Materion corporation reports record second quarter results and affirms full year 2022 outlook
Mayfield heights, ohio--(business wire)--materion corporation (nyse: mtrn), a world leader in high performance advanced materials, today reported record second quarter financial results, affirmed 2022 earnings guidance and shared an update on key strategic initiatives. second quarter 2022 highlights net sales were $445.3 million; value-added sales increased 33% year over year to a record $277.2 million operating profit was $31.9 million; adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization (ebitda) was a record $47.0 million, an increase of 44% and a 120-basis point margin expansion year over year net income of $1.12 per share, diluted; adjusted earnings per share (eps) of $1.28, an all-time record, up 41% year over year recent organic growth developments established a new advanced chemicals facility to accelerate growth in semiconductor and electric vehicle applications leading ev battery customer is funding $6m to establish a prototype line to produce advanced chemicals for their next-generation battery solutions materion and kairos jointly commissioned a molten salt purification plant for use in clean energy production “our global team delivered an exceptional first half of the year with another record quarter of value-added sales and earnings,” jugal vijayvargiya, materion president & chief executive officer said. “our organic outgrowth initiatives and strategic acquisitions combined with strong end market demand are accelerating the transformation of our company into a leading provider of advanced materials solutions.” “our relentless focus on commercial excellence, strong customer partnerships and investments in r&d are coming together as planned resulting in a fantastic pipeline of opportunities that will continue to deliver above market growth,” vijayvargiya continued. “our substantial organic initiatives, coupled with the hcs-electronic materials acquisition, which continues to exceed expectations, strengthened our performance during the quarter and enhances our ability to deliver on several exciting opportunities ahead of us.” second quarter 2022 results net sales for the second quarter of 2022 were $445.3 million, compared to $371.0 million in the prior year period. value-added sales of $277.2 million were a quarterly record, up 33% from the prior year. in addition to the benefit of the hcs-electronic materials acquisition, value-added sales were up 12% organically, driven by strong performance across several major end markets including semiconductor, industrial, aerospace and energy. operating profit for the second quarter was $31.9 million and net income was $23.3 million, or $1.12 per diluted share, compared to operating profit of $20.7 million and net income of $17.9 million, or $0.87 per diluted share in the prior year period. excluding acquisition and restructuring related costs as detailed in the attached tables, adjusted ebitda was $47.0 million in the second quarter, another quarterly record and an increase of 44% versus the prior year period. adjusted net income was $26.4 million excluding acquisition amortization, or $1.28 per diluted share, an increase of 41% compared to $0.91 per share in the prior year period. outlook while we continue to monitor various macroeconomic factors that could intensify headwinds, we remain confident in our full year outlook with the strength of our order book, organic outgrowth resulting from our customer initiatives, and the full year impact of the hcs-electronic materials acquisition. as a result, we are affirming the 2022 adjusted earnings per share guidance in the range of $5.50 to $5.90. adjusted earnings guidance it is not possible for the company to identify the amount or significance of future adjustments associated with potential insurance and litigation claims, legacy environmental costs, acquisition and integration costs, certain income tax items, or other non-routine costs that the company adjusts in the presentation of adjusted earnings guidance. these items are dependent on future events that are not reasonably estimable at this time. accordingly, the company is unable to reconcile without unreasonable effort the forecasted range of adjusted earnings guidance for the full year to a comparable gaap range. however, items excluded from the company's adjusted earnings guidance include the historical adjustments noted in attachments 4 through 7 to this press release. conference call materion corporation will host an investor conference call with analysts at 9:00 a.m. eastern time, august 3, 2022. the conference call will be available via webcast through the company’s website at www.materion.com. by phone, please dial (888) 506-0062. calls outside the u.s. can dial (973) 528-0011; please reference participant access code of 380484. a replay of the call will be available until august 17, 2022 by dialing (877) 481-4010 or (919) 882-2331 if international; please reference replay id number 44231. the call will also be archived on the company’s website. forward-looking statements portions of the narrative set forth in this document that are not statements of historical or current facts are forward-looking statements. our actual future performance may materially differ from that contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors. these factors include, in addition to those mentioned elsewhere herein: our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives related to the acquisition of hcs-electronic materials, including any expected synergies; our ability to successfully integrate the hcs-electronic materials business and other such acquisitions and achieve the expected results of the acquisition, the ultimate impact of the covid-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity; the global economy, including inflationary pressures, potential future recessionary conditions, and the impact of tariffs and trade agreements; the condition of the markets which we serve, whether defined geographically or by segment; changes in product mix and the financial condition of customers; our success in developing and introducing new products and new product ramp-up rates; our success in passing through the costs of raw materials to customers or otherwise mitigating fluctuating prices for those materials, including the impact of fluctuating prices on inventory values; our success implementing our strategic plans and the timely and successful completion and start-up of any capital projects; other financial and economic factors, including the cost and availability of raw materials (both base and precious metals), physical inventory valuations, metal consignment fees, tax rates, exchange rates, interest rates, pension costs and required cash contributions and other employee benefit costs, energy costs, regulatory compliance costs, the cost and availability of insurance, credit availability, and the impact of the materion’s stock price on the cost of incentive compensation plans; the uncertainties related to the impact of war, terrorist activities, and acts of god; changes in government regulatory requirements and the enactment of new legislation that impacts our obligations and operations; the conclusion of pending litigation matters in accordance with our expectation that there will be no material adverse effects; the disruptions on operations from, and other effects of, catastrophic and other extraordinary events; and the risk factors set forth in part 1, item 1a of our 2021 annual report on form 10-k. materion corporation is headquartered in mayfield heights, ohio. the company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, supplies highly engineered advanced enabling materials to global markets. products include precious and non-precious specialty metals, inorganic chemicals and powders, specialty coatings, specialty engineered beryllium alloys, beryllium and beryllium composites, and engineered clad and plated metal systems. attachment 1 materion corporation and subsidiaries consolidated statements of income (unaudited) second quarter ended six months ended (in thousands except per share amounts) july 1, 2022 july 2, 2021 july 1, 2022 july 2, 2021 net sales $ 445,295 $ 370,999 $ 894,340 $ 725,385 cost of sales 357,868 301,418 731,622 589,008 gross margin 87,427 69,581 162,718 136,377 selling, general, and administrative expense 42,047 38,060 83,708 74,836 research and development expense 7,592 6,604 14,666 12,810 restructuring expense (income) — — 1,076 (378 ) other — net 5,928 4,194 11,801 8,668 operating profit 31,860 20,723 51,467 40,441 other non-operating income—net (1,168 ) (1,277 ) (2,337 ) (2,553 ) interest expense — net 4,701 858 8,437 1,619 income before income taxes 28,327 21,142 45,367 41,375 income tax expense 5,072 3,274 8,093 6,740 net income $ 23,255 $ 17,868 $ 37,274 $ 34,635 basic earnings per share: net income per share of common stock $ 1.13 $ 0.87 $ 1.82 $ 1.70 diluted earnings per share: net income per share of common stock $ 1.12 $ 0.87 $ 1.80 $ 1.68 weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding: basic 20,517 20,429 20,491 20,402 diluted 20,723 20,651 20,743 20,647 attachment 2 materion corporation and subsidiaries consolidated balance sheets (unaudited) (thousands) july 1, 2022 december 31, 2021 assets current assets cash and cash equivalents $ 32,175 $ 14,462 accounts receivable, net 222,811 223,553 inventories, net 422,376 361,115 prepaid and other current assets 29,606 28,122 total current assets 706,968 627,252 deferred income taxes 5,018 5,431 property, plant, and equipment 1,164,273 1,132,223 less allowances for depreciation, depletion, and amortization (739,776 ) (723,248 ) property, plant, and equipment—net 424,497 408,975 operating lease, right-of-use assets 68,045 63,096 intangible assets, net 148,364 156,736 other assets 30,228 27,369 goodwill 319,994 318,620 total assets $ 1,703,114 $ 1,607,479 liabilities and shareholders’ equity current liabilities short-term debt $ 15,333 $ 15,359 accounts payable 113,708 86,243 salaries and wages 22,239 37,544 other liabilities and accrued items 49,148 53,388 income taxes 1,700 4,205 unearned revenue 8,097 7,770 total current liabilities 210,225 204,509 other long-term liabilities 15,846 14,954 operating lease liabilities 62,474 57,099 finance lease liabilities 14,360 16,327 retirement and post-employment benefits 30,992 33,394 unearned income 108,126 97,962 long-term income taxes 1,206 1,190 deferred income taxes 28,766 27,216 long-term debt 481,965 434,388 shareholders’ equity 749,154 720,440 total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 1,703,114 $ 1,607,479 attachment 3 materion corporation and subsidiaries consolidated statements of cash flows (unaudited) six months ended (thousands) july 1, 2022 july 2, 2021 cash flows from operating activities: net income $ 37,274 $ 34,635 adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: depreciation, depletion, and amortization 26,070 19,063 amortization of deferred financing costs in interest expense 780 364 stock-based compensation expense (non-cash) 3,694 3,512 deferred income tax expense (benefit) 1,966 367 changes in assets and liabilities: accounts receivable (2,566 ) (13,941 ) inventory (67,304 ) (40,651 ) prepaid and other current assets (2,462 ) (1,718 ) accounts payable and accrued expenses 8,897 28,403 unearned revenue (141 ) 3,246 interest and taxes payable (1,765 ) 2,868 unearned income due to customer prepayments 13,059 8,043 other-net 3,913 (126 ) net cash provided by operating activities 21,415 44,065 cash flows from investing activities: payments for purchase of property, plant, and equipment (37,730 ) (57,712 ) proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment 105 603 payments for acquisition, net of cash acquired (2,971 ) — net cash used in investing activities (40,596 ) (57,109 ) cash flows from financing activities: proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit agreement, net 52,794 22,500 proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 2,059 repayment of long-term debt (7,177 ) (1,654 ) principal payments under finance lease obligations (1,334 ) (1,512 ) cash dividends paid (5,112 ) (4,791 ) payments of withholding taxes for stock-based compensation awards (2,812 ) (3,021 ) net cash provided by financing activities 38,418 11,522 effects of exchange rate changes (1,524 ) (11 ) net change in cash and cash equivalents 17,713 (1,533 ) cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 14,462 25,878 cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 32,175 $ 24,345 attachment 4 materion corporation and subsidiaries reconciliation of non-gaap measure - value-added sales, operating profit, and ebitda (unaudited) second quarter ended six months ended (millions) july 1, 2022 july 2, 2021 july 1, 2022 july 2, 2021 net sales performance materials (1) $ 154.9 $ 125.3 $ 304.5 $ 239.4 electronic materials (1) 261.0 213.1 531.8 417.8 precision optics 29.4 32.6 58.0 68.2 other — — — — total $ 445.3 $ 371.0 $ 894.3 $ 725.4 less: pass-through metal cost performance materials (1) $ 20.9 $ 16.7 $ 41.4 $ 30.0 electronic materials (1) $ 146.8 146.2 $ 307.7 287.9 precision optics $ — — $ 0.1 — other $ 0.4 0.2 $ 1.1 1.0 total $ 168.1 $ 163.1 $ 350.3 $ 318.9 value-added sales (non-gaap) performance materials (1) $ 134.0 $ 108.6 $ 263.1 $ 209.4 electronic materials (1) 114.2 66.9 224.1 129.9 precision optics 29.4 32.6 57.9 68.2 other (0.4 ) (0.2 ) (1.1 ) (1.0 ) total $ 277.2 $ 207.9 $ 544.0 $ 406.5 gross margin performance materials (1) $ 39.0 $ 33.0 $ 76.3 $ 62.6 electronic materials (1) 38.6 25.0 68.1 48.8 precision optics 9.8 11.8 18.3 25.8 other — (0.3 ) — (0.8 ) total $ 87.4 $ 69.5 $ 162.7 $ 136.4 (1)the company changed two segment names during the first quarter of 2022: performance alloys and composites became performance materials, and advanced materials became electronic materials. see further discussion in the form 10-q for the period ended april 1, 2022. second quarter ended six months ended (millions) july 1, 2022 july 2, 2021 july 1, 2022 july 2, 2021 operating profit performance materials $ 21.8 $ 17.3 $ 40.9 $ 30.8 electronic materials 18.2 8.3 26.2 17.2 precision optics 0.7 2.6 — 7.2 other (8.8 ) (7.5 ) (15.6 ) (14.8 ) total $ 31.9 $ 20.7 $ 51.5 $ 40.4 non-operating (income)/expense performance materials $ 0.1 $ 0.2 $ 0.3 $ 0.3 electronic materials — — — — precision optics (0.2 ) (0.2 ) (0.4 ) (0.4 ) other (1.1 ) (1.3 ) (2.2 ) (2.5 ) total $ (1.2 ) $ (1.3 ) $ (2.3 ) $ (2.6 ) depreciation, depletion, and amortization performance materials $ 5.5 $ 5.2 $ 11.4 $ 8.6 electronic materials 4.2 2.1 8.3 4.1 precision optics 2.6 2.7 5.3 5.4 other 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.0 total $ 12.9 $ 10.5 $ 26.1 $ 19.1 segment ebitda performance materials 27.2 22.3 52.0 39.1 electronic materials 22.4 10.4 34.5 21.3 precision optics 3.5 5.5 5.7 13.0 other (7.1 ) (5.7 ) (12.3 ) (11.3 ) total 46.0 32.5 79.9 62.1 special items performance materials $ — $ — $ 2.7 $ — electronic materials 0.4 — 7.2 — precision optics 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 other 0.5 — 1.5 0.1 total $ 1.0 $ 0.1 $ 11.7 $ 0.5 adjusted ebitda excluding special items performance materials 27.2 22.3 54.7 39.1 electronic materials 22.8 10.4 41.7 21.3 precision optics 3.6 5.6 6.0 13.4 other (6.6 ) (5.7 ) (10.8 ) (11.2 ) total 47.0 32.6 91.6 62.6 the cost of gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper, ruthenium, iridium, rhodium, rhenium, and osmium is passed through to customers and, therefore, the trends and comparisons of net sales are affected by movements in the market price of these metals. internally, management also reviews net sales on a value-added basis. value-added sales is a non-gaap financial measure that deducts the value of the pass-through metals sold from net sales. value-added sales allows management to assess the impact of differences in net sales between periods or segments and analyze the resulting margins and profitability without the distortion of the movements in pass-through market metal prices. the dollar amount of gross margin and operating profit is not affected by the value-added sales calculation. the company sells other metals and materials that are not considered direct pass throughs, and these costs are not deducted from net sales to calculate value-added sales. the company’s pricing policy is to pass the cost of these metals on to customers in order to mitigate the impact of price volatility on the company’s results from operations. value-added information is being presented since changes in metal prices may not directly impact profitability. it is the company’s intent to allow users of the financial statements to review sales with and without the impact of the pass-through metals. attachment 5 materion corporation and subsidiaries reconciliation of net sales to value-added sales, net income to ebitda and adjusted ebitda (unaudited) second quarter ended six months ended (millions) july 1, 2022 % of va july 2, 2021 % of va july 1, 2022 % of va july 2, 2021 % of va net sales $ 445.3 $ 371.0 $ 894.3 $ 725.4 pass-through metal cost 168.1 $ 163.1 350.3 318.9 value-added sales $ 277.2 $ 207.9 $ 544.0 $ 406.5 net income $ 23.3 8.4 % 17.9 8.6 % $ 37.3 6.9 % $ 34.6 8.5 % income tax expense 5.1 1.8 % 3.3 1.6 % 8.1 1.5 % 6.8 1.7 % interest expense - net 4.7 1.7 % 0.8 0.4 % 8.4 1.5 % 1.6 0.4 % depreciation, depletion and amortization 12.9 4.7 % 10.5 5.1 % 26.1 4.8 % 19.1 4.7 % consolidated ebitda $ 46.0 16.6 % $ 32.5 15.6 % $ 79.9 14.7 % $ 62.1 15.3 % special items restructuring and cost reduction $ — — % $ 0.1 — % $ 1.1 0.2 % 0.4 0.1 % merger and acquisition costs 1.0 0.4 % — — % 10.6 1.9 % 0.1 — % total special items 1.0 0.4 % 0.1 — % 11.7 2.2 % 0.5 0.1 % adjusted ebitda $ 47.0 17.0 % $ 32.6 15.7 % $ 91.6 16.8 % $ 62.6 15.4 % in addition to presenting financial statements prepared in accordance with u.s. generally accepted accounting principles (gaap), this earnings release contains financial measures, including operating profit, segment operating profit, earnings before earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization (ebitda), net income, and earnings per share, on a non-gaap basis. as detailed in the above reconciliation and attachment 6, we have adjusted the results for certain special items such as restructuring and cost reductions and merger and acquisition costs. internally, management reviews the results of operations without the impact of these costs in order to assess the profitability from ongoing activities. we are providing this information because we believe it will assist investors in analyzing our financial results and, when viewed in conjunction with the gaap results, provide a more comprehensive understanding of the factors and trends affecting our operations. attachment 6 materion corporation and subsidiaries reconciliation of net income to adjusted net income and diluted earnings per share to adjusted diluted earnings per share (unaudited) second quarter ended six months ended (millions) july 1, 2022 diluted eps july 2, 2021 diluted eps july 1, 2022 diluted eps july 2, 2021 diluted eps net income and eps $ 23.3 $ 1.12 $ 17.9 $ 0.87 $ 37.3 $ 1.80 $ 34.6 $ 1.68 special items restructuring and cost reduction — 0.1 1.1 0.4 merger and acquisition costs 1.0 — 10.6 0.1 provision for income taxes(1) (0.3 ) (0.2 ) (2.6 ) (0.4 ) total special items 0.7 0.04 (0.1 ) (0.01 ) 9.1 0.44 0.1 — adjusted net income and adjusted eps $ 24.0 $ 1.16 $ 17.8 $ 0.86 $ 46.4 $ 2.24 $ 34.7 $ 1.68 acquisition amortization (net of tax) 2.4 0.12 1.0 0.05 4.9 0.23 2.1 0.10 adjusted net income and adjusted eps excl. amortization $ 26.4 $ 1.28 $ 18.8 $ 0.91 $ 51.3 $ 2.47 $ 36.8 $ 1.78 (1) provision for income taxes includes the net tax impact on pre-tax adjustments (listed above), the impact of certain discrete tax items recorded during the respective periods as well as other adjustments to reflect the use of one overall effective tax rate on adjusted pre-tax income in interim periods. attachment 7 reconciliation of segment net sales to segment value-added sales and segment ebitda to adjusted segment ebitda (unaudited) performance materials second quarter ended six months ended (millions) july 1, 2022 % of va july 2, 2021 % of va july 1, 2022 % of va july 2, 2021 % of va net sales $ 154.9 $ 125.3 $ 304.5 $ 239.4 pass-through metal cost 20.9 16.7 41.4 30.0 value-added sales $ 134.0 $ 108.6 $ 263.1 $ 209.4 ebitda $ 27.2 20.3 % $ 22.3 20.5 % $ 52.0 19.8 % $ 39.1 18.7 % merger and acquisition costs — — % — — % 2.7 1.0 % — — % adjusted ebitda $ 27.2 20.3 % $ 22.3 20.5 % $ 54.7 20.8 % $ 39.1 18.7 % electronic materials second quarter ended six months ended (millions) july 1, 2022 % of va july 2, 2021 % of va july 1, 2022 % of va july 2, 2021 % of va net sales $ 261.0 $ 213.1 $ 531.8 $ 417.8 pass-through metal cost 146.8 146.2 307.7 287.9 value-added sales $ 114.2 $ 66.9 $ 224.1 $ 129.9 ebitda $ 22.4 19.6 % $ 10.4 15.5 % $ 34.5 15.4 % $ 21.3 16.4 % restructuring and cost reduction — — % — — % 0.8 0.4 % — — % merger and acquisition costs 0.4 0.4 % — — % 6.4 2.9 % — — % adjusted ebitda $ 22.8 20.0 % $ 10.4 15.5 % $ 41.7 18.6 % $ 21.3 16.4 % precision optics second quarter ended six months ended (millions) july 1, 2022 % of va july 2, 2021 % of va july 1, 2022 % of va july 2, 2021 % of va net sales $ 29.4 $ 32.6 $ 58.0 $ 68.2 pass-through metal cost — — 0.1 — value-added sales $ 29.4 $ 32.6 $ 57.9 $ 68.2 ebitda $ 3.5 11.9 % $ 5.5 16.9 % $ 5.7 9.8 % $ 13.0 19.1 % restructuring and cost reduction — — % 0.1 0.3 % 0.2 0.3 % 0.4 0.6 % merger and acquisition costs 0.1 0.3 % — — % 0.1 0.2 % — — % adjusted ebitda $ 3.6 12.2 % $ 5.6 17.2 % $ 6.0 10.4 % $ 13.4 19.6 % other second quarter ended six months ended (millions) july 1, 2022 % of va july 2, 2021 % of va july 1, 2022 % of va july 2, 2021 % of va ebitda $ (7.1 ) $ (5.7 ) $ (12.3 ) $ (11.3 ) restructuring and cost reduction — — 0.1 — merger and acquisition costs 0.5 — 1.4 0.1 adjusted ebitda $ (6.6 ) $ (5.7 ) $ (10.8 ) $ (11.2 )