MRC Global Announces Third Quarter 2024 Results
HOUSTON, Nov. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MRC Global Inc. (NYSE:MRC) today announced third quarter 2024 results.
Net income attributable to common stockholders for the third quarter of 2024 was $23 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, and was $29 million, or $0.33 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2023. Adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders for the third quarter of 2024 was $19 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, as compared to the third quarter of 2023 result of $28 million, or $0.32 per diluted share.
MRC Global's third quarter 2024 gross profit was $160 million, or 20.1% of sales, as compared to the third quarter 2023 gross profit of $183 million, or 20.6% of sales. Gross profit for the third quarter includes $5 million and $4 million of income for 2024 and 2023, respectively, in cost of sales relating to the use of the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method of inventory cost accounting. Adjusted Gross Profit, which excludes (among other items) the impact of LIFO, was $166 million, or 20.8% of sales, for the third quarter of 2024 and was $189 million, or 21.3% of sales, for the third quarter of 2023.
Third Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights:
Cash flow provided by operations of $96 million for the third quarter and $197 million in the first nine months of 2024
Sales of $797 million, a 4% decrease compared to the second quarter of 2024
Adjusted Gross Profit, as a percentage of sales, of 20.8%
Adjusted EBITDA of $48 million, or 6.0% of sales
Net Working Capital, as a percentage of sales, of 14.3% - a new company record low
Net Debt leverage ratio of 0.1 times
Rob Saltiel, MRC Global's President and CEO, stated, "As we guided on our last earnings call, revenue and Adjusted EBITDA declined in the third quarter due to slowing activity in the U.S. oilfield and project delays in our DIET sector. Despite these headwinds, we generated operating cash flow of $96 million, bringing our 2024 total to $197 million, essentially achieving our full year cash flow target of $200 million a quarter early. Given our robust cash flow generation, we are raising our guidance for the full year operating cash flow to $220 million or more.
"As recently announced, we repurchased all of our convertible preferred shares through a successful new Term Loan B, and we are in the process of extending the maturity of our asset-based lending facility to 2029. We expect that these transactions will be accretive to earnings and cash flow in 2025 and beyond, and they simplify our capital structure while maintaining a solid balance sheet," Mr. Saltiel added.
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses were $123 million, or 15.4% of sales, for the third quarter of 2024 compared to $126 million, or 14.2% of sales, for the same period in 2023. There were no adjustments to SG&A for the third quarter of 2024. Adjusted SG&A for the third quarter of 2023 was $123 million, or 13.9% of sales, which excluded $3 million for a customer settlement.
Adjusted EBITDA was $48 million, or 6.0% of sales, in the third quarter of 2024 compared to $70 million, or 7.9% of sales, for the same period in 2023.
Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted SG&A, Net Debt and Leverage Ratio are all non-GAAP measures. Please refer to the reconciliation of each of these measures to the nearest GAAP measure in this release.
An income tax expense of $3 million was incurred in the third quarter of 2024, with an effective tax rate of 9%, as compared to an income tax expense of $14 million, with an effective tax rate of 29%, for the third quarter of 2023. These rates differ from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% as a result of state income taxes, non-deductible expenses, and differing foreign income tax rates. In addition, the effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was favorably impacted by a net reduction in valuation allowance provision offset by foreign losses with no tax benefit.
Sales
The company's sales were $797 million for the third quarter of 2024, which was 10% lower than the third quarter of 2023 and 4% lower than the second quarter of 2024. As compared to the same quarter a year ago, the Production and Transmission Infrastructure (PTI) sector declined the most followed by the Downstream, Industrial and Energy Transition (DIET) and Gas Utilities sectors. Sequentially, the company's sales decline was due to the PTI and DIET sectors, partially offset by an increase in the Gas Utilities sector.
Sales by Segment
U.S. sales in the third quarter of 2024 were $644 million, down $101 million, or 14%, from the same quarter in 2023. PTI sector sales decreased $43 million, or 19%, primarily due to slowing oilfield activity. DIET sector sales decreased $40 million, or 19%, due to less project work and less turnaround activity. Gas Utilities sector revenue decreased $18 million, or 6%, as customers reduced their own product inventory levels and executed fewer capital projects.
Sequentially, as compared to the second quarter of 2024, U.S. sales decreased $33 million, or 5%, as the PTI and DIET sectors declined, partially offset by an increase in the Gas Utilities sector. PTI sector sales decreased $21 million, or 10%, primarily due to the completion of projects in the second quarter and slowing oilfield activity, partially offset by an increase in sales related to a new customer contract. DIET sector sales decreased $18 million, or 10%, primarily as a result of non-repeating projects. The U.S. Gas Utilities sector sales, which increased $6 million, or 2%, was driven by increased customer spending due to seasonal increases and normalizing buying patterns.
Canada sales in the third quarter of 2024 were $26 million, down $12 million, or 32%, from the same quarter in 2023, due to a decline in the PTI sector.
Sequentially, Canada sales were down $7 million, or 21%, from the prior quarter primarily due to the PTI sector.
International sales in the third quarter of 2024 were $127 million, up $22 million, or 21%, from the same period in 2023. The increase was driven by both the PTI and DIET sectors. The PTI sector growth is due primarily to various projects in Europe. The DIET sector improvement was driven by projects, including an offshore wind project, as well as refining and chemical turnaround activity.
Sequentially, as compared to the previous quarter, International sales were up $5 million, or 4%, as the PTI and DIET sectors grew. The PTI sector increased as a result of projects in Europe, Asia and Australia, while the DIET sector increased due to project work in Europe and the Middle East as well as turnaround activity in Europe and Asia.
Sales by Sector
Gas Utilities sector sales, which are primarily U.S. based, were $295 million in the third quarter of 2024, or 37% of total sales, a sales decrease of $19 million, or 6%, from the third quarter of 2023.
Sequentially, as compared to the second quarter of 2024, the Gas Utilities sector sales increased $8 million, or 3%.
DIET sector sales in the third quarter of 2024 were $248 million, or 31% of total sales, a decrease of $31 million, or 11%, from the third quarter of 2023. The decrease in DIET sector sales was driven by declines in the U.S., partially offset by increases in International and Canada.
Sequentially, as compared to the previous quarter, DIET sector sales were down $20 million, or 7%, due to declines in the U.S. and Canada segments partially offset by the International segment.
PTI sector sales in the third quarter of 2024 were $254 million, or 32% of total sales, a decline of $41 million, or 14%, from the third quarter of 2023. The decrease in PTI sector sales was due to declines in the U.S. and Canada segments partially offset by the International segment.
Sequentially, as compared to the prior quarter, PTI sector sales decreased $23 million, or 8%, due to declines in the U.S. and Canada segments partially offset by the International segment.
Backlog
As of September 30, 2024, the company's backlog was $580 million, a 9% decline from the previous quarter due to reduced order activity during the quarter.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
As of September 30, 2024, the cash balance was $62 million, long-term debt (including current portion) was $85 million, and Net Debt was $23 million. Cash provided by operations was $96 million in the third quarter of 2024. Availability under the company's asset-based lending facility was $485 million, and available liquidity was $547 million as of September 30, 2024.
Subsequent Event
The company issued a new 7-year $350 million Term Loan B in October and is in the process of extending its $750 million asset-based lending facility to 2029, which is expected to be complete by mid-November. The company also repurchased its 6.5% Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred stock in its entirety for $361 million plus accrued dividends of $4 million. The Net Debt leverage ratio on a pro forma basis as of September 30, 2024, for these transactions is 1.7 times.
Please refer to the reconciliation of non-GAAP measures (Net Debt) to GAAP measures (Long-term Debt) in this release.
Conference Call
The company will hold a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2024 results at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Central Time) on November 6, 2024. To participate in the call, please dial 201-689-8261 and ask for the MRC Global conference call prior to the start time. To access the conference call, live over the Internet, please log onto the web at www.mrcglobal.com and go to the "Investors" page of the company's website. For those who cannot listen to the live call, a replay will be available through November 20, 2024, and can be accessed by dialing 201-612-7415 and using pass code 13746017#. Also, an archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the call at www.mrcglobal.com for 90 days.
About MRC Global Inc.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, MRC Global (NYSE:MRC) is the leading global distributor of pipe, valves, fittings (PVF) and other infrastructure products and services to diversified end-markets including the gas utilities, downstream, industrial and energy transition, and production and transmission infrastructure sectors. With over 100 years of experience, MRC Global has provided customers with innovative supply chain solutions, technical product expertise and a robust digital platform from a worldwide network of over 200 locations including valve and engineering centers. The company's unmatched quality assurance program offers over 300,000 SKUs from over 8,500 suppliers, simplifying the supply chain for approximately 10,000 customers. Find out more at www.mrcglobal.com.
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Statements about the company's business, including its strategy, its industry, the company's future profitability, the company's guidance on its sales, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, tax rate, capital expenditures, achieving cost savings and cash flow, debt reduction, liquidity, growth in the company's various markets and the company's expectations, beliefs, plans, strategies, objectives, prospects and assumptions are not guarantees of future performance. These statements are based on management's expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond MRC Global's control, including the factors described in the company's SEC filings that may cause the company's actual results and performance to be materially different from any future results or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
These risks and uncertainties include (among others) decreases in capital and other expenditure levels in the industries that the company serves; U.S. and international general economic conditions; geopolitical events; decreases in oil and natural gas prices; unexpected supply shortages; loss of third-party transportation providers; cost increases by the company's suppliers and transportation providers; increases in steel prices, which the company may be unable to pass along to its customers which could significantly lower the company's profit; the company's lack of long-term contracts with most of its suppliers; suppliers' price reductions of products that the company sells, which could cause the value of its inventory to decline; decreases in steel prices, which could significantly lower the company's profit; a decline in demand for certain of the products the company distributes if tariffs and duties on these products are imposed or lifted; holding more inventory than can be sold in a commercial time frame; significant substitution of renewables and low-carbon fuels for oil and gas, impacting demand for the company's products; risks related to adverse weather events or natural disasters; environmental, health and safety laws and regulations and the interpretation or implementation thereof; changes in the company's customer and product mix; the risk that manufacturers of the products that the company distributes will sell a substantial amount of goods directly to end users in the industry sectors that the company serves; failure to operate the company's business in an efficient or optimized manner; the company's ability to compete successfully with other companies; the company's lack of long-term contracts with many of its customers and the company's lack of contracts with customers that require minimum purchase volumes; inability to attract and retain employees or the potential loss of key personnel; adverse health events, such as a pandemic; interruption in the proper functioning of the company's information systems; the occurrence of cybersecurity incidents; risks related to the company's customers' creditworthiness; the success of acquisition strategies; the potential adverse effects associated with integrating acquisitions and whether these acquisitions will yield their intended benefits; impairment of the company's goodwill or other intangible assets; adverse changes in political or economic conditions in the countries in which the company operates; the company's significant indebtedness; the dependence on the company's subsidiaries for cash to meet parent company obligations; changes in the company's credit profile; potential inability to obtain necessary capital; the sufficiency of the company's insurance policies to cover losses, including liabilities arising from litigation; product liability claims against the company; pending or future asbestos-related claims against the company; exposure to U.S. and international laws and regulations, regulating corruption, limiting imports or exports or imposing economic sanctions; risks relating to ongoing evaluations of internal controls required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; risks related to changing laws and regulations including trade policies and tariffs; and the potential share price volatility and costs incurred in response to any shareholder activism campaigns.
For a discussion of key risk factors, please see the risk factors disclosed in the company's SEC filings, which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and on the company's website, www.mrcglobal.com. MRC Global's filings and other important information are also available on the Investors page of the company's website at www.mrcglobal.com.
Undue reliance should not be placed on the company's forward-looking statements. Although forward-looking statements reflect the company's good faith beliefs, reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the company's actual results, performance or achievements or future events to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements or future events expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise, except to the extent required by law.
Contact:
Monica BroughtonVP, Investor Relations & TreasuryMRC Global
MRC Global Inc.Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)(in millions, except shares)
September 30,
December 31,
2024
2023
Assets
Current assets:
Cash
$
62
$
131
Accounts receivable, net
478
430
Inventories, net
462
560
Other current assets
41
34
Total current assets
1,043
1,155
Long-term assets:
Operating lease assets
185
205
Property, plant and equipment, net
85
78
Other assets
31
21
Intangible assets:
Goodwill, net
264
264
Other intangible assets, net
148
163
$
1,756
$
1,886
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable
$
382
$
355
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
108
102
Operating lease liabilities
34
34
Current portion of debt obligations
-
292
Total current liabilities
524
783
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt
85
9
Operating lease liabilities
167
186
Deferred income taxes
41
45
Other liabilities
27
20
Commitments and contingencies
6.5% Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 363,000 shares; 363,000 shares issued and outstanding
355
355
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share: 500 million shares authorized, 109,452,863 and 108,531,564 issued, respectively
1
1
Additional paid-in capital
1,774
1,768
Retained deficit
(618
)
(678
)
Less: Treasury stock at cost: 24,216,330 shares
(375
)
(375
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(225
)
(228
)
557
488
$
1,756
$
1,886
MRC Global Inc.Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)(in millions, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
September 30,
September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Sales
$
797
$
888
$
2,435
$
2,644
Cost of sales
637
705
1,939
2,107
Gross profit
160
183
496
537
Selling, general and administrative expenses
123
126
374
378
Operating income
37
57
122
159
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense
(4
)
(9
)
(19
)
(26
)
Other, net
(1
)
1
(2
)
(3
)
Income before income taxes
32
49
101
130
Income tax expense
3
14
23
37
Net income
29
35
78
93
Series A preferred stock dividends
6
6
18
18
Net income attributable to common stockholders
$
23
$
29
$
60
$
75
