Littelfuse Reports Third Quarter Results For 2022

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Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFUS) reported robust third-quarter results for the period ended October 1, 2022, with net sales of $658.9 million, a 22% increase year-over-year and 8% organic growth. GAAP diluted EPS reached $3.02, while adjusted diluted EPS was $4.28, also an 8% rise. Cash flow from operations totaled $148.1 million, and free cash flow rose 41% to $126.5 million. For Q4, the company anticipates net sales between $603 million and $623 million, alongside adjusted EPS of $3.14 to $3.34. A dividend of $0.60 per share will be paid on December 8, 2022.

Positive

• Net sales of $658.9 million, up 22% year-over-year.
• Adjusted diluted EPS of $4.28, increasing by 8%.
• Free cash flow of $126.5 million, 41% higher than last year.
• Guidance for Q4 expects 11% growth in net sales.

Negative

• Sales headwind from foreign exchange impacting growth.
• Decline in organic growth rate expected in Q4 compared to Q3.

Year-to-date record performance driven by global business execution

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFUS), an industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected, and safer world, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended October 1, 2022:

• Net sales of $658.9 million were up 22% versus the prior year period, and up 8% organically
• GAAP diluted EPS was $3.02; adjusted diluted EPS was $4.28, up 8% versus the prior year period
• Cash flow from operations was $148.1 million; free cash flow was $126.5 million, 41% higher than the prior year period
• On September 29, the company released its 2021 Sustainability Report

"In the third quarter, we continued the outstanding performance we achieved during the first half of this year, once again exceeding our expectations," said Dave Heinzmann, Littelfuse President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our strong results were driven by growth from global business wins, additions from acquisitions, and progress on our operational excellence initiatives. Our significant achievements to date position us for ongoing long-term profitable growth within the mega themes of sustainability, connectivity, and safety."

Fourth Quarter of 2022*

Based on current market conditions, for the fourth quarter the company expects,

• Net sales in the range of $603 to $623 million, the midpoint of which represents 11% growth over the prior year and 4% organic growth; includes an approximately 700 basis point year-over-year sales headwind from foreign exchange and last year’s extra "14^th week"
• Adjusted diluted EPS in the range of $3.14 to $3.34; the midpoint of which represents 11% growth over the prior year when excluding last year’s combined $0.25 benefit from a tax holiday and "14^th week"

*Littelfuse provides guidance on a non-GAAP (adjusted) basis. GAAP items excluded from guidance may include the after-tax impact of items including acquisition and integration costs, restructuring, impairment and other charges, certain purchase accounting adjustments, non-operating foreign exchange adjustments and significant and unusual items. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors, and could be material to results computed in accordance with GAAP. Littelfuse is not able to forecast the excluded items in order to provide the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure without unreasonable efforts.

Dividend

• The company will pay a cash dividend on its common stock of $0.60 per share on December 8, 2022, to shareholders of record as of November 24, 2022

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Littelfuse will host a conference call on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time to discuss the results. The call will be broadcast and available for replay at Littelfuse.com. A slide presentation is available in the Investor Relations section of the company’s website at Littelfuse.com.

About Littelfuse

Littelfuse (NASDAQ: LFUS) is an industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected, and safer world. Across more than 15 countries, and with approximately 19,000 global associates, we partner with customers to design and deliver innovative, reliable solutions. Serving over 100,000 end customers, our products are found in a variety of industrial, transportation and electronics end markets – everywhere, every day. Learn more at Littelfuse.com.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

The statements in this press release that are not historical facts are intended to constitute "forward-looking statements" entitled to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Such statements are based on Littelfuse, Inc.’s ("Littelfuse" or the "Company") current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties, include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties relating to general economic conditions; the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken in response thereto and the effects of those items on the company’s business; product demand and market acceptance; the impact of competitive products and pricing; product quality problems or product recalls; capacity and supply difficulties or constraints; coal mining exposures reserves; cybersecurity matters; failure of an indemnification for environmental liability; exchange rate fluctuations; commodity and other raw material price fluctuations; the effect of Littelfuse's accounting policies; labor disputes; restructuring costs in excess of expectations; pension plan asset returns less than assumed; integration of acquisitions; uncertainties related to political or regulatory changes; and other risks which may be detailed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and outcomes may differ materially from those indicated or implied in the forward-looking statements. This release should be read in conjunction with information provided in the financial statements appearing in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2022. Further discussion of the risk factors of the company can be found under the caption "Risk Factors" in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2022, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 2, 2022, and in other filings and submissions with the SEC, each of which are available free of charge on the company’s investor relations website at investor.littelfuse.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof. The company does not undertake any obligation to update, amend or clarify these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the availability of new information.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The information included in this press release includes the non-GAAP financial measures of organic net sales growth, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted diluted earnings per share, adjusted income taxes, adjusted effective tax rate, free cash flow, net debt, consolidated EBITDA, and consolidated net leverage ratio (as defined in the credit agreement). Many of these non-GAAP financial measures exclude the effect of certain expenses and income not related directly to the underlying performance of our fundamental business operations.

A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is set forth in the attached schedules.

The company believes that organic net sales growth, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted diluted earnings per share, adjusted income taxes, and adjusted effective tax rate provide useful information to investors regarding its operational performance because they enhance an investor’s overall understanding of our core financial performance and facilitate comparisons to historical results of operations, by excluding items that are not related directly to the underlying performance of our fundamental business operations or were not part of our business operations during a comparable period. The company believes that free cash flow is a useful measure of its ability to generate cash. The company believes that net debt, consolidated EBITDA, and consolidated net leverage ratio are useful measures of its credit position. The company believes that all of these non-GAAP financial measures are commonly used by financial analysts and others in the industries in which we operate, and thus further provide useful information to investors. Management additionally uses these measures when assessing the performance of the business and for business planning purposes. Note that our definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from those terms as defined or used by other companies.

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LITTELFUSE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
		(Unaudited)
(in thousands)		October 1, 2022			January 1, 2022
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	474,003		$	478,473
Short-term investments			79			28
Trade receivables, less allowances of $83,872 and $59,232 at October 1, 2022 and January 1, 2022, respectively			339,729			275,192
Inventories			536,026			445,671
Prepaid income taxes and income taxes receivable			5,833			2,035
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			75,643			68,812
Total current assets			1,431,313			1,270,211
Net property, plant, and equipment			458,234			437,889
Intangible assets, net of amortization			605,310			407,126
Goodwill			1,168,458			929,790
Investments			23,770			39,211
Deferred income taxes			10,461			13,127
Right of use lease assets, net			46,175			29,616
Other long-term assets			34,207			24,734
Total assets		$	3,777,928		$	3,151,704
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	219,447		$	222,039
Accrued liabilities			177,127			159,689
Accrued income taxes			42,016			27,905
Current portion of long-term debt			10,220			25,000
Total current liabilities			448,810			434,633
Long-term debt, less current portion			975,610			611,897
Deferred income taxes			116,595			81,289
Accrued post-retirement benefits			36,842			37,037
Non-current operating lease liabilities			35,778			22,305
Other long-term liabilities			75,402			71,023
Total equity			2,088,891			1,893,520
Total liabilities and equity		$	3,777,928		$	3,151,704

LITTELFUSE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF NET INCOME
(Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)		October 1, 2022				September 25, 2021				October 1, 2022				September 25, 2021
Net sales		$	658,880			$	539,581			$	1,900,646			$	1,526,863
Cost of sales			402,059				325,009				1,122,258				954,429
Gross profit			256,821				214,572				778,388				572,434
Selling, general, and administrative expenses			90,219				67,468				258,820				199,071
Research and development expenses			25,752				15,779				68,796				46,912
Amortization of intangibles			15,567				10,446				39,883				31,608
Restructuring, impairment, and other charges			3,413				772				4,265				1,998
Total operating expenses			134,951				94,465				371,764				279,589
Operating income			121,870				120,107				406,624				292,845
Interest expense			8,399				4,602				17,069				13,901
Foreign exchange loss			18,191				3,154				40,051				8,315
Other (income) expense, net			(698	)			(1,240	)			9,789				(10,867	)
Income before income taxes			95,978				113,591				339,715				281,496
Income taxes			20,510				21,537				59,713				49,634
Net income		$	75,468			$	92,054			$	280,002			$	231,862
Earnings per share:
Basic		$	3.05			$	3.74			$	11.32			$	9.43
Diluted		$	3.02			$	3.69			$	11.21			$	9.31
Weighted-average shares and equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic			24,755				24,622				24,726				24,582
Diluted			24,988				24,926				24,986				24,904
Comprehensive income		$	47,280			$	87,100			$	218,262			$	227,491

LITTELFUSE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
		Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)		October 1, 2022				September 25, 2021
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income		$	280,002			$	231,862
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:			183,942				96,824
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables			(56,431	)			(83,793	)
Inventories			(83,803	)			(71,232	)
Accounts payable			(3,838	)			53,945
Accrued liabilities and income taxes			(4,399	)			23,294
Prepaid expenses and other assets			(2,034	)			(10,236	)
Net cash provided by operating activities			313,439				240,664
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired			(532,772	)			(110,646	)
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment			(77,773	)			(57,526	)
Net proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment, and other			565				2,561
Net cash used in investing activities			(609,980	)			(165,611	)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net proceeds (payments) of credit facility			373,125				(30,000	)
Cash dividends paid			(41,055	)			(36,648	)
All other cash provided by financing activities			(10,147	)			5,771
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			321,923				(60,877	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash			(31,963	)			(5,832	)
(Decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash			(6,581	)			8,344
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period			482,836				687,525
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period		$	476,255			$	695,869

LITTELFUSE, INC.
NET SALES AND OPERATING INCOME BY SEGMENT
(Unaudited)
		Third Quarter											Year-to-Date
(in thousands)		2022				2021				% Growth / (Decline)			2022				2021				% Growth
Net sales
Electronics		$	397,629			$	347,240			14.5	%		$	1,121,626			$	959,122			16.9	%
Transportation			181,735				124,415			46.1	%			548,266				386,262			41.9	%
Industrial			79,516				67,926			17.1	%			230,754				181,479			27.2	%
Total net sales		$	658,880			$	539,581			22.1	%		$	1,900,646			$	1,526,863			24.5	%
Operating income
Electronics		$	113,140			$	100,524			12.6	%		$	339,675			$	230,283			47.5	%
Transportation			12,987				15,806			(17.8	) %			57,604				55,380			4.0	%
Industrial			12,178				6,571			85.3	%			39,968				18,452			116.6	%
Other(a)			(16,435	)			(2,794	)		N.M.				(30,623	)			(11,270	)		N.M.
Total operating income		$	121,870			$	120,107			1.5	%		$	406,624			$	292,845			38.9	%
Operating Margin			18.5	%			22.3	%						21.4	%			19.2	%
Interest expense			8,399				4,602							17,069				13,901
Foreign exchange loss			18,191				3,154							40,051				8,315
Other (income) expense, net			(698	)			(1,240	)						9,789				(10,867	)
Income before income taxes		$	95,978			$	113,591			(15.5	) %		$	339,715			$	281,496			20.7	%

(a) "other" typically includes non-GAAP adjustments such as acquisition-related and integration costs, purchase accounting inventory adjustments and restructuring and impairment charges. (See Supplemental Financial Information for details.)

N.M. - Not meaningful

		Third Quarter									Year-to-Date
(in thousands)		2022			2021			% Growth /(Decline)			2022			2021			% Growth /(Decline)
Operating Margin
Electronics		28.5	%		28.9	%		(0.4	) %		30.3	%		24.0	%		6.3	%
Transportation		7.1	%		12.7	%		(5.6	) %		10.5	%		14.3	%		(3.8	) %
Industrial		15.3	%		9.7	%		5.6	%		17.3	%		10.2	%		7.1	%

LITTELFUSE, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(In millions of USD except per share amounts - unaudited)
Non-GAAP EPS reconciliation
		Q3-22				Q3-21				YTD-22				YTD-21
GAAP diluted EPS		$	3.02			$	3.69			$	11.21			$	9.31
EPS impact of Non-GAAP adjustments (below)			1.26				0.26				2.32				0.73
Adjusted diluted EPS		$	4.28			$	3.95			$	13.53			$	10.04

Non-GAAP adjustments - (income) / expense
		Q3-22				Q3-21				YTD-22				YTD-21
Acquisition-related and integration costs (a)		$	6.2			$	2.0			$	14.8			$	3.4
Purchase accounting inventory adjustments (b)			6.8				—				11.6				6.8
Restructuring, impairment and other charges (c)			3.4				0.8				4.3				2.0
Gain on sale of fixed assets (d)			—				—				—				(0.9	)
Non-GAAP adjustments to operating income			16.4				2.8				30.7				11.3
Other expense (income), net (e)			—				0.1				(0.5	)			0.6
Non-operating foreign exchange loss			18.2				3.2				40.1				8.3
Non-GAAP adjustments to income before income taxes			34.6				6.1				70.3				20.2
Income taxes (f)			3.0				(0.4	)			12.2				2.1
Non-GAAP adjustments to net income		$	31.6			$	6.5			$	58.1			$	18.1
Total EPS impact		$	1.26			$	0.26			$	2.32			$	0.73

Adjusted operating margin / Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation
		Q3-22				Q3-21				YTD-22				YTD-21
Net sales		$	658.9			$	539.6			$	1,900.6			$	1,526.9
GAAP operating income		$	121.9			$	120.1			$	406.6			$	292.8
Add back non-GAAP adjustments			16.4				2.8				30.7				11.3
Adjusted operating income		$	138.3			$	122.9			$	437.3			$	304.1
Adjusted operating margin			21.0	%			22.8	%			23.0	%			19.9	%
Add back amortization			15.6				10.4				39.9				31.6
Add back depreciation			17.0				14.2				48.3				41.4
Adjusted EBITDA		$	170.9			$	147.5			$	525.5			$	377.1
Adjusted EBITDA margin			25.9	%			27.3	%			27.6	%			24.7	%

Adjusted EBITDA by Segment		Q3-22												Q3-21
		Electronics				Transportation				Industrial				Electronics				Transportation				Industrial
GAAP operating income		$	113.1			$	13.0			$	12.2			$	100.5			$	15.8			$	6.6
Add:
Add back amortization			9.7				4.7				1.2				6.8				2.4				1.2
Add back depreciation			9.4				6.7				1.0				8.7				4.6				0.8
Adjusted EBITDA		$	132.2			$	24.4			$	14.4			$	116.0			$	22.9			$	8.6
Adjusted EBITDA Margin			33.3	%			13.4	%			18.1	%			33.4	%			18.4	%			12.7	%

Adjusted EBITDA by Segment		YTD-22												YTD-21
		Electronics				Transportation				Industrial				Electronics				Transportation				Industrial
GAAP operating income		$	339.7			$	57.6			$	40.0			$	230.3			$	55.4			$	18.5
Add:
Add back amortization			22.5				13.7				3.7			$	21.0			$	7.1			$	3.5
Add back depreciation			26.5				19.0				2.9			$	25.0			$	14.0			$	2.5
Adjusted EBITDA		$	388.7			$	90.3			$	46.5			$	276.3			$	76.5			$	24.5
Adjusted EBITDA Margin			34.7	%			16.5	%			20.1	%			28.8	%			19.8	%			13.5	%

Net sales reconciliation		Q3-22 vs. Q3-21
		Electronics			Transportation			Industrial			Total
Net sales growth		15	%		46	%		17	%		22	%
Less:
Acquisitions		11	%		49	%		—	%		18	%
FX impact		(3	) %		(7	) %		(1	) %		(4	) %
Organic net sales growth		7	%		4	%		18	%		8	%

Net sales reconciliation		YTD-22 vs. YTD-21
		Electronics			Transportation			Industrial			Total
Net sales growth		17	%		42	%		27	%		24	%
Less:
Acquisitions		4	%		46	%		5	%		14	%
FX impact		(3	) %		(5	) %		(1	) %		(3	) %
Organic net sales growth		16	%		1	%		23	%		13	%

Income tax reconciliation
		Q3-22				Q3-21				YTD-22				YTD-21
Income taxes		$	20.5			$	21.5			$	59.7			$	49.6
Effective rate			21.4	%			19.0	%			17.6	%			17.6	%
Non-GAAP adjustments - income taxes			3.0				(0.4	)			12.2				2.1
Adjusted income taxes		$	23.4			$	21.1			$	71.9			$	51.7
Adjusted effective rate			18.0	%			17.6	%			17.5	%			17.1	%
Free cash flow reconciliation
		Q3-22				Q3-21				YTD-22				YTD-21
Net cash provided by operating activities		$	148.1			$	114.3			$	313.4			$	240.7
Less: Purchases of property, plant and equipment			(21.7	)			(24.9	)			(77.8	)			(57.5	)
Free cash flow		$	126.5			$	89.4			$	235.7			$	183.2

Consolidated Total Debt		As of October 1, 2022
Consolidated Total Debt		$	985.8
Unamortized debt issuance costs			5.0
Consolidated funded indebtedness			990.8
Cash held in U.S. (up to $400 million)			115.9
Net debt		$	874.9
Consolidated EBITDA		Twelve Months Ended October 1, 2022
Net Income		$	331.9
Interest expense			21.7
Income taxes			67.3
Depreciation			62.8
Amortization			51.0
Non-cash additions:
Stock-based compensation expense			23.3
Non-cash pension settlement charge			19.9
Purchase accounting inventory step-up charge			13.1
Unrealized loss on investments			14.6
Other			126.4
Consolidated EBITDA (1)		$	732.0
Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) *		1.2x

* Our Credit Agreement and Private Placement Note with maturities ranging from 2023 to 2032, contain financial ratio covenants providing that if, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, the Consolidated Net Leverage ratio at such time for the then most recently concluded period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company exceeds 3.50:1.00, an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement and Private Placement Senior Notes) is triggered.

The Credit Agreement and Private Placement Senior Notes were amended in Q2 2022 and now allow for the addition of acquisition and integration costs up to 15% of Consolidated EBITDA and the netting of up to $400M of Available Cash (Cash held by US Subsidiaries).

(1) Represents Consolidated EBITDA as defined in our Credit Agreement and Private Placement Senior Notes and is calculated using the most recently concluded period of four consecutive quarters.

Note: Total will not always foot due to rounding.

(a) reflected in selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A").

(b) reflected in cost of sales.

(c) reflected in restructuring, impairment and other charges.

(d) reflected in SG&A, a total year-to-date gain of $0.9 million from the sale of a building within the Electronics segment 2021.

(e) 2022 year-to-date amount included $0.5 million gain from the sale of a building within Transportation segment. Q3 2021 included a $0.1 million charge for an asset retirement obligation related to the disposal of a business in 2019. 2021 year-to-date amount included $0.5 million of impairment charges on certain other investments.

(f) reflected the tax impact associated with the non-GAAP adjustments, and 2022 year-to-date amount include the one-time net benefit of $7.2 million that resulted from the dissolution of one of the Company’s affiliates.

 

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FAQ

What were Littelfuse's Q3 financial results for 2022?

Littelfuse reported Q3 net sales of $658.9 million, a 22% increase compared to the previous year, with adjusted diluted EPS of $4.28, up 8%.

What is the expected revenue for Littelfuse in Q4 2022?

Littelfuse expects Q4 2022 net sales between $603 million and $623 million, reflecting an anticipated 11% growth year-over-year.

What is the dividend announcement from Littelfuse?

Littelfuse will pay a cash dividend of $0.60 per share on December 8, 2022, for shareholders recorded by November 24, 2022.

What factors are affecting Littelfuse's Q4 guidance?

Littelfuse's Q4 guidance considers a 700 basis point sales headwind from foreign exchange and last year’s extra '14th week'.