Standard Register (NYSE: SR) today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2014. The Company reported revenue of $228.5 million and a net loss of $7.1 million or $0.83 per diluted share. The results compare to revenue of $141.6 million for the first quarter of 2013 and net income of $4.7 million or $0.80 per diluted share.
Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes certain items as detailed in the attached reconciliation, was $13.2 million compared to $12.2 million for the first quarter of 2013.
Results for the first quarter of 2013 do not include results from WorkflowOne, which Standard Register acquired on August 1, 2013.
“Although we are not satisfied with the overall results, first-quarter revenue increased in a number of our growth solutions,” said Joseph P. Morgan, Jr., president and chief executive officer. “We are investing in the growing areas of our business and have a healthy pipeline. However, many of our solutions have long sales cycles and lengthy customized implementations, which delay realization of revenue. Throughout 2014, we will be focused on driving sales of our entire portfolio into our large customer base. The acquisition brought us many new opportunities and the integration is proceeding on track with, and in some respects ahead of our internal plan.”
First Quarter Results
Total revenue increased 61 percent to
$228.5 million compared to $141.6 million in the 2013 first quarter. On
a pro forma basis, including WorkflowOne revenue for the first quarter
of 2013, the Company would have reported revenue of $253.7 million.
Gross Margin as a percentage of revenue was 27.3 percent, compared to 29.6 percent for the first quarter last year. Unit and volume decreases, and costs associated with integration of the acquisition contributed to the decrease in gross margin. Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses were $58.7 million compared to $34.7 million for the first quarter last year. The increase is primarily attributable to the acquisition and integration.
The Company incurred $5.5 million of additional expense in the first quarter of 2014 related to executing the acquisition, restructuring and integration. Capital expenditures were $3.6 million compared to $3.9 million in the first quarter last year. The Company expects to invest approximately $15 to $21 million in 2014 capital expenditures.
Standard Register contributed $5.9 million to the Company’s qualified pension plan in the first quarter of 2014 compared to $5.8 million in the first quarter last year. Total pension contributions to meet minimum funding requirements for 2014 are expected to be $42.0 million compared to contributions of $24.7 million for 2013.
Standard Register operates two business units: Healthcare and Business Solutions.
Healthcare revenue was $64.8 million, an increase of 31 percent over revenue of $49.5 million in the first quarter of 2013. Technology-enabled patient information systems continued a double-digit growth rate in the first quarter, however regulatory changes in requirements for distribution of printed materials, and a large kitting project in the first quarter of 2013 also impacted the overall comparable business unit results. Operating profit was $1.9 million compared to $2.1 million in the 2013 first quarter.
Business Solutions revenue was $163.7 million, an increase of 78 percent over revenue of $92.1 million in the 2013 first quarter. The increase was attributable to business added from the acquisition and growth in revenue from Mexico-based label manufacturing operations. Declines in demand for traditional printed forms and transactional documents continue to outpace growth in the other solutions in the business unit performance. Operating profit was $1.4 million compared to $2.9 million in the 2013 first quarter.
First Quarter Highlights
- The acquisition integration process is proceeding on track with internal plans and the Company is beginning to realize expected synergies. In the first quarter of 2014, systems and data centers were integrated, headcount reduced, three production facilities closed and three warehouse facilities closed.
- The first of two high-speed ink jet presses was installed in Sacramento, California. The second, larger press was delivered to Columbus, Ohio, early in April. Both are expected to contribute to customer communications solutions sales during 2014.
- An efficient consolidation of the Dayton workforce into one headquarters location will result in significant savings as the lease of the former WorkflowOne offices has been assigned.
- Standard Register Healthcare launched an innovative SMARTworks® EffectiveResponse solution for patient follow-up, an important accountable care requirement for healthcare providers.
- The Company’s Mexico-based operations received a supplier award from Carrier Mexico for superior quality performance, including 100 percent on-time delivery.
- Standard Register’s Product Marking and Labeling launched the first on-demand labeling solution to allow businesses to order durable UL/CUL approved digital labels online economically, regardless of volume, to address a significant pain point for the industry.
Conference Call
Standard Register’s president and chief
executive officer Joseph P. Morgan, Jr., and chief financial officer
Robert Ginnan will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Friday,
April 25, 2014, to review the first quarter results. The call can be
accessed via an audio webcast at http://www.standardregister.com.
About Standard Register
Standard Register (NYSE:SR), is
trusted by the world’s leading companies to advance their reputations
and add value to their operations by aligning communications with
corporate brand standards. Providing market-specific insights and a
compelling portfolio of workflow, content and analytics solutions to
address the changing business landscape in healthcare, financial
services, manufacturing, transportation and retail markets, Standard
Register is the recognized leader in the management and execution of
mission-critical communications. More information is available at http://www.standardregister.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains
forward-looking statements covered by the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Because such statements deal with future events,
they are subject to various risks and uncertainties and actual results
could differ materially from the Company’s current expectations. Factors
that could cause the Company’s results to differ materially from those
expressed in forward-looking statements include, without limitation, our
ability to successfully integrate the acquired assets or achieve the
expected synergies of the WorkflowOne acquisition, access to capital for
expanding in our solutions, the pace at which digital technologies and
electronic health records (EHR) adoption erode the demand for certain
products and services, the success of our plans to deal with the threats
and opportunities brought by digital technology, results of cost
containment strategies and restructuring programs, our ability to
attract and retain key personnel, variation in demand and acceptance of
the Company’s products and services, frequency, magnitude and timing of
paper and other raw material price changes, the timing of the completion
and integration of acquisitions, general business and economic
conditions beyond the Company’s control, and the consequences of
competitive factors in the marketplace, including the ability to attract
and retain customers. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or
update forward-looking statements as a result of new information, since
these statements may no longer be accurate or timely. For more
information, see the Company’s most recent Form 10-K and other filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Non-GAAP Measures Presented in This Press Release
The
Company reports its results in accordance with Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles in the United States (GAAP). However, we believe
that certain non-GAAP measures found in this press release, when
presented in conjunction with comparable GAAP measures, are useful for
investors. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical
measure of a company’s performance, financial position or cash flows
where amounts are either excluded or included, not in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. We discuss several measures of
operating performance, including Adjusted EBITDA and cash flow on a net
debt basis, which are not calculated in accordance with GAAP. These
non-GAAP measures should not be considered as substitutes for, or
superior to, results determined in accordance with GAAP.
Management uses Adjusted EBITDA, defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and excludes pension benefit cost, restructuring and impairment charges, acquisition and integration expense and certain acquisition fair value and other miscellaneous adjustments, to evaluate the Company’s results. We believe this non-GAAP financial measure is useful to investors because it provides a more complete understanding of our current underlying operating performance, a clearer comparison of current period results with past reports of financial performance, and greater transparency regarding information used by management in its decision-making. Internally, management and our Board of Directors use this non-GAAP measure to evaluate our business performance. The Company’s debt covenants are also based on the Adjusted EBITDA calculation.
In addition, because our credit facility is borrowed under a revolving credit agreement, which currently permits us to borrow and repay at will up to a balance of $125 million (subject to limitations related to receivables, inventories, and letters of credit), we take the measure of cash flow performance prior to borrowing or repayment of the credit facility. In effect, we evaluate cash flow as the change in net debt (credit facility debt less cash equivalents).
The table below provides a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their most comparable measure calculated in accordance with GAAP.
THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY | ||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME | ||||||||||
(In thousands, except per share amounts) | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||
13 Weeks Ended | 13 Weeks Ended | |||||||||
Mar 30, 2014 | Mar 31, 2013 | |||||||||
TOTAL REVENUE | $ | 228,489 | $ | 141,620 | ||||||
COST OF SALES | 166,023 | 99,700 | ||||||||
GROSS MARGIN | 62,466 | 41,920 | ||||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES | ||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 58,679 | 34,736 | ||||||||
Acquisition and integration costs | 2,697 | 1,107 | ||||||||
Asset impairments | 436 | — | ||||||||
Restructuring and other exit costs | 2,806 | 626 | ||||||||
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES | 64,618 | 36,469 | ||||||||
(LOSS) INCOME FROM OPERATIONS | (2,152 | ) | 5,451 | |||||||
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | ||||||||||
Interest expense | (4,988 | ) | (624 | ) | ||||||
Other income (expense) | 163 | (1 | ) | |||||||
Total other expense | (4,825 | ) | (625 | ) | ||||||
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | (6,977 | ) | 4,826 | |||||||
Income tax expense | 151 | 127 | ||||||||
NET (LOSS) INCOME | $ | (7,128 | ) | $ | 4,699 | |||||
Average Number of Shares Outstanding - Basic | 8,590 | 5,872 | ||||||||
Average Number of Shares Outstanding - Diluted | 8,590 | 5,906 | ||||||||
BASIC (LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE | $ | (0.83 | ) | $ | 0.80 | |||||
DILUTED (LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE | $ | (0.83 | ) | $ | 0.80 | |||||
MEMO: | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 9,196 | $ | 5,066 | ||||||
SEGMENT OPERATING RESULTS | ||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||
13 Weeks Ended | 13 Weeks Ended | |||||||||
Mar 30, 2014 | Mar 31, 2013 | |||||||||
REVENUE | ||||||||||
Healthcare | $ | 64,777 | $ | 49,495 | ||||||
Business Solutions | 163,712 | 92,125 | ||||||||
Total Revenue | $ | 228,489 | $ | 141,620 | ||||||
NET (LOSS) INCOME BEFORE TAXES | ||||||||||
Healthcare | $ | 1,870 | $ | 2,136 | ||||||
Business Solutions | 1,422 | 2,934 | ||||||||
Unallocated | (10,269 | ) | (244 | ) | ||||||
Total Net (Loss) Income Before Taxes | $ | (6,977 | ) | $ | 4,826 | |||||
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||
Mar 30, 2014 | Dec 29, 2013 | |||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 3,081 | $ | 2,342 | ||||||
Accounts receivable | 154,230 | 157,567 | ||||||||
Inventories | 61,306 | 61,939 | ||||||||
Other current assets | 15,561 | 14,508 | ||||||||
Total current assets | 234,178 | 236,356 | ||||||||
Plant and equipment | 90,593 | 93,003 | ||||||||
Goodwill and intangible assets | 130,904 | 133,444 | ||||||||
Deferred taxes | 9,311 | 9,306 | ||||||||
Other assets | 8,504 | 8,768 | ||||||||
Total assets | $ | 473,490 | $ | 480,877 | ||||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT | ||||||||||
Current liabilities | $ | 127,960 | $ | 125,357 | ||||||
Deferred compensation | 3,021 | 3,169 | ||||||||
Long-term debt | 268,055 | 263,880 | ||||||||
Pension benefit liability | 185,531 | 192,779 | ||||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 6,887 | 6,989 | ||||||||
Shareholders' deficit | (117,964 | ) | (111,297 | ) | ||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit | $ | 473,490 | $ | 480,877 | ||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS | ||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||
13 Weeks Ended | 13 Weeks Ended | |||||||||
Mar 30, 2014 | Mar 31, 2013 | |||||||||
Net (loss) income plus non-cash items | $ | 5,772 | $ | 10,169 | ||||||
Working capital | 4,619 | 3,471 | ||||||||
Restructuring payments | (3,828 | ) | (565 | ) | ||||||
Contributions to qualified pension plan | (5,932 | ) | (5,839 | ) | ||||||
Other | (1,742 | ) | (2,363 | ) | ||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (1,111 | ) | 4,873 | |||||||
Additions to plant and equipment | (3,637 | ) | (3,889 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of equipment | 49 | 77 | ||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (3,588 | ) | (3,812 | ) | ||||||
Net change in borrowings under credit facility | 6,761 | (629 | ) | |||||||
Principal payments on long-term debt | (1,107 | ) | (592 | ) | ||||||
Other | (146 | ) | — | |||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 5,508 | (1,221 | ) | |||||||
Effect of exchange rate | (70 | ) | 211 | |||||||
Net change in cash | $ | 739 | $ | 51 | ||||||
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES | ||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||
13 Weeks Ended | 13 Weeks Ended | |||||||||
Mar 30, 2014 | Mar 31, 2013 | |||||||||
GAAP Net (Loss) Income | $ | (7,128 | ) | $ | 4,699 | |||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||
Income taxes | 151 | 127 | ||||||||
Interest | 4,988 | 624 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 9,196 | 5,066 | ||||||||
EBITDA | $ | 7,207 | $ | 10,516 | ||||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||
Restructuring and impairment | 3,242 | 626 | ||||||||
Acquisition and integration costs | 2,697 | 1,107 | ||||||||
Pension expense | (548 | ) | (507 | ) | ||||||
Non-cash stock compensation | 681 | 469 | ||||||||
Other | (111 | ) | — | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 13,168 | $ | 12,211 | ||||||
GAAP Net Cash Flow | $ | 739 | $ | 51 | ||||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||
Credit facility (borrowed) paid | (6,761 | ) | 629 | |||||||
Non-GAAP Net Cash Flow | $ | (6,022 | ) | $ | 680 |
Contacts:
Investor and media contact:
Carol Merry,
614-383-1624
carol.merry@fahlgren.com
www.standardregister.com