Operational execution and diligent price
management help drive strong operating margin performance amid
softer aggregate demand
Lindsay Corporation (NYSE: LNN), a leading global manufacturer
and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and
technology, today announced results for its third quarter ended on
May 31, 2023.
Key Highlights
- Near record operating margin performance in irrigation as
market fundamentals remain generally positive
- Revenue decline reflects investment delays for irrigation
equipment and projects
- Infrastructure results supported by increased Road Zipper
System® leasing
“While agricultural market fundamentals remain positive with
U.S. net farm income projected to be above historical levels,
general economic uncertainty has negatively impacted farmer
sentiment, tempering order activity and driving some customers to
delay capital investment decisions,” said Randy Wood, President and
Chief Executive Officer. "A projected year-over-year decline in
U.S. net farm income, combined with high input costs and increasing
interest rates, negatively impacted unit sales volume in our
irrigation business. However, our operational execution and
disciplined price management have helped partially offset top-line
weakness and the loss of fixed cost leverage to drive strong margin
capture, as evidenced by our operating margin performance. We
believe current market dynamics are likely to lead to increased
demand for irrigation equipment later in the calendar year as
customers become better-positioned to determine their level of
profitability for the current crop year. In our infrastructure
business, the anticipated increase in road construction and project
activity supported by higher U.S. infrastructure spending has been
slower to develop due to delays in project startups, caused in part
by slower-than-expected releases of public funding."
Wood continued, "I am pleased with how our teams have responded
to manage costs despite softer than expected demand. Our commercial
teams have demonstrated the ability to maintain pricing discipline
in order to preserve strong operating margin performance,
ultimately providing resilience to our operating income results. As
we look ahead to the remainder of the year and fiscal 2024, we will
also remain committed to continuing our growth investments in
innovation and long-term shareholder value creation opportunities
across both our leading irrigation and infrastructure
businesses."
Third Quarter Summary
Consolidated Financial Summary
Third Quarter
(dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
FY2023
FY2022
$ Change
% Change
Total revenues
$164.6
$214.3
($49.7)
(23%)
Operating income
$27.0
$35.2
($8.2)
(23%)
Operating margin
16.4%
16.4%
Net earnings
$16.9
$25.1
($8.2)
(33%)
Earnings per share
$1.53
$2.28
($0.75)
(33%)
Revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 were $164.6
million, a decrease of $49.7 million, or 23 percent, compared to
revenues of $214.3 million in the prior year third quarter. The
majority of the decrease came from the irrigation segment as
infrastructure revenues were down slightly.
Operating income for the quarter was $27.0 million, a decrease
of $8.2 million, or 23 percent, compared to operating income of
$35.2 million in the prior year third quarter. Operating margin was
16.4 percent of sales, consistent with the prior year quarter.
Operating margin performance was supported by gross margin
improvement in both business segments while operating expenses were
comparable to the prior year third quarter.
Net earnings for the quarter were $16.9 million, or $1.53 per
diluted share, compared with net earnings of $25.1 million, or
$2.28 per diluted share, for the prior year third quarter. Lower
net earnings resulted largely from lower operating income and was
also impacted by foreign currency transaction losses in the current
year compared to gains in the prior year and from a higher
effective income tax rate compared to the prior year.
Third Quarter Segment Results
Irrigation Segment
Third Quarter
(dollars in millions)
FY 2023
FY 2022
$ Change
% Change
Revenues:
North America
$75.0
$96.2
($21.2)
(22%)
International
$67.5
$92.5
($25.0)
(27%)
Total revenues
$142.6
$188.7
($46.1)
(24%)
Operating income
$30.7
$39.6
($8.9)
(22%)
Operating margin
21.6%
21.0%
Irrigation segment revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2023
were $142.6 million, a decrease of $46.1 million, or 24 percent,
compared to $188.7 million in the prior year third quarter. North
America irrigation revenues of $75.0 million decreased $21.2
million, or 22 percent, compared to the prior year third quarter.
The decrease resulted primarily from lower unit sales volumes while
average selling prices were comparable with the prior year. Lower
unit sales volumes resulted primarily from farmers delaying capital
investment decisions.
International irrigation revenues of $67.5 million decreased
$25.0 million, or 27 percent, compared to the prior year third
quarter. The decrease resulted primarily from lower sales volumes
in Brazil, Australia, Ukraine and Russia compared to the prior year
third quarter. In Brazil, the delayed order activity experienced in
the second quarter connected with the government transition
continued in the current quarter. The current year was also
impacted by the unfavorable effects of foreign currency translation
of approximately $2.5 million compared to the prior year third
quarter.
Irrigation segment operating income for the third quarter of
fiscal 2023 was $30.7 million, a decrease of $8.9 million, or 22
percent, compared to the prior year third quarter. Operating margin
was 21.6 percent of sales, compared to 21.0 percent of sales in the
prior year third quarter. In spite of lower revenues, the increase
in operating margin resulted from gross margin expansion driven by
improved price realization and operating performance compared to
the prior year third quarter.
Infrastructure Segment
Third Quarter
(dollars in millions)
FY 2023
FY 2022
$ Change
% Change
Total revenues
$22.0
$25.6
($3.6)
(14%)
Operating income
$3.6
$3.8
($0.2)
(6%)
Operating margin
16.2%
14.8%
Infrastructure segment revenues for the third quarter of fiscal
2023 were $22.0 million, a decrease of $3.6 million, or 14 percent,
compared to $25.6 million in the prior year third quarter. An
increase in Road Zipper System lease revenue was more than offset
by lower Road Zipper System sales and lower sales of road safety
products compared to the prior year third quarter.
Infrastructure segment operating income for the third quarter of
fiscal 2023 was $3.6 million, a decrease of $0.2 million, or 6
percent, compared to the prior year third quarter. Operating margin
was 16.2 percent of sales, compared to 14.8 percent of sales in the
prior year third quarter. Increased operating margin resulted from
a more favorable margin mix of revenue and improved price
realization compared to the prior year third quarter.
The backlog of unfilled orders as of May 31, 2023, was $94.5
million compared with $98.3 million on May 31, 2022. The irrigation
backlog is lower while the infrastructure backlog is higher
compared to the prior year.
Outlook
Mr. Wood concluded, “As we are now in the growing season in
North America, demand in our fourth quarter is expected to be
driven primarily by summer crop harvest and storm damage
replacement, which we are expecting to be lower than the
exceptional demand we experienced in last year's strong fourth
quarter. The potential impact from continuing drought conditions
could provide additional demand support. We expect sales volume in
Brazil to increase in the fourth quarter, supported by the new
government financing program that was recently announced. Demand
across other international markets continues to be supported by
positive agricultural market fundamentals and continuing global
concerns over food security and global grain supplies."
“The impact of increased U.S. infrastructure spending and the
strength of our project sales funnel support the long-term growth
outlook for our infrastructure business. The timing of project
execution at the state level can be difficult to predict and,
because of delayed startups we have experienced to date, we expect
a limited positive impact on our fiscal 2023 results and a more
meaningful positive impact in fiscal 2024 and beyond.”
Third Quarter Conference Call
Lindsay’s fiscal 2023 third quarter investor conference call is
scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time today. Interested investors
may participate in the call by dialing (833) 535-2202 in the U.S.,
or (412) 902-6745 internationally, and requesting the Lindsay
Corporation call. Additionally, the conference call will be
simulcast live on the Internet and can be accessed via the investor
relations section of the Company's Web site, www.lindsay.com.
Replays of the conference call will remain on our Web site through
the next quarterly earnings release. The Company will have a slide
presentation available to augment management's formal presentation,
which will also be accessible via the Company's Web site.
About the Company
Lindsay Corporation (NYSE: LNN) is a leading global manufacturer
and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and
technology. Established in 1955, the company has been at the
forefront of research and development of innovative solutions to
meet the food, fuel, fiber and transportation needs of the world’s
rapidly growing population. The Lindsay family of irrigation brands
includes Zimmatic® center pivot and lateral move agricultural
irrigation systems, FieldNET® remote irrigation management and
scheduling technology, and industrial IoT solutions. Also a global
leader in the transportation industry, Lindsay Transportation
Solutions manufactures equipment to improve road safety and keep
traffic moving on the world’s roads, bridges and tunnels, through
the Barrier Systems®, Road Zipper® and Snoline™ brands. For more
information about Lindsay Corporation, visit www.lindsay.com.
Concerning Forward-looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements that are
subject to risks and uncertainties, and which reflect management’s
current beliefs and estimates of future economic circumstances,
industry conditions, Company performance and financial results. You
can find a discussion of many of these risks and uncertainties in
the annual, quarterly and current reports that the Company files
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking
statements include information concerning possible or assumed
future results of operations and planned financing of the Company
and those statements preceded by, followed by or including the
words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “intend,” "expect,"
"outlook," "could," "may," "should," “will,” or similar
expressions. For these statements, the Company claims the
protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements
contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking
information contained in this press release.
LINDSAY CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Unaudited)
Three months ended
Nine months ended
(in thousands, except per share
amounts)
May 31, 2023
May 31, 2022
May 31, 2023
May 31, 2022
Operating revenues
$
164,553
$
214,259
$
506,953
$
580,547
Cost of operating revenues
111,332
152,579
346,454
438,486
Gross profit
53,221
61,680
160,499
142,061
Operating expenses:
Selling expense
8,681
8,148
27,092
24,070
General and administrative expense
13,061
14,647
41,237
40,548
Engineering and research expense
4,522
3,723
13,350
10,582
Total operating expenses
26,264
26,518
81,679
75,200
Operating income
26,957
35,162
78,820
66,861
Other income (expense):
Interest expense
(948
)
(1,006
)
(2,895
)
(3,345
)
Interest income
680
118
1,545
456
Other income (expense), net
(957
)
1,282
(2,000
)
264
Total other income (expense)
(1,225
)
394
(3,350
)
(2,625
)
Earnings before income taxes
25,732
35,556
75,470
64,236
Income tax expense
8,851
10,483
22,320
16,696
Net earnings
$
16,881
$
25,073
$
53,150
$
47,540
Earnings per share:
Basic
$
1.53
$
2.28
$
4.83
$
4.34
Diluted
$
1.53
$
2.28
$
4.80
$
4.31
Shares used in computing earnings per
share:
Basic
11,008
10,978
11,001
10,960
Diluted
11,052
11,021
11,063
11,020
Cash dividends declared per share
$
0.34
$
0.33
$
1.02
$
0.99
LINDSAY CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
SUMMARY OPERATING
RESULTS
(Unaudited)
Three months ended
Nine months ended
(in thousands)
May 31, 2023
May 31, 2022
May 31, 2023
May 31, 2022
Operating revenues:
Irrigation:
North America
$
75,027
$
96,153
$
249,315
$
275,601
International
67,544
92,540
193,115
239,759
Irrigation segment
142,571
188,693
442,430
515,360
Infrastructure segment
21,982
25,566
64,523
65,187
Total operating revenues
$
164,553
$
214,259
$
506,953
$
580,547
Operating income:
Irrigation segment
$
30,727
$
39,567
$
92,188
$
81,513
Infrastructure segment
3,556
3,779
8,947
6,869
Corporate
(7,326
)
(8,184
)
(22,315
)
(21,521
)
Total operating income
$
26,957
$
35,162
$
78,820
$
66,861
The Company manages its business activities in two reportable
segments as follows:
Irrigation – This reporting segment includes the manufacture and
marketing of center pivot, lateral move, and hose reel irrigation
systems, as well as various innovative technology solutions such as
GPS positioning and guidance, variable rate irrigation, remote
irrigation management and scheduling technology, irrigation
consulting and design and industrial IoT solutions.
Infrastructure – This reporting segment includes the manufacture
and marketing of movable barriers, specialty barriers, crash
cushions and end terminals, and road marking and road safety
equipment.
LINDSAY CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
May 31, 2023
May 31, 2022
August 31, 2022
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
131,577
$
81,757
$
105,048
Marketable securities
12,806
13,930
11,460
Receivables, net
154,167
155,518
138,200
Inventories, net
166,759
195,566
193,776
Other current assets, net
25,943
28,663
28,617
Total current assets
491,252
475,434
477,101
Property, plant, and equipment, net
96,992
94,441
94,472
Intangibles, net
16,860
18,769
18,208
Goodwill
67,441
67,476
67,130
Operating lease right-of-use assets
17,378
20,263
19,181
Deferred income tax assets
11,518
7,857
9,313
Other noncurrent assets, net
22,177
27,676
25,248
Total assets
$
723,618
$
711,916
$
710,653
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
42,207
$
72,350
$
60,036
Current portion of long-term debt
225
221
222
Other current liabilities
90,616
101,243
100,684
Total current liabilities
133,048
173,814
160,942
Pension benefits liabilities
4,653
5,474
4,892
Long-term debt
115,209
115,384
115,341
Operating lease liabilities
18,119
20,688
19,810
Deferred income tax liabilities
689
730
1,054
Other noncurrent liabilities
15,104
15,056
15,256
Total liabilities
286,822
331,146
317,295
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock
—
—
—
Common stock
19,092
19,063
19,063
Capital in excess of stated value
96,627
92,516
94,006
Retained earnings
620,922
564,805
579,000
Less treasury stock - at cost
(277,238
)
(277,238
)
(277,238
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss,
net
(22,607
)
(18,376
)
(21,473
)
Total shareholders' equity
436,796
380,770
393,358
Total liabilities and shareholders'
equity
$
723,618
$
711,916
$
710,653
LINDSAY CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Nine months ended
(in thousands)
May 31, 2023
May 31, 2022
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net earnings
$
53,150
$
47,540
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
14,466
14,930
Provision for uncollectible accounts
receivable
985
734
Deferred income taxes
(1,548
)
514
Share-based compensation expense
4,775
4,061
Unrealized foreign currency transaction
loss (gain)
2,045
(754
)
Other, net
574
645
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables
(15,842
)
(63,365
)
Inventories
25,289
(49,209
)
Other current assets
4,401
1,669
Accounts payable
(17,953
)
26,319
Other current liabilities
(11,865
)
822
Other noncurrent assets and
liabilities
691
(8,840
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities
59,168
(24,934
)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant, and
equipment
(13,283
)
(12,222
)
Purchases of marketable securities
(4,932
)
(18,468
)
Proceeds from maturities of marketable
securities
3,675
23,592
Other investing activities, net
(4,399
)
(2,952
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(18,939
)
(10,050
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from exercise of stock
options
—
2,894
Common stock withheld for payroll tax
obligations
(2,471
)
(1,181
)
Proceeds from employee stock purchase
plan
346
319
Principal payments on long-term debt
(166
)
(163
)
Dividends paid
(11,228
)
(10,865
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(13,519
)
(8,996
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
and cash equivalents
(181
)
(1,370
)
Net change in cash and cash
equivalents
26,529
(45,350
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of
period
105,048
127,107
Cash and cash equivalents, end of
period
$
131,577
$
81,757
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