Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2013 Financial Results
OutdoorHub 03.06.13
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation, a leader in firearm manufacturing and design, today announced financial results for the fiscal 2013 third quarter ended January 31, 2013.
Third Quarter Fiscal 2013 Financial Highlights
- Net sales from continuing operations for the third quarter were $136.2 million, up 38.8% from the third quarter last year. The company continued to increase its production capacity during the third quarter and has operated its plant at essentially full capacity for the last four quarters. Despite these capacity increases, the company was unable to meet the ongoing demand across all of its firearm product lines.
- Gross profit for the third quarter was $50.1 million, or 36.8% of net sales, compared with gross profit of $30.0 million, or 30.6% of net sales, for the comparable quarter last year. Gross profit improved as a result of increased sales volume, leveraging of fixed costs, and a favorable product mix.
- Operating expenses for the third quarter were $22.1 million, or 16.2% of net sales, compared with operating expenses of $19.7 million, or 20.1% of net sales, for the third quarter last year. The increase in operating expenses was primarily related to higher general and administrative costs associated with the ongoing implementation of the company’s new ERP system and incentive compensation. The decline in operating expenses as a percentage of net sales was primarily driven by increased sales volume and controlled spending in sales and marketing.
- Operating income from continuing operations for the third quarter was $28.0 million, or 20.6% percent of net sales, compared with operating income from continuing operations of $10.3 million, or 10.5% percent of net sales, for the comparable quarter last year.
- Income from continuing operations for the third quarter was $17.5 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, more than triple the net income from continuing operations of $5.4 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, for the third quarter last year.
- Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDAS from continuing operations for the third quarter increased to $33.3 million compared with $14.8 million for the third quarter last year. Fiscal year-to-date non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDAS was $101.5 million compared with $37.2 million for the comparable prior year period.
- Operating cash flow of $33.0 million and net capital spending of $12.6 million for the third quarter resulted in free cash flow of $20.4 million.
- During the third quarter of fiscal 2013, the company’s Board of Directors approved a program to repurchase up to $35.0 million of Smith & Wesson’s common stock, subject to certain conditions, in the open market or privately negotiated transactions on or prior to June 30, 2013. The company repurchased 2.1 million shares of its common stock for $20.0 million through this program during the third quarter of fiscal 2013 utilizing cash on hand.
James Debney, Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Our success in the third quarter was highlighted by significant year-over-year improvements in net sales, margin expansion, and bottom line profitability as we successfully executed our growth strategy, which is underpinned with a focus on firearms. Performance gains were driven by continued robust consumer demand for firearms as well as increased sales of our M&P® polymer pistols and modern sporting rifles. Based on incremental improvements in expanding our production capacity, which will be further deployed in the fourth quarter, we are increasing our financial guidance for the full fiscal year 2013.”
Jeffrey D. Buchanan, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, stated, “The strength of our balance sheet continues to provide us enhanced flexibility to invest in our core firearm business and fuel our growth initiatives. At the end of the quarter, we had no borrowings under our credit facility and a cash balance of $62.0 million. Robust free cash flow also allowed us to return value to our stockholders by buying back shares of our common stock in the fiscal third quarter for a total of $20.0 million.”
Financial Outlook for Continuing Operations
The company expects net sales from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 to be between $165.0 million and $170.0 million, which would represent year-over-year growth from continuing operations of 29.0% at the midpoint. The company anticipates GAAP earnings per diluted share from continuing operations of between $0.38 and $0.40 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013.
The company is raising its full year fiscal 2013 financial guidance. The company currently anticipates net sales from continuing operations for fiscal 2013 of between $575.0 million and $580.0 million, which would represent year-over-year growth from continuing operations of approximately 40.0% at the midpoint. The company anticipates fiscal 2013 GAAP earnings per diluted share from continuing operations of between $1.17 and $1.19, income from continuing operations of between $78.0 million and $79.5 million, and non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDAS from continuing operations of between $148.4 million and $150.7 million.
Conference Call and Webcast
The company will host a conference call and webcast today, March 5, 2013, to discuss its third quarter fiscal 2013 financial and operational results. Speakers on the conference call will include James Debney, President and CEO, and Jeffrey D. Buchanan, Executive Vice President and CFO. The conference call may include forward-looking statements. The conference call and webcast will begin at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time). Those interested in listening to the call via telephone may call directly at (866) 804-6928 and reference conference code 35129271. No RSVP is necessary. The conference call audio webcast can also be accessed live and for replay on the company’s website at www.smith-wesson.com, under the Investor Relations section. The company will maintain an audio replay of this conference call on its website for a period of time after the call. No other audio replay will be available.
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In this press release, certain non-GAAP financial measures, including “Adjusted EBITDAS” and “free cash flow” are presented. From time-to-time, the company considers and uses Adjusted EBITDAS and free cash flow as supplemental measures of operating performance in order to provide the reader with an improved understanding of underlying performance trends. Adjusted EBITDAS excludes the effects of interest expense, income taxes, depreciation of tangible fixed assets, amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, plant consolidation costs, DOJ and SEC investigation costs, and certain other transactions. See the attached “Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Adjusted EBITDAS” for a detailed explanation of the amounts excluded from and included in net income to arrive at Adjusted EBITDAS for the three-month and nine-month periods ended January 31, 2013 and January 31, 2012 and the attached “Reconciliation of Estimated GAAP Income from Continuing Operations to Estimated Adjusted EBITDAS” for a full detailed explanation of the amounts excluded from and included in income from continuing operations to arrive at estimated Adjusted EBITDAS for full year fiscal 2013. Free cash flow is defined as cash flow provided by operating activities less capital expenditures, which include purchases of property, equipment, and software.
Adjusted or non-GAAP financial measures provide investors and the company with supplemental measures of operating performance and trends that facilitate comparisons between periods before, during, and after certain items that would not otherwise be apparent on a GAAP basis. Adjusted financial measures are not, and should not be viewed as, a substitute for GAAP results. The company’s definition of these adjusted financial measures may differ from similarly named measures used by others.
