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SECOND QUARTER 2024 SUMMARY WITH A COMPARISON TO SECOND QUARTER 2023
- Revenues increased 4.5% to
$376.3 million compared to$360.2 million . - Net income was
$33.3 million compared to$41.2 million . The effective income tax rate was 27.8% compared to 26.3%. - Adjusted EBITDA totaled
$173.2 million , an increase of 2.8% compared to$168.6 million . Adjusted EBITDA margins were 46.0% of revenues compared to 46.8%. - Total equipment rental revenues were
$312.4 million , an increase of$20.9 million , or 7.2%, compared to$291.5 million . Rental revenues were$275.5 million , an increase of$16.8 million , or 6.5%, compared to$258.7 million . - Sales of rental equipment decreased 11.9% to
$34.9 million compared to$39.7 million . - Gross margin declined to 45.5% compared to 46.7%.
- Total equipment rental gross margins were 45.5% compared to 46.8%. Rental gross margins were 51.0% compared to 51.8%.
- Average time utilization (based on original equipment cost) was 66.4% compared to 69.3%. The Company’s rental fleet, based on original acquisition cost, closed the second quarter of 2024 at
$2.9 billion , an increase of$279.0 million , or 10.7%. - Average rental rates increased 1.9% compared to the second quarter of 2023, and declined 0.1% compared to the first quarter of 2024.
- Dollar utilization of 38.6% compared to 40.6% in the second quarter of 2023 and 37.0% in the first quarter of 2024.
- Average rental fleet age on
June 30, 2024 , was 40.0 months compared to an industry average age of 48.1 months. - Paid regular quarterly cash dividend of
$0.275 per share of common stock.
Reviewing the Company’s second quarter performance,
Commenting on the outlook for the equipment rental industry,
FINANCIAL DISCUSSION FOR SECOND QUARTER 2024
Revenue
Total revenues improved to
Gross Profit
Gross profit totaled
Rental Fleet
The original equipment cost of the Company’s rental fleet as of
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, General, and Administrative ("SG&A") expenses for the second quarter of 2024 were
Income from Operations
Income from operations for the second quarter of 2024 was
Interest Expense
Interest expense was
Net Income
Net income in the second quarter of 2024 was
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA in the second quarter of 2024 totaled
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains certain non-GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) measures (EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, 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, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin 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, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin as supplemental measures to evaluate a company’s overall operating performance. However, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin 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. For Adjusted EBITDA, we eliminate non-cash items such as non-cash stock-based compensation expense and any other non-recurring items described above applicable to the particular period. However, some of these eliminated items are necessary 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; (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; and (iv) stock compensation expense while non-cash, is an element of our costs. 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, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin as performance measures and also consider our GAAP results. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin 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, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin 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 have presented in a supplemental schedule the disaggregation of our equipment rental revenues to provide further detail in evaluating the period over period performance of our rental business relative to equipment rental gross profit and equipment rental gross margin and believe these non-GAAP measures may be useful to investors for this reason. However, you should not consider this in isolation, or as substitutes for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP.
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.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited) (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) |
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Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
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2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||
Equipment rentals | $ | 312,356 | $ | 291,459 | $ | 607,681 | $ | 553,467 | ||||||||
Sales of rental equipment | 34,937 | 39,653 | 83,052 | 71,768 | ||||||||||||
Sales of new equipment | 10,670 | 8,857 | 21,082 | 16,675 | ||||||||||||
Parts, service and other | 18,319 | 20,263 | 35,824 | 40,804 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues | 376,282 | 360,232 | 747,639 | 682,714 | ||||||||||||
Cost of revenues: | ||||||||||||||||
Rental depreciation | 92,398 | 85,913 | 183,796 | 167,785 | ||||||||||||
Rental expense | 42,522 | 38,757 | 85,929 | 76,624 | ||||||||||||
Rental other | 35,189 | 30,350 | 67,812 | 58,325 | ||||||||||||
170,109 | 155,020 | 337,537 | 302,734 | |||||||||||||
Sales of rental equipment | 13,120 | 16,215 | 30,949 | 29,503 | ||||||||||||
Sales of new equipment | 8,872 | 7,535 | 17,511 | 14,316 | ||||||||||||
Parts, service and other | 12,901 | 13,101 | 25,497 | 26,422 | ||||||||||||
Total cost of revenues | 205,002 | 191,871 | 411,494 | 372,975 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | 171,280 | 168,361 | 336,145 | 309,739 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 111,831 | 99,259 | 226,109 | 194,594 | ||||||||||||
Gain on sales of property and equipment, net | 3,352 | 436 | 4,785 | 1,103 | ||||||||||||
Income from operations | 62,801 | 69,538 | 114,821 | 116,248 | ||||||||||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (18,227 | ) | (14,700 | ) | (36,593 | ) | (28,397 | ) | ||||||||
Other, net | 1,482 | 1,064 | 3,034 | 2,780 | ||||||||||||
Total other expense, net | (16,745 | ) | (13,636 | ) | (33,559 | ) | (25,617 | ) | ||||||||
Income from operations before provision for income taxes | 46,056 | 55,902 | 81,262 | 90,631 | ||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 12,795 | 14,686 | 22,112 | 23,741 | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 33,261 | $ | 41,216 | $ | 59,150 | $ | 66,890 | ||||||||
Net income per common share: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.92 | $ | 1.14 | $ | 1.63 | $ | 1.86 | ||||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.91 | $ | 1.14 | $ | 1.62 | $ | 1.84 | ||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | 36,248 | 36,075 | 36,222 | 36,050 | ||||||||||||
Diluted | 36,470 | 36,302 | 36,517 | 36,327 |
SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA (unaudited) (Amounts in thousands) |
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Cash | $ | 8,609 | $ | 8,500 | ||||
Rental equipment, net | 1,910,777 | 1,756,578 | ||||||
Total assets | 2,850,817 | 2,639,886 | ||||||
Total debt (1) | 1,541,157 | 1,434,661 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 2,274,768 | 2,105,597 | ||||||
Stockholders' equity | 576,049 | 534,289 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 2,850,817 | $ | 2,639,886 |
(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) |
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Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
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2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
Net Income | $ | 33,261 | $ | 41,216 | $ | 59,150 | $ | 66,890 | ||||||||
Interest Expense | 18,227 | 14,700 | 36,593 | 28,397 | ||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 12,795 | 14,686 | 22,112 | 23,741 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation | 104,144 | 94,247 | 206,042 | 184,192 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles | 2,583 | 1,682 | 5,070 | 3,365 | ||||||||||||
EBITDA | $ | 171,010 | $ | 166,531 | $ | 328,967 | $ | 306,585 | ||||||||
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense | $ | 2,202 | $ | 2,039 | $ | 5,990 | $ | 5,029 | ||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 173,212 | $ | 168,570 | $ | 334,957 | $ | 311,614 |
UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Amounts in thousands) |
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Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
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2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
RENTAL | ||||||||||||||||
Equipment rentals (1) | $ | 275,473 | $ | 258,723 | $ | 537,214 | $ | 490,799 | ||||||||
Rental other | 36,883 | 32,736 | 70,467 | 62,668 | ||||||||||||
Total equipment rentals | 312,356 | 291,459 | 607,681 | 553,467 | ||||||||||||
RENTAL COST OF SALES | ||||||||||||||||
Rental depreciation | 92,398 | 85,913 | 183,796 | 167,785 | ||||||||||||
Rental expense | 42,522 | 38,757 | 85,929 | 76,624 | ||||||||||||
Rental other | 35,189 | 30,350 | 67,812 | 58,325 | ||||||||||||
Total rental cost of sales | 170,109 | 155,020 | 337,537 | 302,734 | ||||||||||||
RENTAL REVENUES GROSS PROFIT | ||||||||||||||||
Equipment rentals | 140,553 | 134,053 | 267,489 | 246,390 | ||||||||||||
Rentals other | 1,694 | 2,386 | 2,655 | 4,343 | ||||||||||||
Total rental revenues gross profit | $ | 142,247 | $ | 136,439 | $ | 270,144 | $ | 250,733 | ||||||||
RENTAL REVENUES GROSS MARGIN | ||||||||||||||||
Equipment rentals | 51.0 | % | 51.8 | % | 49.8 | % | 50.2 | % | ||||||||
Rentals other | 4.6 | % | 7.3 | % | 3.8 | % | 6.9 | % | ||||||||
Total rental revenues gross margin | 45.5 | % | 46.8 | % | 44.5 | % | 45.3 | % |
(1) Pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X, the Company's equipment rental revenues are aggregated and presented in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations in this press release as a single line item, “Equipment Rentals.” The above table disaggregates the Company's equipment rental revenues for discussion and analysis purposes only.
Contacts:
Chief Financial Officer
225-298-5261
lmagee@he-equipment.com
Vice President of Investor Relations
225-952-2308
jchastain@he-equipment.com
Source: H&E Equipment Services, Inc.