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Exhibit 99.1
United Rentals Announces Third Quarter 2010 Results
Updates Full Year Financial Targets
Updates Full Year Financial Targets
GREENWICH, Conn. October 19, 2010 - United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) today announced financial
results for the third quarter 2010. Total revenue was $605 million, compared with $592 million for
the same period last year, and rental revenue was $507 million, compared with $478 million for the
same period last year. Operating income was $93 million, compared with $67 million for the same
period last year.
On a GAAP EPS basis, the company reported third quarter 2010 net income of $23 million, or $0.33
per diluted share, compared with net income of $0 million, or $0.00 per diluted share, for the same
period in 2009. Adjusted EPS for the quarter, which excludes the impact of special items, was $0.40
per diluted share, compared with $0.01 per diluted share the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA margin,
which also excludes the impact of special items, was 35.7% for the quarter, compared with 31.1% in
2009.
Third Quarter 2010 Highlights
| Time utilization was 71.3%, an increase of 7.1 percentage points from third quarter last
year, and a record high for the company. Rental rates declined 1.4% year over year, but
improved 2.0% sequentially from the second quarter. Dollar utilization, which reflects the
impact of time utilization and rental rates, increased 2.9 percentage points to 51.6%,
compared to the same period last year. |
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| Free cash flow was $37 million for the quarter, compared with $123 million for the same
period last year. The company raised its outlook for full year net rental capital
expenditures (defined as purchases of rental equipment less the proceeds from sales of
rental equipment) to a range of $180 million to $200 million, from its previous estimate of
$160 million to $180 million, to service key accounts and meet increased demand. The
company also reaffirmed its outlook for full year free cash flow of a range of $200 million
to $225 million. |
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| SG&A expense decreased by $4 million, compared to the same period last year. The company
has reaffirmed its outlook for full year SG&A expense reduction within a range of $40
million to $50 million. |
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| Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation, increased by $12 million compared to
the same period last year, reflecting higher transaction volume and equipment on rent. The
company has updated its outlook for full year expense reduction to a range of $5 million to
$15 million, from its previous estimate of $30 million to $50 million. |
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| The company sold $74 million of used fleet on an original equipment cost basis and
generated a gross margin of 31.3%, compared with $100 million of used fleet sold at a gross
margin of 7.3% for the same period last year. |
CEO Comments
Michael Kneeland, chief executive officer of United Rentals, said, While the recovery is
progressing slowly, business conditions have improved in all of our operating regions. Rental is a
very attractive alternative to buying equipment right now, aided by tight credit markets and
cautious customer behavior. As a result, we are seeing increased demand despite the weakness in
construction spending. We view record time utilization and sequential quarterly rate improvement as
two very positive indicators of profitable growth.
Kneeland continued, Our results also show that we are clearly delivering on our strategic
priorities. Because of the operating leverage weve built into the business, our growth in
operating income and adjusted EBITDA surpassed our rental revenue growth. We increased our fleet
investment to better meet demand and to further strengthen relationships with our key customers.
This is exactly where we want to take the company toward better earnings in our core business, with stronger margins and sustainable fixed cost savings. Current trends
suggest that our year over year rate performance should be flat to slightly positive in the fourth
quarter, with further improvement in 2011.
Nine Months 2010 Results
For the first nine months 2010, the company reported total revenue of $1,640 million and rental
revenue of $1,337 million, compared with $1,801 million and $1,380 million, respectively, for the
same period last year. Operating income was $150 million for the first nine months 2010, compared
with $90 million for the same period last year.
On a GAAP EPS basis, the company reported a net loss of $5 million, or a loss of $0.09 per diluted
share, for the first nine months 2010, compared with a net loss of $36 million, or a loss of $0.60
per diluted share, for the same period in 2009. Adjusted EPS, which excludes the impact of special
items, was income of $0.18 per diluted share for the first nine months 2010, compared with a loss
of $0.55 per diluted share the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA margin, which also excludes the impact
of special items, was 31.1% for the first nine months 2010, compared with 26.6% in 2009.
Free Cash Flow and Fleet Size
For the first nine months 2010, free cash flow was $144 million, including the receipt of a
previously announced $55 million federal tax refund, and after total rental and non-rental capital
expenditures of $307 million. By comparison, free cash flow for the first nine months 2009 was $322
million after total rental and non-rental capital expenditures of $232 million.
The size of the rental fleet was $3,805 million of original equipment cost at September 30, 2010,
compared with $3,803 million at September 30, 2009, and $3,763 million at December 31, 2009. The
age of the rental fleet was 46.2 months on a unit-weighted basis at September 30, 2010, compared
with 42.4 months at December 31, 2009.
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
The companys ROIC metric uses after-tax operating income for the trailing 12 months divided by the
averages of stockholders equity (deficit), debt and deferred taxes, net of average cash. To
mitigate the volatility related to fluctuations in our tax rate from period to period, during the
third quarter the company adjusted its calculation of ROIC such that operating income is now taxed
at the federal statutory tax rate of 35%, rather than the reported effective tax rate for a given
period. With this new methodology, the companys ROIC was 3.2% for the 12 months ended September
30, 2010, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the same period last year. Had the company
utilized its prior methodology, ROIC for the 12 months ended September 30, 2010, would have been
negative 6.1%, a decrease of 9.5 percentage points from the same period last year.
Conference Call
United Rentals will hold a conference call tomorrow, Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at 11:00 a.m.
Eastern Time. The conference call will be available live by audio webcast at
unitedrentals.com, where it will be archived until the next earnings call, and by calling
866-256-3815.
Non-GAAP Measures
Free cash flow, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), adjusted
EBITDA, and adjusted earnings per share (adjusted EPS) are non-GAAP financial measures as defined
under the rules of the SEC. Free cash flow represents net cash provided by operating activities,
less purchases of rental and non-rental equipment plus proceeds from sales of rental and non-rental
equipment and excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements, net. EBITDA represents the
sum of net income (loss), provision (benefit) for income taxes, interest expense, net, interest
expense-subordinated convertible debentures, net, depreciation of rental equipment and non-rental
depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA plus the sum of the restructuring
charge and stock compensation expense, net. Adjusted EPS represents EPS plus the sum of the
restructuring charge, the gains/losses on the repurchase/redemption of debt securities and
retirement of subordinated convertible debentures, and the asset impairment charge. The company
believes that: (i) free cash flow provides useful additional information concerning cash flow
available to meet future debt service obligations and working capital requirements; (ii) EBITDA and
adjusted EBITDA provide useful information about operating performance and period-over-period growth; and (iii) adjusted EPS provides useful information
concerning future profitability. However, none of these measures should be considered as
alternatives to net income, cash flows from operating activities or earnings per share under GAAP
as indicators of operating performance or liquidity. Information reconciling forward-looking free
cash flow to a GAAP financial measure is unavailable to the company without unreasonable effort.
About United Rentals
United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in the world, with an integrated
network of 549 rental locations in 48 states and 10 Canadian provinces. The companys approximately
7,400 employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners
and others. The company offers for rent approximately 2,900 classes of equipment with a total
original cost of $3.8 billion. United Rentals is a member of the Standard & Poors MidCap 400 Index
and the Russell 2000 Index® and is headquartered in Greenwich, Conn. Additional information about
United Rentals is available at unitedrentals.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements can be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as believe, expect, may, will,
should, seek, on-track, plan, project, forecast, intend or anticipate, or the
negative thereof or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy or outlook. You are
cautioned that our business and operations are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties,
many of which are beyond our control, and, consequently, our actual results may differ materially
from those projected. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
projected include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) on-going decreases in North American
construction and industrial activities, which have significantly affected revenues and, because
many of our costs are fixed, our profitability, and which may further reduce demand and prices for
our products and services; (2) inability to benefit from government spending associated with
stimulus-related construction projects; (3) our highly leveraged capital structure, which requires
us to use a substantial portion of our cash flow for debt service and can constrain our flexibility
in responding to unanticipated or adverse business conditions; (4) noncompliance with financial or
other covenants in our debt agreements, which could result in our lenders terminating our credit
facilities and requiring us to repay outstanding borrowings; (5) inability to access the capital
that our business may require; (6) increases in our maintenance and replacement costs as we age our
fleet, and decreases in the residual value of our equipment; (7) inability to sell our new or used
fleet in the amounts, or at the prices, we expect; (8) rates we can charge and time utilization we
can achieve being less than anticipated; and (9) costs we incur being more than anticipated, and
the inability to realize expected savings in the amounts or time frames planned. For a fuller
description of these and other possible uncertainties, please refer to our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, as well as to our subsequent filings with the SEC. Our
forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date hereof, and we make no
commitment to update or publicly release any revisions to forward-looking statements in order to
reflect new information or subsequent events, circumstances or changes in expectations.
# # #
Contact:
Fred Bratman
(203) 618-7318
Cell: (917) 847-4507
fbratman@ur.com
(203) 618-7318
Cell: (917) 847-4507
fbratman@ur.com
UNITED RENTALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In millions, except per share amounts)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In millions, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
Revenues: |
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Equipment rentals |
$ | 507 | $ | 478 | $ | 1,337 | $ | 1,380 | ||||||||
Sales of rental equipment |
32 | 41 | 104 | 192 | ||||||||||||
New equipment sales |
19 | 20 | 59 | 63 | ||||||||||||
Contractor supplies sales |
24 | 30 | 73 | 95 | ||||||||||||
Service and other revenues |
23 | 23 | 67 | 71 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues |
605 | 592 | 1,640 | 1,801 | ||||||||||||
Cost of revenues: |
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Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation |
237 | 225 | 668 | 679 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation of rental equipment |
98 | 100 | 289 | 316 | ||||||||||||
Cost of rental equipment sales |
22 | 38 | 74 | 189 | ||||||||||||
Cost of new equipment sales |
15 | 16 | 49 | 53 | ||||||||||||
Cost of contractor supplies sales |
16 | 22 | 51 | 70 | ||||||||||||
Cost of service and other revenues |
8 | 11 | 26 | 29 | ||||||||||||
Total cost of revenues |
396 | 412 | 1,157 | 1,336 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit |
209 | 180 | 483 | 465 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
95 | 99 | 271 | 308 | ||||||||||||
Restructuring charge |
7 | 1 | 19 | 25 | ||||||||||||
Non-rental depreciation and amortization |
14 | 13 | 43 | 42 | ||||||||||||
Operating income |
93 | 67 | 150 | 90 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense, net |
55 | 62 | 170 | 154 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense subordinated convertible
debentures, net |
2 | 2 | 6 | (6 | ) | |||||||||||
Other income, net |
(2 | ) | (1 | ) | (3 | ) | | |||||||||
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes |
38 | 4 | (23 | ) | (58 | ) | ||||||||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes |
15 | 4 | (18 | ) | (22 | ) | ||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | 23 | $ | | $ | (5 | ) | $ | (36 | ) | ||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share |
$ | 0.33 | $ | | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.60 | ) |
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UNITED RENTALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions)
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
ASSETS |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 170 | $ | 169 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net |
399 | 337 | ||||||
Inventory |
48 | 44 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
37 | 89 | ||||||
Deferred taxes |
58 | 66 | ||||||
Total current assets |
712 | 705 | ||||||
Rental equipment, net |
2,335 | 2,414 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net |
409 | 434 | ||||||
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net |
227 | 231 | ||||||
Other long-term assets |
61 | 75 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 3,744 | $ | 3,859 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT |
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Current maturities of long-term debt |
$ | 123 | $ | 125 | ||||
Accounts payable |
167 | 128 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
234 | 208 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
524 | 461 | ||||||
Long-term debt |
2,692 | 2,826 | ||||||
Subordinated convertible debentures |
124 | 124 | ||||||
Deferred taxes |
384 | 424 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities |
35 | 43 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
3,759 | 3,878 | ||||||
Common stock |
1 | 1 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
490 | 487 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit |
(579 | ) | (574 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
73 | 67 | ||||||
Total stockholders deficit |
(15 | ) | (19 | ) | ||||
Total liabilities and stockholders deficit |
$ | 3,744 | $ | 3,859 | ||||
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UNITED RENTALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
Cash Flows From Operating Activities: |
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Net income (loss) |
$ | 23 | $ | | $ | (5 | ) | $ | (36 | ) | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by
operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
112 | 113 | 332 | 358 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs and original
issue discounts |
6 | 5 | 17 | 13 | ||||||||||||
Gain on sales of rental equipment |
(10 | ) | (3 | ) | (30 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||||||
(Gain) loss on sales of non-rental equipment |
| | (1 | ) | 1 | |||||||||||
Stock compensation expense, net |
2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Restructuring charge |
7 | 1 | 19 | 25 | ||||||||||||
Loss (gain) on repurchase/redemption of debt securities |
| 1 | 3 | (16 | ) | |||||||||||
Gain on retirement of subordinated convertible debentures |
| | | (13 | ) | |||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in deferred taxes |
12 | 3 | (35 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable |
(55 | ) | 11 | (62 | ) | 94 | ||||||||||
Decrease (increase) in inventory |
12 | 3 | (4 | ) | 7 | |||||||||||
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets |
7 | 4 | 62 | 13 | ||||||||||||
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable |
(22 | ) | (3 | ) | 39 | (17 | ) | |||||||||
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities |
30 | 11 | 2 | (75 | ) | |||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
124 | 148 | 343 | 353 | ||||||||||||
Cash Flows From Investing Activities: |
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Purchases of rental equipment |
(113 | ) | (60 | ) | (287 | ) | (198 | ) | ||||||||
Purchases of non-rental equipment |
(8 | ) | (8 | ) | (20 | ) | (34 | ) | ||||||||
Proceeds from sales of rental equipment |
32 | 41 | 104 | 192 | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales of non-rental equipment |
3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||
Purchases of other companies |
| (25 | ) | | (26 | ) | ||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(86 | ) | (49 | ) | (197 | ) | (55 | ) | ||||||||
Cash Flows From Financing Activities: |
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Proceeds from debt |
391 | 483 | 1,481 | 2,003 | ||||||||||||
Payments of debt |
(293 | ) | (566 | ) | (1,625 | ) | (2,227 | ) | ||||||||
Payments of financing costs |
| | | (14 | ) | |||||||||||
Shares repurchased and retired |
| | (1 | ) | | |||||||||||
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements, net |
(1 | ) | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
97 | (84 | ) | (147 | ) | (240 | ) | |||||||||
Effect of foreign exchange rates |
5 | 9 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
140 | 24 | 1 | 72 | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
30 | 125 | 169 | 77 | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | 170 | $ | 149 | $ | 170 | $ | 149 | ||||||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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Cash (paid) received for income taxes, net |
$ | (1 | ) | $ | (2 | ) | $ | 49 | $ | 2 |
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UNITED RENTALS, INC.
SEGMENT PERFORMANCE
($ in millions)
SEGMENT PERFORMANCE
($ in millions)
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | Change | 2010 | 2009 | Change | |||||||||||||||||||
General Rentals |
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Reportable segment revenue |
$ | 558 | $ | 548 | 1.8 | % | $ | 1,516 | $ | 1,682 | (9.9 | %) | ||||||||||||
Reportable segment operating income |
87 | 59 | 47.5 | % | 144 | 97 | 48.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Reportable segment operating margin |
15.6 | % | 10.8 | % | 4.8 pts | 9.5 | % | 5.8 | % | 3.7 pts | ||||||||||||||
Trench Safety, Power & HVAC |
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Reportable segment revenue |
$ | 47 | $ | 44 | 6.8 | % | $ | 124 | $ | 119 | 4.2 | % | ||||||||||||
Reportable segment operating income |
13 | 9 | 44.4 | % | 25 | 18 | 38.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Reportable segment operating margin |
27.7 | % | 20.5 | % | 7.2 pts | 20.2 | % | 15.1 | % | 5.1 pts | ||||||||||||||
Total United Rentals |
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Total revenue |
$ | 605 | $ | 592 | 2.2 | % | $ | 1,640 | $ | 1,801 | (8.9 | %) | ||||||||||||
Total operating income (1) |
100 | 68 | 47.1 | % | 169 | 115 | 47.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total operating margin (1) |
16.5 | % | 11.5 | % | 5.0 pts | 10.3 | % | 6.4 | % | 3.9 pts |
(1) | Excludes unallocated restructuring charge. |
DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE CALCULATION
(In millions, except per share data)
(In millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | 23 | $ | | $ | (5 | ) | $ | (36 | ) | ||||||
Convertible
debt interest 1 7/8% |
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Net income (loss) available to common stockholders |
$ | 23 | $ | | $ | (5 | ) | $ | (36 | ) | ||||||
Weighted-average common shares |
60.5 | 60.1 | 60.4 | 60.1 | ||||||||||||
Employee stock options and warrants |
0.4 | 0.2 | | | ||||||||||||
Convertible subordinated notes 1 7/8% |
5.3 | | | | ||||||||||||
Convertible subordinated notes 4% |
1.6 | | | | ||||||||||||
Restricted stock units |
0.7 | 0.4 | | | ||||||||||||
Weighted average diluted shares |
68.5 | 60.7 | 60.4 | 60.1 | ||||||||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share |
$ | 0.33 | $ | | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.60 | ) |
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UNITED RENTALS, INC.
ADJUSTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE GAAP RECONCILIATION
ADJUSTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE GAAP RECONCILIATION
We
define Earnings (loss) per share adjusted as the sum of (i) earnings (loss) per share GAAP, as reported, plus the after-tax impacts of (ii) restructuring charge, (iii) loss (gain) on
repurchases/redemptions of debt securities and retirement of subordinated convertible debentures
and (iv) asset impairment charge. Management believes adjusted earnings (loss) per share provides
useful information concerning future profitability. However, adjusted earnings (loss) per share is
not a measure of financial performance under GAAP. Accordingly, adjusted earnings (loss) per share
should not be considered an alternative to GAAP earnings (loss) per share. The table below
provides a reconciliation between earnings (loss) per share
GAAP, as reported, and earnings (loss) per share adjusted.
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) per share GAAP, as reported |
$ | 0.33 | $ | | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.60 | ) | ||||||
After-tax impact of: |
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Restructuring charge (1) |
0.06 | | 0.20 | 0.24 | ||||||||||||
Loss (gain) on repurchases/redemptions of
debt securities and retirement of
subordinated convertible debentures |
| 0.01 | 0.03 | (0.28 | ) | |||||||||||
Asset impairment charge (2) |
0.01 | | 0.04 | 0.09 | ||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) per share adjusted |
$ | 0.40 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.18 | $ | (0.55 | ) | |||||||
(1) | Relates to branch closure charges and severance costs. |
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(2) | Includes the impact of impairing certain rental equipment and leasehold improvements. |
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UNITED RENTALS, INC.
EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA GAAP RECONCILIATION
(In millions)
EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA GAAP RECONCILIATION
(In millions)
EBITDA represents the sum of net income (loss), provision (benefit) for income taxes, interest
expense, net, interest expense-subordinated convertible debentures, net, depreciation of rental
equipment, and non-rental depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA plus
the sum of the restructuring charge and stock compensation expense, net. These items are excluded
from adjusted EBITDA internally when evaluating our operating performance and allow investors to
make a more meaningful comparison between our core business operating results over different
periods of time, as well as with those of other similar companies. Management believes that EBITDA
and adjusted EBITDA, when viewed with the Companys results under GAAP and the accompanying
reconciliation, provide useful information about operating performance and period-over-period
growth, and provide additional information that is useful for evaluating the operating performance
of our core business without regard to potential distortions. Additionally, management believes
that EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA permit investors to gain an understanding of the factors and trends
affecting our ongoing cash earnings, from which capital investments are made and debt is serviced.
However, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not measures of financial performance or liquidity under
GAAP and, accordingly, should not be considered as alternatives to net income (loss) or cash flow
from operating activities as indicators of operating performance or liquidity. The table below
provides a reconciliation between net income (loss) and EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA.
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | 23 | $ | | $ | (5 | ) | $ | (36 | ) | ||||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes |
15 | 4 | (18 | ) | (22 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest expense, net |
55 | 62 | 170 | 154 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense subordinated convertible debentures, net |
2 | 2 | 6 | (6 | ) | |||||||||||
Depreciation of rental equipment |
98 | 100 | 289 | 316 | ||||||||||||
Non-rental depreciation and amortization |
14 | 13 | 43 | 42 | ||||||||||||
EBITDA (A) |
207 | 181 | 485 | 448 | ||||||||||||
Restructuring charge (1) |
7 | 1 | 19 | 25 | ||||||||||||
Stock compensation expense, net (2) |
2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (B) |
$ | 216 | $ | 184 | $ | 510 | $ | 479 | ||||||||
(A) | Our EBITDA margin was 34.2% and 30.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively, and 29.6% and 24.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively. |
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(B) | Our adjusted EBITDA margin was 35.7% and 31.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2010
and 2009, respectively, and 31.1% and 26.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively. |
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(1) | Relates to branch closure charges and severance costs. |
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(2) | Represents non-cash, share-based payments associated with the granting of equity instruments. |
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UNITED RENTALS, INC.
FREE CASH FLOW GAAP RECONCILIATION
(In millions)
FREE CASH FLOW GAAP RECONCILIATION
(In millions)
We define free cash flow as (i) net cash provided by operating activities less (ii) purchases of
rental and non-rental equipment plus (iii) proceeds from sales of rental and non-rental equipment
and excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements, net. Management believes that free
cash flow provides useful additional information concerning cash flow available to meet future debt
service obligations and working capital requirements. However, free cash flow is not a measure of
financial performance or liquidity under GAAP. Accordingly, free cash flow should not be considered
an alternative to net income (loss) or cash flow from operating activities as an indicator of
operating performance or liquidity. The table below provides a reconciliation between net cash
provided by operating activities and free cash flow.
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ | 124 | $ | 148 | $ | 343 | $ | 353 | ||||||||
Purchases of rental equipment |
(113 | ) | (60 | ) | (287 | ) | (198 | ) | ||||||||
Purchases of non-rental equipment |
(8 | ) | (8 | ) | (20 | ) | (34 | ) | ||||||||
Proceeds from sales of rental equipment |
32 | 41 | 104 | 192 | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales of non-rental equipment |
3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment
arrangements, net |
(1 | ) | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||||||
Free cash flow |
$ | 37 | $ | 123 | $ | 144 | $ | 322 | ||||||||
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