Zurn Water Solutions Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

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Zurn Water Solutions Corporation (ZWS) reported a strong first quarter with net sales increasing 17% to $240 million, driven by 15% core sales growth. Net income rose to $29 million, yielding a diluted EPS of $0.23, up from $10 million and $0.08 in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA was $52 million, equating to 21.7% of net sales. The company announced a merger with Elkay Manufacturing, expected to close in Q3 2022, enhancing its product offerings and growth strategy. Guidance for Q2 projects low to mid-teen sales growth with stable adjusted EBITDA margins.

Positive

• Net sales increased 17% to $240 million.
• Net income rose to $29 million with diluted EPS of $0.23.
• Adjusted EBITDA was $52 million, or 21.7% of net sales.
• Core sales grew 15%, contributing to overall sales growth.
• Announced merger with Elkay Manufacturing to enhance growth.

Negative

• Material and transportation costs increased, impacting margins.
• Adjusted EBITDA margin decreased from 26.0% to 24.5% year-over-year.

Call scheduled for Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time

MILWAUKEE, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zurn Water Solutions Corporation (NYSE:ZWS)

First Quarter Highlights

• Net sales in the quarter increased 17% to $240 million compared with $205 million in last year’s March quarter (+15% core sales⁽¹⁾, +2% acquisitions).
• Net income from continuing operations was $29 million (diluted EPS from continuing operations of $0.23) compared with net income from continuing operations of $10 million (diluted EPS from continuing operations of $0.08) in the year-ago quarter.
• Adjusted EPS⁽¹⁾ was $0.24 compared with $0.13 in the year-ago quarter.
• Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ was $52 million (21.7% of net sales) compared with $44 million (21.6% of net sales) in last year's first quarter. Corporate costs were $7 million compared to $9 million in last year's first quarter.
• Net debt leverage of 2.3x as of March 31, 2022. Proforma for the normalized annual corporate costs, net debt leverage was 2.1x, as of March 31, 2022.
• Announced entry into a definitive agreement to combine with Elkay Manufacturing Company (“Elkay”).
• Published our 2021 Sustainability Report.

Todd A. Adams, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “In the first quarter, demand trends in our business remained strong and quite frankly were a bit better than we anticipated heading into the year as our organic growth initiatives continue to gain momentum amidst an improving market outlook. We delivered solid growth in the quarter as year over year sales grew 17% with our core sales growing 15% on top of core growth in the prior year first quarter. Operationally, we continue to execute well as we delivered adjusted EBITDA margins, excluding corporate costs, of 24.5% which were at the high-end of our expectations heading into the quarter.

"Our first quarter was highlighted by the announcement of the planned merger with Elkay Manufacturing Company. We anticipate that the transaction will close early in the third quarter of 2022. The combination with Elkay allows us to add a high-growth and increasingly essential drinking water sector to the product portfolio and is a significant milestone on our way to doubling the business over the next several years. As we continue to engage with the Elkay team, we are increasingly excited about the future combination of our two strong brands and what this combination will mean in the marketplace as well as the value it will create for shareholders.

"During the quarter we published our 2021 Sustainability Report. This is our third published report, but our first sustainability report as a stand-alone water business. The report highlights our ongoing efforts to continually improve the environmental, social and governance aspects of our business and we have our teams aligned to deliver on specific ESG related targets highlighted in the report, including commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy use and goals for diversity among leadership and suppliers. The combination with Elkay only adds to the momentum of our ESG initiatives and the relevance our water-centric solutions bring to the market."

Second Quarter Outlook

Adams continued, “For the second quarter of 2022 we expect Zurn total sales to increase year over year by a low to mid teens percentage, Adjusted EBITDA margin, excluding corporate costs, to range between 24.5% and 25.0% and for our corporate expenses to approximate $7 million. We continue to expect double digit reported core growth for 2022 with robust Adjusted EBITDA margins and strong free cash flow.

First Quarter 2022 Overview

Net sales were $239.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022, an increase of 17% year over year. Excluding a 2% increase to net sales resulting from our prior-year acquisition, core sales increased 15% year over year as all of our product categories contributed to the sales growth.

Income from operations, excluding corporate costs of $10.4 million, was $54.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022, or 22.7% of net sales. Income from operations excluding corporate costs as a percentage of net sales increased by 290 basis points primarily as a result of the favorable impact of year-over-year sales growth (inclusive of price realization), productivity savings, lower intangible asset amortization and the year-over-year change in the adjustment to state inventories at last-in-first-out cost, all of which was partially offset by the year-over-year increases in material and transportation costs, as well as incremental growth and productivity investments.

Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾, excluding corporate costs of $6.8 million, was $58.8 million, or 24.5% of net sales during the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $53.3 million, excluding corporate costs of $9.0 million, or 26.0% of net sales during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

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Refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for a definition of this non-GAAP metric, as well as the accompanying reconciliations to GAAP.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The following non-GAAP financial measures are utilized by management in comparing our operating performance on a consistent basis. We believe that these financial measures are appropriate to enhance an overall understanding of our underlying operating performance trends compared to historical and prospective periods and our peers. Management also believes that these measures are useful to investors in their analysis of our results of operations and provide improved comparability between fiscal periods as well as insight into the compliance with our debt covenants. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information calculated in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures presented above to our GAAP results has been provided in the financial tables included in this press release.

Core Sales

Core sales excludes the impact of acquisitions (such as the Wade Drains acquisition), divestitures and foreign currency translation. Management believes that core sales facilitates easier and more meaningful comparison of our net sales performance with prior and future periods and to our peers. We exclude the effect of acquisitions and divestitures because the nature, size and number of acquisitions and divestitures can vary dramatically from period to period and between us and our peers, and can also obscure underlying business trends and make comparisons of long-term performance difficult. We exclude the effect of foreign currency translation from this measure because the volatility of currency translation is not under management's control.

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Share

Adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share (calculated on a diluted basis) exclude actuarial gains and losses on pension and postretirement benefit obligations, restructuring and other similar charges, gains or losses on divestitures, discontinued operations, gains or losses on extinguishment of debt, the impact of acquisition-related fair value adjustments in connection with purchase accounting, amortization of intangible assets, the adjustment to state inventories at last-in first-out costs, and other non-operational, non-cash or non-recurring losses, net of their income tax impact. The tax rates used to calculate adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share are based on a transaction specific basis. We believe that adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share are useful in assessing our financial performance by excluding items that are not indicative of our core operating performance or that may obscure trends useful in evaluating our continuing results of operations. All references to Net Income and EPS within this earnings release refer to net income attributable to Zurn Water Solutions common stockholders and net income per diluted share attributable to Zurn Water Solutions common stockholders, respectively.

EBITDA

EBITDA represents earnings from continuing operations before interest and other debt related activities, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is presented because it is an important supplemental measure of performance and it is frequently used by analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry. EBITDA is also presented and compared by analysts and investors in evaluating our ability to meet debt service obligations. Other companies in our industry may calculate EBITDA differently. EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities or as a measure of liquidity or an alternative to net income as an indicator of operating performance or any other measures of performance derived in accordance with GAAP. Because EBITDA is calculated before recurring cash charges, including interest expense and taxes, and is not adjusted for capital expenditures or other recurring cash requirements of the business, it should not be considered as a measure of discretionary cash available to invest in the growth of the business.

Adjusted EBITDA

“Adjusted EBITDA” is the term we use to describe EBITDA as defined and adjusted in our credit agreement, which is net income, adjusted for the items summarized in the Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures table below. Adjusted EBITDA is intended to show our unleveraged, pre-tax operating results and therefore reflects our financial performance based on operational factors, excluding non-operational, non-cash or non-recurring losses or gains. In view of our debt level, it is also provided to aid investors in understanding our compliance with our debt covenants. Adjusted EBITDA is not a presentation made in accordance with GAAP, and our use of the term Adjusted EBITDA varies from others in our industry. In addition to Adjusted EBITDA we also use the term "Adjusted EBITDA excluding corporate costs" which is used to described our total Adjusted EBITDA at the operating level without being burdened by the EBITDA costs associated with our corporate functions. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income, income from operations or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA has important limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for, analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. For example, Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect: (a) our capital expenditures, future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments; (b) changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; (c) the significant interest expenses, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our debt; (d) tax payments that represent a reduction in cash available to us; (e) any cash requirements for the assets being depreciated and amortized that may have to be replaced in the future; or (f) the impact of earnings or charges resulting from matters that we and the lenders under our credit agreement may not consider indicative of our ongoing operations. In particular, our definition of Adjusted EBITDA allows us to add back certain non-cash, non-operating or non-recurring charges that are deducted in calculating net income, even though these are expenses that may recur, vary greatly and are difficult to predict and can represent the effect of long-term strategies as opposed to short-term results.

In addition, certain of these expenses can represent the reduction of cash that could be used for other corporate purposes. Further, although not included in the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA below, the measure may at times allow us to add estimated cost savings and operating synergies related to operational changes ranging from acquisitions to dispositions to restructurings and/or exclude one-time transition expenditures that we anticipate we will need to incur to realize cost savings before such savings have occurred. Further, management and various investors use the ratio of total debt less cash to Adjusted EBITDA (which includes a full pro-forma last-twelve-month impact of acquisitions), or "net debt leverage", as a measure of our financial strength and ability to incur incremental indebtedness when making key investment decisions and evaluating us against peers. Lastly, management and various investors use the ratio of the change in Adjusted EBITDA divided by the change in net sales (referred to as “incremental margin” in the case of an increase in net sales or “decremental margin” in the case of a decrease in net sales) as an additional measure of our financial performance and this ratio is utilized by management when making key investment decisions and evaluating us against peers.

Free Cash Flow

We define Free Cash Flow as cash flow from operations less capital expenditures, and we use this metric in analyzing our ability to service and repay our debt and to forecast future periods. However, this measure does not represent funds available for investment or other discretionary uses since it does not deduct cash used to service our debt. We define Free Cash Flow Conversion as Free Cash Flow divided by net income.

Return on Invested Capital (“ROIC”)

ROIC is used because we believe it is an important supplemental measure of financial performance and it is also currently a performance measure under our long-term incentive plan. ROIC is frequently used by analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry. ROIC is also used by investors and analysts to evaluate management’s deployment of capital to create shareholder value. We define ROIC as tax-effected net operating income for the last 12 months divided by average total invested capital over a rolling four-quarter period. Total invested capital is defined as stockholders' equity plus debt, less cash and cash equivalents. Other companies may not define or calculate ROIC in the same way.

About Zurn Water Solutions

Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Zurn Water Solutions is a growth oriented, pure-play water business that designs, procures, manufactures and markets what we believe is the broadest sustainable product portfolio of water management solutions to improve health, human safety and the environment. The Zurn product portfolio includes professional grade water control and safety, water distribution and drainage, finish plumbing, hygienic and environmental and site works products for public and provide spaces. Additional information about the Company can be found at www.zurnwatersolutions.com.

Conference Call Details

Zurn Water Solutions will hold a conference call on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its first quarter 2022 results, provide a general business update and respond to investor questions. Zurn Chairman and CEO, Todd Adams, and Senior Vice President and CFO, Mark Peterson, will co-host the call. The conference call can be accessed via telephone as follows:

Domestic toll-free: 888-510-2359
International toll: 646-960-0215
Access Code: 7660247

A live webcast of the call will also be available on the Company's investor relations website. Please go to the website (investors.zurnwatersolutions.com) at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software.

If you are unable to participate during the live teleconference, a replay of the conference call will be available from 9:30 a.m. Central Time April 27, 2022 until 10:59 p.m. Central Time, May 4, 2022. To access the replay, please dial 800-770-2030 (domestic) or 647-362-9199 (international). The Conference ID for the replay is: 7660247. The replay will also be available as a webcast on the Company’s investor relations website.

Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements

Information in this release may involve outlook, expectations, beliefs, plans, intentions, strategies or other statements regarding the future, which are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based on information available to Zurn Water Solutions Corporation as of the date of the release, and Zurn assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. The statements in this release are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results could differ materially from current expectations. Numerous factors could cause or contribute to such differences. Please refer to “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as well as the Company’s subsequent annual, quarterly and current reports filed on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a further discussion of the factors and risks associated with the business. In addition, our previously announced transaction with Elkay Manufacturing Company is subject to various risks, uncertainties and factors including, among others: the inability to complete the transaction; the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction, including due to the failure to receive required security holder approvals, or the failure of other closing conditions; and costs related to the proposed transaction; see also Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in the Company's Quarterly Reporting on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022.

Zurn Water Solutions Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in Millions, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2022				March 31, 2021
Net sales		$	239.6			$	205.2
Cost of sales			137.7				116.8
Gross profit			101.9				88.4
Selling, general and administrative expenses			53.9				57.7
Restructuring and other similar charges			1.1				0.6
Amortization of intangible assets			3.0				6.1
Income from operations			43.9				24.0
Non-operating expense:
Interest expense, net			(4.8	)			(9.6	)
Other income, net			0.3				0.3
Income before income taxes			39.4				14.7
Provision for income taxes			(10.0	)			(4.7	)
Net income from continuing operations			29.4				10.0
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax			0.8				40.0
Net income attributable to Zurn common stockholders		$	30.2			$	50.0
Basic net income per share:
Continuing operations		$	0.23			$	0.08
Discontinued operations		$	0.01			$	0.33
Net income		$	0.24			$	0.42
Diluted net income per share:
Continuing operations		$	0.23			$	0.08
Discontinued operations		$	0.01			$	0.32
Net income		$	0.24			$	0.40
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic			126,281				119,808
Effect of dilutive equity awards			2,160				3,829
Diluted			128,441				123,637

Zurn Water Solutions Corporation and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
(in Millions) (Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
		Reported Results							Adjustments							Non-GAAP Results
Net sales		$	239.6						$	—						$	239.6
EBITDA			49.2							2.8		(a)					52.0
Depreciation and amortization			(5.3	)						—							(5.3	)
Income from operations			43.9							2.8		(b)					46.7
Income before income taxes			39.4							1.6		(c)					41.0
Provision for income taxes and indicated rate			(10.0	)		25.4	%			(0.4	)		25.0	%			(10.4	)		25.4	%
Net income from continuing operations			29.4							1.2							30.6
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax			0.8							(0.8	)						—
Net income attributable to Zurn common stockholders		$	30.2						$	0.4						$	30.6
		EBITDA Adjustments (a)							Income from Operations Adjustments (b)							Income before Income Taxes Adjustments (c)
Restructuring and other similar charges		$	1.1						$	1.1						$	1.1
Acquisition-related fair value adjustment			0.3							0.3							0.3
Other, net (1)			0.3							0.3							0.3
Last-in-first-out inventory adjustments			(2.8	)						(2.8	)						(2.8	)
Stock-based compensation expense			3.9							3.9							—
Amortization of intangible assets			—							—							3.0
Other income, net (2)			—							—							(0.3	)
Total Adjustments		$	2.8						$	2.8						$	1.6

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(1)		Other, net includes the gains and losses from the sale of long-lived assets.
(2)		Other income, net for the periods indicated, consists primarily of gains and losses from foreign currency transactions and the non-service cost components of net periodic benefit credits associated with our defined benefit plans.

Zurn Water Solutions Corporation and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
(in Millions) (Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
		Reported Results							Adjustments							Non-GAAP Results
Net sales		$	205.2						$	—						$	205.2
EBITDA			32.3							12.0		(a)					44.3
Depreciation and amortization			(8.3	)						—							(8.3	)
Income from operations			24.0							12.0		(b)					36.0
Income before income taxes			14.7							8.7		(c)					23.4
Provision for income taxes and indicated rate			(4.7	)		32.0	%			(2.1	)		24.1	%			(6.8	)		29.1	%
Net income from continuing operations			10.0							6.6							16.6
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax			40.0							(40.0	)						—
Net income attributable to Zurn common stockholders		$	50.0						$	(33.4	)					$	16.6
		EBITDA Adjustments (a)							Income from Operations Adjustments (b)							Income before Income Taxes Adjustments (c)
Restructuring and other similar charges		$	0.6						$	0.6						$	0.6
Acquisition-related fair value adjustment			0.6							0.6							0.6
Last-in-first-out inventory adjustments			1.7							1.7							1.7
Stock-based compensation expense			9.1							9.1							—
Amortization of intangible assets			—							—							6.1
Other income, net (1)			—							—							(0.3	)
Total Adjustments		$	12.0						$	12.0						$	8.7

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(1)

Other income, net, for the periods indicated, consists primarily of gains and losses from foreign currency transactions and the non-service cost components of net periodic benefit credits associated with our defined benefit plans.

Zurn Water Solutions Corporation and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021
(in Millions, except share and per share amounts) (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended
Adjusted EBITDA	March 31, 2022				March 31, 2021
Net income attributable to Zurn common stockholders	$	30.2			$	50.0
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax (1)		(0.8	)			(40.0	)
Provision for income taxes		10.0				4.7
Other income, net (2)		(0.3	)			(0.3	)
Interest expense		4.8				9.6
Income from operations	$	43.9			$	24.0
Adjustments
Depreciation and amortization	$	5.3			$	8.3
Restructuring and other similar charges		1.1				0.6
Stock-based compensation expense		3.9				9.1
Last-in first-out inventory adjustment		(2.8	)			1.7
Acquisition-related fair value adjustment		0.3				0.6
Other, net (3)		0.3				—
Subtotal of adjustments		8.1				20.3
Adjusted EBITDA	$	52.0			$	44.3
Corporate costs	$	(6.8	)		$	(9.0	)
Adjusted EBITDA excluding corporate costs	$	58.8			$	53.3

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(1)		Income from discontinued operations, net of tax is not included in Adjusted EBITDA in accordance with the terms of our credit agreement.
(2)		Other income, net, for the periods indicated, consists primarily of gains and losses from foreign currency transactions and the non-service cost components of net periodic benefit credits associated with our defined benefit plans.
(3)		Other, net includes the gains and losses from the sale of long-lived assets.

	Three Months Ended
Adjusted Net Income and Earnings Per Share	March 31, 2022				March 31, 2021
Net income attributable to Zurn common stockholders	$	30.2			$	50.0
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		(0.8	)			(40.0	)
Amortization of intangible assets		3.0				6.1
Restructuring and other similar charges		1.1				0.6
Acquisition-related fair value adjustment		0.3				0.6
Last-in first-out inventory adjustment		(2.8	)			1.7
Other income, net (1)		(0.3	)			(0.3	)
Other, net (2)		0.3				—
Tax effect on above items		(0.4	)			(2.1	)
Adjusted net income	$	30.6			$	16.6
GAAP diluted net income per share from continuing operations	$	0.23			$	0.08
Adjusted earnings per share - diluted	$	0.24			$	0.13
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding (in thousands)
GAAP basic weighted-average shares		126,281				119,808
Effect of dilutive equity securities		2,160				3,829
Adjusted diluted weighted-average shares		128,441				123,637

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(1)		Other income, net, for the periods indicated, consists primarily of gains and losses from foreign currency transactions and the non-service cost components of net periodic benefit credits associated with our defined benefit plans.
(2)		Other, net includes the gains and losses from the sale of long-lived assets.

		Three Months Ended (1)
		March 31, 2022				March 31, 2021
Cash (used for) provided by operating activities		$	(53.9	)		$	71.3
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment			(0.8	)			(9.2	)
Free cash flow		$	(54.7	)		$	62.1

(1)

The condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the period ended March 31, 2021 have not been adjusted to separately disclose cash flows related to the discontinued operations.

Zurn Water Solutions Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(in Millions)
(Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2022			March 31, 2021
Net income		$	30.2		$	50.0
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments			2.0			(1.7	)
Change in pension and postretirement defined benefit plans, net of tax			—			(0.1	)
Total comprehensive income		$	32.2		$	48.3

Zurn Water Solutions Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in Millions, except share amounts)
(Unaudited)
		March 31, 2022				December 31, 2021
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	73.2			$	96.6
Receivables, net			172.1				144.1
Inventories			224.3				184.5
Income taxes receivable			27.4				33.1
Other current assets			23.1				16.5
Total current assets			520.1				474.8
Property, plant and equipment, net			63.1				64.4
Intangible assets, net			176.9				179.1
Goodwill			255.0				254.1
Insurance for asbestos claims			66.0				66.0
Other assets			37.5				39.3
Total assets		$	1,118.6			$	1,077.7
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of debt		$	5.6			$	5.6
Trade payables			113.7				105.1
Compensation and benefits			6.6				22.0
Current portion of pension and postretirement benefit obligations			1.3				1.3
Other current liabilities			87.3				106.4
Total current liabilities			214.5				240.4
Long-term debt			532.9				533.9
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations			56.7				57.3
Deferred income taxes			7.7				3.1
Operating lease liability			7.4				8.9
Reserve for asbestos claims			66.0				66.0
Other liabilities			39.7				41.7
Total liabilities			924.9				951.3
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding: 125,847,069 at March 31, 2022 and 125,720,068 at December 31, 2021			1.3				1.3
Additional paid-in capital			1,440.8				1,436.9
Retained deficit			(1,175.5	)			(1,236.9	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(72.9	)			(74.9	)
Total stockholders' equity			193.7				126.4
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	1,118.6			$	1,077.7

Zurn Water Solutions Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in Millions)
(Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended (1)
		March 31, 2022				March 31, 2021
Operating activities
Net income		$	30.2			$	50.0
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation			2.3				14.1
Amortization of intangible assets			3.0				9.4
Deferred income taxes			4.6				(1.3	)
Other non-cash expenses			0.5				0.7
Stock-based compensation expense			3.9				14.8
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables			(27.7	)			(36.9	)
Inventories			(39.6	)			(19.9	)
Other assets			(1.1	)			3.1
Accounts payable			8.4				50.7
Accruals and other			(38.4	)			(13.4	)
Cash (used for) provided by operating activities			(53.9	)			71.3
Investing activities
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment			(0.8	)			(9.2	)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			—				0.4
Proceeds from dispositions of long-lived assets			1.3				0.7
Proceeds associated with divestiture of discontinued operations			35.0				—
Cash provided by (used for) investing activities			35.5				(8.1	)
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings of debt			10.0				—
Repayments of debt			(11.4	)			(0.5	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			0.5				2.8
Taxes withheld and paid on employees' share-based payment awards			(0.5	)			—
Repurchase of common stock			—				(0.9	)
Payment of common stock dividends			(3.8	)			(10.8	)
Cash used for financing activities			(5.2	)			(9.4	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			0.2				(2.1	)
(Decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(23.4	)			51.7
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period			96.6				255.6
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period		$	73.2			$	307.3

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The condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the period ended March 31, 2021 have not been adjusted to separately disclose cash flows related to the discontinued operations.

 

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Source: Zurn Water Solutions Corporation

FAQ

What were Zurn Water Solutions' first quarter earnings for 2022?

Zurn reported net sales of $240 million and net income of $29 million, with diluted EPS of $0.23.

What is the growth outlook for Zurn Water Solutions in Q2 2022?

Zurn expects total sales growth of low to mid-teens percentage year-over-year for Q2 2022.

What is the significance of Zurn's merger with Elkay Manufacturing?

The merger will enhance Zurn's product portfolio in the drinking water sector and aims to double the business over the next several years.

How did Zurn's adjusted EBITDA perform in Q1 2022?

Adjusted EBITDA for Zurn was $52 million, representing 21.7% of net sales.

What were the corporate costs reported by Zurn in Q1 2022?

Corporate costs were reported at $7 million, down from $9 million in the previous year.