- Fourth Quarter Sales Up 14.6% Year-Over-Year
- Fourth Quarter Orders Up 20.7% Year-Over-Year
- Income from Continuing Operations of $1.9 million, or $0.04 per share
ATLANTA, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Interface, Inc. (Nasdaq:
IFSIA), a worldwide floorcoverings and fabrics company, today announced
results for the fourth quarter and full year ended January 2, 2005.
Fourth quarter 2004 results included a 14.6% increase in sales to $232.6
million, from $202.9 million in the year ago period. Operating income was
$15.3 million in the fourth quarter 2004, a 29.3% increase over operating
income of $11.8 million in the fourth quarter 2003. Income from continuing
operations was $1.9 million, or $0.04 per share, in the fourth quarter 2004,
compared with income from continuing operations of $0.5 million, or $0.01 per
share, in the fourth quarter 2003.
As previously announced, the Company is exiting the owned dealer business.
Consequently, it is reporting the results of operations for its owned
Re:Source dealer businesses (as well as a small Australian dealer business and
a small residential fabrics business) as "discontinued operations," in
accordance with accounting standards. Those operations yielded a fourth
quarter 2004 after-tax operating loss of $2.7 million. The Company's 2004
fourth quarter results also included a loss of $3.5 million, after-tax,
related to the disposal of certain dealer businesses.
In comparison, in the fourth quarter of 2003, the Company recorded a
charge of $1.6 million in connection with its previously-announced
restructuring initiative designed to rationalize manufacturing operations in
its fabrics division and further reduce worldwide workforce. Additionally,
the fourth quarter 2003 results included a loss from discontinued operations
of $4.6 million, composed of a $0.8 million operating loss related to the
Company's U.S. raised/access flooring business and a $3.8 million operating
loss primarily related to the dealer businesses.
Net loss for the fourth quarter 2004 was $4.4 million, or $0.08 per share,
compared with a net loss in the fourth quarter 2003 of $4.1 million, or $0.08
per share.
"In 2004, we benefited from record sales in our U.S. modular business,
improving trends in the corporate office market, an up-tick in our broadloom
business, as well as our market segmentation strategy and cost reduction
initiatives," said Daniel T. Hendrix, President and Chief Executive Officer.
"Consequently, we were able to attain year-over-year growth in both sales and
operating income in every quarter in 2004. Order activity remained robust
throughout the year, with fourth quarter orders up almost 21% to $247.7
million, compared with the fourth quarter of last year. We expect this
momentum to continue in 2005."
Mr. Hendrix continued, "Our worldwide modular business continued to gain
market share, as Interface leads and shapes the expansion of this growth
market. Sales in our worldwide modular business grew 21% for the fourth
quarter 2004 because of the improving corporate office market and the success
of our penetration into the non-corporate office markets. The increasing
diversity in our end-markets also enabled us to deliver broadloom sales growth
of 2% in the fourth quarter 2004, while cost-cutting initiatives and
improvements in manufacturing efficiencies further contributed to broadloom
operating profitability. While sales in our fabrics business for the fourth
quarter 2004 were up only slightly, the business experienced a $10 million
turnaround in operating profitability over the course of the year. We expect
this business to become profitable again in the first quarter of 2005,
underscoring the streamlining we have worked so hard to achieve over the past
several quarters."
For the full year 2004, sales were $881.7 million, compared with $766.5
million for the same period a year ago, an increase of 15.0%. Operating
income for the full year 2004 increased to $60.7 million, from $31.4 million
in the comparable period last year (after pre-tax restructuring charges of
$6.2 million, or $0.08 per share after-tax, in the 2003 period). Income from
continuing operations during the full year 2004 was $6.4 million, versus a
loss from continuing operations of $8.0 million, after the restructuring
charge, in the full year 2003.
The full year 2004 after-tax loss from discontinued operations was $58.8
million, which included write-downs for the impairment of assets and goodwill
of $17.5 million and $29.0 million, respectively, primarily related to the
Re:Source dealer businesses. The Company's 2004 results also included a loss
of $3.0 million, after-tax, related to the disposal of certain dealer
businesses. In comparison, the Company's 2003 after-tax loss from
discontinued operations was $16.4 million, which included a $12.0 million
write-down for the impairment of assets related to the U.S. raised/access
flooring business. The Company also recorded an $8.8 million after-tax loss
in 2003 on the disposal of that business. Including the results of all
discontinued operations, the Company reported a net loss of $55.4 million, or
$1.06 per fully diluted share, for the full year 2004. This compares with net
loss of $33.3 million, or $0.66 per fully diluted share, for the full year
2003.
Patrick C. Lynch, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Interface,
commented, "Fiscal 2004 was an important year for Interface, as our results
reflect the growth we have been experiencing and the operational strategies we
have been executing. This was perhaps best evidenced by our growth in
operating income, which nearly doubled as compared with 2003. During the
fourth quarter of 2004, we felt the impact of higher raw material prices, and
also incurred higher professional fees related to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
Despite these factors, we still were able to improve our fourth quarter
operating margin year-over-year. As previously announced, we are exiting our
unprofitable dealer business, which will reduce our cost structure and working
capital requirements and improve our cash flow. To date, we have sold or
initiated closure of 10 of our 15 dealer locations, and we expect to complete
our exit activities by the end of the second quarter of 2005."
Mr. Hendrix concluded, "We enter 2005 with a positive outlook. Interface
continues to lead the growing modular market, while our market segmentation
efforts and ongoing cost management program have led to higher sales levels
and significant improvements in profitability. Based on the present trends,
we expect continued sales growth and margin expansion in 2005. While
increasing raw material costs will remain a challenge, we believe that the
cost reduction actions we have taken position us well for further progress.
Our focus moving into 2005 will include process improvements and continued
cost management, to enhance margins in our broadloom business and enable our
fabrics business to sustain profitability. Overall, we remain confident in
Interface's growth prospects, given the fundamentals and momentum in all of
our markets and the leverage that now exists in our operating model."
The Company will host a conference call tomorrow, February 24, 2005, at
9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2004
results. The conference call will be simultaneously broadcast live over the
Internet. Listeners may access the conference call live over the Internet,
please copy and paste the following link into your browser:
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-
eventDetails&c=112931&eventID=1012950 or through the Company's website at
http://www.interfaceinc.com/results/investor/. The archived version of the
conference call will be available at these sites beginning approximately one
hour after the call ends through February 23, 2006 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
Interface, Inc. is a recognized leader in the worldwide interiors market,
offering floorcoverings and fabrics. The Company is committed to the goal of
sustainability and doing business in ways that minimize the impact on the
environment while enhancing shareholder value. The Company is the world's
largest manufacturer of modular carpet under the Interface, Heuga, Bentley and
Prince Street brands, and, through its Bentley Mills and Prince Street brands,
enjoys a leading position in the high quality, designer-oriented segment of
the broadloom carpet market. The Company is a leading producer of interior
fabrics and upholstery products, which it markets under the Guilford of Maine,
Toltec, Intek, Chatham and Camborne brands. In addition, the Company provides
specialized fabric services through its TekSolutions business and produces
InterCell brand raised/access flooring systems.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995: Except for historical information contained herein, the other matters
set forth in this news release are forward-looking statements. The forward-
looking statements set forth above involve a number of risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from any such statement,
including risks and uncertainties associated with economic conditions in the
commercial interiors industry as well as the risks and uncertainties discussed
under the heading "Risk Factors" included in the amendment to the Company's
registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on June 28, 2004, which discussion is incorporated herein by this
reference, including, but not limited to, the discussion of specific risks and
uncertainties under the headings "We compete with a large number of
manufacturers in the highly competitive commercial floorcovering products
market, and some of these competitors have greater financial resources than we
do," "Sales of our principal products have been and may continue to be
affected by adverse economic cycles in the construction and renovation of
commercial and institutional buildings," "Our success depends significantly
upon the efforts, abilities and continued service of our senior management
executives and our principal design consultant, and our loss of any of them
could affect us adversely," "Our substantial international operations are
subject to various political, economic and other uncertainties that could
adversely affect our business results, including by restrictive taxation or
other government regulation and by foreign currency fluctuations," "Our
Chairman, together with other insiders, currently has sufficient voting power
to elect a majority of our Board of Directors," "Large increases in the cost
of petroleum-based raw materials, which we are unable to pass through to our
customers, could adversely affect us," "Unanticipated termination or
interruption of any of our arrangements with our primary third-party suppliers
of synthetic fiber could have a material adverse effect on us," "We have a
significant amount of indebtedness which could have important negative
consequences to us," and "Our Rights Agreement could discourage tender offers
or other transactions for our stock that could result in shareholders
receiving a premium over the market price for our stock." Any forward-looking
statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 and, as such, speak only as of the date made. The Company assumes no
responsibility to update or revise forward-looking statements made in this
press release and cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such
forward-looking statements.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(in thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
2-Jan-05 28-Dec-03 2-Jan-05 28-Dec-03
Net Sales $232,590 $202,898 $881,658 $766,494
Cost of Sales 164,432 142,324 616,297 543,251
Gross Profit 68,158 60,574 265,361 223,243
Selling, General and
Administrative Expenses 52,854 47,095 204,619 185,696
Restructuring Charge -- 1,641 -- 6,196
Operating Income 15,304 11,838 60,742 31,351
Interest Expense 11,271 11,394 46,023 42,820
Other Expense (Income),
Net 756 (267) 4,235 1,143
Income (Loss) Before
Taxes 3,277 711 10,484 (12,612)
Income Tax Expense
(Benefit) 1,425 239 4,044 (4,600)
Income (Loss) from
Continuing Operations 1,852 472 6,440 (8,012)
Discontinued Operations,
Net of Tax (2,748) (4,575) (58,815) (16,420)
Loss on Disposal, Net of
Tax (3,492) -- (3,027) (8,825)
Net Loss $(4,388) $(4,103) $(55,402) $(33,257)
Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Basic
Continuing Operations $0.04 $ 0.01 $0.13 $(0.16)
Discontinued Operations (0.05) (0.09) (1.16) (0.32)
Loss on Disposal (0.07) -- (0.06) (0.18)
Earnings (Loss) Per
Share - Basic $(0.08) $(0.08) $(1.09) $(0.66)
Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Diluted
Continuing Operations $0.04 0.01 $0.12 $(0.16)
Discontinued Operations (0.05) (0.09) (1.12) (0.32)
Loss on Disposal (0.07) -- (0.06) (0.18)
Earnings (Loss) Per
Share - Diluted $(0.08) $(0.08) $(1.06) $(0.66)
Common Shares
Outstanding - Basic 51,026 50,296 50,682 50,282
Common Shares
Outstanding - Diluted 52,870 51,139 52,171 50,282
Orders from Continuing
Operations $247,700 $205,271 $ 951,907 $808,908
Continuing Operations
Backlog (as of
01/02/05 and
12/28/03,
respectively) $91,700 $68,400
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
(In thousands) 2-Jan-05 28-Dec-03
Assets
Cash $22,164 $2,890
Accounts Receivable 142,228 129,624
Inventory 137,618 128,659
Other Current Assets 22,756 20,574
Assets of Businesses Held for Sale 42,788 101,595
Total Current Assets 367,554 383,342
Property, Plant & Equipment 194,702 206,359
Other Assets 307,542 289,969
Total Assets $869,798 $879,670
Liabilities
Accounts Payable $46,466 $44,235
Accrued Liabilities 86,856 75,873
Liabilities of Businesses Held for Sale 5,390 11,626
Long-Term Debt -- --
Senior and Senior Subordinated Notes 460,000 445,000
Other Long-Term Liabilities 76,908 84,203
Total Liabilities 675,620 660,937
Shareholders' Equity 194,178 218,733
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity $869,798 $879,670
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(In millions)
Twelve Months Ended
2-Jan-05 28-Dec-03
Net (Loss) $(55.4) $ (33.3)
Depreciation, Amortization and other non-cash 33.3 34.1
Deferreds and other non-cash items 53.0 15.8
Change in Working Capital
Accounts Receivable -- (33.9)
Inventories (1.9) 3.2
Prepaids 1.0 (0.8)
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (1.9) 12.1
Cash Provided from (used in) Operating
Activities of Continuing Operations 28.1 (2.8)
Cash Used in Operating Activities
of Discontinued Operations (18.6) (9.0)
Cash Provided from (used in) Operating Activities 9.5 (11.8)
Cash Used in Investing Activities (7.8) (7.5)
Cash Provided from (used in) Financing Activities 15.2 (2.9)
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash 2.3 1.6
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash $19.2 $(20.6)
Consolidated Condensed Segment Reporting
(In millions)
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
2-Jan-05 28-Dec-03 % Change 2-Jan-05 28-Dec-03 % Change
Net Sales
Modular Carpet $ 151.8 $125.5 21.0% $563.4 $473.7 18.9%
Bentley Prince
Street 31.0 30.5 1.6% 119.1 109.9 8.4%
Fabrics Group 46.1 44.7 3.1% 186.4 173.5 7.4%
Specialty Products 3.7 2.2 68.2% 12.8 9.3 37.6%
Total $ 232.6 $202.9 14.6% $881.7 $766.4 15.0%
Operating Income (Loss)
Modular Carpet $19.2 $13.4 $63.9 $45.8
Bentley Prince
Street 0.3 0.1 0.1 (2.4)
Fabrics Group (1.0) (0.9) 0.8 (9.2)
Specialty Products (0.3) (0.2) (0.5) (0.1)
Corporate Expenses
and Eliminations (2.9) (0.6) (3.6) (2.8)
Total $15.3 $11.8 $60.7 $31.3
CONTACT:
Daniel T. Hendrix
President and Chief Executive Officer
Patrick C. Lynch
Chief Financial Officer
Both of Interface, Inc.
+1-770-437-6800
Christine Mohrmann, or Jim Olecki
Both of Financial
Dynamics for Interface, Inc.
+1-212-850-5600