Eagle Materials Reports Strong Second Quarter Results

Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP) today reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 ended September 30, 2021. Notable items for the quarter are highlighted below (unless otherwise noted, all comparisons are with the prior year’s fiscal second quarter):

Second Quarter Fiscal 2022 Highlights

  • Record revenue of $510 million, up 14%
  • Record net earnings per share of $2.46, up 6%
  • Adjusted net earnings per share from continuing operations (Adjusted EPS) of $2.73, up 26%
    • Adjusted EPS is a non-GAAP financial measure calculated by excluding non-routine items (including certain non-cash expenses) in the manner described in Attachment 6
  • Issued $750 million of 2.50% senior notes due July 2031
  • Redeemed $350 million of 4.50% senior notes due August 2026
  • Repurchased 1.3 million shares of Eagle’s common stock for $186 million

Commenting on the second quarter results, Michael Haack, President and CEO, said, “Eagle achieved new quarterly records for revenue and earnings per share during the quarter. Despite price inflation in energy and recycled paper, our gross profit margins improved 310 basis points from the prior year to 30.5%. These results reflect continued strength in underlying market conditions and strong execution by our team. Our recent pricing actions across much of our footprint will continue to help offset increases in certain input costs, as will our consistent focus on driving operational efficiencies.”

Mr. Haack continued, “During the quarter, we completed the refinancing of Eagle’s capital structure by issuing $750 million of 10-year senior notes with an interest rate of 2.50% and redeeming previously issued debt with a higher interest rate. We also returned nearly $200 million to shareholders through our quarterly cash dividend and the repurchase of 1.3 million shares of our common stock. We are well-positioned for a strong second half of fiscal 2022 and remain committed to delivering sustainable growth and superior shareholder value.”

Segment Financial Results

Heavy Materials: Cement, Concrete and Aggregates

Revenue in the Heavy Materials sector, which includes Cement, Concrete and Aggregates, Joint Venture and intersegment Cement revenue, was $341.1 million, a 5% improvement. Heavy Materials operating earnings increased 13% to $96.3 million primarily because of improved Cement sales prices.

Cement revenue for the quarter, including Joint Venture and intersegment revenue, was up 4% to $288.3 million, and operating earnings were a record $88.8 million, up 11%. These increases reflect improved Cement net sales prices and sales volume. The average net sales price for the quarter was up 6% to $117.78 per ton. Cement sales volume for the quarter was a record 2.2 million tons, up 1%.

Concrete and Aggregates revenue increased 14% to $52.8 million, and operating earnings increased 43% to $7.5 million. The improvements reflect higher sales prices and sales volume.

Light Materials: Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard

Revenue in the Light Materials sector, which includes Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard, increased 28% to $200.8 million, reflecting higher Wallboard sales volume and prices. Gypsum Wallboard sales volume increased 2% to 736 million square feet (MMSF), while the average Gypsum Wallboard net sales price increased 33% to $190.93 per MSF.

Paperboard sales volume for the quarter was flat from the prior year at 87,000 tons. The average Paperboard net sales price was $524.54 per ton, up 2%, consistent with the pricing provisions in our long-term sales agreements.

Operating earnings were $67.3 million in the sector, an increase of 39%, reflecting increased Wallboard sales volume and pricing, partially offset by higher raw material costs, namely recycled fiber and energy.

Details of Financial Results

We conduct one of our cement plant operations through a 50/50 joint venture, Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP (the Joint Venture). We use the equity method of accounting for our 50% interest in the Joint Venture. For segment reporting purposes only, we proportionately consolidate our 50% share of the Joint Venture’s revenue and operating earnings, which is consistent with the way management organizes the segments within the Company for making operating decisions and assessing performance.

In addition, for segment reporting purposes, we report intersegment revenue as a part of a segment’s total revenue. Intersegment sales are eliminated on the consolidated income statement. Refer to Attachment 3 for a reconciliation of these amounts.

On September 18, 2020, the Company sold its Oil and Gas Proppants business to Smart Sand, Inc. The prior-year financial results of the Oil and Gas Proppants segment have been classified as Discontinued Operations on the Consolidated Statement of Earnings. The assets and liabilities of the Oil and Gas Proppants segment have been reflected on separate lines for Discontinued Operations on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

About Eagle Materials Inc.

Eagle Materials Inc. manufactures and distributes Portland Cement, Gypsum Wallboard, Recycled Paperboard and Concrete and Aggregates from more than 70 facilities across the US. Eagle’s corporate headquarters is in Dallas, Texas.

Eagle’s senior management will conduct a conference call to discuss the financial results, forward looking information and other matters at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (7:30 a.m. Central Time) on Thursday, October 28, 2021. The conference call will be webcast on the Eagle website, eaglematerials.com. A replay of the webcast and the presentation will be archived on the website for one year.

Forward-Looking Statements. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the context of the statement and generally arise when the Company is discussing its beliefs, estimates or expectations. These statements are not historical facts or guarantees of future performance but instead represent only the Company’s belief at the time the statements were made regarding future events which are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside the Company’s control. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements. The principal risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company’s actual performance include the following: the cyclical and seasonal nature of the Company’s businesses; public infrastructure expenditures; adverse weather conditions; the fact that our products are commodities and that prices for our products are subject to material fluctuation due to market conditions and other factors beyond our control; availability of raw materials; changes in the costs of energy, including, without limitation, natural gas, coal and oil, and the nature of our obligations to counterparties under energy supply contracts, such as those related to market conditions (such as fluctuations in spot market prices), governmental orders and other matters; changes in the cost and availability of transportation; unexpected operational difficulties, including unexpected maintenance costs, equipment downtime and interruption of production; material nonpayment or non-performance by any of our key customers; fluctuations in or changes in the nature of activity in the oil and gas industry; inability to timely execute announced capacity expansions; difficulties and delays in the development of new business lines; governmental regulation and changes in governmental and public policy (including, without limitation, climate change and other environmental regulation); possible outcomes of pending or future litigation or arbitration proceedings; changes in economic conditions specific to any one or more of the Company’s markets; severe weather conditions (such as winter storms, tornados and hurricanes) and their effects on our facilities, operations and contractual arrangements with third parties; competition; cyber-attacks or data security breaches; announced increases in capacity in the gypsum wallboard and cement industries; changes in the demand for residential housing construction or commercial construction or construction projects undertaken by state or local governments; risks related to pursuit of acquisitions, joint ventures and other transactions or the execution or implementation of such transactions, including the integration of operations acquired by the Company; general economic conditions; and interest rates. For example, increases in interest rates, decreases in demand for construction materials or increases in the cost of energy (including, without limitation, natural gas, coal and oil) and the cost of our raw materials could affect the revenue and operating earnings of our operations. In addition, changes in national or regional economic conditions and levels of infrastructure and construction spending could also adversely affect the Company’s result of operations. Finally, any forward-looking statements made by the Company are subject to the risks and impacts associated with natural disasters, pandemics or other unforeseen events, including, without limitation, the COVID-19 pandemic and responses thereto designed to contain its spread and mitigate its public health effects, as well as their impact on economic conditions, capital and financial markets. The COVID-19 pandemic and responses thereto may disrupt our business and are likely to have an adverse effect on demand for our products, attributable to, among other things, reductions in consumer spending, increases in unemployment and decreases in revenues and construction budgets of state or local governments. These and other factors are described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 and subsequent quarterly and annual reports upon filing. These reports are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements made herein are made as of the date hereof, and the risk that actual results will differ materially from expectations expressed herein will increase with the passage of time. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to reflect future events or changes in the Company’s expectations.

Attachment 1 Statement of Consolidated Earnings

Attachment 2 Revenue and Earnings by Lines of Business

Attachment 3 Sales Volume, Average Net Sales Prices and Intersegment and Cement Revenue

Attachment 4 Consolidated Balance Sheets

Attachment 5 Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization by Lines of Business

Attachment 6 Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

Attachment 1

 

Eagle Materials Inc.

Statement of Consolidated Earnings

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

September 30,

 

Six Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

$

509,694

 

$

447,684

 

$

985,464

 

$

874,673

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of Goods Sold

 

354,353

 

 

324,835

 

 

703,612

 

 

649,527

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Profit

 

155,341

 

 

122,849

 

 

281,852

 

 

225,146

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated JV

 

8,260

 

 

10,577

 

 

16,230

 

 

18,373

 

Corporate General and Administrative Expenses

 

(10,667

)

 

(11,109

)

 

(20,135

)

 

(28,898

)

Premium Paid on Early Retirement of Senior Notes

 

(8,407

)

 

-

 

 

(8,407

)

 

-

 

Gain on Sale of Businesses

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

51,973

 

Other Non-Operating (Loss) Income

 

(944

)

 

(90

)

 

2,734

 

 

(399

)

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from Continuing Operations before Interest and Income Taxes

 

143,583

 

 

122,227

 

 

272,274

 

 

266,195

 

Interest Expense, net

 

(12,268

)

 

(12,556

)

 

(19,240

)

 

(26,597

)

Earnings from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes

 

131,315

 

 

109,671

 

 

253,034

 

 

239,598

 

Income Tax Expense

 

(29,190

)

 

(19,800

)

 

(55,582

)

 

(52,636

)

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from Continuing Operations

$

102,125

 

$

89,871

 

$

197,452

 

$

186,962

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain from Discontinued Operations, net of tax

 

-

 

 

6,163

 

 

-

 

 

5,278

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Earnings

$

102,125

 

$

96,034

 

$

197,452

 

$

192,240

 

 

 

 

 

BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

 

 

 

Continuing Operations

$

2.48

 

$

2.17

 

$

4.74

 

$

4.51

 

Discontinued Operations

$

-

 

$

0.15

 

$

-

 

$

0.13

 

Net Earnings

$

2.48

 

$

2.32

 

$

4.74

 

$

4.64

 

 

 

 

 

 

DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

 

 

 

Continuing Operations

$

2.46

 

$

2.16

 

$

4.70

 

$

4.49

 

Discontinued Operations

$

-

 

$

0.15

 

$

-

 

$

0.13

 

Net Earnings

$

2.46

 

$

2.31

 

$

4.70

 

$

4.62

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

41,222,161

 

 

41,450,013

 

 

41,623,187

 

 

41,430,511

 

Diluted

 

41,594,733

 

 

41,649,319

 

 

42,013,847

 

 

41,606,401

 

Attachment 2

 

Eagle Materials Inc.

Revenue and Earnings by Lines of Business

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

September 30,

 

Six Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

Revenue*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heavy Materials:

 

 

 

 

Cement (Wholly Owned)

$

256,175

 

$

244,602

 

$

495,906

 

$

474,682

 

Concrete and Aggregates

 

52,750

 

 

46,300

 

 

97,504

 

 

90,384

 

 

 

308,925

 

 

290,902

 

 

593,410

 

 

565,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

Light Materials:

 

 

 

 

Gypsum Wallboard

 

172,985

 

 

131,210

 

 

339,252

 

 

261,360

 

Gypsum Paperboard

 

27,784

 

 

25,572

 

 

52,802

 

 

48,247

 

 

 

200,769

 

 

156,782

 

 

392,054

 

 

309,607

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Revenue

$

509,694

 

$

447,684

 

$

985,464

 

$

874,673

 

 

 

Segment Operating Earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heavy Materials:

 

 

 

 

Cement (Wholly Owned)

$

80,490

 

$

69,336

 

$

135,067

 

$

121,995

 

Cement (Joint Venture)

 

8,260

 

 

10,577

 

 

16,230

 

 

18,373

 

Concrete and Aggregates

 

7,539

 

 

5,255

 

 

12,883

 

 

10,673

 

 

 

96,289

 

 

85,168

 

 

164,180

 

 

151,041

 

 

 

 

 

 

Light Materials:

 

 

 

 

Gypsum Wallboard

 

66,331

 

 

37,606

 

 

129,584

 

 

78,931

 

Gypsum Paperboard

 

981

 

 

10,652

 

 

4,318

 

 

13,547

 

 

 

67,312

 

 

48,258

 

 

133,902

 

 

92,478

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Operations

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sub-total

 

163,601

 

 

133,426

 

 

298,082

 

 

243,519

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate General and Administrative Expense

 

(10,667

)

 

(11,109

)

 

(20,135

)

 

(28,898

)

Premium Paid on Early Retirement of Senior Notes

 

(8,407

)

 

-

 

 

(8,407

)

 

-

 

Gain on Sale of Businesses

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

51,973

 

Other Non-Operating (Loss) Income

 

(944

)

 

(90

)

 

2,734

 

 

(399

)

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from Continuing Operations before Interest and Income Taxes

$

143,583

 

$

122,227

 

$

272,274

 

$

266,195

 

 

* Excluding Intersegment and Joint Venture Revenue listed on Attachment 3

Attachment 3

 

Eagle Materials Inc.

Sales Volume, Average Net Sales Prices and Intersegment and Cement Revenue

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Sales Volume

 

 

Quarter Ended

September 30,

 

Six Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

Change

 

2021

 

2020

 

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cement (M Tons):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wholly Owned

1,983

 

1,947

 

+2%

 

3,835

 

3,813

 

+1%

Joint Venture

215

 

233

 

-8%

 

399

 

452

 

-12%

 

2,198

 

2,180

 

+1%

 

4,234

 

4,265

 

-1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Concrete (M Cubic Yards)

398

 

357

 

+11%

 

746

 

705

 

+6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregates (M Tons)

481

 

475

 

+1%

 

842

 

950

 

-11%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gypsum Wallboard (MMSFs)

736

 

720

 

+2%

 

1,499

 

1,424

 

+5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paperboard (M Tons):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internal

37

 

39

 

-5%

 

73

 

69

 

+6%

External

50

 

48

 

+4%

 

98

 

95

 

+3%

 

87

 

87

 

0%

 

171

 

164

 

+4%

 

Average Net Sales Price*

 

Quarter Ended

September 30,

 

Six Months Ended

September 30,

 

2021

 

2020

 

Change

 

2021

 

2020

 

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cement (Ton)

$

117.78

$

111.59

+6%

$

117.09

$

110.38

+6%

Concrete (Cubic Yard)

$

120.15

$

116.55

+3%

$

119.23

$

115.10

+4%

Aggregates (Ton)

$

10.40

$

10.02

+4%

$

10.20

$

9.90

+3%

Gypsum Wallboard (MSF)

$

190.93

$

143.41

+33%

$

183.73

$

144.83

+27%

Paperboard (Ton)

$

524.54

$

513.11

+2%

$

511.76

$

489.13

+5%

*Net of freight and delivery costs billed to customers.

 

Intersegment and Cement Revenue

 

Quarter Ended

September 30,

 

Six Months Ended

September 30,

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

Intersegment Revenue:

 

 

 

 

Cement

$

5,223

$

6,267

$

13,056

$

12,298

Concrete and Aggregates

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

106

Paperboard

 

20,014

 

20,499

 

38,263

 

34,568

 

$

25,237

$

26,766

$

51,319

$

46,972

 

 

 

 

 

Cement Revenue:

 

 

 

 

Wholly Owned

$

256,175

$

244,602

$

495,906

$

474,682

Joint Venture

 

26,926

 

27,193

 

49,617

 

52,493

 

$

283,101

$

271,795

$

545,523

$

527,175

Attachment 4

 

Eagle Materials Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

March 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021*

ASSETS

 

 

 

Current Assets –

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

$

45,214

 

$

200,858

 

$

263,520

 

Restricted Cash

 

-

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,000

 

Accounts and Notes Receivable, net

 

196,664

 

 

177,138

 

 

147,133

 

Inventories

 

203,745

 

 

227,106

 

 

235,749

 

Federal Income Tax Receivable

 

17,954

 

 

28,671

 

 

2,838

 

Prepaid and Other Assets

 

8,534

 

 

9,634

 

 

7,449

 

Total Current Assets

 

472,111

 

 

648,407

 

 

661,689

 

 

 

 

 

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

 

1,629,133

 

 

1,706,200

 

 

1,659,100

 

Investments in Joint Venture

 

77,628

 

 

74,331

 

 

75,399

 

Operating Lease Right of Use Asset

 

25,127

 

 

28,139

 

 

25,811

 

Notes Receivable

 

8,485

 

 

8,287

 

 

8,419

 

Goodwill and Intangibles

 

390,107

 

 

394,524

 

 

392,315

 

Other Assets

 

17,237

 

 

11,395

 

 

15,948

 

 

$

2,619,828

 

$

2,871,283

 

$

2,838,681

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

Current Liabilities –

 

 

 

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

$

181,617

 

$

156,275

 

$

163,011

 

Operating Lease Liabilities

 

7,028

 

 

6,810

 

 

6,343

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

188,645

 

 

163,085

 

 

169,354

 

Long-term Liabilities

 

76,961

 

 

79,005

 

 

75,735

 

Bank Credit Facility

 

75,000

 

 

245,000

 

 

-

 

Bank Term Loan

 

-

 

 

661,621

 

 

662,186

 

2.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2031

 

737,632

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

4.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026

 

-

 

 

346,095

 

 

346,430

 

Deferred Income Taxes

 

234,281

 

 

208,446

 

 

225,986

 

Stockholders’ Equity –

 

 

 

Preferred Stock, Par Value $0.01; Authorized 5,000,000 Shares; None Issued

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01; Authorized 100,000,000 Shares; Issued and Outstanding 40,913,931; 41,816,942 and 42,370,878 Shares, respectively

 

409

 

 

418

 

 

424

 

Capital in Excess of Par Value

 

-

 

 

18,584

 

 

62,497

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses

 

(3,386

)

 

(3,276

)

 

(3,440

)

Retained Earnings

 

1,310,286

 

 

1,152,305

 

 

1,299,509

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

 

1,307,309

 

 

1,168,031

 

 

1,358,990

 

 

$

2,619,828

 

$

2,871,283

 

$

2,838,681

 

*From audited financial statements

Attachment 5

 

Eagle Materials Inc.

Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization by Lines of Business

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

The following table presents Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization by lines of business for the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

 

 

Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization

 

Quarter Ended

September 30,

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

Cement

$

20,019

$

19,258

Concrete and Aggregates

 

2,470

 

2,698

Gypsum Wallboard

 

5,484

 

5,661

Paperboard

 

3,663

 

3,344

Corporate and Other

 

704

 

1,201

 

$

32,340

$

32,162

Attachment 6

 

Eagle Materials Inc.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, other than earnings per share amounts, and number of shares in thousands)

 

Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share (Adjusted EPS)

Adjusted EPS is a non-GAAP financial measure and represents earnings from continuing operations per diluted share excluding the impacts from non-routine items, such as the loss on redemption of bonds, the write-off of debt issuance costs and other items described further below (Non-routine Items). Management uses measures of earnings excluding the impact of Non-routine Items as a performance measure in order to compare operating results of the Company from period to period and for purposes of its budgeting and planning processes. Although management believes that Adjusted EPS is useful in evaluating the Company’s business, this information should be considered as supplemental in nature and is not meant to be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for, earnings per diluted share and the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, our presentation of Adjusted EPS may not be the same as similarly titled measures reported by other companies, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure. The following shows the calculation of Adjusted EPS and reconciles Adjusted EPS to earnings per diluted share in accordance with GAAP for the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

 

 

Quarter Ended

September 30,

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

Net Earnings, as reported

$

102,125

 

$

96,034

 

 

 

 

Non-routine Items:

 

 

Premium Paid on Early Retirement of Senior Notes 1

$

8,407

 

$

-

 

Write-off of Debt Issuance Costs 2

 

6,101

 

 

-

 

Gain from Discontinued Operations 3

 

-

 

 

(8,223

)

Total Non-routine Items before Taxes

$

14,508

 

$

(8,223

)

Tax Impact on Non-routine Items

 

(3,221

)

 

2,060

 

After-tax Impact of Non-routine Items

$

11,287

 

$

(6,163

)

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Earnings from Continuing Operations

$

113,412

 

$

89,871

 

 

 

 

Diluted Average Shares Outstanding

 

41,595

 

 

41,649

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings per diluted share, as reported

$

2.46

 

$

2.31

 

Adjusted net earnings per diluted share from Continuing Operations

$

2.73

 

$

2.16

 

 

1 Represents the loss on the early redemption of our 4.50% senior notes due 2026

2 Represents the write-off of debt issuance costs associated with the debt instruments retired during the quarter, including the 4.50% senior notes due 2026 and the bank term loan recorded in Interest Expense, net

3 Represents the earnings from the Oil and Gas Proppants business sold in September 2020

 

Contacts

For additional information, contact at 214-432-2000.

Michael R. Haack

President and Chief Executive Officer

D. Craig Kesler

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Robert S. Stewart

Executive Vice President, Strategy, Corporate Development and Communications

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