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     117  0 Kommentare Itron Announces First Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Provides Update on COVID-19

    Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITRI) announced today financial results for its first quarter ended Mar. 31, 2020. Key results for the quarter include (compared with the first quarter of 2019):

    • Revenue of $598 million, compared with $615 million;
    • Gross margin of 28.7%; compared with 30.5%;
    • GAAP net income of $9 million, compared with a net loss of $2 million;
    • GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.21, compared with GAAP loss per share of $(0.05);
    • Non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.57, compared with $0.70;
    • Adjusted EBITDA of $52 million, compared with $66 million; and
    • Total backlog was flat at $3.0 billion.

    "During these unprecedented times, Itron is committed to supporting our customers who provide critical infrastructure and ensure the grid is resilient and secure," said Tom Deitrich, Itron's president and chief executive officer.

    "In the first quarter, our operations were impacted by the pandemic, and we are taking actions to mitigate the impact on the rest of year," continued Deitrich. "As we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, our top priority continues to be the health, safety and support of our employees and the people in the communities we serve."

    Summary of First Quarter Consolidated Financial Results
    (All comparisons made are against the prior year period unless otherwise noted)

    Revenue
    Total first quarter revenue decreased 3% to $598 million, or 1%, excluding the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

    Device Solutions revenue decreased 9%, primarily due to COVID-19 related delays and the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Outcomes revenue decreased 2%, while Networked Solutions revenue increased 1%, despite COVID-19 related delays.

    Gross Margin
    Consolidated company gross margin of 28.7% decreased 180 basis points from the prior year due to product mix and manufacturing inefficiencies.

    Operating Expenses and Operating Income
    GAAP operating expenses of $145 million decreased $21 million from the prior year due to lower acquisition, integration, restructuring and amortization expenses. Non-GAAP operating expenses of $133 million increased $2 million from the prior year, primarily due to higher product development investment.

    GAAP operating income of $26 million increased from the prior year due to lower GAAP operating expenses. Non-GAAP operating income of $39 million decreased compared with the prior year due to lower gross profit and higher product development expense.

    Net Income (loss) and Earnings per Share
    The net income attributable to Itron, Inc. for the quarter was $9 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, an increase from a net loss of $2 million, or $(0.05) per diluted share, in 2019. The increase was driven by improved GAAP operating income in the current period and a lower GAAP effective tax rate.

    Non-GAAP net income, which excludes certain charges including restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses, corporate transition cost, amortization of intangible assets, amortization of debt placement fees and the income tax effect of those adjustments, was $23 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, compared with $28 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, in 2019. The COVID-19 virus had a negative impact on the first quarter results and played a significant role in the lower year-over-year comparison.

    Cash Flow
    Net cash provided by operating activities was $19 million in the first quarter compared with $25 million in the same quarter of 2019. Free cash flow was $6 million in the first quarter compared with $14 million in the prior year.

    Other Measures
    Total backlog was $3.0 billion and 12-month backlog was $1.3 billion, which are both consistent with the prior year. Bookings in the quarter totaled $418 million.

    COVID-19 Operational Update
    The operating situation remains dynamic during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are closely monitoring and managing the crisis as it relates to our employees, customers and supply chain.

    Itron is committed to continuing operations while balancing employee safety, meeting customer delivery needs and adhering to local and country-level mandates. For our employees, we have instituted additional safety protocols and extended employee sick leave as needed for impacted employees.

    Regarding our customers, we are seeing some temporarily defer investments, and in some regions, deployments have been temporarily suspended by local or regional governments. We are working with customers and the local governments on the timing to resume operations.

    Lastly, regarding our supply chain, we adhere with local government mandates and have temporarily stopped production in a small number of our manufacturing facilities and are actively working to ramp production back up in a safe and productive manner. While component supply is generally improving from early COVID-19 impacted regions, constraints remain in global logistics and component supplies.

    Guidance Suspended
    The scope and magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic was not anticipated in our full year 2020 guidance provided on February 24, 2020. As a result, we are suspending our prior guidance for the full year 2020 due to the uncertainty of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the situation and our visibility improves, we will update our annual outlook.

    With this unique situation, we will provide some insight into the second quarter based on the best information and scenarios as we see them today. We estimate second quarter revenue to be between $475 million to $500 million, non-GAAP EPS to be a loss of $(0.30) to $(0.10) and free cash flow to be in a range of negative $(85) million to $(70) million. We currently expect the second quarter to be the low point of the year for these three metrics.

    Earnings Conference Call
    Itron will host a conference call to discuss the financial results and guidance contained in this release at 5 p.m. EDT on May 4, 2020. The call will be webcast in a listen-only mode. Webcast information and conference call materials will be made available 10 minutes before the start of the call and will be accessible on Itron’s website at http://investors.itron.com/events.cfm. A replay of the audio webcast will be made available at http://investors.itron.com/events.cfm. A telephone replay of the conference call will be available through May 9, 2020. To access the telephone replay, dial 888-203-1112 or 719-457-0820 and enter passcode 2789980.

    About Itron
    Itron enables utilities and cities to safely, securely and reliably deliver critical infrastructure services to communities in more than 100 countries. Our portfolio of smart networks, software, services, meters and sensors helps our customers better manage electricity, gas and water resources for the people they serve. By working with our customers to ensure their success, we help improve the quality of life, ensure the safety and promote the well-being of millions of people around the globe. Itron is dedicated to creating a more resourceful world. Join us: www.itron.com.

    Itron is registered trademarks of Itron, Inc. All third-party trademarks are property of their respective owners and any usage herein does not suggest or imply any relationship between Itron and the third party unless expressly stated.

    Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
    This release contains "forward-looking statements" within in the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are neither historical factors nor assurances of future performance. These statements relate to our expectations about, among others, revenues, operations, financial performance, earnings, earnings per share and cash flows and restructuring activities including headcount reductions and other cost savings initiatives. Although we believe the estimates and assumptions upon which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of these estimates or assumptions could prove to be inaccurate and the forward-looking statements based on these estimates and assumptions could be incorrect. Our operations involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside our control, and any one of which, or a combination of which, could materially affect our results of operations and whether the forward-looking statements ultimately prove to be correct. Actual results and trends in the future may differ materially from those suggested or implied by the forward-looking statements depending on a variety of factors. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that we believe could affect our results include our ability to execute on our restructuring plan, our ability to achieve estimated cost savings, the rate and timing of customer demand for our products, rescheduling of current customer orders, changes in estimated liabilities for product warranties, adverse impacts of litigation, changes in laws and regulations, our dependence on new product development and intellectual property, future acquisitions, changes in estimates for stock-based and bonus compensation, increasing volatility in foreign exchange rates, international business risks and other factors that are more fully described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2019 and other reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Itron undertakes no obligation to update or revise any information in this press release.

    Due to the fluid nature of the COVID-19 pandemic that has had global economic impacts including disrupting global supply chains and creating market volatility, Company estimates regarding the impact of COVID-19 on current or on forward looking statements are made in a good faith attempt to provide appropriate insight to our current and future operating and financial environment. Materials discussed as “estimates”, “insight”, or “beliefs” are made as of today, May 4, 2020 and may materially change due to such factors including, but are not limited to, uncertainties caused by adverse economic conditions, extraordinary events or circumstances and their impact on our customers’ businesses and workforce levels, disruptions of our business and operations, including limitations on, or closures of, our facilities, or the business and operations of our customers or suppliers. For more information on risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, please see Itron’s updated risk in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our Q1 2020 10-Q filing with the SEC.

    Non-GAAP Financial Information
    To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared in accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP operating expense, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP diluted EPS, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, constant currency and free cash flow. We provide these non-GAAP financial measures because we believe they provide greater transparency and represent supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. We exclude certain costs in our non-GAAP financial measures as we believe the net result is a measure of our core business. The company believes these measures facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period by eliminating potential differences caused by the existence and timing of certain expense items that would not otherwise be apparent on a GAAP basis. Non-GAAP performance measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our non-GAAP financial measures may be different from those reported by other companies. A more detailed discussion of why we use non-GAAP financial measures, the limitations of using such measures, and reconciliations between non-GAAP and the nearest GAAP financial measures are included in this press release.

    ITRON, INC.

    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

     

     

     

     

     

    (Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended March 31,

     

     

     

    2020 

     

    2019 

     

    Revenues

     

     

     

    Product revenues

    $

     

    528,137

     

     

    $

     

    544,850

     

     

     

    Service revenues

     

    70,278

     

     

     

    69,726

     

     

     

     

    Total revenues

     

    598,415

     

     

     

    614,576

     

     

    Cost of revenues

     

     

     

    Product cost of revenues

     

    384,681

     

     

     

    386,102

     

     

     

    Service cost of revenues

     

    42,168

     

     

     

    41,211

     

     

     

     

    Total cost of revenues

     

    426,849

     

     

     

    427,313

     

     

    Gross profit

     

    171,566

     

     

     

    187,263

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Operating expenses

     

     

     

    Sales, general and administrative

     

    80,498

     

     

     

    92,715

     

     

     

    Research and development

     

    53,781

     

     

     

    50,490

     

     

     

    Amortization of intangible assets

     

    11,165

     

     

     

    15,973

     

     

     

    Restructuring

     

    (248

    )

     

     

    7,262

     

     

     

     

    Total operating expenses

     

    145,196

     

     

     

    166,440

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Operating income

     

    26,370

     

     

     

    20,823

     

     

    Other income (expense)

     

     

     

    Interest income

     

    553

     

     

     

    328

     

     

     

    Interest expense

     

    (11,277

    )

     

     

    (13,535

    )

     

     

    Other income (expense), net

     

    1,066

     

     

     

    (1,644

    )

     

     

     

    Total other income (expense)

     

    (9,658

    )

     

     

    (14,851

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Income before income taxes

     

    16,712

     

     

     

    5,972

     

     

    Income tax provision

     

    (7,550

    )

     

     

    (6,121

    )

     

    Net income (loss)

     

    9,162

     

     

     

    (149

    )

     

     

    Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     

    478

     

     

     

    1,758

     

     

    Net income (loss) attributable to Itron, Inc.

    $

     

    8,684

     

     

    $

     

    (1,907

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net income (loss) per common share - Basic

    $

     

    0.22

     

     

    $

     

    (0.05

    )

     

    Net income (loss) per common share - Diluted

    $

     

    0.21

     

     

    $

     

    (0.05

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Weighted average common shares outstanding - Basic

     

    40,043

     

     

     

    39,658

     

     

    Weighted average common shares outstanding - Diluted

     

    40,474

     

     

     

    39,658

     

     

    ITRON, INC.

    SEGMENT INFORMATION

     

     

     

     

     

    (Unaudited, in thousands)

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended March 31,

     

     

     

    2020 

     

    2019 

     

    Product revenues

     

     

     

    Device Solutions

    $

     

    200,168

     

     

    $

     

    218,569

     

     

     

    Networked Solutions

     

    315,437

     

     

     

    314,350

     

     

     

    Outcomes

     

    12,532

     

     

     

    11,931

     

     

     

     

    Total Company

    $

     

    528,137

     

     

    $

     

    544,850

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Service revenues

     

     

     

    Device Solutions

    $

     

    2,111

     

     

    $

     

    3,186

     

     

     

    Networked Solutions

     

    25,408

     

     

     

    22,077

     

     

     

    Outcomes

     

    42,759

     

     

     

    44,463

     

     

     

     

    Total Company

    $

     

    70,278

     

     

    $

     

    69,726

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Total revenues

     

     

     

    Device Solutions

    $

     

    202,279

     

     

    $

     

    221,755

     

     

     

    Networked Solutions

     

    340,845

     

     

     

    336,427

     

     

     

    Outcomes

     

    55,291

     

     

     

    56,394

     

     

     

     

    Total Company

    $

     

    598,415

     

     

    $

     

    614,576

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Gross profit

     

     

     

    Device Solutions

    $

     

    32,367

     

     

    $

     

    39,916

     

     

     

    Networked Solutions

     

    121,750

     

     

     

    127,068

     

     

     

    Outcomes

     

    17,449

     

     

     

    20,279

     

     

     

     

    Total Company

    $

     

    171,566

     

     

    $

     

    187,263

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Operating income (loss)

     

     

     

    Device Solutions

    $

     

    18,198

     

     

    $

     

    25,457

     

     

     

    Networked Solutions

     

    88,680

     

     

     

    95,322

     

     

     

    Outcomes

     

    8,198

     

     

     

    10,410

     

     

     

    Corporate unallocated

     

    (88,706

    )

     

     

    (110,366

    )

     

     

     

    Total Company

    $

     

    26,370

     

     

    $

     

    20,823

     

     

    ITRON, INC.

    METER AND MODULE SUMMARY

     

     

     

     

     

    (Unaudited, Units in thousands)

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended March 31,

     

     

     

    2020

    2019

    Itron Endpoints

     

     

     

    Standard endpoints (1)

    5,390

     

    5,470

     

     

    Networked endpoints (1)

    3,900

     

    3,980

     

     

     

    Total endpoints

    9,290

     

    9,450

     

    (1) As of the second quarter of 2019, we have refined the definition of a standard endpoint to more closely align to the segment performance of Device Solution and Networked Solutions as reported in the Segment Information above. The quantities presented for the three months ended March 31, 2019 have been recast to align with the refined definitions of standard and networked endpoints. The total endpoints shipped for the period is unchanged.

    ITRON, INC.

    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (Unaudited, in thousands)

    March 31, 2020

     

    December 31, 2019

    ASSETS

     

     

     

    Current assets

     

     

     

     

    Cash and cash equivalents

    $

     

    554,520

     

     

     

    $

     

    149,904

     

     

     

    Accounts receivable, net

     

    463,613

     

     

     

     

    472,925

     

     

     

    Inventories

     

    221,850

     

     

     

     

    227,896

     

     

     

    Other current assets

     

    147,743

     

     

     

     

    146,526

     

     

     

     

    Total current assets

     

    1,387,726

     

     

     

     

    997,251

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Property, plant, and equipment, net

     

    225,925

     

     

     

     

    233,228

     

     

    Deferred tax assets, net

     

    62,064

     

     

     

     

    63,899

     

     

    Other long-term assets

     

    48,282

     

     

     

     

    44,686

     

     

    Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

     

    76,612

     

     

     

     

    79,773

     

     

    Intangible assets, net

     

    170,810

     

     

     

     

    185,097

     

     

    Goodwill

     

    1,100,328

     

     

     

     

    1,103,907

     

     

     

     

    Total assets

    $

     

    3,071,747

     

     

     

    $

     

    2,707,841

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

     

     

     

    Current liabilities

     

     

     

     

    Accounts payable

    $

     

    326,433

     

     

     

    $

     

    328,128

     

     

     

    Other current liabilities

     

    64,639

     

     

     

     

    63,785

     

     

     

    Wages and benefits payable

     

    97,950

     

     

     

     

    119,220

     

     

     

    Taxes payable

     

    16,713

     

     

     

     

    22,193

     

     

     

    Current portion of debt

     

    6,719

     

     

     

     

     

    Current portion of warranty

     

    36,409

     

     

     

     

    38,509

     

     

     

    Unearned revenue

     

    118,231

     

     

     

     

    99,556

     

     

     

     

    Total current liabilities

     

    667,094

     

     

     

     

    671,391

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Long-term debt, net

     

    1,326,556

     

     

     

     

    932,482

     

     

    Long-term warranty

     

    12,310

     

     

     

     

    14,732

     

     

    Pension benefit obligation

     

    97,523

     

     

     

     

    98,712

     

     

    Deferred tax liabilities, net

     

    1,774

     

     

     

     

    1,809

     

     

    Operating lease liabilities

     

    66,287

     

     

     

     

    68,919

     

     

    Other long-term obligations

     

    104,708

     

     

     

     

    118,981

     

     

     

     

    Total liabilities

     

    2,276,252

     

     

     

     

    1,907,026

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Equity

     

     

     

     

    Common stock

     

    1,368,329

     

     

     

     

    1,357,600

     

     

     

    Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

     

    (229,883

    )

     

     

     

    (204,672

    )

     

     

    Accumulated deficit

     

    (367,706

    )

     

     

     

    (376,390

    )

     

     

     

    Total Itron, Inc. shareholders' equity

     

    770,740

     

     

     

     

    776,538

     

     

     

    Noncontrolling interests

     

    24,755

     

     

     

     

    24,277

     

     

     

     

    Total equity

     

    795,495

     

     

     

     

    800,815

     

     

     

     

    Total liabilities and equity

    $

     

    3,071,747

     

     

     

    $

     

    2,707,841

     

     

    ITRON, INC.

    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

     

     

     

     

    (Unaudited, in thousands)

    Three Months Ended March 31,

     

     

    2020

     

     

    2019 

     

    Operating activities

     

     

     

     

    Net income (loss)

    $

     

    9,162

     

     

     

    $

     

    (149

    )

     

     

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

     

     

     

     

     

    Depreciation and amortization

     

    24,031

     

     

     

     

    28,427

     

     

     

     

    Non-cash operating lease expense

     

    5,496

     

     

     

     

    4,910

     

     

     

     

    Stock-based compensation

     

    8,482

     

     

     

     

    7,205

     

     

     

     

    Amortization of prepaid debt fees

     

    1,007

     

     

     

     

    1,200

     

     

     

     

    Deferred taxes, net

     

    4,062

     

     

     

     

    (430

    )

     

     

     

    Restructuring, non-cash

     

    (955

    )

     

     

     

    96

     

     

     

     

    Other adjustments, net

     

    (874

    )

     

     

     

    44

     

     

    Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions

     

     

     

     

    Accounts receivable

     

    1,185

     

     

     

     

    (37,977

    )

     

     

    Inventories

     

    (543

    )

     

     

     

    (1,659

    )

     

     

    Other current assets

     

    (4,526

    )

     

     

     

    (11,030

    )

     

     

    Other long-term assets

     

    (6,501

    )

     

     

     

    334

     

     

     

    Accounts payable, other current liabilities, and taxes payable

     

    135

     

     

     

     

    12,312

     

     

     

    Wages and benefits payable

     

    (19,977

    )

     

     

     

    8,465

     

     

     

    Unearned revenue

     

    17,395

     

     

     

     

    8,235

     

     

     

    Warranty

     

    (4,250

    )

     

     

     

    (2,569

    )

     

     

    Other operating, net

     

    (14,435

    )

     

     

     

    7,510

     

     

     

     

    Net cash provided by operating activities

     

    18,894

     

     

     

     

    24,924

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Investing activities

     

     

     

     

    Acquisitions of property, plant, and equipment

     

    (12,602

    )

     

     

     

    (11,415

    )

     

     

    Other investing, net

     

    3,345

     

     

     

     

    299

     

     

     

     

    Net cash used in investing activities

     

    (9,257

    )

     

     

     

    (11,116

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Financing activities

     

     

     

     

    Proceeds from borrowings

     

    400,000

     

     

     

     

    30,000

     

     

     

    Payments on debt

     

     

     

    (44,063

    )

     

     

    Issuance of common stock

     

    2,911

     

     

     

     

    1,758

     

     

     

    Repurchase of common stock

     

    (664

    )

     

     

     

    (8,534

    )

     

     

    Prepaid debt fees

     

    (175

    )

     

     

     

    (175

    )

     

     

    Other financing, net

     

    (335

    )

     

     

     

    (2,229

    )

     

     

     

    Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     

    401,737

     

     

     

     

    (23,243

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

     

    (6,758

    )

     

     

     

    72

     

     

    Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

     

    404,616

     

     

     

     

    (9,363

    )

     

    Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period

     

    149,904

     

     

     

     

    122,328

     

     

    Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period

    $

     

    554,520

     

     

     

    $

     

    112,965

     

     

    About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    The accompanying press release contains non-GAAP financial measures. To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared in accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP operating expense, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP diluted EPS, adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow and constant currency. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, and other companies may define such measures differently. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures please see the table captioned “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to the Most Directly Comparable GAAP Financial Measures.”

    We use these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision making and/or as a means for determining executive compensation. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and ability to service debt by excluding certain expenses that may not be indicative of our recurring core operating results. These non-GAAP financial measures facilitate management’s internal comparisons to our historical performance as well as comparisons to our competitors’ operating results. Our executive compensation plans exclude non-cash charges related to amortization of intangibles and certain discrete cash and non-cash charges such as acquisition and integration related expenses, restructuring charges or goodwill impairment charges. We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors because they provide greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision making and because they are used by our institutional investors and the analyst community to analyze the health of our business.

    Non-GAAP operating expenses and non-GAAP operating income - We define non-GAAP operating expenses as operating expenses excluding certain expenses related to the amortization of intangible assets, restructuring, corporate transition cost, acquisition and integration, and goodwill impairment. We define non-GAAP operating income as operating income excluding the expenses related to the amortization of intangible assets, restructuring, corporate transition cost, acquisition and integration, and goodwill impairment. Acquisition and integration related expenses include costs which are incurred to affect and integrate business combinations, such as professional fees, certain employee retention and salaries related to integration, severances, contract terminations, travel costs related to knowledge transfer, system conversion costs, and asset impairment charges. We consider these non-GAAP financial measures to be useful metrics for management and investors because they exclude the effect of expenses that are related to acquisitions and restructuring projects. By excluding these expenses, we believe that it is easier for management and investors to compare our financial results over multiple periods and analyze trends in our operations. For example, in certain periods expenses related to amortization of intangible assets may decrease, which would improve GAAP operating margins, yet the improvement in GAAP operating margins due to this lower expense is not necessarily reflective of an improvement in our core business. There are some limitations related to the use of non-GAAP operating expenses and non-GAAP operating income versus operating expenses and operating income calculated in accordance with GAAP. We compensate for these limitations by providing specific information about the GAAP amounts excluded from non-GAAP operating expense and non-GAAP operating income and evaluating non-GAAP operating expense and non-GAAP operating income together with GAAP operating expense and operating income.

    Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS - We define non-GAAP net income as net income attributable to Itron, Inc. excluding the expenses associated with amortization of intangible assets, amortization of debt placement fees, restructuring, corporate transition cost, acquisition and integration, goodwill impairment, and the tax effect of excluding these expenses. We define non-GAAP diluted EPS as non-GAAP net income divided by the weighted average shares, on a diluted basis, outstanding during each period. We consider these financial measures to be useful metrics for management and investors for the same reasons that we use non-GAAP operating income. The same limitations described above regarding our use of non-GAAP operating income apply to our use of non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS. We compensate for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from these non-GAAP measures and evaluating non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS together with GAAP net income attributable to Itron, Inc. and GAAP diluted EPS.

    For interim periods, beginning the first quarter of 2019, the budgeted annual effective tax rate (AETR) is used, adjusted for any discrete items, as defined in ASC 740 - Income Taxes. The budgeted AETR is determined at the beginning of the fiscal year. The AETR is revised throughout the year based on changes to our full-year forecast. If the revised AETR increases or decreases by 200 basis points or more from the budgeted AETR due to changes in the full-year forecast during the year, the revised AETR is used in place of the budgeted AETR beginning with the quarter the 200 basis point threshold is exceeded and going forward for all subsequent interim quarters in the year. We continue to assess the AETR based on latest forecast throughout the year and use the most recent AETR anytime it increases or decreases by 200 basis points or more from the prior interim period.

    Adjusted EBITDA - We define adjusted EBITDA as net income (a) minus interest income, (b) plus interest expense, depreciation and amortization of intangible assets, restructuring, corporate transition cost, acquisition and integration related expense, goodwill impairment and (c) excluding income tax provision or benefit. Management uses adjusted EBITDA as a performance measure for executive compensation. A limitation to using adjusted EBITDA is that it does not represent the total increase or decrease in the cash balance for the period and the measure includes some non-cash items and excludes other non-cash items. Additionally, the items that we exclude in our calculation of adjusted EBITDA may differ from the items that our peer companies exclude when they report their results. We compensate for these limitations by providing a reconciliation of this measure to GAAP net income (loss).

    Free cash flow - We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less cash used for acquisitions of property, plant and equipment. We believe free cash flow provides investors with a relevant measure of liquidity and a useful basis for assessing our ability to fund our operations and repay our debt. The same limitations described above regarding our use of adjusted EBITDA apply to our use of free cash flow. We compensate for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts and reconciling to free cash flow.

    Constant currency - We refer to the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in our discussions of financial results, which references the differences between the foreign currency exchange rates used to translate operating results from local currencies into U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes. We also use the term “constant currency,” which represents financial results adjusted to exclude changes in foreign currency exchange rates as compared with the rates in the comparable prior year period. We calculate the constant currency change as the difference between the current period results and the comparable prior period’s results restated using current period foreign currency exchange rates.

    The accompanying tables have more detail on the GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to the non-GAAP financial measures and the related reconciliations between these financial measures.

    ITRON, INC.

    RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

    TO THE MOST DIRECTLY COMPARABLE GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    TOTAL COMPANY RECONCILIATIONS

    Three Months Ended March 31,

     

     

     

     

    2020 

     

    2019 

     

     

    NON-GAAP OPERATING EXPENSES

     

     

     

     

    GAAP operating expenses

    $

     

    145,196

     

     

    $

     

    166,440

     

     

     

     

     

    Amortization of intangible assets

     

    (11,165

    )

     

     

    (15,973

    )

     

     

     

     

    Restructuring

     

    248

     

     

     

    (7,262

    )

     

     

     

     

    Corporate transition cost

     

    40

     

     

     

    (1,083

    )

     

     

     

     

    Acquisition and integration related expense

     

    (1,272

    )

     

     

    (11,565

    )

     

     

     

    Non-GAAP operating expenses

    $

     

    133,047

     

     

    $

     

    130,557

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    NON-GAAP OPERATING INCOME

     

     

     

     

    GAAP operating income

    $

     

    26,370

     

     

    $

     

    20,823

     

     

     

     

     

    Amortization of intangible assets

     

    11,165

     

     

     

    15,973

     

     

     

     

     

    Restructuring

     

    (248

    )

     

     

    7,262

     

     

     

     

     

    Corporate transition cost

     

    (40

    )

     

     

    1,083

     

     

     

     

     

    Acquisition and integration related expense

     

    1,272

     

     

     

    11,565

     

     

     

     

    Non-GAAP operating income

    $

     

    38,519

     

     

    $

     

    56,706

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    NON-GAAP NET INCOME & DILUTED EPS

     

     

     

     

    GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Itron, Inc.

    $

     

    8,684

     

     

    $

     

    (1,907

    )

     

     

     

     

    Amortization of intangible assets

     

    11,165

     

     

     

    15,973

     

     

     

     

     

    Amortization of debt placement fees

     

    963

     

     

     

    1,156

     

     

     

     

     

    Restructuring

     

    (248

    )

     

     

    7,262

     

     

     

     

     

    Corporate transition cost

     

    (40

    )

     

     

    1,083

     

     

     

     

     

    Acquisition and integration related expense

     

    1,272

     

     

     

    11,565

     

     

     

     

     

    Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments

     

    1,173

     

     

     

    (7,242

    )

     

     

     

    Non-GAAP net income attributable to Itron, Inc.

    $

     

    22,969

     

     

    $

     

    27,890

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Non-GAAP diluted EPS

    $

     

    0.57

     

     

    $

     

    0.70

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Weighted average common shares outstanding - Diluted

     

    40,474

     

     

     

    40,066

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    ADJUSTED EBITDA

     

     

     

     

    GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Itron, Inc.

    $

     

    8,684

     

     

    $

     

    (1,907

    )

     

     

     

     

    Interest income

     

    (553

    )

     

     

    (328

    )

     

     

     

     

    Interest expense

     

    11,277

     

     

     

    13,535

     

     

     

     

     

    Income tax provision

     

    7,550

     

     

     

    6,121

     

     

     

     

     

    Depreciation and amortization

     

    24,031

     

     

     

    28,427

     

     

     

     

     

    Restructuring

     

    (248

    )

     

     

    7,262

     

     

     

     

     

    Corporate transition cost

     

    (40

    )

     

     

    1,083

     

     

     

     

     

    Acquisition and integration related expense

     

    1,272

     

     

     

    11,565

     

     

     

     

    Adjusted EBITDA

    $

     

    51,973

     

     

    $

     

    65,758

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    FREE CASH FLOW

     

     

     

     

     

    Net cash provided by operating activities

    $

     

    18,894

     

     

    $

     

    24,924

     

     

     

     

     

    Acquisitions of property, plant, and equipment

     

    (12,602

    )

     

     

    (11,415

    )

     

     

     

    Free Cash Flow

    $

     

    6,292

     

     

    $

     

    13,509

     

     

     




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    Itron Announces First Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Provides Update on COVID-19 Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITRI) announced today financial results for its first quarter ended Mar. 31, 2020. Key results for the quarter include (compared with the first quarter of 2019): Revenue of $598 million, compared with $615 million; Gross margin …