Atkore Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2024 Results

  • Net sales of $822.4 million, down 10.5% versus prior year
  • Net income per diluted share decreased by $1.80 versus prior year to $3.33; Adjusted net income per diluted share decreased by $1.92 versus prior year to $3.80
  • Net income decreased by $77.9 million versus prior year to $123.4 million; Adjusted EBITDA decreased by $64.1 million versus prior year to $206.1 million
  • Full-year Adjusted EBITDA outlook adjusted to $772 – $782 million; Adjusted net income per diluted share outlook adjusted to $14.30 – $14.52
  • On July 31, 2024, Atkore’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.32 per share of common stock payable on August 30, 2024, to stockholders of record on August 20, 2024.

HARVEY, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Atkore Inc. (the “Company” or “Atkore”) (NYSE: ATKR) announced earnings for its fiscal 2024 third quarter ended June 28, 2024.


“Atkore delivered Adjusted EBITDA margins over 25% on essentially flat volume compared to the prior year,” said Bill Waltz, Atkore President and Chief Executive Officer. “Organic volume was up 8% sequentially from the second quarter and up 4% year to date. The Safety & Infrastructure business continues to improve the operational efficiency of our new facility in Hobart, Indiana. The S&I segment increased Adjusted EBITDA by 40 percent versus the prior year.”

Waltz continued, “The third quarter proved to be more challenging than we initially anticipated due to a limited increase in demand from the summer construction season and an overall soft pricing environment across most of our Electrical business. We anticipate these trends to continue into the fourth quarter and next year, and we’ve updated our expectations and outlooks accordingly. Despite these challenges, we have conviction in our people, strategy, and process, which are the three fundamentals of our business system and enable us to remain resilient and focused on the future. During the third quarter, we also repurchased $125 million in shares as part of our capital deployment strategy while continuing to invest in organic growth initiatives.”

 

2024 Third Quarter Results 

 

 

 

Three months ended

(in thousands)

 

June 28, 2024

 

June 30, 2023

 

Change

 

% Change

Net sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electrical

 

$

605,962

 

 

$

705,617

 

 

$

(99,655

)

 

(14.1

)%

Safety & Infrastructure

 

 

217,024

 

 

 

213,606

 

 

 

3,418

 

 

1.6

%

Eliminations

 

 

(622

)

 

 

(106

)

 

 

(516

)

 

486.8

%

Consolidated operations

 

$

822,364

 

 

$

919,117

 

 

$

(96,753

)

 

(10.5

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

123,417

 

 

$

201,288

 

 

$

(77,871

)

 

(38.7

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electrical

 

$

182,568

 

 

$

266,556

 

 

$

(83,988

)

 

(31.5

)%

Safety & Infrastructure

 

 

30,042

 

 

 

21,493

 

 

 

8,549

 

 

39.8

%

Unallocated

 

 

(6,485

)

 

 

(17,787

)

 

 

11,302

 

 

(63.5

)%

Consolidated operations

 

$

206,124

 

 

$

270,262

 

 

$

(64,138

)

 

(23.7

)%

 

Net sales decreased by $96.8 million or 10.5% to $822.4 million for the three months ended June 28, 2024, compared to $919.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease in net sales is primarily attributed to decreased average selling prices across the Company’s products of $87.5 million, the increased economic value of solar tax credits to be transferred to certain customers of $7.2 million, and decreased sales volume of $1.2 million.

Gross profit decreased by $71.1 million, or 20.3%, to $279.7 million for the three months ended June 28, 2024, as compared to $350.8 million for the prior-year period. Gross margin decreased to 34.0% for the three months ended June 28, 2024, as compared to 38.2% for the prior-year period. Gross profit decreased primarily due to declines in average selling prices of $87.5 million and increased freight costs of $4.8 million, partially offset by the increased net benefit of solar credits generated of $21.8 million and declines in input costs of $2.9 million.

Net income decreased by $77.9 million, or 38.7%, to $123.4 million for the three months ended June 28, 2024 compared to $201.3 million for the prior-year period primarily due to lower gross profit of $71.1 million, lower selling, general and administrative expense of $5.0 million, and lower other expense of $3.1 million partially offset by higher income tax expense.

Adjusted EBITDA decreased by $64.1 million, or 23.7%, to $206.1 million for the three months ended June 28, 2024 compared to $270.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to lower gross profit.

Net income per diluted share prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) was $3.33 for the three months ended June 28, 2024, as compared to $5.13 in the prior-year period. Adjusted net income per diluted share decreased by $1.92 to $3.80 for the three months ended June 28, 2024, as compared to $5.72 in the prior year period. The decrease in diluted earnings per share is primarily attributed to lower net income.

Segment Results

Electrical

Net sales decreased by $99.7 million, or 14.1%, to $606.0 million for the three months ended June 28, 2024 compared to $705.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease in net sales is primarily attributed to decreased average selling prices of $80.8 million and decreased sales volume of $18.2 million.

Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 28, 2024 decreased by $84.0 million, or 31.5%, to $182.6 million from $266.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023. Adjusted EBITDA margin decreased to 30.1% for the three months ended June 28, 2024 compared to 37.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin was largely due to the decrease in average selling prices outpacing decreases in input costs.

Safety & Infrastructure

Net sales increased by $3.4 million, or 1.6%, for the three months ended June 28, 2024 to $217.0 million compared to $213.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The increase is primarily attributed to higher volumes of $17.0 million, partially offset by the increased economic value of solar tax credits to be transferred of $7.2 million and decreased average selling prices of $6.8 million.

Adjusted EBITDA increased by $8.5 million, or 39.8%, to $30.0 million for the three months ended June 28, 2024 compared to $21.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023. Adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 13.8% for the three months ended June 28, 2024 compared to 10.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin was largely due to higher sales volume and the increased net benefit of solar tax credits.

Liquidity & Capital Resources

On May 2, 2024, the Board of Directors of Atkore Inc. declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.32 per share of common stock to stockholders of record on May 21, 2024, which was paid on May 31, 2024.

On July 31, 2024, the Board of Directors of Atkore declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.32 per share of common stock to stockholders of record on August 20, 2024, to be paid on August 30, 2024.

Full-Year Outlook1

The Company is adjusting its estimate for fiscal year 2024 Adjusted EBITDA to be approximately $772 million to $782 million, and adjusting its estimate for Adjusted net income per diluted share to $14.30 – $14.52.

The Company notes that this perspective may vary due to changes in assumptions or market conditions and other factors described under “Forward-Looking Statements.”

Conference Call Information

Atkore management will host a conference call today, August 6, 2024, at 8 a.m. Eastern time, to discuss the Company’s financial results. The conference call may be accessed by dialing (888) 330-2446 (domestic) or (240) 789-2732 (international). The call will be available for replay until August 20, 2024. The replay can be accessed by dialing (800) 770-2030 for domestic callers, or for international callers, (609) 800-9909. The passcode for the live call and the replay is 5592214.

Interested investors and other parties can also listen to a webcast of the live conference call by logging onto the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at https://investors.atkore.com. The online replay will be available on the same website immediately following the call.

To learn more about the Company, please visit the Company’s website at https://investors.atkore.com.

About Atkore Inc.

Atkore is a leading manufacturer of electrical products for commercial, industrial, data center, telecommunications, and solar applications. With 5,600 employees and $3.5B in sales in fiscal year 2023, we deliver sustainable solutions to meet the growing demands of electrification and digital transformation. To learn more, please visit www.atkore.com.

1

Reconciliations of the forward-looking full-year 2024 outlook for Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted net income per diluted share are not being provided as the Company does not currently have sufficient data to accurately estimate the variables and individual adjustments for such reconciliations. Accordingly, we are relying on the exception provided by Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K to exclude these reconciliations.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to financial outlook. Some of the forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terms such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “shall,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “seeks,” “aims,” “projects,” “is optimistic,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates” or other comparable terms. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, all matters that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which may be beyond our control. We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or outcomes and that actual performance and outcomes, including, without limitation, our actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and the development of the market in which we operate, may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. In addition, even if our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows, and the development of the market in which we operate, are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this press release, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods.

A number of important factors, including, without limitation, the risks and uncertainties disclosed in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission including but not limited to the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K could cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Additional factors that could cause actual results and outcomes to differ from those reflected in forward-looking statements include, without limitation: declines in, and uncertainty regarding, the general business and economic conditions in the United States and international markets in which we operate; weakness or another downturn in the United States non-residential construction industry; widespread outbreak of diseases, changes in prices of raw materials; pricing pressure, reduced profitability, or loss of market share due to intense competition; availability and cost of third-party freight carriers and energy; high levels of imports of products similar to those manufactured by us; changes in federal, state, local and international governmental regulations and trade policies; adverse weather conditions; increased costs relating to future capital and operating expenditures to maintain compliance with environmental, health and safety laws; reduced spending by, deterioration in the financial condition of, or other adverse developments, including inability or unwillingness to pay our invoices on time, with respect to one or more of our top customers; increases in our working capital needs, which are substantial and fluctuate based on economic activity and the market prices for our main raw materials, including as a result of failure to collect, or delays in the collection of, cash from the sale of manufactured products; work stoppage or other interruptions of production at our facilities as a result of disputes under existing collective bargaining agreements with labor unions or in connection with negotiations of new collective bargaining agreements, as a result of supplier financial distress, or for other reasons; changes in our financial obligations relating to pension plans that we maintain in the United States; reduced production or distribution capacity due to interruptions in the operations of our facilities or those of our key suppliers; loss of a substantial number of our third-party agents or distributors or a dramatic deviation from the amount of sales they generate; security threats, attacks, or other disruptions to our information systems, or failure to comply with complex network security, data privacy and other legal obligations or the failure to protect sensitive information; possible impairment of goodwill or other long-lived assets as a result of future triggering events, such as declines in our cash flow projections or customer demand and changes in our business and valuation assumptions; safety and labor risks associated with the manufacture and in the testing of our products; product liability, construction defect and warranty claims and litigation relating to our various products, as well as government inquiries and investigations, and consumer, employment, tort and other legal proceedings; our ability to protect our intellectual property and other material proprietary rights; risks inherent in doing business internationally; changes in foreign laws and legal systems, including as a result of Brexit; our inability to introduce new products effectively or implement our innovation strategies; our inability to continue importing raw materials, component parts and/or finished goods; the incurrence of liabilities and the issuance of additional debt or equity in connection with acquisitions, joint ventures or divestitures and the failure of indemnification provisions in our acquisition agreements to fully protect us from unexpected liabilities; failure to manage acquisitions successfully, including identifying, evaluating, and valuing acquisition targets and integrating acquired companies, businesses or assets; the incurrence of additional expenses, increases in the complexity of our supply chain and potential damage to our reputation with customers resulting from regulations related to “conflict minerals”; disruptions or impediments to the receipt of sufficient raw materials resulting from various anti-terrorism security measures; restrictions contained in our debt agreements; failure to generate cash sufficient to pay the principal of, interest on, or other amounts due on our debt; failure to generate cash sufficient to pay dividends; challenges attracting and retaining key personnel or high-quality employees; future changes to tax legislation; failure to generate sufficient cash flow from operations or to raise sufficient funds in the capital markets to satisfy existing obligations and support the development of our business; and other risks and factors described from time to time in documents that we file with the SEC. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information contained herein, which speaks only as of the date hereof.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

This press release includes certain financial information, not prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (“GAAP”). Because not all companies calculate non-GAAP financial information identically (or at all), the presentations herein may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies. Further, these measures should not be considered substitutes for the performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. See non-GAAP reconciliations below in this press release for a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

We use Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin in evaluating the performance of our business and in the preparation of our annual operating budgets as indicators of business performance and profitability. We believe Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin allow us to readily view operating trends, perform analytical comparisons and identify strategies to improve operating performance.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before income taxes, adjusted to exclude unallocated expenses, depreciation and amortization, interest expense, net, stock-based compensation, loss on extinguishment of debt, certain legal matters, and other items, such as inventory reserves and adjustments, loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment, insurance recovery related to damages of property, plant and equipment, release of indemnified uncertain tax positions, realized or unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency impacts of intercompany loans and related forward currency derivatives, gain on purchase of business, loss on assets held for sale, restructuring costs and transaction costs. We define Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of Net sales.

We believe Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, when presented in conjunction with comparable GAAP measures, are useful for investors because management uses Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin in evaluating the performance of our business.

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income per Share

We use Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share in evaluating the performance of our business and profitability. Management believes that these measures provide useful information to investors by offering additional ways of viewing the Company’s results that, when reconciled to the corresponding GAAP measure provide an indication of performance and profitability excluding the impact of unusual and or non-cash items. We define Adjusted net income as net income before stock-based compensation, loss on extinguishment of debt, loss on assets held for sale, intangible asset amortization, certain legal matters and other items, and the income tax expense or benefit on the foregoing adjustments that are subject to income tax. We define Adjusted net income per share as basic and diluted net income per share excluding the per share impact of stock-based compensation, intangible asset amortization, certain legal matters and other items, and the income tax expense or benefit on the foregoing adjustments that are subject to income tax.

Free Cash Flow

We define free cash flow as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, less capital expenditures. We believe that Free Cash Flow provides meaningful information regarding the Company’s liquidity.

 
 
 

ATKORE INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)
 

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

June 28, 2024

 

June 30, 2023

 

June 28, 2024

 

June 30, 2023

Net sales

 

$

822,364

 

$

919,117

 

$

2,413,756

 

$

2,648,872

Cost of sales

 

 

542,709

 

 

568,316

 

 

1,551,986

 

 

1,610,836

Gross profit

 

 

279,655

 

 

350,801

 

 

861,770

 

 

1,038,036

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

97,987

 

 

103,019

 

 

297,147

 

 

291,198

Intangible asset amortization

 

 

13,216

 

 

15,192

 

 

41,904

 

 

42,778

Operating income

 

 

168,452

 

 

232,590

 

 

522,719

 

 

704,061

Interest expense, net

 

 

9,944

 

 

8,682

 

 

26,058

 

 

26,645

Other expense, net

 

 

560

 

 

3,689

 

 

1,302

 

 

7,588

Income before income taxes

 

 

157,948

 

 

220,219

 

 

495,359

 

 

669,828

Income tax expense

 

 

34,531

 

 

18,931

 

 

95,606

 

 

120,854

Net income

 

$

123,417

 

$

201,288

 

$

399,753

 

$

548,974

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

3.36

 

$

5.20

 

$

10.74

 

$

13.81

Diluted

 

$

3.33

 

$

5.13

 

$

10.61

 

$

13.62

 
 
 
 

ATKORE INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)
 

 

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

June 28, 2024

 

September 30, 2023

Assets

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

303,657

 

 

$

388,114

 

Accounts receivable, less allowance for current and expected credit losses of $4,702 and $5,179, respectively

 

 

503,367

 

 

 

559,854

 

Inventories, net

 

 

573,317

 

 

 

493,852

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

139,913

 

 

 

96,670

 

Total current assets

 

 

1,520,254

 

 

 

1,538,490

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

615,413

 

 

 

559,041

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

352,986

 

 

 

394,372

 

Goodwill

 

 

311,998

 

 

 

311,106

 

Right-of-use assets, net

 

 

152,198

 

 

 

120,747

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

548

 

 

 

546

 

Other long-term assets

 

 

10,647

 

 

 

10,707

 

Total Assets

 

$

2,964,044

 

 

$

2,935,009

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

 

237,184

 

 

 

292,734

 

Income tax payable

 

 

4,914

 

 

 

6,322

 

Accrued compensation and employee benefits

 

 

38,413

 

 

 

45,576

 

Customer liabilities

 

 

99,298

 

 

 

121,576

 

Lease obligations

 

 

20,700

 

 

 

16,230

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

65,327

 

 

 

82,166

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

465,836

 

 

 

564,604

 

Long-term debt

 

 

764,300

 

 

 

762,687

 

Long-term lease obligations

 

 

136,031

 

 

 

105,517

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

21,555

 

 

 

22,346

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

14,794

 

 

 

11,736

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

1,402,516

 

 

 

1,466,890

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 35,864,442 and 37,317,893 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

 

359

 

 

 

374

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

502,125

 

 

 

506,783

 

Retained earnings

 

 

1,088,542

 

 

 

994,902

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(29,498

)

 

 

(33,940

)

Total Equity

 

 

1,561,528

 

 

 

1,468,119

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

 

$

2,964,044

 

 

$

2,935,009

 

 
 
 
 

ATKORE INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)
 

 

 

 

Nine months ended

(in thousands)

 

June 28, 2024

 

June 30, 2023

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

399,753

 

 

$

548,974

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

88,407

 

 

 

84,671

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

(1,065

)

 

 

(1,171

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

14,273

 

 

 

18,100

 

Amortization of right-of-use assets

 

 

21,200

 

 

 

14,713

 

(Gain) Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

 

(621

)

 

 

159

 

Other non-cash adjustments to net income

 

 

4,563

 

 

 

6,525

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

57,721

 

 

 

(33,501

)

Inventories

 

 

(80,674

)

 

 

(13,611

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

(11,636

)

 

 

(6,986

)

Accounts payable

 

 

(52,093

)

 

 

16,051

 

Accrued and other liabilities

 

 

(60,136

)

 

 

(11,580

)

Income taxes

 

 

(32,193

)

 

 

(58,059

)

Other, net

 

 

2,458

 

 

 

(536

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

349,957

 

 

 

563,748

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

(105,098

)

 

 

(122,535

)

Proceeds from sale of properties and equipment

 

 

457

 

 

 

31

 

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

 

 

(6,036

)

 

 

(83,385

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(110,677

)

 

 

(205,890

)

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock, net of shares withheld for tax

 

 

(18,926

)

 

 

(14,589

)

Repurchase of common stock

 

 

(281,019

)

 

 

(416,023

)

Finance lease payments

 

 

(1,402

)

 

 

(990

)

Dividends paid to shareholders

 

 

(23,248

)

 

 

 

Net cash used for financing activities

 

 

(324,595

)

 

 

(431,603

)

Effects of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

858

 

 

 

2,803

 

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(84,457

)

 

 

(70,942

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

388,114

 

 

 

388,751

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

303,657

 

 

$

317,809

 

Contacts

Media Contact:
Lisa Winter

Vice President – Communications

708-225-2453

AtkoreCommunications@atkore.com

Investor Contact:
Matthew Kline

Vice President – Treasury & Investor Relations

708-225-2116

Investors@atkore.com

 

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