SIF Sifco Industries Inc

SIFCO Industries, Inc. (NYSE American: SIF) today announced financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2024, which ended December 31, 2023.

First Quarter Results

• Net sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 decreased 1.2% to $21.1 million, compared with $21.3 million for the same period in fiscal 2023.
• Net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was $3.4 million, or $(0.57) per diluted share, compared with net loss of $2.6 million, or $(0.44) per diluted share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2023.
• EBITDA was $(1.4) million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, compared with $(0.7) million in the first quarter of fiscal 2023.
• Adjusted EBITDA in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was $(0.8) million, compared with Adjusted EBITDA of $(0.1) million in the first quarter of fiscal 2023.

Other Highlights

CEO Peter W. Knapper stated, “Our first quarter was dominated by new product development activities. Our backlog continues to increase, now at $130.1 million. Inventory increased $3.6 million compared to prior year quarter as we increase production to meet our customer demands.”

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company uses certain non-GAAP measures in this release. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures and are intended to serve as supplements to results provided in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. SIFCO Industries, Inc. believes that such information provides an additional measurement and consistent historical comparison of the Company’s performance. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures is available in this news release.

Forward-Looking Language

Certain statements contained in this press release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as statements relating to financial results and plans for future business development activities, and are thus prospective. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, economic conditions, concerns with or threats of, or the consequences of, pandemics, contagious diseases or health epidemics, including COVID-19, competition and other uncertainties the Company, its customers, and the industry in which they operate have experienced and continue to experience, detailed from time to time in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2023 and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission can be accessed through the Company's website: www.sifco.com, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website: www.sec.gov.

SIFCO Industries, Inc. is engaged in the production of forgings and machined components primarily for the aerospace and energy markets. The processes and services include forging, heat-treating, coating, and machining.

First Quarter ended December 31,

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

Net sales

$

21,052

 

 

$

21,299

 

Cost of goods sold

 

20,316

 

 

 

20,038

 

Gross profit

 

736

 

 

 

1,261

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

3,581

 

 

 

3,280

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

40

 

 

 

61

 

Gain on disposal of operating assets

 

—

 

 

 

(11

)

Operating loss

 

(2,885

)

 

 

(2,069

)

Interest expense, net

 

430

 

 

 

275

 

Foreign currency exchange loss (gain), net

 

4

 

 

 

(3

)

Other expense, net

 

53

 

 

 

182

 

Loss before income tax expense

 

(3,372

)

 

 

(2,523

)

Income tax expense

 

50

 

 

 

66

 

Net loss

$

(3,422

)

 

$

(2,589

)

 

 

 

 

Net loss per share

 

 

 

Basic

$

(0.57

)

 

$

(0.44

)

Diluted

$

(0.57

)

 

$

(0.44

)

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average number of common shares (basic)

 

5,956

 

 

 

5,896

 

Weighted-average number of common shares (diluted)

 

5,956

 

 

 

5,896

 

Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

September 30, 2023

 

(unaudited)

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

3,236

 

 

$

368

 

Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $121 and $242, respectively

 

18,184

 

 

 

20,196

 

Contract assets

 

10,949

 

 

 

10,091

 

Inventories, net

 

12,430

 

 

 

8,853

 

Refundable income taxes

 

84

 

 

 

84

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

2,692

 

 

 

1,882

 

Total current assets

 

47,575

 

 

 

41,474

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

35,884

 

 

 

36,287

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

 

14,152

 

 

 

14,380

 

Intangible assets, net

 

248

 

 

 

278

 

Goodwill

 

3,493

 

 

 

3,493

 

Other assets

 

131

 

 

 

81

 

Total assets

$

101,483

 

 

$

95,993

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

$

4,085

 

 

$

3,820

 

Promissory note - related party

 

3,150

 

 

 

—

 

Revolver

 

16,061

 

 

 

16,289

 

Short-term operating lease liabilities

 

884

 

 

 

869

 

Accounts payable

 

14,832

 

 

 

13,497

 

Accrued liabilities

 

8,852

 

 

 

6,477

 

Total current liabilities

 

47,864

 

 

 

40,952

 

Long-term debt, net of current maturities, net of unamortized debt issuance costs

 

4,393

 

 

 

2,457

 

Long-term operating lease liabilities, net of short-term

 

13,799

 

 

 

14,020

 

Deferred income taxes, net

 

105

 

 

 

142

 

Pension liability

 

3,411

 

 

 

3,417

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

664

 

 

 

670

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

Serial preferred shares, no par value, authorized 1,000 shares; 0 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Common shares, par value $1 per share, authorized 10,000 shares; issued and outstanding shares 6,160 at December 31, 2023 and 6,105 at September 30, 2023

 

6,160

 

 

 

6,105

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

11,609

 

 

 

11,626

 

Retained earnings

 

19,842

 

 

 

23,264

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(6,364

)

 

 

(6,660

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

31,247

 

 

 

34,335

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

101,483

 

 

$

95,993

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Presented below is certain financial information based on the Company's EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. References to “EBITDA” mean earnings (losses) from continuing operations before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and references to “Adjusted EBITDA” mean EBITDA plus, as applicable for each relevant period, certain adjustments as set forth in the reconciliations of net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.

Neither EBITDA nor Adjusted EBITDA is a measurement of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Company presents EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA because management believes that they are useful indicators for evaluating operating performance and liquidity, including the Company’s ability to incur and service debt and it uses EBITDA to evaluate prospective acquisitions. Although the Company uses EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the reasons noted above, the use of these non-GAAP financial measures as analytical tools has limitations. Therefore, reviewers of the Company’s financial information should not consider them in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of the Company's results of operations as reported in accordance with GAAP. Some of these limitations include:

• Neither EBITDA nor Adjusted EBITDA reflects the interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest payments on indebtedness;
• Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and neither EBITDA nor Adjusted EBITDA reflects any cash requirements for such replacements;
• The omission of the amortization expense associated with the Company’s intangible assets further limits the usefulness of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA; and
• Neither EBITDA nor Adjusted EBITDA includes the payment of taxes, which is a necessary element of operations.

Because of these limitations, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to the Company to invest in the growth of its businesses. Management compensates for these limitations by not viewing EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA in isolation and specifically by using other GAAP measures, such as net income (loss), net sales, and operating income (loss), to measure operating performance. Neither EBITDA nor Adjusted EBITDA is a measurement of financial performance under GAAP, and neither should be considered as an alternative to net loss or cash flow from operations determined in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s calculation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to the calculation of similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:

Dollars in thousands

Three Months Ended

 

December 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

Net loss

$

(3,422

)

 

$

(2,589

)

Adjustments:

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

1,562

 

 

 

1,571

 

Interest expense, net

 

430

 

 

 

275

 

Income tax expense

 

50

 

 

 

66

 

EBITDA

 

(1,380

)

 

 

(677

)

Adjustments:

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange loss (gain), net (1)

 

4

 

 

 

(3

)

Other expense, net (2)

 

54

 

 

 

72

 

Gain on disposal of assets (3)

 

—

 

 

 

(11

)

Equity compensation (4)

 

86

 

 

 

122

 

LIFO impact (5)

 

293

 

 

 

262

 

IT incident costs, net (6)

 

(1

)

 

 

110

 

Strategic alternative expense (7)

 

187

 

 

 

—

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

(757

)

 

$

(125

)

(1)

Represents the gain or loss from changes in the exchange rates between the functional currency and the foreign currency in which the transaction is denominated.

(2)

Represents miscellaneous non-operating income or expense, such as pension costs or grant income (prior year included $0.1 million in loss on insurance recovery, separately reclassed to IT incident costs, net line).

(3)

Represents the difference between the proceeds from the sale of operating equipment and the carrying value shown on the Company's books.

(4)

Represents the equity-based compensation expense recognized by the Company under the 2016 Plan due to granting of awards, awards not vesting and/or forfeitures.

(5)

Represents the change in the reserve for inventories for which cost is determined using the last-in, first-out ("LIFO") method.

(6)

Represents incremental information technology costs as it relates to the cybersecurity incident and loss on insurance recovery (prior year balance includes reclassed amount of $0.1 million from footnote two above).

(7)

Represents expense related to evaluation of strategic alternatives.

Reference to the above activities can be found in the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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SIFCO Industries, Inc. Thomas R. Kubera, 216-881-8600 www.sifco.com