REV Group, Inc. Reports Strong First Quarter Results, Provides Updated Fiscal 2024 Outlook

Business Wire 6-Mar-2024 7:00 AM

• First quarter net sales of $586.0 million compared to $583.5 million in the prior year quarter.
• First quarter net income of $182.7 million compared to a net loss of $13.5 million in the prior year quarter.
• First quarter Adjusted EBITDA¹ of $30.5 million compared to $21.3 million in the prior year quarter.
• First quarter Adjusted Net Income¹ of $14.7 million compared to $6.9 million in the prior year quarter.
• Adjusts full-year fiscal 2024 outlook:
  • Net sales of $2.45 to $2.55 billion, net income of $224.0 to $245.0 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $145.0 to $165.0 million, and Adjusted Net Income of $72.0 to $90.0 million;
  • Net cash from operating activities of $16.0 to $36.0 million, which includes approximately $71.0 million of income tax and transaction costs related to divestiture activities, and Adjusted Free Cash Flow¹ of $57.0 to $72.0 million.

REV Group, Inc. (NYSE:REVG) (the "company"), a manufacturer of industry-leading specialty and recreational vehicles, today reported results for the three months ended January 31, 2024 ("first quarter 2024"). Consolidated net sales in the first quarter 2024 were $586.0 million, representing an increase of 0.4% compared to $583.5 million for the three months ended January 31, 2023 ("first quarter 2023"). The increase in consolidated net sales was primarily due to higher net sales, including price realization, within the Specialty Vehicles segment, partially offset by lower net sales in the Recreational Vehicles segment.

The company's first quarter 2024 net income was $182.7 million, or $3.06 per diluted share, which included a $257.5 million gain on the sale of Collins Bus, partially offset by higher income tax expense, compared to a net loss of $13.5 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, in the first quarter 2023. Adjusted Net Income for the first quarter 2024 was $14.7 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, compared to Adjusted Net Income of $6.9 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, in the first quarter 2023. Adjusted EBITDA in the first quarter 2024 was $30.5 million, compared to $21.3 million in the first quarter 2023. The increase in Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA during the quarter was primarily due to higher contributions from the Specialty Vehicles segment, partially offset by lower results in the Recreational Vehicles segment.

"We are pleased that first quarter results demonstrate continued momentum of previously announced pricing actions and operational improvements, resulting in solid year over year margin improvements and throughput increases within the Specialty Vehicles segment, which contributed to our strong first quarter earnings," REV Group Inc. President and CEO Mark Skonieczny said. "We believe our first quarter's results provide a solid foundation for delivering on our updated guidance and positions us for continued growth throughout the year."

Summary of Strategic Initiatives and Capital Allocation Actions

Effective January 26, 2024, the company completed the sale of its school bus business, Collins Bus Corporation ("Collins"), to Forest River Bus, LLC. In connection with the completion of the sale of Collins, the company received cash consideration of $308.2 million, inclusive of certain preliminary working capital adjustments. In addition to the sale of Collins, during first quarter 2024, the company announced it will discontinue manufacturing operations at its ElDorado National (California) ("ENC") facility in Riverside, California. The wind down of ENC's manufacturing operations is expected to be substantially completed by the end of fiscal year 2024, once existing customer orders are completed and delivered. Following the sale of Collins and the decision to discontinue manufacturing operations at ENC, the Company combined the remaining Commercial segment business with the Fire & Emergency businesses into a new segment named Specialty Vehicles. Additionally, the Recreation segment was renamed Recreational Vehicles. The Specialty Vehicles segment's results will include the operating performance of Collins through its divestiture date of January 26, 2024, as well as the operating performance of ENC through its wind down.

The company used a portion of the proceeds from the sale of Collins to reduce outstanding borrowings under its 2021 ABL facility to zero. The remaining proceeds were used to return cash to shareholders as part of the $3.00 special cash dividend that was paid on Friday, February 16, 2024. Subsequently, on February 20, 2024, the company closed the previously announced registered underwritten public offering of 18,400,000 shares of its common stock by the company's largest equity holders. 10,400,000 of these shares were sold to the public, and the remaining 8,000,000 shares were repurchased by the company for a purchase price of $126.1 million. The company funded the repurchase with borrowings under the 2021 ABL Facility. The company did not sell any shares of common stock and did not receive any proceeds in connection with this offering.

"The strategic and capital allocation actions taken by the company within and subsequent to our fiscal first quarter were aimed at optimizing our portfolio of products, creating a more focused operating structure and unlocking shareholder value," said Skonieczny.

REV Group First Quarter Segment Highlights

Specialty Vehicles Segment

Specialty Vehicles segment net sales were $417.2 million in the first quarter 2024, an increase of $59.2 million, or 16.5%, from $358.0 million in the first quarter 2023. The increase in net sales compared to the prior year quarter was primarily due to increased shipments of fire apparatus and ambulance units, higher sales from the bus manufacturing businesses, and price realization, partially offset by lower shipments of terminal trucks. Specialty Vehicles segment backlog at the end of the first quarter 2024 was $3,864.1 million, an increase of $692.1 million compared to $3,172.0 million at the end of the first quarter 2023. The increase was primarily the result of continued demand and strong order intake for fire apparatus and ambulance units, and pricing actions, partially offset by a decrease in backlog related to the sale of Collins Bus, increased unit production against backlog and lower order intake for transit bus and terminal truck units.

Specialty Vehicles segment Adjusted EBITDA was $26.2 million in the first quarter 2024, an increase of $20.9 million, or 394.3%, from Adjusted EBITDA of $5.3 million in the first quarter 2023. Profitability within the segment benefited from higher sales volume of fire apparatus and ambulance units, higher contribution from the bus manufacturing businesses, and price realization, partially offset by inflationary pressures and lower sales volume of terminal trucks.

Recreational Vehicles Segment

Recreational Vehicles segment net sales were $169.4 million in the first quarter 2024, a decrease of $56.6 million, or 25.0%, from $226.0 million in the first quarter 2023. The decrease in net sales compared to the prior year quarter was primarily due to decreased unit shipments, an unfavorable mix of motorized units, and increased discounting, partially offset by price realization. Recreational Vehicles segment backlog at the end of the first quarter 2024 was $376.7 million, a decrease of $611.4 million compared to $988.1 million at the end of the first quarter 2023. The decrease was primarily the result of production against backlog, order cancelations, and lower order intake in certain product categories.

Recreational Vehicles segment Adjusted EBITDA was $11.6 million in the first quarter 2024, a decrease of $12.7 million, or 52.3%, from $24.3 million in the first quarter 2023. The decrease was primarily due to lower unit shipments, an unfavorable mix of motorized units, increased discounting, and inflationary pressures, partially offset by price realization.

Working Capital, Liquidity, and Capital Allocation

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $87.9 million as of January 31, 2024. The company had $534.1 million available under its ABL revolving credit facility as of January 31, 2024, an increase of $150.0 million as compared to the October 31, 2023 availability of $384.1 million. Trade working capital² for the company as of January 31, 2024 was $363.1 million, compared to $318.5 million as of October 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to a decrease in accounts payable and customer advances, partially offset by a decrease in accounts receivable and inventory. Capital expenditures in the first quarter 2024 were $10.5 million compared to $3.8 million in the first quarter 2023.

Updated Fiscal Year 2024 Outlook

Quarterly Dividend

The company's board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.05 per share of common stock, payable on April 12, 2024, to shareholders of record on March 28, 2024, which equates to a rate of $0.20 per share of common stock on an annualized basis.

Conference Call

A conference call to discuss the company's fiscal year 2024 first quarter financial results and our outlook is scheduled for March 6, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. ET. A supplemental slide deck will be available on the REV Group, Inc. investor relations website. The call will be webcast simultaneously over the Internet. To access the webcast, listeners can go to http://investors.revgroup.com/investor-events-and-presentations/events at least 15 minutes prior to the event and follow instructions for listening to the webcast. An audio replay of the call and related question and answer session will be available for 12 months at this website.

About REV Group

REV Group (REVG) companies are leading designers and manufacturers of specialty vehicles and related aftermarket parts and services, which serve a diversified customer base, primarily in the United States, through two segments: Specialty Vehicles and Recreational Vehicles. The Specialty Vehicles Segment provides customized vehicle solutions for applications, including essential needs for public services (ambulances and fire apparatus) and commercial infrastructure (terminal trucks and industrial sweepers). REV Group's Recreation Vehicle Segment manufactures a variety of RVs, from Class B vans to Class A motorhomes. REV Group's portfolio is made up of well-established principal vehicle brands, including many of the most recognizable names within their industry. Several of REV Group's brands pioneered their specialty vehicle product categories and date back more than 50 years. REV Group trades on the NYSE under the symbol REVG. Investors-REVG

Note Regarding Non-GAAP Measures

The company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). However, management believes that the evaluation of our ongoing operating results may be enhanced by a presentation of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Free Cash Flow, which are non-GAAP financial measures. Adjusted EBITDA represents net income before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and loss on early extinguishment of debt as applicable, as adjusted for certain non-recurring, one-time and other adjustments which we believe are not indicative of our underlying operating performance. Adjusted Net Income represents net income as adjusted for certain after-tax, non-recurring, one-time and other adjustments, which we believe are not indicative of our underlying operating performance, as well as non-cash intangible asset amortization and stock-based compensation. Adjusted Free Cash Flow is calculated as net cash from operating activities, excluding transaction expenses and income taxes associated with divestiture activities, minus capital expenditures.

The company believes that the use of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Free Cash Flow provide additional meaningful methods of evaluating certain aspects of its operating performance from period to period on a basis that may not be otherwise apparent under GAAP when used in addition to, and not in lieu of, GAAP measures. A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Free Cash Flow to the most closely comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP is included in the financial appendix of this news release.

Cautionary Statement About Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains statements that the company believes to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This news release includes statements that express our opinions, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or projections regarding future events or future results and therefore are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms "believes," "estimates," "anticipates," "expects," "strives," "goal," "seeks," "projects," "intends," "forecasts," "outlook," "guidance," "plans," "may," "will" or "should" or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. They appear in a number of places throughout this news release and include statements regarding our intentions, beliefs, goals or current expectations concerning, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies and the industries in which we operate, including REV Group's outlook for the full fiscal year 2024.

Our forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those highlighted under "Risk Factors" and "Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements" in the company's annual report on Form 10-K, and in the company's subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, together with the company's other filings with the SEC, which risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied by the forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and currently available data and are neither predictions nor guarantees of future events or performance. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which only speak as of the date hereof. The company does not undertake to update or revise any forward-looking statements after they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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