Vertiv Delivers Strong Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Operating Performance
Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT) reported strong fourth quarter and full year 2020 results, with net sales of $1,306 million, an 11.4% year-over-year increase. Key growth was seen in EMEA with a 24.6% rise, driven by colocation and cloud data center projects. The company’s net income for Q4 reached $75 million, up significantly due to lower interest expenses and higher gross profit. Backlog rose to $1.85 billion, a 32% increase from 2019. For 2021, Vertiv forecasts net sales between $4,750 million and $4,800 million, with an organic growth rate of 6.5% to 7.5%. Adjusted EPS is projected at $1.01 to $1.06.
- Q4 net sales increased by 11.4% YoY to $1,306 million.
- Net income rose to $75 million, up $109 million from the previous year.
- Backlog increased by approximately $450 million, or 32%, to $1.85 billion.
- Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 was $187 million, a 25.7% increase YoY.
- Americas net sales growth was only 0.6%, with lower service sales due to site access challenges.
Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT), a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, today reported strong operating and financial results for its fourth quarter and full year 2020.
Vertiv reported fourth quarter net sales of
“We are pleased to report that Vertiv performed well in 2020,” said Rob Johnson, Vertiv’s Chief Executive Officer. “Our performance confirmed that our near and long-term business plans are sound; that Vertiv is positioned to create and deliver shareholder value; and that we have a clear path to accelerated growth. Not to be overlooked, we also demonstrated that the people of Vertiv around the world are extraordinary employees who blend talent with experience, focus with perseverance, and commitment with agility, all the while achieving business success even in the most challenging of times. We are so proud of the global Vertiv team.”
Johnson continued, “Our business success was shaped by and accomplished in the face of strong economic headwinds due to the continuing global pandemic, which pressured economies worldwide. It was a year that tested our business model and our ability to serve customers in an ever-changing and quickly growing digital marketplace. The Vertiv approach to business worked. We continued to deploy the Vertiv Operating System (VOS), we’ve increased velocity of our Vertiv Product Development (VPD) technology programs, all while keeping a sharp focus on costs. We are a company with solid organic growth, and we have made good progress in achieving significant margin expansion and healthy cash flow. We will remember 2020 for all the right reasons. We enabled people and businesses around the world to engage, communicate and share information. We were there to connect businesses, consumers and e-commerce, doctors and patients, families and loved ones. We will continue to be at the intersection of business, commerce and society for years to come. It’s what we do.”
Dave Cote, Vertiv’s Executive Chairman, added, “It was only about one year ago when Vertiv first appeared on the New York Stock Exchange as a listed company, positioned as a publicly traded, global leader and provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions. During the past year, our business culture strengthened and business metrics improved, marked by achievement-oriented people and teams, innovative thinking, sharp customer focus and a commitment to value creation for our shareholders.”
Free Cash Flow and Liquidity
Net cash flow from operations in the fourth quarter was
First Quarter and Full Year 2021 Guidance
We are transitioning our primary financial operating metric from adjusted EBITDA to adjusted operating profit. Adjusted operating profit represents operating profit excluding the impact of intangible amortization. Additional detail and information for this transition is included in the 2020 fourth quarter and year-end earnings presentation and Exhibit 99.2 in the earnings release 8-K.
Based upon our assessment of information we know today – which could be influenced by changes to our market or supply chain dynamics pursuant to COVID-19 – we provide current first quarter and full year 2021 financial guidance as follows:
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Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Earnings Conference Call
Vertiv’s management team will discuss the company’s results during a conference call on Wednesday, February 24, starting at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. The call will contain forward-looking statements and other material information regarding Vertiv’s financial and operating results. A webcast of the live conference call will be available for interested parties to listen to by going to the Investor Relations section of the company’s website at investors.vertiv.com. A replay of the conference call will also be available for 30 days following the webcast.
About Vertiv Holdings Co
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to ensure its customers’ vital applications run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. As Architects of Continuity™, Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Vertiv employs approximately 20,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. For more information, and for the latest news and content from Vertiv, visit Vertiv.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Financial information included in this news release have been prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). Vertiv has included certain non-GAAP financial measures in this news release, as further described below, that may not be directly comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies and therefore may not be comparable among companies. These non-GAAP financial measures include organic net sales growth, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating profit, adjusted EPS, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted operating profit margin and free cash flow, which management believes provides investors with useful supplemental information to evaluate the Company’s ongoing operations and to compare with past and future periods. Management also uses certain non-GAAP measures internally for forecasting, budgeting and measuring its operating performance. These measures should be viewed as supplementing, and not as an alternative or substitute for, the Company's financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation G, Vertiv has provided reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
Information reconciling certain forward-looking GAAP measures to non-GAAP measures related to first quarter and full year 2021 guidance, including organic net sales growth and free cash flow, is not available without unreasonable effort due to high variability, complexity and uncertainty with respect to forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliations. For the same reasons, we are unable to compute the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could have a potentially unpredictable, and potentially significant, impact on our future GAAP financial results.
See “Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial Measures” on Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 of this news release for Vertiv’s reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This news release, and other statements that Vertiv may make in connection therewith, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. This includes, without limitation, statements regarding the financial position, capital structure, indebtedness, business strategy and plans and objectives of Vertiv management for future operations, as well as statements regarding growth, anticipated demand for our products and services and our business prospects during fourth quarter 2020, as well expected cost savings associated with our restructuring program. These statements constitute projections, forecasts and forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of performance. Vertiv cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “strive,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements. Vertiv undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
The forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this news release are based on current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on Vertiv. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting Vertiv will be those that Vertiv has anticipated. Vertiv undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond Vertiv’s control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. Vertiv has previously disclosed risk factors in its Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) reports. These risk factors and those identified elsewhere in this news release, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from historical performance and include, but are not limited to: the future financial performance of Vertiv; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Vertiv or any of its directors or officers; factors relating to the business, operations and financial performance of Vertiv and its subsidiaries, including: global economic weakness and uncertainty; risks relating to the continued growth of Vertiv’s customers’ markets; failure to meet or anticipate technology changes; the unpredictability of Vertiv’s future operational results; disruption of Vertiv’s customers’ orders or Vertiv’s customers’ markets; less favorable contractual terms with large customers; risks associated with governmental contracts; failure to mitigate risks associated with long-term fixed price contracts; risks associated with information technology disruption or security; risks associated with the implementation and enhancement of information systems; failure to properly manage Vertiv’s supply chain or difficulties with third-party manufacturers; competition in the infrastructure technologies industry; failure to realize the expected benefit from any rationalization and improvement efforts; disruption of, or changes in, Vertiv’s independent sales representatives, distributors and original equipment manufacturers; failure to obtain performance and other guarantees from financial institutions; failure to realize sales expected from Vertiv’s backlog of orders and contracts; changes to tax law; ongoing tax audits; risks associated with future legislation and regulation of Vertiv’s customers’ markets both in the United States and abroad; costs or liabilities associated with product liability; Vertiv’s ability to attract, train and retain key members of its leadership team and other qualified personnel; the adequacy of Vertiv’s insurance coverage; a failure to benefit from future acquisitions; failure to realize the value of goodwill and intangible assets; the global scope of Vertiv’s operations; risks associated with Vertiv’s sales and operations in emerging markets; exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; Vertiv’s ability to comply with various laws and regulations and the costs associated with legal compliance; adverse outcomes to any legal claims and proceedings filed by or against us; Vertiv’s ability to protect or enforce its proprietary rights on which its business depends; third-party intellectual property infringement claims; liabilities associated with environmental, health and safety matters, including risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic; risks associated with Vertiv’s limited history of operating as an independent company; potential net losses in future periods; our ability to realize cost savings in connection with our restructuring program; and other risks and uncertainties indicated in Vertiv’s SEC reports or documents filed or to be filed with the SEC by Vertiv.
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Vertiv Holdings Co
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (LOSS) (Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions except for per share data) |
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Net sales |
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Net sales - products |
$ |
1,020.1 |
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$ |
878.1 |
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$ |
3,308.8 |
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$ |
3,356.1 |
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Net sales - services |
285.4 |
|
293.4 |
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1,061.8 |
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1,075.1 |
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Net sales |
1,305.5 |
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1,171.5 |
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4,370.6 |
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4,431.2 |
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Costs and expenses |
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Cost of sales - products |
715.1 |
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607.9 |
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2,290.5 |
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2,349.2 |
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Cost of sales - services |
163.2 |
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176.4 |
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606.4 |
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629.0 |
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Cost of sales |
878.3 |
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784.3 |
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2,896.9 |
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2,978.2 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses |
265.5 |
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291.8 |
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1,008.4 |
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1,100.8 |
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Loss on extinguishment of debt |
— |
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— |
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174.0 |
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— |
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Other deductions, net |
41.6 |
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47.5 |
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251.8 |
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146.1 |
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Interest expense, net |
25.0 |
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76.2 |
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150.4 |
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310.4 |
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Earnings (loss) before income taxes |
95.1 |
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(28.3 |
) |
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(110.9 |
) |
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(104.3 |
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Income tax expense (benefit) |
20.2 |
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5.6 |
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72.7 |
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36.5 |
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Net earnings (loss) |
$ |
74.9 |
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$ |
(33.9 |
) |
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$ |
(183.6 |
) |
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$ |
(140.8 |
) |
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Earnings (loss) per share: |
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Basic |
$ |
0.23 |
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$ |
(0.29 |
) |
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$ |
(0.60 |
) |
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$ |
(1.19 |
) |
Diluted |
$ |
0.22 |
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$ |
(0.29 |
) |
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$ |
(0.60 |
) |
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$ |
(1.19 |
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Weighted-average shares outstanding |
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Basic |
330,335,268 |
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118,261,955 |
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307,076,397 |
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118,261,955 |
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Diluted |
345,136,798 |
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118,261,955 |
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307,076,397 |
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118,261,955 |
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Vertiv Holdings Co
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
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December 31, 2020 |
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December 31, 2019 |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
534.6 |
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$ |
223.5 |
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Accounts receivable, less allowances of |
1,354.4 |
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1,212.2 |
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Inventories |
446.6 |
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401.0 |
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Other current assets |
183.2 |
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180.7 |
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Total current assets |
2,518.8 |
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2,017.4 |
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Property, plant and equipment, net |
427.6 |
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428.2 |
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Other assets: |
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Goodwill |
607.2 |
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605.8 |
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Other intangible assets, net |
1,302.5 |
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1,441.6 |
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Deferred income taxes |
20.9 |
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9.0 |
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Other |
196.8 |
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155.4 |
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Total other assets |
2,127.4 |
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2,211.8 |
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Total assets |
$ |
5,073.8 |
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$ |
4,657.4 |
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Current portion of long-term debt and short-term borrowings |
$ |
22.0 |
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$ |
— |
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Accounts payable |
730.5 |
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636.8 |
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Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
901.8 |
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867.7 |
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Income taxes |
18.8 |
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15.2 |
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Total current liabilities |
1,673.1 |
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1,519.7 |
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Long-term debt, net |
2,130.5 |
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3,467.3 |
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Deferred income taxes |
116.5 |
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124.7 |
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Other long-term liabilities |
485.4 |
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250.5 |
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Total liabilities |
4,405.5 |
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5,362.2 |
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Equity |
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Preferred stock, |
— |
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— |
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Common stock, |
— |
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— |
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Additional paid-in capital |
1,804.3 |
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277.7 |
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Accumulated deficit |
(1,187.5 |
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(1,000.6 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income |
51.5 |
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18.1 |
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Total equity (deficit) |
668.3 |
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(704.8 |
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Total liabilities and equity |
$ |
5,073.8 |
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$ |
4,657.4 |
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Vertiv Holdings Co
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW (Unaudited)
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net earnings (loss) |
$ |
74.9 |
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$ |
(33.9 |
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$ |
(183.6 |
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$ |
(140.8 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used for operating activities: |
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Depreciation |
17.4 |
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14.4 |
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60.3 |
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57.1 |
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Amortization |
35.0 |
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36.6 |
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142.8 |
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145.8 |
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Deferred income taxes |
6.3 |
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(5.5 |
) |
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(1.4 |
) |
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(13.8 |
) |
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Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs |
1.5 |
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6.7 |
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10.5 |
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27.9 |
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Loss on extinguishment of debt |
— |
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— |
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174.0 |
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— |
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Asset impairment |
(0.7 |
) |
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— |
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21.0 |
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— |
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Stock-based compensation |
6.0 |
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— |
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13.0 |
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— |
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Tax receivable agreement |
2.5 |
|
|
— |
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FAQ
What were Vertiv's fourth quarter 2020 net sales results?
Vertiv reported fourth quarter net sales of $1,306 million, an 11.4% increase compared to the previous year.
How did Vertiv's backlog change at the end of 2020?
Vertiv's backlog increased to $1.85 billion, up approximately $450 million or 32% from year-end 2019.
What is Vertiv's guidance for full year 2021 net sales?
For 2021, Vertiv forecasts net sales between $4,750 million and $4,800 million.
What is the adjusted EPS guidance for Vertiv in 2021?
Vertiv's adjusted EPS guidance for 2021 is between $1.01 and $1.06.
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