Harsco Corporation Reports First Quarter 2021 Results
Harsco Corporation (NYSE: HSC) reported Q1 2021 revenues of $529 million, a 33% increase from Q1 2020. GAAP operating income was $25 million, with diluted earnings per share of $0.02. Adjusted EBITDA reached $66 million, exceeding prior guidance. The company completed a successful debt refinancing, improving its financial position. Full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance was raised to $295-$310 million. Key segments showed growth: Environmental revenues rose to $258 million, Clean Earth to $189 million, and Rail to $82 million.
- Q1 2021 revenues increased to $529 million, up 33% from Q1 2020.
- Adjusted EBITDA of $66 million exceeded previous guidance of $52 million to $58 million.
- Successful debt refinancing strengthens financial position and reduces interest expenses.
- 2021 adjusted EBITDA guidance increased to $295-$310 million.
- Environmental segment growth, with revenues of $258 million, up 7% year-over-year.
- GAAP diluted EPS from continuing operations of $0.02 includes a loss from debt refinancing.
- Free cash flow was negative at $(32) million, worsening from $(26) million in the prior year.
- Clean Earth segment operating income decreased to $3 million from $4 million in the prior year.
- First Quarter Revenues Totaled
$529 Million , An Increase Compared with Both the Sequential and Prior Year Quarters - Q1 GAAP Operating Income Of
$25 Million And GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share Of$0.02 - Q1 Adjusted Earnings Per Share Of
$0.15 - Adjusted Q1 EBITDA Totaled
$66 Million ; Exceeding Previous Guidance Range and Prior-Year Performance - Completed Successful Debt Refinancing in Quarter; Transaction Provides Interest Savings, Extends Maturities and Strengthens Financial Position
- 2021 Adjusted EBITDA Guidance Increased to Between
$295 Million and$310 Million , Versus A Prior Range Of$275 Million To$295 Million ; Change Reflects Improving Markets in Each Business Segment
CAMP HILL, Pa., May 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Harsco Corporation (NYSE: HSC) today reported first quarter 2021 results. On a U.S. GAAP ("GAAP") basis, first quarter of 2021 diluted earnings per share from continuing operations were
GAAP operating income from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2021 was
“Harsco delivered solid operational and financial performance in the first quarter, exceeding expectations in each of our businesses,” said Chairman and CEO Nick Grasberger. “Our results reflect strong execution by our team together with improving conditions across our end markets, including in Rail. Based on our first quarter performance and improving market visibility, we are raising our full-year 2021 guidance.”
“There is significant momentum currently within the Company and our near-term priorities, including acquisition integration and strengthening our financial position, remain unchanged. I am proud of our progress to advance our strategic goals, and believe that each of our business segments is well positioned to benefit as the economic recovery continues. We look forward to continuing our business transformation and positioning Harsco to pursue growth and to drive enhanced value for shareholders in the future.”
Harsco Corporation—Selected First Quarter Results
| ($ in millions, except per share amounts) | Q1 2021 | Q1 2020 | Q4 2020 | |||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 529 | $ | 399 | $ | 508 | ||||||
| Operating income from continuing operations - GAAP | $ | 25 | $ | 3 | $ | 11 | ||||||
| Diluted EPS from continuing operations - GAAP | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | ||||
| Adjusted EBITDA - excluding unusual items | $ | 66 | $ | 57 | $ | 62 | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin - excluding unusual items | 12.4 | % | 14.4 | % | 12.3 | % | ||||||
| Adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations - excluding unusual items | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.12 | ||||||
Note: Adjusted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA details presented throughout this release are adjusted for unusual items; in addition, adjusted earnings per share details are adjusted for acquisition-related amortization expense.
Consolidated First Quarter Operating Results
Consolidated total revenues from continuing operations were
GAAP operating income from continuing operations was
First Quarter Business Review
Environmental
| ($ in millions) | Q1 2021 | Q1 2020 | Q4 2020 | |||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 258 | $ | 242 | $ | 246 | ||||||
| Operating income - GAAP | $ | 26 | $ | 11 | $ | 23 | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA - excluding unusual items | $ | 54 | $ | 43 | $ | 52 | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin - excluding unusual items | 20.8 | % | 17.8 | % | 21.2 | % | ||||||
Environmental revenues totaled
Clean Earth
| ($ in millions) | Q1 2021 | Q1 2020 | Q4 2020 | |||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 189 | $ | 79 | $ | 185 | ||||||
| Operating income - GAAP | $ | 3 | $ | 4 | $ | 3 | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA - excluding unusual items | $ | 15 | $ | 11 | $ | 16 | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin - excluding unusual items | 7.7 | % | 13.7 | % | 8.6 | % | ||||||
Note: The 2020 financial information provided above and discussed below for Clean Earth does not include a corporate cost allocation for ESOL.
Clean Earth revenues totaled
Rail
| ($ in millions) | Q1 2021 | Q1 2020 | Q4 2020 | |||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 82 | $ | 78 | $ | 77 | ||||||
| Operating income (loss) - GAAP | $ | 5 | $ | 6 | $ | 1 | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA - excluding unusual items | $ | 6 | $ | 8 | $ | 3 | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin - excluding unusual items | 7.3 | % | 9.9 | % | 3.3 | % | ||||||
Rail revenues increased 4 percent compared with the prior-year quarter to
Cash Flow
Net cash used by operating activities totaled
The change in free cash flow compared with the prior-year quarter is attributable to changes in net cash from operating activities, including the impact of higher interest payments linked to the ESOL acquisition and the timing of working capital items, partially offset by lower net capital spending.
2021 Outlook
The Company's has increased its 2021 guidance to reflect business momentum and improved visibility in each of its businesses, relative to the outlook provided with the Company's fourth quarter 2020 results. Comments by business segments are as follows:
Environmental outlook is improved to reflect higher services and applied products demand, increased commodity prices and lower administrative spending. For the year, the primary drivers for an increase in adjusted EBITDA compared with 2020 are expected to be favorable demand for underlying services and products as well as higher commodity prices.
Clean Earth outlook is improved to reflect increasing demand for hazardous waste processing services and stronger margin performance. For the year, adjusted EBITDA is projected to increase due to the full-year impact of ESOL ownership, underlying organic growth for hazardous material services and integration benefits, partially offset by an additional allocation of Corporate costs and investments which include various one-time expenditures. Further, performance in the contaminated materials line of business is expected to strengthen in the coming quarters as a result of favorable trends within regional non-residential construction markets.
Rail outlook is improved principally as a result of strengthening demand for rail maintenance equipment as well as aftermarket parts, including in Asia. For the year, the primary drivers for an increase in adjusted EBITDA versus 2020 remain higher anticipated demand for equipment and technology products as well as higher contract services contributions.
Lastly, Corporate spending is expected to range from
Summary Outlook highlights are as follows:
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| Free Cash Flow Before Growth Capital | |
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| Effective Tax Rate, Excluding Any Unusual Items | 34 - |
| Q2 2021 Outlook | |
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Conference Call
The Company will hold a conference call today at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its results and respond to questions from the investment community. The conference call will be broadcast live through the Harsco Corporation website at www.harsco.com. The Company will refer to a slide presentation that accompanies its formal remarks. The slide presentation will be available on the Company’s website.
The call can also be accessed by telephone by dialing (877) 783-8494 or (614) 999-1829.
Enter Conference ID number 7159057.
Forward-Looking Statements
The nature of the Company's business, together with the number of countries in which it operates, subject it to changing economic, competitive, regulatory and technological conditions, risks and uncertainties. In accordance with the "safe harbor" provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company provides the following cautionary remarks regarding important factors that, among others, could cause future results to differ materially from the results contemplated by forward-looking statements, including the expectations and assumptions expressed or implied herein. Forward-looking statements contained herein could include, among other things, statements about management's confidence in and strategies for performance; expectations for new and existing products, technologies and opportunities; and expectations regarding growth, sales, cash flows, and earnings. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of such terms as "may," "could," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "believe," "likely," "estimate," "outlook," "plan" or other comparable terms.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ, perhaps materially, from those implied by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (1) changes in the worldwide business environment in which the Company operates, including changes in general economic conditions or changes due to COVID-19 and governmental and market reactions to COVID-19; (2) changes in currency exchange rates, interest rates, commodity and fuel costs and capital costs; (3) changes in the performance of equity and bond markets that could affect, among other things, the valuation of the assets in the Company's pension plans and the accounting for pension assets, liabilities and expenses; (4) changes in governmental laws and regulations, including environmental, occupational health and safety, tax and import tariff standards and amounts; (5) market and competitive changes, including pricing pressures, market demand and acceptance for new products, services and technologies; (6) the Company's inability or failure to protect its intellectual property rights from infringement in one or more of the many countries in which the Company operates; (7) failure to effectively prevent, detect or recover from breaches in the Company's cybersecurity infrastructure; (8) unforeseen business disruptions in one or more of the many countries in which the Company operates due to political instability, civil disobedience, armed hostilities, public health issues or other calamities; (9) disruptions associated with labor disputes and increased operating costs associated with union organization; (10) the seasonal nature of the Company's business; (11) the Company's ability to successfully enter into new contracts and complete new acquisitions or strategic ventures in the time-frame contemplated, or at all; (12) the integration of the Company's strategic acquisitions; (13) potential severe volatility in the capital markets; (14) failure to retain key management and employees; (15) the outcome of any disputes with customers, contractors and subcontractors; (16) the financial condition of the Company's customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged, have inadequate liquidity or whose business is significantly impacted by COVID-19) to maintain their credit availability; (17) implementation of environmental remediation matters; (18) risk and uncertainty associated with intangible assets and (19) other risk factors listed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports. A further discussion of these, along with other potential risk factors, can be found in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors," of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. The Company cautions that these factors may not be exhaustive and that many of these factors are beyond the Company's ability to control or predict. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual results. The Company undertakes no duty to update forward-looking statements except as may be required by law.
About Harsco
Harsco Corporation is a global market leader providing environmental solutions for industrial and specialty waste streams and innovative technologies for the rail sector. Based in Camp Hill, PA, the 13,000-employee company operates in more than 30 countries. Harsco’s common stock is a component of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index and the Russell 2000 Index. Additional information can be found at www.harsco.com.
| HARSCO CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31 | ||||||||
| (In thousands, except per share amounts) | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
| Revenues from continuing operations: | ||||||||
| Service revenues | $ | 424,449 | $ | 291,589 | ||||
| Product revenues | 104,406 | 107,252 | ||||||
| Total revenues | 528,855 | 398,841 | ||||||
| Costs and expenses from continuing operations: | ||||||||
| Cost of services sold | 334,506 | 236,608 | ||||||
| Cost of products sold | 86,576 | 79,860 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 83,043 | 72,499 | ||||||
| Research and development expenses | 818 | 1,260 | ||||||
| Other (income) expenses, net | (912 | ) | 5,733 | |||||
| Total costs and expenses | 504,031 | 395,960 | ||||||
| Operating income from continuing operations | 24,824 | 2,881 | ||||||
| Interest income | 585 | 193 | ||||||
| Interest expense | (16,864 | ) | (12,649 | ) | ||||
| Unused debt commitment fees, amendment fees and loss on extinguishment of debt | (5,258 | ) | (488 | ) | ||||
| Defined benefit pension income | 3,953 | 1,589 | ||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity income | 7,240 | (8,474 | ) | |||||
| Income tax benefit (expense) from continuing operations | (4,229 | ) | 682 | |||||
| Equity income (loss) of unconsolidated entities, net | (119 | ) | 96 | |||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | 2,892 | (7,696 | ) | |||||
| Discontinued operations: | ||||||||
| Gain on sale of discontinued business | — | 18,462 | ||||||
| Loss from discontinued businesses | (1,791 | ) | (225 | ) | ||||
| Income tax benefit (expense) from discontinued businesses | 464 | (9,314 | ) | |||||
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | (1,327 | ) | 8,923 | |||||
| Net income | 1,565 | 1,227 | ||||||
| Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (1,430 | ) | (1,086 | ) | ||||
| Net income attributable to Harsco Corporation | $ | 135 | $ | 141 | ||||
| Amounts attributable to Harsco Corporation common stockholders: | ||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax | $ | 1,462 | $ | (8,782 | ) | |||
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | (1,327 | ) | 8,923 | |||||
| Net income attributable to Harsco Corporation common stockholders | $ | 135 | $ | 141 | ||||
| Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding | 79,088 | 78,761 | ||||||
| Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Harsco Corporation common stockholders: | ||||||||
| Continuing operations | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.11 | ) | |||
| Discontinued operations | (0.02 | ) | 0.11 | |||||
| Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Harsco Corporation common stockholders | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
| Diluted weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding | 80,015 | 78,761 | ||||||
| Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Harsco Corporation common stockholders: | ||||||||
| Continuing operations | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.11 | ) | |||
| Discontinued operations | (0.02 | ) | 0.11 | |||||
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Harsco Corporation common stockholders | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
| HARSCO CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) | ||||||||
(In thousands) | March 31 2021 | December 31 2020 | ||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 79,308 | $ | 76,454 | ||||
| Restricted cash | 3,017 | 3,215 | ||||||
| Trade accounts receivable, net | 417,830 | 407,390 | ||||||
| Other receivables | 32,998 | 34,253 | ||||||
| Inventories | 171,587 | 173,013 | ||||||
| Current portion of contract assets | 72,133 | 54,754 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 55,231 | 56,099 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 14,217 | 10,645 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 846,321 | 815,823 | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 655,462 | 668,209 | ||||||
| Right-of-use assets, net | 89,772 | 96,849 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 900,314 | 902,074 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 430,589 | 438,565 | ||||||
| Deferred income tax assets | 10,155 | 15,274 | ||||||
| Other assets | 57,731 | 56,493 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 2,990,344 | $ | 2,993,287 | ||||
| LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | $ | 5,062 | $ | 7,450 | ||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt | 6,720 | 13,576 | ||||||
| Accounts payable | 209,988 | 218,039 | ||||||
| Accrued compensation | 43,092 | 45,885 | ||||||
| Income taxes payable | 4,698 | 3,499 | ||||||
| Current portion of advances on contracts | 41,089 | 39,917 | ||||||
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 23,632 | 24,862 | ||||||
| Other current liabilities | 184,451 | 184,727 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 518,732 | 537,955 | ||||||
| Long-term debt | 1,334,325 | 1,271,189 | ||||||
| Retirement plan liabilities | 206,178 | 231,335 | ||||||
| Advances on contracts | 31,403 | 45,017 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 64,029 | 69,860 | ||||||
| Environmental liabilities | 29,044 | 29,424 | ||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 33,178 | 40,653 | ||||||
| Other liabilities | 56,872 | 54,455 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 2,273,761 | 2,279,888 | ||||||
| HARSCO CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Common stock | 144,764 | 144,288 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 206,944 | 204,078 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (643,446 | ) | (645,741 | ) | ||||
| Retained earnings | 1,797,894 | 1,797,759 | ||||||
| Treasury stock | (846,182 | ) | (843,230 | ) | ||||
| Total Harsco Corporation stockholders’ equity | 659,974 | 657,154 | ||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | 56,609 | 56,245 | ||||||
| Total equity | 716,583 | 713,399 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 2,990,344 | $ | 2,993,287 | ||||
| HARSCO CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31 | ||||||||
| (In thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | 1,565 | $ | 1,227 | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used by operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation | 32,748 | 29,933 | ||||||
| Amortization | 8,967 | 6,557 | ||||||
| Deferred income tax (benefit) expense | (3,421 | ) | 4,412 | |||||
| Equity in (income) loss of unconsolidated entities, net | 119 | (96 | ) | |||||
| Gain on sale from discontinued business | — | (18,462 | ) | |||||
| Loss on early extinguishment of debt | 2,668 | — | ||||||
| Other, net | 1,128 | (2,007 | ) | |||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and dispositions of businesses: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | (16,446 | ) | (22,050 | ) | ||||
| Inventories | 407 | (16,412 | ) | |||||
| Contract assets | (19,070 | ) | (20,311 | ) | ||||
| Right-of-use assets | 6,768 | 3,429 | ||||||
| Accounts payable | (8,592 | ) | 12,308 | |||||
| Accrued interest payable | (7,320 | ) | (9,891 | ) | ||||
| Accrued compensation | (1,541 | ) | (2,752 | ) | ||||
| Advances on contracts | (9,698 | ) | 40,464 | |||||
| Operating lease liabilities | (6,750 | ) | (3,358 | ) | ||||
| Retirement plan liabilities, net | (19,267 | ) | (15,534 | ) | ||||
| Income taxes payable - Gain on sale of discontinued businesses | — | 3,843 | ||||||
| Other assets and liabilities | 14,562 | (2,836 | ) | |||||
| Net cash used by operating activities | (23,173 | ) | (11,536 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (27,382 | ) | (27,894 | ) | ||||
| Purchase of businesses, net of cash acquired | — | (4,157 | ) | |||||
| Proceeds from sale of discontinued business, net | — | 37,219 | ||||||
| Proceeds from sales of assets | 3,862 | 2,185 | ||||||
| Expenditures for intangible assets | (68 | ) | (58 | ) | ||||
| Net proceeds (payments) from settlement of foreign currency forward exchange contracts | (1,427 | ) | 11,327 | |||||
| Other investing activities, net | 46 | — | ||||||
| Net cash provided (used) by investing activities | (24,969 | ) | 18,622 | |||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Short-term borrowings, net | 575 | 3,697 | ||||||
| Current maturities and long-term debt: | ||||||||
| Additions | 434,873 | 52,875 | ||||||
| Reductions | (374,530 | ) | (38,709 | ) | ||||
| Stock-based compensation - Employee taxes paid | (2,485 | ) | (3,437 | ) | ||||
| Deferred financing costs | (6,525 | ) | (1,632 | ) | ||||
| Other financing activities, net | (400 | ) | — | |||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 51,508 | 12,794 | ||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash | (710 | ) | (10,824 | ) | ||||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash | 2,656 | 9,056 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash, at beginning of period | 79,669 | 59,732 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash, at end of period | $ | 82,325 | $ | 68,788 | ||||
| HARSCO CORPORATION REVIEW OF OPERATIONS BY SEGMENT (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2021 | March 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | Revenues | Operating Income (Loss) | Revenues | Operating Income (Loss) | |||||||||||||
| Harsco Environmental | $ | 257,986 | $ | 25,935 | $ | 241,559 | $ | 10,520 | |||||||||
| Harsco Clean Earth (a) | 189,279 | 3,178 | 78,812 | 4,245 | |||||||||||||
| Harsco Rail | 81,590 | 4,664 | 78,470 | 6,472 | |||||||||||||
| Corporate | — | (8,953 | ) | — | (18,356 | ) | |||||||||||
| Consolidated Totals | $ | 528,855 | $ | 24,824 | $ | 398,841 | $ | 2,881 | |||||||||
| (a) | The Company's acquisition of ESOL closed on April 6, 2020. | ||||||||||||||||
| HARSCO CORPORATION RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS TO DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS AS REPORTED (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| March 31 | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations as reported | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.11 | ) | ||||||
| Corporate unused debt commitment fees, amendment fees and loss on extinguishment of debt (a) | 0.07 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Corporate acquisition and integration costs (b) | — | 0.17 | |||||||||
| Harsco Environmental Segment severance costs (c) | — | 0.07 | |||||||||
| Taxes on above unusual items (d) | (0.01 | ) | (0.03 | ) | |||||||
| Adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, including acquisition amortization expense | 0.07 | (f) | 0.10 | (f) | |||||||
| Acquisition amortization expense, net of tax (e) | 0.08 | 0.06 | |||||||||
| Adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.16 | |||||||
| (a) | Costs at Corporate associated with amending the Company's existing Senior Secured Credit Facilities to establish a New Term Loan the proceeds of which were used to repay in full the outstanding Term Loan A and Term Loan B, to extend the maturity date of the Revolving Credit Facility and to increase certain levels set forth in the total net leverage ratio covenant (Q1 2021 | ||||||||||
| (b) | Costs at Corporate associated with supporting and executing the Company's growth strategy (Q1 2020 | ||||||||||
| (c) | Harsco Environmental Segment severance costs (Q1 2020 | ||||||||||
| (d) | Unusual items are tax-effected at the global effective tax rate, before discrete items, in effect at the time the unusual item is recorded, except for unusual items from countries where no tax benefit can be realized, in which case a zero percent tax rate is used. | ||||||||||
| (e) | Acquisition amortization expense was | ||||||||||
| (f) | Does not total due to rounding. | ||||||||||
The Company’s management believes Adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, is useful to investors because it provides an overall understanding of the Company’s historical and future prospects. Exclusion of unusual items permits evaluation and comparison of results for the Company’s core business operations, and it is on this basis that management internally assesses the Company’s performance. Exclusion of acquisition-related intangible asset amortization expense, the amount of which can vary by the timing, size and nature of the Company’s acquisitions, facilitates more consistent internal comparisons of operating results over time between the Company’s newly acquired and long-held businesses, and comparisons with both acquisitive and non-acquisitive peer companies. It is important to note that such intangible assets contribute to revenue generation and that intangible asset amortization related to past acquisitions will recur in future periods until such intangible assets have been fully amortized. This measure should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, other information provided in accordance with GAAP.
| HARSCO CORPORATION RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS TO DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS AS REPORTED (Unaudited) | ||||||
| Three Months Ended December 31 | ||||||
| 2020 | ||||||
| Diluted loss per share from continuing operations as reported | $ | (0.07 | ) | |||
| Corporate acquisition and integration costs (a) | 0.09 | |||||
| Harsco Environmental Segment severance costs (b) | 0.03 | |||||
| Harsco Clean Earth Segment integration costs (c) | 0.02 | |||||
| Taxes on above unusual items (d) | (0.04 | ) | ||||
| Adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, including acquisition amortization expense | 0.04 | (f) | ||||
| Acquisition amortization expense, net of tax (e) | 0.08 | |||||
| Adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations | $ | 0.12 | ||||
| (a) | Costs at Corporate associated with supporting and executing the Company's growth strategy ( | |||||
| (b) | Harsco Environmental Segment severance costs ( | |||||
| (c) | Costs incurred in the Harsco Clean Earth Segment related to the integration of ESOL ( | |||||
| (d) | Unusual items are tax-effected at the global effective tax rate, before discrete items, in effect at the time the unusual item is recorded, except for unusual items from countries where no tax benefit can be realized, in which case a zero percent tax rate is used. | |||||
| (e) | Acquisition amortization expense was | |||||
| (f) | Does not total due to rounding. | |||||
The Company’s management believes Adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, is useful to investors because it provides an overall understanding of the Company’s historical and future prospects. Exclusion of unusual items permits evaluation and comparison of results for the Company’s core business operations, and it is on this basis that management internally assesses the Company’s performance. Exclusion of acquisition-related intangible asset amortization expense, the amount of which can vary by the timing, size and nature of the Company’s acquisitions, facilitates more consistent internal comparisons of operating results over time between the Company’s newly acquired and long-held businesses, and comparisons with both acquisitive and non-acquisitive peer companies. It is important to note that such intangible assets contribute to revenue generation and that intangible asset amortization related to past acquisitions will recur in future periods until such intangible assets have been fully amortized. This measure should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, other information provided in accordance with GAAP.
| HARSCO CORPORATION RECONCILIATION OF PROJECTED ADJUSTED DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS TO DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Projected Three Months Ending June 30 | Projected Twelve Months Ending December 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Low | High | Low | High | ||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations | $ | 0.13 | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.59 | |||||||||||
| Corporate unused debt commitment fees, amendment fees and loss on extinguishment of debt | — | — | 0.07 | 0.07 | |||||||||||||||
| Taxes on above unusual items | — | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, including acquisition amortization expense | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.50 | (a) | 0.64 | (a) | |||||||||||||
| Estimated acquisition amortization expense, net of tax | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.32 | 0.32 | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations | $ | 0.21 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 0.82 | $ | 0.96 | |||||||||||
| (a) | Does not total due to rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||
The Company’s management believes Adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, is useful to investors because it provides an overall understanding of the Company’s historical and future prospects. Exclusion of acquisition-related intangible asset amortization expense, the amount of which can vary by the timing, size and nature of the Company’s acquisitions, facilitates more consistent internal comparisons of operating results over time between the Company’s newly acquired and long-held businesses, and comparisons with both acquisitive and non-acquisitive peer companies. It is important to note that such intangible assets contribute to revenue generation and that intangible asset amortization related to past acquisitions will recur in future periods until such intangible assets have been fully amortized. This measure should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, other information provided in accordance with GAAP.
| HARSCO CORPORATION RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EBITDA BY SEGMENT TO OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) AS REPORTED BY SEGMENT (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | Harsco Environmental | Harsco Clean Earth (a) | Harsco Rail | Corporate | Consolidated Totals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2021: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) as reported | $ | 25,935 | $ | 3,178 | $ | 4,664 | $ | (8,953 | ) | $ | 24,824 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 25,717 | 5,337 | 1,211 | 483 | 32,748 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization | 2,048 | 6,083 | 85 | — | 8,216 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 53,700 | $ | 14,598 | $ | 5,960 | $ | (8,470 | ) | $ | 65,788 | ||||||||||||
| Revenues as reported | $ | 257,986 | $ | 189,279 | $ | 81,590 | $ | 528,855 | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin (%) | 20.8 | % | 7.7 | % | 7.3 | % | 12.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2020: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) as reported | $ | 10,520 | $ | 4,245 | $ | 6,472 | $ | (18,356 | ) | $ | 2,881 | ||||||||||||
| Corporate acquisition and integration costs | — | — | — | 13,763 | 13,763 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Harsco Environmental Segment severance costs | 5,160 | — | — | — | 5,160 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) excluding unusual items | 15,680 | 4,245 | 6,472 | (4,593 | ) | 21,804 | |||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 25,375 | 2,621 | 1,215 | 513 | 29,724 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization | 1,936 | 3,898 | 84 | — | 5,918 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 42,991 | $ | 10,764 | $ | 7,771 | $ | (4,080 | ) | $ | 57,446 | ||||||||||||
| Revenues as reported | $ | 241,559 | $ | 78,812 | $ | 78,470 | $ | 398,841 | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin (%) | 17.8 | % | 13.7 | % | 9.9 | % | 14.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | The Company's acquisition of ESOL closed on April 6, 2020. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and consists of income from continuing operations adjusted to add back income tax expense; equity income of unconsolidated entities, net; net interest expense; defined benefit pension income (expense); unused debt commitment fees, amendment fees and loss on extinguishment of debt; and depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs); and excludes unusual items. Segment Adjusted EBITDA consists of operating income from continuing operations adjusted to exclude unusual items and add back depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs). The sum of the Segments’ Adjusted EBITDA equals Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA. The Company‘s management believes Adjusted EBITDA is meaningful to investors because management reviews Adjusted EBITDA in assessing and evaluating performance. However, this measure should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, net income from continuing operations, operating income from continuing operations and other information provided in accordance with GAAP. The Company's method of calculating Adjusted EBITDA may differ from methods used by other companies and, as a result, Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures disclosed by other companies.
| HARSCO CORPORATION RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EBITDA BY SEGMENT TO OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) AS REPORTED BY SEGMENT (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | Harsco Environmental | Harsco Clean Earth | Harsco Rail | Corporate | Consolidated Totals | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended December 31, 2020: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) as reported | $ | 22,606 | $ | 3,151 | $ | 1,057 | $ | (15,546 | ) | $ | 11,268 | |||||||||
| Corporate acquisition and integration costs | — | — | — | 6,909 | 6,909 | |||||||||||||||
| Harsco Environmental Segment severance costs | 2,239 | — | — | — | 2,239 | |||||||||||||||
| Harsco Clean Earth Segment integration costs | — | 1,745 | — | — | 1,745 | |||||||||||||||
| Corporate contingent consideration adjustments | — | — | — | (136 | ) | (136 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) excluding unusual items | 24,845 | 4,896 | 1,057 | (8,773 | ) | 22,025 | ||||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 25,345 | 4,681 | 1,383 | 491 | 31,900 | |||||||||||||||
| Amortization | 1,998 | 6,351 | 85 | — | 8,434 | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 52,188 | $ | 15,928 | $ | 2,525 | $ | (8,282 | ) | $ | 62,359 | |||||||||
| Revenues as reported | $ | 246,388 | $ | 185,099 | $ | 76,857 | $ | 508,344 | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin (%) | 21.2 | % | 8.6 | % | 3.3 | % | 12.3 | % | ||||||||||||
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and consists of income from continuing operations adjusted to add back income tax expense; equity income of unconsolidated entities, net; net interest expense; defined benefit pension income (expense); unused debt commitment and amendment fees; and depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs); and excludes unusual items. Segment Adjusted EBITDA consists of operating income from continuing operations adjusted to exclude unusual items and add back depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs). The sum of the Segments’ Adjusted EBITDA equals Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA. The Company‘s management believes Adjusted EBITDA is meaningful to investors because management reviews Adjusted EBITDA in assessing and evaluating performance. However, this measure should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, net income from continuing operations, operating income from continuing operations and other information provided in accordance with GAAP. The Company's method of calculating Adjusted EBITDA may differ from methods used by other companies and, as a result, Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures disclosed by other companies.
| HARSCO CORPORATION RECONCILIATION OF CONSOLIDATED ADJUSTED EBITDA TO CONSOLIDATED INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS AS REPORTED (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31 | ||||||||
| (In thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
| Consolidated income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | 2,892 | $ | (7,696 | ) | |||
| Add back (deduct): | ||||||||
| Equity in (income) loss of unconsolidated entities, net | 119 | (96 | ) | |||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | 4,229 | (682 | ) | |||||
| Defined benefit pension income | (3,953 | ) | (1,589 | ) | ||||
| Unused debt commitment fees, amendment fees and loss on extinguishment of debt | 5,258 | 488 | ||||||
| Interest expense | 16,864 | 12,649 | ||||||
| Interest income | (585 | ) | (193 | ) | ||||
| Depreciation | 32,748 | 29,724 | ||||||
| Amortization | 8,216 | 5,918 | ||||||
| Unusual items: | ||||||||
| Corporate acquisition and integration costs | — | 13,763 | ||||||
| Harsco Environmental Segment severance costs | — | 5,160 | ||||||
| Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 65,788 | $ | 57,446 | ||||
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and consists of income from continuing operations adjusted to add back income tax expense; equity income of unconsolidated entities, net; net interest expense; defined benefit pension income (expense); unused debt commitment fees, amendment fees and loss on extinguishment of debt; and depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs); and excludes unusual items. Segment Adjusted EBITDA consists of operating income from continuing operations adjusted to exclude unusual items and add back depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs). The sum of the Segments’ Adjusted EBITDA equals Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA. The Company‘s management believes Adjusted EBITDA is meaningful to investors because management reviews Adjusted EBITDA in assessing and evaluating performance. However, this measure should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, net income from continuing operations, operating income from continuing operations and other information provided in accordance with GAAP. The Company's method of calculating Adjusted EBITDA may differ from methods used by other companies and, as a result, Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures disclosed by other companies.
| HARSCO CORPORATION RECONCILIATION OF CONSOLIDATED ADJUSTED EBITDA TO CONSOLIDATED LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS AS REPORTED (Unaudited) | ||||
| Three Months Ended December 31 | ||||
| (In thousands) | 2020 | |||
| Consolidated loss from continuing operations | $ | (4,257 | ) | |
| Add back (deduct): | ||||
| Equity in income of unconsolidated entities, net | (10 | ) | ||
| Income tax expense | 1,861 | |||
| Defined benefit pension income | (2,058 | ) | ||
| Interest expense | 16,293 | |||
| Interest income | (561 | ) | ||
| Depreciation | 31,900 | |||
| Amortization | 8,434 | |||
| Unusual items: | ||||
| Corporate acquisition and integration costs | 6,909 | |||
| Harsco Environmental Segment severance costs | 2,239 | |||
| Harsco Clean Earth Segment integration costs | 1,745 | |||
| Corporate contingent consideration adjustments | (136 | ) | ||
| Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 62,359 | ||
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and consists of income from continuing operations adjusted to add back income tax expense; equity income of unconsolidated entities, net; net interest expense; defined benefit pension income (expense); unused debt commitment fees, amendment fees and loss on extinguishment of debt; and depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs); and excludes unusual items. Segment Adjusted EBITDA consists of operating income from continuing operations adjusted to exclude unusual items and add back depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs). The sum of the Segments’ Adjusted EBITDA equals Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA. The Company‘s management believes Adjusted EBITDA is meaningful to investors because management reviews Adjusted EBITDA in assessing and evaluating performance. However, this measure should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, net income from continuing operations, operating income from continuing operations and other information provided in accordance with GAAP. The Company's method of calculating Adjusted EBITDA may differ from methods used by other companies and, as a result, Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures disclosed by other companies.
| HARSCO CORPORATION RECONCILIATION OF PROJECTED CONSOLIDATED ADJUSTED EBITDA TO PROJECTED CONSOLIDATED INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Projected Three Months Ending June 30 | Projected Twelve Months Ending December 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | Low | High | Low | High | |||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated income from continuing operations | $ | 12 | $ | 17 | $ | 46 | $ | 58 | |||||||||||||
| Add back: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 6 | 7 | 26 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net interest | 16 | 16 | 63 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| Defined benefit pension income | (4 | ) | (4 | ) | (14 | ) | (14 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 44 | 44 | 175 | 175 | |||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 73 | (a) | $ | 79 | (a) | $ | 295 | (a) | $ | 310 | (a) | |||||||||
| (a) | Does not total due to rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and consists of income from continuing operations adjusted to add back income tax expense; equity income of unconsolidated entities, net; net interest expense; defined benefit pension income (expense); unused debt commitment fees, amendment fees and loss on extinguishment of debt; and depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs); and excludes unusual items. Segment Adjusted EBITDA consists of operating income from continuing operations adjusted to exclude unusual items and add back depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs). The sum of the Segments’ Adjusted EBITDA equals Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA. The Company‘s management believes Adjusted EBITDA is meaningful to investors because management reviews Adjusted EBITDA in assessing and evaluating performance. However, this measure should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, net income from continuing operations, operating income from continuing operations and other information provided in accordance with GAAP. The Company's method of calculating Adjusted EBITDA may differ from methods used by other companies and, as a result, Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures disclosed by other companies.
| HARSCO CORPORATION RECONCILIATION OF FREE CASH FLOW TO NET CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES (Unaudited) | |||||||||
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||
| March 31 | |||||||||
| (In thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Net cash used by operating activities | $ | (23,173 | ) | $ | (11,536 | ) | |||
| Less capital expenditures | (27,382 | ) | (27,894 | ) | |||||
| Less expenditures for intangible assets | (68 | ) | (58 | ) | |||||
| Plus capital expenditures for strategic ventures (a) | 872 | 1,139 | |||||||
| Plus total proceeds from sales of assets (b) | 3,862 | 2,185 | |||||||
| Plus transaction-related expenditures (c) | 14,084 | 9,979 | |||||||
| Free cash flow | $ | (31,805 | ) | $ | (26,185 | ) | |||
| (a) | Capital expenditures for strategic ventures represent the partner’s share of capital expenditures in certain ventures consolidated in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. | ||||||||
| (b) | Asset sales are a normal part of the business model, primarily for the Harsco Environmental Segment. | ||||||||
| (c) | Expenditures directly related to the Company's acquisition and divestiture transactions and costs at Corporate associated with amending the Company's existing Senior Secured Credit Facilities. | ||||||||
The Company's management believes that Free cash flow, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, is meaningful to investors because management reviews cash flows generated from operations less capital expenditures net of asset sales proceeds and transaction-related expenditures and income taxes for planning and performance evaluation purposes. It is important to note that Free cash flow does not represent the total residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures since other non-discretionary expenditures, such as mandatory debt service requirements and settlements of foreign currency forward exchange contracts, are not deducted from this measure. This measure should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, other information provided in accordance with GAAP.
| HARSCO CORPORATION RECONCILIATION OF PROJECTED FREE CASH FLOW TO PROJECTED NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Projected Twelve Months Ending December 31 | ||||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||
| (In millions) | Low | High | ||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 168 | $ | 208 | ||||
| Less capital expenditures | (158 | ) | (180 | ) | ||||
| Plus total proceeds from asset sales and capital expenditures for strategic ventures | 8 | 10 | ||||||
| Plus transaction related expenditures | 17 | 17 | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 35 | 55 | ||||||
| Add growth capital expenditures | 60 | 60 | ||||||
| Free cash flow before growth capital expenditures | $ | 95 | $ | 115 | ||||
The Company's management believes that Free cash flow, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, is meaningful to investors because management reviews cash flows generated from operations less capital expenditures net of asset sales proceeds and transaction-related expenditures and income taxes for planning and performance evaluation purposes. It is important to note that Free cash flow does not represent the total residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures since other non-discretionary expenditures, such as mandatory debt service requirements and settlements of foreign currency forward exchange contracts, are not deducted from this measure. This measure should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, other information provided in accordance with GAAP.
| Investor Contact David Martin 717.612.5628 damartin@harsco.com | Media Contact Jay Cooney 717.730.3683 jcooney@harsco.com |
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