Business Wire | Nov 9, 2021 04:05PM EST

Synalloy Reports Strong Third Quarter 2021 Results

Nov. 09, 2021

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 09, 2021--Synalloy Corporation (Nasdaq: SYNL) ("Synalloy" or the "Company"), an industrials company focused on the production and distribution of piping, tubing and specialty chemicals, is reporting its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Third Quarter 2021 Summary

($ in millions, except per share and margin) Q3 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2020

Net Sales $ 86.2 $ 83.1 $ 59.3

Gross Profit $ 18.0 $ 14.1 $ 5.0

Gross Profit Margin 20.9 % 17.0 % 8.4 %

Net Income (Loss) $ 8.2 $ 2.9 $ (10.5 )

Diluted Earnings (Loss) per share $ 0.87 $ 0.31 $ (1.16 )

Adjusted EBITDA $ 14.8 $ 9.8 $ 1.6

Adjusted EBITDA Margin 17.2 % 11.7 % 2.8 %

Management Commentary

"The momentum from the first half of the year continued in the third quarter as we experienced profitable growth across both business segments," said Chris Hutter, interim president and CEO of Synalloy. "Robust commodity pricing and improved throughput drove strong growth in our metals segment. While our chemicals segment continued to face operational challenges due to labor and raw material constraints, the rebound in customer demand and increased volumes were enough to overcome these impacts and drive sales growth.

"Subsequent to the quarter, we announced the acquisition of DanChem, a leading specialty chemicals contract manufacturer, to accelerate product development capabilities and provide entrance into new end-markets and applications. This acquisition brings robust manufacturing capabilities, a highly experienced team and a blue-chip customer base. We believe Synalloy Chemicals is now one of the largest specialty chemical contract manufacturers in the U.S. with a platform to accelerate growth. We are pleased to welcome the employees of DanChem to Synalloy and look forward to using our broadened assets and capabilities to better serve our customers.

"The progress we've made since I first joined one year ago, including fortifying our management team with proven industry leaders, completing a major acquisition and delivering several consecutive quarters of profitable growth, gives me the utmost confidence in our foundation. Although the macro environment is dynamic and we are keeping a watchful eye on everything from commodity pricing to supply chain constraints, we will continue to make strides in the areas that we can control as we remain focused on delivering profitable growth and driving shareholder value creation."

Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Net sales increased 45% to $86.2 million compared to $59.3 million in the third quarter of 2020. This increase was attributable to strong commodities pricing and robust customer demand driving growth across both the metals and chemicals segments.

Gross profit increased significantly to $18.0 million, or 20.9% of net sales, compared to $5.0 million, or 8.4% of net sales, in the third quarter of 2020. The increase in both gross profit and gross margin was driven by the pricing power achieved as a result of rising material costs and outsized customer demand, along with operational efficiencies that accompanied the elevated order volumes.

Net income increased significantly to $8.2 million, or $0.87 diluted earnings per share, compared to a net loss of $(10.5) million, or $(1.16) diluted loss per share, in the third quarter of 2020. Excluding a $10.7 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge in the third quarter of 2020, net income in the third quarter of 2021 increased $8.1 million over the prior year period. The increase was primarily attributable to the aforementioned pricing power dynamics and strong customer demand, which offset the impact of a challenging labor market.

Adjusted EBITDA increased significantly to $14.8 million compared to $1.6 million in the third quarter of 2020. Adjusted EBITDA margin also improved significantly to 17.2% compared to 2.8% in the prior year period.

Segment Results

Metals- Net sales in the third quarter of 2021 increased 49% to $70.1 million compared to $47.1 million in the third quarter of 2020. Net income in the third quarter increased substantially to $11.6 million compared to a net loss of $11.4 million in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter increased significantly to $14.2 million compared to $1.4 million in the prior year period. As a percentage of segment net sales, adjusted EBITDA margin improved to 20.2% compared to 2.9% in the third quarter of 2020.

Specialty Chemicals- Net sales in the third quarter of 2021 increased 32% to $16.1 million compared to $12.2 million in the third quarter of 2020. Net income in the third quarter increased 28% to $1.4 million compared to net income of $1.1 million in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter improved 17% to $1.8 million compared to $1.5 million in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 10.9% compared to 12.3% in the third quarter of 2020.

Liquidity

As of September 30, 2021, total debt under the Company's revolving credit facility was $49.0 million, compared to $61.4 million at December 31, 2020. As of the end of the third quarter of 2021, the Company had $56.0 million of remaining available borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility, compared to $11.0 million at December 31, 2020.

Conference Call

Synalloy will conduct a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time to discuss its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Synalloy management will host the conference call, followed by a question-and-answer period.

Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 Time: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time Toll-free dial-in number: 1-877-303-6648 International dial-in number: 1-970-315-0443 Conference ID: 5047445

Please call the conference telephone number 5-10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Gateway Investor Relations at 1-949-574-3860.

The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay here and via the investor relations section of the company's website at www.synalloy.com.

About Synalloy Corporation

Synalloy Corporation (Nasdaq: SYNL) is a company that engages in a number of diverse business activities including the production of stainless steel and galvanized pipe and tube, the master distribution of seamless carbon pipe and tube, and the production of specialty chemicals. For more information about Synalloy Corporation, please visit its web site at www.synalloy.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other applicable federal securities laws. All statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements can be identified through the use of words such as "estimate," "project," "intend," "expect," "believe," "should," "anticipate," "hope," "optimistic," "plan," "outlook," "should," "could," "may" and similar expressions. The forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including without limitation those identified below, which could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The following factors could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated: adverse economic conditions, including risks relating to the impact and spread of and the government's response to COVID-19; inability to weather an economic downturn; the impact of competitive products and pricing; product demand and acceptance risks; raw material and other increased costs; raw material availability; financial stability of the Company's customers; customer delays or difficulties in the production of products; loss of consumer or investor confidence; employee relations; ability to maintain workforce by hiring trained employees; labor efficiencies; risks associated with acquisitions; environmental issues; negative or unexpected results from tax law changes; inability to comply with covenants and ratios required by the Company's debt financing arrangements; and other risks detailed from time-to-time in Synalloy Corporation's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which filings are available from the SEC. Synalloy Corporation assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information included in this release.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

Financial statement information included in this earnings release includes non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) measures and should be read along with the accompanying tables which provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to GAAP measures.

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure and excludes goodwill impairment, asset impairment, gain on lease modification, interest expense (including change in fair value of interest rate swap), income taxes, depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation, non-cash lease cost, acquisition costs and other fees, proxy contest costs and recoveries, earn-out adjustments, loss on extinguishment of debt, realized and unrealized (gains) and losses on investments in equity securities, retention costs and restructuring & severance costs from net income.

Management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide additional useful information to allow readers to compare the financial results between periods. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance or financial condition as promulgated under GAAP, and investors should consider the Company's performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of the Company. Non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools, and investors should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company's results or financial condition as reported under GAAP.

SYNALLOY CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

($ in thousands)

(Unaudited)

September December 31, 30, 2021 2020

Assets

Cash $ 1,174 $ 236

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit 44,096 28,183 losses of $108 and $496, respectively

Inventories, net 98,334 85,080

Prepaid expenses and other current assets 8,820 13,384

Total current assets 152,424 126,883



Property, plant and equipment, net 29,691 35,096

Right-of-use assets, operating leases, net 30,975 31,769

Goodwill 1,355 1,355

Intangible assets, net 9,385 11,426

Deferred charges, net 327 455

Total assets $ 224,157 $ 206,984



Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Accounts payable $ 34,850 $ 19,732

Accounts payable - related parties 2 -

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 10,144 6,123

Current portion of long-term debt 1,750 875

Current portion of earn-out liability 2,249 3,434

Current portion operating lease liabilities 1,019 867

Current portion of finance lease liabilities 40 19

Total current liabilities 50,054 31,050



Long-term debt 47,213 60,495

Long-term portion of earn-out liability - 287

Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities 32,191 32,771

Long-term portion of finance lease liabilities 46 37

Deferred income taxes 1,342 1,957

Other long-term liabilities 84 92

Shareholders' equity 93,227 80,295

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 224,157 $ 206,984

Note: The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2020 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date.

SYNALLOY CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations - Comparative Analysis(Unaudited)

($ in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30,

2021 2020 2021 2020

Net sales

Metals Segment $ 70,127 $ 47,079 $ 193,438 $ 159,761

Specialty Chemicals 16,055 12,187 45,609 40,338 Segment

$ 86,182 $ 59,266 $ 239,047 $ 200,099

Operating income (loss)

Metals Segment $ 11,711 $ (11,563) $ 21,793 $ (19,784)

Specialty Chemicals 1,356 1,061 1,999 3,508 Segment



Unallocated expense (income)

Corporate 2,009 1,526 5,138 5,132

Acquisition costs 201 656 201 803 and other

Proxy contest costs - 207 168 3,105 and recoveries

Earn-out adjustments 160 (146) 1,430 (969)

Gain on lease - (171) - (171) modification

Operating income 10,697 (12,574) 16,855 (24,176) (loss)

Interest expense 329 452 1,068 1,703

Loss on extinguishment of - - 223 - debt

Change in fair value of interest rate - (16) (2) 65 swap

Other, net (10) 59 152 (1,244)

Income (loss) before 10,378 (13,069) 15,414 (24,700) income taxes

Income tax provision 2,179 (2,530) 3,235 (6,026) (benefit)

Net income (loss) $ 8,199 $ (10,539) $ 12,179 $ (18,674)



Net income (loss) per common share

Basic $ 0.88 $ (1.16) $ 1.32 $ (2.06)

Diluted $ 0.87 $ (1.16) $ 1.30 $ (2.06)



Average shares outstanding

Basic 9,287 9,105 9,237 9,079

Diluted 9,403 9,105 9,348 9,079



Other data:

Adjusted EBITDA ^(1) $ 14,808 $ 1,640 $ 29,447 $ 6,230

(1) The term Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company believes is useful to investors in evaluating its results to determine the value of a company. An item is included in the measure if its periodic value is inconsistent and sufficiently material that not identifying the item would render period comparability less meaningful to the reader or if including the item provides a clearer representation of normalized periodic earnings. The Company includes in Adjusted EBITDA two categories of items: 1) Base EBITDA components, including: interest expense (including change in fair value of interest rate swap), income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and 2) Material transaction costs including: goodwill impairment, asset impairment, gain on lease modification, acquisition costs and other fees, loss on extinguishment of debt, proxy contest costs and recoveries, earn-out adjustments, realized and unrealized (gains) and losses on investments in equity securities and other investments, stock-based compensation, non-cash lease expense, retention costs and restructuring & severance costs from net income. For a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to the most comparable GAAP equivalent, refer to the Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA.

SYNALLOY CORPORATION

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

($ in thousands)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

2021 2020

Operating activities

Net income (loss) $ 12,179 $ (18,674)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation expense 5,459 5,752

Amortization expense 2,041 2,324

Amortization of debt issuance costs 71 129

Asset impairments 233 6,079

Goodwill impairment - 10,748

Loss on extinguishment of debt 223 -

Unrealized gain on equity securities - (208)

Deferred income taxes (615) (2,116)

Proceeds from business interruption insurance - 1,040

Loss on sale of equity securities - 38

Earn-out adjustments 1,430 (969)

Payments of earn-out liabilities in excess of (11) (292) acquisition date fair value

(Reduction of) provision for losses on accounts (388) 53 receivable

Provision for losses on inventories 2,286 874

(Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and (580) 237 equipment

Non-cash lease expense 373 385

Non-cash lease termination loss 5 24

Gain on lease modification - (171)

Change in fair value of interest rate swap (2) 65

Issuance of treasury stock for director fees 58 405

Stock-based compensation expense 695 1,036

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable (15,525) 1,438

Inventories (15,539) 4,593

Other assets and liabilities (1,443) (1,902)

Accounts payable 15,118 (1,636)

Accounts payable - related parties 2 -

Accrued expenses 3,272 681

Accrued income taxes 6,844 (3,963)

Net cash provided by operating activities 16,186 5,970

Investing activities

Purchases of property, plant and equipment (761) (2,824)

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and 1,054 102 equipment

Proceeds from sale of equity securities - 4,430

Net cash provided by investing activities 293 1,708

Financing activities

Borrowings from long-term debt 41,648 -

Payments on long-term debt (54,056) (3,000)

Payments on BB&T line of credit - (1,210)

Principal payments on finance lease obligations (31) (101)

Payments for finance lease terminations - (204)

Payments on earn-out liabilities (2,891) (2,939)

Payments for termination of interest rate swap (46) -

Repurchase of common stock - (635)

Payments for deferred financing costs (165) (52)

Net cash used in financing activities (15,541) (8,141)

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 938 (463)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 236 626

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 1,174 $ 163

SYNALLOY CORPORATION

Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation

Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited)

($ in thousands)

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30,

2021 2020 2021 2020

Consolidated

Net income (loss) $ 8,199 $ (10,539) $ 12,179 $ (18,674)

Adjustments:

Interest expense 329 452 1,068 1,703

Change in fair value - (16) (2) 65 of interest rate swap

Income taxes 2,179 (2,530) 3,235 (6,026)

Depreciation 1,868 1,805 5,459 5,752

Amortization 680 705 2,041 2,324

EBITDA 13,255 (10,123) 23,980 (14,856)

Acquisition costs and 201 656 201 807 other

Proxy contest costs - 207 168 3,105 and recoveries^ (1)

Loss on extinguishment of - - 223 - debt

Earn-out adjustments 160 (146) 1,430 (969)

Loss (gain) on investment in equity - 69 363 (170) securities and other investments

Asset impairments - - 233 6,079

Goodwill impairment - 10,748 - 10,748

Gain on lease - (171) - (171) modification

Stock-based 239 270 695 1,036 compensation

Non-cash lease 124 130 373 386 expense

Retention expense 18 - 494 235

Restructuring and 811 - 1,287 - severance costs

Adjusted EBITDA $ 14,808 $ 1,640 $ 29,447 $ 6,230

% sales 17.2 % 2.8 % 12.3 % 3.1 %



Metals Segment

Net income (loss) $ 11,556 $ (11,417) $ 20,558 $ (17,798)

Adjustments:

Interest expense - - - 11

Depreciation expense 1,449 1,387 4,192 4,457

Amortization expense 680 705 2,041 2,324

EBITDA 13,685 (9,325) 26,791 (11,006)

Acquisition costs and - - - 3 other

Earn-out adjustments 160 (146) 1,430 (969)

Asset impairments - - - 6,079

Goodwill impairment - 10,748 10,748

Stock-based (7) 78 75 249 compensation

Retention expense 18 - 494 -

Restructuring and 313 - 363 - severance costs

Metals Segment Adjusted $ 14,169 $ 1,355 $ 29,153 $ 5,104 EBITDA

% segment sales 20.2 % 2.9 % 15.1 % 3.2 %



Specialty Chemicals Segment

Net income (loss) $ 1,360 $ 1,061 $ 2,001 $ 3,521

Adjustments:

Interest expense - - 1 9

Depreciation expense 389 378 1,165 1,170

EBITDA 1,749 1,439 3,167 4,700

Asset impairments - - 233 -

Stock-based 5 59 172 178 compensation

Restructuring and - - 427 - severance costs

Specialty Chemicals $ 1,754 $ 1,498 $ 3,999 $ 4,878 Segment Adjusted EBITDA

% segment sales 10.9 % 12.3 % 8.8 % 12.1 %

(1) Proxy contest costs and recoveries for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 are reimbursements of documented, out-of-pocket costs to Privet and UPG partially offset by insurance recoveries for costs related to the 2020 shareholder activism.

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