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FOURTH QUARTER 2023 SUMMARY WITH A COMPARISON TO FOURTH QUARTER 2022
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Revenues increased 9.3% to
$385.8 million compared to$353.1 million . -
Net income totaled
$53.5 million compared to$51.2 million . The effective income tax rate was 19.4% compared to 26.1%. -
Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) increased 6.5% to
$185.2 million compared to$173.9 million . Prior year results included the pre-tax gain associated with the sale of the Komatsu earthmoving distribution business. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 48.0% compared to 49.2%. -
Total equipment rental revenues were
$316.9 million , an increase of$41.2 million , or 14.9%, compared to$275.7 million . Rental revenues were$280.6 million , an increase of$35.6 million , or 14.5%, compared to$245.0 million . -
Sales of rental equipment increased 34.3% to
$40.6 million compared to$30.2 million . Margins improved to 66.0% compared to 51.2%. -
Sales of new equipment totaled
$9.8 million , a decline of 54.5% compared to$21.5 million . - Gross margin improved to 48.3% compared to 45.1%.
- Total equipment rental gross margins were 48.2% compared to 47.9%. Rental gross margins were 54.2% compared to 53.1%.
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Average time utilization (based on original equipment cost) was 68.4% compared to 72.0%. The Company’s rental fleet, based on original equipment cost, ended 2023 at approximately
$2.8 billion , representing an 18.3% increase. - Average rental rates improved 3.8% from the year-ago quarter and 0.8% on a sequential quarterly basis.
- Dollar utilization was 40.3% compared to 41.9%.
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Average rental fleet age on
December 31, 2023 , was 39.7 months compared to an industry average age of 49.0 months. -
Paid regular quarterly cash dividend of
$0.275 per share of common stock.
Reviewing the Company’s fourth quarter and full year performance,
Addressing 2024 strategic growth initiatives,
FINANCIAL DISCUSSION FOR FOURTH QUARTER 2023
Revenue
Total revenues increased 9.3% to
Gross Profit
Gross profit increased 16.9% in the fourth quarter of 2023 to
Rental Fleet
At the end of the fourth quarter of 2023, the original equipment cost of the Company’s rental fleet was approximately
Selling, General and Administrative ("SG&A") Expenses
SG&A expenses for the fourth quarter of 2023 were
Income from Operations
Income from operations for the fourth quarter of 2023 was
Interest Expense
Interest expense was
Net Income
Net income in the fourth quarter of 2023 was
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter of 2023 increased 6.5% to
FINANCIAL DISCUSSION FOR THE YEAR ENDED
Revenue
Revenues totaled
Gross Profit
Gross profit increased 23.3%, or
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
SG&A expenses for 2023 were
Income from Operations
Income from operations in 2023 totaled
Interest Expense
Interest expense in 2023 was
Net Income
Net income in 2023 totaled
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA for 2023 improved 26.7% to
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains certain non-GAAP measures (EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Income from Operations, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per share and the disaggregation of equipment rental revenues and cost of sales numbers) detailed below. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures as defined under the rules of the
We use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA in our business operations to, among other things, evaluate the performance of our business, develop budgets and measure our performance against those budgets. We also believe that analysts and investors use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as supplemental measures to evaluate a company’s overall operating performance. However, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have material limitations as analytical tools and you should not consider them in isolation, or as substitutes for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. We consider them useful tools to assist us in evaluating performance because it eliminates items related to components of our capital structure, taxes and non-cash charges. The items that we have eliminated in determining EBITDA for the periods presented are interest expense, income taxes, depreciation of fixed assets (which includes rental equipment and property and equipment) and amortization of intangible assets and, in the case of Adjusted EBITDA, any other non-recurring items described above applicable to the particular period. However, some of these eliminated items are significant to our business. For example, (i) interest expense is a necessary element of our costs and ability to generate revenue because we incur a significant amount of interest expense related to our outstanding indebtedness; (ii) payment of income taxes is a necessary element of our costs; and (iii) depreciation is a necessary element of our costs and ability to generate revenue because rental equipment is the single largest component of our total assets and we recognize a significant amount of depreciation expense over the estimated useful life of this equipment. Any measure that eliminates components of our capital structure and costs associated with carrying significant amounts of fixed assets on our consolidated balance sheet has material limitations as a performance measure. In light of the foregoing limitations, we do not rely solely on EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as performance measures and also consider our GAAP results. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measurements of our financial performance or liquidity under GAAP and, accordingly, should not be considered alternatives to net income, operating income or any other measures derived in accordance with GAAP. Because EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be calculated in the same manner by all companies, these measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies.
We use Adjusted Income from Continuing Operations, Adjusted Net Income from Continuing Operations, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Net Income from Continuing Operations per Share, and Adjusted Net Income per Share ("Adjusted Income Measures") in our business operations to, among other things, analyze our financial performance on a comparative period basis without the effects of significant one-time, non-recurring items. We define the Adjusted Income Measures for the periods presented as Income from Operations,
Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures can be found in the financial tables accompanying this earnings release.
Conference Call
The Company’s management will hold a conference call to discuss fourth quarter 2023 results today,
The live broadcast of the Company’s quarterly conference call will be available online at www.he-equipment.com on
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Statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts, including statements about H&E’s beliefs and expectations, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements containing the words “may,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “estimate,” “target,” “project,” “intend,” “foresee” and similar expressions constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) general economic and geopolitical conditions in
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited) (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) |
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Three Months Ended
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Twelve Months Ended
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2023 |
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2022 |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Revenues: |
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Equipment rentals |
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$ |
316,874 |
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$ |
275,676 |
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$ |
1,186,152 |
|
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$ |
956,042 |
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Sales of rental equipment |
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40,598 |
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30,226 |
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165,074 |
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|
90,885 |
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Sales of new equipment |
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9,791 |
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21,513 |
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39,099 |
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92,526 |
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Parts, service and other |
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18,543 |
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25,702 |
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78,891 |
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105,065 |
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Total revenues |
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385,806 |
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353,117 |
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1,469,216 |
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1,244,518 |
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Cost of revenues: |
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Rental depreciation |
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$ |
88,876 |
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79,134 |
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347,022 |
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267,395 |
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Rental expense |
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39,649 |
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35,733 |
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156,818 |
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128,850 |
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Rental other |
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35,492 |
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28,779 |
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128,873 |
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99,554 |
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164,017 |
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143,646 |
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632,713 |
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495,799 |
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Sales of rental equipment |
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13,787 |
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14,754 |
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65,183 |
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46,569 |
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Sales of new equipment |
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8,291 |
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18,581 |
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33,569 |
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79,430 |
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Parts, service and other |
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13,372 |
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16,770 |
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53,290 |
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67,557 |
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Total cost of revenues |
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199,467 |
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193,751 |
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784,755 |
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689,355 |
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Gross profit |
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186,339 |
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159,366 |
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684,461 |
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555,163 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses |
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106,620 |
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94,485 |
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405,432 |
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343,845 |
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Impairment of goodwill |
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— |
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— |
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5,714 |
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— |
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Gain on sales of property and equipment, net |
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1,523 |
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13,925 |
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3,389 |
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16,836 |
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Income from operations |
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81,242 |
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78,806 |
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276,704 |
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228,154 |
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Other income (expense): |
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Interest expense |
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(16,349 |
) |
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(13,538 |
) |
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(60,891 |
) |
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(54,033 |
) |
Other, net |
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1,533 |
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3,953 |
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7,384 |
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6,609 |
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Total other expense, net |
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(14,816 |
) |
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(9,585 |
) |
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(53,507 |
) |
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(47,424 |
) |
Income from operations before provision for income taxes |
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66,426 |
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69,221 |
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223,197 |
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180,730 |
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Provision for income taxes |
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12,902 |
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18,069 |
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53,904 |
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47,036 |
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Net income from continuing operations |
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$ |
53,524 |
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$ |
51,152 |
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$ |
169,293 |
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$ |
133,694 |
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Discontinued Operations: |
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Loss from discontinued operations before benefit from income taxes |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
(2,049 |
) |
Benefit from income taxes |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(525 |
) |
Net loss from discontinued operations |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
(1,524 |
) |
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Net income |
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$ |
53,524 |
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$ |
51,152 |
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$ |
169,293 |
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$ |
132,170 |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited) (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) |
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Three Months Ended
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Twelve Months Ended
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2023 |
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2022 |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Net income from continuing operations per common share: |
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Basic |
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$ |
1.48 |
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$ |
1.42 |
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$ |
4.69 |
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$ |
3.72 |
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Diluted |
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$ |
1.47 |
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$ |
1.41 |
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$ |
4.66 |
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$ |
3.70 |
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Net loss from discontinued operations per common share: |
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Basic |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
(0.04 |
) |
Diluted |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
(0.04 |
) |
Net income per common share: |
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Basic |
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$ |
1.48 |
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$ |
1.42 |
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$ |
4.69 |
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$ |
3.68 |
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Diluted |
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$ |
1.47 |
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$ |
1.41 |
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$ |
4.66 |
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$ |
3.66 |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
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Basic |
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36,167 |
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35,997 |
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36,100 |
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35,943 |
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Diluted |
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36,340 |
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36,153 |
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36,329 |
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|
36,089 |
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SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA (unaudited) (Amounts in thousands) |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
8,500 |
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$ |
81,330 |
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Rental equipment, net |
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1,756,578 |
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1,418,951 |
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Total assets |
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2,639,886 |
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2,291,699 |
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Total debt (1) |
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1,434,661 |
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1,251,594 |
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Total liabilities |
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2,105,597 |
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1,890,657 |
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Stockholders' equity |
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534,289 |
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|
401,042 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
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$ |
2,639,886 |
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$ |
2,291,699 |
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(1) |
Total debt consists of the aggregate amounts on the senior unsecured notes, senior secured credit facility, and finance lease obligations |
UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) |
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Twelve Months Ended
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2023 |
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2023 |
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As Reported |
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Adjustment |
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As Adjusted |
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Gross profit |
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$ |
684,461 |
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|
$ |
— |
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$ |
684,461 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses |
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|
405,432 |
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|
|
— |
|
|
|
405,432 |
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Impairment of goodwill |
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|
5,714 |
|
|
|
(5,714 |
) |
|
|
— |
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Gain on sale of property and equipment, net |
|
|
3,389 |
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|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,389 |
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Income from continuing operations |
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|
276,704 |
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|
5,714 |
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|
282,418 |
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Interest expense |
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|
(60,891 |
) |
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|
— |
|
|
|
(60,891 |
) |
Other income, net |
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|
7,384 |
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|
— |
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|
7,384 |
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Income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes |
|
|
223,197 |
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|
5,714 |
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|
228,911 |
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Provision for income taxes |
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|
53,904 |
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|
1,307 |
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|
55,211 |
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Net income from continuing operations |
|
$ |
169,293 |
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$ |
4,407 |
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$ |
173,700 |
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Income from discontinued operations before provision for income taxes |
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|
— |
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|
— |
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|
— |
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Provision for income taxes |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Net income from discontinued operations |
|
$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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|
$ |
— |
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Net income |
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$ |
169,293 |
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$ |
4,407 |
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$ |
173,700 |
|
UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) |
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Twelve Months Ended
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2023 |
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2023 |
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As Reported |
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Adjustment |
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As Adjusted |
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NET INCOME PER SHARE (1) |
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Basic - Net income from continuing operations per common share: |
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$ |
4.69 |
|
|
$ |
0.12 |
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|
$ |
4.81 |
|
Basic - Net income from discontinued operations per common share: |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Basic - Net income per common share: |
|
$ |
4.69 |
|
|
$ |
0.12 |
|
|
$ |
4.81 |
|
Basic - Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
|
|
36,100 |
|
|
|
36,100 |
|
|
|
36,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Diluted - Net income from continuing operations per common share: |
|
$ |
4.66 |
|
|
$ |
0.12 |
|
|
$ |
4.78 |
|
Diluted - Net income from discontinued operations per common share: |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Diluted - Net income per common share |
|
$ |
4.66 |
|
|
$ |
0.12 |
|
|
$ |
4.78 |
|
Diluted - Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
|
|
36,329 |
|
|
|
36,329 |
|
|
|
36,329 |
|
(1) |
Because of the method used in calculating per share data, the summation of the above per share data may not necessarily total to the as adjusted per share data. |
UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Amounts in thousands) |
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Three Months Ended
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Twelve Months Ended
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2023 |
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2022 |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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|
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Net Income |
|
$ |
53,524 |
|
|
$ |
51,152 |
|
|
$ |
169,293 |
|
|
$ |
132,170 |
|
Net Loss from discontinued operations |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,524 |
) |
Net Income from continuing operations |
|
|
53,524 |
|
|
|
51,152 |
|
|
|
169,293 |
|
|
|
133,694 |
|
Interest Expense |
|
|
16,349 |
|
|
|
13,538 |
|
|
|
60,891 |
|
|
|
54,033 |
|
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
12,902 |
|
|
|
18,069 |
|
|
|
53,904 |
|
|
|
47,036 |
|
Depreciation |
|
|
98,330 |
|
|
|
87,096 |
|
|
|
381,959 |
|
|
|
296,310 |
|
Amortization of intangibles |
|
|
1,407 |
|
|
|
1,682 |
|
|
|
6,455 |
|
|
|
4,660 |
|
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|
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|
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EBITDA from continuing operations |
|
$ |
182,512 |
|
|
$ |
171,537 |
|
|
$ |
672,502 |
|
|
$ |
535,733 |
|
|
|
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|
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Impairment of goodwill |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5,714 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
2,722 |
|
|
|
2,348 |
|
|
|
10,026 |
|
|
|
7,263 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations |
|
$ |
185,234 |
|
|
$ |
173,885 |
|
|
$ |
688,242 |
|
|
$ |
542,996 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Net Loss from discontinued operations |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(1,524 |
) |
Benefit for income taxes |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(525 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
EBITDA from discontinued operations |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(2,049 |
) |
Loss on sale of discontinued operations |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,917 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA from discontinued operations |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(132 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
185,234 |
|
|
$ |
173,885 |
|
|
$ |
688,242 |
|
|
$ |
542,864 |
|
UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Amounts in thousands) |
||||||||||||||||
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Twelve Months Ended
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||||
RENTAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Equipment rentals (1) |
|
$ |
280,576 |
|
|
$ |
245,004 |
|
|
$ |
1,051,632 |
|
|
$ |
847,555 |
|
Rental other |
|
|
36,298 |
|
|
|
30,672 |
|
|
|
134,520 |
|
|
|
108,487 |
|
Total equipment rentals |
|
|
316,874 |
|
|
|
275,676 |
|
|
|
1,186,152 |
|
|
|
956,042 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
RENTAL COST OF SALES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Rental depreciation |
|
|
88,876 |
|
|
|
79,134 |
|
|
|
347,022 |
|
|
|
267,395 |
|
Rental expense |
|
|
39,649 |
|
|
|
35,733 |
|
|
|
156,818 |
|
|
|
128,850 |
|
Rental other |
|
|
35,492 |
|
|
|
28,779 |
|
|
|
128,873 |
|
|
|
99,554 |
|
Total rental cost of sales |
|
|
164,017 |
|
|
|
143,646 |
|
|
|
632,713 |
|
|
|
495,799 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
RENTAL REVENUES GROSS PROFIT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Equipment rentals |
|
|
152,051 |
|
|
|
130,137 |
|
|
|
547,792 |
|
|
|
451,310 |
|
Rentals other |
|
|
806 |
|
|
|
1,893 |
|
|
|
5,647 |
|
|
|
8,933 |
|
Total rental revenues gross profit |
|
$ |
152,857 |
|
|
$ |
132,030 |
|
|
$ |
553,439 |
|
|
$ |
460,243 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
RENTAL REVENUES GROSS MARGIN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Equipment rentals |
|
|
54.2 |
% |
|
|
53.1 |
% |
|
|
52.1 |
% |
|
|
53.2 |
% |
Rentals other |
|
|
2.2 |
% |
|
|
6.2 |
% |
|
|
4.2 |
% |
|
|
8.2 |
% |
Total rental revenues gross margin |
|
|
48.2 |
% |
|
|
47.9 |
% |
|
|
46.7 |
% |
|
|
48.1 |
% |
(1) |
Pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X, our equipment rental revenues are aggregated and presented in our unaudited consolidated statements of operations in this press release as a single line item, “Equipment Rentals.” The above table disaggregates our equipment rental revenues for discussion and analysis purposes only. |
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240222754755/en/
Chief Financial Officer
225-298-5261
lmagee@he-equipment.com
Vice President of Investor Relations
225-952-2308
jchastain@he-equipment.com
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