Vectrus Announces Strong First Quarter 2020 Results

May 12, 2020

- Q1 revenue +8% Y/Y to $352 million; Organic revenue(1) +4% Y/Y

- Q1 diluted EPS of $0.74; Adjusted diluted EPS(1) of $0.75, +9% Y/Y

- Won position on $6.4 billion AFCAP V IDIQ contract

- Backlog grew 48% sequentially to $4.1 billion providing visibility in 2020 and beyond

- Reiterating 2020 guidance, actively monitoring COVID-19 response and LOGCAP V phase in schedule

Company Release - 5/12/2020 4:05 PM ET

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., May 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Vectrus, Inc. (NYSE:VEC) announced first quarter 2020 financial results for the quarter ended April 3, 2020.

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"Vectrus provides critical infrastructure support services globally for a variety of national security missions. This core competency combined with our backlog of long-term contracts with the U.S. government creates operating and financial resiliency, with predictable free cash flow, that is foundational to our business model," said Chuck Prow, president and chief executive officer. "Our first quarter revenue grew 8% with minimal impact from COVID-19, and adjusted EBITDA margin expanded year-over-year. Additionally, our growth focused campaigns continue to drive results as we recorded wins with the Army, Navy and Air Force, including a position on the AFCAP V $6.4 billion IDIQ contract vehicle. Our response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been measured, deliberate and client centric, keeping our clients, employees and partners safe while executing consistently on our programs. We are proud of the contributions our teams are making to support our men and women on the front lines at such a difficult time."

First Quarter 2020 Results

First quarter 2020 revenue of $351.7 million increased $25.8 million or 8% compared to first quarter 2019. The company saw increased revenue across all geographic regions with revenue growth of 15% in Europe, 14% in the United States, and 5% in the Middle East. Organic revenue growth was 4% in the first quarter 2020.

For the first quarter 2020, operating income was $12.5 million or 3.5% margin. EBITDA1 was $14.5 million or 4.1% margin for the first quarter 2020, compared to $11.8 million or 3.6% margin in the first quarter 2019. Adjusted EBITDA1 was $14.6 million or 4.2% margin for the first quarter 2020, compared to $12.8 million or 3.9% margin in the first quarter 2019.

First quarter 2020 diluted EPS was $0.74 compared to $0.62 in the first quarter 2019. Adjusted diluted EPS1 for the first quarter 2020 was $0.75. The company's effective tax rate in the first quarter 2020 was 19.6%, compared to 19.8% in the first quarter 2019. On an adjusted basis diluted EPS grew 8.7% in the first quarter 2020.

"I'm pleased to announce that we were able to post strong top and bottom-line growth despite COVID-19, which reinforces the resiliency of our business," said Susan Lynch, senior vice president and chief financial officer. "We estimate that COVID-19 impacted first quarter 2020 revenue and earnings per share by $2.2 million and $0.02, respectively."

Net cash provided by operating activities for the quarter ended April 3, 2020 was $1.1 million, compared to net cash used by operating activities of $6.4 million in the first quarter of 2019. Days sales outstanding (DSO) was 66 days in the first quarter of 2020.

Net debt at April 3, 2020 was $37.8 million, essentially unchanged from 2019 year-end, equating to a 0.5x net debt to consolidated EBITDA1 ratio. Total debt at April 3, 2020 was $184.0 million, up $110.0 million from $74.0 million at March 29, 2019. Cash at quarter-end was $146.2 million. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company preemptively drew $115 million on its revolver to mitigate any liquidity issues that might have arisen as a result of the pandemic. The company has subsequently repaid approximately $60 million of borrowings under its revolver. As of April 3, 2020, total consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA1 (total leverage ratio) was 2.6x.

Total backlog in the quarter ended April 3, 2020 was $4.1 billion and funded backlog was $1.1 billion.  The trailing twelve-month book-to-bill was 1.5x as of April 3, 2020.

"Backlog grew 48% sequentially to a record $4.1 billion and drove a 1.5x trailing twelve-month book-to-bill ratio," said Lynch. "The size of our backlog is an attractive attribute of our business, representing 2.7 times the midpoint of our 2020 full year revenue guidance, providing visibility into the remainder of the year and beyond."

Reiterating 2020 Guidance

Vectrus is reiterating its full-year 2020 guidance while actively monitoring COVID-19 response and LOGCAP V phase in schedule.

There was minimal impact to revenue and operating income in the first quarter of 2020 due to COVID-19. The pandemic is estimated to have approximately a $20-25 million impact on revenue and a corresponding impact on operating income in the second quarter of 2020. The company continues to work with its clients with regard to its COVID-19 response and LOGCAP V phase in schedule and is maintaining its current guidance range.

In addition, guidance assumes capital expenditures of $7.0 million, depreciation and amortization of $8.4 million, mandatory debt payments of $6.5 million, interest expense of $5.6 million, tax rate of 23 percent, and weighted average diluted shares outstanding of 11.8 million at December 31, 2020.

$ millions, except for EBITDA margins and per share amounts

2020 Guidance

2020
Mid

Revenue

$1,475

to

$1,525

$1,500

EBITDA Margin*

4.6%

to

4.8%

4.7%

Diluted Earnings Per Share*

$3.48

to

$3.81

$3.67

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

$45.0

to

$55.0

$50.0

 

* EBITDA margin, Diluted Earnings Per Share, and Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities excludes any potential unusual or special one-time items

The Company notes that forward-looking statements 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.

First Quarter 2020 Conference Call

Management will conduct a conference call with analysts and investors at 4:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. U.S.-based participants may dial in to the conference call at 877-407-0792, while international participants may dial 201-689-8263. For all other listeners, a live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Vectrus Investor Relations website at http://investors.vectrus.com. An accompanying slide presentation will also be available on the Vectrus Investor Relations website.

A replay of the conference call will be posted on the Vectrus website shortly after completion of the call and will be available for one year. A telephonic replay will also be available through May 26, 2020 at 844-512-2921 (domestic) or 412-317-6671 (international) with passcode 13703070.

Footnotes:

 

1 See "Key Performance Indicators and Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for reconciliation.

About Vectrus

Vectrus is a leading provider of global service solutions with a history in the services market that dates back more than 70 years. The company provides facility and base operationssupply chain and logistics servicesinformation technology mission support; and engineering and digital technology services primarily 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 its clients' mission success. Vectrus is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., and includes about 7,200 employees spanning 148 locations in 26 countries and territories across four continents. In 2019, Vectrus generated sales of $1.4 billion. To learn about career opportunities at Vectrus, visit www.vectrus.com/careers. For more information, visit the company's website at www.vectrus.com or connect with Vectrus on Facebook,Twitter, and LinkedIn.

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, all of the statements and items listed in the table in "2020 Guidance" above and other assumptions contained therein for purposes of such guidance, other statements about our 2020 performance outlook, five-year growth plan, revenue, DSO's, contract opportunities, the potential impact of COVID-19, 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.

These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside our management's control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. 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.

CONTACT:

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

 

VECTRUS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

 
   

Three Months Ended

   

April 3,

 

March 29,

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

2020

 

2019

Revenue

 

$

351,734

   

$

325,906

 

Cost of revenue

 

319,693

   

295,596

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

 

19,558

   

19,919

 

Operating income

 

12,483

   

10,391

 

Interest expense, net

 

(1,703)

   

(1,575)

 

Income from operations before income taxes

 

10,780

   

8,816

 

Income tax expense

 

2,112

   

1,742

 

Net income

 

$

8,668

   

$

7,074

 
         

Earnings per share

       

Basic

 

$

0.75

   

$

0.63

 

Diluted

 

$

0.74

   

$

0.62

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic

 

11,545

   

11,292

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted

 

11,745

   

11,399

 

 

VECTRUS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 
   

April 3,

 

December 31,

(In thousands, except share information)

 

2020

 

2019

Assets

 

(unaudited)

   

Current assets

       

Cash

 

$

146,172

   

$

35,318

 

Receivables

 

263,601

   

269,144

 

Costs incurred in excess of billings

 

   

 

Other current assets

 

21,212

   

16,154

 

Total current assets

 

430,985

   

320,616

 

Property, plant, and equipment, net

 

18,540

   

18,844

 

Goodwill

 

261,983

   

261,983

 

Intangible assets, net

 

13,911

   

14,926

 

Right-of-use assets

 

12,390

   

14,654

 

Other non-current assets

 

5,789

   

5,366

 

Total non-current assets

 

312,613

   

315,773

 

Total Assets

 

$

743,598

   

$

636,389

 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

       

Current liabilities

       

Accounts payable

 

$

147,364

   

$

148,015

 

Compensation and other employee benefits

 

42,131

   

53,155

 

Short-term debt

 

122,000

   

6,500

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

39,331

   

37,409

 

Total current liabilities

 

350,826

   

245,079

 

Long-term debt, net

 

61,139

   

63,041

 

Deferred tax liability

 

47,294

   

49,407

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

20,096

   

19,997

 

Total non-current liabilities

 

128,529

   

132,445

 

Total liabilities

 

479,355

   

377,524

 

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; 11,587,719 and 11,523,691
shares issued and outstanding as of April 3, 2020
and December 31, 2019, respectively

 

116

   

115

 

Additional paid in capital

 

78,690

   

78,757

 

Retained earnings

 

193,743

   

185,075

 

Parent company equity

 

   

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(8,306)

   

(5,082)

 

Total shareholders' equity

 

264,243

   

258,865

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

 

$

743,598

   

$

636,389

 

 

VECTRUS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

 
   

Three Months Ended

   

April 3,

 

March 29,

(In thousands)

 

2020

 

2019

Operating activities

       

Net income

 

$

8,668

   

$

7,074

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

       

Depreciation expense

 

996

   

788

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

1,015

   

571

 

Loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipment

 

   

 

Stock-based compensation

 

2,367

   

1,462

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

99

   

99

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

       

Receivables

 

3,942

   

(12,650)

 

Other assets

 

(5,715)

   

94

 

Accounts payable

 

(162)

   

(11,366)

 

Deferred taxes

 

(1,522)

   

(1,090)

 

Compensation and other employee benefits

 

(9,733)

   

6,724

 

Other liabilities

 

1,181

   

1,909

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

1,136

   

(6,386)

 

Investing activities

       

Purchases of capital assets and intangibles

 

(917)

   

(9,886)

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(917)

   

(9,886)

 

Financing activities

       

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

   

 

Repayments of long-term debt

 

(1,500)

   

(1,000)

 

Proceeds from revolver

 

144,000

   

48,000

 

Repayments of revolver

 

(29,000)

   

(48,000)

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

1

   

602

 

Payments of employee withholding taxes on share-based compensation

 

(1,787)

   

(683)

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

111,713

   

(1,081)

 

Exchange rate effect on cash

 

(1,080)

   

(618)

 

Net change in cash

 

110,853

   

(17,970)

 

Cash-beginning of year

 

35,318

   

66,145

 

Cash-end of period

 

$

146,171

   

$

48,174

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

       

Interest paid

 

$

1,469

   

$

988

 

Income taxes paid (refunded)

 

$

36

   

$

(296)

 

Non-cash investing activities:

       

Purchase of capital assets on account

 

$

(606)

   

$

(966)

 

Purchase of capital assets on account

 

$

   

$

1,128

 

Key Performance Indicators and Non-GAAP Measures

The primary financial performance measures we use to manage our business and monitor results of operations are revenue trends and operating income trends. Management believes that these financial performance measures are the primary drivers for our earnings and net cash from operating activities. Management evaluates its contracts and business performance by focusing on revenue, operating income and operating margin. Operating income represents revenue less both cost of revenue and selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses. Cost of revenue consists of labor, subcontracting costs, materials, and an allocation of indirect costs, which includes service center transaction costs. SG&A expenses consist of indirect labor costs (including wages and salaries for executives and administrative personnel), bid and proposal expenses and other general and administrative expenses not allocated to cost of revenue. We define operating margin as operating income divided by revenue.

We manage the nature and amount of costs at the program level, which forms the basis for estimating our total costs and profitability. This is consistent with our approach for managing our business, which begins with management's assessing the bidding opportunity for each contract and then managing contract profitability throughout the performance period.

In addition to the key performance measures discussed above, we consider adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, EBITDA margin, adjusted EBITDA margin, and organic revenue to be useful to management and investors in evaluating our operating performance, 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. We provide this information to our investors in our earnings releases, presentations and other disclosures.

Adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, EBITDA margin, adjusted EBITDA margin, and organic revenue, however, are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered a substitute for operating income, operating margin, net income and diluted earnings per share as determined in accordance with GAAP.  Definitions and reconciliations of these items are provided below.

  • Adjusted operating income is defined as operating income, adjusted to exclude items that may include, but are not limited to significant charges or credits that impact current results but are not related to our ongoing operations and unusual and infrequent non-operating items, M&A transaction and LOGCAP V pre-operational legal costs that impact current results but are not related to our ongoing operations.
  • Adjusted operating margin is defined as adjusted operating income divided by revenue.
  • Adjusted net income is defined as net income, adjusted to exclude items that may include, but are not limited to, significant charges or credits that impact current results but are not related to our ongoing operations and unusual and infrequent non-operating items.
  • Adjusted diluted earnings per share is defined as adjusted net income divided by the weighted average diluted common shares outstanding.
  • EBITDA is defined as operating income, adjusted to exclude depreciation and amortization.
  • Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA, adjusted to exclude items that may include, but are not limited to significant charges or credits that impact current results but are not related to our ongoing operations and unusual and infrequent non-operating items, M&A transaction and LOGCAP V pre-operational legal costs that impact current results but are not related to our ongoing operations.
  • EBITDA margin is defined as EBITDA divided by revenue.
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue.
  • Organic revenue is defined as Revenue, adjusted to exclude revenue from acquired companies.

 

Adjusted Net Income,
Adjusted Diluted Earnings
Per Share (Non-GAAP Measures)

               

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

Three

Months

Ended

April 3,

2020 As

Reported

 

M&A

Related

Costs1

 

LOGCAP V

Pre-

Operational

Legal

Costs2

 

Three

Months

Ended

April 3,

2020 As

Reported –

Adjusted

                 

Revenue

 

$

351,734

   

$

   

   

$

351,734

 
                 

Operating income

 

$

12,483

       

$

141

   

$

12,624

 

Operating margin

 

3.5

%

         

3.6

%

                 

Interest expense, net

 

$

(1,703)

   

$

   

$

   

$

(1,703)

 
                 

Income from operations before income taxes

 

$

10,780

   

$

   

$

141

   

$

10,921

 
                 

Income tax expense

 

$

2,112

   

$

   

$

28

   

$

2,140

 

Income tax rate

 

19.6

%

         

19.6

%

                 

Net income

 

$

8,668

   

$

   

$

113

   

$

8,781

 
                 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted

 

11,745

           

11,745

 
                 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.74

           

$

0.75

 
                 

EBITDA (Non-GAAP Measures)

               

(in thousands)

 

Three

Months

Ended

April 3,

2020 As

Reported

 

M&A

Related

Costs1

 

LOGCAP V

Pre-

Operational

Legal

Costs2

 

Three

Months

Ended

April 3,

2020 As

Reported –

Adjusted

Operating Income

 

$

12,483

       

$

141

   

$

12,624

 
                 

Add:

               

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

2,011

   

$

   

$

   

$

2,011

 
                 

EBITDA

 

$

14,494

   

$

   

$

141

   

$

14,635

 

EBITDA Margin

 

4.1

%

         

4.2

%

                 

2020 Costs related to M&A and Integration of acquisitions

2020 LOGCAP V Pre-Operational legal cost

 

Adjusted Net Income,
Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per
Share (Non-GAAP Measures)

               

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

Three

Months

Ended

March 29,

2019 As

Reported

 

M&A

Related

Costs1

 

LOGCAP V

Pre-

Operational

Legal

Costs2

 

Three

Months

Ended

March 28,

2019 As

Reported –

Adjusted

                 

Revenue

 

$

325,906

   

   

   

$

325,906

 
                 

Operating income

 

$

10,391

   

$

1,045

   

$

   

$

11,436

 

Operating margin

 

3.2

%

         

3.5

%

                 

Interest expense, net

 

$

(1,575)

   

$

   

$

   

$

(1,575)

 
                 

Income from operations before income taxes

 

$

8,816

   

$

1,045

   

$

   

$

9,861

 
                 

Income tax expense

 

$

1,742

   

$

207

   

$

   

$

1,949

 

Income tax rate

 

19.8

%

         

19.8

%

                 

Net income

 

$

7,074

   

$

838

   

$

   

$

7,912

 
                 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted

 

11,399

           

11,399

 
                 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.62

           

$

0.69

 
                 

EBITDA (Non-GAAP Measures)

               

(in thousands)

 

Three

Months

Ended

March 29,

2019 As

Reported

 

M&A

Related

Costs1

 

LOGCAP V

Pre-

Operational

Legal

Costs2

 

Three

Months

Ended

March 29,

2019 As

Reported –

Adjusted

Operating Income

 

$

10,391

   

$

1,045

   

$

   

$

11,436

 
                 

Add:

               

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

1,359

   

$

   

$

   

$

1,359

 
                 

EBITDA

 

$

11,750

   

$

1,045

   

$

   

$

12,795

 

EBITDA Margin

 

3.6

%

         

3.9

%

                 

2020 Costs related to M&A and Integration of acquisitions

2020 LOGCAP V Pre-Operational legal cost

 

(In thousands)

 

Three Months

Ended April 3,

2020 As

Reported

 

Three Months

Ended April 3,

2020 Advantor

 

Three Months

Ended April 3,

2020 As

Reported –

Organic

             

Revenue

 

$

351,734

   

$

11,186

   

$

340,548

 
             

(In thousands)

 

Three Months

Ended March

29, 2019 As

Reported

 

Three Months

Ended March

29, 2019

Advantor

 

Three Months

Ended March 29,

2019 As

Reported –

Organic

             

Revenue

 

$

325,906

   

$

   

$

325,906

 
             

Organic Revenue $ Increase

         

$

14,642

 

Organic Revenue % Increase

         

4.5

%

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

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

Revenue by Client

               
   

Three Months Ended

(In thousands)

 

April 3, 2020

 

% of

Total

 

March 29, 2019

 

% of

Total

Army

 

247,555

   

70

%

 

226,692

   

69

%

Air Force

 

73,341

   

21

%

 

67,931

   

21

%

Navy

 

15,237

   

4

%

 

15,088

   

5

%

Other

 

15,601

   

5

%

 

16,195

   

5

%

Total revenue

 

$

351,734

       

$

325,906

     
                 

Revenue by Contract Type

   
   

Three Months Ended

(In thousands)

 

April 3, 2020

 

% of

Total

 

March 29, 2019

 

% of

Total

Cost-plus and cost-reimbursable ¹

 

256,319

   

73

%

 

251,456

   

77

%

Firm-fixed-price

 

95,415

   

27

%

 

74,450

   

23

%

Total revenue

 

$

351,734

       

$

325,906

     

¹ Includes time and material contracts

                 

Revenue by Contract Relationship

               
   

Three Months Ended

(In thousands)

 

April 3, 2020

 

% of

Total

 

March 29, 2019

 

% of

Total

Prime contractor

 

$

333,393

   

95

%

 

$

307,058

   

94

%

Subcontractor

 

18,341

   

5

%

 

18,848

   

6

%

Total revenue

 

$

351,734

       

$

325,906

     
                 

Revenue by Geographic Region

               
   

Three Months Ended

(In thousands)

 

April 3, 2020

 

% of

Total

 

March 29, 2019

 

% of

Total

Middle East

 

$

237,937

   

68

%

 

226,416

   

69

%

United States

 

81,469

   

23

%

 

71,388

   

22

%

Europe

 

32,328

   

9

%

 

28,102

   

9

%

Total revenue

 

$

351,734

       

$

325,906

     

 

 

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