TMS International Corp. Reports Second Quarter 2011 Results

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 10, 2011 /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 the second quarter ended June 30, 2011.

Highlights

  • Revenue After Raw Materials Costs in the quarter was $137.0 million, an 11.4% increase compared to $123.0 million in the second quarter of 2010.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $33.5 million(1), a 3.6% decrease compared to the $34.7 million in the second quarter of 2010.
  • Announced new contract wins during the quarter including the company's first contract in the Middle East/North Africa region.
  • Full-year 2011 Adjusted EBITDA guidance reaffirmed at $133 million to $137 million, representing a year-over-year growth rate of 11% to 14%.

Fiscal 2011 Second Quarter Results

Revenue After Raw Materials Costs, the company's measurement of sales performance, was $137.0 million, an increase of 11.4% compared to $123.0 million in the second quarter of 2010.

Adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal quarter was $33.5 million compared to $34.7 million of Adjusted EBITDA in the prior year, a decrease of 3.6%. The primary reason for the year-over-year decrease in Adjusted EBITDA is the timing of two opportunistic large vessel shipments in the company's Raw Material and Optimization Group that contributed approximately $2.5 million of EBITDA in the second quarter of 2010.

The company's Adjusted EBITDA Margin(2) for the second quarter of 2011 was 24.4% compared to 28.2% in the second quarter of 2010. Adjusted EBITDA Margins declined year-over-year due to a smaller percentage of overall revenue generated by the higher margin Raw Material and Optimization Group in the second quarter of 2011 as well as increased fuel costs. The majority of the company's contracts have fuel surcharges or inflationary price adjustment mechanisms that typically recapture fuel and other price increases, although these price adjustments generally lag cost increases by a short period of time.

Excluding the $1.3 million charge related to the initial public offering, basic and diluted earnings for the second quarter 2011 were both approximately $0.17 per share compared with a loss of $0.08 per share in the second quarter of last year. Including the one-time charge, basic and diluted earnings per share were both $0.13 for the second quarter of 2011.

Joseph Curtin, President and Chief Executive Officer of TMS International Corp., said with respect to the company's second quarter results, "We had another solid quarter with record revenue and our third best Adjusted EBITDA quarter ever. Our team continues to successfully execute all aspects of our business plan with passion, which is producing strong financial results. We fully expect our success to continue and we are optimistic about our future."

The company ended the second quarter of 2011 with a cash balance of $93.8 million compared to a balance of $17.3 million at the end of the second quarter of 2010. This increase was largely due to the proceeds from the company's initial public offering.

Cash used by operating activities in the second quarter of 2011 was $31.1 million compared to cash provided by operations of $25.5 million in the second quarter of 2010.  A temporary $57.3 million increase in working capital at quarter-end was related to the timing of receivables and payables in the Raw Material and Optimization Group. The underlying raw materials shipments were completed shortly after quarter-end and working capital returned to normalized levels. The company's cash balance as of July 31, 2011 was approximately $131 million with no draw on its $165 million revolving credit facility.

Discretionary Cash Flow(3), which the Company uses to measure operating cash flow generation, was $22.9 million for the quarter.

Fiscal 2011 Six Month Results

Revenue After Raw Materials Costs for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased 18.5% to $272.3 million from $229.7 million for the first six months of 2010. Excluding the $1.3 million second quarter one-time charge described above, Adjusted EBITDA for the first six months of 2011 increased 12.4% to $68.1 million from $60.6 million for the first six months of 2010. Adjusted EBITDA margin for the first six months of 2011 was 25.0% compared to 26.4 % for the first six months of 2010.

For the first six months of 2011, the company produced Discretionary Cash Flow of $50.2 million.

Contract Wins

Earlier in the quarter, the company announced it had secured new contracts for mill services totaling more than $84 million in revenue over the life of the contracts at expected production levels. The company will provide various services at steel mills in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Dunkerque, France, further expanding the Company's international footprint.

Year-to-date, the company has won a total of six new mill services contracts, representing more than $147 million of cumulative revenue at expected production levels.

Outlook

The company reaffirmed its previous Adjusted EBITDA guidance for the full year 2011 in the range of $133 million to $137 million, representing a year-over-year growth rate of 11% to 14%.

Conference Call Information

The company will hold a conference call to discuss second quarter 2011 results at 11:00 a.m. EDT 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. second quarter earnings conference call.

Following the live conference call, a replay will be available beginning one hour after the call. The replay also 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 449918.  The telephonic replay will be available until Wednesday, August 17, 2011.

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 services at 78 customer sites in 10 countries and operates a global raw materials procurement network with 26 offices in 11 countries spanning 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. Such forward-looking statements 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. The company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements after the day of the release as a result of new information, future events or developments except as required by law.

(1)  Excludes a $1.3 million previously announced one-time charge for share based compensation directly related to the company's initial public offering completed in April 2011.

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

(3)  Adjusted EBITDA minus maintenance capex (previously referred to in the company's financial statements as "Free Cash Flow").

TMS INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

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







Second quarter ended
June 30,


Six months ended
June 30,



2011


2010


2011


2010



(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

Revenue:





Revenue from Sale of Materials            

$  552,047

$  525,255

$  1,103,173

$  902,465

Service Revenue                       

118,704

102,592

231,538

196,055






Total Revenue                                 

670,751

627,847

1,334,711

1,098,520

Costs and Expenses:





Cost of Raw Materials Shipments             

533,732

504,873

1,062,458

868,784

Site Operating Costs                       

89,633

73,072

174,197

142,040

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

13,936

15,185

30,001

27,124

Share based compensation associated with initial public offering

1,304

--

1,304

--

Depreciation

11,769

12,292

23,568

25,222

Amortization

3,072

3,038

6,134

6,089






Total Costs and Expenses

653,446

608,460

1,297,662

1,069,259

Income from Operations

17,305

19,387

37,049

29,261

Interest Expense, Net

(7,907)

(9,820)

(16,584)

(21,325)






Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

9,398

9,567

20,465

7,936

Income Tax (Expense) Benefit           

(3,697)

(4,343)

(8,547)

(5,360)






Net Income (Loss)                              

5,701

5,224

11,918

2,576

Net Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

60


60


Accretion on preferred stock

(1,261)

(5,631)

(7,156)

(11,090)

Net Income attributable to TMS International

$  4,500

$  (407)

$  4,822

$  (8,514)






Net Income (Loss) per Share:
Basic

$  0.13

$  (0.08)

$  0.25

$  (1.72)

    Diluted

$  0.13

$  (0.08)

$  0.25

$  (1.72)

Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic

34,058,877

4,944,395

19,663,184

4,944,397

    Diluted                    

34,069,238

4,944,395

19,668,422

4,944,397




TMS INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands of dollars, except share data)





June 30,
2011


December 31,
2010



(unaudited)


Assets



Current assets:



Cash and cash equivalents                                   

$  93,802

$  49,492

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,321 and $2,125, respectively

330,400

207,147

Inventories                                          

66,140

38,664

Prepaid and other current assets                         

21,878

19,562

Deferred tax asset                                     

5,992

6,702




Total current assets                                   

518,212

321,567

Property, plant and equipment, net                                   

140,623

138,540

Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $10,514 and $9,280, respectively

7,150

8,384

Goodwill                                                       

244,418

242,148

Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $53,579 and $47,232, respectively

160,524

165,295

Other noncurrent assets

2,500

2,971




Total assets

$  1,073,427

$  878,905




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



Current liabilities:



Accounts payable

$  252,492

$  177,668

Accounts payable overdraft

43,134

25,802

Salaries, wages and related benefits

24,152

28,934

Accrued expenses

28,667

30,834

Revolving borrowings

199

304

Current portion of long-term debt

2,700

3,185




Total current liabilities

351,344

266,727

Long-term debt

380,070

380,997

Indebtedness to related parties

42,155

Deferred tax liability

48,554

42,932

Other noncurrent liabilities

19,056

20,203




Total liabilities                           

799,024

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 June 30, 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; 12,880,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively

13

Class B common stock 30,000,000 shares authorized, $0.001 par value per share; 26,375,973 and 4,943,992 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

26

Capital in excess of par value                               

434,324

Accumulated deficit                                       

(160,886)

(165,717)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss                       

755

(5,502)




Total TMS International Corp. stockholders' equity (deficit)     

274,232

(171,219)

Noncontrolling interests                                 

171

266




Total stockholders' equity (deficit)                        

274,403

(170,953)




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

$  1,073,427

$  878,905







TMS INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

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



Six months ended
June 30,


2011

2010


(unaudited)

(unaudited)

Cash flows from operating activities:



Net Income

$  11,918

$  2,576

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



Depreciation and Amortization

29,702

31,311

Amortization of deferred financing costs

1,234

1,235

Deferred income tax

7,566

2,664

Provision for bad debts

404

79

Gain on the disposal of equipment

(23)

(736)

Non cash share based compensation cost

1,590

15

Increase (decrease) from changes in:



Accounts receivable

(123,657)

(98,326)

Inventories

(27,476)

(7,872)

Prepaid and other current assets

(2,769)

(3,480)

Other noncurrent assets

451

73

Accounts payable and cash overdraft

92,157

82,270

Accrued expenses

(3,825)

7,155

Other noncurrent liabilities

(419)

172

Other, net                                 

(885)

(1,058)

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities           

(14,032)

16,078

Cash flows from investing activities:



Capital Expenditures                           

(25,757)

(18,261)

Proceeds from sale of equipment

331

1,152

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

(303)

(39)

Net cash used in investing activities

(26,116)

(16,270)

Cash flows from financing activities:



Revolving credit facility (repayments) borrowing, net

(103)

10,541

Net proceeds from initial public offering

128,782

---

Repayment of debt                     

(44,221)

(22,859)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                               

84,458

(12,318)

Cash and cash equivalents:



Net increase (decrease) in cash         

44,310

(12,510)

Cash at beginning of period             

49,492

29,814

Cash at end of period                 

$ 93,802

$ 17,304




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.  A reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA is as follows (in thousands):



Second quarter ended
June 30,


Six months ended
June 30,



2011


2010


2011


2010



(unaudited)

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

Income (loss) before income taxes     

$  9,398

$  9,567

$  20,465

$  7,936

Plus: Depreciation and amortization    

14,841

15,330

29,702

31,311

Interest Expense, Net        

7,907

9,820

16,584

21,325






Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization

32,146

34,717

66,751

60,572

Share based compensation associated with initial public offering

1,304

1,304






Adjusted EBITDA                         

$  33,450

$  34,717

$  68,055

$  60,572









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):



Six months  ended



June 30,
2011


June 30,
2010


Adjusted EBITDA                     

$  68,055

$  60,572

Maintenance Capital Expenditures       

(17,904)

(11,842)




Discretionary Cash Flow           

$  50,151

$  48,730







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






Six months ended



June 30,
2011


June 30,
2010


Discretionary Cash Flow                             

$  50,151

$  48,730

Maintenance Capital Expenditures                     

17,904

11,842

Cash interest expense                             

(16,022)

(18,896)

Cash income taxes                               

(686)

(1,533)

Change in accounts receivable                    

(123,657)

(98,326)

Change in inventory                           

(27,476)

(7,872)

Change in account payable                     

92,157

82,270

Change in other current assets and liabilities       

(6,594)

2,481

Other operating cash flows                 

191

(2,618)




Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 

$  (14,032)

$  16,078







SOURCE TMS International Corp.

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