PotlatchDeltic Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2018 Results


SPOKANE, Wash., July 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PotlatchDeltic Corporation (Nasdaq:PCH) today reported net income of $46.1 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, on revenues of $268.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2018.

Second Quarter 2018 Highlights

  • Consolidated Adjusted EBITDDA of $94.2 million and Adjusted EBITDDA margin of 35.1%
  • Wood Products Adjusted EBITDDA of $51.5 million and Wood Products Adjusted EBITDDA margin of 26.6%
  • On track with $50 million in after-tax annual cash synergy run rate in year two after the merger with Deltic Timber; achieved $40 million annual run rate as of June 30, 2018
  • Standard and Poor’s Global Rating (S&P) upgraded PotlatchDeltic to BBB- (investment grade); PotlatchDeltic is investment grade rated by both S&P and Moody’s Investor Services

“Our merger with Deltic Timber was perfectly timed as the combined set of assets benefitted from the historic run in lumber prices in the second quarter,” said Mike Covey, chairman and chief executive officer. “This was reflected by the significant increase in Adjusted EBITDDA for Wood Products and the total company. Lumber prices are pulling back from an all-time peak but are still robust. This is shaping up to be an extremely strong year for PotlatchDeltic by many measures,” stated Mr. Covey.

Financial Highlights

($ in millions, except per share data)   Q2 2018   Q1 2018   Q2 2017
Revenues $268.2 $199.9 $163.2
Net income $46.1 $14.6 $24.3
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted (in thousands)  63,316  50,786  41,219
Net income per diluted share $0.73 $0.29 $0.59
          
Adjusted net income $47.2 $35.2 $22.3
Adjusted net income per diluted share $0.75 $0.69 $0.54
          
Adjusted EBITDDA $94.2 $64.7 $46.1
Distribution per share $0.40 $0.40 $0.375
Net cash from operations $60.5 $34.9 $37.5
Cash and cash equivalents $125.7 $102.3 $110.3
          

Consolidated results include Deltic Timber beginning February 21, 2018. The financial statements included within this release do not include Deltic Timber’s financial results for any period prior to the merger date.

Business Performance: Q2 2018 vs. Q1 2018

Resource

Second Quarter 2018 Highlights

  • Northern sawlog prices increased 19% as indexed volumes benefitted from higher lumber prices and seasonally lighter logs
  • Northern sawlog harvest volume declined seasonally resulting from spring break up
  • Southern sawlog volumes increased 66%; this was the first time Deltic operations are included for a full quarter
  • Average Southern sawlog prices increased 7% due primarily to higher mix of larger diameter logs from Deltic timberlands
  • Forestry costs increased seasonally             
($ in millions) Q2 2018  Q1 2018  $ Change 
Segment Revenues $92.5  $76.5  $16.0 
             
Adjusted EBITDDA $43.7  $37.7  $6.0 
             

Wood Products

Second Quarter 2018 Highlights

  • Lumber pricing increased 11% with strong markets supported by improving housing demand and the ongoing effect of transportation disruptions
  • Lumber shipments increased nearly 27% due to solid demand and a full quarter of Deltic operations
  • Adjusted EBITDDA benefitted from inclusion of El Dorado MDF for a full quarter and higher industrial plywood realizations    
($ in millions) Q2 2018 Q1 2018 $ Change
Segment Revenues $193.6 $139.8 $53.8
          
Adjusted EBITDDA $51.5 $29.0 $22.5
          

Real Estate

Second Quarter 2018 Highlights

  • Sold 11,571 acres of rural real estate; average pricing of $1,095 per acre; 70% of acres were nonstrategic timberlands at $899 per acre
  • Sold 13 residential lots in Chenal Valley; average pricing of $74,000 per lot due to mix
  • No commercial acreage sales in Chenal Valley; several indications of interest
($ in millions) Q2 2018  Q1 2018  $ Change 
Segment Revenues $16.4  $10.6  $5.8 
             
Adjusted EBITDDA $12.3  $8.0  $4.3 
             

Non-GAAP Measures

This press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures, which management believes are useful to investors, securities analysts and other interested parties. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered only as supplemental to, and not as superior to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Management uses Adjusted EBITDDA to evaluate the performance of the company. This is a non-GAAP measure that represents EBITDDA before certain items that impact comparison of the performance of our business either period-over-period or with other businesses.

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income Per Diluted Share are non-GAAP measures that represent GAAP net income and GAAP net earnings per diluted share before certain items that impact the ability of investors, securities analysts and other interested parties to compare the performance of our business, either period-over-period or with other businesses.

Reconciliations to GAAP are set forth in the accompanying schedules.

Conference Call Information

A live conference call and webcast will be held Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (12:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Investors may access the webcast at www.potlatchdeltic.com by clicking on the Investor Resources link or by conference call at 1-866-393-8403 for U.S./Canada and 1-706-679-7929 for international callers. Participants will be asked to provide conference I.D. number 6696837. Supplemental materials that will be discussed during the call are available on the website.

A replay of the conference call will be available two hours following the call until August 7, 2018 by calling 1-800-585-8367 for U.S./Canada or 1-404-537-3406 for international callers. Callers must enter conference I.D. number 6696837 to access the replay.

About PotlatchDeltic

PotlatchDeltic (NASDAQ:PCH) is a leading Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) that owns nearly 2 million acres of timberlands in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Louisiana, Minnesota and Mississippi. Through its taxable REIT subsidiary, the company also operates six sawmills, an industrial-grade plywood mill, a medium density fiberboard plant, a residential and commercial real estate development business and a rural timberland sales program. PotlatchDeltic, a leader in sustainable forest practices, is dedicated to long-term stewardship and sustainable management of its timber resources. More information can be found at www.potlatchdeltic.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995 as amended, including without limitation, our expectations regarding the U.S. housing market; strong repair and remodel market; lumber demand and pricing; the direction of our business markets, business conditions, pricing; earnings in our Resource, Wood Products and Real Estate businesses in the third quarter 2018; the expected synergies and operational efficiencies from the Deltic merger; the estimated distribution of Deltic’s accumulated earnings and profits; and the integration of Deltic’s operations. You should carefully read forward-looking statements, including statements that contain these words, because they discuss the future expectations or state other “forward-looking” information about Potlatch. A number of important factors could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, many of which are beyond PotlatchDeltic’s control, including the U.S. housing market; changes in timberland values; changes in timber harvest levels on the company's lands; changes in timber prices; changes in policy regarding governmental timber sales; availability of logging contractors and shipping capacity; changes in the United States and international economies; changes in interest rates; changes in the level of construction activity; changes in Asia demand; changes in tariffs, quotas and trade agreements involving wood products; currency fluctuation; changes in demand for our products; changes in production and production capacity in the forest products industry; competitive pricing pressures for our products; unanticipated manufacturing disruptions; changes in general and industry-specific environmental laws and regulations; unforeseen environmental liabilities or expenditures; weather conditions; restrictions on harvesting due to fire danger; changes in raw material, fuel and other costs; share price; the successful execution of the company’s strategic plans; the company’s ability to meet expectations; the possibility that any of the anticipated benefits of the merger will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period; the risk that integration of Deltic’s operations with those of Potlatch will be materially delayed or will be more costly or difficult than expected; the effect of the merger on customer relationships and operating results (including, without limitation, difficulties in maintaining relationships with employees or customers); the estimation of Deltic’s accumulated earnings and profits is preliminary and may change with further due diligence; and the other factors described in Potlatch’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the company’s other filings with the SEC. Potlatch assumes no obligation to update the information in this communication, except as otherwise required by law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, all of which speak only as of the date hereof.



PotlatchDeltic Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
Unaudited 

 Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
 June 30,  March 31,    June 30,    June 30, 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)2018  2018  2017  2018  2017 
Revenues$268,233  $199,897  $163,229  $468,130  $312,910 
Costs and expenses:                   
Cost of goods sold1 180,906   139,155   111,356   320,061   223,854 
Selling, general and administrative expenses1 16,892   13,656   13,079   30,548   24,447 
Deltic merger-related costs 1,018   19,255      20,273    
Gain on lumber price swap       (3,265)     (3,265)
  198,816   172,066   121,170   370,882   245,036 
Operating income 69,417   27,831   42,059   97,248   67,874 
Interest expense, net (9,356)  (5,660)  (7,348)  (15,016)  (12,318)
Non-operating pension and other postretirement costs1 (1,908)  (1,857)  (1,286)  (3,765)  (3,192)
Income before income taxes 58,153   20,314   33,425   78,467   52,364 
Income taxes (12,005)  (5,717)  (9,181)  (17,722)  (11,199)
Net income$46,148  $14,597  $24,244  $60,745  $41,165 
                    
Net income per share:                   
Basic$0.73  $0.29  $0.59  $1.07  $1.01 
Diluted$0.73  $0.29  $0.59  $1.06  $1.00 
Dividends per share$0.40  $0.40  $0.375  $0.80  $0.75 
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):                 
Basic 62,980   50,425   40,823   56,739   40,802 
Diluted 63,316   50,786   41,219   57,128   41,144 

We adopted ASU No. 2017-07, Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715), Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost, retrospectively on January 1, 2018 and have reclassified non-service costs from operating expenses to non-operating costs. There was no change to income before income taxes.



PotlatchDeltic Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Unaudited 

(Dollars in thousands)June 30, 2018  December 31, 2017 
ASSETS       
Current assets:       
Cash and cash equivalents$125,719  $120,457 
Customer receivables, net 43,322   11,240 
Inventories 63,384   50,132 
Other current assets 18,025   11,478 
Total current assets 250,450   193,307 
Property, plant and equipment, net 339,704   77,229 
Investment in real estate held for development and sale 75,578    
Timber and timberlands, net 1,691,785   654,476 
Deferred tax assets, net    19,796 
Trade name and customer relationships intangibles 19,344    
Other long-term assets 20,288   8,271 
Total assets$2,397,149  $953,079 
        
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY       
Current liabilities:       
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities$71,852  $55,201 
Current portion of long-term debt    14,263 
Current portion of pension and other postretirement employee benefits 6,088   5,334 
Total current liabilities 77,940   74,798 
Long-term debt 783,436   559,056 
Pension and other postretirement employee benefits 132,677   103,524 
Deferred tax liabilities, net 27,040      
Other long-term obligations 15,130   15,159 
Total liabilities 1,036,223   752,537 
Commitments and contingencies       
Stockholders' equity:       
Common stock, $1 par value 62,754   40,612 
Additional paid-in capital 1,482,048   359,144 
Accumulated deficit (69,426)  (104,363)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (114,450)  (94,851)
Total stockholders’ equity 1,360,926   200,542 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$2,397,149  $953,079 
        
        
        

PotlatchDeltic Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Unaudited 

 For the three months ended  For the six months ended 
(Dollars in thousands)June 30, 2018  March 31, 2018  June 30, 2017  June 30, 2018  June 30, 2017 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES                   
Net income$46,148  $14,597  $24,244  $60,745  $41,165 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:             
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 21,605   12,635   6,641   34,240   13,343 
Basis of real estate sold 2,820   3,605   982   6,425   5,772 
Change in deferred taxes 3,856   (1,058)  1,595   2,798   1,244 
Pension and other postretirement employee benefits 4,185   3,814   3,283   7,999   6,575 
Equity-based compensation expense 1,795   3,094   1,191   4,889   2,348 
Other, net (129)  (542)  (455)  (671)  (983)
Change in working capital and operating-related activities, net (18,782)  7,475   (47)  (11,307)  9,919 
Real estate development expenditures (1,057)  (608)     (1,665)   
Funding of qualified pension plans    (8,098)     (8,098)   
Net cash from operating activities 60,441   34,914   37,434   95,355   79,383 
                    
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES                   
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (7,741)  (3,632)  (2,303)  (11,373)  (5,939)
Timberlands reforestation and roads (4,259)  (2,860)  (3,147)  (7,119)  (5,792)
Acquisition of timber and timberlands (163)     (3,132)  (163)  (3,132)
Other, net 299   232   28   531   (74)
Cash and cash equivalents acquired in Deltic merger    3,419      3,419    
Net cash from investing activities (11,864)  (2,841)  (8,554)  (14,705)  (14,937)
                    
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES                   
Dividends to common stockholders (25,101)  (25,102)  (15,229)  (50,203)  (30,457)
Proceeds from Potlatch revolving line of credit    100,000      100,000    
Repayment of Potlatch revolving line of credit    (100,000)     (100,000)   
Revolving line of credit repayment attributable to Deltic    (106,000)     (106,000)   
Proceeds from issue of long-term debt    100,000      100,000    
Repayment of long-term debt    (14,250)  (5,000)  (14,250)  (5,000)
Debt issuance costs    (2,409)     (2,409)   
Other, net (97)  (2,429)  9   (2,526)  (1,249)
Net cash from financing activities (25,198)  (50,190)  (20,220)  (75,388)  (36,706)
Change in cash and cash equivalents 23,379   (18,117)  8,660   5,262   27,740 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 102,340   120,457   101,664   120,457   82,584 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$125,719  $102,340  $110,324  $125,719  $110,324 
                    
                    
                    

PotlatchDeltic Corporation
Segment Information
Unaudited 

 For the three months ended    Six Months Ended 
 June 30,  March 31,  June 30,  June 30, 
(Dollars in thousands)2018  2018  2017  2018  2017 
Revenues                   
Resource$92,511  $76,506  $55,924  $169,017  $107,692 
Wood Products 193,585   139,815   114,529   333,400   210,121 
Real Estate 16,431   10,555   8,136   26,986   22,640 
  302,527   226,876   178,589   529,403   340,453 
Intersegment Resource revenues (34,294)  (26,979)  (15,360)  (61,273)  (27,543)
Consolidated revenues$268,233  $199,897  $163,229  $468,130  $312,910 
                    
 Adjusted EBITDDA1                   
Resource$43,691  $37,697  $23,823  $81,388  $43,166 
Wood Products 51,566   28,950   23,496   80,516   34,265 
Real Estate 12,300   8,002   6,779   20,302   20,239 
Corporate (11,264)  (8,716)  (9,009)  (19,980)  (16,701)
Eliminations and adjustments (2,085)  (1,201)  988   (3,286)  2,028 
Total Adjusted EBITDDA 94,208   64,732   46,077   158,940   82,997 
Basis of real estate sold (2,820)  (3,605)  (982)  (6,425)  (5,772)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization (20,950)  (12,196)  (6,271)  (33,146)  (12,600)
Interest expense, net (9,356)  (5,660)  (7,348)  (15,016)  (12,318)
Non-operating pension and other postretirement employee benefits (1,908)  (1,857)  (1,286)  (3,765)  (3,192)
Gain (loss) on fixed assets (3)  4   (30)  1   (16)
Gain on lumber price swap       3,265      3,265 
Inventory purchase price adjustment in cost of goods sold    (1,849)     (1,849)   
Deltic merger-related costs (1,018)  (19,255)     (20,273)   
Income before income taxes$58,153  $20,314  $33,425  $78,467  $52,364 
                    
Depreciation, depletion and amortization             
Resource$14,598  $8,646  $4,274  $23,244  $8,658 
Wood Products 6,069   3,354   1,839   9,423   3,666 
Real Estate 77   40      117   1 
Corporate 206   156   158   362   275 
  20,950   12,196   6,271   33,146   12,600 
Bond discounts and deferred loan fees2 655   439   370   1,094   743 
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization$21,605  $12,635  $6,641  $34,240  $13,343 
                    
Basis of real estate sold                   
Real Estate$2,896  $3,723  $1,047  $6,619  $5,856 
Eliminations and adjustments (76)  (118)  (65)  (194)  (84)
Total basis of real estate sold$2,820  $3,605  $982  $6,425  $5,772 

1 Management uses adjusted EBITDDA to evaluate company and segment performance. See the reconciliation of consolidated Adjusted EBITDDA on page 9, Reconciliations.
2 Bond discounts and deferred loan fees are included in interest expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income.




PotlatchDeltic Corporation
Reconciliations

 For the three months ended  For the six months ended 
 June 30,  March 31,  June 30,  June 30, 
(Dollars in thousands)2018  2018  2017  2018  2017 
Adjusted EBITDDA                   
Net income (GAAP)$46,148  $14,597  $24,244  $60,745  $41,165 
Interest, net 9,356   5,660   7,348   15,016   12,318 
Income tax provision 12,005   5,717   9,181   17,722   11,199 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 20,950   12,196   6,271   33,146   12,600 
Basis of real estate sold 2,820   3,605   982   6,425   5,772 
Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit costs 1,908   1,857   1,286   3,765   3,192 
Deltic merger-related costs 1,018   19,255      20,273    
Inventory purchase price adjustment in cost of goods sold    1,849      1,849    
Gain on lumber price swap       (3,265)     (3,265)
(Gain) loss on fixed assets 3   (4)  30   (1)  16 
Adjusted EBITDDA$94,208  $64,732  $46,077  $158,940  $82,997 
                    
Adjusted net income                   
Net income (GAAP)$46,148  $14,597  $24,244  $60,745  $41,165 
Special items:                   
Deltic merger-related costs 1,018   19,255      20,273    
Gain on lumber price swap, after tax       (1,992)     (1,992)
Inventory purchase price adjustment in cost of goods sold, after tax    1,368      1,368    
Adjusted net income$47,166  $35,220  $22,252  $82,386  $39,173 
                    
Adjusted net income per share                   
Net income per diluted share (GAAP)$0.73  $0.29  $0.59  $1.06  $1.00 
Special items:                   
Deltic merger-related costs 0.02   0.38      0.36    
Inventory purchase price adjustment in cost of goods sold, after tax    0.02      0.02    
Gain on lumber price swap, after tax       (0.05)      (0.05)
Adjusted net income per diluted share$0.75  $0.69  $0.54  $1.44  $0.95 
                    


      
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