Brink's Reports Third-Quarter Results

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The Brink's Company (NYSE: BCO) reported a strong third-quarter performance for 2021, with revenue rising 11% to $1,076 million, reflecting 6% organic growth. Net income improved to $19 million from a loss of $24 million, while adjusted EBITDA increased 15% to $170 million. EPS rose to $0.38, compared to a loss of $0.47 in the previous year. The company announced a $150 million accelerated share repurchase plan, targeting approximately 5% of outstanding shares. Despite labor shortages and inflationary pressures impacting results, Brink's maintained its full-year guidance, projecting revenue between $4.1 billion and $4.2 billion.

Positive

• Revenue up 11% to $1,076 million, 6% organic growth.
• Net income rebounded to $19 million, from a loss of $24 million.
• Adjusted EBITDA increased 15% to $170 million.
• EPS improved to $0.38 from a loss of $0.47.
• Announced a $150 million accelerated share repurchase plan.

Negative

• GAAP operating profit decreased 3% to $74 million.
• Operating margin declined 100 bps to 6.9%.

Strong Growth in Revenue, Net Income, Adjusted EBITDA and EPS
Company Announces $150 Million Accelerated Share Repurchase Plan
Virtual Investor Day Planned on December 15

3Q Highlights:

• Revenue up 11% reflecting 6% organic growth
• Operating profit: GAAP down 3% to $74M; non-GAAP up 16% to $116M
• Operating margin: GAAP 6.9%, down 100 bps; non-GAAP up 50 bps to 10.8%
• GAAP net income $19M, up from a loss of $24M; Adjusted EBITDA up 15% to $170M
• EPS: GAAP $.38, up from a loss of ($.47); non-GAAP up 28% to $1.14

RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Brink’s Company (NYSE:BCO), the global leader in total cash management, route-based secure logistics and payment solutions, today announced results for the third quarter of 2021, which are summarized below.

(In millions, except for per share amounts)	Third-Quarter 2021
	GAAP				Change(b)			Non-GAAP				Change			Constant Currency Change(c)
Revenue	$	1,076			11	%		$	1,076			11	%		10	%
Operating Profit	$	74			(3	%)		$	116			16	%		9	%
Operating Margin	6.9		%		(100 bps)			10.8		%		50 bps			(10 bps)
Net Income / Adjusted EBITDA(a)	$	19			fav			$	170			15	%		10	%
EPS	$	0.38			fav			$	1.14			28	%		18	%

	(a)	The non-GAAP financial metric, adjusted EBITDA, is presented with its corresponding GAAP metric, net income attributable to Brink's.
	(b)	The “fav” represents a change greater than 100% in a direction favorable to the company or a change from a negative amount in the prior period to a positive amount in the current period. The “unfav” represents a change greater than 100% in a direction unfavorable to the company or a change from a positive amount in the prior period to negative amount in the current period.
	(c)	Constant currency represents 2021 Non-GAAP results at 2020 exchange rates.

Doug Pertz, president and chief executive officer, said: “Our third-quarter non-GAAP results include double-digit growth in revenue and profits, demonstrating our continued recovery from the pandemic and our improved cost structure. Despite the pandemic’s ongoing impact on organic growth, third-quarter revenue recovered to 98% of 2019 pre-Covid levels on a comparable local currency basis. While our results in the U.S. continue to be affected by labor shortages and inflationary wage pressures, we expect these conditions to improve as we approach year-end, and expect wage inflation to be fully offset by price increases as we enter next year. On a global basis, we see encouraging trends indicating that revenue is recovering to pre-pandemic levels, though the rate of the recovery may continue to be uneven.

“Our full-year guidance remains unchanged, with revenue in a range between $4.1 billion and $4.2 billion, non-GAAP operating profit of approximately $465 million, and adjusted EBITDA of approximately $660 million. Our preliminary 2022 adjusted EBITDA target of $785 million to $825 million also remains unchanged. We anticipate revenue in 2022 will exceed the pre-Covid adjusted level of $4.55 billion. As a reference point, at 100% of adjusted pre-Covid revenue, we would expect 2022 adjusted EBITDA to be approximately $755 million with continued earnings leverage as revenue continues to grow.  

“Based on our currently projected earnings and cash flow for this year and 2022, we believe repurchasing shares is an excellent investment for our shareholders. Today we announced a planned $150 million accelerated share repurchase that would represent the repurchase of approximately 5% of the company’s outstanding shares at the current share price.

“We look forward to presenting our new three-year strategic plan, including detailed financial targets through 2024, in our Investor Day presentation on December 15.”

Share Repurchase
Brink’s today announced that it intends to enter into an accelerated share repurchase ("ASR") agreement to acquire $150 million of the company’s common stock. The company expects the ASR will be substantially completed by early November. On October 27, 2021, the Brink’s board of directors also approved an additional $250 million share repurchase authorization, which expires December 31, 2023.

Conference Call
Brink’s will host a conference call on October 27 at 8:30 a.m. ET to review third-quarter results. Interested parties can listen by calling 888-349-0094 (in the U.S.) or 412-902-0124 (international). Participants can preregister at https://dpregister.com/sreg/10161279/eed4b69c2b to receive a direct dial-in number for the call. The call also will be accessible live via webcast on the Brink’s website (www.brinks.com). A replay of the call will be available through November 26, 2021 at 877-344-7529 (in the U.S.) or 412-317-0088 (international). The conference number is 10161279. An archived version of the webcast will be available online in the Investor Relations section of http://investors.brinks.com.

2021 Guidance (Unaudited)
(In millions, except for percentages and per share amounts)

		2021 GAAP Outlook(b)		Reconciling Items(a)		2021 Non-GAAP Outlook(a)
Revenues	$	4,100 – 4,200		—		4,100 – 4,200
Operating profit		335 – 345		125		460 – 470
EPS from continuing operations attributable to Brink's	$	2.00 – 2.10		2.50		4.50 – 4.60
Operating profit margin		~8.2%		~3.0%		~11.2%
Free cash flow before dividends						180 – 190
Adjusted EBITDA						655 – 665
Adjusted EBITDA margin						~15.9%

	Amounts may not add due to rounding
	(a)	The 2021 Non-GAAP outlook amounts exclude certain forecasted Non-GAAP adjusting items, such as intangible asset amortization and U.S. retirement plan costs. We have not forecasted the impact of highly inflationary accounting on our Argentina operations in 2021 or other potential Non-GAAP adjusting items for which the timing and amounts are currently under review, such as future restructuring actions. We have also not forecasted changes in cash held for customer obligations or proceeds from the sale of property, equipment and investments in 2021. The 2021 Non-GAAP outlook amounts for operating profit, EPS from continuing operations, free cash flow before dividends and Adjusted EBITDA cannot be reconciled to GAAP without unreasonable effort. We cannot reconcile these amounts to GAAP because we are unable to accurately forecast the impact of highly inflationary accounting on our Argentina operations in 2021 or other potential Non-GAAP adjusting items for which the timing and amounts are currently under review, such as future restructuring actions. We are also unable to forecast changes in cash held for customer obligations or proceeds from the sale of property, equipment and investments in 2021.
	(b)	The 2021 GAAP outlook excludes any forecasted impact from highly inflationary accounting on our Argentina operations as well as other potential Non-GAAP adjusting items for which the timing and amounts are currently under review, such as future restructuring actions.

The Brink’s Company and subsidiaries
(In millions, except for per share amounts) (Unaudited)

Third-Quarter 2021 vs. 2020

GAAP					Organic			Acquisitions /								% Change
	3Q'20				Change			Dispositions(a)		Currency(b)			3Q'21			Total			Organic
Revenues:
North America	$	317			17			25		2			361			14			5
Latin America	257				35			1		(3	)		289			13			14
Europe	224				5			8		1			238			6			2
Rest of World	173				(3	)		13		5			188			8			(2	)
Segment revenues(c)	$	971			54			46		5			1,076			11			6
Revenues - GAAP	$	971			54			46		5			1,076			11			6
Operating profit:
North America	$	24			(4	)		5		—			25			4			(15	)
Latin America	51				17			—		(4	)		65			26			33
Europe	19				8			1		—			28			49			41
Rest of World	36				(7	)		1		1			32			(12	)		(18	)
Segment operating profit	130				15			7		(2	)		150			15			11
Corporate(d)	(30		)		(13	)		—		9			(34	)		12			42
Operating profit - non-GAAP	$	100			2			7		7			116			16			2
Other items not allocated to segments(e)	(24		)		(19	)		—		1			(42	)		77			83
Operating profit - GAAP	$	76			(18	)		7		8			74			(3	)		(23	)
GAAP interest expense	(27		)										(28	)		2
GAAP interest and other income (expense)	(13		)										(1	)		(95	)
GAAP provision for income taxes	59												23			(61	)
GAAP noncontrolling interests	1												4			unfav
GAAP income from continuing operations(f)	(24		)										19			fav
GAAP EPS(f)	$	(0.47	)										0.38			fav
GAAP weighted-average diluted shares	50.4												50.3			—

Non-GAAP(g)					Organic			Acquisitions /									% Change
	3Q'20				Change			Dispositions(a)			Currency(b)			3Q'21			Total			Organic
Segment revenues - GAAP/non-GAAP	$	971			54			46			5			1,076			11			6
Non-GAAP operating profit	100				2			7			7			116			16			2
Non-GAAP interest expense	(27		)											(27	)		3
Non-GAAP interest and other income (expense)	(3		)											3			fav
Non-GAAP provision for income taxes	22													31			37
Non-GAAP noncontrolling interests	3													4			39
Non-GAAP income from continuing operations(f)	45													57			28
Non-GAAP EPS(f)	$	0.89												1.14			28
Non-GAAP weighted-average diluted shares	50.6													50.3			(1	)

Amounts may not add due to rounding.
	(a)	Non-GAAP amounts include the impact of prior year comparable period results for acquired and disposed businesses. GAAP results also include the impact of acquisition-related intangible amortization, restructuring and other charges, and disposition related gains/losses.
	(b)	The amounts in the “Currency” column consist of the effects of Argentina devaluations under highly inflationary accounting and the sum of monthly currency changes. Monthly currency changes represent the accumulation throughout the year of the impact on current period results from changes in foreign currency rates from the prior year period.
	(c)	Segment revenues equal our total reported non-GAAP revenues.
	(d)	Corporate expenses are not allocated to segment results. Corporate expenses include salaries and other costs to manage the global business and to perform activities required of public companies.
	(e)	See pages 8-9 for more information.
	(f)	Attributable to Brink's.
	(g)	Non-GAAP results are reconciled to applicable GAAP results on pages 10-13.
	(h)	In the first quarter of 2021, we changed the method for calculating the allowance for doubtful accounts of the North America segment’s U.S. business. This change in method resulted in a $12.3 million operating profit increase in the segment, which was offset by a $12.3 million increase to Corporate expense, resulting in no impact to consolidated operating profit for the quarter. Historically, all Brink’s business units followed an internal Company policy for determining an allowance for doubtful accounts and the allowances were then reconciled to the required U.S. GAAP estimated consolidated allowance, with any differences reported as part of Corporate expense. Other than for the U.S. business, the reconciling differences were not significant. We changed the U.S. calculation of the allowance in order to more closely align it with the U.S. GAAP consolidated calculation and to minimize reconciling differences, resulting in the offsetting $12.3 million adjustments to align the methods.

The Brink’s Company and subsidiaries
(In millions, except for per share amounts) (Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

GAAP					Organic			Acquisitions /									% Change
	2020				Change			Dispositions(a)			Currency(b)			2021			Total			Organic
Revenues:
North America	$	932			47			48			8			1,035			11			5
Latin America	786				73			7			(35	)		832			6			9
Europe	518				9			118			38			683			32			2
Rest of World	433				(6	)		102			24			552			28			(1	)
Segment revenues(c)	$	2,669			123			275			34			3,102			16			5
Revenues - GAAP	$	2,669			123			275			34			3,102			16			5
Operating profit:
North America(h)	$	46			44			8			—			98			fav			96
Latin America	153				41			1			(14	)		180			18			27
Europe	22				24			9			2			57			fav			fav
Rest of World	81				4			6			4			94			17			4
Segment operating profit	302				112			24			(8	)		430			42			37
Corporate(d)(h)	(66		)		(60	)		—			13			(114	)		73			92
Operating profit - non-GAAP	$	236			52			24			5			317			34			22
Other items not allocated to segments(e)	(135		)		18			10			(1	)		(107	)		(20	)		(13	)
Operating profit - GAAP	$	102			69			34			4			209			fav			68
GAAP interest expense	(70		)											(83	)		18
GAAP interest and other income (expense)	(31		)											(2	)		(95	)
GAAP provision for income taxes	4													59			unfav
GAAP noncontrolling interests	5													10			unfav
GAAP income from continuing operations(f)	(8		)											56			fav
GAAP EPS(f)	$	(0.17	)											1.11			fav
GAAP weighted-average diluted shares	50.6													50.4			—

Non-GAAP(g)					Organic			Acquisitions /									% Change
	2020				Change			Dispositions(a)			Currency(b)			2021			Total			Organic
Segment revenues - GAAP/non-GAAP	$	2,669			123			275			34			3,102			16			5
Non-GAAP operating profit		236			52			24			5			317			34			22
Non-GAAP interest expense	(69		)											(82	)		19
Non-GAAP interest and other income (expense)	(3		)											14			fav
Non-GAAP provision for income taxes	53													83			58
Non-GAAP noncontrolling interests	4													10			unfav
Non-GAAP income from continuing operations(f)	108													156			44
Non-GAAP EPS(f)	$	2.12												3.10			46
Non-GAAP weighted-average diluted shares	51.0													50.4			(1	)

Amounts may not add due to rounding.

See page 4 for footnote explanations.

The Brink’s Company and subsidiaries
(In millions) (Unaudited)

Selected Items - Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

	December 31, 2020				September 30, 2021
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	620.9			700.8
Restricted cash	322.0				321.7
Accounts receivable, net	679.1				728.2
Right-of-use assets, net	322.0				304.1
Property and equipment, net	838.2				844.9
Goodwill and intangibles	1,645.3				1,933.3
Deferred income taxes	314.9				301.1
Other	393.2				418.8
Total assets	$	5,135.6			5,552.9
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable	206.0				186.8
Debt	2,485.7				2,845.6
Retirement benefits	701.8				669.5
Accrued liabilities	779.2				905.2
Lease liabilities	267.2				248.5
Other	493.2				448.3
Total liabilities	4,933.1				5,303.9
Equity	202.5				249.0
Total liabilities and equity	$	5,135.6			5,552.9

Selected Items - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020				2021
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	87.4			273.6
Net cash used by investing activities	(513.5		)		(390.3	)
Net cash provided by financing activities	749.2				234.6
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	3.3				(38.3	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Increase	326.4				79.6
Balance at beginning of period	469.0				942.9
Balance at end of period	$	795.4			1,022.5
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Capital expenditures	$	(79.1	)		(113.7	)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(427.1		)		(313.6	)
Depreciation and amortization	152.2				178.1
Cash paid for income taxes, net	(42.9		)		(55.9	)

About The Brink’s Company
The Brink’s Company (NYSE:BCO) is the global leader in total cash management, route-based secure logistics and payment solutions including cash-in-transit, ATM services, cash management services (including vault outsourcing, money processing and intelligent safe services), and international transportation of valuables. Our customers include financial institutions, retailers, government agencies, mints, jewelers and other commercial operations. Our global network of operations in 53 countries serves customers in more than 100 countries. For more information, please visit our website at www.brinks.com or call 804-289-9709.

Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking information. Words such as "anticipate," "assume," "estimate," "expect," “target” "project," "predict," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," "may," "should" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking information. Forward-looking information in these materials includes, but is not limited to: 2021 outlook, including revenue, operating profit, adjusted EBITDA, earnings per share, free cash flow (and drivers thereof), 2022 financial targets, expected economic recovery, future costs related to reorganization and restructuring, and our plan to enter into an Accelerated Share Repurchase agreement. Forward-looking information in this document is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and contingencies, which are difficult to predict or quantify, and which could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those that are anticipated.

Forward-looking information in this document is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and contingencies, which are difficult to predict or quantify, and which could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those that are anticipated. These risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control, include, but are not limited to: our ability to improve profitability and execute further cost and operational improvement and efficiencies in our core businesses; our ability to improve service levels and quality in our core businesses; market volatility and commodity price fluctuations; seasonality, pricing and other competitive industry factors; investment in information technology (“IT”) and its impact on revenue and profit growth; our ability to maintain an effective IT infrastructure and safeguard confidential information; our ability to effectively develop and implement solutions for our customers; risks associated with operating in foreign countries, including changing political, labor and economic conditions, regulatory issues (including the imposition of international sanctions, including by the U.S. government), currency restrictions and devaluations, restrictions on and cost of repatriating earnings and capital, impact on the Company’s financial results as a result of jurisdictions determined to be highly inflationary, and restrictive government actions, including nationalization; higher-than-expected inflation; labor issues, including labor shortages negotiations with organized labor and work stoppages; pandemics (including the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and related impact to and restrictions on the actions of businesses and consumers, including suppliers and customers), acts of terrorism, strikes or other extraordinary events that negatively affect global or regional cash commerce;  anticipated cash needs in light of our current liquidity position and the impact of Covid-19 on our liquidity; the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies and foreign currency exchange rates; our ability to identify, evaluate and complete acquisitions and other strategic transactions and to successfully integrate acquired companies; costs related to dispositions and product or market exits; our ability to obtain appropriate insurance coverage, positions taken by insurers relative to claims and the financial condition of insurers; safety and security performance and loss experience; employee and environmental liabilities in connection with former coal operations, including black lung claims; the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on legacy liabilities and ongoing operations; funding requirements, accounting treatment, and investment performance of our pension plans, the VEBA and other employee benefits; changes to estimated liabilities and assets in actuarial assumptions; the nature of hedging relationships and counterparty risk; access to the capital and credit markets; our ability to realize deferred tax assets; the outcome of pending and future claims, litigation, and administrative proceedings; public perception of our business, reputation and brand; changes in estimates and assumptions underlying critical accounting policies; the promulgation and adoption of new accounting standards, new government regulations and interpretation of existing standards and regulations.

This list of risks, uncertainties and contingencies is not intended to be exhaustive. Additional factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found under "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2020, and in related disclosures in our other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021. The forward-looking information included in this document is representative only as of the date of this document and The Brink's Company undertakes no obligation to update any information contained in this document.

 

The Brink’s Company and subsidiaries
Segment Results: 2020 and 2021 (Unaudited)
(In millions, except for percentages)

	Revenues
	2020																	2021
	1Q					2Q			3Q			4Q			Full Year			1Q					2Q			3Q			Nine Months
Revenues:
North America	$	340.9				274.3			316.8			329.4			1,261.4			$	317.1				356.8			360.7			1,034.6
Latin America	299.0					230.4			256.7			285.8			1,071.9			269.7					272.8			289.3			831.8
Europe	126.3					167.9			224.0			235.6			753.8			214.4					230.8			238.0			683.2
Rest of World	106.6					153.4			173.0			170.8			603.8			176.5					188.4			187.5			552.4
Segment revenues - GAAP and Non-GAAP	$	872.8				826.0			970.5			1,021.6			3,690.9			$	977.7				1,048.8			1,075.5			3,102.0
	Operating Profit
	2020																	2021
	1Q					2Q			3Q			4Q			Full Year			1Q					2Q			3Q			Nine Months
Operating profit:
North America(a)	$	13.4				8.4			24.1			45.8			91.7			$	32.3				41.1			25.0			98.4
Latin America	60.5					41.8			51.1			80.2			233.6			58.7					57.1			64.6			180.4
Europe	2.1					1.2			18.8			29.1			51.2			10.6					18.7			28.1			57.4
Rest of World	13.6					31.0			36.1			36.4			117.1			30.4					31.9			31.9			94.2
Corporate(a)	(26.5		)			(9.2	)		(30.2	)		(46.4	)		(112.3	)		(41.9		)			(38.2	)		(33.7	)		(113.8	)
Non-GAAP	63.1					73.2			99.9			145.1			381.3			90.1					110.6			115.9			316.6
Other items not allocated to segments(b)
Reorganization and Restructuring	(5.6		)			(39.0	)		(5.1	)		(16.9	)		(66.6	)		(6.6		)			(15.1	)		(14.0	)		(35.7	)
Acquisitions and dispositions	(19.1		)			(30.9	)		(16.2	)		(16.9	)		(83.1	)		(18.7		)			(20.5	)		(16.6	)		(55.8	)
Argentina highly inflationary impact	(2.4		)			(2.8	)		(3.2	)		(2.3	)		(10.7	)		(3.9		)			(2.6	)		(2.3	)		(8.8	)
Chile antitrust matter	—					—			—			—			—			—					—			(9.5	)		(9.5	)
Internal loss	(9.6		)			(1.2	)		0.9			3.0			(6.9	)		0.8					0.9			0.7			2.4
Reporting compliance	(0.2		)			(0.3	)		0.1			(0.1	)		(0.5	)		—					—			—			—
GAAP	$	26.2				(1.0	)		76.4			111.9			213.5			$	61.7				73.3			74.2			209.2
	Margin
	2020																	2021
	1Q					2Q			3Q			4Q			Full Year			1Q					2Q			3Q			Nine Months
Margin:
North America	3.9			%		3.1			7.6			13.9			7.3			10.2			%		11.5			6.9			9.5
Latin America	20.2					18.1			19.9			28.1			21.8			21.8					20.9			22.3			21.7
Europe	1.7					0.7			8.4			12.4			6.8			4.9					8.1			11.8			8.4
Rest of World	12.8					20.2			20.9			21.3			19.4			17.2					16.9			17.0			17.1
Non-GAAP	7.2					8.9			10.3			14.2			10.3			9.2					10.5			10.8			10.2
Other items not allocated to segments(b)	(4.2		)			(9.0	)		(2.4	)		(3.2	)		(4.5	)		(2.9		)			(3.5	)		(3.9	)		(3.5	)
GAAP	3.0			%		(0.1	)		7.9			11.0			5.8			6.3			%		7.0			6.9			6.7

(a)

In the first quarter of 2021, we changed the method for calculating the allowance for doubtful accounts of the North America segment’s U.S. business. This change in method resulted in a $12.3 million operating profit increase in the segment, which was offset by a $12.3 million increase to Corporate expense, resulting in no impact to consolidated operating profit for the quarter. Historically, all Brink’s business units followed an internal Company policy for determining an allowance for doubtful accounts and the allowances were then reconciled to the required U.S. GAAP estimated consolidated allowance, with any differences reported as part of Corporate expense. Other than for the U.S. business, the reconciling differences were not significant. We changed the U.S. calculation of the allowance in order to more closely align it with the U.S. GAAP consolidated calculation and to minimize reconciling differences, resulting in the offsetting $12.3 million adjustments to align the methods.

(b)

See explanation of items on page 9.

The Brink’s Company and subsidiaries
Other Items Not Allocated To Segments (Unaudited)
(In millions)

Brink’s measures its segment results before income and expenses for corporate activities and for certain other items. See below for a summary of the other items not allocated to segments.

Reorganization and Restructuring
Other Restructurings
Management periodically implements restructuring actions in targeted sections of our business. As a result of these actions, we recognized $35.7 million net costs in the first nine months of 2021, primarily severance costs. Approximately $5 million of the net costs recognized in the first nine months of 2021 relate to restructuring plans approved by management in 2020. The remaining costs incurred in the first nine months of 2021 relate to restructuring plans approved by management in 2021. Substantially all of the costs from 2021 restructuring plans result from management initiatives to address the COVID-19 pandemic. We recognized $66.6 million net costs in operating profit and $0.6 million costs in interest and other nonoperating income (expense) in 2020, primarily severance costs. For the restructuring actions that have not yet been completed, we expect to incur additional costs between $5 million and $7 million in future periods.

Due to the unique circumstances around these charges, these management-directed items have not been allocated to segment results and are excluded from non-GAAP results.

Acquisitions and dispositions Certain acquisition and disposition items that are not considered part of the ongoing activities of the
business and are special in nature are consistently excluded from non-GAAP results. These items are described below:
2021 Acquisitions and Dispositions

• Amortization expense for acquisition-related intangible assets was $35.3 million in the first nine months of 2021.
• We incurred $8.8 million in integration costs, primarily related to G4S, in the first nine months of 2021.
• Transaction costs related to business acquisitions were $5.4 million in the first nine months of 2021.
• Restructuring costs related to acquisitions were $5.1 million in the first nine months of 2021.
• Compensation expense related to the retention of key PAI employees was $1.2 million in the first nine months of 2021.
  

2020 Acquisitions and Dispositions

• Amortization expense for acquisition-related intangible assets was $35.1 million in 2020.
• We incurred $23.5 million in integration costs, primarily related to Dunbar and G4S, in 2020.
• Transaction costs related to business acquisitions were $19.3 million in 2020.
• Restructuring costs related to acquisitions were $4.7 million in 2020.

Argentina highly inflationary impact Beginning in the third quarter of 2018, we designated Argentina's economy as highly inflationary for accounting purposes. As a result, Argentine peso-denominated monetary assets and liabilities are now remeasured at each balance sheet date to the currency exchange rate then in effect, with currency remeasurement gains and losses recognized in earnings. In addition, nonmonetary assets retain a higher historical basis when the currency is devalued. The higher historical basis results in incremental expense being recognized when the nonmonetary assets are consumed. In the first nine months of 2021, we recognized $8.8 million in pretax charges related to highly inflationary accounting, including currency remeasurement losses of $6.6 million. In 2020, we recognized $10.7 million in pretax charges related to highly inflationary accounting, including currency remeasurement losses of $7.7 million. These amounts are excluded from non-GAAP results.

Chile antitrust matter In October 2021, the Chilean antitrust agency filed a complaint alleging that Brink’s Chile (as well as competitor companies) engaged in collusion in 2017 and 2018 and requested that the court approve a fine of $30.5 million. The Company has not had access to the investigative file nor to its evidence supporting the allegations. Based on available information to date, we recorded a charge of $9.5 million in the third quarter of 2021 in connection with this matter. Due to its special nature, this charge has not been allocated to segment results and is excluded from non-GAAP results.

Internal loss A former non-management employee in our U.S. global services operations embezzled funds from Brink's in prior years. Except for a small deductible amount, the amount of the internal loss related to the embezzlement of funds was covered by our insurance. In an effort to cover up the embezzlement, the former employee intentionally misstated the underlying accounts receivable subledger data. In 2020, we incurred an additional $0.3 million in costs related to this activity. In the third quarter of 2019, we were able to identify $4.0 million of revenues billed and collected in prior periods which had never been recorded in the general ledger. We also identified and recorded $0.3 million in bank fees, which had been incurred in prior periods. The rebuild of the subledger was substantially completed during the third quarter of 2019. Based on the reconstructed subledger, we were able to analyze and quantify the uncollected receivables from prior periods. Although we plan to attempt to collect these receivables, we estimated an increase to bad debt expense of $13.7 million in the third quarter of 2019. The estimate of the allowance for doubtful accounts was adjusted in the fourth quarter of 2019 for an additional $6.4 million and again in 2020 for an additional $6.6 million. In the first nine months of 2021, we recognized a decrease in bad debt expense of $3.5 million, primarily related to collection of these receivables. This estimate will continue to be adjusted in future periods, if needed, as assumptions related to the collectability of these accounts receivable change. We also recognized $1.1 million of legal charges in the first nine months of 2021 as we attempt to collect additional insurance recoveries related to these receivables. At September 30, 2021, we have recorded an $8.2 million allowance on $8.2 million of accounts receivable, or 100%. Due to the unusual nature of this internal loss and the related errors in the subledger data, along with the fact that management has excluded these amounts when evaluating internal performance, we have excluded these net charges from segment and non-GAAP results.

Reporting compliance Certain compliance costs (primarily third party expenses) are excluded from 2020 and the first nine months of 2021 non-GAAP results. These costs relate to the implementation and January 1, 2019 adoption of the new lease accounting standard (amounts were not significant in the first nine months of 2021 and were $0.5 million in 2020).

The Brink’s Company and subsidiaries
Non-GAAP Results Reconciled to GAAP (Unaudited)
(In millions, except for percentages and per share amounts)

Non-GAAP results described in this press release are financial measures that are not required by or presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The purpose of the Non-GAAP results is to report financial information from the primary operations of our business by excluding the effects of certain income and expenses that do not reflect the ordinary earnings of our operations. The specific items excluded have not been allocated to segments, are described on page 9 and in more detail in our Form 10-Q, and are reconciled to comparable GAAP measures below. In addition, we refer to non-GAAP constant currency amounts, which represent current period results and forecasts at prior period exchange rates.

Non-GAAP results adjust the quarterly Non-GAAP tax rates so that the Non-GAAP tax rate in each of the quarters is equal to the full-year estimated Non-GAAP tax rate. The full-year Non-GAAP tax rate in both years excludes certain pretax and income tax amounts. Amounts reported for prior periods have been updated in this report to present information consistently for all periods presented.

The 2021 Non-GAAP outlook amounts for operating profit, EPS from continuing operations, free cash flow before dividends and Adjusted EBITDA cannot be reconciled to GAAP without unreasonable effort. We cannot reconcile these amounts to GAAP because we are unable to accurately forecast the impact of highly inflationary accounting on our Argentina operations or other potential Non-GAAP adjusting items for which the timing and amounts are currently under review, such as future restructuring actions. We are also unable to forecast changes in cash held for customer obligations or proceeds from the sale of property, equipment and investments in 2021. The impact of highly inflationary accounting and other potential Non-GAAP adjusting items could be significant to our GAAP results.

The Non-GAAP financial measures are intended to provide investors with a supplemental comparison of our operating results and trends for the periods presented. Our management believes these measures are also useful to investors as such measures allow investors to evaluate our performance using the same metrics that our management uses to evaluate past performance and prospects for future performance. We do not consider these items to be reflective of our operating performance as they result from events and circumstances that are not a part of our core business. Additionally, non-GAAP results are utilized as performance measures in certain management incentive compensation plans. Non-GAAP results should not be considered as an alternative to revenue, income or earnings per share amounts determined in accordance with GAAP and should be read in conjunction with their GAAP counterparts. Non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to Non-GAAP financial measures presented by other companies.

Non-GAAP Results Reconciled to GAAP

	YTD '20											YTD '21
	Pre-tax income				Income taxes			Effective tax rate				Pre-tax income				Income taxes			Effective tax rate
Effective Income Tax Rate
GAAP	$	(0.1	)		3.5			(3,500.0	)	%		$	124.6			59.2			47.5	%
Retirement plans(c)	24.5				5.8							20.3				4.9
Reorganization and Restructuring(a)	50.2				11.6							35.7				9.2
Acquisitions and dispositions(a)	71.6				9.7							52.6				3.4
Argentina highly inflationary impact(a)	8.4				(0.7	)						8.8				(0.9	)
Chile antitrust matter(a)	—				—							9.5				—
Internal loss(a)	9.9				2.3							(2.4		)		(0.8	)
Reporting compliance(a)	0.4				—							—				—
Income tax rate adjustment(b)	—				20.3							—				7.7
Non-GAAP	$	164.9			52.5			31.8		%		$	249.1			82.7			33.2	%

Amounts may not add due to rounding.
(a)	See “Other Items Not Allocated To Segments” on pages 8-9 for details. We do not consider these items to be reflective of our operating performance as they result from events and circumstances that are not a part of our core business.
(b)	Non-GAAP income from continuing operations and non-GAAP EPS have been adjusted to reflect an effective income tax rate in each interim period equal to the full-year non-GAAP effective income tax rate. The full-year non-GAAP effective tax rate is estimated at 33.2% for 2021 and was 31.8% for 2020.
(c)	Our U.S. retirement plans are frozen and costs related to these plans are excluded from non-GAAP results. Certain non-U.S. operations also have retirement plans. Settlement charges and curtailment gains related to these non-U.S. plans are also excluded from non-GAAP results.
(d)	There is no difference between GAAP and non-GAAP share-based compensation amounts for the periods presented.
(e)	Due to the impact of Argentina highly inflationary accounting, there was a $0.1 million non-GAAP adjustment for a gain in the fourth quarter of 2020. There is no difference between GAAP and non-GAAP marketable securities gain and loss amounts for the other periods presented.
(f)	Adjusted EBITDA is defined as non-GAAP income from continuing operations excluding the impact of non-GAAP interest expense, non-GAAP income tax provision, non-GAAP depreciation and amortization, non-GAAP share-based compensation and non-GAAP marketable securities (gain) loss.
(g)	Because we reported a loss from continuing operations on a GAAP basis in the third quarter of 2020 and the nine months ended September 30, 2020, GAAP EPS was calculated using basic shares. However, as we reported income from continuing operations on a non-GAAP basis in the third quarter of 2020 and the nine months ended September 30, 2020, non-GAAP EPS was calculated using diluted shares.

The Brink’s Company and subsidiaries
Non-GAAP Results Reconciled to GAAP (Unaudited) - continued
(In millions, except for percentages and per share amounts)

	2020																					2021
	1Q					2Q				3Q				4Q				Full Year				1Q					2Q				3Q				Nine Months
Revenues:
GAAP	$	872.8				826.0				970.5				1,021.6				3,690.9				$	977.7				1,048.8				1,075.5				3,102.0
Non-GAAP	$	872.8				826.0				970.5				1,021.6				3,690.9				$	977.7				1,048.8				1,075.5				3,102.0
Operating profit (loss):
GAAP	$	26.2				(1.0	)			76.4				111.9				213.5				$	61.7				73.3				74.2				209.2
Reorganization and Restructuring(a)	5.6					39.0				5.1				16.9				66.6				6.6					15.1				14.0				35.7
Acquisitions and dispositions(a)	19.1					30.9				16.2				16.9				83.1				18.7					20.5				16.6				55.8
Argentina highly inflationary impact(a)	2.4					2.8				3.2				2.3				10.7				3.9					2.6				2.3				8.8
Chile antitrust matter(a)	—					—				—				—				—				—					—				9.5				9.5
Internal loss(a)	9.6					1.2				(0.9	)			(3.0	)			6.9				(0.8		)			(0.9	)			(0.7	)			(2.4	)
Reporting compliance(a)	0.2					0.3				(0.1	)			0.1				0.5				—					—				—				—
Non-GAAP	$	63.1				73.2				99.9				145.1				381.3				$	90.1				110.6				115.9				316.6
Operating margin:
GAAP margin	3.0			%		(0.1	)	%		7.9		%		11.0		%		5.8		%		6.3			%		7.0		%		6.9		%		6.7		%
Non-GAAP margin	7.2			%		8.9		%		10.3		%		14.2		%		10.3		%		9.2			%		10.5		%		10.8		%		10.2		%
Interest expense:
GAAP	$	(20.0	)			(23.2	)			(27.1	)			(26.2	)			(96.5	)			$	(27.2	)			(28.2	)			(27.6	)			(83.0	)
Acquisitions and dispositions(a)	0.7					0.3				0.5				0.4				1.9				0.3					0.5				0.3				1.1
Non-GAAP	$	(19.3	)			(22.9	)			(26.6	)			(25.8	)			(94.6	)			$	(26.9	)			(27.7	)			(27.3	)			(81.9	)
Interest and other income (expense):
GAAP	$	(15.6	)			(3.0	)			(12.8	)			(6.3	)			(37.7	)			$	(5.5	)			4.6				(0.7	)			(1.6	)
Retirement plans(c)	7.7					8.1				8.7				9.3				33.8				6.4					6.7				7.2				20.3
Reorganization and Restructuring(a)	—					—				0.5				—				0.5				—					—				—				—
Acquisitions and dispositions(a)	3.0					0.5				0.4				2.6				6.5				0.2					(1.2	)			(3.3	)			(4.3	)
Argentina highly inflationary impact(a)	—					—				—				(0.1	)			(0.1	)			—					—				—				—
Non-GAAP	$	(4.9	)			5.6				(3.2	)			5.5				3.0				$	1.1				10.1				3.2				14.4
Taxes:
GAAP	$	(12.2	)			(43.2	)			58.9				53.1				56.6				$	13.6				22.7				22.9				59.2
Retirement plans(c)	1.8					1.9				2.1				2.1				7.9				1.9					1.8				1.2				4.9
Reorganization and Restructuring(a)	1.3					9.0				1.3				4.2				15.8				1.6					3.7				3.9				9.2
Acquisitions and dispositions(a)	2.1					3.6				4.0				1.9				11.6				0.5					1.7				1.2				3.4
Argentina highly inflationary impact(a)	(0.2		)			(0.3	)			(0.2	)			(0.6	)			(1.3	)			(0.3		)			(0.3	)			(0.3	)			(0.9	)
Internal loss(a)	2.2					0.3				(0.2	)			(0.7	)			1.6				(0.4		)			(0.3	)			(0.1	)			(0.8	)
Income tax rate adjustment(b)	17.4					46.5				(43.6	)			(20.3	)			—				4.4					1.6				1.7				7.7
Non-GAAP	$	12.4				17.8				22.3				39.7				92.2				$	21.3				30.9				30.5				82.7
Noncontrolling interests:
GAAP	$	1.0				2.3				1.4				1.2				5.9				$	2.7				3.0				4.0				9.7
Reorganization and Restructuring(a)	0.1					—				0.2				—				0.3				0.1					0.4				—				0.5
Acquisitions and dispositions(a)	—					0.1				0.2				0.2				0.5				0.5					(0.1	)			0.2				0.6
Income tax rate adjustment(b)	(0.4		)			(1.6	)			1.0				1.0				—				(0.7		)			0.4				(0.3	)			(0.6	)
Non-GAAP	$	0.7				0.8				2.8				2.4				6.7				$	2.6				3.7				3.9				10.2

Amounts may not add due to rounding.
See page 10 for footnote explanations.

	2020																2021
	1Q				2Q			3Q			4Q			Full Year			1Q				2Q			3Q			Nine Months
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Brink's:
GAAP	$	1.8			13.7			(23.8	)		25.1			16.8			$	12.7			24.0			19.0			55.7
Retirement plans(c)	5.9				6.2			6.6			7.2			25.9			4.5				4.9			6.0			15.4
Reorganization and Restructuring(a)	4.2				30.0			4.1			12.7			51.0			4.9				11.0			10.1			26.0
Acquisitions and dispositions(a)	20.7				28.0			12.9			17.8			79.4			18.2				18.2			12.2			48.6
Argentina highly inflationary impact(a)	2.6				3.1			3.4			2.8			11.9			4.2				2.9			2.6			9.7
Chile antitrust matter(a)	—				—			—			—			—			—				—			9.5			9.5
Internal loss(a)	7.4				0.9			(0.7	)		(2.3	)		5.3			(0.4		)		(0.6	)		(0.6	)		(1.6	)
Reporting compliance(a)	0.2				0.3			(0.1	)		0.1			0.5			—				—			—			—
Income tax rate adjustment(b)	(17.0		)		(44.9	)		42.6			19.3			—			(3.7		)		(2.0	)		(1.4	)		(7.1	)
Non-GAAP	$	25.8			37.3			45.0			82.7			190.8			$	40.4			58.4			57.4			156.2
Adjusted EBITDA(f):
Net income (loss) attributable to Brink's - GAAP	$	1.8			12.9			(23.9	)		25.2			16.0			$	12.7			23.9			19.0			55.6
Interest expense - GAAP	20.0				23.2			27.1			26.2			96.5			27.2				28.2			27.6			83.0
Income tax provision - GAAP	(12.2		)		(43.2	)		58.9			53.1			56.6			13.6				22.7			22.9			59.2
Depreciation and amortization - GAAP	45.0				52.1			55.1			54.6			206.8			54.8				61.7			61.6			178.1
EBITDA	$	54.6			45.0			117.2			159.1			375.9			$	108.3			136.5			131.1			375.9
Discontinued operations - GAAP	—				0.8			0.1			(0.1	)		0.8			—				0.1			—			0.1
Retirement plans(c)	7.7				8.1			8.7			9.3			33.8			6.4				6.7			7.2			20.3
Reorganization and Restructuring(a)	5.5				38.7			4.8			16.5			65.5			6.4				14.6			13.7			34.7
Acquisitions and dispositions(a)	14.7				22.2			7.0			9.1			53.0			8.5				6.6			0.4			15.5
Argentina highly inflationary impact(a)	1.7				2.1			2.4			2.6			8.8			3.4				2.1			1.7			7.2
Chile antitrust matter(a)	—				—			—			—			—			—				—			9.5			9.5
Internal loss(a)	9.6				1.2			(0.9	)		(3.0	)		6.9			(0.8		)		(0.9	)		(0.7	)		(2.4	)
Reporting compliance(a)	0.2				0.3			(0.1	)		0.1			0.5			—				—			—			—
Income tax rate adjustment(b)	0.4				1.6			(1.0	)		(1.0	)		—			0.7				(0.4	)		0.3			0.6
Share-based compensation(d)	7.2				5.4			8.7			10.0			31.3			7.6				11.1			9.2			27.9
Marketable securities (gain) loss(e)	2.5				(5.9	)		1.1			(8.2	)		(10.5	)		(3.4		)		(10.8	)		(2.1	)		(16.3	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	104.1			119.5			148.0			194.4			566.0			$	137.1			165.6			170.3			473.0

EPS:
GAAP	$	0.03			0.27			(0.47	)		0.50			0.33			$	0.25			0.47			0.38			1.11
Retirement plans(c)	0.12				0.12			0.13			0.14			0.51			0.09				0.10			0.12			0.31
Reorganization and Restructuring costs(a)	0.08				0.59			0.08			0.25			1.00			0.10				0.22			0.20			0.52
Acquisitions and dispositions(a)	0.40				0.55			0.26			0.35			1.56			0.36				0.36			0.24			0.96
Argentina highly inflationary impact(a)	0.05				0.06			0.07			0.06			0.23			0.08				0.06			0.05			0.19
Chile antitrust matter(a)	—				—			—			—			—			—				—			0.19			0.19
Internal loss(a)	0.14				0.02			(0.01	)		(0.05	)		0.10			(0.01		)		(0.01	)		(0.01	)		(0.03	)
Reporting compliance(a)	—				0.01			—			—			0.01			—				—			—			—
Income tax rate adjustment(b)	(0.33		)		(0.88	)		0.84			0.38			—			(0.07		)		(0.04	)		(0.03	)		(0.14	)
Share adjustment(g)	—				—			—			—			—			—				—			—			—
Non-GAAP	$	0.50			0.73			0.89			1.64			3.76			$	0.80			1.16			1.14			3.10
Depreciation and Amortization:
GAAP	$	45.0			52.1			55.1			54.6			206.8			$	54.8			61.7			61.6			178.1
Reorganization and Restructuring costs(a)	—				(0.3	)		(0.6	)		(0.4	)		(1.3	)		(0.1		)		(0.1	)		(0.3	)		(0.5	)
Acquisitions and dispositions(a)	(7.4		)		(9.1	)		(9.4	)		(10.2	)		(36.1	)		(9.9		)		(12.8	)		(12.7	)		(35.4	)
Argentina highly inflationary impact(a)	(0.7		)		(0.7	)		(0.8	)		0.4			(1.8	)		(0.5		)		(0.5	)		(0.6	)		(1.6	)
Non-GAAP	$	36.9			42.0			44.3			44.4			167.6			$	44.3			48.3			48.0			140.6

Amounts may not add due to rounding.
See page 10 for footnote explanations.

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Free cash flow before dividends:
Cash flows from operating activities
Operating activities - GAAP	$	273.6
Increase in restricted cash held for customers	(12.7		)
Increase in certain customer obligations(a)	(10.0		)
G4S intercompany payments(b)	2.6
Operating activities - non-GAAP	$	253.5
Capital expenditures - GAAP	(113.7		)
Proceeds from sale of property, equipment and investments(b)	5.7
Free cash flow before dividends	$	145.5

   

(a)

To adjust for the change in the balance of customer obligations related to cash received and processed in certain of our secure Cash Management Services operations. The title to this cash transfers to us for a short period of time. The cash is generally credited to customers’ accounts the following day and we do not consider it as available for general corporate purposes in the management of our liquidity and capital resources.

(b)

In the fourth quarter of 2020, we changed our definition of free cash flow before dividends to exclude payments made to G4S for net intercompany receivables and to include proceeds from sale of property, equipment and investments. All previously disclosed information for all periods presented has been revised.

Free cash flow before dividends is a supplemental financial measure that is not required by, or presented in accordance with GAAP. The purpose of this non-GAAP measure is to report financial information excluding the change in restricted cash held for customers, the impact of cash received and processed in certain of our secure cash management services operations, capital expenditures, payments made to G4S for net intercompany receivables from the acquired subsidiaries, and to include proceeds from the sale of property, equipment and investments. In the fourth quarter of 2020, we changed the definition of free cash flow before dividends to exclude payments made to G4S for net intercompany receivables and to include proceeds from sale of property, equipment and investments. We believe this measure is helpful in assessing cash flows from operations, enables period-to-period comparability and is useful in predicting future cash flows. This non-GAAP measure should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP and should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

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FAQ

What were the third-quarter 2021 revenue figures for Brink's Company (BCO)?

Brink's Company reported third-quarter 2021 revenue of $1,076 million, an 11% increase from the previous year.

How did Brink's Company (BCO) perform in terms of net income for Q3 2021?

In Q3 2021, Brink's Company reported a net income of $19 million, improving from a loss of $24 million in the prior year.

What is the adjusted EBITDA for Brink's Company (BCO) in Q3 2021?

The adjusted EBITDA for Brink's Company in Q3 2021 increased by 15% to $170 million.

What share repurchase plan did Brink's Company (BCO) announce?

Brink's Company announced a $150 million accelerated share repurchase plan to buy back approximately 5% of its outstanding shares.

What is Brink's Company's (BCO) full-year revenue guidance for 2021?

Brink's Company maintains its full-year revenue guidance in the range of $4.1 billion to $4.2 billion.