Dorman Products, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2022 Results and Issues 2023 Guidance
Dorman Products reported record net sales of $501.3 million for Q4 2022, a 25.9% increase year-over-year. However, diluted EPS dropped to $0.57 from $1.07 in Q4 2021, while adjusted diluted EPS fell to $1.01 from $1.33. For fiscal 2022, net sales reached $1.73 billion, up 28.9%, with diluted EPS at $3.85 versus $4.12 the previous year. Contributing factors included an extra week of sales and the acquisition of SuperATV. However, gross margin declined to 31.5% from 33.0% due to inflationary pressures. The company anticipates continued growth in 2023 with guidance for net sales of $1.95B - $2.00B.
- Record Q4 net sales of $501.3 million, up 25.9% YoY.
- Fiscal 2022 net sales of $1.73 billion, a 28.9% increase.
- Successful acquisition of SuperATV.
- 2023 guidance projects net sales of $1.95B - $2.00B, a growth of 12.5% - 15.4%.
- Diluted EPS decreased to $0.57 from $1.07 in Q4 2021.
- Adjusted diluted EPS dropped to $1.01 from $1.33 in Q4 2021.
- Gross margin declined to 31.5% from 33.0% due to inflation.
- SG&A expenses increased to $125.0 million or 24.9% of net sales.
Highlights (All comparisons are to the prior year period unless otherwise noted):
- Record net sales of
$501.3 million for the quarter, up25.9% year-over-year - Diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) of
$0.57 , compared to$1.07 in Q4 2021 - Adjusted diluted EPS* of
$1.01 , compared to$1.33 in Q4 2021 - For fiscal 2022, achieved record net sales of
$1.73 billion and diluted EPS of$3.85 and adjusted diluted EPS* of$4.76
COLMAR, Pa., Feb. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dorman Products, Inc. (the “Company” or “Dorman”) (NASDAQ:DORM), a leading supplier in the motor vehicle aftermarket industry, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022. Financial results include the impact of an additional week in the fourth quarter.
Fourth Quarter Financial Results
The Company reported fourth quarter 2022 net sales of
Gross profit was
Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses were
Income tax expense was
Net income for the fourth quarter of 2022 was
During the fourth quarter of 2022, Dorman completed the acquisition of SuperATV, a leading supplier to the specialty vehicle aftermarket, with a family of highly respected brands spanning replacement parts, functional accessories and upgrades.
Fiscal Year Financial Results
Fiscal 2022 net sales were
Net income for fiscal 2022 was
Kevin Olsen, Dorman’s President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “In 2022, we delivered record net sales and adjusted earnings per share, having successfully managed through the unprecedented challenges of global supply chain disruptions, continued COVID-related closures experienced by many of our global suppliers, several quarters of extraordinary inflationary pressures, and the rise in interest rates. We also successfully completed the acquisition of SuperATV which performed in line with our expectations in the fourth quarter. It is important to recognize that the hard work and dedication of our contributors made these results possible. We continue to be encouraged by the strength in the underlying markets we serve and the strong fundamentals across the vehicle aftermarket. We have been seeing an easing of global supply chain constraints and reductions in ocean freight and commodity costs that we expect will drive significant sequential quarterly margin expansion in the back half of 2023.
“Innovation and new products continue to be a strategic focus for the Company, as our expertise and market reach in advanced technology automotive components continued to grow last year with the introduction of all-new construction climate control modules, electronic throttle bodies featuring Hall effect sensors and Dorman’s Sensor Shield™ shaft seals, and pre-programmed fuel pump driver modules. The Company’s product teams have consistently focused on repair solutions engineered to reduce the time technicians and vehicle owners typically spend on repairs. We continue to deliver products that not only drive sales and profits for our customers, but also provide the solutions that professional technicians and do-it-yourselfers want.
“In 2022, we continued to focus on enhancing our supply chain and operations. Our new distribution center in Whiteland, Indiana began shipping products in the fourth quarter of 2022 and continues to ramp up to full capacity, supporting our growth plans. The roll out of state-of-the-art automation technology in our existing warehouses is also going well, and we anticipate realizing productivity savings, greater flexibility, and an enhanced customer experience from these investments. Finally, we are making progress on a strategic initiative to further diversify our supply chain geographically.”
2023 Guidance
The Company is issuing full-year 2023 guidance, detailed in the table below, which includes the impact of the SuperATV acquisition but excludes any potential impacts from future acquisitions, additional supply chain disruptions, or share repurchases.
2023 Fiscal Year | |
Net Sales | |
Growth vs. 2022 | |
Diluted EPS | |
Growth vs. 2022 | |
Adjusted Diluted EPS* | |
Growth vs. 2022 | |
Tax Rate Estimate | |
Mr. Olsen continued, “Demand remains robust for our products driven by strong macro fundamentals across the vehicle aftermarket. Vehicle miles driven continue to increase, the average age of vehicles continue to rise, the number of cars in our 8 to 13-year-old sweet spot for the aftermarket continues to grow, and a shortage of new vehicles benefit the aftermarket.
“We anticipate first quarter adjusted gross margin percentage and adjusted SG&A dollars will be in line sequentially with fourth quarter 2022. However, operating margins and adjusted earnings per share are expected to be significantly lower than the fourth quarter of 2022, driven by seasonally lower sales levels. We remain encouraged by the easing of inflationary costs we have seen over the past several months and anticipate meaningful improvements in our gross margins throughout 2023 and expect to exit the year at a rate approaching pre-COVID levels.
“Finally, as we reduce lead times and safety stocks as a result of improvements in global supply chains, combined with the impact of lower material and freight costs, we anticipate inventory values to meaningfully decline throughout 2023. While our overall capital allocation strategy over the long term will not change, based on current conditions we plan in the short term to utilize excess cash from lower inventory requirements to reduce our debt.”
About Dorman Products
Dorman gives professionals, enthusiasts and owners greater freedom to fix motor vehicles. For over 100 years, we have been driving new solutions, releasing tens of thousands of aftermarket replacement products engineered to save time and money and increase convenience and reliability.
Founded and headquartered in the United States, we are a pioneering global organization offering an always-evolving catalog of products, covering cars, trucks and specialty vehicles, from chassis to body, from underhood to undercarriage, and from hardware to complex electronics.
*Non-GAAP Measures
In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this earnings release also contains Non-GAAP financial measures. The reasons why we believe these measures provide useful information to investors and a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures and other information relating to these Non-GAAP measures are included in the supplemental schedules attached.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements related to net sales, diluted and adjusted diluted earnings per share, gross profit, gross margin, adjusted gross margin, SG&A, adjusted SG&A, income tax expense, income before income taxes, net income, cash and cash equivalents, indebtedness, liquidity, the Company’s share repurchase program, the Company’s outlook and distribution facility costs and productivity initiatives. Words such as “believe,” “demonstrate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “should,” “will” and “likely” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words does not mean the statements are not forward-looking. In addition, statements that are not historical should also be considered forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on those forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date such statements were made. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations that involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors (many of which are outside of our control). Such risks, uncertainties and other factors relate to, among other things: competition in and the evolution of the motor vehicle aftermarket industry; changes in our relationships with, or the loss of, any customers or suppliers; customer consolidation; our ability to grow in the specialty vehicle category; the impacts of public health pandemics, such as COVID-19; our ability to anticipate and meet customer demand or adequately manage our inventory; our ability to purchase necessary materials from our suppliers and the impacts of any related logistics constraints; financial and economic factors, such as our level of indebtedness, the availability and effectiveness of customer accounts receivable financing programs, fluctuations in interest rates and inflation; political and regulatory matters, such as changes in trade policy, the imposition of tariffs and climate regulation; our ability to develop, market and sell new and existing products; our ability to protect our intellectual property and defend against any claims of infringement; and our ability to protect our information security systems and defend against cyberattacks. Please refer to “Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors” located in Part I of our in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2021 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as updated by our subsequent filings with the SEC, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 that the Company expects to file later today, for a description of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied by the forward-looking statements. The Company is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such obligation to, update any of the information in this document, including but not limited to any situation where any forward-looking statement later turns out to be inaccurate whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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DORMAN PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per-share amounts)
Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
(unaudited) | 12/31/22 | Pct.* | 12/25/21 | Pct. * | ||||||||
Net sales | $ | 501,281 | 100.0 | $ | 398,176 | 100.0 | ||||||
Cost of goods sold | 343,507 | 68.5 | 266,759 | 67.0 | ||||||||
Gross profit | 157,774 | 31.5 | 131,417 | 33.0 | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 125,002 | 24.9 | 86,316 | 21.7 | ||||||||
Income from operations | 32,772 | 6.5 | 45,101 | 11.3 | ||||||||
Interest expense, net | 10,442 | 2.1 | 1,244 | 0.3 | ||||||||
Other income, net | (605 | ) | (0.1 | ) | (43 | ) | 0.0 | |||||
Income before income taxes | 22,935 | 4.6 | 43,900 | 11.0 | ||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 5,099 | 1.0 | 9,820 | 2.5 | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 17,836 | 3.6 | $ | 34,080 | 8.6 | ||||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.57 | $ | 1.07 | ||||||||
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding | 31,494 | 31,726 |
Twelve Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||
(unaudited) | 12/31/22 | Pct.* | 12/25/21 | Pct. * | |||||||
Net sales | $ | 1,733,749 | 100.0 | $ | 1,345,249 | 100.0 | |||||
Cost of goods sold | 1,169,299 | 67.4 | 882,333 | 65.6 | |||||||
Gross profit | 564,450 | 32.6 | 462,916 | 34.4 | |||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 393,402 | 22.7 | 291,365 | 21.7 | |||||||
Income from operations | 171,048 | 9.9 | 171,551 | 12.8 | |||||||
Interest expense, net | 15,582 | 0.9 | 2,162 | 0.2 | |||||||
Other income, net | (735 | ) | 0.0 | (377 | ) | 0.0 | |||||
Income before income taxes | 156,201 | 9.0 | 169,766 | 12.6 | |||||||
Provision for income taxes | 34,652 | 2.0 | 38,234 | 2.8 | |||||||
Net income | $ | 121,549 | 7.0 | $ | 131,532 | 9.8 | |||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 3.85 | $ | 4.12 | |||||||
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding | 31,543 | 31,961 |
* Percentage of sales. Data may not add due to rounding.
DORMAN PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share data)
(unaudited) | 12/31/22 | 12/25/21 | |||||
Assets | |||||||
Current assets: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 46,034 | $ | 58,782 | |||
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of | 427,385 | 472,764 | |||||
Inventories | 755,901 | 531,988 | |||||
Prepaids and other current assets | 39,800 | 13,048 | |||||
Total current assets | 1,269,120 | 1,076,582 | |||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 148,477 | 114,864 | |||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 109,977 | 59,029 | |||||
Goodwill | 443,035 | 197,332 | |||||
Intangible assets, net | 322,409 | 178,809 | |||||
Other assets | 48,768 | 46,503 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 2,341,786 | $ | 1,673,119 | |||
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity | |||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 179,819 | $ | 177,389 | |||
Accrued compensation | 19,490 | 26,636 | |||||
Accrued customer rebates and returns | 192,116 | 188,080 | |||||
Revolving credit facility | 239,363 | 239,360 | |||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 12,500 | — | |||||
Other accrued liabilities | 35,007 | 33,583 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 678,295 | 665,048 | |||||
Long-term debt | 482,464 | — | |||||
Long-term operating lease liabilities | 98,221 | 52,443 | |||||
Other long-term liabilities | 28,349 | 4,916 | |||||
Deferred tax liabilities, net | 11,826 | 17,976 | |||||
Commitments and contingencies | |||||||
Shareholders’ equity: | |||||||
Common stock, par value | 314 | 316 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 88,750 | 77,451 | |||||
Retained earnings | 956,870 | 856,409 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (3,303 | ) | (1,440 | ) | |||
Total shareholders’ equity | 1,042,631 | 932,736 | |||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 2,341,786 | $ | 1,673,119 |
Selected Cash Flow Information (unaudited):
Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||
(in thousands) | 12/31/22 | 12/25/21 | 12/31/22 | 12/25/21 | |||||||
Cash provided by operating activities | $ | 12,344 | $ | 22,737 | $ | 41,688 | $ | 100,338 | |||
Depreciation, amortization and accretion | $ | 13,546 | $ | 10,262 | $ | 44,677 | $ | 35,193 | |||
Capital expenditures | $ | 14,103 | $ | 4,566 | $ | 37,883 | $ | 19,840 | |||
DORMAN PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(in thousands, except per-share amounts)
Our financial results include certain financial measures not derived in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Non-GAAP financial measures should not be used as a substitute for GAAP measures, or considered in isolation, for the purpose of analyzing our operating performance, financial position or cash flows. Additionally, these non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. However, we have presented these non-GAAP financial measures because we believe this presentation, when reconciled to the corresponding GAAP measure, provides useful information to investors by offering additional ways of viewing our results, profitability trends, and underlying growth relative to prior and future periods and to our peers. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating, and planning decisions and in evaluating our performance. Non-GAAP financial measures may reflect adjustments for charges such as fair value adjustments, amortization, transaction costs, severance, accelerated depreciation, and other similar expenses related to acquisitions as well as other items that we believe are not related to our ongoing performance.
Adjusted Net Income:
Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | 12/31/22 | * | 12/25/21 | * | 12/31/22 | * | 12/25/21 | * | ||||||||
Net income (GAAP) | $ | 17,836 | $ | 34,080 | $ | 121,549 | $ | 131,532 | ||||||||
Pretax acquisition-related intangible assets amortization [1] | 5,082 | 3,525 | 14,070 | 6,340 | ||||||||||||
Pretax acquisition-related transaction and other costs [2] | 13,199 | 6,897 | 22,736 | 15,072 | ||||||||||||
Capitalized debt issuance fee write-off [3] | 151 | — | 151 | — | ||||||||||||
Tax adjustment (related to above items) [4] | (4,450 | ) | (2,402 | ) | (8,375 | ) | (4,589 | ) | ||||||||
Adjusted net income (Non-GAAP) | $ | 31,818 | $ | 42,100 | $ | 150,131 | $ | 148,355 | ||||||||
Diluted earnings per share (GAAP) | $ | 0.57 | $ | 1.07 | $ | 3.85 | $ | 4.12 | ||||||||
Pretax acquisition-related intangible assets amortization [1] | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.45 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||
Pretax acquisition-related transaction and other costs [2] | 0.42 | 0.22 | 0.72 | 0.47 | ||||||||||||
Capitalized debt issuance fee write-off [3] | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | — | ||||||||||||
Tax adjustment (related to above items) [4] | (0.14 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.14 | ) | ||||||||
Adjusted diluted earnings per share (Non-GAAP) | $ | 1.01 | $ | 1.33 | $ | 4.76 | $ | 4.64 | ||||||||
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding | 31,494 | 31,726 | 31,543 | 31,961 |
* Amounts may not add due to rounding.
See accompanying notes at the end of this supplemental schedule.
Adjusted Gross Profit:
Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | ||||||||
(unaudited) | 12/31/22 | Pct.** | 12/25/21 | Pct.** | |||||
Gross profit (GAAP) | $ | 157,774 | 31.5 | $ | 131,417 | 33.0 | |||
Pretax acquisition-related transaction and other costs [2] | 6,719 | 1.3 | 6,372 | 1.6 | |||||
Adjusted gross profit (Non-GAAP) | $ | 164,493 | 32.8 | $ | 137,789 | 34.6 | |||
Net sales | $ | 501,281 | $ | 398,176 |
Twelve Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||
(unaudited) | 12/31/22 | Pct.** | 12/25/21 | Pct.** | |||||
Gross profit (GAAP) | $ | 564,450 | 32.6 | $ | 462,916 | 34.4 | |||
Pretax acquisition-related transaction and other costs [2] | 11,070 | 0.6 | 9,438 | 0.7 | |||||
Adjusted gross profit (Non-GAAP) | $ | 575,520 | 33.2 | $ | 472,354 | 35.1 | |||
Net sales | $ | 1,733,749 | $ | 1,345,249 |
Adjusted SG&A Expenses:
Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
(unaudited) | 12/31/22 | Pct.** | 12/25/21 | Pct.** | |||||||||
SG&A expenses (GAAP) | $ | 125,002 | 24.9 | $ | 86,316 | 21.7 | |||||||
Pretax acquisition-related intangible assets amortization [1] | (5,082 | ) | (1.0 | ) | (3,525 | ) | (0.9 | ) | |||||
Pretax acquisition-related transaction and other costs [2] | (6,480 | ) | (1.3 | ) | (525 | ) | (0.1 | ) | |||||
Adjusted SG&A expenses (Non-GAAP) | $ | 113,440 | 22.6 | $ | 82,266 | 20.7 | |||||||
Net sales | $ | 501,281 | $ | 398,176 |
Twelve Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||||
(unaudited) | 12/31/22 | Pct.** | 12/25/21 | Pct.** | |||||||||
SG&A expenses (GAAP) | $ | 393,402 | 22.7 | $ | 291,365 | 21.7 | |||||||
Pretax acquisition-related intangible assets amortization [1] | (14,070 | ) | (0.8 | ) | (6,340 | ) | (0.5 | ) | |||||
Pretax acquisition-related transaction and other costs [2] | (11,666 | ) | (0.7 | ) | (5,634 | ) | (0.4 | ) | |||||
Adjusted SG&A expenses (Non-GAAP) | $ | 367,666 | 21.2 | $ | 279,391 | 20.8 | |||||||
Net sales | $ | 1,733,749 | $ | 1,345,249 |
Adjusted Other Income, Net:
Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | ||||||||
(unaudited) | 12/31/22 | Pct.** | 12/25/21 | Pct.** | |||||
Other income, net (GAAP) | $ | 605 | 0.1 | $ | 43 | 0.0 | |||
Capitalized debt issuance fee write-off [3] | 151 | 0.0 | — | — | |||||
Adjusted other income, net (Non-GAAP) | $ | 756 | 0.2 | $ | 43 | 0.0 | |||
Net sales | $ | 501,281 | $ | 398,176 |
Twelve Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||
(unaudited) | 12/31/22 | Pct.** | 12/25/21 | Pct.** | |||||
Other income, net (GAAP) | $ | 735 | 0.0 | $ | 377 | 0.0 | |||
Capitalized debt issuance fee write-off [3] | 151 | 0.0 | — | — | |||||
Adjusted other income, net (Non-GAAP) | $ | 886 | 0.1 | $ | 377 | 0.0 | |||
Net sales | $ | 1,733,749 | $ | 1,345,249 |
* *Percentage of sales. Data may not add due to rounding.
[1] – Pretax acquisition-related intangible asset amortization results from allocating the purchase price of acquisitions to the acquired tangible and intangible assets of the acquired business and recognizing the cost of the intangible asset over the period of benefit. Such costs were
[2] – Pretax acquisition-related transaction and other costs include costs incurred to complete and integrate acquisitions, adjustments to contingent consideration obligations, inventory fair value adjustments and facility consolidation and start-up expenses. During the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022, we incurred charges included in cost of goods sold for integration costs, other facility consolidation expenses and inventory fair value adjustments of
During the three and twelve months ended December 25, 2021, we incurred charges included in cost of goods sold for integration costs, other facility consolidation expenses and inventory fair value adjustments of
[3] – Capitalized debt issuance fee write-off totaled
[4] – Tax adjustments represent the aggregate tax effect of all non-GAAP adjustments reflected in the table above, and totaled
2023 Guidance:
The Company provided the following guidance ranges related to their fiscal 2023 outlook:
Year Ending 12/31/2023 | |||||||
(unaudited) | Low End* | High End* | |||||
Diluted earnings per share (GAAP) | $ | 4.35 | $ | 4.55 | |||
Pretax acquisition-related intangible assets amortization | 0.69 | 0.69 | |||||
Pretax acquisition transaction and other costs | 0.38 | 0.38 | |||||
Tax adjustment (related to above items) | (0.27 | ) | (0.27 | ) | |||
Adjusted diluted earnings per share (Non-GAAP) | $ | 5.15 | $ | 5.35 | |||
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding | 31,500 | 31,500 |
*Data may not add due to rounding.
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