Apogee enterprises reports fiscal 2023 third quarter results
Minneapolis--(business wire)--apogee enterprises, inc. (nasdaq: apog) today announced its fiscal 2023 third quarter results. third-quarter revenue grew 10.1 percent to $367.8 million, compared to $334.2 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2022, led by architectural framing systems and architectural glass. earnings per diluted share increased to $1.07, compared to $0.44 per diluted share in the prior-year quarter. earnings in the prior-year quarter included $6.4 million of pre-tax restructuring and impairment costs. excluding these costs, adjusted earnings in last year’s third quarter were $0.63 per diluted share.1 “our team continued to deliver impressive results this quarter, with double-digit revenue growth, significant margin expansion, and strong cash flow,” said ty r. silberhorn, chief executive officer. “the execution of our strategy is transforming apogee into a higher performing, more resilient company. over the past year, we’ve made significant, sustainable cost and productivity improvements, strengthened our focus on differentiated products and services, and fostered a results-driven culture to deliver value for our customers.” mr. silberhorn continued, “the margin gains and earnings growth we’ve achieved over the past four quarters have established a new baseline of performance for the company. as we move forward, we expect to drive continued progress toward our margin and roic goals. we’re also investing to develop the talent and capabilities that we’ll need to enable sustained above-market growth.” segment results architectural framing systems architectural framing systems revenue grew 17 percent, to $165.0 million, from $141.5 million in the prior-year period, primarily driven by inflation-related pricing. operating income increased to $22.1 million, compared to $12.1 million in last year’s third quarter, primarily driven by improved pricing and mix, which more than offset the impact of inflation. segment backlog at the end of the quarter was $246 million, compared to $286 million at the end of the second quarter and $269 million one year ago. framing systems’ prior year results have been recast to reflect the move of the sotawall business to the architectural services segment, which was effective at the beginning of this fiscal year. architectural services architectural services revenue in the third quarter was $102.0 million, compared to $105.4 million in the prior-year quarter. operating income was $6.0 million, compared to $7.8 million in the prior-year period, reflecting lower profitability on legacy sotawall projects and costs related to investments to support future growth. segment backlog at the end of the quarter was $741 million, compared to $785 million at the end of the second quarter and $722 million one year ago. prior-year results for architectural services have been recast to reflect the move of the sotawall business into the segment, which was effective at the beginning of this fiscal year. architectural glass architectural glass revenue grew 10 percent to $81.5 million, compared to $74.3 million in the prior-year quarter, primarily driven by improved pricing and mix. operating income increased to $7.5 million, compared to an operating loss of $(1.3) million in last year’s third quarter, which included $3.5 million of restructuring costs. excluding the restructuring costs, adjusted operating income2 in the prior year was $2.2 million. the increased income in this year’s third quarter was driven by improved pricing, mix, and productivity gains, which combined to offset the impact of inflation. large-scale optical large-scale optical revenue was $26.7 million, compared to $27.4 million in last year’s third quarter, primarily reflecting lower volume. operating income was $7.1 million, up from $6.0 million in last year’s third quarter, primarily reflecting lower operating costs. financial condition in the third quarter, net cash provided by operating activities was $53.8 million, compared to $31.4 million in last year’s third quarter. fiscal year to date, net cash provided by operating activities was $51.1 million, compared to $86.3 million in the prior-year period. the lower year-to-date cash flow primarily reflects increased working capital related to revenue growth and inflation. fiscal year to date, capital expenditures were $18.1 million, compared to $13.1 million in the same period last year. fiscal year to date, the company has returned $88.7 million of cash to shareholders through share repurchases and dividend payments, up from $44.2 million in the same period last year. quarter-end total debt was $203.7 million, compared to $163.0 million at the end of last year’s third quarter. cash and cash equivalents were $21.7 million, compared to $37.6 million at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2022. outlook based on year-to-date results and increasing confidence in its outlook, the company is narrowing its guidance for full year adjusted earnings to a range of $3.90 to $4.05 per diluted share, from the previously announced range of $3.75 to $4.05. the company now expects full year revenue growth of approximately 10 percent, primarily driven by growth in architectural framing systems, and full-year capital expenditures of approximately $40 million. conference call information the company will host a conference call today at 8:00 a.m. central time to discuss its financial results and provide a business update. this call will be webcast and is available in the investor relations section of the company’s website, along with presentation slides, at https://www.apog.com/events-and-presentations. the webcast also will be archived for replay on the company’s website. about apogee enterprises apogee enterprises, inc. (nasdaq: apog) is a leading provider of architectural products and services for enclosing buildings, and high-performance glass and acrylic products used for preservation, energy conservation, and enhanced viewing. headquartered in minneapolis, mn, our portfolio of industry-leading products and services includes high-performance architectural glass, windows, curtainwall, storefront and entrance systems, integrated project management and installation services, as well as value-added glass and acrylic for custom picture framing and displays. for more information, visit www.apog.com. use of non-gaap financial measures this release and other financial communications may contain the following non-gaap measures: adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted net earnings and adjusted earnings per diluted share (“adjusted earnings per share” or “adjusted eps”) are used by the company to provide meaningful supplemental information about its operating performance by excluding amounts that are not considered part of core operating results to enhance comparability of results from period to period. examples of items excluded to arrive at this adjusted measure in recent reporting periods include: impairment charges, restructuring costs, acquired project-related charges, gains or losses from significant asset sales, income tax deductions for worthless stock losses, and covid-19 related expenditures. free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities, minus capital expenditures. the company considers this measure an indication of its financial strength. however, free cash flow does not fully reflect the company’s ability to freely deploy generated cash, as it does not reflect, for example, required payments on indebtedness and other fixed obligations. net debt is a non-gaap measure defined as total debt (current debt plus long-term debt) on our consolidated balance sheet, less cash and cash equivalents. the company considers this measure helpful to evaluate our capital structure and financial leverage, and our ability to fund investing and financing activities. adjusted ebitda represents net income before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and certain non-cash, non-recurring and other adjustment items. we believe this metric provides useful information to investors and analysts about the company's performance because it eliminates the effects of certain items that are unusual in nature or whose fluctuation from period to period do not necessarily correspond to changes in the operations of the company. a reconciliation of non-gaap guidance on adjusted eps to gaap guidance is not available on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort due to the uncertainty of the magnitude and timing of future adjustments. these adjustments may include, among others, the impact of such items as impairment charges, restructuring costs, acquired project-related charges, and gains or losses from significant asset sales. accordingly, the company is unable to provide a reconciliation of adjusted eps to the most directly comparable gaap financial measure or address the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to the company's future financial results computed in accordance with gaap. an operational measure that management uses is backlog. backlog represents the dollar amount of signed contracts or firm orders, generally as a result of a competitive bidding process, which is expected to be recognized as revenue. backlog is not a term defined under u.s. gaap and is not a measure of contract profitability. backlog should not be used as the sole indicator of future segment revenue because we have a substantial number of projects with short lead times that book-and-bill within the same reporting period and are not included in backlog. management uses non-gaap measures to evaluate the company’s historical and prospective financial performance, measure operational profitability on a consistent basis, and provide enhanced transparency to the investment community. non-gaap measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the reported financial results of the company prepared in accordance with gaap. other companies may calculate these measures differently, limiting the usefulness of the measures for comparison with other companies. forward-looking statements this press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the private securities litigation reform act of 1995. the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “should” and similar expressions are intended to identify “forward-looking statements”. these statements reflect apogee management’s expectations or beliefs as of the date of this release. the company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. all forward-looking statements are qualified by factors that may affect the results, performance, financial condition, prospects and opportunities of the company , including the following: (a) uncertainty regarding the potential impacts and duration of the covid-19 pandemic; (b) u.s. and global economic conditions, including the cyclical nature of the north american and latin american commercial construction industries and the potential impact of an economic downturn or recession; (c) fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; (d) actions of new and existing competitors; (e) ability to effectively utilize and increase production capacity; (f) departure of key personnel and ability to source sufficient labor; (g) product performance, reliability and quality issues; (h) project management and installation issues that could affect the profitability of individual contracts; (i) changes in consumer and customer preference, or architectural trends and building codes; (j) dependence on a relatively small number of customers in one operating segment; (k) revenue and operating results that could differ from market expectations; (l) self-insurance risk related to a material product liability or other events for which the company is liable; (m) dependence on information technology systems and information security threats; (n) cost of compliance with and changes in environmental regulations; (o) supply chain disruptions, including fluctuations in the availability and cost of materials used in our products and the impact of trade policies and regulations; (p) integration of acquisitions and management of acquired contracts; (q) impairment of goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible assets; (r) our ability to execute our strategy to become the economic leader in our target markets and build an operating model to enable profitable growth; (s) increases in costs related to employee health care benefits; (t) risks that anticipated results from business restructuring initiatives will not be achieved, implementation of cost-saving and business restructuring initiatives may take more time or cost more than expected, the anticipated cost savings may be materially less than anticipated, and the restructuring may result in disruption in delivery of services to our customers; (u) u.s. and global instability and uncertainty arising from events outside of our control; and (v) the impact of cost inflation and rising interest rates. the company cautions investors that actual future results could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements and that other factors may in the future prove to be important in affecting the company’s results, performance, prospects, or opportunities. new factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors, nor can it assess the impact of each factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or a combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. more information concerning potential factors that could affect future financial results is included in the company’s annual report on form 10-k for the fiscal year ended february 26, 2022 and in subsequent filings with the u.s. securities and exchange commission. 1adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share are non-gaap financial measures. see use and reconciliation of non-gaap financial measures later in this press release for more information and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable gaap measures. 2adjusted operating income is a non-gaap financial measure. see use and reconciliation of non-gaap financial measures later in this press release for more information and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable gaap measures. apogee enterprises, inc. consolidated condensed statements of income (unaudited) three months ended nine months ended (in thousands, except per share amounts) november 26, 2022 november 27, 2021 % change november 26, 2022 november 27, 2021 % change net sales $ 367,847 $ 334,217 10 % $ 1,096,591 $ 986,020 11 % cost of sales 281,239 269,537 4 % 839,430 805,627 4 % gross profit 86,608 64,680 34 % 257,161 180,393 43 % selling, general and administrative expenses 51,847 46,970 10 % 157,112 149,709 5 % operating income 34,761 17,710 96 % 100,049 30,684 226 % interest expense, net 2,590 528 391 % 5,494 2,838 94 % other expense, net 552 3,057 (82 ) % 2,035 3,266 (38 ) % earnings before income taxes 31,619 14,125 124 % 92,520 24,580 276 % income tax expense 7,854 3,068 156 % 8,635 4,821 79 % net earnings $ 23,765 $ 11,057 115 % $ 83,885 $ 19,759 325 % earnings per share - basic $ 1.09 $ 0.44 148 % $ 3.81 $ 0.79 382 % earnings per share - diluted $ 1.07 $ 0.44 143 % $ 3.74 $ 0.78 379 % weighted average basic shares outstanding 21,870 24,957 (12 ) % 22,043 25,166 (12 ) % weighted average diluted shares outstanding 22,278 25,309 (12 ) % 22,456 25,459 (12 ) % cash dividends per common share $ 0.2200 $ 0.2000 10 % $ 0.6600 $ 0.6000 10 % business segment information (unaudited) three months ended nine months ended (in thousands) november 26, 2022 november 27, 2021 % change november 26, 2022 november 27, 2021 % change net sales architectural framing systems $ 165,013 $ 141,462 17 % $ 501,172 $ 415,203 21 % architectural services 102,031 105,404 (3 ) % 312,151 292,506 7 % architectural glass 81,541 74,289 10 % 235,158 236,693 (1 ) % large-scale optical 26,660 27,351 (3 ) % 76,988 75,122 2 % intersegment eliminations (7,398 ) (14,289 ) (48 ) % (28,878 ) (33,504 ) (14 ) % net sales $ 367,847 $ 334,217 10 % $ 1,096,591 $ 986,020 11 % operating income (loss) architectural framing systems $ 22,089 $ 12,085 83 % $ 66,266 $ 28,837 130 % architectural services 6,032 7,807 (23 ) % 14,449 19,172 (25 ) % architectural glass 7,461 (1,277 ) 684 % 19,087 (16,143 ) 218 % large-scale optical 7,109 5,996 19 % 19,598 17,326 13 % corporate and other (7,930 ) (6,901 ) 15 % (19,351 ) (18,508 ) 5 % operating income $ 34,761 $ 17,710 96 % $ 100,049 $ 30,684 226 % apogee enterprises, inc. consolidated condensed balance sheets (unaudited) (in thousands) november 26, 2022 february 26, 2022 assets cash and cash equivalents $ 21,746 $ 37,583 restricted cash 3,718 — current assets 371,226 300,309 net property, plant and equipment 231,173 249,995 other assets 290,583 299,976 total assets $ 918,446 $ 887,863 liabilities and shareholders' equity current liabilities 232,037 231,946 current debt — 1,000 long-term debt 203,735 162,000 other liabilities 105,036 106,718 shareholders' equity 377,638 386,199 total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 918,446 $ 887,863 apogee enterprises, inc. consolidated condensed statement of cash flows (unaudited) nine months ended (in thousands) november 26, 2022 november 27, 2021 net earnings $ 83,885 $ 19,759 depreciation and amortization 31,925 38,353 share-based compensation 5,961 4,807 asset impairment on property, plant, and equipment — 16,638 gain on disposal of assets (1,484 ) (1,250 ) other, net 14,832 6,899 changes in operating assets and liabilities: receivables (58,202 ) 6,443 inventories (5,822 ) (2,657 ) costs and earnings on contracts in excess of billings (2,599 ) 1,168 accounts payable and accrued expenses (11,985 ) 5,440 billings in excess of costs and earnings on uncompleted contracts 20,884 (4,474 ) refundable and accrued income taxes (14,391 ) 5,255 operating lease liability (9,168 ) (9,387 ) other, net (2,724 ) (703 ) net cash provided by operating activities 51,112 86,291 capital expenditures (18,119 ) (13,070 ) proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment 5,212 1,347 other, net 923 76 net cash used by investing activities (11,984 ) (11,647 ) borrowings on line of credit 430,879 — repayment on debt (151,000 ) (2,000 ) payments on line of credit (239,000 ) — payments on debt issuance costs (790 ) — proceeds from exercise of stock options — 4,115 repurchase and retirement of common stock (74,312 ) (29,164 ) dividends paid (14,415 ) (15,050 ) other, net (2,959 ) (1,895 ) net cash used by financing activities (51,597 ) (43,994 ) (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (12,469 ) 30,650 effect of exchange rates on cash 350 345 cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year 37,583 47,277 cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $ 25,464 $ 78,272 apogee enterprises, inc. reconciliation of non-gaap financial measures adjusted net earnings and adjusted earnings per diluted common share unaudited three months ended nine months ended (in thousands) november 26, 2022 november 27, 2021 november 26, 2022 november 27, 2021 net earnings $ 23,765 $ 11,057 $ 83,885 $ 19,759 worthless stock deduction(1) — — (13,702 ) — restructuring costs(2) — 3,419 — 24,233 impairment of equity investment(3) — 3,000 — 3,000 income tax impact on above adjustments(4) — (1,605 ) — (6,808 ) adjusted net earnings $ 23,765 $ 15,871 $ 70,183 $ 40,184 three months ended nine months ended november 26, 2022 november 27, 2021 november 26, 2022 november 27, 2021 earnings per diluted common share $ 1.07 $ 0.44 $ 3.74 $ 0.78 worthless stock deduction(1) — — (0.61 ) — restructuring costs(2) — 0.14 — 0.95 impairment of equity investment(3) — 0.12 — 0.12 income tax impact on above adjustments(4) — (0.06 ) — (0.27 ) adjusted earnings per diluted common share $ 1.07 $ 0.63 $ 3.13 $ 1.58 shares outstanding for eps 22,278 25,309 22,456 25,459 per share amounts are computed independently for each of the items presented so the sum of the items may not equal the total amount (1) adjustment related to income tax benefit from worthless stock loss deduction related to the sotawall business. (2) adjustment related to previously announced decision to exit certain operations in the architectural glass segment and reorganize operations within the architectural framing systems segment, including $15.4 million of asset impairment charges, $4.3 million of employee termination costs and $1.1 million of other costs associated with these restructuring plans. (3) adjustment for impairment of minority equity investment is a result of the assignment for the benefit of creditors of all of the assets of a company in which apogee holds a minority interest. the impairment represents a write-down of apogee’s entire investment in the company. (4) income tax impact calculated using an estimated statutory tax rate of 25%, which reflects the estimated blended statutory tax rate for the jurisdiction in which the charge or income occurred. adjusted operating income and adjusted operating margin (unaudited) three months ended november 26, 2022 framing systems segment glass segment corporate consolidated (in thousands) operating income operating margin operating income operating margin operating loss operating income operating margin operating income (loss) $ 22,089 13.4 % $ 7,461 9.1 % $ (7,930 ) $ 34,761 9.4 % three months ended november 27, 2021 framing systems segment glass segment corporate consolidated (in thousands) operating income operating margin operating (loss) income operating margin operating (loss) income operating (loss) income operating margin operating income (loss) $ 12,085 8.5 % $ (1,277 ) (1.7 ) % $ (6,901 ) $ 17,710 5.3 % restructuring costs (1) (44 ) — 3,518 4.7 (55 ) 3,419 1.0 adjusted operating income (loss) $ 12,041 8.5 % $ 2,241 3.0 % $ (6,956 ) $ 21,129 6.3 % (1) adjustment related to previously announced decision to exit certain operations in the architectural glass segment and reorganize operations within the architectural framing systems segment, including $1.3 million of asset impairment charges, $1.4 million of employee termination costs and $0.7 million of other costs associated with these restructuring plans. nine months ended november 26, 2022 framing systems segment glass segment corporate consolidated (in thousands) operating income operating margin operating income operating margin operating loss operating income operating margin operating income (loss) $ 66,266 13.2 % $ 19,087 8.1 % $ (19,351 ) $ 100,049 9.1 % nine months ended november 27, 2021 framing systems segment glass segment corporate consolidated (in thousands) operating income operating margin operating (loss) income operating margin operating (loss) income operating income operating margin operating income (loss) $ 28,837 6.9 % $ (16,143 ) (6.8 ) % $ (18,508 ) $ 30,684 3.1 % restructuring costs (1) 2,004 0.5 20,909 8.8 1,320 24,233 2.5 adjusted operating income (loss) $ 30,841 7.4 % $ 4,766 2.0 % $ (17,188 ) $ 54,917 5.6 % (1) adjustment related to previously announced decision to exit certain operations in the architectural glass segment and reorganize operations within the architectural framing systems segment, including $16.7 million of asset impairment charges, $5.8 million of employee termination costs and $1.7 million of other costs associated with these restructuring plans. adjusted ebitda reconciliation (unaudited) three months ended nine months ended (in thousands) november 26, 2022 november 27, 2021 november 26, 2022 november 27, 2021 net earnings $ 23,765 $ 11,057 83,885 19,759 income tax expense 7,854 3,068 8,635 4,821 interest expense, net 2,590 528 2,904 2,838 depreciation and amortization 10,477 12,545 31,925 38,353 ebitda 44,686 27,198 127,349 65,771 restructuring(1) — 3,419 — 24,233 impairment of equity investment(2) — 3,000 — 3,000 adjusted ebitda $ 44,686 $ 33,617 $ 127,349 $ 93,004 (1) adjustment related to previously announced decision to exit certain operations in the architectural glass segment and reorganize operations within the architectural framing systems segment, including $15.4 million of asset impairment charges, $4.3 million of employee termination costs and $1.1 million of other costs associated with these restructuring plans. (2) adjustment for impairment of minority equity investment is a result of the assignment for the benefit of creditors of all of the assets of a company in which apogee holds a minority interest. the impairment represents a write-down of apogee’s entire investment in the company.
