LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE: GBX) today reported financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2015.

Second Quarter Highlights

  • Net earnings attributable to Greenbrier for the quarter were $50.4 million, or $1.57 per diluted share, on revenue of $630 million
  • Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $102.7 million, or 16.3% of revenue.
  • New railcar backlog as of February 28, 2015 was 46,000 units with an estimated value of $4.78 billion (average unit sale price of $104,000), compared to 41,200 units with an estimated value of $4.20 billion (average unit sale price of $102,000) as of November 30, 2014.
  • Diversified orders for 10,100 new railcars valued at $1.09 billion were received during the quarter.
  • New railcar deliveries totaled 5,200 units for the quarter, compared to 4,000 units for the quarter ended November 30, 2014.
  • Marine backlog as of February 28, 2015 was approximately $80 million.
  • Board declares a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share payable on May 6, 2015 to shareholders of record as of April 15, 2015.
  • Repurchased 483,983 shares of common stock at a cost of $23.8 million during the quarter.  Cumulative repurchases from October 31, 2013 through February 28, 2015 aggregate 1,627,224 shares at a cost of $81.4 million, or an average price of $49.99 per share.  We have $43.6 million available under our share repurchase program.

Progress on Longer Term Financial Goals

  • Aggregate gross margin expanded to 19.9%, compared to 17.8% in the prior quarter, nearly reaching the goal of at least 20% gross margin by the second half of fiscal 2016. As a reminder, while gross margins continued to increase, management does not expect this track to be linear.
  • We remain on track to reach the goal of at least 25% ROIC by the second half of fiscal 2016.  Annualized ROIC of 19.6% reflects record operating results tempered by working capital needs associated with higher production and syndication volumes, and planned capital expenditure programs.

William A. Furman, Chairman and CEO, said, "Our record results this quarter, including margin expansion and earnings growth, reflect the soundness of our diversified and integrated business model, improved business execution and greater scale.   Our aggregate gross margin in the second quarter grew to 19.9%, nearly twice last year's level; at the same time we continue to execute on ramping up production on new manufacturing lines."

"Our diverse new railcar backlog of 46,000 units represents the sixth consecutive quarter where the quantity and value of our backlog has increased.  It is now more than triple the size of just one year ago, with production on certain production lines stretching into 2019.  Nearly 80% of our year-to-date orders for 24,200 railcars are non-energy related, including orders for double stack intermodal cars, grain hopper cars, automotive carrying cars, non-energy related tank cars, boxcars, and mill gondola cars for scrap steel. These orders, along with others in our backlog, include multi-year orders for various car types, a positive indication that our customers believe, as do we, that end-user demand for new railcars will remain solid for the foreseeable future.  The regulatory picture for tank cars transporting hazardous materials should be clarified no later than May. We expect Greenbrier's Tank Car of the Future will be the new standard, and that additional new car and retrofit orders will occur regardless of oil prices," Furman continued.

Furman concluded, "Our strong order book, which includes several core leasing company partners, provides us good visibility through fiscal 2016 and beyond.  If the strong new railcar cycle continues to play out over the next 3-4 years, as many forecast it will, then Greenbrier should be well positioned to generate significant free cash flow.  We will continue to take a balanced approach to reinvesting in high rate of return projects in our core business, seeking acquisitions in our core competencies, and returning capital to shareholders."

Transaction Update
We anticipate our 20% equity investment in Brazil's Amsted-Maxion Hortolândia, the leading railcar manufacturer in South America, will close during the third quarter.

Business Outlook
Based on current business trends and industry forecasts, Greenbrier has raised its guidance to:

  • Deliveries in FY15 of about 21,500 units
  • Revenue of approximately $2.6 to $2.7 billion, which excludes revenue from GBW as it is accounted for under the equity method of accounting
  • Diluted EPS  in the range of $5.65 to $5.95
  • Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $420 to $435 million

Similar to previous years, financial results in the second half of the year are expected to be stronger than the first half.  Also, while gross margins continue to increase overall, management does not believe this track will be linear. 

As noted in the "Safe Harbor" statement, there are risks to achieving this guidance.  Certain orders and backlog in this release are subject to customary documentation and completion of terms.

Financial Summary


Q2 FY15

Q1 FY15

Sequential Comparison – Main Drivers

Revenue

$630.1M

$495.1M

Up 27.3% primarily due to increased deliveries

Gross margin

19.9%

17.8%

Up 210 bps due to higher deliveries, favorable product mix and pricing, and improved production efficiencies

Selling and

administrative expense

$32.9M

$33.7M

Down 2.4% primarily due to higher professional fees in Q1

Gain on disposition

of equipment

$0.1M

$0.1M

Timing of sales fluctuates and is opportunistic, typically may range from $1.0M to $3.0M per quarter

Adjusted EBITDA

$102.7M

$67.2M

Up 52.8% driven by higher deliveries and margins

Effective tax rate

32.4%

31.3%

Reflects geographic mix of earnings

Net earnings

$50.4M

$32.8M


Diluted EPS

$1.57

$1.01


Segment Summary


Q2 FY15

Q1 FY15

Sequential Comparison – Main Drivers

Manufacturing

  Revenue

$505.2M

$379.9M

Up 33.0% primarily due to higher deliveries

  Gross margin

20.2%

16.8%

Up 340 bps due to favorable product mix and pricing, improved efficiencies and weakening Peso

  Operating margin (1)

18.0%

13.7%


  Deliveries

5,200

4,000


Wheels & Parts

  Revenue

$102.6M

$86.6M

Up 18.5% primarily attributable to higher volume and product mix

  Gross margin

9.6%

11.3%

Down 170 bps primarily due to reduced price of scrap steel

  Operating margin (1)

7.8%

9.2%


Leasing & Services

  Revenue

$22.3M

$28.5M

Q1 includes syndication of third party produced railcars

  Gross margin

60.3%

50.6%

Up 970 bps due to lower margin syndication of third party produced railcars in Q1, and higher margin interim rents on leased railcars for syndication in Q2

  Operating margin (1) (2)

44.1%

38.8%


  Lease fleet utilization

99.5%

98.1%



(1) See supplemental segment information on page 11 for additional information.

(2) Includes Net gain on disposition of equipment, which is excluded from gross margin.

Conference Call
Greenbrier will host a teleconference to discuss its second quarter 2015 results. In conjunction with this news release, Greenbrier has posted a supplemental earnings presentation to our website.  Teleconference details are as follows:

  • April 7, 2015
  • 8:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time
  • Phone: 1-630-395-0143, Password: "Greenbrier"
  • Real-time Audio Access:  ("Newsroom" at http://www.gbrx.com)

Please access the site 10 minutes prior to the start time.  

About Greenbrier Companies
Greenbrier, (www.gbrx.com), headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, is a leading supplier of transportation equipment and services to the railroad industry. We build new railroad freight cars in our 4 manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Mexico and marine barges at our U.S. manufacturing facility.  Greenbrier also sells reconditioned wheel sets and provides wheel services at 9 locations throughout the U.S.  We recondition, manufacture and sell railcar parts at 4 U.S. sites.  Greenbrier is a 50/50 joint venture partner with Watco Companies, LLC in GBW Railcar Services, LLC which repairs and refurbishes freight cars at 39 locations across North America, including 14 tank car repair and maintenance facilities certified by the Association of American Railroads. Greenbrier builds new railroad freight cars and refurbishes freight cars for the European market through our operations in Poland. Greenbrier owns approximately 8,300 railcars, and performs management services for approximately 241,000 railcars.

"SAFE HARBOR" STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995:  This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding expected new railcar production volumes and schedules, expected customer demand for the Company's products and services, plans to increase manufacturing capacity, restructuring plans, new railcar delivery volumes and schedules, growth in demand for the Company's railcar services and parts business, and the Company's future financial performance. Greenbrier uses words such as "anticipates," "believes," "forecast," "potential," "goal," "contemplates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "projects," "hopes," "seeks," "estimates," "strategy," "could," "would," "should," "likely," "will," "may," "can," "designed to," "future," "foreseeable future" and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from in the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements.  Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, reported backlog and awards are not indicative of our financial results; uncertainty or changes in the credit markets and financial services industry; high levels of indebtedness and compliance with the terms of our indebtedness; write-downs of goodwill, intangibles and other assets in future periods; sufficient availability of borrowing capacity; fluctuations in demand for newly manufactured railcars or failure to obtain orders as anticipated in developing forecasts; loss of one or more significant customers; customer payment defaults or related issues; actual future costs and the availability of materials and a trained workforce; failure to design or manufacture new products or technologies or to achieve certification or market acceptance of new products or technologies; steel or specialty component price fluctuations and availability and scrap surcharges; changes in product mix and the mix between segments; labor disputes, energy shortages or operating difficulties that might disrupt manufacturing operations or the flow of cargo; production difficulties and product delivery delays as a result of, among other matters, inefficiencies associated with expansion or start-up of production lines or increased production rates, changing technologies, transfer of production between facilities or non-performance of alliance partners, subcontractors or suppliers; ability to obtain suitable contracts for the sale of leased equipment and risks related to car hire and residual values; integration of current or future acquisitions and establishment of joint ventures; succession planning; discovery of defects in railcars or services resulting in increased warranty costs or litigation; physical damage or product or service liability claims that exceed our insurance coverage; train derailments or other accidents or claims that could subject us to legal claims; actions or inactions by various regulatory agencies including potential environmental remediation obligations or changing tank car or other rail car or railroad regulation; and issues arising from investigations of whistleblower complaints; all as may be discussed in more detail under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Forward Looking Statements" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, and our other reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's opinions only as of the date hereof.  Except as otherwise required by law, we do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Adjusted EBITDA is not a financial measure under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).   We define Adjusted EBITDA as Net earnings before Interest and foreign exchange, Income tax expense, Depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is a performance measurement tool commonly used by rail supply companies and Greenbrier. You should not consider Adjusted EBITDA in isolation or as a substitute for other financial statement data determined in accordance with GAAP. In addition, because Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and is susceptible to varying calculations, this measure presented may differ from and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Annualized ROIC is calculated by taking year to date Earnings from operations, less cash paid for income taxes, net, which is then annualized and divided by the average balance of the sum of the Revolving notes, plus Notes payable, plus Total equity, less cash in excess of $40 million.  The average is calculated based on the quarterly ending balances.

 

THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, unaudited)








   February 28, 2015

November 30, 2014

  August 31, 2014

May 31, 2014

February 28, 2014

Assets






   Cash and cash equivalents

$    145,512

$    118,958

$    184,916

$       198,492

$     143,929

   Restricted cash

8,722

9,170

20,140

9,468

8,964

   Accounts receivable, net 

207,488

191,532

199,679

181,850

148,810

   Inventories

418,590

372,039

305,656

337,197

306,394

   Leased railcars for syndication

198,010

177,221

125,850

96,332

84,657

   Equipment on operating leases, net

261,234

264,615

258,848

274,863

282,328

   Property, plant and equipment, net

271,977

258,303

243,698

215,942

204,804

   Investment in unconsolidated affiliates

71,225

72,342

69,359

12,129

11,753

   Goodwill

43,265

43,265

43,265

57,416

57,416

   Intangibles and other assets, net

64,386

61,937

65,757

66,883

65,420


$ 1,690,409

$ 1,569,382

$ 1,517,168

$    1,450,572

$  1,314,475







Liabilities and Equity






   Revolving notes

$      90,563

$      46,527

$      13,081

$         18,082

$       26,738

   Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

417,844

374,509

383,289

356,541

319,611

   Deferred income taxes

77,632

81,808

81,383

79,526

84,848

   Deferred revenue

28,287

27,067

20,603

21,153

14,272

   Notes payable

441,326

443,303

445,091

447,068

371,427







   Total equity - Greenbrier

541,491

519,884

511,390

476,145

456,569

   Noncontrolling interest

93,266

76,284

62,331

52,057

41,010

   Total equity

634,757

596,168

573,721

528,202

497,579


$  1,690,409

$ 1,569,382

$ 1,517,168

$    1,450,572

$  1,314,475

 

THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)





Three Months Ended

February 28,

Six Months Ended

February 28,


2015


2014


2015


2014


Revenue









        Manufacturing

$             505,241


$        347,755


$      885,190


$      707,228


        Wheels & Parts

102,640


136,540


189,264


249,941


        Leasing & Services

22,268


17,921


50,753


35,402



630,149


502,216


1,125,207


992,571


Cost of revenue









        Manufacturing

403,227


306,572


719,264


618,012


        Wheels & Parts

92,768


127,940


169,640


235,915


        Leasing & Services

8,844


9,853


22,925


19,234



504,839


444,365


911,829


873,161











Margin

125,310


57,851


213,378


119,410











Selling and administrative expense

32,899


28,125


66,628


54,234


Net gain on disposition of equipment

(121)


(5,416)


(204)


(9,067)


Restructuring charges

-


540


-


1,419


Earnings from operations

92,532


34,602


146,954


72,824











Other costs









        Interest and foreign exchange

1,929


4,099


5,070


8,843


Earnings before income tax and earnings (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates

90,603


30,503


141,884


63,981


Income tax expense

(29,372)


(9,883)


(45,426)


(20,405)


Earnings before earnings (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates

61,231


20,620


96,458


43,576


Earnings (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates

(185)


(67)


570


(26)


Net earnings

61,046


20,553


97,028


43,550


Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest

(10,695)


(4,966)


(13,891)


(12,575)











Net earnings attributable to Greenbrier

$             50,351


$          15,587


$        83,137


$        30,975











Basic earnings per common share:

$                1.86


$              0.55


$            3.04


$            1.09











Diluted earnings per common share:

$                1.57


$              0.50


$            2.57


$            0.98











Weighted average common shares:









        Basic

27,028


28,300


27,348


28,359


        Diluted

33,073


34,345


33,395


34,404











Dividends declared per common share:

$                0.15


$                   -


$           0.30


$                 -


                                       

THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands, unaudited)


Six Months Ended February 28,



2015


2014


Cash flows from operating activities:






   Net earnings

$

97,028

$

43,550


   Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by

(used in) operating activities:






      Deferred income taxes


(3,245)


(1,448)


      Depreciation and amortization


22,398


20,753


      Net gain on disposition of equipment


(204)


(9,067)


      Stock based compensation expense


7,193


2,862


      Noncontrolling interest adjustments


21,824


2,439


      Other


549


329


      Decrease (increase) in assets:






         Accounts receivable, net


(6,256)


6,900


         Inventories


(116,432)


9,147


         Leased railcars for syndication


(75,564)


(13,603)


         Other


(355)


68


      Increase (decrease) in liabilities:






         Accounts payable and accrued liabilities


37,521


(487)


         Deferred revenue


7,750


5,377


      Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities


(7,793)


66,820


Cash flows from investing activities:






   Proceeds from sales of assets


3,019


28,671


   Capital expenditures


(53,856)


(16,529)


   Investment in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates


(5,715)


(1,253)


   Decrease (increase) in restricted cash


418


(157)


   Other


467


-


   Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities


(55,667)


10,732


Cash flows from financing activities:






   Net change in revolving notes with maturities of 90 days or less


53,000


-


   Proceeds from revolving notes with maturities longer than 90 days


42,563


31,738


   Repayments of revolving notes with maturities longer than 90 days


(18,081)


(53,209)


   Repayments of notes payable


(3,740)


(2,462)


   Decrease in restricted cash


11,000


-


   Repurchase of stock


(46,946)


(8,889)


   Dividends


(8,016)


-


   Investment by joint venture partner


-


419


   Cash distribution to joint venture partner


(4,422)


(1,604)


   Excess tax benefit from restricted stock awards


3,858


110


   Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities


29,216


(33,897)


Effect of exchange rate changes


(5,160)


2,839


Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents


(39,404)


46,494


Cash and cash equivalents






   Beginning of period


184,916


97,435


   End of period

$

145,512

$

143,929


 

THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

 (In thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)


Operating Results by Quarter for 2015 are as follows:









First


Second


Total









Revenue







   Manufacturing

$     379,949


$     505,241


$          885,190


   Wheels & Parts

86,624


102,640


189,264


   Leasing & Services

28,485


22,268


50,753



495,058


630,149


1,125,207


Cost of revenue







   Manufacturing

316,037


403,227


719,264


   Wheels & Parts

76,872


92,768


169,640


   Leasing & Services

14,081


8,844


22,925



406,990


504,839


911,829









Margin

88,068


125,310


213,378









Selling and administrative expense

33,729


32,899


66,628


Net gain on disposition of equipment

(83)


(121)


(204)


Earnings from operations

54,422


92,532


146,954









Other costs







   Interest and foreign exchange

3,141


1,929


5,070


Earnings before income tax and earnings (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates          

51,281


90,603


141,884


Income tax expense

(16,054)


(29,372)


(45,426)


Earnings before earnings (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates

35,227


61,231


96,458


Earnings (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates

755


(185)


570


Net earnings

35,982


61,046


97,028


Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest

(3,196)


(10,695)


(13,891)


Net earnings attributable to Greenbrier

$        32,786


$       50,351


$            83,137









Basic earnings per common share (1)

$           1.19


$           1.86


$                3.04


Diluted earnings per common share (1)

$           1.01


$           1.57


$                2.57


(1)

Quarterly amounts do not total to the year to date amount as each period is calculated discretely. Diluted earnings per common share includes the dilutive effect of the 2026 Convertible Notes using the treasury stock method when dilutive and the dilutive effect of shares underlying the 2018 Convertible Notes using the "if converted" method in which debt issuance and interest costs, net of tax, were added back to net earnings.

 

THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

(In thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)


Operating Results by Quarter for 2014 are as follows:













First


Second


Third


Fourth


Total













Revenue











   Manufacturing

$        359,473


$   347,755


$   425,583


$     492,105


$    1,624,916


   Wheels & Parts (1)

113,401


136,540


140,663


105,023


495,627


   Leasing & Services

17,481


17,921


27,039


20,978


83,419



490,355


502,216


593,285


618,106


2,203,962


Cost of revenue











   Manufacturing

311,440


306,572


351,829


404,167


1,374,008


   Wheels & Parts (1)

107,975


127,940


129,825


98,198


463,938


   Leasing & Services

9,381


9,853


14,856


9,706


43,796



428,796


444,365


496,510


512,071


1,881,742













Margin

61,559


57,851


96,775


106,035


322,220













Selling and administrative expense

26,109


28,125


34,800


36,236


125,270


Net gain on disposition of equipment

(3,651)


(5,416)


(5,619)


(353)


(15,039)


Restructuring charges

879


540


56


-


1,475


Gain on contribution to joint venture

-


-


-


(29,006)


(29,006)


Earnings from operations

38,222


34,602


67,538


99,158


239,520













Other costs











   Interest and foreign exchange

4,744


4,099


5,437


4,415


18,695


Earnings before income tax and

   earnings (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates

33,478


30,503


62,101


94,743


220,825


Income tax expense

(10,522)


(9,883)


(16,303)


(35,693)


(72,401)


Earnings before earnings (loss) from 

   unconsolidated affiliates

22,956


20,620


45,798


59,050


148,424


Earnings (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates

41


(67)


298


1,083


1,355


Net earnings

22,997


20,553


46,096


60,133


149,779


Net earnings attributable to

   noncontrolling interest

(7,609)


(4,966)


(12,508)


(12,777)


(37,860)


Net earnings attributable to Greenbrier

$        15,388


$     15,587


$      33,588


$         47,356


$       111,919













Basic earnings per common share (2)

$           0.54


$         0.55


$  1.20


$             1.69


$             3.97


Diluted earnings per common share (2)

$           0.49


$         0.50


$  1.03


$             1.43


$             3.44




(1)

Wheels & Parts (previously known as Wheels, Repair & Parts) included our repair operations through July 18, 2014, at which time we and Watco, our joint venture partner, contributed our respective repair operations to GBW, an unconsolidated 50/50 joint venture.  After July 18, 2014, the results of GBW are included in Earnings (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates as we account for our interest in GBW under the equity method of accounting.



(2)

Quarterly amounts do not total to the year to date amount as each period is calculated discretely. Diluted earnings per common share includes the dilutive effect of the 2026 Convertible Notes using the treasury stock method when dilutive and the dilutive effect of shares underlying the 2018 Convertible Notes using the "if converted" method in which debt issuance and interest costs, net of tax, were added back to net earnings.

 

THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

(In thousands, unaudited)


Segment Information











Three months ended February 28, 2015:





















Revenue


Earnings (loss) from operations



External


Intersegment


Total


External


Intersegment


Total


Manufacturing

$          505,241


$                    81


$         505,322


$           90,876


$                      9


$      90,885


Wheels & Parts

102,640


5,934


108,574


7,976


653


8,629


Leasing & Services

22,268


18,627


40,895


9,811


18,627


28,438


Eliminations

-


(24,642)


(24,642)


-


(19,289)


(19,289)


Corporate

-


-


-


(16,131)


-


(16,131)



$          630,149


$                      -


$         630,149


$           92,532


$                      -


$      92,532












Three months ended November 30, 2014:





















Revenue


Earnings (loss) from operations



External


Intersegment


Total


External


Intersegment


Total


Manufacturing

$          379,949


$               7,420


$         387,369


$           52,051


$                  786


$      52,837


Wheels & Parts

86,624


6,911


93,535


7,932


784


8,716


Leasing & Services

28,485


13,184


41,669


11,042


13,184


24,226


Eliminations

-


(27,515)


(27,515)


-


(14,754)


(14,754)


Corporate

-


-


-


(16,603)


-


(16,603)



$          495,058


$                      -


$         495,058


$           54,422


$                      -


$      54,422






Total assets



February 28,


November 30



2015


2014


Manufacturing

$          663,567


$           585,240


Wheels & Parts

291,358


301,300


Leasing & Services

516,835


493,048


Unallocated

218,649


189,794



$       1,690,409


$        1,569,382








The results of operations for GBW, which are shown below, are not reflected in the above tables as the investment is accounted for under the equity method of accounting.


As of and for the

Three Months Ended



February 28,

2015


November 30,

2014


Revenue

$                     83,300


$                      82,500


Earnings (loss) from operations

$                     (2,000)


$                           300


Total assets

$                   217,400


$                    231,300











 

THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

(In thousands, excluding backlog and delivery units, unaudited)


Reconciliation of Net earnings to Adjusted EBITDA





Three Months Ended






February 28, 2015


November 30, 2014



Net earnings

$             61,046


$             35,982



Interest and foreign exchange

1,929


3,141



Income tax expense

29,372


16,054



Depreciation and amortization

10,348


12,050



Adjusted EBITDA

$            102,695


$             67,227











Adjusted EBITDA is not a financial measure under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).  We define Adjusted EBITDA as Net earnings before interest and foreign exchange, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization.  Adjusted EBITDA is a performance measurement tool commonly used by rail supply companies and Greenbrier.  You should not consider Adjusted EBITDA in isolation or as a substitute for other financial statement data determined in accordance with GAAP.  In addition, because Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and is susceptible to varying calculations, the Adjusted EBITDA measure presented may differ from and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.





Three Months Ended

February 28, 2015


Backlog Activity (units)





Beginning backlog

41,200


Orders received

10,100


Production held as Leased railcars for syndication

(1,800)


Production sold directly to third parties

(3,500)


Ending backlog

46,000





Delivery Information (units)



Production sold directly to third parties

3,500


Sales of Leased railcars for syndication

1,700


Total deliveries

5,200


 

THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

(In thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)


Reconciliation of common shares outstanding and diluted earnings per share



The shares used in the computation of the Company's basic and diluted earnings per common share are reconciled as follows:



Three Months Ended



February 28,

2015


November 30,

2014


Weighted average basic common shares outstanding (1)

27,028


27,665


Dilutive effect of convertible notes (2)

6,045


6,048


Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding

33,073


33,713






(1)

Restricted stock grants and restricted stock units, including some grants subject to certain performance criteria, are included in weighted average basic common shares outstanding when the Company is in a net earnings position.



(2)

The dilutive effect of the 2018 Convertible notes are included in the Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding as they were considered dilutive under the "if converted" method as further discussed below. The dilutive effect of the 2026 Convertible notes are included in the Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding as the average stock price during the period exceeded the conversion price of $48.05.

Diluted earnings per share was calculated using the more dilutive of two approaches.  The first approach includes the dilutive effect of outstanding warrants and shares underlying the 2026 Convertible notes in the share count using the treasury stock method. The second approach supplements the first by including the "if converted" effect of the 2018 Convertible notes issued in March 2011. Under the "if converted method" debt issuance and interest costs, both net of tax, associated with the convertible notes are added back to net earnings and the share count is increased by the shares underlying the convertible notes.


Three Months Ended



February 28,

2015


November 30,

2014


Net earnings attributable to Greenbrier

$               50,351


$                32,786


Add back:





Interest and debt issuance costs on the 2018 Convertible notes, net of tax

1,416


1,416


Earnings before interest and debt issuance costs on convertible notes

$                51,767


$                34,202


Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding

33,073


33,713







Diluted earnings per share

$                      1.57


$                       1.01


 

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SOURCE The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (GBX)

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