Kadant Inc: Results for Second Quarter 2011

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Westford - Kadant Inc.reported revenues from continuing operations of $82.5 million in the second quarter of 2011, an increase of $13.4 million, or 19 percent, compared to $69.1 million in the second quarter of 2010. Revenues in the second quarter of 2011 included a $4.6 million, or 7 percent, increase from foreign currency translation compared to the second quarter of 2010. Operating income from continuing operations in the second quarter of 2011 was $10.5 million, or 12.7 percent of revenues, compared to $7.3 million, or 10.6 percent of revenues, in the second quarter of 2010. Net income from continuing operations in the second quarter of 2011 was $7.3 million, or $.59 per diluted share, compared to $5.2 million, or $.42 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2010.
"The second quarter was marked by strong performances in earnings per share, backlog, and adjusted EBITDA," said Jonathan W. Painter, president and chief executive officer of Kadant. "Diluted EPS from continuing operations was $.59 in the second quarter of 2011, the second highest in our Company's history. This compares to our guidance of $.54 to $.56. Our reported results included a loss of $.03 per share, representing the acquisition costs and the operating results of M-Clean Papertech acquired in May 2011, which was not included in our guidance. Also, our effective tax rate was slightly higher than we assumed in our guidance, and this had the effect of decreasing diluted EPS by $.02.
"The higher than expected quarterly EPS performance was due mainly to strong revenues and product gross margins. Revenues of $82.5 million exceeded our guidance, which was $78 to $80 million, and gross margins were 45.7 percent in the second quarter of 2011, with particularly noteworthy improvements over last year's second quarter in our fluid-handling and fiber-based product businesses. Our adjusted EBITDA was $12.5 million in the second quarter of 2011, up 39 percent over last year's second quarter, and represented 15.1 percent of revenues.
"During the quarter, we completed the acquisition of M-Clean Papertech, a European-based supplier of paper machine fabric cleaning equipment, for approximately $16 million in cash. This acquisition significantly enhances our water-management product line offerings and strengthens our market position in Europe and China, while offering growth opportunities in North America.
"Bookings of $87.3 million in the second quarter of 2011 were up 18 percent from the second quarter of 2010 driven by strong fluid-handling bookings in Europe. We ended the quarter with a record backlog of $120 million, up 66 percent over last year's second quarter and 10 percent higher than the first quarter of 2011. Our book-to-bill ratio of 1.1 marks the seventh quarter out of the last eight where we have booked more orders than we have billed.
"As we look into the backlog, we believe that product gross margins will decline from the first half levels, due mainly to a higher proportion of revenues from lower-margin stock preparation systems in the second half of the year. We expect significantly lower gross margin and operating income results from our fiber-based products business in the second half of the year, as is normally the case with this seasonal business. Also, we expect the M-Clean results to be dilutive in the second half of the year. That said, we expect to achieve diluted EPS of $.40 to $.42 in the third quarter of 2011 on revenues of $80 to $82 million. Further, we believe that the fourth quarter will be our strongest quarter in the year both for revenues and earnings. As such, for the full year we are maintaining our diluted EPS guidance of $2.15 to $2.25, on revenues of $325 to $335 million, revised from our previous revenue guidance of $315 to $325 million."
Conference Call
Kadant will hold a webcast with a slide presentation on Thursday, July 28, 2011, at 11 a.m. eastern time to discuss its second quarter performance, as well as future expectations. To view this webcast, go to www.kadant.com and click on the "Investors" tab. To listen to the webcast via teleconference, call 866-804-6926 within the U.S., or +1-857-350-1672 outside the U.S. and reference participant passcode 83375884. An archive of the webcast presentation will be available on our Web site until August 26, 2011. In addition, shortly after the webcast, Kadant will post its general investor presentation incorporating the second quarter results on its Web site at www.kadant.com under the "Investors" tab. This presentation will be available until the end of the third quarter of 2011.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), we use certain non-GAAP financial measures, including increases or decreases in revenues excluding the effect of foreign currency translation, adjusted operating income, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), and adjusted EBITDA.
We present increases or decreases in revenues excluding the effect of foreign currency translation to provide investors insight into underlying revenue trends. In addition, we exclude from certain financial measures restructuring costs and gains on the sale of assets to give investors additional insight into our quarterly and annual operating performance, especially when compared to quarters in which such items had greater or lesser effect, or no effect. In addition, these items are excluded as they are either isolated or cannot be expected to occur again with any regularity or predictability and we believe are not indicative of our normal operating results.
We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures, provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of our core business, operating results, or future outlook. We believe that the inclusion of such measures helps investors to gain a better understanding of our underlying operating performance and future prospects, consistent with how management measures and forecasts our performance, especially when comparing such results to previous periods or forecasts and to the performance of our competitors. Such measures are also used by us in our financial and operating decision-making and for compensation purposes. We also believe this information is responsive to investors' requests and gives them an additional measure of our performance.
The non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release are not meant to be considered superior to or a substitute for the results of operations prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release have limitations associated with their use as compared to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, in that they may be different from, and therefore not comparable to, similar measures used by other companies.
Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted operating income in the six-month period ended July 3, 2010 exclude net pre-tax gains of $0.3 million, including restructuring costs of $0.2 million, net of gains of $0.5 million from the sale of assets and a curtailment of a pension liability.
Reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are set forth in the accompanying tables.

Financial Highlights (unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts and percentages)

        Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
Consolidated Statement of Income        July 2, 2011         July 3, 2010         July 2, 2011         July 3, 2010

Revenues         $     82,457             $     69,136             $     154,137             $     130,257     

Costs and Operating Expenses:                                                                 
Cost of revenues             44,751                 37,968                 82,338                 72,214     
Selling, general, and administrative expenses             25,821                 22,681                 50,294                 43,805     
Research and development expenses             1,403                 1,206                 2,715                 2,578     
Restructuring costs and other income, net (a)             -                 (21     )             -                 (323     )
            71,975                 61,834                 135,347                 118,274     

Operating Income             10,482                 7,302                 18,790                 11,983     
Interest Income             122                 32                 221                 70     
Interest Expense             (299     )             (339     )             (556     )             (697     )

Income from Continuing Operations before Provision                                                                 
for Income Taxes             10,305                 6,995                 18,455                 11,356     
Provision for Income Taxes             2,927                 1,717                 5,200                 2,433     

Income from Continuing Operations             7,378                 5,278                 13,255                 8,923     

Loss from Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax             (5     )             (5     )             (9     )             (9     )

Net Income             7,373                 5,273                 13,246                 8,914     

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest             (69     )             (53     )             (151     )             (83     )

Net Income Attributable to Kadant         $     7,304             $     5,220             $     13,095             $     8,831     

Amounts Attributable to Kadant:                                                                 
Income from Continuing Operations         $     7,309             $     5,225             $     13,104             $     8,840     
Loss from Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax             (5     )             (5     )             (9     )             (9     )
Net Income Attributable to Kadant         $     7,304             $     5,220             $     13,095             $     8,831     

Earnings per Share from Continuing Operations                                                                 
Attributable to Kadant:                                                                 
Basic         $     .59             $     .42             $     1.07             $     .71     
Diluted         $     .59             $     .42             $     1.05             $     .71     

Earnings per Share Attributable to Kadant:                                                                 
Basic         $     .59             $     .42             $     1.07             $     .71     
Diluted         $     .59             $     .42             $     1.05             $     .71     

Weighted Average Shares:                                                                 
Basic             12,321                 12,426                 12,294                 12,418     

Diluted             12,477                 12,549                 12,442                 12,521     

                                                        Increase
                                                        (Decrease)
                                                        Excluding Effect
        Three Months Ended         Increase         of Currency
Revenues by Product Line        July 2, 2011         July 3, 2010         (Decrease)         Translation (b,c)

Stock-Preparation         $     32,320             $     25,004             $     7,316             $     5,635     
Fluid-Handling             24,471                 20,070                 4,401                 2,637     
Doctoring             13,694                 12,711                 983                 267     
Water-Management             8,515                 8,567                 (52     )             (435     )
Other             621                 601                 20                 (22     )
Papermaking Systems Segment             79,621                 66,953                 12,668                 8,082     
Fiber-based Products             2,836                 2,183                 653                 653     

        $     82,457             $     69,136             $     13,321             $     8,735     

                                                        Increase
                                                        (Decrease)
                                                        Excluding Effect
        Six Months Ended                         of Currency
        July 2, 2011         July 3, 2010         Increase         Translation (b,c)

Stock-Preparation         $     55,643             $     42,759             $     12,884             $     11,015     
Fluid-Handling             47,104                 40,135                 6,969                 4,740     
Doctoring             27,757                 25,206                 2,551                 1,675     
Water-Management             15,330                 15,071                 259                 (232     )
Other             1,321                 1,251                 70                 (10     )
Papermaking Systems Segment             147,155                 124,422                 22,733                 17,188     
Fiber-based Products             6,982                 5,835                 1,147                 1,147     

        $     154,137             $     130,257             $     23,880             $     18,335     

                                                        Increase
                                                        (Decrease)
                                                        Excluding Effect
        Three Months Ended         Increase         of Currency
Sequential Revenues by Product Line        July 2, 2011         April 2, 2011         (Decrease)         Translation (b,c)

Stock-Preparation         $     32,320             $     23,323             $     8,997             $     8,379     
Fluid-Handling             24,471                 22,633                 1,838                 1,180     
Doctoring             13,694                 14,063                 (369     )             (598     )
Water-Management             8,515                 6,815                 1,700                 1,577     
Other             621                 700                 (79     )             (97     )
Papermaking Systems Segment             79,621                 67,534                 12,087                 10,441     
Fiber-based Products             2,836                 4,146                 (1,310     )             (1,310     )

        $     82,457             $     71,680             $     10,777             $     9,131     

                                                        Increase
                                                        (Decrease)
                                                        Excluding Effect
        Three Months Ended                         of Currency
Revenues by Geography (d,e)        July 2, 2011         July 3, 2010         Increase         Translation (b,c)

North America         $     38,128             $     38,085             $     43             $     (348     )
Europe             25,286                 20,404                 4,882                 1,847     
China             15,689                 8,501                 7,188                 6,414     
South America             2,681                 1,626                 1,055                 785     
Australia             673                 520                 153                 37     

        $     82,457             $     69,136             $     13,321             $     8,735     

                                                        Increase
                                                        Excluding Effect
        Six Months Ended                         of Currency
        July 2, 2011         July 3, 2010         Increase         Translation (b,c)

North America         $     77,414             $     71,455             $     5,959             $     5,253     
Europe             46,551                 41,365                 5,186                 2,092     
China             24,466                 13,854                 10,612                 9,437     
South America             4,264                 2,717                 1,547                 1,172     
Australia             1,442                 866                 576                 381     

        $     154,137             $     130,257             $     23,880             $     18,335     

                                                        Increase
                                                        (Decrease)
                                                        Excluding Effect
        Three Months Ended         Increase         of Currency
Sequential Revenues by Geography (d,e)        July 2, 2011         April 2, 2011         (Decrease)         Translation (b,c)

North America         $     38,128             $     39,286             $     (1,158     )         $     (1,305     )
Europe             25,286                 21,265                 4,021                 2,867     
China             15,689                 8,777                 6,912                 6,711     
South America             2,681                 1,583                 1,098                 991     
Australia             673                 769                 (96     )             (133     )

        $     82,457             $     71,680             $     10,777             $     9,131     

        Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
Business Segment Information        July 2, 2011         July 3, 2010         July 2, 2011         July 3, 2010

Revenues:                                                                 
Papermaking Systems         $     79,621             $     66,953             $     147,155             $     124,422     
Fiber-based Products             2,836                 2,183                 6,982                 5,835     

        $     82,457             $     69,136             $     154,137             $     130,257     

Gross Profit Margin:                                                                 
Papermaking Systems             45.3     %             44.9     %             46.3     %             44.3     %
Fiber-based Products             56.6     %             50.8     %             53.2     %             50.8     %

            45.7     %             45.1     %             46.6     %             44.6     %

Operating Income:                                                                 
Papermaking Systems         $     13,073             $     10,895             $     23,770             $     17,199     
Corporate and Fiber-based Products             (2,591     )             (3,593     )             (4,980     )             (5,216     )

        $     10,482             $     7,302             $     18,790             $     11,983     

Adjusted Operating Income (c,f):                                                                 
Papermaking Systems         $     13,073             $     10,874             $     23,770             $     16,876     
Corporate and Fiber-based Products             (2,591     )             (3,593     )             (4,980     )             (5,216     )

        $     10,482             $     7,281             $     18,790             $     11,660     

Bookings from Continuing Operations:                                                                 
Papermaking Systems         $     85,564             $     72,811             $     165,832             $     139,779     
Fiber-based Products             1,777                 1,445                 5,808                 4,664     

        $     87,341             $     74,256             $     171,640             $     144,443     

Capital Expenditures from Continuing Operations:                                                                 
Papermaking Systems         $     2,746             $     534             $     3,910             $     1,060     
Corporate and Fiber-based Products             54                 219                 54                 232     

        $     2,800             $     753             $     3,964             $     1,292     

        Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
Cash Flow and Other Data from Continuing Operations        July 2, 2011         July 3, 2010         July 2, 2011         July 3, 2010

Cash Provided by Operations         $     6,839             $     8,963             $     7,206             $     8,408     
Depreciation and Amortization Expense             1,982                 1,697                 3,847                 3,355     


Balance Sheet Data                                        July 2, 2011         Jan. 1, 2011

Assets                                                                
Cash and Cash Equivalents                                         $     43,912             $     61,805     
Restricted Cash                                             2,173                 -     
Accounts Receivable, net                                             54,469                 49,897     
Inventories                                             60,950                 41,628     
Unbilled Contract Costs and Fees                                             3,321                 875     
Other Current Assets                                             11,416                 9,402     
Property, Plant and Equipment, net                                             39,341                 36,911     
Intangible Assets                                             32,477                 26,793     
Goodwill                                             109,821                 97,988     
Other Assets                                             10,821                 11,473     

                                        $     368,701             $     336,772     
Liabilities and Shareholders' Investment                                                                
Accounts Payable                                         $     27,008             $     23,756     
Short- and Long-term Debt                                             17,500                 22,750     
Other Liabilities                                             95,796                 82,965     

Total Liabilities                                         $     140,304             $     129,471     
Shareholders' Investment                                         $     228,397             $     207,301     

                                        $     368,701             $     336,772     

Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA        Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
Reconciliation        July 2, 2011         July 3, 2010         July 2, 2011         July 3, 2010

Consolidated                                                                 
Net Income Attributable to Kadant         $     7,304             $     5,220             $     13,095             $     8,831     
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest             69                 53                 151                 83     
Loss from Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax             5                 5                 9                 9     
Provision for Income Taxes             2,927                 1,717                 5,200                 2,433     
Interest Expense, net             177                 307                 335                 627     
Restructuring costs and other income, net (a)             -                 (21     )             -                 (323     )

Adjusted Operating Income (c)             10,482                 7,281                 18,790                 11,660     
Depreciation and Amortization             1,982                 1,697                 3,847                 3,355     

Adjusted EBITDA (c)         $     12,464             $     8,978             $     22,637             $     15,015     

Papermaking Systems                                                                 
Operating Income         $     13,073             $     10,895             $     23,770             $     17,199     
Restructuring costs and other income, net (a)             -                 (21     )             -                 (323     )

Adjusted Operating Income (c)             13,073                 10,874                 23,770                 16,876     
Depreciation and Amortization             1,860                 1,578                 3,604                 3,119     

Adjusted EBITDA (c)         $     14,933             $     12,452             $     27,374             $     19,995     

Corporate and Fiber-based Products                                                                 
Operating Loss         $     (2,591     )         $     (3,593     )         $     (4,980     )         $     (5,216     )
Depreciation and Amortization             122                 119                 243                 236     

EBITDA (c)         $     (2,469     )         $     (3,474     )         $     (4,737     )         $     (4,980     )

    (a)         Includes pre-tax restructuring costs of $198, net of a pre-tax gain of $219, in the three-month period ended July 3, 2010 and pre-tax restructuring costs of $181, net of a pre-tax gain of $504, in the six-month period ended July 3, 2010.


    (b)         Represents the increase (decrease) resulting from the conversion of current period amounts reported in local currencies into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of the prior period compared to the U.S. dollar amount reported in the prior period.


    (c)         Represents a non-GAAP financial measure.

    (d)         Geographic revenues data is attributed to regions based on selling locations. For North America and China, this also approximates revenues based on where the equipment is shipped to and installed. Our European geographic data, however, includes revenues shipped to and installed outside of Europe, including South America, Africa, the Middle East, and certain countries in Asia (excluding China).




    (e)         Prior period amounts have been restated to include the Fiber-based Products revenues within North America.

    (f)         See reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure under "Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation."

About Kadant
Kadant is a leading supplier to the global pulp and paper industry. Our stock-preparation, fluid-handling, doctoring, and water-management equipment and systems are designed to increase efficiency and improve quality in pulp and paper production. Many of our products, particularly in our fluid-handling product line, are also used to optimize production in other process industries. In addition, we produce granules from papermaking byproducts for agricultural and lawn and garden applications. Kadant is based in Westford, Massachusetts, with revenues of $270 million in 2010 and 1,600 employees in 16 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.kadant.com.
The following constitutes a "Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including forward-looking statements about our expected future financial and operating performance and demand for our products. Our actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including those set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" in Kadant's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 2, 2011. These include risks and uncertainties relating to our dependence on the pulp and paper industry; significance of sales and operation of manufacturing facilities in China; our ability to expand capacity in China to meet demand; commodity and component price increases or shortages; international sales and operations; competition; soundness of suppliers and customers; our effective tax rate; future restructurings; soundness of financial institutions; our debt obligations; restrictions in our credit agreement; litigation and warranty costs related to our discontinued operation; our acquisition strategy; protection of patents and proprietary rights; fluctuations in our share price; and anti-takeover provisions. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

SOURCE: Kadant Inc.
Kadant Inc.
Investor contact:
Thomas M. O'Brien, 978-776-2000
or
Media contact:
Wes Martz, 269-278-1715


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