Crown Holdings, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2019 Results

Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Investors

YARDLEY, Pa., April 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019.

Highlights

  • Earnings per share $0.77 versus $0.67 in 2018
  • Adjusted earnings per share increased to $1.05 over the $0.94 in 2018
  • Global beverage can volumes grew 3%
  • Reaffirmed full year adjusted earnings and cash flow guidance

Net sales in the first quarter were $2,755 million compared to $2,197 million in the first quarter of 2018 reflecting the impact of the Signode acquisition in April 2018 and increased beverage and food can volumes, offset by $100 million of unfavorable currency translation impact.

Income from operations was $262 million in the quarter compared to $221 million in the first quarter of 2018. Segment income increased to $315 million in the first quarter compared to $245 million in the prior year first quarter and included the impact of the Signode acquisition offset by $10 million of unfavorable currency translation impact.

Commenting on the quarter, Timothy J. Donahue, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We started off the year as expected, as the fundamentals underlying our global businesses remain strong. The Company is on track for a solid 2019, and we reaffirm our free cash flow guidance of $775 million for the year. Global beverage can volume during the quarter increased 3%, driven by robust shipments in Brazil, Europe and Southeast Asia. The Transit Packaging business continued to perform well and is an important strategic addition to Crown's portfolio. As expected, we were adversely impacted by currency translation and start-up costs related to the two new beverage can facilities in Europe.

"Beverage cans are the world's most sustainable and recycled beverage packaging and are increasingly being viewed as its most responsible format. As such, cans are gaining preference among both brand owners and consumers, as reflected by increasing offerings of new beverage products – both non-alcoholic and alcoholic – being introduced in cans versus alternative packaging formats. To meet the rising demand for beverage cans, during the first quarter, we began production on a third line at the Company's existing plant in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and started up a second high-speed aluminum line at our new beverage can facility in Valencia, Spain. During the fourth quarter of 2019, we expect to begin operations at a new one-line beverage can plant in Rio Verde, central Brazil."

Interest expense was $98 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to $74 million in 2018 primarily due to higher outstanding debt from borrowings incurred to finance the Signode acquisition.

Net income attributable to Crown Holdings in the first quarter was $103 million compared to $90 million in the first quarter of 2018. Reported diluted earnings per share were $0.77 in the first quarter of 2019 compared to $0.67 in 2018. Adjusted diluted earnings per share increased to $1.05 over the $0.94 in 2018.

A reconciliation from net income and diluted earnings per share to adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share is provided below.

Outlook

The Company currently expects second quarter and full year 2019 adjusted diluted earnings to be in the ranges of $1.43 to $1.53 and $5.20 to $5.40 per share, respectively.

The adjusted effective income tax rate for the full year of 2019 is expected to be between 25% and 26%, although it may vary from quarter to quarter.

Adjusted free cash flow, as defined below, is currently expected to be approximately $775 million for 2019, unchanged from previous guidance.

Non-GAAP Measures

Segment income, adjusted free cash flow, net leverage ratio, adjusted net income, the adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted diluted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA are not defined terms under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (non-GAAP measures). Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for income from operations, net income, diluted earnings per share, effective tax rates, cash flow or leverage ratio data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may not be comparable to calculations of similarly titled measures by other companies.

The Company views segment income as the principal measure of the performance of its operations and adjusted free cash flow and net leverage ratio as the principal measure of its liquidity. The Company considers all of these measures in the allocation of resources. Adjusted free cash flow has certain limitations, however, including that it does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures since other non-discretionary expenditures, such as mandatory debt service requirements, are not deducted from the measure. The amount of mandatory versus discretionary expenditures can vary significantly between periods. The Company believes that adjusted net income, the adjusted effective tax rate and adjusted diluted earnings per share are useful in evaluating the Company's operations as these measures are adjusted for items that affect comparability between periods. Reconciliations of estimated adjusted diluted earnings per share for the second quarter and full year of 2019 to estimated diluted earnings per share on a GAAP basis are not provided in this release due to the unavailability of estimates of the following, the timing and magnitude of which the Company is unable to reliably forecast without unreasonable efforts, which are excluded from estimated adjusted diluted earnings per share and could have a significant impact on earnings per share on a GAAP basis: gains or losses on the sale of businesses or other assets, restructuring costs, asset impairment charges, acquisition related costs including fair value adjustments to inventory, asbestos-related charges, losses from early extinguishment of debt, pension settlement and curtailment charges, the tax and noncontrolling interest impact of the items above, and the impact of tax law changes or other tax matters. The Company believes that adjusted free cash flow and net leverage ratio provide meaningful measures of liquidity and a useful basis for assessing the Company's ability to fund its activities, including the financing of acquisitions, debt repayments, share repurchases or possible future dividends. Segment income, adjusted free cash flow, net leverage ratio, the adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA are derived from the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Cash Flows and Consolidated Balance Sheets, as applicable, and reconciliations to segment income, adjusted free cash flow, net leverage ratio, the adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA can be found within this release.

Conference Call

The Company will hold a conference call tomorrow, April 18, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. (EDT) to discuss this news release. Forward-looking and other material information may be discussed on the conference call. The dial-in numbers for the conference call are 630-395-0194 or toll-free 888-324-8108 and the access password is "packaging." A live webcast of the call will be made available to the public on the internet at the Company's website, www.crowncork.com. A replay of the conference call will be available for a one-week period ending at midnight on April 25. The telephone numbers for the replay are 203-369-3432 or toll free 888-562-6205.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Except for historical information, all other information in this press release consists of forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the future impact of currency translation; the continuation of performance and market trends in 2019, including consumer preference for beverage cans and increasing global beverage can demand; the Company's ability to successfully complete and begin production within expected timelines at its new plant in Brazil; and the Company's ability to generate expected earnings and cash flow in 2019 that may cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause the statements made in this press release or the actual results of operations or financial condition of the Company to differ are discussed under the caption "Forward Looking Statements" in the Company's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2018 and in subsequent filings made prior to or after the date hereof. The Company does not intend to review or revise any particular forward-looking statement in light of future events.

Crown Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading global supplier of rigid packaging products to consumer marketing companies, as well as transit and protective packaging products, equipment and services to a broad range of end markets. World headquarters are located in Yardley, Pennsylvania.

For more information, contact:
Thomas A. Kelly, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, (215) 698-5341
Thomas T. Fischer, Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs, (215) 552-3720
Edward Bisno, Bisno Communications, (212) 717-7578

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations, Balance Sheets, Statements of Cash Flows, Segment Information and Supplemental Data follow.

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(in millions, except share and per share data)


Three Months Ended March 31,

2019

2018

Net sales

$2,755

$2,197

Cost of products sold

2,210

1,808

Depreciation and amortization

122

65

Selling and administrative expense

157

90

Restructuring and other

4

13

Income from operations (1)

262

221

Pension settlements and curtailments

(14)


Other pension and postretirement

(4)

(17)

Foreign exchange

1

18

Earnings before interest and taxes

279

220

Interest expense

98

74

Interest income

(3)

(6)

Loss from early extinguishment of debt

6


Income before income taxes

178

152

Provision for income taxes

48

39

Equity earnings

1


Net income

131

113

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(28)

(23)

Net income attributable to Crown Holdings

$103

$90

Earnings per share attributable to Crown Holdings

common shareholders:



Basic

$0.77

$0.67

Diluted

$0.77

$0.67





Weighted average common shares outstanding:



Basic

133,789,042

133,479,364

Diluted

134,437,309

133,806,636

Actual common shares outstanding at quarter end

135,352,754

134,299,633

(1) Reconciliation from income from operations to segment income follows.

Consolidated Supplemental Financial Data (Unaudited)

(in millions)


Reconciliation from Income from Operations to Segment Income

The Company views segment income, as defined below, as a principal measure of performance of its operations and for the allocation of resources. Segment income is defined by the Company as income from operations adjusted to exclude intangibles amortization charges, provisions for asbestos and restructuring and other, and the impact of fair value adjustments to inventory acquired in an acquisition.



Three Months Ended March 31,



2019

2018





Income from operations

$

262

$

221






Intangibles amortization (1)

49

11






Provision for restructuring and other

4

13






Segment Income

$

315

$

245












(1) In addition to intangibles amortization charges, the amount for 2019 also includes $2 of accelerated depreciation related to the planned shutdown of a steel beverage can operation in Spain.


Segment Information




Three Months Ended March 31,

Net Sales

2019

2018



Actual

Actual

Americas Beverage

$

788

$

758

European Beverage

339

371

European Food

423

428

Asia Pacific

321

337

Transit Packaging

569




Total reportable segments

2,440

1,894

Non-reportable segments (2)

315

303

Total net sales

$

2,755

$

2,197













Segment Income


















Americas Beverage

$

113

$

98

European Beverage

39

55

European Food

48

56

Asia Pacific

45

44

Transit Packaging

73




Total reportable segments

318

253

Non-reportable segments (2)

36

31

Corporate and other unallocated items

(39)

(39)

Total segment income

$

315

$

245



(2)

Includes the Company's food can and closures businesses in North America, aerosol can businesses in North America and Europe, the promotional packaging business in Europe, and tooling and equipment operations in the U.S. and United Kingdom.


Consolidated Supplemental Data (Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share data)


Reconciliation from Net Income and Diluted Earnings Per Share to Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share

The following table reconciles reported net income and diluted earnings per share attributable to the Company to adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share, as used elsewhere in this release.


Three Months Ended March 31,

2019

2018

Net income/diluted earnings per share attributable to
Crown Holdings, as reported

$103

$0.77

$90

$0.67

Intangibles amortization (1)

49

0.36

11

0.08

Restructuring and other (2)

4

0.03

13

0.10

Acquisition costs (3)



24

0.18

Pension curtailment (4)

(14)

(0.10)



Loss from early extinguishment of debt (5)

6

0.04



Income taxes (6)

(10)

(0.07)

(12)

(0.09)

Noncontrolling interests (7)

3

0.02











Adjusted net income/diluted earnings per share

$141

$1.05

$126

$0.94








Effective tax rate as reported

27.0%


25.7%

Adjusted effective tax rate

26.0%


25.5%









Adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share and the adjusted effective tax rate are non-GAAP measures and are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, diluted earnings per share and effective tax rates determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Company believes these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to evaluate the performance of the Company's ongoing business.

(1)

In the first quarters of 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded charges of $47 million ($35 million net of tax) and $11 million ($8 million net of tax) for intangibles amortization arising from prior acquisitions. Also in 2019, the Company recorded a charge of $2 million ($2 million net of tax) for accelerated depreciation related to the planned shutdown of a steel beverage can operation in Spain.


(2)

In the first quarter of 2019, the Company recorded net restructuring and other charges of $4 million ($5 million net of tax) including charges of $9 million primarily related to headcount reductions in its European Division and $4 million for asset sales and impairments primarily due to losses from a fire at a production facility in Asia, offset by a gain of $9 million arising from a favorable court ruling in a lawsuit brought by one of the Company's Brazilian subsidiaries claiming it was overcharged by the local tax authorities for indirect taxes paid in prior years. Certain other Brazilian subsidiaries of the Company have similar suits pending in other jurisdictions.




In the first quarter of 2018, the Company recorded restructuring and other charges of $13 million ($11 million net of tax) including $7 million for asset sales and impairments, $3 million for restructuring and other costs, and $3 million for transaction costs.



(3)

In the first quarter of 2018, the Company recorded a charge of $15 million ($10 million net of tax) for net losses arising from its hedge of the U.S. dollar purchase price for its acquisition of Signode. In addition, the Company incurred net charges of $9 million ($7 million net of tax) for pre-acquisition interest carrying costs on borrowings to finance the transaction.


(4)

In the first quarter of 2019, the Company recorded a curtailment gain of $14 million ($12 million net of tax) in connection with the closure of a defined benefit pension plan to future accrual for active members.


(5)

In the first quarter of 2019, the Company recorded a charge of $6 million ($5 million net of tax) for the write off of deferred financing fees in connection with the repayment of a portion of its term loan.


(6)

In the first quarter of 2019, the Company recorded income tax benefits of $10 million related to the items described above. In the first quarter of 2018, the Company recorded income tax benefits of $12 million related to the items described above.



(7)

In the first quarter of 2019, the Company recorded noncontrolling interest charges of $3 million related to the items described above.


Consolidated Balance Sheets (Condensed & Unaudited)

(in millions)

March 31,

2019 (1)

2018

Assets








Current assets








Cash and cash equivalents

$

301

$

2,201

Receivables, net



1,686


1,386

Inventories

1,851


1,431

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

186


243

Total current assets

4,024


5,261











Goodwill and intangible assets

6,554


3,621

Property, plant and equipment, net

3,734


3,322

Other non-current assets

1,045


875

Total

$

15,357

$

13,079














Liabilities and equity








Current liabilities








Short-term debt


$

125

$

32

Current maturities of long-term debt

83


61

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

3,134


2,768

Total current liabilities

3,342


2,861











Long-term debt, excluding current maturities

8,814


7,778

Other non-current liabilities

1,699


1,328











Noncontrolling interests

368


347

Crown Holdings shareholders' equity

1,134


765

Total equity

1,502


1,112

Total

$

15,357

$

13,079















(1)

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted new lease accounting guidance resulting in increases in other non-current assets and other non-current liabilities of $220. Prior period amounts have not been recast and continue to be reported in accordance with accounting guidance in effect for those periods.


Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Condensed & Unaudited)

(in millions)

Three months ended March 31,

2019

2018











Cash flows from operating activities








Net income

$

131

$

113

Depreciation and amortization




122


65

Restructuring and other


4


13

Pension expense


(2)


1

Pension contributions


(7)


(5)

Stock-based compensation


8


6

Working capital changes and other




(922)


(944)












Net cash used for operating activities (1)




(666)


(751)












Cash flows from investing activities









Capital expenditures


(75)


(92)

Beneficial interest in transferred receivables






175

Proceeds from sale of assets


5





Other


6


(25)












Net cash provided by/(used for) investing activities


(64)


58












Cash flows from financing activities









Net change in debt




450


2,475

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests


(9)





Common stock repurchased


(1)


(1)

Other, net


(23)


(19)












Net cash provided by financing activities


417


2,455












Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents


2


14












Net change in cash and cash equivalents


(311)


1,776

Cash and cash equivalents at January 1


659


435












Cash and cash equivalents at March 31 (2)

$

348

$

2,211























(1)

Adjusted free cash flow is defined by the Company as net cash used for operating activities plus beneficial interest in transferred receivables less capital expenditures and certain other items. A reconciliation from net cash used for operating activities to adjusted free cash flow for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 follows.


(2)

Cash and cash equivalents includes $47 and $10 of restricted cash at March 31, 2019 and 2018.


Three months ended March 31,

2019

2018

Net cash used for operating activities

($666)

($751)

Beneficial interest in transferred receivables (3)

175

Acquisition costs

3

Adjusted cash used for operating activities

(666)

(573)

Interest included in investing activities (4)

6


Capital expenditures

(75)

(92)

Adjusted free cash flow

($735)

($665)








(3)

Subsequent to amendments to the Company's receivables securitization program during the third quarter of 2018, certain activity that was previously reported as investing activity is now reported as operating activity.


(4)

Interest benefit of cross currency swap included in investing activities.

Consolidated Supplemental Data (Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share data)


Impact of Foreign Currency Translation by Segment (1)



Net Sales

Segment Income





Americas Beverage

(11)

(1)

European Beverage

(19)

(2)

European Food

(35)

(4)

Asia Pacific

(4)


Transit Packaging

(25)

(3)

Corporate and Non-Reportable

(6)



($100)

($10)





(1)

The impact of foreign currency translation represents the difference between actual current year U.S. dollar results and pro forma amounts assuming constant foreign currency exchange rates for translation in both periods. In order to compute the difference, the Company compares actual U.S. dollar results to an amount calculated by multiplying or dividing, as appropriate, the current U.S. dollar results by current year average foreign exchange rates and then multiplying or dividing, as appropriate, those amounts by the applicable prior year average foreign exchange rates.

Comparative Results for Transit Packaging


Revenue

Segment Income

Depreciation (2)

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

Q1

$569

$588

$73

$79

$15

$13

Q2

620


94


14

Q3

585


81


15

Q4

595


80


14



$2,388


$334


$56


(2)

Amount of depreciation expense included in segment income, including step-up depreciation in 2019.

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA


Q1 2019

Q1 2018

Full Year 2018

Twelve Months ended







March 31, 2019

Income from operations

$262

$221

$1,096

$1,137

Add:







Intangibles amortization

49

11

148

186

Fair value adjustment to inventory



40

40

Provision for restructuring and other

4

13

44

35

Segment income

315

245

1,328

1,398

Other pension and postretirement

4

17

67

54

Depreciation

73

54

277

296









Adjusted EBITDA

$392

$316

$1,672

$1,748









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