ATS Reports Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results
Key Terms
adjusted ebitda financial
order bookings financial
order backlog financial
ebitda margin financial
book-to-bill ratio financial
non-ifrs financial
basis points financial
Fourth quarter highlights:
-
Revenues were
(adjusted revenues1$747.1 million ) compared to$744.3 million (adjusted revenues$574.2 million ) a year ago.$721.1 million -
Net loss was
compared to net loss$16.2 million a year ago.$68.9 million -
Basic loss per share were
16 cents , compared to loss per share of70 cents a year ago. -
Adjusted EBITDA1 was
compared to$102.5 million a year ago.$97.1 million -
Adjusted basic earnings per share1 were
36 cents compared to41 cents a year ago. -
Order Bookings2 were
, compared to$704 million a year ago.$863 million -
Order Backlog2 was
, compared to$1,958 million a year ago.$2,139 million
“Today ATS reported fourth quarter and full-year results for fiscal 2026, with full-year revenue and adjusted earnings from operations growth of approximately
Year-to-date highlights:
-
Revenues were
(adjusted revenues1$2,972.9 million ) compared to$2,970.1 million (adjusted revenues$2,533.3 million ) a year ago.$2,680.2 million -
Net income was
compared to a loss of$71.7 million a year ago.$28.0 million -
Basic earnings per share were
73 cents , compared to a loss of29 cents a year ago. -
Adjusted EBITDA1 was
compared to$413.0 million a year ago.$368.9 million -
Adjusted basic earnings per share1 were
compared to$1.69 a year ago.$1.47 -
Order Bookings2 were
, compared to$2,952 million a year ago.$3,305 million
Mr. Wright added: "We closed out fiscal 2026 with leverage and working capital within target ranges, and a backlog that provides solid revenue visibility into fiscal 2027. These actions, including our reorganization initiatives, leave us better positioned as we enter the new fiscal year, with increased financial flexibility and a clear focus on margin expansion, free cash flow and disciplined capital deployment, alongside a more focused portfolio and improved cost structure."
1 Non-IFRS measure — See "Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures". |
2 Supplementary financial measure — See "Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures". |
Financial results
(In millions of dollars, except per share and margin data)
|
Q4 2026 |
|
Q4 2025 |
|
Variance |
|
Fiscal 2026 |
|
Fiscal 2025 |
|
Variance |
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Revenues |
$ |
747.1 |
|
$ |
574.2 |
|
|
|
$ |
2,972.9 |
|
$ |
2,533.3 |
|
|
Adjusted revenues1 |
$ |
744.3 |
|
$ |
721.1 |
|
|
|
$ |
2,970.1 |
|
$ |
2,680.2 |
|
|
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(16.2) |
|
$ |
(68.9) |
|
|
|
$ |
71.7 |
|
$ |
(28.0) |
|
|
Adjusted earnings from operations1 |
$ |
76.8 |
|
$ |
74.3 |
|
|
|
$ |
314.4 |
|
$ |
282.6 |
|
|
Adjusted earnings from operations margin2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1bps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4bps |
Adjusted EBITDA1 |
$ |
102.5 |
|
$ |
97.1 |
|
|
|
$ |
413.0 |
|
$ |
368.9 |
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA margin2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
31bps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14bps |
Basic earnings (loss) per share |
$ |
(0.16) |
|
$ |
(0.70) |
|
|
|
$ |
0.73 |
|
$ |
(0.29) |
|
|
Adjusted basic earnings per share1 |
$ |
0.36 |
|
$ |
0.41 |
|
(12.2)% |
|
$ |
1.69 |
|
$ |
1.47 |
|
|
Order Bookings3 |
$ |
704 |
|
$ |
863 |
|
(18.4)% |
|
$ |
2,952 |
|
$ |
3,305 |
|
(10.7)% |
As At |
March 31
|
|
March 31
|
|
Variance |
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Order Backlog3 |
$ |
1,958 |
|
$ |
2,139 |
|
(8.5)% |
1 Non-IFRS financial measure — See "Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures". 2 Non-IFRS ratio — See "Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures". 3 Supplementary financial measure — See "Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures". |
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Fourth quarter summary
Fourth quarter fiscal 2026 revenues were
By market, revenues generated in life sciences decreased
Net loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 was
Depreciation and amortization expense was
EBITDA was
Order Backlog Continuity
(In millions of dollars)
|
Q4 2026 |
|
|
Q4 2025 |
|
|
Fiscal 2026 |
|
|
Fiscal 2025 |
|
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Opening Order Backlog |
$ |
2,053 |
|
|
$ |
2,060 |
|
|
$ |
2,139 |
|
|
$ |
1,793 |
|
Adjusted Revenues1 |
|
(744 |
) |
|
|
(721 |
) |
|
|
(2,970 |
) |
|
|
(2,680 |
) |
Order Bookings |
|
704 |
|
|
|
863 |
|
|
|
2,952 |
|
|
|
3,305 |
|
Order Backlog adjustments2 |
|
(55 |
) |
|
|
(63 |
) |
|
|
(163 |
) |
|
|
(279 |
) |
Total |
$ |
1,958 |
|
|
$ |
2,139 |
|
|
$ |
1,958 |
|
|
$ |
2,139 |
|
1 Non-IFRS financial measure — see "Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures."
2 Order Backlog adjustments include incremental Order Backlog of acquired companies ( |
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Order Bookings
Fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 Order Bookings were
Trailing twelve month book-to-bill ratio at March 31, 2026 was 0.99:1 reflecting the Company's execution against a strong backlog built over the prior fiscal year, as previously secured orders converted into revenues. Order Bookings, organic Order Bookings growth and book-to-bill ratio are supplementary financial measures — see "Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures."
Backlog
At March 31, 2026, Order Backlog was
Outlook
The life sciences funnel remains strong and diversified, with opportunities in strategic submarkets such as pharmaceuticals, radiopharmaceuticals, and medical devices. Management continues to identify opportunities with both new and existing customers, including those who produce diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals, auto-injectors, wearable devices, automated pharmacy solutions, contact lenses and pre-filled syringes, as well as opportunities to provide life science solutions that leverage integrated capabilities from across ATS. ATS serves customers in laboratory research where government funding in the
Customers seeking to de-risk or enhance supply chain resiliency, address skilled worker shortages or combat higher labour costs present ongoing and future opportunities for ATS. Management believes that the underlying trends driving customer demand for ATS solutions, including growing labour constraints, production onshoring or reshoring and the need for scalable, high-quality, energy-efficient production, remain favourable. In addition, funnel growth in markets where sustainability requirements are a focus for customers — including nuclear and grid battery storage, as well as consumer goods packaging — provides ATS with opportunities to use its capabilities to respond to customer needs, such as global and regional requirements to reduce carbon emissions.
Order Backlog of
Adjusted earnings from operations margin is expected to improve by approximately 50 to 75 basis points in fiscal 2027. This improvement is expected to be achieved through a combination of lower costs achieved from the transportation reorganization (see "Reorganization Activity"), disciplined execution of the ABM across the portfolio, targeted commercial practices, and an improved after-market mix supported by the integration of services directly into the Company's operating units. A portion of the savings from the reorganization will be reinvested in higher-growth areas, including the Company's nuclear business, where management sees meaningful long-term opportunity. Margin improvement will not be linear across quarters and should be considered on a full-year basis. The Company's long-term adjusted earnings from operations margin target of
Supplier lead times are generally acceptable across key categories; however, inflationary or other cost increases (see "Tariffs"), and price and lead-time volatility may continue to disrupt the timing and progress of the Company's margin expansion efforts and may affect revenue recognition. Over time, achieving management's margin target assumes that the Company will successfully implement its margin expansion initiatives, and that such initiatives will result in improvements to its adjusted earnings from operations margin that offset these shorter-term pressures (see "Forward-Looking Statements" for a description of the risks underlying the achievement of the margin target in future periods).
The timing and geographies of customer capital expenditure decisions on larger opportunities, including as a result of their evaluations of tariffs, can cause variability in Order Bookings from quarter to quarter (see "Tariffs"). Revenues in a given period are dependent on a combination of the volume of outstanding projects the Company is contracted to perform, the size and duration of those projects, and the timing of project activities including design, assembly, testing, and installation. Given the specialized nature of the Company's offerings, the size and scope of projects vary based on customer needs. The Company seeks to achieve revenue growth organically and by identifying strategic acquisition opportunities that provide access to attractive end markets and new products and technologies and deliver hurdle-rate returns. After-sales revenues and reoccurring revenues, which ATS defines as revenues from ancillary products and services associated with equipment sales, and revenues from customers who purchase non-customized ATS products at regular intervals, are expected to provide some balance to customers' capital expenditure cycles. ATS expects reoccurring revenues to be in the range of
The Company maintains a sustained focus on non-cash working capital. Over the long term, the Company expects to continue investing in non-cash working capital to support growth, with some fluctuations expected on a quarter-over-quarter basis. The Company's long-term goal is to maintain its investment in non-cash working capital as a percentage of annualized revenues below
The Company continues to make progress with its plans to integrate acquired companies, and expects to realize cost and revenue synergies consistent with announced integration plans.
Reorganization Activity
The Company periodically undertakes reviews of its operations to ensure alignment with strategic market opportunities and other operational efficiency opportunities.
Restructuring costs
The Company previously disclosed expected restructuring costs of approximately
In the first quarter of fiscal 2027, the Company expects restructuring costs of approximately
Other reorganization activities
During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, after a thorough review, the Company identified additional opportunities to continue the realignment of the cost structure and capital needs of its transportation-related businesses, including consolidation of remaining transportation-focused standalone divisions, and addressing excess facility capacity. Two facilities in the
As part of these actions, the Company is repositioning its transportation-related activities by applying engineering and automation capabilities, including areas such as laser welding, machine vision and high-precision testing, into other applications where the Company's capability and customer's needs align. As these businesses are repositioned and given they represent a smaller portion of the business overall, the Company expects that, in the coming quarters, transportation will no longer be reported as a separate market vertical.
Included in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 net loss is
The restructuring and reorganization activity is expected to support the Company's margin expansion initiatives throughout fiscal 2027.
Tariffs
The majority of the Company's shipments from
Quarterly Conference Call
ATS will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. eastern time on Thursday, May 28, 2026 to discuss its quarterly results. The listen-only webcast can be accessed live at www.atsautomation.com. The listen-only webcast can be accessed at https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/406309619 and the conference call can be accessed by dialing (888) 660-6652 five minutes prior and quoting reference number 8782510. A replay of the conference will be available on the ATS website following the call. Alternatively, a telephone recording of the call will be available for one week (until midnight June 4, 2026) by dialing (800) 770-2030 and using the access code 8782510.
The 2026 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis, and the Annual Information Form (AIF), are available on the company’s website, www.atsautomation.com. ATS also filed these documents with the Canadian Securities Administrators (accessible through its website at www.sedarplus.ca) and filed with the
ATS will provide a paper copy of its audited financial statements, free of charge, on request through our website, www.atsautomation.com, or in writing to 730 Fountain Street North, Building #3,
About ATS
ATS Corporation is an industry-leading automation solutions provider to many of the world's most successful companies. ATS uses its extensive knowledge base and global capabilities in custom automation, repeat automation, automation products and value-added solutions including pre-automation and after-sales services, to address the sophisticated manufacturing automation systems and service needs of multinational customers in markets such as life sciences, transportation, food & beverage, consumer products, and energy. Founded in 1978, ATS employs over 7,000 people at more than 65 manufacturing facilities and over 85 offices in
SOURCE: ATS Corporation
Consolidated Adjusted Revenues
(In millions of dollars)
Adjusted Revenues by type |
Q4 2026 |
|
Q4 2025 |
|
Fiscal 2026 |
|
Fiscal 2025 |
||||||||
Revenues from construction contracts |
$ |
388.2 |
|
$ |
402.0 |
|
$ |
1,599.2 |
|
$ |
1,458.0 |
||||
Services rendered |
|
186.7 |
|
|
159.3 |
|
|
723.9 |
|
|
651.2 |
||||
Sale of goods |
|
169.4 |
|
|
159.8 |
|
|
647.0 |
|
|
571.0 |
||||
Total adjusted revenues |
$ |
744.3 |
|
$ |
721.1 |
|
$ |
2,970.1 |
|
$ |
2,680.2 |
||||
Adjusted Revenues by market |
Q4 2026 |
|
Q4 2025 |
|
Fiscal 2026 |
|
Fiscal 2025 |
||||||||
Life Sciences |
$ |
378.0 |
|
$ |
416.9 |
|
$ |
1,522.0 |
|
$ |
1,471.8 |
||||
Consumer Products |
|
161.1 |
|
|
89.2 |
|
|
553.0 |
|
|
335.7 |
||||
Food & Beverage |
|
110.7 |
|
|
112.9 |
|
|
498.8 |
|
|
416.9 |
||||
Energy |
|
67.9 |
|
|
33.7 |
|
|
226.6 |
|
|
124.0 |
||||
Transportation |
|
26.6 |
|
|
68.4 |
|
|
169.7 |
|
|
331.8 |
||||
Total adjusted revenues |
$ |
744.3 |
|
$ |
721.1 |
|
$ |
2,970.1 |
|
$ |
2,680.2 |
||||
Adjusted revenues by customer location |
Q4 2026 |
|
Q4 2025 |
|
Fiscal 2026 |
|
Fiscal 2025 |
||||||||
|
$ |
404.6 |
|
$ |
379.0 |
|
$ |
1,558.6 |
|
$ |
1,432.0 |
||||
|
|
247.2 |
|
|
252.5 |
|
|
1,020.5 |
|
|
938.6 |
||||
|
|
92.5 |
|
|
89.6 |
|
|
391.0 |
|
|
309.6 |
||||
Total adjusted revenues |
$ |
744.3 |
|
$ |
721.1 |
|
$ |
2,970.1 |
|
$ |
2,680.2 |
||||
Additional adjusted revenue disaggregation |
Q4 2026 |
|
Q4 2025 |
|
Fiscal 2026 |
|
Fiscal 2025 |
||||||||
Custom integration and automation systems |
$ |
241.7 |
|
$ |
269.4 |
|
$ |
1,033.7 |
|
$ |
978.0 |
||||
Products and equipment |
|
240.8 |
|
|
229.7 |
|
|
927.1 |
|
|
812.8 |
||||
Services including spare parts |
|
261.8 |
|
|
222.0 |
|
|
1,009.3 |
|
|
889.4 |
||||
Total adjusted revenues |
$ |
744.3 |
|
$ |
721.1 |
|
$ |
2,970.1 |
|
$ |
2,680.2 |
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Consolidated Operating Results
(In millions of dollars)
|
Q4 2026 |
|
|
Q4 2025 |
|
|
Fiscal 2026 |
|
|
Fiscal 2025 |
|
||||
Earnings (loss) from operations |
$ |
8.1 |
|
$ |
(113.6 |
) |
|
$ |
198.8 |
|
|
$ |
9.3 |
|
|
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets |
|
13.9 |
|
|
15.2 |
|
|
|
58.1 |
|
|
|
66.4 |
|
|
Acquisition-related transaction costs |
|
0.1 |
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
|
|
|
4.0 |
|
|
Acquisition-related inventory fair value charges |
|
— |
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4.4 |
|
|
Restructuring charges |
|
15.2 |
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
23.1 |
|
|
|
24.0 |
|
|
Cancelled contract costs |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
8.7 |
|
|
EV customer settlement |
|
— |
|
|
171.1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
171.1 |
|
|
Stock-based compensation forfeiture2 |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(7.3 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
Transportation reorganization3 |
|
28.3 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
28.3 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Services reorganization4 |
|
9.8 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
9.8 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
CEO inducement |
|
1.3 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Mark to market portion of stock-based compensation |
|
0.1 |
|
|
(3.4 |
) |
|
|
1.5 |
|
|
|
(5.3 |
) |
|
Adjusted earnings from operations1 |
$ |
76.8 |
|
$ |
74.3 |
|
|
$ |
314.4 |
|
|
$ |
282.6 |
|
|
1 Non-IFRS financial measure — see "Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures." 2 Reversal of previously recorded stock-based compensation expense due to departure of the Company's former CEO within the fiscal year.
3 Included in the transportation reorganization costs is an increase of
4 Included in the services reorganization is a |
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|
Q4 2026 |
|
Q4 2025 |
|
|
Fiscal 2026 |
|
|
Fiscal 2025 |
|
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Earnings (loss) from operations |
$ |
8.1 |
|
$ |
(113.6 |
) |
|
$ |
198.8 |
|
|
$ |
9.3 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
46.8 |
|
|
38.0 |
|
|
|
163.9 |
|
|
|
152.7 |
|
|
EBITDA1 |
$ |
54.9 |
|
$ |
(75.6 |
) |
|
$ |
362.7 |
|
|
$ |
162.0 |
|
|
Restructuring charges |
|
15.2 |
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
23.1 |
|
|
|
24.0 |
|
|
Acquisition-related transaction costs |
|
0.1 |
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
|
|
|
4.0 |
|
|
Acquisition-related inventory fair value charges |
|
— |
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4.4 |
|
|
Cancelled contract costs |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
8.7 |
|
|
EV customer settlement |
|
— |
|
|
171.1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
171.1 |
|
|
Stock-based compensation forfeiture2 |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(7.3 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
Transportation reorganization |
|
28.3 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
28.3 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Services reorganization3 |
|
2.6 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2.6 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
CEO inducement |
|
1.3 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Mark to market portion of stock-based compensation |
|
0.1 |
|
|
(3.4 |
) |
|
|
1.5 |
|
|
|
(5.3 |
) |
|
Adjusted EBITDA1 |
$ |
102.5 |
|
$ |
97.1 |
|
|
$ |
413.0 |
|
|
$ |
368.9 |
|
|
1 Non-IFRS financial measure — See "Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures". 2 Reversal of previously recorded stock-based compensation expense due to departure of the Company's former CEO within the fiscal year.
3 Services reorganization costs incurred in the quarter include |
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Order Backlog by Market
(In millions of dollars)
As at |
March 31
|
|
March 31
|
||
Life Sciences |
$ |
1,077 |
|
$ |
1,199 |
Consumer Products |
|
278 |
|
|
282 |
Food & Beverage |
|
214 |
|
|
258 |
Energy |
|
260 |
|
|
186 |
Transportation |
|
129 |
|
|
214 |
Total |
$ |
1,958 |
|
$ |
2,139 |
Order Bookings by Quarter
(In millions of dollars)
|
Fiscal 2026 |
|
Fiscal 2025 |
||
Q1 |
$ |
693 |
|
$ |
817 |
Q2 |
|
734 |
|
|
742 |
Q3 |
|
821 |
|
|
883 |
Q4 |
|
704 |
|
|
863 |
Total Order Bookings |
$ |
2,952 |
|
$ |
3,305 |
Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures to IFRS Measures
(In millions of dollars, except per share data)
The following table reconciles adjusted revenues to the most directly comparable IFRS measure (revenue):
|
Q4 2026 |
|
|
Q4 2025 |
|
|
Fiscal 2026 |
|
|
Fiscal 2025 |
|
||||
Adjusted revenues |
$ |
744.3 |
|
|
$ |
721.1 |
|
$ |
2,970.1 |
|
|
$ |
2,680.2 |
||
Transportation reorganization1 |
|
(2.8 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(2.8 |
) |
|
|
— |
||
EV customer settlement - revenue portion |
|
— |
|
|
|
146.9 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
146.9 |
||
Revenues |
$ |
747.1 |
|
|
$ |
574.2 |
|
$ |
2,972.9 |
|
|
$ |
2,533.3 |
||
| 1 The transportation reorganization included an increase to revenue and cost of revenue and was recorded to reflect additional billings and costs to complete legacy customer programs — see "Reorganization Activity." | |||||||||||||||
The following table reconciles adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA to the most directly comparable IFRS measure (net income (loss)):
|
Q4 2026 |
|
|
Q4 2025 |
|
|
Fiscal 2026 |
|
|
Fiscal 2025 |
|
||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
102.5 |
|
|
$ |
97.1 |
|
|
$ |
413.0 |
|
|
$ |
368.9 |
|
Less: Restructuring charges |
|
15.2 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
23.1 |
|
|
|
24.0 |
|
Less: Acquisition-related transaction costs |
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
|
|
|
4.0 |
|
Less: Acquisition-related inventory fair value charges |
|
— |
|
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4.4 |
|
Less: Cancelled contract costs |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
8.7 |
|
Less: EV customer settlement |
|
— |
|
|
|
171.1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
171.1 |
|
Less: Stock-based compensation forfeiture1 |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(7.3 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Less: Transportation reorganization |
|
28.3 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
28.3 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Less: Services reorganization2 |
|
2.6 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2.6 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Less: CEO inducement |
|
1.3 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Less: Mark to market portion of stock-based compensation |
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
(3.4 |
) |
|
|
1.5 |
|
|
|
(5.3 |
) |
EBITDA |
$ |
54.9 |
|
|
$ |
(75.6 |
) |
|
$ |
362.7 |
|
|
$ |
162.0 |
|
Less: Depreciation and amortization expense |
|
46.8 |
|
|
|
38.0 |
|
|
|
163.9 |
|
|
|
152.7 |
|
Earnings (loss) from operations |
$ |
8.1 |
|
|
$ |
(113.6 |
) |
|
$ |
198.8 |
|
|
$ |
9.3 |
|
Less: Net finance costs |
|
25.5 |
|
|
|
26.7 |
|
|
|
99.6 |
|
|
|
92.2 |
|
Less: Income tax expense (recovery) |
|
(1.2 |
) |
|
|
(71.4 |
) |
|
|
27.5 |
|
|
|
(54.9 |
) |
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(16.2 |
) |
|
$ |
(68.9 |
) |
|
$ |
71.7 |
|
|
$ |
(28.0 |
) |
1 Reversal of previously recorded stock-based compensation expense due to departure of the Company's former CEO within the fiscal year.
2 Services reorganization costs incurred in the quarter include |
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The following table reconciles adjusted earnings from operations, adjusted net income, and adjusted basic earnings per share to the most directly comparable IFRS measures (net income (loss) and basic earnings (loss) per share):
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 |
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Earnings
|
|
|
Finance
|
|
|
Income tax
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
Earnings
|
|
|
Finance
|
|
|
Income tax
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
||||||||||
Reported (IFRS) |
$ |
8.1 |
|
$ |
(25.5 |
) |
|
$ |
1.2 |
|
|
$ |
(16.2 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.16 |
) |
|
$ |
(113.6 |
) |
|
$ |
(26.7 |
) |
|
$ |
71.4 |
|
|
$ |
(68.9 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.70 |
) |
|
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles |
|
13.9 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
13.9 |
|
|
|
0.14 |
|
|
|
15.2 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
15.2 |
|
|
|
0.15 |
|
|
Restructuring charges |
|
15.2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
15.2 |
|
|
|
0.15 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
Acquisition-related inventory fair value charges |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
Acquisition-related transaction costs |
|
0.1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
EV customer settlement |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
171.1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
171.1 |
|
|
|
1.75 |
|
|
Transportation reorganization |
|
28.3 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
28.3 |
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Services reorganization |
|
9.8 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
9.8 |
|
|
|
0.10 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
CEO inducement |
|
1.3 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Mark to market portion of stock-based compensation |
|
0.1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(3.4 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(3.4 |
) |
|
|
(0.04 |
) |
|
Adjustment to income tax recovery1 |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(17.1 |
) |
|
|
(17.1 |
) |
|
|
(0.17 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(79.0 |
) |
|
|
(79.0 |
) |
|
|
(0.81 |
) |
|
Adjusted (non-IFRS) |
$ |
76.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
35.4 |
|
|
$ |
0.36 |
|
|
$ |
74.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
40.0 |
|
|
$ |
0.41 |
|
|||||||||
1 For a breakdown of items included in adjustments to income tax expense (recovery) see reconciliation of adjusted effective income tax rate table. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Year Ended March 31, 2026 |
|
Year Ended March 31, 2025 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Earnings
|
|
|
Finance
|
|
|
Income tax
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
Earnings
|
|
|
Finance
|
|
|
Income tax
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
||||||||||
Reported (IFRS) |
$ |
198.8 |
|
|
$ |
(99.6 |
) |
|
$ |
(27.5 |
) |
|
$ |
71.7 |
|
|
$ |
0.73 |
|
|
$ |
9.3 |
|
|
$ |
(92.2 |
) |
|
$ |
54.9 |
|
|
$ |
(28.0 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.29 |
) |
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles |
|
58.1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
58.1 |
|
|
|
0.59 |
|
|
|
66.4 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
66.4 |
|
|
|
0.68 |
|
Restructuring charges |
|
23.1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
23.1 |
|
|
|
0.23 |
|
|
|
24.0 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
24.0 |
|
|
|
0.24 |
|
Acquisition-related inventory fair value charges |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4.4 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4.4 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
Acquisition-related transaction costs |
|
0.8 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.8 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
4.0 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4.0 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
Cancelled contract costs |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
8.7 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
8.7 |
|
|
|
0.09 |
|
EV customer settlement |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
171.1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
171.1 |
|
|
|
1.75 |
|
Stock-based compensation forfeiture1 |
|
(7.3 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(7.3 |
) |
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Transportation reorganization |
|
28.3 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
28.3 |
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Services reorganization |
|
9.8 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
9.8 |
|
|
|
0.10 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
CEO inducement |
|
1.3 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Mark to market portion of stock-based compensation |
|
1.5 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1.5 |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
(5.3 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(5.3 |
) |
|
|
(0.05 |
) |
Adjustment to income tax expense (recovery)2 |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(21.8 |
) |
|
|
(21.8 |
) |
|
|
(0.22 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(100.9 |
) |
|
|
(100.9 |
) |
|
|
(1.03 |
) |
Adjusted (non-IFRS) |
$ |
314.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
165.5 |
|
|
$ |
1.69 |
|
|
$ |
282.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
144.4 |
|
|
$ |
1.47 |
|
||||||||
1 Reversal of previously recorded stock-based compensation expense due to departure of the Company's former CEO within the fiscal year. 2 For a breakdown of items included in adjustments to income tax expense (recovery) see reconciliation of adjusted effective income tax rate table. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The following table reconciles organic revenue to adjusted revenues, which have been reconciled to the most directly comparable IFRS measure (revenues) earlier in this press release:
|
Q4 2026 |
|
Q4 2025 |
|
Fiscal 2026 |
|
Fiscal 2025 |
||||||||
Organic revenue |
$ |
731.9 |
|
$ |
671.3 |
|
$ |
2,841.1 |
|
$ |
2,492.2 |
||||
Revenues of acquired companies |
|
— |
|
|
28.5 |
|
|
43.2 |
|
|
140.8 |
||||
Impact of foreign exchange rate changes |
|
12.4 |
|
|
21.3 |
|
|
85.8 |
|
|
47.2 |
||||
Total adjusted revenues |
$ |
744.3 |
|
$ |
721.1 |
|
$ |
2,970.1 |
|
$ |
2,680.2 |
||||
Organic revenue growth |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
The following table reconciles non-cash working capital as a percentage of adjusted revenues to the most directly comparable IFRS measures:
As at |
March 31, 2026 |
|
|
March 31, 2025 |
|
||
Accounts receivable |
$ |
523.7 |
|
|
$ |
719.4 |
|
Income tax receivable |
|
10.4 |
|
|
|
32.1 |
|
Contract assets |
|
436.8 |
|
|
|
503.6 |
|
Inventories |
|
295.2 |
|
|
|
320.2 |
|
Deposits, prepaids and other assets |
|
94.9 |
|
|
|
104.2 |
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
(622.4 |
) |
|
|
(665.1 |
) |
Income tax payable |
|
(34.1 |
) |
|
|
(40.1 |
) |
Contract liabilities |
|
(307.3 |
) |
|
|
(330.1 |
) |
Provisions |
|
(32.1 |
) |
|
|
(30.0 |
) |
Non-cash working capital |
$ |
365.1 |
|
|
$ |
614.2 |
|
Trailing six-month adjusted revenues annualized |
$ |
3,009.8 |
|
|
$ |
2,746.1 |
|
Working capital % |
|
12.1% |
|
|
|
||
The following table reconciles net debt to the most directly comparable IFRS measures:
As at |
March 31, 2026 |
|
|
March 31, 2025 |
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
285.0 |
|
|
$ |
225.9 |
|
Bank indebtedness |
|
(6.7 |
) |
|
|
(27.3 |
) |
Current portion of lease liabilities |
|
(35.2 |
) |
|
|
(32.7 |
) |
Current portion of long-term debt |
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
|
(0.2 |
) |
Long-term lease liabilities |
|
(119.5 |
) |
|
|
(96.7 |
) |
Long-term debt |
|
(1,274.6 |
) |
|
|
(1,543.5 |
) |
Net Debt |
$ |
(1,151.2 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,474.5 |
) |
Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA (TTM) |
$ |
413.0 |
|
|
$ |
374.4 |
|
Net Debt to Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA |
|
2.8x |
|
|
3.9x |
||
The following table reconciles free cash flow to the most directly comparable IFRS measures:
(in millions of dollars) |
Q4 2026 |
|
|
Q4 2025 |
|
|
Fiscal 2026 |
|
|
Fiscal 2025 |
|
||||
Cash flows provided by operating activities |
$ |
149.5 |
|
|
$ |
39.3 |
|
|
$ |
448.4 |
|
|
$ |
25.8 |
|
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment |
|
(12.3 |
) |
|
|
(11.9 |
) |
|
|
(33.6 |
) |
|
|
(34.0 |
) |
Acquisition of intangible assets |
|
(13.1 |
) |
|
|
(17.1 |
) |
|
|
(43.1 |
) |
|
|
(44.1 |
) |
Free cash flow |
$ |
124.1 |
|
|
$ |
10.3 |
|
|
$ |
371.7 |
|
|
$ |
(52.3 |
) |
The following table calculates the adjusted effective tax rate based on net income before income taxes including adjusting items and adjusted income tax expense:
(in millions of dollars) |
Q4 2026 |
|
Q4 2025 |
|
|
Fiscal 2026 |
|
Fiscal 2025 |
|
||||||
Earnings (loss) from operations |
$ |
8.1 |
|
$ |
(113.6 |
) |
|
$ |
198.8 |
|
$ |
9.3 |
|
||
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets |
|
13.9 |
|
|
15.2 |
|
|
|
58.1 |
|
|
66.4 |
|
||
Acquisition-related transaction costs |
|
0.1 |
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
|
|
4.0 |
|
||
Acquisition-related inventory fair value charges |
|
— |
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
4.4 |
|
||
Restructuring charges |
|
15.2 |
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
23.1 |
|
|
24.0 |
|
||
Cancelled contract costs |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
8.7 |
|
||
EV customer settlement |
|
— |
|
|
171.1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
171.1 |
|
||
Stock-based compensation forfeiture |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(7.3 |
) |
|
— |
|
||
Transportation reorganization |
|
28.3 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
28.3 |
|
|
— |
|
||
Services reorganization |
|
9.8 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
9.8 |
|
|
— |
|
||
CEO inducement |
|
1.3 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
— |
|
||
Mark to market portion of stock-based compensation |
|
0.1 |
|
|
(3.4 |
) |
|
|
1.5 |
|
|
(5.3 |
) |
||
Adjusted earnings from operations |
|
76.8 |
|
|
74.3 |
|
|
|
314.4 |
|
|
282.6 |
|
||
Net finance costs |
|
25.5 |
|
|
26.7 |
|
|
|
99.6 |
|
|
92.2 |
|
||
Income before income taxes including adjusting items |
|
51.3 |
|
|
47.6 |
|
|
|
214.8 |
|
|
190.4 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Income tax expense (recovery) |
|
(1.2 |
) |
|
(71.4 |
) |
|
|
27.5 |
|
|
(54.9 |
) |
||
Estimated tax impact of adjusting items |
|
17.1 |
|
|
44.0 |
|
|
|
28.8 |
|
|
65.9 |
|
||
Impact of recognition of previously unrecognized deferred income tax assets from prior years |
|
— |
|
|
36.8 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
36.8 |
|
||
Income tax impacts relating to transactions that occurred in a prior fiscal year |
|
— |
|
|
(1.8 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(1.8 |
) |
||
Additional tax provision related to the departure of the Company's former CEO in the fiscal year |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1.6 |
) |
|
— |
|
||
Impact of tax rate change on deferred tax assets |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(5.4 |
) |
|
— |
|
||
Adjusted income tax expense |
|
15.9 |
|
|
7.6 |
|
|
|
49.3 |
|
|
46.0 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Adjusted effective income tax rate |
|
31.0 |
% |
|
16.0 |
% |
|
|
23.0 |
% |
|
24.2 |
% |
||
Certain non-IFRS financial measures exclude the impact on stock-based compensation expense of the revaluation of restricted share units ("RSUs") and deferred share units ("DSUs") resulting specifically from the change in market price of the Company's common shares between periods. Management believes the adjustment provides further insight into the Company's performance.
The following table reconciles total stock-based compensation expense to its components:
(in millions of dollars) |
Q4 2026 |
|
Q3 2026 |
|
Q2 2026 |
|
|
Q1 2026 |
|
Q4 2025 |
|
|
Q3 2025 |
|
Q2 2025 |
|
|
Q1 2025 |
|
||||||||
Total stock-based compensation expense (recovery) |
$ |
2.5 |
|
$ |
4.5 |
|
$ |
(6.7 |
) |
|
$ |
8.4 |
|
$ |
(2.3 |
) |
|
$ |
5.1 |
|
$ |
2.7 |
|
|
$ |
3.7 |
|
Less: stock-based compensation forfeiture1 |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(7.3 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Less: Mark to market portion of stock-based compensation |
|
0.1 |
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
(3.7 |
) |
|
|
3.6 |
|
|
(3.4 |
) |
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
(1.9 |
) |
|
|
(1.3 |
) |
Base stock-based compensation expense |
$ |
2.4 |
|
$ |
3.1 |
|
$ |
4.3 |
|
|
$ |
4.8 |
|
$ |
1.1 |
|
|
$ |
3.7 |
|
$ |
4.6 |
|
|
$ |
5.0 |
|
1 Reversal of previously recorded stock-based compensation expense due to departure of the Company's former CEO within the fiscal year. |
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INVESTMENTS, LIQUIDITY, CASH FLOW AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES
(In millions of dollars, except ratios)
As at |
March 31, 2026 |
|
March 31, 2025 |
||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
285.0 |
|
$ |
225.9 |
Debt-to-equity ratio1 |
0.89:1 |
|
1.10:1 |
||
1 Debt is calculated as bank indebtedness, long-term debt and lease liabilities. Equity is calculated as total equity less accumulated other comprehensive income. |
|||||
|
Q4 2026 |
|
|
Q4 2025 |
|
|
Fiscal 2026 |
|
|
Fiscal 2025 |
|
||||
Cash, beginning of period |
$ |
263.1 |
|
|
$ |
263.2 |
|
|
$ |
225.9 |
|
|
$ |
170.2 |
|
Total cash provided by (used in): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Operating activities |
|
149.5 |
|
|
|
39.3 |
|
|
|
448.4 |
|
|
|
25.8 |
|
Investing activities |
|
(24.9 |
) |
|
|
(24.6 |
) |
|
|
(76.0 |
) |
|
|
(268.5 |
) |
Financing activities |
|
(102.4 |
) |
|
|
(54.3 |
) |
|
|
(313.1 |
) |
|
|
290.3 |
|
Net foreign exchange difference |
|
(0.3 |
) |
|
|
2.3 |
|
|
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
|
8.1 |
|
Cash, end of period |
$ |
285.0 |
|
|
$ |
225.9 |
|
|
$ |
285.0 |
|
|
$ |
225.9 |
|
ATS CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(in thousands of Canadian dollars)
| As at |
|
March 31
|
March 31
|
||||
ASSETS |
|
|
|
||||
Current assets |
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
284,957 |
$ |
225,947 |
||
Accounts receivable |
|
|
523,738 |
|
719,435 |
||
Income tax receivable |
|
|
10,356 |
|
32,065 |
||
Contract assets |
|
|
436,847 |
|
503,552 |
||
Inventories |
|
|
295,206 |
|
320,172 |
||
Deposits, prepaids and other assets |
|
|
94,873 |
|
104,179 |
||
|
|
|
1,645,977 |
|
1,905,350 |
||
Assets held for sale |
|
|
60,302 |
|
— |
||
|
|
|
1,706,279 |
|
1,905,350 |
||
Non-current assets |
|
|
|
||||
Property, plant and equipment |
|
|
259,791 |
|
325,048 |
||
Right-of-use assets |
|
|
147,054 |
|
122,291 |
||
Long-term deposits |
|
|
3,710 |
|
4,992 |
||
Other assets |
|
|
4,464 |
|
7,062 |
||
Goodwill |
|
|
1,399,253 |
|
1,394,576 |
||
Intangible assets |
|
|
704,210 |
|
758,531 |
||
Deferred income tax assets |
|
|
115,269 |
|
104,022 |
||
|
|
|
2,633,751 |
|
2,716,522 |
||
Total assets |
|
$ |
4,340,030 |
$ |
4,621,872 |
||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
|
|
|
||||
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
||||
Bank indebtedness |
|
$ |
6,744 |
$ |
27,271 |
||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
|
622,436 |
|
665,109 |
||
Income tax payable |
|
|
34,123 |
|
40,073 |
||
Contract liabilities |
|
|
307,306 |
|
330,134 |
||
Provisions |
|
|
32,100 |
|
29,960 |
||
Current portion of lease liabilities |
|
|
35,202 |
|
32,694 |
||
Current portion of long-term debt |
|
|
173 |
|
219 |
||
|
|
|
1,038,084 |
|
1,125,460 |
||
Non-current liabilities |
|
|
|
||||
Employee benefits |
|
|
26,075 |
|
25,805 |
||
Long-term provisions |
|
|
468 |
|
1,000 |
||
Long-term lease liabilities |
|
|
119,486 |
|
96,699 |
||
Long-term debt |
|
|
1,274,552 |
|
1,543,459 |
||
Deferred income tax liabilities |
|
|
80,462 |
|
100,573 |
||
Other long-term liabilities |
|
|
21,445 |
|
19,519 |
||
|
|
|
1,522,488 |
|
1,787,055 |
||
Total liabilities |
|
$ |
2,560,572 |
$ |
2,912,515 |
||
|
|
|
|
||||
EQUITY |
|
|
|
||||
Share capital |
|
$ |
852,805 |
$ |
842,015 |
||
Contributed surplus |
|
|
30,758 |
|
36,539 |
||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
|
171,573 |
|
166,855 |
||
Retained earnings |
|
|
722,621 |
|
660,368 |
||
Equity attributable to shareholders |
|
|
1,777,757 |
|
1,705,777 |
||
Non-controlling interests |
|
|
1,701 |
|
3,580 |
||
Total equity |
|
|
1,779,458 |
|
1,709,357 |
||
Total liabilities and equity |
|
$ |
4,340,030 |
$ |
4,621,872 |
||
Please refer to complete Consolidated Financial Statements for supplemental notes which can be found on the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca, the Company's profile on the
ATS CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)
(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)
| Years ended March 31 |
|
|
2026 |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Revenues |
|
$ |
2,972,932 |
|
$ |
2,533,288 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Operating costs and expenses |
|
|
|
|
|||
Cost of revenues |
|
|
2,122,067 |
|
|
1,886,641 |
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
|
620,270 |
|
|
604,241 |
|
Restructuring costs |
|
|
23,128 |
|
|
23,972 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
8,687 |
|
|
9,178 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Earnings from operations |
|
|
198,780 |
|
|
9,256 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Net finance costs |
|
|
99,579 |
|
|
92,194 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
|
99,201 |
|
|
(82,938 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Income tax expense (recovery) |
|
|
27,468 |
|
|
(54,960 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
71,733 |
|
$ |
(27,978 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Attributable to |
|
|
|
|
|||
Shareholders |
|
$ |
71,637 |
|
$ |
(28,049 |
) |
Non-controlling interests |
|
|
96 |
|
|
71 |
|
|
|
$ |
71,733 |
|
$ |
(27,978 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to shareholders |
|
|
|
|
|||
Basic and diluted |
|
$ |
0.73 |
|
$ |
(0.29 |
) |
Please refer to complete Consolidated Financial Statements for supplemental notes which can be found on the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca, the Company's profile on the
ATS CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands of Canadian dollars)
| Years ended March 31 |
|
2026 |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
|
|
||||
Operating activities |
|
|
||||
Net income (loss) |
$ |
71,733 |
|
$ |
(27,978 |
) |
Items not involving cash |
|
|
||||
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment |
|
34,470 |
|
|
33,674 |
|
Amortization of right-of-use assets |
|
38,821 |
|
|
33,824 |
|
Amortization of intangible assets |
|
90,582 |
|
|
85,172 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
(37,522 |
) |
|
(84,546 |
) |
Other items not involving cash |
|
(1,345 |
) |
|
(16,971 |
) |
Stock-based compensation |
|
5,057 |
|
|
10,564 |
|
Change in non-cash operating working capital |
|
246,587 |
|
|
(7,968 |
) |
Cash flows provided by operating activities |
$ |
448,383 |
|
$ |
25,771 |
|
|
|
|
||||
Investing activities |
|
|
||||
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment |
$ |
(33,642 |
) |
$ |
(33,952 |
) |
Acquisition of intangible assets |
|
(43,134 |
) |
|
(44,078 |
) |
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
|
— |
|
|
(179,389 |
) |
Settlement of cross-currency interest rate swap instrument |
|
— |
|
|
(16,555 |
) |
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment |
|
740 |
|
|
5,532 |
|
Cash flows used in investing activities |
$ |
(76,036 |
) |
$ |
(268,442 |
) |
|
|
|
||||
Financing activities |
|
|
||||
Bank indebtedness |
$ |
(20,420 |
) |
$ |
22,478 |
|
Repayment of long-term debt |
|
(331,424 |
) |
|
(573,777 |
) |
Proceeds from long-term debt |
|
84,999 |
|
|
907,015 |
|
Settlement of cross-currency interest rate swap instrument |
|
— |
|
|
24,262 |
|
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
|
12,422 |
|
|
495 |
|
Purchase of non-controlling interest |
|
(4,370 |
) |
|
— |
|
Repurchase of common shares |
|
(10,000 |
) |
|
(44,983 |
) |
Acquisition of shares held in trust |
|
(9,616 |
) |
|
(14,690 |
) |
Principal lease payments |
|
(34,676 |
) |
|
(30,519 |
) |
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities |
$ |
(313,085 |
) |
$ |
290,281 |
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
|
(252 |
) |
|
8,160 |
|
Increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
59,010 |
|
|
55,770 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year |
|
225,947 |
|
|
170,177 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year |
$ |
284,957 |
|
$ |
225,947 |
|
Supplemental information |
|
|
||||
Cash income taxes paid |
$ |
42,166 |
|
$ |
61,936 |
|
Cash interest paid |
$ |
97,501 |
|
$ |
95,151 |
|
Please refer to complete Consolidated Financial Statements for supplemental notes which can be found on the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca, the Company's profile on the
Notice to Readers: Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures
Throughout this document, management uses certain non-IFRS financial measures, non-IFRS ratios and supplementary financial measures to evaluate the performance of the Company.
The terms "EBITDA", "organic revenue", "adjusted net income", "adjusted earnings from operations", "adjusted revenues", "adjusted EBITDA", "pro forma adjusted EBITDA", "adjusted basic earnings per share", and "free cash flow", are non-IFRS financial measures, "operating margin", "EBITDA margin", "adjusted earnings from operations margin", "adjusted EBITDA margin", "organic revenue growth", "non-cash working capital as a percentage of adjusted revenues", and "net debt to pro forma adjusted EBITDA" are non-IFRS ratios, and "reoccurring revenues", "custom integration and automation systems revenues", "products and equipment revenues", "service including spare parts revenues", "Order Bookings", "organic Order Bookings", "organic Order Bookings growth", "Order Backlog", and "book-to-bill ratio" are supplementary financial measures, all of which do not have any standardized meaning prescribed within IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Such measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. In addition, management uses "earnings from operations", which is an additional IFRS measure, to evaluate the performance of the Company. Earnings from operations is presented on the Company's consolidated statements of income as net income excluding income tax expense and net finance costs. Operating margin is an expression of the Company's earnings from operations as a percentage of adjusted revenues. EBITDA is defined as earnings from operations excluding depreciation and amortization. EBITDA margin is an expression of the Company's EBITDA as a percentage of adjusted revenues. Organic revenue is defined as adjusted revenues in the stated period excluding revenues from acquired companies for which the acquired company was not a part of the consolidated group in the comparable period. Organic revenue growth compares the stated period organic revenue with the reported adjusted revenues of the comparable prior period. Adjusted earnings from operations is defined as earnings from operations before items excluded from management's internal analysis of operating results, such as amortization expense of acquisition-related intangible assets, acquisition-related transaction and integration costs, restructuring charges, legal settlement costs that arise outside of the ordinary course of business, the mark-to-market adjustment on stock-based compensation and certain other adjustments which would be non-recurring in nature ("adjustment items"). Adjusted earnings from operations margin is an expression of the Company's adjusted earnings from operations as a percentage of adjusted revenues. Adjusted revenues are defined as revenues before any adjustment items. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as adjusted earnings from operations excluding depreciation and amortization. Pro forma adjusted EBITDA is adjusted EBITDA on a pro forma basis to reflect full contribution from recent acquisitions. Adjusted EBITDA margin is an expression of the entity's adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenues. Adjusted basic earnings per share is defined as adjusted net income on a basic per share basis, where adjusted net income is defined as adjusted earnings from operations less net finance costs and income tax expense, plus tax effects of adjustment items and adjusted for other significant items of a non-recurring nature. Non-cash working capital as a percentage of adjusted revenues is defined as the sum of accounts receivable, contract assets, inventories, deposits, prepaids and other assets, less accounts payable, accrued liabilities, provisions and contract liabilities divided by the trailing two fiscal quarter adjusted revenues annualized. Free cash flow is defined as cash provided by operating activities less property, plant and equipment and intangible asset expenditures. Net debt to pro forma adjusted EBITDA is the ratio of the net debt of the Company (cash and cash equivalents less bank indebtedness, long-term debt, and lease liabilities) to the trailing twelve month pro forma adjusted EBITDA. Reoccurring revenue for ATS is defined as adjusted revenues from ancillary products and services associated with equipment sales and revenue from customers who purchase non-customized ATS products at regular intervals. Custom integration and automation systems revenues are defined as adjusted revenues from end-to-end manufacturing solutions customized to customer needs. Products and equipment revenues are defined as adjusted revenues from modular or standardized equipment and other products. Services including spare parts revenues are defined as revenues from consulting, digital and other services, including aftermarket services and spares. Order Bookings represent new orders for the supply of automation systems, services and products that management believes are firm. Organic Order Bookings are defined as Order Bookings in the stated period excluding Order Bookings from acquired companies for which the acquired company was not a part of the consolidated group in the comparable period. Organic Order Bookings growth compares the stated period organic Order Bookings with the reported Order Bookings of the comparable prior period. Order Backlog is the estimated unearned portion of revenues on customer contracts that are in process and have not been completed at the specified date. Book to bill ratio is a measure of Order Bookings compared to adjusted revenue.
Following amendments to ATS' RSU Plan in 2022 to provide the Company with the option for settlement in shares purchased in the open market and the creation of the employee benefit trust to facilitate such settlement, ATS began to account for equity-settled RSUs using the equity method of accounting. However, prior RSU grants which will be cash-settled and DSU grants which will be cash-settled are accounted for as described in the Company's annual consolidated financial statements and have volatility period over period based on the fluctuating price of ATS' common shares. Certain non-IFRS financial measures (adjusted EBITDA, net debt to pro forma adjusted EBITDA, adjusted earnings from operations and adjusted basic earnings per share) exclude the impact on stock-based compensation expense of the revaluation of DSUs and RSUs resulting specifically from the change in market price of the Company's common shares between periods. Management believes that this adjustment provides insight into the Company's performance, as share price volatility drives variability in the Company's stock-based compensation expense.
Operating margin, adjusted earnings from operations, adjusted revenues, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, adjusted EBITDA, pro forma adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin are used by the Company to evaluate the performance of its operations. Management believes that earnings from operations is an important indicator in measuring the performance of the Company's operations on a pre-tax basis and without consideration as to how the Company finances its operations. Management believes that adjusted revenues, organic revenue and organic revenue growth, when considered with IFRS measures, allow the Company to better measure the Company's performance and evaluate long-term performance trends. Organic revenue growth also facilitates easier comparisons of the Company's performance with prior and future periods and relative comparisons to its peers. Management believes that EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are important indicators of the Company's ability to generate operating cash flows to fund continued investment in its operations. Management believes that adjusted earnings from operations, adjusted earnings from operations margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted basic earnings per share are important measures to increase comparability of performance between periods. The adjustment items used by management to arrive at these metrics are not considered to be indicative of the business' ongoing operating performance. Management uses the measure "non-cash working capital as a percentage of adjusted revenues" to assess overall liquidity. Free cash flow is used by the Company to measure cash flow from operations after investment in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets. Management uses net debt to pro forma adjusted EBITDA as a measurement of leverage of the Company. Reoccurring revenues, custom integration revenues, products and equipment revenues and service including spare parts revenues are used by the Company to understand the revenue portfolio of the Company. Order Bookings provide an indication of the Company's ability to secure new orders for work during a specified period, while Order Backlog provides a measure of the value of Order Bookings that have not been completed at a specified point in time. Both Order Bookings and Order Backlog are indicators of future revenues that the Company expects to generate based on contracts that management believes to be firm. Organic Order Bookings and organic Order Bookings growth allow the Company to better measure the Company's performance and evaluate long-term performance trends. Organic Order Bookings growth also facilitates easier comparisons of the Company's performance with prior and future periods and relative comparisons to its peers. Book to bill ratio is used to measure the Company's ability and timeliness to convert Order Bookings into revenues. Management believes that ATS shareholders and potential investors in ATS use these additional IFRS measures and non-IFRS financial measures in making investment decisions and measuring operational results.
A reconciliation of (i) adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA to net income (loss), (ii) adjusted net income to net income (loss), (iii) adjusted basic earnings per share to basic earnings (loss) per share (iv) free cash flow to its IFRS measure components (vi) adjusted revenues to revenue and (vii) organic revenue to revenue, in each case for the three- and twelve-months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, is contained in this document (see "Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures to IFRS Measures"). This document also contains a reconciliation of (i) non-cash working capital as a percentage of adjusted revenues and (ii) net debt to their IFRS measure components, in each case at both March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025 (see "Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures to IFRS Measures"). A reconciliation of adjusted earnings from operations to earnings (loss) from operations for the three- and twelve-months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025 is also contained in this document (see "Consolidated Operating Results"). A reconciliation of Order Bookings and Order Backlog to total Company revenues for the three- and twelve-months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025 is also contained in this document (see "Order Backlog Continuity").
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain statements that may constitute forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable Canadian and
Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of ATS, or developments in ATS' business or in its industry, to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance, achievements, or developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important risks, uncertainties, and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the impact of regional or global conflicts; general market performance including capital market conditions and availability and cost of credit; risks related to the shifting trade dynamics; risks related to a recession, slowdown, and/or sustained downturn in the economy; performance of the markets that ATS serves; industry challenges in securing the supply of labour, materials, and, in certain jurisdictions, energy sources such as natural gas; impact of inflation; interest rate changes; foreign currency and exchange risk; the relative weakness of the Canadian dollar; risks related to customer concentration; risks related to any customer disagreements; impact of factors such as increased pricing pressure, decreases in availability and a corresponding increase in cost of energy and supplies, and delays in relation thereto, and possible margin compression; the regulatory and tax environment; the emergence of new infectious diseases or any epidemic or pandemic outbreak or resurgence, and collateral consequences thereof, including the disruption of economic activity, volatility in capital and credit markets, and legislative and regulatory responses; the impacts of inflation, uncertainty caused by the supply chain dynamics, interest rate changes, shifting trade dynamics, and regional or global conflicts that have in the past and may in the future lead to significant price and trading fluctuations in the market price for securities in the stock markets, including the TSX and the NYSE; energy shortages and global price increases; inability to successfully expand through development of new markets and business platforms, expanding service offerings, investment in innovation and product development, and strategic and disciplined acquisition, due to an inability to grow expertise, personnel, and/or facilities at required rates or to identify, negotiate and conclude one or more acquisitions; or to raise, through debt or equity, or otherwise have available, required capital; that the ABM is not effective in accomplishing its goals; that ATS is unable to expand in emerging markets, or is delayed in relation thereto, due to any number of reasons, including inability to effectively execute organic or inorganic expansion plans, focus on other business priorities, or local government regulations or delays; that the timing of completion of new Order Bookings is other than as expected due to various reasons, including schedule changes or the customer exercising any right to withdraw the Order Booking or to terminate the program in whole or in part prior to its completion, thereby preventing ATS from realizing on the full benefit of the program; that some or all of the sales funnel is not converted to Order Bookings due to competitive factors or failure to meet customer needs; that the market opportunities ATS anticipates do not materialize or that ATS is unable to exploit such opportunities; failure to convert Order Backlog to revenue and/or variations in the amount of Order Backlog completed in any given quarter; timing of customer decisions related to large enterprise programs and potential for negative impact associated with any cancellations or non-performance in relation thereto; that the Company is not successful in growing its product portfolio and/or service offering or that expected benefits are not realized; that efforts to improve adjusted earnings from operations margin in fiscal 2027 and over long-term are unsuccessful, due to any number of reasons, including less than anticipated increase in after-sales service revenues or reduced margins attached to those revenues, inability to achieve lower costs through supply chain management, price and lead-time volatility, failure to develop, adopt internally, or have customers adopt, standardized platforms and technologies, inability to maintain current cost structure if revenues were to grow, and failure of ABM to impact margins; that after-sales or reoccurring revenues do not provide the expected balance to customers' expenditure cycles; that revenues are not in the expected range; that acquisitions made are not integrated as quickly or effectively as planned or expected and, as a result, anticipated benefits and synergies are not realized; non-cash working capital as a percentage of revenues operating at a level other than as expected due to reasons, including, the timing and nature of Order Bookings, the timing of payment milestones and payment terms in customer contracts, and delays in customer programs; that planned reorganization activities are not completed at the cost or within the timelines expected, or at all; underlying trends driving customer demand will not materialize or have the impact expected; that capital expenditure targets are increased in the future or the Company experiences cost increases in relation thereto; the remediation plan for the material weakness in the Company's internal control over financial reporting and the upgraded ERP system are not effective; risk that the ultimate outcome of lawsuits, claims, and contingencies give rise to material liabilities for which no provisions have been recorded; the consequence of activist initiatives on the business performance, results, or share price of the Company; the impact of analyst reports on price and trading volume of ATS' shares; impact of the leadership transition; and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in ATS' filings with securities regulators, including, without limitation, the risk factors described in ATS' annual information form for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, which are available on the System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval+ (SEDAR+) at www.sedarplus.ca and on the
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on a number of estimates, factors, and assumptions regarding, among others, management's current plans, estimates, projections, beliefs and opinions, the future performance and results of the Company's business and operations; the ability of ATS to execute on its business objectives; the effectiveness of ABM in accomplishing its goals; the ability to successfully implement margin expansion initiative; management's assessment as to the project schedules across all customer contracts in Order Backlog, faster-turn product and services revenues, expected delivery timing of third-party equipment and operational capacity; the volume of outstanding projects the Company is contracted to perform, the size and duration of those projects, and the timing of project activities including design, assembly, testing, and installation will support revenue growth; initiatives in furtherance of the Company's goal of improving its adjusted earnings from operations margin in fiscal 2027 and over the long term will result in improvements to adjusted earnings from operations margin; the anticipated growth or capabilities in the life sciences, food & beverage, consumer products, energy, and transportation markets; the ability to seek out, enter into and successfully integrate acquisitions; ongoing cost inflationary pressures and the Company's ability to respond to such inflationary pressures; the effects of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on its operations; the Company's competitive position in the industry, including global presence, size and critical mass, technical skills, capabilities and experience, product and technology portfolio, recognized brands, trusted customer relationships, and total-solutions capabilities; the underlying trends driving customer demand for ATS solutions remain favourable; the Company's ability to adapt and develop solutions that keep pace with continuing changes in technology and customer needs; the ability to maintain mutually beneficial relationships with the Company's customers; planned restructuring and reorganization activities will be implemented as expected and within anticipated cost ranges; and general economic and political conditions, and global events, including any regional and global conflicts, epidemic or pandemic outbreak or resurgence, and the international trade dynamics.
Forward-looking statements included in this news release are only provided to understand management's current expectations relating to future periods and, as such, are not appropriate for any other purpose. Although ATS believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties, and ATS cautions you not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. ATS does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements contained herein other than as required by law.
Certain forward-looking information included in this news release may also constitute a "financial outlook" within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Financial outlook involves statements about ATS' prospective financial performance, financial position or cash flows that is based on and subject to the assumptions about future economic conditions and courses of action described above as well as management's assessment of project schedules across all customer contracts in Order Backlog, expectations for faster-turn product and services revenues, expected delivery timing of third-party equipment and operational capacity, and lower costs achieved from the transportation reorganization. Such assumptions are based on management's assessment of the relevant information currently available and any financial outlook included herein is provided for the purpose of helping readers understand management's current expectations and plans for the future as of the date hereof. The actual results of ATS' operations may vary from the amounts set forth in any financial outlook and such variances may be material. Readers are cautioned that reliance on any financial outlook may not be appropriate for other purposes or in other circumstances and that the risk factors described above and other factors may cause actual results to differ materially from any financial outlook.
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