Date: August 4, 2010
Source: WCA Waste Corporation
Reported net income available to common stockholders of $0.01 per share
Revenues increased 20% compared to the second quarter of 2009, boosted by acquisitions
Operating income more than doubled from the first quarter of 2010
Successfully amended credit facility, extending term to January 2014
WCA Waste Corporation (Nasdaq: WCAA) announced today financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2010.
For the second quarter of 2010:
Revenue was $60.3 million, up 20.2% from $50.2 million in the second quarter of 2009.
Operating income was $7.6 million compared to $6.8 million in the same quarter last year.
Net income available to common stockholders was $0.01 per share while adjusted net income available to common stockholders was $0.02 per share.
For the first six months of 2010:
Revenue was $112.6 million, up 14.5% from $98.4 million in 2009.
Operating income was $11.2 million compared to $13.3 million in the prior year period.
Net loss available to common stockholders was $0.08 per share while adjusted net loss available to common stockholders was $0.06 per share.
Tom Fatjo, Chairman and CEO stated, "We are very pleased by the recovery in revenue and earnings in the second quarter which clearly rebounded following the severe weather in the first quarter of 2010. Our focus remains on driving growth in our Houston and Ohio markets and maximizing the operating leverage of these assets while creating value for our shareholders."
Mr. Fatjo went on to say, "Volumes in our solid waste operations have begun to stabilize with municipal solid waste volumes positive year over year. And while we have adjusted pricing in some markets to reflect the slow growth economy, we have taken out more cost to maintain appropriate margins."
President and COO Jerry Kruszka noted that "The integration of the acquired Live Earth assets, located in Ohio and Massachusetts, is proceeding smoothly with improved operating efficiency and increased volume. We are very excited about the opportunity this acquisition affords WCA. We now have disposal capacity in the Midwest with service to the high population based northeast markets."
Tom Fatjo added, "Acquisitions are a core component of WCA's growth. It remains a buyer's market and as such we are placing emphasis on increasing the total volume into our existing landfills."
2010 Guidance
We are reiterating our 2010 forecast:
Revenue of $225 million and
EBITDA of $55 million
Adjusted net income (loss) available to common stockholders excludes the write-off of deferred financing costs, impact of interest rate swap agreements, merger and acquisition related expenses, and tax impact of vested restricted shares, and is reconciled in the attached table below.
WCA Waste Corporation is an integrated company engaged in the transportation, processing and disposal of non-hazardous solid waste. The Company's operations currently consist of 25 landfills, 24 transfer stations/material recovery facilities and 25 collection operations located throughout Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. The Company's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "WCAA."
RISK FACTORS AND CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release and other communications, such as conference calls, presentations, statements in public filings, other press releases, include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements generally include discussions and descriptions other than historical information. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such as "may," "should," "outlook," "project," "intend," "seek," "plan," "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "estimate," "potential," "continue," or "opportunity," the negatives of these words, or similar words or expressions. The forward-looking statements made herein are only made as of the date of this press release and we undertake no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
Our results will be subject to a number of operational and other risks, including the following: general economic conditions have impacted and may continue to impact our business; we may not be successful in expanding the permitted capacity of our current or future landfills; our business is capital intensive, requiring ongoing cash outlays that may strain or consume our available capital; increases in the costs of disposal, labor and fuel could reduce operating margins; increases in costs of insurance or failure to maintain full coverage could reduce operating income; we may be unable to obtain financial assurances necessary for our operations; we are subject to environmental and safety laws, which restrict our operations and increase our costs, and may impose significant unforeseen liabilities; we are subject to a broad range of risks with respect to our acquisition activities and may be unable to successfully integrate acquired businesses or execute on our acquisition plans; we compete with large companies and municipalities with greater financial and operational resources and we also compete with alternatives to landfill disposal; covenants in our credit facilities and the instruments governing our other indebtedness may limit our ability to grow our business and make capital expenditures; changes in interest rates may affect our results of operations; a downturn in U.S. economic conditions or the economic conditions in our markets may have an adverse impact on our business and results of operations; and our success depends on key members of our senior management, the loss of any of whom could disrupt our customer and business relationships and our operations.
We describe these and other risks in greater detail in the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "--Cautionary Statement about Forward-Looking Statements" included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, to which we refer you for additional information.
WCA -- 2nd Quarter 2010 Earnings
Release Information
WCA Waste Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
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2010 2009 2010 2009
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Revenue $ 60,295 $ 50,174 $ 112,602 $ 98,364
Expenses:
Cost of services 43,264 33,184 81,403 65,121
Depreciation and amortization 7,771 6,841 15,059 13,373
Merger and acquisition related
expenses 36 259 134 259
General and administrative 2,550 3,145 5,684 6,395
Gain on sale of assets (880) (16) (889) (45)
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52,741 43,413 101,391 85,103
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Operating income 7,554 6,761 11,211 13,261
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net (4,687) (4,555) (9,379) (9,014)
Write-off of deferred financing
costs (184) -- (184) --
Impact of interest rate swap 68 (465) (184) (843)
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(4,803) (5,020) (9,747) (9,857)
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Income before income taxes 2,751 1,741 1,464 3,404
Income tax provision (1,429) (908) (890) (2,007)
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Net income 1,322 833 574 1,397
Accrued payment-in-kind dividend
on preferred stock (1,112) (1,062) (2,220) (2,116)
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Net income (loss) available to
common stockholders $ 210 $ (229) $ (1,646) $ (719)
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PER SHARE DATA (Basic and
diluted):
Net income (loss) available to
common stockholders
-- Basic $ 0.01 $ (0.01) $ (0.08) $ (0.05)
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-- Diluted $ 0.01 $ (0.01) $ (0.08) $ (0.05)
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES
OUTSTANDING (Basic) 19,580 15,810 19,552 15,776
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES
OUTSTANDING (Diluted) 19,735 15,810 19,552 15,776
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Our management evaluates our performance based on non-GAAP measures, of which the primary performance measure is adjusted EBITDA. EBITDA, as commonly defined, refers to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Our adjusted EBITDA consists of earnings (net income or loss) available to common stockholders before preferred stock dividend, interest expense (including write-off of deferred financing costs and debt discount), impact of interest rate swap agreements, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, impairment of goodwill, net (gain) loss on early disposition of notes receivable/payable, and merger and acquisition related expenses. We also use these same measures when evaluating potential acquisition candidates.
We believe adjusted EBITDA is useful to an investor in evaluating our operating performance because:
it is widely used by investors in our industry to measure a company's operating performance without regard to items such as interest expense, depreciation and amortization, which can vary substantially from company to company depending upon accounting methods and book value of assets, financing methods, capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired;
it helps investors more meaningfully evaluate and compare the results of our operations from period to period by removing the impact of our capital structure (primarily interest charges from our outstanding debt and the impact of our interest rate swap agreements and payment-in-kind dividend) and asset base (primarily depreciation and amortization of our landfills and vehicles) from our operating results; and
it helps investors identify items that are within our operational control. Depreciation charges, while a component of operating income, are fixed at the time of the asset purchase in accordance with the depreciable lives of the related asset and as such are not a directly controllable period operating charge.
Our management uses adjusted EBITDA:
as a measure of operating performance because it assists us in comparing our performance on a consistent basis as it removes the impact of our capital structure and asset base from our operating results;
as one method to estimate a purchase price (often expressed as a multiple of EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA) for solid waste companies we intend to acquire. The appropriate EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA multiple will vary from acquisition to acquisition depending on factors such as the size of the operation, the type of operation, the anticipated growth in the market, the strategic location of the operation in its market as well as other considerations;
in presentations to our board of directors to enable them to have the same consistent measurement basis of operating performance used by management;
as a measure for planning and forecasting overall expectations and for evaluating actual results against such expectations;
in evaluations of field operations since it represents operational performance and takes into account financial measures within the control of the field operating units;
as a component of incentive cash and stock bonuses paid to our executive officers and other employees;
to assess compliance with financial ratios and covenants included in our credit agreements; and
in communications with investors, lenders, and others concerning our financial performance.
The following presents a reconciliation of net income (loss) available to common stockholders to our adjusted EBITDA (in thousands):
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
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2010 2009 2010 2009
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Net income (loss) available to common
stockholders $ 210 $ (229) $ (1,646) $ (719)
Accrued payment-in-kind dividend on
preferred stock 1,112 1,062 2,220 2,116
Depreciation and amortization 7,771 6,841 15,059 13,373
Interest expense, net 4,687 4,555 9,379 9,014
Write-off of deferred financing costs 184 -- 184 --
Impact of interest rate swap (68) 465 184 843
Income tax provision 1,429 908 890 2,007
Merger and acquisition related expenses 36 259 134 259
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Adjusted EBITDA $ 15,361 $ 13,861 $ 26,404 $ 26,893
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Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue 25.5% 27.6% 23.4% 27.3%
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income (loss) available to common stockholders to adjusted net income (loss) available to common stockholders to exclude write-off of deferred financing costs, impact of interest rate swap agreements, merger and acquisition related expenses, and tax impact of vested restricted shares (in thousands, except per share amounts). Management believes that this non-GAAP measure is useful to an investor because the excluded items are not representative of our on-going operational performance. Per share information of the adjusted net income (loss) available to common stockholders is also shown below:
Adjusted net income (loss) available to common
stockholders to exclude
write-off of deferred financing costs, impact of
interest rate swap Six Months
agreements, merger and acquisition related expenses, Three Months Ended Ended
tax impact of vested restricted shares: June 30, June 30,
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2010 2009 2010 2009
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Net income (loss) available to common stockholders $ 210 $ (229) $ (1,646) $ (719)
Write-off of deferred financing costs, net of tax 99 -- 99 --
Impact of interest rate swap, net of tax (13) 283 99 504
Merger and acquisition related expenses, net of tax 30 157 75 157
Tax impact of vested restricted shares (1) 93 131 470
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Adjusted net income (loss) available to common
stockholders $ 325 $ 304 $ (1,242) $ 412
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PER SHARE DATA (Basic and diluted):
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders $ 0.01 $ (0.01) $ (0.09) $ (0.05)
Write-off of deferred financing costs, net of tax 0.01 -- 0.01 --
Impact of interest rate swap, net of tax (0.00) 0.01 0.01 0.04
Merger and acquisition related expenses, net of tax 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01
Tax impact of vested restricted shares (0.00) 0.01 0.01 0.03
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Adjusted net income (loss) available to common
stockholders to exclude write-off of deferred
financing costs, impact of interest rate swap
agreements, merger and acquisition related expenses,
tax impact of vested restricted shares:
-- Basic $ 0.02 $ 0.02 $ (0.06) $ 0.03
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-- Diluted $ 0.02 $ 0.02 $ (0.06) $ 0.03
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING (Basic) 19,580 15,810 19,552 15,776
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING (Diluted) 19,735 15,831 19,552 15,827
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These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies and are not measures of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP. They should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for operating income, net income or loss, cash flows provided by operating, investing and financing activities, or other income or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Supplemental Disclosures
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(Dollars in millions unless otherwise indicated)
Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
June 30, 2010 June 30, 2009
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Revenue Breakdown:
Collection $ 30.8 43.2% $ 32.1 53.6%
Disposal 27.2 38.2% 18.5 30.9%
Transfer 9.8 13.8% 7.2 12.0%
Other 3.4 4.8% 2.1 3.5%
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Total 71.2 100.0% 59.9 100.0%
Intercompany eliminations (10.9) (9.7)
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Total reported revenue $ 60.3 $ 50.2
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Internalization of
Disposal:
Three months ended June 30,
2010 74.3%
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Six Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, 2010 June 30, 2009
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Revenue Breakdown:
Collection $ 60.5 45.8% $ 63.4 54.2%
Disposal 48.3 36.5% 35.6 30.4%
Transfer 17.6 13.3% 13.6 11.6%
Other 5.8 4.4% 4.4 3.8%
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Total 132.2 100.0% 117.0 100.0%
Intercompany eliminations (19.6) (18.6)
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Total reported revenue $ 112.6 $ 98.4
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Internalization of
Disposal:
Six months ended June 30,
2010 70.9%
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Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, 2010 vs. June 30, 2010 vs.
2009 2009
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Revenue Growth (Decline):
Volume $ (0.3) -0.5%(a) $ (2.5) -2.5%(a)
Price (1.0) -2.1%(a) (2.7) -2.7%(a)
Fuel surcharge 0.6 1.1%(a) 0.5 0.5%(a)
Acquisitions 11.5 23.0%(a) 19.5 19.8%(a)
Sale of Jonesboro assets (0.7) -1.3%(a) (0.6) -0.6%(a)
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Total revenue growth
(decline) $ 10.1 $ 14.2
======== 20.2%(a) ======== 14.5%(a)
(a) Percentages are
calculated based on dollar
amounts rounded in
thousands.
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June 30, 2010
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Debt-to-Capitalization:
Long-term debt including
current maturities $ 219.5
Total equity including
preferred stock 161.5
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Total capitalization $ 381.0
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Debt-to-total
capitalization 57.6%
Net Debt-to-Capitalization:
Long-term debt including
current maturities $ 219.5
Cash on hand (7.2)
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Net debt 212.3
Total equity including
preferred stock 161.5
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Total capitalization $ 373.8
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Net debt-to-total
capitalization 56.8%
For more informatio, contact:
WCA Waste Corporation (Nasdaq: WCAA)
Tommy Fatjo
713-292-2400
Houston, Texas
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