United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 20191.
Fourth Quarter 2019
Total revenue increased 6.5% to $2.456 billion and rental revenue increased 3.7% to $2.062 billion. On a GAAP basis, the company reported fourth quarter net income of $338 million, or $4.49 per diluted share ("EPS"), compared with $310 million, or $3.80 per diluted share, for the same period in 2018. Diluted EPS for the quarter increased 18.2% year-over-year. Adjusted EPS2 for the quarter increased 15.5% year-over-year to $5.60.
Adjusted EBITDA2 increased 3.3% year-over-year to $1.154 billion, while adjusted EBITDA margin decreased 140 basis points to 47.0%. On a pro forma basis, year-over-year, net income excluding merger costs recognized by BlueLine prior to acquisition increased 9.4%, adjusted EBITDA increased 0.8% and adjusted EBITDA margin decreased 130 basis points.
Matthew Flannery, chief executive officer of United Rentals, said, “Our fourth quarter contributed to a solid year of profitable growth and returns. Results were driven by growth in our core construction end-markets, while challenges in our industrial verticals impacted both revenue and margins in the quarter. For the year, we grew pro forma rental revenue and adjusted EBITDA by over 4%, while integrating our acquisitions, and generated free cash flow of almost $1.6 billion.”
Flannery continued, “Our 2020 outlook reflects the profitable growth we expect to deliver in what is forecasted to be a slower growth phase of this continuing upcycle. We are well positioned to support our customers across the end-markets we serve, while remaining disciplined in our approach to capex. We expect to generate higher free cash flow this year, which is earmarked to pay down debt and buy back shares.”
Fourth Quarter Highlights
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1. |
The company completed the acquisitions of BakerCorp International Holdings, Inc. (“BakerCorp”) and Vander Holding Corporation and its subsidiaries (“BlueLine”) in July 2018 and October 2018, respectively. BakerCorp and BlueLine are included in the company's results subsequent to the acquisition dates. Pro forma results reflect the combination of United Rentals, BakerCorp and BlueLine for all periods presented. The acquired BakerCorp locations are reflected in the Trench, Power and Fluid Solutions specialty segment. |
2. | Adjusted EPS (earnings per share) and adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) are non-GAAP measures as defined in the tables below. See the tables below for amounts and reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP measures. Adjusted EBITDA margin represents adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenue. |
3. | Rental revenue includes owned equipment rental revenue, re-rent revenue and ancillary revenue. |
Full Year 2019
Total revenue increased 16.2% to $9.351 billion and rental revenue increased 14.8% to $7.964 billion. On a GAAP basis, the company reported net income of $1.174 billion, or $15.11 per diluted share, compared with $1.096 billion, or $13.12 per diluted share, for 2018. Diluted EPS increased 15.2% year-over-year. Adjusted EPS increased 20.0% year-over-year to $19.52.
Adjusted EBITDA increased 12.7% year-over-year to $4.355 billion, while adjusted EBITDA margin decreased 140 basis points to 46.6%. On a pro forma basis, year-over-year, net income excluding merger costs recognized by BakerCorp and BlueLine prior to acquisition increased 8.7%, adjusted EBITDA increased 4.4% and adjusted EBITDA margin decreased 30 basis points.
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4. |
Fleet productivity reflects the combined impact of changes in rental rates, time utilization and mix on owned equipment rental revenue. See the table below for more information. |
5. |
Used equipment sales adjusted gross margin excludes the impact of the fair value mark-up of acquired RSC, NES, Neff and BlueLine fleet that was sold. |
Full Year Highlights
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6. |
Free cash flow is a non-GAAP measure. See the table below for amounts and a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measure. |
2020 Outlook
The company provided the following outlook for 2020.
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2020 Outlook |
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2019 Actual |
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Total revenue |
$9.4 billion to $9.8 billion |
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$9.351 billion |
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Adjusted EBITDA7 |
$4.35 billion to $4.55 billion |
|
$4.355 billion |
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Net rental capital expenditures after gross purchases |
$1.05 billion to $1.35 billion, after gross purchases of $1.9 billion to $2.2 billion |
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$1.301 billion net, $2.132 billion gross |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
$2.85 billion to $3.35 billion |
|
$3.024 billion |
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Free cash flow (excluding merger and restructuring related payments, such payments were $26 million in 2019) |
$1.6 billion to $1.8 billion |
|
$1.592 billion |
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Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
ROIC was 10.4% for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared with 11.0% for the year ended December 31, 2018. ROIC exceeded the company’s current weighted average cost of capital of less than 8.0%. The company’s ROIC metric uses after-tax operating income for the trailing 12 months divided by average stockholders’ equity, debt and deferred taxes, net of average cash. To mitigate the volatility related to fluctuations in the company’s tax rate from period to period, the U.S. federal corporate statutory tax rate of 21% was used to calculate after-tax operating income.
Share Repurchase Programs
In December 2019, the company completed its previously announced $1.25 billion share repurchase program, through which it acquired approximately 9.5 million shares. Over the course of the program's 18 month authorization, the company reduced its shares outstanding by 10.3%.
On January 28, 2020, the company's Board of Directors authorized a new $500 million share repurchase program which will commence in the first quarter of 2020. The company intends to complete the new share repurchase program over twelve months.
Conference Call
United Rentals will hold a conference call tomorrow, Thursday, January 30, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference call number is 855-458-4217 (international: 574-990-3618). The conference call will also be available live by audio webcast at unitedrentals.com, where it will be archived until the next earnings call. The replay number for the call is 404-537-3406, passcode is 8349295.
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7. |
Information reconciling forward-looking adjusted EBITDA to the comparable GAAP financial measures is unavailable to the company without unreasonable effort, as discussed below. |
Non-GAAP Measures
Free cash flow, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted earnings per share (adjusted EPS) are non-GAAP financial measures as defined under the rules of the SEC. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are presented on as-reported and pro forma bases. Free cash flow represents net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of, and plus proceeds from, equipment. The equipment purchases and proceeds represent cash flows from investing activities. EBITDA represents the sum of net income, provision for income taxes, interest expense, net, depreciation of rental equipment and non-rental depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA plus the sum of the merger related costs, restructuring charge, stock compensation expense, net, and the impact of the fair value mark-up of acquired fleet. Adjusted EPS represents EPS plus the sum of the merger related costs, restructuring charge, the impact on depreciation related to acquired fleet and property and equipment, the impact of the fair value mark-up of acquired fleet, merger related intangible asset amortization, asset impairment charge and the loss on repurchase/redemption of debt securities and amendment of ABL facility. The company believes that: (i) free cash flow provides useful additional information concerning cash flow available to meet future debt service obligations and working capital requirements; (ii) EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA provide useful information about operating performance and period-over-period growth, and help investors gain an understanding of the factors and trends affecting our ongoing cash earnings, from which capital investments are made and debt is serviced; and (iii) adjusted EPS provides useful information concerning future profitability. However, none of these measures should be considered as alternatives to net income, cash flows from operating activities or earnings per share under GAAP as indicators of operating performance or liquidity.
Information reconciling forward-looking adjusted EBITDA to GAAP financial measures is unavailable to the company without unreasonable effort. The company is not able to provide reconciliations of adjusted EBITDA to GAAP financial measures because certain items required for such reconciliations are outside of the company’s control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted, such as the provision for income taxes. Preparation of such reconciliations would require a forward-looking balance sheet, statement of income and statement of cash flow, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and such forward-looking financial statements are unavailable to the company without unreasonable effort. The company provides a range for its adjusted EBITDA forecast that it believes will be achieved, however it cannot accurately predict all the components of the adjusted EBITDA calculation. The company provides an adjusted EBITDA forecast because it believes that adjusted EBITDA, when viewed with the company’s results under GAAP, provides useful information for the reasons noted above. However, adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP and, accordingly, should not be considered as an alternative to net income or cash flow from operating activities as an indicator of operating performance or liquidity.
About United Rentals
United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in the world. The company has an integrated network of 1,164 rental locations in North America and 11 in Europe. In North America, the company operates in 49 states and every Canadian province. The company’s approximately 19,100 employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and others. The company offers approximately 4,000 classes of equipment for rent with a total original cost of $14.63 billion. United Rentals is a member of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, the Barron’s 400 Index and the Russell 3000 Index® and is headquartered in Stamford, Conn. Additional information about United Rentals is available at unitedrentals.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, known as the PSLRA. These statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seek,” “on-track,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend” or “anticipate,” or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, or by discussions of vision, strategy or outlook. These statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections, and, therefore, you should not place undue reliance on them. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed, and actual results may differ materially from those projected. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) the possibility that companies that we have acquired or may acquire, including BakerCorp and BlueLine, could have undiscovered liabilities or involve other unexpected costs, may strain our management capabilities or may be difficult to integrate; (2) the cyclical nature of our business, which is highly sensitive to North American construction and industrial activities; if construction or industrial activity decline, our revenues and, because many of our costs are fixed, our profitability may be adversely affected; (3) our significant indebtedness, which requires us to use a substantial portion of our cash flow for debt service and can constrain our flexibility in responding to unanticipated or adverse business conditions; (4) the inability to refinance our indebtedness on terms that are favorable to us, or at all; (5) the incurrence of additional debt, which could exacerbate the risks associated with our current level of indebtedness; (6) noncompliance with financial or other covenants in our debt agreements, which could result in our lenders terminating the agreements and requiring us to repay outstanding borrowings; (7) restrictive covenants and amount of borrowings permitted in our debt instruments, which can limit our financial and operational flexibility; (8) overcapacity of fleet in the equipment rental industry; (9) inability to benefit from government spending, including spending associated with infrastructure projects; (10) fluctuations in the price of our common stock and inability to complete stock repurchases in the time frame and/or on the terms anticipated; (11) rates we charge and time utilization we achieve being less than anticipated; (12) inability to manage credit risk adequately or to collect on contracts with a large number of customers; (13) inability to access the capital that our businesses or growth plans may require; (14) the incurrence of impairment charges; (15) trends in oil and natural gas could adversely affect the demand for our services and products; (16) the fact that our holding company structure requires us to depend in part on distributions from subsidiaries and such distributions could be limited by contractual or legal restrictions; (17) increases in our loss reserves to address business operations or other claims and any claims that exceed our established levels of reserves; (18) incurrence of additional expenses (including indemnification obligations) and other costs in connection with litigation, regulatory and investigatory matters; (19) the outcome or other potential consequences of regulatory matters and commercial litigation; (20) shortfalls in our insurance coverage; (21) our charter provisions as well as provisions of certain debt agreements and our significant indebtedness may have the effect of making more difficult or otherwise discouraging, delaying or deterring a takeover or other change of control of us; (22) turnover in our management team and inability to attract and retain key personnel; (23) costs we incur being more than anticipated and the inability to realize expected savings in the amounts or time frames planned; (24) our dependence on key suppliers to obtain equipment and other supplies for our business on acceptable terms; (25) inability to sell our new or used fleet in the amounts, or at the prices, we expect; (26) competition from existing and new competitors; (27) risks related to security breaches, cybersecurity attacks, failure to protect personal information, compliance with data protection laws and other significant disruptions in our information technology systems; (28) the costs of complying with environmental, safety and foreign law and regulations, as well as other risks associated with non-U.S. operations, including currency exchange risk (including as a result of Brexit), and tariffs; (29) labor disputes, work stoppages or other labor difficulties, which may impact our productivity, and potential enactment of new legislation or other changes in law affecting our labor relations and operations generally; (30) increases in our maintenance and replacement costs and/or decreases in the residual value of our equipment; and (31) the effect of changes in tax law. For a more complete description of these and other possible risks and uncertainties, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, as well as to our subsequent filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date hereof, and we make no commitment to update or publicly release any revisions to forward-looking statements in order to reflect new information or subsequent events, circumstances or changes in expectations.
UNITED RENTALS, INC. |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) |
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(In millions, except per share amounts) |
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Three Months Ended |
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Year Ended |
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December 31, |
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December 31, |
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2019 |
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2018 |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
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Revenues: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Equipment rentals |
$ |
2,062 |
|
|
$ |
1,989 |
|
|
$ |
7,964 |
|
|
$ |
6,940 |
|
Sales of rental equipment |
244 |
|
|
186 |
|
|
831 |
|
|
664 |
|
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Sales of new equipment |
79 |
|
|
68 |
|
|
268 |
|
|
208 |
|
||||
Contractor supplies sales |
26 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
104 |
|
|
91 |
|
||||
Service and other revenues |
45 |
|
|
38 |
|
|
184 |
|
|
144 |
|
||||
Total revenues |
2,456 |
|
|
2,306 |
|
|
9,351 |
|
|
8,047 |
|
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Cost of revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation |
802 |
|
|
731 |
|
|
3,126 |
|
|
2,614 |
|
||||
Depreciation of rental equipment |
420 |
|
|
375 |
|
|
1,631 |
|
|
1,363 |
|
||||
Cost of rental equipment sales |
155 |
|
|
104 |
|
|
518 |
|
|
386 |
|
||||
Cost of new equipment sales |
68 |
|
|
58 |
|
|
231 |
|
|
179 |
|
||||
Cost of contractor supplies sales |
19 |
|
|
17 |
|
|
73 |
|
|
60 |
|
||||
Cost of service and other revenues |
27 |
|
|
23 |
|
|
102 |
|
|
81 |
|
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Total cost of revenues |
1,491 |
|
|
1,308 |
|
|
5,681 |
|
|
4,683 |
|
||||
Gross profit |
965 |
|
|
998 |
|
|
3,670 |
|
|
3,364 |
|
||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
268 |
|
|
302 |
|
|
1,092 |
|
|
1,038 |
|
||||
Merger related costs |
— |
|
|
22 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
36 |
|
||||
Restructuring charge |
2 |
|
|
16 |
|
|
18 |
|
|
31 |
|
||||
Non-rental depreciation and amortization |
96 |
|
|
95 |
|
|
407 |
|
|
308 |
|
||||
Operating income |
599 |
|
|
563 |
|
|
2,152 |
|
|
1,951 |
|
||||
Interest expense, net |
170 |
|
|
142 |
|
|
648 |
|
|
481 |
|
||||
Other income, net |
(4 |
) |
|
(4 |
) |
|
(10 |
) |
|
(6 |
) |
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Income before provision for income taxes |
433 |
|
|
425 |
|
|
1,514 |
|
|
1,476 |
|
||||
Provision for income taxes |
95 |
|
|
115 |
|
|
340 |
|
|
380 |
|
||||
Net income |
$ |
338 |
|
|
$ |
310 |
|
|
$ |
1,174 |
|
|
$ |
1,096 |
|
Diluted earnings per share |
$ |
4.49 |
|
|
$ |
3.80 |
|
|
$ |
15.11 |
|
|
$ |
13.12 |
|
UNITED RENTALS, INC. |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) |
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(In millions) |
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|
December 31, 2019 |
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December 31, 2018 |
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ASSETS |
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|
|
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
52 |
|
|
$ |
43 |
|
Accounts receivable, net |
1,530 |
|
|
1,545 |
|
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Inventory |
120 |
|
|
109 |
|
||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
140 |
|
|
64 |
|
||
Total current assets |
1,842 |
|
|
1,761 |
|
||
Rental equipment, net |
9,787 |
|
|
9,600 |
|
||
Property and equipment, net |
604 |
|
|
614 |
|
||
Goodwill |
5,154 |
|
|
5,058 |
|
||
Other intangible assets, net |
895 |
|
|
1,084 |
|
||
Operating lease right-of-use assets (1) |
669 |
|
|
— |
|
||
Other long-term assets |
19 |
|
|
16 |
|
||
Total assets |
$ |
18,970 |
|
|
$ |
18,133 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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|
|
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Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt |
$ |
997 |
|
|
$ |
903 |
|
Accounts payable |
454 |
|
|
536 |
|
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Accrued expenses and other liabilities (1) |
747 |
|
|
677 |
|
||
Total current liabilities |
2,198 |
|
|
2,116 |
|
||
Long-term debt |
10,431 |
|
|
10,844 |
|
||
Deferred taxes |
1,887 |
|
|
1,687 |
|
||
Operating lease liabilities (1) |
533 |
|
|
— |
|
||
Other long-term liabilities |
91 |
|
|
83 |
|
||
Total liabilities |
15,140 |
|
|
14,730 |
|
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Common stock |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
||
Additional paid-in capital |
2,440 |
|
|
2,408 |
|
||
Retained earnings |
5,275 |
|
|
4,101 |
|
||
Treasury stock |
(3,700 |
) |
|
(2,870 |
) |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(186 |
) |
|
(237 |
) |
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Total stockholders’ equity |
3,830 |
|
|
3,403 |
|
||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ |
18,970 |
|
|
$ |
18,133 |
|
UNITED RENTALS, INC. |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) |
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(In millions) |
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Three Months Ended |
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Year Ended |
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December 31, |
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December 31, |
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2019 |
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2018 |
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2019 |
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2018 |
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Cash Flows From Operating Activities: |
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|
|
|
|
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Net income |
$ |
338 |
|
|
$ |
310 |
|
|
$ |
1,174 |
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|
$ |
1,096 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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|
|
|
|
|
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Depreciation and amortization |
516 |
|
|
470 |
|
|
2,038 |
|
|
1,671 |
|
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Amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discounts |
4 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
15 |
|
|
12 |
|
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Gain on sales of rental equipment |
(89 |
) |
|
(82 |
) |
|
(313 |
) |
|
(278 |
) |
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Gain on sales of non-rental equipment |
(3 |
) |
|
(2 |
) |
|
(6 |
) |
|
(6 |
) |
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Gain on insurance proceeds from damaged equipment |
(6 |
) |
|
(4 |
) |
|
(24 |
) |
|
(22 |
) |
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Stock compensation expense, net |
16 |
|
|
29 |
|
|
61 |
|
|
102 |
|
||||
Merger related costs |
— |
|
|
22 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
36 |
|
||||
Restructuring charge |
2 |
|
|
16 |
|
|
18 |
|
|
31 |
|
||||
Loss on repurchase/redemption of debt securities and amendment of ABL facility |
29 |
|
|
— |
|
|
61 |
|
|
— |
|
||||
Increase in deferred taxes |
87 |
|
|
67 |
|
|
204 |
|
|
257 |
|
||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable |
69 |
|
|
16 |
|
|
39 |
|
|
(115 |
) |
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Decrease (increase) in inventory |
9 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
(20 |
) |
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(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets |
(38 |
) |
|
44 |
|
|
(59 |
) |
|
75 |
|
||||
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable |
(387 |
) |
|
(189 |
) |
|
(86 |
) |
|
49 |
|
||||
(Decrease) increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities |
(105 |
) |
|
27 |
|
|
(91 |
) |
|
(35 |
) |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
442 |
|
|
730 |
|
|
3,024 |
|
|
2,853 |
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Cash Flows From Investing Activities: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Purchases of rental equipment |
(158 |
) |
|
(144 |
) |
|
(2,132 |
) |
|
(2,106 |
) |
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Purchases of non-rental equipment |
(61 |
) |
|
(51 |
) |
|
(218 |
) |
|
(185 |
) |
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Proceeds from sales of rental equipment |
244 |
|
|
186 |
|
|
831 |
|
|
664 |
|
||||
Proceeds from sales of non-rental equipment |
11 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
37 |
|
|
23 |
|
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Insurance proceeds from damaged equipment |
6 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
24 |
|
|
22 |
|
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Purchases of other companies, net of cash acquired |
(2 |
) |
|
(2,161 |
) |
|
(249 |
) |
|
(2,966 |
) |
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Purchases of investments |
(1 |
) |
|
(2 |
) |
|
(3 |
) |
|
(3 |
) |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
39 |
|
|
(2,158 |
) |
|
(1,710 |
) |
|
(4,551 |
) |
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Cash Flows From Financing Activities: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Proceeds from debt |
3,135 |
|
|
5,116 |
|
|
9,260 |
|
|
12,178 |
|
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Payments of debt |
(3,409 |
) |
|
(3,478 |
) |
|
(9,678 |
) |
|
(9,942 |
) |
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Payments of financing costs |
(10 |
) |
|
(23 |
) |
|
(28 |
) |
|
(24 |
) |
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Proceeds from the exercise of common stock options |
1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
11 |
|
|
2 |
|
||||
Common stock repurchased (1) |
(206 |
) |
|
(211 |
) |
|
(870 |
) |
|
(817 |
) |
||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
(489 |
) |
|
1,404 |
|
|
(1,305 |
) |
|
1,397 |
|
||||
Effect of foreign exchange rates |
— |
|
|
2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
(8 |
) |
||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents |
(8 |
) |
|
(22 |
) |
|
9 |
|
|
(309 |
) |
||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
60 |
|
|
65 |
|
|
43 |
|
|
352 |
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ |
52 |
|
|
$ |
43 |
|
|
$ |
52 |
|
|
$ |
43 |
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Cash paid for income taxes, net |
$ |
142 |
|
|
$ |
21 |
|
|
$ |
238 |
|
|
$ |
71 |
|
Cash paid for interest |
101 |
|
|
76 |
|
|
581 |
|
|
455 |
|
UNITED RENTALS, INC.
RENTAL REVENUE
In January 2019, the company introduced fleet productivity as a comprehensive metric that provides greater insight into the decisions made by its managers in support of growth and returns. Specifically, the company seeks to optimize the interplay of rental rates, time utilization and mix in driving rental revenue. Fleet productivity aggregates, in one metric, the impact of changes in rates, utilization and mix on owned equipment rental revenue.
The company believes that this metric is useful in assessing the effectiveness of its decisions on rates, time utilization and mix, particularly as they support the creation of shareholder value. The table below shows the components of the year-over-year change in rental revenue using the fleet productivity methodology, presented on an actual and pro forma basis:
|
Year-over-year change in average OEC |
|
Assumed year-over-year inflation impact (1) |
|
Fleet productivity (2) |
|
Contribution from ancillary and re-rent revenue (3) |
|
Total change in rental revenue |
Three Months Ended December 31, 2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Actual |
7.6% |
|
(1.5)% |
|
(2.4)% |
|
—% |
|
3.7% |
Pro forma (4) |
4.0% |
|
(1.5)% |
|
(1.8)% |
|
0.1% |
|
0.8% |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Actual |
17.7% |
|
(1.5)% |
|
(2.2)% |
|
0.8% |
|
14.8% |
Pro forma (4) |
4.9% |
|
(1.5)% |
|
0.6% |
|
0.1% |
|
4.1% |
Please refer to our Fourth Quarter 2019 Investor Presentation on unitedrentals.com for additional detail on fleet productivity.
UNITED RENTALS, INC. |
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SEGMENT PERFORMANCE |
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($ in millions) |
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|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||||||||
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
||||||||||||||||
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
Change |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
Change |
||||||||
General Rentals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Reportable segment equipment rentals revenue |
$ |
1,610 |
|
|
$ |
1,573 |
|
|
2.4% |
|
$ |
6,202 |
|
|
$ |
5,550 |
|
|
11.7% |
Reportable segment equipment rentals gross profit |
642 |
|
|
695 |
|
|
(7.6)% |
|
2,407 |
|
|
2,293 |
|
|
5.0% |
||||
Reportable segment equipment rentals gross margin |
39.9 |
% |
|
44.2 |
% |
|
(430) bps |
|
38.8 |
% |
|
41.3 |
% |
|
(250) bps |
||||
Trench, Power and Fluid Solutions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Reportable segment equipment rentals revenue |
$ |
452 |
|
|
$ |
416 |
|
|
8.7% |
|
$ |
1,762 |
|
|
$ |
1,390 |
|
|
26.8% |
Reportable segment equipment rentals gross profit |
198 |
|
|
188 |
|
|
5.3% |
|
800 |
|
|
670 |
|
|
19.4% |
||||
Reportable segment equipment rentals gross margin |
43.8 |
% |
|
45.2 |
% |
|
(140) bps |
|
45.4 |
% |
|
48.2 |
% |
|
(280) bps |
||||
Total United Rentals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Total equipment rentals revenue |
$ |
2,062 |
|
|
$ |
1,989 |
|
|
3.7% |
|
$ |
7,964 |
|
|
$ |
6,940 |
|
|
14.8% |
Total equipment rentals gross profit |
840 |
|
|
883 |
|
|
(4.9)% |
|
3,207 |
|
|
2,963 |
|
|
8.2% |
||||
Total equipment rentals gross margin |
40.7 |
% |
|
44.4 |
% |
|
(370) bps |
|
40.3 |
% |
|
42.7 |
% |
|
(240) bps |
||||
UNITED RENTALS, INC. |
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DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE CALCULATION |
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(In millions, except per share data) |
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|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||||
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
||||||||||||
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
||||||||
Numerator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net income available to common stockholders |
$ |
338 |
|
|
$ |
310 |
|
|
$ |
1,174 |
|
|
$ |
1,096 |
|
Denominator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Denominator for basic earnings per share—weighted-average common shares |
75.1 |
|
|
80.6 |
|
|
77.3 |
|
|
82.7 |
|
||||
Effect of dilutive securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Employee stock options |
— |
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
0.4 |
|
||||
Restricted stock units |
0.3 |
|
|
0.5 |
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
0.4 |
|
||||
Denominator for diluted earnings per share—adjusted weighted-average common shares |
75.4 |
|
|
81.5 |
|
|
77.7 |
|
|
83.5 |
|
||||
Diluted earnings per share |
$ |
4.49 |
|
|
$ |
3.80 |
|
|
$ |
15.11 |
|
|
$ |
13.12 |
|
UNITED RENTALS, INC.
ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE GAAP RECONCILIATION
We define “earnings per share – adjusted” as the sum of earnings per share – GAAP, as reported plus the impact of the following special items: merger related costs, merger related intangible asset amortization, impact on depreciation related to acquired fleet and property and equipment, impact of the fair value mark-up of acquired fleet, restructuring charge, asset impairment charge and loss on repurchase/redemption of debt securities and amendment of ABL facility. Management believes that earnings per share - adjusted provides useful information concerning future profitability. However, earnings per share - adjusted is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP. Accordingly, earnings per share - adjusted should not be considered an alternative to GAAP earnings per share. The table below provides a reconciliation between earnings per share – GAAP, as reported, and earnings per share – adjusted.
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||||
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
||||||||||||
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
||||||||
Earnings per share - GAAP, as reported |
$ |
4.49 |
|
|
$ |
3.80 |
|
|
$ |
15.11 |
|
|
$ |
13.12 |
|
After-tax impact of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Merger related costs (2) |
— |
|
|
0.21 |
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
0.32 |
|
||||
Merger related intangible asset amortization (3) |
0.60 |
|
|
0.58 |
|
|
2.48 |
|
|
1.76 |
|
||||
Impact on depreciation related to acquired fleet and property and equipment (4) |
0.05 |
|
|
— |
|
|
0.39 |
|
|
0.19 |
|
||||
Impact of the fair value mark-up of acquired fleet (5) |
0.16 |
|
|
0.11 |
|
|
0.72 |
|
|
0.59 |
|
||||
Restructuring charge (6) |
0.03 |
|
|
0.15 |
|
|
0.18 |
|
|
0.28 |
|
||||
Asset impairment charge (7) |
(0.01 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
0.05 |
|
|
— |
|
||||
Loss on repurchase/redemption of debt securities and amendment of ABL facility |
0.28 |
|
|
— |
|
|
0.58 |
|
|
— |
|
||||
Earnings per share - adjusted |
$ |
5.60 |
|
|
$ |
4.85 |
|
|
$ |
19.52 |
|
|
$ |
16.26 |
|
Tax rate applied to above adjustments (1) |
25.1 |
% |
|
25.7 |
% |
|
25.3 |
% |
|
25.5 |
% |
UNITED RENTALS, INC.
EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA GAAP RECONCILIATIONS
(In millions)
EBITDA represents the sum of net income, provision for income taxes, interest expense, net, depreciation of rental equipment, and non-rental depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA plus the sum of the merger related costs, restructuring charge, stock compensation expense, net, and the impact of the fair value mark-up of acquired fleet. These items are excluded from adjusted EBITDA internally when evaluating our operating performance and for strategic planning and forecasting purposes, and allow investors to make a more meaningful comparison between our core business operating results over different periods of time, as well as with those of other similar companies. The EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margins represent EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenue. Management believes that EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, when viewed with the Company’s results under GAAP and the accompanying reconciliation, provide useful information about operating performance and period-over-period growth, and provide additional information that is useful for evaluating the operating performance of our core business without regard to potential distortions. Additionally, management believes that EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA help investors gain an understanding of the factors and trends affecting our ongoing cash earnings, from which capital investments are made and debt is serviced. However, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not measures of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP and, accordingly, should not be considered as alternatives to net income or cash flow from operating activities as indicators of operating performance or liquidity. The table below provides a reconciliation between net income and EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA.
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||||
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
||||||||||||
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
||||||||
Net income |
$ |
338 |
|
|
$ |
310 |
|
|
$ |
1,174 |
|
|
$ |
1,096 |
|
Provision for income taxes |
95 |
|
|
115 |
|
|
340 |
|
|
380 |
|
||||
Interest expense, net |
170 |
|
|
142 |
|
|
648 |
|
|
481 |
|
||||
Depreciation of rental equipment |
420 |
|
|
375 |
|
|
1,631 |
|
|
1,363 |
|
||||
Non-rental depreciation and amortization |
96 |
|
|
95 |
|
|
407 |
|
|
308 |
|
||||
EBITDA (A) |
$ |
1,119 |
|
|
$ |
1,037 |
|
|
$ |
4,200 |
|
|
$ |
3,628 |
|
Merger related costs (1) |
— |
|
|
22 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
36 |
|
||||
Restructuring charge (2) |
2 |
|
|
16 |
|
|
18 |
|
|
31 |
|
||||
Stock compensation expense, net (3) |
16 |
|
|
29 |
|
|
61 |
|
|
102 |
|
||||
Impact of the fair value mark-up of acquired fleet (4) |
17 |
|
|
13 |
|
|
75 |
|
|
66 |
|
||||
Adjusted EBITDA (B) |
$ |
1,154 |
|
|
$ |
1,117 |
|
|
$ |
4,355 |
|
|
$ |
3,863 |
|
(A) Our EBITDA margin was 45.6% and 45.0% for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and 44.9% and 45.1% for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(B) Our adjusted EBITDA margin was 47.0% and 48.4% for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and 46.6% and 48.0% for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
UNITED RENTALS, INC.
EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA GAAP RECONCILIATIONS (continued)
(In millions)
The table below provides a reconciliation between net cash provided by operating activities and EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA.
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||||
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
||||||||||||
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ |
442 |
|
|
$ |
730 |
|
|
$ |
3,024 |
|
|
$ |
2,853 |
|
Adjustments for items included in net cash provided by operating activities but excluded from the calculation of EBITDA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discounts |
(4 |
) |
|
(3 |
) |
|
(15 |
) |
|
(12 |
) |
||||
Gain on sales of rental equipment |
89 |
|
|
82 |
|
|
313 |
|
|
278 |
|
||||
Gain on sales of non-rental equipment |
3 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
6 |
|
||||
Gain on insurance proceeds from damaged equipment |
6 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
24 |
|
|
22 |
|
||||
Merger related costs (1) |
— |
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
(1 |
) |
|
(36 |
) |
||||
Restructuring charge (2) |
(2 |
) |
|
(16 |
) |
|
(18 |
) |
|
(31 |
) |
||||
Stock compensation expense, net (3) |
(16 |
) |
|
(29 |
) |
|
(61 |
) |
|
(102 |
) |
||||
Loss on repurchase/redemption of debt securities and amendment of ABL facility |
(29 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(61 |
) |
|
— |
|
||||
Changes in assets and liabilities |
387 |
|
|
192 |
|
|
170 |
|
|
124 |
|
||||
Cash paid for interest |
101 |
|
|
76 |
|
|
581 |
|
|
455 |
|
||||
Cash paid for income taxes, net |
142 |
|
|
21 |
|
|
238 |
|
|
71 |
|
||||
EBITDA |
$ |
1,119 |
|
|
$ |
1,037 |
|
|
$ |
4,200 |
|
|
$ |
3,628 |
|
Add back: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Merger related costs (1) |
— |
|
|
22 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
36 |
|
||||
Restructuring charge (2) |
2 |
|
|
16 |
|
|
18 |
|
|
31 |
|
||||
Stock compensation expense, net (3) |
16 |
|
|
29 |
|
|
61 |
|
|
102 |
|
||||
Impact of the fair value mark-up of acquired fleet (4) |
17 |
|
|
13 |
|
|
75 |
|
|
66 |
|
||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
1,154 |
|
|
$ |
1,117 |
|
|
$ |
4,355 |
|
|
$ |
3,863 |
|
UNITED RENTALS, INC.
EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA GAAP RECONCILIATIONS (continued)
(In millions)
The pro forma information below for 2018 reflects the combination of United Rentals, BakerCorp and BlueLine. BakerCorp was acquired in July 2018 and was fully included in United Rentals' results for the three months ended December 31, 2018. Prior to our acquisitions of BakerCorp and BlueLine, BakerCorp and BlueLine management used different EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA definitions than those used by United Rentals. The information below reflects BakerCorp and BlueLine historical information presented in accordance with United Rentals’ definitions of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA. The management of BakerCorp and BlueLine historically did not view EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA as liquidity measures, and accordingly the information required to reconcile these measures to the statement of cash flows is unavailable to the company. The tables below provide calculations of as-reported and pro forma net income and EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA for the three months and years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Three Months Ended |
||||
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
||||
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2018 |
|
2018 |
|
As-reported |
|
As-reported |
|
BlueLine |
|
Pro forma |
Net income (loss) |
$338 |
|
$310 |
|
$(139) |
|
$171 |
Provision for income taxes |
95 |
|
115 |
|
— |
|
115 |
Interest expense, net |
170 |
|
142 |
|
11 |
|
153 |
Depreciation of rental equipment |
420 |
|
375 |
|
17 |
|
392 |
Non-rental depreciation and amortization |
96 |
|
95 |
|
— |
|
95 |
EBITDA (A) |
$1,119 |
|
$1,037 |
|
$(111) |
|
$926 |
Merger related costs (1) |
— |
|
22 |
|
138 |
|
160 |
Restructuring charge (2) |
2 |
|
16 |
|
— |
|
16 |
Stock compensation expense, net (3) |
16 |
|
29 |
|
— |
|
29 |
Impact of the fair value mark-up of acquired fleet (4) |
17 |
|
13 |
|
— |
|
13 |
Other (5) |
— |
|
— |
|
1 |
|
1 |
Adjusted EBITDA (B) |
$1,154 |
|
$1,117 |
|
$28 |
|
$1,145 |
|
Year Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
||||||
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2018 |
|
2018 |
|
2018 |
|
As-reported |
|
As-reported |
|
BakerCorp |
|
BlueLine |
|
Pro forma |
Net income (loss) |
$1,174 |
|
$1,096 |
|
$(46) |
|
$(169) |
|
$881 |
Provision (benefit) for income taxes |
340 |
|
380 |
|
(38) |
|
— |
|
342 |
Interest expense, net |
648 |
|
481 |
|
30 |
|
106 |
|
617 |
Depreciation of rental equipment |
1,631 |
|
1,363 |
|
21 |
|
167 |
|
1,551 |
Non-rental depreciation and amortization |
407 |
|
308 |
|
14 |
|
6 |
|
328 |
EBITDA (A) |
$4,200 |
|
$3,628 |
|
$(19) |
|
$110 |
|
$3,719 |
Merger related costs (1) |
1 |
|
36 |
|
57 |
|
142 |
|
235 |
Restructuring charge (2) |
18 |
|
31 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
31 |
Stock compensation expense, net (3) |
61 |
|
102 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
102 |
Impact of the fair value mark-up of acquired fleet (4) |
75 |
|
66 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
66 |
Other (5) |
— |
|
— |
|
7 |
|
12 |
|
19 |
Adjusted EBITDA (B) |
$4,355 |
|
$3,863 |
|
$45 |
|
$264 |
|
$4,172 |
A) Our as-reported EBITDA margin was 45.6% and 45.0% for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and pro forma EBITDA margin was 39.1% for the three months ended December 31, 2018. Our as-reported EBITDA margin was 44.9% and 45.1% for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and pro forma EBITDA margin was 41.8% for the year ended December 31, 2018.
B) Our as-reported adjusted EBITDA margin was 47.0% and 48.4% for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and pro forma adjusted EBITDA margin was 48.3% for the three months ended December 31, 2018. Our as-reported adjusted EBITDA margin was 46.6% and 48.0% for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and pro forma adjusted EBITDA margin was 46.9% for the year ended December 31, 2018.
UNITED RENTALS, INC.
FREE CASH FLOW GAAP RECONCILIATION
(In millions)
We define “free cash flow” as net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of, and plus proceeds from, equipment. The equipment purchases and proceeds are included in cash flows from investing activities. Management believes that free cash flow provides useful additional information concerning cash flow available to meet future debt service obligations and working capital requirements. However, free cash flow is not a measure of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP. Accordingly, free cash flow should not be considered an alternative to net income or cash flow from operating activities as an indicator of operating performance or liquidity. The table below provides a reconciliation between net cash provided by operating activities and free cash flow.
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||||
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
||||||||||||
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ |
442 |
|
|
$ |
730 |
|
|
$ |
3,024 |
|
|
$ |
2,853 |
|
Purchases of rental equipment |
(158 |
) |
|
(144 |
) |
|
(2,132 |
) |
|
(2,106 |
) |
||||
Purchases of non-rental equipment |
(61 |
) |
|
(51 |
) |
|
(218 |
) |
|
(185 |
) |
||||
Proceeds from sales of rental equipment |
244 |
|
|
186 |
|
|
831 |
|
|
664 |
|
||||
Proceeds from sales of non-rental equipment |
11 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
37 |
|
|
23 |
|
||||
Insurance proceeds from damaged equipment |
6 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
24 |
|
|
22 |
|
||||
Free cash flow (1) |
$ |
484 |
|
|
$ |
735 |
|
|
$ |
1,566 |
|
|
$ |
1,271 |
|
The table below provides a reconciliation between 2020 forecasted net cash provided by operating activities and free cash flow.
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$2,850- $3,350 |
|
Purchases of rental equipment |
$(1,900)-$(2,200) |
|
Proceeds from sales of rental equipment |
$800-$900 |
|
Purchases of non-rental equipment, net of proceeds from sales |
$(150)-$(250) |
|
Free cash flow (excluding the impact of merger and restructuring related payments) |
$1,600- $1,800 |
|
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Ted Grace
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