Vectrus Announces Third Quarter 2018 Results

November 06, 2018

- Third quarter revenue of $308 million, up 14% year-over-year

- GAAP operating margin 4.5%, up 80 basis points year-over-year

- GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) $0.86, up 69% year-over-year

- Successfully phased-in approximately $130 million of new business

Company Release - 11/6/2018 4:17 PM ET

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Vectrus, Inc. (NYSE:VEC) announced third quarter 2018 financial results. For the third quarter, revenue was $308 million, GAAP operating income was $14.0 million or 4.5% GAAP operating margin, and GAAP diluted earnings per share were $0.86.

Vectrus Logo.

"We reported solid third quarter financial results driven by the continued execution of our strategy and momentum in the market," said Chuck Prow, president and chief executive officer of Vectrus. "We are leveraging our industry-leading technology infusion, rapid deployment, tactical agility, and operational continuity capabilities in order to deliver value added solutions with our clients. I'm proud to announce that this focus led to the recent win of a $60 million task order to provide base operations support services for the U.S. Navy at Guantanamo Bay. The award was made subsequent to the third quarter and will be included in our fourth quarter backlog."

"Clients are welcoming our outcome-oriented solutions approach, and as demonstrated by our financial results, we are making substantial progress transforming Vectrus into a higher value platform," said Prow. "Additionally, with 65% of 2018 new business wins based on contract value coming from the Air Force and Navy, we are also making great progress in diversifying our portfolio and expanding market share with clients that have not historically been large contributors to revenue. We see additional opportunities to further expand our footprint with existing clients in the Department of Defense and intelligence community, as well as new clients in the federal civilian market."

Year-to-date September 28, 2018, net cash provided by operating activities was $8.7 million, a decrease of $13.7 million compared to 2017.  Days sales outstanding (DSO) was 66 days in the third quarter of 2018 compared to 54 days in the third quarter of 2017. "Year-to-date net cash provided by operating activities is lower compared to the prior year due to temporary timing differences related to the SENTEL integration," said Matt Klein, chief financial officer of Vectrus. "Net cash provided by operating activities is expected to be strong in the fourth quarter."

The Company ended the third quarter 2018 with a total debt balance of $76.0 million, which was down from $79.0 million at the end of the 2017.  As of September 28, 2018, the Company had total consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA (total leverage ratio) of 1.29x to 1.00x.

"With approximately $330 million in 2018 new business awards, which includes the recent Guantanamo Bay task order, we continue to capitalize on the growth opportunities in our markets," said Klein. "With our current financial profile, we are well positioned to continue executing on organic and inorganic activities aligned to our strategy that will result in enhanced shareholder value."

The Company ended the third quarter 2018 with total backlog of $3.0 billion and funded backlog of $773.4 million.

2018 Guidance

"We are updating our full-year 2018 guidance," said Klein. "Our 2018 guidance assumes capital expenditures of approximately $9 million, interest expense of $4.7 million, depreciation and amortization expense of $4.2 million, mandatory debt payments of $4.0 million, and weighted average diluted shares outstanding of 11.4 million at December 31, 2018."

2018 guidance details include:

$ millions, except for operating margin and EPS amounts

(Prior)
2018 Guidance

(Updated)
2018 Guidance

Revenue

$1,215

to

$1,285

$1,250

to

$1,270

Operating Margin

3.6%

to

4.0%

3.6%

to

4.0%

Net Income

$30.9

to

$36.9

$31.6

to

$36.1

Diluted EPS 1

$2.71

to

$3.23

$2.77

to

$3.17

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

$35.0

to

$39.0

$35.0

to

$39.0

The Company notes that forward-looking statements of future performance made in this release, including 2018 guidance, are based upon current expectations and are subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested here, including those factors set forth in the Safe Harbor Statement below.

Investor Call

Management representatives will conduct an investor briefing and conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.   

U.S.-based participants may dial into the conference call at 877-407-0792, while international participants may dial 201-689-8263. For all other listeners, a live webcast of the briefing and conference call will be available on the Vectrus Investor Relations website at http://investors.vectrus.com.

A replay of the briefing will be posted on the Vectrus website shortly after completion of the call, and will remain available for one year. A telephonic replay will also be available through November 20, 2018, at 844-512-2921 (domestic) or 412-317-6671 (international) with pass code 13684461.

Footnotes:
Diluted EPS guidance is calculated using estimated weighted average diluted common shares outstanding at December 31, 2018 of 11.4 million.

About Vectrus

 

Vectrus is a leading, global government services company with a history in the services market that dates back more than 70 years. The company provides facility and logistics services, and information technology and network communication services to U.S. government customers around the world. Vectrus is differentiated by operational excellence, superior program performance, a history of long-term customer relationships, and a strong commitment to their mission success. Vectrus is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., and includes about 6,700 employees spanning 177 locations in 21 countries. In 2017, Vectrus generated sales of $1.1 billion. For more information, visit our website at www.vectrus.com or connect with us on FacebookTwitterLinkedIn, and YouTube.

 

Safe Harbor Statement

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"): Certain material presented herein includes forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Act. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements in 2018 Guidance above about our revenue, operating margin, net income, diluted EPS and net cash provided by operating activities for 2018 and other assumptions contained therein for purposes of such guidance, other statements about revenue and DSO, our credit facility, debt payments, expense savings, contract opportunities, bids and awards, collections, business strategy, outlook, objectives, plans, intentions or goals, and any discussion of future operating or financial performance. Whenever used, words such as "may," "are considering," "will," "likely," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," "target," "could," "potential," "continue," "goal" or similar terminology are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of our management based on information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements, our historical experience and our present expectations or projections. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our dependence on a few large contracts for a significant portion of our revenue; competition in our industry; our dependence on the U.S. government and the importance of our maintaining a good relationship with the U.S. government, our ability to submit proposals for and/or win potential opportunities in our pipeline; our ability to retain and renew our existing contracts; protests of new awards; any acquisitions, investments or joint ventures, including the integration of SENTEL Corporation into our business; our international operations, including the economic, political and social conditions in the countries in which we conduct our businesses; changes in U.S. government military operations, including its operations in Afghanistan; changes in, or delays in the completion of, U.S. or international government budgets; government regulations and compliance therewith, including changes to the Department of Defense procurement process; changes in technology; intellectual property matters; governmental investigations, reviews, audits and cost adjustments; contingencies related to actual or alleged environmental contamination, claims and concerns; our success in expanding our geographic footprint or broadening our customer base, markets and capabilities; our ability to realize the full amounts reflected in our backlog; impairment of goodwill; our performance of our contracts and our ability to control costs; our level of indebtedness; our compliance with the terms of our credit agreement; subcontractor and employee performance and conduct; our teaming arrangements with other contractors; economic and capital markets conditions; our ability to retain and recruit qualified personnel; our maintenance of safe work sites and equipment; our compliance with applicable environmental, health and safety regulations; our ability to maintain required security clearances; any disputes with labor unions; costs of outcome of any legal proceedings; security breaches and other disruptions to our information technology and operations; changes in our tax provisions, including under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, or exposure to additional income tax liabilities; changes in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, including changes related to Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606); accounting estimates made in connection with our contracts; our exposure to interest rate risk; our compliance with public company accounting and financial reporting requirements; timing of payments by the U.S. government; risks and uncertainties relating to the spin-off from our former parent; and other factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A, - "Risk Factors," and elsewhere in our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K and described from time to time in our future reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

VECTRUS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

 
   

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

   

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

2018

 

2017

 

2018

 

2017

Revenue

 

$

308,095

   

$

269,625

   

$

949,744

   

$

819,005

 

Cost of revenue

 

278,964

   

245,219

   

865,078

   

743,502

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

15,125

   

14,316

   

48,990

   

44,560

 

Operating income

 

14,006

   

10,090

   

35,676

   

30,943

 

Interest (expense) income, net

 

(1,315)

   

(1,058)

   

(3,619)

   

(3,262)

 

Income from operations before income taxes

 

12,691

   

9,032

   

32,057

   

27,681

 

Income tax expense

 

2,826

   

3,232

   

6,884

   

9,751

 

Net income

 

$

9,866

   

$

5,800

   

$

25,173

   

$

17,930

 
                 

Earnings per share

               

Basic

 

$

0.88

   

$

0.52

   

$

2.25

   

$

1.63

 

Diluted

 

$

0.86

   

$

0.51

   

$

2.21

   

$

1.61

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic

 

11,248

   

11,075

   

11,210

   

10,991

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted

 

11,406

   

11,272

   

11,380

   

11,168

 

 

VECTRUS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 
   

September 28,

 

December 31,

(In thousands, except share information)

 

2018

 

2017

Assets

 

(unaudited)

   

Current assets

       

Cash

 

$

39,584

   

$

77,453

 

Receivables

 

223,389

   

174,995

 

Costs incurred in excess of billings

 

   

12,751

 

Other current assets

 

12,107

   

6,747

 

Total current assets

 

275,080

   

271,946

 

Property, plant, and equipment, net

 

10,512

   

3,733

 

Goodwill

 

234,818

   

216,930

 

Intangible assets, net

 

9,161

   

121

 

Other non-current assets

 

4,014

   

2,821

 

Total non-current assets

 

258,505

   

223,605

 

Total Assets

 

$

533,585

   

$

495,551

 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

       

Current liabilities

       

Accounts payable

 

$

121,717

   

$

115,899

 

Billings in excess of costs

 

   

3,766

 

Compensation and other employee benefits

 

46,841

   

39,304

 

Short-term debt

 

4,000

   

4,000

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

24,245

   

19,209

 

Total current liabilities

 

196,803

   

182,178

 

Long-term debt, net

 

70,529

   

73,211

 

Deferred tax liability

 

53,315

   

55,329

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

1,452

   

1,461

 

Total non-current liabilities

 

125,296

   

130,001

 

Total liabilities

 

322,099

   

312,179

 

Commitments and contingencies

       

Shareholders' Equity

       

Preferred stock; $0.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; No shares issued and outstanding

 

   

 

Common stock; $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 11,249,222 and 11,120,528 shares issued and outstanding

 

113

   

111

 

Additional paid in capital

 

70,759

   

67,526

 

Retained earnings

 

142,510

   

117,415

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(1,896)

   

(1,680)

 

Total shareholders' equity

 

211,486

   

183,372

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

 

$

533,585

   

$

495,551

 

 

VECTRUS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

 
   

Nine Months Ended

   

September 28,

 

September 29,

(In thousands)

 

2018

 

2017

Operating activities

       

Net income

 

$

25,173

   

$

17,930

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

       

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,546

   

1,141

 

Loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipment

 

315

   

 

Stock-based compensation

 

3,410

   

3,341

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

318

   

561

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

       

Receivables

 

(15,179)

   

(96)

 

Other assets

 

(5,669)

   

3,196

 

Accounts payable

 

(5,259)

   

(11,470)

 

Billings in excess of costs

 

   

1,649

 

Deferred taxes

 

(2,101)

   

(1,007)

 

Compensation and other employee benefits

 

5,002

   

6,817

 

Other liabilities

 

98

   

336

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

8,654

   

$

22,398

 

Investing activities

       

Purchases of capital assets

 

(6,115)

   

(901)

 

Proceeds from the disposition of assets

 

33

   

 

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

 

(36,855)

   

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

$

(42,937)

   

$

(901)

 

Financing activities

       

Repayments of long-term debt

 

(3,000)

   

(10,500)

 

Proceeds from revolver

 

138,000

   

27,500

 

Repayments of revolver

 

(138,000)

   

(27,500)

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

1,388

   

1,886

 

Payments of employee withholding taxes on share-based compensation

 

(803)

   

(612)

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

$

(2,415)

   

$

(9,226)

 

Exchange rate effect on cash

 

(1,171)

   

3,524

 

Net change in cash

 

(37,869)

   

15,795

 

Cash-beginning of year

 

77,453

   

47,651

 

Cash-end of period

 

$

39,584

   

$

63,446

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

       

Interest paid

 

$

3,241

   

$

3,014

 

Income taxes paid

 

$

11,222

   

$

3,801

 

Non-cash investing activities:

       

Purchase of capital assets on account

 

$

1,374

   

$

438

 

Key Performance Indicators and Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The primary financial performance measures we use to manage our business and monitor results of operations are revenue trends and operating income trends.  In addition, we consider EBITDA and EBITDA % to be useful to management and investors in evaluating our operating performance for the periods presented, and to provide a tool for evaluating our ongoing operations. This information can assist investors in assessing our financial performance and measures our ability to generate capital for deployment among competing strategic alternatives and initiatives.

EBITDA and EBITDA %, however, are not measures of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP) and should not be considered a substitute for operating income as determined in accordance with GAAP.  Reconciliations of these items are provided below.

"EBITDA" is defined as operating income, adjusted to exclude depreciation and amortization.

"EBITDA %" is defined as EBITDA divided by revenue.

(In thousands)

               

EBITDA (Non-GAAP Measures)

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

   

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

   

2018

 

2017

 

2018

 

2017

Revenue

 

$

308,095

   

$

269,625

   

$

949,744

   

$

819,005

 

Operating Income

 

14,006

   

10,090

   

35,676

   

30,943

 

Add:

               

Depreciation and Amortization

 

$

922

   

347

   

2,546

   

1,141

 

EBITDA

 

$

14,928

   

$

10,437

   

$

38,222

   

$

32,084

 

EBITDA %

 

4.8

%

 

3.9

%

 

4.0

%

 

3.9

%

Supplemental Information

Revenue by client branch, contract type, contract relationship, and geographic region for the periods presented below was as follows: 

Revenue by Customer

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

September 28,
2018

 

% of
Total

 

September 29,

2017

 

% of
Total

 

September 28,

2018

 

% of
Total

 

September 29,

2017

 

% of
Total

Army

 

$

224,038

   

72

%

 

$

214,152

   

80

%

 

$

700,265

   

74

%

 

$

682,891

   

83

%

Air Force

 

64,278

   

21

%

 

49,435

   

18

%

 

189,954

   

20

%

 

119,896

   

15

%

Navy

 

8,567

   

3

%

 

6,038

   

2

%

 

26,912

   

3

%

 

16,218

   

2

%

Other

 

11,212

   

4

%

 

   

%

 

32,613

   

3

%

 

   

%

Total revenue

 

$

308,095

       

$

269,625

       

$

949,744

       

$

819,005

     
                                 

Revenue by Contract Type

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

September 28,
2018

 

% of
Total

 

September 29,

2017

 

% of
Total

 

September 28,

2018

 

% of
Total

 

September 29,

2017

 

% of
Total

Cost-plus and cost-reimbursable1

 

$

240,338

   

78

%

 

$

194,982

   

72

%

 

$

713,289

   

75

%

 

$

609,323

   

74

%

Firm-fixed-price

 

67,757

   

22

%

 

74,643

   

28

%

 

236,455

   

25

%

 

209,682

   

26

%

Total revenue

 

$

308,095

       

$

269,625

       

$

949,744

       

$

819,005

     
                                 

1Includes time and material contracts

                       
                                 

Revenue by Contract Relationship

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

September 28,

2018

 

% of
Total

 

September 29,

2017

 

% of
Total

 

September 28,

2018

 

% of
Total

 

September 29,

2017

 

% of
Total

Prime contractor

 

$

290,090

   

94

%

 

$

262,372

   

97

%

 

$

892,206

   

94

%

 

$

799,439

   

98

%

Subcontractor

 

18,005

   

6

%

 

7,253

   

3

%

 

57,538

   

6

%

 

19,566

   

2

%

Total revenue

 

$

308,095

       

$

269,625

       

$

949,744

       

$

819,005

     
                                 

Revenue by Geographic Region

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

(In thousands)

 

September 28,

2018

 

% of
Total

 

September 29,

2017

 

% of
Total

 

September 28,

2018

 

% of
Total

 

September 29,
2017

 

% of
Total

Middle East

 

223,636

   

72

%

 

217,312

   

80

%

 

662,734

   

70

%

 

660,020

   

80

%

United States

 

54,379

   

18

%

 

36,499

   

14

%

 

203,015

   

21

%

 

112,833

   

14

%

Europe

 

30,080

   

10

%

 

15,814

   

6

%

 

83,995

   

9

%

 

46,152

   

6

%

Total revenue

 

308,095

       

269,625

       

949,744

       

819,005

     

CONTACT:

Mike Smith, CFA
719-637-5773
michael.smith@vectrus.com 

 

 

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