10,357     $   –  

SEGMENT RESULTS
(Unaudited)
 
Three months ended September 30, 2015
(in thousands)  

Industrial
Products

  Coatings,
Sealants and
Adhesives
   

Specialty
Chemicals

Revenues, net $   36,186     $ 27,971     $   19,771  
Operating income   11,668       4,938       4,961  

Three months ended September 30, 2014

(in thousands)

 

Industrial
Products

  Coatings,
Sealants and
Adhesives
   

Specialty
Chemicals

Revenues, net $   29,902     $ 13,539     $   24,322  
Operating income    4,651       2,944         4,173  


Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

This press release includes an analysis of adjusted earnings per share, adjusted net income, adjusted gross profit, adjusted operating expenses and adjusted operating income, which are non-GAAP financial measures of performance. These non-GAAP measures should be used as a supplement to, and not a substitute for, financial measures computed in accordance with GAAP.  The following is a reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure for the three-month period ended September 30, 2015:

 
(amounts in millions, except per share amounts)
Gross
Profit
  Operating
Expenses
  Operating
Income
  Net
Income
  EPS
As reported $ 40.8     $ (20.1 )   $ 20.8     $ 13.0     $ 0.83  
Adjustments:                  
Pension plan curtailment gain   (2.7 )     (5.3 )     (8.0 )     (5.3 )     (0.34 )
Start-up and organizational costs         0.9       0.9       0.6       0.04  
Strathmore acquisition costs         0.4       0.4       0.3       0.02  
As adjusted $ 38.1     $ (24.1 )   $ 14.1     $ 8.6     $ 0.55  

(in thousands)  

Industrial
Products

  Coatings,
Sealants and
Adhesives
   

Specialty
Chemicals

Operating income, as reported   11,668       4,938       4,961  
Less:          
Pension plan curtailment gain   (3,179 )     (1,418 )     (3,423 )
Strathmore acquisition costs         429        
Operating income, as adjusted   8,489       3,949       1,538  

We use adjusted earnings per share, adjusted net income, adjusted gross profit, adjusted operating expenses and adjusted operating income, together with financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, such as revenue, income from operations, operating expense, operating income and net income, to assess our historical and prospective operating performance and to enhance our understanding of our core operating performance. We also believe these measures are useful for investors to assess the operating performance of our business without the effect of non-operating items.

CONTACT: Investor Relations Contacts:
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ICR, Inc.
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