One Interface strategy yielding strong results;
Company increasing full fiscal year 2024 net sales guidance
Interface, Inc. (Nasdaq: TILE), a worldwide commercial flooring
company and global leader in sustainability, today announced
results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.
First quarter highlights:
- Net sales totaled $289.7 million, down 2% year-over-year.
- Gross profit margin increased to 38.1%, up 569 basis points
year-over-year.
- GAAP earnings per share of $0.24; Adjusted earnings per share
of $0.24.
- Currency neutral orders up 5.1% year-over-year.
"We delivered a strong start to the year. First quarter net
sales came in at the high end of our guidance with notable strength
in the Americas business. Our One Interface strategy is yielding
tangible results including reduced complexity, continuous
improvement of pricing and mix management, and synergies from the
globalization of our core functions. These improvements contributed
to significant profitability expansion in the first quarter,”
commented Laurel Hurd, CEO of Interface.
“We recently rolled out a fresh and exciting new brand attitude,
Made for More™, which showcases the best of Interface and
encompasses our belief that our flooring products are made with
purpose and without compromise. We are excited about One
Interface’s collaborative focus, and we remain committed to
positioning Interface for long-term success and increasing value
for our shareholders,” concluded Hurd.
“Our selling teams did a great job driving favorable mix and
price, and we further benefited from input cost deflation, which
drove significant gross profit margin expansion in the first
quarter. Effective commercial execution also led to 5.1% order
growth year-over-year resulting in strong momentum as we move into
the second quarter,” added Bruce Hausmann, CFO of Interface.
First Quarter 2024 Financial Summary
Sales: First quarter net sales were $289.7 million, down
2.0% versus $295.8 million in the prior year period.
Gross profit margin was 38.1% in the first quarter of 2024, an
increase of 569 basis points from the prior year period. Adjusted
gross profit margin was 38.6%, an increase of 528 basis points from
adjusted gross profit margin for the prior year period due
primarily to input cost deflation, higher selling prices and
favorable product mix.
First quarter SG&A expenses were $86.0 million, or 29.7% of
net sales, compared to $86.3 million, or 29.2% of net sales in the
first quarter of 2023. Adjusted SG&A expenses were $86.2
million, or 29.7% of net sales, in the first quarter of 2024,
compared to $83.2 million, or 28.1% of net sales, in the first
quarter of 2023.
Operating Income: First quarter 2024 operating income was
$24.4 million, compared to operating income of $9.5 million in the
prior year period. First quarter 2024 adjusted operating income
("AOI") was $25.5 million versus AOI of $15.2 million in the first
quarter of 2023.
Net Income and EPS: On a GAAP basis, the Company recorded
net income of $14.2 million in the first quarter of 2024, or $0.24
per diluted share, compared to first quarter 2023 GAAP net loss of
$0.7 million, or $0.01 per diluted share. First quarter 2024
adjusted net income was $14.2 million, or $0.24 per diluted share,
versus first quarter 2023 adjusted net income of $4.0 million, or
$0.07 per diluted share.
Adjusted EBITDA: In the first quarter of 2024, adjusted
EBITDA was $38.8 million. This compares with adjusted EBITDA of
$26.3 million in the first quarter of 2023.
Cash and Debt: The Company had cash on hand of $89.8
million and total debt of $391.8 million at the end of the first
quarter 2024, compared to $110.5 million of cash and $417.2 million
of total debt at the end of fiscal year 2023.
First Quarter Segment Results
AMS Results:
- Q1 2024 net sales of $169.9 million, up 0.4% versus $169.2
million in the prior year period.
- Q1 2024 orders were up 6.8% compared to the prior year
period.
- Q1 2024 operating income was $18.2 million compared to $8.7
million in the prior year period.
- Q1 2024 AOI was $18.1 million versus AOI of $11.3 million in
the prior year period.
EAAA Results:
- Q1 2024 net sales of $119.8 million, down 5.3% versus $126.6
million in the prior year period.
- Currency fluctuations had no material impact to EAAA Q1 2024
net sales versus the prior year period.
- Q1 2024 orders were up 2.8% compared to the prior year period
on a currency neutral basis. EMEA was up 2.4%, Asia was up 14.9%,
partially offset by Australia which was down 2.6%.
- Q1 2024 operating income of $6.3 million compared to $0.8
million in the prior year period.
- Q1 2024 AOI was $7.4 million versus AOI of $3.9 million in the
prior year period.
Outlook
As Interface looks at 2024, while the macro environment remains
dynamic, the Company continues to be encouraged by improving
trends. Interface is increasing its full fiscal year net sales
estimate and continues to expect a year-over-year increase in gross
profit margins this fiscal year. A portion of the anticipated
increase in net sales is expected to come from the retail segment,
which generally has lower gross profit margins compared to
Interface’s more premium product offerings. This sequential change
in the Company’s anticipated overall product mix is reflected in
the updated guidance below.
With that backdrop in mind, Interface has updated its full
fiscal year 2024 guidance and is anticipating the following:
For the second quarter of 2024:
- Net sales of $335 million to $345 million.
- Adjusted gross profit margin of approximately 34.5%.
- Adjusted SG&A expenses of approximately $86 million.
- Adjusted Interest & Other expenses of approximately $8
million.
- Fully diluted weighted average share count of approximately
58.8 million shares.
For the full fiscal year 2024:
- Net sales of $1.29 billion to $1.31 billion.
- Adjusted gross profit margin of 35.5% to 36.0%.
- Adjusted SG&A expenses that are approximately 26.0% of net
sales.
- Adjusted Interest & Other expenses of approximately $30
million.
- An adjusted effective tax rate for the full year of
approximately 28%.
- Capital expenditures of approximately $42 million.
Webcast and Conference Call Information
Interface will host a conference call on May 3, 2024, at 8:00
a.m. Eastern Time, to discuss its first quarter 2024 results. The
conference call will be simultaneously broadcast live over the
Internet.
Listeners may access the conference call live over the Internet
at:
https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/503232661, or through the
Company's website
at: https://investors.interface.com.
The archived version of the webcast will be available at these
sites for one year beginning approximately one hour after the call
ends.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Interface provides adjusted earnings per share, adjusted net
income, adjusted operating income ("AOI"), adjusted gross profit,
adjusted gross profit margin, adjusted SG&A expenses, currency
neutral sales and currency neutral sales growth, net debt, and
adjusted EBITDA as additional information regarding its operating
results in this press release. These non-GAAP measures are not in
accordance with – or alternatives to – GAAP measures, and may be
different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. Adjusted
EPS, adjusted net income, and AOI exclude nora purchase accounting
amortization, the cyber event impact, and restructuring, asset
impairment, severance, and other, net. Adjusted EPS and adjusted
net income also exclude the property casualty loss impact and the
loss on discontinuance of interest rate swaps. Adjusted gross
profit and adjusted gross profit margin exclude nora purchase
accounting amortization. Adjusted SG&A expenses exclude the
cyber event impact and restructuring, asset impairment, severance,
and other, net. Currency neutral sales and currency neutral sales
growth exclude the impact of foreign currency fluctuations. Net
debt is total debt less cash on hand. Adjusted EBITDA is GAAP net
income excluding interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation
and amortization, share-based compensation expense, cyber event
impact, property casualty loss impact, restructuring, asset
impairment, severance, and other, net, nora purchase accounting
amortization, and the loss on foreign subsidiary liquidation. This
news release should be read in conjunction with the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K furnished today to the U.S. Securities
& Exchange Commission, which explains why Interface believes
presentation of these non-GAAP measures provides useful information
to investors, as well as any additional material purposes for which
Interface uses these non-GAAP measures.
About Interface
Interface, Inc., (NASDAQ: TILE) is a global flooring solutions
company and sustainability leader, offering an integrated portfolio
of carpet tile and resilient flooring products that includes
Interface® carpet tile and LVT, nora® rubber flooring, and FLOR®
premium area rugs for commercial and residential spaces. Made with
purpose and without compromise, Interface flooring brings more
sophisticated design, more performance, more innovation, and more
climate progress to interior spaces. A decades-long pioneer in
sustainability, Interface remains “all in” on becoming a
restorative business. Today, the company is focusing on carbon
reductions, not offsets, as it works toward achieving its verified
science-based targets by 2030 and its goal to become a carbon
negative enterprise by 2040.
Learn more about Interface at interface.com and
blog.interface.com, nora by Interface at nora.com, FLOR at
FLOR.com, and the company’s sustainability journey at
interface.com/sustainability.
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Reform Act of 1995:
Except for historical information contained herein, the other
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“plan,” “believe,” “could,” “should,” “goal,” “aim," “objective,”
“seek,” “project,” “estimate,” “target,” “will” and similar
expressions. Forward-looking statements in this press release
include, without limitation, any projections we make regarding the
Company’s 2024 second quarter and full year 2024 under “Outlook”
above. The forward-looking statements set forth above involve a
number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from any such statement, including but not
limited to the risks under the following subheadings in “Risk
Factors” in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2023: "We compete with a large number of
manufacturers in the highly competitive floorcovering products
market, and some of these competitors have greater financial
resources than we do. We may face challenges competing on price,
making investments in our business, or competing on product design
or sustainability", "Our earnings could be adversely affected by
non-cash adjustments to goodwill, when a test of goodwill assets
indicates a material impairment of those assets", "Our success
depends significantly upon the efforts, abilities and continued
service of our senior management executives, our principal design
consultant and other key personnel (including experienced sales and
manufacturing personnel), and our loss of any of them could affect
us adversely", "Large increases in the cost of our raw materials,
shipping costs, duties or tariffs could adversely affect us if we
are unable to pass these cost increases through to our customers",
"Unanticipated termination or interruption of any of our
arrangements with our primary third-party suppliers of synthetic
fiber or our primary third-party supplier for luxury vinyl tile
(“LVT”) or other key raw materials could have a material adverse
effect on us", "The market price of our common stock has been
volatile and the value of your investment may decline", "Changes to
our facilities, manufacturing processes, product construction, and
product composition could disrupt our operations, increase our
manufacturing costs, increase customer complaints, increase
warranty claims, negatively affect our reputation, and have a
material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of
operations", "Our business operations could suffer significant
losses from natural disasters, acts of war, terrorism,
catastrophes, fire, adverse weather conditions, pandemics,
endemics, unstable geopolitical situations or other unexpected
events", "Disruptions to or failures of information technology
systems we use could adversely affect our business", "The impact of
potential changes to environmental laws and regulations and
industry standards regarding climate change and other
sustainability matters could lead to unforeseen disruptions to our
business operations", "Sales of our principal products have been
and may continue to be affected by adverse economic cycles, and
effects in the new construction market and renovation market",
"Health crisis events, such as epidemics or pandemics, have
adversely impacted, and may continue to impact, the economy and
disrupt our operations and supply chains, which may have an adverse
effect on our results of operations", "Our substantial
international operations are subject to various political, economic
and other uncertainties that could adversely affect our business
results, including foreign currency fluctuations, restrictive
taxation, custom duties, border closings or other adverse
government regulations", "The conflict between Russia and Ukraine
and the Israel-Hamas war could adversely affect our business,
results of operations and financial position", "Fluctuations in
foreign currency exchange rates have had, and could continue to
have, an adverse impact on our financial condition and results of
operations", "The uncertainty surrounding the ongoing
implementation and effect of the U.K.’s exit from the European
Union, and related negative developments in the European Union,
could adversely affect our business, results of operations or
financial condition", "We have a substantial amount of debt, which
could adversely affect our business, financial condition and
results of operations and our ability to meet our payment
obligations under our debt", "Servicing our debt requires a
significant amount of cash, and we may not have sufficient cash
flow from our operations to pay our indebtedness", "We may incur
substantial additional indebtedness, which could further exacerbate
the risks associated with our substantial indebtedness", and "We
face risks associated with litigation and claims".
You should consider any additional or updated information we
include under the heading “Risk Factors” in our subsequent
quarterly and annual reports.
Any forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, as such, speak only
as of the date made. The Company assumes no responsibility to
update or revise forward-looking statements made in this press
release and cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any
such forward-looking statements.
- TABLES FOLLOW -
Consolidated Condensed Statements of
Operations
Three Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share data)
3/31/2024
4/2/2023
Net Sales
$
289,743
$
295,792
Cost of Sales
179,338
199,919
Gross Profit
110,405
95,873
Selling, General & Administrative
Expenses
85,959
86,254
Restructuring, Asset Impairment, and Other
Charges
—
142
Operating Income
24,446
9,477
Interest Expense
6,423
8,505
Other (Income) Expense, net
(976
)
1,500
Income (Loss) Before Taxes
18,999
(528
)
Income Tax Expense
4,820
186
Net Income (Loss)
$
14,179
$
(714
)
Earnings (Loss) Per Share – Basic
$
0.24
$
(0.01
)
Earnings (Loss) Per Share – Diluted
$
0.24
$
(0.01
)
Common Shares Outstanding – Basic
58,238
58,079
Common Shares Outstanding – Diluted
58,714
58,079
Consolidated Condensed Balance
Sheets
(In thousands)
3/31/2024
12/31/2023
Assets
Cash
$
89,774
$
110,498
Accounts Receivable
147,185
163,386
Inventory
296,249
279,079
Other Current Assets
32,853
30,895
Total Current Assets
566,061
583,858
Property, Plant & Equipment
280,333
291,140
Operating Lease Right-of Use Asset
83,766
87,519
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
156,951
161,703
Other Assets
106,381
105,875
Total Assets
$
1,193,492
$
1,230,095
Liabilities
Accounts Payable
$
74,503
$
62,912
Accrued Liabilities
112,126
130,890
Current Portion of Operating Lease
Liabilities
12,574
12,347
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
8,523
8,572
Total Current Liabilities
207,726
214,721
Long-Term Debt
383,261
408,641
Operating Lease Liabilities
74,286
78,269
Other Long-Term Liabilities
99,671
102,517
Total Liabilities
764,944
804,148
Shareholders’ Equity
428,548
425,947
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’
Equity
$
1,193,492
$
1,230,095
Consolidated Condensed Statements of
Cash Flows
Three Months Ended
(In thousands)
3/31/2024
4/2/2023
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income (Loss)
$
14,179
$
(714
)
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss)
to Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation and Amortization
9,616
9,991
Share-based Compensation Expense
3,915
3,004
Amortization of Acquired Intangible
Assets
1,297
1,283
Deferred Income Taxes and Other Non-Cash
Items
(4,386
)
599
Change in Working Capital
Accounts Receivable
13,837
35,791
Inventories
(20,477
)
(5,306
)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current
Assets
(2,193
)
(16,148
)
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
(3,169
)
1,084
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
12,619
29,584
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
(4,033
)
(5,712
)
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and
Equipment
1,040
—
Insurance Proceeds from Property Casualty
Loss
1,000
—
Cash Used in Investing Activities
(1,993
)
(5,712
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repayments of Long-term Debt
(34,783
)
(53,225
)
Borrowing of Long-term Debt
10,000
34,000
Tax Withholding Payments for Share-Based
Compensation
(4,271
)
(1,167
)
Dividends Paid
(6
)
—
Finance Lease Payments
(716
)
(643
)
Cash Used in Financing Activities
(29,776
)
(21,035
)
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Operating,
Investing and Financing Activities
(19,150
)
2,837
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on
Cash
(1,574
)
872
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Net Change During the Period
(20,724
)
3,709
Balance at Beginning of Period
110,498
97,564
Balance at End of Period
$
89,774
$
101,273
Segment Results
Three Months Ended
(in thousands)
3/31/2024
4/2/2023
Net Sales
AMS
$
169,915
$
169,241
EAAA
119,828
126,551
Consolidated Net Sales
$
289,743
$
295,792
Segment AOI
AMS
$
18,080
$
11,269
EAAA
7,445
3,929
Consolidated AOI *
$
25,525
$
15,198
* Note: Segment AOI includes allocation of
corporate and global support SG&A expenses
Reconciliation of GAAP Financial
Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In millions, except per share
amounts)
First Quarter 2024
First Quarter 2023
Adjustments
Adjustments
Gross
Profit
SG&A
Operating Income
Pre-tax
Tax
Effect
Net
Income
Diluted
EPS
Gross
Profit
SG&A
Operating Income
Pre-tax
Tax
Effect
Net
Income (Loss)
Diluted
EPS
GAAP As Reported
$
110.4
$
86.0
$
24.4
$
14.2
$
0.24
$
95.9
$
86.3
$
9.5
$
(0.7
)
$
(0.01
)
Non-GAAP Adjustments:
Purchase Accounting Amortization
1.3
—
1.3
1.3
(0.4
)
0.9
0.02
1.3
—
1.3
1.3
(0.4
)
0.9
0.02
Restructuring, Asset Impairment,
Severance, and Other, net
—
(0.2
)
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.2
—
—
(2.6
)
2.7
2.7
(0.6
)
2.1
0.04
Loss on Discontinuance of Interest Rate
Swaps
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
(0.1
)
0.3
0.01
Property Casualty Loss (1)
—
—
—
(1.0
)
0.2
(0.7
)
(0.01
)
1.3
—
1.3
1.3
(0.3
)
1.0
0.02
Cyber Event Impact
—
0.4
(0.4
)
(0.4
)
0.1
(0.3
)
(0.01
)
—
(0.5
)
0.4
0.4
(0.1
)
0.3
0.01
Adjustments Subtotal *
1.3
0.2
1.1
0.1
(0.1
)
—
—
2.5
(3.0
)
5.7
6.1
(1.4
)
4.7
0.08
Adjusted (non-GAAP) *
$
111.7
$
86.2
$
25.5
$
14.2
$
0.24
$
98.4
$
83.2
$
15.2
$
4.0
$
0.07
(1) Represents property insurance
(recovery) / loss
* Note: Sum of reconciling items may
differ from total due to rounding of individual components
Reconciliation of Segment GAAP
Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures ("Currency
Neutral Net Sales", "AOI")
(In millions)
First Quarter 2024
First Quarter 2023
AMS Segment
EAAA Segment
Consolidated *
AMS
Segment
EAAA Segment
Consolidated *
Net Sales as Reported (GAAP)
$
169.9
$
119.8
$
289.7
$
169.2
$
126.6
$
295.8
Impact of Changes in Currency
(0.1
)
0.1
0.1
—
—
—
Currency Neutral Net Sales *
$
169.9
$
119.9
$
289.8
$
169.2
$
126.6
$
295.8
* Note: Sum of reconciling items may
differ from total due to rounding of individual components
First Quarter 2024
First Quarter 2023
AMS Segment
EAAA Segment
Consolidated *
AMS Segment
EAAA Segment
Consolidated *
GAAP Operating Income
$
18.2
$
6.3
$
24.4
$
8.7
$
0.8
$
9.5
Non-GAAP Adjustments:
Purchase Accounting Amortization
—
1.3
1.3
—
1.3
1.3
Restructuring, Asset Impairment, Severance
and Other, net
0.1
0.1
0.2
1.0
1.7
2.7
Property Casualty Loss
—
—
—
1.3
—
1.3
Cyber Event Impact
(0.2
)
(0.2
)
(0.4
)
0.2
0.2
0.4
Adjustments Subtotal *
(0.1
)
1.2
1.1
2.6
3.2
5.7
AOI *
$
18.1
$
7.4
$
25.5
$
11.3
$
3.9
$
15.2
* Note: Sum of reconciling items may
differ from total due to rounding of individual components
First Quarter 2024
First Quarter 2023
Last Twelve Months (LTM) Ended
3/31/2024
Fiscal Year 2023
Net Income (Loss) as Reported
(GAAP)
$
14.2
$
(0.7
)
$
59.4
$
44.5
Income Tax Expense
4.8
0.2
23.8
19.1
Interest Expense (including debt issuance
cost amortization)
6.4
8.5
29.7
31.8
Depreciation and Amortization (excluding
debt issuance cost amortization)
9.3
9.6
38.4
38.7
Share-based Compensation Expense
3.9
3.0
11.2
10.3
Purchase Accounting Amortization
1.3
1.3
5.2
5.2
Restructuring, Asset Impairment, Severance
and Other, net
0.2
2.7
3.1
5.6
Property Casualty Loss(1)
(1.0
)
1.3
(2.8
)
(0.5
)
Cyber Event Impact
(0.4
)
0.4
0.2
1.1
Loss on Foreign Subsidiary Liquidation
(2)
—
—
6.2
6.2
Adjusted Earnings before Interest,
Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (AEBITDA)*
$
38.8
$
26.3
$
174.4
$
162.0
(1) Represents property insurance
(recovery) / loss
(2) Russia and Brazil foreign subsidiaries
were substantially liquidated. The related cumulative translation
adjustment was recognized in other expense.
* Note: Sum of reconciling items may
differ from total due to rounding of individual components
As of 3/31/24
Total Debt
$
391.8
Total Cash on Hand
(89.8
)
Total Debt, Net of Cash on Hand (Net
Debt)
$
302.0
3/31/2024
Total Debt / LTM Net Income
6.6x
Net Debt / LTM AEBITDA
1.7x
Note: Sum of reconciling items may differ
from total due to rounding of individual components
The impacts of changes in foreign currency presented in the
tables are calculated based on applying the prior year period's
average foreign currency exchange rates to the current year
period.
The Company believes that the above non-GAAP performance
measures, which management uses in managing and evaluating the
Company’s business, may provide users of the Company’s financial
information with additional meaningful basis for comparing the
Company’s current results and results in a prior period, as these
measures reflect factors that are unique to one period relative to
the comparable period. However, these non‑GAAP performance measures
should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the
Company’s reported results under accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States. Tax effects identified above (when
applicable) are calculated using the statutory tax rate for the
jurisdictions in which the charge or income occurred.
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