FreightCar America, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2015 Results
By Business Wire News
CHICAGO
FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIL) today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015, with revenues of $92.8 million and a net loss of $2.1 million, or $(0.17) per diluted share. For the first quarter of 2014, the Company reported revenues of $56.1 million and a net loss of $6.9 million, or $(0.58) per diluted share. Revenues were $212.5 million with net income of $4.8 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2014.
“Our first quarter results were adversely affected by a series of production line changeovers and inefficiencies, primarily at our Shoals facility, as well as weather disruptions,” said Joe McNeely, President and Chief Executive Officer. “These factors negatively impacted our revenues and profitability. We are aggressively addressing the production inefficiencies, while continuing the production line expansion at the Shoals facility. For the full year, we continue to anticipate deliveries in the 9,000 to 10,000 railcar range.”
The Company delivered 1,059 railcars in the first quarter of 2015, which included 651 new and 408 rebuilt railcars. This compares to 753 railcars delivered in the first quarter of 2014, which included 363 new and 390 rebuilt cars. There were 2,360 railcars delivered in the fourth quarter of 2014, of which 1,260 were new and 1,100 were rebuilds. Total manufacturing backlog was 15,068 units at March 31, 2015, compared to 7,727 units at March 31, 2014 and 14,791 units at December 31, 2014.
The Manufacturing segment had revenues of $85.1 million in the first quarter of 2015, compared to $48.0 million for the same period of 2014 and $204.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2014. The Manufacturing segment operating income was $1.9 million in the first quarter of 2015, which included approximately $1.4 million of costs associated with the continued ramp up of the additional production line at Shoals. This compared to an operating loss of $5.0 million in the first quarter of 2014 and operating income of $13.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2014.
Revenues for the Services segment were $7.7 million in the first quarter of 2015, compared to $8.1 million in the first quarter of 2014 and $8.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2014. The Services segment operating income was $1.2 million in the first quarter of 2015, compared to an operating loss of $0.3 million in the first quarter of 2014 and operating income of $1.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2014.
Corporate costs were $6.2 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2015, which was flat when compared to the same period in the prior year and favorable to Corporate costs of $7.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2014. Corporate costs in the fourth quarter of 2014 included a non-cash pension settlement expense of $1.0 million which was recorded primarily in cost of sales.
Cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities and restricted cash was $96.0 million as of March 31, 2015, compared to $167.5 million as of December 31, 2014. The decrease was driven primarily by an increase in inventory to support production requirements, as well as $24 million of finished railcars on hand at March 31, 2015.
The Company will host a conference call and live webcast on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) to discuss the Company’s first quarter 2015 financial results. To participate in the conference call, please dial (800) 230-1096, Confirmation Number 358490. Interested parties are asked to dial in approximately 10 to 15 minutes prior to the start time of the call. The live audio-only webcast can be accessed at:
Event URL: https://im.csgsystems.com/cgi-bin/confCast
Conference ID#: 358490
If you need technical assistance, call the toll-free AT&T Conference Casting Support Help Line at 1-888-793-6118. Please note that the webcast is listen-only and webcast participants will not be able to participate in the question and answer portion of the conference call. An audio replay of the conference call will be available beginning at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on May 5, 2015 until 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on June 5, 2015. To access the replay, please dial (800) 475-6701. The replay pass code is 358490. An audio replay of the call will be available on the Company’s website within two days following the earnings call.
FreightCar America, Inc. manufactures a wide range of railroad freight cars, supplies railcar parts, leases freight cars through its JAIX Leasing Company subsidiary and provides railcar maintenance and repairs through its FreightCar Rail Services, LLC subsidiary. FreightCar America designs and builds high-quality railcars, including coal cars, bulk commodity cars, covered hopper cars, intermodal and non-intermodal flat cars, mill gondola cars, coil steel cars and boxcars. It is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and has facilities in the following locations: Cherokee, Alabama; Danville, Illinois; Grand Island, Nebraska; Hastings, Nebraska; Johnstown, Pennsylvania; and Roanoke, Virginia. More information about FreightCar America is available on its website at www.freightcaramerica.com.
This press release may contain statements relating to our expected financial performance and/or future business prospects, events and plans that are “forward-looking statements” as defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. Our actual results may differ materially from the results described in or anticipated by our forward-looking statements due to certain risks and uncertainties. These potential risks and uncertainties include, among other things: the cyclical nature of our business; adverse economic and market conditions; fluctuating costs of raw materials, including steel and aluminum, and delays in the delivery of raw materials; our ability to maintain relationships with our suppliers of railcar components; our reliance upon a small number of customers that represent a large percentage of our sales; the variable purchase patterns of our customers and the timing of completion, delivery and customer acceptance of orders; the highly competitive nature of our industry; the risk of lack of acceptance of our new railcar offerings by our customers; and the additional risk factors described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We expressly disclaim any duty to provide updates to any forward-looking statements made in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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FreightCar America, Inc. |
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| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2015 | 2014 | |||||||
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| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 41,675 | $ | 113,532 | ||||
| Restricted cash and restricted certificates of deposit | 6,347 | 6,015 | ||||||
| Marketable securities | 47,981 | 47,961 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 7,245 | 4,086 | ||||||
| Inventories, net | 159,677 | 82,259 | ||||||
| Inventory on lease | — | 116 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 10,916 | 7,057 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes, net | 10,556 | 12,139 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 284,397 | 273,165 | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 44,627 | 43,239 | ||||||
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Railcars available for lease, net |
16,368 | 22,897 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 22,128 | 22,128 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes, net | 24,112 | 21,553 | ||||||
| Other long-term assets | 2,004 | 2,270 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 393,636 | $ | 385,252 | ||||
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Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
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| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts and contractual payables | $ | 44,453 | $ | 34,010 | ||||
| Accrued payroll and employee benefits | 3,634 | 6,462 | ||||||
| Accrued postretirement benefits | 409 | 409 | ||||||
| Accrued warranty | 8,279 | 8,742 | ||||||
| Customer deposits | 42,170 | 43,977 | ||||||
| Other current liabilities | 5,756 | 4,725 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 104,701 | 98,325 | ||||||
| Accrued pension costs | 7,028 | 7,210 | ||||||
| Accrued postretirement benefits, less current portion | 74,138 | 73,474 | ||||||
| Deferred income – state incentives, long-term | 4,031 | — | ||||||
| Accrued taxes and other long-term liabilities | 7,554 | 7,548 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 197,452 | 186,557 | ||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Preferred stock | — | — | ||||||
| Common stock | 127 | 127 | ||||||
| Additional paid in capital | 98,629 | 100,303 | ||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost | (27,810 | ) | (29,971 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (23,852 | ) | (24,017 | ) | ||||
| Retained earnings | 149,090 | 152,253 | ||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 196,184 | 198,695 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 393,636 | $ | 385,252 | ||||
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FreightCar America, Inc. |
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| Three Months Ended
March 31, |
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| 2015 | 2014 | |||||||
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(In thousands, except for share and per share data) |
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| Revenues | $ | 92,804 | $ | 56,086 | ||||
| Cost of sales | 88,251 | 59,238 | ||||||
| Gross profit (loss) | 4,553 | (3,152 | ) | |||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 8,843 | 8,403 | ||||||
| Gain on sale of railcars available for lease | (1,187 | ) | (14 | ) | ||||
| Operating loss | (3,103 | ) | (11,541 | ) | ||||
| Interest expense and deferred financing costs | (70 | ) | (286 | ) | ||||
| Other income | 52 | 28 | ||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (3,121 | ) | (11,799 | ) | ||||
| Income tax benefit | (1,048 | ) | (4,850 | ) | ||||
| Net loss | $ | (2,073 | ) | $ | (6,949 | ) | ||
| Net loss per common share – basic | $ | (0.17 | ) | $ | (0.58 | ) | ||
| Net loss per common share – diluted | $ | (0.17 | ) | $ | (0.58 | ) | ||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding – | ||||||||
| basic | 12,020,622 | 11,989,527 | ||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding – | ||||||||
| Diluted | 12,020,622 | 11,989,527 | ||||||
| Dividends declared per common share | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.06 | ||||
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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| 2015 | 2014 | |||||||
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(In thousands) |
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| Revenues: | ||||||||
| Manufacturing | $ | 85,097 | $ | 48,002 | ||||
| Services | 7,707 | 8,084 | ||||||
| Consolidated revenues | $ | 92,804 | $ | 56,086 | ||||
| Operating income (loss): | ||||||||
| Manufacturing | $ | 1,858 | $ | (5,034 | ) | |||
| Services | 1,203 | (340 | ) | |||||
| Corporate | (6,164 | ) | (6,167 | ) | ||||
| Consolidated operating loss | $ | (3,103 | ) | $ | (11,541 | ) | ||
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| Three Months Ended
March 31, |
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| 2015 | 2014 | |||||||
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| Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (2,073 | ) | $ | (6,949 | ) | ||
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows used in operating activities: |
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| Depreciation and amortization | 2,224 | 2,494 | ||||||
| Gain on sale of railcars available for lease | (1,187 | ) | (14 | ) | ||||
| Deferred income taxes | (1,075 | ) | (4,899 | ) | ||||
| Stock-based compensation recognized | 603 | 540 | ||||||
| Other non-cash items | 908 | 438 | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | (3,159 | ) | (4,666 | ) | ||||
| Inventories | (78,325 | ) | (17,047 | ) | ||||
| Inventory on lease | 116 | (8,721 | ) | |||||
| Other assets | (3,439 | ) | (1,070 | ) | ||||
| Accounts and contractual payables | 11,274 | 3,644 | ||||||
| Accrued payroll and employee benefits | (2,828 | ) | 535 | |||||
| Income taxes receivable/payable | (335 | ) | 115 | |||||
| Accrued warranty | (463 | ) | 82 | |||||
| Customer deposits and other liabilities | (1,393 | ) | (10,602 | ) | ||||
| Accrued pension costs and accrued postretirement benefits | 647 | 487 | ||||||
| Net cash flows used in operating activities | (78,505 | ) | (45,633 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
| Restricted cash withdrawals | — | 2,553 | ||||||
| Purchase of restricted certificates of deposit | (627 | ) | — | |||||
| Maturity of restricted certificates of deposit | 295 | — | ||||||
| Purchase of securities held to maturity | (5,993 | ) | (20,993 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from maturity of securities | 6,000 | 6,000 | ||||||
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and railcars available for lease | 7,580 | 50 | ||||||
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (4,308 | ) | (2,511 | ) | ||||
| State incentives received | 4,907 | — | ||||||
| Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities | 7,854 | (14,901 | ) | |||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
| Stock option exercise | — | 126 | ||||||
| Employee restricted stock settlement | (116 | ) | (210 | ) | ||||
| Cash dividends paid to stockholders | (1,090 | ) | (723 | ) | ||||
| Reduction in customer advance for production of leased railcars | — | (345 | ) | |||||
| Net cash flows used in financing activities | (1,206 | ) | (1,152 | ) | ||||
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (71,857 | ) | (61,686 | ) | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 113,532 | 145,506 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 41,675 | $ | 83,820 | ||||
FreightCar America, Inc.
Charles F. Avery, Jr., 800-458-2235
