The Eastern Company Reports First Quarter 2023 Results
- Net sales increased by 5% to $72.5 million compared to Q1 2022
- Inventory reduced by 11% compared to December 31, 2022
- Operating cash flow increased by $10.4 million from Q1 2022 to $6.9 million in Q1 2023
- Long-term debt reduced by $4.9 million and cash increased by $2.9 million as of April 1, 2023
- Gross margin remained the same at 21% in Q1 2023 compared to Q1 2022
- Net income from continuing operations decreased to $0.6 million in Q1 2023 compared to $2.7 million in Q1 2022
- Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations decreased to $5.5 million in Q1 2023 compared to $6.1 million in Q1 2022
- Net sales from continuing operations rose
5% to$72.5 million compared to last year's period. - Inventory down
11% compared to December 31, 2022; working capital also reduced quarter over quarter. - New leadership team focusing on efficient operations that consistently deliver strong results.
SHELTON, CT / ACCESSWIRE / May 9, 2023 / The Eastern Company ("Eastern") (NASDAQ:EML), an industrial manufacturer of unique engineered solutions serving commercial transportation, logistics, and other industrial markets, today announced the results of operations for the first fiscal quarter ended April 1, 2023.
President and CEO Mark Hernandez commented, "The first quarter was a period of significant change for The Eastern Company as our new leadership team began taking a series of actions to enhance operating efficiency, reduce costs and intensify the company's focus on delivering value to shareholders. Our team's top priority in 2023 is efficient operations that consistently deliver strong results. Our approach is based on four key pillars: 1) disciplined operations; 2) optimum capital utilization; 3) focused commercial business; and longer term, 4) value-adding acquisitions.
"We will be taking actions that support our goals throughout the first half of the year and believe they will have a quick impact on The Eastern Company's financial performance and set us on a sustainable path for growth. We have already completed a full review of Eastern's businesses and products and streamlined the company's organizational reporting structure. We are also taking steps to further reduce working capital and improve profitability through portfolio optimization, improved pricing, effective cost recovery actions and other measures. Our companies now have a clear mandate to improve profitability and grow, in that order."
Mr. Hernandez continued, "Eastern's first-quarter results reflect the initial benefits of our operational improvement initiatives, with inventory as of April 1, 2023 down
First Quarter 2023 Financial Results
Net sales in the first quarter of 2023 increased
Net sales of existing products increased
Cost of products sold increased
Gross margin as a percentage of sales was
Product development expenses increased
Selling and administrative expense increased
Interest expense increased
Other income was down
Net income from continuing operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 was
Conference Call and Webcast
The Eastern Company will host a conference call to discuss its results for the first quarter of 2023 and other matters on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time. Participants can access the conference call by phone at 888-506-0062 (toll-free in the US and Canada) or 973-528-0011 (international), using access code 645693. Participants can also join via the web at https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/1757/47956.
About The Eastern Company
The Eastern Company manages industrial businesses that design, manufacture and sell unique engineered solutions to markets. Eastern's businesses operate in industries that offer long-term macroeconomic growth opportunities. The Company operates from locations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, U.K., Taiwan, and China. More information on the Company can be found at www.easterncompany.com.
Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this document about our future expectations, beliefs, goals, plans, or prospects constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the rules, regulations, and releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact, including statements containing the words "would," "should," "could," "may," "will," "believes," "estimates," "intends," "continues," "reflects," "plans," "anticipates," "expects," "potential," "opportunities," or similar terms or variations of those terms or the negative of those terms, should also be considered to be forward-looking statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are based upon management's current beliefs and expectations. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially from those discussed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic effects, including supply chain disruptions, cost inflation, rising interest rates, delays in delivery of our products to our customers, impact on demand for our products, reductions in production levels, increased costs, including costs of raw materials, the impact on global economic conditions, the availability, terms and cost of financing, including borrowings under credit arrangements or agreements, the potential impact of bank failures on our ability to access financing or capital markets, and the impact of market conditions on pension plan funded status. Other factors include, but are not limited to: the effect on interest rates of the replacement of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) with a Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), risks associated with doing business overseas, including fluctuations in exchange rates and the inability to repatriate foreign cash, the impact on cost structure and on economic conditions as a result of actual and threatened increases in trade tariffs and the impact of political, economic and social instability; restrictions on operating flexibility imposed by the agreement governing our credit facility; the inability to achieve the savings expected from global sourcing of materials; the impact of higher raw material and component costs, including the impact of supply chain shortages and inflation, particularly steel, plastics, scrap iron, zinc, copper and electronic components; lower-cost competition; our ability to design, introduce and sell new or updated products and related components; market acceptance of our products; the inability to attain expected benefits from acquisitions or the inability to effectively integrate such acquisitions and achieve expected synergies; domestic and international economic conditions, including the impact, length and degree of economic downturns on the customers and markets we serve and more specifically conditions in the automotive, construction, aerospace, energy, oil and gas, transportation, electronic, and general industrial markets; costs and liabilities associated with environmental compliance; the impact of climate change or terrorist threats and the possible responses by the U.S. and foreign governments; failure to protect our intellectual property; cyberattacks; materially adverse or unanticipated legal judgments, fines, penalties or settlements. There are important, additional factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including those set forth in our reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company believes it has an appropriate business strategy and the resources necessary for its operations, future revenue and margin trends cannot be reliably predicted and the Company may alter its business strategies to address changing conditions. Also, the Company makes estimates and assumptions that may materially affect reported amounts and disclosures. These relate to valuation allowances for accounts receivable and excess and obsolete inventories, accruals for pensions and other postretirement benefits (including forecasted future cost increases and returns on plan assets), provisions for depreciation (estimating useful lives), uncertain tax positions, and, on occasion, accruals for contingent losses.We undertake no obligation to update, alter, or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The non-GAAP financial measures we provide in this report should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
To supplement the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we have presented Adjusted Net Income from Continuing Operations, Adjusted Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations and Adjusted EBITDA from Continuing Operations, which are considered non-GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures presented may differ from similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures presented by other companies, and other companies may not define these non-GAAP financial measures in the same way. These measures are not substitutes for their comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures, such as net sales, net income from continuing operations, diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, or other measures prescribed by U.S. GAAP, and there are limitations to using non-GAAP financial measures.
Adjusted Net Income from Continuing Operations is defined as net income from continuing operations excluding, when incurred, gains or losses that we do not believe reflect our ongoing operations, including, for example, the impacts of impairment losses, gains/losses on the sale of subsidiaries, property and facilities, transaction expenses primarily relating to acquisitions and divestitures, factory start-up costs, factory relocation expenses, executive severance, and restructuring costs. Adjusted Net Income from Continuing Operations is a tool that can assist management and investors in comparing our performance on a consistent basis across periods by removing the impact of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect our underlying operating performance.
Adjusted Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations is defined as earnings per share from continuing operations excluding, when incurred, certain per share gains or losses that we do not believe reflect our ongoing operations, including, for example, the impacts of impairment losses, gains/losses on the sale of subsidiaries, property and facilities, transaction expenses primarily relating to acquisitions and divestitures, factory start-up costs, factory relocation expenses, executive severance, and restructuring costs. We believe that Adjusted Earnings Per Diluted Share from Continuing Operations provides important comparability of underlying operational results, allowing investors and management to access operating performance on a consistent basis from period to period.
Adjusted EBITDA from Continuing Operations is defined as net income from continuing operations before interest expense, provision for income taxes, and depreciation and amortization and excluding, when incurred, the impacts of certain losses or gains that we do not believe reflect our ongoing operations, including, for example, impairment losses, gains/losses on sale of subsidiaries, property and facilities, transaction expenses primarily relating to acquisitions and divestitures, factory start-up costs, factory relocation expenses, executive severance, and restructuring expenses. Adjusted EBITDA from Continuing Operations is a tool that can assist management and investors in comparing our performance on a consistent basis by removing the impact of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect our underlying operations.
Management uses such measures to evaluate performance period over period, to analyze the underlying trends in our business, to assess our performance relative to our competitors, and to establish operational goals and forecasts that are used in allocating resources. These financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a replacement for, U.S. GAAP financial measures.
We believe that presenting non-GAAP financial measures in addition to U.S. GAAP financial measures provides investors greater transparency to the information used by our management for its financial and operational decision-making. We further believe that providing this information better enables our investors to understand our operating performance and to evaluate the methodology used by management to evaluate and measure such performance.
Investor Relations Contacts
The Eastern Company
Mark Hernandez or Nicholas Vlahos
203-729-2255
THE EASTERN COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| April 1, 2023 | April 2, 2022 | |||||||
Net sales | $ | 72,495,367 | $ | 69,014,648 | ||||
Cost of products sold | (56,997,668 | ) | (54,438,968 | ) | ||||
Gross margin | 15,497,699 | 14,575,680 | ||||||
Product development expense | (1,401,199 | ) | (1,197,008 | ) | ||||
Selling and administrative expenses | (11,937,637 | ) | (9,865,614 | ) | ||||
Operating profit | 2,158,863 | 3,513,058 | ||||||
Interest expense | (726,006 | ) | (434,335 | ) | ||||
Other (expense) income | (630,699 | ) | 488,520 | |||||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 802,158 | 3,567,243 | ||||||
Income tax expense | (194,845 | ) | (881,125 | ) | ||||
Net income from continuing operations | 607,313 | 2,686,118 | ||||||
Discontinued Operations | ||||||||
Gain from operations of discontinued operations | - | 471,187 | ||||||
Income tax expense | - | (126,867 | ) | |||||
Gain from discontinued operations | - | 344,320 | ||||||
Net income | $ | 607,313 | $ | 3,030,438 | ||||
Earnings per share from continuing operations: | ||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.43 | ||||
Diluted | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.43 | ||||
Earnings per share from discontinued operations: | ||||||||
Basic | $ | - | $ | 0.06 | ||||
Diluted | $ | - | $ | 0.05 | ||||
Total earnings per share: | ||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.49 | ||||
Diluted | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.48 | ||||
Cash dividends per share: | $ | 0.11 | $ | 0.11 | ||||
THE EASTERN COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| April 1, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current Assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 13,071,017 | $ | 10,187,522 | ||||
Accounts receivable, less allowances: 2023 - | 44,481,853 | 42,886,250 | ||||||
Inventories | 57,652,961 | 64,636,591 | ||||||
Current portion of notes receivable | 214,780 | 1,006,421 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 6,639,228 | 6,598,774 | ||||||
Total Current Assets | 122,059,839 | 125,315,558 | ||||||
Property, Plant and Equipment | 57,318,367 | 56,112,889 | ||||||
Accumulated depreciation | (30,877,891 | ) | (30,000,797 | ) | ||||
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | 26,440,476 | 26,112,092 | ||||||
Goodwill | 70,788,971 | 70,777,459 | ||||||
Trademarks | 5,514,888 | 5,514,886 | ||||||
Patents and other intangibles net of accumulated amortization | 17,987,968 | 18,819,897 | ||||||
Long term notes receivable, less current portion | 905,851 | 2,276,631 | ||||||
Deferred Income Taxes | 488,989 | 488,989 | ||||||
Right of Use Assets | 11,564,607 | 12,217,521 | ||||||
Total Other Assets | 107,251,274 | 110,095,383 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 255,751,589 | $ | 261,523,033 | ||||
THE EASTERN COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| April 1, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 26,643,423 | $ | 27,638,317 | ||||
Accrued compensation | 2,233,923 | 3,327,832 | ||||||
Other accrued expenses | 3,900,764 | 3,944,964 | ||||||
Current portion of operating lease liability | 3,030,116 | 3,059,547 | ||||||
Current portion of finance lease liability | 150,773 | - | ||||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 9,375,000 | 9,010,793 | ||||||
Total Current Liabilities | 45,333,999 | 46,981,453 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 754,762 | 754,762 | ||||||
Operating lease liability, less current portion | 8,556,037 | 9,195,205 | ||||||
Finance lease liability, less current portion | 846,547 | - | ||||||
Long-term debt, less current portion | 49,661,128 | 55,136,231 | ||||||
Accrued postretirement benefits | 664,293 | 666,222 | ||||||
Accrued pension cost | 23,134,787 | 22,174,465 | ||||||
Total Liabilities | 128,951,553 | 134,908,338 | ||||||
Shareholders' Equity | ||||||||
Voting Preferred Stock, no par value: | - | - | ||||||
Authorized and unissued: 1,000,000 shares | ||||||||
Nonvoting Preferred Stock, no par value: | - | - | ||||||
Authorized and unissued: 1,000,000 shares | ||||||||
Common Stock, no par value, Authorized: 50,000,000 shares | 33,536,918 | 33,586,165 | ||||||
Issued: 9,066,057 shares in 2023 and 9,056,421 shares in 2022 | ||||||||
Outstanding: 6,231,612 shares in 2023 and 6,221,976 shares in 2022 | ||||||||
Treasury Stock: 2,834,445 shares in 2023 and 2,834,445 shares in 2022 | (22,544,684 | ) | (22,544,684 | ) | ||||
Retained earnings | 138,908,874 | 138,985,852 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss): | ||||||||
Foreign currency translation | (804,393 | ) | (1,140,978 | ) | ||||
Unrealized gain on interest rate swap, net of tax | 1,172,067 | 1,449,754 | ||||||
Unrecognized net pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of tax | (23,468,746 | ) | (23,721,414 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (23,101,072 | ) | (23,412,638 | ) | ||||
Total Shareholders' Equity | 126,800,036 | 126,614,695 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 255,751,589 | $ | 261,523,033 | ||||
THE EASTERN COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| April 1, 2023 | April 2, 2022 | |||||||
Operating Activities | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 607,313 | $ | 3,030,438 | ||||
Less: gain from discontinued operations | - | 344,320 | ||||||
Income from continuing operations | 607,313 | 2,686,118 | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided | ||||||||
by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,814,749 | 1,830,427 | ||||||
Unrecognized pension and postretirement benefits | 880,421 | 247,133 | ||||||
Loss on sale of equipment and other assets | - | 268,770 | ||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts | 3,269 | 19,740 | ||||||
Stock compensation (benefit) expense | (49,246 | ) | 221,468 | |||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (1,585,976 | ) | (3,951,314 | ) | ||||
Inventories | 7,212,179 | (4,902,631 | ) | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other | (37,330 | ) | (1,075,545 | ) | ||||
Other assets | (155,055 | ) | (89,366 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable | (1,031,704 | ) | 3,526,499 | |||||
Accrued compensation | (1,104,186 | ) | (1,858,898 | ) | ||||
Other accrued expenses | 305,824 | (478,878 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 6,860,258 | (3,556,477 | ) | |||||
Investing Activities | ||||||||
Payments received from notes receivable | 2,233,192 | 175,220 | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of equipment | - | 1,371,073 | ||||||
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment | (1,151,205 | ) | (572,047 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by investing activities | 1,081,987 | 974,246 | ||||||
Financing Activities | ||||||||
Proceeds from short term borrowings (revolver) | (268,249 | ) | 5,000,000 | |||||
Principal payments on long-term debt | (4,858,000 | ) | (1,852,107 | ) | ||||
Financing leases, net | 723,254 | (92,111 | ) | |||||
Purchase common stock for treasury | - | (766,889 | ) | |||||
Dividends paid | (684,293 | ) | (687,180 | ) | ||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (5,087,288 | ) | 1,601,713 | |||||
Discontinued Operations | ||||||||
Cash used in operating activities | - | (396,936 | ) | |||||
Cash used in discontinued operations | - | (396,936 | ) | |||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 28,538 | (22,903 | ) | |||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 2,883,495 | (1,400,357 | ) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 10,187,522 | 6,602,429 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period1 | $ | 13,071,017 | $ | 5,202,072 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||
Interest | $ | 716,763 | $ | 463,080 | ||||
Income taxes | (59,681 | ) | 110,917 | |||||
Non-cash investing and financing activities | ||||||||
Right of use asset | (652,914 | ) | 292,097 | |||||
Lease liability | (328,721 | ) | (226,903 | ) | ||||
1 includes cash from assets held for sale of | ||||||||
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures | |||||||||||
| Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings per Share from Continuing Operations Calculation | |||||||||||
| For the Three Months ended April 1, 2023 and April 2, 2022 ( | |||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| April 1, 2023 | April 2, 2022 | ||||||||||
Net income from continuing operations as reported per generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) | $ | 607 | $ | 2,686 | |||||||
Earnings per share from continuing operations as reported under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP): | |||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.43 | |||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.43 | |||||||
Adjustments: | |||||||||||
Loss on sale of Wheeling, IL building, net of tax | - | 202 | A | ||||||||
Severance and accrued compensation, net of tax | 1,349 | B | - | ||||||||
Greenwald final sale adjustment, net of tax | C | - | |||||||||
Total adjustments (non-GAAP) | $ | $ | 202 | ||||||||
Adjusted net income from continuing operations | $ | 2,249 | $ | 2,888 | |||||||
Adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations (non-GAAP): | |||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.36 | $ | 0.46 | |||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.36 | $ | 0.46 | |||||||
A) Loss on sale of ILC building in Wheeling, IL | |||||||||||
| B) Severance expenses associated with accrued compensation and severance related to the elimination of the Chief Operating Officer position and the departure of the Chief Executive Officer | |||||||||||
| C) Final settlement of working capital adjustment associated with Greenwald sale | |||||||||||
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures | |||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA from Continuing Operations Calculation | |||||||||||
| For the Three Months ended April 1, 2023 and April 2, 2022 | |||||||||||
( | |||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| April 1, 2023 | April 2, 2022 | ||||||||||
Net income from continuing operations as reported per generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) | $ | 607 | $ | 2,686 | |||||||
Interest expense | 726 | 434 | |||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 195 | 881 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,815 | 1,830 | |||||||||
Loss on sale of Wheeling, IL building | - | 269 | A | ||||||||
Severance and accrued compensation | 1,799 | B | - | ||||||||
Greenwald final sale adjustment | 390 | C | - | ||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations | $ | 5,532 | $ | 6,100 | |||||||
A) Loss on sale of ILC building in Wheeling, IL | |||||||||||
| B) Severance expenses associated accrued compensation and severance related to the elimination of the Chief Operating Officer position and the departure of the Chief Executive Officer | |||||||||||
| C) Final settlement of working capital adjustment associated with Greenwald sale | |||||||||||
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