DENVER, March 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/
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Fourth-Quarter 2017 Highlights
- Record fourth-quarter sales of $781.8
million, a 17.1% increase over prior-year quarter
- Net income of $118.8 million,
compared to prior-year quarter net income of $9.9 million
- Adjusted EBITDA of $173.0
million, a fourth-quarter record, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
of 22.1%
- Acquired Atlas Hydraulics ("Atlas"), a fully-integrated North
American producer of hydraulic tube and hose assemblies,
strengthening Gates' position in the fluid power market
Full-Year 2017 Highlights
- Sales increased 10.7% from the prior year to over $3.0 billion
- Net income of $151.3 million
compared to $57.7 million in
2016
- Record full-year Adjusted EBITDA of $669.1 million and Adjusted EBITDA Margin of
22.0%
- Strong cash generation resulting in improved leverage
metrics
- Initiating guidance for full-year revenue and Adjusted
EBITDA
The full results are posted at investors.gates.com at this time,
and the full release will be distributed over the wire at a later
time today.
Gates Industrial Corporation plc (NYSE:GTES), a leading global
provider of application-specific fluid power and power transmission
solutions, today reported results for the fourth quarter and full
year ended December 30, 2017.
About Gates Industrial Corporation plc
Gates is a global manufacturer of innovative, highly engineered
power transmission and fluid power solutions. Gates offers a broad
portfolio of products to diverse replacement channel customers, and
to original equipment ("first-fit") manufacturers as specified
components. Gates participates in many sectors of the industrial
and consumer markets. Our products play essential roles in a
diverse range of applications across a wide variety of end markets
ranging from harsh and hazardous industries such as agriculture,
construction, manufacturing and energy, to everyday consumer
applications such as printers, power washers, automatic doors and
vacuum cleaners and virtually every form of transportation. Our
products are sold in 128 countries across our four commercial
regions: the Americas; Europe,
Middle East & Africa; Greater
China; and East Asia &
India.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking
statements include all statements that do not relate solely to
historical or current facts, and you can identify forward-looking
statements by the use of words such as "outlook," "believes,"
"expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "will," "should,"
"could," "seeks," "predicts," "intends," "trends," "plans,"
"estimates," "anticipates" or the negative version of these words
or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are
subject to various risks and uncertainties. Statements relating to
our estimated and projected earnings, margins, costs, expenditures,
cash flows, growth rates and financial results are forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risk,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results,
performance or achievements to be materially different from future
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Important factors could affect our
results and could cause results to differ materially from those
expressed in our forward-looking statements, including but not
limited to the factors discussed in the section entitled "Risk
Factors" in Gates' prospectus dated January
24, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC") and the following: conditions in the global and
regional economy and the major end markets we serve; economic,
political and other risks associated with international operations;
availability of raw materials at favorable prices and in sufficient
quantities; changes in our relationships with, or the financial
condition, performance, purchasing power or inventory levels of,
key channel partners; competition in all areas of our business;
continued operation of our manufacturing facilities; exchange rate
fluctuations; enforcement of our intellectual property rights; work
stoppages and other labor matters; changes in legislative,
regulatory and legal developments involving taxes and other
matters; our substantial leverage; and the significant influence of
our majority shareholder, The Blackstone Group L.P., over us, as
such factors may be updated from time to time in its periodic
filings with the SEC which are accessible on the SEC's website at
www.sec.gov. Gates undertakes no obligation to update or supplement
any forward-looking statements as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Contact
Bill Waelke
(303) 744-4887
investorrelations@gates.com
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