Kennametal Inc. today reported fiscal 2009 second quarter earnings per diluted share (EPS) of $0.21, compared with the prior year quarter reported EPS of $0.64, a decrease of 67 percent. The current quarter reported EPS included charges of $0.14 per share related to the company's previously announced restructuring plans. Absent these charges, adjusted EPS for the current quarter of $0.35 decreased 45 percent compared with prior year quarter reported EPS.
"Kennametal has made solid progress in executing strategies to balance our businesses across served geographies and end markets. However, we are not immune to the rapid and significant global decline in industrial production that has taken place over the past few months," said Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Cardoso. "As a result, we continue to take actions to reduce our costs and right size our business in line with current economic conditions while minimizing the impact of such on our customers. These steps, along with sharp focus on maximizing cash flow as well as maintaining our strong balance sheet and ensuring sound liquidity are at the top of our priorities. Through all of this, we will manage through the current economic downturn and we expect to emerge as an even stronger company, when industrial activity turns upward." Cardoso added.
Reconciliations of all non-GAAP financial measures are set forth in the attached tables and descriptions of certain non-GAAP financial measures are contained in our report on Form 8-K to which this release is attached.
Fiscal 2009 Second Quarter Key Developments -- Sales for the quarter were $569 million, compared with $647 million in the same quarter last year. The 12 percent decrease in sales was comprised of a 10 percent organic decline and a 5 percent decrease from unfavorable foreign currency effects, partially offset by the net favorable impact of acquisitions and divestitures of 2 percent and more workdays of 1 percent. -- As previously announced, the company continued to implement certain restructuring plans to reduce costs and improve efficiencies in its operations. During the December quarter, the company recognized pre-tax charges related to these initiatives of $10 million, or $0.14 per share. Pre-tax charges recorded to date for these initiatives were $27 million. Including these charges, the company expects to recognize approximately $90 million of pre-tax charges related to its restructuring plans. The remaining charges are expected to be incurred over the next six to nine months. The majority of these charges are expected to be cash expenditures. Annual ongoing benefits from these actions, once fully implemented, are expected to be approximately $100 million. -- Operating income was $23 million for the quarter. This represents a decrease of $46 million, or 66 percent, from $69 million in the prior year quarter. Absent the impact of the restructuring and related charges, operating income for the quarter was $34 million, a decline of $36 million or 52 percent from the prior year quarter. This decrease was driven primarily by reduced sales volumes and the related lower manufacturing cost absorption as well as disruption costs from restructuring programs. This was partially offset by lower provisions for employee incentive compensation plans and higher price realization. -- The effective tax rate for the current quarter was 23.2 percent, compared with 17.3 percent in the prior year quarter. Absent the effect of restructuring and related charges, the current quarter rate was 16.5 percent, which included a benefit from the recent completion of a routine income tax examination for certain prior fiscal years. -- Net income was $16 million for the current year quarter. Absent the charges related to restructuring, net income for the current quarter decreased 50 percent to $25 million, from $50 million in the prior year quarter. This decrease was primarily the result of lower operating income partially offset by higher other income, driven mostly by favorable foreign currency transaction results. -- Reported EPS were $0.21, compared with prior year quarter reported EPS of $0.64. Adjusted EPS of $0.35 decreased 45 percent, compared with prior year quarter reported EPS. A reconciliation follows: Earnings Per Diluted Share Reconciliation Second Quarter FY 2009 Second Quarter FY 2008 Reported EPS $0.21 Reported EPS $0.64 Restructuring and related No special items - charges 0.14 Adjusted EPS $0.35 $0.64 Fiscal 2009 First Half Key Developments -- Sales of $1.2 billion decreased 2 percent from $1.3 billion in the same period last year. Sales decreased 3 percent on an organic basis, partially offset by a 1 percent increase from more workdays. -- During the first half of 2009, the company recognized pre-tax charges related to the previously mentioned restructuring plans of $19 million, or $0.23 per share. -- Operating income was $77 million, compared with $134 million in the same period last year, a decrease of 42 percent. Absent charges related to restructuring, operating income was $96 million, which was down $38 million, or 28 percent, from the prior year period. This decrease was principally the result of reduced sales volumes and the related lower manufacturing cost absorption as well as disruption costs from restructuring programs. This was partially offset by lower provisions for employee incentive compensation plans and higher price realization. -- The effective tax rate for the current period was 20.3 percent, compared with 27.1 percent in the prior year period. Absent the effect of restructuring and related charges in the current year and a charge for a German tax law change in the prior year, the current year rate was 18.1 percent and the prior year rate was 21.6 percent. The year-to-year decrease in the adjusted rate was due to the release of a deferred tax benefit valuation allowance and a benefit from the recent completion of a routine income tax examination. -- Net income was $51 million for the current year period, compared with $85 million for the prior year. Absent the charges related to restructuring and the German tax law change, net income for the current period decreased 25 percent to $68 million, from $92 million in the prior year. This decrease was driven primarily by lower operating income, partially offset by the favorable impact of a lower effective tax rate. -- Reported EPS was $0.69, a decrease of 36 percent from the prior year reported EPS of $1.08. The current period reported EPS included charges of $0.23 per share related to the company's restructuring plans. Prior year period reported EPS included a non-cash charge of $0.08 per share for the impact of the German tax law change. Absent these charges, adjusted EPS for the first half of fiscal 2009 of $0.92 decreased 21 percent, compared with prior year adjusted EPS of $1.16. A reconciliation follows: Earnings Per Diluted Share Reconciliation First Half FY 2009 First Half FY 2008 Reported EPS $0.69 Reported EPS $1.08 Restructuring and related Impact of German tax law charges 0.23 change 0.08 Adjusted EPS $0.92 Adjusted EPS $1.16 -- Adjusted ROIC was 10.9 percent, down 140 basis points from 12.3 percent in the prior year quarter. -- Cash flow from operating activities was $115 million in the first half of fiscal 2009, compared with $69 million in the prior year period. Free operating cash flow for the current year period was $48 million, compared with an outflow of $9 million in the prior year period. The increased generation of cash flow was driven by a strong focus on receivable collection and lower income tax payments. Segment Highlights of Fiscal 2009 Second Quarter
Metalworking Solutions & Services Group (MSSG) sales decreased by 21 percent during the December quarter, driven primarily by an organic sales decline of 15 percent, unfavorable foreign currency effects of 5 percent and 1 percent from the impact of divestitures. On a global basis, industrial production declined in contrast to the prior year quarter. Demand in most industry and market sectors has weakened. On a regional basis, Europe, India and North America reported organic sales declines of 17 percent, 17 percent and 16 percent, respectively, for the December quarter. Asia Pacific and Latin America also experienced organic sales declines of 9 percent and 2 percent, respectively.
MSSG operating income and margin decreased significantly, compared with the prior year. During the December quarter, MSSG recognized restructuring and related charges of $7 million. Absent these charges, MSSG operating income decreased 76 percent and the operating margin decreased to 4 percent. The primary drivers of the decline in operating margin were unfavorable absorption of manufacturing costs due to lower production and temporary disruption effects related to restructuring initiatives. The impact of recent price increases essentially offset the effect of higher raw material costs.
Advanced Materials Solutions Group (AMSG) sales increased 5 percent during the December quarter, driven by 8 percent from the impact of acquisitions partially offset by 3 percent from unfavorable foreign currency effects. Organic sales were flat as increased mining and construction sales and higher energy-related sales were offset by lower sales of engineered products.
AMSG operating income decreased by 29 percent and the operating margin decreased to 9 percent from the same quarter last year. During the December quarter, AMSG recognized restructuring and related charges of $3 million. Absent these charges, AMSG operating income decreased 18 percent and the operating margin decreased 290 basis points. The decline in operating margin was due to unfavorable business mix and lower performance in the engineered products business. Improved price realization more than offset the impact of higher raw material costs.
Corporate operating loss decreased by 81 percent, or $16 million. This decrease was primarily driven by lower provisions for employee compensation programs as a result of the decline in operating performance.
Outlook
Kennametal has revised its outlook for fiscal 2009 EPS to a range of $1.30 to $1.50, excluding charges that occur relating to the previously announced restructuring actions. Organic sales for fiscal 2009 are expected to be 14 to 15 percent lower than for the previous fiscal year.
In the third quarter of fiscal 2009, Kennametal expects organic sales to decline by 22 to 25 percent from the prior year quarter and EPS to be in the range of $0.05 and $0.15, excluding charges that occur relating to the previously announced restructuring actions.
Kennametal anticipates cash flow from operating activities of approximately $170 million to $190 million for fiscal 2009. Based on anticipated capital expenditures of $110 million, the company expects to generate between $60 million and $80 million of free operating cash flow for fiscal 2009.
Dividend Declared
Kennametal also announced today that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share. The dividend is payable February 18, 2009 to shareowners of record as of the close of business on February 3, 2009.
Kennametal advises shareowners to note monthly order trends, for which the company makes a disclosure ten business days after the conclusion of each month. This information is available on the Investor Relations section of Kennametal's corporate website at www.kennametal.com.
Second quarter results for fiscal 2009 will be discussed in a live Internet broadcast at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time today. This event will be broadcast live on the company's website, www.kennametal.com. Once on the homepage, select "Investor Relations" and then "Events." The replay of this event will also be available on the company's website through February 28, 2009.
This release contains "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are statements that do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact they use words such as "should," "anticipate," "estimate," "approximate," "expect," "may," "will," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe" and other words of similar meaning and expression in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance or events. Forward looking statements in this release concern, among other things, Kennametal's outlook for earnings for its fiscal year 2009, and its expectations regarding future growth and financial performance, all of which are based on current expectations that involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual outcomes could vary materially from those indicated. Among the factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements are risks and uncertainties related to: global and regional economic conditions; availability and cost of the raw materials we use to manufacture our products; our ability to protect our intellectual property in foreign jurisdictions; our foreign operations and international markets, such as currency exchange rates, different regulatory environments, trade barriers, exchange controls, and social and political instability; our ability to implement restructuring plans and other cost savings initiatives, fluctuations in energy costs and commodity prices; competition; integrating recent acquisitions, as well as any future acquisitions, and achieving the expected savings and synergies; business divestitures; demands on management resources; environmental remediation matters; demand for and market acceptance of new and existing products; future terrorist attacks or acts of war; and labor relations. These and other risks are more fully described in Kennametal's latest annual report on Form 10-K and its other periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements as a result of future events or developments.
Kennametal Inc. is a leading global supplier of tooling, engineered components and advanced materials consumed in production processes. The company improves customers' competitiveness by providing superior economic returns through the delivery of application knowledge and advanced technology to master the toughest of materials application demands. Companies producing everything from airframes to coal, from medical implants to oil wells and from turbochargers to motorcycle parts recognize Kennametal for extraordinary contributions to their value chains. Customers buy approximately $2.7 billion annually of Kennametal products and services - delivered by our 14,000 talented employees in over 60 countries - with more than 50 percent of these revenues coming from outside North America. Visit us at www.kennametal.com. [KMT-E]
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (in thousands, except per December 31, December 31, share amounts) 2008 2007 2008 2007 ------------------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- Sales $568,684 $647,423 $1,237,949 $1,262,499 Cost of goods sold 405,369 426,485 855,856 829,470 ------------------ ------- ------- ------- ------- Gross profit 163,315 220,938 382,093 433,029 Operating expense 130,348 147,921 284,030 292,953 Restructuring charges 6,204 - 14,616 - Amortization of intangibles 3,269 3,626 6,678 6,571 --------------------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- Operating income 23,494 69,391 76,769 133,505 Interest expense 8,026 8,531 15,142 16,330 Other income, net (4,790) (993) (3,387) (2,096) ----------------- ------ ---- ------ ------ Income before income taxes and minority interest 20,258 61,853 65,014 119,271 Provision for income taxes 4,700 10,670 13,204 32,337 Minority interest (income) expense (101) 1,037 684 1,909 ----------------- ---- ----- --- ----- Net income $15,659 $50,146 $51,126 $85,025 ========== ======= ======= ======= ======= Basic earnings per share $0.22 $0.65 $0.70 $1.10 ======================== ===== ===== ===== ===== Diluted earnings per share $0.21 $0.64 $0.69 $1.08 ========================== ===== ===== ===== ===== Dividends per share $0.12 $0.12 $0.24 $0.23 =================== ===== ===== ===== ===== Basic weighted average shares outstanding 72,630 77,111 73,515 77,272 ====================== ====== ====== ====== ====== Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 73,199 78,647 74,347 78,821 ======================== ====== ====== ====== ====== CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) December 31, June 30, (in thousands) 2008 2008 -------------- ---- ---- ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $69,731 $86,478 Accounts receivable, net 367,426 512,794 Inventories 464,684 460,800 Other current assets 102,398 91,914 -------------------- ------- ------ Total current assets 1,004,239 1,151,986 Property, plant and equipment, net 735,972 749,755 Goodwill and intangible assets, net 794,048 802,722 Other assets 91,171 79,886 ------------ ------ ------ Total assets $2,625,430 $2,784,349 =============== ========== ========== LIABILITIES Current maturities of long-term debt and capital leases, including notes payable $43,111 $33,600 Accounts payable 128,779 189,050 Other current liabilities 241,434 298,661 ------------------------- ------- ------- Total current liabilities 413,324 521,311 Long-term debt and capital leases 479,611 313,052 Other liabilities 282,533 280,552 ----------------- ------- ------- Total liabilities 1,175,468 1,114,915 MINORITY INTEREST IN CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES 19,235 21,527 SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY 1,430,727 1,647,907 ------------------- --------- --------- Total liabilities and shareowners' equity $2,625,430 $2,784,349 ============================================ ========== ========== SEGMENT DATA (UNAUDITED) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended December 31, December 31, (in thousands) 2008 2007 2008 2007 -------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- Outside Sales: Metalworking Solutions and Services Group $344,630 $434,733 $775,916 $842,430 Advanced Materials Solutions Group 224,054 212,690 462,033 420,069 ------------------ ------- ------- ------- ------- Total outside sales $568,684 $647,423 $1,237,949 $1,262,499 =================== ======== ======== ========== ========== Sales By Geographic Region: United States $274,397 $278,238 $563,203 $561,318 International 294,287 369,185 674,746 701,181 ------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total sales by geographic region $568,684 $647,423 $1,237,949 $1,262,499 ================== ======== ======== ========== ========== Operating Income (Loss): Metalworking Solutions and Services Group $7,827 $61,986 $51,138 $117,338 Advanced Materials Solutions Group 19,437 27,197 49,427 57,177 Corporate and eliminations(a) (3,770) (19,792) (23,796) (41,010) ----------------------------- ------ ------- ------- ------- Total operating income $23,494 $69,391 $76,769 $133,505 ====================== ======= ======= ======= ======== (a) Includes corporate functional shared services and intercompany eliminations. In addition to reported results under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), the following financial highlight tables include, where appropriate, a reconciliation of adjusted results including gross profit, operating expense, operating income, MSSG operating income and margin, AMSG operating income and margin, effective tax rate, net income and diluted earnings per share as well as free operating cash flow and adjusted return on invested capital (which are non-GAAP financial measures), to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. Management believes that investors should have available the same information that management uses to assess operating performance, determine compensation and assess the capital structure of the company. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most comparable GAAP measures. Investors are cautioned that non-GAAP financial measures utilized by the company may not be comparable to non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Reconciliations of all non-GAAP financial measures are set forth in the attached tables and descriptions of certain non-GAAP financial measures are contained in our report of Form 8-K to which this release is attached. THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (in thousands, except per share Gross Operating Operating Net Diluted amounts) Profit Expense Income Income EPS ----------------- ------ --------- --------- ------ ------- 2009 Reported Results $163,315 $130,348 $23,494 $15,659 $0.21 Restructuring and related charges 3,875 (9) 10,088 9,779 0.14 ---------------- ----- -- ------ ----- ---- 2009 Adjusted Results $167,190 $130,339 $33,582 $25,438 $0.35 ============= ======== ======== ======= ======= ===== MSSG AMSG (in thousands, Operating Operating except percents) Income Income ----------------- --------- --------- 2009 Reported Results $7,827 $19,437 2009 Reported Operating Margin 2.3% 8.7% Restructuring and related charges 7,288 2,800 ----------------- ----- ----- 2009 Adjusted Results $15,115 $22,237 ============= ======= ======= 2009 Adjusted Operating Margin 4.4% 9.9% ============= === === Effective Tax Rate ------------- --------- 2009 Reported Results 23.2% Impact on effective tax rate as a result of restructuring and related charges (6.7) ------------------- ---- 2009 Adjusted Results 16.5% ============= ==== SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (in thousands, except per share Gross Operating Operating Net Diluted amounts) Profit Expense Income Income EPS ----------------- ------ --------- --------- ------ ------- 2009 Reported Results $382,093 $284,030 $76,769 $51,126 $0.69 Restructuring and related charges 4,598 (19) 19,233 17,188 0.23 --------------- ----- --- ------ ------ ---- 2009 Adjusted Results $386,691 $284,011 $96,002 $68,314 $0.92 ============= ======== ======== ======= ======= ===== Effective Tax Rate ------------- --------- 2009 Reported Results 20.3% Impact on effective tax rate as a result of restructuring and related charges (2.2) -------------------- ---- 2009 Adjusted Results 18.1% ============= ==== SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 (UNAUDITED) (in thousands, except percents and per share Effective Net Diluted amounts) Tax Rate Income EPS ---------------- --------- ------ ------- 2008 Reported Results 27.1% $85,025 $1.08 Impact of German tax law change (5.5) 6,594 0.08 ------------------- ---- ----- ---- 2008 Adjusted Results 21.6% $91,619 $1.16 ============= ==== ======= ===== FREE OPERATING CASH FLOW (UNAUDITED) Six Months Ended December 31, (in thousands) 2008 2007 -------------- ---- ---- Net cash flow provided by operating activities $115,490 $68,934 Purchases of property, plant and equipment (68,659) (79,559) Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment 1,668 1,891 ---------------------------------------------- ----- ----- Free operating cash flow $48,499 $(8,734) =========================== ======= ======= RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (UNAUDITED) December 31, 2008 (in thousands, except percents) Invested Capital 12/31/2008 9/30/2008 6/30/2008 ---------------- ---------- --------- --------- Debt $522,722 $481,723 $346,652 Minority interest 19,235 20,412 21,527 Shareowners' equity 1,430,727 1,465,757 1,647,907 ------------------- --------- --------- --------- Total $1,972,684 $1,967,892 $2,016,086 ===== ========== ========== ========== Invested Capital 3/31/2008 12/31/2007 Average ---------------- --------- ---------- ------- Debt $428,456 $446,956 $445,302 Minority interest 21,879 20,276 20,666 Shareowners' equity 1,615,568 1,563,297 1,544,651 ------------------- --------- --------- --------- Total $2,065,903 $2,030,529 $2,010,619 ===== ========== ========== ========== Three Months Ended Interest Expense 12/31/2008 9/30/2008 6/30/2008 3/31/2008 Total ---------------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- ----- Interest expense $8,026 $7,116 $7,393 $8,005 $30,540 Securitization fees - - 4 5 9 -------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ Total interest expense $8,026 $7,116 $7,397 $8,010 $30,549 ============== ====== ====== ====== ====== Income tax benefit 6,110 ----- Total interest expense, net of tax $24,439 ======= Total Income 12/31/2008 9/30/2008 6/30/2008 3/31/2008 Total ------------ ---------- --------- --------- --------- ----- Net income, as reported $15,659 $35,467 $59,580 $23,170 $133,876 Goodwill impairment charge - - - 35,000 35,000 Restructuring and related charges 9,779 7,408 6,635 - 23,822 Minority interest (income) expense (101) 785 329 742 1,755 ----------------- ---- --- --- --- ----- Total income, adjusted $25,337 $43,660 $66,544 $58,912 $194,453 ============= ======= ======= ======= ======= Total interest expense, net of tax 24,439 ------ $218,892 Average invested capital $2,010,619 ---------- Adjusted Return on Invested Capital 10.9% ==== Return on invested capital calculated utilizing net income, as reported is as follows: Net income, as reported $133,876 Total interest expense, net of tax 24,439 ----------------------- ------ $158,315 Average invested capital $2,010,619 ------------------------ ---------- Return on Invested Capital 7.9% ================== === RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (UNAUDITED) December 31, 2007 (in thousands, except percents) Invested Capital 12/31/2007 9/30/2007 6/30/2007 ---------------- ---------- --------- --------- Debt $446,956 $377,051 $366,829 Minority interest 20,276 19,122 17,624 Shareowners' equity 1,563,297 1,531,378 1,484,467 ------------------- --------- --------- --------- Total $2,030,529 $1,927,551 $1,868,920 ===== ========== ========== ========== Invested Capital 3/31/2007 12/31/2006 Average ---------------- --------- ---------- ------- Debt $371,521 $376,472 $387,766 Minority interest 16,896 15,807 17,945 Shareowners' equity 1,431,235 1,369,748 1,476,025 ------------------- --------- --------- --------- Total $1,819,652 $1,762,027 $1,881,736 ===== ========== ========== ========== Three Months Ended Interest Expense 12/31/2007 9/30/2007 6/30/2007 3/31/2007 Total -------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- ----- Interest expense $8,531 $7,799 $7,513 $6,915 $30,758 Securitization fees 5 8 5 5 23 ---------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ Total interest expense $8,536 $7,807 $7,518 $6,920 $30,781 ============== ====== ====== ====== ====== Income tax benefit 8,434 ----- Total interest expense, net of tax $22,347 ======= Total Income 12/31/2007 9/30/2007 6/30/2007 3/31/2007 Total ------------ ---------- --------- --------- --------- ----- Net income, as reported $50,146 $34,879 $62,093 $51,738 $198,856 Impact of German tax law change - 6,594 - - 6,594 Minority interest expense 1,037 872 229 757 2,895 ----------------- ----- --- --- --- ----- Total income, adjusted $51,183 $42,345 $62,322 $52,495 $208,345 ============= ======= ======= ======= ======= Total interest expense, net of tax 22,347 ------ $230,692 Average invested capital $1,881,736 ---------- Adjusted Return on Invested Capital 12.3% ==== Return on invested capital calculated utilizing net income, as reported is as follows: Net income, as reported $198,856 Total interest expense, net of tax 22,347 ----------------------- ------ $221,203 Average invested capital $1,881,736 ------------------------ ---------- Return on Invested Capital 11.8% ================== ====
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