General Finance Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results for Fiscal Year 2020
General Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: GFN) reported its financial results for Q4 and fiscal year ending June 30, 2020. Total revenues decreased to $84.5 million, a decline from $96.2 million YoY. Adjusted EBITDA fell to $22.7 million. The net loss was $0.7 million, influenced by a $14.2 million goodwill impairment charge. Leasing revenues in core products increased by 6% in North America, while total leasing revenues were $50.4 million. The company entered four new markets and generated positive cash flow, preparing for fiscal 2021 with a revenue estimate of $305 million to $325 million.
- Leasing revenues in core non-liquid containment products increased by 6% in North America.
- Total revenues for fiscal year 2020 were $356.4 million, compared to $378.2 million in FY19, with strong performance in leasing.
- Free cash flow increased due to effective working capital management.
- Total leasing revenues decreased to $50.4 million in Q4, down from $59.1 million YoY.
- Net loss of $0.7 million, compared to a profit of $4.3 million YoY.
- Adjusted EBITDA decreased to $22.7 million from $26.1 million YoY.
PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- General Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: GFN), a leading specialty rental services company offering portable storage, modular space and liquid containment solutions in North America and in the Asia-Pacific region of Australia and New Zealand (the “Company”), today announced its consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.
Fourth Quarter 2020 Highlights
- Leasing revenues in our core non-liquid containment products increased by
6% in North America and4% in local currency in the Asia-Pacific. - Total leasing revenues were
$50.4 million , compared to$59.1 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019. - Leasing revenues comprised
60% of total non-manufacturing revenues, compared to63% for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019. - Total revenues were
$84.5 million , compared to$96.2 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019. - Adjusted EBITDA was
$22.7 million , compared to$26.1 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019. - Adjusted EBITDA margin was
27% for both periods. - Net loss attributable to common shareholders was
$0.7 million , or$0.02 per diluted share, compared to net income attributable to common shareholders of$4.3 million , or$0.14 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019. Included in the fourth quarter fiscal year 2020 net loss was a$14.2 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge related to Lone Star and a$1.0 million non-cash benefit for the change in valuation of stand-alone bifurcated derivatives. Included in the fourth quarter fiscal year 2019 results is a$1.7 million non-cash charge for the change in valuation of stand-alone bifurcated derivatives. - Repurchased 911,765 shares of common stock in a private transaction completed as a block trade.
- Average fleet unit utilization was
73% , compared to77% in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019.
Fiscal Year 2020 Highlights
- Leasing revenues in our core non-liquid containment products increased by
12% in North America and4% in local currency in the Asia-Pacific. - Total leasing revenues were
$227.8 million , compared to$240.5 million for the fiscal year 2019. - Leasing revenues comprised
65% of total non-manufacturing revenues for both periods. - Total revenues were
$356.4 million , compared to$378.2 million for the fiscal year 2019. - Adjusted EBITDA was
$97.8 million , compared to$106.9 million in fiscal year 2019 - Adjusted EBITDA margin was
27% , compared to28% for fiscal year 2019. - Net income attributable to common shareholders was
$4.3 million , or$0.14 per diluted share, compared to net loss attributable to common shareholders of$11.1 million , or$0.38 per diluted share, for fiscal year 2019. Included in these results were non-cash charges of$5.4 million and$24.6 million in fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively, for the change in valuation of stand-alone bifurcated derivatives. Additionally, in fiscal year 2020, we recognized a$14.2 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge related to Lone Star. - Average fleet unit utilization was
76% , compared to80% for fiscal year 2019. - Entered four new markets, opening two greenfield locations in North America and two in the Asia-Pacific region.
- Completed one acquisition in North America.
Management Commentary
“Our core North America leasing operations again generated higher revenues and adjusted EBITDA in fiscal year 2020 based upon our diversified customer base and expanding geographic presence,” said Jody Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Pac-Van, with increases across nearly every sector, generated an
“The COVID-19 pandemic continues to create unprecedented challenges in our country and the world, including significantly disrupting the oil and gas sector,” added Mr. Miller. “The physical health and safety of our employees and customers remain our foremost concern. We are an essential business and our locations remain open, operating under flexible work practices while maintaining the same level of safety and service that our customers expect from us.”
Mr. Miller concluded, “We remain committed to helping our employees and customers get through these extremely challenging times. While we are unable to predict what the ultimate severity or duration of the economic fall-out caused by the pandemic will have on our business, our experienced management team has weathered challenging times in the past and we are well prepared to continue to execute upon our long-term strategy through this crisis. During the fiscal year, we entered four new markets, opening two greenfield locations in North America and two in the Asia-Pacific region and completed one acquisition in North America.”
Charles Barrantes, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, added, “Our fiscal year 2020 results exceeded the guidance range we provided in conjunction with the reporting of our third quarter results. And despite recording lower year-over-year adjusted EBITDA in fiscal year 2020, we continue to manage our working capital and fleet investment, which resulted in increased free cash flow and a reduction in our debt levels during the year. The long useful lives and low maintenance requirements of our lease fleet enhances cash flow and allows us the flexibility to allocate capital between organic fleet expansion, accretive acquisitions, other value creating options and debt reduction.”
Mr. Barrantes concluded, “We are currently evaluating various financing alternatives to refinance our
Fourth Quarter 2020 Operating Summary
North America
Revenues from our North American leasing operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 totaled
North American manufacturing revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 totaled
Asia-Pacific
Revenues from the Asia-Pacific for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 totaled
Fiscal Year 2020 Operating Summary
North America
Revenues from our North American leasing operations for fiscal year 2020 totaled
North American manufacturing revenues for fiscal year 2020 totaled
Asia-Pacific
Revenues from the Asia-Pacific for fiscal year 2020 totaled
Balance Sheet and Liquidity Overview
At June 30, 2020, the Company had total debt of
During fiscal year 2020, the Company generated cash from operating activities of
Receivables were
Outlook
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is fluid, continues to evolve and, therefore, it is extremely difficult to reasonably predict the extent to which our results of operations, liquidity and financial condition will ultimately be impacted by the pandemic in fiscal year 2021. However, given our current outlook and depending on conditions in the oil and gas sector in Texas and the translation effect of the Australian dollar to the U.S. dollar, management estimates that consolidated revenues for fiscal year 2021 will be in the range of
Conference Call Details
Management will host a conference call today at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time (11:30 a.m. Eastern Time) to discuss the Company's operating results. The conference call number for U.S. participants is (866) 901-5096 and the conference call number for participants outside the U.S. is (706) 643-3717. The conference ID number for both conference call numbers is 1093225. Additionally, interested parties can listen to a live webcast of the call in the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's website at http://www.generalfinance.com.
A replay of the conference call may be accessed through September 23, 2020 by dialing (800) 585-8367 (U.S.) or (404) 537-3406 (international), using conference ID number 1093225.
After the replay has expired, interested parties can listen to the conference call via webcast in the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's website at http://www.generalfinance.com.
About General Finance Corporation
Headquartered in Pasadena, California, General Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: GFN, www.generalfinance.com) is a leading specialty rental services company offering portable storage, modular space and liquid containment solutions. Management’s expertise in these sectors drives disciplined growth strategies, operational guidance, effective capital allocation and capital markets support for the Company’s subsidiaries. The Company’s Asia-Pacific leasing operations in Australia and New Zealand consist of wholly-owned Royal Wolf (www.royalwolf.com.au), the leading provider of portable storage solutions in those regions. The Company’s North America leasing operations consist of wholly-owned subsidiaries Pac-Van, Inc. (www.pacvan.com) and Lone Star Tank Rental Inc. (www.lonestartank.com), providers of portable storage, office and liquid storage tank containers, mobile offices and modular buildings. The Company also owns Southern Frac, LLC (www.southernfrac.com), a manufacturer of portable liquid storage tank containers and, under the trade name Southern Fabrication Specialties (www.southernfabricationspecialties.com), other steel-related products in North America.
Cautionary Statement about Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements addressing management’s views with respect to future financial and operating results, competitive pressures, increases in interest rates for our variable rate indebtedness, our ability to raise capital or borrow additional funds, changes in the Australian, New Zealand or Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar, regulatory changes, customer defaults or insolvencies, litigation, the acquisition of businesses that do not perform as we expect or that are difficult for us to integrate or control, our ability to procure adequate levels of products to meet customer demand, our ability to procure adequate supplies for our manufacturing operations, labor disruptions, adverse resolution of any contract or other disputes with customers, declines in demand for our products and services from key industries such as the Australian resources industry or the U.S. oil and gas and construction industries, the disruption of operations from catastrophic or extraordinary events, including viral pandemics such as the COVID-19 coronavirus, or a write-off of all or a part of our goodwill and intangible assets. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those described in our forward-looking statements. We believe that the expectations represented by our forward-looking statements are reasonable, yet there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Furthermore, unless otherwise stated, the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of the press release, and we do not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise unless required by applicable law. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, including those contained in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Investor Contact
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GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||||||||||||||
(In thousands, except share and per share data) | ||||||||||||||
Quarter Ended June 30, | Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
Revenues | ||||||||||||||
Sales: | ||||||||||||||
Lease inventories and fleet | $ | 34,279 | $ | 33,089 | $ | 126,932 | $ | 121,323 | ||||||
Manufactured units | 2,843 | 1,039 | 10,784 | 7,319 | ||||||||||
37,122 | 34,128 | 137,716 | 128,642 | |||||||||||
Leasing | 59,090 | 50,375 | 240,490 | 227,837 | ||||||||||
96,212 | 84,503 | 378,206 | 356,479 | |||||||||||
Costs and expenses | ||||||||||||||
Cost of sales: | ||||||||||||||
Lease inventories and fleet (exclusive of the items shown separately below) | 24,973 | 23,811 | 93,183 | 87,071 | ||||||||||
Manufactured units | 1,878 | 641 | 8,478 | 6,082 | ||||||||||
Direct costs of leasing operations | 22,435 | 18,629 | 91,286 | 87,216 | ||||||||||
Selling and general expenses | 21,655 | 19,509 | 81,965 | 81,342 | ||||||||||
Impairment of goodwill | — | 14,160 | — | 14,160 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 9,752 | 8,521 | 41,704 | 35,154 | ||||||||||
Operating income (loss) | 15,519 | (768 | ) | 61,590 | 45,454 | |||||||||
Interest income | 83 | 144 | 191 | 663 | ||||||||||
Interest expense | (7,644 | ) | (6,151 | ) | (35,344 | ) | (26,386 | ) | ||||||
Change in valuation of bifurcated derivatives in Convertible Note | (1,741 | ) | 979 | (24,570 | ) | (5,386 | ) | |||||||
Foreign exchange and other | (217 | ) | 2,709 | (3,513 | ) | 304 | ||||||||
(9,519 | ) | (2,319 | ) | (63,236 | ) | (30,805 | ) | |||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | 6,000 | (3,087 | ) | (1,646 | ) | 14,649 | ||||||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 764 | (3,274 | ) | 5,820 | 6,695 | |||||||||
Net income (loss) | 5,236 | 187 | (7,466 | ) | 7,954 | |||||||||
Preferred stock dividends | (892 | ) | (902 | ) | (3,658 | ) | (3,668 | ) | ||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders | $ | 4,344 | $ | (715 | ) | $ | (11,124 | ) | $ | 4,286 | ||||
Net income (loss) per common share: | ||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.14 | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.38 | ) | $ | 0.14 | ||||
Diluted | 0.14 | (0.02 | ) | (0.38 | ) | 0.14 | ||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||
Basic | 30,021,780 | 30,257,046 | 29,318,511 | 30,252,431 | ||||||||||
Diluted | 31,215,757 | 30,257,046 | 29,318,511 | 31,253,784 | ||||||||||
GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | |||||||
(In thousands, except share and per share data) | |||||||
June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2020 | ||||||
Assets | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 10,359 | $ | 17,478 | |||
Trade and other receivables, net | 56,204 | 44,066 | |||||
Inventories | 29,077 | 20,928 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other | 9,823 | 8,207 | |||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 22,895 | 24,396 | |||||
Lease fleet, net | 456,822 | 458,727 | |||||
Operating lease assets | — | 66,225 | |||||
Goodwill | 111,323 | 97,224 | |||||
Other intangible assets, net | 21,809 | 18,771 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 718,312 | $ | 756,022 | |||
Liabilities | |||||||
Trade payables and accrued liabilities | $ | 48,460 | $ | 46,845 | |||
Income taxes payable | 506 | 645 | |||||
Unearned revenue and advance payments | 22,671 | 24,642 | |||||
Operating lease liabilities | — | 67,142 | |||||
Senior and other debt, net | 411,141 | 379,798 | |||||
Fair value of bifurcated derivatives in Convertible Note | 19,782 | 18,325 | |||||
Deferred tax liabilities | 38,711 | 43,708 | |||||
Total liabilities | 541,271 | 581,105 | |||||
Commitments and contingencies | — | — | |||||
Equity | |||||||
Cumulative preferred stock, $.0001 par value: 1,000,000 shares authorized; 400,100 shares issued and outstanding (in series) | 40,100 | 40,100 | |||||
Common stock, $.0001 par value: 100,000,000 shares authorized; 30,471,406 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019 and 30,880,531 shares issued and 29,968,766 shares outstanding at June 30, 2020 | 3 | 3 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 183,933 | 183,051 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (18,755 | ) | (22,106 | ) | |||
Accumulated deficit | (28,744 | ) | (20,790 | ) | |||
Treasury stock, at cost; 911,765 shares at June 30, 2020 | — | (5,845 | ) | ||||
Total General Finance Corporation stockholders’ equity | 176,537 | 174,413 | |||||
Equity of noncontrolling interests | 504 | 504 | |||||
Total equity | 177,041 | 174,917 | |||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 718,312 | $ | 756,022 | |||
Explanation and Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Earnings before interest, income taxes, impairment, depreciation and amortization and other non-operating costs and income (“EBITDA”) and adjusted EBITDA are non-U.S. GAAP measures. We calculate adjusted EBITDA to eliminate the impact of certain items we do not consider to be indicative of the performance of our ongoing operations. In addition, in evaluating adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future, we may incur expenses similar to the expenses excluded from our presentation of adjusted EBITDA. Our presentation of adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. We present adjusted EBITDA because we consider it to be an important supplemental measure of our performance and because we believe it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry, many of which present EBITDA and a form of adjusted EBITDA when reporting their results. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our U.S. GAAP results and using adjusted EBITDA only supplementally. The following tables show our adjusted EBITDA and the reconciliation from net loss on a consolidated basis and from operating income (loss) for our operating segments (in thousands):
Quarter Ended June 30, | Year Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss ) | $ | 5,236 | $ | 187 | $ | (7,466 | ) | $ | 7,954 | ||||||
Add (deduct) — | |||||||||||||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 764 | (3,274 | ) | 5,820 | 6,695 | ||||||||||
Change in valuation of bifurcated derivatives in Convertible Note | 1,741 | (979 | ) | 24,570 | 5,386 | ||||||||||
Foreign exchange and other | 217 | (2,709 | ) | 3,513 | (304 | ) | |||||||||
Interest expense | 7,644 | 6,151 | 35,344 | 26,386 | |||||||||||
Interest income | (83 | ) | (144 | ) | (191 | ) | (663 | ) | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 9,852 | 8,620 | 42,108 | 35,550 | |||||||||||
Impairment of goodwill | ---- | 14,160 | ---- | 14,160 | |||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | 684 | 641 | 2,680 | 2,656 | |||||||||||
Refinancing costs not capitalized | ---- | ---- | 506 | ---- | |||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 26,055 | $ | 22,653 | $ | 106,884 | $ | 97,820 | |||||||
Quarter Ended June 30, 2019 | Quarter Ended June 30, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||
Asia-Pacific | North America | Asia-Pacific | North America | |||||||||||||||||
Leasing | Leasing | Manufacturing | Corporate | Leasing | Leasing | Manufacturing | Corporate | |||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) | $ | 4,544 | $ | 13,041 | $ | 526 | $ | (2,799 | ) | $ | 5,443 | $ | (4,530 | ) | $ | 114 | $ | (2,050 | ) | |
Add - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 4,079 | 5,852 | 100 | 4 | 2,995 | 5,705 | 99 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | 183 | 107 | 8 | 386 | 207 | 110 | 10 | 314 | ||||||||||||
Impairment of goodwill | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | 14,160 | ---- | ---- | ||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 8,806 | $ | 19,000 | $ | 634 | $ | (2,409 | ) | $ | 8,645 | $ | 15,445 | $ | 223 | $ | (1,733 | ) | ||
Intercompany adjustments | $ | 24 | $ | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
Year Ended June 30, 2019 | Year Ended June 30, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Asia-Pacific | North America | Asia-Pacific | North America | ||||||||||||||||||
Leasing | Leasing | Manufacturing | Corporate | Leasing | Leasing | Manufacturing | Corporate | ||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) | $ | 13,521 | $ | 53,733 | $ | 1,044 | $ | (7,319 | ) | $ | 17,209 | $ | 34,146 | $ | 472 | $ | (6,811 | ) | |||
Add - | |||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 17,985 | 24,460 | 404 | 20 | 13,136 | 22,734 | 396 | 12 | |||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | 727 | 364 | 27 | 1,562 | 769 | 453 | 37 | 1,397 | |||||||||||||
Refinancing costs not capitalized | 58 | 448 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |||||||||||||
Impairment of goodwill | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | 14,160 | ---- | ---- | |||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 32,291 | $ | 79,005 | $ | 1,475 | $ | (5,737 | ) | $ | 31,114 | $ | 71,493 | $ | 905 | $ | (5,402 | ) | |||
Intercompany adjustments | $ | (150 | ) | $ | (290 | ) |
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