Synalloy Reports Strong Third Quarter 2021 Results

- Sequential and Year-Over-Year Growth in Net Sales, Gross Profit, Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA -

Synalloy Corporation (Nasdaq: SYNL) (“Synalloy” or the “Company”), an industrials company focused on the production and distribution of piping, tubing and specialty chemicals, is reporting its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Third Quarter 2021 Summary

($ in millions, except per share and margin)

Q3 2021

Q2 2021

Q3 2020

Net Sales

$

86.2

 

$

83.1

 

$

59.3

 

Gross Profit

$

18.0

 

$

14.1

 

$

5.0

 

Gross Profit Margin

 

20.9

%

 

17.0

%

 

8.4

%

Net Income (Loss)

$

8.2

 

$

2.9

 

$

(10.5

)

Diluted Earnings (Loss) per share

$

0.87

 

$

0.31

 

$

(1.16

)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

14.8

 

$

9.8

 

$

1.6

 

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

 

17.2

%

 

11.7

%

 

2.8

%

Management Commentary

“The momentum from the first half of the year continued in the third quarter as we experienced profitable growth across both business segments,” said Chris Hutter, interim president and CEO of Synalloy. “Robust commodity pricing and improved throughput drove strong growth in our metals segment. While our chemicals segment continued to face operational challenges due to labor and raw material constraints, the rebound in customer demand and increased volumes were enough to overcome these impacts and drive sales growth.

“Subsequent to the quarter, we announced the acquisition of DanChem, a leading specialty chemicals contract manufacturer, to accelerate product development capabilities and provide entrance into new end-markets and applications. This acquisition brings robust manufacturing capabilities, a highly experienced team and a blue-chip customer base. We believe Synalloy Chemicals is now one of the largest specialty chemical contract manufacturers in the U.S. with a platform to accelerate growth. We are pleased to welcome the employees of DanChem to Synalloy and look forward to using our broadened assets and capabilities to better serve our customers.

“The progress we’ve made since I first joined one year ago, including fortifying our management team with proven industry leaders, completing a major acquisition and delivering several consecutive quarters of profitable growth, gives me the utmost confidence in our foundation. Although the macro environment is dynamic and we are keeping a watchful eye on everything from commodity pricing to supply chain constraints, we will continue to make strides in the areas that we can control as we remain focused on delivering profitable growth and driving shareholder value creation.”

Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Net sales increased 45% to $86.2 million compared to $59.3 million in the third quarter of 2020. This increase was attributable to strong commodities pricing and robust customer demand driving growth across both the metals and chemicals segments.

Gross profit increased significantly to $18.0 million, or 20.9% of net sales, compared to $5.0 million, or 8.4% of net sales, in the third quarter of 2020. The increase in both gross profit and gross margin was driven by the pricing power achieved as a result of rising material costs and outsized customer demand, along with operational efficiencies that accompanied the elevated order volumes.

Net income increased significantly to $8.2 million, or $0.87 diluted earnings per share, compared to a net loss of $(10.5) million, or $(1.16) diluted loss per share, in the third quarter of 2020. Excluding a $10.7 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge in the third quarter of 2020, net income in the third quarter of 2021 increased $8.1 million over the prior year period. The increase was primarily attributable to the aforementioned pricing power dynamics and strong customer demand, which offset the impact of a challenging labor market.

Adjusted EBITDA increased significantly to $14.8 million compared to $1.6 million in the third quarter of 2020. Adjusted EBITDA margin also improved significantly to 17.2% compared to 2.8% in the prior year period.

Segment Results

MetalsNet sales in the third quarter of 2021 increased 49% to $70.1 million compared to $47.1 million in the third quarter of 2020. Net income in the third quarter increased substantially to $11.6 million compared to a net loss of $11.4 million in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter increased significantly to $14.2 million compared to $1.4 million in the prior year period. As a percentage of segment net sales, adjusted EBITDA margin improved to 20.2% compared to 2.9% in the third quarter of 2020.

Specialty ChemicalsNet sales in the third quarter of 2021 increased 32% to $16.1 million compared to $12.2 million in the third quarter of 2020. Net income in the third quarter increased 28% to $1.4 million compared to net income of $1.1 million in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter improved 17% to $1.8 million compared to $1.5 million in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 10.9% compared to 12.3% in the third quarter of 2020.

Liquidity

As of September 30, 2021, total debt under the Company’s revolving credit facility was $49.0 million, compared to $61.4 million at December 31, 2020. As of the end of the third quarter of 2021, the Company had $56.0 million of remaining available borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility, compared to $11.0 million at December 31, 2020.

Conference Call

Synalloy will conduct a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time to discuss its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Synalloy management will host the conference call, followed by a question-and-answer period.

Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Time: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time

Toll-free dial-in number: 1-877-303-6648

International dial-in number: 1-970-315-0443

Conference ID: 5047445

Please call the conference telephone number 5-10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Gateway Investor Relations at 1-949-574-3860.

The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay here and via the investor relations section of the company’s website at www.synalloy.com.

About Synalloy Corporation

Synalloy Corporation (Nasdaq: SYNL) is a company that engages in a number of diverse business activities including the production of stainless steel and galvanized pipe and tube, the master distribution of seamless carbon pipe and tube, and the production of specialty chemicals. For more information about Synalloy Corporation, please visit its web site at www.synalloy.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other applicable federal securities laws. All statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements can be identified through the use of words such as "estimate," "project," "intend," "expect," "believe," "should," "anticipate," "hope," "optimistic," "plan," "outlook," "should," "could," "may" and similar expressions. The forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including without limitation those identified below, which could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The following factors could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated: adverse economic conditions, including risks relating to the impact and spread of and the government’s response to COVID-19; inability to weather an economic downturn; the impact of competitive products and pricing; product demand and acceptance risks; raw material and other increased costs; raw material availability; financial stability of the Company’s customers; customer delays or difficulties in the production of products; loss of consumer or investor confidence; employee relations; ability to maintain workforce by hiring trained employees; labor efficiencies; risks associated with acquisitions; environmental issues; negative or unexpected results from tax law changes; inability to comply with covenants and ratios required by the Company’s debt financing arrangements; and other risks detailed from time-to-time in Synalloy Corporation's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which filings are available from the SEC. Synalloy Corporation assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information included in this release.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

Financial statement information included in this earnings release includes non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) measures and should be read along with the accompanying tables which provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to GAAP measures.

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure and excludes goodwill impairment, asset impairment, gain on lease modification, interest expense (including change in fair value of interest rate swap), income taxes, depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation, non-cash lease cost, acquisition costs and other fees, proxy contest costs and recoveries, earn-out adjustments, loss on extinguishment of debt, realized and unrealized (gains) and losses on investments in equity securities, retention costs and restructuring & severance costs from net income.

Management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide additional useful information to allow readers to compare the financial results between periods. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance or financial condition as promulgated under GAAP, and investors should consider the Company's performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of the Company. Non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools, and investors should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company's results or financial condition as reported under GAAP.

SYNALLOY CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

($ in thousands)

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

September 30, 2021

 

December 31, 2020

Assets

 

 

 

Cash

$

1,174 

 

 

$

236 

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $108 and $496, respectively

44,096 

 

 

28,183 

 

Inventories, net

98,334 

 

 

85,080 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

8,820 

 

 

13,384 

 

  Total current assets

152,424 

 

 

126,883 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

29,691 

 

 

35,096 

 

Right-of-use assets, operating leases, net

30,975 

 

 

31,769 

 

Goodwill

1,355 

 

 

1,355 

 

Intangible assets, net

9,385 

 

 

11,426 

 

Deferred charges, net

327 

 

 

455 

 

Total assets

$

224,157 

 

 

$

206,984 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

34,850 

 

 

$

19,732 

 

Accounts payable - related parties

 

 

— 

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

10,144 

 

 

6,123 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

1,750 

 

 

875 

 

Current portion of earn-out liability

2,249 

 

 

3,434 

 

Current portion operating lease liabilities

1,019 

 

 

867 

 

Current portion of finance lease liabilities

40 

 

 

19 

 

  Total current liabilities

50,054 

 

 

31,050 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

47,213 

 

 

60,495 

 

Long-term portion of earn-out liability

— 

 

 

287 

 

Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities

32,191 

 

 

32,771 

 

Long-term portion of finance lease liabilities

46 

 

 

37 

 

Deferred income taxes

1,342 

 

 

1,957 

 

Other long-term liabilities

84 

 

 

92 

 

Shareholders' equity

93,227 

 

 

80,295 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

224,157 

 

 

$

206,984 

 

Note: The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2020 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date.

SYNALLOY CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations - Comparative Analysis (Unaudited)

($ in thousands, except per share data)

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

Net sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals Segment

$

70,127 

 

 

$

47,079 

 

 

$

193,438 

 

 

$

159,761 

 

 

Specialty Chemicals Segment

16,055 

 

 

12,187 

 

 

45,609 

 

 

40,338 

 

 

 

$

86,182 

 

 

$

59,266 

 

 

$

239,047 

 

 

$

200,099 

 

Operating income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals Segment

$

11,711 

 

 

$

(11,563)

 

 

$

21,793 

 

 

$

(19,784)

 

 

Specialty Chemicals Segment

1,356 

 

 

1,061 

 

 

1,999 

 

 

3,508 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unallocated expense (income)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate

2,009 

 

 

1,526 

 

 

5,138 

 

 

5,132 

 

 

Acquisition costs and other

201 

 

 

656 

 

 

201 

 

 

803 

 

 

Proxy contest costs and recoveries

— 

 

 

207 

 

 

168 

 

 

3,105 

 

 

Earn-out adjustments

160 

 

 

(146)

 

 

1,430 

 

 

(969)

 

 

Gain on lease modification

— 

 

 

(171)

 

 

— 

 

 

(171)

 

 

Operating income (loss)

10,697 

 

 

(12,574)

 

 

16,855 

 

 

(24,176)

 

 

Interest expense

329 

 

 

452 

 

 

1,068 

 

 

1,703 

 

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

— 

 

 

— 

 

 

223 

 

 

— 

 

 

Change in fair value of interest rate swap

— 

 

 

(16)

 

 

(2)

 

 

65 

 

 

Other, net 

(10)

 

 

59 

 

 

152 

 

 

(1,244)

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

10,378 

 

 

(13,069)

 

 

15,414 

 

 

(24,700)

 

 

Income tax provision (benefit)

2,179 

 

 

(2,530)

 

 

3,235 

 

 

(6,026)

 

Net income (loss)

$

8,199 

 

 

$

(10,539)

 

 

$

12,179 

 

 

$

(18,674)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.88 

 

 

$

(1.16)

 

 

$

1.32 

 

 

$

(2.06)

 

 

Diluted

$

0.87 

 

 

$

(1.16)

 

 

$

1.30 

 

 

$

(2.06)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

9,287 

 

 

9,105 

 

 

9,237 

 

 

9,079 

 

 

Diluted

9,403 

 

 

9,105 

 

 

9,348 

 

 

9,079 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

$

14,808 

 

 

$

1,640 

 

 

$

29,447 

 

 

$

6,230 

 

(1) The term Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company believes is useful to investors in evaluating its results to determine the value of a company. An item is included in the measure if its periodic value is inconsistent and sufficiently material that not identifying the item would render period comparability less meaningful to the reader or if including the item provides a clearer representation of normalized periodic earnings. The Company includes in Adjusted EBITDA two categories of items: 1) Base EBITDA components, including: interest expense (including change in fair value of interest rate swap), income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and 2) Material transaction costs including: goodwill impairment, asset impairment, gain on lease modification, acquisition costs and other fees, loss on extinguishment of debt, proxy contest costs and recoveries, earn-out adjustments, realized and unrealized (gains) and losses on investments in equity securities and other investments, stock-based compensation, non-cash lease expense, retention costs and restructuring & severance costs from net income. For a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to the most comparable GAAP equivalent, refer to the Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA.

SYNALLOY CORPORATION

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

($ in thousands)

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

2021

 

2020

Operating activities

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$

12,179 

 

 

$

(18,674)

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

Depreciation expense

5,459 

 

 

5,752 

 

Amortization expense

2,041 

 

 

2,324 

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs

71 

 

 

129 

 

Asset impairments

233 

 

 

6,079 

 

Goodwill impairment

— 

 

 

10,748 

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

223 

 

 

— 

 

Unrealized gain on equity securities

— 

 

 

(208)

 

Deferred income taxes

(615)

 

 

(2,116)

 

Proceeds from business interruption insurance

— 

 

 

1,040 

 

Loss on sale of equity securities

— 

 

 

38 

 

Earn-out adjustments

1,430 

 

 

(969)

 

Payments of earn-out liabilities in excess of acquisition date fair value 

(11)

 

 

(292)

 

(Reduction of) provision for losses on accounts receivable

(388)

 

 

53 

 

Provision for losses on inventories

2,286 

 

 

874 

 

(Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

(580)

 

 

237 

 

Non-cash lease expense

373 

 

 

385 

 

Non-cash lease termination loss

 

 

24 

 

Gain on lease modification

— 

 

 

(171)

 

Change in fair value of interest rate swap

(2)

 

 

65 

 

Issuance of treasury stock for director fees

58 

 

 

405 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

695 

 

 

1,036 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

(15,525)

 

 

1,438 

 

Inventories

(15,539)

 

 

4,593 

 

Other assets and liabilities

(1,443)

 

 

(1,902)

 

Accounts payable

15,118 

 

 

(1,636)

 

Accounts payable - related parties

 

 

— 

 

Accrued expenses

3,272 

 

 

681 

 

Accrued income taxes

6,844 

 

 

(3,963)

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

16,186 

 

 

5,970 

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

(761)

 

 

(2,824)

 

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

1,054 

 

 

102 

 

Proceeds from sale of equity securities

— 

 

 

4,430 

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

293 

 

 

1,708 

 

Financing activities

 

 

 

Borrowings from long-term debt

41,648 

 

 

— 

 

Payments on long-term debt

(54,056)

 

 

(3,000)

 

Payments on BB&T line of credit

— 

 

 

(1,210)

 

Principal payments on finance lease obligations

(31)

 

 

(101)

 

Payments for finance lease terminations

— 

 

 

(204)

 

Payments on earn-out liabilities

(2,891)

 

 

(2,939)

 

Payments for termination of interest rate swap

(46)

 

 

— 

 

Repurchase of common stock

— 

 

 

(635)

 

Payments for deferred financing costs

(165)

 

 

(52)

 

Net cash used in financing activities

(15,541)

 

 

(8,141)

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

938 

 

 

(463)

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

236 

 

 

626 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$

1,174 

 

 

$

163 

 

 

SYNALLOY CORPORATION

Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation

Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited)

($ in thousands)

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$

8,199 

 

 

$

(10,539)

 

 

$

12,179 

 

 

$

(18,674)

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

329 

 

 

452 

 

 

1,068 

 

 

1,703 

 

 

Change in fair value of interest rate swap

— 

 

 

(16)

 

 

(2)

 

 

65 

 

 

Income taxes

2,179 

 

 

(2,530)

 

 

3,235 

 

 

(6,026)

 

 

Depreciation

1,868 

 

 

1,805 

 

 

5,459 

 

 

5,752 

 

 

Amortization

680 

 

 

705 

 

 

2,041 

 

 

2,324 

 

EBITDA

13,255 

 

 

(10,123)

 

 

23,980 

 

 

(14,856)

 

 

Acquisition costs and other

201 

 

 

656 

 

 

201 

 

 

807 

 

 

Proxy contest costs and recoveries (1)

— 

 

 

207 

 

 

168 

 

 

3,105 

 

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

— 

 

 

— 

 

 

223 

 

 

— 

 

 

Earn-out adjustments

160 

 

 

(146)

 

 

1,430 

 

 

(969)

 

 

Loss (gain) on investment in equity securities and other investments

— 

 

 

69 

 

 

363 

 

 

(170)

 

 

Asset impairments

— 

 

 

— 

 

 

233 

 

 

6,079 

 

 

Goodwill impairment

— 

 

 

10,748 

 

 

— 

 

 

10,748 

 

 

Gain on lease modification

— 

 

 

(171)

 

 

— 

 

 

(171)

 

 

Stock-based compensation

239 

 

 

270 

 

 

695 

 

 

1,036 

 

 

Non-cash lease expense

124 

 

 

130 

 

 

373 

 

 

386 

 

 

Retention expense

18 

 

 

— 

 

 

494 

 

 

235 

 

 

Restructuring and severance costs

811 

 

 

— 

 

 

1,287 

 

 

— 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

14,808 

 

 

$

1,640 

 

 

$

29,447 

 

 

$

6,230 

 

 

% sales

17.2 

%

 

2.8 

%

 

12.3 

%

 

3.1 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals Segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$

11,556 

 

 

$

(11,417)

 

 

$

20,558 

 

 

$

(17,798)

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

— 

 

 

— 

 

 

— 

 

 

11 

 

 

Depreciation expense

1,449 

 

 

1,387 

 

 

4,192 

 

 

4,457 

 

 

Amortization expense

680 

 

 

705 

 

 

2,041 

 

 

2,324 

 

EBITDA

13,685 

 

 

(9,325)

 

 

26,791 

 

 

(11,006)

 

 

Acquisition costs and other

— 

 

 

— 

 

 

— 

 

 

 

 

Earn-out adjustments

160 

 

 

(146)

 

 

1,430 

 

 

(969)

 

 

Asset impairments

— 

 

 

— 

 

 

— 

 

 

6,079 

 

 

Goodwill impairment

— 

 

 

10,748 

 

 

 

 

10,748 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

(7)

 

 

78 

 

 

75 

 

 

249 

 

 

Retention expense

18 

 

 

— 

 

 

494 

 

 

— 

 

 

Restructuring and severance costs

313 

 

 

— 

 

 

363 

 

 

— 

 

Metals Segment Adjusted EBITDA

$

14,169 

 

 

$

1,355 

 

 

$

29,153 

 

 

$

5,104 

 

 

% segment sales

20.2 

%

 

2.9 

%

 

15.1 

%

 

3.2 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Chemicals Segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$

1,360 

 

 

$

1,061 

 

 

$

2,001 

 

 

$

3,521 

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

— 

 

 

— 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation expense

389 

 

 

378 

 

 

1,165 

 

 

1,170 

 

EBITDA

1,749 

 

 

1,439 

 

 

3,167 

 

 

4,700 

 

 

Asset impairments

— 

 

 

— 

 

 

233 

 

 

— 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

59 

 

 

172 

 

 

178 

 

 

Restructuring and severance costs

— 

 

 

— 

 

 

427 

 

 

— 

 

Specialty Chemicals Segment Adjusted EBITDA

$

1,754 

 

 

$

1,498 

 

 

$

3,999 

 

 

$

4,878 

 

 

% segment sales

10.9 

%

 

12.3 

%

 

8.8 

%

 

12.1 

%

(1) Proxy contest costs and recoveries for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 are reimbursements of documented, out-of-pocket costs to Privet and UPG partially offset by insurance recoveries for costs related to the 2020 shareholder activism.

Contacts

Company Contact

Aaron Tam

Chief Financial Officer

1-804-822-3260

Investor Relations

Cody Slach or Cody Cree

Gateway Investor Relations

1-949-574-3860

SYNL@gatewayir.com

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