Brady Corporation Provides Recast Historical Data for new Operating Segments

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Brady Corporation (NYSE: BRC) has announced recast historical financial data for fiscal years 2021, 2022, and the first two quarters of fiscal 2023 following the introduction of two new operating segments: Americas & Asia and Europe & Australia. This regional structure aims to enhance business integration, support growth through optimized strategies, and facilitate new product development from recent acquisitions. The Company anticipates an earnings improvement of $0.10 to $0.20 per diluted Class A Common Share starting in fiscal 2024, largely offsetting one-time severance costs in fiscal 2023. The recast does not affect previously reported financial metrics.

Positive

• Introduction of a new operating structure expected to enhance integration and growth.
• Projected earnings improvement of $0.10 to $0.20 per diluted Class A Common Share starting in fiscal 2024.

Negative

• One-time charges from employee severance expected in fiscal 2023.

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brady Corporation (NYSE: BRC) (“Brady” or “Company”) is providing recast historical financial data for fiscal 2021, 2022 and the first two quarters of fiscal 2023 for its new operating segments announced on December 1, 2022, which are effective in the Company’s third quarter of fiscal 2023.

The Company has recast its historical financial data to disclose sales and segment profit for its two new operating segments: Americas & Asia and Europe & Australia. This change to a regional operating structure will allow the Company to further integrate its businesses, support continued growth through the application of its best go-to-market strategies in key geographies, facilitate new product development in its recent acquisitions and further simplify its global business.   The Company expects that the change to a regional structure will result in an improvement of approximately $0.10 to $0.20 of Earnings per diluted Class A Common Share beginning primarily in fiscal 2024. One-time charges resulting from employee severance are expected to be largely offset by reduced costs in fiscal 2023.

The following tables provide recast segment sales, segment profit, and sales growth data by quarter for fiscal years 2021, 2022 and the first two quarters of fiscal 2023. This recast does not represent a restatement of previously issued financial statements and does not affect the Company’s reported net income, earnings per share, total assets or stockholders’ equity for any of the previously reported periods.

Brady Corporation is an international manufacturer and marketer of complete solutions that identify and protect people, products and places. Brady’s products help customers increase safety, security, productivity and performance and include high-performance labels, signs, safety devices, printing systems and software.   Founded in 1914, the Company has a diverse customer base in electronics, telecommunications, manufacturing, electrical, construction, medical, aerospace and a variety of other industries. Brady is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and as of July 31, 2022, employed approximately 5,700 people in its worldwide businesses. Brady’s fiscal 2022 sales were approximately $1.30 billion. Brady stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BRC. More information is available on the Internet at www.bradyid.com.

In this news release, statements that are not reported financial results or other historic information are “forward-looking statements.” These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, the Company's future financial position, business strategy, targets, projected sales, costs, income, capital expenditures, debt levels and cash flows, and plans and objectives of management for future operations.

The use of words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “should,” “project,” “plan” or similar terminology are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain and are subject to risks, assumptions, and other factors, some of which are beyond Brady’s control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For Brady, uncertainties arise from: increased cost of raw materials, labor and freight as well as raw material shortages and supply chain disruptions; decreased demand for our products; our ability to compete effectively or to successfully execute our strategy; our ability to develop technologically advanced products that meet customer demands; Brady’s ability to identify, integrate, and grow acquired companies, and to manage contingent liabilities from divested businesses; adverse impacts of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic or other pandemics; difficulties in protecting our websites, networks, and systems against security breaches; risks associated with the loss of key employees; extensive regulations by U.S. and non-U.S. governmental and self-regulatory entities; litigation, including product liability claims; foreign currency fluctuations; potential write-offs of goodwill and other intangible assets; changes in tax legislation and tax rates; differing interests of voting and non-voting shareholders; numerous other matters of national, regional and global scale, including major public health crises and government responses thereto and those of a political, economic, business, competitive, and regulatory nature contained from time to time in Brady’s U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including, but not limited to, those factors listed in the “Risk Factors” section within Item 1A of Part I of Brady’s Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2022.

These uncertainties may cause Brady's actual future results to be materially different than those expressed in its forward-looking statements. Brady does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements except as required by law.

BRADY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECAST SEGMENT INFORMATION
(Unaudited; Dollars in thousands)
The following table represents segment sales, sales growth information, and segment profit for the three and six months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022 recast to reflect the Company's regional operating structure effective February 1, 2023.
	Three months ended January 31,								Six months ended January 31,
		2023				2022				2023				2022
NET SALES
Americas & Asia	$	220,067			$	207,842			$	438,562			$	420,713
Europe & Australia		106,182				110,213				210,256				218,817
Total	$	326,249			$	318,055			$	648,818			$	639,530
SALES INFORMATION
Americas & Asia
Organic		6.9	%			13.9	%			5.4	%			11.6	%
Currency		(1.0	)%			0.0	%			(1.2	)%			0.4	%
Acquisition		—	%			8.1	%			—	%			8.2	%
Total		5.9	%			22.0	%			4.2	%			20.2	%
Europe & Australia
Organic		5.2	%			11.7	%			8.9	%			7.1	%
Currency		(8.9	)%			(5.8	)%			(12.8	)%			(2.6	)%
Acquisition		—	%			9.6	%			—	%			8.9	%
Total		(3.7	)%			15.5	%			(3.9	)%			13.4	%
Total Company
Organic		6.3	%			13.1	%			6.6	%			10.0	%
Currency		(3.7	)%			(2.1	)%			(5.1	)%			(0.7	)%
Acquisition		—	%			8.6	%			—	%			8.5	%
Total		2.6	%			19.6	%			1.5	%			17.8	%
SEGMENT PROFIT
Americas & Asia	$	40,174			$	32,331			$	81,319			$	69,638
Europe & Australia		13,459				16,313				30,217				30,115
Total	$	53,633			$	48,644			$	111,536			$	99,753
SEGMENT PROFIT AS A PERCENT OF NET SALES
Americas & Asia		18.3	%			15.6	%			18.5	%			16.6	%
Europe & Australia		12.7	%			14.8	%			14.4	%			13.8	%
Total		16.4	%			15.3	%			17.2	%			15.6	%
	Three months ended January 31,								Six months ended January 31,
		2023				2022				2023				2022
Total segment profit	$	53,633			$	48,644			$	111,536			$	99,753
Unallocated amounts:
Administrative costs		(4,852	)			(5,772	)			(11,369	)			(12,546	)
Investment and other income (expense)		968				(578	)			811				(35	)
Interest expense		(1,239	)			(252	)			(2,133	)			(434	)
Income before income taxes	$	48,510			$	42,042			$	98,845			$	86,738

BRADY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECAST SEGMENT INFORMATION
(Unaudited; Dollars in thousands)
The following table provides recast segment sales, sales growth information, and segment profit for each of the quarters in the six-month period ended January 31, 2023, and for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2022 and 2021. This recast does not represent a restatement of previously issued financial statements and does not affect the Company's reported net income, earnings per share, total assets or shareholders' equity for any of the previously reported periods.
	2023						2022															2021
	Q1			Q2			Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Full Year			Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Full Year
NET SALES
Americas & Asia	$	218,495		$	220,067		$	212,871		$	207,842		$	222,579		$	217,792		$	861,084		$	179,712		$	170,430		$	189,074		$	196,366		$	735,582
Europe & Australia		104,074			106,182			108,604			110,213			115,972			106,189			440,978			97,515			95,408			106,429			109,764			409,116
Total	$	322,569		$	326,249		$	321,475		$	318,055		$	338,551		$	323,981		$	1,302,062		$	277,227		$	265,838		$	295,503		$	306,130		$	1,144,698
SALES INFORMATION
Americas & Asia
Organic		4.0%			6.9%			9.3%			13.9%			9.2%			9.1%			10.3%			(7.9)%			(7.3)%			7.8%			18.0%			1.9%
Currency		(1.4)%			(1.0)%			0.9%			0.0%			(0.1)%			(1.0)%			(0.1)%			(0.4)%			0.1%			1.1%			1.9%			0.6%
Acquisition		—%			—%			8.3%			8.1%			8.6%			2.8%			6.9%			—%			—%			—%			3.7%			0.8%
Total		2.6%			5.9%			18.5%			22.0%			17.7%			10.9%			17.1%			(8.3)%			(7.2)%			8.9%			23.6%			3.3%
Europe & Australia
Organic		12.8%			5.2%			2.6%			11.7%			8.5%			8.8%			7.9%			1.5%			(4.4)%			4.2%			3.2%			1.1%
Currency		(17.0)%			(8.9)%			0.6%			(5.8)%			(8.2)%			(13.9)%			(7.0)%			5.6%			7.0%			11.0%			8.6%			8.1%
Acquisition		—%			—%			8.2%			9.6%			8.7%			1.8%			6.9%			—%			—%			—%			6.3%			1.6%
Total		(4.2)%			(3.7)%			11.4%			15.5%			9.0%			(3.3)%			7.8%			7.1%			2.6%			15.2%			18.1%			10.8%
Total Company
Organic		6.9%			6.3%			7.0%			13.1%			9.0%			9.0%			9.4%			(4.9)%			(6.3)%			6.5%			12.6%			1.6%
Currency		(6.6)%			(3.7)%			0.7%			(2.1)%			(3.0)%			(5.7)%			(2.6)%			1.5%			2.4%			4.6%			4.3%			3.2%
Acquisition		—%			—%			8.3%			8.6%			8.6%			2.5%			6.9%			—%			—%			—%			4.7%			1.1%
Total		0.3%			2.6%			16.0%			19.6%			14.6%			5.8%			13.7%			(3.4)%			(3.9)%			11.1%			21.6%			5.9%
SEGMENT PROFIT
Americas & Asia	$	41,145		$	40,174		$	37,307		$	32,331		$	45,021		$	42,648		$	157,307		$	35,939		$	30,558		$	37,309		$	32,829		$	136,635
Europe & Australia		16,758			13,459			13,802			16,313			16,050			16,893			63,058			12,328			11,905			15,886			15,238			55,357
Total	$	57,903		$	53,633		$	51,109		$	48,644		$	61,071		$	59,541		$	220,365		$	48,267		$	42,463		$	53,195		$	48,067		$	191,992
SEGMENT PROFIT AS A PERCENT OF NET SALES
Americas & Asia		18.8%			18.3%			17.5%			15.6%			20.2%			19.6%			18.3%			20.0%			17.9%			19.7%			16.7%			18.6%
Europe & Australia		16.1%			12.7%			12.7%			14.8%			13.8%			15.9%			14.3%			12.6%			12.5%			14.9%			13.9%			13.5%
Total		18.0%			16.4%			15.9%			15.3%			18.0%			18.4%			16.9%			17.4%			16.0%			18.0%			15.7%			16.8%
	2023						2022															2021
	Q1			Q2			Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Full Year			Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Full Year
Total segment profit	$	57,903		$	53,633		$	51,109		$	48,644		$	61,071		$	59,541		$	220,365		$	48,267		$	42,463		$	53,195		$	48,067		$	191,992
Unallocated amounts:
Administrative costs		(6,517)			(4,852)			(6,774)			(5,772)			(8,182)			(6,625)			(27,353)			(6,079)			(5,051)			(6,470)			(7,265)			(24,865)
Investment and other (expense) income		(157)			968			543			(578)			(1,308)			1,587			244			155			2,036			1,181			961			4,333
Interest expense		(894)			(1,239)			(182)			(252)			(329)			(513)			(1,276)			(106)			(51)			(131)			(149)			(437)
Income before income taxes and losses of unconsolidated affiliate	$	50,335		$	48,510		$	44,696		$	42,042		$	51,252		$	53,990		$	191,980		$	42,237		$	39,397		$	47,775		$	41,614		$	171,023

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FAQ

What operating segments did Brady Corporation announce?

Brady Corporation announced two new operating segments: Americas & Asia and Europe & Australia.

When will the new operating structure take effect for Brady Corporation?

The new operating structure will take effect in the Company’s third quarter of fiscal 2023.

What is the expected earnings improvement for Brady Corporation?

Brady Corporation expects an earnings improvement of $0.10 to $0.20 per diluted Class A Common Share starting primarily in fiscal 2024.

Did the recast historical financial data affect Brady Corporation's net income?

No, the recast historical financial data does not affect Brady Corporation’s reported net income, earnings per share, total assets, or stockholders’ equity.