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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Stoneridge Reports Second-Quarter 2020 Results

 

STRONG EXECUTION IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 – Q2 CASH FLOW BETTER THAN EXPECTED

 

MIRROREYE® PRE-WIRE PARTNERSHIP WITH DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA – ORDERS TO BEGIN IN Q3

 

ANNOUNCES EXPANDED MIRROREYE RETROFIT INSTALLATIONS WITH 3 FLEETS

 

2020 Second-Quarter Results

·Loss per share (“EPS”) of ($0.81)
·Adjusted EPS of ($0.55)
·Sales of $99.5 million
·Gross profit of $13.3 million
·Adjusted gross profit of $14.4 million (14.5% of sales)
·Operating loss of ($26.8) million
·Adjusted operating loss of ($19.1) million ((19.2%) of sales)
·Adjusted EBITDA of ($11.4) million ((11.5%) of sales)

 

Outlook

·Q3 revenue expected to be in line with run-rate at end of Q2 (June revenue of $51.5 million). Full year 2020 end market production forecast increased by 1.3% relative to previous expectations.
·Expecting second half incremental contribution margins of approximately 35% vs. Q2
·Q3 cash generation expected to at least offset increase in Q2 net debt ($11.1 million)
·2021 weighted average OEM end market production expected to increase by 16.0% vs. 2020

 

NOVI, Mich. – July 29, 2020 – Stoneridge, Inc. (NYSE: SRI) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020, with sales of $99.5 million and loss per share (EPS) of ($0.81). Adjusted EPS was ($0.55) for the second quarter, considering normalizing adjustments as outlined in the exhibits attached hereto.

 

For the second quarter of 2020, Stoneridge reported gross profit of $13.3 million and adjusted gross profit of $14.4 million (14.5% of sales) which was a reduction of 11.2% relative to the first quarter of 2020. Operating loss was ($26.8) million and adjusted operating loss was ($19.1) million ((19.2%) of sales). Adjusted EBITDA was ($11.4) million ((11.5%) of sales).

 

Jon DeGaynor, president and chief executive officer, commented, “In the second quarter, we continued to drive strong execution in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic and further align our resources with the greatest opportunities for the Company. We continued to invest the necessary capital and resources to ensure the successful launch of our strong backlog of new business and continue to build upon the technologies and platforms that will support future growth while reducing structural costs. Due to the cost reduction actions taken in the beginning of the second quarter, as well as our continued focus on operational improvement and working capital management, we were able to outperform our previously outlined expectations for cash flow in the quarter. Our decremental contribution margins on significantly reduced revenue were in line with our expectations at approximately 30% as we continued to focus on operational improvement and reduced costs in our facilities.”

 

DeGaynor continued, “In the second quarter, we took several steps forward in our continued commercialization of MirrorEye®. We have expanded our fleet evaluations and completed additional installations at two of our evaluation partners, with another expected by the end of the third quarter. These three partners operate approximately 6,000 vehicles on the road today. Additionally, we are announcing our partnership with Daimler Trucks North America to provide vehicles pre-wired for MirrorEye retrofit systems, with orders expected to begin in the third quarter.”

 

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Second Quarter in Review

Control Devices sales totaled $48.6 million, a decrease of $49.6 million, or 50.5%, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic relative to the first quarter of 2020. Second quarter adjusted operating margin was (11.5%).

 

Electronics sales totaled $47.6 million, a decrease of $32.2 million, or 40.4%, relative to the first quarter of 2020 primarily as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Second quarter adjusted operating margin was (17.1%).

 

Stoneridge Brazil sales totaled $7.0 million, a decrease of $7.6 million, or 51.9% to the prior quarter due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing lower volumes for our Argentina aftermarket channel and audio and alarm products. Stoneridge Brazil adjusted operating margin was (6.9%).

 

Cash and Debt Balances

At June 30, 2020, Stoneridge had cash and cash equivalents balances totaling $72.4 million. Total debt as of June 30, 2020 was $166.0 million. Total debt less cash and cash equivalents yielded a current net debt to trailing-twelve-month adjusted EBITDA ratio of approximately 2.3x. Due to the expected financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company amended the existing credit facility which waives the net debt leverage compliance ratio until Q2 2021. The Company had approximately $237 million of undrawn commitments under the existing credit facility as of June 30, 2020, which resulted in total undrawn commitments and cash balances of $309 million.

 

Outlook

Bob Krakowiak, chief financial officer, commented, “Based on current production forecasts, our OEM weighted-average production levels increased slightly relative to our expectations on the first quarter call. Based on the continued ramp-up of global production, we expect third-quarter revenue to be in line with the run-rate we saw at the end of the second quarter. For the second quarter, we had downward adjusted contribution margin of 30.1%, which was in line with previously outlined expectations on reduced revenue. In the second half of the year, we are expecting incremental contribution margins of approximately 35% relative to the second quarter based on our current cost structure and continued gross margin improvement.”

 

Krakowiak continued, “Despite the significant end market production disruption during the quarter, we were able to effectively manage our working capital and expenses to limit the impact on cash. During the quarter, net debt increased by approximately $11 million, which was better than the expectation that I outlined on our first quarter call of approximately $15-20 million. Furthermore, due in large part to our continued focus on inventory management and cash preservation, we expect that cash generation in the third quarter will at least offset the second quarter cash burn. We continue to evaluate opportunities to preserve cash in the short-term and adjust our cost structure as necessary to align with current and expected market conditions.”

 

DeGaynor concluded, “As we look beyond 2020, we are starting to see signs of recovery with 2021 production forecasts implying 16% growth in our weighted-average end markets. In addition, new program launches are expected to create significant growth opportunities for the Company in 2021 and beyond. Stoneridge remains well positioned to capitalize on the industry megatrends that will drive outperformance of our underlying markets going forward.”

 

Conference Call on the Web

A live Internet broadcast of Stoneridge’s conference call regarding 2020 second-quarter results can be accessed at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, July 30, 2020, at www.stoneridge.com, which will also offer a webcast replay.

 

About Stoneridge, Inc.

Stoneridge, Inc., headquartered in Novi, Michigan, is an independent designer and manufacturer of highly engineered electrical and electronic components, modules and systems principally for the automotive, commercial, off-highway, motorcycle and agricultural vehicle markets. Additional information about Stoneridge can be found at www.stoneridge.com.

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this release contain “forward-looking statements” under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements appear in a number of places in this report and may include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company, with respect to, among other things, our (i) future product and facility expansion, (ii) acquisition strategy, (iii) investments and new product development, (iv) growth opportunities related to awarded business, and (v) operational expectations. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the words “will,” “may,” “should,” “designed to,” “believes,” “plans,” “projects,” “intends,” “expects,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “continue,” and similar words and expressions. The forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, among other factors:

 

·the impact of COVID-19, or other future pandemics, on the global economy, and on our customers, suppliers, employees, business and cash flows;
·the reduced purchases, loss or bankruptcy of a major customer or supplier;
·the costs and timing of business realignment, facility closures or similar actions;
·a significant change in automotive, commercial, off-highway, motorcycle or agricultural vehicle production;
·competitive market conditions and resulting effects on sales and pricing;
·the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on sales, costs and results, particularly the Argentinian peso, Brazilian real, Chinese renminbi, euro, Mexican peso and Swedish krona;
·our ability to achieve cost reductions that offset or exceed customer-mandated selling price reductions;
·customer acceptance of new products;
·our ability to successfully launch/produce products for awarded business;
·adverse changes in laws, government regulations or market conditions, including tariffs, affecting our products or our customers’ products;
·our ability to protect our intellectual property and successfully defend against assertions made against us;
·liabilities arising from warranty claims, product recall or field actions, product liability and legal proceedings to which we are or may become a party, or the impact of product recall or field actions on our customers;
·labor disruptions at our facilities or at any of our significant customers or suppliers;
·business disruption due to natural disasters or other disasters outside of our control;
·the ability of our suppliers to supply us with parts and components at competitive prices on a timely basis, including the impact of potential tariffs and trade considerations on their operations and output;
·the amount of our indebtedness and the restrictive covenants contained in the agreements governing our indebtedness, including our revolving credit facility;
·capital availability or costs, including changes in interest rates or market perceptions;
·the failure to achieve the successful integration of any acquired company or business;
·risks related to a failure of our information technology systems and networks, and risks associated with current and emerging technology threats and damage from computer viruses, unauthorized access, cyber-attack and other similar disruptions; and
·the items described in Part II Item 1A (“Risk Factors”) of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2020 and in Part I, Item IA (“Risk Factors”) of our 2019 10-K filed with the SEC.

 

The forward-looking statements contained herein represent our estimates only as of the date of this release and should not be relied upon as representing our estimates as of any subsequent date.  While we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, whether to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions, changes in other factors affecting such forward-looking statements or otherwise.

 

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
This press release contains information about the Company’s financial results which is not presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (”GAAP”). Such non-GAAP financial measures are reconciled to their closest GAAP financial measures at the end of this press release. The provision of these non-GAAP financial measures for 2020 and 2019 is not intended to indicate that Stoneridge is explicitly or implicitly providing projections on those non-GAAP financial measures, and actual results for such measures are likely to vary from those presented. The reconciliations include all information reasonably available to the Company at the date of this press release and the adjustments that management can reasonably predict.

 

Management believes the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release are useful to both management and investors in their analysis of the Company’s financial position and results of operations. In particular, management believes that adjusted sales, adjusted gross profit and margin, adjusted operating income (loss) and margin, adjusted net income (loss), adjusted earnings (loss) per share, adjusted EBITDA, net debt, adjusted income (loss) before tax and adjusted tax rate are useful measures in assessing the Company’s financial performance by excluding certain items that are not indicative of the Company’s core operating performance or that may obscure trends useful in evaluating the Company’s continuing operating activities. Management also believes that these measures are useful to both management and investors in their analysis of the Company’s results of operations and provide improved comparability between fiscal periods.

 

Adjusted sales, adjusted gross profit and margin, adjusted operating income (loss) and margin, adjusted net income (loss), adjusted earnings (loss) per share, adjusted EBITDA, net debt, adjusted income (loss) before tax and adjusted tax rate should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for sales, gross profit, operating income (loss), net income (loss), earnings (loss) per share, debt, income (loss) before tax or tax rate prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

For more information, contact Matthew R. Horvath, Director Investor Relations and Corporate Development (Matthew.Horvath@Stoneridge.com)

 

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
   Three months ended   Six months ended 
   June 30,   June 30, 
(in thousands, except per share data)  2020   2019   2020   2019 
                 
Net sales  $99,545   $222,241   $282,511   $440,538 
Costs and expenses:                    
Cost of goods sold   86,291    165,414    223,860    322,858 
Selling, general and administrative   27,693    27,522    57,196    63,110 
Gain on disposal of Non-core Products, net   -    (33,921)   -    (33,599)
Design and development   12,384    14,040    24,619    27,284 
Operating (loss) income   (26,823)   49,186    (23,164)   60,885 
Interest expense, net   1,410    1,001    2,440    2,004 
Equity in loss (earnings) of investee   231    (548)   (226)   (912)
Other income, net   (9)   (97)   (1,626)   (529)
(Loss) income before income taxes   (28,455)   48,830    (23,752)   60,322 
(Benefit) provision for income taxes   (6,721)   9,066    (5,508)   10,901 
Net (loss) income  $(21,734)  $39,764   $(18,244)  $49,421 
                     
(Loss) earnings per share:                    
Basic  $(0.81)  $1.43   $(0.67)  $1.75 
Diluted  $(0.81)  $1.41   $(0.67)  $1.72 
Weighted-average shares outstanding:                    
Basic   26,952    27,887    27,092    28,208 
Diluted   26,952    28,294    27,092    28,716 

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS        
         
   June 30,   December 31, 
(in thousands)  2020   2019 
   (Unaudited)     
ASSETS          
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $72,412   $69,403 
Accounts receivable, less reserves of $676 and $1,289, respectively   97,404    138,564 
Inventories, net   96,933    93,449 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   29,894    29,850 
Total current assets   296,643    331,266 
Long-term assets:          
Property, plant and equipment, net   117,219    122,483 
Intangible assets, net   50,968    58,122 
Goodwill   35,942    35,874 
Operating lease right-of-use asset   20,038    22,027 
Investments and other long-term assets, net   36,409    32,437 
Total long-term assets   260,576    270,943 
Total assets  $557,219   $602,209 
           
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY          
Current liabilities:          
Current portion of debt  $4,831   $2,672 
Accounts payable   52,037    80,701 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   47,101    55,223 
Total current liabilities   103,969    138,596 
Long-term liabilities:          
Revolving credit facility   161,000    126,000 
Long-term debt, net   152    454 
Deferred income taxes   11,193    12,530 
Operating lease long-term liability   16,200    17,971 
Other long-term liabilities   15,443    16,754 
Total long-term liabilities   203,988    173,709 
Shareholders' equity:          
Preferred Shares, without par value, 5,000 shares authorized, none issued   -    - 
Common Shares, without par value, 60,000 shares authorized, 28,966 and 28,966 shares issued and 27,001 and 27,408 shares outstanding at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, with no stated value   -    - 
Additional paid-in capital   230,818    225,607 
Common Shares held in treasury, 1,965 and 1,558 shares at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, at cost   (60,639)   (50,773)
Retained earnings   188,298    206,542 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (109,215)   (91,472)
Total shareholders' equity   249,262    289,904 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity  $557,219   $602,209 

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS        
         
         
Six months ended June 30 (in thousands)  2020   2019 
         
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:          
Net (loss) income  $(18,244)  $49,421 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:          
Depreciation   13,242    11,819 
Amortization, including accretion and write-off of deferred financing costs   2,732    3,464 
Deferred income taxes   (7,018)   3,804 
Earnings of equity method investee   (226)   (912)
Loss (gain) on sale of fixed assets   131    (26)
Share-based compensation expense   2,110    3,594 
Excess tax deficiency (benefit) related to share-based compensation expense   40    (752)
Gain on disposal of Non-core Products, net   -    (33,599)
Property, plant and equipment impairment charge   2,326    - 
Change in fair value of earn-out contingent consideration   (233)   905 
Change in fair value of venture capital fund   139    16 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of business combination:          
Accounts receivable, net   37,644    (13,440)
Inventories, net   (6,295)   (21,798)
Prepaid expenses and other assets   992    (9,678)
Accounts payable   (26,044)   13,604 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   (7,829)   242 
Net cash (used for) provided by operating activities   (6,533)   6,664 
           
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:          
Capital expenditures, including intangibles   (17,194)   (17,479)
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets   19    49 
Proceeds from disposal of Non-core Products   -    34,386 
Investment in venture capital fund   (750)   (1,200)
Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities   (17,925)   15,756 
           
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:          
Revolving credit facility borrowings   71,500    55,000 
Revolving credit facility payments   (36,500)   (47,500)
Proceeds from issuance of debt   17,345    55 
Repayments of debt   (15,204)   (999)
Earn-out consideration cash payment   -    (3,394)
Other financing costs   (1,038)   (873)
Common Share repurchase program   (4,995)   (50,000)
Repurchase of Common Shares to satisfy employee tax withholding   (1,741)   (3,209)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities   29,367    (50,920)
           
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   (1,900)   (1,089)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents   3,009    (29,589)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   69,403    81,092 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  $72,412   $51,503 
           
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:          
Cash paid for interest  $2,344   $2,198 
Cash paid for income taxes, net  $636   $7,100 

 

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Regulation G Non-GAAP Financial Measure Reconciliations

 

Reconciliation to US GAAP

 

Exhibit 1 - Adjusted EPS

 

Reconciliation of Q2 2020 Adjusted EPS
         
(USD in millions)  Q2 2020   Q2 2020 EPS 
Net Loss  $(21.7)  $(0.81)
           
Add: After-Tax Step-Up in Fair Value of Earn-Out (Stoneridge Brazil)   0.4    0.01 
Add: After-Tax Restructuring Costs   4.2    0.16 
Add: After-Tax Change in Fair Value of Equity Investment   0.1    0.00 
Add: After-Tax Business Realignment Costs   2.2    0.08 
Adjusted Net Loss  $(14.9)  $(0.55)

 

 

Exhibit 2 – Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) by Segment

 

Reconciliation of Control Devices Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)
         
(USD in millions)  Q1 2020   Q2 2020 
Control Devices Operating Income (Loss)  $7.3   $(9.7)
           
Add: Pre-Tax Restructuring Costs   2.2    3.0 
Add: Pre-Tax Business Realignment Costs   0.4    1.0 
Control Devices Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)  $9.9   $(5.6)

 

Reconciliation of Electronics Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)
         
(USD in millions)  Q1 2020   Q2 2020 
Electronics Operating Income (Loss)  $2.9   $(11.0)
           
Add: Pre-Tax Restructuring Costs   0.0    1.6 
Add: Pre-Tax Business Realignment Costs        1.3 
Electronics Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)  $2.9   $(8.1)

 

Reconciliation of Stoneridge Brazil Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)
         
(USD in millions)  Q1 2020   Q2 2020 
Stoneridge Brazil Operating Income (Loss)  $0.9   $(0.9)
           
Add: Pre-Tax Step-Up in Fair Value of Earn-Out (Stoneridge Brazil)   (0.6)   0.4 
Add: Pre-Tax Business Realignment Costs   0.2      
Stoneridge Brazil Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)  $0.4   $(0.5)

 

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Exhibit 3 – Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)

 

Reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)
         
(USD in millions)  Q1 2020   Q2 2020 
Operating Income (Loss)  $3.7   $(26.8)
           
Add: Pre-Tax Step-Up in Fair Value of Earn-Out (Stoneridge Brazil)   (0.6)   0.4 
Add: Pre-Tax Change in Fair Value of Equity Investment   0.0    0.1 
Add: Pre-Tax Restructuring Costs   2.2    4.6 
Add: Pre-Tax Share-Based Comp Accelerated Vesting   0.1    0.0 
Add: Pre-Tax Business Realignment Costs   0.6    2.6 
Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)  $6.0   $(19.1)

 

 

Exhibit 4 – Adjusted EBITDA

 

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA
                     
(USD in millions)  Q3 2019   Q4 2019   Q1 2020   Q2 2020   TTM Q2 2020 
Income (Loss) Before Tax  $8.1   $(0.0)  $4.7   $(28.5)  $(15.7)
Interest expense, net   1.1    1.2    1.0    1.4    4.8 
Depreciation and amortization   7.9    8.1    8.1    7.9    32.0 
EBITDA  $17.1   $9.3   $13.8   $(19.2)  $21.0 
Add: Pre-Tax Step-Up in Fair Value of Earn-Out (Stoneridge Brazil)   0.9    0.4    (0.6)   0.4    1.2 
Add: Pre-Tax Change in Fair Value of Equity Investment        0.2    0.0    0.1    0.4 
Add: Pre-Tax Restructuring Costs   3.7    3.4    2.2    4.6    14.0 
Add: Pre-Tax Business Realignment Costs   0.4    0.3    0.6    2.6    3.9 
Add: Pre-Tax Share-Based Comp Accelerated Vesting   0.2         0.1    0.0    0.3 
Less: Pre-Tax Capitalized Software Development Expensed in Q1 and Q2   (0.8)                  (0.8)
Adjusted EBITDA  $21.5   $13.7   $16.1   $(11.4)  $39.9 

 

 

Exhibit 5 – Adjusted Gross Profit

 

Reconciliation of Adjusted Gross Profit
         
(USD in millions)  Q1 2020   Q2 2020 
Gross Profit   45.4    13.3 
           
Add: Pre-Tax Restructuring Costs   1.5    0.2 
Add: Pre-Tax Business Realignment Costs   0.1    0.9 
Adjusted Gross Profit   47.0    14.4 

 

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Exhibit 6 – Adjusted Tax Rate

 

Reconciliation of Q2 2020 Adjusted Tax Rate
     
(USD in millions)  Q2 2020 
Loss Before Tax  $(28.5)
      
Add: Pre-Tax Step-Up in Fair Value of Earn-Out (Stoneridge Brazil)   0.4 
Add: Pre-Tax Change in Fair Value of Equity Investment   0.1 
Add: Pre-Tax Restructuring Costs   4.6 
Add: Pre-Tax Business Realignment Costs   2.6 
Adjusted Loss Before Tax  $(20.7)
      
Income Tax Benefit  $(6.7)
      
Add: Tax Impact From Pre-Tax Adjustments   0.9 
      
Adjusted Income Tax Benefit  $(5.8)
      
Adjusted Tax Rate   28.0%

 

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