Coleman Cable, Inc. Announces Record Third-Quarter 2013 Results, Including Adjusted EPS of $0.40 and Adjusted EBITDA of $24.0 Million


WAUKEGAN, Ill., Nov. 7, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coleman Cable, Inc. (Nasdaq:CCIX) (the "Company," "Coleman," "we," "us," or "our"), a leading manufacturer and innovator of electrical and electronic wire and cable products, announced third-quarter 2013 financial results.

Highlights

  • Third-quarter 2013 Adjusted Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $0.40, a third-quarter record for the Company.
  • Third-quarter 2013 Adjusted EBITDA of $24.0 million, a third-quarter record for the Company.
  • Third-quarter and first nine-month 2013 Adjusted EPS growth of 8.1 percent and 16.8 percent, respectively, versus the same periods last year.

Outlook and Dividend

  • For the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company estimates sales between $225.0 million and $250.0 million and Adjusted EPS between $0.36 and $0.49.
  • Declared quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share payable on November 29, 2013, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 15, 2013.

Third-Quarter 2013 Results

Net sales for the third quarter of 2013 were $229.0 million, consistent with $229.3 million of net sales for the third quarter of 2012. Sales volume (measured in total pounds shipped, on a comparable basis) increased 4.2 percent for the third quarter of 2013 compared to the same period last year, while copper prices declined 8.5 percent on a year-over-year basis. Compared to last year, the Company's sales results in the 2013 third quarter mainly reflect higher sales within the Company's Engineered Solutions and Distribution segments, offset by lower sales in its OEM segment. 

President and CEO Gary Yetman stated, "For the third quarter of 2013, both our Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS were third-quarter records for the Company, while our Adjusted EBITDA results marked the fourth consecutive quarter of record results dating back to last year. Further, our results include total volume growth of 4.2 percent driven by increased demand across a variety of products, particularly within industrial and construction-related categories. Our strong third-quarter performance continues to reflect the diversity of our business and the strength of our operating platform, which have allowed us to achieve strong results notwithstanding copper price volatility and the negative impact of the sequestration on TRC's military business in our Engineered Solutions segment." 

Mr. Yetman concluded, "We have been encouraged by double-digit demand growth from our construction-related products during the third quarter. This growth, along with the introduction of our newer industrial products, has us well-positioned to finish what has already been a strong year of financial results." 

On a GAAP basis, the Company recorded earnings of $0.8 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2013 compared to $5.5 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, for the third quarter last year. For the third quarter of 2013, the Company's GAAP results include a pre-tax, non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $6.6 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, recorded as the result of an interim goodwill impairment test performed during the 2013 third quarter on TRC's military business. As a result of this test, a non-cash impairment charge was required to reduce the carrying value of the goodwill associated with TRC's military business. Since the conclusion of 2012, the Company has operated this business amidst a general uncertainty involving the timing and amount of U.S. military spending. This charge has no impact on the Company's operating cash flow, liquidity, or debt covenant compliance. GAAP results for the 2013 period also include restructuring charges and share-based compensation expense. These items are excluded from the Company's Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS results. Please see the discussion of Non-GAAP results below and the attached schedules for a full reconciliation of GAAP results to non-GAAP results.

Quarterly Cash Dividend

On November 5, 2013, Coleman's board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share payable on November 29, 2013, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 15, 2013. Future declarations of quarterly dividends are subject to approval of the board of directors and may be adjusted as business needs or market conditions change.

Webcast

Coleman Cable has scheduled its conference call for Friday, November 8, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. Central time. Hosting the call will be Gary Yetman, President and CEO, and Alan Bergschneider, Executive Vice President and CFO. A live broadcast of the Company's conference call, along with accompanying visuals, will be available on-line through the Company's Web site at http://investors.colemancable.com/events.cfm. The webcast will be archived for 90 days.

Non-GAAP Results

In addition to net income determined in accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP measures in assessing our operating performance. These non-GAAP measures used by management include: (1) EBITDA, which we define as net income before net interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense ("EBITDA"), (2) Adjusted EBITDA, which is our measure of EBITDA adjusted to exclude the impact of certain specifically identified items ("Adjusted EBITDA"), and (3) Adjusted EPS, which we calculate as diluted earnings per share adjusted to exclude the estimated per share impact of the same specifically identified items used to calculate Adjusted EBITDA. For the periods presented in this report, the specifically identified items include asset impairment, restructuring charges, share-based compensation expense, and acquisition-related costs.

We believe both EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, when presented in conjunction with comparable GAAP measures, are useful for investors because we use that information in evaluating the performance of our business. We use these measures in the preparation of our annual operating budgets and serve as an indicator of business performance and management's effectiveness with specific references to these indicators. We believe both EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA allow us to readily view operating trends, perform analytical comparisons and identify strategies to improve operating performance. The usefulness of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as performance measures is limited by the fact that they both exclude the impact of interest expense, depreciation and amortization expense, and taxes. Due to these limitations, we do not, and you should not, use either EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA as the only measures of our performance. We also use, and recommend that you consider, net income in accordance with GAAP as a measure of our performance. Finally, other companies may define EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA differently and, as a result, our measure of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be directly comparable to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA measures of other companies.

Similarly, we believe our use of Adjusted EPS provides an appropriate measure to use in assessing our performance across periods given that this measure provides an adjustment for certain significant items, the magnitude of which may vary significantly from period to period. However, we do not, and do not recommend that you solely use Adjusted EPS to assess our financial and earnings performance. We also use, and recommend that you use, diluted earnings per share in addition to Adjusted EPS in assessing our earnings performance. Finally, other companies may define Adjusted EPS differently and, as a result, our measure of Adjusted EPS may not be directly comparable to Adjusted EPS measures of other companies.

About Coleman Cable, Inc.

Coleman Cable, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and innovator of electrical and electronic wire and cable products for residential and commercial construction, industrial, OEM, and consumer applications, with operations in the United States, Honduras, and Canada.  The Company's broad product offering enables it to provide its customers a single source for many of their wire and cable requirements.  It manufactures the majority of its products in nine domestic production facilities and sells products to more than 8,000 active customers in a wide variety of end markets.  It operates three segments:  Distribution, OEM, and Engineered Solutions.  For more information, visit www.colemancable.com.

Various statements included in this release, including those that express a belief, expectation or intention, as well as those that are not statements of historical fact constitute forward-looking statements. These statements include those made under "Outlook and Dividend" and also may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "plans," "anticipates," "expects," "estimates," "continues," "could," "may," "might," "potential," "predict," "should," or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. In particular, statements about Coleman Cable's expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events, financial results, earnings guidance or financial performance contained in this release are forward-looking statements.  Coleman Cable has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections.  While Coleman Cable 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 our control. These and other important factors, including those discussed in Coleman Cable's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K (available at www.sec.gov), may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some of the key factors that could cause actual results to differ from Coleman Cable's expectations include:

  •  fluctuations in the supply or price of copper and other raw materials, including PVC and fuel;
  • increased competition from other wire and cable manufacturers, including foreign manufacturers;
  • pricing pressures causing margins to decrease;
  • our dependence on indebtedness and our ability to satisfy our debt obligations;
  • failure to identify, finance or integrate acquisitions;
  • product liability claims and litigation resulting from the design or manufacture of our products;
  • advancements in wireless technology;
  • impairment charges related to our goodwill and long-lived assets;
  • restructuring charges;
  • changes in the cost of labor;
  • disruption in the importation of raw materials and products from foreign-based suppliers;
  • our ability to maintain substantial levels of inventory;
  • increase in exposure to political and economic development, crises, instability, terrorism, civil  strife, expropriation, and other risks of doing business in foreign markets;
  • changes in tax legislation relating to our Honduras subsidiary; and
  • other risks and uncertainties, including those described under "Item 1A. Risk Factors," in Coleman Cable's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In addition, any forward-looking statements represent Coleman's views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. While Coleman may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, even if its estimates change and, therefore, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing Coleman's views as of any date subsequent to today.

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Financial Tables Follow

         
COLEMAN CABLE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
(Thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2013 2012 2013 2012
NET SALES $ 229,039 $ 229,301 $ 685,350 $ 681,023
COST OF GOODS SOLD 194,911 194,948 581,285 580,018
         
GROSS PROFIT 34,128 34,353 104,065 101,005
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 13,538 15,880 46,399 47,354
INTANGIBLE ASSET AMORTIZATION 1,976 2,189 6,137 5,755
ASSET IMPAIRMENT 6,584 6,584
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES 122 959 491 1,314
         
OPERATING INCOME 11,908 15,325 44,454 46,582
INTEREST EXPENSE 6,915 6,919 20,727 20,963
OTHER LOSS (INCOME) 103 227 (129) 230
         
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 4,890 8,179 23,856 25,389
INCOME TAX EXPENSE 4,106 2,725 10,481 8,579
         
NET INCOME $ 784 $ 5,454 $ 13,375 $ 16,810
         
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE DATA        
NET INCOME PER SHARE:        
Basic $ 0.04 $ 0.32 $ 0.75 $ 0.98
Diluted 0.04 0.31 0.75 0.96
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING        
Basic 18,293 17,071 17,617 17,077
Diluted 18,478 17,301 17,780 17,311
CASH DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE $ 0.04 $ 0.02 $ 0.10 $ 0.04
     
 
 
COLEMAN CABLE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
  September 30,
2013
December 31,
2012
ASSETS    
CURRENT ASSETS:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 9,745 $ 9,562
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $2,913 and $3,046, respectively 128,449 125,982
Inventories 123,572 112,590
Deferred income taxes 5,206 4,271
Assets held for sale 1,072 1,074
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 5,527 4,071
     
Total current assets 273,571 257,550
     
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET 77,442 78,914
GOODWILL 59,896 66,535
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET 31,278 37,417
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES 591 329
OTHER ASSETS 9,315 8,595
     
TOTAL ASSETS $ 452,093 $ 449,340
     
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY    
CURRENT LIABILITIES:    
Current portion of long-term debt $ 28,177 $ 35,566
Accounts payable 28,177 25,748
Accrued liabilities 32,954 38,208
     
Total current liabilities 89,308 99,522
     
LONG-TERM DEBT 273,451 288,273
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 4,231 3,693
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES 10,197 6,687
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES    
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:    
Common stock, par value $0.001; 75,000 authorized; 18,314 and 16,998
issued and outstanding on September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively
18 17
Treasury stock, at cost: 485 and 443 shares, respectively (4,690) (3,918)
Additional paid-in capital  107,735 94,470
Accumulated deficit (27,838) (39,371)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (319) (33)
     
Total shareholders' equity 74,906 51,165
     
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 452,093 $ 449,340
 
 
COLEMAN CABLE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Non-GAAP Results
(Thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
         
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
         
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2013 2012 2013 2012
Diluted earnings per share, as determined in accordance with GAAP, to Adjusted EPS (unaudited)
Earnings per share  $ 0.04  $ 0.31  $ 0.75  $ 0.96
Asset impairment 0.36 0.37
Restructuring charges 0.04 0.02 0.05
Share-based compensation expense 0.02 0.11 0.04
Acquisition-related costs —  0.02
         
Adjusted diluted earnings per share  $ 0.40  $ 0.37  $ 1.25  $ 1.07
         
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2013 2012 2013 2012
Net income, as determined in accordance with GAAP, to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited)
  (Thousands)
         
Net income  $ 784  $ 5,454  $ 13,375  $ 16,810
Interest expense 6,915 6,919 20,727 20,963
Income tax expense 4,106 2,725 10,481 8,579
Depreciation and amortization expense (a) 5,373 5,577 16,474 15,987
         
EBITDA  $ 17,178  $ 20,675  $ 61,057  $ 62,339
         
Asset impairment 6,584 6,584
Restructuring charges 122 959 491 1,314
Share-based compensation expense 134 457 3,013 1,169
Acquisition-related costs 77 443
         
ADJUSTED EBITDA  $ 24,018  $ 22,168  $ 71,145  $ 65,265
         
a)  Depreciation and amortization expense shown in the above schedule excludes amortization of debt issuance costs, which are included as a component of interest expense.
         
For additional information regarding our non-GAAP financial measures, see "Non-GAAP Results."
         
Reconciliation of Fourth-Quarter 2013 Earnings Guidance to GAAP
For the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company is currently estimating diluted Adjusted EPS to be in the range of $0.36 to $0.49 per share.  On a GAAP basis, the Company is currently estimating diluted EPS to be in the range of $0.35 to $0.48 per share.
         
* Rounding differences may occur for various calculated amounts.

            

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