• | Strong growth, earnings performance and operating cash flow across all operating segments |
• | Diluted EPS $1.41; Adjusted EPS $1.69, 10% growth; Adjusted EBITDA $471 million, 14% growth |
• | Operating cash flow of $256 million, or 127% net income conversion |
• | High quality, enduring programs afford deployment flexibility; increasing 2020 quarterly dividend 25% |
• | 2020 guidance offers attractive growth and cash deployment optionality aligned with long-term targets |
![]() | HOUSTON, Texas - February 20, 2020 - KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR), a global provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies across the asset and program life cycle within the government services and hydrocarbons industries today announced fourth quarter and fiscal 2019 financial results. | |
• | 15% consolidated revenue growth, with each operating segment contributing double digit growth |
• | Diluted EPS $1.41; Adjusted EPS $1.69, 10% growth; Adjusted EBITDA $471 million, 14% growth |
• | Operating cash flow of $256 million, or 127% net income conversion |
• | Winning quality work to secure the future; 95%+ recompete win rate |
• | EPS guidance of $1.46-$1.58; Adjusted EPS guidance of $1.80-$1.92; 70%+ work secured |
• | Operating cash flow, adjusted for major advances, of $200-250 million; implied 90%-110% net income conversion |
• | Raising quarterly dividend 25% |
• | Replenishing share repurchase authorization to $350 million |
Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
Dollars in millions, except share data | 2019 | 20181 | 2019 | 20181 | |||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 1,452 | $ | 1,330 | $ | 5,639 | $ | 4,913 | |||||||
Operating income | $ | 88 | $ | 90 | $ | 362 | $ | 468 | |||||||
Net income attributable to KBR | $ | 58 | $ | 47 | $ | 202 | $ | 281 | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA2 | $ | 117 | $ | 109 | $ | 471 | $ | 412 | |||||||
Diluted EPS | $ | 0.40 | $ | 0.33 | $ | 1.41 | $ | 1.99 | |||||||
Adjusted EPS2 | $ | 0.46 | $ | 0.41 | $ | 1.69 | $ | 1.53 | |||||||
Operating cash flow | $ | 256 | $ | 165 | |||||||||||
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1 Reflects immaterial, non-cash corrections related to recording the effects of foreign currency on our share of earnings of an unconsolidated joint venture; see our December 31, 2019 Form 10-K for further information. | |||||||||||||||
2 See additional information at the end of this release regarding non-GAAP financial measures. | |||||||||||||||
• | 14% growth in Government Solutions attributable to the commencement of new programs, including holistic human and psychological performance services for the U.S. Special Operations Forces under the Preservation of the Force and Family program; networking, communications and training services for the U.K. Ministry of Defence; and launch range operations services at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. Further, we completed disaster recovery work at Tyndall Air Force Base generating approximately $150 million of revenue in 2019. |
• | 26% growth in Technology Solutions attributable to strong execution across our chemical, petrochemical, refining and ammonia projects and expanded proprietary equipment and catalyst deliveries. |
• | 16% growth in Energy Solutions primarily attributable to ramp up of cost-reimbursable projects, including a brownfield revamp refinery project in the U.S. Gulf Coast, a crude terminal expansion project in the Permian Basin, and a greenfield methanol project in Louisiana. |
• | FY 2018 results were favorably impacted by the $108 million non-cash gain on consolidation of Aspire as well as recognition of variable consideration associated with the successful completion and performance testing of a major Energy Solutions project (recognized 100% within consolidated operating income, 30% in net income attributable to KBR). |
• | Annual operating cash flow of $256 million, or 127% net income conversion. |
• | Gross and net debt leverage of 2.7x and 1.2x, respectively, as of December 31, 2019; continued gross debt de-leveraging attributable to Adjusted EBITDA growth and annual debt pay down of $70 million. |
• | An increase of KBR's credit rating by S&P to BB- and Moody's to Ba3, each with stable outlook. |
• | Consolidated FY 2019 book-to-bill was 1.3x, excluding the impact of our private finance initiatives and foreign exchange, with each business segment achieving book-to-bill of greater than 1.0x for the year. |
• | Expanded footprint through many new project program wins, including the U.S. DoD Preservation of the Force & Family program, the NASA Launch Range Operations Contract for Wallops Flight Facility, several cost-reimbursable EPC projects in our Energy Solutions business, and the EPC award of Freeport LNG, Train 4, awaiting FID. |
• | Continued innovation bringing new technologies to market, highlighted by the successful commissioning of the first commercial-scale K-SAATTM facility during the year as well as winning our first commercial contract for our innovative and environmentally friendly K-PROTM Propane Dehydrogenation Technology, first introduced to market in January 2019. |
• | Posted a recompete win rate above 95% in our U.S. Government Solutions business that included the 8-year Marine Corps preposition stock program, the 5-year NAVAIR Aircrew Services Contract, and three highly strategic and critical areas under the 10-year LOGCAP V program, currently under protest. |
• | We changed the name of our Government Services segment to "Government Solutions", our Technology segment to "Technology Solutions", and our Hydrocarbons Services segment to "Energy Solutions". |
• | We elected to classify certain indirect costs incurred as overhead (included in "Cost of revenues") or general administrative expenses for U.S. GAAP reporting purposes in the same manner as such costs are defined in our disclosure statements under U.S. Government Cost Accounting Standards. We reclassified $34 million and $128 million from "Cost of revenues" to "Selling, general and administrative expenses" for the year ended December 31, 2019, respectively. There was no impact on consolidated or segment operating income or net income as previously reported. |
• | Government Solutions, serving government customers globally, including capabilities that cover the full life-cycle of defense, space, aviation and other government programs and missions from research and development, through systems engineering, test and evaluation, program management, to operations, maintenance, and field logistics; |
• | Technology Solutions, featuring proprietary technology, equipment, catalysts, digital solutions and related technical services for the monetization of hydrocarbons, including refining, petrochemicals, ammonia and specialty chemicals, as well as inorganics; and |
• | Energy Solutions, including onshore oil and gas; LNG (liquefaction and regasification)/GTL; oil refining; petrochemicals; chemicals; fertilizers; differentiated EPC; maintenance services (Brown & Root Industrial Services); offshore oil and gas (shallow-water, deep-water, subsea); floating solutions (FPU, FPSO, FLNG & FSRU); program management and consulting services. |
Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
2019 | 20181 | 2019 | 20181 | ||||||||||||
Revenues: | |||||||||||||||
Government Solutions | $ | 939 | $ | 984 | $ | 3,925 | $ | 3,457 | |||||||
Technology Solutions | 93 | 82 | 374 | 297 | |||||||||||
Energy Solutions | 420 | 263 | 1,339 | 1,157 | |||||||||||
Non-strategic Business | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
Total revenues | 1,452 | 1,330 | 5,639 | 4,913 | |||||||||||
Gross profit (loss): | |||||||||||||||
Government Solutions | 118 | 97 | 430 | 350 | |||||||||||
Technology Solutions | 35 | 29 | 118 | 106 | |||||||||||
Energy Solutions | 20 | 32 | 100 | 134 | |||||||||||
Non-strategic Business | (2 | ) | (1 | ) | 5 | (6 | ) | ||||||||
Total gross profit | 171 | 157 | 653 | 584 | |||||||||||
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates: | |||||||||||||||
Government Solutions | 8 | 10 | 29 | 32 | |||||||||||
Energy Solutions | 3 | 18 | 19 | 50 | |||||||||||
Non-strategic Business | — | 1 | (13 | ) | (3 | ) | |||||||||
Total equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | 11 | 29 | 35 | 79 | |||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | |||||||||||||||
Government Solutions | (41 | ) | (30 | ) | (134 | ) | (109 | ) | |||||||
Technology Solutions | (7 | ) | (6 | ) | (28 | ) | (24 | ) | |||||||
Energy Solutions | (16 | ) | (14 | ) | (63 | ) | (64 | ) | |||||||
Corporate | (36 | ) | (37 | ) | (116 | ) | (97 | ) | |||||||
Total selling, general and administrative expense | (100 | ) | (87 | ) | (341 | ) | (294 | ) | |||||||
Acquisition and integration related costs | — | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | (7 | ) | ||||||||
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets | 6 | (2 | ) | 17 | (2 | ) | |||||||||
Gain (loss) on consolidation of Aspire | — | (5 | ) | — | 108 | ||||||||||
Operating income | 88 | 90 | 362 | 468 | |||||||||||
Interest expense | (23 | ) | (23 | ) | (99 | ) | (66 | ) | |||||||
Other non-operating income (loss) | (5 | ) | (2 | ) | 5 | (6 | ) | ||||||||
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interests | 60 | 65 | 268 | 396 | |||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | (1 | ) | (12 | ) | (59 | ) | (86 | ) | |||||||
Net income | 59 | 53 | 209 | 310 | |||||||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (1 | ) | (6 | ) | (7 | ) | (29 | ) | |||||||
Net income attributable to KBR | $ | 58 | $ | 47 | $ | 202 | $ | 281 | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA2 | $ | 117 | $ | 109 | $ | 471 | $ | 412 | |||||||
Diluted EPS | $ | 0.40 | $ | 0.33 | $ | 1.41 | $ | 1.99 | |||||||
Adjusted EPS2 | $ | 0.46 | $ | 0.41 | $ | 1.69 | $ | 1.53 | |||||||
1 Reflects immaterial, non-cash corrections related to recording the effects of foreign currency on our share of earnings of an unconsolidated joint venture; see our December 31, 2019 Form 10-K for further information. | |||||||||||||||
2 See additional information at the end of this release regarding non-GAAP financial measures. | |||||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and equivalents | $ | 712 | $ | 739 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $14 and $9 | 938 | 927 | ||||||
Contract assets | 215 | 185 | ||||||
Other current assets | 146 | 108 | ||||||
Total current assets | 2,011 | 1,959 | ||||||
Claims and accounts receivable | 59 | 98 | ||||||
Property, plant, and equipment, net | 130 | 121 | ||||||
Operating lease assets | 175 | — | ||||||
Goodwill | 1,265 | 1,265 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $184 and $151 | 495 | 516 | ||||||
Equity in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates | 850 | 724 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 236 | 222 | ||||||
Other assets | 143 | 147 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 5,364 | $ | 5,052 | ||||
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 572 | $ | 546 | ||||
Contract liabilities | 484 | 463 | ||||||
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits | 209 | 221 | ||||||
Nonrecourse project debt | 11 | 10 | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities | 39 | — | ||||||
Other current liabilities | 186 | 179 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 1,501 | 1,419 | ||||||
Pension obligations | 277 | 250 | ||||||
Employee compensation and benefits | 115 | 109 | ||||||
Income tax payable | 92 | 84 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 16 | 27 | ||||||
Nonrecourse project debt | 7 | 17 | ||||||
Long-term debt | 1,183 | 1,226 | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities | 192 | — | ||||||
Other liabilities | 124 | 202 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 3,507 | 3,334 | ||||||
KBR shareholders' equity: | ||||||||
Paid-in capital in excess of par | 2,206 | 2,190 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (987 | ) | (910 | ) | ||||
Retained earnings | 1,441 | 1,235 | ||||||
Treasury stock | (817 | ) | (817 | ) | ||||
Total KBR shareholders' equity | 1,843 | 1,698 | ||||||
Noncontrolling interests | 14 | 20 | ||||||
Total shareholders' equity | 1,857 | 1,718 | ||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 5,364 | $ | 5,052 | ||||
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||
Net income | $ | 209 | $ | 310 | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 104 | 63 | |||||
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | (35 | ) | (79 | ) | |||
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense | (14 | ) | 26 | ||||
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets | (17 | ) | 2 | ||||
Gain on consolidation of Aspire subcontracting entities | — | (108 | ) | ||||
Other | 34 | 24 | |||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities | |||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts | (16 | ) | (203 | ) | |||
Contract assets | (31 | ) | 25 | ||||
Accounts payable | 23 | 112 | |||||
Contract liabilities | 19 | (60 | ) | ||||
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits | (9 | ) | 11 | ||||
Payments from unconsolidated affiliates, net | 10 | 12 | |||||
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated affiliates | 69 | 75 | |||||
Pension funding | (45 | ) | (41 | ) | |||
Other assets and liabilities | (45 | ) | (4 | ) | |||
Total cash flows provided by operating activities | 256 | 165 | |||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (20 | ) | (17 | ) | |||
Investments in equity method joint ventures | (146 | ) | (344 | ) | |||
Proceeds from sale of assets and investments | 9 | 25 | |||||
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired | — | (354 | ) | ||||
Adjustments to cash due to consolidation of Aspire entities | — | 197 | |||||
Other | (1 | ) | 2 | ||||
Total cash flows used in investing activities | (158 | ) | (491 | ) | |||
Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||
Payments to reacquire common stock | (4 | ) | (3 | ) | |||
Acquisition of remaining ownership interest in joint ventures | — | (56 | ) | ||||
Investments from noncontrolling interest | 1 | — | |||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | (14 | ) | (3 | ) | |||
Payments of dividends to shareholders | (46 | ) | (44 | ) | |||
Proceeds from sale of warrants | — | 22 | |||||
Purchase of note hedges | — | (62 | ) | ||||
Issuance of convertible notes | — | 350 | |||||
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock | 5 | 2 | |||||
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation | — | 1 | |||||
Borrowings on revolving credit agreements | — | 250 | |||||
Borrowings on long-term debt | — | 1,075 | |||||
Debt issuance costs | — | (57 | ) | ||||
Payments on revolving credit agreements | — | (720 | ) | ||||
Payments on short-term and long-term borrowings | (70 | ) | (100 | ) | |||
Other | (5 | ) | (1 | ) | |||
Total cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities | (133 | ) | 654 | ||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 8 | (28 | ) | ||||
(Decrease) increase in cash and equivalents | (27 | ) | 300 | ||||
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period | 739 | 439 | |||||
Cash and equivalents at end of period | $ | 712 | $ | 739 | |||
December 31, | December 31, | ||||||
2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Government Solutions | $ | 10,960 | $ | 11,005 | |||
Technology Solutions | 579 | 594 | |||||
Energy Solutions | 3,097 | 1,896 | |||||
Subtotal | 14,636 | 13,495 | |||||
Non-strategic Business | — | 2 | |||||
Total backlog | $ | 14,636 | $ | 13,497 | |||
(a) | Backlog generally represents the dollar amount of revenues we expect to realize in the future as a result of performing work on contracts and our pro-rata share of work to be performed by unconsolidated joint ventures. We generally include total expected revenues in backlog when a contract is awarded under a legally binding agreement. In many instances, arrangements included in backlog are complex, nonrepetitive and may fluctuate due to the release of contracted work in phases by the customer. Additionally, nearly all contracts allow customers to terminate the agreement at any time for convenience. Where contract duration is indefinite and clients can terminate for convenience without having to compensate us for periods beyond the date of termination, projects included in backlog are limited to the estimated amount of expected revenues within the following twelve months. Certain contracts provide maximum dollar limits, with actual authorization to perform work under the contract agreed upon on a periodic basis with the customer. In these arrangements, only the amounts authorized are included in backlog. For projects where we act solely in a project management capacity, we only include the value of our services on each project in backlog. |
Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
Dollars in millions | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||
Net Income Attributable to KBR | $ | 58 | $ | 47 | $ | 202 | $ | 281 | |||||||
Add Back: | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense | 23 | 23 | 99 | 66 | |||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 1 | 12 | 59 | 86 | |||||||||||
Other non-operating (income) loss | 5 | 2 | (5 | ) | 6 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 28 | 16 | 104 | 63 | |||||||||||
Consolidated EBITDA | $ | 115 | $ | 100 | $ | 459 | $ | 502 | |||||||
Add back: | |||||||||||||||
Legacy legal fees | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | |||||||||||
Acquisition and integration related costs | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||
Gain on consolidation of Aspire subcontracting entities | — | 5 | — | (108 | ) | ||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 117 | $ | 109 | $ | 471 | $ | 412 | |||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||
Diluted EPS | $ | 0.40 | $ | 0.33 | $ | 1.41 | $ | 1.99 | |||||||
Adjustments: | |||||||||||||||
Legacy legal fees | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.06 | |||||||
Non-cash imputed interest on conversion option | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.01 | |||||||
Acquisition and integration related expenses | $ | — | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.04 | |||||||
Amortization related to Aspire acquisition | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.08 | $ | 0.06 | |||||||
Incremental interest on Ichthys | $ | 0.02 | $ | — | $ | 0.07 | $ | — | |||||||
Gain on consolidation of Aspire | $ | — | $ | 0.03 | $ | — | $ | (0.63 | ) | ||||||
Adjusted EPS | $ | 0.46 | $ | 0.41 | $ | 1.69 | $ | 1.53 | |||||||
Low | High | ||||||
Diluted earnings per share: | $ | 1.46 | $ | 1.58 | |||
Adjustments: | |||||||
Legacy legal fees | $0.05 | ||||||
Non-cash interest and conversion hedge on convertible bonds | $0.06 | ||||||
Amortization related to Aspire acquisition | $0.07 | ||||||
Ichthys interest and commercial dispute costs | $0.16 | ||||||
Adjusted EPS Guidance | $ | 1.80 | $ | 1.92 | |||
Dollars in millions | Low | High | |||||
Cash flows provided by operating activities | $ | 125 | $ | 175 | |||
Adjustment: Add back impact of major project advance workoff | $75 | ||||||
Adjusted Cash Flow Provided by Operating Activities Guidance | $200 | $250 | |||||