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Boise Cascade Company Reports 2016 Third Quarter Net Income of $10.0 Million on Sales of $1,067.2 Million

10/24/16

For Immediate Release:  October 24, 2016

BOISE, Idaho - Boise Cascade Company (Boise Cascade or Company) (NYSE: BCC) today reported net income of $10.0 million, or $0.26 per share, on sales of $1,067.2 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016. Third quarter results included a $9.5 million pre-tax loss on the extinguishment of debt, or a $0.15 per share after-tax impact, as the Company refinanced its senior notes at a lower interest rate with an extended maturity.

Third Quarter 2016 Highlights

  3Q 2016   3Q 2015   % change
  (thousands, except per-share data and percentages)
Consolidated Results          
Sales $ 1,067,214     $ 991,580     8 %
Net income 9,981     22,007     (55 )%
Net income per common share - diluted 0.26     0.56     (54 )%
EBITDA1 50,726     54,541     (7 )%
           
Segment Results          
Wood Products sales $ 340,928     $ 340,621     - %
Wood Products income 11,564     21,876     (47 )%
Wood Products EBITDA1 27,189     32,925     (17 )%
           
Building Materials Distribution sales 889,026     798,982     11 %
Building Materials Distribution income 26,415     22,684     16 %
Building Materials Distribution EBITDA1 29,929     25,805     16 %
           
Corporate loss (6,712 )   (4,268 )   (57 )%
Corporate EBITDA1 (6,392 )   (4,189 )   (53 )%

1 For reconciliations of non-GAAP measures, see summary notes at the end of this press release.

            In third quarter 2016, total U.S. housing starts decreased by approximately 2% compared to the same period last year, driven by an approximate 9% decrease in the volatile multi-family segment. Single-family starts, which are the primary driver of our sales, increased approximately 2% in third quarter 2016 and have increased approximately 9% on a year-to-date basis. Total U.S. housing starts from the October 2016 Blue Chip consensus forecast for 2016 and 2017 reflect 1.18 million and 1.28 million, respectively, or expected annual increases of 6% and 8%.

            "Both of our businesses executed well during the quarter," stated Tom Corrick, CEO. "Our distribution business posted another outstanding quarter. In our manufacturing business, elevated oriented strand board costs used in the manufacture of I-joists, planned downtime in plywood, along with ramp-up and transition activities at the recently acquired Thorsby and Roxboro engineered wood products facilities, have and will continue to negatively impact our near-term results. However, we have made great progress on key capital projects, including the restart of laminated veneer lumber production at Roxboro and the recently completed dryer projects at our Florien, Louisiana and Chester, South Carolina plywood operations. These projects leave us well positioned as we look forward to the 2017 building season."

Wood Products

            Sales, including sales to Building Materials Distribution (BMD), increased $0.3 million to $340.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, from $340.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. The slight increase in sales was driven primarily by increases in sales volumes of laminated veneer lumber and I-joists (collectively EWP). These EWP volume increases were due primarily to our acquisition of two engineered wood products facilities on March 31, 2016, as well as improved single-family housing starts. These increases were offset by decreases in plywood and lumber sales volumes compared to the year ago quarter. Sales prices for EWP, plywood, and lumber were relatively flat compared with the same period in the prior year.

            Wood Products segment income decreased $10.3 million to $11.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, from $21.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. The decline in income was due primarily higher oriented strand board costs used in the manufacture of I-joists, as well as higher conversion costs resulting from lower plywood and lumber sales volumes. In addition, depreciation and amortization expense increased $4.6 million due primarily to the acquisition of two EWP facilities on March 31, 2016, and other capital expenditures.

Comparative average net selling prices and sales volume changes for EWP, plywood, and lumber are as follows:

    3Q 2016 vs. 3Q 2015   3Q 2016 vs. 2Q 2016
         
 Average Net Selling Prices        
  LVL   -%   (1)%
  I-joists   (1)%   (3)%
  Plywood   2%   6%
Lumber   1%   4%
 Sales Volumes        
  LVL   17%   (4)%
  I-joists   8%   (5)%
  Plywood   (7)%   2%
Lumber   (16)%   (7)%

Building Materials Distribution

            Sales increased $90.0 million, or 11%, to $889.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, from $799.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. Compared with the same quarter in the prior year, the overall increase in sales was driven by sales volume and sales price increases of 8% and 3%, respectively. By product line, commodity sales increased 15%, general line product sales increased 7%, and sales of EWP (substantially all of which are sourced through our Wood Products segment) increased 11%.

            BMD segment income increased $3.7 million to $26.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, from $22.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. The increase in income was driven primarily by a higher gross margin of $10.8 million generated from a sales increase of 11%, offset partially by increased selling and distribution expenses and general and administrative expenses of $6.1 million and $1.0 million, respectively.

Corporate and Other

            Segment loss was $6.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared with $4.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. The change was due primarily to higher incentive compensation costs, professional fees, and pension expense.

Balance Sheet

            Boise Cascade ended the third quarter with $131.2 million of cash and cash equivalents and $122.9 million of restricted cash deposits with the trustee for its 6.375% senior notes (2020 Notes). At September 30, 2016, we had $354.8 million of undrawn committed bank line availability, for total available liquidity (cash and cash equivalents and undrawn committed bank line availability) of $486.0 million. The Company reported $581.6 million of outstanding debt at September 30, 2016.

            On August 29, 2016, we issued $350 million of 5.625% senior notes due September 1, 2024 (2024 Notes). In connection with the 2024 Notes issuance, we commenced a tender offer to purchase any and all of our $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2020 Notes then outstanding. Concurrently, we accepted for purchase an aggregate principal amount of $184.5 million of the 2020 Notes that were tendered. In connection with these transactions, we recognized a pre-tax loss on the extinguishment of debt of $9.5 million during the third quarter of 2016. On August 29, 2016, we irrevocably deposited $122.9 million of cash with the trustee of our 2020 Notes to pay the remaining $115.5 million principal amount, call premium, and all interest payable on November 1, 2016. Accordingly, we expect to recognize an additional pre-tax loss on the extinguishment of debt of $4.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Outlook

The Company expects its capital expenditures during 2016 to be $85-$95 million, inclusive of capital spending associated with the recently acquired EWP facilities. During 2017, the Company expects its capital expenditures to be $70-$80 million.

We expect to experience seasonally slower demand in fourth quarter 2016. On an annual basis, housing starts in the U.S. continue to show modest improvement and we remain optimistic that the improvement in demand for our products will continue as household formation rates and residential construction recover. We expect to manage our production levels to our sales demand, which will likely result in operating some of our facilities below their capacity, and could also include temporary plant curtailments in our plywood operations. In addition, maintenance related capital projects at our plywood plant in Chester, South Carolina, will cause that facility to be down for approximately one month during the fourth quarter. Future commodity product pricing could be volatile in response to industry operating rates, net import and export activity, inventory levels in our distribution channels, and seasonal demand patterns.

About Boise Cascade

            Boise Cascade Company is one of the largest producers of engineered wood products and plywood in North America and a leading U.S. wholesale distributor of building products. For more information, please visit our website at www.bc.com.

Webcast and Conference Call

            Boise Cascade will host a webcast and conference call on Monday, October 24, at 11 a.m. Eastern, at which time we will review the Company's third quarter.

            You can join the webcast through our website by going to www.bc.com and clicking on the Event Calendar link under the Investor Relations heading. Please go to the website at least 15 minutes before the start of the webcast to register. To join the conference call, dial 844-795-4410 (international callers should dial 661-378-9637), participant passcode 99522546, at least 10 minutes before the start of the call.

            The archived webcast will be available in the Investor Relations section of our website. A replay of the conference call will be available from Monday, October 24, at 2 p.m. Eastern through Monday, October 31, at 2 p.m. Eastern. Replay numbers are 855-859-2056 for U.S. calls and 404-537-3406 for international calls, and the passcode will be 99522546.

Basis of Presentation

            We refer to the term EBITDA in this earnings release as a supplemental measure of our performance and liquidity that is not required by or presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). We define EBITDA as income before interest (interest expense, interest income, change in fair value of interest rate swaps, and loss on extinguishment of debt), income taxes, and depreciation and amortization.

            EBITDA is the primary measure used by our management to evaluate segment operating performance and to decide how to allocate resources to segments. We believe EBITDA is useful to investors because it provides a means to evaluate the operating performance of our segments and our Company on an ongoing basis using criteria that are used by our management and because it is frequently used by investors and other interested parties when comparing companies in our industry that have different financing and capital structures and/or tax rates. We believe EBITDA is a meaningful measure because it presents a transparent view of our recurring operating performance and allows management to readily view operating trends, perform analytical comparisons, and identify strategies to improve operating performance. EBITDA, however, is not a measure of our liquidity or financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, income from operations, or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. The use of EBITDA instead of net income or segment income (loss) has limitations as an analytical tool, including the inability to determine profitability; the exclusion of interest expense, interest income, and associated significant cash requirements; and the exclusion of depreciation and amortization, which represent unavoidable operating costs. Management compensates for these limitations by relying on our GAAP results. Our measure of EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to potential inconsistencies in the methods of calculation.

Forward-Looking Statements

            This news release contains statements that are "forward looking" within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements speak only as of the date of this press release. While they are based on the current expectations and beliefs of management, they are subject to a number of uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ from the expectations expressed in this release.

Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited, in thousands, except per-share data)

  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
  September 30   June 30,
 2016
  September 30
  2016   2015     2016   2015
                   
Sales $ 1,067,214     $ 991,580     $ 1,043,773     $ 2,991,682     $ 2,756,880  
                   
Costs and expenses                  
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) 922,101     854,134     894,715     2,586,360     2,383,756  
Depreciation and amortization 19,459     14,249     18,552     53,249     41,117  
Selling and distribution expenses 80,026     72,668     76,855     224,922     202,802  
General and administrative expenses 14,367     11,345     15,612     46,031     35,371  
Other (income) expense, net (46 )   (1,256 )   172     (1,459 )   (1,653 )
  1,035,907     951,140     1,005,906     2,909,103     2,661,393  
                   
Income from operations 31,307     40,440     37,867     82,579     95,487  
                   
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss) (40 )   (148 )   28     186     (214 )
Interest expense (7,135 )   (5,729 )   (6,427 )   (19,364 )   (16,801 )
Interest income 60     73     27     236     221  
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps 836     -     (1,532 )   (765 )   -  
Loss on extinguishment of debt (9,525 )   -     -     (9,525 )   -  
  (15,804 )   (5,804 )   (7,904 )   (29,232 )   (16,794 )
                   
Income before income taxes 15,503     34,636     29,963     53,347     78,693  
Income tax provision (5,522 )   (12,629 )   (10,735 )   (19,188 )   (28,839 )
Net income $ 9,981     $ 22,007     $ 19,228     $ 34,159     $ 49,854  
                   
Weighted average common shares outstanding:                  
  Basic 38,814     39,127     38,814     38,827     39,372  
  Diluted 39,120     39,240     38,972     38,950     39,473  
                   
Net income per common share:                  
  Basic $ 0.26     $ 0.56     $ 0.50     $ 0.88     $ 1.27  
  Diluted $ 0.26     $ 0.56     $ 0.49     $ 0.88     $ 1.26  

Wood Products Segment
Statements of Operations
(unaudited, in thousands, except percentages)

  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
  September 30   June 30,
 2016
  September 30
  2016   2015     2016   2015
                   
Segment sales $ 340,928     $ 340,621     $ 346,358     $ 990,743     $989,806
                   
Costs and expenses                  
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) 302,667     299,744     303,803     880,412     864,440  
Depreciation and amortization 15,625     11,049     14,769     42,028     32,181  
Selling and distribution expenses 7,594     6,465     8,108     23,077     20,170  
General and administrative expenses 2,978     2,456     3,173     12,249     7,482  
Other (income) expense, net 500     (969 )   196     (781 )   (951 )
  329,364     318,745     330,049     956,985     923,322  
                   
Segment income $ 11,564     $ 21,876     $ 16,309     $ 33,758     $ 66,484  
                   
  (percentage of sales)
                   
Segment sales 100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %
                   
Costs and expenses                  
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) 88.8 %   88.0 %   87.7 %   88.9 %   87.3 %
Depreciation and amortization 4.6 %   3.2 %   4.3 %   4.2 %   3.3 %
Selling and distribution expenses 2.2 %   1.9 %   2.3 %   2.3 %   2.0 %
General and administrative expenses 0.9 %   0.7 %   0.9 %   1.2 %   0.8 %
Other (income) expense, net 0.1 %   (0.3 %)   0.1 %   (0.1 )%   (0.1 %)
  96.6 %   93.6 %   95.3 %   96.6 %   93.3 %
                   
Segment income 3.4 %   6.4 %   4.7 %   3.4 %   6.7 %

Building Materials Distribution Segment
Statements of Operations
(unaudited, in thousands, except percentages)

  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
  September 30   June 30   September 30
  2016   2015   2016   2016   2015
                   
Segment sales $ 889,026     $ 798,982     $ 850,042     $ 2,456,322     $ 2,183,965  
                   
Costs and expenses                  
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) 781,978     702,759     743,700     2,161,456     1,935,623  
Depreciation and amortization 3,514     3,121     3,354     10,103     8,734  
Selling and distribution expenses 72,237     66,183     68,574     201,313     181,743  
General and administrative expenses 5,451     4,421     5,356     15,310     12,660  
Other (income) expense, net (569 )   (186 )   (59 )   (765 )   (401 )
  862,611     776,298     820,925     2,387,417     2,138,359  
                   
Segment income $ 26,415     $ 22,684     $ 29,117     $ 68,905     $ 45,606  
                   
  (percentage of sales)
                   
Segment sales 100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %
                   
Costs and expenses                  
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) 88.0 %   88.0 %   87.5 %   88.0 %   88.6 %
Depreciation and amortization 0.4 %   0.4 %   0.4 %   0.4 %   0.4 %
Selling and distribution expenses 8.1 %   8.3 %   8.1 %   8.2 %   8.3 %
General and administrative expenses 0.6 %   0.6 %   0.6 %   0.6 %   0.6 %
Other (income) expense, net (0.1 )%   - %   - %   - %   - %
  97.0 %   97.2 %   96.6 %   97.2 %   97.9 %
                   
Segment income 3.0 %   2.8 %   3.4 %   2.8 %   2.1 %

Segment Information
(unaudited, in thousands)

  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
  September 30   June 30,
 2016
  September 30
  2016   2015     2016   2015
Segment sales                  
Wood Products $ 340,928     $ 340,621     $ 346,358     $ 990,743     $ 989,806  
Building Materials Distribution 889,026     798,982     850,042     2,456,322     2,183,965  
Corporate and Other 74     -     103     363     -  
Intersegment eliminations (162,814 )   (148,023 )   (152,730 )   (455,746 )   (416,891 )
  $ 1,067,214     $ 991,580     $ 1,043,773     $ 2,991,682     $ 2,756,880  
                   
Segment income (loss)                  
Wood Products $ 11,564     $ 21,876     $ 16,309     $ 33,758     $ 66,484  
Building Materials Distribution 26,415     22,684     29,117     68,905     45,606  
Corporate and Other (6,712 )   (4,268 )   (7,531 )   (19,898 )   (16,817 )
  31,267     40,292     37,895     82,765     95,273  
                   
Interest expense (7,135 )   (5,729 )   (6,427 )   (19,364 )   (16,801 )
Interest income 60     73     27     236     221  
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps 836     -     (1,532 )   (765 )   -  
Loss on extinguishment of debt (9,525 )   -     -     (9,525 )   -  
Income before income taxes $ 15,503     $ 34,636     $ 29,963     $ 53,347     $ 78,693  
                   
EBITDA (a)                  
Wood Products $ 27,189     $ 32,925     $ 31,078     $ 75,786     $ 98,665  
Building Materials Distribution 29,929     25,805     32,471     79,008     54,340  
Corporate and Other (6,392 )   (4,189 )   (7,102 )   (18,780 )   (16,615 )
  $ 50,726     $ 54,541     $ 56,447     $ 136,014     $ 136,390  

See accompanying summary notes to consolidated financial statements and segment information.

Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited, in thousands)

  September 30,
 2016
  December 31,
 2015
   
ASSETS      
       
Current      
Cash and cash equivalents $ 131,184     $ 184,496  
Restricted cash deposits with trustee 122,856     -  
Receivables      
Trade, less allowances of $1,388 and $1,734 263,199     187,138  
Related parties 439     1,065  
Other 8,687     10,861  
Inventories 451,056     384,857  
Prepaid expenses and other 9,842     17,153  
Total current assets 987,263     785,570  
       
Property and equipment, net 557,213     402,666  
Timber deposits 11,545     15,848  
Goodwill 55,433     21,823  
Intangible assets, net 15,720     10,090  
Other assets 11,631     12,609  
Total assets $ 1,638,805     $ 1,248,606  

Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)
(unaudited, in thousands, except per-share data)

  September 30,
 2016
  December 31,
 2015
   
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY      
       
Current      
Current portion of long-term debt $ 114,342     $ -  
Accounts payable      
Trade 245,091     159,029  
Related parties 2,176     1,442  
Accrued liabilities      
Compensation and benefits 62,007     54,712  
Interest payable 4,998     3,389  
Other 49,633     40,078  
Total current liabilities 478,247     258,650  
       
Debt      
Long-term debt, less current portion 467,232     344,589  
       
Other      
Compensation and benefits 93,374     93,355  
Other long-term liabilities 27,478     17,342  
  120,852     110,697  
       
Commitments and contingent liabilities      
       
Stockholders' equity      
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 50,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding -     -  
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 300,000 shares authorized, 43,518 and 43,413 shares issued, respectively 435     434  
Treasury Stock, 4,767 and 4,587 shares at cost, respectively (126,343 )   (123,711 )
Additional paid-in capital 513,212     508,066  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (91,885 )   (93,015 )
Retained earnings 277,055     242,896  
Total stockholders' equity 572,474     534,670  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 1,638,805     $ 1,248,606  

Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited, in thousands)

  Nine Months Ended
  September 30
  2016   2015
Cash provided by (used for) operations      
Net income $ 34,159     $ 49,854  
Items in net income not using (providing) cash      
Depreciation and amortization, including deferred financing costs and other 54,609     42,314  
Stock-based compensation 5,980     4,330  
Pension expense 1,749     2,844  
Deferred income taxes 7,008     20,722  
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps 765     -  
Other 67     (1,853 )
Loss on extinguishment of debt 9,525     -  
Decrease (increase) in working capital, net of acquisitions      
Receivables (62,794 )   (59,381 )
Inventories (48,362 )   (10,154 )
Prepaid expenses and other (3,678 )   (2,241 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 102,313     76,485  
Pension contributions (3,338 )   (53,701 )
Income taxes payable 13,623     13,489  
Restricted cash deposits with trustee for interest payments (3,681 )   -  
Other 5,309     (4,782 )
Net cash provided by operations 113,254     77,926  
       
Cash provided by (used for) investment      
Expenditures for property and equipment (55,426 )   (56,698 )
Acquisitions of businesses and facilities (215,900 )   -  
Proceeds from sales of assets and other 546     2,959  
Net cash used for investment (270,780 )   (53,739 )
       
Cash provided by (used for) financing      
Borrowings of long-term debt, including revolving credit facility 835,000     50,000  
Payments on long-term debt, including revolving credit facility (602,096 )   -  
Restricted cash deposits with trustee for debt payments (119,175 )   -  
Treasury stock purchased (2,632 )   (23,711 )
Financing costs (6,319 )   (702 )
Tax withholding payments on stock-based awards (383 )   (1,160 )
Other (181 )   621  
Net cash provided by financing 104,214     25,048  
       
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (53,312 )   49,235  
       
Balance at beginning of the period 184,496     163,549  
       
Balance at end of the period $ 131,184     $ 212,784  

Summary Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and Segment Information

            The Consolidated Statements of Operations, Segment Statements of Operations, Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and Segment Information do not include all Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company's 2015 Form 10-K and the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Net income for all periods presented involved estimates and accruals.

(a)     EBITDA represents income before interest (interest expense, interest income, change in fair value of interest rate swaps, and loss on extinguishment of debt), income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. The following table reconciles net income to EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, and June 30, 2016, and the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015:

  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
  September 30   June 30,
 2016
  September 30
  2016   2015     2016   2015
                   
  (unaudited, in thousands)
                   
Net income $ 9,981     $ 22,007     $ 19,228     $ 34,159     $ 49,854  
Interest expense 7,135     5,729     6,427     19,364     16,801  
Interest income (60 )   (73 )   (27 )   (236 )   (221 )
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps (836 )   -     1,532     765     -  
Loss on extinguishment of debt 9,525     -     -     9,525     -  
Income tax provision 5,522     12,629     10,735     19,188     28,839  
Depreciation and amortization 19,459     14,249     18,552     53,249     41,117  
EBITDA $ 50,726     $ 54,541     $ 56,447     $ 136,014     $ 136,390  

The following table reconciles segment income (loss) to EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, and June 30, 2016, and the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015:

  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
  September 30   June 30,
 2016
  September 30
  2016   2015     2016   2015
                   
  (unaudited, in thousands)
Wood Products                  
Segment income $ 11,564     $ 21,876     $ 16,309     $ 33,758     $ 66,484  
Depreciation and amortization 15,625     11,049     14,769     42,028     32,181  
EBITDA 27,189     32,925     31,078     75,786     98,665  
                   
Building Materials Distribution                  
Segment income 26,415     22,684     29,117     68,905     45,606  
Depreciation and amortization 3,514     3,121     3,354     10,103     8,734  
EBITDA 29,929     25,805     32,471     79,008     54,340  
                   
Corporate and Other                  
Segment loss (6,712 )   (4,268 )   (7,531 )   (19,898 )   (16,817 )
Depreciation and amortization 320     79     429     1,118     202  
EBITDA (6,392 )   (4,189 )   (7,102 )   (18,780 )   (16,615 )
                   
Total Company EBITDA $ 50,726     $ 54,541     $ 56,447     $ 136,014     $ 136,390  

Investor contact:  Wayne Rancourt, 208-384-6073
Media contact:  John Sahlberg, 208-384-6451