8-K
BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (BXC)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 10, 2020
BLUELINX HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32383 | 77-0627356 |
|---|---|---|
| (State or other | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
| jurisdiction of<br><br>incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 1950 Spectrum Circle, Suite 300, Marietta, GA | 30067 | |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 953-7000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
|---|---|---|
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | BXC | New York Stock Exchange |
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On March 10, 2020, BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (“BlueLinx” or “the Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and year ended December 28, 2019. A copy of BlueLinx’s press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
On March 11, 2020, as previously announced, BlueLinx will hold a teleconference and audio webcast to discuss its financial results from the fiscal fourth quarter and year ended December 28, 2019. A copy of supplementary materials that will be referred to in the teleconference and webcast, and which will be posted to the Company's website, is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto.
The information included in this Item 2.02, as well as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:
The following exhibits are attached with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BlueLinx Holdings Inc. | ||
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| (Registrant) | ||
| Dated: November 5, 2019 | By: | /s/ Susan C. O’Farrell |
| Susan C. O’Farrell | ||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Principal Accounting Officer |
Exhibit
Exhibit 99.1
1950 Spectrum Circle, Suite 300
Marietta, GA 30067
1-888-502-BLUE
www.BlueLinxCo.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BlueLinx Announces 2019 Fourth Quarter Financial Results
MARIETTA, Ga., March 10, 2020 - BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BXC), a leading distributor of building and industrial products in the United States, today reported financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended December 28, 2019.
2019 Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights (all comparisons to prior year period unless otherwise noted)
| – | Net sales of $613 million, compared to $673 million |
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| – | Gross margin increased to 13.5%, compared to 12.1% |
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| – | Gross profit of $83 million, up $2 million |
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| – | Net loss of $10.2 million, compared to a net loss of $16.2 million |
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| – | Adjusted EBITDA of $10.9 million, compared to $6.8 million |
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| – | Term loan reduced by $102 million to $77 million, inclusive of approximately $70 million in net proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions completed subsequent to year-end |
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Full Year 2019 Financial Highlights (all comparisons to prior year period unless otherwise noted)
| – | Net sales of $2.64 billion, compared to $2.86 billion |
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| – | Gross margin increased to 13.5%, compared to 11.6% |
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| – | Gross profit of $357 million, up $25 million |
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| – | Net loss of $17.7 million, compared to a net loss of $48.1 million |
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| – | Adjusted EBITDA of $71.4 million, compared to $68.5 million |
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Management Commentary
Mitch Lewis, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We were pleased to report gross margin improvement in 2019, and we continue to make progress on our financial results. Our investments in improving customer service and operational performance are making a difference as evidenced by increasing sales volume that we began to see in the fourth quarter, which is continuing into the first quarter. With the integration largely behind us, we enter 2020 wholly focused on profitably growing the business.”
Susan O’Farrell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, added, “In addition to the operational improvements we achieved throughout the year, we successfully executed on a key aspect of our strategic plan by materially de-levering our balance sheet. Our term loan balance now stands at approximately $77 million, compared to $179 million at year-end 2018, a reduction of over $100 million. Furthermore, our excess availability and cash on hand averaged $88 million for the fourth quarter, demonstrating our solid liquidity position as we started the new year.”
2019 Fourth Quarter Financial Results Review
The Company reported net sales of $613 million for the fourth quarter of 2019, compared to $673 million for the prior year period. Net sales were primarily impacted by lower commodity prices and the discontinuation of a siding product in late 2018, which affected year-over-year net sales by approximately $13 million, and $46 million, respectively.
The Company recorded gross profit of $83 million during the fourth quarter, compared to $81 million in the prior year period, with a gross margin of 13.5% compared to 12.1% in the prior year period. Gross margin improved in both structural and specialty categories year-over-year.
The Company recorded a net loss of $10.2 million for the fourth quarter, compared to a net loss of $16.2 million in the prior year period. Fourth quarter 2019 net loss includes one-time charges for pension settlement and withdrawal costs of $4 million, integration
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related charges of $3 million, and $1 million for restructuring charges. Net loss in the prior year period includes integration related charges of $6 million, and pension settlement and withdrawal costs of $1 million.
Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP measure, was $10.9 million for the fourth quarter, compared to $6.8 million in the prior year period.
Full Year 2019 Financial Results Review
For the fiscal year ended December 28, 2019, the Company reported net sales of $2.64 billion, compared to $2.86 billion in the prior fiscal year. Pro forma net sales of the 2018 fiscal year were $3.26 billion. Significantly lower year-over-year commodity prices, and the comparative effect of the discontinuation of a siding program that first began to affect net sales in the first quarter of 2019, impacted year-over-year net sales on a pro forma basis by approximately $221 million and $160 million, respectively. The year-over-year comparison was also impacted by transaction-related sales dis-synergies that materialized in 2019 related to the Cedar Creek acquisition.
The Company recorded gross profit of $357 million for the 2019 fiscal year, compared to $332 million in the prior fiscal year, with a gross margin of 13.5% compared to 11.6% in the prior year period, which prior year period includes an acquisition-related inventory step-up charge of $12 million. Both structural and specialty product categories contributed to the gross margin improvement year-over-year. Pro forma gross profit for the 2018 fiscal year was $394 million.
The Company recorded a net loss of $17.7 million for the 2019 fiscal year, compared to a net loss of $48.1 million in the prior fiscal year. The 2019 fiscal year includes gains from sales of real property of $13 million and one-time charges for acquisition-related integration costs of $14 million, pension settlement and withdrawal costs of $4 million, restructuring costs of $4 million, and charges associated with share-based compensation of $3 million. The prior fiscal year included one-time charges for the previously mentioned acquisition-related inventory step-up charge of $12 million, acquisition-related integration costs of $25 million, charges associated with share-based compensation of $15 million, pension settlement and withdrawal costs of $7 million, and restructuring charges of $1 million. Pro forma net loss for the 2018 fiscal year was $18.1 million.
Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP measure, was $71.4 million for the 2019 fiscal year, compared to $68.5 million in the prior fiscal year. Pro forma Adjusted EBITDA for the full fiscal year 2018 was $80.0 million.
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Conference Call with Accompanying Slide Presentation
BlueLinx will host a conference call on March 11, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, accompanied by a supporting slide presentation.
Participants can access the live conference call via telephone at (877) 873-5864, using Conference ID # 6858198.
Investors can also listen to the live audio of the conference call and view the accompanying slide presentation by visiting the BlueLinx website, www.BlueLinxCo.com, and selecting the conference link on the Investor Relations page. After the conference call has concluded, an archived recording will be available on the BlueLinx website.
Use of Supplemental Financial Information and Non-GAAP Measures
The Company reports its financial results in accordance with GAAP. The Company also believes that presentation of certain non-GAAP measures and GAAP-based and non-GAAP supplemental financial information may be useful to investors and may provide a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting the business than using reported GAAP results alone. Any non-GAAP measures used herein are reconciled to their most directly comparable GAAP measures herein or in the financial tables accompanying this news release. The Company cautions that non-GAAP measures and supplemental financial information should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the Company’s reported GAAP results.
Supplemental Financial Measures
We completed the acquisition of Cedar Creek on April 13, 2018 (the “Closing Date”). As a result, Cedar Creek’s financial results are only included in the combined company’s reported financial results from the Closing Date forward. To supplement these reported results, we have provided GAAP-based and non-GAAP pro forma financial information of the combined company in this news release that includes Cedar Creek’s financial results for the relevant periods prior to the Closing Date. This pro forma information combines the historical results of BlueLinx for the three and twelve months ended December 29, 2018, with the historical results of Cedar Creek for the three and twelve months ended December 29, 2018, giving effect to the Cedar Creek acquisition and related adjustments as if the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2017.
Adjusted EBITDA and Pro forma Adjusted EBITDA
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We define Adjusted EBITDA as an amount equal to net income plus interest expense and all interest expense related items, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and further adjusted for certain non-cash items and other special items, including compensation expense from share-based compensation, one-time charges associated with the legal and professional fees and integration costs related to the Cedar Creek acquisition, and gains on sales of properties including amortization of deferred gains.
We present Adjusted EBITDA because it is a primary measure used by management to evaluate operating performance and, we believe, helps to enhance investors’ overall understanding of the financial performance and cash flows of our business. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is helpful in highlighting operating trends. We also believe that Adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in their evaluation of companies, many of which present an Adjusted EBITDA measure when reporting their results. However, Adjusted EBITDA is not a presentation made in accordance with GAAP, and is not intended to present a superior measure of our financial condition from those measures determined under GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA, as used herein, is not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to differences in methods of calculation.
Pro forma Adjusted EBITDA for any period is calculated in the same manner as Adjusted EBITDA, but also combines the historical results of BlueLinx for the three and twelve months ended December 29, 2018, with the historical results of Cedar Creek for the three and twelve months ended December 29, 2018, giving effect to the Cedar Creek acquisition and related adjustments as if the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2017.
About BlueLinx Holdings Inc.
BlueLinx (NYSE: BXC) is a leading wholesale distributor of building and industrial products in the United States with over 50,000 branded and private-label SKUs, and a broad distribution footprint servicing 40 states. BlueLinx has a differentiated distribution platform, value-driven business model and extensive cache of products across the building products industry. Headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, BlueLinx has over 2,200 associates and distributes its comprehensive range of structural and specialty products to approximately 15,000 national, regional, and local dealers, as well as specialty distributors, national home centers, industrial, and manufactured housing customers. BlueLinx encourages investors to visit its website, www.BlueLinxCo.com, which is updated regularly with financial and other important information about BlueLinx.
Contacts:
Investors:
Susan O’Farrell, SVP, CFO & Treasurer
BlueLinx Holdings Inc.
(770) 953-7000
Mary Moll, Investor Relations
(866) 671-5138
investor@bluelinxco.com
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Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that predicts, forecasts, indicates or implies future results, performance, liquidity levels or achievements, and may contain the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “project,” “plan,” “will be,” “will likely continue,” “will likely result” or words or phrases of similar meaning. The forward-looking statements in this press release include statements about the continuation of increases in sales volume; our areas of focus for 2020; and the solidity of our liquidity position.
Forward-looking statements in this press release are based on estimates and assumptions made by our management that, although believed by us to be reasonable, are inherently uncertain. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause our business, strategy, or actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include those listed under the heading “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2018, and those discussed in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in our periodic reports filed with the SEC from time to time. We operate in a changing environment in which new risks can emerge from time to time. It is not possible for management to predict all of these risks, nor can it assess the extent to which any factor, or a combination of factors, may cause our business, strategy, or actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause these differences include, among other things: our ability to monetize real estate assets; our ability to integrate and realize anticipated synergies from acquisitions; loss of material customers, suppliers, or product lines in connection with acquisitions; operational disruption in connection with the integration of acquisitions; our indebtedness and its related limitations; sufficiency of cash flows and capital resources; changes in interest rates; fluctuations in commodity prices; adverse housing market conditions; disintermediation by customers and suppliers; changes in prices, supply and/or demand for our products; inventory management; competitive industry pressures; industry consolidation; product shortages, including those caused by the spread of contagious illness; loss of and dependence on key suppliers and manufacturers; new tariffs; our ability to successfully implement our strategic initiatives; fluctuations in operating results; sale-leaseback transactions and their effects; real estate leases; exposure to product liability claims; our ability to complete offerings under our shelf registration statement on favorable terms, or at all; changes in our product mix; petroleum prices; information technology security and business interruption risks; litigation and legal proceedings; natural disasters and unexpected events; activities of activist stockholders; labor and union matters; limits on net operating loss carryovers; pension plan assumptions and liabilities; risks related to our internal controls; retention of associates and key personnel; federal, state, local and other regulations, including environmental laws and regulations; and changes in accounting principles. Given these risks and uncertainties, we caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| Three Months Ended | Years Ended | |||||||||||
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| December 28, 2019 | December 29, 2018 | December 28, 2019 | December 29, 2018 | |||||||||
| (In thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 613,454 | $ | 672,635 | $ | 2,637,268 | $ | 2,862,850 | ||||
| Cost of sales | 530,464 | 591,512 | 2,280,353 | 2,530,996 | ||||||||
| Gross profit | 82,990 | 81,123 | 356,915 | 331,854 | ||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative | 76,219 | 80,659 | 304,611 | 319,314 | ||||||||
| Gains from sales of property | (3,284 | ) | — | (13,082 | ) | — | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 7,824 | 7,649 | 30,232 | 25,826 | ||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 80,759 | 88,308 | 321,761 | 345,140 | ||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 2,231 | (7,185 | ) | 35,154 | (13,286 | ) | ||||||
| Non-operating expenses (income): | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 13,691 | 13,354 | 54,218 | 47,301 | ||||||||
| Other expense (income), net | 2,756 | (98 | ) | 2,544 | (380 | ) | ||||||
| Loss before benefit from income taxes | (14,216 | ) | (20,441 | ) | (21,608 | ) | (60,207 | ) | ||||
| Benefit from income taxes | (4,021 | ) | (4,269 | ) | (3,952 | ) | (12,154 | ) | ||||
| Net loss | $ | (10,195 | ) | $ | (16,172 | ) | $ | (17,656 | ) | $ | (48,053 | ) |
| Basic loss per share | $ | (1.09 | ) | $ | (1.74 | ) | $ | (1.89 | ) | $ | (5.21 | ) |
| Diluted loss per share | $ | (1.09 | ) | $ | (1.74 | ) | $ | (1.89 | ) | $ | (5.21 | ) |
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| December 28, 2019 | December 29, 2018 | |||||
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| (In thousands, except share data) | ||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||
| Cash | $ | 11,643 | $ | 8,939 | ||
| Receivables, less allowances of $3,236 and $3,656, respectively | 192,872 | 208,434 | ||||
| Inventories, net | 345,806 | 341,851 | ||||
| Other current assets | 27,718 | 40,629 | ||||
| Total current assets | 578,039 | 599,853 | ||||
| Property and equipment: | ||||||
| Land and land improvements | 21,409 | 21,454 | ||||
| Buildings | 167,249 | 174,138 | ||||
| Machinery and equipment | 117,682 | 111,680 | ||||
| Construction in progress | 1,727 | 1,126 | ||||
| Property and equipment, at cost | 308,067 | 308,398 | ||||
| Accumulated depreciation | (112,299 | ) | (103,285 | ) | ||
| Property and equipment, net | 195,768 | 205,113 | ||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 54,408 | — | ||||
| Goodwill | 47,772 | 47,772 | ||||
| Intangible assets, net | 26,384 | 35,222 | ||||
| Deferred tax assets | 53,993 | 52,645 | ||||
| Other non-current assets | 15,061 | 19,284 | ||||
| Total assets | $ | 971,425 | $ | 959,889 | ||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | ||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 132,348 | $ | 149,188 | ||
| Accrued compensation | 7,639 | 7,974 | ||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt, net of discount and debt issuance<br> costs of $74 and $64, respectively | 2,176 | 1,736 | ||||
| Finance leases - short-term | 6,385 | 7,555 | ||||
| Real estate deferred gains - short-term | 3,935 | 5,330 | ||||
| Operating lease liabilities - short-term | 7,317 | — | ||||
| Other current liabilities | 11,323 | 24,985 | ||||
| Total current liabilities | 171,123 | 196,768 | ||||
| Non-current liabilities: | ||||||
| Long-term debt, net of discount and debt issuance costs<br> of $12,481 and $12,665, respectively | 458,439 | 497,939 | ||||
| Finance leases - long-term | 146,611 | 143,486 | ||||
| Real estate financing obligation | 44,914 | — | ||||
| Real estate deferred gains - long-term | 81,886 | 86,011 | ||||
| Operating lease liabilities - long-term | 47,091 | — | ||||
| Pension benefit obligation | 23,420 | 26,668 | ||||
| Other non-current liabilities | 24,024 | 23,680 | ||||
| Total liabilities | 997,508 | 974,552 | ||||
| Commitments and Contingencies | ||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT: | ||||||
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value, Authorized - 20,000,000 shares, <br> Issued and Outstanding - 9,365,768 and 9,293,794, respectively | 94 | 92 | ||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 260,974 | 258,596 | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (34,563 | ) | (37,129 | ) | ||
| Accumulated stockholders’ deficit | (252,588 | ) | (236,222 | ) | ||
| Total stockholders’ deficit | (26,083 | ) | (14,663 | ) | ||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit | $ | 971,425 | $ | 959,889 |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| Fiscal Year<br>Ended December 28, <br>2019 | Fiscal Year<br>Ended December 29, <br>2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | ||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (17,656 | ) | $ | (48,053 | ) |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash (used in) provided by operations: | ||||||
| Benefit from income taxes | (3,952 | ) | (12,154 | ) | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | 30,232 | 25,826 | ||||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 3,323 | 2,884 | ||||
| Gains from sales of property | (13,082 | ) | — | |||
| Pension expense | 3,011 | 7,660 | ||||
| Share-based compensation | 2,592 | 8,474 | ||||
| Amortization of deferred gain | (3,960 | ) | (5,069 | ) | ||
| Other | 243 | 835 | ||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||
| Accounts receivable | 15,562 | 60,007 | ||||
| Inventories | (3,955 | ) | 4,887 | |||
| Accounts payable | (15,493 | ) | 24,982 | |||
| Prepaid assets | 6,282 | 3,515 | ||||
| Quarterly pension contributions | (1,791 | ) | (3,986 | ) | ||
| Other assets and liabilities | (10,921 | ) | (28,252 | ) | ||
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (9,565 | ) | 41,556 | |||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||
| Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired | 6,009 | (348,060 | ) | |||
| Property and equipment investments | (4,791 | ) | (2,724 | ) | ||
| Proceeds from disposition of assets | 19,931 | 108,051 | ||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 21,149 | (242,733 | ) | |||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||
| Repurchase of shares to satisfy employee tax withholdings | (211 | ) | (3,020 | ) | ||
| Repayments on revolving credit facilities | (656,596 | ) | (729,423 | ) | ||
| Borrowings from revolving credit facilities | 649,788 | 880,042 | ||||
| Repayments on term loan | (32,426 | ) | (900 | ) | ||
| Borrowings on term loan | — | 180,000 | ||||
| Principal payments on mortgage | — | (97,847 | ) | |||
| Proceeds from financing transactions | 44,914 | — | ||||
| Payments on capital lease obligations (principal) | (9,853 | ) | (7,497 | ) | ||
| Change in outstanding payments | (1,347 | ) | (4,177 | ) | ||
| Debt financing costs | (3,149 | ) | (11,758 | ) | ||
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (8,880 | ) | 205,420 | |||
| Increase (decrease) in cash | 2,704 | 4,243 | ||||
| Cash, beginning of period | 8,939 | 4,696 | ||||
| Cash, end of period | $ | 11,643 | $ | 8,939 |
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
(Unaudited)
Pro Forma Sales, Gross Profit and Net Loss
The following unaudited consolidated pro forma information presents consolidated information as if the Cedar Creek acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2017:
| Pro forma | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter Ended | Years Ended | |||||||||||
| December 28, 2019 | December 29, 2018 | December 28, 2019 | December 29, 2018 | |||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 613,454 | $ | 672,635 | $ | 2,637,268 | $ | 3,262,433 | ||||
| Gross Profit | 82,990 | 81,123 | 356,915 | 394,303 | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | (7,984 | ) | (11,402 | ) | (7,060 | ) | (18,129 | ) |
The pro forma amounts above have been calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP after applying the Company's accounting policies and adjusting the fiscal years ended December 28, 2019, and December 29, 2018 to reflect charges related to an inventory step-up adjustment for $11.8 million and transaction costs for $44.3 million. Due to the net loss for fiscal years ended December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018, 95,292 and 38,137 incremental shares, respectively, from share-based compensation arrangements were excluded from the computation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding because their effect would be anti-dilutive. The pro forma amounts do not include any potential synergies, cost savings or other expected benefits of the acquisition, are presented for illustrative purposes only, and are not necessarily indicative of results that would have been achieved had the acquisition occurred as of January 1, 2017, or of future operating performance.
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RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASUREMENTS
(Unaudited)
The following schedule reconciles net loss to Adjusted EBITDA:
| Quarter Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 28, 2019 | December 29, 2018 | December 28, 2019 | December 29, 2018 | |||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (10,195 | ) | $ | (16,172 | ) | $ | (17,656 | ) | $ | (48,053 | ) |
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 7,824 | 7,649 | 30,232 | 25,826 | ||||||||
| Interest expense | 13,691 | 13,354 | 54,218 | 47,301 | ||||||||
| Benefit from income taxes | (4,021 | ) | (4,269 | ) | (3,952 | ) | (12,154 | ) | ||||
| Gain from sales of property | (3,284 | ) | — | (13,082 | ) | — | ||||||
| Amortization of deferred gain | (988 | ) | (1,300 | ) | (3,960 | ) | (5,069 | ) | ||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 95 | 599 | 2,592 | 15,311 | ||||||||
| Pension settlement and withdrawal costs | 3,529 | 623 | 4,483 | 7,133 | ||||||||
| Inventory step-up adjustment | — | — | — | 11,786 | ||||||||
| Merger and acquisition costs ^(1)^ | 2,970 | 6,402 | 14,224 | 25,460 | ||||||||
| Restructuring, severance, and legal | 1,298 | (103 | ) | 4,331 | 925 | |||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 10,919 | $ | 6,783 | $ | 71,430 | $ | 68,466 |
^(1)^ Reflects primarily legal, professional and other integration costs related to the Cedar Creek acquisition
The following table reconciles our pro forma net income (loss) to pro forma Adjusted EBITDA:
| Quarter Ended | Years Ended | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 28, 2019 | December 29, 2018 | December 28, 2019 | December 29, 2018 | |||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Pro forma net income (loss) | $ | (7,984 | ) | $ | (11,402 | ) | $ | (7,060 | ) | $ | (18,129 | ) |
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 7,824 | 7,649 | 30,232 | 31,154 | ||||||||
| Interest expense | 13,691 | 13,354 | 54,218 | 53,238 | ||||||||
| Benefit from income taxes | (3,262 | ) | (2,637 | ) | (324 | ) | (4,546 | ) | ||||
| Gain from sales of property | (3,284 | ) | — | (13,082 | ) | — | ||||||
| Amortization of deferred gain | (988 | ) | (1,300 | ) | (3,960 | ) | (5,069 | ) | ||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 95 | 599 | 2,592 | 15,311 | ||||||||
| Pension settlement and withdrawal costs | 3,529 | 623 | 4,483 | 7,133 | ||||||||
| Inventory step-up adjustment | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Merger and acquisition costs | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Restructuring, severance, and legal | 1,298 | (103 | ) | 4,331 | 925 | |||||||
| Pro forma adjusted EBITDA | $ | 10,919 | $ | 6,783 | $ | 71,430 | $ | 80,017 |
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BlueLinx (NYSE: BXC) Fourth Quarter 2019 Earnings Call Presentation March 11, 2020
Notes to Investors Forward-Looking Statements. This presentation contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that predicts, forecasts, indicates or implies future results, performance, liquidity levels or achievements, and may contain the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “project,” “plan,” “will be,” “will likely continue,” “will likely result” or words or phrases of similar meaning. The forward-looking statements in this presentation include statements about our investment in enhancing customer service and operational performance and its effects; trends in volumes; our 2020 priorities; and the outlook for the housing market, including single family housing starts, and general economic indicators. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by our management that, although believed by us to be reasonable, are inherently uncertain. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause our business, strategy, or actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include those listed under the heading “Risk Factors”inItem1AofourAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2018, and those discussed in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in our periodic reports filed with the SEC from time to time. We operate in a changing environment in which new risks can emerge from time to time. It is not possible for management to predict all of these risks, nor can it assess the extent to which any factor, or a combination of factors, may cause our business, strategy, or actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause these differences include, among other things: our ability to monetize real estate assets; our ability to integrate and realize anticipated synergies from acquisitions; loss of material customers, suppliers, or product lines in connection with acquisitions; operational disruption in connection with the integration of acquisitions; our indebtedness and its related limitations; sufficiency of cash flows and capital resources; changes in interest rates; fluctuations in commodity prices; adverse housing market conditions; disintermediation by customers and suppliers; changes in prices, supply and/or demand for our products; inventory management; competitive industry pressures; industry consolidation; product shortages, including those caused by the spread of contagious illness; loss of and dependence on key suppliers and manufacturers; new tariffs; our ability to successfully implement our strategic initiatives; fluctuations in operating results; sale-leaseback transactions and their effects; real estate leases; exposure to product liability claims; our ability to complete offerings under our shelf registration statement on favorable terms, or at all; changes in our product mix; petroleum prices; information technology security and business interruption risks; litigation and legal proceedings; natural disasters and unexpected events; activities of activist stockholders; labor and union matters; limits on net operating loss carryovers; pension plan assumptions and liabilities; risks related to our internal controls; retention of associates and key personnel; federal, state, local and other regulations, including environmental laws and regulations; and changes in accounting principles. Given these risks and uncertainties, we caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Supplemental Financial Information. BlueLinx reports its financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). We also believe that presentation of certain non-GAAP measures, such as Adjusted EBITDA, as well as GAAP-based and non-GAAP supplemental financial measures, may be useful to investors and may provide a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting the business than using reported GAAP results alone. Explanations of these non-GAAP measures, and these GAAP-based and non-GAAP supplemental financial measures, are included in the accompanying Appendix to this presentation. And any non-GAAP measures used herein are reconciled herein or in the financial tables in the Appendix to their most directly comparable GAAP measures. We caution that non-GAAP measures and supplemental financial measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, our reported GAAP results. Cedar Creek Acquisition. We completed the acquisition of Cedar Creek on April 13, 2018 (the “Closing Date”). As a result, Cedar Creek’s financial results are only included in the combined company’s reported financial results from the Closing Date forward, and period over period results may not be directly comparable. Product Category Information. With the acquisition and integration of Cedar Creek, we changed our internal product hierarchy within our structural and specialty product categories. As a result, prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year product mix of structural and specialty products. Immaterial Rounding Differences. Immaterial rounding adjustments and differences may exist between slides, press releases, and previously issued presentations. This presentation and the associated remarks made during this conference call are integrally related and are intended to be presented and understood together. 2
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 – Overview • Fourth Quarter and Full Year Net Sales were $613 million and $2.64 billion, respectively • Fourth Quarter and Full Year Adjusted EBITDA of $10.9 million and $71.4 million, respectively • Closed series of real estate transactions in 2019 and 2020 that reduced the Term Loan principal by $102 million from year end 2018 • Owned real estate portfolio currently consists of 13 properties with market value of approximately $40 million • Commodity Prices • Lumber up 6% versus Q4 2018 • Panels down 12% versus Q4 2018 • $13 million deflationary impact to Net Sales in Q4 2019; $221 million in Full Year 2019 on a Pro Forma basis 3
Service Improvement Trends • Our investment in enhancing customer service and operational performance is paying off • Sales volume trends since August have improved dramatically • Priority for 2020 is to grow sales by gaining back market share • Strong volumes to start off the year for overlap and non-overlap markets which increased comparatively to 2019 in January and February YOY VOLUME %1 20.0% Non-Overlap Combined Overlap 10.0% 0.0% -10.0% -20.0% -30.0% 2018 Q4 2019 Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 2020 Q1 QTD2 1Volume = Truck Load Equivalents normalized to 4 weeks per month excluding volumes from siding products discontinued in late 2018 2First 9 weeks of Q1 2020 4
End-Use Market Outlook MARKET OUTLOOK • 2019 SFHS were 1.5% higher in comparison to 2018 • February 2020 Builders Confidence Index of 74 is the highest February figure since 1985 • The Federal Reserve lowered the Fed Funds rate by 50 bps on March 2, 2020 • February 30-year fixed rate mortgage rates down to 3.5%, lowest since 2016 • Coronavirus creates short-term uncertainty while long-term prospects remain strong U.S. SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING STARTS BUILDERS CONFIDENCE INDEX (in 000s) U.S. Census Bureau, Seasonally Adjusted NAHB Builders Confidence Index (%) 1,200 80 1,100 50-year Historical Average 1,028K 70 1,000 60 900 50 800 50-year Historical Average 40% 700 40 600 30 500 20 400 10 300 200 0 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 5
Financial Overview
Financial Summary – Fourth Quarter 2019 • Net Sales of $613 million, compared to $673 million • Gross Profit of $83 million, compared to $81 million • Gross Margin of 13.5%, up 140 basis points • Net Loss of $10.2 million, compared to Net Loss of $16.2 million • Pro Forma Net Loss of $8.0 million compared to $11.4 million • Adjusted EBITDA of $10.9 million, compared to $6.8 million • Excess Availability, including cash on hand, averaged $88 million 7
Financial Summary – Full Year 2019 • Net Sales of $2.64 billion, compared to $2.86 billion • Pro Forma 2018 Net Sales of $3.26 billion • Gross Profit of $357 million, compared to $332 million • Pro Forma 2018 Gross Profit of $394 million • Gross Margin of 13.5%, up 190 basis points • Prior year period includes $11.8 million for acquisition related inventory step-up • Pro Forma Gross Margin is up 140 basis points • Net Loss of $17.7 million, compared to a net loss of $48.1 million, including the following 2019 one-time items: • $14.2 million of acquisition-related integration costs • $13.1 million of gains from property sales • $4.5 million of pension settlement and withdrawal costs • $4.3 million of restructuring costs • Pro Forma 2018 Net Loss of $18.1 million • Adjusted EBITDA of $71.4 million, compared to $68.5 million • Pro Forma 2018 Adjusted EBITDA of $80.0 million 8
Commodity Lumber and Panel Prices FRAMING LUMBER COMPOSITE PRICE STRUCTURAL PANEL COMPOSITE PRICE Source: Random Lengths Source: Random Lengths $550 $550 $450 $450 5YR AVG $400 2020 2020 5YR AVG $381 2019 2018 $350 $350 2018 2019 $250 $250 Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec FOURTH QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS • Effect on net sales from commodity price deflation was approximately $13 million for Q4 2019; $221 million for full year 2019 on a pro forma basis • Framing lumber prices moved higher than the prior year levels during the fourth quarter • Q4 2019 structural panel prices remained below prior year levels but have recovered early in 2020 9
Sales and Gross Margin by Product Q4’18 vs. Q4’19 SALES BY PRODUCT HISTORICAL GROSS MARGIN 16.2% 16.1% Q4’18 Q4’19 15.9% 15.2% 14.8% Specialty Structural Structural 31% 35% 9.5% 8.9% 8.7% 7.7% Specialty Specialty 69% 65% 3.6% Structural Q4'18 Q1'19 Q2'19 Q3'19 Q4'19 FOURTH QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS • Gross Margins for FY 2019 finished at 13.5% or 190 basis points above FY 2018 • Specialty gross margin remains strong at 16.1% • Up 130 basis points versus the prior year period • Structural gross margin of 8.7% in line with historical trends 10
Reduction in Term Loan TERM LOAN REDUCTION $ in millions • Debt under the Term Loan reduced by $102 million • Reduced by $33 million in 2019 • Further reduced by $69 million in 2020 $179 • 13 remaining owned properties valued at approximately $40 million $146 $77 Q4'18 Q4'19 2/28/2020 11
Appendix
Non-GAAP and Supplemental Financial Measures BlueLinx reports its financial results in accordance with GAAP, but we also believe that presentation of certain non-GAAP measures, as well as GAAP-based and non-GAAP supplemental financial measures, may be useful to investors and may provide a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting the business than using reported GAAP results alone. We caution that non-GAAP measures and supplemental financial measure should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, our reported GAAP results. Adjusted EBITDA and Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA. We define Adjusted EBITDA as an amount equal to net income plus interest expense and all interest expense related items, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and further adjusted for certain non-cash items and other special items, including compensation expense from share based compensation, one-time charges associated with the legal, consulting, and professional fees related to the Cedar Creek acquisition, and gains on sales of properties including amortization of deferred gains. We present Adjusted EBITDA because it is a primary measure used by management to evaluate operating performance and, we believe, helps to enhance investors’ overall understanding of the financial performance and cash flows of our business. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is helpful in highlighting operating trends. WealsobelievethatAdjusted EBITDA is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in their evaluation of companies, many of which present an Adjusted EBITDA measure when reporting their results. However, Adjusted EBITDA is not a presentation made in accordance with GAAP, and is not intended to present a superior measure of the financial condition from those determined under GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA, as used herein, is not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to differences in methods of calculation. Pro forma Adjusted EBITDA for any period is calculated in the same manner as Adjusted EBITDA, but also combines the historical results of BlueLinx for the three and twelve months ended December 29, 2018, with the historical results of Cedar Creek for the three and twelve months ended December 29, 2018, giving effect to the Cedar Creek acquisition and related adjustments as if the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2017. Supplemental Financial Measures. We completed the acquisition of Cedar Creek on April 13, 2018 (the “Closing Date”). As a result, Cedar Creek’s financial results are only included in the combined company’s reported financial results from the Closing Date forward. To supplement these reported results, we have provided GAAP-based and non-GAAP pro forma financial information of the combined company in this news release that includes Cedar Creek’s financial results for the relevant periods prior to the Closing Date. This pro forma information combines the historical results of BlueLinx for the three and twelve months ended December 29, 2018, with the historical results of Cedar Creek for the three and twelve months ended December 29, 2018, giving effect to the Cedar Creek acquisition and related adjustments as if the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2017. 13
Adjusted EBITDA (In millions) (Unaudited) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Q4 Q4 Q4 YTD Q4 YTD Net income (loss) $ (10.2) $ (16.2) $ (17.7) $ (48.1) Adjustments: Depreciation and amortization 7.8 7.6 30.2 25.8 Interest expense 13.7 13.4 54.2 47.3 Provision for (Benefit from) income taxes (4.0) (4.3) (4.0) (12.2) Gain from sales of property (3.3) - (13.1) - Amortization of deferred gain (1.0) (1.3) (4.0) (5.1) Share-based compensation expense 0.1 0.6 2.6 15.3 Pension settlement and withdrawal costs 3.5 0.6 4.5 7.1 Inventory step-up adjustment -- -11.8 Merger and acquisition costs(1) 3.0 6.4 14.2 25.5 Restructuring, severance, and legal 1.3 (0.1) 4.3 1.0 Adjusted EBITDA $ 10.9 $ 6.8 $ 71.4 $ 68.5 (1) Reflects primarily integration costs and professional fees related to the Cedar Creek acquisition 14
Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA (In millions) (Unaudited) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Q4 Q4 Q4 YTD Q4 YTD Net income (loss) $ (8.0) $ (11.4) $ (7.1) $ (18.1) Adjustments: Depreciation and amortization 7.8 7.6 30.2 31.2 Interest expense 13.7 13.4 54.2 53.2 Provision for (Benefit from) income taxes (3.3) (2.6) (0.3) (4.5) Gain from sales of property (3.3) - (13.1) - Amortization of deferred gain (1.0) (1.3) (4.0) (5.1) Share-based compensation expense 0.1 0.6 2.6 15.3 Pension settlement and withdrawal costs 3.5 0.6 4.5 7.1 Inventory step-up adjustment -- - - Merger and acquisition costs -- - - Restructuring, severance, and legal 1.3 (0.1) 4.3 1.0 Adjusted EBITDA $ 10.9 $ 6.8 $ 71.4 $ 80.0 15
Please reference the Earnings Release and 10-K available on our website www.BlueLinxCo.com 16