Atkore Inc. Announces First Quarter 2024 Results
-
Net sales of
, down$798.5 million 4.2% versus prior year -
Net income per diluted share decreased by
versus prior year to$0.59 ; Adjusted net income per diluted share decreased by$3.61 versus prior year to$0.49 $4.12 -
Net income decreased by
versus prior year to$35.1 million ; Adjusted EBITDA decreased by$138.4 million versus prior year to$50.3 million $213.5 million -
Full-year Adjusted net income per diluted share outlook increased to
to$16.50 $17.50 -
On January 30, 2024, Atkore’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of
per share of common stock payable on March 15, 2024, to stockholders of record on February 27, 2024.$0.32
“Atkore is off to a great start for fiscal 2024, with double digit organic volume growth in the first quarter driven by contributions across all key product areas,” said Bill Waltz, Atkore President and Chief Executive Officer. “We continue to expect low double digit volume growth for the full year as we continue to realize the benefits from the investments we’ve made in the business, including the ongoing start up and ramp up of our new facility in
Waltz continued, “As we remain focused on our strategic initiatives and investing in the future of our company, we continued to execute our balanced capital allocation strategy by deploying
2024 First Quarter Results
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Three months ended |
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(in thousands) |
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December 29,
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December 30,
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Change |
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% Change |
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Net sales |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Electrical |
|
$ |
593,661 |
|
|
$ |
638,705 |
|
|
$ |
(45,044 |
) |
|
(7.1 |
)% |
Safety & Infrastructure |
|
|
205,127 |
|
|
|
195,259 |
|
|
|
9,868 |
|
|
5.1 |
% |
Eliminations |
|
|
(306 |
) |
|
|
(143 |
) |
|
|
(163 |
) |
|
114.0 |
% |
Consolidated operations |
|
$ |
798,481 |
|
|
$ |
833,821 |
|
|
$ |
(35,340 |
) |
|
(4.2 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net income |
|
$ |
138,381 |
|
|
$ |
173,492 |
|
|
$ |
(35,111 |
) |
|
(20.2 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Adjusted EBITDA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Electrical |
|
$ |
204,360 |
|
|
$ |
243,836 |
|
|
$ |
(39,476 |
) |
|
(16.2 |
)% |
Safety & Infrastructure |
|
|
19,512 |
|
|
|
33,404 |
|
|
|
(13,892 |
) |
|
(41.6 |
)% |
Unallocated |
|
|
(10,349 |
) |
|
|
(13,395 |
) |
|
|
3,046 |
|
|
(22.7 |
)% |
Consolidated operations |
|
$ |
213,523 |
|
|
$ |
263,845 |
|
|
$ |
(50,322 |
) |
|
(19.1 |
)% |
Net sales decreased by
Gross profit decreased by
Net income decreased by
Adjusted EBITDA decreased by
Net income per diluted share prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in
Segment Results
Electrical
Net sales decreased by
Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended December 29, 2023 decreased by
Safety & Infrastructure
Net sales increased by
Adjusted EBITDA decreased by
Liquidity & Capital Resources
On January 30, 2024, the Board of Directors of Atkore Inc. declared a quarterly cash dividend of
Full-Year Outlook1
The Company is maintaining its estimate for fiscal year 2024 Adjusted EBITDA to be approximately
The Company notes that this perspective may vary due to changes in assumptions or market conditions and other factors described under “Forward-Looking Statements.”
Conference Call Information
Atkore management will host a conference call today, February 1, 2024, at 8 a.m. Eastern time, to discuss the Company’s financial results. The conference call may be accessed by dialing (888) 330-2446 (domestic) or (240) 789-2732 (international). The call will be available for replay until February 15, 2024. The replay can be accessed by dialing (800) 770-2030 for domestic callers, or for international callers, (647) 362-9199. The passcode for the live call and the replay is 5592214.
Interested investors and other parties can also listen to a webcast of the live conference call by logging onto the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at https://investors.atkore.com. The online replay will be available on the same website immediately following the call.
To learn more about the Company, please visit the Company’s website at https://investors.atkore.com.
1 Reconciliations of the forward-looking full-year 2024 outlook for Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted net income per diluted share are not being provided as the Company does not currently have sufficient data to accurately estimate the variables and individual adjustments for such reconciliations. Accordingly, we are relying on the exception provided by Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K to exclude these reconciliations. |
About Atkore Inc.
Atkore is a leading manufacturer of electrical products for commercial, industrial, data center, telecommunications, and solar applications. With 5,600 employees and
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to financial outlook. Some of the forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terms such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “shall,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “seeks,” “aims,” “projects,” “is optimistic,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates” or other comparable terms. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, all matters that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which may be beyond our control. We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or outcomes and that actual performance and outcomes, including, without limitation, our actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and the development of the market in which we operate, may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. In addition, even if our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows, and the development of the market in which we operate, are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this press release, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods.
A number of important factors, including, without limitation, the risks and uncertainties disclosed in the Company’s filings with the
Non-GAAP Financial Information
This press release includes certain financial information, not prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
We use Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin in evaluating the performance of our business and in the preparation of our annual operating budgets as indicators of business performance and profitability. We believe Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin allow us to readily view operating trends, perform analytical comparisons and identify strategies to improve operating performance.
We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before income taxes, adjusted to exclude unallocated expenses, depreciation and amortization, interest expense, net, stock-based compensation, loss on extinguishment of debt, certain legal matters, and other items, such as inventory reserves and adjustments, loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment, insurance recovery related to damages of property, plant and equipment, release of indemnified uncertain tax positions, realized or unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency impacts of intercompany loans and related forward currency derivatives, gain on purchase of business, loss on assets held for sale, restructuring costs and transaction costs. We define Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of Net sales.
We believe Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, when presented in conjunction with comparable GAAP measures, are useful for investors because management uses Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin in evaluating the performance of our business.
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income per Share
We use Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share in evaluating the performance of our business and profitability. Management believes that these measures provide useful information to investors by offering additional ways of viewing the Company’s results that, when reconciled to the corresponding GAAP measure provide an indication of performance and profitability excluding the impact of unusual and or non-cash items. We define Adjusted net income as net income before stock-based compensation, loss on extinguishment of debt, loss on assets held for sale, intangible asset amortization, certain legal matters and other items, and the income tax expense or benefit on the foregoing adjustments that are subject to income tax. We define Adjusted net income per share as basic and diluted net income per share excluding the per share impact of stock-based compensation, intangible asset amortization, certain legal matters and other items, and the income tax expense or benefit on the foregoing adjustments that are subject to income tax.
Free Cash Flow
We define free cash flow as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, less capital expenditures. We believe that Free Cash Flow provides meaningful information regarding the Company’s liquidity.
ATKORE INC. |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
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(Unaudited) |
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Three months ended |
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(in thousands, except per share data) |
|
December 29, 2023 |
|
December 30, 2022 |
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Net sales |
|
$ |
798,481 |
|
$ |
833,821 |
Cost of sales |
|
|
507,941 |
|
|
499,468 |
Gross profit |
|
|
290,540 |
|
|
334,353 |
Selling, general and administrative |
|
|
100,615 |
|
|
89,977 |
Intangible asset amortization |
|
|
14,467 |
|
|
12,796 |
Operating income |
|
|
175,458 |
|
|
231,580 |
Interest expense, net |
|
|
7,793 |
|
|
9,488 |
Other expense, net |
|
|
12 |
|
|
41 |
Income before income taxes |
|
|
167,653 |
|
|
222,051 |
Income tax expense |
|
|
29,272 |
|
|
48,559 |
Net income |
|
$ |
138,381 |
|
$ |
173,492 |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net income per share |
|
|
|
|
||
Basic |
|
$ |
3.66 |
|
$ |
4.26 |
Diluted |
|
$ |
3.61 |
|
$ |
4.20 |
ATKORE INC. |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
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(Unaudited) |
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(in thousands, except share and per share data) |
|
December 29, 2023 |
|
September 30, 2023 |
||||
Assets |
|
|
|
|
||||
Current Assets: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
380,922 |
|
|
$ |
388,114 |
|
Accounts receivable, less allowance for current and expected credit losses of |
|
|
517,634 |
|
|
|
559,854 |
|
Inventories, net |
|
|
493,637 |
|
|
|
493,852 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
105,951 |
|
|
|
96,670 |
|
Total current assets |
|
|
1,498,144 |
|
|
|
1,538,490 |
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
|
586,983 |
|
|
|
559,041 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
|
381,205 |
|
|
|
394,372 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
312,960 |
|
|
|
311,106 |
|
Right-of-use assets, net |
|
|
144,828 |
|
|
|
120,747 |
|
Deferred tax assets |
|
|
569 |
|
|
|
546 |
|
Other long-term assets |
|
|
10,703 |
|
|
|
10,707 |
|
Total Assets |
|
$ |
2,935,392 |
|
|
$ |
2,935,009 |
|
Liabilities and Equity |
|
|
|
|
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Current Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Accounts payable |
|
|
248,261 |
|
|
|
292,734 |
|
Income tax payable |
|
|
4,625 |
|
|
|
6,322 |
|
Accrued compensation and employee benefits |
|
|
30,516 |
|
|
|
45,576 |
|
Customer liabilities |
|
|
131,121 |
|
|
|
121,576 |
|
Lease obligations |
|
|
17,883 |
|
|
|
16,230 |
|
Other current liabilities |
|
|
72,951 |
|
|
|
82,166 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
505,357 |
|
|
|
564,604 |
|
Long-term debt |
|
|
763,225 |
|
|
|
762,687 |
|
Long-term lease obligations |
|
|
129,050 |
|
|
|
105,517 |
|
Deferred tax liabilities |
|
|
21,284 |
|
|
|
22,346 |
|
Other long-term liabilities |
|
|
14,131 |
|
|
|
11,736 |
|
Total Liabilities |
|
|
1,433,047 |
|
|
|
1,466,890 |
|
Equity: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Common stock, |
|
|
370 |
|
|
|
374 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
490,238 |
|
|
|
506,783 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
|
1,035,897 |
|
|
|
994,902 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
|
(24,160 |
) |
|
|
(33,940 |
) |
Total Equity |
|
|
1,502,345 |
|
|
|
1,468,119 |
|
Total Liabilities and Equity |
|
$ |
2,935,392 |
|
|
$ |
2,935,009 |
|
ATKORE INC. |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
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(Unaudited) |
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|
|
Three months ended |
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(in thousands) |
|
December 29, 2023 |
|
December 30, 2022 |
||||
Operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Net income |
|
$ |
138,381 |
|
|
$ |
173,492 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
29,020 |
|
|
|
25,967 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
(1,668 |
) |
|
|
3,275 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
4,757 |
|
|
|
5,270 |
|
Amortization of right-of-use assets |
|
|
6,140 |
|
|
|
3,538 |
|
Other non-cash adjustments to net income |
|
|
2,074 |
|
|
|
1,410 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions |
|
|
|
|
||||
Accounts receivable |
|
|
43,837 |
|
|
|
26,841 |
|
Inventories |
|
|
2,015 |
|
|
|
11,565 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
(9,140 |
) |
|
|
(6,930 |
) |
Accounts payable |
|
|
(42,014 |
) |
|
|
(48,826 |
) |
Accrued and other liabilities |
|
|
(15,946 |
) |
|
|
(36,070 |
) |
Income taxes |
|
|
(260 |
) |
|
|
38,787 |
|
Other, net |
|
|
910 |
|
|
|
532 |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
158,106 |
|
|
|
198,851 |
|
Investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Capital expenditures |
|
|
(44,331 |
) |
|
|
(35,006 |
) |
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired |
|
|
(5,973 |
) |
|
|
(82,181 |
) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(50,304 |
) |
|
|
(117,187 |
) |
Financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
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Issuance of common stock, net of shares withheld for tax |
|
|
(21,299 |
) |
|
|
(14,775 |
) |
Repurchase of common stock |
|
|
(96,428 |
) |
|
|
(150,056 |
) |
Finance lease payments |
|
|
(427 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Net cash used for financing activities |
|
|
(118,154 |
) |
|
|
(164,831 |
) |
Effects of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
3,160 |
|
|
|
2,243 |
|
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(7,192 |
) |
|
|
(80,924 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
|
388,114 |
|
|
|
388,751 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
|
$ |
380,922 |
|
|
$ |
307,827 |
|
|
|
Three months ended |
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(in thousands) |
|
December 29, 2023 |
|
December 30, 2022 |
||||
Supplementary Cash Flow information |
|
|
|
|
||||
Capital expenditures, not yet paid |
|
$ |
5,030 |
|
|
$ |
7,227 |
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities |
|
$ |
24,752 |
|
|
$ |
1,181 |
|
Acquisitions of businesses, not yet paid |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
14,125 |
|
Free Cash Flow: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
158,106 |
|
|
$ |
198,851 |
|
Capital expenditures |
|
|
(44,331 |
) |
|
|
(35,006 |
) |
Free Cash Flow: |
|
$ |
113,775 |
|
|
$ |
163,845 |
|
ATKORE INC. |
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ADJUSTED EBITDA |
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The following table presents reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA to net income for the periods presented: |
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Three months ended |
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(in thousands) |
|
December 29, 2023 |
|
December 30, 2022 |
||
Net income |
|
$ |
138,381 |
|
$ |
173,492 |
Interest expense, net |
|
|
7,793 |
|
|
9,488 |
Income tax expense |
|
|
29,272 |
|
|
48,559 |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
29,020 |
|
|
25,967 |
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
4,757 |
|
|
5,270 |
Other (a) |
|
|
4,300 |
|
|
1,069 |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
213,523 |
|
$ |
263,845 |
|
|
|
|
|
||
(a) Represents other items, such as inventory reserves and adjustments, loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment, release of indemnified uncertain tax positions, gain on purchase of business, loss on assets held for sale, realized or unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency impacts of intercompany loans and related forward currency derivatives, transaction and restructuring costs. |
ATKORE INC. |
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SEGMENT INFORMATION |
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The following table presents reconciliations of Net sales and calculations of Adjusted EBITDA Margin by segment for the periods presented: |
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Three months ended |
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December 29, 2023 |
|
December 30, 2022 |
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(in thousands) |
|
Net sales |
|
Adjusted
|
|
Adjusted
|
|
Net sales |
|
Adjusted
|
|
Adjusted
|
||||||||
Electrical |
|
$ |
593,661 |
|
|
$ |
204,360 |
|
34.4 |
% |
|
$ |
638,705 |
|
|
$ |
243,836 |
|
38.2 |
% |
Safety & Infrastructure |
|
|
205,127 |
|
|
|
19,512 |
|
9.5 |
% |
|
|
195,259 |
|
|
|
33,404 |
|
17.1 |
% |
Eliminations |
|
|
(306 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(143 |
) |
|
|
|
|
||||
Consolidated operations |
|
$ |
798,481 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
833,821 |
|
|
|
|
|
ATKORE INC. |
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ADJUSTED NET INCOME PER DILUTED SHARE |
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The following table presents reconciliations of Adjusted net income to net income for the periods presented: |
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|
|
Three months ended |
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(in thousands, except per share data) |
|
December 29, 2023 |
|
December 30, 2022 |
||||
Net income |
|
$ |
138,381 |
|
|
$ |
173,492 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
4,757 |
|
|
|
5,270 |
|
Intangible asset amortization |
|
|
14,467 |
|
|
|
12,796 |
|
Other (a) |
|
|
3,611 |
|
|
|
99 |
|
Pre-tax adjustments to net income |
|
|
22,835 |
|
|
|
18,165 |
|
Tax effect |
|
|
(5,709 |
) |
|
|
(4,541 |
) |
Adjusted net income |
|
$ |
155,507 |
|
|
$ |
187,116 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding |
|
|
37,745 |
|
|
|
40,613 |
|
Net income per diluted share |
|
$ |
3.61 |
|
|
$ |
4.20 |
|
Adjusted net income per diluted share |
|
$ |
4.12 |
|
|
$ |
4.61 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(a) Represents other items, such as inventory reserves and adjustments, loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment, insurance recovery related to damages of property, plant and equipment, loss on assets held for sale, release of indemnified uncertain tax positions and realized or unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency impacts of intercompany loans and related forward currency derivatives. |
ATKORE INC. |
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TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS ADJUSTED EBITDA |
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The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended December 29, 2023: |
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|
TTM |
|
Three months ended |
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(in thousands) |
December 29,
|
|
December 29,
|
|
September 30,
|
|
June 30, 2023 |
|
March 31, 2023 |
|||||
Net income |
$ |
654,788 |
|
$ |
138,381 |
|
$ |
140,925 |
|
$ |
201,288 |
|
$ |
174,194 |
Interest expense, net |
|
33,538 |
|
|
7,793 |
|
|
8,588 |
|
|
8,682 |
|
|
8,475 |
Income tax expense |
|
141,104 |
|
|
29,272 |
|
|
39,537 |
|
|
18,931 |
|
|
53,364 |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
118,577 |
|
|
29,020 |
|
|
30,853 |
|
|
30,105 |
|
|
28,598 |
Stock-based compensation |
|
20,587 |
|
|
4,757 |
|
|
3,001 |
|
|
5,966 |
|
|
6,863 |
Other (a) |
|
23,210 |
|
|
4,300 |
|
|
9,074 |
|
|
5,289 |
|
|
4,547 |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
991,804 |
|
$ |
213,523 |
|
$ |
231,978 |
|
$ |
270,262 |
|
$ |
276,041 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(a) Represents other items, such as inventory reserves and adjustments, loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment, release of indemnified uncertain tax positions, gain on purchase of business, loss on assets held for sale, realized or unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency impacts of intercompany loans and related forward currency derivatives, transaction and restructuring costs. |
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Media Contact:
Lisa Winter
Vice President - Communications
708-225-2453
AtkoreCommunications@atkore.com
Investor Contact:
John Deitzer
Vice President - Treasury & Investor Relations
708-225-2124
Investors@atkore.com
Source: Atkore Inc.