• Broadwind Announces Third Quarter 2022 Results

    ソース: Nasdaq GlobeNewswire / 08 11 2022 07:00:02   America/New_York

    CICERO, Ill., Nov. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Broadwind (NASDAQ: BWEN, or the “Company”), a diversified precision manufacturer of specialized components and solutions serving global markets, today announced results for the third quarter 2022.

    THIRD QUARTER 2022 RESULTS
    (As compared to the third quarter 2021)

    • Total Revenue of $44.8 million, +11% y/y
    • Total Net Loss of ($1.8) million, or ($0.09) per basic share
    • Total Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $1.9 million, +374% y/y
    • Total Orders of $84.5 million, +99% y/y
    • Total Backlog of $132.2 million, +73% y/y
    • Total Cash and excess availability of $14.8 million

    For the three months ended September 30, 2022, Broadwind reported total revenue of $44.8 million, an increase of 11% when compared to the prior year period. The Company reported a net loss of ($1.8) million, or ($0.09) per basic share in the third quarter 2022, compared to a net loss ($2.1) million, or ($0.11) per diluted share, in the third quarter 2021.   The Company reported adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, of $1.9 million in the third quarter 2022, compared to $0.4 million in the prior-year period.

    During the third quarter, Broadwind delivered significant year-over-year growth in revenue and non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA, driven primarily by a combination of accelerating customer demand for gearing and industrial fabrications, together with improved operating leverage and workforce efficiency. Recent efforts to enhance asset optimization, together with enterprise-wide cost management initiatives, resulted in significant margin rate expansion in the third quarter, with gross margin and non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA margin rate each increasing more than 320 basis points year-over-year, respectively.

    Total orders and backlog increased to multi-quarter highs during the third quarter 2022. Third quarter orders and backlog increased nearly 100% and 73% year-over-year, respectively, supported by balanced order growth across all reporting segments.   

    Within the Heavy Fabrications segment, third quarter revenue increased by 7% from the prior year quarter, as higher demand for our industrial fabrication products, including pressure reducing systems, offset a year-over-year decline in wind tower sections sold. Within the Heavy Fabrications segment non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA margin increased 140 basis points year-over-year to 4.7% in the third quarter 2022. While domestic onshore wind installation activity remains below historical levels due to elevated raw materials prices and component availability challenges, order activity began to accelerate during the third quarter, with OEM customers securing tower capacity for the remainder of 2022 and into 2023 following the recent passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

    Within the Gearing segment, revenue increased by 35% on a year-over-year basis in the third quarter, supported by sustained demand growth across the energy and industrial end-markets.   Gearing segment non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA margin increased 590 basis points year-over-year to 12.0% in the third quarter 2022.

    ORDERS AND BACKLOG

    Heavy Fabrications segment orders increased 137% year-over-year driven primarily by increased tower demand, while segment backlog increased 72% versus the prior-year period. Gearing Segment orders increased 34% year-over-year driven primarily by broad-based demand growth across all tracked end-markets, including the energy, industrial and mining markets, while segment backlog increased 66% versus the prior-year period. Industrial Solutions segment orders increased 34% year-over-year driven primarily by diverse project activity, while segment backlog increased 104% versus the prior-year period.

    As of September 30, 2022, third quarter orders and backlog were $84.5 million and $132.2 million, respectively; non-wind orders represented nearly 51% of the Company’s total backlog.

    MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY

    “Demand conditions improved materially during the third quarter, as both orders and backlog increased to multi-quarter highs,” stated Eric Blashford, President and CEO of Broadwind. “Within our Heavy Fabrications segment, orders reached their highest level in more than three years, primarily driven by improved demand for wind towers, while in our Gearing segment, customer activity within the energy and industrials markets increased significantly versus the prior-year period.”

    “In 2022, we introduced a series of strategic actions designed to expand our available markets, improve asset optimization, reduce fixed overhead and enhance workforce efficiency,” continued Blashford. “In combination, these actions drove improved operating leverage during the third quarter, as reflected by a sequential and year-over-year improvement in gross profit, operating income and non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA. I am pleased with the progress we’ve achieved thus far and look forward to building on the positive momentum evident in our business.”

    “Entering 2023, quoting and backlog levels remain elevated,” continued Blashford. “Following a pause in wind order activity during the last two years, we’ve begun to see indications of a gradual recovery in tower demand across our OEM customer base. Within our gearing business, domestic energy development remains a tailwind for us, as customers rely on our turnkey solutions to support exploration and production activity within the oilfield. Further, we continue to develop new energy transition technologies, such as our modular natural gas pressure reduction systems, which represent significant, incremental revenue opportunities for our business.

    “For the fourth quarter 2022, we currently anticipate our non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA to be in a range of $0.2 million to $0.5 million, subject to market conditions,” concluded Blashford.  

    SEGMENT RESULTS

    Heavy Fabrications Segment
    Broadwind provides large, complex and precision fabrications to customers in a broad range of industrial markets. Key products include wind towers and industrial fabrications, including mining and material handling components and other frames/structures.

    Heavy Fabrications segment sales increased by 7% to $30.6 million in the third quarter 2022, as compared to the prior-year period, as non-wind customer demand more than offset a decline in tower sections sold.   The segment reported operating income of $0.4 million in the third quarter 2022, compared to an operating loss of ($0.4) million in the prior year period. Segment non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA was $1.5 million in the third quarter 2022, as compared to $1.0 million in the prior-year period.

    Gearing Segment
    Broadwind provides custom gearboxes, loose gearing and heat treat services to a broad set of customers in diverse markets, including oil & gas production, surface and underground mining, wind energy, steel, material handling and other infrastructure markets.

    Gearing segment sales increased by 35% to $10.2 million in the third quarter 2022, as compared to the prior year period, due primarily to increased demand across its energy and industrial end-markets, partially offset by lower project-driven wind and steel market activity. The segment reported operating income of $0.6 million in the third quarter 2022, compared to an operating loss of ($0.2) million in the prior year period. The segment reported non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA of $1.2 million in the third quarter 2022, versus $0.5 million in the third quarter 2021.  

    Industrial Solutions Segment
    Broadwind provides supply chain solutions, light fabrication, inventory management, kitting and assembly services, primarily serving the combined cycle natural gas turbine market as well as other clean technology markets.  

    Industrial Solutions segment sales declined 5% to $4.0 million in the third quarter 2022, as compared to the prior year period, due primarily to global logistics delays. The segment reported an operating loss of ($0.2) million in the third quarter 2022, consistent with the prior-year period. The segment reported breakeven non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter 2022, also consistent with the prior-year period.

    THIRD QUARTER 2022 CONFERENCE CALL

    Broadwind will host a conference call today, November 8, 2022 at 11:00 A.M. ET to review the Company’s financial results, discuss recent events and conduct a question-and-answer session.

    A webcast of the conference call and accompanying presentation materials will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s corporate website at https://investors.bwen.com/investors. To listen to a live broadcast, go to the site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register, download, and install any necessary audio software.

    To participate in the live teleconference:

    Domestic Live:1-877-407-9716
    International Live:1-201-493-6779

    To listen to a replay of the teleconference, which will be available through November 15, 2022:

    Domestic Replay:1-844-512-2921
    International Replay:1-412-317-6671
    Conference ID:13733405

    ABOUT BROADWIND

    Broadwind (NASDAQ: BWEN) is a precision manufacturer of structures, equipment and components for clean tech and other specialized applications. With facilities throughout the U.S., our talented team is committed to helping customers maximize performance of their investments—quicker, easier and smarter. Find out more at www.bwen.com

    NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

    The Company provides non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, share-based compensation and other stock payments, restructuring costs, impairment charges and other non-cash gains and losses) as supplemental information regarding the Company’s business performance. The Company’s management uses this supplemental information when it internally evaluates its performance, reviews financial trends and makes operating and strategic decisions. The Company believes that this non-GAAP financial measure is useful to investors because it provides investors with a better understanding of the Company’s past financial performance and future results, which allows investors to evaluate the Company’s performance using the same methodology and information as used by the Company’s management. The Company’s definition of adjusted EBITDA may be different from similar non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies and/or analysts.

    FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

    This release contains “forward looking statements”—that is, statements related to future, not past, events—as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that reflect our current expectations regarding our future growth, results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, performance, business prospects and opportunities, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, our management. Forward looking statements include any statement that does not directly relate to a current or historical fact. We have tried to identify forward looking statements by using words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “should,” “may,” “plan” and similar expressions, but these words are not the exclusive means of identifying forward looking statements.
    Our forward-looking statements may include or relate to our beliefs, expectations, plans and/or assumptions with respect to the following, many of which are, and will be, amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic: (i) the impact of global health concerns, including the impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic on the economies and financial markets and the demand for our products; (ii) state, local and federal regulatory frameworks affecting the industries in which we compete, including the wind energy industry, and the related extension, continuation or renewal of federal tax incentives and grants and state renewable portfolio standards as well as new or continuing tariffs on steel or other products imported into the United States; (iii) our customer relationships and our substantial dependency on a few significant customers and our efforts to diversify our customer base and sector focus and leverage relationships across business units; (iv) the economic and operational stability of our significant customers and suppliers, including their respective supply chains, and the ability to source alternative suppliers as necessary, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic; (v) our ability to continue to grow our business organically and through acquisitions, and the impairment thereto by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; (vi) the production, sales, collections, customer deposits and revenues generated by new customer orders and our ability to realize the resulting cash flows; (vii) information technology failures, network disruptions, cybersecurity attacks or breaches in data security, including with respect to any remote work arrangements implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; (viii) the sufficiency of our liquidity and alternate sources of funding, if necessary; (ix) our ability to realize revenue from customer orders and backlog; (x) our ability to operate our business efficiently, comply with our debt obligations, manage capital expenditures and costs effectively, and generate cash flow; (xi) the economy, including its stability in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the potential impact it may have on our business, including our customers; (xii) the state of the wind energy market and other energy and industrial markets generally and the impact of competition and economic volatility in those markets; (xiii) the effects of market disruptions and regular market volatility, including fluctuations in the price of oil, gas and other commodities; (xiv) competition from new or existing industry participants including, in particular, increased competition from foreign tower manufacturers; (xv) the effects of the change of administrations in the U.S. federal government; (xvi) our ability to successfully integrate and operate acquired companies and to identify, negotiate and execute future acquisitions; (xvii) the potential loss of tax benefits if we experience an “ownership change” under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; (xviii) our ability to utilize various relief options enabled by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act); (xix) the limited trading market for our securities and the volatility of market price for our securities; and (xx) the impact of future sales of our common stock or securities convertible into our common stock on our stock price. These statements are based on information currently available to us and are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual growth, results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, performance, business prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements including, but not limited to, those set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our most recently filed Form 10-K and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We are under no duty to update any of these statements. You should not consider any list of such factors to be an exhaustive statement of all of the risks, uncertainties or other factors that could cause our current beliefs, expectations, plans and/or assumptions to change. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a predictor of actual results.


    BROADWIND, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
    (IN THOUSANDS)
    (UNAUDITED)

         September 30,  December 31,
          2022   2021 
    ASSETS    
    CURRENT ASSETS:    
     Cash $1,509  $852 
     Accounts receivable, net  16,916   13,802 
     Employee retention credit receivable -   497 
     Contract assets 3,489   1,136 
     Inventories, net  33,902   33,377 
     Prepaid expenses and other current assets  3,858   2,661 
      Total current assets  59,674   52,325 
    LONG-TERM ASSETS:    
     Property and equipment, net  45,497   43,655 
     Operating lease right-of-use assets 16,872   18,029 
     Intangible assets, net  2,902   3,453 
     Other assets  1,119   585 
    TOTAL ASSETS $126,064  $118,047 
            
    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY    
    CURRENT LIABILITIES:    
     Line of credit and other notes payable $15,629  $6,650 
     Current portion of finance lease obligations  1,967   2,060 
     Current portion of operating lease obligations 1,871   1,775 
     Accounts payable  21,436   16,462 
     Accrued liabilities  4,897   3,654 
     Customer deposits  3,076   12,082 
      Total current liabilities  48,876   42,683 
    LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:    
     Long-term debt, net of current maturities  8,489   177 
     Long-term finance lease obligations, net of current portion  2,881   2,481 
     Long-term operating lease obligations, net of current portion 17,180   18,405 
     Other  24   167 
      Total long-term liabilities  28,574   21,230 
    COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES    
            
    STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:    
     Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued    
     or outstanding  -   - 
     Common stock, $0.001 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized; 20,944,873    
     and 19,859,650 shares issued as of September 30, 2022 and    
     December 31, 2021, respectively  21   20 
     Treasury stock, at cost, 273,937 shares as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021,    
     respectively (1,842)  (1,842)
     Additional paid-in capital  396,730   395,372 
     Accumulated deficit  (346,295)  (339,416)
      Total stockholders’ equity  48,614   54,134 
    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY $126,064  $118,047 
            

      

    BROADWIND, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
    (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
    (UNAUDITED)

        Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
         2022   2021   2022   2021 
               
               
    Revenues $44,843  $40,389  $136,699  $119,608 
    Cost of sales  41,095   38,315   128,545   115,054 
    Gross profit  3,748   2,074   8,154   4,554 
               
    OPERATING EXPENSES:        
    Selling, general and administrative  4,085   3,888   12,109   12,623 
    Intangible amortization  183   183   550   550 
     Total operating expenses  4,268   4,071   12,659   13,173 
    Operating loss  (520)  (1,997)  (4,505)  (8,619)
               
    OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME, net:        
    Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness -   -   -   9,151 
    Interest expense, net  (1,234)  (269)  (2,355)  (816)
    Other, net  (4)  185   17   7,322 
     Total other (expense) income, net  (1,238)  (84)  (2,338)  15,657 
               
    Net (loss) income before provision for income taxes  (1,758)  (2,081)  (6,843)  7,038 
    Provision for income taxes  14   24   36   101 
    NET (LOSS) INCOME $(1,772) $(2,105) $(6,879) $6,937 
               
               
    NET (LOSS) INCOME PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC:        
    Net (loss) income $(0.09) $(0.11) $(0.34) $0.38 
               
    WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC  20,506   19,418   20,156   18,460 
               
    NET (LOSS) INCOME PER COMMON SHARE - DILUTED:        
    Net (loss) income $(0.09) $(0.11) $(0.34) $0.36 
               
    WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - DILUTED  20,506   19,418   20,156   19,218 
               

     

    BROADWIND, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
    (IN THOUSANDS)
    (UNAUDITED)

         Nine Months Ended September 30,
          2022  2021 
    CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:   
     Net (loss) income $(6,879)$6,937 
           
    Adjustments to reconcile net cash used in operating activities:   
      Depreciation and amortization expense  4,581  4,758 
      Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness  -  (9,151)
      Deferred income taxes  (13) 19 
      Change in fair value of interest rate swap agreements  (27) 18 
      Stock-based compensation  760  857 
      Allowance for doubtful accounts  (18) (434)
      Common stock issued under defined contribution 401(k) plan  915  870 
      Loss (gain) on disposal of assets  3  (33)
      Changes in operating assets and liabilities:   
       Accounts receivable  (3,096) (360)
       Employee retention credit receivable  497  (503)
       Contract assets  (2,353) 763 
       Inventories  (525) 1,848 
       Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (1,200) 689 
       Accounts payable  4,968  (4,321)
       Accrued liabilities  1,271  (2,285)
       Customer deposits  (9,006) (11,139)
       Other non-current assets and liabilities  (149) 644 
    Net cash used in operating activities  (10,271) (10,823)
           
    CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:   
     Purchases of property and equipment  (2,757) (1,369)
     Proceeds from disposals of property and equipment  -  33 
    Net cash used in investing activities  (2,757) (1,336)
           
    CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:   
     Proceeds from line of credit, net  7,966  4,039 
     Payments for deferred financing costs  (470) - 
     Proceeds from long-term debt  8,113  613 
     Payments on long-term debt  (261) (159)
     Principal payments on finance leases  (1,347) (1,197)
     Shares withheld for taxes in connection with issuance of restricted stock  (546) (1,503)
     Proceeds from sale of common stock, net  230  9,329 
    Net cash provided by financing activities  13,685  11,122 
           - 
           
    NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH  657  (1,037)
    CASH beginning of the period  852  3,372 
    CASH end of the period $1,509 $2,335 
           


    BROADWIND, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    SELECTED SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION
    (IN THOUSANDS)
    (UNAUDITED)

       Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
       September 30, September 30,
        2022   2021   2022   2021 
    ORDERS:      
     Heavy Fabrications $62,873  $26,539  $110,022  $62,096 
     Gearing  15,523   11,546   38,526   29,325 
     Industrial Solutions  6,061   4,512   14,648   11,831 
     Total orders $84,457  $42,597  $163,196  $103,252 
              
    REVENUES:      
     Heavy Fabrications $30,640  $28,675  $93,486  $87,282 
     Gearing  10,190   7,562   30,890   20,315 
     Industrial Solutions  4,020   4,213   13,142   12,357 
     Corporate and Other  (7)  (61)  (819)  (346)
     Total revenues $44,843  $40,389  $136,699  $119,608 
              
    OPERATING PROFIT/(LOSS):      
     Heavy Fabrications $372  $(445) $(11) $(1,873)
     Gearing  624   (219)  (73)  (2,090)
     Industrial Solutions  (191)  (108)  (368)  (169)
     Corporate and Other  (1,325)  (1,225)  (4,053)  (4,487)
     Total operating loss $(520) $(1,997) $(4,505) $(8,619)
              
              
              
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    BROADWIND, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
    (IN THOUSANDS)
    (UNAUDITED)

    Consolidated Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
        2022   2021   2022  2021
    Net (Loss) Income  $(1,772) $(2,105) $(6,879) $6,937
    Interest Expense   1,234   269   2,355   816
    Income Tax Provision   14   24   36   101
    Depreciation and Amortization   1,486   1,594   4,581   4,758
    Share-based Compensation and Other Stock Payments   935   619   2,166   1,806
    Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)  $1,897  $401  $2,259  $14,418
              


    Heavy Fabrications Segment Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
       2022   2021   2022  2021
    Net (Loss) Income $(231) $(313) $(1,009) $6,629
    Interest Expense  651   124   1,246   381
    Income Tax (Benefit) Provision  (48)  (68)  (249)  2,124
    Depreciation  852   967   2,594   2,903
    Share-based Compensation and Other Stock Payments  226   248   697   731
    Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP) $1,450  $958  $3,279  $12,768
             


    Gearing Segment Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
      2022  2021   2022  2021
    Net Income (Loss) $581 $(236) $(185) $1,835
    Interest Expense  41  13   131   33
    Income Tax Provision  1  3   4   10
    Depreciation and Amortization  477  464   1,507   1,383
    Share-based Compensation and Other Stock Payments  119  213   397   356
    Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)$1,219 $457  $1,854  $3,617
             


    Industrial Solutions Segment Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
       2022   2021   2022  2021
    Net (Loss) Income $(283) $(130) $(540) $684
    Interest Expense  81   11   147   43
    Income Tax Provision  9   9   20   56
    Depreciation and Amortization  97   104   299   315
    Share-based Compensation and Other Stock Payments  48   43   182   146
    Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP) $(48) $37  $108  $1,244
             


    Corporate and Other Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
       2022   2021   2022   2021 
    Net Loss $(1,839) $(1,426) $(5,145) $(2,211)
    Interest Expense  461   121   831   359 
    Income Tax Provision (Benefit)  52   80   261   (2,089)
    Depreciation and Amortization  60   59   181   157 
    Share-based Compensation and Other Stock Payments  542   115   890   573 
    Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP) $(724) $(1,051) $(2,982) $(3,211)
                     

    CORPORATE CONTACT
    
    Noel Ryan, IRC
    investor@bwen.com

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