VSE Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results
VSE Corporation (NASDAQ: VSEC) reported a strong performance for Q4 and full year 2022, with total revenues of $234.3 million, an 11% increase year-over-year. Full-year revenues reached $949.8 million, up 26%. However, GAAP net income for Q4 fell to $4.8 million, a 22% decline, while adjusted EPS increased by 28% to $0.68. The Aviation segment saw a remarkable 30% revenue growth in Q4 and is set to benefit from the acquisition of Precision Fuel Components. A new distribution center in Memphis is expected to add $50 million in sales in 2023. Despite increases in debt, the company reduced its net leverage ratio significantly, indicating strong operational cash flow and a focus on disciplined capital allocation.
- Total revenues for Q4 2022 were $234.3 million, an 11% increase year-over-year.
- Full-year revenue reached $949.8 million, up 26% from 2021.
- Adjusted EPS increased by 28% to $0.68 for Q4 2022.
- Aviation segment revenue grew nearly 30% in Q4, representing 70% of total profit.
- A new distribution center in Memphis is anticipated to contribute approximately $50 million in new sales in 2023.
- Net leverage ratio reduced nearly a full turn due to stronger earnings.
- GAAP net income for Q4 2022 decreased by 22% to $4.8 million.
- GAAP EPS (Diluted) for Q4 2022 fell by 22.4% to $0.38.
- Federal & Defense segment revenue decreased by 7% year-over-year in Q4 2022 due to declining U.S. Army work.
FOURTH QUARTER 2022 RESULTS
(As compared to the Fourth Quarter 2021)
-
Total Revenues of
increased$234.3 million 11%
-
GAAP Net Income of
decreased$4.8 million 22%
-
GAAP EPS (Diluted) of
decreased$0.38 22%
-
Adjusted EPS(1) (Diluted) of
increased$0.68 28%
-
Adjusted EBITDA(1) of
increased$22.9 million 29%
FULL-YEAR 2022 RESULTS
(As compared to the Full-Year 2021)
-
Total Revenues of
increased$949.8 million 26%
-
GAAP Net Income of
increased$28.1 million 252%
-
GAAP EPS (Diluted) of
increased$2.19 248%
-
Adjusted EPS(1) (Diluted) of
increased$2.91 32%
-
Adjusted EBITDA(1) of
increased$92.1 million 27%
(1) Non-GAAP measure, see additional information at the end of this release regarding non-GAAP financial measures
MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY
"We completed a defining year in our company's history by delivering strong fourth quarter and full year results as we advanced our business transformation strategies, culminating in significant year-over-year growth, robust new business wins, and record full year revenue in our Aviation and Fleet segments,” stated
“In the fourth quarter, our Aviation segment revenue grew by nearly
“Our Aviation segment completed the acquisition of Precision Fuel Components in February 2023,” continued Cuomo. “This transaction expands our MRO capabilities within the B&GA and rotorcraft markets, supporting our value proposition to provide
“Our Fleet segment reported commercial revenue growth of approximately
"We remain well positioned to grow, and in 2022, we reduced our net leverage ratio by nearly a full turn driven by stronger earnings led by Aviation and Fleet. Interest expense increased in the fourth quarter due to a higher Federal Funds Rate and the timing of cash flow in the quarter," stated
STRATEGIC UPDATE
In 2022, VSE continued to successfully execute on its multi-year business transformation plan of establishing a leading aftermarket parts distribution and MRO services platform in high-growth, fragmented market segments.
New Business and Long-Term, Sustainable Revenue Channels
On
In
The Federal & Defense segment is actively investing in business development to ensure sustainable long-term growth. In 2022, business development resources increased five times over 2021, with a focus on core capability competencies and new customer channels. This deliberate, strategic approach resulted in a
Growing Profit
Aviation operating income and adjusted EBITDA grew to
Fleet operating income and adjusted EBITDA grew to
Optimizing Legacy Programs
During the fourth quarter, the Aviation segment commenced inventory purchases for a previously announced expansion into the
Fleet segment revenue from
In
SEGMENT RESULTS
Aviation segment revenue increased
Fleet segment revenue increased
Federal & Defense segment revenue decreased
FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY
As of
FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR RESULTS
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Revenues |
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$ |
234,323 |
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$ |
210,178 |
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11.5 |
% |
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$ |
949,762 |
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$ |
750,853 |
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26.5 |
% |
Operating income |
|
$ |
11,794 |
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$ |
10,739 |
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9.8 |
% |
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$ |
55,131 |
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$ |
21,520 |
|
156.2 |
% |
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
4,848 |
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$ |
6,200 |
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(21.8 |
)% |
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$ |
28,059 |
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$ |
7,966 |
|
252.2 |
% |
EPS (Diluted) |
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$ |
0.38 |
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$ |
0.49 |
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(22.4 |
)% |
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$ |
2.19 |
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$ |
0.63 |
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247.6 |
% |
SEGMENT RESULTS
The following is a summary of revenues and operating income (loss) for the three and twelve months ended
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2022 |
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Revenues: |
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Aviation |
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$ |
107,178 |
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$ |
82,842 |
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29.4 |
% |
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$ |
408,112 |
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$ |
247,852 |
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64.7 |
% |
Fleet |
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64,810 |
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60,460 |
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7.2 |
% |
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261,336 |
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233,532 |
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2.9 |
% |
Federal and Defense |
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62,335 |
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66,876 |
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(6.8 |
)% |
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280,314 |
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269,469 |
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4.0 |
% |
Total revenues |
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$ |
234,323 |
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$ |
210,178 |
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11.5 |
% |
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$ |
949,762 |
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$ |
750,853 |
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26.5 |
% |
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Operating income (loss): |
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Aviation |
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$ |
12,327 |
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$ |
4,512 |
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173.2 |
% |
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$ |
36,416 |
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$ |
(14,373 |
) |
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(353.4 |
)% |
Fleet |
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5,625 |
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5,298 |
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6.2 |
% |
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23,911 |
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20,426 |
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17.1 |
% |
Federal and Defense |
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(4,608 |
) |
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2,487 |
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(285.3 |
)% |
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(805 |
) |
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19,897 |
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(104.0 |
)% |
Corporate/unallocated expenses |
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(1,550 |
) |
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(1,558 |
) |
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(0.5 |
)% |
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(4,391 |
) |
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(4,430 |
) |
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(0.9 |
)% |
Operating income |
|
$ |
11,794 |
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|
$ |
10,739 |
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|
9.8 |
% |
|
$ |
55,131 |
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$ |
21,520 |
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156.2 |
% |
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The Company reported total capital expenditures in the fourth quarter and full year 2022 of
NON-GAAP MEASURES
In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this earnings release also contains non-GAAP financial measures. These measures provide useful information to investors, and a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures and other information relating to these non-GAAP measures is included in the supplemental schedules attached.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS to Net Income
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2022 |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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% Change |
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Net income |
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$ |
4,848 |
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$ |
6,200 |
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(21.8 |
)% |
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$ |
28,059 |
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$ |
7,966 |
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252.2 |
% |
Adjustments to net income: |
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Acquisition and restructuring costs |
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1,091 |
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387 |
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181.9 |
% |
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2,076 |
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1,809 |
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|
14.8 |
% |
Inventory reserve |
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— |
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— |
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— |
% |
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— |
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24,420 |
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(100.0 |
)% |
Non-recurring professional fees |
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— |
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|
357 |
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(100.0 |
)% |
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|
329 |
|
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|
357 |
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|
(7.8 |
)% |
Contract loss (1) |
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4,100 |
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— |
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— |
% |
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7,582 |
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— |
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— |
% |
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— |
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— |
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— |
% |
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2,335 |
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— |
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— |
% |
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10,039 |
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6,944 |
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44.6 |
% |
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40,381 |
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34,552 |
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16.9 |
% |
Tax impact of adjusted items |
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(1,296 |
) |
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(186 |
) |
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596.8 |
% |
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(3,077 |
) |
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(6,639 |
) |
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(53.7 |
)% |
Adjusted net income |
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$ |
8,743 |
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$ |
6,758 |
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29.4 |
% |
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$ |
37,304 |
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$ |
27,913 |
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33.6 |
% |
Weighted average dilutive shares |
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12,862 |
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12,810 |
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0.4 |
% |
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12,828 |
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12,633 |
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1.5 |
% |
Adjusted EPS (Diluted) |
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$ |
0.68 |
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$ |
0.53 |
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28.3 |
% |
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$ |
2.91 |
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$ |
2.21 |
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31.7 |
% |
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(2) Adjustment represents a non-cash charge recorded to reduce the carrying amount of accounts receivable and inventory related to the |
Reconciliation of Consolidated EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income
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2021 |
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2021 |
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Net income |
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$ |
4,848 |
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$ |
6,200 |
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(21.8 |
)% |
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$ |
28,059 |
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$ |
7,966 |
|
252.2 |
% |
Interest expense |
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5,586 |
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|
3,593 |
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55.5 |
% |
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|
17,885 |
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|
12,069 |
|
48.2 |
% |
Income taxes |
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|
1,360 |
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|
946 |
|
43.8 |
% |
|
|
9,187 |
|
|
1,485 |
|
518.7 |
% |
Amortization of intangible assets |
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4,233 |
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|
4,670 |
|
(9.4 |
)% |
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|
17,639 |
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|
18,482 |
|
(4.6 |
)% |
Depreciation and other amortization |
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|
1,719 |
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1,635 |
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5.1 |
% |
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6,963 |
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|
6,018 |
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15.7 |
% |
EBITDA |
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17,746 |
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17,044 |
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4.1 |
% |
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|
79,733 |
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|
46,020 |
|
73.3 |
% |
Acquisition and restructuring costs |
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|
1,091 |
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|
387 |
|
181.9 |
% |
|
|
2,076 |
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|
1,809 |
|
14.8 |
% |
Inventory reserve |
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|
— |
|
|
— |
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
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|
24,420 |
|
(100.0 |
)% |
Non-recurring professional fees |
|
|
— |
|
|
357 |
|
(100.0 |
)% |
|
|
329 |
|
|
357 |
|
(7.8 |
)% |
Contract loss (1) |
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|
4,100 |
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|
— |
|
— |
% |
|
|
7,582 |
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|
— |
|
— |
% |
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|
— |
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|
— |
|
— |
% |
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|
2,335 |
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— |
|
— |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
22,937 |
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$ |
17,788 |
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28.9 |
% |
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$ |
92,055 |
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$ |
72,606 |
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26.8 |
% |
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(2) Adjustment represents a non-cash charge recorded to reduce the carrying amount of accounts receivable and inventory related to the |
Reconciliation of Segment EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to Operating Income (Loss)
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2022 |
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2021 |
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% Change |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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% Change |
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Aviation |
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Operating income (loss) |
|
$ |
12,327 |
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$ |
4,512 |
|
173.2 |
% |
|
$ |
36,416 |
|
|
$ |
(14,373 |
) |
|
(353.4 |
)% |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
3,143 |
|
|
|
2,898 |
|
8.5 |
% |
|
|
12,701 |
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|
11,068 |
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|
14.8 |
% |
EBITDA |
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|
15,470 |
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|
7,410 |
|
108.8 |
% |
|
|
49,117 |
|
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(3,305 |
) |
|
53.4 |
% |
Acquisition and restructuring costs |
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|
281 |
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|
387 |
|
(27.4 |
)% |
|
|
668 |
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|
888 |
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|
(24.8 |
)% |
Inventory reserve |
|
|
— |
|
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|
— |
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
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|
23,727 |
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|
(100.0 |
)% |
|
|
|
— |
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|
|
— |
|
— |
% |
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|
2,335 |
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|
|
— |
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|
— |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
15,751 |
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|
$ |
7,797 |
|
102.0 |
% |
|
$ |
52,120 |
|
|
$ |
21,310 |
|
|
144.6 |
% |
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Fleet |
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Operating income |
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$ |
5,625 |
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$ |
5,298 |
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6.2 |
% |
|
$ |
23,911 |
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$ |
20,426 |
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|
17.1 |
% |
Depreciation and amortization |
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|
2,055 |
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|
2,336 |
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(12.0 |
)% |
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|
8,666 |
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|
9,369 |
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|
(7.5 |
)% |
EBITDA |
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|
7,680 |
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|
7,634 |
|
0.6 |
% |
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|
32,577 |
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|
|
29,795 |
|
|
9.3 |
% |
Acquisition and restructuring costs |
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|
236 |
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|
|
— |
|
— |
% |
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|
590 |
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|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
Inventory reserve |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
693 |
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|
(100.0 |
)% |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
7,916 |
|
|
$ |
7,634 |
|
3.7 |
% |
|
$ |
33,167 |
|
|
$ |
30,488 |
|
|
8.8 |
% |
|
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Federal and Defense |
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Operating (loss) income |
|
$ |
(4,608 |
) |
|
$ |
2,487 |
|
(285.3 |
)% |
|
$ |
(805 |
) |
|
$ |
19,897 |
|
|
(104.0 |
)% |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
755 |
|
|
|
1,072 |
|
(29.6 |
)% |
|
|
3,235 |
|
|
|
4,063 |
|
|
(20.4 |
)% |
EBITDA |
|
|
(3,853 |
) |
|
|
3,559 |
|
(208.3 |
)% |
|
|
2,430 |
|
|
|
23,960 |
|
|
(89.9 |
)% |
Contract loss (1) |
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|
4,100 |
|
|
|
— |
|
— |
% |
|
|
7,582 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
Acquisition and restructuring costs |
|
|
574 |
|
|
|
— |
|
— |
% |
|
|
796 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
821 |
|
|
$ |
3,559 |
|
(76.9 |
)% |
|
$ |
10,808 |
|
|
$ |
23,960 |
|
|
(54.9 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
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(2) Adjustment represents a non-cash charge recorded to reduce the carrying amount of accounts receivable and inventory related to the |
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Adjusted EBITDA Summary |
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Aviation |
$ |
15,751 |
|
|
$ |
7,797 |
|
|
102.0 |
% |
|
$ |
52,120 |
|
|
$ |
21,310 |
|
|
144.6 |
% |
Fleet |
|
7,916 |
|
|
|
7,634 |
|
|
3.7 |
% |
|
|
33,167 |
|
|
|
30,488 |
|
|
8.8 |
% |
Federal and Defense |
|
821 |
|
|
|
3,559 |
|
|
(76.9 |
)% |
|
|
10,808 |
|
|
|
23,960 |
|
|
(54.9 |
)% |
Adjusted Corporate expenses (1) |
|
(1,551 |
) |
|
|
(1,202 |
) |
|
29.0 |
% |
|
|
(4,040 |
) |
|
|
(3,152 |
) |
|
28.2 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
22,937 |
|
|
$ |
17,788 |
|
|
28.9 |
% |
|
$ |
92,055 |
|
|
$ |
72,606 |
|
|
26.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
(1) Includes certain adjustments not directly attributable to any of our segments. |
Reconciliation of Operating Cash to Free Cash Flow
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
For the years ended
|
||||||||||||
(in thousands) |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
|
$ |
12,257 |
|
|
$ |
12,921 |
|
|
$ |
8,051 |
|
|
$ |
(17,602 |
) |
Capital expenditures |
|
|
(3,796 |
) |
|
|
(2,914 |
) |
|
|
(11,212 |
) |
|
|
(10,520 |
) |
Free cash flow |
|
$ |
8,461 |
|
|
$ |
10,007 |
|
|
$ |
(3,161 |
) |
|
$ |
(28,122 |
) |
Reconciliation of Debt to Net Debt
|
|
For the years ended |
||||||
(in thousands) |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
||||
Principal amount of debt |
|
$ |
288,610 |
|
|
$ |
286,734 |
|
Debt issuance costs |
|
|
(2,310 |
) |
|
|
(2,165 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(478 |
) |
|
|
(518 |
) |
Net debt |
|
$ |
285,822 |
|
|
$ |
284,051 |
|
The non-GAAP Financial Information set forth in this document is not calculated in accordance with GAAP under SEC Regulation G. We consider Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EPS (Diluted), EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, net debt and free cash flow as non-GAAP financial measures and important indicators of performance and useful metrics for management and investors to evaluate our business' ongoing operating performance on a consistent basis across reporting periods. These non-GAAP financial measures, however, should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for performance measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted Net Income represents Net Income adjusted for acquisition-related costs including any earn-out adjustments, loss on sale of a business entity and certain assets, gain on sale of property, other discrete items, and related tax impact. Adjusted EPS (Diluted) is computed by dividing net income, adjusted for the discrete items as identified above and the related tax impacts, by the diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding. EBITDA represents net income before interest expense, income taxes, amortization of intangible assets and depreciation and other amortization. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA (as defined above) adjusted for discrete items as identified above. Net debt is defined as total debt less cash and cash equivalents. Free cash flow represents operating cash flow less capital expenditures.
CONFERENCE CALL
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ABOUT
VSE is a leading provider of aftermarket distribution and repair services for land, sea and air transportation assets for government and commercial markets. Core services include MRO services, parts distribution, supply chain management and logistics, engineering support, and consulting and training services for global commercial, federal, military and defense customers. VSE also provides information technology and energy consulting services. For additional information regarding VSE’s services and products, visit www.vsecorp.com.
Please refer to the Form 10-K that will be filed with the
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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