TMS International Corp. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2011 Results

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TMS International Corp. (NYSE: TMS), the parent company of Tube City IMS Corporation, a leading provider of outsourced industrial services to steel mills globally, today announced results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

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2011 Fourth Quarter Highlights

  • Revenue After Raw Materials Costs(1) in the quarter was $137.9 million, a 15% increase compared to $119.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2010.
  • Adjusted EBITDA(1) for the quarter was $31.7 million(2), an 8% increase compared to $29.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2010.
  • Net income attributable to common stock was $6.1 million for the fourth quarter, an increase of 143% compared to $2.5 million(3) in the fourth quarter 2010. Basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.16 for the quarter.
  • Entered into a new five-year $350 million secured asset-based revolving credit facility in the fourth quarter, replacing an existing $165 million asset-based revolving credit facility set to mature in January 2013.
  • Awarded three new mill services contracts in South Africa and Belgium in the fourth quarter totaling more than $290 million of cumulative total revenue over the life of the contracts at expected production levels.

2011 Fourth Quarter Financial Results

Revenue After Raw Materials Costs, the company's measurement of sales performance, was $137.9 million, an increase of 15% compared to $119.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2010.

Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter was $31.7 million compared to $29.2 million of Adjusted EBITDA in the prior year, an increase of 8%. Net income attributable to common stock was $6.1 million for the fourth quarter, an increase of 143% compared to $2.5 million in the fourth quarter. Basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.16 for the quarter.

The company's Adjusted EBITDA Margin(4) for the fourth quarter of 2011 was 23.0% compared to 24.4% in the fourth quarter of 2010. The company's year-over-year margin decline was due primarily to new contracts in start-up mode and the impact of unfavorable contract situations at three of the company's 82 locations.

Joseph Curtin, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of TMS International Corp., said with respect to the company's fourth quarter 2011 and year-end results, "Despite the difficult global economic environment, TMS International delivered another quarter of very strong financial results and we are pleased with the company's performance for 2011. We continue to focus on creating value for our customers in all business environments and executing our global strategic growth plan.

"Further, we maintained our industry-leading safety record and our high standards in the area of environmental responsibility which differentiates us from our competitors. I want to congratulate the team at our Jewett, TX, operation which recently received the Global Slag Environmental Award. The award recognizes superior environmental performance."

Cash provided from operating activities in the fourth quarter of 2011 was $44.9 million compared to cash provided by operations of $49.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2010.

The company ended the fourth quarter of 2011 with a cash balance of $108.8 million compared to a balance of $49.5 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2010. This increase was largely due to the proceeds from the company's initial public offering in April 2011.

2011 Full Year Financial Results

Revenue After Raw Materials Costs for the year ended December 31, 2011 increased 18% to $549.5 million from $466.1 million for 2010. Adjusted EBITDA for 2011 increased 12% to $134.0 million(5) from $119.9 million in 2010. Adjusted EBITDA margin for 2011 was 24.4% compared to 25.7% for 2010.

Contract Wins/Renewals

In the fourth quarter, the company announced that it was awarded three new mill services contracts in South Africa and Belgium totaling more than $290 million of cumulative total revenue over the life of the contracts at expected production levels.

For the full year 2011, the company announced a total of nine new contracts to provide mill services, representing more than $433 million of cumulative total revenue over the life of the contracts at expected production levels.  Additionally, the company renewed and extended 11 contracts globally for various terms at multiple locations, which represents a 100% renewal rate for 2011.

Earnings Guidance for 2012

The company expects to achieve full year 2012 Adjusted EBITDA in a range of $142 million to $148 million, representing a year-over-year growth rate of 6% to 10%.

Conference Call Information

The company will hold a conference call to discuss fourth quarter 2011 results at 11:00 a.m. EST this morning. The call will be web cast live over the Internet from the company's Web site at www.tmsinternationalcorp.com under "Investor Relations." Participants should follow the instructions provided on the Web site for downloading and installing the necessary audio applications. The conference call also is available by dialing 1-800-860-2442 (domestic toll free) or 1-412-858-4600 (international) and asking for the TMS International Corp. fourth quarter earnings conference call.

Following the live conference call, a replay will be available beginning one hour after the call. The replay will be available on the company's web site or by dialing 1-877-344-7529 (domestic toll free) or 1-412-317-0088 (international) and entering the replay passcode 449920.  The telephonic replay will be available until Tuesday, February 21, 2012.

About TMS International Corp.

TMS International Corp., through its subsidiaries, including Tube City IMS Corporation, is the largest provider of outsourced industrial services to steel mills in North America as measured by revenue and has a substantial and growing international presence.  The company provides mill services at 82 customer sites in 11 countries and operates 29 brokerage offices from which it buys and sells raw materials across five continents.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain information in this news release contains forward-looking statements with respect to the company's financial condition, results of operations or business or its expectations or beliefs concerning future events. Such forward-looking statements include the discussions of the company's business strategies, estimates of future global steel production and other market metrics and the company's expectations concerning future operations, margins, profitability, liquidity and capital resources. Although the company believes that such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that any forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements may be preceded by, followed by or include the words "may," "will," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," "could," "might," or "continue" or the negative or other variations thereof or comparable terminology.  Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties, estimates and assumptions that may cause the company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different. Additional information relating to factors that may cause actual results to differ from the company's forward-looking statements can be found in the company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 and elsewhere in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on any of these forward- looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any such statement to reflect new information, or the occurrence of future events or changes in circumstances.

(1) "Revenue After Raw Material Costs" and "Adjusted EBITDA" are measurements we believe are useful in measuring our operating performance.  Descriptions and reconciliations of these measurements to GAAP are provided below.

(2) Excludes a $0.6 million debt extinguishment loss related to the replacement of the company's existing asset-based revolver with a new facility.

(3) Excludes a $5.9 million charge for accretion of preferred stock, an item that was eliminated as a result of the company's initial public offering in April 2011.

(4) Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated as a percentage of Revenue After Raw Materials Costs.

(5) Excludes $1.3 million of IPO related costs, a $0.7 million one-time charge related to the departure of the company's former Non-Executive Board Chairman and $0.6 million was on debt extinguishment related to the company's replacement of its previous revolving credit facility with a new, larger facility.

TMS INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands of dollars, except share and per share data)








Fourth quarter ended
December 31,  

Year ended
December 31,  


2011  

2010  

2011  

2010  


(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

Revenue:





Revenue from Sale of Materials

$  498,306

$  351,580

$  2,192,188

$  1,632,822

Service Revenue

119,240

102,546

469,283

397,808






Total Revenue

617,546

454,126

2,661,471

2,030,630

Costs and Expenses:





Cost of Raw Materials Shipments

479,642

334,299

2,112,011

1,564,504

Site Operating Costs

91,023

77,490

356,183

293,003

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

15,224

13,144

59,236

53,203

Share based compensation associated with initial public offering

1,304

Provision for Transition Agreement

745

Depreciation

12,069

12,036

47,493

49,317

Amortization

3,199

3,058

12,401

12,191






Total Costs and Expenses

601,157

440,027

2,589,373

1,972,218

Income from Operations

16,389

14,099

72,098

58,412

Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt

(581)

(581)

Interest Expense, Net

(7,825)

(9,513)

(32,201)

(40,361)






Income Before Income Taxes

7,983

4,586

39,316

18,051

Income Tax Expense

(2,366)

(2,060)

(15,410)

(10,903)






Net Income

5,617

2,526

23,906

7,148

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

532

726

Accretion on preferred stock

(5,927)

(7,156)

(22,824)






Net income (loss) attributable to TMS International Corp. common stock

$  6,149

$  (3,401)

$  17,476

$  (15,676)






Net Income (Loss) per Share:





Basic

$  0.16

$          (0.69)

$  0.59

$           (3.17)

Diluted

$  0.16

$    (0.69)

$  0.59

$           (3.17)

Average Common Shares Outstanding:





Basic

39,255,973

4,943,992

29,593,776

4,944,193

Diluted

39,255,973

4,943,992

29,596,359

4,944,193




TMS INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands of dollars, except share data)






December 31,
2011  

December 31,
2010  


(unaudited)


Assets



Current assets:



Cash and cash equivalents

$  108,830

$  49,492

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,613 and $2,125,
respectively

292,546

207,147

Inventories

56,297

38,664

Prepaid and other current assets

31,041

19,562

Deferred tax asset

7,114

6,702




Total current assets

495,828

321,567

Property, plant and equipment, net

161,017

138,540

Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $9,517 and $9,280, respectively

10,638

8,384

Goodwill, net of $55,000 accumulated impairment

241,771

242,148

Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $56,374 and $47,232, respectively

153,066

165,295

Other noncurrent assets

3,675

2,971




Total assets

$  1,065,995

$  878,905




Liabilities, Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)



Current liabilities:



Accounts payable

$  225,999

$  177,668

Accounts payable overdraft

47,817

25,802

Salaries, wages and related benefits

28,105

28,934

Accrued expenses

24,340

30,834

Revolving borrowings

159

304

Current portion of long-term debt

3,585

3,185




Total current liabilities

330,005

266,727

Long-term debt

379,250

380,997

Indebtedness to related parties

42,155

Indebtedness due to noncontrolling interests

5,275

Deferred tax liability

53,791

42,932

Other noncurrent liabilities

20,833

20,203




Total liabilities

789,154

753,014

Redeemable preferred stock:



Redeemable, convertible preferred stock, 50,000 shares authorized with 22,000 and 25,000 shares designated as Class A; $0.001 par value per share; 0 and 21,883 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, liquidation preference of $296,844 at December 31, 2010, accumulated and unpaid dividend of $80,203 at December 31, 2010

296,844

Stockholders' equity (deficit):



Class A common stock; 200,000,000 shares authorized, $0.001 par value per share; 12,894,333 and 0 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

13

Class B common stock 30,000,000 shares authorized, $0.001 par value per share; 26,361,640 and 4,943,992 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010,
respectively.

26

Capital in excess of par value

434,841

Accumulated deficit

(148,232)

(165,717)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

(11,075)

(5,502)




Total TMS International Corp. stockholders' equity (deficit)

275,573

(171,219)

Noncontrolling interests

1,268

266




Total stockholders' equity (deficit)

276,841

(170,953)




Total liabilities, redeemable preferred stock and stockholders' equity (deficit)

$  1,065,995

$  878,905




TMS INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands of dollars, except share and per share data)





Year ended
December 31,  


2011  

2010  


(unaudited)

(unaudited)

Cash flows from operating activities:



Net Income

$  23,906

$  7,148

Adjustments to reconcile Net Income to net cash provided by operating activities:



Depreciation and Amortization

59,894

61,508

Amortization of deferred financing costs

2,491

2,468

Deferred income tax

12,300

9,618

Provision for bad debts

590

123

Loss (gain) on the disposal of equipment

291

(362)

Non cash share based compensation cost

2,231

29

Interest paid-in-kind

4,657

Loss on debt extinguishment

581

Increase (decrease) from changes in:



Accounts receivable

(85,989)

(42,652)

Inventories

(17,633)

(6,799)

Prepaid and other current assets

(2,789)

(11,758)

Other noncurrent assets

(79)

329

Accounts payable and cash overdraft

70,346

48,157

Accrued expenses

(4,639)

15,989

Other noncurrent liabilities

(236)

(1,699)

Other, net

(2,320)

(319)




Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

58,945

86,437




Cash flows from investing activities:



Capital Expenditures

(83,076)

(39,816)

Proceeds from sale of equipment

673

1,394

Acquisition

(50)

(495)

Amount returned from escrow related to previous acquisition

1,712

Contingent payment for acquired business

(337)

(339)

Cash flows related to IU International, net

(402)

(331)




Net cash used in investing activities

(83,192)

(37,875)




Cash flows from financing activities:



Revolving credit facility repayments, net

(115)

(4,115)

Issuance of debt

5,275

Net proceeds from initial public offering

128,657

Debt issuance and termination fees

(5,326)

Repayment of debt

(46,223)

(25,193)

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

1,849

266




Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

84,117

(29,042)




Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

(532)

158




Cash and cash equivalents:



Net increase (decrease) in cash

59,338

19,678

Cash at beginning of period

49,492

29,814




Cash at end of period

$  108,830

$  49,492







DESCRIPTION AND GAAP RECONCILIATIONS OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL MEASUREMENTS

We measure our sales volume on the basis of Revenue After Raw Materials Costs, which we define as Total Revenue minus Cost of Raw Materials Shipments.  Revenue After Raw Materials Costs is not a recognized financial measure under GAAP, but we believe it is useful in measuring our operating performance because it excludes the fluctuations in the market prices of the raw materials we procure for and sell to our customers. We subtract the Cost of Raw Materials Shipments from Total Revenue because market prices of the raw materials we procure for and generally concurrently sell to our customers are offset on our statement of operations. Further, in our raw materials procurement business, we generally engage in two alternative types of transactions that require different accounting treatments for Total Revenue. In the first type, we take no title to the materials being procured and we record only our commission as revenue; in the second type, we take title to the materials and sell it to a buyer, typically in a transaction where a buyer and seller are matched. By subtracting the Cost of Raw Materials Shipments, we isolate the margin that we make on our raw materials procurement and logistics services, and we are better able to evaluate our operating performance in terms of the volume of raw materials we procure for our customers and the margin we generate.



Fourth Quarter ended
December 31,

(in thousands of dollars)

Year ended
December 31,

(in thousands of dollars)


2011


2010


2011


2010


Revenue After Raw Materials Costs:





Consolidated:





Total Revenue

$  617,546

$  454,126

$  2,661,471

$  2,030,630

Cost of Raw Materials Shipments

(479,642)

(334,299)

(2,112,011)

(1,564,504)






Revenue After Raw Materials Costs

$  137,904

$  119,827

$  549,460

$  466,126




Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized financial measure under GAAP, but we believe it is useful in measuring our operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA is used internally to determine our incentive compensation levels, including under our management bonus plan, and it is required, with some additional adjustments, in certain covenant compliance calculations under our senior secured credit facilities. We also use Adjusted EBITDA to benchmark the performance of our business against expected results, to analyze year-over-year trends and to compare our operating performance to that of our competitors. We also use Adjusted EBITDA as a performance measure because it excludes the impact of tax provisions and Depreciation and Amortization, which are difficult to compare across periods due to the impact of accounting for business combinations and the impact of tax net operating losses on cash taxes paid. In addition, we use Adjusted EBITDA as a performance measure of our operating segments in accordance with ASC Topic 280, Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information. We believe that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA enhances our investors' overall understanding of the financial performance of and prospects for our business.



Fourth quarter ended
December 31,  

Year ended
December 31,  


2011 

2010 

2011  

2010  


(unaudited)

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

Income (loss) before income taxes

$  7,983

$  4,586

$  39,316

$  18,051

Plus: Depreciation and amortization

15,268

15,094

59,894

61,508

Interest Expense, Net

7,825

9,513

32,201

40,361






Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization

31,076

29,193

131,411

119,920

Share based compensation associated with initial public offering

1,304

Provision for Transition Agreement

745

Loss on debt extinguishment

581

581






Adjusted EBITDA

$  31,657

$  29,193

$  134,041

$  119,920




Discretionary Cash Flow is calculated as our Adjusted EBITDA minus our Maintenance Capital Expenditures. We believe Discretionary Cash Flow is useful in measuring our liquidity. Discretionary Cash Flow is not a recognized financial measure under GAAP, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies in our industry. Discretionary Cash Flow should not be considered in isolation from or as an alternative to any other performance measures determined in accordance with GAAP (in thousands):






Year ended  


December 31,
2011

December 31,
2010

Adjusted EBITDA

$  134,041

$  119,920

Maintenance Capital Expenditures

(41,893)

(31,158)




Discretionary Cash Flow

$  92,148

$  88,762







The following table reconciles Discretionary Cash Flow to net cash provided by (used in) operating (in thousands):  






Year ended  


December 31,
2011  

December 31,
2010  

Discretionary Cash Flow

$  92,148

$  88,762

Maintenance Capital Expenditures

41,893

31,158

Cash interest expense

(30,284)

(33,521)

Cash income taxes

(1,854)

(3,266)

Change in accounts receivable

(85,989)

(42,652)

Change in inventory

(17,633)

(6,799)

Change in account payable

70,346

48,157

Change in other current assets and liabilities

(6,854)

4,359

Other operating cash flows

(2,828)

397




Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

$  58,945

$  86,595







SOURCE TMS International Corp.

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