TopBuild Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results

  • 8.9% increase in net sales
  • 260 bps gross margin expansion
  • 11.5% operating margin, 11.6% on an adjusted basis, up 210 bps
  • $1.51 net income per diluted share, $1.43 on an adjusted basis
  • 33.2% increase in adjusted EBITDA
  • 260 basis point increase in adjusted EBITDA margin to 14.2%

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Aug. 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- vlog. (NYSE:BLD), a leading installer and distributor of insulation and building material products today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019.

Jerry Volas, Chief Executive Officer, stated, TopBuild reported another strong quarter, led by TruTeam’s growth in both commercial and residential new construction. Operating margins at TruTeam and Service Partners expanded as we continue to drive operational efficiencies throughout our Company.

“Once again, our results demonstrate the strengths of our uniquely diversified business model, along with our focus on profitable growth. We look forward to a solid second half of the year.”

Second Quarter Financial Highlights

(unless otherwise indicated, comparisons are to the quarter ended June 30, 2018)

  • Net sales increased 8.9% to $660.1 million, primarily driven by acquisitions and increased selling prices in both operating segments. Same branch contributed 95.2% of total revenue.
  • Gross margin increased 260 basis points to 26.5%.
  • Operating profit was $76.0 million, compared to operating profit of $43.7 million. On an adjusted basis, operating profit was $76.4 million, compared to $57.8 million, a 32.2% improvement.
  • Operating margin was 11.5%, up 430 basis points. Adjusted operating margin improved 210 basis points to 11.6%.
  • Net income was $52.1 million, or $1.51 per diluted share, compared to $27.2 million, or $0.76 per diluted share. Adjusted income was $49.5 million, or $1.43 per diluted share, compared to $36.9 million, or $1.03 per diluted share.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $94.0 million, compared to $70.6 million, a 33.2% increase, and adjusted EBITDA margin improved 260 basis points to 14.2%.
  • Incremental EBITDA margin was 43.3%. On a same branch basis, adjusted EBITDA was $87.7 million, a 24.3% increase, and incremental EBITDA margin was 76.3%.
  • At June 30, 2019, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $141.8 million and availability under its revolving credit facility of $187.1 million for total liquidity of $328.9 million.

Six Month Financial Highlights

(unless otherwise indicated, comparisons are to six months ended June 30, 2018)

  • Net sales increased 16.6% to $1,279.4 million. On a same branch basis, revenue increased 5.2% to $1,154.5 million.
  • Gross margin expanded 250 basis points to 25.8%.
  • Operating profit was $132.7 million, compared to operating profit of $77.6 million. On an adjusted basis, operating profit was $135.5 million, compared to $96.0 million, a 41.2% improvement.
  • Operating margin was 10.4%. On an adjusted basis, operating margin improved 190 basis points to 10.6%.
  • Net income was $90.0 million, or $2.60 per diluted share, compared to $53.5 million, or $1.49 per diluted share. Adjusted income was $86.1 million, or $2.49 per diluted share, compared to $63.1 million, or $1.76 per diluted share.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $168.6 million, compared to $116.6 million, a 44.6% increase. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 13.2%, a 260-basis point improvement.
  • Incremental EBITDA margin was 28.6%. On a same branch basis, adjusted EBITDA grew 24.3% to $144.9 million and incremental EBITDA margin was 49.5%.

Operating Segment Highlights ($ in 000s)
(comparisons are to the period ended June 30, 2018)


TruTeam 3 Months
Ended
6/30/19
6 Months
Ended
6/30/19
Service Partners 3 Months
Ended
6/30/19
6 Months
Ended
6/30/19
Sales $ 483,028 $ 932,410 Sales $ 213,487 $ 417,951
Change Change
Volume 1.4 % 2.7 % Volume (2.6 %) (2.5 %)
Price 4.3 % 5.1 % Price 5.1 % 5.9 %
M&A 6.8 % 15.1 % M&A 1.3 % 2.8 %
Total Change 12.5 % 22.9 % Total Change 3.8 % 6.2 %
Operating Margin 14.2 % 12.8 % Operating Margin 9.9 % 10.0 %
Change 260 bps 240 bps Change 20 bps 40 bps
Adj. Operating Margin 14.2 % 12.9 % Adj. Operating Margin 9.9 % 10.0 %
Change 260 bps 240 bps Change 20 bps 40 bps

Capital Allocation
Acquisitions
On July 15, the Company acquired Viking Insulation based in Burbank, California. Viking focuses on fiberglass installation in a wide variety of light commercial and residential projects. For the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2019, Viking generated approximately $9.0 million in revenue.

Volas stated, “Viking Insulation is an outstanding addition to TruTeam. Viking has operated in Southern California for 35 years with strong customer relationships throughout the region. Acquisitions remain our top capital allocation priority. Our dedicated M&A team is working with a healthy pipeline of prospects, some of which we expect will become valuable additions to TopBuild over the next several quarters.”

Share Repurchases
In the second quarter of 2019, the Company repurchased 196,885 shares at an average price of $75.57 per share. These shares were purchased as part of the Company’s $200 million share repurchase authorization announced on February 26, 2019. As of June 30, 2019, approximately $180 million of the $200 million authorization remained.

2019 Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA Outlook
The Company has lowered its outlook for housing starts for 2019 to a range of 1.23 million to 1.27 million from the previous range of 1.26 million to 1.3 million starts. Accordingly, the high end of the Company’s revenue outlook has been lowered by $30 million while the low end of its revenue range remains unchanged. The Company has also raised the low and high end of its adjusted EBITDA outlook by $15 million and $5 million, respectively.

2019 Low High
Revenue $2,610M $2,640M
Adjusted EBITDA* $345M $355M
*See table below for adjusted EBITDA reconciliation
Assumptions ($ in millions):
2019 Low High
Housing Starts 1,230K 1,270K
Estimated net income $ 170.5 $ 185.6
Interest Expense and other, net $ 38.9 $ 35.9
Income tax expense $ 61.5 $ 66.9
Depreciation and Amortization $ 54.0 $ 50.0
Share based compensation $ 14.6 $ 12.1

This outlook reflects management’s current view of present and future market conditions and is based on assumptions such as housing starts, general and administrative expenses, weighted average diluted shares outstanding and interest rates. This outlook does not include any effects related to potential acquisitions or divestitures that may occur after the date of this press release. Factors that could cause actual 2019 results to differ materially from TopBuild’s current expectations are discussed below and are also detailed in the Company’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent SEC reports.

Additional Information
Quarterly supplemental materials, including a presentation that will be referenced on today’s conference call, are available on the “Investors” section of the Company’s website at .

Conference Call
A conference call to discuss second quarter 2019 financial results is scheduled for today, Thursday, August 1, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The call may be accessed by dialing (888) 225-2706. The conference call will be webcast simultaneously on the “Investors” section of the Company’s website at .

About TopBuild
vlog., a Fortune 1000 Company headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida, is a leading installer and distributor of insulation and building material products to the U.S. construction industry. We provide insulation and building material services nationwide through TruTeam®, which has close to 200 branches, and through Service Partners® which distributes insulation and building material products from over 75 branches. We leverage our national footprint to gain economies of scale while capitalizing on our local market presence to forge strong relationships with our customers. To learn more about TopBuild please visit our website at .

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
EBITDA, incremental EBITDA margin, adjusted EBITDA margin, the “adjusted” financial measures presented above, and figures presented on a “same branch basis” are not calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures, which are used in managing the business, may provide users of this financial information with additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results in prior periods. We define same branch sales as sales from branches in operation for at least 12 full calendar months. Such non-GAAP financial measures are reconciled to their closest GAAP financial measures in tables contained in this press release. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company’s reported results under GAAP. Additional information may be found in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission which are available on TopBuild’s website under “Investors” at .

Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. These forward-looking statements may address, among other things, our expected financial and operational results and the related assumptions underlying our expected results. These forward-looking statements are distinguished by use of words such as “will,” “would,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “designed,” “plan,” or “intend,” the negative of these terms, and similar references to future periods. These views involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and, accordingly, our actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in our forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this press release. Factors or events that we cannot predict, including those described in the risk factors contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, may cause our actual results to differ from those expressed in forward-looking statements. Although TopBuild believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, the Company can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved and it undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per common share amounts)
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Net sales $ 660,112 $ 605,969 $ 1,279,442 $ 1,097,412
Cost of sales 485,190 460,928 948,824 841,353
Gross profit 174,922 145,041 330,618 256,059
Selling, general, and administrative expense 98,883 101,360 197,960 178,486
Operating profit 76,039 43,681 132,658 77,573
Other income (expense), net:
Interest expense (9,631 ) (7,322 ) (19,232 ) (9,645 )
Other, net 526 82 858 115
Other expense, net (9,105 ) (7,240 ) (18,374 ) (9,530 )
Income before income taxes 66,934 36,441 114,284 68,043
Income tax expense (14,883 ) (9,288 ) (24,249 ) (14,503 )
Net income $ 52,051 $ 27,153 $ 90,035 $ 53,540
Net income per common share:
Basic $ 1.53 $ 0.77 $ 2.64 $ 1.53
Diluted $ 1.51 $ 0.76 $ 2.60 $ 1.49
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic 33,976,169 35,102,429 34,072,314 35,081,292
Diluted 34,557,664 35,837,102 34,630,048 35,828,290

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Other Financial Data (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
As of
June 30, December 31,
2019 2018
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 141,767 $ 100,929
Receivables, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of $5,199 and $3,676 at June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively 444,823 407,106
Inventories, net 150,282 168,977
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 11,416 27,685
Total current assets 748,288 704,697
Right of use assets 90,735
Property and equipment, net 172,719 167,961
Goodwill 1,363,738 1,364,016
Other intangible assets, net 189,041 199,387
Deferred tax assets, net 12,033 13,176
Other assets 4,569 5,294
Total assets $ 2,581,123 $ 2,454,531
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 288,985 $ 313,172
Current portion of long-term debt 32,261 26,852
Accrued liabilities 100,282 104,236
Short-term lease liabilities 36,527
Total current liabilities 458,055 444,260
Long-term debt 705,626 716,622
Deferred tax liabilities, net 174,269 176,212
Long-term portion of insurance reserves 43,856 43,434
Long-term lease liabilities 57,312
Other liabilities 359 1,905
Total liabilities 1,439,477 1,382,433
EQUITY 1,141,646 1,072,098
Total liabilities and equity $ 2,581,123 $ 2,454,531
As of
June 30, June 30,
2019 2018
Other Financial Data
Receivable days † 53 45
Inventory days † 29 31
Accounts payable days † 78 66
Receivables, net plus inventories, net less accounts payable † $ 306,119 $ 271,007
Receivables, net plus inventories, net less accounts payable as a percent of sales (TTM)‡ 11.9 % 11.1 %
† Adjusted for remaining acquisition day one balance sheet items
‡ Trailing 12 months sales have been adjusted for the pro forma effect of acquired branches

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
Six Months Ended June 30,
2019 2018
Cash Flows Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities:
Net income $ 90,035 $ 53,540
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 25,538 15,185
Share-based compensation 7,485 5,397
Loss on sale or abandonment of property and equipment 561 487
Amortization of debt issuance costs 779 422
Change in fair value of contingent consideration (50 ) 123
Provision for bad debt expense 3,688 1,672
Loss from inventory obsolescence 1,251 928
Deferred income taxes, net (21 ) 375
Change in certain assets and liabilities
Receivables, net (41,489 ) (22,382 )
Inventories, net 17,391 (11,517 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 14,969 (5,363 )
Accounts payable (23,823 ) 220
Accrued liabilities (1,131 ) 2,901
Other, net 1,081 (595 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 96,264 41,393
Cash Flows Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment (21,982 ) (27,521 )
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired of $15,756 in 2018 (499,050 )
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 1,961 427
Other, net 22 23
Net cash used in investing activities (19,999 ) (526,121 )
Cash Flows Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 4,998 515,066
Repayment of long-term debt (11,364 ) (8,033 )
Payment of debt issuance costs (7,717 )
Proceeds from revolving credit facility 90,000
Repayment of revolving credit facility (90,000 )
Taxes withheld and paid on employees' equity awards (8,471 ) (4,531 )
Repurchase of shares of common stock (19,499 )
Payment of contingent consideration (1,091 ) (841 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (35,427 ) 493,944
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Increase for the period 40,838 9,216
Beginning of period 100,929 56,521
End of period $ 141,767 $ 65,737
Supplemental disclosure of noncash activities:
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities $ 110,192 $
Accruals for property and equipment 497 864

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Segment Data (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2019 2018 Change 2019 2018 Change
TruTeam
Sales $ 483,028 $ 429,423 12.5 % $ 932,410 $ 758,817 22.9 %
Operating profit, as reported $ 68,423 $ 49,635 $ 119,722 $ 78,965
Operating margin, as reported 14.2 % 11.6 % 12.8 % 10.4 %
Rationalization charges 81 236 199 453
Acquisition related costs 277 403
Operating profit, as adjusted $ 68,781 $ 49,871 $ 120,324 $ 79,418
Operating margin, as adjusted 14.2 % 11.6 % 12.9 % 10.5 %
Service Partners
Sales $ 213,487 $ 205,621 3.8 % $ 417,951 $ 393,387 6.2 %
Operating profit, as reported $ 21,151 $ 20,009 $ 41,748 $ 37,912
Operating margin, as reported 9.9 % 9.7 % 10.0 % 9.6 %
Rationalization charges 109 25
Operating profit, as adjusted $ 21,151 $ 20,009 $ 41,857 $ 37,937
Operating margin, as adjusted 9.9 % 9.7 % 10.0 % 9.6 %
Total
Sales before eliminations $ 696,515 $ 635,044 $ 1,350,361 $ 1,152,204
Intercompany eliminations (36,403 ) (29,075 ) (70,919 ) (54,792 )
Net sales after eliminations $ 660,112 $ 605,969 8.9 % $ 1,279,442 $ 1,097,412 16.6 %
Operating profit, as reported - segments $ 89,574 $ 69,644 $ 161,470 $ 116,877
General corporate expense, net (7,130 ) (20,686 ) (16,734 ) (29,579 )
Intercompany eliminations and other adjustments (6,405 ) (5,277 ) (12,078 ) (9,725 )
Operating profit, as reported $ 76,039 $ 43,681 $ 132,658 $ 77,573
Operating margin, as reported 11.5 % 7.2 % 10.4 % 7.1 %
Rationalization charges † 142 4,341 1,969 5,138
Acquisition related costs 251 9,799 903 13,281
Operating profit, as adjusted $ 76,432 $ 57,821 $ 135,530 $ 95,992
Operating margin, as adjusted 11.6 % 9.5 % 10.6 % 8.7 %
Share-based compensation 4,513 2,995 7,485 5,397
Depreciation and amortization 13,062 9,743 25,538 15,185
EBITDA, as adjusted $ 94,007 $ 70,559 $ 168,553 $ 116,574
EBITDA margin, as adjusted 14.2 % 11.6 % 13.2 % 10.6 %
Sales change period over period 54,143 182,030
EBITDA, as adjusted, change period over period 23,448 51,979
EBITDA, as adjusted, as percentage of sales change 43.3 % 28.6 %
† Rationalization charges include corporate level adjustments as well as segment operating adjustments.

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Non-GAAP Reconciliations (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per common share amounts)
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Gross Profit and Operating Profit Reconciliations
Net sales $ 660,112 $ 605,969 $ 1,279,442 $ 1,097,412
Gross profit, as reported $ 174,922 $ 145,041 $ 330,618 $ 256,059
Rationalization charges 155 155
Gross profit, as adjusted $ 174,922 $ 145,196 $ 330,618 $ 256,214
Gross margin, as reported 26.5 % 23.9 % 25.8 % 23.3 %
Gross margin, as adjusted 26.5 % 24.0 % 25.8 % 23.3 %
Operating profit, as reported $ 76,039 $ 43,681 $ 132,658 $ 77,573
Rationalization charges 142 4,341 1,969 5,138
Acquisition related costs 251 9,799 903 13,281
Operating profit, as adjusted $ 76,432 $ 57,821 $ 135,530 $ 95,992
Operating margin, as reported 11.5 % 7.2 % 10.4 % 7.1 %
Operating margin, as adjusted 11.6 % 9.5 % 10.6 % 8.7 %
Income Per Common Share Reconciliation
Income before income taxes, as reported $ 66,934 $ 36,441 $ 114,284 $ 68,043
Rationalization charges 142 4,341 1,969 5,138
Acquisition related costs 251 9,799 903 13,281
Income before income taxes, as adjusted 67,327 50,581 117,156 86,462
Tax rate at 26.5% and 27.0% for 2019 and 2018, respectively (17,842 ) (13,657 ) (31,046 ) (23,345 )
Income, as adjusted $ 49,485 $ 36,924 $ 86,110 $ 63,117
Income per common share, as adjusted $ 1.43 $ 1.03 $ 2.49 $ 1.76
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding 34,557,664 35,837,102 34,630,048 35,828,290


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Same Branch and Acquisition Net Sales and Adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Net sales
Same branch:
Installation segment $ 453,820 $ 429,423 $ 817,717 $ 758,817
Distribution segment 210,805 205,621 406,881 393,387
Eliminations (36,241 ) (29,075 ) (70,057 ) (54,792 )
Total same branch 628,384 605,969 1,154,541 1,097,412
Acquisitions (a):
Installation segment $ 29,208 $ $ 114,693 $
Distribution segment 2,682 11,070
Eliminations (162 ) (862 )
Total acquisitions 31,728 124,901
Total $ 660,112 $ 605,969 $ 1,279,442 $ 1,097,412
EBITDA, as adjusted
Same branch $ 87,671 $ 70,559 $ 144,875 $ 116,574
Acquisitions (a) 6,336 23,678
Total $ 94,007 $ 70,559 $ 168,553 $ 116,574
EBITDA, as adjusted, as a percentage of sales
Same branch (b) 14.0 % 12.5 %
Acquisitions (c) 20.0 % 19.0 %
Total (d) 14.2 % 11.6 % 13.2 % 10.6 %
As Adjusted Incremental EBITDA, as a percentage of incremental sales
Same branch (e) 76.3 % 49.5 %
Acquisitions (c) 20.0 % 19.0 %
Total (f) 43.3 % 28.6 %
(a) Represents current year impact of acquisitions in their first twevle months
(b) Same branch EBITDA, as adjusted, as a percentage of same branch sales
(c) Acquired EBITDA, as adjusted, as a percentage of acquired sales
(d) Total EBITDA, as adjusted, as a percentage of total sales
(e) Change in same branch EBITDA, as adjusted, as a percentage of change in same branch sales
(f) Change in total EBITDA, as adjusted, as a percentage of change in total sales


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Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Net income, as reported $ 52,051 $ 27,153 $ 90,035 $ 53,540
Adjustments to arrive at EBITDA, as adjusted:
Interest expense and other, net 9,105 7,240 18,374 9,530
Income tax expense 14,883 9,288 24,249 14,503
Depreciation and amortization 13,062 9,743 25,538 15,185
Share-based compensation 4,513 2,995 7,485 5,397
Rationalization charges 142 4,341 1,969 5,138
Acquisition related costs 251 9,799 903 13,281
EBITDA, as adjusted $ 94,007 $ 70,559 $ 168,553 $ 116,574

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2019 Estimated Adjusted EBITDA Range (Unaudited)
(dollars in millions)
Twelve Months Ending December 31, 2019
Low High
Estimated net income $ 170.5 $ 185.6
Adjustments to arrive at estimated EBITDA, as adjusted:
Interest expense and other, net 38.9 35.9
Income tax expense 61.5 66.9
Depreciation and amortization 54.0 50.0
Share-based compensation 14.6 12.1
Rationalization charges 4.0 2.5
Acquisition related costs 1.5 2.0
Estimated EBITDA, as adjusted $ 345.0 $ 355.0

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