Itron Announces Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITRI) announced today financial results for its third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2022. Key results for the quarter include (compared with the third quarter of 2021):

  • Revenue of $421 million, compared with $487 million;
  • Gross margin of 28.5%; compared with 27.7%;
  • GAAP net income of $4 million, compared with a loss of $(2) million;
  • GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.09, compared with a loss per share of $(0.04);
  • Non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.23, compared with $0.21;
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $24 million, compared with $26 million;
  • Free cash flow of $11 million, consistent with prior year; and
  • Total backlog of $4.2 billion, compared with $3.4 billion.

“In the third quarter of 2022, we saw continued strong market demand and had another robust quarter of bookings, which pushed our total backlog to new record levels.” said Tom Deitrich, Itron’s president and chief executive officer. “However, semiconductor supply constraints continued to slow the conversion of backlog into revenue which limited our operating results.”

Summary of Third Quarter Consolidated Financial Results

(All comparisons made are against the prior year period unless otherwise noted)

Revenue

Total third quarter revenue decreased 14% to $421 million, or 9%, excluding the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The decrease was primarily due to the strategic sale and exit of certain product lines in our Device Solutions business, along with the continued impact of component shortages on our Networked Solutions business limiting our ability to meet customer demand.

Device Solutions revenue declined 38%, Networked Solutions revenue decreased 2%, and Outcomes revenue decreased 5% primarily due to the continuing decline of our prepay business in EMEA.

Gross Margin

Consolidated company gross margin of 28.5% increased 80 basis points from the prior year, primarily due to favorable mix, partially offset by inefficiencies related to component shortages.

Operating Expenses and Operating Income (Loss)

GAAP operating expenses of $113 million decreased $18 million from the prior year primarily due to lower sales, general and administrative, and product development expenses. Non-GAAP operating expenses of $105 million decreased $13 million from the prior year primarily due to lower sales, general and administrative, and product development expenses.

GAAP operating income of $7 million was $3 million higher than the prior year primarily due to lower operating expenses, partially offset by lower gross profit. Non-GAAP operating income of $15 million was $2 million lower than prior year.

Net Income (Loss) and Earnings (Loss) per Share

Net income attributable to Itron, Inc. for the quarter was $4 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, compared with a loss of $(2) million, or $(0.04) per share in 2021. The increase was driven by higher GAAP operating income and lower interest and other expense.

Non-GAAP net income, which excludes certain charges including amortization of intangible assets, amortization of debt placement fees, debt extinguishment, restructuring, loss on sale of business, strategic initiatives, currency translation write-off, acquisition and integration, goodwill impairment, and the income tax effect of those adjustments, was $11 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, compared with $9 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, in 2021. The higher year-over-year results were primarily due to lower operating expenses and a lower effective tax rate.

Cash Flow

Net cash provided by operating activities was $15 million in the third quarter compared with $18 million in the same quarter of 2021. Free cash flow was $11 million in the third quarter consistent with prior year.

Other Measures

Total backlog was $4.2 billion and 12-month backlog was $1.6 billion, compared with $3.4 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively, in the prior year. Bookings in the quarter totaled $578 million.

Operational Insights and Q4 2022 Outlook

During the third quarter, we were hampered by unanticipated supplier decommitments, component deliveries below expectations, and the non-linear timing of key components arriving at our factories. While we were receiving more positive signals from suppliers, their deliveries did not meet the promised performance, resulting in lower-than-expected company results.

Recent discussions with key suppliers leave us cautiously optimistic about supply availability improving over time. However, we anticipate this volatile supply environment will continue in the fourth quarter. As a result, we are providing a Q4 2022 revenue and earnings outlook. Our expectations for the fourth quarter of 2022 are revenue in a range of $420 million to $460 million and non-GAAP EPS between $0.00 and $0.15.

Earnings Conference Call

Itron will host a conference call to discuss the financial results and guidance contained in this release at 10 a.m. EDT on Nov. 3, 2022. The call will be webcast in a listen-only mode. Webcast information and conference call materials will be made available 10 minutes before the start of the call and will be accessible on Itron’s website at http://investors.itron.com/events.cfm. A replay of the audio webcast will be made available at http://investors.itron.com/events.cfm. A telephone replay of the conference call will be available through Nov. 8, 2022. To access the telephone replay, dial 888-203-1112 or 719-457-0820 and enter passcode 6390616.

About Itron

Itron® enables utilities and cities to safely, securely and reliably deliver critical infrastructure services to communities in more than 100 countries. Our portfolio of smart networks, software, services, meters and sensors helps our customers better manage electricity, gas and water resources for the people they serve. By working with our customers to ensure their success, we help improve the quality of life, ensure the safety and promote the well-being of millions of people around the globe. Itron is dedicated to creating a more resourceful world. Join us: www.itron.com.

Itron® is a registered trademark of Itron, Inc. All third-party trademarks are property of their respective owners and any usage herein does not suggest or imply any relationship between Itron and the third party unless expressly stated.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This release contains, and our officers and representatives may from time to time make, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are neither historical factors nor assurances of future performance. These statements are based on our expectations about, among others, revenues, operations, financial performance, earnings, liquidity, earnings per share, cash flows and restructuring activities including headcount reductions and other cost savings initiatives. This document reflects our current strategy, plans and expectations and is based on information currently available as of the date of this release. When we use words such as “expect”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “plan”, “goal”, “seek”, “project”, “estimate”, “future”, “strategy”, “objective”, “may”, “likely”, “should”, “will”, “will continue”, and similar expressions, including related to future periods, they are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions and estimates. Although we believe the estimates and assumptions upon which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of these estimates or assumptions could prove to be inaccurate and the forward-looking statements based on these estimates and assumptions could be incorrect. Our operations involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside our control, and any one of which, or a combination of which, could materially affect our results of operations and whether the forward-looking statements ultimately prove to be correct. Actual results and trends in the future may differ materially from those suggested or implied by the forward-looking statements depending on a variety of factors. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that we believe could affect our results include our ability to execute on our restructuring plans, our ability to achieve estimated cost savings, the rate and timing of customer demand for our products, rescheduling of current customer orders, changes in estimated liabilities for product warranties, adverse impacts of litigation, changes in laws and regulations, our dependence on new product development and intellectual property, future acquisitions, changes in estimates for stock-based and bonus compensation, increasing volatility in foreign exchange rates, international business risks, uncertainties caused by adverse economic conditions, including, without limitation those resulting from extraordinary events or circumstances such as the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors that are more fully described in Part I, Item 1A: Risk Factors included in our 2021 Annual Report and other reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP), we use certain adjusted or non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP operating expense, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS), adjusted EBITDA, constant currency, and free cash flow. We provide these non-GAAP financial measures because we believe they provide greater transparency and represent supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. We exclude certain costs in our non-GAAP financial measures as we believe the net result is a measure of our core business. We believe these measures facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period by eliminating potential differences caused by the existence and timing of certain expense items that would not otherwise be apparent on a GAAP basis. Non-GAAP performance measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, results prepared in accordance with GAAP. We strongly encourage investors and shareholders to review our financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure. Our non-GAAP financial measures may be different from those reported by other companies.

ITRON, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

2022

2021

2022

2021

Revenues

 

 

 

 

Product revenues

$

347,791

 

$

410,947

 

$

1,107,499

 

$

1,265,470

 

Service revenues

 

73,069

 

 

76,002

 

 

220,574

 

 

230,465

 

Total revenues

 

420,860

 

 

486,949

 

 

1,328,073

 

 

1,495,935

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

 

 

Product cost of revenues

 

258,541

 

 

306,168

 

 

818,639

 

 

908,923

 

Service cost of revenues

 

42,257

 

 

45,818

 

 

128,043

 

 

135,130

 

Total cost of revenues

 

300,798

 

 

351,986

 

 

946,682

 

 

1,044,053

 

Gross profit

 

120,062

 

 

134,963

 

 

381,391

 

 

451,882

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

Sales, general and administrative

 

63,446

 

 

71,838

 

 

212,724

 

 

221,974

 

Research and development

 

43,820

 

 

46,889

 

 

138,471

 

 

147,379

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

6,413

 

 

8,944

 

 

19,451

 

 

26,914

 

Restructuring

 

(1,272

)

 

958

 

 

(11,097

)

 

(830

)

Loss on sale of business

 

767

 

 

2,171

 

 

3,182

 

 

28,274

 

Goodwill impairment

 

 

 

 

 

38,480

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

113,174

 

 

130,800

 

 

401,211

 

 

423,711

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

 

6,888

 

 

4,163

 

 

(19,820

)

 

28,171

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

801

 

 

352

 

 

1,367

 

 

1,326

 

Interest expense

 

(1,679

)

 

(2,628

)

 

(4,931

)

 

(27,107

)

Other income (expense), net

 

(1,065

)

 

(1,761

)

 

(3,140

)

 

(16,684

)

Total other income (expense)

 

(1,943

)

 

(4,037

)

 

(6,704

)

 

(42,465

)

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

4,945

 

 

126

 

 

(26,524

)

 

(14,294

)

Income tax provision

 

(473

)

 

(1,136

)

 

(4,973

)

 

(5,581

)

Net income (loss)

 

4,472

 

 

(1,010

)

 

(31,497

)

 

(19,875

)

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

355

 

 

859

 

 

447

 

 

2,514

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Itron, Inc.

$

4,117

 

$

(1,869

)

$

(31,944

)

$

(22,389

)

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per common share – Basic

$

0.09

 

$

(0.04

)

$

(0.71

)

$

(0.51

)

Net income (loss) per common share – Diluted

$

0.09

 

$

(0.04

)

$

(0.71

)

$

(0.51

)

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding – Basic

 

45,139

 

 

45,240

 

 

45,075

 

 

43,983

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding – Diluted

 

45,330

 

 

45,240

 

 

45,075

 

 

43,983

 

ITRON, INC.

SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

2022

2021

2022

2021

Product revenues

 

 

 

 

Device Solutions

$

92,893

 

$

149,830

 

$

334,212

 

$

480,808

 

Networked Solutions

 

240,498

 

 

242,527

 

 

731,358

 

 

736,397

 

Outcomes

 

14,400

 

 

18,590

 

 

41,929

 

 

48,265

 

Total Company

$

347,791

 

$

410,947

 

$

1,107,499

 

$

1,265,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service revenues

 

 

 

 

Device Solutions

$

1,110

 

$

2,404

 

$

4,166

 

$

7,174

 

Networked Solutions

 

29,374

 

 

31,971

 

 

86,796

 

 

91,473

 

Outcomes

 

42,585

 

 

41,627

 

 

129,612

 

 

131,818

 

Total Company

$

73,069

 

$

76,002

 

$

220,574

 

$

230,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

 

 

 

Device Solutions

$

94,003

 

$

152,234

 

$

338,378

 

$

487,982

 

Networked Solutions

 

269,872

 

 

274,498

 

 

818,154

 

 

827,870

 

Outcomes

 

56,985

 

 

60,217

 

 

171,541

 

 

180,083

 

Total Company

$

420,860

 

$

486,949

 

$

1,328,073

 

$

1,495,935

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

 

 

Device Solutions

$

14,805

 

$

22,480

 

$

50,489

 

$

85,228

 

Networked Solutions

 

81,895

 

 

89,915

 

 

263,155

 

 

298,627

 

Outcomes

 

23,362

 

 

22,568

 

 

67,747

 

 

68,027

 

Total Company

$

120,062

 

$

134,963

 

$

381,391

 

$

451,882

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

 

 

 

 

Device Solutions

$

7,066

 

$

12,095

 

$

24,103

 

$

53,784

 

Networked Solutions

 

54,640

 

 

61,150

 

 

177,929

 

 

205,071

 

Outcomes

 

11,339

 

 

11,774

 

 

28,789

 

 

34,647

 

Corporate unallocated

 

(66,157

)

 

(80,856

)

 

(250,641

)

 

(265,331

)

Total Company

$

6,888

 

$

4,163

 

$

(19,820

)

$

28,171

 

ITRON, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

(Unaudited, in thousands)

September 30, 2022

December 31, 2021

ASSETS

 

 

Current assets

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

215,413

 

$

162,579

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

266,669

 

 

298,459

 

Inventories

 

203,612

 

 

165,799

 

Other current assets

 

122,948

 

 

123,092

 

Total current assets

 

808,642

 

 

749,929

 

 

 

 

Property, plant, and equipment, net

 

138,768

 

 

163,184

 

Deferred tax assets, net

 

188,728

 

 

181,472

 

Other long-term assets

 

44,433

 

 

42,178

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

 

54,814

 

 

65,523

 

Intangible assets, net

 

70,346

 

 

92,529

 

Goodwill

 

1,011,051

 

 

1,098,975

 

Total assets

$

2,316,782

 

$

2,393,790

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

Accounts payable

$

235,812

 

$

193,129

 

Other current liabilities

 

46,555

 

 

81,253

 

Wages and benefits payable

 

77,613

 

 

113,532

 

Taxes payable

 

13,663

 

 

12,208

 

Current portion of warranty

 

17,943

 

 

18,406

 

Unearned revenue

 

110,531

 

 

82,816

 

Total current liabilities

 

502,117

 

 

501,344

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net

 

451,947

 

 

450,228

 

Long-term warranty

 

7,515

 

 

13,616

 

Pension benefit obligation

 

71,111

 

 

87,863

 

Deferred tax liabilities, net

 

1,723

 

 

2,000

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

47,147

 

 

57,314

 

Other long-term obligations

 

118,049

 

 

138,666

 

Total liabilities

 

1,199,609

 

 

1,251,031

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

Common stock

 

1,783,193

 

 

1,779,775

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

 

(141,821

)

 

(148,098

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(547,544

)

 

(515,600

)

Total Itron, Inc. shareholders’ equity

 

1,093,828

 

 

1,116,077

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

23,345

 

 

26,682

 

Total equity

 

1,117,173

 

 

1,142,759

 

Total liabilities and equity

$

2,316,782

 

$

2,393,790

 

ITRON, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

(Unaudited, in thousands)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

2022

2021

Operating activities

 

 

Net loss

$

(31,497

)

$

(19,875

)

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

 

 

Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets

 

50,612

 

 

64,252

 

Non-cash operating lease expense

 

12,250

 

 

12,962

 

Stock-based compensation

 

17,416

 

 

18,251

 

Amortization of prepaid debt fees

 

2,610

 

 

17,383

 

Deferred taxes, net

 

(6,428

)

 

(5,170

)

Loss on sale of business

 

3,182

 

 

28,274

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt, net

 

 

 

10,000

 

Goodwill impairment

 

38,480

 

 

 

Restructuring, non-cash

 

(879

)

 

951

 

Other adjustments, net

 

2,148

 

 

3,720

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition and sale of business:

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

12,270

 

 

40,624

 

Inventories

 

(48,377

)

 

2,150

 

Other current assets

 

(15,907

)

 

26,072

 

Other long-term assets

 

(7,897

)

 

5,058

 

Accounts payable, other current liabilities, and taxes payable

 

42,550

 

 

(27,124

)

Wages and benefits payable

 

(30,877

)

 

14,110

 

Unearned revenue

 

32,151

 

 

(13,158

)

Warranty

 

(5,031

)

 

(5,969

)

Other operating, net

 

(29,246

)

 

(31,364

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

37,530

 

 

141,147

 

 

 

 

Investing activities

 

 

Net proceeds related to the sale of business

 

55,933

 

 

3,142

 

Acquisitions of property, plant, and equipment

 

(14,886

)

 

(27,781

)

Business acquisitions, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired

 

23

 

 

 

Other investing, net

 

2,424

 

 

2,820

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

43,494

 

 

(21,819

)

 

 

 

Financing activities

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings

 

 

 

460,000

 

Payments on debt

 

 

 

(946,094

)

Issuance of common stock

 

2,631

 

 

4,351

 

Proceeds from common stock offering

 

 

 

389,419

 

Proceeds from sale of warrants

 

 

 

45,349

 

Purchases of convertible note hedge contracts

 

 

 

(84,139

)

Repurchase of common stock

 

(16,972

)

 

 

Prepaid debt fees

 

(697

)

 

(12,021

)

Other financing, net

 

(4,358

)

 

6,327

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(19,396

)

 

(136,808

)

 

 

 

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(8,794

)

 

(762

)

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

52,834

 

 

(18,242

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

162,579

 

 

206,933

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

215,413

 

$

188,691

 

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared in accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP operating expense, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP diluted EPS, adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow, and constant currency. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, and other companies may define such measures differently. For a reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure to the most comparable financial measure prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, please see the table captioned Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to the Most Directly Comparable GAAP Financial Measures.

We use these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision making and/or as a means for determining executive compensation. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and ability to service debt by excluding certain expenses that may not be indicative of our recurring core operating results. These non-GAAP financial measures facilitate management’s internal comparisons to our historical performance, as well as comparisons to our competitors’ operating results. Our executive compensation plans exclude non-cash charges related to amortization of intangibles and certain discrete cash and non-cash charges, such as acquisition and integration related expenses, loss on sale of business, strategic initiative expenses, Russian currency translation write-off, goodwill impairment, or restructuring charges. We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors because they provide greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision making and because they are used by our institutional investors and the analyst community to analyze the health of our business.

Non-GAAP operating expenses and non-GAAP operating income – We define non-GAAP operating expenses as operating expenses excluding certain expenses related to the amortization of intangible assets, restructuring, loss on sale of business, strategic initiative, Russian currency translation write-off, goodwill impairment, and acquisition and integration. We define non-GAAP operating income as operating income excluding the expenses related to the amortization of intangible assets, restructuring, loss on sale of business, strategic initiative, Russian currency translation write-off, goodwill impairment, and acquisition and integration. Acquisition and integration related expenses include costs, which are incurred to affect and integrate business combinations, such as professional fees, certain employee retention and salaries related to integration, severances, contract terminations, travel costs related to knowledge transfer, system conversion costs, and asset impairment charges. We consider these non-GAAP financial measures to be useful metrics for management and investors because they exclude the effect of expenses that are related to acquisitions and restructuring projects. By excluding these expenses, we believe that it is easier for management and investors to compare our financial results over multiple periods and analyze trends in our operations. For example, in certain periods, expenses related to amortization of intangible assets may decrease, which would improve GAAP operating margins, yet the improvement in GAAP operating margins due to this lower expense is not necessarily reflective of an improvement in our core business. There are some limitations related to the use of non-GAAP operating expenses and non-GAAP operating income versus operating expenses and operating income calculated in accordance with GAAP. We compensate for these limitations by providing specific information about the GAAP amounts excluded from non-GAAP operating expense and non-GAAP operating income and evaluating non-GAAP operating expense and non-GAAP operating income together with GAAP operating expense and operating income.

Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS – We define non-GAAP net income as net income (loss) attributable to Itron, Inc. excluding the expenses associated with amortization of intangible assets, amortization of debt placement fees, debt extinguishment, restructuring, loss on sale of business, strategic initiative, Russian currency translation write-off, acquisition and integration, goodwill impairment, and the tax effect of excluding these expenses.

Contacts

For additional information, contact:

Itron, Inc.
Kenneth P. Gianella

Vice President, Investor Relations

(669) 770-4643

David Means

Director, Investor Relations

(737) 242-8448

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