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Insteel Industries Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2021 Results

Insteel Industries Inc. (NYSE: IIIN) today announced record financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 2, 2021.

Fourth Quarter 2021 Results

Net earnings for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, which represented the highest level on record for the Company, were $25.2 million, or $1.28 per diluted share, compared to $7.4 million, or $0.38 per share, in the same period a year ago. Insteel’s fourth quarter results benefitted from widening spreads between selling prices and raw material costs relative to the prior year quarter. Robust demand for the Company’s reinforcing products and price increases to recover rapidly escalating raw material costs more than offset the impact of lower shipments resulting from sustained tight supply conditions for raw materials.

Net sales increased 23.9% to $171.3 million from $138.2 million in the prior year quarter driven by a 56.1% increase in average selling prices that offset a 20.6% decrease in shipments. Shipments for the prior year quarter benefited from an extra week based on Insteel’s fiscal calendar. On a pro forma basis, adjusting the prior quarter to reflect the same 13-week period as the current quarter, the year-over-year shipment decrease was 14.5%. On a sequential basis, average selling prices increased 18.8% from the third quarter of fiscal 2021 and shipments decreased 10.3%.

Gross margin increased 920 basis points to 23.3% from 14.1% in the prior year quarter primarily due to widening spreads between selling prices and raw material costs that typically occurs during periods of rapidly escalating pricing and the strength of our markets. Net earnings for the prior year quarter reflect a $0.4 million increase in cash surrender value of life insurance policies, which reduced selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expense, and $0.7 million of restructuring charges related to the Company’s prior year acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Strand-Tech Manufacturing, Inc. (“STM”), which, in the aggregate, reduced net earnings per share by $0.01.

Operating activities generated $4.4 million of cash during the fourth quarter compared to $11.4 million in the prior year quarter due primarily to the relative changes in working capital. Working capital used $24.2 million of cash in the current year compared to providing $0.3 million the prior year.

Fiscal 2021 Results

Fiscal 2021 annual revenue and net earnings are the highest on record for the Company. Net earnings increased to $66.6 million, or $3.41 per diluted share, from $19.0 million, or $0.98 per diluted share, in the prior year. Net sales increased 25.0% to $590.6 million from $472.6 million in the prior year driven by a 25.7% increase in average selling prices and essentially flat shipment volume. The prior year benefited from an extra week based on Insteel’s fiscal calendar. On a pro forma basis, adjusting the prior year to reflect the same 52-week period as the current year, the year-over-year shipment increase was 1.6%.

Gross margin expanded to 20.6% from 11.8% due to the wider spreads. Insteel’s net earnings for fiscal 2021 reflect a $1.5 million increase in cash surrender value of life insurance policies and $2.9 million of restructuring charges and acquisition costs related to the STM transaction, which, in the aggregate, reduced fiscal 2021 net earnings per diluted share by $0.05. Net earnings for the prior year period reflect $1.9 million of restructuring charges and acquisition costs related to the STM transaction and a $1.0 million gain on the disposition of assets held for sale, which, in the aggregate, reduced fiscal 2020 net earnings per diluted share by $0.04.

Operating activities generated $69.9 million of cash compared to $56.2 million in the prior year due primarily to higher earnings. Working capital used $12.3 million in the current year compared to providing $19.4 million in the prior year.

Capital Allocation and Liquidity

Capital expenditures for fiscal 2021 increased to $17.5 million from $7.1 million in the prior year and are expected to total up to $25 million in 2022 including expenditures primarily to advance the growth of our engineered structural mesh business and to support cost and productivity improvement initiatives as well as recurring maintenance requirements.

Insteel ended the year debt-free with $89.9 million of cash and no borrowings outstanding on its $100.0 million revolving credit facility.

Outlook

“We experienced a host of challenges in fiscal 2021 including recruiting and staffing obstacles and the most severe steel shortage in memory, each of which is ongoing early in fiscal 2022. Our people persevered through these adversities during 2021, continually demonstrating their unmatched professionalism,” commented H.O. Woltz III, Insteel’s president and CEO. “As we look ahead to fiscal 2022, we expect our financial performance to continue to benefit from robust market conditions as confidence grows within private and public non-residential construction markets.”

Mr. Woltz added, “Supply chain challenges, initially highlighted in our second quarter of 2021, in addition to critically tight labor markets, continue to impact our operations. Domestic production of steel wire rod, our primary raw material, is inadequate to satisfy domestic demand resulting in on-going customer service challenges, plant operating inefficiencies and escalating prices. While we are active in international steel markets to bolster supplies, a significant part of our production must comply with Buy America regulations, and robust demand across most of the world has resulted in limited availability of offshore steel wire rod for applications where foreign raw material is permissible. Notwithstanding these challenges, we look forward to robust markets and performance in 2022.”

Conference Call

Insteel will hold a conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET today to discuss its fourth quarter and 2021 fiscal year end financial results. A live webcast of this call can be accessed on Insteel’s website at https://insteelgcs.gcs-web.com/ and will be archived for replay until the next quarterly conference call.

About Insteel

Insteel is the nation’s largest manufacturer of steel wire reinforcing products for concrete construction applications. Insteel manufactures and markets prestressed concrete strand and welded wire reinforcement, including engineered structural mesh, concrete pipe reinforcement and standard welded wire reinforcement. Insteel’s products are sold primarily to manufacturers of concrete products and concrete contractors for use, primarily, in nonresidential construction applications. Headquartered in Mount Airy, North Carolina, Insteel operates ten manufacturing facilities located in the United States.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this news release, the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “estimates,” “appears,” “plans,” “intends,” “may,” “should,” “could” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, they are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, and we can provide no assurances that such plans, intentions or expectations will be implemented or achieved. Many of these risks and uncertainties are discussed in detail and are updated from time to time in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in particular in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 3, 2020.

All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. All forward-looking statements speak only to the respective dates on which such statements are made and we do not undertake any obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect any future events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events, except as may be required by law.

It is not possible to anticipate and list all risks and uncertainties that may affect our future operations or financial performance; however, they include, but are not limited to, the following: the impact of COVID-19 on the economy, demand for our products and our operations, including the measures taken by governmental authorities to address it, which may precipitate or exacerbate other risks and/or uncertainties; general economic and competitive conditions in the markets in which we operate; changes in the spending levels for nonresidential and residential construction and the impact on demand for our products; changes in the amount and duration of transportation funding provided by federal, state and local governments and the impact on spending for infrastructure construction and demand for our products; the cyclical nature of the steel and building material industries; credit market conditions and the relative availability of financing for us, our customers and the construction industry as a whole; fluctuations in the cost and availability of our primary raw material, hot-rolled steel wire rod, from domestic and foreign suppliers; competitive pricing pressures and our ability to raise selling prices in order to recover increases in raw material or operating costs; changes in United States or foreign trade policy affecting imports or exports of steel wire rod or our products; unanticipated changes in customer demand, order patterns and inventory levels; the impact of fluctuations in demand and capacity utilization levels on our unit manufacturing costs; our ability to further develop the market for ESM and expand our shipments of ESM; legal, environmental, economic or regulatory developments that significantly impact our business or operating costs; unanticipated plant outages, equipment failures or labor difficulties; and the “Risk Factors” discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 3, 2020 and in other filings made by us with the SEC.

 
 
 
 

INSTEEL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands except for per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

October 2,

 

October 3,

 

October 2,

 

October 3,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 
Net sales

$

171,258

 

$

138,231

 

$

590,601

 

$

472,618

 

Cost of sales

 

131,339

 

 

118,769

 

 

469,053

 

 

416,831

 

Gross profit

 

39,919

 

 

19,462

 

 

121,548

 

 

55,787

 

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

7,321

 

 

9,308

 

 

32,388

 

 

31,348

 

Restructuring charges, net

 

68

 

 

738

 

 

2,868

 

 

1,695

 

Acquisition costs

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

195

 

Other expense (income), net

 

(9

)

 

29

 

 

114

 

 

(1,254

)

Interest expense

 

23

 

 

28

 

 

96

 

 

106

 

Interest income

 

(6

)

 

(21

)

 

(21

)

 

(473

)

Earnings before income taxes

 

32,522

 

 

9,380

 

 

86,103

 

 

24,170

 

Income taxes

 

7,370

 

 

1,954

 

 

19,493

 

 

5,161

 

Net earnings

$

25,152

 

$

7,426

 

$

66,610

 

$

19,009

 

 
 
Net earnings per share:
Basic

$

1.30

 

$

0.38

 

$

3.44

 

$

0.99

 

Diluted

 

1.28

 

 

0.38

 

 

3.41

 

 

0.98

 

 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic

 

19,386

 

 

19,296

 

 

19,344

 

 

19,278

 

Diluted

 

19,612

 

 

19,396

 

 

19,534

 

 

19,383

 

 
Cash dividends declared per share

$

0.03

 

$

0.03

 

$

1.62

 

$

0.12

 

 
 
 
 
 

INSTEEL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

October 2,

 

July 3,

 

October 3,

 

 

2021

 

2021

 

2020

Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents

$

89,884

 

$

89,827

 

$

68,688

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

67,917

 

 

59,349

 

 

53,817

 

Inventories

 

79,049

 

 

71,158

 

 

68,963

 

Other current assets

 

10,056

 

 

7,479

 

 

5,570

 

Total current assets

 

246,906

 

 

227,813

 

 

197,038

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

105,624

 

 

105,729

 

 

101,392

 

Intangibles, net

 

7,668

 

 

7,882

 

 

8,567

 

Goodwill

 

9,745

 

 

9,745

 

 

9,745

 

Other assets

 

20,767

 

 

20,762

 

 

21,160

 

Total assets

$

390,710

 

$

371,931

 

$

337,902

 

 
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable

$

49,443

 

$

60,217

 

$

38,961

 

Accrued expenses

 

19,406

 

 

15,412

 

 

14,717

 

Total current liabilities

 

68,849

 

 

75,629

 

 

53,678

 

Long-term debt

 

-

 

 

-

 

Other liabilities

 

19,823

 

 

19,306

 

 

19,421

 

Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock

 

19,408

 

 

19,358

 

 

19,304

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

78,688

 

 

77,780

 

 

76,387

 

Retained earnings

 

206,384

 

 

181,814

 

 

171,068

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(2,442

)

 

(1,956

)

 

(1,956

)

Total shareholders' equity

 

302,038

 

 

276,996

 

 

264,803

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

390,710

 

$

371,931

 

$

337,902

 

 
 
 
 
 

INSTEEL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

October 2,

 

October 3,

 

October 2,

 

October 3,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net earnings

$

25,152

 

$

7,426

 

$

66,610

 

$

19,009

 

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization

 

3,693

 

 

3,629

 

 

14,521

 

 

14,255

 

Amortization of capitalized financing costs

 

16

 

 

17

 

 

65

 

 

66

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

814

 

 

751

 

 

1,988

 

 

2,028

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(82

)

 

(816

)

 

(118

)

 

(424

)

Asset impairment charges

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

1,415

 

 

343

 

Loss (gain) on sale and disposition of property, plant and equipment

 

-

 

 

(83

)

 

125

 

 

(1,114

)

Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance policies over premiums paid

 

-

 

 

(419

)

 

(1,533

)

 

(243

)

Gain from life insurance claims

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(200

)

Net changes in assets and liabilities (net of assets and liabilities acquired):
Accounts receivable, net

 

(8,568

)

 

1,084

 

 

(14,100

)

 

(5,806

)

Inventories

 

(7,891

)

 

5,306

 

 

(10,086

)

 

5,060

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

(7,751

)

 

(6,122

)

 

11,891

 

 

20,159

 

Other changes

 

(969

)

 

647

 

 

(900

)

 

3,091

 

Total adjustments

 

(20,738

)

 

3,994

 

 

3,268

 

 

37,215

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

4,414

 

 

11,420

 

 

69,878

 

 

56,224

 

 
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Acquisition of business

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(18,356

)

Capital expenditures

 

(3,819

)

 

(3,666

)

 

(17,500

)

 

(7,114

)

Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance policies

 

(105

)

 

(81

)

 

(416

)

 

(390

)

Proceeds from sale of assets held for sale

 

311

 

 

79

 

 

2,186

 

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

40

 

Proceeds from surrender of life insurance policies

 

5

 

 

65

 

 

32

 

 

260

 

Proceeds from life insurance claims

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

200

 

Net cash used for investing activities

 

(3,919

)

 

(3,371

)

 

(17,805

)

 

(23,174

)

 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt

 

67

 

 

99

 

 

297

 

 

322

 

Principal payments on long-term debt

 

(67

)

 

(99

)

 

(297

)

 

(322

)

Cash dividends paid

 

(582

)

 

(578

)

 

(31,294

)

 

(2,313

)

Cash received from exercise of stock options

 

648

 

 

-

 

 

1,082

 

 

-

 

Payment of employee tax withholdings related to net share transactions

 

(504

)

 

(154

)

 

(665

)

 

(230

)

Net cash used for financing activities

 

(438

)

 

(732

)

 

(30,877

)

 

(2,543

)

 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

57

 

 

7,317

 

 

21,196

 

 

30,507

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

89,827

 

 

61,371

 

 

68,688

 

 

38,181

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

89,884

 

$

68,688

 

$

89,884

 

$

68,688

 

 
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

Income taxes, net

 

5,925

 

 

1,577

 

 

16,799

 

 

1,919

 

Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment in accounts payable

 

501

 

 

769

 

 

501

 

 

769

 

Restricted stock units and stock options surrendered for withholding taxes payable

 

504

 

 

154

 

 

665

 

 

230

 

 
 

IIIN – E

Contacts

Mark A. Carano

Senior Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Insteel Industries Inc.

(336) 786-2141, Ext. 3038

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