Interface Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results

November 6, 2020

ATLANTA, Nov. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Interface, Inc. (Nasdaq: TILE), a worldwide commercial flooring company and global leader in sustainability, today announced results for the third quarter ended October 4, 2020.

Quarterly Highlights:

  • Strong liquidity of $378 million at quarter end comprised of $104 million in cash and $275 million of availability under the revolving credit facility
  • Q3 2020 GAAP earnings per share of $0.10; Q3 2020 adjusted earnings per share of $0.28
  • Cash generated by operating activities of $65 million
  • Repaid $43 million of debt during the quarter
  • Launched world's first carbon negative carpet tile, measured cradle to gate

"During the third quarter, we intensified our focus on new product innovation, our customers and investing in initiatives to position Interface for long-term success, while remaining focused on the operational and financial levers within our control. Our operations teams have done an outstanding job of providing best-in-class service and ensuring safety, while flexing our cost structure to maintain healthy margins. We generated $65 million of cash from operations and repaid $43 million of debt during the quarter," commented Dan Hendrix, Chairman and CEO of Interface.

"Looking forward, we are encouraged by recent data points and positive trends in our end markets indicating early signs of stabilization. We reached an important sustainability milestone with the launch of our carbon negative carpet tile during the quarter and have been encouraged by early demand from our customers. We remain committed to product innovation and expanding our presence in a diversified group of end markets with strong growth potential," Mr. Hendrix concluded.

"We effectively controlled costs and closely managed our cash flow during this ongoing period of softened demand," added Bruce Hausmann, CFO of Interface. "Looking ahead, we expect the fourth quarter to track similarly to the third quarter. Encouragingly, third quarter orders were up 11% on a sequential basis compared with the previous quarter."

Third Quarter 2020 Financial Summary

Sales: Third quarter net sales were $279 million, down 20% versus $348 million in the prior year period. Declines in carpet tile were somewhat moderated by lesser declines in LVT and rubber.

Gross profit margin was 36.7% in the third quarter, a decrease of 280 basis points from the prior year period. Adjusted gross profit margin was 37.2%, a decrease of 270 basis points over adjusted gross margin for the prior year period.

Third quarter SG&A expenses were $88 million, or 31.6% of net sales, compared to $93 million, or 26.8% of net sales in third quarter last year. Adjusted SG&A expenses were $75 million, or 27.1% of sales in third quarter 2020.

Operating Income: Third quarter operating income was $16 million, compared to operating income of $44 million in the prior year period. Third quarter 2020 adjusted operating income was $28 million versus adjusted operating income of $46 million in third quarter last year.

Net Income and EPS: On a GAAP basis, the company recorded net income of $6 million in the third quarter of 2020, or $0.10 per diluted share, compared to third quarter 2019 GAAP net income of $26 million, or $0.45 per diluted share. Third quarter 2020 adjusted net income was $17 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, versus third quarter 2019 adjusted net income of $28 million, or $0.47 per diluted share. 

Adjusted EBITDA: In the third quarter of 2020, adjusted EBITDA was $37 million. This compares with adjusted EBITDA of $56 million in third quarter last year.

Cash and Debt: The company had cash on hand of $104 million and total debt of $580 million at October 4, 2020, compared to $81 million of cash and $596 million of total debt at the end of fiscal year 2019.

First Nine Months 2020 Financial Summary

Sales: For the first nine months of 2020, net sales were $826 million, down 18% versus $1 billion in the prior year period. 

Gross profit margin was 38.0% in the first nine months of 2020, a decrease of 140 basis points from the prior year period. Adjusted gross profit margin was 38.5%, a decrease of 130 basis points from adjusted gross margin for the prior year period.

SG&A expenses for the first nine months of 2020 were $256 million, or 31.0% of sales, compared to $291 million, or 29.0% of sales in the prior year period. Adjusted SG&A expenses were $233 million, or 28.2% of sales for the first nine months of 2020.

Operating Income or Loss: For the first nine months of 2020, operating loss was $60 million.  Adjusted operating income was $85 million for the first nine months of 2020. These figures compare with operating income of $103 million and adjusted operating income of $108 million during the first nine months of 2019.

Net Income and EPS: On a GAAP basis, the company recorded a net loss in the first nine months of 2020 of $92 million, or $1.56 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income of $63 million, or $1.06 per diluted share in the first nine months of 2019. Adjusted net income in the first nine months of 2020 was $51 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, versus adjusted net income of $67 million, or $1.13 per diluted share in the prior year period. 

Adjusted EBITDA: In the first nine months of 2020, adjusted EBITDA was $108 million. This compares with adjusted EBITDA of $144 million in the prior year period.

Outlook

Given the continued disruption of the global economy due to COVID-19, and the significant level of uncertainty created by the global pandemic, Interface is not providing fiscal year 2020 guidance.

The company has implemented several cost-reducing initiatives to align with reduced customer demand and anticipates full-year 2020 adjusted SG&A expenses of approximately $310 million. In addition, the company has moderated its capital spending plans and currently anticipates capital expenditures of $60 million for the full year 2020.

Cost Reclassifications

As previously reported in the 2019 year-end earnings release, the company has reclassified and standardized cost categories globally as part of the implementation of a global financial consolidation system and the integration of nora®. The company determined that this change better reflects how management views and operates the business. This change results in the reclassification of certain expenses between Cost of Sales and Selling, General & Administrative expenses. Starting in the first quarter of 2020, the reclassifications are presented retrospectively to make all periods comparable. 

The following table summarizes the quarterly reclassifications:

(In thousands)

2019


Q1


Q2


Q3


Q4


FYE

2019 Cost of Sales as reported in 2019

$

182,290



$

218,917



$

212,590



$

203,778



$

817,575


2019 Cost of Sales as reported in 2020

181,166



216,777



210,608



201,511



810,062


Reclassification

(1,124)



(2,140)



(1,982)



(2,267)



(7,513)












2019 SG&A Expense as reported in 2019

99,011



95,698



91,414



95,481



381,604


2019 SG&A Expense as reported in 2020

100,135



97,838



93,396



97,748



389,117


Reclassification

1,124



2,140



1,982



2,267



7,513












Net Impact to Operating Income

$



$



$



$



$


Webcast and Conference Call Information

The company will host a conference call on November 6, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time, to discuss its third quarter 2020 results. The conference call will be simultaneously broadcast live over the Internet.

Listeners may access the conference call live over the Internet at:  https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/2628525/EE9EF59F9B84C7455D81DF831522F451, or through the company's website at: https://investors.interface.com

The archived version of the webcast will be available at these sites for one year beginning shortly after the call ends.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Interface provides adjusted earnings per share, adjusted net income, adjusted operating income, adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross profit margin, adjusted SG&A expenses, organic sales and organic sales growth, net debt, and adjusted EBITDA as additional information regarding its operating results in this press release. These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with – or alternatives to – GAAP measures, and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. Adjusted EPS, adjusted net income, and adjusted operating income exclude nora purchase accounting amortization, goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges, changes in equity award forfeiture accounting, restructuring charges, asset impairment, severance and other charges and an SEC settlement fine. Adjusted EPS and adjusted net income also exclude the loss associated with a warehouse fire. Adjusted gross profit and adjusted gross profit margin exclude nora purchase accounting amortization. Adjusted SG&A expenses exclude changes in equity award forfeiture accounting, severance, asset impairment and other charges and an SEC settlement fine. Organic sales and organic sales growth exclude the impact of foreign currency fluctuations. Net debt is total debt less cash on hand. Adjusted EBITDA is GAAP net income excluding interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, stock compensation amortization, goodwill and intangible asset impairment, restructuring charges, asset impairment, severance and other charges, and nora purchase accounting amortization, an SEC settlement fine and the loss associated with a warehouse fire. This news release should be read in conjunction with the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K furnished today to the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, which explains why Interface believes presentation of these non-GAAP measures provides useful information to investors, as well as any additional material purposes for which Interface uses these non-GAAP measures.

About Interface

Interface, Inc. is a global flooring company specializing in carbon neutral carpet tile and resilient flooring, including luxury vinyl tile (LVT) and nora® rubber flooring. We help our customers create high-performance interior spaces that support well-being, productivity, and creativity, as well as the sustainability of the planet. Our mission, Climate Take Back™, invites you to join us as we commit to operating in a way that is restorative to the planet and creates a climate fit for life. 

Learn more about Interface at interface.com and blog.interface.com, our nora brand at nora.com, our FLOR® brand at FLOR.com, and our Carbon Neutral Floors™ program at interface.com/carbonneutral

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Except for historical information contained herein, the other matters set forth in this news release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "may," "expect," "forecast," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "could," "should," "goal," "aim," "objective," "seek," "project," "estimate," "target," "will" and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation, any projections we make regarding the Company's 2020 fourth quarter and the statements regarding the full year 2020 under "Outlook" above.   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 but are not limited to the risks under the following subheadings in "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2019 and our subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 5, 2020: "Sales of our principal products have been and may continue to be affected by adverse economic cycles in the renovation and construction of commercial and institutional buildings"; "We compete with a large number of manufacturers in the highly competitive floorcovering products market, and some of these competitors have greater financial resources than we do. We may face challenges competing on price, making investments in our business, or competing on product design"; "Our success depends significantly upon the efforts, abilities and continued service of our senior management executives, our principal design consultant and other key personnel (including sales personnel), 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"; "The uncertainty surrounding the implementation and effect of the U.K.'s exit from the European Union, and related negative developments in the European Union could adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition"; "Our manufacturing and supply chain abilities may be adversely impacted by an extended shutdown of our operations in China due to the recent coronavirus outbreak"; "Large increases in the cost of petroleum-based raw materials could adversely affect us if we are unable to pass these cost increases through to our customers"; "Unanticipated termination or interruption of any of our arrangements with our primary third party suppliers of synthetic fiber or our sole third party supplier for luxury vinyl tile ("LVT") could have a material adverse effect on us"; "If we fail to realize the expected synergies and other benefits of the nora acquisition, our results of operations and stock price may be negatively affected"; "We have a significant amount of indebtedness, which could have important negative consequences to us"; "The market price of our common stock has been volatile and the value of your investment may decline"; "Our earnings in a future period could be adversely affected by non-cash adjustments to goodwill, if a future test of goodwill assets indicates a material impairment of those assets"; "Changes to our facilities could disrupt our operations"; "Our business operations could suffer significant losses from natural disasters, catastrophes, fire, pandemics or other unexpected events"; "Disruptions to or failures of our information technology systems could adversely affect our business"; "The COVID-19 pandemic could have a material adverse effect on our ability to operate, our ability to keep employees safe from the pandemic, our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, capital investments, our near term and long term ability to stay in compliance with debt covenants under our Syndicated Credit Facility, our ability to refinance our existing indebtedness, and our ability to obtain financing in capital markets"; "Future earnings could be negatively impacted by additional goodwill, intangible assets and property, plant and equipment impairments"; and "We face risks associated with litigation and claims.".

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.

- TABLES FOLLOW - 

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations

Three Months Ended


Nine Months Ended

(In thousands, except per share data)

10/4/20


9/29/19


10/4/20


9/29/19









Net Sales

$

278,642



$

348,352



$

826,315



$

1,003,547


Cost of Sales

176,480



210,608



512,548



608,551


   Gross Profit

102,162



137,744



313,767



394,996


Selling, General & Administrative Expenses

88,161



93,396



255,902



291,369


Restructuring Charges

(1,881)



672



(3,156)



672


Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment Charge





121,258




   Operating Income (Loss)

15,882



43,676



(60,237)



102,955


Interest Expense

5,426



6,577



16,021



20,180


Other Expense

2,921



1,015



9,551



2,333


   Income (Loss) Before Taxes

7,535



36,084



(85,809)



80,442


Income Tax Expense

1,622



9,874



5,736



17,674


Net Income (Loss)

$

5,913



$

26,210



$

(91,545)



$

62,768










Earnings (Loss) Per Share – Basic

$

0.10



$

0.45



$

(1.56)



$

1.06










Earnings (Loss) Per Share – Diluted

$

0.10



$

0.45



$

(1.56)



$

1.06










Common Shares Outstanding – Basic

58,592



58,433



58,507



59,117


Common Shares Outstanding – Diluted

58,592



58,434



58,507



59,122


 

Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets




(In thousands)

10/4/2020


12/29/19

Assets




Cash

$

103,719



$

81,301


Accounts Receivable

132,592



177,482


Inventory

247,494



253,584


Other Current Assets

31,241



35,768


Total Current Assets

515,046



548,135


Property, Plant & Equipment

346,592



324,585


Operating Lease Right-of Use Asset

99,815



107,044


Goodwill and Intangible Assets

240,118



346,474


Other Assets

104,204



96,811


Total Assets

$

1,305,775



$

1,423,049






Liabilities




Accounts Payable

$

63,781



$

75,687


Accrued Liabilities

135,772



140,652


Current Portion of Operating Lease Liabilities

14,015



15,914


Current Portion of Long-Term Debt

31,239



31,022


Total Current Liabilities

244,807



263,275


Long-Term Debt

548,827



565,178


Operating Lease Liabilities

87,276



91,829


Other Long-Term Liabilities

137,845



134,565


Total Liabilities

1,018,755



1,054,847


Shareholders' Equity

287,020



368,202


Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

$

1,305,775



$

1,423,049


 

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

Three Months Ended


Nine Months Ended

(In thousands)

10/4/20


9/29/19


10/4/20


9/29/19

OPERATING ACTIVITIES








Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Cash Provided by Operating Activities:








Net Income/(Loss)

$

5,913



$

26,210



$

(91,545)



$

62,768


Depreciation and Amortization

11,732



10,880



33,480



33,578


Stock Compensation Amortization/(Benefit)

800



1,660



(1,416)



6,494


Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment Charge





121,258




Amortization of Acquired Intangible Assets

1,399



1,329



4,030



4,581


Deferred Income Taxes and Other Non-Cash Items

(3,074)



(229)



(20,438)



(11,806)


Change in Working Capital








Accounts Receivable

9,912



3,709



47,572



(928)


Inventories

21,995



1,540



13,203



(11,809)


Prepaids and Other Current Assets

7,814



1,725



8,819



(4,481)


Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

8,350



22,646



(17,695)



11,507


Cash Provided by Operating Activities

64,841



69,470



97,268



89,904


INVESTING ACTIVITIES








      Capital Expenditures

(11,219)



(18,955)



(46,884)



(53,881)


      Other

(154)



52


(183)



85


Cash Used in Investing Activities

(11,373)



(18,903)



(47,067)



(53,796)


FINANCING ACTIVITIES








     Repayments of Long-term Debt

(66,243)



(48,746)



(114,022)



(65,416)


     Borrowing of Long-term Debt

23,000



6,000



93,000



76,000


     Tax Withholding Payments for Share-Based Compensation

(17)



(14)



(1,505)



(3,278)


     Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock 





93



60


     Debt Issuance Costs

(1,519)





(1,519)




     Dividends Paid

(586)



(3,798)



(4,978)



(11,561)


     Repurchase of Common Stock







(25,154)


     Finance Lease Payments

(442)



(808)



(1,252)



(808)


Cash Used in Financing Activities

(45,807)



(47,366)



(30,183)



(30,157)


Net Cash Provided by Operating, Investing and Financing Activities

7,661



3,201



20,018



5,951


Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash

4,214



(2,245)



2,400



(1,728)


CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS








Net Change During the Period

$

11,875



$

956



$

22,418



$

4,223


Balance at Beginning of Period

91,844



84,256



81,301



80,989


Balance at End of Period

$

103,719



$

85,212



$

103,719



$

85,212


 

Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(In millions, except per share amounts)



Third Quarter
2020


Third Quarter
2019


First Nine
Months 2020


First Nine
Months 2019



Net Sales as Reported (GAAP)

$

278.6



$

348.4



$

826.3



$

1,003.5




Impact of Changes in Currency

(5.6)





1.9






Organic Sales*

$

273.1



$

348.4



$

828.2



$

1,003.5



































Third Quarter 2020


Third Quarter 2019





Adjustments






Adjustments




Gross
Profit

SG&A

Operating
Income

Pre-tax

Tax
Effect

Net
Income

Diluted
EPS


Gross
Profit

Operating
Income

Pre-tax

Tax
Effect

Net
Income

Diluted
EPS

GAAP As Reported

$

102.2


$

88.2


$

15.9




$

5.9


$

0.10



$

137.7


$

43.7




$

26.2


$

0.45


Non-GAAP Adjustments















Purchase Accounting Amortization

1.4



1.4


1.4


(0.4)


1.0


0.02



1.3


1.3


1.3


(0.4)


0.9


0.02


Restructuring, Asset Impairment, Severance and Other Charges


(7.7)


5.8


5.8


(1.2)


4.6


0.08




0.7


0.7


(0.1)


0.5


0.01


SEC Fine


(5.0)


5.0


5.0



5.0


0.09









Adjustments Subtotal*

1.4


(12.7)


12.2


12.2


(1.6)


10.6


0.18



1.3


2.0


2.0


(0.5)


1.5


0.03


Adjusted (non-GAAP)*

$

103.6


$

75.5


$

28.1




$

16.5


$

0.28



$

139.1


$

45.7




$

27.7


$

0.47


















First Nine Months 2020


First Nine Months 2019





Adjustments






Adjustments




Gross
Profit

SG&A

Operating
Income

Pre-tax

Tax
Effect

Net
Income

Diluted
EPS


Gross
Profit

Operating
Income

Pre-tax

Tax
Effect

Net
Income

Diluted
EPS

GAAP As Reported

$

313.8


$

255.9


$

(60.2)




$

(91.5)


$

(1.56)



$

395.0


$

103.0




$

62.8


$

1.06


Non-GAAP Adjustments















Purchase Accounting Amortization

4.0



4.0


4.0


(1.2)


2.8


0.05



4.6


4.6


4.6


(1.3)


3.2


0.06


Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment



121.3


121.3


(1.5)


119.8


2.05









Restructuring, Asset Impairment, Severance and Other Charges


(16.6)


13.5


13.5


(2.7)


10.8


0.18




0.7


0.7


(0.1)


0.5


0.01


Change in Equity Award Forfeiture Accounting


(1.4)


1.4


1.4


(0.3)


1.1


0.02









Warehouse Fire Loss




4.2


(1.0)


3.2


0.05









SEC Fine


(5.0)


5.0


5.0



5.0


0.09









Adjustments Subtotal*

4.0


(23.0)


145.2


149.3


(6.6)


142.7


2.44



4.6


5.3


5.3


(1.5)


3.8


0.06


Adjusted (non-GAAP)*

$

317.8


$

232.9


$

84.9




$

51.2


$

0.88



$

399.6


$

108.2




$

66.5


$

1.13

















* Note: Sum of reconciling items may differ from total due to rounding of individual components















































 


Third Quarter
2020


Third
Quarter 2019


First Nine
Months 2020


First Nine
Months 2019


Net Income (Loss) as Reported (GAAP)

$

5.9



$

26.2



$

(91.5)



$

62.8



Income Tax Expense

1.6



9.9



5.7



17.7



Interest Expense

5.4



6.6



16.0



20.2



Depreciation and Amortization (excluding debt issuance cost amortization)

10.9



10.1



31.8



31.4



Stock Compensation Amortization (Benefit)

0.8



1.7



(1.4)



6.5



Purchase Accounting Amortization

1.4



1.3



4.0



4.6



Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment





121.3





Restructuring, Asset Impairment, Severance and Other Charges

5.8



0.7



13.5



0.7



Warehouse Fire Loss





4.2





SEC Fine

5.0





5.0





Adjusted Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (AEBITDA)*

$

36.9



$

56.4



$

108.5



$

143.7






















Last Twelve
Months (LTM)
Ended
10/4/20


Fiscal Year
2019






Net Income (Loss) as Reported (GAAP)

$

(75.1)



$

79.2







Income Tax Expense

10.7



22.6







Interest Expense

21.5



25.7







Depreciation and Amortization (excluding debt issuance cost amortization)

42.4



42.0







Stock Compensation Amortization

0.8



8.7







Purchase Accounting Amortization

5.4



5.9







Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment

121.3









Restructuring, Asset Impairment, Severance and Other Charges

25.7



12.9







Warehouse Fire Loss

4.2









SEC Fine

5.0









Adjusted Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (AEBITDA)*

$

161.8



$

197.0


























As of 10/4/20








Total Debt

$

580.1









Total Cash on Hand

(103.7)









Total Debt, Net of Cash on Hand (Net Debt)

$

476.3




























10/4/2020








Total Debt / LTM Net Income (Loss)

(7.7x)








Net Debt / LTM AEBITDA

2.9x


























Note: Sum of reconciling items may differ from total due to rounding of individual components






* Historical AEBITDA figures have been updated to reflect a change in depreciation and amortization values used to calculate AEBITDA.

The impacts of changes in foreign currency presented in the tables are calculated based on applying the prior year period's average foreign currency exchange rates to the current year period.

The Company believes that the above non-GAAP performance measures, which management uses in managing and evaluating the Company's business, may provide users of the Company's financial information with additional meaningful basis for comparing the Company's current results and results in a prior period, as these measures reflect factors that are unique to one period relative to the comparable period. However, these non–GAAP performance measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company's reported results under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Tax effects identified above (when applicable) are calculated using the statutory tax rate for the jurisdictions in which the charge or income occurred.

 

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