- Delivers Q3 Revenue of $1.37 Billion on Growth in Environmental
Services
- Achieves Q3 Net Income of $91.3 Million, or EPS of $1.68
- Generates Q3 Adjusted EBITDA of $255.0 Million
- Revises 2023 Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow
Guidance
Clean Harbors, Inc. (“Clean Harbors”) (NYSE: CLH), the leading
provider of environmental and industrial services throughout North
America, today announced financial results for the third quarter
ended September 30, 2023.
“While underlying business conditions remain favorable, our
third-quarter results fell short of expectations primarily due to
plant challenges within both our incinerators and re-refineries,”
said Mike Battles, Co-Chief Executive Officer. “In the third
quarter, we pulled forward an incinerator turnaround planned for
October at our Arkansas facility. The resulting backup within our
disposal network also impacted our Technical Services business.
Within our Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions (SKSS) segment, we
had lower-than-expected production, which led to lower sales
volumes of base oil and higher costs. From a safety perspective, we
posted a third-quarter best Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR)
of 0.62 to remain on track to hit our annual safety goal.”
Third-Quarter Results Revenues were $1.37 billion
compared with $1.36 billion in the same period of 2022. Income from
operations was $154.4 million compared with $209.1 million in the
third quarter of 2022.
Net income was $91.3 million, or $1.68 per diluted share. This
compared with net income of $135.8 million, or $2.50 per diluted
share, for the same period in 2022. Adjusted net income in the
third quarter of 2022 was $132.4 million, or $2.43 per diluted
share. (See reconciliation tables below).
Adjusted EBITDA (see description below) was $255.0 million
compared with $308.6 million in the same period of 2022 when SKSS
delivered record results on an outsized re-refining spread.
Q3 2023 Segment Review “Our Environmental Services (ES)
segment delivered an 11% increase in Adjusted EBITDA and a
120-basis point margin improvement year-over-year on 6% revenue
growth,” said Eric Gerstenberg, Co-Chief Executive Officer. “Within
our service businesses, Safety-Kleen Environmental Services revenue
grew 14%, while Field Services revenue was up 3%. Industrial
Services revenue increased by 5% reflecting contributions from our
Thompson Industrial acquisition. Within Technical Services, our
incineration utilization improved sequentially to 86%, but was
below our Q3 expectations. While our average incineration price
rose 3%, it was less than anticipated due to limitations on
processing our backlog of containerized incineration waste in the
quarter. Project volumes were strong in our landfill business,
which processed 19% more tonnage than a year ago at a slightly
higher average price.”
“Within our SKSS segment, revenue and profitability fell short
of expectations as a result of reduced sales volume and increased
costs related to plant challenges in the back half of the quarter,
which included a delayed start-up at our California plant,” said
Battles. “The SKSS team collected 59 million gallons of waste oil
in the third quarter at a charge-for-oil (CFO) level that exceeded
the second quarter and compares with a pay-for-oil model in the
prior year period. Overall base oil pricing began to improve late
in the quarter as rising crude pricing and healthy demand drove up
the value of base oil in September and into early Q4.”
New Incinerator Buildout Ahead of Schedule “The
construction of our $180 million incinerator in Kimball, Nebraska
is moving forward ahead of schedule,” said Gerstenberg. “We
recently held a ‘topping off’ ceremony at the facility with a
number of elected state and local officials who have supported the
project. Based on our progress, we have accelerated our anticipated
start date to just before year-end in 2024. In light of market
demand, we are excited to complete this incinerator and launch
commercial operations as soon as possible. We continue to have good
discussions with customers and owners of captive incinerators and
expect demand to grow in the years ahead due to reshoring,
environmental regulations and other positive market trends. We
expect the 70,000 tons of added capacity to be readily absorbed by
the marketplace.”
Business Outlook and Financial Guidance “Looking ahead,
we expect that the challenges we faced in Q3 are behind us and our
incinerators and re-refineries should both run strong through year
end,” said Gerstenberg. “Demand across our key ES businesses and
underlying market conditions remain favorable. We expect Industrial
Services to close out a record year in the fourth quarter
capitalizing on cost, productivity and cross-selling opportunities
that have existed all year. Within our disposal network, a healthy
backlog of incineration drums and some recent retail wins kicking
off toward year end will support us burning higher value waste
streams going forward. Our project pipeline shows no sign of
slowing with more reshoring, government spending through multiple
legislative acts, and PFAS regulations on the horizon. We continue
to anticipate a record year in our ES segment with Adjusted EBITDA
growth in the mid-teens percentage range.”
“Within SKSS, our re-refineries are now running at full
production rates in the fourth quarter. Given where base oil and
lubricant markets are today, we expect to post a large sequential
increase in profitability in this segment in Q4 and should enter
2024 with positive momentum. On the front end of the spread, we
continue to control costs on the collection side while ensuring we
have enough supply to maximize output at our re-refineries,”
Battles concluded. “Overall, we continue to see strong growth
dynamics for the Company, particularly in our ES segment, and
remain confident in our Vision 2027 strategy.”
In the fourth quarter, Clean Harbors expects Adjusted EBITDA to
grow by approximately 15% year-over-year. In light of current
market conditions and third-quarter results, for full-year 2023,
Clean Harbors now expects:
- Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $1.005 billion to $1.025
billion or a midpoint of $1.015 billion. This range is based on
anticipated GAAP net income in the range of $364 million to $384
million; and
- Adjusted free cash flow in the range of $300 million to $330
million, or a midpoint of $315 million, which includes
approximately $85 million of spending related to the Kimball
incinerator. This range is based on anticipated net cash from
operating activities in the range of $700 million to $750
million.
Non-GAAP Results Clean Harbors reports Adjusted EBITDA,
which is a non-GAAP financial measure and should not be considered
an alternative to net income or other measurements under generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP) but viewed only as a
supplement to those measurements. Adjusted EBITDA is not calculated
identically by all companies, and therefore the Company’s
measurement of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly
titled measures reported by other companies. Clean Harbors believes
that Adjusted EBITDA provides additional useful information to
investors since the Company’s loan covenants are based upon levels
of Adjusted EBITDA achieved and management routinely evaluates the
performance of its businesses based upon levels of Adjusted EBITDA.
The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA in accordance with its existing
revolving credit agreement, as described in the following
reconciliation showing the differences between reported net income
and Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands, except percentages):
For the Three Months
Ended
For the Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2022
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2022
Net income
$
91,340
$
135,799
$
279,507
$
329,270
Accretion of environmental liabilities
3,388
3,246
10,281
9,599
Stock-based compensation
4,291
7,828
14,809
20,375
Depreciation and amortization
92,970
88,394
267,425
260,560
Other (income) expense, net
(334
)
(104
)
833
(2,073
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
—
—
2,362
—
Gain on sale of business
—
—
—
(8,864
)
Interest expense, net of interest
income
29,696
28,081
80,400
79,354
Provision for income taxes
33,666
45,311
102,044
109,663
Adjusted EBITDA
$
255,017
$
308,555
$
757,661
$
797,884
Adjusted EBITDA Margin
18.7
%
22.6
%
18.6
%
20.5
%
This press release includes a discussion of net income and
earnings per share adjusted for the loss on early extinguishment of
debt, gain on sale of business and the impacts of tax-related
valuation allowances and other items as identified in the
reconciliations provided below. The Company believes that
discussion of these additional non-GAAP measures provides investors
with meaningful comparisons of current results to prior periods’
results by excluding items that the Company does not believe
reflect its fundamental business performance. The following table
shows the difference between net income and adjusted net income,
and the difference between earnings per share and adjusted earnings
per share, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023
and 2022 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
For the Three Months
Ended
For the Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2022
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2022
Adjusted net income
Net income
$
91,340
$
135,799
$
279,507
$
329,270
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
—
—
2,362
—
Gain on sale of business
—
—
—
(8,864
)
Tax-related valuation allowances and
other*
—
(3,399
)
(653
)
(9,494
)
Adjusted net income
$
91,340
$
132,400
$
281,216
$
310,912
Adjusted earnings per share
Earnings per share
$
1.68
$
2.50
$
5.14
$
6.04
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
—
—
0.04
—
Gain on sale of business
—
—
—
(0.16
)
Tax-related valuation allowances and
other*
—
(0.07
)
(0.01
)
(0.18
)
Adjusted earnings per share
$
1.68
$
2.43
$
5.17
$
5.70
* Other amounts include ($0.7) million or
($0.01) per share of tax impacts from the loss on early
extinguishment of debt for the nine months ended September 30,
2023.
Adjusted Free Cash Flow Reconciliation Clean Harbors
reports adjusted free cash flow, which it considers to be a
measurement of liquidity that provides useful information to
investors about its ability to generate cash. The Company defines
adjusted free cash flow as net cash from operating activities
excluding cash impacts of items derived from non-operating
activities, less additions to property, plant and equipment plus
proceeds from sale and disposal of fixed assets. Adjusted free cash
flow should not be considered an alternative to net cash from
operating activities or other measurements under GAAP. Adjusted
free cash flow is not calculated identically by all companies, and
therefore the Company’s measurement of adjusted free cash flow may
not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other
companies.
An itemized reconciliation between net cash from operating
activities and adjusted free cash flow is as follows for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (in
thousands):
For the Three Months
Ended
For the Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2022
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2022
Adjusted free cash flow
Net cash from operating activities
$
220,119
$
225,572
$
455,692
$
357,542
Additions to property, plant and
equipment
(107,608
)
(96,505
)
(311,906
)
(244,547
)
Proceeds from sale and disposal of fixed
assets
2,185
2,095
5,129
5,118
Adjusted free cash flow
$
114,696
$
131,162
$
148,915
$
118,113
Adjusted EBITDA Guidance Reconciliation An itemized
reconciliation between projected GAAP net income and projected
Adjusted EBITDA is as follows (in millions):
For the Year Ending
December 31, 2023
Projected GAAP net income
$364
to
$384
Adjustments:
Accretion of environmental liabilities
14
to
13
Stock-based compensation
19
to
22
Depreciation and amortization
360
to
350
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
2
to
2
Interest expense, net
111
to
109
Provision for income taxes
135
to
145
Projected Adjusted EBITDA
$1,005
to
$1,025
Adjusted Free Cash Flow Guidance Reconciliation An
itemized reconciliation between projected net cash from operating
activities and projected adjusted free cash flow is as follows (in
millions):
For the Year Ending
December 31, 2023
Projected net cash from operating
activities
$700
to
$750
Additions to property, plant and
equipment
(410)
to
(430)
Proceeds from sale and disposal of fixed
assets
10
to
10
Projected adjusted free cash flow
$300
to
$330
Conference Call Information Clean Harbors will conduct a
conference call for investors today at 9:00 a.m. (ET) to discuss
the information contained in this press release. During the call,
management will discuss Clean Harbors’ financial results, business
outlook and growth strategy. Investors who wish to listen to the
webcast and view the accompanying slides should visit the Investor
Relations section of the Company’s website at www.cleanharbors.com.
The live call also can be accessed by dialing 877.709.8155 or
201.689.8881 prior to the start time. If you are unable to listen
to the live conference call, the webcast will be archived on the
Company’s website.
About Clean Harbors Clean Harbors (NYSE: CLH) is North
America’s leading provider of environmental and industrial
services. The Company serves a diverse customer base, including a
majority of Fortune 500 companies. Its customer base spans a number
of industries, including chemical, manufacturing and refining, as
well as numerous government agencies. These customers rely on Clean
Harbors to deliver a broad range of services such as end-to-end
hazardous waste management, emergency spill response, industrial
cleaning and maintenance, and recycling services. Through its
Safety-Kleen subsidiary, Clean Harbors also is North America’s
largest re-refiner and recycler of used oil and a leading provider
of parts washers and environmental services to commercial,
industrial and automotive customers. Founded in 1980 and based in
Massachusetts, Clean Harbors operates in the United States, Canada,
Mexico, Puerto Rico and India. For more information, visit
www.cleanharbors.com.
Safe Harbor Statement Any statements contained herein
that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These forward-looking statements are generally identifiable
by use of the words “believes,” “expects,” “intends,”
“anticipates,” “plans to,” “seeks,” “should,” “estimates,”
“projects,” “may,” “likely,” or similar expressions. Such
statements may include, but are not limited to, statements about
future financial and operating results, and other statements that
are not historical facts. Such statements are based upon the
beliefs and expectations of Clean Harbors’ management as of this
date only and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially, including, without
limitation, those items identified as “Risk Factors” in Clean
Harbors’ most recently filed Form 10-K and Form 10-Q.
Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor
assurances of future performance. Therefore, readers are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
Clean Harbors undertakes no obligation to revise or publicly
release the results of any revision to these forward-looking
statements other than through its filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, which may be viewed in the “Investors” section
of Clean Harbors’ website at www.cleanharbors.com.
CLEAN HARBORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in
thousands, except per share amounts)
For the Three Months
Ended
For the Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2022
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2022
Revenues
$
1,365,696
$
1,363,086
$
4,070,983
$
3,888,507
Cost of revenues: (exclusive of items
shown separately below)
943,951
910,648
2,822,977
2,652,506
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
171,019
151,711
505,154
458,492
Accretion of environmental liabilities
3,388
3,246
10,281
9,599
Depreciation and amortization
92,970
88,394
267,425
260,560
Income from operations
154,368
209,087
465,146
507,350
Other income (expense), net
334
104
(833
)
2,073
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
—
—
(2,362
)
—
Gain on sale of business
—
—
—
8,864
Interest expense, net
(29,696
)
(28,081
)
(80,400
)
(79,354
)
Income before provision for income
taxes
125,006
181,110
381,551
438,933
Provision for income taxes
33,666
45,311
102,044
109,663
Net income
$
91,340
$
135,799
$
279,507
$
329,270
Earnings per share:
Basic
$
1.69
$
2.51
$
5.17
$
6.07
Diluted
$
1.68
$
2.50
$
5.14
$
6.04
Shares used to compute earnings per share
- Basic
54,122
54,111
54,097
54,278
Shares used to compute earnings per share
- Diluted
54,419
54,381
54,411
54,542
CLEAN HARBORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in
thousands)
September 30, 2023
December 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
335,965
$
492,603
Short-term marketable securities
84,007
62,033
Accounts receivable, net
1,010,335
964,603
Unbilled accounts receivable
130,888
107,010
Inventories and supplies
311,512
324,994
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets
78,045
82,518
Total current assets
1,950,752
2,033,761
Property, plant and equipment, net
2,128,508
1,980,302
Other assets:
Operating lease right-of-use assets
188,695
166,181
Goodwill
1,286,473
1,246,878
Permits and other intangibles, net
613,540
620,782
Other
80,211
81,803
Total other assets
2,168,919
2,115,644
Total assets
$
6,248,179
$
6,129,707
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt
$
10,000
$
10,000
Accounts payable
414,963
446,629
Deferred revenue
102,468
94,094
Accrued expenses and other current
liabilities
369,097
396,716
Current portion of closure, post-closure
and remedial liabilities
21,759
23,123
Current portion of operating lease
liabilities
57,100
49,532
Total current liabilities
975,387
1,020,094
Other liabilities:
Closure and post-closure liabilities, less
current portion
108,466
105,596
Remedial liabilities, less current
portion
101,370
106,372
Long-term debt, less current portion
2,292,952
2,414,828
Operating lease liabilities, less current
portion
133,163
119,259
Deferred tax liabilities
347,628
350,389
Other long-term liabilities
103,419
90,847
Total other liabilities
3,086,998
3,187,291
Total stockholders’ equity, net
2,185,794
1,922,322
Total liabilities and stockholders’
equity
$
6,248,179
$
6,129,707
CLEAN HARBORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in
thousands)
For the Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income
$
279,507
$
329,270
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
267,425
260,560
Allowance for doubtful accounts
2,620
6,684
Amortization of deferred financing costs
and debt discount
4,036
4,734
Accretion of environmental liabilities
10,281
9,599
Changes in environmental liability
estimates
3,258
2,105
Deferred income taxes
(356
)
2,226
Other expense (income), net
833
(2,073
)
Stock-based compensation
14,809
20,375
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
2,362
—
Gain on sale of business
—
(8,864
)
Environmental expenditures
(24,064
)
(9,720
)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of
acquisitions:
Accounts receivable and unbilled accounts
receivable
(46,445
)
(293,562
)
Inventories and supplies
12,691
(44,324
)
Other current and non-current assets
(18,190
)
(12,600
)
Accounts payable
(40,013
)
52,979
Other current and long-term
liabilities
(13,062
)
40,153
Net cash from operating activities
455,692
357,542
Cash flows used in investing
activities:
Additions to property, plant and
equipment
(311,906
)
(244,547
)
Proceeds from sale and disposal of fixed
assets
5,129
5,118
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(119,596
)
(73,568
)
Proceeds from sale of business, net of
transaction costs
750
16,811
Additions to intangible assets including
costs to obtain or renew permits
(1,507
)
(1,094
)
Purchases of available-for-sale
securities
(104,329
)
(36,418
)
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale
securities
84,390
51,736
Net cash used in investing activities
(447,069
)
(281,962
)
Cash flows used in financing
activities:
Change in uncashed checks
3,004
887
Tax payments related to withholdings on
vested restricted stock
(10,886
)
(6,214
)
Repurchases of common stock
(18,000
)
(44,182
)
Deferred financing costs paid
(6,371
)
(410
)
Payments on finance leases
(11,594
)
(9,538
)
Principal payments on debt
(621,475
)
(13,152
)
Proceeds from issuance of debt
500,000
—
Borrowing from revolving credit
facility
114,000
—
Payment on revolving credit facility
(114,000
)
—
Net cash used in financing activities
(165,322
)
(72,609
)
Effect of exchange rate change on cash
61
(6,523
)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(156,638
)
(3,552
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of
period
492,603
452,575
Cash and cash equivalents, end of
period
$
335,965
$
449,023
Supplemental information:
Cash payments for interest and income
taxes:
Interest paid
$
100,813
$
86,407
Income taxes paid, net of refunds
107,328
53,183
Non-cash investing activities:
Property, plant and equipment accrued
29,127
23,726
Remedial liability assumed in acquisition
of property, plant and equipment
—
8,092
ROU assets obtained in exchange for
operating lease liabilities
61,741
39,899
ROU assets obtained in exchange for
finance lease liabilities
26,317
11,263
Supplemental Segment Data (in thousands)
For the Three Months
Ended
Revenue
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2022
Third-Party Revenues
Intersegment Revenues
(Expenses), net
Direct Revenues
Third-Party Revenues
Intersegment Revenues
(Expenses), net
Direct Revenues
Environmental Services
$
1,135,279
$
11,084
$
1,146,363
$
1,080,032
$
6,452
$
1,086,484
Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions
230,305
(11,084
)
219,221
282,771
(6,452
)
276,319
Corporate Items
112
—
112
283
—
283
Total
$
1,365,696
$
—
$
1,365,696
$
1,363,086
$
—
$
1,363,086
For the Nine Months
Ended
Revenue
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2022
Third-Party Revenues
Intersegment Revenues
(Expenses), net
Direct Revenues
Third-Party Revenues
Intersegment Revenues
(Expenses), net
Direct Revenues
Environmental Services
$
3,357,743
$
31,397
$
3,389,140
$
3,105,336
$
19,336
$
3,124,672
Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions
712,905
(31,397
)
681,508
782,737
(19,336
)
763,401
Corporate Items
335
—
335
434
—
434
Total
$
4,070,983
$
—
$
4,070,983
$
3,888,507
$
—
$
3,888,507
For the Three Months
Ended
For the Nine Months
Ended
Adjusted EBITDA
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2022
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2022
Environmental Services
$
288,982
$
260,687
$
822,949
$
713,630
Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions
31,146
103,156
126,024
252,043
Corporate Items
(65,111
)
(55,288
)
(191,312
)
(167,789
)
Total
$
255,017
$
308,555
$
757,661
$
797,884
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