WILLSCOT CORPORATION ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2019 RESULTS AND PROVIDES 2020 OUTLOOK
Transformational 2019 Highlighted By Fourth Quarter 2019 Consolidated Net Income of
Announces Combination with Mobile Mini, Creating the North American Leader in Modular Space and Portable Storage Solutions
Fourth Quarter 2019 Financial Highlights1,2
- Revenues of
$278.0 million , representing an 8.0% (or$20.6 million ) year over year increase, driven by growth in core leasing and services revenues of$17.5 million , or 7.7%.
• Modular space average monthly rental rate increased to$641 , a 14.1% increase year over year. - Adjusted EBITDA of
$98.2 million represents a 33.6% (or$24.7 million ) year over year increase.
• Adjusted EBITDA margin of 35.3% increased 670 basis points ("bps") year over year.
• Approximately 80% of the expected$70.0 million annualized cost synergies related to the ModSpace and Acton acquisitions were in our fourth quarter 2019 results on a run rate basis. - Consolidated net income of
$8.9 million (including$7.9 million of discrete costs from acquisition and integration-related activities) increased by$19.3 million , and Free Cash Flow of$43.7 million increased by$63.8 million , year over year, consistent with our planned transition to net profitability and cash generation.
2019 Full Year Financial Highlights1,2
- Revenues of
$1,063.7 million , representing a 41.6% (or$312.3 million ) year over year increase, driven by growth in core leasing and services revenues of$291.5 million , or 43.3%.
• Consolidated modular space average monthly rental rate increased to$614 representing an 11.2% increase year over year. Pro forma modular space average monthly rental rates increased 13.7% year over year, driven primarily by a 14.9% year over year increase in our core Modular - US segment, marking the 9th consecutive quarter of double-digit rate growth in the segment. Growth of 14.9% was driven approximately 60.0% from unit rate growth, with the remaining 40.0% driven by growth in value added products and services ("VAPS").
• Modular leasing revenue increased 7.7% on a pro forma basis, reflecting continued strong organic growth. - Adjusted EBITDA of
$356.5 million , including$4.4 million of costs reclassified as operating leases upon adoption of ASC 842(5), represents a 65.4% (or$141.0 million ) year over year increase.
• Adjusted EBITDA margin increased 480 bps year over year and 680 bps on a pro forma basis to 33.5%. - Consolidated net loss of
$11.5 million (including$46.0 million of discrete costs from acquisition and integration-related activities) decreased by$42.1 million , and Free Cash Flow of$20.0 million increased by$116.9 million year over year, consistent with our planned transition to net profitability and cash generation.
Announced Combination with Mobile Mini
Today, in a separate press release, WillScot announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Mobile Mini. The combination will create an industry-leading specialty leasing platform with unrivaled scale and product breadth, a broad and strategic footprint, and substantial free cash flow and liquidity with which to pursue multiple organic and inorganic growth opportunities. The combined company will operate a fleet consisting of over 360 thousand units with predictable recurring revenue supported by average useful asset lives of over 20 years and average lease durations greater than 30 months. The approximately
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
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(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 278,045 | $ | 257,404 | $ | 1,063,665 | $ | 751,412 | |||||||
Consolidated net income (loss) | $ | 8,928 | $ | (10,387 | ) | $ | (11,543 | ) | $ | (53,572 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 73,490 | $ | 21,569 | $ | 172,566 | $ | 37,149 | |||||||
Free Cash Flow1 | $ | 43,682 | $ | (20,165 | ) | $ | 19,984 | $ | (96,907 | ) |
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Year Ended |
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Adjusted EBITDA1 by Segment (in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||
Modular - US | $ | 88,800 | $ | 67,240 | $ | 325,068 | $ | 196,410 | |||||||
Modular - Other |
9,417 | 6,267 | 31,480 | 19,123 | |||||||||||
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 98,217 | $ | 73,507 | $ | 356,548 | $ | 215,533 | |||||||
Management Commentary1,2,3
“Finally, today we announced a strategic combination with Mobile Mini, the world’s leading provider of portable storage solutions serving customers in the
Fourth Quarter 2019 Results1,2
Total revenues increased 8.0% to
- Modular - US segment revenue increased 7.8% to
$251.3 million , as compared to$233.1 million in the prior year quarter, with core leasing and services revenues up$16.6 million , or 8.0%, year over year.
• Modular space average monthly rental rate of$648 increased 15.1% year over year including the dilutive impacts of acquisitions. Improved pricing was driven by a combination of our price optimization tools and processes, as well as by continued growth in our “Ready to Work” solutions and increased VAPS penetration across our customer base.
• Average modular space units on rent decreased 5,309, or 6.1%, year over year - Modular - Other
North America segment revenue increased 9.9% to$26.7 million compared to$24.3 million in the prior year quarter.
• Modular space average monthly rental rates were up 5.7% compared to the prior year quarter. Modular space units on rent decreased 2.5% to 8,953, and utilization for our modular space units decreased to 55.9%, down 70 bps from 56.6%.
Adjusted EBITDA of
- Modular - US segment Adjusted EBITDA increased 32.1% to
$88.8 million , and Modular - OtherNorth America segment Adjusted EBITDA increased$3.1 million to$9.4 million from the prior year quarter. - Adjusted EBITDA margins improved by 670 bps year over year driven by a 70 bps improvement in leasing and services gross profit margin, as well as a 600 bps reduction in selling, general and administrative expenses. We estimate that incremental cost synergies of approximately
$11.2 million related to the Acton and ModSpace acquisitions were realized in the fourth quarter bringing total estimated synergies realized from the dates of the acquisitions to approximately$42.4 million . Approximately 80.0% of the annualized forecasted cost synergies of over$70 million were in our run rate as ofDecember 31, 2019 .
Net income of
Full Year 2019 Results1,2
Total revenues increased 41.6% to
- Modular - US segment revenue increased 41.9% to
$961.7 million , as compared to$677.6 million in the prior year, with core leasing and services revenues up$271.4 million , or 44.7%, year over year.
• Modular space average monthly rental rate of$617 increased 12.0% year over year including the dilutive impacts of acquisitions. Pro forma modular space monthly rental rates increased 14.9% year over year. Improved pricing was driven by a combination of our price optimization tools and processes, as well as by continued growth in our “Ready to Work” solutions and increased VAPS penetration across our customer base.
• Average modular space units on rent increased 19,373, or a 30.6% year over year increase, due to an additional 8.5 months of contribution from the ModSpace acquisition. Pro forma units on rent decreased 4.5% year over year, and pro forma utilization increased by 40 bps year over year. - Modular - Other
North America segment revenue increased 38.1% to$101.9 million , compared to$73.8 million in the prior year, with modular space average units on rent up 29.6% and average monthly rental rate up 5.5% compared to the prior year.
• On a pro forma basis, Modular - OtherNorth America segment modular space rental rate increased 4.4% compared to the prior year. Pro forma modular space units on rent decreased 2.5% to 8,973, and pro forma utilization for our modular space units decreased to 56.1%, down 30 bps from 56.4%.
Adjusted EBITDA of
- Modular - US segment Adjusted EBITDA increased 65.5% to
$325.0 million , and Modular - OtherNorth America segment Adjusted EBITDA increased$12.4 million to$31.5 million from the prior year. - Adjusted EBITDA margins improved by 480 bps year over year driven by a 30 bps improvement in leasing and services gross profit margin as a result of improved delivery and installation rates, as well as a 470 bps reduction in selling, general and administrative expenses, offset slightly by decreased sale margins. We estimate that incremental cost synergies of approximately
$36.0 million related to the Acton and ModSpace acquisitions were realized in the year bringing total estimated synergies realized from the dates of the acquisitions to approximately$42.4 million . Approximately 80% of the annualized forecasted cost synergies of over$70.0 million were in our run rate as ofDecember 31, 2019 .
Net loss of
Capitalization and Liquidity Update
Capital expenditures decreased
During the three months ended
2020 Outlook
This guidance is subject to risks and uncertainties, including those described in "Forward-Looking Statements" below. The 2020 guidance includes:
Current Outlook | |
Total revenue | |
Adjusted EBITDA1,3 | |
Net CAPEX4 | |
1 - Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and Free Cash Flow are non-GAAP financial measures. Further information and reconciliations for these Non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable financial measure under generally accepted accounting principles in the US ("GAAP") is included at the end of this press release.
2 - The pro forma financial information and performance metrics contained in this press release include the results of WillScot and ModSpace on a pro forma basis for all periods presented. The ModSpace acquisition closed
3 - Information reconciling forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA and Net CAPEX to GAAP financial measures is unavailable to the Company without unreasonable effort and therefore no reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measures is provided.
4 - Net CAPEX is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see the non-GAAP reconciliation tables included at the end of this press release.
5 - Quarterly amounts were adjusted for the adoption of Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) ("ASC 842"), effective retroactively to
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Free Cash Flow, pro forma revenue, and Net CAPEX. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) before income tax expense, net interest expense, depreciation and amortization adjusted for non-cash items considered non-core to business operations including net currency gains and losses, goodwill and other impairment charges, restructuring costs, costs to integrate acquired companies, costs incurred related to transactions, non-cash charges for stock compensation plans, and other discrete expenses. Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities, less purchases of, and proceeds from, rental equipment and property, plant and equipment, which are all included in cash flows from investing activities. Net CAPEX is defined as as purchases of rental equipment and refurbishments and purchases of property, plant and equipment (collectively, "Total Capital Expenditures"), less proceeds from sale of rental equipment and proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment (collectively, "Total Proceeds"), which are all included in cash flows from investing activities. Our management believes that the presentation of Net CAPEX provides useful information to investors regarding the net capital invested into our rental fleet and plant, property and equipment each year to assist in analyzing the performance of our business. Pro forma revenue is defined the same as revenue, but includes pre-acquisition results from ModSpace for all periods presented. WillScot believes that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are useful to investors because they (i) allow investors to compare performance over various reporting periods on a consistent basis by removing from operating results the impact of items that do not reflect core operating performance; (ii) are used by our board of directors and management to assess our performance; (iii) may, subject to the limitations described below, enable investors to compare the performance of WillScot to its competitors; and (iv) provide additional tools for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends. WillScot believes that pro forma revenue is useful to investors because they allow investors to compare performance of the combined Company over various reporting periods on a consistent basis WillScot believes that Net CAPEX provide useful additional information concerning cash flow available to meet future debt service obligations. However, Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP and, accordingly, should not be considered as an alternative to net income or cash flow from operating activities as an indicator of operating performance or liquidity. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as an alternative to, financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. Other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA and other non-GAAP financial measures differently, and therefore WillScot’s non-GAAP financial measures may not be directly comparable to similarly-titled measures of other companies. For reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures used in this press release (except as explained below), see “Reconciliation of non-GAAP Financial Measures" included in this press release.
Information reconciling forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP financial measures is unavailable to WillScot without unreasonable effort. We cannot provide reconciliations of forward looking Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP financial measures because certain items required for such reconciliations are outside of our control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted, such as the provision for income taxes. Preparation of such reconciliations would require a forward-looking balance sheet, statement of income and statement of cash flow, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and such forward-looking financial statements are unavailable to WillScot without unreasonable effort. Although we provide a range of Adjusted EBITDA that we believe will be achieved, we cannot accurately predict all the components of the Adjusted EBITDA calculation. WillScot provides Adjusted EBITDA guidance because we believe that Adjusted EBITDA, when viewed with our results under GAAP, provides useful information for the reasons noted above.
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Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited; in thousands, except share and per share data)
Years Ended |
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2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||
Revenues: | |||||||||||
Leasing and services revenue: | |||||||||||
Modular leasing | $ | 744,185 | $ | 518,235 | $ | 297,821 | |||||
Modular delivery and installation | 220,057 | 154,557 | 89,850 | ||||||||
Sales revenue: | |||||||||||
New units | 59,085 | 53,603 | 36,371 | ||||||||
Rental units | 40,338 | 25,017 | 21,900 | ||||||||
Total revenues | 1,063,665 | 751,412 | 445,942 | ||||||||
Costs: | |||||||||||
Costs of leasing and services: | |||||||||||
Modular leasing | 213,151 | 143,120 | 83,588 | ||||||||
Modular delivery and installation | 194,107 | 143,950 | 85,477 | ||||||||
Costs of sales: | |||||||||||
New units | 42,160 | 36,863 | 26,025 | ||||||||
Rental units | 26,255 | 16,659 | 12,643 | ||||||||
Depreciation of rental equipment | 174,679 | 121,436 | 72,639 | ||||||||
Gross profit | 413,313 | 289,384 | 165,570 | ||||||||
Expenses: | |||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 271,004 | 254,871 | 162,351 | ||||||||
Other depreciation and amortization | 12,395 | 13,304 | 8,653 | ||||||||
Impairment losses on goodwill | — | — | 60,743 | ||||||||
Impairment losses on long-lived assets | 2,848 | 1,600 | — | ||||||||
Lease impairment expense and other related charges | 8,674 | — | — | ||||||||
Restructuring costs | 3,755 | 15,468 | 2,196 | ||||||||
Currency (gains) losses, net | (688 | ) | 2,454 | (12,878 | ) | ||||||
Other (income) expense, net | (2,200 | ) | (4,574 | ) | 2,827 | ||||||
Operating income (loss) | 117,525 | 6,261 | (58,322 | ) | |||||||
Interest expense | 122,504 | 98,433 | 119,308 | ||||||||
Interest income | — | — | (12,232 | ) | |||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | 8,755 | — | — | ||||||||
Loss from continuing operations before income tax | (13,734 | ) | (92,172 | ) | (165,398 | ) | |||||
Income tax benefit | (2,191 | ) | (38,600 | ) | (936 | ) | |||||
Loss from continuing operations | (11,543 | ) | (53,572 | ) | (164,462 | ) | |||||
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax | — | — | 14,650 | ||||||||
Net loss | (11,543 | ) | (53,572 | ) | (149,812 | ) | |||||
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest, net of tax | (421 | ) | (4,532 | ) | (2,110 | ) | |||||
Net loss attributable to WillScot | (11,122 | ) | (49,040 | ) | (147,702 | ) | |||||
Non-cash deemed dividend related to warrant exchange | — | (2,135 | ) | — | |||||||
Net loss attributable to WillScot common shareholders | $ | (11,122 | ) | $ | (51,175 | ) | $ | (147,702 | ) | ||
(Loss) income per share attributable to WillScot common shareholders - basic and diluted | |||||||||||
Net loss per share attributable to WillScot common shareholders | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.59 | ) | $ | (8.21 | ) | ||
Income per share attributable to discontinued operations | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.74 | |||||
Net loss per share attributable to WillScot common shareholders | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.59 | ) | $ | (7.47 | ) | ||
Weighted average shares: basic & diluted | 108,683,820 | 87,209,605 | 19,760,189 | ||||||||
Unaudited Quarterly Consolidated Operating Data
Quarterly Consolidated Results for the Year Ended
(in thousands, except for units on rent and monthly rental rate) | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Full Year | ||||||||||||||
Revenue(a) | $ | 253,685 | $ | 263,713 | $ | 268,222 | $ | 278,045 | $ | 1,063,665 | |||||||||
Gross profit(a) | $ | 103,331 | $ | 101,484 | $ | 99,307 | $ | 109,191 | $ | 413,313 | |||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA(a) | $ | 83,354 | $ | 87,555 | $ | 87,422 | $ | 98,217 | $ | 356,548 | |||||||||
Net CAPEX(a) | $ | 41,814 | $ | 43,199 | $ | 37,761 | $ | 29,808 | $ | 152,582 | |||||||||
Modular space units on rent (average during the period) | 93,309 | 92,300 | 91,233 | 90,013 | 91,682 | ||||||||||||||
Average modular space utilization rate | 72.4 | % | 71.9 | % | 71.2 | % | 70.7 | % | 72.0 | % | |||||||||
Average modular space monthly rental rate | $ | 575 | $ | 611 | $ | 630 | $ | 641 | $ | 614 | |||||||||
Portable storage units on rent (average during the period) | 17,419 | 16,544 | 16,416 | 16,944 | 16,878 | ||||||||||||||
Average portable storage utilization rate | 66.1 | % | 63.3 | % | 63.0 | % | 66.1 | % | 65.8 | % | |||||||||
Average portable storage monthly rental rate | $ | 119 | $ | 121 | $ | 123 | $ | 118 | $ | 120 | |||||||||
(a) The quarterly amounts in this table were adjusted for the adoption of Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) ("ASC 842"), effective retroactively to
Quarterly Consolidated Results for the Year Ended
(in thousands, except for units on rent and monthly rental rate) | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Full Year | ||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 134,751 | $ | 140,333 | $ | 218,924 | $ | 257,404 | $ | 751,412 | |||||||||
Gross profit | $ | 50,921 | $ | 54,640 | $ | 80,946 | $ | 102,877 | $ | 289,384 | |||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 35,492 | $ | 41,916 | $ | 64,618 | $ | 73,507 | $ | 215,533 | |||||||||
Net CAPEX | $ | 24,433 | $ | 29,232 | $ | 38,657 | $ | 41,734 | $ | 134,056 | |||||||||
Modular space units on rent (average during the period) | 54,112 | 54,521 | 75,413 | 95,549 | 70,257 | ||||||||||||||
Average modular space utilization rate | 69.9 | % | 70.3 | % | 71.8 | % | 73.0 | % | 71.6 | % | |||||||||
Average modular space monthly rental rate | $ | 534 | $ | 551 | $ | 561 | $ | 562 | $ | 552 | |||||||||
Portable storage units on rent (average during the period) | 13,986 | 13,496 | 15,781 | 18,297 | 15,480 | ||||||||||||||
Average portable storage utilization rate | 70.3 | % | 68.1 | % | 68.0 | % | 68.9 | % | 68.9 | % | |||||||||
Average portable storage monthly rental rate | $ | 118 | $ | 119 | $ | 120 | $ | 119 | $ | 119 | |||||||||
Unaudited Quarterly Operating Data by Segment
Modular - US Quarterly Results for the Year Ended
(in thousands, except for units on rent and monthly rental rate) | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Full Year | ||||||||||||||
Revenue(a) | $ | 230,175 | $ | 236,501 | $ | 243,708 | $ | 251,299 | $ | 961,683 | |||||||||
Gross profit(a) | $ | 93,948 | $ | 92,468 | $ | 90,265 | $ | 98,178 | $ | 374,859 | |||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA(a) | $ | 75,946 | $ | 80,548 | $ | 79,774 | $ | 88,800 | $ | 325,068 | |||||||||
Net CAPEX | $ | 42,191 | $ | 45,599 | $ | 34,785 | $ | 29,899 | $ | 152,474 | |||||||||
Modular space units on rent (average during the period) | 84,462 | 83,273 | 82,053 | 81,060 | 82,709 | ||||||||||||||
Average modular space utilization rate | 74.8 | % | 74.1 | % | 73.2 | % | 72.8 | % | 74.2 | % | |||||||||
Average modular space monthly rental rate | $ | 577 | $ | 612 | $ | 632 | $ | 648 | $ | 617 | |||||||||
Portable storage units on rent (average during the period) | 17,010 | 16,146 | 15,993 | 16,513 | 16,462 | ||||||||||||||
Average portable storage utilization rate | 66.6 | % | 63.6 | % | 63.3 | % | 66.4 | % | 66.2 | % | |||||||||
Average portable storage monthly rental rate | $ | 120 | $ | 121 | $ | 123 | $ | 118 | $ | 120 | |||||||||
(a) The quarterly amounts in this table were adjusted for the adoption of ASC 842, effective retroactively to
Modular - US Quarterly Results for the Year Ended
(in thousands, except for units on rent and monthly rental rate) | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Full Year | ||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 122,087 | $ | 124,813 | $ | 197,625 | $ | 233,065 | $ | 677,590 | |||||||||
Gross profit | $ | 46,808 | $ | 49,741 | $ | 73,007 | $ | 94,764 | $ | 264,320 | |||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 32,612 | $ | 38,104 | $ | 58,454 | $ | 67,240 | $ | 196,410 | |||||||||
Net CAPEX | $ | 23,315 | $ | 27,501 | $ | 35,825 | $ | 41,440 | $ | 128,081 | |||||||||
Modular space units on rent (average during the period) | 48,657 | 48,997 | 67,978 | 86,369 | 63,336 | ||||||||||||||
Average modular space utilization rate | 71.8 | % | 72.2 | % | 73.8 | % | 75.3 | % | 73.7 | % | |||||||||
Average modular space monthly rental rate | $ | 533 | $ | 549 | $ | 559 | $ | 563 | $ | 551 | |||||||||
Portable storage units on rent (average during the period) | 13,625 | 13,127 | 15,373 | 17,868 | 15,089 | ||||||||||||||
Average portable storage utilization rate | 70.8 | % | 68.5 | % | 68.3 | % | 69.4 | % | 69.4 | % | |||||||||
Average portable storage monthly rental rate | $ | 118 | $ | 120 | $ | 120 | $ | 119 | $ | 119 | |||||||||
Modular - Other North America Quarterly Results for the Year Ended
(in thousands, except for units on rent and monthly rental rate) | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Full Year | ||||||||||||||
Revenue(a) | $ | 23,510 | $ | 27,212 | $ | 24,514 | $ | 26,746 | $ | 101,982 | |||||||||
Gross profit(a) | $ | 9,383 | $ | 9,016 | $ | 9,042 | $ | 11,013 | $ | 38,454 | |||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA(a) | $ | 7,408 | $ | 7,007 | $ | 7,648 | $ | 9,417 | $ | 31,480 | |||||||||
Net CAPEX | $ | (377 | ) | $ | (2,400 | ) | $ | 2,976 | $ | (91 | ) | $ | 108 | ||||||
Modular space units on rent (average during the period) | 8,847 | 9,027 | 9,180 | 8,953 | 8,973 | ||||||||||||||
Average modular space utilization rate | 55.1 | % | 56.3 | % | 57.2 | % | 55.9 | % | 56.1 | % | |||||||||
Average modular space monthly rental rate | $ | 552 | $ | 603 | $ | 618 | $ | 577 | $ | 590 | |||||||||
Portable storage units on rent (average during the period) | 409 | 398 | 423 | 431 | 416 | ||||||||||||||
Average portable storage utilization rate | 52.0 | % | 50.8 | % | 54.3 | % | 55.7 | % | 53.7 | % | |||||||||
Average portable storage monthly rental rate | $ | 109 | $ | 121 | $ | 106 | $ | 109 | $ | 111 | |||||||||
(a) The quarterly amounts in this table were adjusted for the adoption of ASC 842, effective retroactively to
Modular - Other North America Quarterly Results for the Year Ended
(in thousands, except for units on rent and monthly rental rate) | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Full Year | ||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 12,664 | $ | 15,520 | $ | 21,299 | $ | 24,339 | $ | 73,822 | |||||||||
Gross profit | $ | 4,113 | $ | 4,899 | $ | 7,939 | $ | 8,113 | $ | 25,064 | |||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 2,880 | $ | 3,812 | $ | 6,164 | $ | 6,267 | $ | 19,123 | |||||||||
Net CAPEX | $ | 1,118 | $ | 1,731 | $ | 2,832 | $ | 294 | $ | 5,975 | |||||||||
Modular space units on rent (average during the period) | 5,455 | 5,524 | 7,435 | 9,180 | 6,921 | ||||||||||||||
Average modular space utilization rate | 56.6 | % | 57.1 | % | 57.3 | % | 56.6 | % | 56.8 | % | |||||||||
Average modular space monthly rental rate | $ | 541 | $ | 573 | $ | 587 | $ | 546 | $ | 559 | |||||||||
Portable storage units on rent (average during the period) | 362 | 369 | 408 | 429 | 391 | ||||||||||||||
Average portable storage utilization rate | 55.8 | % | 57.4 | % | 56.4 | % | 54.0 | % | 55.6 | % | |||||||||
Average portable storage monthly rental rate | $ | 116 | $ | 116 | $ | 101 | $ | 101 | $ | 108 | |||||||||
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited; in thousands, except share data)
2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Assets | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 3,045 | $ | 8,958 | |||
Trade receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts at |
247,596 | 206,502 | |||||
Inventories | 15,387 | 16,218 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 14,621 | 21,828 | |||||
Assets held for sale | 11,939 | 2,841 | |||||
Total current assets | 292,588 | 256,347 | |||||
Rental equipment, net | 1,944,436 | 1,929,290 | |||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 147,689 | 183,750 | |||||
Operating lease assets | 146,698 | — | |||||
235,177 | 247,017 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net | 126,625 | 131,801 | |||||
Other non-current assets | 4,436 | 4,280 | |||||
Total long-term assets | 2,605,061 | 2,496,138 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 2,897,649 | $ | 2,752,485 | |||
Liabilities and equity | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 109,926 | $ | 90,353 | |||
Accrued liabilities | 82,355 | 84,696 | |||||
Accrued interest | 16,020 | 20,237 | |||||
Deferred revenue and customer deposits | 82,978 | 71,778 | |||||
Operating lease liabilities - current | 29,133 | — | |||||
Current portion of long-term debt | — | 1,959 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 320,412 | 269,023 | |||||
Long-term debt | 1,632,589 | 1,674,540 | |||||
Deferred tax liabilities | 70,693 | 67,384 | |||||
Deferred revenue and customer deposits | 12,342 | 7,723 | |||||
Operating lease liabilities - non-current | 118,429 | — | |||||
Other non-current liabilities | 34,229 | 31,618 | |||||
Long-term liabilities | 1,868,282 | 1,781,265 | |||||
Total liabilities | 2,188,694 | 2,050,288 | |||||
Commitments and contingencies | |||||||
Class A common stock: |
11 | 11 | |||||
Class B common stock: |
1 | 1 | |||||
Additional paid-in-capital | 2,396,501 | 2,389,548 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (62,775 | ) | (68,026 | ) | |||
Accumulated deficit | (1,689,373 | ) | (1,683,319 | ) | |||
Total shareholders' equity | 644,365 | 638,215 | |||||
Non-controlling interest | 64,590 | 63,982 | |||||
Total equity | 708,955 | 702,197 | |||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 2,897,649 | $ | 2,752,485 | |||
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We use certain non-GAAP financial information that we believe is important for purposes of comparison to prior periods and development of future projections and earnings growth prospects. This information is also used by management to measure the profitability of our ongoing operations and analyze our business performance and trends.
We evaluate business segment performance on Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure that excludes certain items as described in the reconciliation of our consolidated net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation below. We believe that evaluating segment performance excluding such items is meaningful because it provides insight with respect to intrinsic operating results of the Company.
We also regularly evaluate gross profit by segment to assist in the assessment of the operational performance of each operating segment. We consider Adjusted EBITDA to be the more important metric because it more fully captures the business performance of the segments, inclusive of indirect costs.
We also evaluate Free Cash Flow, a non-GAAP measure that provides useful information concerning cash flow available to meet future debt service obligations and working capital requirements.
Adjusted EBITDA
We define EBITDA as net income (loss) plus interest (income) expense, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization. Our adjusted EBITDA ("Adjusted EBITDA") reflects the following further adjustments to EBITDA to exclude certain non-cash items and the effect of what we consider transactions or events not related to our core business operations:
- Currency (gains) losses, net: on monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies other than the subsidiaries’ functional currency. Substantially all such currency gains (losses) are unrealized and attributable to financings due to and from affiliated companies.
Goodwill and other impairment charges related to non-cash costs associated with impairment charges to goodwill, other intangibles, rental fleet and property, plant and equipment.- Restructuring costs, lease impairment expense, and other related charges associated with restructuring plans designed to streamline operations and reduce costs including employee and lease termination costs.
- Transaction costs including legal and professional fees and other transaction specific related costs.
- Costs to integrate acquired companies, including outside professional fees, fleet relocation expenses, employee training costs, and other costs.
- Non-cash charges for stock compensation plans.
- Other expense includes consulting expenses related to certain one-time projects, financing costs not classified as interest expense, and gains and losses on disposals of property, plant, and equipment.
Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider the measure in isolation or as a substitute for net income (loss), cash flow from operations or other methods of analyzing WillScot’s results as reported under US GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for our working capital needs;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect our interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our indebtedness;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect our tax expense or the cash requirements to pay our taxes;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect historical cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the impact on earnings or changes resulting from matters that we consider not to be indicative of our future operations;
- although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements; and
- other companies in our industry may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as discretionary cash available to reinvest in the growth of our business or as measures of cash that will be available to meet our obligations. The following tables provide unaudited reconciliations of Net loss to Adjusted EBITDA.
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
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(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 8,757 | $ | (35,415 | ) | $ | (13,734 | ) | $ | (92,172 | ) | ||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | 1,511 | — | 8,755 | — | |||||||||||
Interest expense | 29,716 | 31,112 | 122,504 | 98,433 | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 48,912 | 44,165 | 187,074 | 134,740 | |||||||||||
Currency (gains) losses, net | (253 | ) | 1,283 | (688 | ) | 2,454 | |||||||||
211 | 1,600 | 2,848 | 1,600 | ||||||||||||
Transaction costs | — | 5,261 | — | 20,051 | |||||||||||
Restructuring costs, lease impairment expense and other related charges | 2,674 | 8,254 | 12,429 | 15,468 | |||||||||||
Integration costs | 2,743 | 15,138 | 26,607 | 30,006 | |||||||||||
Stock compensation expense | 1,683 | 1,214 | 6,686 | 3,439 | |||||||||||
Other expense | 2,263 | 895 | 4,067 | 1,514 | |||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 98,217 | $ | 73,507 | $ | 356,548 | $ | 215,533 | |||||||
Modular - US Adjusted EBITDA
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
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(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 5,094 | $ | (32,846 | ) | $ | (19,883 | ) | $ | (88,206 | ) | ||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | 1,511 | — | 8,755 | — | |||||||||||
Interest expense | 29,361 | 30,454 | 120,758 | 96,108 | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 44,411 | 38,987 | 167,951 | 118,555 | |||||||||||
Currency (gains) losses, net | (108 | ) | 350 | (267 | ) | 509 | |||||||||
109 | 1,600 | 2,178 | 1,600 | ||||||||||||
Transaction costs | — | 5,241 | — | 19,780 | |||||||||||
Restructuring costs, lease impairment expense and other related charges | 2,491 | 6,968 | 11,602 | 13,930 | |||||||||||
Integration costs | 2,358 | 14,402 | 23,580 | 29,260 | |||||||||||
Stock compensation expense | 1,683 | 1,214 | 6,686 | 3,439 | |||||||||||
Other expense | 1,890 | 870 | 3,708 | 1,435 | |||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 88,800 | $ | 67,240 | $ | 325,068 | $ | 196,410 | |||||||
Modular - Other North America Adjusted EBITDA
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
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(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 3,663 | $ | (2,569 | ) | $ | 6,149 | $ | (3,966 | ) | |||||
Interest expense | 355 | 658 | 1,746 | 2,325 | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 4,501 | 5,178 | 19,123 | 16,185 | |||||||||||
Currency losses (gains), net | (145 | ) | 933 | (421 | ) | 1,945 | |||||||||
102 | — | 670 | — | ||||||||||||
Transaction costs | — | 20 | — | 271 | |||||||||||
Restructuring costs, lease impairment expense and other related charges | 183 | 1,286 | 827 | 1,538 | |||||||||||
Integration costs | 385 | 736 | 3,027 | 746 | |||||||||||
Other expense | 373 | 25 | 359 | 79 | |||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 9,417 | $ | 6,267 | $ | 31,480 | $ | 19,123 | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA Margin Non-GAAP Reconciliation
We define Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by Revenue. Management believes that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA Margin provides useful information to investors regarding the performance of our business.
The following tables provide unaudited reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA Margin by segment.
Three Months Ended |
Three Months Ended |
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(in thousands) | Modular - US | Modular - Other |
Total | Modular - US | Modular - Other |
Total | |||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (A) | $ | 88,800 | $ | 9,417 | $ | 98,217 | $ | 67,240 | $ | 6,267 | $ | 73,507 | |||||||||||
Revenue (B) | $ | 251,299 | $ | 26,746 | $ | 278,045 | $ | 233,065 | $ | 24,339 | $ | 257,404 | |||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (A/B) | 35.3% | 35.2% | 35.3% | 28.9% | 25.7% | 28.6% | |||||||||||||||||
Year Ended |
Year Ended |
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(in thousands) | Modular - US | Modular - Other |
Total | Modular - US | Modular - Other |
Total | |||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (A) | $ | 325,068 | $ | 31,480 | $ | 356,548 | $ | 196,410 | $ | 19,123 | $ | 215,533 | |||||||||||
Revenue (B) | $ | 961,683 | $ | 101,982 | $ | 1,063,665 | $ | 677,590 | $ | 73,822 | $ | 751,412 | |||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (A/B) | 33.8% | 30.9% | 33.5% | 29.0% | 25.9% | 28.7% | |||||||||||||||||
Free Cash Flow
We define Free Cash Flow as net cash provided by operating activities, less purchases of, and proceeds from, rental equipment and property, plant and equipment, which are all included in cash flows from investing activities. Management believes that the presentation of Free Cash Flow provides useful information to investors regarding our results of operations because it provides useful additional information concerning cash flow available to meet future debt service obligations and working capital requirements.
Free Cash Flow for the three months ended
The following tables provide unaudited reconciliations of net cash provided by operating activities to Free Cash Flow.
Quarterly Consolidated Results for the Year Ended
(in thousands) | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Full Year | ||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 15,256 | $ | 44,798 | $ | 39,022 | $ | 73,490 | $ | 172,566 | |||||||||
Purchase of rental equipment and refurbishments | (51,873 | ) | (61,215 | ) | (47,789 | ) | (44,229 | ) | (205,106 | ) | |||||||||
Proceeds from sale of rental equipment | 11,601 | 11,482 | 8,421 | 10,597 | 42,101 | ||||||||||||||
Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (1,629 | ) | (2,270 | ) | (2,701 | ) | (1,740 | ) | (8,340 | ) | |||||||||
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment | 87 | 8,804 | 4,308 | 5,564 | 18,763 | ||||||||||||||
Free Cash Flow | $ | (26,558 | ) | $ | 1,599 | $ | 1,261 | $ | 43,682 | $ | 19,984 | ||||||||
Quarterly Consolidated Results for the Year Ended
(in thousands) | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Full Year | ||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 4,782 | $ | 14,018 | $ | (3,220 | ) | $ | 21,569 | $ | 37,149 | ||||||||
Purchase of rental equipment and refurbishments | (32,084 | ) | (32,679 | ) | (46,742 | ) | (49,378 | ) | (160,883 | ) | |||||||||
Proceeds from sale of rental equipment | 8,128 | 3,905 | 9,560 | 9,168 | 30,761 | ||||||||||||||
Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (1,000 | ) | (616 | ) | (1,475 | ) | (1,531 | ) | (4,622 | ) | |||||||||
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment | 523 | 158 | — | 7 | 688 | ||||||||||||||
Free Cash Flow | $ | (19,651 | ) | $ | (15,214 | ) | $ | (41,877 | ) | $ | (20,165 | ) | $ | (96,907 | ) | ||||
Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Percentage
We define Adjusted Gross Profit as gross profit plus depreciation on rental equipment. Adjusted Gross Profit Percentage is defined as Adjusted Gross Profit divided by revenue. Adjusted Gross Profit and Percentage are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to gross profit, gross profit percentage, or other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. In addition, our measurement of Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Percentage may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Our management believes that the presentation of Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Percentage provides useful information to investors regarding our results of operations because it assists in analyzing the performance of our business.
The following table provides unaudited reconciliations of gross profit to Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Percentage.
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
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(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||
Revenue (A) | $ | 278,045 | $ | 257,404 | $ | 1,063,665 | $ | 751,412 | |||||||
Gross profit (B) | $ | 109,191 | $ | 102,877 | $ | 413,313 | $ | 289,384 | |||||||
Depreciation of rental equipment | 45,739 | 38,587 | 174,679 | 121,436 | |||||||||||
Adjusted Gross Profit (C) | $ | 154,930 | $ | 141,464 | $ | 587,992 | $ | 410,820 | |||||||
Gross Profit Percentage (B/A) | 39.3% | 40.0% | 38.9% | 38.5% | |||||||||||
Adjusted Gross Profit Percentage (C/A) | 55.7% | 55.0% | 55.3% | 54.7% | |||||||||||
Net CAPEX
We define Net CAPEX as purchases of rental equipment and refurbishments and purchases of property, plant and equipment (collectively, "Total Capital Expenditures"), less proceeds from sale of rental equipment and proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment (collectively, "Total Proceeds"), which are all included in cash flows from investing activities. Our management believes that the presentation of Net CAPEX provides useful information to investors regarding the net capital invested into our rental fleet and plant, property and equipment each year to assist in analyzing the performance of our business.
The following table provides unaudited reconciliations of Net CAPEX.
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
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(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||
Total Capital Expenditures | $ | 45,969 | $ | 50,909 | $ | 213,446 | $ | 165,505 | |||||||
Total Proceeds | 16,161 | 9,175 | 60,864 | 31,449 | |||||||||||
Net CAPEX | $ | 29,808 | $ | 41,734 | $ | 152,582 | $ | 134,056 | |||||||
Impact of Adopting ASC 842
The following table presents a reconciliation of unaudited consolidated quarterly financial information for 2019 detailing the impact of adopting ASC 842, which was effective retroactively to
The impact of adoption and reconciliation to the amounts previously reported is below:
Quarterly Consolidated Results for the Year Ended
(in millions) | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4(a) | Full Year(a) | ||||||||||||||
Pre ASC 842 (as previously reported for Q1-Q3, Q4 estimated) | |||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 255.0 | $ | 266.1 | $ | 272.3 | $ | 280.2 | $ | 1,073.6 | |||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA(1) | $ | 84.5 | $ | 88.7 | $ | 88.4 | $ | 99.3 | $ | 360.9 | |||||||||
Net Income (loss) | $ | (11.2) | $ | (11.8) | $ | 0.8 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||
ASC 842 Adjustments | |||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | (1.3) | $ | (2.4) | $ | (4.1) | $ | (2.2) | $ | (10.0) | |||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA(1) | $ | (1.1) | $ | (1.2) | $ | (1.0) | $ | (1.1) | $ | (4.4) | |||||||||
Net Income (loss) | $ | 1.2 | $ | 0.4 | $ | 0.2 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||
Post ASC 842 (as reported in our 10-K) | |||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 253.7 | $ | 263.7 | $ | 268.2 | $ | 278.0 | $ | 1,063.6 | |||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA(1) | $ | 83.4 | $ | 87.5 | $ | 87.4 | $ | 98.2 | $ | 356.5 | |||||||||
Net Income (loss) | $ | (10.0) | $ | (11.4) | $ | 1.0 | $ | 8.9 | $ | (11.5) | |||||||||
(a) - Q4 and resulting full year 2019 Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA represent amounts estimated by management.
Source: WillScot Corporation