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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
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| Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | | August 1, 2024 |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 1-6903 | | 75-0225040 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File No.) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
14221 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100,
Dallas, Texas 75254-2957
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)
(214) 631-4420
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Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock | TRN | New York Stock Exchange |
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Trinity Industries, Inc. ("Trinity") hereby furnishes the information set forth in its News Release, dated August 1, 2024, announcing operating results for the three month period ended June 30, 2024, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. On August 1, 2024, Trinity held a conference call and webcast with respect to its financial results for the three month period ended June 30, 2024. The conference call scripts of Leigh Anne Mann, Vice President of Investor Relations; E. Jean Savage, Chief Executive Officer and President; and Eric R. Marchetto, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer are furnished as Exhibit 99.2, and incorporated herein by reference.
The conference call, News Release, and Presentation Materials, described below, included references to Adjusted Operating Results and Adjusted Earnings Per Share, Adjusted Return on Equity, Cash Flow from Operations with Net Gains on Lease Portfolio Sales, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, which are not calculations based on generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Reconciliations of each of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures have been included in the News Release and/or the Presentation Materials. When forward-looking non-GAAP measures are provided, Trinity does not provide quantitative reconciliations of forward-looking non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures because it cannot, without unreasonable effort, predict the timing and amounts of certain items included in the computations of each of these measures. These factors include, but are not limited to: the product mix of expected railcar deliveries; the timing and amount of significant transactions and investments, such as lease portfolio sales, capital expenditures, and returns of capital to shareholders; and the amount and timing of certain other items outside the normal course of our core business operations.
This information and the materials described in Item 7.01 are not "filed" pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not incorporated by reference into any Securities Act of 1933 registration statements. Additionally, the submission of the report on Form 8-K is not an admission of the materiality of any information in this report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
See "Item 2.02 – Results of Operations and Financial Condition." Additionally, Trinity posted its presentation for investors and interested parties to its website to accompany the conference call; a copy of these materials is furnished as Exhibit 99.3 and incorporated herein by reference.
Forward-Looking Statements
Some statements in this release, which are not historical facts, are “forward-looking statements” as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements about Trinity's estimates, expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies for the future, and the assumptions underlying these forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, future financial and operating performance, future opportunities and any other statements regarding events or developments that Trinity believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future. Trinity uses the words “anticipates,” “assumes,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “forecasts,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “guidance,” “projected,” “outlook,” and similar expressions to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release, and Trinity expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in Trinity’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical experience or present expectations, including but not limited to risks and uncertainties regarding economic, competitive, governmental, and technological factors affecting Trinity’s operations, markets, products, services and prices, and such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” in Trinity’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recent fiscal year, as may be revised and updated by Trinity’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Trinity’s Current Reports on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) - (c) Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits:
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| 101.SCH | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (filed electronically herewith). |
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| 101.LAB | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (filed electronically herewith). |
| 101.PRE | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (filed electronically herewith). |
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| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). |
SIGNATURES
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.
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| August 1, 2024 | By: | /s/ Eric R. Marchetto |
| | Name: Eric R. Marchetto |
| | Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Trinity Industries, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2024 Results
Reports quarterly GAAP and adjusted earnings from continuing operations of $0.67 and $0.66 per diluted share, respectively
Lease fleet utilization of 96.9% and Future Lease Rate Differential ("FLRD") of positive 28.3% at quarter-end
Generates year-to-date operating cash flow of $300 million and net gains on lease portfolio sales of $25 million
Delivered 4,755 railcars in the quarter; backlog of $2.7 billion at quarter-end
DALLAS, Texas – August 1, 2024 – Trinity Industries, Inc. (NYSE:TRN) today announced earnings results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024.
Financial and Operational Highlights
•Quarterly total company revenues of $841 million; 16% improvement year over year
•Quarterly income from continuing operations per common diluted share ("EPS") of $0.67 and adjusted EPS of $0.66; $0.43 improvement in adjusted EPS year over year
•Lease fleet utilization of 96.9% and FLRD of positive 28.3% at quarter-end
•Railcar deliveries of 4,755 and new railcar orders of 2,495
•Year-to-date cash flow from continuing operations of $300 million and net gains on lease portfolio sales of $25 million
•Last twelve months ("LTM") Return on Equity ("ROE") of 14.8% and Adjusted ROE of 16.8%
2024 Guidance
•Industry deliveries of approximately 40,000 railcars
•Net fleet investment of $300 million to $400 million
•Operating and administrative capital expenditures of $50 million to $60 million
•EPS of $1.55 to $1.75
◦Excludes items outside of our core business operations
Management Commentary
“Our second quarter GAAP EPS of $0.67 and adjusted EPS of $0.66 represent improvement across our business. Revenues are up 16% year over year, we generated $243 million of cash flow from continuing operations, and our LTM Adjusted ROE of 16.8% showcases the strength of our operations as well as our balance sheet,” said Trinity’s Chief Executive Officer and President, Jean Savage. “At our Investor Day in June, we highlighted the strength of our platform, and our second quarter results display significant progress toward our financial targets.”
Ms. Savage continued, “In our Railcar Leasing and Services segment, we continue to see the benefit of a strong FLRD as we re-price the lease fleet upward, driving an 8.9% revenue increase from our leasing and management business as compared to a year ago. Additionally, we completed an anticipated large portfolio sale in the quarter, utilizing another lever in fleet optimization and asset monetization.”
“In the Rail Products Group, segment operating margin of 7.9% was up substantially both sequentially and year over year, reflecting the focus we have placed on improving labor and operational efficiencies over the last several years.”
Ms. Savage concluded, “We are encouraged by our second quarter results and believe they demonstrate the momentum of our operating platform. We are once again raising our full year guidance to a range of $1.55 to $1.75, which implies continued strength in operating margins through the balance of 2024.”
Consolidated Financial Summary
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| Three Months Ended
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| 2024 | | 2023 | | Year over Year – Comparison |
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| Revenues | $ | 841.4 | | $ | 722.4 | | Higher external deliveries in the Rail Products Group, and improved lease rates in the Leasing Group |
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Operating profit | $ | 141.9 | | $ | 99.1 | | Higher external deliveries and improved efficiencies in the Rail Products Group and improved lease rates in the Leasing Group, partially offset by lower lease portfolio sales |
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| Interest expense, net | $ | 70.1 | | $ | 66.9 | | Higher interest rates and higher overall average debt during 2024 |
| Net income from continuing operations attributable to Trinity Industries, Inc. | $ | 56.1 | | $ | 19.3 | | |
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EBITDA (1) | $ | 223.9 | | $ | 173.3 | | |
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| Effective tax expense rate | 22.7 | % | | 23.9 | % | | |
| Diluted EPS – GAAP | $ | 0.67 | | $ | 0.23 | | |
Diluted EPS – Adjusted (1) | $ | 0.66 | | $ | 0.23 | | |
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June 30, | | |
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| Net cash provided by operating activities – continuing operations | $ | 299.7 | | $ | 140.3 | | Higher external deliveries and working capital improvements |
Cash flow from operations with net gains on lease portfolio sales (1) | $ | 324.5 | | $ | 183.6 | | |
| Net fleet investment | $ | 46.0 | | $ | 214.0 | | Timing of lease portfolio sales relative to fleet additions |
| Returns of capital to stockholders | $ | 48.1 | | $ | 43.3 | | |
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(1) Non-GAAP financial measure. See the Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures section within this Press Release for a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure and why management believes this measure is useful to management and investors.
Additional Business Items
•Total committed liquidity of $985 million as of June 30, 2024.
•In June 2024, we issued an additional $200 million aggregate principal amount of 7.75% senior notes due July 2028, which increased the aggregate principal amount from $400 million to $600 million. Net proceeds received from the issuance, together with cash on hand, were used to repay $400 million of our 4.55% senior notes due 2024, and to pay related fees, costs, premiums, and expenses in connection with the issuance.
•In May 2024, Trinity Rail Leasing 2021 LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, issued an aggregate principal amount of $432 million of its Series 2024-1 Green Secured Railcar Equipment Notes (the "TRL-2024 Notes"). The TRL-2024 Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.78% and have a stated final maturity date of May 19, 2054. Net proceeds received from the issuance of the TRL-2024 Notes were used to repay borrowings under TILC's warehouse loan facility; to redeem the outstanding debt of Trinity Rail Leasing VII LLC's Series 2009-1 Secured Railcar Equipment Notes, of which $94 million was outstanding at the redemption date; and for general corporate purposes.
•In May 2024, we sold a portfolio comprised of 1,315 railcars and related leases to a railcar investment vehicle (RIV) partner for an aggregate sales price of approximately $143 million. We recognized a gain of approximately $19 million on the sale.
Business Group Summary
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| Three Months Ended
June 30, | | |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | Year over Year – Comparison |
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| Railcar Leasing and Services Group | | |
| Revenues | $ | 281.4 | | $ | 268.3 | | Improved lease rates and net additions to the lease fleet |
| Operating profit | $ | 128.0 | | $ | 116.1 | | Improved lease rates and net additions to the lease fleet, partially offset by lower lease portfolio sales |
| Operating profit margin | 45.5 | % | | 43.3 | % | |
| Gains on lease portfolio sales | $ | 22.7 | | $ | 29.8 | | |
Fleet utilization (1) | 96.9 | % | | 97.9 | % | | |
FLRD (2) | +28.3 | % | | +29.5 | % | | Continued strength in current lease rates |
Owned lease fleet (in units) (1) | 109,365 | | 109,060 | | |
| Investor-owned lease fleet (in units) | 34,305 | | 33,205 | | |
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| Revenues | $ | 634.2 | | $ | 655.4 | | Lower deliveries and the mix of railcars sold |
| Operating profit | $ | 50.4 | | $ | 24.3 | | Improved labor and operational efficiencies, partially offset by lower deliveries |
| Operating profit margin | 7.9 | % | | 3.7 | % | |
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| Deliveries (in units) | 4,755 | | 4,985 | | |
| Orders (in units) | 2,495 | | 4,770 | | |
| Order value | $ | 338.8 | | $ | 528.3 | | |
| Backlog value | $ | 2,683.2 | | $ | 3,605.4 | |
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| Deliveries (in units) | 195 | | 45 | | |
| Backlog (in units) | 250 | | 2,160 | | |
| Backlog value | $ | 19.6 | | $ | 179.9 | | |
| Eliminations | | | | | |
| Eliminations – revenues | $ | (74.2) | | $ | (201.3) | | |
| Eliminations – operating profit | $ | (3.2) | | $ | (11.5) | | |
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| Selling, engineering, and administrative expenses | $ | 33.5 | | $ | 31.6 | | |
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| Wholly-owned subsidiaries | 68.3 | % | | 64.4 | % | | |
(1) Includes wholly-owned railcars, partially-owned railcars, and railcars under leased-in arrangements.
(2) FLRD calculates the implied change in lease rates for railcar leases expiring over the next four quarters. The FLRD assumes that these expiring leases will be renewed at the most recent quarterly transacted lease rates for each railcar type. We believe the FLRD is useful to both management and investors as it provides insight into the near-term trend in lease rates.
Conference Call
Trinity will hold a conference call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern on August 1, 2024 to discuss its second quarter results. To listen to the call, please visit the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.trin.net and access the Events & Presentations webpage, or the live call can be accessed at 1-888-317-6003 with the conference passcode "6316195". Please call at least 10 minutes in advance to ensure a proper connection. An audio replay may be accessed through the Company’s website or by dialing 1-877-344-7529 with passcode "6133090" until 11:59 p.m. Eastern on August 8, 2024.
Additionally, the Company will provide a quarterly investor presentation that will be accessible both within the webcast and on Trinity's Investor Relations website under the Events and Presentations portion of the site along with the Second Quarter Earnings Call event weblink.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We have included financial measures compiled in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and certain non-GAAP measures in this earnings press release to provide management and investors with additional information regarding our financial results. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP and, as calculated, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures for other companies. For each non-GAAP financial measure, a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measure has been included in the accompanying tables. When forward-looking non-GAAP measures are provided, quantitative reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are not provided because management cannot, without unreasonable effort, predict the timing and amounts of certain items included in the computations of each of these measures. These factors include, but are not limited to: the product mix of expected railcar deliveries; the timing and amount of significant transactions and investments, such as lease portfolio sales, capital expenditures, and returns of capital to stockholders; and the amount and timing of certain other items outside the normal course of our core business operations.
About Trinity Industries
Trinity Industries, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, owns businesses that are leading providers of rail transportation products and services in North America. Our businesses market their railcar products and services under the trade name TrinityRail®. The TrinityRail platform provides railcar leasing and management services; railcar manufacturing; railcar maintenance and modifications; and other railcar logistics products and services. Beginning January 1, 2024, Trinity reports its financial results in two reportable business segments: (1) Railcar Leasing and Services Group, formerly the Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group, and (2) Rail Products Group. For more information, visit: www.trin.net.
Some statements in this release, which are not historical facts, are “forward-looking statements” as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements about Trinity's estimates, expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies for the future, and the assumptions underlying these forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, future financial and operating performance, future opportunities and any other statements regarding events or developments that Trinity believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future. Trinity uses the words “anticipates,” “assumes,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “forecasts,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “guidance,” “projected,” “outlook,” and similar expressions to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release, and Trinity expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in Trinity’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical experience or our present expectations, including but not limited to risks and uncertainties regarding economic, competitive, governmental, and technological factors affecting Trinity’s operations, markets, products, services and prices, and such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” in Trinity’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recent fiscal year, as may be revised and updated by Trinity’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Trinity’s Current Reports on Form 8-K.
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| Investor Contact: |
| Leigh Anne Mann |
| Vice President, Investor Relations |
| Trinity Industries, Inc. |
| (Investors) 214/631-4420 |
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| Media Contact: |
| Jack L. Todd |
| Vice President, Public Affairs |
| Trinity Industries, Inc. |
| (Media Line) 214/589-8909 |
- TABLES TO FOLLOW -
Trinity Industries, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in millions, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
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| Three Months Ended
June 30, | | Six Months Ended
June 30, |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2023 |
| Revenues | $ | 841.4 | | | $ | 722.4 | | | $ | 1,651.0 | | | $ | 1,364.1 | |
| Operating costs: | | | | | | | |
| Cost of revenues | 662.4 | | | 601.2 | | | 1,307.3 | | | 1,139.7 | |
| Selling, engineering, and administrative expenses | 61.3 | | | 54.3 | | | 113.6 | | | 104.2 | |
| Gains on dispositions of property: | | | | | | | |
| Lease portfolio sales | 22.7 | | | 29.8 | | | 24.8 | | | 43.3 | |
| Other | 1.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 2.2 | | | 2.4 | |
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| Restructuring activities, net | — | | | (1.8) | | | — | | | (2.2) | |
| 699.5 | | | 623.3 | | | 1,393.9 | | | 1,196.0 | |
| Operating profit | 141.9 | | | 99.1 | | | 257.1 | | | 168.1 | |
| Interest expense, net | 70.1 | | | 66.9 | | | 139.2 | | | 129.0 | |
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| Other, net | (3.4) | | | 1.3 | | | — | | | 2.9 | |
| Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 75.2 | | | 30.9 | | | 117.9 | | | 36.2 | |
| Provision (benefit) for income taxes: | | | | | | | |
| Current | 13.8 | | | 3.1 | | | 26.9 | | | 4.0 | |
| Deferred | 3.3 | | | 4.3 | | | 1.2 | | | (8.1) | |
| 17.1 | | | 7.4 | | | 28.1 | | | (4.1) | |
| Income from continuing operations | 58.1 | | | 23.5 | | | 89.8 | | | 40.3 | |
| Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes | (1.7) | | | (2.3) | | | (6.0) | | | (5.4) | |
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| Net income | 56.4 | | | 21.2 | | | 83.8 | | | 34.9 | |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 2.0 | | | 4.2 | | | 5.7 | | | 13.5 | |
| Net income attributable to Trinity Industries, Inc. | $ | 54.4 | | | $ | 17.0 | | | $ | 78.1 | | | $ | 21.4 | |
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| Basic earnings per common share: | | | | | | | |
| Income from continuing operations | $ | 0.68 | | | $ | 0.24 | | | $ | 1.03 | | | $ | 0.33 | |
| Loss from discontinued operations | (0.02) | | | (0.03) | | | (0.07) | | | (0.07) | |
| Basic net income attributable to Trinity Industries, Inc. | $ | 0.66 | | | $ | 0.21 | | | $ | 0.96 | | | $ | 0.26 | |
| Diluted earnings per common share: | | | | | | | |
| Income from continuing operations | $ | 0.67 | | | $ | 0.23 | | | $ | 1.01 | | | $ | 0.32 | |
| Loss from discontinued operations | (0.02) | | | (0.03) | | | (0.07) | | | (0.06) | |
| Diluted net income attributable to Trinity Industries, Inc. | $ | 0.65 | | | $ | 0.20 | | | $ | 0.94 | | | $ | 0.26 | |
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding: | | | | | | | |
| Basic | 82.4 | | | 81.2 | | | 81.7 | | | 81.0 | |
| Diluted | 84.1 | | | 83.4 | | | 83.4 | | | 83.5 | |
Trinity has certain unvested restricted stock awards that participate in dividends on a nonforfeitable basis and are therefore considered to be participating securities. Consequently, diluted net income attributable to Trinity Industries, Inc. per common share is calculated under both the two-class method and the treasury stock method, and the more dilutive of the two calculations is presented.
Trinity Industries, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in millions)
(unaudited)
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| June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
| ASSETS | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 257.1 | | | $ | 105.7 | |
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| Receivables, net of allowance | 397.5 | | | 363.5 | |
| Income tax receivable | 4.6 | | | 5.2 | |
| Inventories | 616.9 | | | 684.3 | |
| Restricted cash | 107.1 | | | 129.4 | |
| Property, plant, and equipment, net: | | | |
| Railcars in our lease fleet: | | | |
| Wholly-owned subsidiaries | 5,884.2 | | | 5,931.8 | |
| Partially-owned subsidiaries | 1,446.8 | | | 1,473.2 | |
| Deferred profit on railcar products sold | (729.9) | | | (750.2) | |
| Operating and administrative assets | 341.2 | | | 350.0 | |
| 6,942.3 | | | 7,004.8 | |
| Goodwill | 221.5 | | | 221.5 | |
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| Other assets | 410.8 | | | 392.1 | |
| Total assets | $ | 8,957.8 | | | $ | 8,906.5 | |
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| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | |
| Accounts payable | $ | 315.4 | | | $ | 305.3 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 353.9 | | | 302.3 | |
| Debt: | | | |
| Recourse | 597.5 | | | 794.6 | |
| Non-recourse: | | | |
| Wholly-owned subsidiaries | 4,019.6 | | | 3,819.2 | |
| Partially-owned subsidiaries | 1,110.3 | | | 1,140.4 | |
| 5,727.4 | | | 5,754.2 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 1,104.2 | | | 1,103.5 | |
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| Other liabilities | 152.9 | | | 165.7 | |
| Stockholders' equity: | | | |
| Trinity Industries, Inc. | 1,065.5 | | | 1,037.1 | |
| Noncontrolling interest | 238.5 | | | 238.4 | |
| 1,304.0 | | | 1,275.5 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 8,957.8 | | | $ | 8,906.5 | |
Trinity Industries, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in millions)
(unaudited)
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| Six Months Ended
June 30, |
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| Operating activities: | | | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities – continuing operations | $ | 299.7 | | | $ | 140.3 | |
| Net cash used in operating activities – discontinued operations | (6.0) | | | (5.4) | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 293.7 | | | 134.9 | |
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| Proceeds from lease portfolio sales | 186.7 | | | 185.7 | |
| Capital expenditures – lease fleet | (232.7) | | | (399.7) | |
| Capital expenditures – operating and administrative | (15.9) | | | (20.8) | |
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | — | | | (65.8) | |
| Other investing activities | 6.0 | | | 8.5 | |
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| Net cash used in investing activities | (55.9) | | | (292.1) | |
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| Net proceeds from (repayments of) debt | (37.7) | | | 218.6 | |
| Shares repurchased | (0.9) | | | — | |
| Dividends paid to common shareholders | (47.2) | | | (43.3) | |
| Other financing activities | (22.9) | | | (15.8) | |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (108.7) | | | 159.5 | |
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 129.1 | | | 2.3 | |
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period | 235.1 | | | 294.3 | |
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 364.2 | | | $ | 296.6 | |
Trinity Industries, Inc.
Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures
(in millions, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
Adjusted Operating Results
We have supplemented the presentation of our reported GAAP operating profit, income from continuing operations before income taxes, provision (benefit) for income taxes, income from continuing operations, net income from continuing operations attributable to Trinity Industries, Inc., and diluted income from continuing operations per common share attributable to Trinity Industries, Inc. with non-GAAP measures that adjust the GAAP measures to exclude the impact of certain selling, engineering, and administrative expenses; gains on dispositions of other property; restructuring activities, net; interest expense, net; and certain other transactions or events (as applicable), described in the footnotes to the tables below. These non-GAAP measures are derived from amounts included in our GAAP financial statements and are reconciled to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures in the tables below. Management believes that these measures are useful to both management and investors for analyzing the performance of our business without the impact of certain items that are not indicative of our normal business operations. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP and, as calculated, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures for other companies.
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| Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 |
| GAAP | | | | | | | | | | Interest expense, net (1) | | | | Adjusted |
| Operating profit | $ | 141.9 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 141.9 | |
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| Income from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 75.2 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (0.4) | | | | | $ | 74.8 | |
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| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | $ | 17.1 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (0.1) | | | | | $ | 17.0 | |
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| Income from continuing operations | $ | 58.1 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (0.3) | | | | | $ | 57.8 | |
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| Net income from continuing operations attributable to Trinity Industries, Inc. | $ | 56.1 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (0.3) | | | | | $ | 55.8 | |
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| Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 84.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 84.1 |
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| Diluted income from continuing operations per common share attributable to Trinity Industries, Inc. | $ | 0.67 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0.66 | |
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| Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 |
| GAAP | | | | | | | | | | Interest expense, net (1) | | | | | | Adjusted |
| Operating profit | $ | 257.1 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | 257.1 | |
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| Income from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 117.9 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (0.8) | | | | | | | $ | 117.1 | |
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| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | $ | 28.1 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (0.2) | | | | | | | $ | 27.9 | |
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| Income from continuing operations | $ | 89.8 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (0.6) | | | | | | | $ | 89.2 | |
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| Net income from continuing operations attributable to Trinity Industries, Inc. | $ | 84.1 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (0.6) | | | | | | | $ | 83.5 | |
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| Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 83.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 83.4 |
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| Diluted income from continuing operations per common share attributable to Trinity Industries, Inc. | $ | 1.01 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1.00 | |
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| Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 |
| GAAP | | Selling, engineering, and administrative expenses (2) | | | | Restructuring activities, net | | Interest expense, net (1) | | Adjusted |
| Operating profit | $ | 99.1 | | | $ | 2.0 | | | | | $ | (1.8) | | | $ | — | | | $ | 99.3 | |
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| Income from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 30.9 | | | $ | 2.0 | | | | | $ | (1.8) | | | $ | (0.3) | | | $ | 30.8 | |
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| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | $ | 7.4 | | | $ | 0.5 | | | | | $ | (0.5) | | | $ | (0.1) | | | $ | 7.3 | |
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| Income from continuing operations | $ | 23.5 | | | $ | 1.5 | | | | | $ | (1.3) | | | $ | (0.2) | | | $ | 23.5 | |
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| Net income from continuing operations attributable to Trinity Industries, Inc. | $ | 19.3 | | | $ | 1.5 | | | | | $ | (1.3) | | | $ | (0.2) | | | $ | 19.3 | |
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| Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 83.4 | | | | | | | | | | 83.4 |
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| Diluted income from continuing operations per common share attributable to Trinity Industries, Inc. | $ | 0.23 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0.23 | |
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| Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 |
| GAAP | | Selling, engineering, and administrative expenses (2) | | Gains on dispositions of property – other (3) | | Restructuring activities, net | | | | | | Interest expense, net (1) | | Adjusted |
| Operating profit | $ | 168.1 | | | $ | 2.0 | | | $ | (1.2) | | | $ | (2.2) | | | | | | | $ | — | | | $ | 166.7 | |
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| Income from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 36.2 | | | $ | 2.0 | | | $ | (1.2) | | | $ | (2.2) | | | | | | | $ | (0.7) | | | $ | 34.1 | |
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| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | $ | (4.1) | | | $ | 0.5 | | | $ | (0.4) | | | $ | (0.6) | | | | | | | $ | (0.2) | | | $ | (4.8) | |
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| Income from continuing operations | $ | 40.3 | | | $ | 1.5 | | | $ | (0.8) | | | $ | (1.6) | | | | | | | $ | (0.5) | | | $ | 38.9 | |
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| Net income from continuing operations attributable to Trinity Industries, Inc. | $ | 26.8 | | | $ | 1.5 | | | $ | (0.8) | | | $ | (1.6) | | | | | | | $ | (0.5) | | | $ | 25.4 | |
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| Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 83.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 83.5 |
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| Diluted income from continuing operations per common share attributable to Trinity Industries, Inc. | $ | 0.32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 0.30 | |
(1) Represents interest income accretion related to a seller-financing agreement associated with the sale of certain non-operating assets.
(2) Represents the change in estimated fair value of additional contingent consideration associated with an acquisition.
(3) Represents insurance recoveries in excess of net book value for assets damaged by a tornado at the Company’s rail maintenance facility in Cartersville, Georgia in the first quarter of 2021.
Adjusted Return on Equity
Adjusted Return on Equity (“Adjusted ROE”) is defined as a ratio for which (i) the numerator is calculated as income or loss from continuing operations, adjusted to exclude the effects of net income or loss attributable to noncontrolling interest, and certain other adjustments, described in the footnotes to the table below, which include certain selling, engineering, and administrative expenses; gains on dispositions of other property; and interest expense, net; and (ii) the denominator is calculated as average Trinity stockholders’ equity (which excludes noncontrolling interest). In the following table, the numerator and denominator of our Adjusted ROE calculation are reconciled to income from continuing operations and total stockholders’ equity, respectively, which are the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. Management believes that Adjusted ROE is a useful measure to both management and investors as it provides an indication of the economic return on the Company’s investments over time. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP and, as calculated, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures for other companies.
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| LTM June 30, 2024 | | June 30, 2023 |
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| Income from continuing operations | $ | 189.5 | | | |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | (12.8) | | | |
| Net income from continuing operations attributable to Trinity Industries, Inc. | 176.7 | | | |
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Selling, engineering, and administrative expenses (1) | 1.5 | | | |
Gains on dispositions of property – other (2) | (3.9) | | | |
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Interest expense, net (3) | (1.2) | | | |
| Adjusted Net Income | $ | 173.1 | | | |
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| Total stockholders' equity | $ | 1,304.0 | | | $ | 1,249.0 | |
| Noncontrolling interest | (238.5) | | | (254.4) | |
| Trinity stockholders' equity | $ | 1,065.5 | | | $ | 994.6 | |
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| Average total stockholders' equity | $ | 1,276.5 | | | |
Return on Equity (4) | 14.8 | % | | |
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| Average Trinity stockholders' equity | $ | 1,030.1 | | | |
Adjusted Return on Equity (5) | 16.8 | % | | |
(1) Represents the change in estimated fair value of additional contingent consideration associated with an acquisition.
(2) Represents insurance recoveries in excess of net book value for assets damaged by a tornado at the Company’s rail maintenance facility in Cartersville, Georgia in the first quarter of 2021.
(3) Represents interest income accretion related to a seller-financing agreement associated with the sale of certain non-operating assets.
(4) Return on Equity is calculated as income from continuing operations divided by average total stockholders' equity.
(5) Adjusted Return on Equity is calculated as adjusted net income divided by average Trinity stockholders' equity, each as defined and reconciled above.
Cash Flow from Operations with Net Gains on Lease Portfolio Sales
Cash flow from operations with net gains on lease portfolio sales is a non-GAAP financial measure. We believe this measure is useful to both management and investors as it provides a relevant measure of liquidity and a useful basis for assessing the breadth of the cash flow generation capabilities across our operating platform, as well as our ability to fund our operations and repay our debt. This measure is defined as net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations as computed in accordance with GAAP, plus net gains on lease portfolio sales and is reconciled to net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, in the following table. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP and, as calculated, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures for other companies.
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| Six Months Ended
June 30, |
| 2024 | | 2023 |
| Net cash provided by operating activities – continuing operations | $ | 299.7 | | | $ | 140.3 | |
| Net gains on lease portfolio sales | 24.8 | | | 43.3 | |
Cash flow from operations with net gains on lease portfolio sales | $ | 324.5 | | | $ | 183.6 | |
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
“EBITDA” is defined as income from continuing operations plus interest expense, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization expense. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA plus certain selling, engineering, and administrative expenses; gains on dispositions of other property; restructuring activities, net; and interest income. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures; however, the amounts included in these calculations are derived from amounts included in our GAAP financial statements. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are reconciled to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, in the following table. This information is provided to assist management and investors in making meaningful comparisons of our operating performance between periods. We believe EBITDA is a useful measure for analyzing the performance of our business. We also believe that EBITDA is commonly reported and widely used by investors and other interested parties as a measure of a company’s operating performance and debt servicing ability because it assists in comparing performance on a consistent basis without regard to capital structure, depreciation or amortization (which can vary significantly depending on many factors). EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as alternatives to net income as indicators of our operating performance, or as alternatives to operating cash flows as measures of liquidity. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP and, as calculated, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures for other companies.
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| Three Months Ended
June 30, | | Six Months Ended
June 30, |
| 2024 | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2023 |
| Net income | $ | 56.4 | | | $ | 21.2 | | | $ | 83.8 | | | $ | 34.9 | |
| Less: Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes | (1.7) | | | (2.3) | | | (6.0) | | | (5.4) | |
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| Income from continuing operations | 58.1 | | | 23.5 | | | 89.8 | | | 40.3 | |
| Interest expense | 74.9 | | | 69.6 | | | 147.0 | | | 134.4 | |
| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 17.1 | | | 7.4 | | | 28.1 | | | (4.1) | |
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 73.8 | | | 72.8 | | | 147.2 | | | 146.8 | |
EBITDA | 223.9 | | | 173.3 | | | 412.1 | | | 317.4 | |
| Selling, engineering, and administrative expenses | — | | | 2.0 | | | — | | | 2.0 | |
| Gains on dispositions of property – other | — | | | — | | | — | | | (1.2) | |
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| Restructuring activities, net | — | | | (1.8) | | | — | | | (2.2) | |
| Interest income | (0.4) | | | (0.3) | | | (0.8) | | | (0.7) | |
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| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 223.5 | | | $ | 173.2 | | | $ | 411.3 | | | $ | 315.3 | |
Exhibit 99.2
Trinity Industries, Inc.
Earnings Release Conference Call – Q2 2024
August 1, 2024
Leigh Anne Mann
Vice President, Investor Relations
Thank you, operator. Good morning everyone. We appreciate you joining us for the Company’s second quarter 2024 financial results conference call.
Our prepared remarks will include comments from Jean Savage, Trinity’s Chief Executive Officer and President, and Eric Marchetto, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. We will hold a Q&A session following the prepared remarks from our leaders.
During the call today, we will reference certain non-GAAP financial metrics. The reconciliations of the non-GAAP metrics to comparable GAAP measures are provided in the appendix of the quarterly investor slides, which are accessible on our investor relations website at www.trin.net. These slides are under the Events and Presentations portion of the website, along with the Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call event link.
A replay of today’s call will be available after 10:30 a.m. Eastern time through midnight on August 8, 2024. Replay information is available under the Events and Presentations page on our Investor Relations website.
Before I turn the call to Jean, I wanted to remind you that Trinity completed our 2024 Investor Day on June 25th. The replay of that webcast is also available under the Events and Presentations page on our Investor Relations website.
It is now my pleasure to turn the call over to Jean.
E. Jean Savage
Chief Executive Officer and President
Thank you, Leigh Anne, and good morning everyone. Seeing some of you in person for our Investor Day in June was great. I encourage you to watch the webcast as it lays out our longer-term priorities over the next several years and our progress since our last event in 2020. We believe we have an unmatched rail platform that provides a full suite of customer solutions and will ultimately drive higher shareholder returns. We are a premier railcar leasing company with a platform of integrated rail capabilities to support our lease fleet and serve our customers.
One of the messages we wanted to convey at our Investor Day was our ability to optimize life-cycle returns due to a less volatile operating environment, combined with the reduced cyclicality of our platform. Our strong performance in the second quarter highlights this ability and showcases significant improvement and durability of margins across our business. Here are a few key points before we get into the details.
First, we earned GAAP EPS of $0.67 and adjusted EPS of $0.66, which is up $0.33 sequentially and $0.43 year over year on an adjusted basis.
Second, revenues are up 16% year over year, and operating profit is up 43% year over year. This reflects improved lease rates, higher external deliveries, and improved labor and operational efficiencies.
Third, our cash flow from continuing operations in the quarter was $243 million, driven by higher external deliveries and working capital improvements.
And finally, as we discussed at Investor Day, we are moving to a more traditional post-tax definition of ROE as a Key Performance Indicator. Using this updated metric, Trinity’s last twelve-month Adjusted ROE was 16.8%, showcasing strength in operating results and balance sheet positioning.
In short, our team delivered strong financial results in the second quarter, giving us confidence in the second half of the year. As Eric will discuss in his prepared remarks, we are raising our annual guidance by $0.20 to a 2024 full year range of $1.55 to $1.75, which implies steady performance in the second half of the year.
Market Update
Before discussing Trinity’s performance, I’d like to update you on the railcar market. Demand for existing railcars remains strong with continued steady carload volumes expected in the back half of the year. Consistent with normal seasonal trends, we have seen railcars in storage tick up slightly, but we view the overall state of the railcar market favorably. The North American railcar fleet has grown somewhat in the last 18 months as railcar users look to optimize scrapping decisions as replacement cars are delivered. As we mentioned at our Investor Day, there are still large pockets of aging railcars that will need to be replaced in the coming years. Furthermore, train speeds are favorable, and dwell times are down, which is a good sign for the overall longer-term conversion of modal share to rail but reduces the demand for railcars in the short term.
Carloads are down slightly year over year, primarily due to a slowdown in coal carloads. Removing coal, carloads are up slightly year over year. Over the last few weeks, North American rail originations of construction and metals, agriculture, and downstream and chemical products were up about 9%. Combined railcars in these segments represent over 75% of our fleet’s net book value.
We expect industry deliveries of around 40,000 railcars in 2024 and 120,000 railcars over the next three years. The builders, including Trinity, are demonstrating great market discipline, to keep the industry fleet well-utilized and diversified. The railcar build cycle is expected to be less volatile than prior cycles with lower peaks and higher floors.
Segment Performance
Trinity’s business has two main segments – Leasing and Services and Rail Products. I’ll start my comments in the Leasing and Services segment, which includes our leasing, maintenance, and logistics services businesses.
Leasing and Services
In our leasing business, we are proud of our lease fleet’s continued strength and momentum. The Future Lease Rate Differential, or FLRD, is a positive 28.3%. This metric has stayed consistently high as market rates maintain their strength. During the nine quarters in which we have seen this metric in positive double digits, we have repriced about 44% of our fleet. Our renewal lease rates were 32.5% above expiring rates, and leasing and management revenues were about 9% higher than a year ago.
In the quarter, we had a renewal success rate of 72% and a utilization rate of 96.9%. Our strategy is to evaluate the best market for our railcars to maximize long-term returns, which can mean shifting railcars at the end of expiring contracts to best position our fleet for long-term value creation. Given the markets, car types, and customers with expirations in the quarter, we feel good about our fleet’s current positioning and utilization.
We completed a portfolio sale of 1,315 railcars and related leases for an aggregate sales price of approximately $143 million, and we recognized gains of $23 million on all lease portfolio sales in the secondary market this quarter.
Maintenance
Our maintenance business is part of our leasing segment, and as volume shifts between internal and external repairs, the margin in that business can vary significantly. However, having a strong
maintenance network and the ability to service our own fleet is a competitive advantage and makes us a better railcar owner and partner.
Rail Products
Moving to our Rail Products business, which supports our lease fleet and includes railcar manufacturing and our aftermarket parts business, I am pleased with our substantial progress, especially in labor and operational efficiencies. Our operating margin of 7.9% in the second quarter is up significantly both sequentially and year over year and is at the higher end of our full year guidance of 6 to 8 percent.
We received orders for 2,495 railcars in the quarter and delivered 4,755 railcars. Inquiries remain supportive of replacement-level demand, and customers continue to efficiently place deliveries into service. A narrower railcar build cycle allows for more consistent operations and smoother labor and supply chain planning. This helps support consistent or modest margin growth in this business without volume growth in the near-term.
Conclusion
Before I conclude, I want to note that at the end of June we published an interim update to our Corporate Social Responsibility report, which is available on our website. I encourage you to review the report to get a timely update on our Company’s sustainability initiatives.
I’ll now turn to Eric to discuss the financial statements and update our views on the rest of the year.
Eric R. Marchetto
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Thank you, Jean, and good morning everyone. I’m going to walk through some highlights from our financial statements, and then I’ll close with some thoughts on our expectations for the rest of 2024.
Income Statement
Starting on the income statement, quarterly revenues of $841 million reflect higher external railcar deliveries and improved lease rates.
GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations was $0.67, and adjusted EPS was $0.66. As Jean noted, this represents significant growth both sequentially and year over year. We benefited in the quarter by lower eliminations and lease portfolio sales. We also saw consistently better performance in our business and improved operating margins for both segments of our business.
Cash Flow Statement
Moving to the cash flow statement, we generated cash flow from continuing operations of $243 million in the quarter and $300 million year-to-date. As you’ll remember, we ended 2023 with a higher working capital balance driven by year-end issues at the border. Those railcars have now been delivered and converted into cash, which you can see in our lower working capital balance of $699 million, down approximately $92 million from the first quarter.
The combined result of $163 million in lease railcar sales and fewer deliveries to the lease fleet in the quarter is a net fleet investment of a negative $77 million. Our net fleet investment guidance range for the full year remains unchanged as secondary market activity is often lumpy, and we expect to see net investment increase in the back half of the year with more deliveries into the lease fleet and fewer railcar sales in the secondary market. The RIV sale in the second quarter marks the fulfillment of our original program agreement. We expect to continue selling leased railcars to our RIV partners.
We currently have liquidity of $985 million. Our loan-to-value for the wholly-owned lease portfolio is 68.3%, within our new target range of 60 to 70 percent.
In the second quarter, two significant debt and capital markets transactions strengthened our balance sheet and optimized our loan-to-value.
First, in May, we issued $432 million of Green Secured Railcar Equipment Notes, the TRL-2024 notes. The proceeds from this issuance were used to repay warehouse borrowings and redeem the outstanding ABS debt of TRL VII.
Second, in June, we issued an additional $200 million of principal on our unsecured senior notes, increasing the aggregate principal amount to $600 million. We used the proceeds from this transaction and cash on hand to repay our Trinity unsecured 2024 senior notes.
And now, let’s talk about what we expect in the second half of 2024.
Guidance
As Jean mentioned, we still expect about 40,000 industry railcar deliveries in 2024 to support replacement-level demand.
We expect to invest between $300 and $400 million in our fleet on a net basis. Our operating and administrative capital expenditures of $50 to $60 million in the year, which includes investments in
automation, technology, and modernization of facilities and processes, remains unchanged from previous guidance.
Finally, as Jean mentioned, we are increasing our full year EPS guidance to a range of $1.55 to $1.75 for 2024. As we plan for the next six months, I want to provide more color around our guidance.
First, as expected, we accomplished a large railcar sale in the quarter. Year-to-date, our gains on railcar sales are $25 million. We previously stated that we expect gains to be about half of what they were in 2023. So, the implication is that gains from sales in the secondary market will be lower in the second half of the year.
Second, on our 2023 fourth quarter call, we stated that we expect about 20 to 25% of our deliveries to go into our lease fleet for 2024. In the second quarter, that was about 10% due to the timing and planning of our manufacturing and delivery schedule. This benefited our quarterly earnings in the second quarter due to lower revenue and profit eliminations. We expect a higher percentage of deliveries going into our lease fleet the second half of the year. This is in support of our fleet investment goals and our conviction in the returns we will achieve by leasing these railcars instead of selling them new.
When we add a railcar into our fleet, the associated revenue and profit from manufacturing are eliminated. Therefore, a higher percentage of railcars going to our fleet on the same number of deliveries will reduce quarterly earnings per share but will generate better long-term returns on the railcar and provide multi-year visibility in forward cash flow through lease contracts.
As we discussed at our Investor Day, we expect 2024 operating margins between 38% and 41% in our Leasing segment and between 6% and 8% in our Rail Products segment. While we expect margins to average at these rates over the year, there can be some variability throughout the year. Leasing segment operating margins can move due to secondary market activity, maintenance volume, and mix. Rail Products margins can move due to product mix, line changeovers, and production efficiency.
We are proud of our performance in the second quarter and feel increasingly confident in our visibility into the rest of the year, as evidenced by raising EPS guidance. In our Leasing segment, a consistently high FLRD has driven lease rates upward, and the revenue growth from higher lease rates flows to the bottom line. Our maintenance and digital services businesses are also performing well, providing a broader customer offering and a better customer experience. In the Rail Products Group, our higher operating margin reflects consistent and disciplined efforts around labor and
operational efficiency. Our legacy parts and Holden businesses are performing well and reducing the overall cyclicality of the segment. In summary, our suite of products and services are all performing well, improving the returns of our business and driving shareholder value.
Operator, we are now ready to take our first question.
(after Q&A)
E. Jean Savage
Chief Executive Officer and President
Thank you for your time today. The strength of the Trinity platform comes from our consistent focus on protecting and enhancing the returns of our lease fleet, and we are pleased with our second quarter results, and we believe we are well-positioned for continued improvement on the returns of our business.