CLEARFIELD, Utah, Jan. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Vista Outdoor
Inc. ("Vista Outdoor") today reported operating results for the
third quarter of fiscal year 2015 (FY15), which ended on
December 28, 2014. As previously
announced, Alliant Techsystems Inc. ("ATK") (NYSE: ATK) and Orbital
Sciences Corporation ("Orbital") have entered into a transaction
agreement, whereby ATK's Aerospace and Defense Groups will merge
with Orbital immediately following the spin-off of ATK's Sporting
Group business as Vista Outdoor. The companies anticipate
completing the transaction on February 9,
2015, subject to the satisfaction of remaining closing
conditions.
Vista Outdoor operates two business segments: Shooting Sports
and Outdoor Products (see Segment Results below).
Third quarter sales for Vista Outdoor were $507 million, down 3 percent from the prior-year
quarter of $524 million, due to
decreased volume in the Shooting Sports segment, partially offset
by an increase in the Outdoor Products segment. On a proforma
basis, sales in the prior-year quarter were $580 million, which was calculated by combining
the results of Vista Outdoor with the standalone results of
Bushnell for the pre-acquisition period prior to November 1, 2013. On a proforma organic basis,
sales decreased 13 percent.
Gross profit was flat in the third quarter compared to the
prior-year period at $134 million.
The increase in gross profit in the Outdoor Products segment was
offset by decreased gross profit in the Shooting Sports segment and
increased corporate costs.
As previously announced, during the third quarter, Vista Outdoor
recorded a $52 million ($48 million, net of tax) non-cash, goodwill/trade
name impairment charge associated with the Savage acquisition with
only partial tax benefits. The basis for this impairment charge
reflects the current market correction impacting demand for
firearms. A major factor to this impairment is the significant
impact to the valuations of other firearms market participants,
which was considered as a basis for this impairment. Also,
contributing to this impairment is a decline in the company's
near-term projected cash flows in the firearms business.
Reflecting this impairment charge, third quarter operating
profit was $11 million compared to
$63 million in the prior-year period.
Excluding the goodwill/trade name impairment and transaction costs
in both the current and prior-year periods, adjusted operating
profit was $66 million compared to
$75 million (see reconciliation
tables for details). This is a result of the gross profit being
flat as noted above and an increase in selling and general and
administrative costs, primarily due to a full-quarter of the
November 2013 Bushnell
acquisition.
"Vista Outdoor's leadership in its current markets, broad
portfolio of widely recognized brands, scale position and common
distribution uniquely position Vista Outdoor for growth in an
attractive $63 billion outdoor
recreation industry," said Mark
DeYoung, ATK President and Chief Executive Officer and named
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Vista Outdoor. "Despite
the recent market conditions in certain segments of the shooting
sports industry, our ability to outperform our competitors,
maintain attractive margins, deliver innovative products and
strategically position our portfolio with a variety of customers
enables Vista Outdoor to position itself for new market
opportunities and utilize proven execution excellence to deliver
results for our shareholders. Due to the nature of the transaction,
Vista Outdoor will be spun off with low leverage and will pursue a
balanced capital deployment strategy."
Please see segment and corporate results below.
SUMMARY OF REPORTED RESULTS
The following tables present the company's results for the third
quarter of the fiscal year, which ended December 28, 2014 (in thousands).
Sales:
|
Quarters Ended
|
|
December 28,
2014
|
|
December 29,
2013
|
|
$
Change
|
|
%
Change
|
Shooting
Sports
|
$
|
308,787
|
|
$
|
383,543
|
|
$
|
(74,756)
|
|
(19.5)%
|
Outdoor
Products
|
198,094
|
|
140,685
|
|
57,409
|
|
40.8%
|
Total
sales
|
$
|
506,881
|
|
$
|
524,228
|
|
$
|
(17,347)
|
|
(3.3)%
|
Gross Profit:
|
Quarters Ended
|
|
December 28,
2014
|
|
December 29,
2013
|
|
$
Change
|
|
%
Change
|
Shooting
Sports
|
$
|
80,973
|
|
$
|
104,566
|
|
$
|
(23,593)
|
|
(22.6)%
|
Outdoor
Products
|
54,224
|
|
28,253
|
|
25,971
|
|
91.9%
|
Corporate
|
(1,160)
|
|
857
|
|
(2,017)
|
|
235.4%
|
Total gross
profit
|
$
|
134,037
|
|
$
|
133,676
|
|
$
|
361
|
|
0.3%
|
SEGMENT RESULTS
The Shooting Sports segment designs, develops and manufactures
ammunition, long guns and related equipment products. Brands under
the Shooting Sports segment include: American Eagle, Blazer, CCI,
Estate Cartridge, Federal Premium, Fusion, Savage Arms, Speer and
Stevens.
The Outdoor Products segment designs, develops, manufactures and
sources optics, archery products, helmets, eyewear and accessories.
The segment currently includes the following brands: Alliant
Powder, Bee Stinger, BLACKHAWK!,
Bollé, Bushnell, Butler Creek, Cébé, Champion Target, Eagle, Final
Approach, GunMate, Gunslick Pro, Gold Tip, Hoppe's, Millett, Night
Optics, Outers, Primos, RCBS, Serengeti, Simmons, Stoney Point, Tasco, Uncle Mike's and Weaver
Optics.
SHOOTING SPORTS
Sales in the third quarter decreased 19 percent to $309 million, compared to $384 million in the prior-year quarter. The
decrease was driven primarily by reduced volume of .223/5.56
ammunition (which is primarily sourced from ATK), primers and
firearms as a result of softening market demand.
Gross profit for the quarter was $81
million, down 23 percent, compared to $105 million in the prior-year period, reflecting
the decrease in sales noted above, product mix and targeted
promotional activity in response to current market conditions.
OUTDOOR PRODUCTS
Third quarter sales increased 41 percent to $198 million, compared to $141 million in the prior-year quarter, including
results from the Bushnell acquisition. On a proforma basis, sales
in the prior-year quarter were $197
million, which was calculated by combining the results of
the Outdoor Products segment with the standalone results of
Bushnell for the pre-acquisition period. Proforma organic sales
grew 1 percent largely due to growth in the optics business,
partially offset by softening in the tactical accessories and
reloading business. Sales from the Bushnell acquisition were
$151 million in the current year
period compared to $85 million in the
prior-year period.
Gross profit in the third quarter was $54
million, up 92 percent compared to $28 million in the prior-year quarter, including
results from the Bushnell acquisition and the absence of facility
rationalization costs incurred in the prior-year quarter. Gross
profit from the Bushnell acquisition was $44
million in the current-year period compared to $21 million in the prior-year period, including
inventory step-up and transition costs.
CORPORATE AND OTHER
Corporate gross profit primarily reflects expenses incurred for
foreign currency gain/loss, pension and postretirement expense,
derivative instruments and self-insurance results. In the third
quarter, corporate and other was $1
million of expense, compared to $1
million in income from the prior-year quarter, primarily
reflecting changes in foreign currency and derivative
gain/loss.
Operating expenses increased by $52
million from the prior-year period, driven by the
goodwill/trade name impairment recorded in the current year.
Research and development costs were relatively flat. Selling
expenses increased primarily due to increased commissions as a
result of the full-quarter costs associated with the Bushnell
acquisition. General and administrative costs decreased due to the
absence of acquisition transaction costs in the prior-year quarter,
partially offset by transaction costs related to the anticipated
transaction and full-quarter costs associated with the Bushnell
acquisition.
The current financial statements include approximately
$1 billion of allocated long-term
debt and associated interest expense of approximately $8.4 million. Following the spin-off of Vista
Outdoor from ATK, the company will have $350
million of debt at an interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.75 and
approximately $175 million of
cash.
OUTLOOK
"After exceptional prior-period growth rates, the shooting
sports market is currently settling back to normalized demand
levels," said Stephen Nolan, the
named Chief Financial Officer for Vista Outdoor. "Our results are
in line with our expectations for the market correction and
recovery. The average market correction period is approximately18
months. Consistent with previous expectations, we see Vista Outdoor
generating modest growth for FY16, primarily in the second half of
the year. We continue to position the company for future growth
with our focus on delivering new, innovative solutions to the
market, such as the Bushnell Tour-X Golf Laser Range Finder and the
Savage A17 rifle."
Vista Outdoor anticipates providing guidance in its fiscal year
2015 year-end earnings release in the May
2015 time frame.
On the anticipated closing date, February
9, ATK stockholders as of the applicable record date,
February 2, will receive two shares
of Vista Outdoor common stock for every one share of ATK common
stock they hold.
Vista Outdoor common stock is expected to trade on a
"when-issued" basis on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") from
January 29 through February 9. On the
first trading day following the closing, which is expected to be
February 10, "regular way" trading of
Vista Outdoor common stock under the symbol "VSTO" will begin.
Additional information concerning Vista Outdoor and the proposed
spin-off is contained in Vista Outdoor's registration statement on
Form 10.
Vista Outdoor will be headquartered in Utah, an outdoor recreation hub for
manufacturers and recreational-equipment suppliers to the outdoor
industry. The company will have approximately 5,800 employees
across the U.S. and internationally. The company's widely known and
respected brands include: Alliant Powder, CCI, Cébé, Champion
Targets, BLACKHAWK!, Bollé, Bushnell, Federal Premium, Final
Approach, Gold Tip Arrows, Hoppe's, Outers, Primos, RCBS, Savage
Arms, Serengeti, Speer, Uncle Mike's, Weaver Optics.
The company's competitive strengths include a portfolio of
authentic brands focused on outdoor sports and recreation; leading
innovation and product development competencies; proven
manufacturing, global sourcing and distribution platforms; and
proven M&A capabilities, highlighted by the recent acquisitions
of BLACKHAWK!, Savage Arms and Bushnell.
Vista Outdoor has built a long-tenured, highly experienced and
capable leadership team focused on executing a strategy to
capitalize on a growing and fragmented market, develop new and
innovative products to drive organic growth and customer loyalty,
leverage relationships with wholesale and retail channels,
continuously improve operations and expand into complementary or
adjacent categories through M&A.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBIT
EBIT, excluding goodwill/trade name impairment, transaction
costs for Bushnell acquisition and proposed transactions, and
Bushnell inventory step-up, is a non-GAAP financial measure that
Vista Outdoor defines as EBIT excluding the impact of these items.
Vista Outdoor management is presenting this measure so a reader may
compare EBIT excluding these items as the measures provide
investors with an important perspective on the operating results of
the Company. Vista Outdoor management uses these measurements
internally to assess business performance, and Vista Outdoor's
definition may differ from those used by other companies.
Total Vista
Outdoor for the Quarter Ending
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 28,
2014:
|
|
|
|
|
|
EBIT
|
|
As
reported
|
|
$
|
11,394
|
|
Goodwill/trade name
impairment
|
|
52,220
|
|
Transaction
costs
|
|
2,597
|
|
As
adjusted
|
|
$
|
66,211
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 29,
2013:
|
|
|
|
|
|
EBIT
|
|
As
reported
|
|
$
|
62,575
|
|
Transaction
costs
|
|
10,591
|
|
Inventory
step-up
|
|
1,377
|
|
As
adjusted
|
|
$
|
74,543
|
|
|
|
|
|
About Vista Outdoor Inc.
Vista Outdoor is a leading global designer, manufacturer and
marketer in the growing outdoor sports and recreation markets. The
company operates in two segments, Shooting Sports and Outdoor
Products, and has more than 30 well-recognized brands that provide
consumers with a range of performance-driven, high-quality and
innovative products in the ammunition, firearms and outdoor
accessories categories. Vista Outdoor products are sold at leading
retailers and distributors across North
America and worldwide. Vista Outdoor is headquartered in
Utah and has manufacturing
operations and facilities in 10 U.S. States, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Canada along with international sales and
sourcing operations in Mexico,
Canada, Europe, Australia, New
Zealand and Asia.
Certain information discussed in this press release constitutes
forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although Vista Outdoor believes that
the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are
based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its
expectations will be achieved. Forward-looking information is
subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those projected. Among
those factors are: Vista Outdoor's ability to operate successfully
as a standalone business; the ability to retain and hire key
personnel and maintain and grow its relationships with customers,
suppliers and other business partners, including the ability to
obtain acceptable third party licenses; the company's ability to
adapt its products to changes in technology or the marketplace and
the corresponding assumptions regarding customer preferences and
market acceptance of new products; assumptions regarding the
ability to maintain and enhance brand recognition and reputation;
reductions or changes in demand for commercial ammunition, firearms
or accessories or other outdoor sports and recreation products,
including the risk that placed orders exceed actual customer
requirements; assumptions regarding seasonality and weather
conditions in the company's markets; the company's competitive
environment; risks associated with compliance and diversification
into international and commercial markets; the supply, availability
and costs of raw materials and components, including commodity
price fluctuations; changes in government laws and other rules and
regulations, such as federal and state firearms and ammunition
regulations; assumptions regarding the company's long-term growth
strategy; assumptions regarding growth opportunities in
international and commercial markets; increases in commodity costs,
energy prices and production costs; foreign currency exchange rates
and fluctuations in those rates; assumptions regarding orders; the
terms and timing of awards and contracts; changes in projections or
cost estimates related to relocation of facilities; the outcome of
contingencies, including litigation relating to intellectual
property, product liability, warranty liability and personal
injury; environmental remediation; cybersecurity and other
industrial and physical security threats; actual pension asset
returns and assumptions regarding future returns, discount rates
and service costs; capital market volatility and corresponding
assumptions related to the company's shares outstanding; the
availability of capital market financing; changes to accounting
standards or policies; changes in tax rules or pronouncements;
economic conditions; and the company's capital deployment strategy,
including debt repayment, any dividend payments, share repurchases,
pension funding, mergers and acquisitions - including the related
costs and any integration thereof. Vista Outdoor undertakes no
obligation to update any forward-looking statements. For further
information on factors that could impact Vista Outdoor, and
statements contained herein, please refer to Vista Outdoor's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the
company's registration statement on Form 10.
|
VISTA OUTDOOR
INC.
CONDENSED COMBINED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(preliminary and
unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter
Ended
|
|
Nine Months
Ended
|
(Amounts in
thousands except per share data)
|
|
December 28,
2014
|
|
December 29,
2013
|
|
December 28,
2014
|
|
December 29,
2013
|
Net sales
|
|
$
|
506,881
|
|
$
|
524,228
|
|
$
|
1,598,025
|
|
$
|
1,308,754
|
Cost of
sales
|
|
372,844
|
|
390,552
|
|
1,191,942
|
|
998,414
|
Gross
profit
|
|
134,037
|
|
133,676
|
|
406,083
|
|
310,340
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research and
development
|
|
2,318
|
|
1,842
|
|
7,043
|
|
6,274
|
Selling
|
|
39,377
|
|
34,542
|
|
114,801
|
|
78,634
|
General and
administrative
|
|
28,728
|
|
34,717
|
|
86,598
|
|
77,298
|
Goodwill/trade name
impairment
|
|
52,220
|
|
—
|
|
52,220
|
|
—
|
Income before
interest, and income taxes
|
|
11,394
|
|
62,575
|
|
145,421
|
|
148,134
|
Interest
expense
|
|
(8,357)
|
|
(6,416)
|
|
(25,281)
|
|
(7,671)
|
Interest
income
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
Income before income
taxes
|
|
3,037
|
|
56,159
|
|
120,140
|
|
140,463
|
Income tax
provision
|
|
14,206
|
|
22,794
|
|
56,519
|
|
55,137
|
Net income
(loss)
|
|
(11,169)
|
|
33,365
|
|
63,621
|
|
85,326
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
(11,169)
|
|
$
|
33,365
|
|
$
|
63,621
|
|
$
|
85,326
|
Other comprehensive
income (loss), net of tax:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change
in fair value of derivatives, net of tax benefit (expense) of $2,
$(180), $(316) and $(471), respectively
|
|
(3)
|
|
287
|
|
504
|
|
753
|
Change in cumulative
translation adjustment, net of tax benefits of $4,806, $1,035,
$9,650, and $1,011, respectively
|
|
(7,677)
|
|
(1,654)
|
|
(15,415)
|
|
(1,620)
|
Total other
comprehensive income
|
|
$
|
(7,680)
|
|
$
|
(1,367)
|
|
$
|
(14,911)
|
|
$
|
(867)
|
Comprehensive
income
|
|
(18,849)
|
|
31,998
|
|
48,710
|
|
84,459
|
VISTA OUTDOOR
INC.
CONDENSED COMBINED
BALANCE SHEETS
(preliminary and
unaudited)
|
|
(Amounts in
thousands except share data)
|
|
December 28,
2014
|
|
March 31,
2014
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
|
$
|
65,766
|
|
$
|
40,004
|
Net
receivables
|
|
361,720
|
|
300,734
|
Net
inventories
|
|
418,241
|
|
425,558
|
Deferred income tax
assets
|
|
48,146
|
|
58,876
|
Other current
assets
|
|
12,309
|
|
24,502
|
Total current
assets
|
|
906,182
|
|
849,674
|
Net property, plant,
and equipment
|
|
184,409
|
|
189,096
|
Goodwill
|
|
794,681
|
|
829,238
|
Net intangible
assets
|
|
493,619
|
|
567,380
|
Deferred charges and
other non-current assets
|
|
53,892
|
|
22,270
|
Total
assets
|
|
$
|
2,432,783
|
|
$
|
2,457,658
|
LIABILITIES AND
EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
123,968
|
|
181,506
|
Accrued
compensation
|
|
23,964
|
|
32,449
|
Accrued income
taxes
|
|
4,155
|
|
2,079
|
Federal excise
tax
|
|
24,684
|
|
27,990
|
Other accrued
liabilities
|
|
111,898
|
|
88,603
|
Total current
liabilities
|
|
288,669
|
|
332,627
|
Long-term
debt
|
|
1,001,686
|
|
1,014,911
|
Noncurrent deferred
income tax liabilities
|
|
209,552
|
|
216,138
|
Other long-term
liabilities
|
|
26,696
|
|
23,251
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
1,526,603
|
|
1,586,927
|
Commitments and
contingencies (Notes 16)
|
|
|
|
|
Parent
Equity
|
|
922,596
|
|
872,236
|
Accumulated other
comprehensive loss
|
|
(16,416)
|
|
(1,505)
|
Total
equity
|
|
906,180
|
|
870,731
|
Total liabilities and
equity
|
|
$
|
2,432,783
|
|
$
|
2,457,658
|
VISTA OUTDOOR
INC
CONDENSED COMBINED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(preliminary and
unaudited)
|
|
|
|
NINE MONTHS
ENDED
|
(Amounts in
thousands)
|
|
December 28,
2014
|
|
December 29,
2013
|
Operating
Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
63,621
|
|
$
|
85,326
|
Adjustments to net
income to arrive at cash provided by operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
24,384
|
|
16,479
|
Amortization of
intangibles
|
|
23,112
|
|
13,135
|
Amortization of
deferred financing costs
|
|
1,923
|
|
359
|
Goodwill/tradename
impairment
|
|
52,220
|
|
—
|
Deferred income
taxes
|
|
(3,873)
|
|
(3,277)
|
Loss on disposal of
property
|
|
1,129
|
|
3,463
|
Changes in assets and
liabilities net of effects of business acquisitions:
|
|
|
|
|
Net
receivables
|
|
(71,034)
|
|
3,799
|
Net
inventories
|
|
3,552
|
|
(7,817)
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
(45,303)
|
|
(92,261)
|
Accrued
compensation
|
|
(8,840)
|
|
(3,720)
|
Accrued income
taxes
|
|
9,628
|
|
(5,560)
|
Other assets and
liabilities
|
|
28,655
|
|
36,477
|
Cash provided by
operating activities
|
|
79,174
|
|
46,403
|
Investing
Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
expenditures
|
|
(30,630)
|
|
(21,951)
|
Acquisition of
business, net of cash acquired
|
|
—
|
|
(1,301,597)
|
Proceeds from the
disposition of property, plant, and equipment
|
|
(4)
|
|
138
|
Cash used for
investing activities
|
|
(30,634)
|
|
(1,323,410)
|
Financing
Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings on line of
credit
|
|
—
|
|
280,000
|
Repayments of line of
credit
|
|
—
|
|
(280,000)
|
Net transfers from
(to) parent
|
|
(7,386)
|
|
300,899
|
Payments made on long
term debt to parent
|
|
(13,225)
|
|
—
|
Proceeds from
issuance of long-term debt to parent
|
|
50,000
|
|
1,021,273
|
Payments made to
extinguish debt
|
|
(50,000)
|
|
(12,273)
|
Payments made for
debt issue costs
|
|
(501)
|
|
—
|
Cash provided by
(used for) financing activities
|
|
(21,112)
|
|
1,309,899
|
Effect of foreign
currency exchange rate fluctuations on cash
|
|
(1,666)
|
|
(121)
|
Decrease in cash and
cash equivalents
|
|
25,762
|
|
32,771
|
Cash and cash
equivalents at beginning of period
|
|
40,004
|
|
67
|
Cash and cash
equivalents at end of period
|
|
$
|
65,766
|
|
$
|
32,838
|
Media
Contact:
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Investor
Contact:
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|
|
Amanda
Covington
|
Michael
Pici
|
Phone:
703-412-3231
|
Phone:
703-412-3216
|
E-mail:
amanda.covington@atk.com
|
E-mail:
michael.pici@atk.com
|
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SOURCE Vista Outdoor Inc.