Gms reports record second quarter results
Tucker, ga.--(business wire)--gms inc. (nyse:gms), a leading north american distributor of wallboard and suspended ceilings systems, today reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2017 ended october 31, 2016. second quarter fiscal 2017 highlights compared to second quarter fiscal 2016 net sales increased 29.2% to $591.8 million; base business net sales up 10.8% wallboard unit volume grew 27.2% to 891 million square feet gross margin expanded 120 basis points to 32.6% net income increased to $17.2 million, or $0.42 per share, compared to $2.8 million, or $0.09 per share adjusted ebitda margin improved 80 basis points to 8.4% as a percentage of net sales completed four acquisitions, adding ten branches in pennsylvania, florida, ohio and michigan opened three greenfield branches in arizona, maryland and south carolina mike callahan, president and ceo of gms, stated, “our strong track record of executing profitable growth continued into the second quarter of fiscal 2017 with adjusted ebitda up 42.3% to $49.5 million. we increased net sales by 29.2%, which reflects our multi-faceted approach to delivering above market revenue growth and earnings expansion for our shareholders. while acquisitions contributed approximately two-thirds of our sales growth, the growth in our base business operations was also strong, with net sales up in each product group. in particular, we capitalized on stronger residential activity in wallboard and other products. in the commercial markets, end market demand was healthy resulting in higher ceilings and steel framing volumes. on this positive sales momentum, we delivered a 120 basis point increase in gross margin to 32.6%, which is in line with our longer-term margin expectation. as we look to the balance of fiscal 2017, we are encouraged by our bright outlook for positive sales momentum, strong gross margins and our robust acquisition pipeline.” second quarter fiscal 2017 results net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2017 ended october 31, 2016 were $591.8 million, compared to $458.1 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2016 ended october 31, 2015. wallboard sales of $270.0 million increased 26.0%, compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2016. wallboard unit volume grew 27.2% million to 891 million square feet, helped by greater end market demand, primarily in residential markets, and the positive contribution from acquisitions. ceilings sales of $85.4 million rose 14.5%, compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2016, mainly due to improved pricing, higher ceiling grid volumes, and the positive impact from acquisitions. steel framing sales of $96.1 million grew 36.7%, compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2016, due to greater commercial activity and modest price gains, along with the benefit from acquisitions. other product sales of $140.4 million were up 42.0%, compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2016, as a result of stronger cross-selling activity, acquisitions, price gains and greater end market demand. gross profit of $193.2 million grew 34.3%, compared to $143.9 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2016. gross margin of 32.6% expanded by 120 basis points, compared to 31.4% in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 mainly attributable to increased product margins. net income of $17.2 million, or $0.42 per share, increased $14.4 million, compared to $2.8 million, or $0.09 per share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2016. adjusted net income of $19.0 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, grew $6.4 million, compared to $12.6 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2016. adjusted ebitda of $49.5 million rose 42.3%, compared to $34.8 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2016. adjusted ebitda margin was 8.4% as a percentage of net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2017, compared to 7.6% in the second quarter of fiscal 2016, largely reflecting a higher gross margin. capital resources in september 2016, the company closed on the refinancing of its existing term loan. the new borrowings consist of a $481.2 million term loan facility due in 2021. borrowings under the new term loan will bear interest at a floating rate based on libor, with a 1.00% floor, plus 3.50%, compared to the previous term loan which had a floating rate based on libor, with a 1.00% floor, plus 3.75%. net proceeds plus cash on hand were used to repay its existing first lien term loan of $381.0 million and will be applied to repay approximately $99.0 million of loans under its asset based revolving credit facility. at october 31, 2016, gms had cash of $16.4 million and total debt of $644.5 million, as compared to cash of $19.1 million and total debt of $644.6 million at april, 30, 2016. subsequent to october 31, 2016, gms amended its existing abl credit agreement. under the agreement, the abl facility has, among other things, expanded to $345 million from $300 million, lowered the applicable rate per annum by 0.25%, reduced the unused line fees and extended the term until november 2021. acquisition activity during the second quarter of fiscal 2017, the company completed four acquisitions, of steven f. kempf building materials, inc., or skbm, olympia building supplies, llc, or olympia, united building materials, inc., or ubm, and ryan building materials inc., or rbm, for a purchase price in the aggregate amount of approximately $118.2 million. skbm, olympia, ubm and rbm distribute wallboard and related building materials in pennsylvania, florida, ohio and michigan, respectively, from a total of ten locations. for the twelve months ended october 31, 2016, the acquired companies generated approximately $156.7 million in net sales and the earnings of these entities would have contributed approximately $17.6 million to adjusted ebitda for that period, including operating synergies. subsequent to october 31, 2016, the company acquired interior products supply, or ips. ips distributes wallboard and related building materials from a single location in indiana. for the twelve months ended october 31, 2016, ips generated approximately $12.3 million in net sales. conference call and webcast gms will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its results for the second quarter ended october 31, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. eastern time on december 13, 2016. investors who wish to participate in the call should dial 888-221-9554 (domestic) or 913-981-5556 (international) at least 5 minutes prior to the start of the call. the live webcast will be available on the investors section of the company’s website at www.gms.com. there will be a slide presentation of the company’s second quarter results available on that page of the website as well. replays of the call will be available through january 13, 2017 and can be accessed at 877-870-5176 (domestic) or 858-384-5517 (international) and entering the pass code 5717037. about gms inc. founded in 1971, gms operates a national network of distribution centers across the united states. gms’s extensive product offering of wallboard, suspended ceilings systems, or ceilings, and complementary interior construction products is designed to provide a comprehensive one-stop-shop for our core customer, the interior contractor who installs these products in commercial and residential buildings. use of non-gaap financial measures gms reports its financial results in accordance with gaap. however, it presents adjusted net income, adjusted ebitda, adjusted ebitda margin and base business growth, which are not recognized financial measures under gaap. gms believes that adjusted net income, adjusted ebitda and adjusted ebitda margin assist investors and analysts in comparing its operating performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that the company does not believe are indicative of its core operating performance. the company’s management believes adjusted net income, adjusted ebitda, adjusted ebitda margin and base business growth are helpful in highlighting trends in its operating results, while other measures can differ significantly depending on long-term strategic decisions regarding capital structure, the tax jurisdictions in which companies operate and capital investments. in addition, the company utilizes adjusted ebitda in certain calculations under its senior secured asset based revolving credit facility and its senior secured first lien term loan facility. you are encouraged to evaluate each adjustment and the reasons gms considers it appropriate for supplemental analysis. in addition, in evaluating adjusted net income and adjusted ebitda, you should be aware that in the future, the company may incur expenses similar to the adjustments in the presentation of adjusted net income and adjusted ebitda. the company’s presentation of adjusted net income and adjusted ebitda should not be construed as an inference that its future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. in addition, adjusted net income and adjusted ebitda may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies in gms’s industry or across different industries. forward-looking statements and information: this press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the private securities litigation reform act of 1995. you can generally identify forward-looking statements by the company’s use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “seek,” or “should,” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. in particular, statements about the markets in which gms operates, including the potential for growth in the commercial, residential and repair and remodeling, or r&r, markets, statements about its expectations, beliefs, plans, strategies, objectives, prospects, assumptions or future events or performance, statements related to net sales, gross profit and capital expenditures, as well as non-gaap financial measures such as adjusted ebitda, adjusted net income and base business growth and statements regarding potential acquisitions and future greenfield locations contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. the company has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. while the company believes these expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond its control. forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors outside of the company’s control, that may cause its business, strategy or actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. these risks and uncertainties may include, among other things: changes in the prices, supply, and/or demand for products which gms distributes; general economic and business conditions in the united states; the activities of competitors; changes in significant operating expenses; changes in the availability of capital and interest rates; adverse weather patterns or conditions; acts of cyber intrusion; variations in the performance of the financial markets, including the credit markets; and other factors described in the “risk factors” section in the company’s annual report on form 10-k for the fiscal year ended april 30, 2016, and in its other periodic reports filed with the sec. in addition, the statements in this release are made as of december 13, 2016. the company undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward looking statements made herein, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in expectation or otherwise. these forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the company’s views as of any date subsequent to december 13, 2016. gms inc. condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (unaudited) three and six months ended october 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands of dollars, except for share and per share data) cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shownseparately below) increase (decrease) in fair value of financial instrument, net oftax gms inc. condensed consolidated balance sheets (unaudited) october 31, 2016 and april 30, 2016 (in thousands of dollars, except share data) common stock, par value $0.01 per share, authorized 500,000,000 shares; 40,942,905 and32,892,905 shares issued at october 31, 2016 and april 30, 2016, respectively preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, authorized 50,000,000 shares; 0 shares issued atoctober 31, 2016 and april 30, 2016, respectively gms inc. condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (unaudited) six months ended october 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands of dollars) gms inc. net sales by product group (unaudited) three and six months ended october 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands of dollars) gms inc. reconciliation of net income to adjusted ebitda (unaudited) three and six months ended october 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands of dollars) (a) represents non-cash compensation expense related to stock appreciation rights agreements(b) represents non-cash compensation expense related to changes in the fair values of noncontrolling interests(c) represents non-cash equity-based compensation expense related to the issuance of stock options(d) represents severance and other costs permitted in calculations under the abl facility and the term loan facilities(e) represents one-time costs related to the ipo and acquisitions paid to third party advisors(f) represents management fees paid to aea, which were discontinued after the ipo(g) represents non-cash cost of sales impact of purchase accounting adjustments to increase inventory to its estimated fair value(h) represents mark-to-market adjustments for certain financial instruments gms inc. reconciliation of net income to adjusted net income (unaudited) three and six months ended october 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands of dollars, except for share and per share data)
