
| • |
Annualized price increases of $20 million commencing in current fourth quarter enhances cash flow and gross margin improvement
|
| • |
Approximately $52 million annualized net sales have resumed in the fourth quarter as delayed business and customer order patterns normalize
|
| • |
Solid new business wins in hard parts and EV emulation shipping in fiscal 2024
|
| • |
Brake pad and rotor product line net sales expected to double in fiscal 2024
|
| • |
Cost-saving initiatives and sales ramp up to enhance gross margins
|
| • |
No customer or share loss
|
| • |
A certain customer reduced orders by approximately $35 million for the nine-month period and including $14 million for the quarter
|
| • |
Approximately $17 million of expected new business orders delayed to the fourth quarter and fiscal 2024
|
| • |
Lower absorption of overhead costs due to production ramp down relative to order volume negatively impacting gross margins
|
| • |
Increase of customer vendor financing program interest of $12 million for the nine-month
period and including $5 million for the quarter
|
| • |
Supply chain challenges that we believe should ease
|
| • |
Revised sales guidance $672 - $680 million, with expectations of achieving record fiscal 2023 fourth quarter sales as momentum
resumes
|
| • |
Net sales are expected to increase between 5.5 and 6.8 percent in fiscal year 2023, excluding $13.3 million of core revenue realized in fiscal year 2022 (which the company does
not expect in fiscal 2023)
|
| • |
EBITDA is expected to be between $54 million and $59 million for fiscal 2023 based on the items listed below; Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be between $75 million and $80
million as discussed below
|
| • |
Expected margin improvement from additional price increases, easing supply chain constraints, further operational efficiencies and the implementation of additional cost-savings
initiatives
|
| • |
Anticipated improvement of cash flow from enhanced profitability across all product lines
|
| • |
Expectations for strong fiscal 2024
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2022
|
2021
|
2022
|
2021
|
|||||||||||||
|
Net sales
|
$
|
151,819,000
|
$
|
161,810,000
|
$
|
488,347,000
|
$
|
486,392,000
|
||||||||
|
Cost of goods sold
|
130,826,000
|
129,235,000
|
410,536,000
|
394,295,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Gross profit
|
20,993,000
|
32,575,000
|
77,811,000
|
92,097,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Operating expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
General and administrative
|
13,599,000
|
14,605,000
|
42,079,000
|
41,556,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Sales and marketing
|
5,634,000
|
6,274,000
|
17,242,000
|
17,162,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Research and development
|
2,547,000
|
2,635,000
|
8,330,000
|
7,631,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Foreign exchange impact of lease liabilities and forward contracts
|
(4,313,000
|
)
|
385,000
|
(2,553,000
|
)
|
1,769,000
|
||||||||||
|
Total operating expenses
|
17,467,000
|
23,899,000
|
65,098,000
|
68,118,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Operating income
|
3,526,000
|
8,676,000
|
12,713,000
|
23,979,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Interest expense, net
|
11,471,000
|
3,949,000
|
27,675,000
|
11,510,000
|
||||||||||||
|
(Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense
|
(7,945,000
|
)
|
4,727,000
|
(14,962,000
|
)
|
12,469,000
|
||||||||||
|
Income tax (benefit) expense
|
(8,971,000
|
)
|
1,588,000
|
(9,296,000
|
)
|
4,786,000
|
||||||||||
|
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
1,026,000
|
$
|
3,139,000
|
$
|
(5,666,000
|
)
|
$
|
7,683,000
|
|||||||
|
Basic net income (loss) per share
|
$
|
0.05
|
$
|
0.16
|
$
|
(0.29
|
)
|
$
|
0.40
|
|||||||
|
Diluted net income (loss) per share
|
$
|
0.05
|
$
|
0.16
|
$
|
(0.29
|
)
|
$
|
0.39
|
|||||||
|
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Basic
|
19,474,871
|
19,184,339
|
19,383,531
|
19,124,824
|
||||||||||||
|
Diluted
|
19,634,153
|
19,544,174
|
19,383,531
|
19,604,780
|
||||||||||||
|
December 31, 2022
|
March 31, 2022
|
|||||||
|
ASSETS
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
|
Current assets:
|
||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
12,579,000
|
$
|
23,016,000
|
||||
|
Short-term investments
|
2,169,000
|
2,202,000
|
||||||
|
Accounts receivable — net
|
75,533,000
|
85,075,000
|
||||||
|
Inventory
|
390,574,000
|
385,504,000
|
||||||
|
Contract assets
|
29,072,000
|
27,500,000
|
||||||
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
26,798,000
|
13,688,000
|
||||||
|
Total current assets
|
536,725,000
|
536,985,000
|
||||||
|
Plant and equipment — net
|
46,693,000
|
51,062,000
|
||||||
|
Operating lease assets
|
85,407,000
|
81,997,000
|
||||||
|
Long-term deferred income taxes
|
26,868,000
|
26,982,000
|
||||||
|
Long-term contract assets
|
314,035,000
|
310,255,000
|
||||||
|
Goodwill and intangible assets — net
|
5,708,000
|
7,004,000
|
||||||
|
Other assets
|
1,138,000
|
1,413,000
|
||||||
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
$
|
1,016,574,000
|
$
|
1,015,698,000
|
||||
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||
|
Current liabilities:
|
||||||||
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
$
|
144,851,000
|
$
|
168,435,000
|
||||
|
Customer finished goods returns accrual
|
33,043,000
|
38,086,000
|
||||||
|
Contract liabilities
|
44,512,000
|
42,496,000
|
||||||
|
Revolving loan
|
175,000,000
|
155,000,000
|
||||||
|
Other current liabilities
|
4,430,000
|
11,930,000
|
||||||
|
Operating lease liabilities
|
8,329,000
|
6,788,000
|
||||||
|
Current portion of term loan
|
3,668,000
|
3,670,000
|
||||||
|
Total current liabilities
|
413,833,000
|
426,405,000
|
||||||
|
Term loan, less current portion
|
10,233,000
|
13,024,000
|
||||||
|
Long-term contract liabilities
|
185,859,000
|
172,764,000
|
||||||
|
Long-term deferred income taxes
|
121,000
|
126,000
|
||||||
|
Long-term operating lease liabilities
|
81,512,000
|
80,803,000
|
||||||
|
Other liabilities
|
10,027,000
|
7,313,000
|
||||||
|
Total liabilities
|
701,585,000
|
700,435,000
|
||||||
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
||||||||
|
Shareholders' equity:
|
||||||||
|
Preferred stock; par value $.01 per share, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
Series A junior participating preferred stock; par value $.01 per share, 20,000 shares authorized; none issued
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
Common stock; par value $.01 per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 19,490,859 and 19,104,751 shares issued and outstanding at December 31,
2022 and March 31, 2022, respectively
|
195,000
|
191,000
|
||||||
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
230,630,000
|
227,184,000
|
||||||
|
Retained earnings
|
87,288,000
|
92,954,000
|
||||||
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
(3,124,000
|
)
|
(5,066,000
|
)
|
||||
|
Total shareholders' equity
|
314,989,000
|
315,263,000
|
||||||
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
$
|
1,016,574,000
|
$
|
1,015,698,000
|
||||
|
Items Impacting Net Income for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
|
Exhibit 1
|
|
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2022
|
2021
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
$ |
Per Share
|
|
$ |
Per Share
|
|||||||||||
|
GAAP net income
|
$
|
1,026,000
|
$
|
0.05
|
$
|
3,139,000
|
$
|
0.16
|
||||||||
|
Non-cash items impacting net income
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Core and finished goods premium amortization
|
$
|
3,075,000
|
$
|
0.16
|
$
|
3,146,000
|
$
|
0.16
|
||||||||
|
Revaluation - cores on customers' shelves
|
863,000
|
0.04
|
846,000
|
0.04
|
||||||||||||
|
Share-based compensation expenses and earn-out accruals
|
1,021,000
|
0.05
|
2,030,000
|
0.10
|
||||||||||||
|
Foreign exchange impact of lease liabilities and forward contracts
|
(4,313,000
|
)
|
(0.22
|
)
|
385,000
|
0.02
|
||||||||||
|
Tax effect (a)
|
(162,000
|
)
|
(0.01
|
)
|
(1,602,000
|
)
|
(0.08
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Total non-cash items impacting net income
|
$
|
484,000
|
$
|
0.02
|
$
|
4,805,000
|
$
|
0.25
|
||||||||
|
Cash items impacting net income
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Supply chain disruptions and related costs (b)
|
$
|
2,649,000
|
$
|
0.13
|
$
|
4,935,000
|
$
|
0.25
|
||||||||
|
New product line start-up costs and transition expenses, and severance (c)
|
1,103,000
|
0.06
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
|
Tax effect (a)
|
(938,000
|
)
|
(0.05
|
)
|
(1,234,000
|
)
|
(0.06
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Total cash items impacting net income
|
$
|
2,814,000
|
$
|
0.14
|
$
|
3,701,000
|
$
|
0.19
|
||||||||
|
Items Impacting Net Income for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
|
Exhibit 2
|
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2022
|
2021
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
$ |
Per Share
|
|
$ |
Per Share
|
|||||||||||
|
GAAP net (loss) income
|
$
|
(5,666,000
|
)
|
$
|
(0.29
|
)
|
$
|
7,683,000
|
$
|
0.39
|
||||||
|
Non-cash items impacting net (loss) income
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Core and finished goods premium amortization
|
$
|
9,183,000
|
$
|
0.47
|
$
|
9,013,000
|
$
|
0.46
|
||||||||
|
Revaluation - cores on customers' shelves
|
2,704,000
|
0.14
|
3,517,000
|
0.18
|
||||||||||||
|
Share-based compensation expenses and earn-out accruals
|
3,521,000
|
0.18
|
5,554,000
|
0.28
|
||||||||||||
|
Foreign exchange impact of lease liabilities and forward contracts
|
(2,553,000
|
)
|
(0.13
|
)
|
1,769,000
|
0.09
|
||||||||||
|
Tax effect (a)
|
(3,214,000
|
)
|
(0.17
|
)
|
(4,963,000
|
)
|
(0.25
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Total non-cash items impacting net (loss) income
|
$
|
9,641,000
|
$
|
0.50
|
$
|
14,890,000
|
$
|
0.76
|
||||||||
|
Cash items impacting net (loss) income
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Supply chain disruptions and related costs (b)
|
$
|
9,963,000
|
$
|
0.51
|
$
|
16,257,000
|
$
|
0.83
|
||||||||
|
New product line start-up costs and transition expenses, and severance (c)
|
2,642,000
|
0.14
|
3,067,000
|
0.16
|
||||||||||||
|
Gain due to realignment of inventory at customer distribution centers
|
-
|
-
|
(4,862,000
|
)
|
(0.25
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Tax effect (a)
|
(3,151,000
|
)
|
(0.16
|
)
|
(3,616,000
|
)
|
(0.18
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Total cash items impacting net (loss) income
|
$
|
9,454,000
|
$
|
0.49
|
$
|
10,846,000
|
$
|
0.55
|
||||||||
|
Items Impacting Gross Profit for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
|
Exhibit 3
|
|
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2022
|
2021
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
$ |
Gross Margin
|
|
$ |
Gross Margin
|
|||||||||||
|
GAAP gross profit
|
$
|
20,993,000
|
13.8
|
%
|
$
|
32,575,000
|
20.1
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Non-cash items impacting gross profit
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Core and finished goods premium amortization
|
$
|
3,075,000
|
2.0
|
%
|
$
|
3,146,000
|
1.9
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Revaluation - cores on customers' shelves
|
863,000
|
0.6
|
%
|
846,000
|
0.5
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Total non-cash items impacting gross profit
|
$
|
3,938,000
|
2.6
|
%
|
$
|
3,992,000
|
2.5
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Cash items impacting gross profit
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Supply chain disruptions and related costs
|
$
|
2,370,000
|
1.6
|
%
|
$
|
4,344,000
|
2.7
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Total cash items impacting gross profit
|
$
|
2,370,000
|
1.6
|
%
|
$
|
4,344,000
|
2.7
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Items Impacting Gross Profit for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
|
Exhibit 4
|
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2022
|
2021
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
$ |
Gross Margin
|
|
$ |
Gross Margin
|
|||||||||||
|
GAAP gross profit
|
$
|
77,811,000
|
15.9
|
%
|
$
|
92,097,000
|
18.9
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Non-cash items impacting gross profit
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Core and finished goods premium amortization
|
$
|
9,183,000
|
1.9
|
%
|
$
|
9,013,000
|
1.9
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Revaluation - cores on customers' shelves
|
2,704,000
|
0.6
|
%
|
3,517,000
|
0.7
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Total non-cash items impacting gross profit
|
$
|
11,887,000
|
2.4
|
%
|
$
|
12,530,000
|
2.6
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Cash items impacting gross profit
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Supply chain disruptions and related costs
|
$
|
8,572,000
|
1.8
|
%
|
$
|
14,557,000
|
3.0
|
%
|
||||||||
|
New product line start-up costs and transition expenses
|
-
|
-
|
2,744,000
|
0.6
|
%
|
|||||||||||
|
Gain due to realignment of inventory at customer distribution centers (a)
|
-
|
-
|
(4,862,000
|
)
|
-0.5
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Total cash items impacting gross profit
|
$
|
8,572,000
|
1.8
|
%
|
$
|
12,439,000
|
3.1
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Items Impacting EBITDA for the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
|
Exhibit 5
|
|
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2022
|
2021
|
2022
|
2021
|
|||||||||||||
|
GAAP net income (loss)
|
$
|
1,026,000
|
$
|
3,139,000
|
$
|
(5,666,000
|
)
|
$
|
7,683,000
|
|||||||
|
Interest expense, net
|
11,471,000
|
3,949,000
|
27,675,000
|
11,510,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Income tax (benefit) expense
|
(8,971,000
|
)
|
1,588,000
|
(9,296,000
|
)
|
4,786,000
|
||||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
3,108,000
|
3,227,000
|
9,322,000
|
9,591,000
|
||||||||||||
|
EBITDA
|
$
|
6,634,000
|
$
|
11,903,000
|
$
|
22,035,000
|
$
|
33,570,000
|
||||||||
|
Non-cash items impacting EBITDA
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Core and finished goods premium amortization
|
$
|
3,075,000
|
$
|
3,146,000
|
$
|
9,183,000
|
$
|
9,013,000
|
||||||||
|
Revaluation - cores on customers' shelves
|
863,000
|
846,000
|
2,704,000
|
3,517,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Share-based compensation expenses and earn-out accruals
|
1,021,000
|
2,030,000
|
3,521,000
|
5,554,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Foreign exchange impact of lease liabilities and forward contracts
|
(4,313,000
|
)
|
385,000
|
(2,553,000
|
)
|
1,769,000
|
||||||||||
|
Total non-cash items impacting EBITDA
|
$
|
646,000
|
$
|
6,407,000
|
$
|
12,855,000
|
$
|
19,853,000
|
||||||||
|
Cash items impacting EBITDA
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Supply chain disruptions and related costs
|
$
|
2,649,000
|
$
|
4,935,000
|
$
|
9,963,000
|
$
|
16,257,000
|
||||||||
|
New product line start-up costs and transition expenses, and severance (a)
|
1,103,000
|
-
|
2,642,000
|
2,836,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Gain due to realignment of inventory at customer distribution centers
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(4,862,000
|
)
|
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|
Total cash items impacting EBITDA
|
$
|
3,752,000
|
$
|
4,935,000
|
$
|
12,605,000
|
$
|
14,231,000
|
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