UNITED STATES | ||||
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | ||||
Washington, D.C. 20549 | ||||
CURRENT REPORT | ||||
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | ||||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||
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Materion Corporation | ||
April 23, 2020 | By: | /s/ Stephen Shamrock |
Stephen Shamrock | ||
Vice President, Corporate Controller and Investor Relations | ||

NEWS RELEASE |
• | Net sales were $277.9 million; value-added sales were $158.7 million |
• | Net loss of $0.15 per share, diluted; adjusted earnings of $0.43 per share |
• | Record first quarter cash level of $107.6 million |
• | Entered into a business arrangement with a large, new customer for future product supply |
• | Announcing intent to sell Large Area Coatings business to continue portfolio optimization |
• | Closing two facilities to further reduce structural cost |
• | Actual net sales, operating rates, and margins for 2020; |
• | The global economy, including the impact of tariffs and trade agreements; |
• | The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity; |
• | The impact of any U.S. Federal Government shutdowns and sequestrations; |
• | The condition of the markets which we serve, whether defined geographically or by segment, with the major market segments being: semiconductor, industrial, aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, consumer electronics, and telecom and data center; |
• | 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 in identifying acquisition candidates and in acquiring and integrating such businesses; |
• | The impact of the results of acquisitions on our ability to fully achieve the strategic and financial objectives related to these acquisitions; |
• | Our success in 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 financing 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 Company’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; |
• | Our ability to successfully complete the disposition of our LAC business; |
• | The disruptions on operations from, and other effects of, catastrophic and other extraordinary events including the COVID-19 pandemic; and |
• | The risk factors as set forth in Item 1A of our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K. |
First Quarter Ended | |||||||
(In thousands except per share amounts) | March 27, 2020 | March 29, 2019 | |||||
Net sales | $ | 277,946 | $ | 301,441 | |||
Cost of sales | 232,371 | 232,129 | |||||
Gross margin | 45,575 | 69,312 | |||||
Selling, general, and administrative expense | 30,744 | 40,064 | |||||
Research and development expense | 4,185 | 3,740 | |||||
Goodwill impairment charges | 9,053 | — | |||||
Held-for-sale impairment charges | 1,713 | — | |||||
Restructuring expense | 2,164 | — | |||||
Other — net | 2,279 | 4,121 | |||||
Operating profit | (4,563 | ) | 21,387 | ||||
Other non-operating (income) expense—net | (944 | ) | 245 | ||||
Interest expense — net | 246 | 466 | |||||
(Loss) Income before income taxes | (3,865 | ) | 20,676 | ||||
Income tax (benefit) expense | (762 | ) | 3,770 | ||||
Net (loss) income | $ | (3,103 | ) | $ | 16,906 | ||
Basic earnings per share: | |||||||
Net (loss) income per share of common stock | $ | (0.15 | ) | $ | 0.83 | ||
Diluted earnings per share: | |||||||
Net (loss) income per share of common stock | $ | (0.15 | ) | $ | 0.82 | ||
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding: | |||||||
Basic | 20,384 | 20,267 | |||||
Diluted | 20,384 | 20,606 | |||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
(Thousands) | March 27, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | ||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 107,576 | $ | 125,007 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | 138,803 | 154,751 | ||||||
Inventories, net | 204,702 | 190,390 | ||||||
Prepaid and other current assets | 20,515 | 21,839 | ||||||
Assets held for sale | 7,188 | — | ||||||
Total current assets | 478,784 | 491,987 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 1,648 | 1,666 | ||||||
Property, plant, and equipment | 910,050 | 916,965 | ||||||
Less allowances for depreciation, depletion, and amortization | (675,074 | ) | (684,689 | ) | ||||
Property, plant, and equipment—net | 234,976 | 232,276 | ||||||
Operating lease, right-of-use asset | 36,465 | 23,413 | ||||||
Intangible assets | 5,972 | 6,380 | ||||||
Other assets | 18,399 | 17,937 | ||||||
Goodwill | 69,832 | 79,011 | ||||||
Total Assets | $ | 846,076 | $ | 852,670 | ||||
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | ||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||
Short-term debt | $ | 877 | $ | 868 | ||||
Accounts payable | 54,145 | 43,206 | ||||||
Salaries and wages | 18,820 | 41,167 | ||||||
Other liabilities and accrued items | 32,920 | 32,477 | ||||||
Income taxes | 1,387 | 1,342 | ||||||
Unearned revenue | 2,317 | 3,380 | ||||||
Liabilities held for sale | 3,204 | — | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 113,670 | 122,440 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 10,575 | 11,560 | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities | 32,374 | 18,091 | ||||||
Finance lease liabilities | 16,652 | 17,424 | ||||||
Retirement and post-employment benefits | 31,444 | 32,466 | ||||||
Unearned income | 39,091 | 32,891 | ||||||
Long-term income taxes | 3,480 | 3,451 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 1,186 | 2,410 | ||||||
Long-term debt | 1,126 | 1,260 | ||||||
Shareholders’ equity | 596,478 | 610,677 | ||||||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | $ | 846,076 | $ | 852,670 | ||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
(Thousands) | March 27, 2020 | March 29, 2019 | ||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net (loss) income | $ | (3,103 | ) | $ | 16,906 | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | 14,274 | 9,067 | ||||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs in interest expense | 182 | 236 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation expense (non-cash) | 1,492 | 1,547 | ||||||
Deferred income tax expense | (1,227 | ) | 371 | |||||
Held-for-sale impairment charges | 10,766 | — | ||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable | 11,049 | (14,698 | ) | |||||
Decrease (increase) in inventory | (16,723 | ) | (9,561 | ) | ||||
Decrease (increase) in prepaid and other current assets | 1,127 | (556 | ) | |||||
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses | (13,002 | ) | (16,030 | ) | ||||
Increase (decrease) in unearned revenue | (938 | ) | (724 | ) | ||||
Increase (decrease) in interest and taxes payable | 368 | 2,525 | ||||||
Domestic pension plan contributions | — | (1,500 | ) | |||||
Other-net | 4,865 | (200 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 9,130 | (12,617 | ) | |||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
Payments for purchase of property, plant, and equipment | (14,789 | ) | (8,027 | ) | ||||
Payments for mine development | — | (1,352 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment | 10 | 58 | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (14,779 | ) | (9,321 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
Repayment of long-term debt | (142 | ) | (197 | ) | ||||
Principal payments under finance lease obligations | (233 | ) | (298 | ) | ||||
Cash dividends paid | (2,245 | ) | (2,125 | ) | ||||
Repurchase of common stock | (6,766 | ) | (199 | ) | ||||
Payments of withholding taxes for stock-based compensation awards | (2,015 | ) | (3,978 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (11,401 | ) | (6,797 | ) | ||||
Effects of exchange rate changes | (381 | ) | (46 | ) | ||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | (17,431 | ) | (28,781 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 125,007 | 70,645 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 107,576 | $ | 41,864 | ||||
First Quarter Ended | Fourth Quarter Ended | |||||||||||||
(Millions) | March 27, 2020 | March 29, 2019 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||
Net Sales | ||||||||||||||
Performance Alloys and Composites | $ | 99.1 | $ | 127.1 | $ | 107.2 | ||||||||
Advanced Materials | 160.1 | 144.0 | 148.8 | |||||||||||
Precision Coatings | 18.7 | 30.3 | 24.2 | |||||||||||
Other | — | — | — | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 277.9 | $ | 301.4 | $ | 280.2 | ||||||||
Less: Pass-through Metal Cost | ||||||||||||||
Performance Alloys and Composites | $ | 15.4 | $ | 17.5 | $ | 15.9 | ||||||||
Advanced Materials | 100.9 | 86.5 | 96.0 | |||||||||||
Precision Coatings | 1.7 | 7.8 | 5.0 | |||||||||||
Other | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 119.2 | $ | 113.7 | $ | 117.7 | ||||||||
Value-added Sales (non-GAAP) | ||||||||||||||
Performance Alloys and Composites | $ | 83.7 | $ | 109.6 | $ | 91.3 | ||||||||
Advanced Materials | 59.2 | 57.5 | 52.8 | |||||||||||
Precision Coatings | 17.0 | 22.5 | 19.2 | |||||||||||
Other | (1.2 | ) | (1.9 | ) | (0.8 | ) | ||||||||
Total | $ | 158.7 | $ | 187.7 | $ | 162.5 | ||||||||
Gross Margin | % of VA | % of VA | % of VA | |||||||||||
Performance Alloys and Composites | $ | 22.0 | 26% | $ | 39.3 | 36% | $ | 29.4 | 32% | |||||
Advanced Materials | 17.6 | 30% | 22.0 | 38% | 17.0 | 32% | ||||||||
Precision Coatings | 6.0 | 35% | 9.4 | 42% | 7.0 | 36% | ||||||||
Other | — | — | (1.4 | ) | — | 1.6 | — | |||||||
Total | $ | 45.6 | 29% | $ | 69.3 | 37% | $ | 55.0 | 34% | |||||
Operating (Loss) Profit | % of VA | % of VA | % of VA | |||||||||||
Performance Alloys and Composites | $ | 4.8 | 6% | $ | 18.9 | 17% | $ | 13.6 | 15% | |||||
Advanced Materials | 4.8 | 8% | 7.1 | 12% | 5.3 | 10% | ||||||||
Precision Coatings | (9.6 | ) | (56)% | 2.1 | 9% | 1.6 | 8% | |||||||
Other | (4.6 | ) | — | (6.7 | ) | — | (3.9 | ) | — | |||||
Total | $ | (4.6 | ) | (3)% | $ | 21.4 | 11% | $ | 16.6 | 10% | ||||
First Quarter Ended | Fourth Quarter Ended | |||||||||||||
(Millions) | March 27, 2020 | March 29, 2019 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||
Special Items | ||||||||||||||
Performance Alloys and Composites | $ | 3.6 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Advanced Materials | 0.1 | — | — | |||||||||||
Precision Coatings | 10.8 | — | — | |||||||||||
Other | 0.1 | — | 0.5 | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 14.6 | $ | — | $ | 0.5 | ||||||||
Operating (Loss) Profit Excluding Special Items | % of VA | % of VA | % of VA | |||||||||||
Performance Alloys and Composites | $ | 8.4 | 10% | $ | 18.9 | 17% | $ | 13.6 | 15% | |||||
Advanced Materials | 4.9 | 8% | 7.1 | 12% | 5.3 | 10% | ||||||||
Precision Coatings | 1.2 | 7% | 2.1 | 9% | 1.6 | 8% | ||||||||
Other | (4.5 | ) | — | (6.7 | ) | — | (3.4 | ) | — | |||||
Total | $ | 10.0 | 6% | $ | 21.4 | 11% | $ | 17.1 | 11% | |||||
Non-Operating (Income) Expense | % of VA | % of VA | % of VA | |||||||||||
Performance Alloys and Composites | $ | 0.2 | —% | $ | 0.1 | —% | $ | 0.1 | —% | |||||
Advanced Materials | — | —% | — | —% | — | —% | ||||||||
Precision Coatings | — | —% | — | —% | — | —% | ||||||||
Other | (1.1 | ) | — | 0.1 | — | (0.2 | ) | — | ||||||
Total | $ | (0.9 | ) | —% | $ | 0.2 | —% | $ | (0.1 | ) | —% | |||
EBIT Excluding Special Items | % of VA | % of VA | % of VA | |||||||||||
Performance Alloys and Composites | $ | 8.2 | 10% | $ | 18.8 | 17% | $ | 13.5 | 15% | |||||
Advanced Materials | 4.9 | 8% | 7.1 | 12% | 5.3 | 10% | ||||||||
Precision Coatings | 1.2 | 7% | 2.1 | 9% | 1.6 | 8% | ||||||||
Other | (3.4 | ) | — | (6.8 | ) | — | (3.2 | ) | — | |||||
Total | $ | 10.9 | 7% | $ | 21.2 | 11% | $ | 17.2 | 11% | |||||
First Quarter Ended | Fourth Quarter Ended | ||||||||||
(Millions except per share amounts) | March 27, 2020 | March 29, 2019 | December 31, 2019 | ||||||||
GAAP as Reported | |||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 277.9 | $ | 301.4 | $ | 280.2 | |||||
Operating (loss) profit | (4.6 | ) | 21.4 | 16.6 | |||||||
Non-operating (income) expense | (0.9 | ) | 0.2 | (0.1 | ) | ||||||
Net (loss) income | (3.1 | ) | 16.9 | 14.8 | |||||||
EPS - Diluted | $ | (0.15 | ) | $ | 0.82 | $ | 0.71 | ||||
Operating Profit Special Items | |||||||||||
Impairment charges | $ | 10.8 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||
Non-cash inventory adjustment | 1.3 | — | — | ||||||||
Cost reduction initiatives | 2.2 | — | — | ||||||||
COVID-19 related costs | 0.2 | — | — | ||||||||
Acquisition & divestiture costs | 0.1 | — | 0.4 | ||||||||
Legacy legal & environmental costs | — | — | 0.1 | ||||||||
Total Operating Profit Special Items | $ | 14.6 | $ | — | $ | 0.5 | |||||
Operating Profit Special Items - net of tax | $ | 11.2 | $ | — | $ | 0.4 | |||||
Tax Special Items | $ | 0.7 | $ | — | $ | (1.1 | ) | ||||
Non-GAAP Measures - Adjusted Profitability | |||||||||||
Value-added (VA) sales | $ | 158.7 | $ | 187.7 | $ | 162.5 | |||||
Operating profit | 10.0 | 21.4 | 17.1 | ||||||||
Operating profit % of VA | 6.3 | % | 11.4 | % | 10.5 | % | |||||
EBIT | 10.9 | 21.2 | 17.2 | ||||||||
EBIT % of VA | 6.9 | % | 11.3 | % | 10.6 | % | |||||
Net income | 8.8 | 16.9 | 14.1 | ||||||||
EPS - Diluted | $ | 0.43 | $ | 0.82 | $ | 0.68 | |||||
First Quarter Ended | Fourth Quarter Ended | ||||||||||||||||
(Millions) | March 27, 2020 | March 29, 2019 | % Change | December 31, 2019 | % Change | ||||||||||||
Materion Corporation | |||||||||||||||||
Semiconductor | $ | 39.3 | $ | 37.8 | 4.0 | % | $ | 35.8 | 9.8 | % | |||||||
Industrial | 30.2 | 33.6 | (10.1 | )% | 28.2 | 7.1 | % | ||||||||||
Aerospace and Defense | 19.1 | 30.6 | (37.6 | )% | 34.8 | (45.1 | )% | ||||||||||
Automotive | 14.8 | 17.1 | (13.5 | )% | 13.7 | 8.0 | % | ||||||||||
Consumer Electronics | 12.7 | 14.1 | (9.9 | )% | 15.7 | (19.1 | )% | ||||||||||
Energy | 12.7 | 18.4 | (31.0 | )% | 14.2 | (10.6 | )% | ||||||||||
Telecom and Data Center | 8.9 | 15.1 | (41.1 | )% | 9.5 | (6.3 | )% | ||||||||||
Other | 21.0 | 21.0 | — | % | 10.6 | 98.1 | % | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 158.7 | $ | 187.7 | (15.5 | )% | $ | 162.5 | (2.3 | )% | |||||||
Performance Alloy and Composites | |||||||||||||||||
Semiconductor | $ | 0.8 | $ | 1.9 | (57.9 | )% | $ | 0.8 | — | % | |||||||
Industrial | 21.7 | 24.0 | (9.6 | )% | 21.0 | 3.3 | % | ||||||||||
Aerospace and Defense | 13.2 | 25.0 | (47.2 | )% | 28.1 | (53.0 | )% | ||||||||||
Automotive | 13.1 | 15.5 | (15.5 | )% | 11.6 | 12.9 | % | ||||||||||
Consumer Electronics | 9.1 | 10.5 | (13.3 | )% | 10.9 | (16.5 | )% | ||||||||||
Energy | 4.7 | 9.8 | (52.0 | )% | 7.4 | (36.5 | )% | ||||||||||
Telecom and Data Center | 8.6 | 15.0 | (42.7 | )% | 9.2 | (6.5 | )% | ||||||||||
Other | 12.5 | 7.9 | 58.2 | % | 2.3 | 443.5 | % | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 83.7 | $ | 109.6 | (23.6 | )% | $ | 91.3 | (8.3 | )% | |||||||
Advanced Materials | |||||||||||||||||
Semiconductor | $ | 38.5 | $ | 35.8 | 7.5 | % | $ | 34.5 | 11.6 | % | |||||||
Industrial | 5.4 | 5.5 | (1.8 | )% | 4.3 | 25.6 | % | ||||||||||
Aerospace and Defense | 0.8 | 0.7 | 14.3 | % | 0.9 | (11.1 | )% | ||||||||||
Automotive | 1.7 | 1.4 | 21.4 | % | 2.0 | (15.0 | )% | ||||||||||
Consumer Electronics | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | % | 0.1 | — | % | ||||||||||
Energy | 8.0 | 8.5 | (5.9 | )% | 6.9 | 15.9 | % | ||||||||||
Telecom and Data Center | 0.2 | 0.1 | 100.0 | % | 0.3 | (33.3 | )% | ||||||||||
Other | 4.5 | 5.4 | (16.7 | )% | 3.8 | 18.4 | % | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 59.2 | $ | 57.5 | 3.0 | % | $ | 52.8 | 12.1 | % | |||||||
Precision Coatings | |||||||||||||||||
Semiconductor | $ | — | $ | 0.1 | — | % | $ | 0.5 | — | % | |||||||
Industrial | 3.1 | 4.1 | (24.4 | )% | 2.9 | 6.9 | % | ||||||||||
Aerospace and Defense | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.1 | % | 5.8 | (12.1 | )% | ||||||||||
Automotive | — | 0.2 | — | % | 0.1 | — | % | ||||||||||
Consumer Electronics | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | % | 4.7 | (25.5 | )% | ||||||||||
Energy | — | — | — | % | — | — | % | ||||||||||
Telecom and Data Center | — | — | — | % | — | — | % | ||||||||||
Other | 5.3 | 9.7 | (45.4 | )% | 5.2 | 1.9 | % | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 17.0 | $ | 22.5 | (24.4 | )% | $ | 19.2 | (11.5 | )% | |||||||
Eliminations | $ | (1.2 | ) | $ | (1.9 | ) | $ | (0.8 | ) | ||||||||