Helios Technologies Drives Execution of Augmented Strategy to Deliver Net Sales Growth of 8% in the Second Quarter 2022 and 13% Year-to-Date with Top-Tier Operating Margins

  • Achieved 5% organic growth in 2Q22 and 9% YTD as strategy to diversify end markets and geographic breadth provides greater stability
  • Manufacturing and operating strategy focused on improving efficiencies and leveraging global operating footprint delivering top-tier margins through tough macro conditions
  • Achieved diluted EPS of $0.92 in the quarter; Diluted Non-GAAP Cash EPS of $1.18; Earnings hold steady sequentially despite rapid inflationary environment
  • Strong financial flexibility with net debt to adjusted EBITDA leverage ratio down to 1.68x1
  • 2022 outlook reaffirmed, factoring in foreign currency exchange rates and macroeconomic conditions, expecting lower end of revenue and earnings ranges; Remain on path to achieve strategic goal of at least $1 billion in revenue by 2023

SARASOTA, Fla.--()--Helios Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: HLIO) (“Helios” or the “Company”), a global leader in highly engineered motion control and electronic controls technology for diverse end markets, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended July 2, 2022.

Josef Matosevic, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “The Helios team brought its ‘A’ game once again to deliver a solid quarter against rapidly evolving macroeconomic conditions. We are making great strides with all our strategic pillars to leverage our global footprint as we closer align certain manufacturing processes geographically. These moves provide greater efficiencies by building ’in the region for the region’, to reduce logistics costs and provide a natural currency hedge contributing to our ability to protect our margins. It also creates greater operating leverage as we maximize facilities, take advantage of best practices, and gain further efficiencies from operational overhead.”

He went on to say, “Longer term, we continue to position ourselves extremely well through our differentiated new product innovations and enhancements to our team to create aggressive go-to-market approaches focused on system sales partnering with the Helios Center for Engineering Excellence (HCEE). We still see strong demand in various markets driven by our product innovations, while other markets and regions are being affected by macroeconomic conditions and geopolitical issues. Our focus on providing systems and solutions that solve our customers most pressing requirements gives us a prime leadership position through all market conditions. Market and geographic diversity also provide us a degree of stability in uncertain conditions.” He concluded, “We recently closed on the Taimi R&D, Inc. flywheel acquisition and given our solid balance sheet and significant financial flexibility, we continue to identify more opportunities to leverage our expertise as a pure play in hydraulics and electronics to build a lasting, growing enterprise with significant earnings power.”

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1 On a pro-forma basis for NEM and Joyonway

Second Quarter 2022 Consolidated Results

($ in millions, except per share data) Q2 2022 Q2 2021 Change % Change
Net sales

$

241.7

 

$

223.4

 

$

18.3

 

8%

Gross profit

$

82.3

 

$

82.2

 

$

0.1

 

0%

Gross margin

 

34.1

%

 

36.8

%

 

(270

)

bps
Operating income

$

43.0

 

$

42.1

 

$

0.9

 

2%

Operating margin

 

17.8

%

 

18.8

%

 

(100

)

bps
Non-GAAP adjusted operating margin

 

22.0

%

 

23.2

%

 

(120

)

bps
Net income

$

30.0

 

$

30.7

 

$

(0.7

)

(2%)

Diluted EPS

$

0.92

 

$

0.95

 

$

(0.03

)

(3%)

Non-GAAP cash net income

$

38.3

 

$

38.6

 

$

(0.3

)

(1%)

Diluted Non-GAAP cash EPS

$

1.18

 

$

1.20

 

$

(0.02

)

(2%)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

59.0

 

$

57.5

 

$

1.5

 

3%

Adjusted EBITDA margin

 

24.4

%

 

25.7

%

 

(130

)

bps

See the attached tables for additional important disclosures regarding Helios’s use of non-GAAP adjusted operating income, non-GAAP adjusted operating margin, non-GAAP cash net income, non-GAAP cash earnings per share, adjusted EBITDA (earnings before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and certain other charges) and adjusted EBITDA margin (adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of sales) as well as reconciliations of GAAP operating income to non-GAAP adjusted operating income and non-GAAP adjusted operating margin and GAAP net income to non-GAAP cash net income, non-GAAP cash earnings per share, adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin. Helios believes that, when used in conjunction with measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, the non-GAAP measures described above help improve the understanding of its operating performance.

Sales

  • Sales in several end markets improved over the second quarter of 2021, with the industrial machinery, mobile equipment and recreational end markets leading the growth, while the health and wellness end market started to contract. Sales included $6.6 million in revenue from acquisitions. Organic growth in the quarter was 5%. (See the table in this release that provides acquired revenue by segment by quarter).
  • Organic sales improved in the Americas and Europe, the Middle East and Africa ("EMEA") regions compared to the second quarter of 2021; meanwhile, organic sales for the Asia Pacific ("APAC") region declined from softening demand for electronics products as well as government actions to lockdown operations due to COVID-19, all excluding effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
  • Foreign currency translation adjustment on sales: $7.5 million unfavorable.

Profits and margins

  • Gross profit and margin drivers: gross profit was comparable with the prior-year period although changes in foreign currency exchange rates compared to the second quarter of 2021 reduced gross profit by $2.2 million. Gross margin declined by 270 basis points, driven by higher raw material costs partially offset by the impact of price increases.
  • Selling, engineering and administrative (“SEA”) expenses: as a percentage of sales, decreased 100 basis points to 13.5% compared with the 2021 second quarter. Improved leverage of our SEA level fixed cost base on the higher sales volume coupled with the benefits we are capturing from our operating strategies led to the favorable result.
  • Amortization of intangible assets: $6.8 million down from $7.7 million in the prior year reflecting timing related to the Company’s acquisitions.

Non-operating items

  • Net interest expense: $3.8 million in the quarter, down $0.6 million compared with the prior-year period due to lower debt balances.
  • Effective tax rate: 22.5% compared with 17.6% in the prior-year period reflecting levels of income in varying tax jurisdictions and the 2021 rate benefited from the resolution of transfer pricing disputes.

Net income, earnings per share, non-GAAP cash earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA

  • GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share: $30.0 million and $0.92 per share.
  • Diluted Non-GAAP cash earnings per share: $1.18 compared with $1.20 last year, due to margin contraction related to rising material costs along with a higher tax rate.
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin: maintaining top-tier levels at 24.4% during inflationary environment, nearly flat sequentially.

First Half 2022 Consolidated Results

($ in millions, except per share data)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Change % Change
Net sales

$

482.2

 

$

428.3

 

$

53.9

 

13%

Gross profit

$

166.0

 

$

157.5

 

$

8.5

 

5%

Gross margin

 

34.4

%

 

36.8

%

 

(240

)

bps
Operating income

$

85.9

 

$

76.7

 

$

9.2

 

12%

Operating margin

 

17.8

%

 

17.9

%

 

(10

)

bps
Non-GAAP adjusted operating margin

 

21.9

%

 

23.0

%

 

(110

)

bps
Net income

$

60.5

 

$

53.3

 

$

7.2

 

14%

Diluted EPS

$

1.86

 

$

1.65

 

$

0.21

 

13%

Non-GAAP cash net income

$

76.6

 

$

70.4

 

$

6.2

 

9%

Diluted Non-GAAP cash EPS

$

2.35

 

$

2.18

 

$

0.17

 

8%

Adjusted EBITDA

$

118.0

 

$

108.8

 

$

9.2

 

8%

Adjusted EBITDA margin

 

24.5

%

 

25.4

%

 

(90

)

bps

See the attached tables for additional important disclosures regarding Helios’s use of non-GAAP adjusted operating income, non-GAAP adjusted operating margin, non-GAAP cash net income, non-GAAP cash earnings per share, adjusted EBITDA (earnings before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and certain other charges) and adjusted EBITDA margin (adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of sales) as well as reconciliations of GAAP operating income to non-GAAP adjusted operating income and non-GAAP adjusted operating margin and GAAP net income to non-GAAP cash net income, non-GAAP cash earnings per share, adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin. Helios believes that, when used in conjunction with measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, the non-GAAP measures described above help improve the understanding of its operating performance.

Sales

  • Sales were driven by strong demand regionally in the Americas and solid growth in EMEA offset by declines in Asia. End market demand saw strength in industrial, mobile, construction equipment and recreation. Results included $13.8 million in sales related to acquisitions. (See the table in this release that provides acquired revenue by segment by quarter).
  • Foreign currency translation adjustment on sales: $12.2 million unfavorable.

Profits and margins

  • Gross profit and margin drivers: gross profit increased 5% to $166.0 million compared with the same period of 2021 from pricing and increased sales volumes. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates compared to the first six months of 2021 reduced year-to-date gross profit by $3.9 million. Gross margin declined 240 basis points driven by higher raw material costs partially offset by the impact of price increases.
  • SEA expenses: 13.8% as a percentage of sales, improving 90 basis points compared with the prior-year period, reflecting improved leverage of our fixed cost base on the higher sales and continued cost containment initiatives.
  • Amortization of intangible assets decreased $4.1 million to $13.8 million from the prior year reflecting timing related to the Company’s acquisitions.

Non-operating items

  • Net interest expense: $1.6 million decrease to 7.6 million compared with the prior-year period reflecting lower debt balances.
  • Effective tax rate: 22.4% compared with 20.1% in the prior-year period reflecting levels of income in varying tax jurisdictions and the 2021 benefit from the resolution of transfer pricing disputes.

Net income, earnings per share, non-GAAP cash earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA

  • GAAP net income and earnings per share: $60.5 million and $1.86 per share, up 13%.
  • Non-GAAP cash earnings per share: $2.35 compared with $2.18 in the prior-year period, up 8% driven by strong demand across several regions and markets and operational efficiencies being achieved through execution of the manufacturing and operating strategies.
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin: maintaining top-tier levels at 24.5% while down 90 basis points compared with the prior-year period due to inflationary environment.

Hydraulics Segment Review

(Refer to sales by geographic region and segment data in accompanying tables)

($ in millions)
Hydraulics Three Months Ended
Q2 2022 Q2 2021 Change % Change
Net Sales
Americas

$

49.9

 

$

41.7

 

$

8.2

 

20%

EMEA

 

49.0

 

 

46.6

 

 

2.4

 

5%

APAC

 

43.9

 

 

44.7

 

 

(0.8

)

(2%)

Total Segment Sales

$

142.8

 

$

133.0

 

$

9.8

 

7%

Gross Profit

$

49.5

 

$

50.9

 

$

(1.4

)

(3%)

Gross Margin

 

34.7

%

 

38.3

%

 

(360

)

bps

SEA Expenses

$

18.4

 

$

18.6

 

$

(0.2

)

(1%)

Operating Income

$

31.1

 

$

32.3

 

$

(1.2

)

(4%)

Operating Margin

 

21.8

%

 

24.3

%

 

(250

)

bps

Second Quarter Hydraulics Segment Review

  • Sales increased 7% to $142.8 million (13% in constant currency), driven by demand in the Americas and EMEA regions, which offset a slight decline in the APAC region. Higher sales were driven by improved demand in industrial and mobile equipment markets partially offset by supply chain constraints. Foreign currency exchange rates had a $7.0 million unfavorable adjustment on sales.
  • Gross profit and margin drivers: gross profit decreased $1.4 million, or 3%, compared with the same quarter of the prior year primarily due to unfavorable foreign exchange. Gross margin reflects the impact of material cost increases, product mix and labor cost increases from higher wages and overtime.
  • Operating income decreased $1.2 million, or 4%, while operating margin of 21.8% declined 250 basis points reflecting the flow through of gross margin partially offset by fixed cost leverage on higher sales and cost management.

Electronics Segment Review

(Refer to sales by geographic region and segment data in accompanying tables)

($ in millions)
Electronics Three Months Ended
Q2 2022 Q2 2021 Change % Change
Net Sales
Americas

$

80.2

 

$

64.1

 

$

16.1

 

25%

EMEA

 

12.3

 

 

11.0

 

 

1.3

 

12%

APAC

 

6.4

 

 

15.3

 

 

(8.9

)

(58%)

Total Segment Sales

$

98.9

 

$

90.4

 

$

8.5

 

9%

Gross Profit

$

32.8

 

$

31.2

 

$

1.6

 

5%

Gross Margin

 

33.2

%

 

34.5

%

 

(130

)

bps

SEA Expenses

$

12.5

 

$

11.6

 

$

0.9

 

8%

Operating Income

$

20.3

 

$

19.6

 

$

0.7

 

4%

Operating Margin

 

20.5

%

 

21.7

%

 

(120

)

bps

Second Quarter Electronics Segment Review

  • Sales increased 9% to $98.9 million (10% in constant currency), with higher demand in the Americas and EMEA offsetting a decline in the APAC region. Higher sales were driven by improved demand in recreational and industrial machinery markets partially offset by supply chain constraints and a softening health and wellness market. Foreign currency exchange rates had a $0.5 million unfavorable adjustment on sales.
  • Gross profit and margin drivers: gross profit increased $1.6 million, or 5%, compared with the same quarter of the prior year primarily due to sales volume and pricing. Gross margin declined 130 basis points to 33.2%, reflecting increases in raw material.
  • Operating income increased $0.7 million to $20.3 million, or 4%, while operating margin declined 120 basis points to 20.5% reflecting flow through of gross margin offset by fixed cost leverage on higher sales and cost management.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Review

  • Total debt at quarter-end was $419.1 million compared with $438.1 million at end of the first quarter of 2022. For the six-month period, repayments, net of borrowings, on our credit facilities amounted to $16.8 million.
  • Cash and cash equivalents at July 2, 2022 were 41.3 million, up $8.3 million from the end of the first quarter of 2022, and up $12.8 million from the end of 2021.
  • Inventory decreased $1.4 million to $178.9 million from the first quarter of 2022 but remained 8% higher than the end of 2021 driven by the macro issues in the supply chain. These issues include the Company purchasing parts ahead of material shortages, holding some inventory for past due orders where one or two components have been delayed in the supply chain, along with customers changing shipping schedules once the Company has already manufactured the products.
  • Pro-forma net debt-to-adjusted EBITDA declined to 1.68x at the end of the second quarter of 2022 (pro-forma for NEM and Joyonway) compared with 1.89x (pro-forma for the NEM and Balboa acquisitions) at the end of 2021, further demonstrating the Company’s ability to de-lever the balance sheet. At the end of second quarter 2022, the Company had $174.2 million available on its revolving lines of credit.
  • Net cash provided by operations was $29.5 million in the second quarter 2022 compared with $34.4 million in the prior-year period, bringing the six-month cash flow from operations to $44.2 million compared with $49.5 million for the comparable period in 2021.
  • Capital expenditures were $7.9 million in the second quarter 2022, or approximately 3% of sales. This compares with $5.3 million, or approximately 2% of sales, in the year-ago period.
  • Paid 102nd sequential quarterly cash dividend on July 20, 2022.

2022 Outlook

The Company reaffirms its expectations for 2022, which assumes constant currency using quarter end rates. Factoring in foreign currency exchange rates and macroeconomic conditions, expecting lower end of revenue, adjusted EBITDA, earnings and capex ranges and higher end of effective tax rate range based on expected regional mix. Guidance is based on organic growth only and assumes that markets served are not further impacted by the global pandemic or the geo-political environment.

2021 Actual

2022 Outlook

Consolidated revenue

$869.2 million

$930 - $950 million

Adjusted EBITDA

$214.1 million

$219 - $238 million

Adjusted EBITDA margin

24.6%

23.5% - 25.0%

Interest expense

$16.9 million

$14 - $15 million

Effective tax rate

20.3%

21% - 23%

Depreciation

$21.4 million

$24.5 - $26.5 million

Amortization

$33.0 million

$28 - $29 million

Capital expenditures % total revenue

3%

3% - 5% of sales

Diluted Non-GAAP Cash EPS

$4.25

$4.35 - $4.60

Webcast

The Company will host a conference call and webcast tomorrow, August 9, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to review its financial and operating results and discuss its corporate strategies and outlook. A question-and-answer session will follow. The conference call can be accessed by calling (201) 689-8573. The audio webcast will be available at www.heliostechnologies.com.

A telephonic replay will be available from approximately 12:00 p.m. ET on the day of the call through Tuesday, August 16, 2022. To listen to the archived call, dial (412) 317-6671 and enter conference ID number 13731270. The webcast replay will be available in the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.heliostechnologies.com, where a transcript will also be posted once available.

About Helios Technologies

Helios Technologies is a global leader in highly engineered motion control and electronic controls technology for diverse end markets, including construction, material handling, agriculture, energy, recreational vehicles, marine and health and wellness. Helios sells its products to customers in over 90 countries around the world. Its strategy for growth is to be the leading provider in niche markets, with premier products and solutions through innovative product development and acquisition. The Company has paid a cash dividend to its shareholders every quarter since becoming a public company in 1997. For more information please visit: www.heliostechnologies.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This news release contains “forward‐looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward‐looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. They include statements regarding current expectations, estimates, forecasts, projections, our beliefs, and assumptions made by Helios Technologies, Inc. (“Helios” or the “Company”), its directors or its officers about the Company and the industry in which it operates, and assumptions made by management, and include among other items, (i) the Company’s strategies regarding growth, including its intention to develop new products and make acquisitions; (ii) the effectiveness of creating the Center of Engineering Excellence; (iii) the Company’s financing plans; (iv) trends affecting the Company’s financial condition or results of operations; (v) the Company’s ability to continue to control costs and to meet its liquidity and other financing needs; (vi) the declaration and payment of dividends; and (vii) the Company’s ability to respond to changes in customer demand domestically and internationally, including as a result of standardization. In addition, we may make other written or oral statements, which constitute forward-looking statements, from time to time. Words such as “may,” “expects,” “projects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Similarly, statements that describe our future plans, objectives or goals also are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guaranteeing future performance and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward‐looking statements include, but are not limited to, (i) supply chain disruption and the potential inability to procure goods; (ii) conditions in the capital markets, including the interest rate environment and the availability of capital; (iii) inflation (including hyperinflation) or recession; (iv) changes in the competitive marketplace that could affect the Company’s revenue and/or cost bases, such as increased competition, lack of qualified engineering, marketing, management or other personnel, and increased labor and raw materials costs; (v) risks related to health epidemics, pandemics and similar outbreaks and similar outbreaks, including, without limitation, the current COVID-19 pandemic, which may among other things, adversely affect our supply chain, material costs, and work force and may have material adverse effects on our business, financial position, results of operations and/or cash flows; (vi) risks related to our international operations, including the potential impact of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine; and (vii) new product introductions, product sales mix and the geographic mix of sales nationally and internationally. Further information relating to factors that could cause actual results to differ from those anticipated is included but not limited to information under the heading Item 1. “Business” and Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2022.

This news release will discuss some historical non-GAAP financial measures, which the Company believes are useful in evaluating its performance. The determination of the amounts that are excluded from these non-GAAP measures is a matter of management judgment and depends upon, among other factors, the nature of the underlying expense or income recognized in a given period. You should not consider the inclusion of this additional information in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

This news release also presents forward-looking statements regarding non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin and Diluted non-GAAP cash EPS. The Company is unable to present a quantitative reconciliation of these forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP financial measures because such information is not available, and management cannot reliably predict the necessary components of such GAAP measures without unreasonable effort or expense. In addition, the Company believes that such reconciliations would imply a degree of precision that would be confusing or misleading to investors. The unavailable information could have a significant impact on the Company’s 2022 financial results. These non-GAAP financial measures are preliminary estimates and are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, among others, changes in connection with quarter-end and year-end adjustments. Any variation between the Company’s actual results and preliminary financial data set forth above may be material.

Financial Tables Follow:

HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 
(Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
July 2, 2022 July 3, 2021 % Change July 2, 2022 July 3, 2021 % Change
 
Net sales

$

241,668

 

$

223,413

 

8%

$

482,215

 

$

428,258

 

13%

Cost of sales

 

159,358

 

 

141,261

 

13%

 

316,262

 

 

270,738

 

17%

Gross profit

 

82,310

 

 

82,152

 

0%

 

165,953

 

 

157,520

 

5%

Gross margin

 

34.1

%

 

36.8

%

 

34.4

%

 

36.8

%

 
Selling, engineering and administrative expenses

 

32,534

 

 

32,410

 

0%

 

66,310

 

 

62,971

 

5%

Amortization of intangible assets

 

6,799

 

 

7,680

 

(11)%

 

13,780

 

 

17,878

 

(23)%

Operating income

 

42,977

 

 

42,062

 

2%

 

85,863

 

 

76,671

 

12%

Operating margin

 

17.8

%

 

18.8

%

 

17.8

%

 

17.9

%

 
Interest expense, net

 

3,813

 

 

4,400

 

(13)%

 

7,621

 

 

9,151

 

(17)%

Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss, net

 

(173

)

 

503

 

(134)%

 

(1,097

)

 

967

 

(213)%

Other non-operating expense (income), net

 

581

 

 

(110

)

(628)%

 

1,331

 

 

(111

)

NM

Income before income taxes

 

38,756

 

 

37,269

 

4%

 

78,008

 

 

66,664

 

17%

Income tax provision

 

8,720

 

 

6,575

 

33%

 

17,494

 

 

13,382

 

31%

Net income

$

30,036

 

$

30,694

 

(2)%

$

60,514

 

$

53,282

 

14%

 
Net income per share:
Basic

$

0.92

 

$

0.95

 

(3)%

$

1.86

 

$

1.65

 

13%

Diluted

$

0.92

 

$

0.95

 

(3)%

$

1.86

 

$

1.65

 

13%

 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic

 

32,497

 

 

32,237

 

 

32,468

 

 

32,215

 

Diluted

 

32,541

 

 

32,362

 

 

32,566

 

 

32,370

 

 
Dividends declared per share

$

0.09

 

$

0.09

 

$

0.18

 

$

0.18

 

 
NM = Not meaningful

HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except per share data)

 
July 2, 2022 January 1, 2022
(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents

$

41,315

 

$

28,540

 

Restricted cash

 

36

 

 

41

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
credit losses of $1,049 and $1,212

 

149,883

 

 

134,561

 

Inventories, net

 

178,878

 

 

165,629

 

Income taxes receivable

 

2,685

 

 

2,762

 

Other current assets

 

17,481

 

 

20,101

 

Total current assets

 

390,278

 

 

351,634

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

168,860

 

 

174,210

 

Deferred income taxes

 

8,887

 

 

2,934

 

Goodwill

 

437,280

 

 

459,936

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

380,878

 

 

412,759

 

Other assets

 

19,481

 

 

13,873

 

Total assets

$

1,405,664

 

$

1,415,346

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable

$

76,530

 

$

85,301

 

Accrued compensation and benefits

 

20,473

 

 

28,595

 

Other accrued expenses and current liabilities

 

35,099

 

 

28,254

 

Current portion of long-term non-revolving debt, net

 

19,157

 

 

18,125

 

Dividends payable

 

2,925

 

 

2,917

 

Income taxes payable

 

8,631

 

 

6,328

 

Total current liabilities

 

162,815

 

 

169,520

 

Revolving line of credit

 

223,827

 

 

242,312

 

Long-term non-revolving debt, net

 

173,807

 

 

183,897

 

Deferred income taxes

 

66,912

 

 

71,836

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

31,279

 

 

38,818

 

Total liabilities

 

658,640

 

 

706,383

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

-

 

 

-

 

Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001, 2,000 shares authorized,
no shares issued or outstanding

 

-

 

 

-

 

Common stock, par value $0.001, 100,000 shares authorized,
32,504 and 32,407 shares issued and outstanding

 

33

 

 

32

 

Capital in excess of par value

 

397,643

 

 

394,641

 

Retained earnings

 

417,944

 

 

363,279

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(68,596

)

 

(48,989

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

747,024

 

 

708,963

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

1,405,664

 

$

1,415,346

 

HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 
Six Months Ended
July 2, 2022 July 3, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income

$

60,514

 

$

53,282

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to
net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization

 

24,977

 

 

28,142

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

4,372

 

 

4,183

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

249

 

 

249

 

(Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes

 

(1,670

)

 

3,249

 

Forward contract gains, net

 

(4,203

)

 

(1,909

)

Other, net

 

1,279

 

 

(173

)

(Increase) decrease in operating assets:
Accounts receivable

 

(19,963

)

 

(37,386

)

Inventories

 

(17,862

)

 

(22,917

)

Income taxes receivable

 

(28

)

 

(808

)

Other current assets

 

1,691

 

 

(2,247

)

Other assets

 

8,171

 

 

2,921

 

Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:
Accounts payable

 

(6,424

)

 

15,530

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

(2,593

)

 

6,058

 

Income taxes payable

 

3,098

 

 

5,284

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

(7,404

)

 

(3,925

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

44,204

 

 

49,533

 

Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of a business, net of cash acquired

 

1,271

 

 

(1,000

)

Amounts paid for net assets acquired

 

-

 

 

(2,400

)

Capital expenditures

 

(13,467

)

 

(10,305

)

Proceeds from dispositions of property, plant and equipment

 

1,894

 

 

62

 

Cash settlement of forward contracts

 

2,623

 

 

947

 

Software development costs

 

(1,554

)

 

(1,490

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(9,233

)

 

(14,186

)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on revolving credit facilities

 

39,220

 

 

9,602

 

Repayment of borrowings on revolving credit facilities

 

(47,606

)

 

(23,500

)

Repayment of borrowings on long-term non-revolving debt

 

(8,459

)

 

(8,163

)

Proceeds from stock issued

 

1,170

 

 

814

 

Dividends to shareholders

 

(5,841

)

 

(5,791

)

Other financing activities

 

(3,302

)

 

(1,686

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(24,818

)

 

(28,724

)

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

 

2,617

 

 

2,532

 

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

12,770

 

 

9,155

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 

28,581

 

 

25,257

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$

41,351

 

$

34,412

 

HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES

SEGMENT DATA

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
July 2, 2022 July 3, 2021 July 2, 2022 July 3, 2021
Sales:
Hydraulics

$

142,807

 

$

133,039

 

$

279,913

 

$

252,145

 

Electronics

 

98,861

 

 

90,374

 

 

202,302

 

 

176,113

 

Consolidated

$

241,668

 

$

223,413

 

$

482,215

 

$

428,258

 

 
Gross profit and margin:
Hydraulics

$

49,483

 

$

50,915

 

$

100,321

 

$

96,325

 

 

34.7

%

 

38.3

%

 

35.8

%

 

38.2

%

Electronics

 

32,827

 

 

31,237

 

 

65,632

 

 

61,195

 

 

33.2

%

 

34.5

%

 

32.4

%

 

34.8

%

Consolidated

$

82,310

 

$

82,152

 

$

165,953

 

$

157,520

 

 

34.1

%

 

36.8

%

 

34.4

%

 

36.8

%

 
Operating income (loss) and margin:
Hydraulics

$

31,053

 

$

32,328

 

$

62,686

 

$

60,401

 

 

21.8

%

 

24.3

%

 

22.4

%

 

24.0

%

Electronics

 

20,292

 

 

19,599

 

 

40,815

 

 

37,879

 

 

20.5

%

 

21.7

%

 

20.2

%

 

21.5

%

Corporate and other

 

(8,368

)

 

(9,865

)

 

(17,638

)

 

(21,609

)

Consolidated

$

42,977

 

$

42,062

 

$

85,863

 

$

76,671

 

 

17.8

%

 

18.8

%

 

17.8

%

 

17.9

%

 

ORGANIC AND ACQUIRED REVENUE

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended Full Year Ended Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
April 3, July 3, October 2, January 1, January 1, April 2, July 2, July 2,

2021

2021

2021

2022

2022

2022

2022

2022

Hydraulics
Organic

$

119,106

$

133,039

$

128,672

$

125,200

$

506,017

$

130,691

$

137,140

$

267,831

Acquisition

 

-

 

-

 

4,732

 

5,700

 

10,432

 

6,415

 

5,667

 

12,082

Total

$

119,106

$

133,039

$

133,404

$

130,900

$

516,449

$

137,106

$

142,807

$

279,913

 
Electronics
Organic

$

29,459

$

30,191

$

30,808

$

66,107

$

156,565

$

102,663

$

97,909

$

200,572

Acquisition

 

56,279

 

60,183

 

59,029

 

20,680

 

196,171

 

778

 

952

 

1,730

Total

$

85,738

$

90,374

$

89,837

$

86,787

$

352,736

$

103,441

$

98,861

$

202,302

 
Consolidated
Organic

$

148,565

$

163,230

$

159,480

$

191,307

$

662,582

$

233,354

$

235,049

$

468,403

Acquisition

 

56,279

 

60,183

 

63,761

 

26,380

 

206,603

 

7,193

 

6,619

 

13,812

Total

$

204,844

$

223,413

$

223,241

$

217,687

$

869,185

$

240,547

$

241,668

$

482,215

HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

(Unaudited)

 
2022 Sales by Geographic Region and Segment
($ in millions)
Q1 % Change y/y Q2 % Change y/y YTD 2022 % Change y/y
Americas:
Hydraulics

$

43.1

 

26

%

$

49.9

 

20

%

$

93.1

 

23

%

Electronics

 

77.7

 

20

%

 

80.2

 

25

%

 

157.9

 

22

%

Consol. Americas

 

120.8

 

22

%

 

130.1

 

23

%

 

251.0

 

22

%

% of total

 

50

%

 

54

%

 

52

%

EMEA:
Hydraulics

$

52.9

 

22

%

$

49.0

 

5

%

$

101.9

 

13

%

Electronics

 

11.8

 

27

%

 

12.3

 

12

%

 

24.1

 

18

%

Consol. EMEA

 

64.7

 

23

%

 

61.3

 

6

%

 

126.0

 

14

%

% of total

 

27

%

 

25

%

 

26

%

APAC:
Hydraulics

$

41.1

 

(1

%)

$

43.9

 

(2

%)

$

84.9

 

(2

%)

Electronics

 

13.9

 

22

%

 

6.4

 

(58

%)

 

20.3

 

(24

%)

Consol. APAC

 

55.0

 

4

%

 

50.3

 

(16

%)

 

105.2

 

(7

%)

% of total

 

23

%

 

21

%

 

22

%

Total

$

240.5

 

17

%

$

241.7

 

8

%

$

482.2

 

13

%

2021 Sales by Geographic Region and Segment
($ in millions)
 
Q1 % Change y/y Q2 % Change y/y Q3 % Change y/y Q4 % Change y/y YTD 2021 % Change y/y
Americas:
Hydraulics

$

34.3

 

(8

%)

$

41.7

 

22

%

$

45.2

 

63

%

$

46.5

 

49

%

$

167.7

 

29

%

Electronics

 

65.0

 

201

%

 

64.1

 

378

%

 

64.2

 

200

%

$

64.5

 

72

%

 

257.8

 

175

%

Consol. Americas

 

99.3

 

69

%

 

105.8

 

122

%

 

109.4

 

123

%

 

111.0

 

61

%

 

425.5

 

90

%

% of total

 

48

%

 

47

%

 

49

%

 

51

%

 

49

%

EMEA:
Hydraulics

$

43.3

 

29

%

$

46.6

 

49

%

$

44.8

 

40

%

$

45.3

 

32

%

$

180.0

 

37

%

Electronics

 

9.3

 

272

%

 

11.0

 

479

%

 

11.1

 

640

%

$

10.6

 

116

%

 

42.0

 

289

%

Consol. EMEA

 

52.6

 

46

%

 

57.6

 

74

%

 

55.9

 

66

%

 

55.9

 

42

%

 

222.0

 

56

%

% of total

 

26

%

 

26

%

 

25

%

 

26

%

 

26

%

APAC:
Hydraulics

$

41.5

 

26

%

$

44.7

 

22

%

$

43.4

 

13

%

$

39.1

 

5

%

$

168.7

 

16

%

Electronics

 

11.4

 

613

%

 

15.3

 

705

%

 

14.5

 

867

%

$

11.7

 

92

%

 

52.9

 

377

%

Consol. APAC

 

52.9

 

53

%

 

60.0

 

55

%

 

57.9

 

45

%

 

50.8

 

17

%

 

221.7

 

42

%

% of total

 

26

%

 

27

%

 

26

%

 

23

%

 

26

%

Total

$

204.8

 

58

%

$

223.4

 

87

%

$

223.2

 

82

%

$

217.7

 

44

%

$

869.2

 

66

%

HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES

Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Income RECONCILIATION

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
July 2, 2022 July 3, 2021 July 2, 2022 July 3, 2021
GAAP operating income

$

42,977

 

$

42,062

 

$

85,863

 

$

76,671

 

Acquisition-related amortization of intangible assets

 

6,799

 

 

7,680

 

 

13,780

 

 

17,878

 

Acquisition and financing-related expenses

 

942

 

 

1,325

 

 

1,801

 

 

2,247

 

Restructuring charges

 

1,681

 

 

-

 

 

1,950

 

 

418

 

Officer transition costs

 

-

 

 

569

 

 

301

 

 

569

 

Acquisition integration costs

 

609

 

 

289

 

 

1,728

 

 

884

 

Other

 

191

 

 

-

 

 

191

 

 

-

 

Non-GAAP adjusted operating income

$

53,199

 

$

51,925

 

$

105,614

 

$

98,667

 

GAAP operating margin

 

17.8

%

 

18.8

%

 

17.8

%

 

17.9

%

Non-GAAP adjusted operating margin

 

22.0

%

 

23.2

%

 

21.9

%

 

23.0

%

Adjusted EBITDA RECONCILIATION

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
July 2, 2022 July 3, 2021 July 2, 2022 July 3, 2021 July 2, 2022
Net income

$

30,036

 

$

30,694

 

$

60,514

 

$

53,282

 

$

111,829

 

Interest expense, net

 

3,813

 

 

4,400

 

 

7,621

 

 

9,151

 

 

15,342

 

Income tax provision

 

8,720

 

 

6,575

 

 

17,494

 

 

13,382

 

 

30,695

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

12,423

 

 

12,905

 

 

24,977

 

 

28,142

 

 

51,236

 

EBITDA

 

54,992

 

 

54,574

 

 

110,606

 

 

103,957

 

 

209,102

 

Acquisition and financing-related expenses

 

942

 

 

1,325

 

 

1,801

 

 

2,247

 

 

5,295

 

Restructuring charges

 

1,681

 

 

-

 

 

1,950

 

 

418

 

 

2,004

 

Officer transition costs

 

-

 

 

569

 

 

301

 

 

569

 

 

50

 

Inventory step-up amortization

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

558

 

Acquisition integration costs

 

609

 

 

289

 

 

1,728

 

 

884

 

 

3,694

 

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

 

632

 

 

-

 

 

1,469

 

 

-

 

 

2,518

 

Other

 

191

 

 

698

 

 

191

 

 

698

 

 

119

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

59,047

 

$

57,455

 

$

118,046

 

$

108,773

 

$

223,340

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin

 

24.4

%

 

25.7

%

 

24.5

%

 

25.4

%

 

24.2

%

 
Pre-acquisition adjusted EBITDA, NEM and Joyonway

 

1,793

 

TTM Pro forma adjusted EBITDA

$

225,133

 

HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES

Non-GAAP Cash Net Income RECONCILIATION

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
July 2, 2022 July 3, 2021 July 2, 2022 July 3, 2021
Net income

$

30,036

 

$

30,694

 

$

60,514

 

$

53,282

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

6,926

 

 

7,713

 

 

14,031

 

 

17,944

 

Acquisition and financing-related expenses

 

942

 

 

1,325

 

 

1,801

 

 

2,247

 

Restructuring charges

 

1,681

 

 

-

 

 

1,950

 

 

418

 

Officer transition costs

 

-

 

 

569

 

 

301

 

 

569

 

Acquisition integration costs

 

609

 

 

289

 

 

1,728

 

 

884

 

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

 

632

 

 

-

 

 

1,469

 

 

-

 

Other

 

191

 

 

698

 

 

191

 

 

698

 

Tax effect of above

 

(2,745

)

 

(2,649

)

 

(5,368

)

 

(5,690

)

Non-GAAP cash net income

$

38,272

 

$

38,639

 

$

76,617

 

$

70,352

 

Non-GAAP cash net income per diluted share

$

1.18

 

$

1.20

 

$

2.35

 

$

2.18

 

HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES

Non-GAAP Sales Growth RECONCILIATION

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended
Hydraulics Electronics Consolidated
Q2 2022 Net Sales

$

142.8

 

$

98.9

 

$

241.7

 

Impact of foreign currency translation(1)

 

7.0

 

 

0.5

 

 

7.5

 

Net Sales in constant currency

 

149.8

 

 

99.4

 

 

249.2

 

Less: Acquisition related sales

 

(5.7

)

 

(1.0

)

 

(6.6

)

Organic sales in constant currency

$

144.1

 

$

98.4

 

$

242.6

 

 
Q2 2021 Net Sales

$

133.0

 

$

90.4

 

$

223.4

 

 
Net sales growth

 

7

%

 

9

%

 

8

%

Net sales growth in constant currency

 

13

%

 

10

%

 

12

%

Organic net sales growth in constant currency

 

8

%

 

9

%

 

9

%

(1) The impact from foreign currency translation is calculated by translating current period activity at average prior period exchange rates.

Net Debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA RECONCILIATION

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 
As of
July 2, 2022
Current portion of long-term non-revolving debt, net

$

19,157

Revolving lines of credit

 

226,092

Long-term non-revolving debt, net

 

173,807

Total debt

 

419,056

Less: Cash and cash equivalents

 

41,315

Net debt

$

377,741

 
TTM Pro forma adjusted EBITDA*

$

225,133

Ratio of net debt to TTM pro forma adjusted EBITDA

 

1.68

*On a pro-forma basis for NEM and Joyonway

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Non-GAAP Forward-looking Financial Measures:

Adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, net debt-to-adjusted EBITDA, cash net income and cash net income per diluted share are not measures determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, commonly known as GAAP. Nevertheless, Helios believes that providing non-GAAP information such as adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, net debt-to-adjusted EBITDA, cash net income and cash net income per diluted share are important for investors and other readers of Helios’s financial statements, as they are used as analytical indicators by Helios’s management to better understand operating performance. Because adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, net debt-to-adjusted EBITDA, cash net income and cash net income per diluted share are non-GAAP measures and are thus susceptible to varying calculations, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, net debt-to-adjusted EBITDA, cash net income and cash net income per diluted share, as presented, may not be directly comparable with other similarly titled measures used by other companies. The Company does not provide a reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures, such as adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and cash net income and cash net income per diluted share disclosed above in our 2022 Outlook, to their comparable GAAP financial measures because it could not do so without unreasonable effort due to the unavailability of the information needed to calculate reconciling items and due to the variability, complexity and limited visibility of the adjusting items that would be excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures in future periods.

Contacts

Tania Almond
Vice President, Investor Relations, Corporate Communication and Risk Management
(941) 362-1333
tania.almond@HLIO.com

Deborah Pawlowski
Kei Advisors LLC
(716) 843-3908
dpawlowski@keiadvisors.com

Release Summary

Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE: HLIO) Drives Execution of Augmented Strategy to Deliver Net Sales Growth of 8% in the Second Quarter 2022

Contacts

Tania Almond
Vice President, Investor Relations, Corporate Communication and Risk Management
(941) 362-1333
tania.almond@HLIO.com

Deborah Pawlowski
Kei Advisors LLC
(716) 843-3908
dpawlowski@keiadvisors.com