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Exhibit 99.1

 

Press Release

 

Clean Harbors Reports Second-Quarter 2015 Financial Results

 

·            Announces Record Revenue of $936.2 Million as Company Benefits from Participation in Emergency Response Efforts

·            Reports Adjusted EPS of $0.72, Excluding a Non-Cash Goodwill Impairment Charge of $32 Million in Oil and Gas Segment, Resulting in GAAP EPS of $0.18

·            Achieves Record Adjusted EBITDA of $163.1 Million, Up 20% from Prior Year

·            Posts Adjusted EBITDA Margin Increase of 160 Basis Points to 17.4%

·            Confirms 2015 Adjusted EBITDA Guidance Range of $530 Million to $570 Million

 

Norwell, Mass. — August 5, 2015 — Clean Harbors, Inc. (“Clean Harbors”) (NYSE: CLH), the leading provider of environmental, energy and industrial services throughout North America, today announced financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended June 30, 2015.

 

“Clean Harbors delivered record second-quarter financial results, as substantial emergency response activity and strong contributions from several of our businesses more than offset weakness in our energy-related businesses and the adverse effects of foreign currency translation,” said Alan S. McKim, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.  “Our excellent operating performance produced the highest quarterly revenue in our Company’s history and Adjusted EBITDA that exceeded our previously announced guidance range.”

 

Revenues for the second quarter of 2015 were $936.2 million, up 9% from $858.5 million in the same period in 2014.  Income from operations was $60.8 million in the second quarter of 2015, compared with $67.1 million in the same period last year.  Second-quarter 2015 income from operations included a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $32.0 million related to the Oil and Gas Field Services segment.  The Company recognized the impairment charge due to that business segment’s continuing challenges, including impacts from lower crude oil pricing such as reduced exploration budgets, lower North American rig counts and decreased overall customer spending.  Excluding the non-cash impairment charge, the Company reported adjusted income from operations of $92.8 million for the second quarter of 2015.

 

Second-quarter 2015 net income was $10.4 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, which included the non-cash impairment charge and $1.8 million of pre-tax integration and severance costs. Excluding the impairment charge, the Company reported adjusted net income for the second quarter of 2015 of $42.4 million, or $0.72 per diluted share.  This compares with second-quarter 2014 net income of $28.7 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, which included $4.0 million of pre-tax integration and severance costs.

 

Adjusted EBITDA (see description below) in the second quarter of 2015 increased 20% to a record $163.1 million from $135.8 million in the same period of 2014.  Adjusted EBITDA margin climbed 160 basis points to 17.4%, compared with 15.8% in the second quarter of 2014.

 

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Clean Harbors Reports Second-Quarter 2015 Financial Results

 

Comments on the Second Quarter

 

“During the second quarter, we participated in several major emergency response efforts to address natural disasters, pipeline spills, avian flu, rail-related accidents and damage to fixed facilities,” McKim said. “With our extensive capabilities to respond to large-scale emergencies and safely handle hazardous waste, we’re often called upon to marshal our resources to deal with these sizeable projects effectively.  These unplanned events often involve national emergencies and major oil or chemical releases.  For the second quarter, our activity related to this work generated revenue of approximately $170 million.

 

“Our emergency response efforts resulted in considerable year-over-year growth in our Industrial and Field Services segment, supported by a strong performance in our U.S. Industrial group and base Field Services business.  SK Environmental Services generated top-line growth and a double-digit increase in profitability, attributable to business mix, pricing and the addition of Thermo Fluids (TFI).  Our Oil Re-refining and Recycling segment rebounded sharply from the first quarter, delivering improved profitability that reflected the success of our ongoing efforts to lower our average pay-for-oil (PFO) cost.  Technical Services had a solid quarter, but profitability declined from that of the prior year, due to a delay in some large waste projects, reduced energy waste streams and outages at our two largest incinerators.  Incineration utilization remained stable at 91%, but landfill volumes were down 29% from those of a year ago.  Both our Oil and Gas Field Services and Lodging Services segments continued to fall short of our expectations as a result of ongoing softness in the energy markets and its corresponding effects in the Oil Sands region, as well as currency translation.”

 

Business Outlook and Financial Guidance

 

“We enter the second half of 2015 confident of our prospects for the full year, as we build on momentum across several businesses,” McKim said. “Industrial and Field Services will benefit from emergency response work that has carried into the third quarter, increased turnaround activity and growth in Field Services from its collaboration with Safety-Kleen. Technical Services has an impressive pipeline of large-volume waste projects to support its growth as we move into the segment’s seasonally strongest quarter.  SK Environmental Services continues to outperform, generating both volume and pricing gains, and the addition of TFI provides another platform for growth.  Within Oil Re-refining and Recycling, our efforts to expand the spread are proving successful, and we will continue to seek to lower our used oil collection and transportation costs.

 

“Activities related to the planned carve-out of our Oil and Gas Field Services and Lodging Services segments remain on track.  We intend to have this be a standalone entity capable of going public by January 1, 2016, and we currently expect to complete an IPO during 2016, depending on market conditions and Board approval.  Within the two business segments planned to be carved out, we are seeing some positive signs.  Our seismic group is targeting several major Alaskan projects that will support the performance of Oil and Gas

 

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Press Release

 

Clean Harbors Reports Second-Quarter 2015 Financial Results

 

Field Services in the second half of the year.  Lodging Services has been awarded some business in British Columbia for later this year and into early 2016, and the business is successfully targeting some unconventional markets as it continues to weather ongoing challenges in the Oil Sands region.

 

“Overall, we believe we are well-positioned for continued success in 2015 as we benefit from the diversity of our business model.  Although the energy markets remain depressed, we see opportunities to add profitable growth in the environmental and industrial areas of our business through selective acquisitions and strategic investments that will capitalize on the leverage inherent in our extensive network and asset base,” McKim concluded.

 

Based on its second-quarter performance, current market conditions and the impact of emergency response events, Clean Harbors is reaffirming its previously announced 2015 Adjusted EBITDA guidance range of $530 million to $570 million. A reconciliation of the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA guidance to net income guidance is included below.

 

For the third quarter of 2015, the Company expects to generate Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $165 million to $170 million.

 

Non-GAAP Results

 

Clean Harbors reports Adjusted EBITDA results, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as a complement to results provided in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP).  The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides additional useful information to investors since the Company’s loan covenants are based upon levels of Adjusted EBITDA achieved.  The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA in accordance with its existing credit agreement, as described in the following reconciliation showing the differences between reported net income and Adjusted EBITDA for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended:

 

For the Six Months Ended:

 

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

June 30, 2014

 

June 30, 2015

 

June 30, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

10,395

 

$

28,672

 

$

3,306

 

$

37,632

 

Accretion of environmental liabilities

 

2,599

 

2,609

 

5,218

 

5,333

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

67,773

 

66,075

 

136,129

 

135,431

 

Goodwill impairment charge

 

31,992

 

 

31,992

 

 

Other expense (income)

 

660

 

655

 

251

 

(3,523

)

Interest expense, net

 

19,249

 

19,382

 

38,687

 

38,936

 

Provision for income taxes

 

30,454

 

18,406

 

25,816

 

23,976

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

163,122

 

$

135,799

 

$

241,399

 

$

237,785

 

 

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Press Release

 

Clean Harbors Reports Second-Quarter 2015 Financial Results

 

This press release includes a discussion of income from operations, net income and earnings per share amounts adjusted for the goodwill impairment charge identified in the reconciliations provided below.  The Company believes that discussion of these additional non-GAAP measures provides investors with meaningful comparisons of current results to prior periods’ results by excluding items that the Company does not believe reflect its fundamental business performance.  The following shows the difference between income from operations to adjusted income from operations, net income to adjusted net income and earnings per share to adjusted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended:

 

For the Six Months Ended:

 

 

 

June 30,
2015

 

June 30,
2014

 

June 30,
2015

 

June 30,
2014

 

Adjusted income from operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

$

60,758

 

$

67,115

 

$

68,060

 

$

97,021

 

Goodwill impairment charge

 

31,992

 

 

31,992

 

 

Adjusted income from operations

 

$

92,750

 

$

67,115

 

$

100,052

 

$

97,021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

10,395

 

$

28,672

 

$

3,306

 

$

37,632

 

Goodwill impairment charge

 

31,992

 

 

31,992

 

 

Adjusted net income

 

$

42,387

 

$

28,672

 

$

35,298

 

$

37,632

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share

 

$

0.18

 

$

0.47

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.62

 

Goodwill impairment charge

 

0.54

 

 

0.54

 

 

Adjusted earnings per share

 

$

0.72

 

$

0.47

 

$

0.60

 

$

0.62

 

 

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Press Release

 

Clean Harbors Reports Second-Quarter 2015 Financial Results

 

Adjusted EBITDA Guidance Reconciliation

 

An itemized reconciliation between projected net income and projected Adjusted EBITDA is as follows:

 

 

 

For the Quarter Ending
September 30, 2015

 

For the Year Ending
December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Amount

 

Amount

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

(In millions)

 

Projected GAAP net income

 

$

42

 

to

 

$

48

 

$

64

 

to

 

$

95

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accretion of environmental liabilities

 

3

 

to

 

3

 

11

 

to

 

10

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

69

 

to

 

66

 

275

 

to

 

265

 

Goodwill impairment charge

 

 

to

 

 

32

 

to

 

32

 

Interest expense, net

 

19

 

to

 

19

 

76

 

to

 

76

 

Provision for income taxes

 

32

 

to

 

34

 

72

 

to

 

92

 

Projected Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

165

 

to

 

$

170

 

$

530

 

to

 

$

570

 

 

Conference Call Information

 

Clean Harbors will conduct a conference call for investors today at 9:00 a.m. (ET) to discuss the information contained in this press release.  On the call, management will discuss Clean Harbors’ financial results, business outlook and growth strategy.

 

Investors who wish to listen to the webcast and view the accompanying slides should visit the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.cleanharbors.com.  The live call also can be accessed by dialing 201.689.8881 or 877.709.8155 prior to the start of the call.  If you are unable to listen to the live call, the webcast will be archived on the Company’s website.

 

About Clean Harbors

 

Clean Harbors (NYSE: CLH) is North America’s leading provider of environmental, energy and industrial services. The Company serves a diverse customer base, including a majority of the Fortune 500, across the chemical, energy, manufacturing and additional markets, as well as numerous government agencies. These customers rely on Clean Harbors to deliver a broad range of services such as end-to-end hazardous waste management, emergency spill response, industrial cleaning and maintenance, and recycling services. Through its Safety-Kleen subsidiary, Clean Harbors also is North America’s largest re-refiner and recycler of used oil and a leading provider of parts washers and environmental services to commercial, industrial and automotive

 

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Press Release

 

Clean Harbors Reports Second-Quarter 2015 Financial Results

 

customers. Founded in 1980 and based in Massachusetts, Clean Harbors operates throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. For more information, visit www.cleanharbors.com.

 

Safe Harbor Statement

 

Any statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of the words “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “plans to,” “estimates,” “projects,” or similar expressions. Such statements may include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating results, the Company’s planned carve-out and other statements that are not historical facts. Such statements are based upon the beliefs and expectations of Clean Harbors’ management as of this date only and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially including, without limitation, those items identified as “risk factors” in Clean Harbors’ most recently filed Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Therefore, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Clean Harbors undertakes no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements other than through its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which may be viewed in the “Investors” section of Clean Harbors’ website at www.cleanharbors.com.

 

Contacts:

 

James M. Rutledge

Eric Kraus

Jim Buckley

Vice Chairman, President and CFO

EVP Corporate Communications

SVP Investor Relations

Clean Harbors, Inc.

& Public Affairs

Clean Harbors, Inc.

781.792.5100

Clean Harbors, Inc.

781.792.5100

InvestorRelations@cleanharbors.com

781.792.5100

Buckley.James@cleanharbors.com

 

Kraus.Eric@cleanharbors.com

 

 

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Press Release

 

Clean Harbors Reports Second-Quarter 2015 Financial Results

 

CLEAN HARBORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

(in thousands except per share amounts)

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended:

 

For the Six Months Ended:

 

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

June 30, 2014

 

June 30, 2015

 

June 30, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

936,228

 

$

858,480

 

$

1,668,727

 

$

1,705,147

 

Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)

 

652,688

 

606,950

 

1,199,195

 

1,232,669

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

120,418

 

115,731

 

228,133

 

234,693

 

Accretion of environmental liabilities

 

2,599

 

2,609

 

5,218

 

5,333

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

67,773

 

66,075

 

136,129

 

135,431

 

Goodwill impairment charge

 

31,992

 

 

31,992

 

 

Income from operations

 

60,758

 

67,115

 

68,060

 

97,021

 

Other (expense) income

 

(660

)

(655

)

(251

)

3,523

 

Interest expense, net

 

(19,249

)

(19,382

)

(38,687

)

(38,936

)

Income before provision for income taxes

 

40,849

 

47,078

 

29,122

 

61,608

 

Provision for income taxes

 

30,454

 

18,406

 

25,816

 

23,976

 

Net income

 

$

10,395

 

$

28,672

 

$

3,306

 

$

37,632

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.18

 

$

0.47

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.62

 

Diluted

 

$

0.18

 

$

0.47

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used to compute earnings per share — Basic

 

58,590

 

60,665

 

58,732

 

60,695

 

Shares used to compute earnings per share — Diluted

 

58,710

 

60,778

 

58,832

 

60,822

 

 

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Press Release

 

Clean Harbors Reports Second-Quarter 2015 Financial Results

 

CLEAN HARBORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

173,621

 

$

246,879

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

684,875

 

557,131

 

Unbilled accounts receivable

 

37,095

 

40,775

 

Deferred costs

 

19,575

 

19,018

 

Inventories and supplies

 

149,861

 

168,663

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

60,880

 

57,435

 

Deferred tax assets

 

37,410

 

36,532

 

Total current assets

 

1,163,317

 

1,126,433

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

1,562,254

 

1,558,834

 

Other assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred financing costs

 

15,941

 

17,580

 

Goodwill

 

452,858

 

452,669

 

Permits and other intangibles, net

 

534,621

 

530,080

 

Other

 

17,646

 

18,682

 

Total other assets

 

1,021,066

 

1,019,011

 

Total assets

 

$

3,746,637

 

$

3,704,278

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of capital lease obligations

 

$

45

 

$

536

 

Accounts payable

 

365,088

 

267,329

 

Deferred revenue

 

64,642

 

62,966

 

Accrued expenses

 

241,098

 

219,549

 

Current portion of closure, post-closure and remedial liabilities

 

26,321

 

22,091

 

Total current liabilities

 

697,194

 

572,471

 

Other liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Closure and post-closure liabilities, less current portion

 

44,153

 

45,702

 

Remedial liabilities, less current portion

 

130,149

 

138,029

 

Long-term obligations

 

1,395,000

 

1,395,000

 

Deferred taxes, unrecognized tax benefits and other long-term liabilities

 

306,705

 

290,205

 

Total other liabilities

 

1,876,007

 

1,868,936

 

Total stockholders’ equity, net

 

1,173,436

 

1,262,871

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

3,746,637

 

$

3,704,278

 

 

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Supplemental Segment Data (in thousands)

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended:

 

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

June 30, 2014

 

Revenue

 

Third Party
Revenues

 

Intersegment
Revenues
(Expense), net

 

Direct
Revenues

 

Third Party
Revenues

 

Intersegment
 Revenues
(Expense), net

 

Direct
Revenues

 

Technical Services

 

$

248,025

 

$

39,397

 

$

287,422

 

$

256,798

 

$

40,860

 

$

297,658

 

Industrial and Field Services

 

353,329

 

(11,631

)

341,698

 

185,154

 

(11,011

)

174,143

 

Oil Re-refining and Recycling

 

99,104

 

(21,429

)

77,675

 

144,016

 

(54,866

)

89,150

 

SK Environmental Services

 

175,876

 

(8,799

)

167,077

 

171,324

 

23,307

 

194,631

 

Lodging Services

 

21,171

 

1,072

 

22,243

 

42,872

 

925

 

43,797

 

Oil and Gas Field Services

 

38,617

 

2,194

 

40,811

 

58,177

 

1,597

 

59,774

 

Corporate Items

 

106

 

(804

)

(698

)

139

 

(812

)

(673

)

Total

 

$

936,228

 

$

 

$

936,228

 

$

858,480

 

$

 

$

858,480

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended:

 

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

June 30, 2014

 

Revenue

 

Third Party
Revenues

 

Intersegment
Revenues
(Expense), net

 

Direct
Revenues

 

Third Party
Revenues

 

Intersegment
Revenues
(Expense), net

 

Direct
Revenues

 

Technical Services

 

$

488,350

 

$

75,598

 

$

563,948

 

$

493,579

 

$

78,693

 

$

572,272

 

Industrial and Field Services

 

500,197

 

(18,114

)

482,083

 

347,114

 

(22,614

)

324,500

 

Oil Re-refining and Recycling

 

195,911

 

(39,687

)

156,224

 

272,937

 

(102,982

)

169,955

 

SK Environmental Services

 

336,560

 

(20,381

)

316,179

 

332,712

 

43,206

 

375,918

 

Lodging Services

 

55,275

 

1,253

 

56,528

 

99,566

 

1,320

 

100,886

 

Oil and Gas Field Services

 

92,204

 

3,535

 

95,739

 

158,949

 

3,698

 

162,647

 

Corporate Items

 

230

 

(2,204

)

(1,974

)

290

 

(1,321

)

(1,031

)

Total

 

$

1,668,727

 

$

 

$

1,668,727

 

$

1,705,147

 

$

 

$

1,705,147

 

 

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42 Longwater Drive · P.O. Box 9149 · Norwell, Massachusetts 02061-9149 · 781.792.5000 · www.cleanharbors.com

 



 

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Clean Harbors Reports Second-Quarter 2015 Financial Results

 

Non-GAAP Segment Results

 

Clean Harbors reports Adjusted EBITDA results, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as a complement to results provided in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) and believes that such information provides additional useful information to investors since the Company’s loan covenants are based upon levels of Adjusted EBITDA achieved.  The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA in accordance with its existing credit agreement.  See “Non-GAAP Results” for a reconciliation of the Company’s total Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP net income.

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended:

 

For the Six Months Ended:

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

June 30, 2015

 

June 30, 2014

 

June 30, 2015

 

June 30, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technical Services

 

$

76,808

 

$

84,297

 

$

140,209

 

$

146,474

 

Industrial and Field Services

 

73,081

 

30,716

 

83,390

 

47,088

 

Oil Re-refining and Recycling

 

15,824

 

15,196

 

11,348

 

27,779

 

SK Environmental Services

 

41,195

 

31,307

 

68,444

 

54,132

 

Lodging Services

 

3,852

 

15,487

 

10,762

 

33,224

 

Oil and Gas Field Services

 

(2,182

)

1,812

 

(779

)

18,143

 

Corporate Items

 

(45,456

)

(43,016

)

(71,975

)

(89,055

)

Total

 

$

163,122

 

$

135,799

 

$

241,399

 

$

237,785

 

 

GRAPHIC

 

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