Taiga's Q3 results - Falling commodity prices sees margin fall 26%
Taiga's Q3 results - Falling commodity prices sees margin fall 26%
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BURNABY, BC, Nov. 8, 2018
BURNABY, BC, Nov. 8, 2018 /CNW/ - Taiga Building Products Ltd. ("Taiga" or the "Company") (TSX: TBL) today reported its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.
Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2018 Earnings Results
Sales for the third quarter increased to $399.6 million from $396.6 million in the same quarter last year.
Gross margin dollars for the third quarter decreased $9.9 million or 26% to $27.9 million compared to $37.8 million in the same quarter last year. Gross margin percentage for the third quarter was 7.0% compared to 9.5% in the same quarter last year. The decrease in gross margin percentage was primarily due to falling commodity prices in the current quarter compared to the same quarter last year.
Net earnings for the quarter decreased to $5.6 million from $6.0 million in the same quarter last year primarily due to decreased gross margin dollars.
EBITDA for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 was $9.2 million compared to $16.2 million for the same period last year.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 Earnings Results
Sales increased to $1,147.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $1,062.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.
Gross margin dollars for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 increased to $98.0 million from $95.7 million over the same period last year. Gross margin percentage for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 decreased to 8.5% from 9.0% for the same period last year.
Net earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 were $18.7 million compared to $11.3 million for the same period last year.
EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 decreased to $36.9 million compared to $38.3 million for the same period last year.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings
For the Three Months Ended
September 30, | ||
(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except for per share amounts) | 2018 | 2017 |
Sales | 399,634 | 396,629 |
Gross margin | 27,857 | 37,821 |
Distribution expense | 6,817 | 5,781 |
Selling and administration expense | 13,520 | 17,042 |
Finance expense | 2,091 | 1,574 |
Subordinated debt interest expense | 219 | 4,509 |
Other income | (96) | (146) |
Earnings before income taxes | 5,306 | 9,061 |
Income tax expense (recovery) | (273) | 3,081 |
Net earnings | 5,579 | 5,980 |
Net earnings per share(1) | 0.05 | 0.18 |
EBITDA(2) | 9,228 | 16,242 |
The following is the reconciliation of net earnings to EBITDA:
September 30, | ||
(in thousands of Canadian dollars) | 2018 | 2017 |
Net earnings | 5,579 | 5,980 |
Income tax expense | (273) | 3,081 |
Finance and subordinated debt interest expense | 2,310 | 6,083 |
Amortization | 1,612 | 1,098 |
EBITDA | 9,228 | 16,242 |
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, | ||
(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except for per share amounts) | 2018 | 2017 |
Sales | 1,147,106 | 1,062,442 |
Gross margin | 98,043 | 95,662 |
Distribution expense | 18,712 | 16,981 |
Selling and administration expense | 46,658 | 44,167 |
Finance expense | 5,106 | 4,460 |
Subordinated debt interest expense | 618 | 13,528 |
Other income | (296) | (471) |
Earnings before income taxes | 27,245 | 16,997 |
Income tax expense | 8,518 | 5,739 |
Net earnings | 18,727 | 11,258 |
Net earnings per share(1) | 0.16 | 0.10 |
EBITDA(2) | 36,875 | 38,306 |
The following is the reconciliation of net earnings to EBITDA:
September 30, | ||
(in thousands of Canadian dollars) | 2018 | 2017 |
Net earnings | 18,727 | 11,258 |
Income tax expense | 8,518 | 5,739 |
Finance and subordinated debt interest expense | 5,724 | 17,988 |
Amortization | 3,906 | 3,321 |
EBITDA | 36,875 | 38,306 |
Notes: |
(1) Earnings per share is calculated using the weighted average number of shares. |
(2) Reference is made above to EBITDA, which represents earnings before interest, taxes, and amortization. As there is no generally accepted method of calculating EBITDA, the measure as calculated by Taiga might not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other issuers. EBITDA is presented as management believes it is a useful indicator of a company's ability to meet debt service and capital expenditure requirements and because management interprets trends in EBITDA as an indicator of relative operating performance. EBITDA should not be considered by an investor as an alternative to net income or cash flows as determined in accordance with IFRS. |
The foregoing selected financial information is qualified in its entirety by and should be read in conjunction with, our unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and accompanying notes and management's discussion and analysis which will be available shortly on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
SOURCE Taiga Building Products Ltd.
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