KEMET Reports 15.3% Rise in Revenue for the Third Fiscal Quarter
January 28, 2010
- Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 were $199.9 million compared to $173.3 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2010 up 15.3%.
- Gross margin as a percentage of net sales for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 was 18.2% compared to 14.4% for the second quarter of fiscal year 2010
- Third fiscal quarter Non-GAAP adjusted net income per share of $0.05 compared to $(0.07) for the second quarter of fiscal year 2010
- Cash flow from operations for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 was $15.1 million
GREENVILLE, SC – January 28, 2010 – KEMET Corporation (Other OTC: KEME) today reported preliminary results for the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2009. Net sales for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 were $199.9 million, which is a 4.8% increase over the same quarter last fiscal year and a 15.3% increase over the prior fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009.
On a U.S. GAAP basis, net loss was $1.8 million, or $(0.02) per share for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 compared to net loss of $13.1 million or $(0.16) per share for the same quarter last year and compared to net loss of $93.1 million or $(1.15) per share for the prior fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009.
Non-GAAP adjusted net income was $4.0 million or $0.05 per share for the current fiscal quarter compared to an adjusted net loss of $4.4 million, or $(0.05) per share for the same quarter last year and compared to an adjusted net loss of $5.8 million, or $(0.07) per share for the prior fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009.
Reaching two-hundred million in sales this quarter surpasses our revenue level one year ago in the fourth calendar quarter of 2009 at the beginning of the world-wide recession. Although revenue is up approximately five percent year-over-year, our Adjusted EBITDA improved approximately one-hundred-forty percent. Margins continue to benefit from the actions we took over the last fifteen to eighteen months, resulting in a consolidated gross margin percent that exceeds consolidated margins for the last eight quarters, stated Per Loof, KEMET’s Chief Executive Officer. We will continue to stay focused on driving increased profitability and working capital management as we navigate through the economic recovery. Order rates remain strong and we are continuing to bring back capacity to meet market demands and service our customers, continued Loof.
The current fiscal quarter includes $1.3 million of restructuring charges primarily associated with reductions in force of $0.9 million and $0.4 million related to the relocation of equipment to Mexico. The current fiscal quarter also includes an impairment charge of $0.7 million to write down decommissioned equipment in the Tantalum Business Group.
In this news release, the Company makes reference to certain Non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted net income (loss), Adjusted net income (loss) per share and Adjusted EBITDA. Management believes that investors may find it useful to review the Company’s financial results as adjusted to exclude items as determined by management. The adjustments to net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share include an increase in value of warrant which relates to the mark-to-market adjustment for the Platinum Closing Warrants, gain/loss on early extinguishment of debt, impairment charges associated with goodwill and long-lived assets, integration costs related to business acquisitions, restructuring charges related primarily to employee severance and equipment moves, certain inventory adjustments, sales or disposals of assets, amortization related to debt issuance costs and debt discount, a non-cash charge related to the cancellation of an employee incentive plan, and the write off of capitalized advisor fees. Management believes that these Non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors because they provide a supplemental way to possibly better understand the underlying operating performance of the Company. Management uses these Non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate operating performance. However, Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP.
The following table provides reconciliation from GAAP net loss to Non-GAAP adjusted net income (loss):
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation
(Unaudited) Quarters Ended
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Dec. 31, 2008
Dec. 31, Sept. 30, (As Adjusted)
2009 2009 (1)
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(Amounts in millions, except per share data)
Including adjustments (GAAP)
Net sales $199.9 $173.3 $190.7
Net loss $(1.8) $(93.1) & nbsp; $(13.1)
Basic and diluted net
loss per share $(0.02) $(1.15) $(0.16)
Excluding the following
items (Non-GAAP)
Net loss $(1.8) $(93.1) $(13.1)
Adjustments:
Restructuring charges 1.3 1.3 4.6
Goodwill impairment - - -
Amortization included in
interest expense 3.7 3.3 2.6
(Gain) loss on early
extinguishment of debt - - -
Increase in value of
warrant - 81.1 -
Write down of long-lived
assets 0.7 - -
Net (gain) loss on
disposal of assets 0.2 0.1 1.0
Charge related to
cancellation of an
incentive plan - 1.2 -
Write off of capitalized
advisor fees - 0.4 -
Inventory adjustment - - -
Acquisitions integration
costs - - 0.6
Income tax effect of
non-GAAP adjustments (2) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1)
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Adjusted net income (loss)
(excluding adjustments) $4.0 $(5.8) $(4.4)
Adjusted net income (loss)
per basic and diluted
shares (excluding
adjustments) $0.05 $(0.07) $(0.06)
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation
(Unaudited) Nine Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2008
Dec. 31, (As Adjusted)
2009 (1)
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(Amounts in millions, except per share data)
Including adjustments (GAAP)
Net sales $523.4 $668.3
Net loss $(69.8) $(287.6)
Basic and diluted net
loss per share $(0.86) $(3.57)
Excluding the following
items (Non-GAAP)
Net loss $(69.8) $(287.6)
Adjustments:
Restructuring charges 2.6 29.6
Goodwill impairment - 174.3
Amortization included in
interest expense 9.6 7.5
(Gain) loss on early
extinguishment of debt (38.9) 2.2
Increase in value of
warrant 81.1 -
Write down of long-lived
assets 0.7 65.2
Net (gain) loss on disposal
of assets 0.5 (27.2)
Charge related to
cancellation of an
incentive plan - -
Write off of capitalized
advisor fees - -
Inventory adjustment - 16.5
Acquisitions integration
costs - 4.7
Income tax effect of
non-GAAP adjustments (2) 0.5 (9.5)
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Adjusted net income (loss)
(excluding adjustments) $(13.7) $(24.3)
Adjusted net income (loss)
per basic and diluted
shares (excluding adjustments) $(0.17) $(0.30)
(1) Net income (loss) for the quarter and nine month period ended December 31, 2008 includes a reduction of $2.1 million and $6.2 million
respectively related to a required retrospective change in accounting for convertible debt. In addition, the Company recorded $1.1 million and
$4.5 million, respectively, in non-cash interest expense related to the adoption of FSP APB 14-1, primarily codified in FASB ASC 470, in the
quarter and nine month period ended December 31, 2009.
(2) The income tax effect of the excluded items is calculated by applying the applicable jurisdictional income tax rate, considering the
deferred tax valuation for each applicable jurisdiction.
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QUIET PERIOD
Beginning April 1, 2010, we will observe a quiet period during which the information provided in this news release and our quarterly report on Form 10-Q will no longer constitute our current expectations. During the quiet period, this information should be considered to be historical, applying prior to the quiet period only and not subject to update by management. The quiet period will extend until the day when our next quarterly earnings release is published.
KEMET CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Amounts in
thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited) Quarters Ended Nine Months Ended December 31, December 31, ---------------------- ---------------------- 2009 2008 (1) 2009 2008 (1) -------- -------- -------- -------- Net sales $199,923 $190,679 $523,355 $668,342 Operating costs and expenses: Cost of sales 163,629 166,507 441,626 598,918 Selling, general and administrative expenses 22,203 20,569 61,153 72,587 Research and development 5,637 6,168 15,985 23,312 Restructuring charges 1,322 4,572 2,589 29,579 Goodwill impairment - - - 174,327 Write down of long-lived assets 656 - 656 65,155 Net (gain) loss on sales and disposals of assets 240 1,054 498 (27,236) ------- ------- ------- ------- Total operating costs and expenses 193,687 198,870 522,507 936,642 ------- ------- ------- ------- Operating income (loss) 6,236 (8,191) 848 (268,300) Other (income) expense: Interest income (14) (129) (147) (545) Interest expense and amortization of debt discount 7,434 6,700 19,744 22,012 Increase in value of warrant - - 81,088 - (Gain) loss on early extinguishment of debt - - (38,921) 2,212 Other (income) expense, net 688 (2,407) 6,199 (6,306) -------- --------- --------- ---------- Loss before income taxes (1,872) (12,355) (67,115) (285,673) Income tax expense (benefit) (93) 793 2,649 1,918 -------- --------- --------- ---------- Net loss $(1,779) $(13,148) $(69,764) $(287,591) ======== ========= ========= ========== Net loss per share: Basic and diluted $(0.02) $(0.16) $(0.86) $(3.57) (1) Results are adjusted for retrospective application of changes in accounting for convertible notes. See table: Changes in Accounting for Convertible Notes. KEMET CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Amounts in thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited) December 31, March 31, 2009 2009 ------------- ---------- ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $64,974 $39,204 Accounts receivable, net 137,460 120,139 Inventories 150,051 154,981 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 11,057 11,245 Deferred income taxes 2,539 151 ------- ------- Total current assets 366,081 325,720 Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $690,017 and $646,966 as of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively 338,732 357,977 Intangible assets, net 23,384 24,094 Other assets 15,499 6,360 -------- -------- Total assets $743,696 $714,151 ======== ======== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Current portion of long-term debt $34,983 $25,994 Accounts payable, trade 67,368 52,332 Accrued expenses 55,256 51,125 Income taxes payable 1,367 1,127 ------- ------- Total current liabilities 158,974 130,578 Long-term debt, less current portion 222,138 280,752 Other non-current obligations 63,361 57,316 Deferred income taxes 7,560 5,466 Stockholders' equity: Common stock, par value $0.01, authorized 300,000 shares, issued 88,525 and 88,525 shares at December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively 885 885 Additional paid-in capital 481,097 367,257 Retained deficit (151,106) (81,342) Accumulated other comprehensive income 19,776 12,663 Treasury stock, at cost (7,658 and 7,714 shares at December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively) (58,989) (59,424) -------- -------- Total stockholders' equity 291,663 240,039 -------- -------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $743,696 $714,151 ======== ======== KEMET CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Amounts in thousands) (Unaudited) Nine Months Ended December 31, ----------------- 2009 2008 (1) -------- ---------- Sources (uses) of cash and cash equivalents Operating activities: Net loss $(69,764) $(287,591) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: Gain on early extinguishment of debt (38,921) - Increase in warrant value 81,088 - Depreciation and amortization 39,191 42,613 Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs 9,586 7,494 Goodwill impairment - 174,327 Write down of long-lived assets 656 65,155 Net (gains) losses on sales and disposals of assets 498 (27,236) Stock-based compensation expense 1,788 1,115 Change in deferred income taxes (751) (1,650) Change in operating assets 1,653 61,182 Change in operating liabilities 11,895 (46,352) Other (997) 187 ------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 35,922 (10,756) ------- -------- Investing activities: Capital expenditures (7,593) (27,699)
Change in restricted cash (1,495) - Proceeds from sale of assets - 34,870 Acquisitions, net of cash received - (1,000) ------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (9,088) 6,171 ------- -------- Financing activities: Proceeds from issuance of debt 60,873 20,944 Payments of long-term debt (54,202) (71,300) Debt extinguishment and issuance costs (7,811) - Proceeds from sale of common stock to employee savings plan - 244 ------- -------- Net cash used in financing activities (1,140) (50,112) ------- -------- 25,694 (54,697) Effect of foreign currency fluctuations on cash 76 (1,299) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of fiscal period 39,204 81,383 ------- ------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of fiscal period $64,974 $25,387 ======= ======= (1) Results are adjusted for retrospective application of changes in accounting for convertible notes. See table: Changes in Accounting for Convertible Notes. KEMET CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Changes in Accounting for Convertible Notes (Amounts in thousands, except per share data) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Quarter Ended December 31, 2008 ------------------------------- As Previously Following the Presented Adjustments Adoption of APB 14-1 -------------- ----------- -------------------- Interest accretion $517 $2,083 $2,600 Net loss (11,065) (2,083) (13,148) Net loss per share: Basic $(0.14) $(0.03) $(0.16) Diluted $(0.14) $(0.03) $(0.16) Nine Months Ended December 31, 2008 ----------------------------------- As Previously Following the Presented Adjustments Adoption of APB 14-1 -------------- ----------- -------------------- Interest accretion $1,246 $6,248 $7,494 Net loss (281,343) (6,248) (287,591) Net loss per share: Basic $(3.50) $(0.08) $(3.57) Diluted $(3.50) $(0.08) $(3.57)
Adjusted EBITDA-Non-GAAP Financial Measure
Adjusted EBITDA represents net income (loss) before income tax expense, interest expense, net, and depreciation and amortization expense, adjusted to exclude restructuring charges, impairment write-downs, non-cash compensation expense, increase in fair value of warrant, gain on the curtailment of benefits, gain/loss on the disposal of assets, gain on the early retirement of debt, and foreign exchange transaction gain/loss. We present Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure of our performance and ability to service debt. We also present Adjusted EBITDA because we believe such measure is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry.
We believe Adjusted EBITDA is an appropriate supplemental measure of debt service capacity, because cash expenditures on interest are, by definition, available to pay interest, and tax expense is inversely correlated to interest expense because tax expense goes down as deductible interest expense goes up; depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges. The other items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are excluded in order to better reflect our continuing operations.
In evaluating Adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses similar to the adjustments noted below. Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by these types of adjustments. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of our financial performance under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity.
Our Adjusted EBITDA measure has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
- it does not reflect our cash expenditures, future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
- it does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
- it does not reflect the significant interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payment on our debt;
- although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and our Adjusted EBITDA measure does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements;
- it is not adjusted for all non-cash income or expense items that are reflected in our statements of cash flows;
- it does not reflect the impact of earnings or charges resulting from matters we consider not be indicative of our ongoing operations;
- it does not reflect limitations on or costs related to transferring earnings from our subsidiaries to us; and
- other companies in our industry may calculate this measure differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business or as a measure of cash that will be available to us to meet our obligations. You should compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our U.S. GAAP results and using Adjusted EBITDA only supplementally.
The following table provides reconciliation from U.S. GAAP net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA (amounts in millions):
Q3 FY09 Q4 FY09 Q1 FY10 Q2 FY10 Q3 FY10
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Net income (loss) $(13.1) $2.4 $25.1 $(93.1) $(1.8)
Income tax expense (benefit) 0.8 (5.1) 1.0 1.7 (0.1)
Interest expense, net 6.6 7.7 5.8 6.4 7.4
Depreciation and
amortization expense 12.3 13.2 12.3 13.3 13.7
Share-based compensation
expense 0.2 - 0.2 1.4 0.2
Increase in value of warrant - - - 81.1 -
Write down of long-lived
assets - 2.5 - - 0.7
(Gain)/loss on disposal of
assets 1.1 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.2
Gain on curtailment of
benefits - (30.8) - - -
(Gain) loss on early
extinguishment of debt - - (38.9) - -
Foreign exchange transaction
(gain)/loss (3.9) (6.7) 4.2 1.4 0.6
Acquisitions integration
costs 0.6 0.5
Restructuring charges 4.6 1.3 - 1.3 1.3
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Adjusted EBITDA (1) $9.2 $(13.3) $9.9 $13.6 $22.2
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(1) Certain prior periods have been adjusted to conform with current period presentation which is determined by management.
