Steel Partners Holdings Reports First Quarter Financial Results and Declares Quarterly Distribution on its Series A Preferred Units
Steel Partners Holdings L.P. (NYSE: SPLP) reported Q1 2022 results with revenue of $405.7 million, a 29.0% increase year-over-year. Net income was $4.5 million, and adjusted EBITDA rose to $64.6 million, yielding a 15.9% margin. Cash flows showed adjusted free cash flow of $33.6 million. Despite positive growth, the company recorded a net loss from associated companies of $4.6 million and total debt of $269.6 million. The board declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.375 per Series A Preferred Unit, payable June 15, 2022.
- Revenue increased by 29.0% year-over-year to $405.7 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA grew to $64.6 million, with a margin of 15.9%.
- Adjusted free cash flow reached $33.6 million, up from $5.5 million in Q1 2021.
- Net income decreased significantly from $53.3 million in Q1 2021 to $4.5 million in Q1 2022.
- Net loss from associated companies was $4.6 million, compared to a gain of $26.1 million in the previous year.
- Total debt remained high at $269.6 million, with net debt increasing by approximately $31.9 million.
First Quarter 2022 Results
-
Revenue totaled
, an increase of$405.7 million 29.0% as compared to the same period in the prior year -
Net income was
$4.5 million -
Net income attributable to common unitholders was
, or$4.6 million per diluted common unit$0.20 -
Adjusted EBITDA* increased to
from prior year; Adjusted EBITDA margin* was$64.6 million 15.9% -
Net cash used in operating activities was
$13.3 million -
Adjusted free cash flow* totaled
$33.6 million -
Total debt at quarter-end was
; net debt,* which includes, among other items, pension and preferred unit liabilities, and marketable securities and long term investment assets totaled$269.6 million $257.0 million
Q1 2022 |
|
Q1 2021 |
|
($ in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
4,541 |
|
53,342 |
|
Net income |
4,565 |
|
52,951 |
|
Net income attributable to common unitholders |
64,570 |
|
49,776 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA* |
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA margin* |
7,746 |
|
4,901 |
|
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
33,623 |
|
5,473 |
|
Adjusted free cash flow* |
*See reconciliations to the nearest GAAP measure included in the financial tables. See "Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measurements" below for the definition of these non-GAAP measures. |
"We successfully delivered strong revenue and Adjusted EBITDA and continued to execute on our key strategic priorities,” said Executive Chairman
Results of Operations
Comparison of the Three Months Ended |
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(Dollar amounts in table and commentary in thousands, unless otherwise indicated) |
Three Months Ended
|
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|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|||
Revenue |
$ |
405,745 |
|
$ |
314,493 |
|
Cost of goods sold |
|
268,170 |
|
|
208,685 |
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
86,124 |
|
|
68,800 |
|
Asset impairment charges |
|
403 |
|
|
— |
|
Interest expense |
|
4,524 |
|
|
5,466 |
|
Realized and unrealized losses on securities, net |
|
27,726 |
|
|
23,249 |
|
All other expense (income), net* |
|
2,005 |
|
|
(33,522 |
) |
Total costs and expenses |
|
388,952 |
|
|
272,678 |
|
Income from operations before income taxes and equity method investments |
|
16,793 |
|
|
41,815 |
|
Income tax provision |
|
7,609 |
|
|
14,594 |
|
Loss (income) of associated companies, net of taxes |
|
4,643 |
|
|
(26,121 |
) |
Net income |
$ |
4,541 |
|
$ |
53,342 |
|
* includes finance interest, provision for (benefit from) loan losses, and other income from the consolidated statements of operations |
Revenue
Revenue for the three months ended
Cost of Goods Sold
Cost of goods sold for the three months ended
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") for the three months ended
Asset Impairment Charge
An impairment charge of
Interest Expense
Interest expense for the three months ended
Realized and Unrealized Losses on Securities, Net
The Company recorded losses of
All Other Expense (Income), Net
All other expense, net totaled
Income Tax Provision
The Company recorded income tax provisions of
Loss (Income) of Associated Companies, Net of Taxes
The Company recorded loss from associated companies, net of taxes, of
Purchases of Property, Plant and Equipment (Capital Expenditures)
Capital expenditures for the first three months of 2022 totaled
Additional Non-GAAP Financial Measures
For the three months ended
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of
As of
In
Quarterly Cash Distribution on Series A Preferred Units
On
Any future determination to declare distributions on its units of Series A Preferred, and any determination to pay such distributions in cash or in kind, or a combination thereof, will remain at the discretion of
About
(Financial Tables Follow)
Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) |
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(in thousands, except common units) |
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|
|
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ASSETS |
|
|
|
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Current assets: |
|
|
|
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
201,432 |
|
|
$ |
325,363 |
|
Trade and other receivables - net of allowance for doubtful accounts of |
|
217,208 |
|
|
|
193,976 |
|
Receivables from related parties |
|
3,471 |
|
|
|
2,944 |
|
Loans receivable, including loans held for sale of |
|
625,800 |
|
|
|
529,529 |
|
Inventories, net |
|
196,989 |
|
|
|
184,271 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
46,397 |
|
|
|
48,019 |
|
Assets held for sale |
|
75,224 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total current assets |
|
1,366,521 |
|
|
|
1,284,102 |
|
Long-term loans receivable, net |
|
411,690 |
|
|
|
511,444 |
|
|
|
122,855 |
|
|
|
148,018 |
|
Other intangible assets, net |
|
103,637 |
|
|
|
119,830 |
|
Other non-current assets |
|
92,376 |
|
|
|
79,143 |
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
228,180 |
|
|
|
234,976 |
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
32,464 |
|
|
|
36,636 |
|
Long-term investments |
|
228,226 |
|
|
|
261,080 |
|
Total Assets |
$ |
2,585,949 |
|
|
$ |
2,675,229 |
|
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL |
|
|
|
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Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
||||
Accounts payable |
$ |
154,546 |
|
|
$ |
123,282 |
|
Accrued liabilities |
|
92,471 |
|
|
|
86,848 |
|
Deposits |
|
457,708 |
|
|
|
447,152 |
|
Payables to related parties |
|
2,031 |
|
|
|
1,885 |
|
Short-term debt |
|
482 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
|
1,046 |
|
|
|
1,071 |
|
Other current liabilities |
|
56,366 |
|
|
|
54,674 |
|
Liabilities held for sale |
|
18,394 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
783,044 |
|
|
|
715,012 |
|
Long-term deposits |
|
361,924 |
|
|
|
377,735 |
|
Long-term debt |
|
268,050 |
|
|
|
269,850 |
|
Other borrowings |
|
215,881 |
|
|
|
333,963 |
|
Preferred unit liability |
|
150,231 |
|
|
|
149,570 |
|
Accrued pension liabilities |
|
78,502 |
|
|
|
82,376 |
|
Deferred tax liabilities |
|
12,043 |
|
|
|
13,674 |
|
Long-term operating lease liabilities |
|
24,907 |
|
|
|
27,511 |
|
Other non-current liabilities |
|
37,142 |
|
|
|
36,490 |
|
Total Liabilities |
|
1,931,724 |
|
|
|
2,006,181 |
|
Commitments and Contingencies |
|
|
|
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Capital: |
|
|
|
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Partners' capital common units: 20,712,071 and 21,018,009 issued and outstanding (after deducting 17,079,555 and 16,810,932 units held in treasury, at cost of |
|
785,464 |
|
|
|
795,140 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(132,262 |
) |
|
|
(131,803 |
) |
|
|
653,202 |
|
|
|
663,337 |
|
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities |
|
1,023 |
|
|
|
5,711 |
|
Total Capital |
|
654,225 |
|
|
|
669,048 |
|
Total Liabilities and Capital |
$ |
2,585,949 |
|
|
$ |
2,675,229 |
|
Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) |
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(in thousands, except common units and per common unit data) |
Three Months Ended
|
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|
2022 |
|
2021 |
||||
Revenue: |
|
|
|
||||
|
$ |
327,249 |
|
|
$ |
248,489 |
|
Energy net revenue |
|
38,317 |
|
|
|
32,086 |
|
Financial Services revenue |
|
40,179 |
|
|
|
33,918 |
|
Total revenue |
|
405,745 |
|
|
|
314,493 |
|
Costs and expenses: |
|
|
|
||||
Cost of goods sold |
|
268,170 |
|
|
|
208,685 |
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
86,124 |
|
|
|
68,800 |
|
Asset impairment charge |
|
403 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Finance interest expense |
|
1,164 |
|
|
|
2,232 |
|
Provision for (benefit from) loan losses |
|
1,282 |
|
|
|
(715 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
4,524 |
|
|
|
5,466 |
|
Realized and unrealized losses on securities, net |
|
27,726 |
|
|
|
23,249 |
|
Other income, net |
|
(441 |
) |
|
|
(35,039 |
) |
Total costs and expenses |
|
388,952 |
|
|
|
272,678 |
|
Income from operations before income taxes and equity method investments |
|
16,793 |
|
|
|
41,815 |
|
Income tax provision |
|
7,609 |
|
|
|
14,594 |
|
Loss (income) of associated companies, net of taxes |
|
4,643 |
|
|
|
(26,121 |
) |
Net income |
|
4,541 |
|
|
|
53,342 |
|
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities |
|
24 |
|
|
|
(391 |
) |
Net income attributable to common unitholders |
$ |
4,565 |
|
|
$ |
52,951 |
|
Net income per common unit - basic |
|
|
|
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Net income from continuing operations |
$ |
0.21 |
|
|
$ |
2.34 |
|
Net income attributable to common unitholders |
$ |
0.21 |
|
|
$ |
2.34 |
|
Net income per common unit - diluted |
|
|
|
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Net income from continuing operations |
$ |
0.20 |
|
|
$ |
1.60 |
|
Net income attributable to common unitholders |
$ |
0.20 |
|
|
$ |
1.60 |
|
Weighted-average number of common units outstanding - basic |
|
22,209,071 |
|
|
|
22,619,764 |
|
Weighted-average number of common units outstanding - diluted |
|
22,643,016 |
|
|
|
34,930,146 |
|
Supplemental Balance Sheet Data ( |
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(in thousands, except common and preferred units)
|
|
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
201,432 |
|
$ |
325,363 |
|
|
188,368 |
|
|
308,589 |
Cash and cash equivalents, excluding |
$ |
13,064 |
|
$ |
16,774 |
Common units outstanding |
|
20,712,071 |
|
|
21,018,009 |
Preferred units outstanding |
|
6,422,128 |
|
|
6,422,128 |
Supplemental Non-GAAP Disclosures (unaudited) |
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Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation: |
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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(in thousands) |
Three Months Ended
|
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|
2022 |
|
2021 |
||||
Net income |
$ |
4,541 |
|
|
$ |
53,342 |
|
Income tax provision |
|
7,609 |
|
|
|
14,594 |
|
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |
|
12,150 |
|
|
|
67,936 |
|
Add (Deduct): |
|
|
|
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Loss (income) of associated companies, net of taxes |
|
4,643 |
|
|
|
(26,121 |
) |
Realized and unrealized losses on securities, net |
|
27,726 |
|
|
|
23,249 |
|
Interest expense |
|
4,524 |
|
|
|
5,466 |
|
Depreciation |
|
9,899 |
|
|
|
10,361 |
|
Amortization |
|
4,264 |
|
|
|
4,768 |
|
Non-cash asset impairment charges |
|
403 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Non-cash pension expense |
|
(1,901 |
) |
|
|
(1,500 |
) |
Non-cash equity-based compensation |
|
119 |
|
|
|
363 |
|
Other items, net |
|
2,743 |
|
|
|
(34,746 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
64,570 |
|
|
$ |
49,776 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Total revenue |
$ |
405,745 |
|
|
$ |
314,493 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA margin |
|
15.9 |
% |
|
|
15.8 |
% |
Net Debt Reconciliation: |
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
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Total debt |
$ |
269,578 |
|
|
$ |
271,021 |
|
Accrued pension liabilities |
|
78,502 |
|
|
|
82,376 |
|
Preferred unit liability |
|
150,231 |
|
|
|
149,570 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, excluding |
|
(13,064 |
) |
|
|
(16,774 |
) |
Long-term investments |
|
(228,226 |
) |
|
|
(261,080 |
) |
Net debt |
$ |
257,021 |
|
|
$ |
225,113 |
|
Adjusted Free Cash Flow Reconciliation: |
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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(in thousands) |
Three Months Ended
|
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|
2022 |
|
2021 |
||||
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |
$ |
(13,310 |
) |
|
$ |
7,229 |
|
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
|
(7,746 |
) |
|
|
(4,901 |
) |
Net increase in loans held for sale |
|
54,679 |
|
|
|
3,145 |
|
Adjusted free cash flow |
$ |
33,623 |
|
|
$ |
5,473 |
|
Segment Results (unaudited) |
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(in thousands) |
Three Months Ended
|
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|
2022 |
|
2021 |
||||
Revenue: |
|
|
|
||||
|
$ |
327,249 |
|
|
$ |
248,489 |
|
Energy |
|
38,317 |
|
|
|
32,086 |
|
Financial Services |
|
40,179 |
|
|
|
33,918 |
|
Total revenue |
$ |
405,745 |
|
|
$ |
314,493 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Income (loss) from continuing operations before interest expense and income taxes: |
|
|
|
||||
|
$ |
34,082 |
|
|
$ |
27,704 |
|
Energy |
|
3,952 |
|
|
|
2,817 |
|
Financial Services |
|
13,927 |
|
|
|
20,449 |
|
Corporate and other |
|
(35,287 |
) |
|
|
22,432 |
|
Income from continuing operations before interest expense and income taxes |
|
16,674 |
|
|
|
73,402 |
|
Interest expense |
|
4,524 |
|
|
|
5,466 |
|
Income tax provision |
|
7,609 |
|
|
|
14,594 |
|
Net income |
$ |
4,541 |
|
|
$ |
53,342 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Loss (income) of associated companies, net of taxes: |
|
|
|
||||
Corporate and other |
$ |
4,643 |
|
|
$ |
(26,121 |
) |
Total |
$ |
4,643 |
|
|
$ |
(26,121 |
) |
|
|
|
|
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Segment depreciation and amortization: |
|
|
|
||||
|
$ |
11,361 |
|
|
$ |
11,972 |
|
Energy |
|
2,521 |
|
|
|
2,994 |
|
Financial Services |
|
128 |
|
|
|
124 |
|
Corporate and other |
|
153 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
Total depreciation and amortization |
$ |
14,163 |
|
|
$ |
15,129 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Segment Adjusted EBITDA: |
|
|
|
||||
|
$ |
47,564 |
|
|
$ |
24,810 |
|
Energy |
|
5,619 |
|
|
|
5,248 |
|
Financial Services |
|
13,728 |
|
|
|
20,340 |
|
Corporate and other |
|
(2,341 |
) |
|
|
(622 |
) |
Total Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
64,570 |
|
|
$ |
49,776 |
|
Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measurements
The financial data contained in this press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measurements as defined by the
However, the measures are not measures of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles in the
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the Company's tax provision or the cash requirements to pay its taxes;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect income or loss from the Company's investments in associated companies and other investments held at fair value;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the Company's interest expense;
- Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash expenses in the period recorded, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the cash requirements for such replacement;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the Company's net realized and unrealized gains and losses on its investments;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not include non-cash charges for pension expense and equity-based compensation;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not include amounts related to noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not include certain other non-recurring and non-cash items; and
- Adjusted EBITDA does not include the Company's discontinued operations.
In addition, Net Debt assumes the Company's cash and cash equivalents (excluding those used in
The Company compensates for these limitations by relying primarily on its
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain "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, that reflect SPLP's current expectations and projections about its future results, performance, prospects and opportunities. SPLP identifies these forward-looking statements by using words such as "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "seek," "estimate," and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are only predictions based upon the Company's current expectations and projections about future events, and are based on information currently available to the Company and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause its actual results, performance, prospects, or opportunities in 2022 and beyond to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. These factors include, without limitation: the continued volatility of crude oil and commodity prices; the Company’s subsidiaries’ sponsor defined pension plans, which could subject the Company to substantial future cash flow requirements; significant costs as a result of complying with legal and regulatory requirements, including environmental laws and regulations, restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions, banking regulations and other extensive requirements to which the Company and its businesses are subject; risks associated with the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary,
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