Q4 Sales Up 28%, Net Income Up 72%, EPS Up 72%
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE:RS) reported today its financial
results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. For the
2011 fourth quarter, Reliance reported net income of $67.9 million, up
72% from the 2010 fourth quarter net income of $39.5 million, and down
20% from $84.9 million in the 2011 third quarter. Earnings per diluted
share were $.91 in the 2011 fourth quarter, up 72% from the 2010 fourth
quarter earnings per diluted share of $.53, and down 19% from $1.13 in
the 2011 third quarter. Sales for the 2011 fourth quarter were $2.03
billion, up 28% from 2010 fourth quarter sales of $1.58 billion, and
down 5% from 2011 third quarter sales of $2.14 billion. The 2011 fourth
quarter financial results include in cost of sales a pre-tax LIFO
charge, or expense, of $17.8 million, compared with a pre-tax LIFO
charge of $10.0 million for the 2010 fourth quarter, and $22.5 million
for the 2011 third quarter.
For the 2011 year, net income amounted to $343.8 million, up 77%
compared with net income of $194.4 million for the 2010 year. Earnings
per diluted share were $4.58 for the year ended December 31, 2011, up
75% compared with earnings of $2.61 per diluted share for the year ended
December 31, 2010. Sales for the 2011 year were $8.13 billion, up 29%
compared with the 2010 year of $6.31 billion. The 2011 financial results
include in cost of sales a pre-tax LIFO charge, or expense, of $85.3
million compared with a pre-tax LIFO charge of $34.8 million for the
2010 year. The LIFO adjustments, in effect, reflect cost of sales at
current replacement costs.
Reliance’s tons sold in 2011 were up 13% from 2010 and the average price
per ton sold in 2011 was up 15% compared to 2010. For 2011, carbon steel
sales were 53% of net sales; aluminum sales were 15%; stainless steel
sales were 15%; alloy sales were 10%; toll processing sales were 2%; and
other sales were 5%.
David H. Hannah, Chairman and CEO of Reliance, said, “The 2011 fourth
quarter started out slower than we expected, with tons sold in October
up only slightly over September on a per day basis. However, November
and December tons sold were stronger than we had anticipated resulting,
overall, in a solid fourth quarter demand environment. Our full year
2011 results improved nicely from 2010. Demand continued to improve
slowly and steadily in many markets where we sell our products. Those
industries where we experienced more significant improvements over 2010
were energy (oil & gas), agriculture and mining. Aerospace,
semiconductor and electronics, and our toll processing businesses,
primarily related to the auto industry, were also solid. Even
non-residential construction improved slightly over 2010, but
significantly lagged compared to the improvements in our other markets.”
“Our balance sheet provides a strong foundation for our operations and
our growth strategies, with a net debt-to-capital ratio of only 28.4% at
December 31, 2011. We had $645 million outstanding on our new $1.5
billion credit facility at December 31, 2011, providing ample room for
continued organic growth as well as additional acquisitions,” Hannah
added.
“Currently, the prices of most of the metals we sell are increasing over
the fourth quarter levels, and we expect pricing, overall, to remain
relatively strong through the 2012 first quarter. Additionally, we
anticipate demand to continue to improve slowly but steadily, except for
the energy (oil & gas), aerospace, heavy equipment (farm and mining),
and auto industries where we look for higher than average growth. Given
these expectations, 2012 earnings should be higher than 2011 and, at
this time, we estimate earnings per diluted share in a range of $1.15 to
$1.25 for the 2012 first quarter,” concluded Hannah.
Effective August 1, 2011, Reliance acquired Continental Alloys &
Services, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, and its affiliates
that, combined, comprise a leading global materials management company
focused on high-end steel and alloy pipe, tube and bar products and
precision manufacturing of various tools designed for well completion
programs of global energy service companies with 12 locations in seven
countries including Canada, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, the U.A.E., the
United Kingdom and the United States. Continental had sales of $205
million for the five months ended December 31, 2011.
Also, effective February 1, 2012, Reliance acquired McKey Perforating
Co., Inc., headquartered in New Berlin, Wisconsin, and its subsidiary
McKey Perforated Products Co., Inc., located in Manchester, Tennessee,
through its wholly-owned subsidiary Diamond Manufacturing Company. McKey
was founded in 1867 and is a contract manufacturer that provides a full
range of metal perforating and fabrication services to customers located
primarily in the U.S. For the year 2011, McKey’s net sales were
approximately $18 million.
On February 14, 2012, the Board of Directors declared a regular
quarterly cash dividend, and increased the quarterly dividend rate to
$.15 per share of common stock, a 25% increase from $.12 per share paid
in 2011. The dividend is payable on March 23, 2012 to shareholders of
record March 2, 2012. The Company has increased its dividend 17 times
since the IPO in 1994 and has paid regular quarterly dividends for 52
consecutive years.
Reliance will host a conference call that will be broadcast live over
the Internet (listen only mode) regarding the fourth quarter and 12
months financial results for the period ended December 31, 2011. All
interested parties are invited to listen to the web cast on February
16, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time at: http://www.rsac.comon the Investor Information section or http://www.streetevents.com.
Player format: Windows Media and RealPlayer. The web cast will remain on
the Reliance web site at: www.rsac.comon the Investor Information sectionthrough March 16, 2012and
a printed transcript will be posted on the Reliance web site after the
completion of the conference call.
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., headquartered in Los Angeles, California,
is the largest metals service center company in North America. Through a
network of more than 220 locations in 38 states and Belgium, Canada,
China, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, the U.A.E. and the
United Kingdom, the Company provides value-added metals processing
services and distributes a full line of over 100,000 metal products to
more than 125,000 customers in a broad range of industries.
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.’s press releases and additional
information are available on the Company’s web site at www.rsac.com.
The Company was named to the 2010 “Fortune 500” List, and the
2010 Fortune List of “The World’s Most Admired
Companies.”
This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results and
events may differ materially as a result of a variety of factors, many
of which are outside of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.’s control. Risk
factors and additional information are included in Reliance Steel &
Aluminum Co.’s reports on file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2011, June 30, 2011 and
September 30, 2011.
|
|
RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO. |
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA |
(in millions, except share and per share amounts) |
|
|
|
| Three Months Ended |
| Twelve Months Ended |
| | December 31, | | December 31, |
| | 2011 |
| 2010 | | 2011 |
| 2010* |
| Income Statement Data: | |
(unaudited)
| |
(unaudited)
| |
(unaudited)
| | |
|
Net sales
| |
$
|
2,033.9
| | |
$
|
1,584.3
| | |
$
|
8,134.7
| | |
$
|
6,312.8
| |
Gross profit1 | | |
475.0
| | | |
393.8
| | | |
1,986.0
| | | |
1,584.9
| |
|
Operating income
| | |
112.3
| | | |
78.1
| | | |
572.8
| | | |
360.7
| |
|
Pre-tax income
| | |
98.4
| | | |
60.5
| | | |
511.6
| | | |
296.5
| |
|
Net income attributable to Reliance
| | |
67.9
| | | |
39.5
| | | |
343.8
| | | |
194.4
| |
|
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Reliance shareholders
| |
$
|
0.91
| | |
$
|
0.53
| | |
$
|
4.58
| | |
$
|
2.61
| |
|
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted
| | |
75,026,062
| | | |
74,778,975
| | | |
75,041,753
| | | |
74,472,380
| |
|
Gross profit margin1 | | |
23.4
|
%
| | |
24.9
|
%
| | |
24.4
|
%
| | |
25.1
|
%
|
|
Operating income margin
| | |
5.5
|
%
| | |
4.9
|
%
| | |
7.0
|
%
| | |
5.7
|
%
|
|
Pre-tax income margin
| | |
4.8
|
%
| | |
3.8
|
%
| | |
6.3
|
%
| | |
4.7
|
%
|
|
Net income margin – Reliance
| | |
3.3
|
%
| | |
2.5
|
%
| | |
4.2
|
%
| | |
3.1
|
%
|
|
Cash dividends per share
| |
$
|
0.12
| | |
$
|
0.10
| | |
$
|
0.48
| | |
$
|
0.40
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| December 31, |
| December 31, |
| | 2011 | | 2010* |
| Balance Sheet and Other Data: | |
(unaudited)
| | |
|
Current assets
| |
$
|
2,274.7
| | |
$
|
1,700.9
| |
|
Working capital
| | |
1,698.3
| | | |
1,192.3
| |
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
| | |
1,105.5
| | | |
1,025.3
| |
|
Total assets
| | |
5,605.9
| | | |
4,668.9
| |
|
Current liabilities
| | |
576.4
| | | |
508.6
| |
|
Long-term debt
| | |
1,319.0
| | | |
855.1
| |
|
Total Reliance shareholders’ equity
| | |
3,143.9
| | | |
2,823.7
| |
|
Capital expenditures (year-to-date)
| | |
156.4
| | | |
111.4
| |
|
Cash provided by operations (year-to-date)
| | |
234.8
| | | |
214.1
| |
|
Net debt-to-total capital2 | | |
28.4
|
%
| | |
23.5
|
%
|
|
Return on Reliance shareholders’ equity3 | | |
12.2
|
%
| | |
7.5
|
%
|
|
Current ratio
| | |
3.9
| | | |
3.3
| |
|
Book value per share4 | |
$
|
41.92
| | |
$
|
37.83
| |
|
|
* Amounts were derived from audited financial statements.
1 Gross profit, calculated as net sales less cost of sales,
and gross profit margin, calculated as gross profit divided by net
sales, are non-GAAP financial measures as they exclude depreciation and
amortization expense associated with the corresponding sales. The
majority of our orders are basic distribution with no processing
services performed. For the remainder of our sales orders, we perform
“first-stage” processing which is generally not labor intensive as we
are simply cutting the metal to size. Because of this, the amount of
related labor and overhead, including depreciation and amortization, are
not significant and are excluded from our cost of sales. Therefore, our
cost of sales is primarily comprised of the cost of the material we
sell. We use gross profit and gross profit margin as shown above as
measures of operating performance. Gross profit and gross profit margin
are important operating and financial measures, as fluctuations in our
gross profit margin can have a significant impact on our earnings. Gross
profit and gross profit margin, as presented, are not necessarily
comparable with similarly titled measures for other companies.
2 Net debt-to-total capital is calculated as total debt (net
of cash) divided by total Reliance shareholders’ equity plus total debt
(net of cash).
3 Calculations are based on the latest twelve months net
income attributable to Reliance and beginning total Reliance
shareholders’ equity.
4 Book value per share is calculated as total Reliance
shareholders’ equity divided by outstanding common shares.
|
|
| RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO. |
| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
| (in millions, except share amounts) |
|
|
| ASSETS |
|
| December 31, |
| December 31, |
| | 2011 | | 2010* |
| |
(unaudited)
| | |
|
Current assets:
| | | | |
|
Cash and cash equivalents
| |
$
|
84.6
| | |
$
|
72.9
| |
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $22.2
at December 31, 2011 and $17.2 at December 31, 2010 | | |
896.2
| | | |
697.0
| |
|
Inventories
| | |
1,212.8
| | | |
860.2
| |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
| | |
47.8
| | | |
42.5
| |
Income taxes receivable
| | |
--
| | | |
28.3
| |
|
Deferred income taxes
| |
| 33.3 |
| |
| -- |
|
|
Total current assets
| | |
2,274.7
| | | |
1,700.9
| |
|
Property, plant and equipment:
| | | | |
|
Land
| | |
145.8
| | | |
137.1
| |
|
Buildings
| | |
656.8
| | | |
594.3
| |
|
Machinery and equipment
| | |
982.9
| | | |
898.1
| |
|
Accumulated depreciation
| |
| (680.0 |
)
| |
| (604.2 |
)
|
| | |
1,105.5
| | | |
1,025.3
| |
| | | |
|
|
Goodwill
| | |
1,244.3
| | | |
1,109.6
| |
|
Intangible assets, net
| | |
895.9
| | | |
755.8
| |
|
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies, net
| | |
41.9
| | | |
42.0
| |
|
Investments in unconsolidated entities
| | |
16.2
| | | |
18.3
| |
|
Other assets
| |
| 27.4 |
| |
| 17.0 |
|
|
Total assets
| | $ | 5,605.9 |
| | $ | 4,668.9 |
|
| | | |
|
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
| | | |
|
|
Current liabilities:
| | | | |
|
Accounts payable
| |
$
|
335.2
| | |
$
|
245.0
| |
|
Accrued expenses
| | |
54.0
| | | |
45.7
| |
|
Accrued compensation and retirement costs
| | |
111.0
| | | |
85.1
| |
|
Accrued insurance costs
| | |
42.1
| | | |
37.0
| |
|
Current maturities of long-term debt and short-term borrowings
| | |
12.2
| | | |
86.2
| |
|
Income taxes payable
| | |
21.9
| | | |
--
| |
|
Deferred income taxes
| |
| -- |
| |
| 9.6 |
|
|
Total current liabilities
| | |
576.4
| | | |
508.6
| |
|
Long-term debt
| | |
1,319.0
| | | |
855.1
| |
|
Long-term retirement costs
| | |
88.6
| | | |
74.7
| |
|
Other long-term liabilities
| | |
30.1
| | | |
27.8
| |
|
Deferred income taxes
| | |
439.8
| | | |
372.6
| |
|
Commitments and contingencies
| | | | |
Equity:
| | | | |
Preferred stock, no par value:
| | | | |
Authorized shares — 5,000,000
| | | | |
None issued or outstanding
| | |
--
| | | |
--
| |
Common stock, no par value:
| | | | |
Authorized shares — 100,000,000
| | | | |
Issued and outstanding shares – 75,007,694 at December 31, 2011
and 74,639,223 at December 31, 2010, stated capital
| | |
657.1
| | | |
624.7
| |
|
Retained earnings
| | |
2,495.6
| | | |
2,188.7
| |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
| |
| (8.8 |
)
| |
| 10.3 |
|
|
Total Reliance shareholders’ equity
| | |
3,143.9
| | | |
2,823.7
| |
|
Noncontrolling interests
| |
| 8.1 |
| |
| 6.4 |
|
|
Total equity
| |
| 3,152.0 |
| |
| 2,830.1 |
|
|
Total liabilities and equity
| | $ | 5,605.9 |
| | $ | 4,668.9 |
|
|
|
* Amounts were derived from audited financial statements.
|
|
| RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO. |
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME |
| (in millions, except per share amounts) |
|
|
|
| Three Months Ended |
| Twelve Months Ended |
| | December 31, | | December 31, |
| | 2011 |
| 2010 | | 2011 |
| 2010* |
| |
(unaudited)
| |
(unaudited)
| |
(unaudited)
| | |
|
Net sales
| |
$
|
2,033.9
| | |
$
|
1,584.3
| | |
$
|
8,134.7
| | |
$
|
6,312.8
| |
| | | | | | | |
|
|
Costs and expenses:
| | | | | | | | |
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown
below)
| | |
1,558.9
| | | |
1,190.5
| | | |
6,148.7
| | | |
4,727.9
| |
|
Warehouse, delivery, selling, general and administrative
| | |
328.3
| | | |
284.0
| | | |
1,280.1
| | | |
1,103.6
| |
|
Depreciation and amortization
| |
| 34.4 |
| |
| 31.7 |
| |
| 133.1 |
| |
| 120.6 |
|
| | |
1,921.6
| | | |
1,506.2
| | | |
7,561.9
| | | |
5,952.1
| |
| | | | | | | |
|
|
Operating income
| | |
112.3
| | | |
78.1
| | | |
572.8
| | | |
360.7
| |
| | | | | | | |
|
|
Other income (expense):
| | | | | | | | |
|
Interest
| | |
(14.7
|
)
| | |
(15.2
|
)
| | |
(59.8
|
)
| | |
(61.2
|
)
|
|
Other income (expense), net
| |
| 0.8 |
| |
| (2.4 |
)
| |
| (1.4 |
)
| |
| (3.0 |
)
|
|
Income before income taxes
| | |
98.4
| | | |
60.5
| | | |
511.6
| | | |
296.5
| |
|
Income tax provision
| |
| 29.3 |
| |
| 19.7 |
| |
| 162.4 |
| |
| 98.6 |
|
|
Net income
| | |
69.1
| | | |
40.8
| | | |
349.2
| | | |
197.9
| |
|
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
| |
| 1.2 |
| |
| 1.3 |
| |
| 5.4 |
| |
| 3.5 |
|
|
Net income attributable to Reliance
| | $ | 67.9 |
| | $ | 39.5 |
| | $ | 343.8 |
| | $ | 194.4 |
|
| | | | | | | |
|
|
Earnings per share:
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Reliance
shareholders
| | $ | 0.91 |
| | $ | 0.53 |
| | $ | 4.58 |
| | $ | 2.61 |
|
| | | | | | | |
|
|
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Reliance shareholders
| | $ | 0.91 |
| | $ | 0.53 |
| | $ | 4.60 |
| | $ | 2.62 |
|
| | | | | | | |
|
|
Cash dividends per share
| | $ | 0.12 |
| | $ | 0.10 |
| | $ | 0.48 |
| | $ | 0.40 |
|
|
|
* Amounts were derived from audited financial statements.
|
|
| RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO. |
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
| (in millions) |
|
|
|
| Twelve Months Ended |
| | December 31, |
| | 2011 |
| 2010* |
| |
(unaudited)
| | |
| Operating activities: | | | | |
|
Net income
| |
$
|
349.2
| | |
$
|
197.9
| |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
| | | | |
Depreciation and amortization expense
| | |
133.1
| | | |
120.6
| |
|
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense
| | |
(27.2
|
)
| | |
42.7
| |
|
(Gain) loss on sales of property, plant and equipment
| | |
(2.6
|
)
| | |
1.1
| |
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities
| | |
(2.2
|
)
| | |
(0.7
|
)
|
|
Dividends received from unconsolidated entities
| | |
3.9
| | | |
0.3
| |
|
Share based compensation expense
| | |
21.3
| | | |
17.3
| |
|
Tax deficit (excess benefit) from share based compensation
| | |
0.3
| | | |
(4.0
|
)
|
|
Net loss from life insurance policies
| | |
5.5
| | | |
4.2
| |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (excluding effect of
businesses acquired):
| | | | |
|
Accounts receivable
| | |
(145.9
|
)
| | |
(146.7
|
)
|
|
Inventories
| | |
(231.0
|
)
| | |
(121.9
|
)
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
| | |
22.8
| | | |
23.9
| |
|
Accounts payable and other liabilities
| |
| 107.6 |
| |
| 79.4 |
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
| | |
234.8
| | | |
214.1
| |
| | | |
|
| Investing activities: | | | | |
|
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
| | |
(156.4
|
)
| | |
(111.4
|
)
|
|
Acquisitions of metals service centers, net of cash acquired and
debt assumed
| | |
(313.3
|
)
| | |
(100.3
|
)
|
|
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment
| | |
9.0
| | | |
3.2
| |
|
Purchases of marketable securities
| | |
(8.5
|
)
| | |
--
| |
|
Net (investment in) borrowing from life insurance policies
| | |
(9.0
|
)
| | |
42.4
| |
|
Net proceeds from redemption of life insurance policies
| |
| 3.6 |
| |
| 4.3 |
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
| | |
(474.6
|
)
| | |
(161.8
|
)
|
| | | |
|
| Financing activities: | | | | |
|
Net short-term debt (repayments) borrowings
| | |
(104.7
|
)
| | |
3.2
| |
|
Proceeds from long-term debt borrowings
| | |
995.0
| | | |
539.0
| |
|
Principal payments on long-term debt
| | |
(606.6
|
)
| | |
(560.6
|
)
|
|
Debt issuance costs
| | |
(7.3
|
)
| | |
--
| |
|
Payments to noncontrolling interest holders
| | |
(3.7
|
)
| | |
(1.8
|
)
|
|
Capital contributions from noncontrolling interests
| | |
--
| | | |
0.2
| |
|
Dividends paid
| | |
(35.9
|
)
| | |
(29.7
|
)
|
|
(Tax deficit) excess benefit from share based compensation
| | |
(0.3
|
)
| | |
4.0
| |
|
Exercise of stock options
| |
| 11.1 |
| |
| 21.2 |
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
| | |
247.6
| | | |
(24.5
|
)
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
| |
| 3.9 |
| |
| 2.1 |
|
|
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
| | |
11.7
| | | |
29.9
| |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
| |
| 72.9 |
| |
| 43.0 |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
| | $ | 84.6 |
| | $ | 72.9 |
|
| | | |
|
| Supplemental cash flow information: | | | | |
|
Interest paid during the year
| |
$
|
57.4
| | |
$
|
62.2
| |
|
Income taxes paid during the year
| |
$
|
149.2
| | |
$
|
68.9
| |
| | | |
|
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | | | | |
|
Debt assumed in connection with acquisitions of metals service
centers
| |
$
|
104.7
| | |
$
|
22.6
| |
|
|
* Amounts were derived from audited financial statements.
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
Kim P. Feazle
Investor
Relations
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